To save the Ming Dynasty from crisis, the Wanli Emperor chose to become a famous novelist.

Then the imperial examinations each year will test this.

Launched in the twenty-fifth year of Wanli, a must-read publication for scholars in various regions, the only designated teaching material for the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty.

The author received the Best Creator of the Year Award for the twenty-fifth year of Wanli.

It is recommended to issue documents to various counties and villages, a three-part harmony is essential!

In that case, wouldn't it be possible to mass-produce divine entities on our side?

The Wanli Emperor expressed this idea to Lao Shen.

Lao Shen grinned, "That's okay, but it's not very beneficial to the country. If everyone reads novels and stories and prioritizes entertainment above all else, who will govern the country?"

"Moreover, if you use this method to create a large number of divine entities, the source of these entities will be in your original manuscript. Once the manuscript is stolen or torn up, these divine entities will directly dissipate."

"It's like the root of spells comes from the manifestation of the Great Dao, but the Great Dao will not disappear, and it cannot even be said to be a tangible thing. What people can see are just the edges of the Great Dao, some phantoms falling into the mortal world."

"It is formless but truly exists, while the divine entities created by novels are tangible but illusory existences, not real."

Lao Shen sighed here and suddenly entered a memory mode.

"However, there is a way to make wish-power appear in printed publications. Your Majesty came to me, and that was the right choice."

"When I met with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he proudly showed me the usage of the *Jin Wu Yu Tu Ji* (Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit Collection). A group of Onmyoji inject wish-power, and the monsters in the book manifest their true forms."

"Depleting one's own national fortune can bless printed publications, turning the fake into the real."

The Wanli Emperor was shocked: "Depleting national fortune? Is Toyotomi Hideyoshi crazy?"

"The accumulation of national fortune is not easy. It must be done in harmony with the people's livelihood and in a relatively peaceful era to achieve the enhancement of national fortune. Once too much national fortune is lost, natural disasters and man-made disasters will follow one after another, forming a vicious cycle."

"Even a failed war will lead to the loss of national fortune, and at the same time, national prestige will be lost."

"Since ancient times, I have only heard of using national prestige to confer titles on gods and ghosts, but I have never heard of using national fortune to confer titles on gods and ghosts! National fortune is the foundation of a country. Once depleted, it is difficult to make up for. Is he betting everything? Has he not thought about it? If he cannot conquer Korea, won't Japan collapse completely?"

Lao Shen smiled, "Perhaps not necessarily. Toyotomi Hideyoshi mentioned the matter of national fortune, claiming that he had found a way to rapidly increase national fortune, but I don't know what that is."

The Wanli Emperor was slightly surprised and asked, "What about the elixir you gave him? Was that really a poisonous pill?"

Lao Shen recalled, "The elixir I gave him at that time was indeed a poisonous pill that reversed the five elements. I not only gave it to him, but also gave it to three other important ministers, telling them that it was a precious pill for prolonging life."

"If a person eats that kind of pill, the Qi of the five internal organs will become uncoordinated, and the human body will change from strong to weak within a few days, and the essence of blood and flesh will be transformed away."

"But after he ate it, there was no abnormality at all, and he could still meet me as usual. Perhaps my elixir was too crude and was deciphered by the Onmyoji on the Japanese side."

The intelligence that could be obtained from Lao Shen was still limited, but in the end, Lao Shen added a sentence.

The last time he met Toyotomi Hideyoshi, there was a strong fragrance on his body, as well as a bloody smell, and a very faint strange stench, which seemed like the smell of corpses.

But after thinking hard for a long time, he did not find anything abnormal about Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the fifth meeting. Although there was a corpse smell on the other person's body, he was still a living person, with a ruddy complexion, a heartbeat, and vigorous Qi and blood.

Fragrance, bloody smell, corpse smell.

"No matter which smell, they are all very strange. The mixture of the three does not seem like a smell that normal people can tolerate."

"If you can't really meet him, you can't know the source of the other party's situation and strange behavior, but the matter of increasing national fortune is probably not something that can be figured out easily. Our great Shenzhou, since Qin Shi Huang, countless capable people and immortals have not researched similar spells, how can Japan, a small place, have this kind of spell?"

"I am afraid this method is against the natural order."

The Wanli Emperor seriously analyzed.

He frowned, thought for a while, saw through the conspiracy, and gave up the operation.

But one thing is certain.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi has become a mad dog, and the Korean War must end immediately! Otherwise, it may leave a big disaster! The divine entities incident on June 19th, the Wanli Emperor now believes that this day is definitely not a good day.

The Wanli Emperor was angry with Lao Shen again: "Why didn't you tell me about this news earlier?"

Lao Shen immediately grinned: "At that time, you were furious and directly detained me from the battlefield. When I arrived in Shuntian, I went directly to the imperial prison, and I was sentenced to death. I didn't have a chance to tell you!"

Ji Xiang spoke at this time.

"If printed matter cannot give birth to forms and spirits out of thin air, but must borrow national fortune to be conferred, can't we directly use corpses or similar forms and spirits?"

Shen Weijing was stunned, then ruffled his hair and smiled:

"Then I probably know what's going on."

In fact, Ji Xiang understood even without Lao Shen speaking.

What kind of necromancer is this?

Is this the real "underworld operation"?

The operation is similar to the Song Dynasty, but the actual use is much lower-end than the Song Dynasty. The yin spirits of the Song Dynasty are attached to the divine positions, which can not only retain the power of the divine generals themselves, but also improve the strength of the possessor. But if the Japanese side really uses the inferior operation of pulling corpses to transform divine entities, then there is actually not much to worry about.

This is just the final madness.

"Things involving wish-power will become very strange. This kind of power, when used on the right path, can save a country; when used on the wrong path, it can destroy a dynasty; when used to spread dogma, it can allow evil gods to gain righteousness, and it can also turn righteous people into evil."

The Wanli Emperor deeply agreed with Lao Shen's words.

It seemed that Huo Jun and the others had been thinking about a similar operation, turning everyone in the world abnormal, so that they could master all the changes of the new era.

With this thought in mind, the Wanli Emperor suddenly became firm in his mind.

In order to resist this evil dogma, writing books and establishing biographies, becoming a sage ruler, is a must!

Lao Shen was still mumbling: "But I still can't explain why national fortune is used to confer titles. Maybe they are really crazy."

"Could it be that national prestige is not enough?"

The Wanli Emperor was happy. If national prestige was not enough, it meant that the other party could not continue to fight, which was the best.

Lao Shen shook his head and looked at Ji Xiang's soap-red robe, muttering, "A Daoist official, this status is not low, but you look unfamiliar. I wonder which fellow Daoist you are?"

"Wudang."

Lao Shen cupped his hands, "When I get out, I won't mix in the court anymore. I hope the official will take me in."

The Wanli Emperor laughed angrily, "You are still here, and you are already thinking about getting out?"

Lao Shen grinned, "Your Majesty, your personal visit here shows that you will not kill me. I am very happy. You are a wise and perceptive ruler, discerning right from wrong."

The Wanli Emperor waved his hand and told the people of the Northern Garrison Division to take good care of Lao Shen, waiting for the next batch of intelligence from the front line to be sent, not to let him live too poorly, and to take care of Shi Bu Tang (Minister Shi) by the way.

Ji Xiang smiled and agreed to Lao Shen. After all, a master of Five Qi Gathering at the Origin can be promoted to a Golden Core Earth Immortal at any time. Having one more Earth Immortal in the Surface Rivers and Mountains is a tremendous power. Of course, the more masters who voluntarily join, the better.

"Liu Mengyin, you come with me."

The Wanli Emperor led Liu Mengyin away at this time and pulled him aside. Liu Mengyin was very flustered and repeatedly praised the emperor's wisdom.

But the Wanli Emperor's first sentence was: "I want to write a novel, you come and help me polish the manuscript."

"Ah?!"