This memorial was precisely the one Wei Shan had submitted to the Profound Court.
Unless such memorials were addressed specifically to a particular Court Executor, Zhang Yu, as a Court Executor himself, could naturally view them as well.
He saw that this memorial contained a discussion stating that, in the past, some cultivators had focused solely on cultivation from the moment they entered the Dao and could scarcely attend to anything else. This was not because cultivators themselves were unwilling to enter the world, but because cultivation itself was an act of leaving the world behind.
It said that cultivators ought properly to receive the world's offerings. Though most cultivators now also bore the responsibility of guarding the territories and protecting the people of Celestial Xia, this in truth fettered their cultivation. It even used a term for this: "forced entry into the world."
It argued that, in the past, the people of Celestial Xia had no means to protect themselves and thus had no choice but to shelter beneath cultivators. But things were different now. Crafted things displayed all manner of benefits: they could fend off enemies, improve people's livelihoods, and enlighten more people. Thus, if crafted things truly developed to a great extent, cultivators could devote themselves wholeheartedly to cultivation and need no longer concern themselves with these mundane affairs. Would that not be a good thing for everyone?
Zhang Yu looked at the memorial's author. It was Wei Shan, one of the two Grand Artisans of the Heavenly Works Bureau.
He shook his head. Though Wei Shan, as a Grand Artisan, had his own understanding, he might not have much understanding of the overall situation of Celestial Xia. His view of current affairs was far too one-sided. He vainly sought to use one thing to solve every