In the imperial study room, there were a lot of memorials in front of Xu Mochen, all of which had just been written by hundreds of officials opposing the opening up of Ningzhou.
Even the "own" Metropolitan Procuratorate and General Affairs Department had to show some attitude.
This is called a big trend, and that’s what it’s like when you’re an official. If you stand alone, you’ll easily be killed.
Xu Mochen casually closed a memorial and threw it on the table: "It seems that the Prime Minister has not expressed his position, so this matter cannot go forward."
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun had his own opinion, "I think that not only is there no precedent for the Central Plains, but more importantly, Ningzhou was originally a vassal territory of King Ning. Now that King Ning is gone, the Yingyue Sect has lost its Weak, they are all staring at this piece of fat."
Ningzhou is a large state in the south, and it is very important in this era when food and grass are the most important.
The first step for cultivators of immortality is to refine their Qi. They also need to eat to extract the essence from food.
What the ministers objected to was that Xu Mochen wanted to take Ningzhou back under the control of the imperial court.
But Xu Mochen was not willing to give it up to immortal cultivators.
"The Prime Minister should report this matter to the Mo Alliance," Xu Mochen pondered, "They also need time to discuss how the Shifang World should respond. Don't be in a hurry. Let's put it aside for now."
Tang Derun accepted the order and took out a bunch of books: "This is what Zhao Yuheng gave to Wei Chen. It should be Shen Changfeng's martial arts and Gu techniques."
Xu Mochen didn't need it, but he needed to constantly learn new spells and magical powers to increase the power of the source, so he thought about it, so he took it and put it in his Xumi Mustard Seeds.
"How is the investigation going on the former Nanwei clan?" This is what Xu Mochen is concerned about.
As the emperor who rules the world, even if he is a puppet, Xu Mochen has his own principles.
He was not a benevolent person, and he did not let the royal family members of the destroyed country live freely.
But there was no mass killing, they were all gathered in the capital and put under guard.
It is absolutely impossible to provide food and drink so that people will not starve to death and restore the country.
"After receiving the order last time, Wei Chen sent someone back to Beijing to investigate." Tang Derun understood that he was going to settle an old score. After all, Gu Jinge was brought back by the emperor himself. "After the country was destroyed, the former Nanwei clan was indeed sent to the capital. Watch over it.
But later, some of them were involved in personal relations with ministers and intended to rebel, so they were all arrested."
Xu Mochen pinched his chin: "But I remember that I never issued an edict."
"Yes," Tang Derun investigated clearly, "I haven't seen the edict for the time being, but if this is charged, the Ministry of Punishment can arrest people directly.
Judging from the time, it happened just when His Majesty was leading the troops on the expedition."
"Can the evidence of the crime be confirmed?" Xu Mochen felt that the former Nanwei clan should not be so stupid.
Unification of the world is the general trend. After the destruction of the country, it is difficult to leave a small life. Who is full enough to support the rebellion?
"The case was taken away," Tang Derun followed cautiously behind him, "This case is usually tried by the Ministry of Punishment and reviewed by Dali Temple.
Wei Chen couldn't find the case master in the Ministry of Punishment, so he sent someone to Dali Temple. As a result, Dali Temple..."
"There is no case? Or are you saying that the old case has been dealt with and you are trying to fool me by making a new case?" Xu Mochen turned around, "With just one sentence of 'rebellion', these people were arrested."
Tang Derun nodded: "They are a clan that has lost their country and have no dignity. It was a time when the world was being founded, so it is understandable that such problems would arise."
Xu Mochen shook his head, saying that there was something wrong with it.
Indeed, from the standpoint of Emperor Daqian, he should be happy that the people below are dealing with this group of people privately.
After all, the relationship between the two parties is life-and-death. A normal emperor would still find ways to find opportunities to kill his opponent.
Someone has taken care of it for you, so you should bang the gongs and drums.
Unfortunately, Xu Mochen and Gu Jinge have a close relationship, and he wants to stand up for her.
Besides, now he knows clearly that Baiguan is an immortal cultivator, and the former Southern Wei clan is still a human race after all.
How can we be reduced to fish at will?
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun felt that he should give some advice, "the matter of the former Nanwei clan involves many things. If Your Majesty wants to overturn the verdict, I am afraid that all the officials will not accept it."
During the troubled times, all countries had the support of immortal cultivator sects behind them. They fought for hundreds of years, and countless mortals and immortal cultivators died.
Finally, the ten worlds reached a consensus and elected Xu Mochen as the emperor to unify the world.
Now it's better for you to settle old scores.
I'll tell you this, where can I put the face of Shifang World?
Are the sects behind so many countries also repositioning themselves?
Don't be stupid!
They are your enemies. Have you become emperor for a few days and become too inflated?
Your Majesty, don’t think that killing Zhou Chengyun and Shen Changfeng will make you taller.
Maybe one day it will be chopped off.
Xu Mochen paced: "I never said I wanted to reverse the case, I just wanted to know the truth back then.
The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple control the law. I act in accordance with the law. Is there any problem?"
Tang Derun swallowed his saliva. If it were just a human race issue, what you said, Your Majesty, would be absolutely superb.
But those are immortal cultivators. You tell them that you have made a mistake and correct it?
I slapped it with my palm and it turned into pulp.
Ah, no, your majesty has now entered the immortal realm and can resist a little or two.
But the participants who are involved in overturning the case are from the human race. Who dares to investigate and who can?
"Your Majesty," although the advice was hard to hear, Tang Derun felt that he still had to try his best to persuade her, "if you really feel that you owe the former Princess of Nanwei, just wait until she gets better and give you preferential treatment."
Don’t take certain things too seriously.
Xu Mochen knew his worries, so he did not refute: "I know things are difficult, so let's have someone check where these people are being held now."
"Wei Chen knows," Tang Derun has already grasped the situation, "that he is in the prison of Dali Temple."
"Besides the former Nanwei, were there any other members of the subjugated clan who were arrested?" Xu Mochen asked.
"Yes, and there are quite a few," Tang Derun handed over a folding sheet, "According to statistics compiled by the Xiuyi Envoy secret agents, many countries are involved."
Xu Mochen took it, his face uncertain.
Logically speaking, simply arresting these subjugated clans and throwing them into prison on trumped-up charges is what many monarchs would do.
But I don’t know why, Xu Mochen always feels something is wrong.
The reason is very simple. The officials of Dali Temple are cultivators of immortality, and they should not pay so much attention to the mortals of the subjugated clan.
Unless...there is something special about these people.
"Do you know if there are any techniques for ordinary people to practice in the world of ten directions?" Xu Mochen asked.
"No," Tang Derun replied, "Mortals' essence, blood, souls, etc., for example, if cultivators from the world of monsters and beasts and the Netherworld are interested, they can't refine anything with living people.
However, there are some immortal cultivators who use other immortal cultivators as alchemy furnaces and cauldrons.
But these are all heresies, without immortality, and any shortcuts are in vain."
Through his understanding of immortal cultivators during this period, Xu Mochen knew that what Tang Derun said was true.
Shen Changfeng’s magical skill of stealing orifices and wedding clothes was so powerful, but he didn’t end up dead in the end.
"You can find a way to arrange it," Xu Mochen had an idea, "I plan to go to Dali Temple Prison and take a look at these former Southern Wei clans."