Sitting on the phoenix chair, the empress glanced at Long Chen, and then looked at the ministers in the court.
"My dear friends, I have something to report."
After the empress finished speaking, Duan Shuangshuang, the Minister of Household Affairs, said: "Your Majesty, the drought in Dingxi County is still continuing, and we still need 10,000 dan of food for disaster relief."
The empress asked: "Does the Ministry of Finance have enough money?"
Duan Shuangshuang said: "It is enough for now, but considering that the drought may continue, the pressure on the Ministry of Household Affairs will be great."
The empress looked at Xu Ming and asked, "How is the recent progress of the Ministry of Industry?"
Xu Ming said: "Everything is normal. It's just that I heard that there was a problem with Jujin Tower yesterday. Master Shen Jin disappeared and the owner of the building was replaced."
The public identity of Jujin Tower is the property of the imperial court, and Shen Wanjin is a member of the imperial court.
Now that Shen Wanjin is missing and the owner of the building has been replaced, things are a bit difficult to handle.
After hearing this, the ministers began to discuss.
The empress looked at Long Chen, and Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan also looked at Long Chen.
They know the truth about Jujin Tower.
Long Chen walked out and said: "I believe all of you have heard that Jujin Tower is Wanjin Tower, and Shen Jin is Shen Wanjin, the King of Assassins."
"These rumors are correct. That person is Shen Wanjin. When I cooperated with him to destroy the Tianxiahui, in return, the property of the Tianxiahui was given to Wanjinlou."
Long Chen told the truth about that year. Although the ministers in the DPRK had heard about it for a long time, there was still an uproar when he told it.
The ministers all felt that Wanjinlou was an assassin organization. Many officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty died in Wanjinlou's assassinations. Even Long Chen himself was assassinated by Wanjinlou.
"King Wu, why do you want to cooperate with Wanjinlou?"
"They are a group of desperadoes. Cooperating with them is like seeking the skin of a tiger."
"Shen Wanjin has the blood of our colleagues on his hands."
The ministers talked a lot, and Long Chen said: "Back then, my cultivation was not good enough, so I had to rely on the help of Wanjin Tower to destroy the Tianxiahui."
"Now that I have achieved a breakthrough in cultivation, I no longer need to rely on the power of Wanjin Tower, so I have taken back the property of Wanjin Tower."
"The new owners of the building, Gan Xin and Mo Lin, are my subordinates. From now on, the property of Wanjin Building will also belong to the imperial court." "The income of the household department will increase, and your year-end bonuses will also increase."
Long Chen threw out a candied date to let these ministers get some benefits.
Sure enough, everyone was happy when they heard that bonuses could be increased at the end of the year.
"King Wu is wise. He used to rely on the power of Wanjin Tower, but now he takes it back in time and handles it properly."
"Wanjinlou can finally retire."
Looking at the appearance of these ministers, Di Luoxi felt disgusted.
However, Wang Wei, the Minister of War, came out and said: "Your Majesty, although King Wu is helpless, he is cooperating with Wanjinlou after all. This matter is against the rules."
The empress said: "This matter was originally my intention, and King Wu was just acting on his orders."
The empress said it was her will, so Wang Wei had nothing to say and had to retreat.
The other ministers all laughed secretly at Wang Wei for being ignorant and coming to trouble Long Chen at this time.
"What else is there to do?"
The empress glanced at the ministers in the hall.
All the ministers looked at each other, speechless.
Yingfeng walked down, stood in the middle, and bowed to the empress: "Your Majesty, the shadow guard reported back, saying that Li Chengdao seems to have broken through to the emperor realm."
hiss.
As soon as this statement came out, the ministers in the DPRK were in a state of shock.
"Li Chengdao broke through Emperor Zun?"
"Why did he break through?"
"It's troublesome, there are also strong men in the Emperor Realm in Nanliang."
"No need to make a fuss, we have two emperors in the Great Zhou Dynasty: Holy Emperor and King Wu, so don't worry."
"I'm just afraid that Li Chengdao will teach his skills to other generals."
The ministers were talking a lot, and the empress said: "Don't worry, King Wu's cultivation has surpassed the level of the Emperor."
The noisy court suddenly became quiet.
All the ministers looked at Long Chen.
Wang Wei, Minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but asked: "Beyond the Emperor Realm? What kind of realm is that?"
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Everyone only knows that the Martial Emperor is the limit, and that only a proud man of heaven who is rare in a century can break through the Emperor.
Emperor Zun is already at his limit.
How is it possible that there is a realm beyond the Emperor Zun?
The empress looked at Long Chen and said, "King Wu, let me tell you all about this."
Long Chen bowed and said to the ministers: "My lords, you all know that I went to the Holy Snow Peak."
"There, I got something, and my cultivation surpassed the Emperor Realm." .??.
"The realm beyond the Emperor Realm is the true realm."
After saying that, Long Chen raised his hand and condensed his true energy into a feather arrow.
This feathered arrow was visible to the naked eye, and it carried a terrifying coercion, which made the civil servants with poor cultivation tremble when they saw it.
Long Chen pointed his hand, and the arrows whizzed out and landed on the stone slab outside the Daming Palace. The stone slab exploded.
"It's so powerful!"
Xu Ming, Minister of Industry, shouted in surprise.
Duan Shuangshuang, Shangshu of Hube, was also shocked. It was the first time she saw such condensed Qi.
Baili Bing, the official minister, was also shocked.
The other ministers were shocked. Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan looked at Long Chen, then turned to look at the empress.
From now on, the Empress is no longer the most powerful person in the world, Long Chen is.
Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan had complicated feelings in their hearts, just like Di Luoxi had just learned that Long Chen had surpassed Emperor Zun.
When the ministers were shocked enough, the empress slowly said: "King Wu has surpassed the Emperor's level. Even if Li Chengdao breaks through to the Emperor's level, there is nothing to be afraid of."
All the ministers were very happy. The martial arts of Dazhou were indeed stronger than those of Nanliang, and they were always suppressed.
"King Wu is my pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty. With King Wu here, the Great Zhou Dynasty will have no worries."
"Li Chengdao won't be able to get on the stage after all. Even if he reaches Emperor Zun, he will still be defeated by King Wu."
"I didn't expect that Sheng Xuefeng's skills are so powerful. No wonder people in the world are flocking to them."
"Otherwise, why would everyone be rushing to go there?"
Everyone was very happy, and the flattery was loud. >
Long Chen just smiled lightly and said nothing more.
When the empress saw that all the ministers were ready, she said: "King Wu brought back the exercises from the Holy Snow Peak. I will be in seclusion starting today. The government will be presided over by King Wu and assisted by the four princesses."
"King Wu accepts the order."
Long Chen bowed to the empress and said, "The humble minister accepts the order."
The empress said loudly: "I will appoint King Wu as regent and temporarily handle all matters in the court."
Long Chen bowed to the empress and said, "I will thank you for your kindness."
The ministers in the court were stunned again. They did not expect that Long Chen would be named regent as soon as he came back.
The regent is only half a step away from the emperor and is almost equal to the emperor.
The empress actually named Long Chen the regent?
The ministers in the court did not dare to say anything, for fear that they would say the wrong thing.
It stands to reason that Di Yuwei and Di Xing would come out to object, but this time, they were surprisingly quiet.
Before going to court, the empress had summoned them alone and explained the cause and effect clearly.
Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan knew the pros and cons, so they did not object.
"Okay, let's do it like this. From today on, the regent will temporarily take charge of the government. All my dear friends, please work together to assist the regent."
"Retreat from the court."
The empress stood up, and all the ministers hurriedly sent her off.
The empress left, leaving only Long Chen and the ministers.
Long Chen stood in the middle and said to the ministers: "My lords, your Majesty has entrusted me to handle the affairs of the state. This is a heavy responsibility. I hope you can assist me."
The ministers didn't know why the empress appointed Long Chen as regent, but regardless of this, Long Chen's power had reached its peak, and no one dared to offend him.
"You're welcome, Prince Regent. This is an imperial edict, and we will definitely cooperate."
Bai Anning, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was the first to come out.
Other ministers expressed their willingness to cooperate.
Long Chen thanked everyone, turned to Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan and said: "I would like to invite the two princesses to the side hall to talk. I have something to say."
The ministers dispersed, and Di Xingwan and four others followed Long Chen to the side hall.
