For a period of time, the affairs of Wei were carried out in an orderly manner without any chaos. The ministers and people of Wei were doing their own things, and the state of Wei was now thriving.

However, the struggles of one man shattered the tranquility of the Wei royal family. This man was Chu Hongzhi, once an eighth-rank warrior. In just over a month, he rapidly ascended to the rank of fifth-rank warrior. This rate of advancement was almost mythical, almost unbelievable.

Such a huge improvement would inevitably attract the attention of the royal family. After all, Chu Hongzhi was a well-known loser before joining the Royal Government Affairs Office. However, his potential exploded not long after joining the Royal Government Affairs Office, which inevitably led to some unnecessary associations.

Some people in the royal family began to suspect whether Chu Hongzhi had obtained some unknown opportunity or some powerful skills.

Those members of the royal family who were not talented in cultivation began to slowly approach Chu Hongzhi, hoping to gain some inspiration from him. They longed to replicate Chu Hongzhi's success, thereby improving their own strength and no longer being looked down upon by others.

However, Chu Hongzhi didn't say a word to them. After all, when Eunuch Li gave him the Sunflower Manual, he had sternly warned him not to reveal the secrets of this manual to anyone. Besides, the Sunflower Manual was not suitable for people in the royal family to practice. After all, could there be another eunuch in the royal family?

After Chu Hongzhi grew tired of being pestered, he stayed in the medical unit and refused to leave. After all, His Majesty had ordered the establishment of a medical unit composed entirely of women, and His Majesty had also mentioned that men were not allowed to enter, a rule that even members of the royal family could not break. So Chu Hongzhi chose a relatively safe place to avoid the endless pestering and questioning.

Seeing that Chu Hongzhi had hidden himself and refused to see them, the royal family decided to go to the palace to find His Majesty and let Him make the decision for them. After all, His Majesty was the master of the entire Wei Kingdom, and also the master of the Wei royal family.

Although many of those who were looking for Chu Fan were his elders, it was not shameful to ask a younger person for help in order to become stronger. In the face of power and strength, age and seniority seemed to become less important.

Chu Fan was also quite surprised when he learned about this. He had not expected Chu Hongzhi to have truly mastered the Sunflower Manual and his progress would be so rapid, nor had he expected this to cause unrest within the royal family.

But could the Sunflower Manual be used by members of the royal family? If he really handed over the Sunflower Manual, and the Wei royal family was filled with eunuchs and royal family members, not only would the Wei royal family become a laughing stock, but he would also be ashamed to face his ancestors after his death. Although he would return to Blue Star after completing his mission, there was no way he could stay in this world.

Chu Fan knew that the cultivation requirements of the Sunflower Manual were extremely special and could only be practiced by eunuchs. He was not even prepared to make it available to ordinary people, let alone members of the royal family. He was determined not to let the Sunflower Manual fall into the hands of the royal family, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

However, if he gave these members of the royal family who were bent on becoming powerful a clear rejection, it might cause dissatisfaction or even resentment among them. He had to handle this issue with caution to avoid exacerbating the conflict and causing divisions within the royal family or even rebellion.

Chu Fan's eyes lit up at this thought. If he caused dissatisfaction among the royal family, would they unite and force him to step down? After all, in this world, the strong seemed to be respected. If he couldn't let them become stronger, they would definitely be dissatisfied with him. He began to consider whether he should use this opportunity to complete his system mission.

But if I simply refuse, won't these people think that I don't know how Chu Hongzhi becomes stronger, or that I have some difficulties in rejecting them?

After all, Chu Hongzhi obtained the Book of the Sunflower from Eunuch Li, and Chu Hongzhi never told these royal relatives how he became strong. He just simply refused, and these royal relatives might not be angry with him.

When Chu Fan looked at the incomplete version of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer that he had written in his spare time in sloppy handwriting, he had an idea. That was to tell those royal relatives that this book was the secret manual of martial arts.

He decided to use this novel to fool the royal family members, making them mistakenly believe that it was a real secret book. After all, with the precedent of Chu Hongzhi, it was impossible for them not to believe what he heard.

When these royal family members use this novel to practice, I don't believe they can truly comprehend any peerless skills from this novel. Once these royal family members realize that they have been tricked by me, the emperor, they will definitely be very angry and will overthrow me. He began to imagine the anger of the royal family members and the chaos that would follow.

He could even be killed by their rage. Of course, the emperor's assassination would certainly be considered treason. Even if he died in this world, he could be resurrected on Blue Star. He had no fear of being killed by the Wei people. So even facing death, he had a way out, which made him more daring to implement his plan.

Chu Fan summoned the elders of the royal family to the imperial study for a discussion. When all the elders had arrived, Third Uncle asked, "Your Majesty, what is the matter with you calling us old men here?"

Even though Third Uncle was Chu Fan's elder, Chu Fan's prestige in Wei State was growing. Furthermore, he was now in the Imperial Study in the palace, not the Chu Family Ancestral Hall. It would be inappropriate for him to continue calling him "Little Fan." Third Uncle had already fully recognized Chu Fan as the Emperor of Wei State, so his mindset had changed.

Chu Fan replied, "I believe that Third Uncle and several other elders are aware of Chu Hongzhi's sudden rise. Furthermore, many in the royal family believe that Chu Hongzhi has had some kind of fortuitous encounter or has obtained some peerless secret manual. However, Chu Hongzhi's sudden surge in strength wasn't due to any fortuitous encounter, but rather to me simply giving him a secret manual suitable for his cultivation."

When Chu Fan mentioned Chu Hongzhi, the expressions of the Third Uncle and several elders became serious. When they heard that Chu Hongzhi's sudden strength was due to the peerless martial arts technique given to him by His Majesty, the Third Uncle and several elders were extremely shocked. They simply did not believe that Chu Fan, who had no martial arts talent at all, could really produce any peerless martial arts technique.