Chapter 64: Going to Court
"Hmph, you want to silence me? I, the King of Ten Thousand Demons, have lived for nothing for a thousand years." The King of Ten Thousand Demons was already on guard. With a pointed finger, the sword light blocked the flying Silver Moon Flywheel.
But at the moment of contact, the Silver Moon Flywheel disappeared in a flash, and appeared behind Hua Wu Yue the next second.
The flywheel was as fast as a stream of light, and she had no time to react. Fortunately, when she was in danger, Yuezhu automatically released the Taiyin True Fire, forming a white light shield to block the Silver Moon Flywheel.
However, the moment the flywheel touched the light shield, it flashed and disappeared again, and rushed towards Zhou An again.
But this time everyone was prepared. Zhou An's Sun Pearl released the sun's true fire to protect his body, and a snake scale shield appeared around the King of Ten Thousand Demons.
At this time, the Silver Moon Flywheel flashed white light, penetrating the frozen Taizu Demon body on the ground, and at the same time a space crack appeared next to it.
A ball of black gas flew out of Taizu Demon's body and disappeared through the space crack.
Zhou An and the other two had long guessed that the other party was either trying to rescue someone or to silence them, but the Silver Moon Flywheel was too fast and could travel through space, so they were unable to react in time.
When Taizu turned into demonic energy and flew away, the Silver Moon Flywheel immediately flew towards the space crack. At this time, the Emperor Sword, the Mysterious Light Sword of Ten Thousand Flowers, and the Nine Yin Demon Sword blocked the Silver Moon Flywheel at the same time, trapping it and causing it to fly and collide in the air.
"Hmph, I'll leave the Void Wheel with you for now. I'll come to you to get it back later." A man's heartbroken voice came from the crack in the air, and then the silver crescent flywheel flew to the sand, and the crack in space disappeared as well.
The three of them flew down, and Zhou An used the Emperor's Sword to transform into a red dragon to bite the flywheel and brought it back, putting it into the system space. As long as it was kept here, no matter how strong the opponent was, they would not be able to take it back.
At this time, the world in the painting disappeared and turned back into the ordinary mountain villa. Xing Yan looked heartbroken and stamped his feet unwillingly, saying, "Master, I'm sorry that I couldn't trap him."
"It's not your fault. I didn't expect that the other party would have such a magical weapon. At least this treasure is in my hands now, which is enough to make him heartbroken." Zhou An said calmly.
Hua Wu Yue said: "The Void Wheel was once the immortal treasure of the Tiandao Sect. When my master was still a little demon spirit, the Tiandao Sect was the leader of the righteous sect. The Seven Treasures of the Tiandao Sect were feared by the world and were controlled by the seven most outstanding disciples, all of whom were masters who had passed the sixth heavenly tribulation.
One of them is holding the Void Wheel, and he is the person that the immortal world is most reluctant to offend. He can take the Void Wheel at will, and very few formations or magic weapons can trap him.
Although we failed to destroy the demon-possessed Taizu this time, obtaining the Void Wheel is actually more beneficial to us."
The Ten Thousand Monsters King frowned and said, "Back then, the Seven Sons of Heavenly Dao were at their peak, but they offended too many powerful beings and died one after another at the hands of the Demon Dao and the Monster Dao. However, there was no news that the seven treasures were obtained by others. Later, the seven treasures never appeared in the world again. No one knows whether they are left in the Heavenly Dao Sect or hidden by someone.
Now that the Void Wheel has appeared, if the opponent is really Tian Chanzi, I am worried that the other six fairy treasures are also in his hands, and then our people will be in danger.
Except for the three of us who have the strength to fight, the others will only be slaughtered."
Zhou An smiled and said, "You forgot that I am now a disciple of Tiandao Sect. Wan Yao Wang, Wu Yue, you guys take care of Qian Jing during this time, and I will take care of Tian Chanzi myself."
"Okay." The two nodded. After this battle, the King of Ten Thousand Demons was truly convinced by Zhou An. In the past, he only believed in Zhou An because he was the eldest brother. Before he recovered his memory, it was impossible for him to truly regard Zhou An as his eldest brother.
More importantly, Zhou An is his last hope to survive the nine-fold heavenly tribulation. These two points combined can make him willingly surrender.
Zhou An signed in at the manor, lit up the map here, and obtained the Hundred Solutions to Corpse Refining.
He called Zhou Lingsha over, handed her the Corpse Refining Technique and said, "The work of the Imperial Guard is very dangerous. You will inevitably come into contact with evil ways and demons in the future. If the battle is too dangerous, you can use zombies to take your place. I have said before that there are no evil techniques, only evil people. Remember, don't let these techniques ruin your heart."
"Yes." Zhou Lingsha took this. It was not difficult for the Jinyiwei to refine corpses. It was not easy to find a very dark place and collect various materials, and they could refine them openly.
It is too easy for them to get corpses. There are countless prisoners who commit serious crimes and are executed every year. They can't even use them all. Unlike the evil forces, they have to hide and do it, which is too inefficient.
Afterwards, Zhou An and the other two turned into streams of light and returned to Qianjing, while the Jinyiwei stayed behind to deal with the aftermath.
The next day at noon, Zhou An was studying the Tiandao Sect's skills in the study of Qianyang Palace as usual, waiting for the empress to come back after finishing her state affairs so they could have dinner together.
Not long after, the palace maid came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress is here. Shall we serve the food?"
Zhou An finished his training and stood up, saying, "Serve the food."
He walked to the living room, and the queen and several palace maids saluted. Zhou An saw that she didn't look very good, so he smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Was there anything that made you unhappy during the court this morning?"
"Last time, regarding the reform of the imperial examinations that I mentioned, I had someone announce the Emperor's order in the court, but surprisingly, almost everyone in the court was against it, and the few who did so bowed their heads and kept silent.
If the left and right prime ministers were still here, this matter could still be implemented, but now that everyone below disagrees, this matter is almost impossible to implement." The queen said angrily.
Zhou An frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will go to court with you. It's time to change the court officials."
Shangguan Rong was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, you are not planning to replace all the ministers who oppose you, are you? This will cause chaos in the government. Without them..."
Zhou An rushed to say: "Without them, the Daqian Dynasty will still function. Now the Qianyuan Empire needs new blood who can do practical work. This matter cannot be delayed. I will support you tomorrow. Queen, just let go and do it without any scruples."
Shangguan Rong was surprised, then nodded and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will do my best."
"Okay, come on, let's eat. You should be in a good mood when eating. It's good for your health." Zhou An nodded and said with a smile.
Shangguan Rong smiled, feeling that the emperor's words were sometimes really strange, but they also sounded very reasonable.
The next morning, all the ministers came to the court early as usual and waited in the side hall for the time to attend court.
When the female official announced the start of court, the ministers walked into the court. They were surprised to see the emperor and the empress sitting there.
After the ministers paid their respects, Zhou An said directly, "Yesterday the Queen conveyed my will, and I heard that you all opposed it?"
"Your Majesty, the imperial examination system was originally the best solution that Emperor Taizu and his ministers discussed together. It concerns the interests of the royal family and all the major families. If it is changed, there will be chaos in the world." A minister stepped forward and said loudly.
"What a chaos in the world! You are threatening me and telling me that you will rebel if your interests are harmed, right?" Zhou An asked again, scanning the court officials.
Almost everyone said in unison: "We agree with Mr. Qi's opinion. Please think twice."
Zhou An sighed inwardly. He was so busy practicing and signing in that he didn't care about the affairs of state. These ministers really didn't take him seriously. No one cared about such a serious question.
Looking at the lowest-ranking officials at the back, all of them were relatively young. Zhou An didn't know what those ministers were called, so he pointed at them and asked, "You haven't said anything yet. Tell me what you think."
The people who were pointed out were shocked and cursed inwardly. All the adults had spoken, so how could they dare to have any opinions? If they spoke their true feelings, they would offend the vast majority of the ministers of the dynasty. They would then wonder whether they could continue to hold such positions.
But everyone could see the emperor's intention. If they followed the crowd, he would be so angry that he could not touch the ministers in front of him, and it would only take a word to remove his own position.
These people said stubbornly: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination is not within the scope of our duties. We do not understand the relationship between them and cannot answer."
They had no choice but to humble themselves to preserve their positions. Although this might disappoint the emperor because of their incompetence, it was better than offending a large group of high-ranking officials and the emperor.
At this time, an official who looked to be in his early twenties said loudly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but do you have the ability to make decisions?"
"How dare he defy the imperial authority in the court! Come, drag him out." A minister standing in the front shouted angrily.
Just as the guards were about to come in and take the people away, Zhou An flicked his fingers, and the two guards who came in were directly bounced away by two streams of true qi, falling to the ground and screaming in pain.
"When did this gentleman have the right to command the Imperial Guard? I don't remember ever letting this gentleman serve as an officer of the Imperial Guard?" Zhou An asked in a flat voice.
The minister showed an unhappy look and said arrogantly: "I am only trying to maintain the emperor's prestige. Your Majesty, why make a fuss about it? Even if you want to establish your authority, you have chosen the wrong person."
Zhou An raised the corner of his mouth and looked around the room. Almost all the ministers were laughing at him, their eyes full of mockery and disdain. In their eyes, Zhou An was just a deposed emperor. The left and right prime ministers were still in charge of the country. As a member of the Shangguan family, the queen was naturally regarded as a member of the right prime minister's faction by all the civil and military officials in the court.
So here, as long as what the queen says does not touch upon fundamental interests, the ministers still have to listen to her.
But as for the emperor, just treat it as a child playing house and just pretend.
(End of this chapter)
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