Chapter 68 The Beginning of the Demonic Disaster
The Queen arrived late at dinner time. Such a big thing had happened today and she had a lot of things to deal with. But because Zhou An had said that he wanted to have dinner together, she had to put down what she was doing and come over.
Now Zhou An's position in her heart instantly reached its peak. When she arrived at Qianyang Palace and saw that the palace maids had already prepared wine and food, she immediately went to the study room and bowed to Zhou An, saying, "Your Majesty, you may have your meal."
Zhou An opened his eyes, his true energy returned to his dantian, he stood up and came over, holding Shangguan Rong's hand as usual, saying: "Queen, there is no need to be so restrained all of a sudden, I am still the same as before."
"But in my heart, the emperor is different now." Shangguan Rong was happy to see Zhou An's eyes were the same as before. It was a blessing for her, no matter whether she was the queen or the concubine, that the emperor liked her.
If Zhou An didn't have any lustful feelings towards her, Shangguan Rong would worry about whether she still had value in existing.
She might not have cared too much before, but now she has to care, and she has to treat this as her biggest goal.
Zhou An suddenly picked up Shangguan Rong, walked into the bedroom with a big laugh, making Shangguan Rong feel shy and happy.
After half an hour of making love, the two came out to eat. The food was still hot, and the palace maids would prepare it for them.
Zhou An suddenly did this to her. Although Shangguan Rong was shy, the uneasiness in her heart was mostly gone. There was a little more love in her eyes when she looked at Zhou An.
Zhou An’s meals were actually very simple. All he needed to do was prepare a few exquisite side dishes. It wasn’t like the palace on TV, where there would be dozens or even hundreds of dishes for the emperor to eat alone.
After the meal, when the maid served tea, Shangguan Rong said, "Your Majesty, this time I will keep all the ministers. After all, if so many ministers leave at once, the court will be disconnected for a long time.
I will gradually replace these ministers and reduce the number of positions held by big families. This will create a balance between truly talented people and big families. If the court is full of talented people, that may not be a good thing for us.
Most of the most talented people in the world are arrogant, and there are even people who are above the imperial power. We still need some smooth people to deal with it. We can't let any minister monopolize power or surpass the emperor. This is not good for the royal rule. "
Zhou An nodded and said, "It's up to the Queen to decide. Since I've asked you to manage the government, I naturally believe in your ability. You will handle the issues between the country and the family."
"I thank the emperor for his trust and tolerance." Shangguan Rong's face was flushed with gratitude.
Zhou An suddenly sat down beside the queen, picked her up and sat her on his lap, hugged her and said with a smile: "You and I don't need to be so formal as husband and wife, and we don't need to pretend to be emperors in the eyes of others. Our nature is what we behave like.
I, Zhou An, am the emperor. No matter what I do, it is not the turn of the people in the world to question me, and they are not qualified to question me. The queen can just let go and manage the country and make it better. In the court, if the officials can help you govern the country well, then they have value in existence.
If it becomes a stumbling block to you, then kick it away. The Qianyuan Empire does not need to consider the faces of those big families, let alone their interests. We only need to consider the interests of the country. "
"I will keep this in mind. Since the emperor trusts me so much, I want to disband these big families in the country. They rule almost all counties in the country. Even if they are managed by the royal family, they have to get their consent. This is a huge hidden danger to the country." Shangguan Rong said, leaning on Zhou An's arms.
"Okay, that's right. But which family does the Queen plan to deal with first?" Zhou An asked.
"The Shangguan family is the largest family in the country and controls half of Qianjing's territory. Almost one-third of the country's income goes to the Shangguan family. We must disband the Shangguan family first, and then the Jiang family." Shangguan Rong said.
Zhou An was surprised. Looking at the Queen's expression, he asked curiously, "You will become the target of the Shangguan family's abuse. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"
"Although I am the daughter of the Shangguan family, I am first and foremost the Empress of the Qianyuan Empire. The country always comes first. As for the Shangguan family, I want them to hand over all the money they have embezzled over the years, incorporate the troops they have privately raised into the Imperial Army, disband all the gangs they have formed and the wandering cultivators they have recruited, return the territories controlled by the family to the country, and they are not allowed to collect taxes privately anymore." Shangguan Rong said sternly.
Zhou An nodded and said, "Okay, but this matter will be implemented after the new year. Now I find that the war between good and evil will affect Qianjing and even the entire country. I must deal with it first, so as to avoid the turmoil caused by the two things adding up and causing a situation that is difficult to control.
Moreover, Jinyiwei and Ziyiwei are currently in the process of training and upgrading, which will take some time to digest. Once these two organizations have grown up, we will be able to face any situation."
"I understand." Shangguan Rong was secretly happy that her ideas were agreed by Zhou An, and that the two of them could agree on this point, which made her very happy.
Suddenly she kissed Zhou An and said in a seductive tone: "Your Majesty, I want it."
Zhou An was delighted and held her in his arms and made love with her in the lobby.
The palace maid immediately withdrew, quietly lowered the curtain, closed the doors and windows, and stood guard outside.
After this, Shangguan Rong finally felt truly reunited, and Zhou An was naturally happy. He had long wanted to strike at these big families, but proposing it himself would not be as effective as if the queen herself said it.
After that, the palace became peaceful and no minister in the court dared to oppose the queen's decision anymore. However, when Cai Xianfa was implementing the reform, he was harassed by the officials below and was beheaded on the spot by the Jinyiwei. The senior officials who tried to protect him were investigated by the Jinyiwei, resulting in the confiscation of the entire family's property and the beheading of the main figures in public.
From then on, no one dared to oppose the imperial examination reform. Even the big families had to accept it and require their sons to work hard and pass the national examination to enter the court.
The queen was busy with state affairs during the day, and Zhou An taught her the art of Yin and Yang to practice together at night. At the same time, he began to help the queen find suitable treasures and techniques. After all, she had reached the third level of innateness. Without advance preparation, how could she survive the heavenly tribulation?
Practicing the art of Yin and Yang with Hua Wu Yue and Shangguan Rong, his cultivation level also began to improve.
On this day, Zhou An signed in at various places in the country as usual. After lighting up the entire map of a city, he obtained a magical treasure. Although it was of little use to him, it could be given as a prize to his subordinates who had made contributions.
Moreover, a lot of elixirs were obtained on this trip, but unfortunately they were all for acquired warriors.
Just as he was about to go to the nearby mountain to sign in, Zhou Lingsha sent a message via flying sword. A white light flew in front of him and a string of words appeared.
After seeing this, he frowned and immediately flew back to the palace on his sword.
Zhou Lingsha was already waiting in the hall of Qianyang Palace. As soon as the light of escape landed, she said, "Emperor brother, a large number of people have suddenly died in Qianjing in the past three days. The Demon Suppression Bureau investigated and confirmed that it was caused by a demon."
"The King of Ten Thousand Demons can't handle it?" Zhou An was surprised. With the ability of the King of Ten Thousand Demons, even if there were monsters causing trouble, it should be easy to solve. Now the Demon Suppression Bureau has eight monster kings and hundreds of big monsters in charge, plus monster hunters among humans.
It can be said that in Qianjing, even if hundreds of monsters are causing trouble at the same time, the Demon Suppression Bureau can take them all down within a day.
"We are already dealing with it. At the beginning, we caught a lot of monsters and threw them into the Monster Suppression Tower. But today, the Monster King suddenly came to me and said that something big had happened and asked me to report it immediately. He flew out of the city alone, feeling as if he was facing a great enemy.
I think that the King of Ten Thousand Demons must have discovered an important clue and encountered an opponent that even he found difficult to deal with.
Moreover, it was only a few days after Taizu was killed that so many monsters appeared in Qianjing to cause trouble. I guess it is very likely that the golden robe and the silver robe were secretly responsible." Zhou Lingsha analyzed.
"Got it. You continue to monitor Qianjing, I'll go take a look." Zhou An immediately flew out of the hall and at the same time released a flying sword to send a message to the Four Kongling Immortals, asking them to be on guard, and also notified Hua Wu Yue to follow him to take a look.
(End of this chapter)
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