As Li Chang'an finished speaking, all the ministers present fell silent.
When Emperor Jianyuan said he wanted to kill people, they weren't afraid and could even argue back.
However, if this disciple of the immortal says he wants to kill someone, he might actually mean it.
After all, they are clearly outside the Five Elements and not within the rules.
The Yan Song case made them realize that as long as someone had an excuse, they would dare to bring people to raid their homes and wipe out their entire families.
No one dares to stop him yet, and Confucianism has recently been building momentum for him.
In addition, he used 95.27 million taels of silver to bribe all the common people, so that everyone in the capital would speak highly of him.
If he were to be killed, the people would all think that Li Chang'an had killed a corrupt official.
Even if it isn't true, the people will say it is.
Looking at the obsequious officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Jianyuan felt a sense of satisfaction.
These scoundrels always say that Your Majesty should prioritize the Ming Dynasty and be frugal, remembering the hardship behind every meal.
Then, in secret, he indulged in lavish meals and had a large harem of wives and concubines.
If Yan Song hadn't been overthrown this time, he wouldn't have known that the Ming Dynasty was so rich.
There were no major disasters in the past two years, and the imperial court collected 20 million taels of silver in taxes, which made him smile for three days and three nights straight.
He always believed that this was the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's revival.
I never expected this!
These bastards are even more greedy.
Thinking of this, he looked at Li Chang'an with a sense of satisfaction.
As expected of a disciple of a deity, he looked down on these gold and silver treasures. Apart from the 95.27 million taels of silver belonging to the Yan family, he handed over the rest to the national treasury.
This made him somewhat gratified; it seemed that this disciple of the immortal was patriotic.
There were no further disputes after this grand assembly.
Aside from promoting some Confucian disciples and assigning this year's successful candidates in the imperial examinations and the county-level scholars to local official positions, the court adjourned.
A group of officials walked out of the Taihe Hall. Zhang Jiadi originally wanted to wait for Li Chang'an to come out together, but the Confucian disciples who accompanied him swarmed around him.
"The acting leader chosen by the sage is indeed worthy of his reputation; I admire him greatly."
"Exactly, exactly. At first, some people thought Brother Zhang was not qualified to take over the position of sect leader, but now it seems that if Brother Zhang is not qualified, then who is!"
A group of Confucian scholars began to flatter Yan Song, one after another, much like the officials under Yan Song, only the people were different.
His official robes were still so grand and imposing, a glaringly red.
Li Chang'an saw it, shook his head, and quickly caught up with another group of people.
A group of people who were particularly out of place among the officials.
"Generals, please slow down and wait for me!"
Li Chang'an's legs felt a little weak after doing morning exercises.
He ran a couple of steps and started panting.
A young, strong, and tall body was thus hollowed out by alcohol and women.
It seems I'll have to quit drinking from now on.
With random thoughts running through his mind, Li Chang'an walked up to a group of military officers, hands on his hips, panting heavily.
"Greetings, Marquis Anping. I wonder if you have any instructions for summoning us?"
Yang Wenguang looked at the young marquis and felt somewhat uneasy.
After the previous emperor ascended the throne, the status of military generals became increasingly lower.
Any civil official could reprimand a military officer of the same rank.
Now, the status of military officers is even more humble; some even say that the dog kept by Yan Song has a higher status than a great general.
This seemingly divine disciple had only been in the capital for a few days, yet he had already killed the powerful Yan Song, not to mention that His Majesty treated him with utmost respect.
So the military officers were also a little flustered, wondering if they were coming to investigate the fact that the army was receiving salaries without actually working.
After calming himself down, Li Chang'an smiled and cupped his hands in greeting: "May I ask which of you is General Yang Wenguang, General Yue Wumu, and General Xin Qiji?"
Upon seeing his appearance, the military officers were all surprised and took several steps back, not daring to accept such a salute.
After all, this disciple of the immortal had never bowed to His Majesty before, but now he bowed to them instead, which surprised the military officers.
Yang Wenguang quickly went over and helped Li Chang'an up: "No, no, I dare not accept the greeting from the immortal disciple. I am Yang Wenguang, this is General Yue Fei, and this is General Xin Qiji. Is there anything Marquis Anping needs us to do?"
As Yang Wenguang introduced them, an old man and a young man came out, looking at Li Chang'an with puzzled expressions.
They had no idea how this divine disciple knew their name.
"As expected of a general of our Great Ming Dynasty, he is tall and strong, and has a heroic bearing. Very good."
When Li Chang'an saw the two people, his eyes immediately lit up.
In particular, Yue Fei stood there with his back straight and his face resolute, like a flag.
"I dare not accept such praise from you, Your Excellency. Your Excellency's feat of slaying 140,000 Liao soldiers single-handedly in Lingnan is something we greatly admire."
Although Yang Wenguang was a military general, his many years of experience in officialdom had taught him some polite manners.
The other military officers, who were not very cultured, could only bow and say, "Me too!"
Li Chang'an looked at them and said, "Haha, General Yang, there's no need for such formalities. I feel like I've known you all for a long time. I'll be hosting a banquet at my residence in three days, and I would be honored to have you all join me."
Upon hearing this, all the generals exchanged glances, finally looking at Yang Wenguang, who held the highest official rank.
He then looked at Yue Fei and Xin Qiji, the three of them exchanged glances, and then nodded: "Since the Marquis has invited us, then we, a group of warriors, thank you for your hospitality."
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