"Today, eleven nations have submitted to me, which pleases me greatly. My beloved ministers, let us rejoice together and drink to our hearts' content."
Li Jing smiled slightly and addressed the assembled civil and military officials.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Grand Secretary Yan Changqing led all the civil and military officials of the Taichu Dynasty to stand up and bow with utmost respect.
"My lords, you may dispense with the formalities."
Li Jing waved his hand and said.
The civil and military officials then sat down again.
One by one, palace maids carried in various exquisite delicacies, which looked like works of art, and began serving the dishes at Li Jing's table.
Before long, every table was filled with fine wine and delicacies.
Li Jing, as the emperor of the Taichu Dynasty, symbolically drank a few cups of wine at the beginning and then left.
After all, with the Emperor of the Taichu Dynasty present, the civil and military officials were bound to be somewhat restrained.
The Grand Secretary Yan Changqing and other important officials of the Taichu Dynasty all toasted the newly surrendered Marquis of Zhao, Ying Hao, and others before leaving.
The Qianqing Palace.
The Grand Secretary Yan Changqing, the Minister of Personnel Zhong Shenxiu, the Minister of Revenue Mu Yunfei, the Minister of Works Tie Ao, the Minister of Rites Tantai Qiuwu, the Minister of War Dongfang Ming, the Grand General of the Imperial Guard Beigong Wudi, the Director of the Imperial Observatory Lü Chunyang, the Minister of the Court of Imperial Stud Hu Qizheng, the Minister of Agriculture Yu Changqing, the Director of the Imperial Pharmacy Gu Qingshan, the Commander of the Tianquan Legion Zhou Li, the Commander of the Yuheng Legion Gongsun Wangshu, and the Commander of the Kaiyang Legion Huangfu Yunhai.
And the Grand Astrologer of the Celestial Patrol, Nangong Qingyue.
All the important officials of the Taichu Dynasty gathered in the Qianqing Palace.
Only Guo Jingfei, commander of the Tian Shu Legion; Dongfang Yao, commander of the Tian Xuan Legion; and Chu Batian, commander of the Tian Ji Legion, were stationed at Jiangzhou Pass, Jingzhou Pass, and Dafeng Pass respectively, so they were not present.
"Your Majesty, all six legions of our Taichu Dynasty are at full strength."
"Moreover, all the soldiers have a cultivation level of at least the Lesser Completion of the Aperture Opening Realm."
"Once the imperial examinations are over, our Taichu Dynasty will have no shortage of middle and lower-ranking officials, and we can begin to formally conquer the hundreds of dynasties in the Burial Land of Immortals!"
The Grand Secretary Yan Changqing bowed to Li Jing.
"This matter will be fully handled by Zhong Shenxiu, the Minister of Personnel."
"You'll be in charge of logistics."
"However, the most urgent task now is to formally take over the eleven mortal dynasties and integrate them into our Primordial Dynasty as quickly as possible."
"All civil and military officials of the eleven mortal dynasties must be inspected by the Celestial Inspection Bureau. Only those who pass the inspection and are found to be without any problems can continue to be employed."
"Even if they are to continue in their positions, we must carefully observe whether they exhibit any signs of laziness or negligence in their duties. If such a situation is found, they will be dismissed, investigated, and never rehired!"
"Only if you are in charge of this matter can I feel at ease."
Li Jing looked at Yan Changqing and said.
"Your humble servant obeys!"
Yan Changqing was moved, but said solemnly.
"Dongfang Ming, in taking over the armies of the eleven mortal dynasties, you must also strictly vet the soldiers of the eleven mortal dynasties."
"Your Ministry of War must keep a close watch on things; we only need elite troops and valiant generals."
"If any of the original national armies have problems, they shall be dismissed and expelled from the military."
Li Jing nodded slightly and looked at Dongfang Ming, the Minister of War.
To be honest, Dongfang Ming, the Minister of War, will definitely be replaced by someone else in the future.
Although Dongfang Ming is capable, he is definitely inferior to the top talents.
Of course, Li Jing already had a suitable candidate in mind.
We're just waiting for the imperial examinations to end.
"Your Majesty understands!"
Dongfang Ming said respectfully.
"Alright, that's all. You may all leave."
Li Jing addressed Yan Changqing and the others.
"We take our leave."
Yan Changqing and the others bowed and then left the Qianqing Palace.
Only the Grand Chief of the Sky Patrol Division, Nangong Qingyue, did not leave but stayed.
"Nangong Qingyue, is there anything else?"
Li Jing glanced at Nangong Qingyue and asked her.
"Your Majesty, I have something extremely important to report!"
Nangong Qingyue said with an extremely solemn expression.
"oh?"
Li Jing raised an eyebrow and asked, "What extremely important matter?"
"Your Majesty, according to a message from Luo Feiyan, a spy of our Taichu Dynasty within the Taiyi Sect, the Taiyi Sect has discovered a significant change."
"It was as if many people had appeared out of nowhere."
After a moment's consideration, Nangong Qingyue said, "Luo Feiyan even saw the appearance of a mysterious army."
This army numbered one hundred thousand!
The lowest cultivation level reached the Golden Core Realm, with a large number of experts at the Nascent Soul Realm, Deity Transformation Realm, and even the Cave Heaven Realm.
"Has the Taiyi Sect acquired a mysterious new army?"
Li Jing's eyes narrowed, and he said, "The lowest cultivation level is the Golden Core Realm?"
He had already vaguely guessed the origin of this mysterious army.
However, how did the Taiyi Dao Sect manage to contact the Taishang Dao Sect, located outside the Burial Ground of Immortals, in the Eastern Wilderness Holy Land, and persuade the Taishang Dao Sect to spare no effort in sending an army into the Burial Ground of Immortals?
"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case."
"Therefore, Luo Feiyan suspects that this mysterious army may very well have come from the Supreme Dao Sect outside the Burial Ground of Immortals."
"It's not as simple as just the emergence of an army of 100,000."
"Many mysterious and powerful figures have emerged within the Taiyi Dao Sect."
“Each of these mysterious experts exudes an incredibly terrifying aura. Luo Feiyan guesses that they are very likely people from the Supreme Dao Sect who came from outside the Burial Immortal Land.”
"As for whether he was a disciple of the Supreme Dao Sect or someone affiliated with a force of the Supreme Dao Sect, he didn't know."
“Even as an elder of the Taiyi Sect, he wouldn’t have access to this information.”
"Within the entire Taiyi Dao Sect, only Taiyi Daoist and Hua Tianfeng, the Holy Son of Taiyi Dao Sect, know the origins of these mysterious experts."
Nangong Qingyue nodded gently and said, "And we also have a secret spies from our Taichu Dynasty at the Vajra Temple and the Fenglei Pavilion."
Taiyi Daoist went to Jingang Temple and Fenglei Pavilion respectively.
It seems that Abbot Daoyan of Jingang Temple and Elder Ye Xinghun of Fenglei Pavilion have reached an agreement with Taiyi Daoist.
These two holy lands, like the Taiyi Dao Sect, have dispatched a large number of Nascent Soul Realm deacons to their respective mortal dynasties.
What exactly they did, whether it was Luo Feiyan or the spies from the other two holy lands, has not yet been determined.
They only sensed something was amiss, which is why they contacted me to report the matter.
"I think I understand what they want to do!"
"What I didn't expect was that they actually had a way to circumvent the suppression of heaven and earth in the Burial Ground of Immortals. No wonder it is a top-tier holy land in the Eastern Wilderness!"
"This matter is not a bad thing for our Taichu Dynasty."
A glint of light flashed in Li Jing's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Inform the Grand Secretary Yan Changqing and others about this matter, so that they can be mentally prepared."
Next, our Primordial Dynasty's main adversary in the Burial Grounds of Immortals will be the Taiyi Dao Sect!
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