Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16241

Chapter 16239. The Summoning

“Today I punished those sects and aristocratic families. They probably won’t just accept the punishment obediently; they’ll definitely retaliate. We must be prepared.”

“Your Majesty, those sects are alright; they don’t have many people in court right now. But those aristocratic families are different. They have people in court. If all their people in court suddenly quit, we’ll face a situation where we have no one to rely on.”

“I’ve thought of that, so I plan to talk to the sects. I’ve already sent someone to invite Qingxuan, regardless of the outcome of the talks with him.”

“Does Your Majesty want the sects to return to court? If so, what’s the difference between now and now?”

“I just want to prevent the sects and aristocratic families from uniting. If they don’t unite, we can deal with them separately. But if they unite, things will become very troublesome.”

“But now those aristocratic families have allied with the sects. Even if we offer them some benefits, they probably won’t agree, right? Besides, Your Majesty, you previously ordered that no one could join a sect. The sect members are even less likely to side with us, aren’t they?”

“The rule against joining sects isn’t really a rule. We’ve prohibited people from joining sects before, but people still joined, didn’t they? So it’s useless. It depends on how well we negotiate with the sects.”

“Your Majesty, what if the sects don’t agree? What should we do then?”

“If the sects disagree, it means they’re truly going against us. And this is just a test; they want us to back down first. But once we back down, we’ll never be able to stand up to them again. So this time, we absolutely cannot back down. If the sects don’t agree to join us in dealing with those aristocratic families, then we’ll have to take matters into our own hands. This time, we’ll focus on attacking the aristocratic families, city by city. Even if it throws the Divine Kingdom into chaos, we must fight. Those aristocratic families are an alliance. While we fight, we can also spread the word that if those families are willing to listen to us, we won’t attack them. But if they don’t, then sorry, we’ll have to take action. We’ll start with the major aristocratic families, subdue them, and then deal with the smaller ones. Perhaps once we’ve dealt with the major aristocratic families, the smaller ones will submit to us without us even needing to deal with them. And don’t forget, we have an ally: the Myriad Laws Divine Sect.”

“But Your Majesty, wasn’t the Myriad Laws Divine Sect already destroyed?”

“The Myriad Laws Sect wasn’t destroyed. Although the Myriad Laws Temple was completely destroyed and many disciples died, the sect’s leaders are unharmed. The Myriad Laws Sect is quite powerful. With them as our allies, dealing with those aristocratic families should be much easier.”

Gongliang Juewen had just finished speaking when a eunuch entered. He bowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, “Your Majesty, Zhao Hai, the leader of the Myriad Laws Sect, requests an audience.”

Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, then his expression changed. He said in a deep voice, “How did he find this place? He deserves to die. Let him in.” Zhao Hai had already managed to infiltrate Wukong City before, and now he had done it again. Wukong City was constantly in motion, and its exact location was unknown to most people. Yet Zhao Hai had managed to get here twice. How could Gongliang Juewen not be angry? But he had no choice but to see Zhao Hai.

Then Gongliang Juewen said to the elders of the Gongliang family in the room, “You may all return now.” The elders acknowledged and left Gongliang Juewen’s study, leaving only Gongliang Juewen and a eunuch. A short while later,

Zhao Hai followed a eunuch into the study. Upon entering, he immediately bowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, “Greetings, Your Majesty! May Your Majesty be well.”

Gongliang Juewen looked at Zhao Hai and said, “No need for formalities, please have a seat.” A eunuch immediately brought a chair, and Zhao Hai thanked him and sat down. Gongliang Juewen looked at Zhao

Hai and said, “Zhao Hai, your Myriad Laws Sect has suffered a heavy loss this time. Tell me, what are your plans now?”

Zhao Hai looked at Gongliang Juewen and said, “Your Majesty, I want revenge, but if I were to take action, it would definitely be in the city. Therefore, I came to see Your Majesty today to ask for your permission to act in the city.”

Gongliang Juewen’s eyes narrowed slightly. He hadn’t expected Zhao Hai’s request to be so simple. He looked at Zhao Hai and asked, “Is this really all you want?”

Zhao Hai nodded and said, “Yes, Your Majesty, we only have this one request. Those sects and aristocratic families are targeting us, but we know that the root of this problem lies with those aristocratic families. They are the ones who want to harm us, so our target for revenge is those aristocratic families, or rather, those aristocratic families as the main targets.”

Gongliang Juewen looked at Zhao Hai and said, “You can take revenge, but have you considered what will happen to the country if I allow you to take your revenge? If you kill all those aristocratic families, who will fill the vacant positions? Will the country still be able to govern?” “Have you thought about all of this?”

Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, “Our targets for this revenge are all the major clans. We won’t touch the minor clans. We’ll kill the people of the major clans, destroy them, and then His Majesty can distribute the territories and profits of the major clans to the minor clans. I think the people of the minor clans will definitely not jump out to oppose His Majesty anymore. After all, for years, the major clans have been eating meat, while the minor clans have only been drinking soup, sometimes not even that. They’ve long been dissatisfied. If we can eliminate the major clans and distribute the profits to the minor clans, they will definitely be happy to support us.”

Gongliang Juewen’s eyes lit up when he heard this. He looked deeply at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai glanced at Gongliang Juewen, then said, “What you say is correct, but putting it into practice is still quite difficult. How about this, you all hold off for now. I’ve punished those aristocratic families, and now we’ll see how they react. If they accept the punishment, then there’s nothing more to say; you can proceed as you see fit. If they don’t accept the punishment and continue to resist me, then I will send troops to fight alongside you against those aristocratic families. What do you say? Do you agree?”

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen’s words, Zhao Hai was initially taken aback, then nodded and said, “Yes, Your Majesty, I agree. I will await Your Majesty’s news. I will take my leave now.”

With that, Zhao Hai stood up, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and then left the room. Gongliang Juewen looked… As Zhao Hai left the room, his expression gradually turned cold. Although Zhao Hai had acted very politely and even took the initiative to approach him, asking for his permission to fight in the city, Gongliang Juewen could tell from Zhao Hai’s behavior that Zhao Hai did not respect him, the emperor. Although Zhao Hai addressed him as “Your Majesty,” he left on his own initiative. It should be known that when meeting the emperor, one can only leave when the emperor gives the order; one cannot leave on one’s own. Yet Zhao Hai left on his own, clearly placing himself on an equal footing with Gongliang Juewen. This alone showed that Zhao Hai did not respect him.

As an emperor, he was extremely sensitive to such matters, and thus very dissatisfied with Zhao Hai’s performance. He was well aware that the Myriad Laws Divine Sect was still weak, and once it grew stronger, its performance would definitely not be better than that of the Creation Divine Sect. However, he certainly wouldn’t deal with Zhao Hai or the Myriad Laws Divine Sect now; he still needed to use them.

Just then, the eunuch entered again, bowing to Gongliang Juewen and saying, “Your Majesty, Daoist Qingxuan has arrived.”

Gongliang Juewen snapped out of his reverie and said in a deep voice, “Let him in.”

The eunuch acknowledged and left the room, then led Daoist Qingxuan in. As soon as Daoist Qingxuan entered, he bowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”

Gongliang Juewen said in a deep voice, “No need for formalities, please have a seat.” The eunuch immediately brought a chair, and Qingxuan thanked him and sat down. The chair he had been sitting on when Zhao Hai left had already been taken away by the eunuch.

After Qingxuan sat down, Gongliang Juewen began, “The reason I summoned you here is to discuss this matter. It was those aristocratic families who approached you to deal with the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, right? They have a grudge against the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, while you don’t. They offered you benefits to join them in fighting the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, and you agreed?”

Gongliang Juewen kept his eyes on Qingxuan as he spoke. Qingxuan was slightly taken aback by Gongliang Juewen’s words, then asked, “Your Majesty summoned me here not just to ask about this matter, was it?”

Gongliang Juewen looked at Qingxuan and continued, “You’re a smart man, so I won’t waste time with your nonsense. This time, I seemingly punished you and those aristocratic families, but my main target was actually those families. I knew they would retaliate. Their power has grown rapidly in recent years, especially after dealing with the…” After the Divine Transformation Sect gained even more benefits, they dared to touch the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. Their power has grown rapidly in recent years; they are testing me, wanting to see how I will deal with them. However, they are worried that they cannot withstand my wrath, so they dragged you into it. I’m not afraid to tell you, this time I will not let those aristocratic families off the hook. As for you, you no longer need me to deal with you. I summoned you here to tell you that if you don’t interfere when I deal with those aristocratic families, I can allow your sect’s disciples to re-enter the court as officials. After I deal with those aristocratic families, many positions will be vacant, which your sect’s disciples can fill. If you agree, then this time when I deal with the aristocratic families, you only need to do nothing. But if you do interfere, then I will have no choice but to deal with you as well.”