Chapter 357 The triumphant Qin Tianguan!

“Godfather, I am writing to you…”

“After the incident of the Holy Fetus in the Xie Mansion that day, I realized that the spirituality of the National Master repairing my foundation might be related to the Salvation Church. After verifying with Gong Xinying, I confirmed that the ‘Lord of Imprudence’ in my body is one of the gods worshipped by the Salvation Church. Its rank is equal to that of the ‘Lord of the Three Lamps’, and they are both subordinate gods under the ‘Mother of Life’.”

“Now the power of the ‘Lord of the Unforgiven’ has revived in my body. Although there is a risk of being possessed by another in the future, it is indeed of great help to me now. The mind-destroying magical power of the Salvation Church no longer works on me, and the strange idols in the hands of those believers cannot affect my mind and make me a follower of the evil god.”

“That is why I plan to infiltrate the Salvation Church myself.”

“It’s not difficult to lead out the Salvation Cult. Now Gong Xinying has become a thorn in the side of the Salvation Cult. Using her as bait, I led out a group of the Salvation Cult as expected. I followed the clues and found their base. I wanted to take the opportunity to blend in, but something unexpected happened. Gong Xinying was captured, and a master from the Salvation Cult took action.”

“My third sister asked me to wait for a few days. Now she has figured out the opportunity to break through the martial arts barrier. After the third sister breaks through, even the heavenly warriors will not be able to see through the human skin she refines… But Gong Xinying is dying, I am afraid I can’t wait too long. Please ask my foster father to support some elixirs needed for the breakthrough to help the third sister break through as soon as possible.”

In the study, Zhao Qi’an looked at the letter in his hand.

“Is Nichang finally going to break through?”

He read the contents of the letter and muttered to himself.

Zhao Nishang’s talent was much better than Zhao Guanxiang’s, but she was stuck in the martial arts barrier of breaking through from the fifth rank to the fourth rank for a full year and a half. On the contrary, Zhao Guanxiang, who reached the peak of the fifth rank a year later than her, broke through to the fourth rank without much pause.

This is not just a matter of talent, it also has to do with one’s character.

Zhao Nishang was not very interested in martial arts, and she was also busy with chores, always serving Zhao Qin’an, which left her with little time to practice.

But it is not too late to break through to the fourth level Yuantai realm at the age of twenty.

Now that Zhao Qi’an has been nurturing his primordial fetus for so many days, the next purple line will soon break through. If Zhao Nishang breaks through to the fourth level, I think she will be able to add another purple line for him.

This is a good thing.

Zhao Qi’an began to write a note, preparing to send a batch of elixirs needed for a breakthrough to Zhao Nishang.

As for the fact that Gong Xinying fell into the hands of the Salvation Church… he didn’t take it too seriously.

To be honest, now that Gong Xinying’s rebellion has been discovered by the Salvation Church, her role has been exhausted.

Zhao Qi’an would not bother to rescue him, but judging from Zhao Guanxiang’s expression, he might want to rescue him.

He had no intention of ordering Zhao Guanxiang on how to act, everything depended on Zhao Guanxiang’s own temperament.

You can judge for yourself whether it is right or wrong.

If anything really goes wrong, Zhao Qi’an will be there to cover it.

……

It was the fifth day after Wu Yong had suffered a stroke.

With Zhao Qi’an’s help, the second prince Ji Haoyu and the official Qin Desheng from the Ministry of Personnel finally met in the Zhaixing Tower.

The guests enjoyed the meeting very much.

Later, Qin Desheng also began to contact Wu party officials extensively to win over their hearts.

In the following court meetings, without the pressure of Wu Yong, Qin Desheng was like a different person. He changed his usual attitude of pretending to be deaf and dumb in court meetings and began to repeatedly submit memorials and make suggestions, as if he was going to take charge of the government.

Three days later, all officials jointly submitted a petition in support of Qin Tianguan’s appointment as prime minister. Emperor Tianwu quickly made a decision and issued an imperial decree:
“The left prime minister is ill, but the affairs of state cannot be neglected. The Minister of Personnel Qin Desheng is allowed to temporarily take over the position of prime minister.”

The imperial edict did not remove Wu Yong from his position as prime minister, nor did it order Qin Desheng to resign from his post as the Minister of Personnel. It only allowed him to temporarily serve as prime minister, while his official rank remained that of a third-rank minister.

But everyone with a discerning eye in the court knew that Qin Desheng was in power.

Wu Yong has now been sent to the Prime Minister’s Mansion for recuperation. Many officials in the court have gone to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to visit him in person. They saw with their own eyes that the once all-powerful Left Prime Minister is now lying on the couch with crooked eyes, crooked mouth, and half of his body paralyzed. He can’t even get out of bed. How could he possibly come back and continue to be the Prime Minister?
In everyone’s mind, it was only a matter of time before Qin Desheng replaced Wu Yong and became the new left prime minister.

Compared to Qin Desheng’s recent success, Zhao Qi’an seems much more low-key.

He was still the invisible figure in the court meeting. Although he attended every court meeting, he never said a word and had no sense of presence from beginning to end.

Many people still remember him, and they all think that Zhao Qi’an will make great achievements in the court now that he has the emperor’s favor.

But his low-key behavior gradually made people lose interest and no longer pay attention to him.

……

“Qin Tianguan, congratulations, congratulations.”

On the second day after the imperial edict came down, Qin Desheng entered the department of the Secretariat.

During the previous dynasty, there was a system of three provinces and six ministries. However, during the Daqian Dynasty, the left and right prime ministers and nine temples were established, and the three-province system was abolished.

During the reign of Emperor Tianwu, the emperor was lazy in governing, and even if Wu Yong was diligent, he was ultimately unable to handle everything. So the Secretariat was re-established, which was responsible for receiving memorials from officials from all over Kyushu and the court in Kyoto, assisting Wu Yong in reviewing memorials, assisting the emperor in governing the country, and handling all provincial affairs.

Within the Secretariat, there was also a Secretariat Sheren, who was of the fifth rank and was in charge of attending to memorials, discussing memorials, drafting imperial edicts, imperial decrees, and imperial seals. He could also express preliminary opinions on major military and national affairs and memorials.

There were two attendants of the sixth rank, who were responsible for recording the emperor’s daily words and deeds, as well as the procedures of court meetings.

In addition, there were sixteen Tongshi Sheren, officials of the sixth rank, who collected and classified memorials from various places and ministries, sorted them according to their importance, and drafted replies to the memorials, and so on.

This place can be said to be Wu Yong’s most trusted team. Before this, Lin Wenxu served as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat.

For this reason, when Qin Desheng entered the Ministry of the Secretariat, he soon noticed many unfriendly eyes looking at him.

The person who led the way for him was a clerk. He said words of congratulations, but he couldn’t help but glance at the public housing next to him, as if he was looking at other people’s faces.

Qin Desheng saw all of this, and although he showed no expression on his face, he had already made up his mind in his heart.

Sooner or later, one day, no disciple of Wu Party will be allowed to stay in this place, and the only ones who can stay here are the disciples of his “Qin Party”!

Yes, Qin Party!

Although Qin Desheng is the leader of the Yangzhou Party, his mind has changed now. He does not want to be the leader of a local party and be restricted by the local aristocratic families.

He wants to cultivate his own party members and confidants like Wu Yong!
But right now…is not the time to worry about these things.

Qin Desheng said to the clerk, “Stop talking nonsense and take me to handle official business first.”

“Yes, sir, come this way…”

Under the diligent guidance of the clerk, Qin Desheng entered the innermost public room.

(End of this chapter)