Chapter 587 Prime Minister
Xiao Yu looked at the old Shu King calmly and said, “Your Majesty, I don’t want the Western Shu court to grant me power, I just want a title.

Only now that I have a status can I get things done.

As for how to transform “status” into real and effective power, that is my business.

Of course, the situation is urgent now and there is no time to play political tricks in the officialdom.

Therefore, I hope that the king will give me the “title” to truly have power in governing local county officials and the army.

Using political tricks only on the ghosts and gods in the underworld can save a lot of time and energy.”

Sweat began to break out on the old Shu King’s forehead.

If she just asked Li Xianzhi or other members of the Li family to cooperate with her.

For the sake of the overall situation, we should act decisively and give her the greatest support.

But the “status” she asked for was too great, and if she had the slightest evil intention, she could take his life immediately.

Xiao Yu frowned slightly and said, “King Shu, West Shu is already so rotten, why are you still hesitating?”

——No matter how rotten West Shu is, it is still my West Shu, the Li family’s West Shu!
The old Shu King screamed in his heart, but he forced a smile on his face and said softly, “This matter is of great importance. I cannot decide it on my own. I need to discuss it with the ministers in the court.”

Xiao Yu said impatiently: “Do you know my plan to get rid of the dragon? The reason why the Black Dragon King suddenly left Longtou Town was because he found the enemy who killed his father.

That is Mr. Wang from Tianmen Town.

In order to lure away the evil dragon, I always kept Mr. Wang by my side.

The devil dragon is very good at calculating and might keep chasing me.

You asked me to wait for you in Luodu for the court meeting, but before the meeting even started, the Black Dragon Demon King, known as one of the “Ten Evils of the West”, had already arrived in Luodu with an even more terrifying female dragon.

By then, each of them will have a great magical power, and all the hundreds of thousands of people in the city will be swallowed up. Will you hold a court meeting in his stomach?”

The old Shu King’s head and face were covered with sweat, and his heart and eyes were full of panic. “Fairy Yu, it’s not that I am trying to shirk my responsibilities. It’s just that in all these years of my Great Shu, I have never had an official position to manage the officials, the army, the warriors, and the ghosts and gods of the world!

Fairy, you are also a local of Tianmen Town, you must know my elder brother, ‘Prince Qinghe’.

If there really was such an official position as you said, he would have been granted the title of Prince of Qinghe County, but my elder brother is only the ‘Prime Minister’. “

Xiao Yu said: “If the existing official position is not suitable, then create a new one, or find one from ancient books.”

The old Shu King murmured, “I wonder if Fairy Yu has any suggestions?”

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, “If I want to be a wise minister and assist you, the King of Shu, I should compare myself to Guan Zhong and Yue Yi.

Now it is I who take the initiative to ask you for the highest status of a minister, mainly because of your high power and important position.

The most famous ministers in ancient times who held high positions of power were Yi Yin and Duke Zhou.

Yi Yin was called “Aheng” and Zhou Gong was called “Dazai”. The titles of Yi Yin and Zhou Gong can be taken and combined into “Zaiheng”.

Well, that sounds good, King Shu, please quickly appoint me as the Prime Minister! “

Fortunately, she was talking about Yi Yin and Zhou Gong, not some traitor.

Although Yi Yin spared Taijia (the emperor of the Shang Dynasty) and Duke Zhou acted as the king of Zhou, they did not usurp the throne after all.

Therefore, the old King of Shu looked a little ugly, but he still managed to hold back and did not point at her or yell at her, saying “You have wolfish ambitions, arrogance and rebellion, rarely seen in ancient and modern times.”

“What happens after we kill the demon dragon?” he asked tentatively.

“Continue to look for other demons. I want to make sure that the people of West Shu will no longer suffer from demon troubles.”

Xiao Yu glanced at him and asked, “Do you know how I found the hiding place of the monsters in Wind Howl Bay?”

The King of Shu turned to the side and looked at Master Xiang Tian, ​​who was shrinking his body and lowering his head, pretending to be dead.

Xiaoyu also looked over.

Tianshi Xiang was sweating profusely and his scalp was tingling, but he had to force a smile and greet her, “Fairy Yu, after so many years, you have become even more beautiful and graceful.”

“Master Xiang Tian, ​​you are still as charming and elegant as ever!” Xiao Yu smiled meaningfully.

——At least she smiled, and there was no murderous intent in her eyes.

Xiang Tianshi felt relieved for some reason and said, “Your Majesty, Fairy Yu meant that you have granted her a title comparable to that of ‘Grand Master’, and the dragon energy of West Shu will no longer reject or guard against her.

Dragon energy is earth energy.

She can use the art of looking at qi to see the evil spirits that are farther away and more hidden.

Previously, she was in Yingxiang Mansion and saw the unusual situation in Fenghou Bay, two hundred miles away.

It must be because of Fairy Yu’s advanced qi-reading skills.

But I guess there is also God’s will in this.”

“God’s will?” King Shu asked in surprise, “You mean God wants to destroy those demon kings and generals?”

He said to the Heavenly Master: “It is the ‘God’ of East Shu. There is a ‘sky’ above everyone’s head, and the will of the people is the will of God.

Fairy Yu is very famous in Shudong. The “will of heaven” in Shudong is revealing the traces of evil to her.

Now you grant her the title of ‘Prime Minister of Great Shu’, and the heaven and earth of Great Shu will help her.”

The King of Shu was still hesitant.

Xiao Yu urged, “King Shu, don’t hesitate! Once I have wiped out the evil, I will seal my rank and go to Daqin alone to pursue a bright future. I will not stay in Xishu and waste my life.”

The King of Shu immediately said: “Fairy Yu, please do not misunderstand me. I only regret that you cannot be the Prime Minister of Great Shu forever.”

“Then issue the decree!” Xiao Yu looked around, pointed at the eunuch who had informed him earlier, and shouted, “It’s you. Go and get the seal of the King of Shu immediately.”

The eunuch looked at the King of Shu in panic.

The King of Shu swallowed his saliva and said, “No need, my seal——”

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yu had already activated the Qi-gazing technique and scanned the surroundings.

“Swoosh!” She flew into the next hall with her sword energy, cut off the iron lock with her sword energy, opened the cabinet, and took out a treasure box inlaid with dragon-shaped gold ornaments.

In his left hand he held the treasure box, and in his right hand he supported the table on which the imperial calligraphy and brocade were placed.

“Swoosh!” He returned to Yongfu Palace and placed the table in front of the King of Shu. Xiao Yu said, “Make two copies of the imperial edict. Give one to me and have Tianshi Xiang take the other to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and report this matter to the gods and the people.”

The King of Shu was stunned and didn’t move for a long time. Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and pressed him to the table, spread out the silk, dipped the imperial brush in ink, and put it in his hand, urging: “King of Shu, it’s urgent, you should sketch it!

If we waste another quarter of an hour at this moment, hundreds or even thousands of Shu people may die.”

The King of Shu had a wooden face and wrote at his desk: “Great Shu has been plagued by evil spirits for many times, and there is a danger of the country being overthrown. Fortunately, there is the fairy Yu Fengxian, who has extraordinary magical powers, is brave in taking on responsibilities, and has the legacy of ancient sages. The people of Great Shu and I love and trust her.

I often think that the most loyal and capable ministers in ancient China were Yi Yin and Zhou Gong.

Now that Great Shu has reached a critical moment of life and death, I hope that Yu Fengxian can become the Yi Yin and Zhou Gong of Great Shu. Therefore, I took one character each from Yi Yin’s “Aheng” and Zhou Gong’s “Dazai” and named them “Zaiheng”.

From that moment on, Prime Minister Yu Fengxian gave orders to all the ghosts, gods, officials, generals, and common people in the world.

Heaven has granted me the power, and I have granted the power to the Prime Minister. Heaven and earth shall bear witness to this, and all the people shall bear witness to this. I hereby decree this!”

“Very good!” Xiaoyu nodded with satisfaction, opened the treasure box, took out the seal, and blew on the bottom of the seal.

“Bang!” It hit the brocade heavily, and an imperial edict was completed.

The corner of King Shu’s eye twitched a few times, and he silently copied an imperial edict and asked Yu Fengxian to seal it again.

“Your Majesty, you don’t need to prepare a special seal for the Prime Minister. I think your seal is very good, I will use it first. Anyway, you have a few seals in your cabinet, you will not be short of them for your daily use.”

Xiaoyu rolled up the imperial edict.

The “treasure for stabilizing the country and the people” bestowed by the Qin Emperor on Western Shu ten thousand years ago was wrapped in a piece of yellow cloth.

It’s true that just looking at the words “Treasure for Protecting the Country and the People” on the seal, it is indeed more suitable for “Prime Minister” rather than a king.

Because the Qin Emperor at that time regarded the King of Shu as his subject.

It is the seal of a minister, not the seal of the ruler.

As the king of Western Shu, Li Jingxuan certainly would not have only one seal. Several other seals were engraved with “The Great Shu’s Mandate Seal” and “The Shu King’s Seal of Heaven”, which were obviously more impressive than “Guarding the Country and Safeguarding the People”.

But what is written on the seal does not really represent that it has the corresponding power.

The “treasure that protects the country and the people” is truly connected to the Li family’s dragon vein and is the foundation of the country.

Also because it is connected to the dragon vein, Xiaoyu can activate the power of “The Beggar King of Western Shu”.

“To the Heavenly Master!”

Xiaoyu didn’t even look at the ugly black face of the King of Shu.

She held her head high, chest puffed out, held up the imperial edict in her left hand, raised the “Prime Minister Seal” in her right hand, and looked calmly at Xiang Tianshi.

He immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, “Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Prime Minister!”

Even more pious than paying homage to the King of Shu.

Xiaoyu nodded slightly and glanced at the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall again.

“Your servant greets the Prime Minister!”

Xiaoyu took the imperial edict and seal and strode out of the palace.

Wherever he passed, everyone knelt on the ground and shouted “Long live the Prime Minister”. Oh, no, they shouted “Long live the Prime Minister”.

Xiaoyu is really not pretending.

If he wanted to show off, he wouldn’t do it in front of these court servants.

She is gradually gaining control of the power of “Prime Minister”.

The King of Shu signing the imperial edict was just the beginning.

The imperial edict and even her new identity can only be truly effective if they are recognized by the people.

Hearing the cheers gradually fading away, the King of Shu also realized that Yu Zaiheng had gone far away.

He let out a long breath and said bitterly, “Master Xiang, I now understand Rongji. Yu Fengxian is indeed arrogant and rude!

She not only forced me with words, but also oppressed me with her aura.

I seemed to see the sword at my neck.

She wouldn’t tolerate any rebuttal from me.

If I were to refute it, it would probably be that I die, the Crown Prince ascends the throne, and then the Crown Prince writes the edict.”

Xiang Tianshi’s face changed slightly, and he quickly took a few steps closer, saying anxiously: “Your Majesty, Yu Zaiheng is indeed too impatient, but you can only understand Prince Rongji, don’t become him!”

The King of Shu nodded and said frankly: “I only understand Rongji, but I don’t have the courage to learn from Rongji.”

After a pause, he continued, “Even if Rong Ben himself were here, he would definitely be a wise man who knows the current situation and would never learn from the person he was six years ago.

You are not the widower, and you are not being particularly targeted. You don’t know how much pressure it is to stand next to Yu Fengxian.

Alas, it is too much to bear and I can only give in.

If Prime Minister Yu really comes to court in the future, I will probably have to pay my respects to her.”

Xiang Tianshi said sternly: “Your Majesty, you should not only fear Yu Zaiheng, but also respect her.

We all know what kind of character she is.

She is not greedy for power, she is just too courageous to take on responsibilities.

The greater the power that is taken over from you now, the greater the responsibility that comes with it.

To put it bluntly, even if you want to appoint Xuanyin Zhenren as the ‘Prime Minister’, would he be willing to accept it?

In other words, if it were another strange immortal, would you dare to trust him?
People like Yu Zaiheng, who is trustworthy and takes the initiative to take responsibility, are rare in the Three Realms!

Your Majesty, it is a great fortune and a great blessing for you to meet one. “

The King of Shu said quietly, “Yi Yin was a minister, but he exiled the monarch.

Duke Zhou was a minister, but he completely acted as the emperor.

Before Yi Yin welcomed back Taijia, and before Duke Zhou returned power to King Cheng, who could judge them as loyal and good ministers?
Now Prime Minister Yu has forced me to write the appointment edict and has also taken away my seal.

To judge whether she is my ‘Yi Yin Zhou Gong of the Great Shu’, we have to wait and see until the end.”

(End of this chapter)