Chapter 352 White Lotus Demon Cult
In the southeast corner of the imperial city, the cabinet lobby.

As night fell, Lao Hei and Wu He gathered around the table, and the vicious soldiers from the Imperial Stables brought them case files.

Since the transformation mission and the certificate of strength were launched, all government affairs of the three states have been transferred to Lao Hei.

The imperial court had a systematic talent selection system, and talented clerks abounded. The cabinet was composed of Yue Shoufu, King Anbei, the eldest son of the Zhu family, and others. They maintained a highly consistent pace in issuing orders to the Redress Platform to thoroughly investigate the unjust, false, and wrong cases of the past twenty years.

“A’er borrowed 5,000 evil soldiers from the Imperial Horse Administration, and with Wuzong’s Wuwei Army and the recently gathered defeated soldiers of the Regent, he barely formed an 80,000-man expeditionary army. The previous two field battles consumed a lot of the court’s resources, but as long as we take over the wealthy Yangzhou, the difficulties will be easily solved.”

Lao Hei was looking through the report submitted by A’er. Generally speaking, as long as the proportion of evil soldiers in the army reaches one-tenth, their loyalty can be guaranteed to be very high. The effects of absolute loyalty and fearlessness of death are extremely significant. Combined with A’er’s strength which is slightly better than that of ordinary grandmasters, it is only a matter of time before Yangzhou is pacified this time.

“The cabinet rejected the decree about Jingzhou converting rice into medicine. Prime Minister Yue requested to see the emperor. At this time, Xiaohe is either practicing martial arts or comforting the concubines in the backyard, so he may not be free.”

Lao Hei was in a state of hesitation.

Wuhe raised his head from the heavy case files and thoroughly investigated the past twenty years. The task was extremely intense. Fortunately, the court mobilized scholars from the Hanlin Academy and the Taoist Academy to form a “special task force” of more than 300 people.

Among them were scholars who had passed the imperial examination in their teens, as well as talented people who had a photographic memory and could write poems at a young age. This greatly reduced the difficulty of the task. Most of these talented people were arrogant because of their talents, and it would have been difficult to make them submit without the strong support of imperial power.

“Second brother, pass the memorial to Aya. She is with the eldest brother and should be able to arrange the time.”

Lao Hei nodded. Aya was just a little dull, but definitely not stupid. Besides, the female official in charge of the seal was known as the Nine Thousand Year Old, and her duty was to communicate between the inside and the outside.

“The last furnace of Wudou Pills is being refined in the Dao Palace…”

“The Lord of Donghai City left the city…”

“The Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony will be held as scheduled…”

“Who brought up the talent show?”

Lao Hei counted silently: the Empress, the eldest princess, the county lady, Zhu, Changsun, and Shan, there were six concubines in total. He couldn’t remember any of their names, and couldn’t even match their appearances and identities.

But the current number is indeed not in accordance with etiquette. There has been some criticism against Aya in the previous dynasty. The emperor favors the female official who holds the seal. If the new dynasty had not just been established, advice would probably have been flying all over the place.

There are countless censors in the imperial court who are willing to sacrifice their lives to leave their names in history. Let alone the Silver Overlord, even if a legend were to come, some censors would probably just die, so that they could leave behind a reputation for being upright and fearless of power.

“Then let’s hold a beauty contest. The Queen has been appointed, and the Imperial Noble Consort and Noble Consort will probably have to be left to the local forces in the other six states. The six concubines and nine imperial concubines will be filled this time, so forget about the beauties and ladies.” Lao Hei murmured.

It is expected that most of the positions for the six concubines and nine imperial concubines this time will be given to the forces of the three states, in order to consolidate the rule of the court and pave the way for the subsequent rice reform event in Jingzhou.

Wu He interrupted and said, “The emperor favors only female officials. This news was spread by the eunuchs of Kunning Palace through the Dao Palace. The queen is dissatisfied with Aya.”

Lao Hei unexpectedly showed a hint of cruelty, “Teach Daogong a lesson, and it’s time to purge the palace. I have been with Aya for such a long time, how could she take the initiative to provoke the queen? This time, you and I will not be soft-hearted.”

Wuhe Gaga responded, but thinking of the proof of the strong man, he could only lower his head and continue to work in disappointment. However, he had completed the transformation task of assassinating fifteen masters. There were many masters suffering torture in Wuzong’s prison. He gave them a black feather secretly without anyone noticing.

……

June 6, the first year of Shengwu.

Just when the people of the capital were expecting the Lord of Donghai City to come to the capital, the 80,000-strong expeditionary army led by the Minister of War Jiang Er set out, passed through Tongguan and headed straight for Yangzhou in the southeast, defeating all the enemies along the way. The might of the grandmaster was unstoppable.

At the same time, a half-month imperial talent show was held in Jingzhou, and most of the places were decided.

The Taoist Palace used up its last reserves and refined a furnace of 100 Wudou pills, which it presented to Jiang Danglu, the governor of the two states.

The emperor issued an order exempting Daoist land from tax for three years, and he slept in Kunning Palace for many days, but he also ordered the Imperial Horse Administration to arrest 56 Daoist palace children who spied on the imperial city, rewarding one and punishing the other, which confused all the officials in the outer court for a while. Fulu Street in the imperial city.

In a wealthy merchant’s mansion, more than a dozen elders and disciples of the White Lotus Demon Sect gathered.

“Welcome to the Saint.”

As soon as the words fell, a barefoot woman walked over the door, dressed in black, with a very graceful demeanor, a broad mind and a pretty face.

“Seniors, please don’t be polite.”

The elders stood up straight upon hearing this. The former Yin Shengzi was among them. The White Lotus Demon Sect has always had two candidates, Yin and Yang, and the only candidate for the successor to the leader is determined through competition.

Five years ago, the sword-fighting competition ended. Madam Chen, the Yang Saint, was beheaded by the current emperor. Yin Saint thought he had it easy, but unexpectedly this generation of Saint suddenly appeared with high cultivation level.

In the end, Yin Shengzi, who was defeated, could only be relegated to the position of elder.

The White Lotus Saint looked around at everyone and said, “I came to the capital this time in compliance with the order of the leader. The Emperor and the Lord of East Sea City are about to have a decisive battle. Both sides are peerless masters at the peak of the Grand Master level. The difference is that the Lord of East Sea City is a martial arts fanatic, while the Emperor is aiming for the Nine Provinces.”

“If we miss this opportunity, the new dynasty will surely retake Jing and Yun in the future, and we will face the emperor’s army head-on. By then, the situation will be over, and the Holy Church will be in danger.”

The White Lotus Saint suddenly smiled, and she said sweetly: “Everyone here is the pillar of the Holy Religion, so I will speak frankly. The leader has formed an alliance with the Tantric Zen Master and the Dragon Demon King. When the emperor and the city lord are both defeated, great things can be accomplished.”

“Before that, I will go to the palace to get information. The three great masters of the new dynasty, the emperor, the chief female official, and the martial sect leader, as long as there are no other accidents, the thousand-year-old wish of the Holy Church will see the dawn.”

“Please spare no effort to help me pass this audition.”

The elders looked at each other in bewilderment, then their eyes were filled with excitement. It was rumored that the Tantric Zen master had broken through to the peak of the Grand Master. With such a strong support, they would be able to take advantage of the situation.

Yin Shengzi bowed his head and said, “The Saintess said that I will do my best. The Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony has not yet ended, so there is still room for improvement.”

“Then I’ll trouble you all.”

The White Lotus Saint turned and walked towards the side room, her slender waist holding up the heavy fruit. She was quite confident in her appearance and figure. With the help of the Holy Church, it would be just a matter of time for her to enter the palace.

……

In the wing room not far away.

Two men and three women sat around the table.

Sitting at the main seat, Mia looked around at everyone and sighed imperceptibly.

Back in the Embers world, she was a popular idol, but when she was touring and singing at the Ninth Fortress, she encountered riots and rebellions one after another. Before Commander Jiang came to the stage, facing the oppression of dark creatures, she chose to join the Order Association.

After the mission was completed, Mia simply joined the Order Bureau and successfully sent her sister to Hongdu College to study. The situation of the two in the musician Mi’s family also improved.

The conductor, violinist, singer, and pianist Mina all looked around. Unlike the last time they “went astray”, this time it was a normal world of the bronze level. As long as they were careful, the possibility of completing the task was not low.

Mia said, “This is my silver promotion mission, everyone must be careful. Hongdu College’s special duty only happens once per semester. In other words, I will only lead you once in the short term, so don’t get dependent on me.”

“Yes.” The four answered in unison.

(End of this chapter)