Novel Full Chapter 979 - Chapter 979: Chapter 928 - Chapter 929 Does he not fear that I would kill him?
Chapter 979: Chapter 928 – Chapter 929 Does he not fear that I would kill him?
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Within the imperial palace, Zhu Houji sat on his bed, flipping through the memorial reports in his hands.
Ever since his rise to the Divine Dynasty, he had been in control of the Golden Book and Jade Scroll, and he had no worries about losing his imperial power, confidently delegating many matters to the Cabinet and the six ministries’ ministers.
But all memorials still needed to be archived with copies at the Office of Imperial Sacrifices, so he could review them at any time.
The memorials that lay in front of him now were some of the significant affairs handled by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty’s Cabinet and the six ministries during the years when he went to seize control of Spirit Realm Cave Sky.
As he browsed through the memorial reports, he listened to Eunuch Huang Jin from the Office of Imperial Sacrifices, who was by his side, reciting some recent events that had occurred in Tiandu and within the realm of Heaven and Earth.
“Outer Alliance’s Zhao Baiyang, Demonic Cult’s Church Master Xue Wuheng, and others came together, entering Tiandu not long ago. They’re also contacting some people, seemingly wishing to seek an audience with Your Majesty,” Huang Jin reported respectfully, relaying the news his Dong Factory subordinates had gathered.
This eunuch not only supervised the Dong Factory, a secret intelligence agency, but he also had near-complete knowledge of everything within the Great Ming Divine Dynasty.
Of course, with the power of people like Zhao Baiyang, if they truly wanted to conceal their tracks, even the operatives of Dong Factory wouldn’t be able to detect them.
But Zhao Baiyang and his group did not hide; in fact, they deliberately let the Dong Factory discover them, as a message.
“They wish to see me?” Zhu Houji asked indifferently, still looking through the memorial report, not lifting his head, “Do they even qualify to be involved in this affair?”
There was a clear disdain in Zhu Houji’s voice, but neither Huang Jin, his close servant, would question it, nor would Zhao Baiyang and his group dispute any incorrectness in Zhu Houji’s words if they were present.
The fact was that the matter of Spirit Realm Cave Sky was of vital importance, the stakes were enormous, and mostly the True Immortal sects and other major powers had the qualifications to lead the struggle for it. Even supreme strong independent practitioners needed to form alliances with others to enter the fray.
Together, Zhao Baiyang and his group were one of the formidable forces in the original world of the Great Ming, but even so, they fall far short when compared to the major powers and immortal sects of the Sky Wasteland Realm.
So, Zhu Houji absolutely did not believe these people would overestimate themselves and become involved in the contest for the Spirit Realm Cave Sky.
Moreover, while they were all from the native forces of the original Great Ming World, their relationship was not harmonious, to say the least; in fact, there was significant enmity.
“Does Zhao Baiyang and the others not fear that I might have them killed?” Zhu Houji asked coldly.
You must know that although the assassination attempt on the former Emperor by Zhao Baiyang, Xue Wuheng, Diamond Sect’s Master, and Fengdu Ghost Emperor had passed, except for Fengdu Ghost Emperor who died at Pei Xuanjing’s hands, the others are still alive and well.
“Your Majesty, please calm your anger,” Huang Jin hurried to advise.
“Haha, I am not angry,” Zhu Houji waved it off, showing no sign of anger.
He was also aware that though the former Emperor Wuzong died from their assassination, he couldn’t act against Zhao Baiyang and the others now because the situation wouldn’t allow it.
While Emperor Wuzong’s death was indeed due to this group’s assassination, how many had tacitly allowed and supported them in the background, Zhu Houji didn’t even have to think about it; Yang Tinghe at first was just one of them.
If he were to dredge up the matter now, revealing more people involved would make the Great Ming Divine Dynasty’s court situation even more chaotic, risking total collapse with just one misstep.
At the moment, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty holds dozens of Spirit Realm Cave Heavens, which seems like a positive development but is also fraught with risks, and with the Godsealing Plan looming, absolutely no accidents are allowed.
Indeed, according to Master Pei’s plan, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty is to be the foundation, constructing the Human Race Heavenly Court to fulfill the Enthroning Gods Plan.
But all of this is predicated on the usefulness of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty. If significant issues arise in the dynasty at this juncture, it will inevitably be abandoned by many True Immortals and immortal sects, who may even opt to support other powers.
Therefore, as an emperor, when weighing interests against grievances, Zhu Houji knew very well when to be clear-headed and when to feign ignorance, having been an emperor for hundreds of years; hence, his earlier words were just a moment of dissatisfaction.
“Go and ask Prince of Xiang to inquire what these people are really after,” Zhu Houji suddenly had an inspiration, an idea forming in his mind.
All of a sudden, he seemed to guess the intent of Zhao Baiyang and his group, thus he needed Prince of Xiang to probe them to see if there are any mutual interests and goals.
If Zhao Baiyang and his companions could be of help with the plans he was about to implement, then he wouldn’t mind collaborating with them once more.
“Your servant obeys,” said Huang Jin, who immediately went to visit the Prince of Xiang after receiving the command.
As a once revered powerhouse of the Great Ming Empire, Prince of Xiang possessed absolute talent. Over the past several centuries, as the Great Ming Divine Dynasty rose in power and prosperity, he also received countless cultivation resources, and with the help of his Divine Position, he too had recently entered the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm.
Nevertheless, even having reached the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm, Prince of Xiang was aware of whom the Great Ming Divine Dynasty should revolve around and not only in terms of controlling the court situation but also regarding strength and status, he was inevitably below Emperor Zhu Houji.
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