Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16239 Summoning
"Today I punished those sects and aristocratic families. They will not obediently accept the punishment and will definitely retaliate. We must be prepared."

“Your Majesty, those sects are alright, they don’t have many people in the court right now, but those aristocratic families are different. They have people in the court. If all of their people in the court suddenly quit, we will face a situation where we have no one to use.”

"I've thought of that, so I'm going to talk to the people in the sect. I've already sent someone to invite Qingxuan, regardless of the outcome of the talks with him."

"Does Your Majesty intend to bring members of the sects back to the court? If so, what difference would there be between this and the current situation?"

"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 do unite, things will get complicated."

"But now that 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, so the sect members are even less likely to side with us, aren't they?"

"The rule of not allowing people to join sects is not really a rule. We have not allowed people to join sects in the past, but people still joined, didn't we? So it is useless. It depends on how well the negotiations go with the sects."

"Your Majesty, what if the sect disagrees? What should we do then?"

"If the sects disagree, it means they are truly going against us. Moreover, what they are doing is actually a test. They want us to back down first, but once we back down, we will never be able to stand up to them again. So this time, we absolutely cannot back down. If the sects do not agree to join us in dealing with those aristocratic families, then we will have to take matters into our own hands. This time, we will focus on attacking the aristocratic families, city by city. Even if it means causing chaos in the Divine Kingdom, we must fight. Those aristocratic families are an alliance. While we fight, we can also spread the message that as long as those aristocratic families are willing to listen to us in the future, we will not attack them. But if they do not listen to us, then I'm sorry, we will have to take action. We will start with the major aristocratic families and subdue them. Then we will deal with the minor aristocratic families. Perhaps once we have dealt with the major aristocratic families, the minor aristocratic families will submit to us without us having to deal with them. And don't forget, we also have allies, namely the Myriad Laws Divine Sect."

"But Your Majesty, wasn't the Myriad Laws Cult already destroyed?"

"The Myriad Laws Sect has not been destroyed. Although the Myriad Laws Temple was completely destroyed and many disciples of the Myriad Laws Sect died, the higher-ups of the Myriad Laws Sect are unharmed. The Myriad Laws Sect is quite powerful. With them as our allies, it should be easier for us to deal with those aristocratic families."

Just as Gongliang Juewen finished speaking, a palace attendant entered. He bowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Hai, the leader of the Myriad Laws Divine 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? Damn it, let him in." Zhao Hai had already managed to sneak into Wukong City before, and now it had happened again. You have to know that Wukong City is always in motion, and its exact location is unknown to ordinary people, but Zhao Hai managed to sneak up 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 go back now." The elders responded and left Gongliang Juewen's study, leaving only Gongliang Juewen and a eunuch in the room.

A short while later, Zhao Hai followed a palace attendant into the study. As soon as he entered, 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." Immediately, a eunuch brought a chair, and after Zhao Hai thanked him, he 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 for the future?"

Zhao Hai looked at Gongliang Juewen and said, "Your Majesty, I want revenge, but if I'm really going to do it, it will definitely be in the city. So I came to see Your Majesty today to ask for your permission to take action 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 said, "Is this really all you're asking for?"

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. We only have one request. Those sects and aristocratic families are targeting us, but we know that the root of this matter lies with those aristocratic families. They are the ones who want to deal with us. Therefore, our target for revenge this time is those aristocratic families, or rather, those aristocratic families as the main force."

Gongliang Juewen looked at Zhao Hai and said, "You can take revenge if you want, but have you thought about what will happen to the country if I allow you to take 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 these things?"

Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "Our targets this time 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 minor clans will no longer dare to oppose His Majesty. After all, for years, the major clans have been feasting, while the minor clans have only been able to drink 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."

Upon hearing this, Gongliang Juewen's eyes lit up. He gave Zhao Hai a deep look before speaking, "What you say is correct, but putting it into practice is still quite difficult. How about this, you all hold off on your actions for now. I'll punish those aristocratic families, and then 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 refuse the punishment and continue to resist me, then I will send troops to join you in dealing with those aristocratic families. What do you say? Do you agree?"

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's words, Zhao Hai was taken aback at first, then nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I agree. I will await Your Majesty's news. I will take my leave now."

After speaking, Zhao Hai stood up, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and then left the room. As Gongliang Juewen watched Zhao Hai leave, his expression slowly turned cold. Although Zhao Hai had acted politely and even approached him to ask for permission to fight in the city, Gongliang Juewen could tell from Zhao Hai's behavior that Zhao Hai didn't respect him as emperor. Although Zhao Hai addressed him as "Your Majesty," he left on his own initiative. It's known that when meeting the emperor, one can only leave when the emperor commands it; there's no such thing as leaving on one's own. Zhao Hai's decision to leave clearly indicated that he considered himself an equal to Gongliang Juewen, which was why he acted this way. From this alone, it was evident that Zhao Hai didn't truly respect him.

As an emperor, he was very sensitive to such matters, so he was very dissatisfied with Zhao Hai's performance. He was well aware that the Myriad Laws Divine Sect was still very weak. Once the Myriad Laws Divine Sect 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, as he still needed to use the Myriad Laws Divine Sect.

Just then, the eunuch entered again, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and said, "Your Majesty, Daoist Qingxuan has arrived."

Gongliang Juewen came to his senses and said in a deep voice, "Let him in."

The eunuch responded and left the room, then led Master Qingxuan in. As soon as Master Qingxuan entered the room, 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 over a chair, and Qingxuan sat down after thanking the eunuch. 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 said, "The reason I called you here is to talk to you about this matter. This time, 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, but you don't. They approached you and promised you some benefits, asking you to join them in dealing with the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, and you agreed?"

As Gongliang Juewen spoke, he kept looking at Qingxuan. Qingxuan was slightly taken aback by Gongliang Juewen's words, and then said, "Your Majesty summoned me here not just to ask about this matter, is it?"

Gongliang Juewen looked at Qingxuan and then said, "You are a smart man, so I won't waste my breath on you. This time, I seem to have punished you and those aristocratic families, but my main target is actually those aristocratic families. I know they will retaliate. Their power has grown rapidly in recent years, especially after dealing with the Creation God Sect, they gained even more benefits, which is why they dared to touch the Myriad Laws God Sect. They are testing me, wanting to see how I will deal with them. But 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 go. As for you, you don't need me to deal with you anymore. I called you here today to tell you that if you don't interfere when I deal with those aristocratic families, then I can allow your sect's disciples to re-enter the court as officials. After I deal with those aristocratic families, there will be many vacant positions that 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, then I will have no choice but to deal with you as well."