Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16240 Decision
Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's words, Qingxuan was taken aback. He then gave Gongliang Juewen a deep look and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty wants to deal with us and those aristocratic families together? Aren't you afraid of causing chaos in the world?"

Gongliang Juewen snorted coldly and said, "The world is in chaos? Do you think I should bow down to you just to prevent the world from falling into chaos? You overestimate yourselves. Do you really think you can bring chaos to the world? It doesn't matter. Even if the world really falls into chaos, I can conquer this country bit by bit."

Qingxuan's eyes narrowed involuntarily. He gave Gongliang Juewen a deep look before speaking, "Your Majesty is just telling us to do nothing? Does that mean Your Majesty's previous order not to allow anyone to join the sect is invalid?"

Gongliang Juewen snorted coldly and said, "Haven't we received similar orders before? And what was the result? Have you ever heard of them?"

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's words, Qingxuan was taken aback. Then he remembered that, as Gongliang Juewen said, the Divine Kingdom had previously issued an order prohibiting ordinary people from joining sects at will. However, no one had ever heeded this order. Although this order was somewhat strict, in the past, if they wanted to recruit someone into a sect, they would usually bring their entire family to the sect for care. This was partly to relieve the disciples of their worries and partly to increase the number of people they could recruit. Therefore, although Gongliang Juewen's order sounded strict, there were many similar orders that they had never followed. So, it was hard to say how much binding force this order would have on them.

Gongliang Juewen continued, "What I've always wanted is actually very simple: no one can threaten the Gongliang family. Before that, I can make some concessions, allowing the aristocratic families to develop and your sects to grow stronger. But once you cross that red line, I will attack you. Whoever crosses that red line, I will attack. Previously, your sects crossed that red line, so I attacked you. Now that those aristocratic families have crossed it, I will attack them. If you think that by uniting, you can threaten me, you are wrong. I will not bow down. I've made myself clear. The choice is yours. You can go back now. After a while, I will take action against those aristocratic families. What you do then is up to you. You can leave now."

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's words, Qingxuan was taken aback for a moment. He then gave Gongliang Juewen a deep look, stood up, bowed to him, and said, "This humble subject takes his leave." After saying that, he left the room and took the teleportation array back to Tianxuan Sect.

As soon as he returned to Tianxuan Sect, he immediately sent letters to the other major sects. The sect leaders of the major sects also rushed to Tianxuan Sect at the first opportunity. They all knew very well that Qingxuan must have something important to tell them at this time, so they came immediately.

After the sect leaders of all the sects arrived, Qingxuan looked at everyone and said directly, "Today, I had originally planned with Gongsun Xing to deal with the royal family together. This time, His Majesty not only dismissed Gongsun Xing from his position as prime minister, but also expelled 30% of the disciples from aristocratic families from the court. He also ordered that people from the Divine Kingdom are not allowed to join any sect, and those who violate this order will have their entire family exterminated and be held jointly liable. Therefore, Gongsun Xing was prepared to join forces with us to deal with His Majesty and make him bow down."

Everyone nodded; they knew this. Qingxuan looked at them and continued, "But just now, His Majesty summoned me again. He told me openly that this time he's targeting those aristocratic families because they've crossed the line and are starting to threaten the Gongliang family. So he has to deal with them. If we do nothing during His Majesty's crackdown on the aristocratic families—if we don't help them or cause trouble—His Majesty will allow disciples from our various sects to re-enter the court. What do you think about this?"

When the sect leaders heard Qingxuan say this, they were all stunned. Then they immediately started discussing it. After a while, one of the sect leaders spoke up: "I don't think His Majesty's words can be trusted. His Majesty is just trying to keep us calm and then defeat us one by one."

Many sect leaders nodded in agreement, but another sect leader spoke up, saying, "I don't think so. We didn't actually have to participate in this matter. It was those aristocratic families who came to us, which is why we joined. Those aristocratic families seem to have gotten a bit arrogant. They benefited the most from dealing with the Creation God Sect last time. They probably think they can challenge His Majesty now, which is why they want to deal with the Myriad Laws God Sect. To be honest, this is indeed a test for His Majesty. But even if His Majesty backs down, those aristocratic families will still benefit the most. They are in the city and have better control over those cities. The only benefit we get is that we won't be suppressed by His Majesty anymore. Compared to them, it's far less."

Qingxuan then spoke up, saying in a deep voice, "His Majesty told me that he will absolutely not back down this time. He is already prepared for a full-scale war. If we do not participate in this matter, His Majesty will only deal with those aristocratic families and will also allow our disciples to re-enter the court, because the deaths of those aristocratic families will vacate a large number of positions, and His Majesty needs people. If we participate, then he will wage a full-scale war against us. These are His Majesty's exact words."

The sect leaders fell silent for a moment before one of them finally spoke up: "If His Majesty is truly prepared for a full-scale war, then we cannot participate in this matter. To be honest, what benefit would it bring us? Even if we defeat His Majesty, what then? Can our sects become emperors? If not, won't it ultimately benefit those aristocratic families? And if someone from one of those families does become emperor, won't they also suppress us afterward? Rather than being suppressed by the new emperor, we might as well maintain the status quo. If our disciples could rejoin the court, it would be very beneficial for our future development."

Everyone was taken aback, then they all nodded. Qingxuan then spoke up, "To be honest, what we promised those aristocratic families this time won't have a significant impact on the overall situation. What we promised them was to relocate some people from outside the city to our various sects. Think about it, what impact does this have on the overall situation? If we hadn't received His Majesty's promise before, we would have done it anyway. But if we do it now, it's a bit of a loss. We only gain some people, but we offend His Majesty and lose the opportunity to let the disciples of our sects re-enter the court. We've only done something that doesn't have a significant impact on the overall situation, but we've offended His Majesty and lost a benefit. For us, it's indeed a loss. But if we really do nothing, it's equivalent to offending those aristocratic families. Our relationship with them will probably not be good in the future, and it will be unlikely that we can cooperate like this again."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with not cooperating with those powerful families. What benefits have we gained from cooperating with them? The experts of the Myriad Laws Sect are still around, and they will definitely retaliate against us later. It will also be difficult for us to hold onto the properties in the city that we have acquired. Even if we hold onto them now, have you all thought about what we will do if those powerful families want our properties in the city in the future? Their foundation is in the city, while our foundation is not in the city. It will be much easier for them to acquire those properties in the city than for us. In the end, we might end up losing both our assets and our resources."

"His Majesty told me that he has given us a chance. In a few days, he will take action against those powerful families. Then it will be up to us to decide. If we do nothing, his promise will be valid. If we take action, he will deal with us as well. So there is no need for everyone to make a decision immediately. It is not too late to go back and discuss it with your subordinates before making a decision."

"Sect Master Qingxuan, I don't need to discuss this with anyone else. We will not participate in this matter. If you insist on participating, we will not send troops. I hope you can understand." The speaker was a sect master from a major sect. As soon as he spoke, the room fell silent. They were an alliance, and under normal circumstances, they would act together. If they stopped acting together because of this matter, their alliance would likely slowly fall apart, which would not be a good thing.

Master Qingxuan glanced at the sect leader, then looked at the others before speaking: “Our sects have been suppressed by His Majesty for a long time, which has made us more united. We have always acted together. Even if we don’t participate in this matter, it won’t have a significant impact on the overall situation. Are we really going to stop acting together for such a small matter? Everyone, the reason we are strong, the reason why His Majesty and the aristocratic families are wary of us, is primarily because of our unity. Once we are not united, we are finished. We might end up as a piece of meat in the mouths of the royal family and those aristocratic families. His Majesty is determined to fight this matter to the end, but those aristocratic families are not yet determined. And everyone should remember that those aristocratic families are also an alliance, and an alliance even looser than our sect alliance. If they are truly facing His Majesty’s pressure, will some of them betray us? Will some of them surrender to His Majesty? These are all things we must consider. Therefore, I also think that we should not participate in this matter. What do you think?”