I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 21 The existence of a sect has both advantages and disadvantages!
"Forget it, let's talk it out next time we meet."

After having some feelings for Li Chen, Chu Ruoyan would never think of eloping.

Chu Ruoyan has not had a life of luxury since childhood, but her living conditions are not bad either.

On one hand, he and Xiao Ming lived in the open air, and on the other hand, he enjoyed wealth and glory in the imperial palace.

Furthermore, Xiao Ming is just a potential stock. Perhaps in ten or dozens of years, Xiao Ming will be able to achieve great things.

This is just a possibility, and no one can predict the future.

Li Chen has already stood at the pinnacle of this world. As the emperor of the Tiance Dynasty, his power has reached its peak, and his appearance is unparalleled in the world.

This is an emperor with real power, and his strength is unfathomable.

It was impossible for Chu Ruoyan not to be moved.

It’s not that she is trying to curry favor with the powerful, the problem is that Li Chen’s conditions are there, and which woman can resist him? Besides, this is only the first day of contact.

In addition, Li Chen is a veteran in the love field. He knows his strengths clearly. He just needs to judge what type of woman he wants to conquer and play to his strengths normally.

Back in the room, Chu Ruoyan originally wanted to practice for a while, but Li Chen's handsome face would appear in her mind from time to time, disturbing her thoughts.

Even when she was undressing and lying on the bed to rest, Chu Ruoyan was still thinking about the scenes she had seen in the imperial study.

At first, she just thought that Li Chen was very majestic and domineering, but now, thinking carefully about the conversation between Li Chen and the ministers, she felt more and more that Li Chen was not simple.

I still remember when General Guo Poyun came, his shoes were covered in mud.

When he said he was growing vegetables, he was actually showing weakness, and his purpose was to let Your Majesty know that he did not have too many ambitions.

The most cunning one was Prince Li Longyu. When he was first questioned by the emperor about whether his subordinates had forcibly seized good farmland, Li Longyu gave an ambiguous answer. He just casually said that he didn't know and would just go back and discipline the people.

This is just playing dumb, and there is no intention of making any concessions.

After all, he is His Majesty's uncle, and perhaps he feels that His Majesty will not dwell on such matters.

But when His Majesty was really angry and scolded Li Longyu for the people's rebellion, he knelt down and said that he would deal with it strictly and told him how to deal with it. Only then did His Majesty let him go.

Thinking back to Li Chen's mutterings, Chu Ruoyan couldn't help laughing.

Chu Ruoyan really thought that Li Chen was amazing as he was able to compete with these old foxes at such a young age.

During dinner, Li Chen seemed to have asked her to meet him tomorrow.

As she thought about it, Chu Ruoyan fell asleep in a daze with a faint smile on her lips.

The next day, early morning.

Chu Ruoyan felt a little uneasy as soon as she got up.

While eating breakfast, she was thinking about when Li Chen would summon her and what clothes she should wear.

Did Li Chen like the outfit he wore yesterday, or did he want to see something else?

Looking at the room full of clothes, she felt for the first time that there were not enough. She had changed a lot of clothes this morning.

The maids were so busy that their hands were sore.

But the maids remembered that the eldest lady changed her clothes reluctantly yesterday, as numb as a rag doll.

Why is the eldest lady so proactive today? She even complained that there are not enough clothes and wanted to buy some.

While changing clothes, looking at herself in the mirror, Chu Ruoyan began to wonder if her figure was not good enough and whether she needed to put on some makeup.

You know, Chu Ruoyan had never considered these issues when she attended various dinners and met with other powerful children in the imperial capital. She was already absolutely beautiful without makeup.

Time passed slowly, and the closer it got to noon, the more uneasy Chu Ruoyan felt.

Because there was still no news of being summoned by Li Chen.

Li Chen is the emperor, and she can't take the initiative to find Li Chen. Has Li Chen forgotten about this matter?

The complex emotions in my heart began to intertwine again.

Chu Ruoyan's mother seemed to see this and comforted her, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and should be very busy recently. He probably hasn't finished his morning court yet. Look how anxious you are." "Who, who is anxious? We just made an appointment last night. Mom, please go out quickly. I'm changing my clothes."

When Chu Ruoyan said this, there was a hint of shyness on her face.

"You said this. I have so many years of experience in dressing. Are you sure you don't want to listen?"

Chu Ruoyan's mother could not give any advice on how to practice, but when it comes to showing feminine charm, Chu Ruoyan really can't compare to her mother.

"My daughter knows she was wrong. Mother, please help me choose."

Chu Ruoyan quickly stopped her mother and begged her mother for some advice.

On the other side, Li Chen had just finished the morning court session, and it was another noisy day for the court officials.

The summary of today's morning court session is nothing more than the issue of sect control in the Tiance Dynasty.

It is difficult to manage sects in the first place, and some sects have powerful saints who are beyond the constraints of the secular world.

These sects have extremely high prestige in the local area and have seriously affected the management of the local government.

If these sects were more upright, then there wouldn't be much of a problem.

The local government also turned a blind eye and everyone kept to themselves.

They can also cooperate when needed. For example, if there are monsters causing trouble around or evil cultivators taking people to make elixirs, these sects will also help and make a contribution to local stability.

Therefore, emperors of all dynasties had no control over these sects, or it could be said that they were unable to control them.

But problems have arisen in recent years. With the development of the sect, the number of disciples has increased, the characters of the disciples vary greatly, and various conflicts have arisen between sects.

These sects began to organize into alliances, such as Piaomiao Immortal Alliance, Jiuyuan Holy Land, Zixiao Heavenly Palace, etc., which are all relatively large sect groups within the Tiance Dynasty.

The original intention of establishing these alliances was simply to mediate conflicts between sects in the region.

Now it has evolved into major alliances fighting each other and grabbing territory.

Especially when rare mineral veins and divine objects were discovered, the fighting became even more intense, causing great chaos in the local area.

There are many powerful people within these alliances, and the Tiance Dynasty does not have the energy and ability to deal with them.

If other emperors were in power, perhaps these ministers would not have raised this issue in the court, but would only have mentioned it in private memorials.

To put it bluntly, these sects have already surpassed the supremacy of the imperial power, and other emperors cannot control them even if they want to.

If any minister said this in the court, he would embarrass the emperor.

But Li Chen is an emperor at the Saint level, the strongest emperor in the past five hundred years. That’s why they dared to raise the issue in the court and ask Li Chen to find a way to manage it.

Li Chen also had a deep understanding of this point, because when he was reading the memorials yesterday, many state officials mentioned that some sects had become hiding places for extremely vicious criminals, and they were helpless.

The military officer's memorial also stated that the sect's disciples were fighting in the military camp, interfering with their normal operations.

Li Chen felt that these were indeed problems, but he had not yet had any specific contact with the people from the sect, so it was hard to be sure what these people were thinking.

Wait for a chance to get in touch, and then make a decision.

The existence of a sect has both advantages and disadvantages, and the best strategy is to find a way to manage it.

After saying this, today's morning court session was declared over.

Li Chen returned to the imperial study. Because he was more diligent yesterday, there were fewer memorials today and he finished them all in a short while.

Stretching, he found that the countdown for his 'Novice Mission' was still ticking.

"If I remember correctly, Chu Ruoyan's home seems to be in the east of the city. I can ask her to be my guide and continue my offensive."

Thinking of this, he asked the eunuch to summon Chu Ruoyan.

Not long after, a tall and beautiful figure appeared in the imperial study.

(End of this chapter)