C91 A trifling matter in Kyoto (2)

The morning sun scattered down countless rays of light, illuminating the capital of the Eternity Duchy. The warm sunlight shined on the people's bodies, warming them and making them feel very comfortable.

Under the warm rays of the spring sun, the officials of the Eternity Duchy all rushed to the palace to attend the morning assembly. The time for the morning assembly changed after Qin Hengtian took charge of his affairs, and the officials no longer needed to be up at three or four in the morning to attend the assembly.

The officials gathered in groups of three to five and were enthusiastically discussing the war between their own country and the Seven Spirits Sect. The atmosphere was very warm. Everyone knew that the Eternity Duchy had won the war again. The six major sects that had come to offend them had been completely destroyed, and now their cities, population, rare resources, and other resources had all been taken over by their own armies.

The civil and military officials of the imperial court were all full of vigor and vigor, and they were full of pride. Their recent performance was extremely outstanding, and everyone hoped that they could make use of this opportunity to accomplish a great deed, hoping that they would be able to leave their mark in history in the future.

While they were chatting passionately, the bells of the morning assembly began ringing. Different from the previous few days, the bells had rung three times, echoing far out into the hall of government. The bell rang out loud and clear throughout the entire palace.

At first, all of the officials in the hall were stunned, but then they recalled the meaning of the bell's ringing. They immediately became respectful, and with excited expressions, quickly started to move, neatly splitting into two rows, standing straight, chest puffed out, as if ready to receive a review from their king at any time.

This was because the new law of Eternity clearly stated that when the bell sounded, it would be the start of the negotiations, and the number of times that the bell rang represented the identity of the person in charge of the negotiations. The one who rang the bell was the supervisor of the governance of the kingdom, and the three chimes indicated that the ruler of the imperial court, Qin Hengtian himself, would be in charge.

In the past few days, because the King had been personally leading the army, the morning assembly had been rung once every day, followed by a meeting hosted by the ministers. However, since there were three chimes, the person presiding over the morning assembly today could only be the person in charge of the Eternity Duchy herself.

Sure enough, after the three bells, they heard the melodious voice of the palace attendant, Xiao Yan, sounding out from outside the Town Hall, "The king pays his respects early in the morning, a hundred officials pays their respects to you." The next thing she saw was Qin Hengtian, dressed in the robes of a Zi Jin Kingdom Lord, wearing a Crown Prince's crown, and with golden silk and rusted dragon shoes on her feet.

The civil and military officials respectfully cupped their hands, bowed their heads, and called out, "Greetings to the King, may the King rest in peace." "

Qin Hengtian brought Xiao Yan to pass through the center of the officials, and directly walked to the front of the king's throne. He sat down with a flourish.

"Thank you, monarch!" The official straightened his body with excitement, and with a respectful look in his eyes, he looked at Eternity Lord Qin Hengtian, who was seated on the throne of the high nation's ruler.

Qin Hengtian was completely unsettled by the looks of the officials below him. He snorted and asked, "Has nothing major happened in the past few days that I was not in the capital?" "

"Reporting to the king, nothing big has happened, but this humble subject really does not understand why you suddenly returned to the capital. I wonder how the war between our country and the Seven Spirits Sect is progressing, and if you have achieved victory?" Zhuge Liang brought up the report and also asked the question that the court officials wanted to ask the most at the moment.

The sudden appearance of Qin Hengtian in the capital really made all the officials present confused, because he was a personal representative, so he should be leading the army and leading the Seven Spirits Sect into a huge battle, but now that he had appeared in the Town Hall, none of the generals who were going out for the battle had seen him, and only Zhang Liang, Guo Jia and the rest of the four great advisors followed him into the Court. This made all the officials feel suspicious and uneasy, but the officials did not dare to directly ask him, as only the inner court officials could directly ask about him and not get punished for it.

Qin Hengtian was in an extremely good mood, he smiled and said, "Zhang Liang, come and inform everyone of the good news. "

The moment they heard that, they became excited, all of them stared straight at Zhang Liang, wanting to know if the news he reported was the same as what they thought.

Zhang Liang slowly stepped forward, and with a calm and composed expression, he said, "The truth is as you have guessed. The Seven Spirits Sect was defeated by us, and the entire sect has chosen to submit to us. "

"We won, we really won, oh." Long live the country, long live the king, long live the Eternity! Such great news caused the civil and military officials of the imperial court to burst into an uproar, and they all cheered without caring about their image.

Ever since the declaration of war between the Eternity Duchy and the Seven Spirits Sect, the enemy had gathered their forces and sent their troops over ten million times, causing the atmosphere in the country to become extremely oppressive. Other than Qin Hengtian and the summoned Chinese sages who were extremely confident, the rest of the people, from the officials to the commoners, were pessimistic.

In the end, the Eternity Duchy was still in her initial state. The citizens' self-confidence was still not strong enough and lacked the determination to win for sure, so they were still skeptical about the strength of their own country.

Furthermore, there were some remnants of the Dark Fiend Sect and the Black Wind Sect that were secretly preaching and amplifying the Seven Spirits Sect's strength, demoting the Eternity to the point where it couldn't even withstand a single blow, and at the same time, walking around and spouting rumors, saying that all the surrounding powers had already joined the camp of the Eternity Duchy, that the Eternity in the Dongxuan Island was a situation where there was no help at all. It wouldn't be long before the country died, which caused the people to be even more worried.

After that, the Strong Gale Sect, Bamboo Sword Sect, Ming Luo Sect and other surrounding forces were destroyed one by one by the celestial army, and the six major powers were completely destroyed. When the news of the Ming Luo Sect and other major powers having pledged their allegiance to the Heavenly Wasteland spread, the situation finally stabilized, but everyone was still extremely concerned about the war against the Seven Spirits Sect, because only by defeating the Seven Spirits Sect could one truly achieve victory.

Upon hearing that it was Eternity that had obtained the final victory, the officials finally let go of the boulder they had been suppressing in their hearts. They could not help but be overjoyed. Everyone was celebrating and laughing heartily.

After they cheered for a while, the officials calmed down and began to formally discuss with Qin Hengtian. "During the few days that I have been out, has the Cabinet come up with a plan for reform?" "

Guan Zhong, the chief assistant of the Cabinet, stepped forward and bowed as he reported, "Reporting to the Emperor, we have already drawn up the specific proposals for the reform, they are waiting for you to review and approve them! "

"Yes, I will present it first. I will personally inspect it after the imperial court arrives. Now, our territory has expanded by tens of thousands of miles, and we have increased the number of cities by several thousand. Have you selected all the city lords that will take up their posts in different places?" Qin Hengtian nodded, and then asked.

This time, the Minister of House, Xiao He, came out and reported to the Emperor. All the City Lords of Baleful Yin County, Black Wind County, Liufeng County and Golden Wolf County had been selected and were waiting for the approval of the Emperor. "

As for the cities that the Strong Gale Sect, Bamboo Sword Sect and the other sects were located in, as well as the cities that the Seven Spirits Sect was located in, they had yet to begin the selection for the time being due to the lack of time. "

Qin Hengtian thought for a moment, then gave a solution. "When you guys come up with the list of names, just come up. As for the location of the Strong Gale Sect, Bamboo Sword Sect, and the other sects, from now on, it would be renamed as the Lie Mountain County. All the candidates for the City Lord position in the Golden Wolf County would be transferred to the Lie Mountain County, and the Seven Spirits Sect would be renamed as the Seven Spirit Counties, which was the choice for the City Lord of each city. "

"Organize a recruitment competition organized by your Cabinet. All citizens of the Eternity Realm who consider themselves to be of outstanding talent can attend. Those who pass the examination and are chosen can immediately take up their positions." "

After thinking for a moment, he added, "This matter will be handled personally by the Chief of the Cabinet, Guan Zhong. The other important ministers in the Cabinet will also take part in it, and we must ensure that every single one of them is eliminated. As long as I am truly talented and willing to do things for the citizens, do you understand?" "

"As you command!" Guan Zhong, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Ju Zheng and the other ministers all bowed and replied loudly.

Following that, Qin Hengtian directly called Zhuge Liang. "

"Your subject is here!" Zhuge Liang hurried out and bowed.

"This sovereign wants you to improve the Spirit Breaking Crossbow and do your best to make it possible for the Spirit Crossbow to fire consecutively. Have you completed this task?" Qin Hengtian asked with extreme concern.

Zhuge Liang cautiously replied, "Currently, I can only fire three arrows in a row. I might not be able to meet the country's main requirements." "

Qin Hengtian tapped his finger on the throne lightly, and said slowly, "Continue to study, it would be best if you could shoot ten arrows in succession. I have specially brought ten Apprentices and one Master Refiner for you, I believe it will be of help to you. "

"Thank you, my lord. I will develop the crossbows as soon as possible." Zhuge Liang said happily.

Qin Hengtian called out once again, "Xiao He! "

"Your servant is here." Xiao He bowed and stepped forward.

"I've recruited ten apprentice alchemists and a master alchemist for you. You'll have to take care of all the pills you concoct, understand?" Qin Hengtian said with a serious expression.

"Rest assured, my lord. I am the best at managing the logistics of the country. In the future, no matter if you want military supplies or food, feel free to come to me." Xiao He said confidently.

Qin Hengtian... "

In the next period of time, Qin Hengtian asked about the other matters in the country and gave his final decision. Time flew by quickly, and the meeting came to an end in an orderly manner.

Qin Hengtian had dealt with all of the matters personally handled by the leader, the remaining matters were all dealt with by him, he could just carry them out himself and leave them all to the Cabinet, there was no need for him to take care of them himself anymore, thus he nodded to Xiao Yan, who was beside him.

Xiao Yan, who had always been by his side and knew him best, suddenly understood. Taking a small step forward, she said in a clear voice, "There's something that needs to be done, we can't leave now." "

Just as the officials were about to bow and leave the court, a court guard reported from outside the Town Hall, "Reporting to the Emperor, there are three envoys from the Redflame Kingdom, Profound Spirit Sect and Qianyu Duchy who have come to seek an audience with the Emperor." "

Qin Hengtian exclaimed in shock as he looked to Zhang Liang and the other officials at the bottom of the hall. "It's as you have said, we came looking for you so quickly. "

Zhang Liang smiled, and said confidently: "Seems like these envoys have been waiting near the palace gates, and have some understanding of our New Deal, so they can rely on the number of bell rings to know that the country's leader has returned, and personally presided over the negotiations." "

Guo Jia's eyes flashed, he said slowly: "Seems like they are extremely anxious, they are most likely anxious to make their move against the Ling Sword Sect, and that's right, the so called war god's speed, is only because this time, three of their messengers are coming together, most likely to force us to give a final statement." "

Jia Xu lowered his voice and added, "If we do not agree with their request, they will most likely immediately fall out with us and attack us together. The three families will definitely get rid of us first. "

Qin Hengtian let out a cold snort, and placed both hands heavily on the table in front of him. "Let them in, it just so happens that this sovereign wants to see what kind of price they can give me, and let me say it!" I'd like to see if they want me to stay out of this, or if they're going to force me to join their camp! "

Xiao Yan shouted loudly: "Xuan!" "