Too much fruit

Chapter 987: Harming others to benefit oneself, but oneself is dead
"I have met the Emperor."

Elder Tianji and Zhu Huian saluted at the same time, and even Elder Kaiyang, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was forced to lower his head by Elder Tianji.

"Mr. Huian, and two uncles, this is a sect, you don't need to be so polite." Jiang Li said helplessly.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished. No matter when or where, Your Majesty is the ruler of a great empire, and we cannot be disrespectful."

Zhu Huian said that no matter where he was, he had to address people by their titles, as he did not want to be impolite.

Elder Tianji obviously had a similar attitude. He and Jiang Li didn't have much contact, and he was more thoughtful than Elder Kaiyang, so he was destined not to call him nephew as casually as Elder Kaiyang Xing.

Moreover, although Elder Kaiyang has recovered from his injuries, he still has to sit in a wheelchair, and he came back through a dog's mouth.

Perhaps, the emperor may not be as magnanimous as he appears.

All I can say is that the world has really misunderstood Emperor Jiang a lot, and they all assume that he is narrow-minded.

"Then let's call each other."

Seeing that the two of them had the same attitude, Jiang Li did not force it and decided to call each of them by their own name. Then he looked at Elder Tianji and said, "Uncle Tianji seems to know something about the Imperial Academy's chief wine officer and the Emperor's Dao Fruit."

The previous inquiries sounded like a dispute between Confucianism and Mohism, but what does this dispute between the two have to do with the Dinghu School?

The Dinghu Sect is a sect. No matter how deep its ties with the imperial court are, it is impossible for it to directly join either Confucianism or Mohism. Even if Elder Tianji is curious about the rise of Mohism, he will never directly test Zhu Huian.

But if we add in the fact that Elder Tianji knows the secret of the Emperor's Dao Fruit and the inclinations of the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer, then it would be a different story.

The emperor must be impartial and selfless, and the chief academic officer of the Imperial Academy is supposed to follow such an emperor. If the emperor wants to suppress the Imperial Academy, does it mean that the current emperor is not as impartial as the emperors of previous dynasties, but has regained his humanity?
Although the secret of the Son of Heaven's Dao Fruit is circulated in a small circle, theoretically, Elder Tianji should not know it, unless...
Jiang Li's eyes were fixed on a reckless man in a wheelchair.

Elder Kaiyang immediately shook his hand, "I didn't say anything."

As a former tool of the Heavenly Sovereign, Elder Kaiyang learned many secrets from the Heavenly Sovereign.

To put it bluntly, Elder Kaiyang is to Tianjun as Xiaotian is to Jiang Li.

Is there anyone who would avoid talking to his own dog?

Therefore, except for a few secrets, Elder Kaiyang knows almost everything else.

However, although Elder Kaiyang looked like a reckless man, he was actually a man of great skill. He would misjudge the situation and act recklessly. Elder Kaiyang had always been cautious about the secrets related to Jiang Li, making sure that they would never be exposed to others. For example, the fact that Jiang Li ate three bowls of rice...
"It wasn't Kaiyang who told me."

Elder Tianji also denied it and said, "I learned this from the Heavenly Monarch. The Heavenly Monarch left some things in the sect, and after I checked them, I discovered some secrets."

"Tian Jun?" Jiang Li's eyebrows moved. "Tian Jun left a backup plan in the sect?"

With the Emperor's disposition of not trusting anyone, Jiang Li thought he would clean up the mess thoroughly without leaving any traces. In other words, he would not leave any traces from the beginning.

As for the statement that he would feel disgusted by Jiang Li even after his death... the Heavenly Emperor would not do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself.

It's not that he has noble morals, but that Tianjun's character can be said to be half heaven and half man. He is more inclined to seek pleasure by harming others and not benefiting himself. Tianjun does not have the spare time or motivation to do such things.

He would not have the idea of ​​indulging in human nature and doing meaningless things.

This is Jiang Li’s understanding of the Heavenly Monarch.

Therefore, Jiang Li thought that the Heavenly Emperor would not leave anything valuable behind.

but······
"I was mistaken."

Jiang Li suddenly laughed and shook his head, saying: "The Lord of Heaven does not do things that harm others and benefit himself, but his purpose in leaving behind the arrangement was to benefit himself."

If the information left behind can cause chaos in the imperial court, it can create many opportunities for the Heavenly Emperor.

If the Heavenly Emperor fails in his promotion but survives, he can take advantage of the falling out between Jiang Li and the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer to fish in troubled waters.

In fact, the Heavenly Monarch did not have such absolute self-confidence, and he actually considered failure. In other words, the Heavenly Monarch pursued the perfection of heaven so much that he did not allow himself to only consider victory and have the weakness of arrogance.

However, Tianjun had considered the possibility of defeat, but never considered the possibility of death.

Now that people are dead, harming others to benefit oneself becomes harming others without benefiting oneself.

Under such circumstances, the backup plan became an act that would disgust the enemy even until death.

Due to his own cognition, Jiang Li didn't care about the remains of the Heavenly Lord, so after so many days in Dinghu Sect, he never thought of finding any clues from the Heavenly Lord's residence.

Now that he thought about it, he was a little too arrogant and almost lost some possible key clues.

"Since the Lord of Heaven left a message targeting me, he might have left a message for that person as well," Jiang Li thought to himself.

Failure to be promoted to Heavenly Monarch is equivalent to being temporarily out of the game. If Jiang Li were to fight with another person, he could just sit on the mountain and watch the fight.

The Lord of Heaven’s calculations were quite accurate, but the only thing he didn’t anticipate was that he would die.

"Your Majesty, do you need to go to the residence of the Emperor of Heaven?" Elder Tianji asked at the right time.

"No hurry," Jiang Li said with a smile, "You have all been waiting for a long time, let's discuss the matter first."

Although he wanted to know what the Heavenly Monarch had left behind, there was no need to be so impatient. As he spoke, he walked into the Tianshu Hall first.

There were no seats in the Tianshu Hall. In the past, when matters were being discussed, even the head of the sect had to stand.

This arrangement represents the unity of the seven stars. The sect leader is the head, the elders of the six halls are the body, and the non-sect leader is another class above the elders.

Anyway, no matter what the actual situation is, at least on the surface, the head of the sect and the elders of the six halls are equal.

Elder Yuheng was also in the hall at this time. When he saw Jiang Li, he nodded in greeting.

Then, everyone stood on the left and right sides, with Jiang Li in the middle at the end of the hall.

"The battle with Tianjun's followers gave Master and Yuanjun some insights, so they took Senior Sister to retreat together. Therefore, I will preside over this meeting on behalf of Master."

Jiang Li didn't hesitate to say anything, and directly asked everyone: "Do you have any objections?"

The answer is of course no.

So, let’s get to the point.

"Let's talk about the grand ceremony first. The three of us should be able to come out of retreat in the next two days, so let's set the grand ceremony on an auspicious day four days from now."

Jiang Li said slowly, "After that, it's the sect's business. The sect has suffered many disasters, and the elders of Yaoguang and Tianquan Halls are vacant. According to my master's suggestion, we should first select people to take over for these two halls. I see that Yun Qiuchi of Tianquan Hall has outstanding talents and good character. I can temporarily grant him the Dao Fruit of Tianquan Wenqu and let him take over Tianquan Hall. What do you think?"

After these words were spoken, Elder Yuheng's body trembled slightly.

It was because during these days, he and Elder Tianji had both speculated about the death of Elder Tianquan.

On the surface, it was said that Elder Tianquan was ambushed and killed by the enemy, but in fact, judging from Tianxuan's cold treatment afterwards, Elder Tianquan's death was most likely because he was about to take a wrong step.

Especially Elder Yuheng, he and Elder Tianquan are love rivals, and he knows very well what Elder Tianquan can do.

Now Jiang Li intends to let Tianquan's followers take over Tianquan Palace, which will put an end to the matter. The elders of Tianquan died at the hands of the enemy, not a traitor.

"Yun Qiuchi is indeed a suitable candidate, but she is a little young after all, and I am afraid she will not be able to convince the public..."

Elder Tianji continued, pondered for a while, and said: "How about this, I can take care of it in my spare time and try my best to make the transition of Tianquan Palace smooth."

"Good." Jiang Li nodded.

It was called looking after, but in fact it was surveillance. As the disciple of Elder Tianquan, whether Qiuchi would rebel because of the death of his master was a question that had to be considered.

But Jiang Li doesn't need to worry about such trivial matters, as Elder Tianji will take over.

Moreover, Jiang Li was not suitable to get too close to other women at this time. He also had principles. If they said they were eating from the same family, they were eating from the same family.

"As for Elder Yaoguang," Elder Tianji continued, "Elder Yaoguang is responsible for external conquests. I think he should select suitable disciples to practice the Nine Li Sword Scripture, and the best ones can be selected by Elder Yaoguang."

As soon as these words were spoken, Kaiyang and Yuheng's expressions changed.

The "Nine Li Sword Scripture" is indeed a first-class killing skill, but its root is the "Chiyou Three Plate Scripture", which has the same origin as Jiang's "Qi Tomb". This skill is difficult to practice, but if a Jiang who has cultivated the innate Qi practices it, there is a high probability of success, and the progress is far better than others.

Elder Tianji's words were equivalent to letting someone from the Jiang family take over the position of Elder Yaoguang.

Although the previous Yaoguang Elder Lu Tianpeng was also considered a member of the Jiang family, he had actually long since left the Jiang family, which meant that he was completely different from a real member of the Jiang family.

"The Nine-Li Sword Scripture is too dangerous and is not the best choice."

Jiang Li rejected this proposal and said, "Even among our Jiang family, there are only a handful of people who have achieved this skill. Let's choose someone else."

Jiang Li is the only one holding the Jiang family accountable now, and it is not a good idea to forcibly promote a member of the family to the position.

Moreover, Jiang Li had no intention of taking this opportunity to interfere with the Dinghu Sect.

Because there is no need at all.

The great patriarch of the Jiang family has already taken down the Dinghu Sect, so the younger generations should stop working so hard and just practice diligently.

Jiang Li's refusal also made the Dinghu Sect feel at ease.

If the Jiang family must be allowed to control the Dinghu Sect, disputes are inevitable, which is not a good thing for the sect.

"I think that the former Tianxuan elder Gongsun Yuliu can temporarily take charge of Yaoguang Palace." Jiang Li said.

Gongsun Yuliu, also known as Yushi Yuanjun, is quite suitable to be in charge of Yaoguang Palace. Yinglong is good at conquest, and is a perfect match for Yaoguang Palace's external responsibilities.

Yu Shi Yuanjun was actually the first choice of the three elders, but because they needed to consider Emperor Jiang’s thoughts, Elder Tianji made that suggestion.

Now that Jiang Li proposed that Yu Shi Yuan Jun take charge of Yaoguang Palace, everyone was happy.

With that, the meeting was concluded.

As for the position of the head sect leader, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be either Tianxuan or Gongsun Qingyue, so there is no need to discuss it too much.

(End of this chapter)