God Weird Fairy

Chapter 388: Li Huangyang Conspiracy
"Alliance leader, the Emperor Li has specifically requested you to attend the court meeting tomorrow."

On the last day of July, Nan Yi suddenly received a telepathic message from Su Guang.

He couldn't help but be a little surprised.

On the first day of every month, there is a grand court meeting, and all officials in the capital must attend.

But this refers to full-time officials. For Nan Yi, an idle official position like the eighth-rank assistant minister is basically just a figurehead, not only does he not have to report for duty every day, he also does not have to attend the grand court meetings.

But now, Emperor Li actually asked Nan Yi by name to attend the grand court meeting on August 1st.

Nan Yi pulled Su Guang into the Wuling world, frowned slightly and asked: "Have you heard any rumors?"

Su Guang nodded and said, "There is news in the palace that after Emperor Li obtained the immortality qi, his appetite has increased greatly. He has been in good health recently and is very happy."

"Perhaps in order to promote the Qigong martial arts, Emperor Li intends to hold a martial arts competition in the capital."

Nan Yi bent his fingers and gently rubbed his forehead with the back of his fingers, suppressing the urge to complain in his heart.

It is certainly a good thing that Emperor Li attaches great importance to Qi and martial arts.

But if you pay too much attention to it, it will become ugly.

Nan Yi has now defeated Lin Ye, helped Su Guang to recover, and used Su Guang's name to spread martial arts in the capital. He has reaped great rewards and gained quite a bit of fame.

What he should do now is to slow down, digest the current gains, concentrate on developing for a period of time, and hide from the sight of all officials.

But Li Huang suddenly did this, as if he was putting him on the fire and deliberately making him hate him.

As the saying goes, a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. In the officialdom, it is not a big deal to be in the limelight for a while. After all, everyone still has a certain tolerance for others.

But if he keeps trying to be in the limelight, in terms of the effect of the dynasty's luck in helping his cultivation, it would be like eating the meat and only giving others some soup. Over time, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it will naturally cause dissatisfaction among the people.

Nan Yi didn't want to be so ostentatious, and couldn't help asking: "Does the nine ministries and officials agree with the emperor's idea?"

The Dali court is not a one-man show ruled by the Emperor.

Especially since the current Emperor Li is just an ordinary man.

He may have many ideas, but these ideas may not be supported by more than half of the nine departments and officials.

For example, when Emperor Li wanted to invite Nan Yi to the capital, he was rejected by all the officials. It took a long time before he found an opportunity when the chaos in Chu County broke out.

But now, Emperor Li wants to hold a military examination, and no one is stopping him?

Su Guang smiled bitterly: "The Emperor Li wants to hold a martial arts examination, so the Ministry of Martial Arts will naturally strongly support it. Even if the Emperor Li is promoting the true qi martial arts, as long as the martial arts examination is fixed and held regularly in the future, the benefits to the Ministry of Martial Arts will be no less than the imperial examination to the Ministry of Literature."

"Then, if the military examination is held, it will not only benefit the Ministry of War, but also the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Personnel. Of course, we will support it."

"In addition, the Emperor Li intends to discuss the selection of a concubine together with the military examination. In order to facilitate the selection of a concubine, the Ministry of Rites will not be able to stop the military examination."

"In this way, as long as Emperor Li gets one more support, the matter will be accomplished."

At court meetings and discussions, the nine ministries have nine votes.

If Emperor Li obtains the support of more than half of the nine ministries, that is, at least five votes, he can draft an edict and issue it.

In a sense, Emperor Li's drafting of the edict was actually the result of an exchange of interests with the nine ministries. He gave up some of his interests in exchange for the support of the officials of the nine ministries.

If Emperor Li acted out of personal selfishness, such as wanting to recruit Nan Yi to the capital, the nine ministries and officials would rarely support him.

But opening a military examination is like adding a new piece of the pie, and it is easy to gain support.

Just because I support the military examination doesn't mean I'm happy to see Nan Yi in the spotlight.

In this world, fame can be seen as a resource for spiritual practice.

However, the total amount of spiritual energy dissipated by the people every day, or the total daily effect of the dynasty's fortune in helping with spiritual practice, is quantifiable.

Seeing that Li Huang was so supportive of Nan Yi and his Qigong, the others were somewhat suspicious. They didn't immediately target Nan Yi, but they were also attracted to Nan Yi, which made them dislike him.

Nan Yi rubbed his forehead and couldn't help wondering: Why did Emperor Li suddenly praise him so much?

Nan Yi gave Li Huang 20% ​​of the power of longevity true qi. If Li Huang was a cultivator, these blessings would only serve to add icing on the cake.

But Li Huang is just a mortal, and this blessing is no less than a panacea for him. It is enough to make him strong and healthy and live at least ten more years.

Therefore, it is normal for Emperor Li to attach importance to Qi martial arts.

But with Emperor Li's political wisdom, he should know that opening a martial arts examination in the name of true qi martial arts is equivalent to creating hatred for Nan Yi, which is like praising to death.

In other words, since Emperor Li is determined to establish a martial arts examination in the name of Qigong, it would be more accurate to say that Emperor Li sincerely wants to praise Nan Yi to death rather than to say that he wants to promote Qigong.

Nan Yi frowned and thought for a moment, and finally came to his senses.

After the last court meeting, Nan Yi met the emperor in the imperial study and chatted with Emperor Li for a while.

At that time, he politely rejected Li Huang's idea of ​​asking for the position of Source Warrior, because Li Huang was just a mortal and did not have the qualifications to be a Source Warrior.

But Nan Yi suddenly realized that in the eyes of Emperor Li, in addition to his value as a source warrior, he also had the value of being a lone minister.

Although Nan Yi himself had no intention of getting involved in officialdom and was confident that he could break through and build a foundation without relying on the dynasty's luck to assist his practice, others did not know this.

According to common sense, at the Yellow Level, qualified cultivators would mingle in official circles and use official positions to practice.

Emperor Li saw that Nan Yi was very ambitious and would not curry favor with others, so he deliberately created a character for Nan Yi as a lone minister.

This is a conspiracy.

Under the premise that Nan Yi will definitely get involved in officialdom, even if Nan Yi knows that Emperor Li wants to force him to be a lone minister, as long as Nan Yi is too embarrassed to curry favor with the powerful and will not collude with others, he can only become a lone minister who does not follow the crowd of officials.

Therefore, Emperor Li did not need Nan Yi to respect him.

Because Emperor Li only needs Nan Yi to have his own stance and not to share the same voice with other officials.

Nan Yi's mind raced as he figured out the underlying logic behind Emperor Li's actions.

But even though he understood it, Nan Yi was still speechless.

He has no intention of getting involved in officialdom.

But as he was spreading martial arts in Dali, he could not do without the official position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture for the time being.

In other words, he now has to stay within the system of the Dali court.

Being in the system, one is naturally bound by the rules of the system, or in other words, one has to abide by the rules of the system.

In the past, Emperor Li used the word "rules" to prescribe "many crimes" and demanded that all officials submit to him. He actually took away the imperial power and did not become a powerless and figurehead monarch.

Now, Emperor Li has resorted to an overt scheme, using the system's methods to force Nan Yi to step by step onto the path of becoming a lone minister.

Simply put, as a lone minister, Nan Yi has to do it whether he wants to or not.

After sorting out the situation, Nan Yi felt a little annoyed and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

He finally understood what it meant to be determined by fate and not to be in control.

Nan Yi knew clearly that his achievements today were not only due to his own efforts, but also to the help of some opportunities.

And these opportunities are actually the manifestation of good fortune.

Those who have good luck have flourishing good luck, as if they are on the fast track to growth and strength. They can become stronger faster and easier than ordinary cultivators.

But once you're on the fast lane, don't even think about slowing down.

(End of this chapter)