Mortal Immortal Gourd

Emperor Longxing looked at the memorials in his hand. Even though he had lived for more than a thousand years and had long been trained to remain calm, he still couldn't help but raise his lips.

"With such a lucky general, the Great Zhou Dynasty will have hope of rejuvenation!"

After reading the memorials submitted by Er Gouzi and Ji Song, Emperor Longxing was very pleased and went to court holding the two memorials.

This time he wanted to see what those corrupt and stubborn court officials had to say.

In the court, the officials first sang praises as an opening remark, praising Emperor Longxing as a wise and benevolent monarch unprecedented in history, as if he was the only one in history.

In the first few years after he took over the throne, he was praised by court officials every day, and he was also complacent in his heart.

He thought he was the most wise and intelligent person in the world.

He also thought he was the best in the world, controlling the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and could turn his hand to make clouds and rain.

But over time, he slowly discovered that these ministers were just trying to make him happy on the surface, but they were secretly disobeying him, deceiving their superiors and subordinates, and forming cliques.

As an emperor, if he wanted to introduce a policy that was in the interests of these ministers, these people would flatter him and praise him as a wise and benevolent ruler, the best in history.

Then they would manipulate him to gain benefits from it.

If the interests were not in line, these ministers would obstruct him for various reasons and make trouble.

In the end, his policies could only die in the womb or be distorted in the process of implementation.

As the ruler of a country, he owned the whole world.

However, the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty was so vast that specific things and specific details needed to be done by the people below.

It was impossible for him to dig the soil and plant spiritual medicines and refine elixirs by himself.

The borders of the various parties in the dynasty also needed to be guarded by people. Even if his subordinates were not very useful, he could only make do with them.

He couldn't find anyone who was more useful for a while.

Because all the cultivators have inextricable ties with these ministers, and are their children. After being promoted, they still belong to these interest groups.

The drawbacks accumulated over tens of thousands of years cannot be reversed in a short time by his own strength.

The Longxing Holy Emperor sat on the dragon throne and calmly watched the performances of the ministers below.

After the eulogy, a minister began to report.

"Your Majesty, the war between the East China Sea and the Sea Clan is currently in a stalemate, and the consumption is huge. I hope the court can send another batch of food, spiritual grains, spiritual stones, and elixirs."

Compared with other places, the war between the East China Sea and the Sea Clan is more intense and dangerous, involving a large amount of manpower and material resources of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Even the elite Dizi Department of the National Defense Army was sent there, but it still could not end the war.

The Sea Clan has the sea, rich resources, and a large number of strong people. It can withstand long-term consumption, but the Great Zhou Dynasty is about to run out of consumption.

"The treasury has been empty for a long time due to natural disasters and wars. Do you have any solutions?"

The treasury of the Holy Emperor Longxing was really empty, so he simply threw the problem to the ministers.

Faced with the problem of no food, the civil and military officials in the court looked at each other, and no one spoke.

"I have a solution, maybe it will work."

The first person to speak up was Chen Hongye, Ji Cang's master.

When everyone saw this guy, they knew he was up to no good.

"Chen Hongye, if you have any ideas, just say it."

The Holy Emperor Longxing nodded slightly. He was quite satisfied with Chen Hongye.

"Although the treasury has no money, the country is in danger. As a minister, it is the duty of the minister to relieve the country's worries. I suggest that the ministers in the court donate food and materials to relieve the country's worries."

As soon as this was said, all the ministers in the court glared at Chen Hongye.

The ministers in the court, it seems that you are selfless.

Everyone's money is earned through hard work and effort. How can they take it out again after it has entered their own warehouse?

But they cannot openly refute such words of pressure from the righteousness.

"Mr. Chen's family is rich, I wonder how much you plan to donate?"

An old minister asked Chen Hongye, since you proposed it, you should take the lead.

"My family is not rich, but I can still donate one stone of marching pills and 20,000 spirit stones."

Since Chen Hongye dared to propose it, he had already prepared to set an example in his heart.

"Good! Mr. Chen is indeed a loyal minister who can share the country's worries and set an example for all ministers."

Seeing this, the Longxing Holy Emperor first praised him, and then asked others.

"I wonder if you, my dear ministers, can follow Mr. Chen's example and share the country's worries?"

Today, Chen Hongye's proposal won the heart of the Longxing Holy Emperor.

In the past, everyone asked him for food, spirit stones, and elixirs. Today, he can finally let the ministers bleed a little.

But after a long time, no one spoke in the court.

Those ministers were afraid of being noticed by the emperor, so they were as still as wooden sculptures and clay statues, and they even tried to hold their breath, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

No one wanted to be the leader, let alone take things out, and didn't want to be a sucker.

"Why, are you reluctant?"

"Lord Li, Lord Zhang, Lord Wang..."

Since everyone pretended to be deaf and dumb and didn't speak, Emperor Longxing simply called them one by one.

"Your Majesty, I am an honest official, and my family has no extra money. The servants in the mansion are so poor that they have no food to eat, so I sent them home."

"Of course, being loyal to the country is the duty of a minister. Even if I have to tighten my belt, I can only donate 1,000 dan of grain and 500 spiritual stones."

The old minister who had just questioned Chen Hongye was named by the Longxing Holy Emperor. At this time, he could only say that he was an honest official and cried poor.

As an important official in the court, the little grain and spiritual stones he took out were almost like sending away beggars.

And what he said also implied that Chen Hongye was not an honest official, so he could donate a large amount of money.

With him taking the lead, others just followed suit, saying that they were honest officials and had no extra money.

Seeing all the ministers in the court each taking out three to five hundred spiritual stones to send away, the Longxing Holy Emperor was secretly angry.

"Good! Good! Since you are all honest officials, I am very relieved!"

"However, there are inevitably some termites in the court who will destroy the ten thousand-year foundation of our Great Zhou Dynasty. From tomorrow, I will appoint an official to investigate corruption."

The Holy Emperor Longxing was treated like a beggar by his ministers, and he was angry. He had already thought of the candidates and must kill some people to correct the atmosphere in the court.

This matter is temporarily like this, and it can only be discussed slowly in the future.

"My dear ministers, if there is someone who can recover the lost land from the monster now, how should it be rewarded?"

The Holy Emperor Longxing did not show the memorial in his hand to his ministers, but asked in a riddle.

This time Zhang Mingyuan was in a bad mood, and the information was a little slow for half a day. The ministers in the court had not received the news that Ergouzi had recovered the lost land.

Now I heard that someone had recovered the lost land from the monster, and I thought to myself that this person must be Xia Mingyuan.

Only Xia Mingyuan has such strength.

Perhaps Xia Mingyuan knew shame and then became brave, and began to recover the lost territory.

As for that boastful Zhang Ergou, he was a joke.

There were only a few people in Sanyang County, and how could a mere foundation-building cultivator recover the lost territory from the monsters?

To be honest, it was a miracle that Sanyang County could protect itself from the monsters.

"With such a record, we naturally need to give big prizes to inspire other soldiers to fight for the country."

The ministers in the court who were on good terms with Xia Mingyuan immediately took the lead in proposing.