Xiao Mingzhao's eyes darkened.
"Tianye, is my Great Yu Empire the only thing you worry about? Don't you even know how to care about the most important person in the Great Yu Empire?"
Pausing, Xiao Mingzhao looked thoughtful. "Blame me, blame me. It's my fault for not giving you a chance, making you live in pain and inferiority, thinking that only by doing practical things can you catch my eye."
"I haven't done well."
"But Tianye, from now on, I will give you a chance."
Saying this, a hint of a blush actually appeared on Xiao Mingzhao's pale face, instantly making her look even more distinct and moving.
But Ren Tianye was even more speechless.
He even felt a bit sympathetic towards those ministers in the court before.
To be honest, following such a Majesty, if one wasn't a love-struck fool, it was truly agonizing. It was completely like a chicken talking to a duck, a horse's head not matching a cow's mouth!
"But right now, I need you to help me pass on some edicts."
Ren Tianye's spirits lifted.
Finally, the real meat of the matter!
He heard Xiao Mingzhao say, "I know Tuoba Xiangtai wanted to kill me too much and wasn't good to me, but... he wanted to kill me because he loved me. I don't blame him."
"He is, after all, the person I once liked."
"Even if he had a thousand faults and ten thousand bad points, he was still the person I once thought of and cared for. I hope that after his death, he can be well."
"You issue an edict on my behalf, ordering the ministers to give Tuoba Xiangtai a lavish burial."
"Bury him with state honors!"
Ren Tianye looked steadily at Xiao Mingzhao.
No problem, just like the Xiao Mingzhao he imagined.
He immediately stood up and said, "I will go and pass on the edict right away!"
Striding out the door, just as he closed the doors of the Sijun Hall, before he could even turn around, the various ministers waiting at the door couldn't wait to start asking questions.
"What oral edict does His Majesty have?"
"Did His Majesty mention the matter of the assisting ministers?"
"Your Majesty, what's the situation now?"
...
Ren Tianye's gaze swept over the crowd before he slowly spoke, "Are the Hanlin Academicians and the drafters of edicts present?"
Two ministers immediately stepped forward.
"We are here!"
"His Majesty's oral edict!" Ren Tianye said. "The Grand Commandant Ren Tianye is loyal and brave, his merits cover the state, he pacified the northern borders and stabilized the world, his achievements are second to none. Today, Ren Tianye is promoted to Duke of Ren, with hereditary succession, and an additional fief of thirty thousand households!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience was stunned.
Wait, His Majesty's oral edict was all about promoting Ren Tianye?
Pei Jingzhi even angrily said, "Ren Tianye, do you dare to forge an edict?"
"I want to see His Majesty, right now, immediately!"
Ren Tianye rolled his eyes at him. "Whether it's a forged edict or not, is it up to you? You guys write it down quickly, and in a moment, I'll bring out the imperial decree stamped by His Majesty."
After saying that, he ignored them, turned around, and went back into the Sijun Hall.
The people outside the door were blocked by Wang Ming and his men.
"Tianye, what are they arguing about outside?"
"They don't believe Your Majesty's oral edict, so they are arguing non-stop."
"No matter," Xiao Mingzhao said. "In a moment, I will personally stamp the great seal and inform them personally."
Ren Tianye nodded.
That's good.
"I have a second edict."
Ren Tianye nodded again. Coincidentally, he also had a second edict.
"Those barbarians are inherently innocent. Since the time of my royal father and mother, I have known that the world should be in harmony. They are merely burdened by me. You pass on an edict on my behalf, ordering the hundred officials to treat them well."
"If they insist on returning to the grasslands, provide them with enough travel expenses and release them all."
"Alright."
Ren Tianye nodded, stood up directly, and left the Sijun Hall.
"His Majesty's second oral edict. Hanlin Academicians, write it down quickly. Su Pengcheng, your Su family has been historians for generations, pay attention to review it."
"His Majesty says: Ren Tianye is loyal and steadfast, possessing both literary and military talents. He is the pillar of the state and the one I rely on."
"Dismiss General Lu Qing from his post, and appoint Ren Tianye as the Grand Marshal and General-in-Chief, overseeing all military affairs domestic and foreign, holding the imperial credentials, wielding the yellow battle-axe, managing the affairs of the Secretariat, and honored as the Grand Tutor."
"The military tallies of the world, the domestic and foreign armies, the elite troops of the northern borders, and the imperial guards of the north and south, are all under the control of the General-in-Chief."
"The appointment and dismissal of generals, and the rewards and punishments, are to be decided exclusively by him."
"The hundred officials and all colleagues, for matters big and small, must first be decided by the General-in-Chief before being reported."
If those words just now were shocking to the ministers, then these words were explosive.
Pei Jingzhi almost couldn't catch his breath, acting crazy: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Ren Tianye..."
"Alright, alright. His Majesty will tell you whether it's possible or not in a moment."
Ren Tianye was getting a bit annoyed with this Pei Jingzhi.
If this person wasn't truly talented and exceptional at governing the country, he would have killed him long ago. But if he kept being so unappreciative, he wouldn't keep cherishing his talent forever.
Even Cao Cao executed Chen Gong!
Turning around, he returned to the Sijun Hall, thoughtfully closed the door, and as soon as he reached Xiao Mingzhao, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, those ministers are making too much of a fuss. They all disagree with your oral edicts."
"Insolent!" Xiao Mingzhao's face flushed with agitation. "I... when I did things before, these people either blocked me this way or that way, especially Pei Jingzhi. I've transferred him away many times, and he still comes to make trouble!"
"Tianye, just go ahead and pass on the edicts for me."
"I will definitely give them a proper explanation!"
"Now, pass on my third edict."
"I... have an old friend in the Jinghua Hall. This person and I have a deep personal relationship. Now, with my body in this condition, I don't know how long I can hold on. I'm worried something might happen to him."
"I order you to summon him and instruct the ministers to take good care of him."
Ren Tianye immediately stood up, but Xiao Mingzhao grabbed his hem. "Tianye, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Helping Your Majesty pass on the edicts is the most important matter in the world. How can I not be in a hurry?"
Ren Tianye walked out of the Sijun Hall, closed the door properly, and said, "His Majesty's third edict."
"Ren Tianye is a heavy minister of the state, the pillar of the dynasty, and the backbone of the world. My health is failing, and the royal heir is yet to be determined. The selection and establishment of the new monarch will be entirely presided over by the General-in-Chief, who will choose the worthy to succeed."
"Imperial clan ministers are not to interfere."
"When the new monarch ascends the throne, he must honor him with the etiquette of a master, and court affairs will be decided by him."
"The princes of the imperial clan are not to command troops, interfere in politics, or privately associate with court officials. Anyone who dares to disobey, the General-in-Chief will immediately execute them with the imperial credentials, treating it as high treason!"
After Ren Tianye finished speaking, Pei Jingzhi had already fainted from anger.
He then ordered people to quickly write it down, took it inside, and found the jade seal himself.
"Your Majesty, stamp the seal."
Ren Tianye held the imperial decree high. Xiao Mingzhao couldn't see it at all, nor did she want to look. She didn't even want to do it herself, directly letting Ren Tianye handle it.
After Ren Tianye stamped the great seal, his heart completely settled.
Now, all the power in the world was in his hands.
And it was personally appointed by the Empress Xiao Mingzhao.
He wasn't the emperor, but what was the difference between him and the emperor?!
"Tianye..." A faint smile appeared on Xiao Mingzhao's face. "I have completely severed all the past, giving myself an explanation and giving you an explanation."
"I hope that next time, if I am in danger again, you can step on the colorful auspicious clouds to save me. Don't let me guess the beginning but not the ending. I am giving you the greatest chance!"
"I believe you have the chance to become my peerless hero!"
Ren Tianye, who was immersed in joy, suddenly stopped.
His expression changed drastically.
What?
Auspicious rainbow clouds?
A peerless hero?
If his memory served him right, Journey to the West did not exist in this world, not even its original prototype.
Besides, even if it did... it shouldn't be a scene straight out of A Chinese Odyssey!
...
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
