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!
...
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
