Chapter 1354: Chapter 1345: Setting the Rules
“Uncle, do you an… the Martial Emperor Hall?” Xiao Yifei hesitated before asking.
“That’s right,” Old Master Zhang smiled and said, “This Martial Emperor Hall is rather peculiar, erging from nowhere and wiping out the Xiao Family, standing up for us ordinary people; then, it modeled itself after the Xiao Family, taking control of the entire continent, but just when everyone thought the Empress would rule absolutely, she relaxed the policies, established rules, now the Emperor and commoners are equally subject to the law, which is issued to control the world…”
“Oh? Her thinking is actually so advanced?” Xiao Yifei was sowhat surprised, generally speaking, when a person rules the world, it’s all about sole dominance. But this Empress doesn’t seem to focus on power, instead uses law to control the world, indeed, this thinking is far more progressive.
“Nothing breaks without being broken, establish after breaking.” Xiao Yifei suddenly lanted, “Perhaps this Empress unified the continent just to establish a country governed by law, but couldn’t find a way to promote the law, so simply unified the continent… In that case, this Empress is rather legendary…” Xiao Yifei beca increasingly curious to et this Empress.
What kind of person could ignore the temptation of power and establish an entirely new political system, leading the country towards prosperity?
“Yes, precisely,” Old Master Zhang sighed, “People in this world are more and more fond of this Empress. Despite controlling the world, she never used coercive power to rule the people, waiving taxes, reducing the burden on the poor, and has a team of experts patrolling various parts of the continent, bringing more stability to the people.”
“And because of this, private forces cannot roam freely,” Old Master Zhang returned to the main topic, reluctantly saying: “Even our Zhang Family wouldn’t dare commit such actions against the Empress’s orders, who knows what consequences might follow if the Empress gets angry…”
At this point, Xiao Yifei understood that this Empress governs the country just like the legal system in his reality, emphasizing rule of law, but on this basis, uses absolute strength to forge a nation, monopolizing the potential for fragntation of the country through controlling military power, such a strategy is indeed highly sophisticated!
anwhile, using her forces to establish an even more stable country, gaining the support of common people, wouldn’t this allow the nation to endure, becoming more stable?
“Alright, Uncle, let’s not make things difficult for you,” Xiao Yifei said with a smile, “Tomorrow, I’ll go et this legendary Empress, seeking assistance from her in the role of an envoy.”
The next day, Xiao Yifei got up early, despite drinking a lot last night, his tabolism makes it a matter of monts, but sotis he needs the alcohol to numb himself, as if compensating for life’s shortcomings.
Old Master Zhang knew Xiao Yifei would leave early, so he specially arranged a hearty breakfast with the steward last night. After eating and drinking fully, Xiao Yifei decided to face the Empress with a refreshed appearance, after all, this would be a negotiation, he couldn’t lose in terms of presence.
The Zhang Family residence is at the center of the continent, with geographical proximity to the Martial Emperor Hall, akin to the outer world, Beijing is to the nation. This place also serves as the center of the continent, aiding the managent of the entire continent. The Empress’s governance is indeed ticulous to the extre.
The center is bustling, and various cries fill the surrounding streets, the ordinary people seeking their lives here. Now this place has only one center of power, the Martial Emperor Hall, with major ancient clans having to temporarily hide their edge, submitting to her authority, establishing roots here, hence the more one draws near this “Imperial City,” the more bustling it becos.
The Zhang residence is to the north of this center. Xiao Yifei left the house but only understood the paths because of servants leading him. Under normal circumstances, he would have viewed these situations from above, knowing the routes. But now with the Empress in power, she established many rules, one of which is “No flying above the Martial Emperor Hall!”
Indeed, under her rule, anyone daring this would disrespect the Empress, and be quite likely detained, making negotiations very difficult, similar to the law in previous dynasties “No riding or sedan chairs in front of the Emperor.”
And, although this is a “negotiation,” strictly speaking, it’s a “request for help.” You must avoid angering this Empress, otherwise, there’s no hope, and outside matters might require Xiao Yifei and Muyun to resolve themselves.
“Mr. Xiao, this is the Martial Emperor Hall,” after twists and turns, Xiao Yifei finally arrived at this sowhat legendary Martial Emperor Hall led by the servant.
“Thank you.” Xiao Yifei smiled and expressed his thanks.
“Not at all,” the servant promptly smiled, “I’ll take my leave now.”
“Mm.” Xiao Yifei replied with a smile, then focused his gaze on the Martial Emperor Hall.
The construction resembles an Imperial palace. Xiao Yifei has stayed in Beijing for so ti; this Martial Emperor Hall is not too luxurious, yet it exudes a sense of grandiosity. It truly has a unique charm, resembling Beijing’s Forbidden City but on a much smaller scale.
The walls are high and grand, but for a cultivator, they are rely a matter of leaping over. However, in the deep imperial palace, nobody might dare offend the majesty of the “Empress” or engage in petty thievery. Moreover, in Xiao Yifei’s view, with the Empress’s abilities, everything inside this palace must be under her command.
“What are you doing! Sneaky!” Just as Xiao Yifei was surveying the Martial Emperor Hall’s layout, he was stopped by two guards standing at the door, “Looking around at the Martial Emperor Hall with such audacity!”
“Oh… I’m sorry, I have important matters requesting to see the Empress…” Xiao Yifei quickly explained his intentions. He already sensed these two guards have significant cultivation, basically masters among masters, and their expressions were stern, clearly with so hostile intent.
“Important matters to see the Empress?” After exchanging glances, one of the guards stepped forward and sternly questioned, “Do you have a directive from the Empress?”
“A directive from the Empress?” Xiao Yifei was completely taken aback, as an outsider who had never heard of this Empress before, now just coming to “seek assistance,” how could he have such a directive, and Old Master Zhang hadn’t ntioned this either.
“No, right?” Seeing Xiao Yifei’s hesitation, the guard imdiately understood, then his face turned increasingly stern, loudly saying, “No directive, you still want to see the Empress, who do you think you are?”
“Go! Go! Don’t ss around in front of the palace.” The other guard was even more severe, practically glaring, Xiao Yifei had never suffered such indignity, but now had to endure, begging with tearful eyes.
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