boyutpedia Chapter 1136 Xu Sanshi's Background
Chapter 1136 Xu Sanshi's Background
Chapter 1136 Xu Sanshi's Background
"Your Majesty! This boy has returned to Douling at this critical juncture of war! I fear he is resentful and intends to harm Douling!" An elderly minister with white eyebrows and an ornate belt stepped forward.
His remarks immediately garnered support from many ministers.
The Emperor of Douling's eyes flickered slightly and landed on a minister. The minister immediately understood and stepped forward to speak loudly.
"Oh, Minister Xue, you are mistaken!"
"Xu Sanshi merely assisted the local city in eliminating some wicked sects that had committed numerous evils and oppressed the common people. How could he possibly endanger the empire? Furthermore, Xu Sanshi had reported the case to the authorities beforehand, but the officials were being threatened and controlled by unscrupulous individuals. Xu Sanshi was simply acting out of a sense of justice and assisting the authorities in handling the case! Your Majesty! This is an act of bravery and righteousness! He deserves credit!"
The white-browed old minister stared at the official, his beard trembling with anger.
How could he not know that the other party was the Douling Emperor's personal megaphone in the imperial court?
However, since Xu Sanshi's actions concerned the interests of their group, he had to stand up and stop it!
"But Your Majesty, the local officials have long been watching those unscrupulous sects, secretly gathering evidence to wipe out all their accomplices in one fell swoop! Xu Sanshi's interference has severed the trail! They can't catch the mastermind! Today it's these unscrupulous sects! Tomorrow, more unscrupulous sects will appear!"
"If the prestige of the Police Bureau is damaged, and commoners all seek refuge with sects, what will be the point of having the Police Bureau? If the Police Bureau is not trusted, then the authority of all the empire's legal systems will be challenged!"
"This is a grave matter that could damage the very foundation of the empire! That's why I've brought this up—to warn my colleagues!"
The old minister with white eyebrows spoke with an upright and righteous expression, his eyes unwavering and his heart trembling, as if he were considering the interests of the empire.
But in reality, those unscrupulous sects he mentioned all went through the hands of countless subordinates before quietly ending up in his pocket as "extra income."
Although it was just a small amount of money missing, when he learned that the person roaming around in that small town was Xu Sanshi, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
Let the young master of the Xuanming Sect come if he wants. Killing some minor sects or city lords that he doesn't like is no big deal. These puppets will just keep coming back after one batch dies.
However, Xu Sanshi should never have started supporting the city lord and interfering in the affairs of other cities!
If Xu Sanshi simply wanted to control a few small cities and secretly collect protection money, then the old minister with white eyebrows might just be a little unhappy.
How dare this young upstart snatch food from the tiger's mouth?
I'll let you have that small benefit out of respect for the Xuanming Sect.
However, Xu Sanshi's intervention in and control of the city's administrative system immediately put Bai Mei Laochen on alert.
Isn't this exactly what their interest group does—supporting and inserting people into the government system?
This kid wants to cut a slice off their cake mountain!
This is impossible!
All the regional pie of the Douling Empire has been firmly grasped by the two major groups of their court, and the pie for each member has also been divided up. Over the years, they have become fat and strong from eating so much.
Now someone wants to take away their cake and eat it too, how can he tolerate that?
The old minister with white eyebrows glanced at Emperor Douling with a discreet look. He saw that the latter was calm and resting with his eyes closed, as if he were asleep.
It's true that Xu Sanshi is the young master of the Xuanming Sect, but in reality, he is the son of Xue Lingxun, the eldest princess of Douling!
He is a cousin of this young Battle Spirit Emperor!
In other words, Xu Sanshi has half of the bloodline of the Douling royal family flowing through his veins. What if he has some ideas?
Although the chances are extremely slim, the royal family and ancestral halls would not agree.
However, the Xuanming Sect is not a sect that the Douling Empire can easily control; it is a hidden sect!
The secret of the royal family back then was that the eldest princess, Xue Lingxun, fell in love with the young master of the Xuanming Sect at the time, but the Douling royal family did not like the young master of the Xuanming Sect.
After numerous unsuccessful attempts to resist, the eldest princess, Xue Lingxun, made a decision that shocked the entire royal family.
She abandoned everything and eloped with the young master of the Xuanming Sect at the time!
This incident shocked not only the royal family, but also the entire upper class.
In the end, it was only when the Douling Emperor was so angry that he wanted to mobilize his army to surround the Xuanming Sect that the young master of the Xuanming Sect obediently brought back the eldest princess, Xue Lingxun.
However, because the eldest princess Xue Lingxun was extremely favored, the Douling Emperor at the time did not punish her, and even the royal family's ancestral hall was stopped from intervening.
The following year, after the young master of the Xuanming Sect inherited the sect, he had offspring in a short period of time. Xu Sanshi was one of them, and the eldest princess Xue Lingxun announced that he was her son.
Only then did everyone realize that the Douling Emperor doted on his eldest princess, Xue Lingxun, to the extreme.
His mother was the most favored princess in the history of the Douling royal family, and his father was the sect leader of the reclusive sect Xuanming Sect. If Xu Sanshi really had designs on the throne...
The old minister with white eyebrows felt that this danger had to be eliminated!
Regardless of whether the Douling Emperor is a wise ruler or not, anyone who doesn't block their path to wealth is a wise ruler for them.
The official who had received the hint from the Great Emperor of Douling shook his head after hearing the words of the old minister with white eyebrows, saying, "Minister Xue, that's going too far. We're only discussing the corruption in the local city's police stations, and Xu Sanshi should be rewarded for his merits!"
"Impossible! A commoner who wantonly undermined the dignity of the empire! To consider him innocent is already the greatest reward!"
Several more people stepped forward from the side of the old minister with white eyebrows.
As for the side that was the Little Trumpet of the Fighting Spirit Emperor, there was naturally no shortage of people, who all stood up to argue.
Emperor Douling glanced at the two prime ministers, only to see the two old foxes watching the commotion in the court with smiles on their faces.
They had no intention of getting involved in this matter at all.
Although the previous Emperor Douling has passed away, Princess Xue Lingxun, as his most beloved daughter, must have inherited a large "assets," possessing both manpower and wealth.
Furthermore, the sect leader of the Xuanming Sect is no ordinary person, and his sect's Xuan Shui Dan is a precious cultivation enlightenment material that almost all Douling nobles pursue.
This finally shut the two old foxes up and let them watch the show, neither helping Emperor Douling nor the old minister Bai Mei.
The argument continued until the court session ended, but no resolution was reached.
Emperor Douling ignored the threat posed by the old minister with white eyebrows and silently walked into the back hall.
In the rear hall, a noblewoman was already waiting.
At this moment, Emperor Douling abandoned his imperial demeanor, bent his back slightly forward, placed his hands in front of him, quickened his pace, and no longer paid attention to his imperial majesty.
"Grand Princess."
The noblewoman was slightly annoyed by the address "Dou Ling Da Di" (Emperor of Battle Spirit). She stretched out her hand and said, "Little Qi, why have you become so distant with your aunt after all this time?"
The Great Emperor of Douling smiled slightly and, taking advantage of the opportunity provided by Xue Lingxun, said, "Okay, Auntie."
Xue Lingxun nodded in satisfaction and pointed to the various exquisite pastries on the table beside her. "You just finished the morning court session, you must be starving. Come and have something to eat."
Here, the Great Emperor Douling sat at the table like an ordinary junior, enjoying pastries one by one.
The guards and maids around them silently kept their eyes to themselves.
After filling his stomach slightly, Emperor Douling recounted the events that had just occurred in the court in his own words.
After listening, Xue Lingxun nodded slightly, but did not express her own opinion.
Emperor Douling waited quietly, and even took the teapot to pour Xue Lingxun a cup of hot tea.
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This scene, seemingly a display of filial piety from a nephew to his aunt, actually reveals Emperor Douling's deep respect for Princess Xue Lingxun.
He knew very well just how terrifying his seemingly gentle and kind eldest princess was, despite being confined by the late emperor.
This seemingly harmonious scene was actually orchestrated by Xue Lingxun.
In fact, the late emperor, Xue Lingxun's father, had a prince. However, that prince strongly opposed Xue Lingxun's elopement with the current Xuanming Sect Master. He even spoke ill of the Xuanming Sect Master and threatened to have the sect hall deal with him after Xu Sanshi was born.
The ancestral hall is not a place for humans to stay, let alone a newborn baby.
Later, the prince died in the chaos of an attack by a foreign enemy.
The late emperor investigated for just over twenty days and then identified and dealt with a mid-level sect.
This is a true secret of the Douling royal family, and not a single word of it has ever been leaked.
Because only two people know the truth.
One is Xue Lingxun, and the other is Douling Emperor.
Because his throne was given to him by Xue Lingxun.
This was all to block any factors that might be detrimental to Xu Sanshi.
In other words, it's because of what happened in the court just now.
"Aunt, is it possible to vacate the position of Minister of Personnel?" Emperor Douling asked cautiously.
Xue Lingxun held a pair of exquisite white jade beads in her hands, the beads gently clinking together to produce a clear sound.
"Uncle Xuefeng, I remember he's not young anymore, is he? He even took a concubine not long ago?"
"Yes, she is the daughter of a merchant in the east of the city," Emperor Douling replied.
"The merchant's daughter? I remember that family had a relative who was a criminal in the imperial court."
Having said that, Xue Lingxun stopped talking.
Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor Douling's eyes sharpened, and a hint of killing intent appeared.
"Nephew understands."
Xuefeng, an old bastard with one foot in the grave, still dares to stand up and be a groom?
He glanced outside, and a guard immediately nodded and turned to leave.
"Next, let's talk about Little Stone," Xue Lingxun said softly, picking up the teapot and refilling the teapot with hot tea for Emperor Douling.
Emperor Douling sat up slightly; this was the topic he had been waiting for.
Xue Lingxun could make him the Great Emperor of Fighting Spirits, and she could also make him get lost.
During his reign, he did consider rebelling, but he ascended the throne hastily and his foundation was still shallow, so he was simply unable to confront Xue Lingxun.
But later, after establishing a rudimentary team, he couldn't wait to begin investigating Xue Lingxun.
This investigation uncovered a mountain.
For him, Xue Lingxun's strength was an insurmountable mountain.
He didn't think about it for long before giving up on continuing the investigation.
Because Xue Lingxun has the Xuanming Sect, a hidden sect, behind her, and her husband is the sect leader of the Xuanming Sect.
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