Ch 259: Unanimous Approval
Xiao Wang rushed into a carriage at the Great Hall entrance, then a Little Eunuch from the palace drove the carriage, taking Xiao Wang directly away from the Dragon Court.
The Ministers in the Imperial Court became curious.
Was Li Hanzhou telling the truth?
Although everyone was very doubtful, they also had a feeling of eagerness to try.
If this matter were true, then the Eight Trigrams discussed during recent court sessions would make sense.
Emperor Yu Yang even had his servants serve tea to each Minister; everyone enjoyed tea in the Great Hall, waiting for the outcome of the matter.
The atmosphere at the scene felt a little strange.
Finally, after more than half an hour, the Little Eunuch who had gone out earlier rushed back, kneeling down upon entering and saying, “Your Majesty, Lord Xiao Wang was seriously injured by his brother-in-law.”
Everyone was so shocked that they almost spat out their tea.
Didn’t Xiao Wang go home to catch his concubine in the act of adultery?
How did he get beaten?
“Tell me, what happened?”
Several Ministers who had a good relationship with Xiao Wang quickly stepped forward to inquire.
The Little Eunuch quickly recounted the events that had just occurred in the Great Hall.
After Xiao Wang returned home, he rushed to find his concubine, only to be stopped by his servants. Xiao Wang flew into a rage and barged in, only to see his brother-in-law emerging from his concubine’s room with his pants still undone.
Xiao Wang was furious and immediately started fighting with his brother-in-law.
However, Xiao Wang was older, and his body was naturally not as strong as a younger man’s; he was beaten up by his brother-in-law, who then ran away after injuring him.
Hearing this result, everyone fell silent.
Emperor Yu Yang wanted to laugh, but he realized that it was inappropriate to laugh at this moment, so he said, “Assaulting a Dragon Court Official is a serious crime.”
“Xin Fei.”
“Send someone to arrest him.”
Emperor Yu Yang ordered.
“Yes!”
A Youth standing beside Emperor Yu Yang spoke respectfully.
Then he turned and left the Great Hall.
“State Preceptor, your skills are truly remarkable, your plans flawlessly executed,” Emperor Yu Yang said to Li Hanzhou.
“Mere trifles.”
For those without cultivation, fortune-telling is quite simple.
“Wasn’t it just a lucky guess?”
At this time, the General who had circled Li Hanzhou earlier was still unconvinced, muttering under his breath.
Hearing this, Li Hanzhou softly said, “This General is quite capable too; with such a fierce wife at home, you still dare to keep a concubine outside. I admire your courage.”
As soon as he said this, the General’s face changed drastically!
“Your Majesty, I believe this person’s strength is extraordinary, possessing uncanny abilities. If he becomes our Divine Palace’s State Preceptor, it would be of great benefit to our Divine Palace Kingdom. I support Li Hanzhou becoming our Divine Palace’s State Preceptor!”
The General stepped forward, speaking boldly and confidently.
Seeing that the General had defected, the remaining Ministers also saw what Li Hanzhou had whispered in his ear earlier.
They were all shrewd individuals; how could they not understand what had happened?
“We admire his ability.”
Everyone quickly followed suit.
Otherwise, if Li Hanzhou later revealed anything unfavorable to them, every single one of these Ministers would be investigated.
Who doesn’t have a few secrets?
However, they also felt apprehensive towards Li Hanzhou.
Does this person really possess such abilities?
From now on, they would have to be more cautious in their actions.
“Good.”
Emperor Yu Yang nodded and said, “In that case, from today onwards, Li Hanzhou shall be the Grand State Preceptor of our Divine Palace Kingdom, residing in the Divine Dynasty Tower. Furthermore, because the State Preceptor led the Longevity Temple in Yunzhou to repel the Demon Race, protecting the commoners of Yunzhou and having his disciple defeat Hong Tiandu, safeguarding the dignity of our Divine Palace Kingdom, he shall be granted a Divine Weapon.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Li Hanzhou bowed in thanks.
“Let the court be dismissed.”
With the appointment complete, Emperor Yu Yang announced the dismissal of the court.
Seeing that Emperor Yu Yang hadn’t mentioned him, Yu Qinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn’t even paid attention to what had happened in the Imperial Court today, having been on edge the entire time.
Thankfully, Emperor Yu Yang didn’t cause him any trouble in the end.
He didn’t even greet the other Princes and quickly left.
Similarly, the Ministers in the Imperial Court now avoided Li Hanzhou like the plague, nobody dared to speak to him.
“Mr. Li.”
At this time, Yu Qingyang approached. He was an acquaintance of Li Hanzhou’s; Li Hanzhou had even saved his life before.
If anyone would support Li Hanzhou becoming State Preceptor, it would be Yu Qingyang.
“Ninth Prince.”
Li Hanzhou said politely, “It’s been a long time.”
“Yes, I never expected Mr. Li to become the State Preceptor of our Divine Palace Kingdom,” Yu Qingyang thought, fate truly played tricks, anything could happen.
After exchanging a few pleasantries.
Yu Qingyang left first.
In the current situation, if he, Yu Qingyang, appeared too close to Li Hanzhou, it might arouse suspicion.
Just as Li Hanzhou was wondering what he should do next, Yuan Wuji came over and said respectfully, “Lord State Preceptor, His Majesty requests your presence in the Back Garden.”
“Good.”
Li Hanzhou knew that Emperor Yu Yang must have something to discuss.
He also wanted to ask him some questions.
Following Yuan Wuji, he left the Great Hall and headed towards the Back Garden.
Despite being prepared, Li Hanzhou was still astonished by the luxury of the Dragon Court. The so-called Back Garden was actually several massive mountain ranges, covered in flowers and plants, with fragrant fruit trees everywhere, displaying a vibrant and lively scene.
The mountain paths were all artificially carved stairs.
Very clean.
Li Hanzhou and Yuan Wuji arrived at the highest mountain peak. From here, they could only see a thick layer of clouds and mist, likely several thousand meters high.
But the scenery was breathtaking.
In the distance, Emperor Yu Yang was sitting in a gazebo, with a faint milky scent coming from it.
It turned out that a maidservant was making milk tea for Emperor Yu Yang.
Li Hanzhou couldn’t help but sigh, so many people wanted to be Emperor; life truly was good. Outside, Li Hanzhou had never heard of anyone drinking milk tea, but the Emperor was actually enjoying it.
“The State Preceptor has arrived, please sit.”
Seeing Li Hanzhou arrive, Emperor Yu Yang invited him to sit down.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Li Hanzhou didn’t stand on ceremony and sat down in front of Emperor Yu Yang.
Yuan Wuji gestured to the surrounding maidservants, who quietly left, as they couldn’t listen to what was about to be discussed.
Yuan Wuji stepped forward and poured Li Hanzhou a cup of milk tea as well.
At this time, Emperor Yu Yang finally spoke, “State Preceptor, I hear you stole the Hidden Buddha Pagoda from Tianlong Temple in the South Sea?”
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