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Chapter 515: Six Questions from the Fox Girl
Yang Bi felt sad for a long time after seeing Zhang You off.

He admired Zhang You very much. When they were studying together in the upper world, Zhang You was one of the few people who caught his eye.

If given time, Zhang You's cultivation progress will be extremely high, and he will not be weaker than Chen Shi, Zhong Wuwang and others.

It’s a pity that the positions are different.

"Zhang You has long seen that the Thirteen Aristocratic Families are causing trouble in the countryside. He knows that he cannot change, but because he is a child of an aristocratic family and has received the best education and support from the Zhang family since childhood, he cannot betray the Zhang family. He is not as free and easy as Hanshan Sanren, nor as ruthless as me, so he can only refuse to surrender and seek death."

Yang Bi said silently in his heart, "What a pity, this world has lost another Taoist friend."

In the imperial palace in the Xinxiang imperial capital, Chen Shi led the civil and military officials in offering sacrifices to heaven, and then held a temple sacrifice to worship the ancestors of the Chen family. However, Chen Shi did not know what his great ancestor was called.

After the temple sacrifice, there is also the sacrifice to the land and grain, which is to worship the gods guarding the provinces of Xiniuzhou and Hou Tu Niangniang.

After finishing his work, Chen Shi hosted a banquet for the court officials in the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Most of the civil and military officials were new faces, so it was necessary to hold a banquet. As a new king, Chen Shi had to recognize every court official, know their names, official positions, and responsibilities.

Hu Feifei helped from the side and gave quiet reminders.

Chen Shi listened carefully, memorized attentively, and was meticulous.

After the banquet was over, Chen Shi left the court and breathed a sigh of relief. On the way, he took off his yellow robe and imperial crown and stuffed them to the small town next to him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Chengzi was extremely terrified and kept saying, "The booklet of the Imperial Household Department said that the emperor must wear a crown to look dignified!"

Chen Shi laughed and said, "Your Imperial Household Department's books are in charge of the emperor? The Imperial Household Department is so bold. I won't fall for it. I am the boss in this palace, you listen to me."

Xiao Chengzi was helpless and said, "Your Majesty's food, clothing, housing, transportation, words, and deeds should all be recorded in the daily records. If the historian records them truthfully, I am afraid it will be a disgrace to Your Majesty's wisdom."

Chen Shi said: "They recorded it truthfully? Even if I asked them to change it, they would not change it?"

Xiao Chengzi shook his head: "No change."

Chen Shi said angrily: "If I kill them and replace the historian, will they change their ways?"

Xiao Chengzi shook his head again: "No change."

Chen Shi sneered and said, "Then kill him again and replace him with another historian."

Xiao Chengzi said, "Your Majesty, the new historians will not change. Your Majesty wants to cut off their heads, but they are extremely happy. I heard from Feng Daban that the history books are so thick, and the people and events that can be recorded are limited. As a historian, it is rare for you to be remembered in history. But if you are a loyal minister and get beheaded by a tyrant, then you can be remembered in history. There must be many scholars who are eager to be beheaded by your majesty."

Chen Shi was so angry that he laughed: "You said I was a tyrant! How dare you!"

Xiao Chengzi showed a look of joy, waiting to be beheaded by him.

Chen Shi did not chop off his head, and said, "It seems that being a true king is still a learning process, and you can't do whatever you want. The Master said, examine yourself three times a day. Am I strong? Is my sword sharp? Am I invincible? The Master even examines himself, and if he is not invincible, he must follow the rules. How much more so me? When I become invincible, I don't have to follow the rules anymore."

Xiao Chengzi blinked his eyes and felt something was wrong.

Chen Shi arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion, where Hu Feifei, Shao Jing and Situ Wen were already waiting.

Chen Shi sat down, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I thought being an emperor would be a happy thing, but I didn't expect so many red tapes, it's not happy at all."

Hu Feifei said solemnly: "Your Majesty is now a true king, not yet an emperor. Please be careful with your words."

She hesitated for a moment and said, "If Your Majesty wants to go further..."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "My loyalty to the Ming Dynasty is evident to all. I have no intention of becoming emperor. Feifei, please don't harm me... or me."

Hu Feifei, Situ Wen, and Shao Jing exchanged a glance and understood each other: "Your Majesty has reflected on himself and feels that he is not yet strong enough to be emperor. We can persuade him to ascend the throne only when he has accumulated enough strength."

Situ Wen asked, "Your Majesty, aren't you worried about the war on the front line?"

Chen Shi shook his head and smiled, "The Thirteenth Family is just a bunch of idiots. On the day when the world above was destroyed, all the heroes of the Thirteenth Family were gone, and only their bones were left in the grave. Why worry? The only person who can turn the tables on the Thirteenth Family is Yang Bi. Unfortunately, Yang Bi has already been used by me. The Thirteenth Family is vulnerable in front of Yang Bi."

Shao Jing frowned and said, "Yang Bi is from the Yang family after all, will he..."

Chen Shi said: "I allow him to let some of the tribesmen go at his discretion. If you want to use this person, you must give him certain powers."

He was very happy and said with a smile: "Yang Bi is a man who can fight with me without losing. The Thirteen Aristocratic Families cannot use him. This peerless genius should have been fighting against me, but now he is being used by me. It is really my luck."

Seeing this, everyone stopped talking about this topic and instead spread out the geographical map of Xiniu Xinzhou and studied the appointments of officials in various places.

"When appointing local officials, we will select them from the branches of Hongshan Hall in various places."

Chen Shi said, "Before this, they managed the Hongshan Halls in various places. When disasters occurred, they were responsible for the safety of the people in a certain area. This has proven their ability, so there is no need to elect local officials again." Hu Feifei said, "There is also the need to open schools. Fu Leisheng said that your majesty wants to open schools in various places, which is good, but every year there are many scholars who cannot pass the imperial examinations and can only return to their hometowns to teach in private schools. The king opening schools in the countryside is undoubtedly taking away their jobs."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Mr. Fu is right. But these scholars can come to take the exam for the teachers of the academy. They don't have to teach in private schools. They can come to the academy to teach. The monthly salary is paid by the court. They don't need to be distracted. They just need to teach the students well."

Hu Feifei wrote it down and said, "Mr. Fu, there is one more thing, which is what the school teaches. There are countless foundation-building techniques in the world, and the collections of aristocratic families are countless. How to teach? What to teach? These also need to be set up with rules."

Chen Shi asked, "Who should be in charge of the school's affairs?"

Hu Feifei said: "The Ministry of Rites manages it. Although there were schools before, they were small in scale. Your Majesty wants the court to build schools in various places, which is too large."

"Then we will set up a school in the Ministry of Rites and let Mr. Fu be in charge of this matter."

Chen Shi said, "As for what to teach, when the war is over, let my grandfather gather all the scattered people in the world, gather their wisdom, discuss this matter, and research a set of exercises that are most suitable for promotion."

Hu Feifei wrote it down and said, "There are also demonic changes and disasters in various places. In the past, the Xijing court often had difficulty dealing with demonic changes and disasters in various places, and could not react in time. First, it was impossible to predict demonic changes and disasters, and second, there was not enough power and experts to solve the demonic changes and disasters."

Chen Shi thought, "Then, let the Ministry of War recruit soldiers and horses to deal with this matter. At the same time, communicate with the gods in various places and monitor the abnormalities in various places. If the demons are found, they will be eradicated as soon as possible."

Hu Feifei added: "There is also the sea. Monsters often invade from the dark sea, and a large number of border troops need to be deployed on the coast. Border troops often suffer heavy casualties. The current plan is to ask Your Majesty to ask the Queen Mother Hou Tu to set up a seal on Xiniu New Island to prohibit the entry of monsters."

Chen Shi nodded gently: "I will go to see the queen later."

Hu Feifei said, "There is also the Despair Slope. After the thirteen noble families were exterminated, although the governance of various places was difficult, it was all manageable by human power. The only exception is the Despair Slope. When the Heavenly Venerable recovers from his injury, he will definitely come to attack the Queen Mother Hou Tu and annihilate all the gods of China. Your Majesty, do you have any response?"

Just now, Chen Shi could answer everything calmly and solve these difficult problems with just a few words. Only the matters about Despair Hill and Tianzun made him frown.

Seeing this, Hu Feifei said, "Your Majesty, I am talking too much."

Chen Shi waved his hand and said, "This has nothing to do with you. This is my problem. Well, I should go see the Queen Mother Hou Tu. You have worked hard all day, so you should go back and rest early."

The trio is.

Chen Shi stood up and walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion. His mind moved slightly, and the yin and yang around him reversed, and he had already arrived in the underworld.

At this time, outside the Houdeguangda Palace, Little King Yan and Taoist Liu were still trying their best to resist the siege from all sides, but the offensive was far less fierce than before.

Since the news of the attack on the Zhang, Gu, and Xia families came, these ghosts and gods have found it difficult to concentrate on besieging Houde Palace, and from time to time some ghosts and gods leave to support their own clans. ——But this time they are only going to die.

When Chen Shi arrived outside Houde Palace, most of the ghosts and gods that besieged the place had already left.

The remaining Kings of Hell and Judges, either unable to capture the city after a long siege or worried about their own safety, simply left the battlefield and fled.

Chen Shi passed by the old willow tree and saw that the tree was full of ghosts and gods, all tied up tightly and unable to move.

Taoist Liu stood under the tree, saluted him, and said, "Your Majesty, now the ghosts and gods of the various underworlds have left to support our clan. The enemy's strength has greatly increased. Does Your Majesty still have a chance of winning?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "There is absolutely no possibility of failure. I have a four-fold force, and I have Little King Yan as external support. If the enemy is strong, I will divide and annihilate them, gather the strongest forces, and nibble away at them step by step. If the enemy is weak, I will attack from multiple fronts. I can fight with surprise troops, and I can also fight with tough battles."

Taoist Liu praised: "These noble families are like frightened birds. Your Majesty will defeat them in no time."

Chen Shi arrived in front of the Niangniang Temple and met the Little King of Hell. The Little King of Hell greeted him and said, "There is nothing going on here. I will go to support you."

Chen Shi asked with concern: "Do you know the way?"

The little King of Hell blinked her eyes, looking embarrassed. She really didn't know how to go to those aristocratic families.

Chen Shi raised the Heavenly Court Order and said with a smile, "Brother, enter the Lesser Universe, and someone will open the battlefield portal for you."

The little King of Hell was very happy and walked into the small heaven.

Chen Shi thought: "Although Nannan has awakened the memory of Master Qingtian, Nannan's personality still dominates."

It's a miracle that this girl can manage the Yama Palace without making any mistakes.

Chen Shi gathered his thoughts, walked into the temple, and paid respect to the goddess Hou Tu, saying, "Thank you for your protection. Without you, I'm afraid the world would be in danger."

The Queen Mother Hou Tu smiled and said, "True King, please speak seriously."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Godmother, our Xiniu Island has been invaded and harassed by sea monsters for a long time. The people of the fifty provinces are all Godmother's people, and they have suffered for a long time. So I was thinking that if Godmother could use her great magic power to set up a ban on the seashore to prevent monsters from entering, and surround Xiniu Island, then Godmother's people would definitely offer more incense and be more pious to Godmother."

The Queen Mother Hou Tu chuckled and said, "You just want me to set up a ban to protect the people of this world. You come up with all these tricks. But even if I set up a ban and prohibit the monsters from moving, as long as Despair Hill is free, all of this will still be shattered."

Chen Shi frowned, the queen was right.

If Tianzun doesn't punish him, it will always be a hidden danger!
(End of this chapter)