I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Tianzun Palace.

"See Tianzun!"

Upon learning that Zhang Hong had returned, the leaders of various departments of the court immediately rushed to Tianzun Palace to seek a meeting and report on their work progress.

"Your Majesty, the Agricultural College has successfully made a breakthrough in hybrid rice technology. The first generation of hybrid rice has an output of 1,400 kilograms per mu!"

"Your Majesty, the Institute of Engineering has successfully developed a spiritual energy acceleration device that can shorten the growth and harvest time of crops by 50%, but the cost is relatively high, and the conditions for large-scale promotion are not yet met."

"Your Majesty, this quarter, the Sitian Academy has registered 125 new human cultivators, 44 demon cultivators, and 63 ghost cultivators. We have arrested 33 evil cultivators and evil creatures, 19 of whom were beheaded according to the law..."

Today, the rules and regulations, laws and systems are sound, and the government departments can generally operate well and handle various affairs. However, Zhang Hong is still needed to check and adjust the general direction and check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps.

The emperor has completely become a decoration, existing in name only, and has become a mascot in the palace, eating, drinking and having fun every day without being allowed to leave the palace.

"Tianzun, the deadline for the first batch of enrollment for Jiuzhou Academy is approaching. Currently, a total of 47,956 students who meet the requirements have been enrolled. Please let Tianzun decide when to hold the opening ceremony."

The president of Jiuzhou Academy and dean of the Academy of Sciences, Zhuge Wulong, came to report.

"The sooner the better. Let's do it in three days."

"Yes. I will obey the order."

It took an hour to finally deal with the state affairs.

Zhang Hong just picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea when he saw the guard coming to report: "Your Majesty, Crown Prince Zhu Taichang wants to see you."

Why would the Crown Prince, who normally has little presence, suddenly come to see me?

Emperor Zhu Wanli did ask for an audience several times, but he always tried to hint at it, saying that he wanted to learn Taoism from Zhang Hong. Zhang Hong got annoyed and never met him again.

Could it be that the Crown Prince has some ideas about the throne?

"Xuan."

Zhang Hong did not refuse the meeting. He felt that he owed the Zhu royal family a little bit. After all, they had worked so hard to establish the country. Even if he deprived them of their imperial power for the sake of the people of the world, he should give them some compensation.

[You can’t get fat in one bite. It will take at least one or two generations to change people’s mindsets. It seems like constitutional monarchy is something we can consider…]

As Zhang Hong was thinking this, he saw a handsome but pale young man walking into the hall. He looked nervous and fearful, and he never dared to look up at Zhang Hong.

"Zhu Taichang pays homage to the Heavenly Lord! I beg the Heavenly Lord to spare the lives of my Zhu family's children. The children are innocent!"

As soon as he came in, Zhu Taichang fell to his knees and burst into tears, which made Zhang Hong unable to speak.

"Zhu Taichang, get up first. What's going on? When did I ever say I was going to kill you?"

Zhang Hong asked in confusion.

Zhu Taichang stopped crying abruptly, and said blankly: "But there are rumors outside that the Zhu Dynasty has lost its morals, causing the people to live in misery and disasters. Heavenly Lord, you must execute the entire Zhu family to appease the resentment of heaven and the anger of people..."

Seeing Zhu Taichang's convinced look, Zhang Hong covered his forehead speechlessly.

Enough, another naive child who was fooled by a few words.

No. As the crown prince, can't you see through this?

As a great emperor like me, do I need to resort to such means that are detrimental to my reputation and status?

"Your Excellency, you have been deceived. The Heavenly Master has never said such a thing."

The guard who brought the person in couldn't stand it and explained coldly: "It's obvious that someone is trying to stir up trouble."

By the way, this guard is Xiahou Qingfeng, who is now the chief guard of Tianzun Palace.

Ever since Zhang Hong built his own residence, Xiahou Qingfeng ran over there happily. He didn't care about fame or fortune, but begged to be his gatekeeper, just to see the Heavenly Lord more often.

Zhang Hong naturally has to give preferential treatment to his number one bootlicker.

He was appointed as the captain of the guards, leading a team of elite soldiers selected from the imperial guards, and was responsible for the security of the Tianzun Palace. He was like a guide.

Of course, these security guards didn't have the chance to do anything. No one in the world dared to act wildly in Tianzun Palace.

After Xiahou Qingfeng's explanation, Zhu Taichang realized that he had been deceived by rumors.

He immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet, shouting in grief and anger: "Damn it! It was those eunuchs who spread rumors and caused me to misunderstand Tianzun. I will kill them when I return!"

"That's not necessary. Just leave it to the police department."

Zhang Hong waved his hand and said, "I have promised to act in accordance with the law, so we must act in accordance with the law."

"What the Lord said is true. Taichang has learned his lesson."

Zhang Hong checked the situation in the Prince's Mansion on the spot and quickly knew the purpose of Zhu Taichang's visit.

"Prince Zhu, I already know your intention. I can give you a reassurance. Your Zhu family can still retain the position of emperor, but you can no longer make decisions on state affairs as you did before."

"The Jiuzhou Academy will open in three days. I want to set up a special class and teach it myself. You can choose three boys and three girls from the royal family, six children who have not yet come of age, and send them to the school."

Zhu Taichang was so overwhelmed with joy that he immediately knelt down and thanked God for His grace! Thank God for His grace!

"Hahaha! My Zhu family is saved. It's saved!"

I was so excited that I couldn't control myself.

Going crazy.

Zhang Hong watched him being taken away by Xiahou Qingfeng with pity.

I thought that this crown prince was hopeless, his mentality was not good and he would never achieve anything great.

As expected, the throne of the emperor must be chosen from among the children, and they must be nurtured from an early age.

Children's values ​​are not yet fixed and they are highly malleable, making them exactly the right candidates for the role of the future emperor in Zhang Hong's plan.

Three days flew by.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Jiuzhou Academy opened.

"Look, mom. There's another fairy flying in the sky!"

"Look what's so good about it. Go home and do your homework!"

These days, people living in the capital often look up and see all kinds of fairies flying in the sky.

Some were flying on swords, some were riding on gourds, some were riding on cassocks, and some were riding on cranes...Everyone had become numb to this and was no longer surprised.

The children were very curious and envious. After asking their elders, they found out that those flying in the sky were not only fairies but also the first batch of students admitted to Jiuzhou Academy.

"So you should study hard. Otherwise, you will be looking up to others from the ground all the time!"

Seeing the kids' envious looks, parents and elders took the opportunity to educate their own kids one by one.

Study hard and try to get into Kyushu University in the next or the next enrollment.

In order to show the court's attention to Jiuzhou Academy, Zhang Hong specially sent monks to admit students.

The first batch of students of Jiuzhou Academy were flattered and nervous and excited to experience their first flying experience in their lives when the monks "fly a plane" to pick them up and drop them off at school.

At the same time, he was deeply moved and secretly vowed to do his best and study hard after entering the school so as not to let down the kindness of the court and Tianzun.

On the day of the opening ceremony, a total of 50,000 new students gathered in the newly built huge square of Jiuzhou Academy to listen to the opening speech of the honorary president, Jiushi Tianzun.