I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

The pain and itchiness that penetrated deep into his bones made Zhikong suffer terribly.

He scratched his body hard, but to no avail.

Zhikong now understood what this thing was.

Is this person from the Demonic Cult?

However, among the tenth-level masters of the Demon Cult, whether it was Lord Chixue or Granny Lihua, they were all murderous devils. If he met them, there would be no way he would survive.

Who is this master?

The mysterious man is naturally Xiao Weizi.

He got inspiration from He Chong. Since he wanted to place an undercover agent next to the minister, he could just send the person over.

So Xiao Weizi came up with a plan.

Start with the famous knights and heroines in the capital.

If a young hero like Zhikong, who is famous and has a clean background, is willing to serve as a minister's bodyguard, they will generally treat him with great courtesy.

Most civil servants do not know martial arts, and even if they do, someone still needs to look after their families and homes.

Although the Right Guard was responsible for the security of the capital, some elusive thieves still caused headaches for officials and their families.

It's considered good if they only steal property, but if they encounter a flower thief, the reputation of the women will be ruined.

Large families have guards who are trained from a young age.

Military merit families generally have unique skills passed down from generation to generation.

But that group of civil servants will have to hire experts to protect their own court.

People like Zhikong, who come from a famous and upright family and have a pretty good level of martial arts skills, are the ones that many officials and families want to recruit.

It’s just that these young heroes generally have high aspirations but low skills, and they yearn for a life of ease.

After they have been traveling around the world, some of them realize the cruelty of the world and will look for an employer to help look after their house.

However, this group of experts are not ordinary guards.

Instead, they were guest officials hired by officials and their status was much higher than that of ordinary servants.

The imperial court mainly adopted a gentle approach when dealing with martial artists.

Even if they made mistakes, as long as they were willing to serve the court, they would be treated leniently.

Little Weizi looked at Zhikong and said, "Tomorrow you will go to the residence of the Minister of Justice."

Zhikong yelled, "I didn't do anything wrong, why should I go to the Ministry of Justice!"

Xiao Weizi activated the Life and Death Talisman again, and Zhikong suddenly felt itchy to death.

Only after he stopped urging him did Zhikong calm down.

Little Weizi said, "I'm not asking you to go to the execution. The guest official of the Minister of Justice Zhou's family had a family illness and resigned last month."

"They have a vacancy for a guest official. Since you are at least a seventh-level official, they will accept you."

Zhikong felt a chill on his back.

Let him serve as a guest in the home of an important official in the imperial court?

This guy doesn't seem to be from the Demon Cult...

Is it some terrorist organization?

Zhikong regretted deeply how he got involved in such a terrible thing.

If the ministers knew that you were monitoring the emperor, they would definitely criticize him.

So Xiao Weizi did not reveal his identity.

Instead, he said, "Think about it for a moment. If you don't agree, you will die of the itch."

"Don't even think that anyone can save you. I've blocked off the area around here."

Zhikong felt a wave of despair in his heart.

It was equivalent to putting two dead ends in front of him.

One is to die immediately, the other is to die at an unknown time.

After the threat, Xiao Weizi added, "I'm not asking you to carry out any dangerous missions, but to pay attention to Mr. Zhou's words and deeds and see who he associates with."

The chill on Zhikong's back became even more intense.

Surveillance Minister, what kind of organization is this?

Even the Demon Cult wouldn't do such a thing, right?

It is equivalent to making an enemy of the imperial court!

Who is this guy?

Zhikong couldn't think of it.

He was also very frightened. He thought that this organization must be very deep and he knew too much, so he might die sooner.

Zhikong finally said, "Stop, I promise, I promise!"

Little Weizi nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to work for nothing."

"Mr. Zhou is very generous. Your salary will not be less."

"In addition to your salary, we will also give you a sum of money every month."

"Just write down the information you have collected on a piece of paper and place it behind the rockery in Zhou's mansion, and our people will take it away."

Zhikong felt slightly relieved.

Just pass the note out.

At this time, Xiao Weizi thought of Li Tian again.

Your Majesty has always used both kindness and severity, and as a factory manager, I must learn from your Majesty.

So Xiao Weizi said: "Since you have joined the organization, we will not treat you unfairly."

Xiao Weizi took out a handful of silver and said, "This is your half-year salary. If you have any valuable information, I'll give you an extra ounce."

Now Zhikong's eyes brightened.

The monks in Shaolin Temple work very hard.

Although the huge temple has many monks' fields, as a major martial arts sect, it has many disciples.

The little bit of monk land is not enough to feed everyone in the temple.

Every host has to find ways to make money.

This is why there are many lay disciples in Shaolin Temple.

In fact, many lay disciples are wealthy people who pay money to join the temple. As long as they don’t have any bad reviews, Shaolin Temple will accept them as lay disciples.

By donating some money, one can learn the outer martial arts of Shaolin Temple.

If a lay disciple makes a name for himself in the martial arts world, he will bring more relatives and friends to Shaolin Temple to study.

Only by recruiting lay disciples can Shaolin Temple support everyone in the temple.

But even so, young disciples like Zhikong could only barely get enough to eat.

When I arrived in the capital, I saw its prosperity.

Zhikong was even more reluctant to return to the austere temple.

However, he did not have much money, was young and energetic, and was unwilling to be a guest official, so he stayed in Foguang Temple.

This time he was subdued by a mysterious man and was forced to go undercover at the home of the Minister of Justice.

Not only can he receive Mr. Zhou's guest salary, but he also receives additional compensation.

Zhikong suddenly felt that this was a good thing...

Several young knights from other sects joined the ranks of important officials and guests of the imperial court.

This news caused a small stir in the martial arts world of the capital.

But it was soon overshadowed by other news.

The Western Factory finally planted a secret line in the residence of an important official of the imperial court.

And November is over.

Li Tian ushered in another settlement.

[This month's national fortune is being settled! 】

[Establishment of the Western Factory, abuse of royal relatives, Ministry of Revenue financial shortage, collection of commercial taxes, Beimang trade with foreign countries, Great Zhou national fortune: -1 points! ]

[The Ministry of Revenue’s financial shortage has been resolved, border security risks have been resolved, Great Zhou’s national fortune: +4000 points! ]

[National fortune points at the beginning of this month: 10 points! ]

[National Fortune Points at the end of this month: 10 points! ]

[Reward: Destruction Atlas (automatically refined to the second level)! ]

[Extra reward: one million taels of gold! ]

Li Tian felt unhappy when he saw the settlement reward.

If it weren’t for the resurgence of national fortune due to the levy of commercial taxes, Li Tian would have already mastered the third level of the Atlas of Destruction!

Just like last month, a powerful force rushed into Li Tian's body.

Great!

The filth in his body was swept away, and Li Tian felt relaxed all over.

Then the destructive force in his body became twice as strong!

In addition, Li Tian gently raised his finger.

I saw that all the light in the room was concentrated on this finger.