Nāgata: Infernal Night, Qinghan and I are True Love

Chapter 174 Ji Canghai's Questions

Xu Tianyi silently observed his level of trust and understood.

Even after Yue Shan's departure, he still retains about 60% of his affection for him.

"Master, are we just going to let him go like this? We're raising a tiger that will only cause us trouble!"

Below, a young scholar bowed and offered advice.

Xu Tianyi remained silent for a moment, then spoke up: "He is also a Grandmaster, and his going to Yuanzhou will be beneficial to us, at least it will distract the King of Qi and the King of Chu."

The young man nodded: "The leader is wise!"

The crowd bowed again.

"Please don't stand on ceremony, everyone. Alright, let's officially begin today's meeting. Please take your seats."

"Yes! Sect Master!"

Xu Tianyi paused for a moment, then looked at everyone and spoke.

"Recently, the Crown Prince has frequently sent envoys to visit our religion, intending to sow discord within, bribe and intimidate our officials, and to take over our military and political affairs peacefully."

Many of you here have met the Crown Prince's envoys, and many hope to obtain higher official positions and greater power from the Crown Prince.

I was aware of these things when I was in seclusion, but I did not make any decisions. Therefore, I can understand your previous hesitation.

But now, I'm telling you all clearly.

From this day forward, Leizhou will be under the Crown Prince's command, but all rights in Leizhou will belong to our sect.

Whether it's promotion or demotion in official positions, salary adjustments, or even troop deployments, cultural promotion, business dealings, or tax collection, all will continue to be implemented and improved in accordance with the policies I have set.

Therefore, we should just listen to what the Crown Prince says. If it sounds agreeable, we should flatter him; if it doesn't, we should pretend we didn't hear it.

Do you all understand what I mean?

Xu Tianyi made it very clear that he intended to openly seize control of Leizhou.

The audience finally felt reassured. They had been worried that Xu Tianyi might suddenly lose his mind and side with the Crown Prince, which would leave their future uncertain and their prospects unpredictable.

Now that Xu Tianyi has stepped forward to speak, everyone is naturally very excited.

The crowd shouted, "Our leader is wise!!"

Xu Tianyi pressed his hands together and quickly shouted for quiet.

"Anything else? I'll take care of it all today!"

Upon hearing the question, Ji Canghai immediately couldn't hold back.

"What about Yanzhou? How will the Ji family be dealt with?"

After being brainwashed by Ji Yingying, Ji Canghai now hates the higher-ups of the Ji family. He has a strong desire to separate from the family, at least to reclaim what belongs to his lineage, such as his own Flame Pearl, his parents' belongings, and the right to worship at the ancestral graves.

His words were simple, but contained many doubts.

Everyone looked at Xu Tianyi, waiting for the next course of action.

Xu Tianyi glanced at Yingying beside him and slowly said, "The Valley God Sect of Yanzhou has already sent people to join us, and the Valley God Sect of Zhongzhou has also sent people. The Valley God Sect of Yuzhou and the Valley God Sect of Yuanzhou should also gather here."

We have occupied Leizhou and never changed its name because the area under the influence of the Valley God Sect is a region that I can legally and legitimately take over in the future.

Now that the Valley God Cult of Yanzhou has sent people here, I have decided to retreat to Leizhou first, to train soldiers, cultivate officials, and govern Leizhou, while also maintaining peace with the forces of all sides.

In this way, we will have the foundation to conquer Yanzhou next year!

Starting next year, I promise you all that we must take half of Yanzhou's territory, and at the same time, we must also prepare to take half of Yuzhou's territory.

This is the strategy of building high walls, storing up ample grain, and delaying the declaration of kingship.

Brother Canghai, do you understand?

Ji Canghai now felt more confident.

After a moment of silence, he bowed and said, "I have another question..."

"Go ahead and tell me!" Xu Tianyi said nonchalantly, since problems would be solved one by one anyway.

“I have a connection with Cui San Niang, the Dragon King of the Mist Sea. Now she has clearly stated her loyalty to the Crown Prince. She came to tell me this before. Although she only said that everyone has their own ambitions, I still feel a little sad. Master, you have a very profound understanding of emotions. Can you give me some advice?”

Xu Tianyi was somewhat taken aback, not expecting him to ask about his love life in this kind of setting.

He burst into laughter: "Sadness is only temporary, it'll only last two or three years. Tell her that you are also loyal to the Crown Prince, and that you are also a member of the Ji family."

"But you'll need to help prepare for Yingying and my wedding. Go see her in a while."

Ji Canghai was stunned: "Huh? Isn't this just treating the symptoms, not the root cause?"

Xu Tianyi shook his head: "Feelings are feelings, and politics is politics. What does it matter? You can pursue your love life. Anyway, you're a Grandmaster, so you can always contact her whenever you need to."

Besides, you don't get to handle any secret information with me; you're basically just a martial arts instructor.

If she asks you to go to the Crown Prince's place, you can refuse. If the Ji family wants you to go back, you can also refuse.

Anyway, when the time comes, you can just go back to the Ji family under the pretext of discussing internal family matters and ask for a division of the family property.

According to the rules of the Crown Prince's side, the royal family has no right to interfere in the family affairs of aristocratic families.

Now you understand, right?

Ji Canghai was somewhat numb: "That seems to make some sense..."

"That's right. If you encounter a question you don't know the answer to, just push it onto me and let him come to me. If that doesn't work, just say that you're caught in the web of power struggles and that I've detained your sister and threatened you to do things so you have no choice but to listen to me."

The whole room burst into laughter at these words.

Ji Yingying couldn't help but say, "Brother, now you understand, right..."

Ji Canghai scratched his head: "Yes, yes, you really do have a way... Since you don't mind, I'll go see her tonight..."

Xu Tianyi nodded: "It's alright. When you marry her, I'll prepare a grand wedding for you, haha..."

"Then thank you, Brother Xu..."

Xu Tianyi nodded: "Then, his matter is settled, let's move on to the next one..."

According to the usual meeting customs, it is natural for the high-ranking officials to ask questions first.

Ning Hongye spoke up: "Kunlun has recently started sending experts to Leizhou to capture me, wanting me to go back."

Xu Tianyi chuckled: "After this month, even the Kunlun Master's mother will never be a match for me. Moreover, soon I will have the entire Leizhou under my close surveillance. You just need to follow me."

Ning Hongye rolled her eyes at him: "I'm about to break through to the Grandmaster level too."

Xu Tianyi was overjoyed: "Really?"

Ning Hongye said helplessly, "I even think I've moved too fast..."

"This is good news. By the way, it would be best to stop the war with the King of Qi. Your identity will come in handy then."

Ning Hongye chuckled: "I shouldn't have asked..."

"Alright, alright, next one."

Yin Ziping jumped out with a grin.

"Brother Tianyi, lately many senior TCM doctors in the medical department have been ostracizing me, and they've even sent a lot of their young apprentices to harass me. What should I do?"

Xu Tianyi glanced at her: "Just say what you want to do..."

Yin Ziping, looking aggrieved, stepped forward and took his hand: "All I wanted was an identity..."

Xu Tianyi's heart softened upon hearing this.

"Very well, from today onwards, you are my woman, and from today onwards, the status of women needs to be elevated."

Both the martial arts academy and the literature academy can admit women. Furthermore, women of prestige and ability can also hold official positions, provided they come from a respectable family background.

"Yes! The leader is wise!"