"Good, then I shall await General An’s good news. If able to pacify Beichu and unify the rivers and mountains, I will grant you a great opportunity!"
Zhang Jian was greatly delighted.
The most evident achievement of an Emperor, and what would undoubtedly excite the citizens, is to expand the territory and capture the rivers and mountains.
Then he turned to Central Guard Wang You and said.
"Mr. Wang, your talents are wasted merely serving as Central Guard, I appoint you as Second Route Expeditionary Marshal. You will replace the Divine Strategy Army in guarding Shuangyuan County while coordinating the expedition forces for a northern campaign."
Upon hearing this, Wang You immediately stepped forward and accepted with a bow.
His eyes gleamed with eagerness.
Compared to staying within Haojing City and commanding from the rear, he preferred to be at the frontline, fighting in the battlefield.
The subsequent Secret Techniques of "Star Martial Dao" have emerged, but not every military general in the Court can acquire the core Star Body stage cultivation secrets.
This requires tangible battle achievements.
Wang You certainly wouldn’t let this opportunity slip by; he knew this was Zhang Jian offering the Wang Family another chance.
Zhang Jian’s gaze then shifted to one side of the Court, toward several Primordial Spirit Masters standing beside the civil and military officials; his eyes calm, he said.
"I will personally strike down the Beichu Dragon Vein and capture those demonic cultivators. You all seize this opportunity to eliminate those evil spirits before they take our soldiers’ lives!"
Huang He Master bowed and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Phoenix Spirit also stood aside and slightly bowed.
Zhang Jian saw this and nodded silently. However, there were only two Primordial Spirit Masters left in the Court; Zhang Jian sighed inwardly.
Great Xia has just been established, everything is lacking.
He claims he will bring about the Saint King’s Advent, achieve the Saint King’s grand endeavor; yet there are only two Primordial Spirit Masters in the Court, even less than the Qian Dynasty.
...
As the Great Dynasty meeting dispersed, discussions among the civil and military officials abounded. Zhang Jian had just left Hanyuan Hall when he bumped into the Empress with her eyebrows raised.
He was immediately berated by Qi Yuhua, who even angrily said,
"Your Majesty, do you mean to break my heart again? Why else would you take Xian’Er away from me!"
Seeing the Empress so heartbroken for the first time, Zhang Jian was slightly taken aback; in his impression, the Empress had always shown understanding and supported him quietly, and this was her first time opposing him.
After pondering for a bit, Zhang Jian said, "Empress, Xian’Er has been favored by the elders of the Tongshan Dao Lineage, which is my sect. This is a good thing, as you know my sect is the Saint King Dao Lineage, with considerable backing even in the distant Celestial Realm! Now, Xian’Er is taken under Master Teacher’s wing..."
Zhang Jian started adopting Jue Ming Daoist’s rhetoric, only to boast as much as possible to ease the Empress’s resistance and rejection.
"You know, as one embarks on the cultivation path, there are risks involved. But think about it, if Master Teacher can train dozens of Primordial Spirit Masters, surely he is a renowned ’mentor’ in the cultivation realm. With his guidance, wouldn’t Xian’Er be able to avoid many unnecessary dangers and troubles?"
"If he’s going to walk the cultivation path anyway, why not find a mentor like my Master Teacher? So when ascending to the Upper Realm later, the sect will take care, and his future will surely be promising..."
After drinking a dose of Enchanting Soup, the Empress immediately calmed her anger but still lamented.
"But Xian’Er is still young!"
Zhang Jian laughed and said, "Not young. We were nearly discussing marriage at this age, yet Xian’Er is still like a wild boy running everywhere!"
After saying this, he glanced at Qi Yuhua with a somewhat suggestive expression and said.
"Empress, if you really can’t bear it, shall we have two more..."
The Empress, hearing this, showed a slight blush on her gorgeous jade face; she glanced at Zhang Jian and snorted lightly.
"Your Majesty, how can you speak such nonsense in broad daylight..."
"Where’s the broad daylight? Who heard it?"
Zhang Jian maintained a stern face and gazed toward Yu Yao and Qu Lian behind Qi Yuhua; both of them immediately bowed their heads and pretended they heard nothing.
With Zhang Jian’s comfort, the Empress’s mood improved significantly. After Zhang Jian’s consolation and warning, realizing her time with her son was limited, she hurriedly left.
At this moment, a faint voice appeared in the void with a teasing tone.
"I didn’t realize, you slick lad, being glib is quite a skill!"
Zhang Jian wasn’t surprised; leveraging the close tie between his own destiny and the national fortune, True Monarch Zhanmo’s arrival did not escape his sight, he merely replied with a light laugh.
"Master, that’s called marital affection, surely you wouldn’t understand!"
True Monarch Zhanmo cast a sidelong glance at Zhang Jian and snorted coldly, "How could I not understand? Those vulgar sweet nothings, flowery words!"
Hearing this, Zhang Jian felt somewhat tongue-tied, he did not retort.
He merely smiled warmly.
This master of his has been single for thousands of years, naturally wouldn’t understand the subtleties of ’sweet words’ when men and women interact.
Seeing Zhang Jian ’not arguing back,’ satisfaction appeared in the eyes of True Monarch Zhanmo. Her gaze turned towards the direction the Empress left, smiling she said.
"To be honest, Ah Yu, your Empress has a thick Phoenix Destiny and is highly conducive to prosperity for the husband. I believe you shouldn’t miss the chance but rather have a few more children, perhaps you’ll give birth to a few Innate Dao Bodies or Postnatal Dao Bodies!"
"In the future, perhaps because of your efforts with the Empress, our Tongshan Dao Lineage might thrive for tens of thousands of years again!"
Listening to True Monarch Zhanmo’s somewhat ’awkward’ teasing, Zhang Jian’s mouth twitched slightly.
What are all these words?
...
Afterward, True Monarch Zhanmo conveyed her intention to Zhang Jian, asking him to arrange one or two Court matters, and before the expedition, return to Tongshan Dao Lineage to receive the Nine Tripods Secret Technique.