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The Prince of Zhennan naturally knew why Emperor Zhou had come to the Prince of Zhennan's residence. Emperor Zhou, who had been imprisoned in the deep palace, had been released by the Empress Dowager today. It was obvious that the Empress Dowager wanted to persuade the Prince of Zhennan's residence to fight against the strange phenomenon through Emperor Zhou.

With a smile, Emperor Zhou replied, "The Prince of Zhennan should have already guessed it."

At this point, Emperor Zhou glanced at everyone in the hall and then said to Lu Chen, "You must be Lu Chen?"

Lu Chen cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhou praised, "I have long heard that the Prince of Zhennan is exceptionally handsome, like a banished immortal. Seeing him today, I can confirm that he is indeed extraordinary."

After praising Lu Chen, Emperor Zhou's gaze returned to the Prince of Zhennan. Just as he was about to say something, a servant from the Prince of Zhennan's residence entered the main hall with freshly brewed tea.

The Prince of Zhennan raised his hand, signaling the servant to put down the teapot and leave the hall. After putting down the teapot, the servant turned and left the hall.

After the servants left the main hall, they closed the door, leaving only the three of them in the dimly lit hall.

The Prince of Zhennan, holding a teapot, personally poured a cup of tea for Emperor Zhou, and then said, "Your Majesty, may I now speak of what is the matter?"

Emperor Zhou asked, "Prince Zhennan, are you sure you don't know what happened at the Zhengui Division?"

The Prince of Zhennan said, "This old minister only just learned of this. Could it be that Your Majesty has come to the Prince of Zhennan's residence today for the sake of the Zhengui Division?"

Seeing that the Prince of Zhennan was still pretending to be ignorant, the Zhou Emperor simply said, "Now those five Earth Realm experts have mysteriously disappeared. If we leave them alone, once they recover their strength, it will probably be a life-or-death crisis for the Great Zhou."

"Back then, we were able to seal those five strange beings at the Earth Realm level thanks to the first Zhennan King. Presumably, the first Zhennan King left some methods for dealing with strange beings for your Zhennan King's Mansion."

"I have come here today to ask the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion to help me find those five strange beings at the Earth Realm and to reseal them."

As soon as Emperor Zhou finished speaking, Prince Zhennan did not respond immediately. Instead, he slowly poured himself a cup of tea, then picked up the cup and took a leisurely sip.

Although Emperor Zhou was displeased by the Prince of Zhennan's disrespect, he did not show it on his face.

After a while, the Prince of Zhennan put down his teacup and said calmly, "Your Majesty, let's not beat around the bush. You should know how the royal family has treated the Prince of Zhennan's mansion all these years."

Seeing that the Prince of Zhennan was about to speak frankly, the Emperor Zhou said directly: "The Prince of Zhennan should also know my current situation. For years, that woman has been in control of the government, and what she least wants to see is harmony between the emperor and his subjects. That's why she has been suppressing the Prince of Zhennan's mansion in every way, but none of this has anything to do with me."

“If I were to rule personally, I would never have done those things to the Prince of Zhennan’s Mansion. If the Great Zhou had not had the first Prince of Zhennan, it would never have been established. I am not the kind of person who forgets kindness.”

Upon hearing Emperor Zhou's words, the Prince of Zhennan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, your words are not very convincing. Ever since my great-grandfather passed away, every emperor of the Great Zhou has used various means to suppress the Prince of Zhennan's mansion. By my generation, even the fiefdom of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion has been taken back, leaving only this small mansion."

"Does His Majesty really trust the Zhennan Prince's Mansion after assuming personal rule, instead of continuing to suppress it like your ancestors did? Or even thinking of destroying it?"

When the Prince of Zhennan asked such a pointed question, Emperor Zhou knew that if he did not answer it well and failed to satisfy the Prince of Zhennan, the Prince of Zhennan might not agree to help the Great Zhou fight against the strange entity.

Emperor Zhou knew that no matter how he made his promises, it would be useless. On the one hand, the court was controlled by the Empress Dowager, and he was now just a puppet emperor, so his words had no effect. On the other hand, his ancestors were indeed wary of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, so every emperor of Zhou wanted to destroy the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. He could not deny what those emperors of the past had done.

At this moment, Emperor Zhou said, "I know that Prince Zhennan harbors resentment towards the royal family. No matter what guarantees I make now, it will be difficult for you to trust the royal family again. However, in order to put Prince Zhennan's mansion at ease, I can help Prince Zhennan regain his original fiefdom, and I can also let Prince Zhennan take charge of the Zhengui Division."

"If the Zhennan Prince's Mansion can seal those strange creatures in the Earth Realm again, it will be a reminder to people that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has the power to fight against strange creatures. Once the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is gone, when facing strange creatures in the Earth Realm again, they will have to fight them personally. In this way, no force in the Great Zhou will dare to have any improper thoughts about the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."

To be honest, the previous Zhou emperor actually agreed with the practices of his ancestors. If he were to take power, the first thing he would do would definitely be to suppress the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and find a way to destroy it.

However, his thoughts changed after he learned that the strange creatures of the Earth Realm had emerged. He realized that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was quite useful. If the Zhennan Prince's Mansion were destroyed, the royal family would have to deal with the strange creatures of the Earth Realm themselves. As for those powerful families, he didn't expect them to play much of a role.

Moreover, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has experience in dealing with strange phenomena. Perhaps the current Zhennan Prince also knows the strange arts that the first Zhennan Prince knew, which makes the Zhennan Prince even more important in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In other words, the royal family can suppress the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, but they absolutely cannot easily destroy it. At least until a way to completely eliminate the strange entity in the Earth Realm is found, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion cannot disappear.

Emperor Zhou finally understood why Emperor Taizu mentioned in the ancient teachings that future emperors should never destroy the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. This was perhaps why every emperor suppressed the Zhennan Prince's Mansion but never sent troops to destroy it.

To be honest, Emperor Zhou is now somewhat suspicious that the five strange beings at the Earth Realm were able to break through the seal, and whether it is related to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

The timing was too coincidental. Just when the Empress Dowager and a group of royal relatives wanted to destroy the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, the five strange beings at the Earth Realm broke through the seal, and the Zhennan Prince's Mansion's role was instantly demonstrated.

Upon hearing Emperor Zhou's words, Prince Zhennan fell into deep thought. If Prince Zhennan's Mansion were to take control of the Zhengui Division, it would be tantamount to entrusting the safety of the capital to Prince Zhennan's Mansion. In that case, if the Zhou royal family wanted to take action against Prince Zhennan's Mansion again, they would have to carefully consider the power of those five strange Earth Realm experts.

Moreover, the Bureau of Suppressing Ghosts not only imprisoned the five Earth Realm Ghosts, but also other Ghosts and a large number of evil spirits. If all those Ghosts and evil spirits were released, the entire capital city would surely be awash in blood.

This is tantamount to the royal family handing over a handle to the Prince of Zhennan's mansion.

In this way, even if the Prince of Zhennan dies, no one in the court will dare to try to destroy the Prince of Zhennan's mansion again. After all, no one can say for sure whether the Prince of Zhennan's mansion will fight to the death and release all the strange and evil spirits imprisoned by the Zhengui Division. (End of this chapter)