Film and Television Daqing: Starting with the Heaven-Covering Technique and the Devouring Demon Art

Fan Xian reacted the fastest, his eyes filled with disbelief, his voice trembling with excitement:

"Dad, how did you do that!"

I have been training hard for more than ten years, and I am only at the peak of the seventh rank now. I haven't broken through to the eighth rank yet!

"How did you manage to break through to the ninth rank after just one trip to the palace?!"

Upon hearing Fan Xian's words, Fan Ruoruo and the others immediately came to their senses and gathered around him, their faces filled with shock and confusion.

"Yes! Father (Master), how did you do that!"

The crowd asked in unison, their tone urgent and anxious.

Fan Jian smiled slightly, seemingly pleased with everyone's surprise.

He gently patted Fan Xian's shoulder and comforted him:

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly."

Then, he began to recount the coup in the palace and how he received Li Chengtian's help to become a powerful ninth-rank expert.

After hearing Fan Jian's words, the group of people were stunned. Their eyes widened, their mouths gaped open, and their faces were filled with disbelief.

After a long while, Fan Xian was the first to react, exclaiming in surprise:

"So, in the end, it was actually His Highness the King of Qin who emerged victorious!"

"Yes, it's truly unexpected! His Highness the King of Qin's strength is so terrifying, and he can even help others advance to become Grandmasters."

"It's truly unbelievable!" Fan Sizhe echoed, expressing his amazement.

Fan Ruoruo's beautiful eyes sparkled as she softly said:

"Not only that, Lin Xiang, Chen Pingping, the Third Prince, the Eldest Princess, Ye Zhong of the Garrison, Zheng Qiankun of the Red Armor Army, and even you, Father, are all His Highness Prince Qin's people."

Fan Xian nodded, and couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"This Prince Qin is truly amazing! He's more than ten times more powerful than Li Shimin!"

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Fan Jian frowned slightly. He suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded him:

"By the way, you absolutely cannot tell anyone about this, not even your closest relatives."

Otherwise, our whole family will be killed.

Everyone nodded, indicating that they understood the implications.

Fan Jian continued:

"There is one more thing I want to tell you."

"If you ever see His Highness the King of Qin again, you must not act like you did before."

"His Highness the Prince of Qin will soon ascend the throne and become emperor!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked shocked once again.

The next day, Chen Pingping, Lin Ruofu, Fan Jian, Zheng Qiankun, and Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites, were summoned to the palace.

Outside the Imperial Study, Li Chengtian stood by the lake, gazing out over the railing. The lake shimmered in the sunlight, and various fish swam about in the water, creating a beautiful scene.

Li Chengtian had seen this scene many times, but seeing it again today felt completely different.

"Your Majesty, Dean Chen and Prime Minister Lin and others have arrived and are requesting an audience outside the Imperial Study."

Han Diaosi came up behind Li Chengtian and bowed his head to report.

As for Eunuch Hou, Li Chengtian didn't make things difficult for him and had already arranged for him to have a sinecure in the palace to live out his retirement.

So now, the one following Li Chengtian is Han Diaosi, also known as Eunuch Han, who is called the "human-cat".

Let them in.

"Yes."

Shortly after Han Diaosi left, Chen Pingping and Lin Xiang arrived.

"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Highness, the King of Qin."

The five people knelt down and kowtowed in respect.

Li Chengtian didn't turn around, and said calmly, "Get up."

Thank you, Your Highness Prince Qin.

The five people stood up and stood aside.

Li Chengtian sprinkled a handful of fish food, watched the fish scramble for it underwater, and then called out, "Zheng Qiankun."

"Your humble servant is here!"

"I order you to go to the border immediately and take over the troops under Qin Ye's command. If he obediently relinquishes his military power, then let him return to the capital safely."

"If he disobeys orders, kill him on the spot!"

I obey the order.

Zheng Qiankun respectfully accepted the order, secretly thinking to himself that this task was incredibly easy.

After all, he had already received Li Chengtian's instruction last night and successfully broke through to the Grandmaster realm.

Qin Ye was merely an elderly ninth-grade cultivator; dealing with him would be an easy task.

After Zheng Qiankun left to receive his orders, Li Chengtian turned his head, his gaze falling on Guo Youzhi, and asked with a half-smile:

"Minister Guo, I've heard that you are one of the Princess's men."

Upon hearing this, Guo Youzhi's face turned deathly pale, his legs went weak, and he knelt down, his voice trembling as he begged:

"Your Highness, please spare my son Guo Baokun's life! He knew nothing about this!"

Guo Youzhi knew that if Li Chengtian really misunderstood that Guo Baokun also had a relationship with the Princess, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Before coming, he had considered this issue, but although he knew that the princess was also one of Li Chengtian's people, the prince was about to become emperor, and no one could predict whether he would harbor resentment because of this matter and take the opportunity to get rid of him.

Therefore, when Li Chengtian asked that question, his heart was filled with fear.

However, Li Chengtian did not become angry as Guo Youzhi had expected. Instead, he looked at him calmly and slowly said:

“Did I say I was going to punish you? No matter what, the princess is my person, and I'm not so narrow-minded.”

Alright, get up!

The main reason I called you here is to ask you to choose an auspicious day for my enthronement ceremony.

Upon hearing Guo Youzhi's words, Li Chengtian smiled slightly, but quickly suppressed it, and spoke in a dignified and deep voice.

After hearing Li Chengtian's words, Guo Youzhi wiped the sweat from his brow and said:

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'll make the arrangements right away."

Li Chengtian didn't say anything more, he just waved his hand gently.

Upon seeing this, Guo Youzhi stood up, slowly retreated into the Imperial Study, and then turned and left.

After Guo Youzhi left, Li Chengtian turned to Fan Jian, Lin Xiang, and Chen Pingping and said:

"There must be an unusually large amount of corruption and bribery in the court now. After all, I myself have embezzled quite a lot over the years. The amount of money that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince give me for the annual imperial examinations is not small."

“Your Majesty is right. There are many officials in the court who are accepting bribes, and some are even selling official positions,” Fan Jian said with a frown.

"Your Majesty, what should we do? If we don't take action, it might affect the stability of the Great Liang!" Prime Minister Lin said worriedly.

"Hmm...do you have any good suggestions?" Li Chengtian asked.

"Your Majesty, we can start by rectifying official conduct, strengthening the assessment and supervision of officials, and severely punishing those officials who are corrupt and accept bribes."

"At the same time, we must also intensify our efforts to combat corruption and establish a sound legal and regulatory system so that corrupt officials have nowhere to hide," Chen Pingping said.

"Hmm...that's a good idea, but to completely solve this problem, we need to address the root cause and change the atmosphere of officialdom in Daqing," Li Chengtian said.

"Your Highness is right. If we don't address the root of the problem, no matter how hard we try, we will never be able to completely eliminate corruption," Lin Xiang echoed.

Li Chengtian thought about it and knew that this matter could not be changed in a short time, so he said: This matter can only be handled step by step, so I plan to start this matter with the matter of embezzlement!

"Don't say I'm heartless. After all, I've been greedy myself before, so I'll set a limit!" Li Chengtian said with a serious expression.

He glanced at the crowd and then continued, "As long as officials of the third rank or above keep five thousand taels of the money they have embezzled over the years and hand over the rest to the court; officials of the third to fifth rank will pay one thousand taels, and officials of the fifth to ninth rank will pay five hundred taels, as long as they voluntarily hand it over, I will forgive and forget."

After he finished speaking, he specifically looked at Chen Pingping.

"Of course, if anyone is hoping to get away with it and is unwilling to hand over the embezzled funds, then don't blame me for being impolite."

At that time, it will be President Chen's supervisory body that will oversee whether those people have handed over all the embezzled funds.

If anyone dares to try anything funny, their entire family will be wiped out, as a warning to others.

Li Chengtian's voice carried a hint of coldness, sending a chill down one's spine.

He knew that doing so might provoke discontent and resistance from some people, but he didn't care.

He wanted to use an iron fist to completely eradicate corruption in the court and revitalize the entire country.

Fan Jian and the other two breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, since Emperor Qing had previously neglected these matters, resulting in ninety percent of the officials in the entire Daqing Dynasty being involved in corruption and bribery to varying degrees.