A family of widows, all shouldered, raising the dragon flag!

One punch!

Red and white things splattered everywhere!

The audience was shocked!

Qin Ze's eagle-like gaze swept over the wolf-like eyes!

He laughed!

He could clearly see the schadenfreude on those people's faces.

But so what? With absolute power, gloating will turn into boundless fear!

He shook the blood off his hands, picked up the corpse, and headed straight for the location of the Minister of Rites, who was not far away.

"Your Excellency, did you arrange that location in the foreign land?"

Qin Ze showed no respect whatsoever; all he did was be aggressive!

He threw the headless corpse in his hand directly in front of the other party!

This scene filled the Minister of Rites with murderous intent.

"Qin Ze, that position was arranged by me. Young man, you need to hone your skills!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ze burst into unrestrained laughter.

"Refining? The Minister calls this 'refining'?"

"Our Qin family sons guarded the borders, fought against the Northern Barbarians, and died on the battlefield, only to be rewarded with such valiant descendants as you?"

"To have a eunuch train me? Isn't Your Excellency underestimating the Qin family a bit too much?"

Qin Ze's aggressive demeanor made Li Dingshan sneer.

"Qin Ze, if you feel my arrangement is unreasonable, you are welcome to sit in my seat. I'm just afraid you don't have the guts!"

boom!

Qin Ze simply dragged the other person out.

He sat firmly amidst the assembled civil and military officials!

No one expected Qin Ze to actually sit down.

Moreover, he was extremely arrogant.

At this moment, they suddenly realized that they had overestimated Qin Ze. How could such a spoiled brat who would fight to the death if provoked be worthy of the position of head of the Qin family?

They felt they didn't even need to lift a finger because of how spoiled the kids were!

Li Dingshan glared at Qin Ze. He, the Minister of Rites, had never suffered such a humiliation!

"Qin Ze, you brat, do you realize this is a provocation against the imperial court and a challenge to the emperor's authority?"

"Your Excellency, all I know is that you started this trouble. You let your dog bite me, so I killed the dog and slapped you. That's all!"

"If anyone should be challenging the court and defying imperial authority, it should be you!"

"You, the Minister of Rites, a high-ranking official of the second rank, bully the orphan who died on the frontier. You collude with palace eunuchs, making them work for you. Don't you know that palace eunuchs obey the Emperor, not serve as dogs for ministers?"

"Is the Minister trying to usurp the emperor's power?"

boom!

Qin Ze's words immediately caused Li Dingshan to break out in a cold sweat.

"Don't make false accusations, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, the eunuch shouted.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

With the announcement of the Emperor's arrival, all the civil and military officials, noble ministers, and imperial nobles knelt in obeisance!

"Rise, all of you. Today is a contest of civil and military talents among nations. I am only here to offer my support, not to have you kneel before me."

Emperor Renzong of Zhou had a warm smile on his face!

Then he saw the Minister of Rites, who had no seat!

Looking again, the position of Minister of Rites was clearly occupied by Qin Ze.

Even though he was incredibly kind, he felt a surge of anger at the sight.

After asking a few questions, he learned that the person sitting in that seat was the Qin family's prodigy.

Emperor Renzong had initially thought Qin Ze was a cautious and difficult opponent, but now he felt a sense of relief.

A playboy is someone whose nature is hard to change.

"Qin Ze, why did you take Minister Li's position?"

"Your Majesty, it was Minister Li who asked me to sit here."

This answer truly surprised Emperor Renzong.

"Li Dingshan, did you let him sit there?"

This question made Li Dingshan break out in a cold sweat, but seeing the fearlessness in Qin Ze's eyes and recalling Qin Ze's words just now, he felt that he couldn't ruin his promising future because of a mere child!

"Your Majesty, it was I who allowed him to sit here!"

"Oh? Then what about the headless corpse at your feet?"

When Emperor Renzong asked this question, his voice already carried a hint of coldness.

"Your Majesty, this little eunuch was a traitor who betrayed the country, and then he was killed by the boy."

Qin Ze's interruption caused Emperor Renzong's face to turn cold.

"Qin Ze, even if he has colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, you shouldn't kill him. You should hand him over to me to deal with, understand?"

"Besides, you killed him, so there's no evidence against him now. Whether he committed treason is entirely up to you to decide. How am I supposed to judge?"

Emperor Renzong's move finally made Qin Ze understand why his grandmother was unwilling to come here.

The emperor before us seems to have a lot of grievances against the Qin family!

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, please punish me!"

"Punishment? Your Qin family has been loyal and brave for generations, how could I punish you? I'll just teach you to behave yourself, and remember to bring me honor later!"

"If we lose, I will truly punish you."

After speaking, Emperor Renzong of Zhou did not look at Qin Ze again.

He did want to punish Qin Ze, but to do so now would be beneath his dignity as Emperor Renzong.

As Emperor Renzong of Zhou took his seat.

The contest between nations has just begun.

The first match was a battle of wits.

And Su Ti, a great Confucian scholar, was merely the presiding officer, not even qualified to step onto the stage to judge!

This surprised Qin Ze somewhat.

Su Ti gave Su Ningzhi, who was standing behind Qin Ze, a deep look.

She couldn't help but glare fiercely at Qin Ze.

Although Qin Ze had already married his daughter, he knew that Qin Ze's future path would be very difficult. Moreover, from the moment he learned that Qin Ze's memorial text was copied, the Qin family felt even more resentful and hostile towards Qin Ze.

"The winner of today's first literary contest will receive a top-grade Earth-rank immortal sword from our Great Zhou Dynasty, named the Ice Soul Glazed Sword!"

"Any country you come from, as long as you win the poetry competition, you can take it home!"

As Suti finished speaking.

A member of the Imperial Guards flew onto the field from not far away.

The other party gently opened the sword case.

Instantly, the temperature in the entire arena plummeted.

The chill seemed capable of freezing a person instantly.

After the Imperial Guards finished their display, the foreign envoys around them were overjoyed.

They came here ostensibly for a competition, but in reality, they just wanted to take some benefits back with them.

"Today, let's focus on people; poetry, songs, and prose are all welcome!"

"Victory is assured if we can gain the approval of the Sage of Literature!"

Literary sage?

Upon hearing the words "Sage of Literature," everyone present was taken aback.

It should be noted that in the past, the contests were basically judged by Suti Dang in terms of their literary skills.

No one expected that the Sage of Literature would emerge from seclusion!

That was someone whose mere poem could overshadow even the most talented scholars of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Even Suti himself said that there are ten measures of talent in the world, with the literary sage Li Jianbai possessing eight measures, Suti possessing one measure, and the remaining measure being the talent of the world.

"I didn't expect Li Jianbai to be able to come out again. I wonder if he has any masterpieces this time. My father once said that all the talented people in the world are..."

Qin Ze felt a pang of jealousy as he listened to Su Ningzhi's praise of Li Jianbai.

"My wife, your husband already possesses ten bushels of the world's talent; they can't take any of it."

Such arrogant words startled Su Ningzhi.

Then they saw Qin Ze's jealous expression.

"My lord, you must not be so arrogant. The Sage of Literature is truly powerful."

"Yes, my wife will soon find out who is stronger!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a person appeared, stepping through the air.

She was dressed in white, her long black hair tied up high with a peach wood hairpin, and she had sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and a high, delicate nose.

With a casual flick of the folding fan, her dark hair fluttered in the breeze.

Like a banished immortal descending to earth!

The appearance of the Sage of Literature elicited screams from countless young girls.

"Today's theme is beautiful women. All you talented gentlemen are welcome to showcase your talents, and we can all appreciate them together. I, Li Jianbai, will simply be an observer and offer my comments!"

Li Jianbai spoke very modestly.

Yet, these humble words once again drew cheers from many people.

"Sage of Literature, in today's literary contest, may plagiarists also participate?"

"Huh? Plagiarists are the most hated; how can they participate?"

"If I could participate, wouldn't it be like a drop of ink staining the entire pool of clear water?"

This answer brought a relaxed smile to the other person's face.

"Then I'm reporting Qin Ze, one of the nine sons of the Qin family, for plagiarizing his previous memorial text!"