Become a king right from the start, beginning with receiving rewards from all the heavens.

Besides the fact that the Heavenly Punishment Division regained control of the four states, the most eye-catching aspect of this battle was the equipment of the Heavenly Punishment Division.

The unveiling of eighteen magical artifacts, along with the appearance of thousands of talismanic implements.

Anyone with eyes to see knows that the Heavenly Punishment Division is simply incapable of producing these things given its current resources.

So, where did these things come from?

Some people, however, turned their gaze towards the direction of the Prince Ren's residence...

There is no shortage of clever people in the world. Although they have no evidence, they can guess that these devices are most likely related to Nioh.

I just can't understand why Nioh has so much equipment!

In the Hall of State Affairs, Han Tianye bowed his head and said.

"Your Majesty, the origin of these equipment has not yet been determined!"

Xia Hongwu looked at Wu Ji on the other side!

"Is there any news from the Eastern Depot?"

Wu Ji also bowed his head, "I beg Your Majesty's punishment, but I have not yet been able to investigate his origins!"

Xia Hongwu just looked at his two subordinates like that.

"Ha! Even my most trusted intelligence agencies couldn't find out!"

"You are becoming increasingly corrupt!"

Swish, swish!!

The two bowed deeply almost simultaneously, their voices trembling slightly.

"We beg Your Majesty's punishment; we have failed in your great favor!"

...

"Sigh... never mind, get up, everyone!"

Xia Hongwu's voice sounded somewhat weary. The corruption of the two major intelligence agencies was not due to inaction at the top.

Instead, it started from the middle level and went downwards; the people inside became corrupt!

After all, this is a peaceful era, and he has cultivated his skills and has a long lifespan.

The internal reshuffling of personnel within the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard has almost come to a standstill!

Unless a radical reform is carried out, like the current Heavenly Punishment Division.

However, taking action against these two institutions would involve far more complex interests than the current Heavenly Punishment Division could ever imagine.

Even the Xia Emperor did not dare to easily reform these two institutions.

Everyone here knew that those equipment and magical artifacts were most likely related to the King of Benevolence.

But no one could find any clues, and even if they did, what could they do?

The Great Xia Dynasty did not prohibit its people from using magical artifacts!

...

The wise forces now realize that the possibility of anyone wanting to interfere with the Heavenly Punishment Division is almost nonexistent.

Whether it was the many princes or other forces, they all understood this.

Of all the princes involved in this incident, Prince Qiong suffered the greatest loss of face.

So, compared to the Prince of Qiong, the other princes suddenly felt less angry.

"So what if we lost the chance to get involved with the Heavenly Punishment Division? We were just trying our luck anyway."

"It was Eighth Prince who truly lost face this time!"

Inside the Prince Heng's residence, Xia Hengkong spoke nonchalantly. He was always arrogant and domineering, but this time he didn't seem to mind Prince Ren's displeasure.

This left the people below completely baffled!

"Remember this: causing trouble for Niou is something you do on a whim!"

"Our main goal is for me to ultimately inherit the throne!"

"Old Eight has lost face this time, he'll definitely choose to retaliate against King Ren, this is our chance!"

"While he focuses his attention on King Ni, we can seize the opportunity to take down his pawns and weaken his power."

"He's been dominating me for decades!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd below immediately perked up.

What are these people doing? Aren't they just there to advise His Highness?

"Your Highness is wise. Instead of joining forces to target Prince Ren, it would be better to take this opportunity to suppress others."

"I have an idea. Let's use the Heavenly Punishment Division to seize control of the Qiongwang Taifu Temple's power!"

...

Regardless of the outside world's discussions about the Four States Incident, Mu Wenhan, who had returned to the Heavenly Punishment Division, visited the Prince Ren's residence the very next day.

"Your Highness, I've come to request orders."

"I'm prepared to seize this opportunity and reclaim more branch authority!"

Xia Zhaoyan immediately clapped his hands, "It just so happens that I had the same idea."

"I've heard that many drivers have resigned; isn't this a perfect opportunity to pick up bargains?"

...

"That's right, so I plan to send the remaining fourteen chief officials to take up their posts in the fourteen states respectively."

Mu Wenhan knew in his heart that he could not mobilize the eighteen chief officers and the thousands of guards in the headquarters.

Without Your Highness's order, even His Majesty would likely find it difficult to mobilize them.

"Very well, take my token and immediately mobilize the remaining lords to their respective locations!"

"We won't be sending any guards this time; headquarters can't operate without them!"

Mu Wenhan stood up and took Xia Zhaoyan's token. Before leaving, Xia Zhaoyan suddenly gave an instruction.

"Remember to stay in touch with them at all times."

"If support is needed, you will have to go there in person!"

...

"Understood, I will keep an eye on their actions!"

...

No one expected that the Heavenly Punishment Division would choose to be mobilized again.

Fourteen Grandmasters, along with one hundred and forty Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, disappeared from the imperial city via different teleportation arrays.

"No way, is the Heavenly Punishment Division going to clean up its branches again?"

"That's right, it looks like they've gone to clean up the branch again!"

"Heh, someone's going to be unlucky again..."

"Niou is really impatient..."

Inside the Xuzhou branch of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau, the bureau chief, Wang Mo, felt uneasy all day.

"Master, will headquarters really agree to let us continue to be stationed at this branch?"

...

"Don't worry, headquarters can't possibly clean up every single branch."

"Besides, I have already reported to headquarters, intending to abandon the darkness and embrace the light. Do you think headquarters would refuse to give me this opportunity!"

Although that's what I said, I still had a faint sense of crisis in my heart.

"The commander is wise; everyone knows that headquarters is short-staffed."

"Whoever takes the initiative to defect at this time will be able to keep their current position."

Wang Mo wore an expression of complete confidence. It wasn't that he didn't want to give up this position; it was mainly because his family had long been tied to this branch.

If he loses this position, his family will instantly lose a massive amount of resources.

The most critical issue is that they will lose the support from the imperial city.

So, no matter what, he has to give it his all. If he just outwardly bows to headquarters, he might actually be able to keep his position.

Suddenly, a majestic voice came from outside.

"Wang Mo, the head of the Xuzhou branch, come out!"

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"How dare you!"

Arrogant!

"How dare you address the Master by his full name..."

The crowd rushed out cursing, but were immediately drawn to the figure in the air.

Eleven figures stood in the air, dressed in black armor and wearing black cloaks trimmed with gold.

Suddenly, these people seemed to be silenced!

"Are you Wang Mo, the master of this place?" Li Yun, the Earthly Star Observer, looked at Wang Mo, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

At that moment, Wang Mo's sense of crisis suddenly erupted.

In that instant, he made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes!

Wang Mo bowed respectfully, then looked up at the sky and said.

"My lord, I am indeed Wang Mo!"

"But not the head of this place, no, it should be the former head of the place!"

"Because I have already resigned myself, I am now just waiting for the arrival of the headquarters!"