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

The Eastern King was extremely anxious at this moment, and he failed to pin the blame on the Benevolent King.

Instead, it allowed the other party to use this opportunity to their advantage, preparing to address the issue of misusing public resources for private gain.

He glanced at the other princes, as if to say, "Why don't you all come out and object?"

Am I the only one abusing public resources for private gain? Don't you all do the same?

But he was disappointed because he wasn't thinking clearly at that moment. He didn't realize that some things are only truly understood once you step on the scale, and once you do, things can get complicated.

Using public resources for private gain has always been a major taboo in any power structure.

However, as mentioned earlier, it depends on who is abusing public resources for private gain.

If it involves the many princes of the imperial court and the noble families behind them, then using public resources for private purposes can be described as using public resources for public purposes!

Because the rules were made by others!

However, when someone of equal standing steps forward to clarify all of this and prepares to sever this connection, no one will object.

Leaving aside the Heavenly Punishment Division of the Benevolent King, even the Xia Emperor at the top would probably agree.

As expected, the Xia Emperor slowly nodded.

"What King Ren said makes sense. Court officials are using the power of the court to help the martial arts world."

"This is undermining the very foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty; I grant your permission!"

Thanks to my eldest son for handing me the knife!

In fact, the Xia Emperor had long wanted to resolve the internal corruption and conflicts within the Xia Dynasty, but he had never had a suitable opportunity.

Whether they were princes or nobles, they belonged to the same social class.

No class will betray its own class, but what if someone in that class betrays its own class?

And so, today he finally met the person who betrayed his own social class.

The Emperor was overjoyed. He thought to himself, "I knew this son would bring me some benefits."

"Lu Nanyue!"

"This old servant is here!" Lu Nanyue, standing to the side, bowed and obeyed the order.

"Draft an imperial edict!"

"From this day forward, government officials are forbidden from using government resources to privately assist martial arts factions!"

"Those who disobey orders will be punished as treason!"

The court was silent. The imperial edict actually had many flaws, but everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to Prince Ren.

Some people immediately felt a headache coming on; this guy was a 'jinx'!

Almost every court assembly stirred up some waves.

But upon closer reflection, each of his actions was extremely extreme, yet he always managed to hit the Xia Emperor's sweet spot.

He himself gained considerable benefits from this, and it was through this operation that he achieved this in just over a year.

King Ren has gone from an unknown prince to the powerful prince he is today.

Looking at the many princes, it became clear that Prince Ren's power had surpassed that of many princes.

The morning assembly ended, and everyone slowly walked out.

Just then, Xia Zhaoyan suddenly felt a murderous gaze directed at him.

He merely glanced sideways at the other person, and as expected, it was the Eastern King's gaze.

"Xia Zhaoyan, were you the one who ordered the Underworld to destroy the Lingwei Sect?"

As soon as they realized there was some juicy gossip to be had, the officials slowed down and their ears perked up immediately.

Among them, some had doubts about this matter.

Otherwise, why would the events of that day seem so unusual?

"Brother, do you know what you look like right now?"

"You're acting like a raging, impotent dog!"

Cough cough!

Suddenly, a coughing sound came from above everyone's heads.

The next moment, the Xia Emperor's furious voice rang out.

"What are you still doing here after court has ended? Don't you all have anything better to do?"

Swish!Swish!Swish!

These ministers immediately sped up and left the area!

If flying and space jumping weren't prohibited within the palace, they probably would have escaped long ago.

They wished they could disappear from this place immediately.

"Your Majesty, your words were vulgar and insulting to your elder brother."

"You'll be fined six months' salary!"

"Go back to your house arrest!"

Xia Zhaoyan's expression changed slightly, because of one sentence, he lost half a year's salary again!

"Your subject obeys the decree!"

He then moved with lightning speed, wishing he could disappear from this place immediately, fearing that if his father extended his house arrest, he would be left with nothing but tears.

At this moment, the Xia Emperor's voice continued to ring out.

"Eastern King, always remember that your surname is Xia, not Feng!"

"Look at what you've done this past year! You've utterly disgraced the prince!"

The Eastern King's expression kept changing; this was the first time in his life that he had been so angrily rebuked by his father.

At this moment, instead of reflecting on his own actions, the Eastern King harbored even greater resentment towards the Benevolent King...

...

The Xia Emperor's edict was like a sharp sword cleaving directly at the heads of numerous officials.

Local officials, in particular, felt as if the sky had fallen.

Losing the power to use public office for private gain and being unable to participate in the underworld as officials effectively cuts off their biggest source of profit.

At this point, King Ren and King Dong were being cursed in their hearts by these people.

If it weren't for the power struggle between you two brothers in the imperial court, how could we have been dragged into this!

...

Inside the Xuzhou branch of the Heavenly Punishment Division, Wang Mo felt a tightness in his chest and a persistent feeling of being unable to breathe, for some reason.

Upon returning to his family, Wang Mo was immediately summoned by the patriarch.

"Wang Mo, you are hereby removed from your position as an elder of the clan, effective today."

"Be a good deputy director with all your heart."

The crowd looked at Wang Mo with envy; this guy was incredibly lucky.

So many branch managers were killed, but he was lucky enough to survive and even became the deputy branch manager.

"Ancestor, I understand!"

Indeed, as the deputy director, he no longer had the energy to deal with family matters.

"Remember, although Niou rejected my royal family's offer of allegiance, your identity serves as a bridge between us."

"Maybe in the future..."

"Maybe something," the Wang family patriarch didn't say specifically, but Wang Mo could guess to some extent.

It seems the ancestor is still unwilling to give up and is determined to become a subordinate force of the King of Benevolence!

...

At the residence of Crown Prince Xia Qiming, his subordinates rushed in.

"Your Highness, the princes are about to make their move!"

Xia Qiming didn't even open his eyes, he just nodded.

"Hmm, I understand. It's been dragging on for several days; it's time to take action!"

"Who drew the lots this time?"

...

"The Crown Prince was summoned by the Prince of Qiong!"

Swish!

Xia Qiming immediately opened his eyes. The Sky King?

He couldn't help but laugh!

"Should I say he's lucky, or unlucky?"

He then ended his cultivation, got up, and went outside, saying as he walked.

"Originally, I wanted to find a new opponent for King Ni, but I never expected it to be King Sora!"

"Looks like luck is on Niou's side this time!"

As he spoke, a golden light began to emanate from between the five fingers of his right hand, flowing and shifting as if he were deducing something...

"Your Highness, do you believe that King Qiong is no match for King Ren?"

...

"No, I want Prince Ren to offend even more princes!"

"The more princes he offends, the less afraid he'll become a crucial bargaining chip in the future!"

The subordinate nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

A thought suddenly popped into his mind: Could it be that even his own crown prince has begun to fear Prince Ren?

As a key advisor, he had a pretty good idea that the Crown Prince had his own schemes in this plan to destroy the Wang family!