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

In a world of high martial arts, there are no fools who can hold official positions.

At this moment, most people in the court vaguely guessed what King Ren meant.

Even the Xia Emperor on the steps couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

This son is incredibly bold...

Xia Zhaoyan suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with a calm expression.

"Therefore, your son humbly requests Your Majesty to allow the Heavenly Punishment Bureau to intervene in the supervision of the army!"

hiss! !

These words sent a chill down the spines of not only the military but also the civil officials.

Although they had a vague idea, when King Ren actually said it, a commotion immediately broke out in the hall.

What is Niou trying to do?

The Heavenly Punishment Division already wields immense power, and now it wants to extend its reach into the military!

The military personnel were immediately indignant; they were all too aware of the current situation within the military.

They simply cannot withstand the supervision and investigation of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau!

All the generals immediately stood up to object.

"Your Majesty, I object to the Heavenly Punishment Bureau's control over the army..."

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"Your Majesty, the military and the outside world are two separate systems. The Heavenly Punishment Bureau's oversight of the army can only bring disaster!"

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"His Majesty..."

At this moment, apart from the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, all the bigwigs in the army stood up to oppose it.

Emperor Xia did not speak, but looked at King Ren.

Xia Zhaoyan remained calm. He wasn't afraid of offending the military, since he had no connections within the military anyway.

Given the system's nature, the talents of the strongest beings in all the myriad realms are all in combat power.

Unless he becomes the Xia Emperor and summons out outstanding figures from his past life.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to send people into the army!

He watched as these people blushed and objected, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Do you really think I want to oversee the military?

"Gentlemen, what is the reason for the increasing corruption and decadence of your military?"

"Isn't it because you've formed your own faction, and you handle all sorts of problems internally, so the situation isn't transparent?"

"This is what led to the army becoming increasingly bloated and corrupt!"

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"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. The military has always been a separate faction, precisely to maintain its purity!"

"This is to avoid external influences; how can you say the situation is opaque!"

The Grand General had no choice but to personally voice his opposition, and he was truly frustrated.

Why do you, a prince without the right to succeed to the throne, choose to attack my military today?

Suddenly, everyone heard a sarcastic laugh.

"Heh...it seems the General is refusing to admit it!"

"Coincidentally, I received a message from the Heavenly Punishment Division a few days ago."

After saying this, he bowed to his father, the emperor, and then turned to face the crowd.

"My lords, just a few days ago, when the Heavenly Punishment Division was investigating a strange case of murder..."

"To my surprise, this strange creature was raised by a cultivator!"

As he spoke, he looked at the military personnel.

This immediately gave the military leaders a bad feeling!

Sure enough, this premonition came true instantly.

Suddenly, Xia Zhaoyan's face showed negative expressions such as anger and disappointment.

"Following the strange investigation, the Heavenly Punishment Division discovered that it originated from the residence of a general stationed in Yuzhou!"

Keeping monsters is a very serious matter, as it is a taboo because monsters are fed with the flesh and blood of living beings.

It's not really that serious, after all, there are plenty of shady characters being secretly kept around, both in and out of government.

Xia Zhaoyan originally thought his heart was hard!

After all, this world is, to put it bluntly, a naked dog-eat-dog world, a world that eats people.

He thought he had already accepted the rules of this world.

But when he saw the contents of the intelligence report, he really wanted to kill the other party himself.

But reason told him that he really needed to be careful about this!

The military is not like other institutions in North Korea; it could easily get itself implicated.

The local garrison general, in order to exploit the strange cultivation method, secretly captured hundreds of ordinary cultivators.

This is only what the Heavenly Punishment Division has investigated. Over the years, who knows how many people he has actually arrested!

Therefore, beneath the prosperity of the Great Xia Dynasty, its interior had long been corrupt!

The officials had complex expressions, and some of them had their eyes darting around!

Xia Zhaoyan looked at the Grand General of the State, and then at the other generals.

"How can such an army protect the Great Xia Dynasty and safeguard the peace and stability of its people?"

"So, even though the enemy didn't come knocking, you yourselves have been stealing from our own positions!"

These words immediately made the military personnel feel ashamed, and their faces turned red.

These people wouldn't actually raise monsters, but they knew in their hearts that there were quite a few people below who did.

However, the Great Xia Kingdom has existed for 100,000 years, and the military has long been entrenched in a hierarchical structure.

With interests involved from all sides, no one is willing to lift the lid on this mess.

At this moment, the kings could no longer sit still.

They have their own influence in the military and don't want the Heavenly Punishment Division to interfere.

As a result, some people couldn't help but stand up and object.

When the other princes saw that someone was objecting, they immediately stood up to object as well.

In particular, the eldest prince, Xia Qiming, said, "Father, I believe this is just an isolated case."

"Military matters should be handled by the military itself. The Heavenly Punishment Bureau needs to oversee the entire world; it doesn't have the energy to manage the military!"

Like the other princes, at this moment they all gave up their fighting and only wanted to work together to suppress King Ren's goal.

A hint of disappointment flashed deep in Xia Zhaoyan's eyes. He suddenly realized that these kings had no regard for the people of Great Xia at all.

The others didn't notice the look, but the Xia Emperor at the head of the table did.

He didn't know why, but suddenly felt a pang of heartache!

When others fight for the throne, it's really all for the sake of enjoying supreme power!

But Niou seems different; he truly wants to change the current state of Great Xia!

"An isolated case?" Xia Zhaoyan looked at the kings with a cold expression.

"Should I provide some more exceptional cases?"

No one dared to answer; no one knew exactly how many such cases the Heavenly Punishment Division possessed!

"The Yu Kingdom is experiencing internal strife, yet the border troops turn a deaf ear; this disregards the interests of the Great Xia!"

"Strange things are rampant in this area, and the garrison is blind to it all—they have no regard for the lives of their people!"

"How can anyone trust an army like this?"

"I have serious doubts about the true strength of your military today; are you capable of withstanding a crisis from the outside world?"

After saying that, he looked at Emperor Xia.

"Father, since the military is unwilling to accept supervision from the outside world..."

"Your Majesty, I humbly request that you grant me one favor: I beg you to grant the Heavenly Punishment Bureau the authority to form an army!"

"This is my safety net, because I no longer trust the military!"

boom!!

It exploded, it completely exploded!

Everyone was stunned and speechless, shocked by Niou's request.

Their minds went blank at that moment. The King of Ni had requested the formation of an army?

This request sounds like a pipe dream!

At this moment, Grand Tutor Xing Wudi, one of the nobles, felt a surge of overwhelming emotions!

He finally understood King Ni's plan and realized that it was impossible to supervise the army.

The reason for making this request at the beginning was actually to allow the Heavenly Punishment Division to have its own army!

This is all in preparation for playing the game openly later, and they're frantically increasing their chips!

What a mastermind! You've completely outmaneuvered the one in the dark!