#541 - How can I become the prime minister?

After the burial of Mr. Xiao, who would be remembered throughout the world, the Wu Kingdom truly entered the right track.

Some major events left over from the Battle of Wudu—the execution of the King of Western Liang, the surrender of all sects within the Wu Kingdom, and the burial of Prime Minister Xiao—were basically settled.

What remained was to quell some rebellious vassals, but the problem was not significant.

Generals were already leading the Wu Kingdom's army to quell them, and news would arrive soon.

It didn't even require the Wu Kingdom's court to take action personally; some feudal lords, in order to leave a good impression on Emperor Wu and show him that they were obedient, even personally led troops to meet those rebel armies.

With the support of the Wu Kingdom's powerful fortune, all military operations would be very smooth; it could be said that wherever they went, spring would blossom.

In the Dao of Heaven, there would be unseen laws that would ensure the Wu Kingdom's army victory in this campaign.

Whether in terms of morale or various other aspects, the conditions would be the best.

And those rebel armies were likely to encounter natural and man-made disasters as they marched.

Or perhaps some plague would run rampant in the army, and their combat power would be reduced by half before the battle even began.

For example, there was a troop under King Chen, which was indeed full of momentum at the beginning.

However, after marching only two or three thousand miles, various problems appeared in the army, such as diarrhea and some plagues.

For another example, as they marched, even though it was winter, the river surface was already frozen thick, and even chariots could be pulled across.

When everyone surveyed and confirmed that it was safe to cross the river, the river surface suddenly collapsed.

Before the soldiers who fell into the river could climb up, several monsters were stirring restlessly below.

Many soldiers deserted the army and betrayed King Chen.

Not long ago, King Chen's head had already been chopped off and sent to the Wu Kingdom's court.

Therefore, no one really took the suppression of the rebellion to heart.

What the Wu Kingdom had to do next was to keep moving forward.

And the current Wu Kingdom was unlikely to stop.

The altered laws of the Great Dao were only limited to within the Wu Kingdom.

And this "within the Wu Kingdom" was actually a concept.

What is "within the Wu Kingdom"?

It does not refer to all the land currently occupied by the Wu Kingdom.

It refers to all the land "under the rule" of the Wu Kingdom.

Wherever is ruled by the Wu Kingdom, that is considered the territory of the Wu Kingdom.

Anyone who steps into the land covered by the Wu Kingdom's fortune must abide by the laws of the Wu Kingdom.

And the laws of the Wu Kingdom are now the rules of the Dao of Heaven!

But would those other dynasty kingdoms and those other sects be willing to see such an unusual existence as the Wu Kingdom?

No, that was impossible.

Not to mention the dynasty kingdoms.

For the other sects in the world, the Wu Kingdom was an existence that must be eliminated.

The Wu Kingdom had set a precedent, a very bad precedent!

For the first time, a secular dynasty of the human race truly and meaningfully stood above the sects and immortals!

Although other dynasties would basically not be able to imitate it, because not every dynasty could produce a Confucian Saint Realm cultivator, and it was even more impossible for this Confucian Saint Realm cultivator to spare no expense for the sake of the common people.

But no matter what, as long as the Wu Kingdom was there, it was like a distinct banner.

They would use every means to stir up the relationship between the dynasties, trying to destroy the Wu Kingdom by any means possible.

If the Wu Kingdom stopped, all that awaited it was destruction, only being swallowed up little by little.

In that case, Mr. Xiao would have died in vain.

The Wu Kingdom could only keep moving forward, constantly annexing dynasties, making the Wu Kingdom more and more powerful, while covering more and more places with the Wu Kingdom's fortune, even making the whole world "all land belongs to the emperor"!

Everyone knew that the Wu Kingdom was going to fight next, to fight many, many battles.

Fortunately, the people of the Wu Kingdom were martial-minded; such a large place as the Wu Kingdom was not exchanged for peace, but was won through fighting.

Fortunately, the Wu Kingdom's fortune was now strong; under the strong fortune of the Wu Kingdom, there would inevitably be favorable weather, good harvests every year, and more and more children would be born in the Wu Kingdom.

Those sect cultivators who detached themselves from production and only knew how to leech, as long as the Wu Kingdom had a demand, all of them would have to obediently come down to subdue demons and eliminate monsters, and enter the army.

Unless you don't want to live.

However, the war and the stability of the Wu Kingdom indeed required a certain balance.

This required Emperor Wu to use his remaining lifespan to set the tone and explore a path.

And when Emperor Wu set the tone, he needed someone to assist him; this person must be loyal to the Wu Kingdom and care about the people!

This person must be someone Emperor Wu was familiar with and trusted.

Most importantly, this person must have the ability!

Therefore, on the seventh day after Mr. Xiao's burial, Emperor Wu announced the letters of recommendation from former Prime Minister Xiao Mochi and former Prime Minister Fang Ling to the world, expressing his most suitable candidate for Prime Minister.

This person was the Third Young Master of the Xu Mansion—Xu Pangda.

Soon, this news spread from top to bottom throughout the entire Wu Kingdom.

For the vast majority of the Wu Kingdom's people, they had not even heard of Xu Pangda's name, wondering who this person was?

And when they learned that Xu Pangda was only a young man in his twenties, the people of the Wu Kingdom began to question him in their hearts.

Could a young man in his twenties really serve as the Prime Minister of the Wu Kingdom?

Looking at the human dynasties, was there such a young Prime Minister?

If this person had not been the second place in the imperial examination at that time.

If this person had not been Xu Ming's elder brother.

If this person had not been recommended by Prime Minister Xiao and Prime Minister Fang together.

I don't know how many people in the court would have submitted memorials, asking Emperor Wu to think twice.

And under these layers of identities, especially under Prime Minister Xiao's recommendation, whether it was the officials or the people, they all decided to wait and see.

"Fifth Brother, I can't do it!"

After hearing that he had been recommended as Prime Minister, Xu Pangda was also taken aback, and quickly found Xu Ming, tightly grasping Xu Ming's big hand.

How could I be recommended as Prime Minister?

How can I be the Prime Minister?