The emperor laughed heartily, and was in a very good mood: "Xiao Zhang, hurry up and get into the table, I and my ministers have been waiting for almost an hour." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Zhang immediately apologized, and then sat down in his seat under Wei Zhong's guidance.

Each seat present is a separate small table, and a soft and comfortable couch, the table is full of wine, vegetables and fruits, the difference is that the table in front of Xiao Zhang is obviously larger, and the dishes on it are more rare, and there are many and large quantities.

Xiao Zhang sat in his seat, looking at the table full of delicacies, he should have been in a happy mood, but he always felt unhappy, he felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere at this moment, and there seemed to be a faint murderous aura in the air.

At this time, a minister got up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Deputy Head Xiao has made countless miraculous achievements on his trip to the Southern Continent. ”

The emperor smiled and shook his hand, "No need. I read it out myself. ”

The minister was slightly surprised, obviously unable to believe that the emperor would act like this, and the emperor personally read out the merits of the courtiers, which was undoubtedly a great honor for the courtiers. Thinking of this, the minister glanced back at Xiao Zhang, his face full of envy, jealousy and even hatred.

The Emperor waved his hand and motioned for the minister to return to his seat, then looked at Xiao Zhang and said, "Then, I will personally tell you about your merits." ”

To have this honor, Xiao Zhang didn't have the heart to be moved, his mind was always on the killing intent, but the emperor's face should be returned, he hurriedly got up and said, "The minister is afraid." ”

The emperor waved his hand to signal Xiao Zhang to sit down, and then did not take out any information to read it, but said directly: "First of all, Xiao Zhang has found the thirteenth prince, you all know that I am most concerned about this old thirteen, and after being missing for several months, he finally returned, and Xiao Zhang contributed a lot. ”

All the ministers immediately responded in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

The emperor was in a good mood and continued: "The second thing is the matter of Xuanyuan Gate. Xuanyuan Sect is one of the first-level soul cultivation sects in our empire, and it made great contributions in the war against demons back then, and now it has been destroyed overnight, I am really very sad. ”

Just when everyone thought that the emperor was going to publicly criticize Xiao Zhang again, they heard the emperor suddenly change his words: "However, according to reliable information, Xuanyuan Sect has long had a heart of disobedience, and even tried to dominate the world. I have to say that Xiao Zhang really did a big thing for me! ”

Hearing the emperor's words, all the ministers looked at each other, for this matter, the emperor was still angry some time ago, and now he actually said that he would turn his face, which suddenly became a great compliment, which really made people unable to keep up with the rhythm. It seems that only the minister who was about to read Xiao Zhang's merits just now was mentally prepared, because he was originally the person who arranged the reading by the emperor.

Originally, the ministers thought that the emperor would only hold a banquet to celebrate because Xiao Zhang had found the thirteen princes, but unexpectedly, the emperor was still because of this incident, and his attitude was still a 180-degree turn.

However, the emperor's words are Chrysostom, a word, the emperor said that Xuanyuan Gate has a heart of disobedience, then Xuanyuan Gate is a heart of disobedience, the emperor said that Xiao Zhang destroyed Xuanyuan Gate meritorious, that is, meritorious.

So, all the ministers once again responded in unison: "Your Majesty! ”

Xiao Zhang naturally knew this, because when he went, he went with the emperor's secret decree, and as the emperor, he definitely had to make some necessary gestures.

The emperor's expression was both regretful and happy, and he sighed and continued: "Fortunately, everything has settled down now. As he spoke, he waved his hand to the eunuch Wei Zhong beside him.

Wei Zhong comprehended, immediately took a step forward, and said loudly: "Xiao Zhang listens to the order!" ”

Xiao Zhang was stunned for a moment, then immediately got up and stood in the center of the main hall, and arched his hand: "Minister Xiao Zhang listens to the order." ”

Wei Zhong said: "Your Majesty's dictation, Xiao Zhang's visit to the Southern Continent has eliminated great hidden dangers for the empire, and he has made great achievements, and I am very pleased......" He was halfway through speaking, but was stopped by the emperor with a wave of his hand.

The emperor was obviously in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Let's say it myself, Xiao Zhang, you have stayed in Xuanyuan City for a while, and you can uproot all the anti-thieves, you must have cultivated some of your own people in Xuanyuan City, right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Zhang suddenly felt that the emperor's words were wrong, and immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister does have some of his own people in Xuanyuan City, and in the process of clearing the Xuanyuan Gate and the anti-thieves, they also made great efforts, but the minister definitely has no intention of forming a faction to rebel!" ”

The emperor laughed: "You don't have to be nervous, I know you, and whoever rebels against you will not rebel." What I mean is that since you are very familiar with Xuanyuan City and have the power you have cultivated, then you should simply leave Xuanyuan City and Xuanyuan Gate in your charge. In this way, I am relieved. ”

The hall was silent, everyone was dumbfounded, they couldn't believe that the emperor would make such a decision, it was incredible!

You must know that although Xuanyuan Gate was destroyed, it was dead but not stiff, and it was still a powerful force, and the emperor actually handed over Xuanyuan Gate to Xiao Zhang, that is, he acquiesced in Xiao Zhang's move to hang the name of "Heaven and Earth Gang" on it, that is to say, Xiao Zhang will be the actual head of Xuanyuan Gate in the future!

Xiao Zhang was originally the deputy head of the Heavenly Soul Sect, and now he has become the head of the Xuanyuan Sect, so the power in Xiao Zhang's hands can be described as terrifying.

There is an even more terrifying level, the head of the Heavenly Soul Sect is Xiao Zhantian, and the head of the Xuanyuan Sect is Xiao Zhang, the father and son of the Xiao family have joined forces to control the two major first-level soul cultivation sects in the world! If a family can do this, it can really be said that it is glorious and proud of the world!

However, Xiao Zhang still couldn't be happy, in fact, his mind was not on this matter at all, he felt that the inexplicable killing intent was approaching him infinitely.

I don't know how long it took, but the ministers finally reacted and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

The emperor looked at Xiao Zhang quietly, with a deep meaning in his eyes, and said: "The third major achievement, the three major industries controlled by Xuanyuan Gate, are the economic lifeblood of the Southern Continent, and now I can finally truly contribute to the empire, I am very pleased." ”

Xiao Zhang understands that the meaning of the emperor's words is obvious, power can give you some, but the money is still the empire's, don't dream of having both power and money.

(End of chapter)