Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield Chapter 1322 Chapter 575: The Heavenly Bell Rings, Court Assembly Begins! (2)

This gathering process, naturally, was very swift.

Soon, outside the Heavenly Palace Hall, thousands of ministers had already gathered.

Now, the Great Qin Territory has already ordained over a thousand state governors.

Apart from them, there are also state generals who command military power of a state.

Naturally, the court assembly could reach such a scale.

"Is everyone here?"

Lv Buwei stood with his hands behind his back on the steps in front of the Heavenly Palace Hall, loudly asking.

As the Chancellor of Qin, his voice was steady and powerful, carrying a kind of long-standing authority in the officialdom. As his voice fell, his gaze swept across the ministers below as if to capture each person's status in his sight.

"To the Chancellor."

Xiao He stepped forward and loudly responded, "The six ministers of Qin and all state governors have arrived."

"Very good."

Lv Buwei nodded, asking no more, with a hint of satisfaction on his face.

Meanwhile, Wang Jian, who stood beside Lv Buwei, also spoke, "Have all the military commanders arrived?"

Compared to Lv Buwei's civil aura, Wang Jian displayed an imposing martial presence, awe-inspiring with his sharp and piercing gaze.

"To the Grand Commandant."

Huan Yi immediately stood out and reported, "All the senior generals of the camps and state generals have arrived."

With both civil and military officials gathered, all ministers were present.

"Everyone is here."

Wang Jian turned around and looked at Ren Xiao, who was standing guard outside the hall.

"Report to Your Majesty, report to the Crown Prince."

Ren Xiao immediately bowed and paid respects toward the hall, saying, "All the ministers for the assembly have arrived. Shall we open the doors of the Heavenly Palace?"

As his words finished, clatter sounds!

The tightly closed doors of the Heavenly Palace began to open slowly.

As they opened, there was a dull sound.

Consequently, the Heavenly Palace Hall opened.

Ministers outside started to enter the Heavenly Palace Hall orderly.

Their steps were neat and solemn, each person with a sense of reverence.

A court assembly of thousands, if placed in the mortal world of the past, would indeed be unimaginable, as the court would be crowded.

However, the present Heavenly Palace Hall of Qin contained Sumeru Mustard Seed.

This hall's internal space was vast and boundless; not to mention a few thousand, even tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands could fit.

As the ministers entered the hall, Ying Zheng was already sitting majestically on the imperial throne, while Zhao Feng stood on the steps.

Today!

The Qin Heavenly Emperor and the Crown Prince both presided over the court.

This had not been the case for many years.

After all, since Zhao Feng entered the Earth Immortal Realm, he has always been fighting, continually strengthening himself, and rarely had the opportunity to attend the court assembly.

Therefore, when the assembled ministers saw Zhao Feng standing on the steps today, every minister displayed a look of excitement, their eyes filled with reverence and excitement, some even slightly trembling due to the uncontrollable thrill of seeing the Crown Prince.

"We subjects pay respects to Your Majesty, wishing Your Majesty's life without bounds."

"We subjects pay respects to the Crown Prince, wishing the Crown Prince's life without bounds."

The full assembly of civil and military officials all paid respects to the two figures of high position, their combined voices filled the entire Heavenly Palace with a reverent sound.

The sound was like a surging tide, wave after wave, resonating through the hall.

"Ministers, you may dispense with formalities."

Ying Zheng smiled slightly, raising his hand, his smile carrying an imperial majesty.

Looking down upon the ministers in the hall, he also felt a kind of indescribable grandeur.

Qin, having tread the path of cultivation for less than a millennium, now possessed such formidable strength, enough to shake the Buddhist sect and the Heavenly Court. This is where the greatness and foundation of Qin lie.

"Thank Your Majesty, thank the Crown Prince."

"Today's court assembly, compared to before, has been advanced by two months; do the ministers have any memorials to present?"

Ying Zheng asked loudly, his gaze scanning the court, his voice echoing in the hall, carrying an indisputable authority.

"Your Majesty,"

Lv Buwei stood forward, smiling as he reported.

"Now, our Qin's national strength is strong, the country is prosperous, and the people are at peace. In all states and counties, aside from some minor troubles with evil cultivators, there is nothing else, merely some trivial matters."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Regarding Lv Buwei's report, Ying Zheng also smiled, not questioning it, for the current state of Qin was indeed as such.

A state governor manages the administration of a state, and to better balance ministers, officials worldwide, Yanting and the Heibing Platform have been established as supervising institutes.

Yanting is responsible for addressing evil within the Qin Territory, targeting those evil ones who break the law, even cultivators.

After all, now Qin has fully entered the era of cultivation, within Qin Territory, immortals are not the strongest, but living beings endowed with emotions will harbor ambition and greed upon gaining power, with offenses emerging constantly.

Thus, Yanting mainly deals with punishment of cultivators.

Yanting performs the task of maintaining order in Qin.

Whereas the Heibing Platform mainly oversees officials within the Qin Territory.

To avoid collusion among officials, the Heibing Platform is directly commanded by the current heir Zhao Qi and the Qin Heavenly Emperor Ying Zheng.

Moreover, to provide measures for the people against officials, they even opened a Heibing Platform special area on the Tianxuan Mirror.

The Tianxuan Mirror floats above Qin, emanating a mysterious glow.

If there is injustice, one can contact the Heibing Platform directly through the Tianxuan Mirror.

Of course, if there is false reporting of grievances, or even false accusations, once determined, the Heibing Platform will directly punish them, the lightest prison, the heaviest, execution.

The current state of Qin can be said to be the strictest and most rigorously maintained by the law.

The reason Qin's fortune can be so prosperous is precisely because of the establishment of Qin laws, applying rules to all living beings within Qin.

In every corner of Qin, one can feel the majesty of the law, like an invisible net, covering the whole nation, bringing everything into order.

Of course, if there is truly a feud of life and death, truly enemies, even conflicts among sects.

Qin does not necessarily force reconciliations; in every state and county, there are life-and-death arenas.

As long as it is reported to the local government office and a life-and-death battle is signed, sects can fight to the death, individuals can also fight to the death, and victory allows one to gain everything the opponent had.

In this chaotic world, Qin managed to achieve such balance and restraint, undoubtedly unique.

"I, of course, believe in the stability of Qin."

Ying Zheng nodded with a smile as if everything was in his grasp.

"Your Majesty,"

Wang Jian looked at Ying Zheng with anticipation, a glow of excitement on his face, "Is the opening of today's court assembly due to Master Xuanzang's westward journey?"

"Is our Qin to make a military move to the west?"

In his words, Wang Jian's voice carried a hint of urgency, clearly full of anticipation for war.

As these words fell, it was not just Wang Jian; all the eyes in the court gathered on Ying Zheng.

Both civil officials and military commanders showed excitement.

Although the civil officials need not go to the battlefield, if Qin gains more territory, countless state governors and provincial officials will emerge, bearing fortune, gaining more fortune upon themselves.

The stronger Qin is, the stronger they become. The military commanders longed for battle even more, desiring to earn achievements in war, expanding territory for Qin.

Because once war begins, if Qin gains more territory, the resources granted to subjects by Qin will significantly increase.

The unity of Qin from top to bottom is pivotal.

Seventy percent of the resources Qin acquired fall directly on Qin's subjects and even the army, only thirty percent going to the national treasury for reserves.

This allocation method greatly motivates the subjects and the army, making them strive for Qin's prosperity.

Listening to Wang Jian's words, Ying Zheng laughed.

Zhao Feng on the steps laughed as well.

"It seems that in these five hundred years, our Qin Army truly desires war!"

Zhao Feng said with some sentiment.

"To the hall,"

Wang Jian chuckled, speaking with a touch of sentiment, "Since over five hundred years ago, when we set out to the East Sea, and in the subsequent two hundred years subdued many disobedient cultivators, Water Clan demons, and others within the East Sea, our Qin Army has been without war for over three hundred years."

"Although Qin has entered the cultivation realm, most elite soldiers ascended from the mortal world, three hundred years indeed sounds too long for us subjects."

With Wang Jian's words falling, many military commanders in the court also showed agreement.

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