Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1398 - 940 Fishing Addiction_2

Chapter 1398: 940 Fishing Addiction_2

"As for those with ulterior motives, there’s really nothing to worry about. They jump out on their own, which is a good thing. I don’t have to go through the trouble of finding them one by one."

"Each time one jumps out, I’ll squash them. It won’t take long before the hearts of the people truly settle down."

Jiang Chen had to admit that he was addicted to fishing and would not miss any opportunity to fish.

Having been injured, how could he allow it to go to waste? Naturally, he needed to maximize the use of this injury to create as many benefits as possible.

"This..."

"Since Your Majesty has a plan in mind, we shall no longer speak unnecessarily and will act according to Your Majesty’s wishes."

They glanced at each other, knowing that Jiang Chen’s decision was firm and would not change, thus they could only bow and accept the order.

In reality, they fell into a misconception, treating Jiang Chen as a former emperor of the Great Han. Although an emperor is prestigious and influential, many decisions could not be made unilaterally without balancing the interests of all parties, otherwise, imperial orders would not leave the palace at all.

Even sometimes, if the local powers were pushed too hard, they could be driven to rebellion. The emperor had great authority, but there were ministers to check and balance him; he could not do whatever he wanted.

That was because the emperor’s power came from the masses—seemingly powerful, it was in fact a rootless source, not intrinsically his own, and all external.

But Jiang Chen was different; all great powers were his own, and with his power alone, he could suppress heaven and earth. Therefore, he did not need to balance the various forces, nor did he need to consider anyone, any decision could be made unilaterally.

If anyone objected, they would simply be killed.

This is the biggest difference between a cultivator king and a mortal king—one has power, the other does not.

Where the power comes from, one must be subject to. If the power comes from oneself, one is subject to oneself; if the power comes from the people, one is subject to the people.

Since Jiang Chen rose to power, the era had changed, and the situation where the civil and military officials, and major families wanted to balance the emperor, would no longer appear.

If people still held onto outdated ideas and did not view problems with a new perspective, they would eventually be eliminated.

"Retreat!"

Jiang Chen waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

As for himself, he merely sat cross-legged in the hall, pondering his next plan. He had already spoken with the Upper Qing Saints that his injury was all caused by a Chaos Demigod.

Therefore, his next plan involved the Chaos Demigod; he needed to find a way to make the Great Divine Transcendents between Heaven and Earth believe his injury was caused by the Chaos Demigod.

The hardest part of framing it on the Chaos Demigod was finding him; once found, the next steps would be easier.

However, even that was very challenging. When it came to hiding, the Chaos Demigod was even better than the Demonic Way.

If the Chaos Demigods were that easy to find, they would have been eradicated by the Heavenly Dao by now, and they wouldn’t have remained free to this day.

Of course, finding the Chaos Demigod was difficult, but not very difficult for Jiang Chen because he happened to know a current Chaos Demigod.

Not the Demonic Power of Destruction arm inside him, but Wu Zhiqi who resided in Turtle Mountain of Huaiyin.

Wu Zhiqi, this great demon from the Distant Ancient Era, had sealed within him a fragment of a Chaos Demigod’s consciousness.

And this Chaos Demigod was not just any ordinary one, but one of the Ten Great Chaos Gods, the Chaos Netherworld Ape, a formidable being that once wrestled with Pangu Great God in the Chaos.

Jiang Chen’s target was him!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he could eliminate the threat posed by Wu Zhiqi, garner a strong ally for the Human Race, and conveniently pin his own injury on the Chaos Netherworld Ape.

"Your Majesty, this nourishing soup has been prepared by the imperial physician. Please drink it while it is hot."

While Jiang Chen was deep in thought, suddenly a gentle voice echoed in the spacious hall.

Cai Zhaoji carried a bowl of medicinal soup and gracefully entered the great hall.

Knowing that there was no one to take care of him, Cai Yong, for reasons unknown, had left his daughter Cai Zhaoji in the royal palace to take care of Jiang Chen.

"Put it down, there’s no need to keep making this medicinal soup. It’s useless to me, making it is just a waste of herbs."

"If the imperial physicians in the palace really have nothing to do, have them go out and offer free medical consultations to diagnose and treat the citizens of Luoyang."

"This action would both improve their medical skills and benefit the local populace, which is much better than staying in the palace trying to figure out my hobbies."

"Also, check the actions of those eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. If there are no issues, release them all from the palace."

"Figuring out my hobbies, haha, what’s the use of knowing my hobbies? What I desire is something they could never obtain in their entire lives."

Jiang Chen did not appreciate the gesture and had Cai Zhaoji put down the soup while he entrusted her with a heap of tasks. The palace was truly in chaos, but as for the royal family, regardless of age or gender, the whole clan had been seized by Jiang Chen and imprisoned within the palatial walls.

But as for those palace maids, eunuchs, and other staff, they were difficult to deal with. Plainly put, Jiang Chen’s multifarious affairs had kept him from attending to them.

Seeing that Jiang Chen had not made a move against them, these people thought they were safe and began to try to please Jiang Chen, much like they would an emperor.

The ways eunuchs pleasured the emperor were straightforward: they pandered to his preferences. Unfortunately, they had no idea and could never guess what Jiang Chen might desire.

To this, Jiang Chen sneered. The gap between them and him was too vast. Even if they did discover his preferences, what then? His hobby was to collect Innate Treasures—could they achieve that?

He had been too busy to attend to them before, but now that he had thought of them, he couldn’t just let them continue this way.

It made no sense for these people to remain in the palace. He would investigate their actions, punish or detain them as necessary, and let them go home to live their lives.

For Jiang Chen, limb regeneration was something he could accomplish with just a thought. If those eunuchs truly were unproblematic, then he wouldn’t mind helping them out, allowing them to start anew.

"His Majesty is truly merciful."

Cai Zhaoji was not upset; she placed down the medicinal soup and, with a moved expression, commended Jiang Chen. She had never seen such an emperor who genuinely cared only for the welfare of the people.

Afterward, Cai Zhaoji left the great hall to find the officials responsible for managing the affairs of the palace and conveyed Jiang Chen’s demands to him.

Instructing Cai Zhaoji was essentially just using her as a messenger. In the realm of cultivation, since everyone was a cultivator, men and women were equal.

However, in the Great Han, it was still a feudal society where there was a clear difference in status between genders. How could a woman possibly be an official? Assigning such tasks to Cai Zhaoji could only invite trouble.

"Tsk, tsk, the affairs of mortals are indeed more troublesome than those of immortals."

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but shake his head. He found that compared to mortals, immortals were much easier to manage.

"Your Majesty, immortals are far more powerful than mortals, possessing the capability to move mountains and seas. Why then do you say immortals are easier to manage?"

When Cai Zhaoji returned to the great hall and heard Jiang Chen’s reflective remark, she couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

The education she received from a young age taught her that the weaker the person, the easier they are to manage. Yet, what Jiang Chen was saying seemed to completely contradict that; the stronger they were, the easier they were to manage.

"It’s precisely because immortals are powerful that they are easier to manage. Due to their cultivation, they are smarter than mortals, better at weighing pros and cons, and they fully understand how terrifying I am."

"Attaining their level of cultivation is not easy, and unless absolutely necessary, why would they risk death to oppose me?"

"Therefore, immortals dare not defy my commands, nor do they dare to feign obedience. No matter how harsh my demands, they will try their best to meet them, and meet them well,"

Jiang Chen replied. Don’t assume that because immortals are powerful, they are hard to manage. On the contrary, the higher they stand, the more they know, and the more they fear.

For mortals, if worst comes to worst, they can merely die.