Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 779 - 716: Dominion over the Six Paths Plan!

Chapter 779: Chapter 716: Dominion over the Six Paths Plan!

Ling led Zhang San into the residence of Li Moxian at the Town Martial Office.

Looking at the nice decor, which even included a rock garden and spring water, Zhang San couldn’t help but feel impressed. "Indeed, being a Chief really comes with different treatment."

"Envious of such a great office space?"

Ling asked Zhang San.

Zhang San nodded repeatedly.

"Chief Li can’t afford to buy a house in the Capital, so he can only govern from within the Town Martial Office. Emperor Kaihuang saw that he was so pitiable that he funded a nicer residence for the Chief himself."

"Ah?"

Zhang San had guessed that Li Moxian was a very incorruptible person.

But being so incorruptible that he couldn’t afford a house in the Capital, wasn’t that a bit too much?

"Is the Chief’s income so low?"

Ling sneered and said, "The main reason isn’t low income; it’s that Chief Li thinks buying houses is pointless. No matter where, it’s all the same living. So, he never bought a house. I’m just teasing you, let’s go inside."

Zhang San walked into Li Moxian’s room and immediately noticed Li Moxian drinking tea by a screen.

White Shadow was serving at his side. Seeing Zhang San arrive, he poured the tea and then left.

Zhang San sat down and gave Li Moxian a big grin.

"Hello, Chief!"

"Why have you been avoiding me these past few days?"

"I, the Military Chief of the Town Martial Office, how could I possibly avoid you."

Li Moxian laughed and nodded, whispering, "That’s right! After all, you are the Saint Heir of the Heavenly Punishment Sect, indeed having no reason to avoid me."

Zhang San’s tea almost sprayed out of his mouth.

"Chief, you asked me to come here, there must be something, right?"

Li Moxian nodded slightly and said, "Yes, the Six Paths of this world under Emperor Kaihuang are somewhat unstable, so I need to go and stabilize them for a while."

Upon hearing this, Zhang San felt something was off.

If you’re going to go, why tell me?

Could it be... I’m going to get promoted to acting Chief?

Could this happiness be coming too quickly?

Then, Zhang San thought of another question and asked Li Moxian, "Chief, in matters involving the stability of the Six Paths of this world, shouldn’t the Red Dust Immortal be taking care of it typically?"

Li Moxian smiled faintly and said, "Our Imperial Path’s Red Dust Immortal manages myriad affairs daily. Naturally, some things need to be handled by me on his behalf!"

Zhang San nodded and whispered, "I see! With Emperor Kaihuang’s strength, it’s indeed not too reliable."

In fact, the day when the rebellion of the Crown Prince was quelled, Zhang San always felt that from the beginning to the end, Emperor Kaihuang never made a move just to maintain the Red Dust Immortal’s prestige.

Later when he returned home and pondered it thoroughly, he felt it might be because Emperor Kaihuang didn’t want to expose that his combat strength was rather average.

"Moreover, this time, many people from the Town Demon Office have defected. Today, Emperor Kaihuang talked to me about possibly disbanding the Town Demon Office. What do you think about this?"

Zhang San knew that Li Moxian was always focused on cultivation and thus didn’t usually ponder these kinds of issues.

Just like when initially going to the Wang Family, after intimidating everyone with a fight, he directly let himself do the talking.

"If I were Emperor Kaihuang, I definitely wouldn’t disband it. Not only that, but I’d also take the opportunity to restructure the Town Demon Office. After all, the Town Martial Office has developed very powerfully already. Although we know among ourselves that we are just people focused on our tasks, Emperor Kaihuang is still the Emperor, and he should consider the balance."

"But I’m certainly not Emperor Kaihuang, so I definitely view this matter from our Town Martial Office’s perspective. The Town Demon Office already has many problems and conflicts with us as well. Disbanding it would solve them nicely!"

"Even I think that disbanding is not enough! It would be best to integrate the Town Demon Office into the Town Martial Office. That way our Town Martial Office’s power could expand, and the original duties of the Town Demon Office could be taken over by us. Many matters can be handled well together."

After Zhang San finished speaking, Li Moxian couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

At that moment, a very familiar voice came from behind the screen.

"My Marquis Beyond the Law! You indeed dare to dream big," the Emperor exclaimed.

Zhang San immediately stood up and bowed to Kaihuang, who emerged from behind the screen.

Who could have imagined that his own superior would scheme against him?

Kaihuang waved his hand at Zhang San and said in a low voice, "Sit down! I can accept that you are the Saint Heir of the Heavenly Punishment Sect. Would I blame you for securing benefits for the Town Martial Office?"

Zhang San waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Kaihuang, you really misunderstand me. To be honest, my decision to merge the Town Demon Office into the Town Martial Office was not for the sake of the Town Martial Office, but for your sake, Your Majesty!"

Kaihuang gave him a look that said, ’Let’s see how you continue to spin this tale.’

Zhang San straightened his clothes and said seriously, "During this period, I have been devising a very grand plan, which I have named ’Dominion over the Six Paths’!"

"This plan involves using an extremely complex yet incredibly precise Rune Array to bring the powers of the Six Paths under imperial control!"

"I previously heard from Mozi about the magical throne that you, Kaihuang, had ordered to be forged. It allows the person sitting on it to think rationally about how to improve the world instead of pursuing personal desires. Therefore, having such a person as the Emperor and combining it with the ’Dominion over the Six Paths’ array to assimilate the powers of the Six Paths, Great Sui will be this world! This world will be Great Sui!"

Kaihuang asked curiously, "What exactly is the principle behind this?"

Zhang San explained, "For instance, the Path of Ghosts and Gods fundamentally involves cultivating by absorbing the Power of Incense Flame. What if we allow all the strong cultivators of the Path of Ghosts and Gods to become the Mountain Gods and City Gods of various places in Great Sui? City Gods protect the cities; Mountain Gods protect the countryside. But they must be officially recognized and granted the Power of Incense Flame by the Emperor!"

"In this way, the Path of Ghosts and Gods would be entirely incorporated into Great Sui’s governance and even help protect our people, bringing harmony to the climate! Even if there are floods or droughts caused by the Path of Calamity, the powerful cultivators of the Path of Ghosts and Gods have ways to mitigate them. It is normal for people to become prosperous and then give part of their income as offerings, just like the people paying taxes which then support local officials."

Upon hearing this, Kaihuang suddenly felt an epiphany.

Even Li Moxian by his side kept nodding in approval.

Previously, everyone saw the Six Paths as either adversarial or as something to be exploited occasionally.

But like Zhang San, it really seemed possible to construct a robust and beneficial system of Dominion over the Six Paths.

"What about the All Things Path? The Path of Life and Death? The Path of Calamity?" Kaihuang asked eagerly.

"Replying to Kaihuang, I am still studying those, so I have not yet delved into the All Things Path. Given the chance, I would also like to interact more with the All Things Path," Zhang San replied.

Actually, Zhang San wanted to take this opportunity to persuade Kaihuang to grant him a marriage.

Having known Hu Xingxiang for so long, it was time to consider the matter of marriage.

But with opposite identities, him being from the human race and her from the Demon Clan, there would undoubtedly be many questioning voices among the court and citizens.

Moreover, the Crown Prince’s rebellion had involved inviting three supreme demons from the All Things Path to help, and many citizens felt a strong resentment towards the Demon Clan.

But if Kaihuang were to grant a marriage, the situation would be completely different!

"Isn’t there a Little Fox from the All Things Path in your home?"

"That’s different; she’s just temporarily staying at our place!"

"Oh..."

Kaihuang understood.

"You want me to grant you a marriage, don’t you? It’s not impossible, but well..."

Just then, a huge golden figure suddenly burst into the room.

Li Moxian had already sensed the presence and knew there was no hostility.

Yet, Kaihuang was startled by the sudden intrusion.

Zhang San, seeing the figure, could not help but be astonished.

"Hu! What brings you here?"

Zhang San knew Hu was normally so lazy at home that he would lie down rather than sit up, and he even wished the Ghost could do all the household tasks automatically, without needing any direction from him.

Laziness was about to boost productivity development.

So why would Hu suddenly leave home today and rush to the Town Martial Office?

"Zhang San! It’s terrible! Hu Xingxiang has been kidnapped!"