26. A Chapter Concludes
Although she didn’t know what kind of medicine this Little Auntie was selling in her gourd…
After she came here, she not only acted as a casual guest, but also actively met with the people from Tianyin Daoist Mountain who had not yet left, and incidentally sent them back with a very frustrating piece of news.
The Youcang Court’s cooperation with them was over. From now on, they could play by themselves.
Receiving this news, Jiang Chenmo and his group, who had originally wanted to stay in the capital to gather more information, had no choice but to rush back to their sect.
Incidentally, she also offered some opinions on the restructuring of the Baiyao Dynasty’s administration.
Since Baiyao Sheng and Baiyao Qin were both reluctant to be the Empress, then there would be no Empress.
Yes, Yan Chuyue was still worried that proposing a constitutional monarchy, a republic, or a separation of powers would be too strange.
Gong Yiling was still worried that by expressing such a view, she would be revealing to Yan Chuyue that she was also a transmigrator.
But the things these two experienced people didn’t say were instead said by Gong Musheng.
“The civil officials will be organized into a cabinet, the military generals into a military council, and the Star Pavilion will be the institution responsible for foreign relations. Although the head of the Star Pavilion can nominally represent the Empress, she will not have the power to directly command the army or appoint civil officials.”
“All major domestic matters will be drafted and decided by the cabinet, and military matters will be drafted by the military council. Both will be submitted to the Star Pavilion, and only after their review can subsequent officials be appointed to handle specific matters.”
This was actually quite simple. The emperor’s role was just replaced by the Star Pavilion.
Although this seemed to fulfill the ‘Heavenly Sin’s’ wish, the Star Pavilion’s power was not as great as it seemed, and was actually much weaker than the imperial power.
Of course, to prevent the more powerful military generals from causing trouble, the command of Baili Yue’s Red and Black Demon Slayers was still placed in the hands of the Star Pavilion, so the balance of power could be maintained within an acceptable range.
Besides that, there was also the Sword Alliance.
As for how to deal with them, everyone had their own opinions.
The Sword Alliance was basically Baili Yue’s lackey, and not the kind of lackey that completely obeyed the royal command like the Red and Black Demon Slayers.
After a thousand years of secret development, although the Sword Alliance had gradually faded from the court’s view, they still had a considerable reputation in the martial world.
Fortunately, this time, the four most influential people in the Sword Alliance were all dead, and the alliance immediately began to engage in the common human folly—infighting.
Some thought they would surely be purged, while others believed they could gain peace by surrendering.
These two factions, both fighting for their own survival, began to clash. By the time Baiyao Sheng stabilized the situation, the Sword Alliance was already in shambles, and Baiyao Sheng took the opportunity to stir up trouble among the martial arts factions behind the Sword Alliance.
Although these people still had no official positions, since the Sword Alliance was completely under control, why would the remaining martial artists inexplicably oppose the court?
In short.
Although this system certainly had some problems in its implementation, after all, among the Four Kingdoms, this was the first country to completely abolish the monarchy.
But it was believed that before Baiyao Sheng’s demise, with her ability, she would be able to adjust this system to a level that future generations could also use.
Thus, the messy affairs of the Baiyao Dynasty could be considered officially over.
—Ah!
Well, Gong Yiling was indeed a patient, a major patient, but if the new Baiyao Dynasty wanted to continue to stand on the continent, it would definitely need allies.
As for this ally position, Qin Huaiqiu was not qualified to make too many promises on behalf of the Returning Heaven Sect, so the position of ally fell to the Pear Blossom Blood Orchid Palace.
Because she was worried that her mother might not be very reliable at the meeting, for several days, all the various meetings were attended by Gong Yiling in a wheelchair.
—Although her legs weren’t actually lame, she just had to put on a show of having paid a great price to completely shut up all those who wanted to gossip.
“Why do you think I’m doing this?” Finally, after all the meetings were over, Miss Gong became much more lazy.
She yawned and stretched, then turned her head to look at Yan Chuyue, who was pushing her wheelchair. “I really feel like all of this has nothing to do with me.”
“If you ask me…” Yan Chuyue chuckled. “You’re just bored.”
“I don’t have that.”
“You have it and it’s a good thing?” Yan Chuyue rolled her eyes at her with a smile. “You tell me, if you’re not bored, what is it? The Heartflame Empire, Qian Yue Academy, the Baiyao Dynasty, even if these places are completely rotten, it’s none of your business, right?”
“That’s true.” Gong Yiling couldn’t help but sigh. “But Chuyue, the Heartflame Empire was to help Xinyao, Qian Yue Academy was to help Qiu Shui, and the Baiyao Dynasty was to help Yuli.”
“You see, I’ve been helping my disciples. What do you want me to do?”
“Helping your disciples…” Yan Chuyue pouted suspiciously. “I don’t think you’re helping your disciples. It’s more like you’re going around hooking up with young ladies and then being forced to help them.”
Hey, what was this guy talking about?
What did she mean by “hooking up with young ladies”? There was no such thing.
She, Gong Yiling, was clearly a righteous gentleman. If there was any trouble, it was the system’s fault.
“You’re my disciple too. Did I hook up with you?” Gong Yiling retorted seriously. “I don’t even know what special skills I have for hooking up with young girls.”
“Are you sure you didn’t?” Yan Chuyue looked at her pointedly and said, “The first time we met, you didn’t forget what you did to me, right?”
Ahem… if you brought this up, then Miss Gong really had nothing to say.
The first time they met, she didn’t do anything, just happened to touch someone’s chest.
“It was an accident. And I think you were the one who fell on me.” Gong Yiling crossed her arms and retorted, “And you didn’t touch me?”
Actually, there was an even simpler way to retort, and that was—anyway, we’re both girls, so what’s the big deal if I touch you?
However, although Miss Gong had already accepted this setting in her mind and body, in some subtle ways, she still felt like a real rough man.
So these words, with her current setting, she definitely couldn’t say.
Although “an eye for an eye” and all that, if it were used on her, it would seem strange…
However, some words still had to be said carefully to Miss Doctor.
