Chapter 529

Chapter 529: What Reason Is There to Disagree?

“He Mu Shan, you are from here. What do you think about this? If your master won’t let us use the powers of cultivators, how can we develop here?”

He Li turned his gaze to He Mu Shan.

Hearing this, He Mu Shan smiled wryly and said, “Everyone, do we really want to rebel? Emperor Dong Muyun Cang’s two daughters are currently with my master; they might become my master’s wives in the future.”

He Mu Shan truly did not want to engage in a rebellion.

He feared that if the twin daughters became his master’s wives, and they ended up destroying the Da Min Empire, he would be in trouble.

Upon hearing He Mu Shan’s words, the others fell into thought.

After a moment, General Hou said, “If we don’t rebel, then let’s establish a constitutional monarchy, making the royal family a mere symbol.

Moreover, the Da Min Empire has been around for centuries, with serious land consolidation and increasingly sharp social conflicts. Even without us, it can’t last much longer; it will either collapse or be invaded by external enemies.”

Upon hearing this, someone asked, “Is that feasible? Won’t a constitutional monarchy be too limiting?”

“Too limiting? Then we just kill. We need to ensure the safety of only a few royals; if others don’t obey, we can simply kill them. In ancient times, there was a country on Earth called the Soviet Union, led by Stalin. To industrialize the Soviet Union quickly, he purged millions of people.” General Hou explained to everyone.

“I know that part of history, but after Stalin died, the Soviet Union seemed to collapse within decades,” someone replied.

“You mentioned that was after Stalin died. We are cultivators; who can outlive us? As long as we are around, there will be no ‘people dying, government ending.’”

“We can wait until society develops to a certain stage before leaving. By then, no matter how society changes, there shouldn’t be any major turmoil.”

Hearing this, everyone entered deep thought.

After a while, He Li nodded, “I think a constitutional monarchy is fine. As long as we ensure that the royal family isn’t purged, He Mu Shan’s two future wives won’t be able to trouble us since we are acting on the orders of Master He Mu Shan.”

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

“Then it’s settled. Since He Mu Shan knows Emperor Dong Muyun Cang of the Da Min Empire, let’s have He Mu Shan introduce us to Dong Muyun Cang.”

“Then, we will use the Da Min Empire as our foundation, first training the army, then cleaning up the government, then developing national power, and finally unifying the entire planet,” He Li declared to everyone.

“Sounds good. I agree,” Academic Luo nodded in support.

“Now that we can’t use the powers of cultivators, what about our safety?” At that moment, a middle-aged man in the Qi Training stage asked everyone.

This middle-aged man was an expert in agriculture.

Because he focused solely on agriculture, he had the lowest cultivation level among them.

Hearing this, He Li considered and replied, “We are all fine; at least we have Foundation Establishment cultivation levels. Even if our bodies are transformed by true essence, even if we are struck by ordinary swords, we won’t suffer any harm.”

Hearing this, General Hou chuckled, “My body at the Integration stage, even if hit by a nuclear bomb, as long as I’m not at ground zero, I should be fine.”

“We’re about the same; even without true essence, mere mortals cannot harm us.”

“The only weakness is Professor Luo; he is still at the Qi Training stage and currently has his true Qi sealed. Ordinary mortals could kill him.”

“Then let’s keep Professor Luo out for now; after all, he’s focused on agriculture. Once we set everything right, we can bring him out.” someone suggested.

“That works.” The others nodded in agreement.

“He Mu Shan, what do you think of our decision?” He Li looked at He Mu Shan.

“I think it’s okay,” He Mu Shan nodded.

“Great, then let’s head to the capital and quickly take control of the Da Min Empire. What does everyone think?” He Li said while nodding.

“No problem.”

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed.

“By the way, I have a master’s wife here who is at the Nascent Soul stage. She shouldn’t have a seal from my master. Also, she has a flying boat; we can have her directly take us to the imperial capital,” He Mu Shan said to everyone.

If they traveled to the imperial capital by foot, it would take months to arrive.

Even if they rode horses, it would take over a month.

Hearing He Mu Shan’s words, He Li nodded, “In that case, we’ll trouble Dao Friend He.”

Soon, He Mu Shan found Jiang Yulan.

After listening to He Mu Shan, Jiang Yulan readily agreed.

Before long, a flying boat left Blue Mountain City, swiftly heading toward the imperial capital.

The flying boat activated the invisibility formation, distorting light, so ordinary mortals could not see it at all.

The speed of the flying boat was impressive.

Hours later, the flying boat reached the sky above the imperial capital.

“Master’s wife, let’s go directly to the palace,” He Mu Shan said to Jiang Yulan.

Upon hearing He Mu Shan’s words, Jiang Yulan maneuvered the flying boat straight down to the palace.

“Since the emperor is here, we will land here.”

……

Dong Muyun Cang was enjoying flowers in the imperial garden when he suddenly saw a huge flying boat slowly descending.

At the sight, Dong Muyun Cang’s pupils involuntarily shrank.

He understood that an Immortal had arrived.

At that moment, he noticed that the eunuchs and palace maids around him seemed not to see the enormous flying boat, which surprised him.

However, considering it was an immortal technique, he soon accepted it.

Half an hour later.

Tai Xuan Hall.

Dong Muyun Cang sent all the eunuchs and palace maids away, claiming he wanted peace to review memorials and that no one should disturb him.

However, in the grand hall at that time, a group of people was having a meeting.

“Dong Muyun Cang, my master intends to unify the entire planet. However, for the sake of your two daughters, we have decided to support the Da Min Empire in this effort…”

“However, supporting the Da Min Empire comes at a price; the cost is that the Da Min Empire must implement a constitutional monarchy…”

Then, He Li explained the constitutional monarchy to Dong Muyun Cang.

The constitutional monarchy he described was merely a puppet royal family; politics, military, and other affairs would not be allowed to interfere with royal matters.

To this end, the state would provide for a portion of the royal family each year, and the number could not exceed a certain limit.

In this way, while it sounded nice that Dong Muyun Cang would still be emperor, he would lose all his rights.

Originally, He Li thought Dong Muyun Cang would oppose this. However, everyone was surprised when Dong Muyun Cang not only did not oppose it but also supported it greatly.

“Actually, I have long realized that my Da Min Empire has been deeply entrenched; if you hadn’t arrived, perhaps in a few years, the Da Min Empire would already be gone.”

“Now, my Da Min Empire can unify the entire planet, and the Dong Mu royal family can still enjoy royal treatment for generations, with the price being the loss of some rights. Why would I oppose it?”

Dong Muyun Cang understood clearly; while the royal family would become a symbol after the constitutional monarchy, they would not disappear in a few hundred years.

In history, the royal families of many nations either died or lived in hiding after their nations fell.

Now, the Dong Mu royal family had a chance to continue for generations; what reason did he have to disagree?