After the Prince of Louyang and Mo Yu's wedding concluded, the eyes of the capital turned to another wedding.
At present, the Imperial Court was already faintly divided into two factions. The ministers of the old court represented by Eunuch Lin were naturally the young emperor's supporters, and now Mo Yu and the Prince of Louyang had also joined in. Meanwhile, the Prince of Xiang, the Prince of Zhongshan, and the military, represented by Chen Guansong's direct descendants, formed the other faction. Meanwhile, the Tianhai clan swayed between the two sides. After the Divine Empress's death, the Tianhai clan had naturally suffered a great suppression, but this clan had once influenced the Imperial Court for two hundred years. Its resources and strength still existed, and no one could ignore its existence.
From a certain perspective, the wedding of Prince Chen Liu and the Prince of Ping represented the alliance between the Prince of Xiang's estate and the Tianhai clan. As the emperor's maternal clan, the Tianhai clan ought to stand on his side. But they had no intention of postponing the wedding. On the contrary, after Xu Yourong entered the palace, the wedding date had even been pushed forward.
Tianhai Chenwu seemed much older than he was three years ago. It seemed that his cultivation half a step from the Divine could not resist the power of time.
He looked at his son and sighed, "Perhaps you were right at the beginning, but now, we can no longer turn around."
Tianhai Shengxue slightly creased his brow. "His Majesty will also need our strength."
"But after this matter is concluded?"
A self-mocking smile appeared on Tianhai Chenwu's face.
"If His Majesty really wants to ally with Chen Changsheng, it means falling out with the venerable Daoist master. What sort of excuse will he use?"
Tianhai Shengxue fell silent, no longer attempting to persuade him.
Everything required a suitable excuse. This was a justifiable reason for sending troops.
If the young emperor really did this and won, then those who had betrayed the Tianhai Divine Empress would assuredly be punished.
As for the Tianhai clan, it would undoubtedly be the first to be purged.
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This year's winter was particularly cold and seemed like it would never end.
But one day, the wind and snow suddenly stopped. Sunlight tore through the thick clouds and shone upon the capital, mountains, and rivers. The world instantly warmed as spring abruptly descended.
With the arrival of spring, all things began to revive. Just like the Luo River that once again flowed outside the capital, many matters that had been put on hold had to be restarted.
The Pope had returned to the capital, and neither the Li Palace nor the Imperial Court could find any reason to stop the Grand Examination.
This grand event that had been put on hold for three years instantly attracted the attention of the entire continent.
Just like the sudden arrival of spring, the news of the Grand Examination was also a bit sudden. Naturally, there was no time for the foundation exams, nor was there an Ivy Festival.
The teachers and students of the Six Ivies and the students of the various academies of the provinces quickly threw themselves into their studies and cultivation. The Six Sects of the Five Academies were all of Sects. The Longevity Sect had already withered, but including South Stream Temple, Scholartree Manor, and Mount Li Sword Sect, over forty sects were preparing to send disciples to participate in this year's Grand Examination. Fortunately, there were no geniuses like the Divine Kingdom's Seven Laws this time, nor were there people like Scholartree Manor's Zhong Hui, so the pressure on the Ivy Academies was much less than in previous years.
But this was the first Grand Examination since the ascension of the young Emperor and His Holiness the Pope, no one dared to be careless.
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In the quiet Orthodox Academy, one could only hear the sounds of reading and testing of swords. Su Mo Yu was leading the students participating in the Grand Examination in their final preparations. Even Tang Thirty-Six no longer went to the Li Palace. He spent his days in the Orthodox Academy, keeping an eye on those students and occasionally issuing stern rebukes.
Chen Changsheng was also the Principal of the Orthodox Academy, but his status prevented him from doing anything. He didn't even say a word.
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When there were still seven days until the Grand Examination, Tang Thirty-Six walked into the Li Palace.
The Li Palace did not forbid the entry of priests, but it was just as deserted as it had been in the last three years.
Perhaps it was because the Grass Moon Hall, the Moss Institute, and half of the other halls were empty.
Mao Qiuyu, Daoist Baishi, and Mu Jiushi's positions as archbishops had still not been decided upon.
Hu Thirty-Two, who had replaced Mu Jiushi, had no energy to manage the Hall of Announcements, so he had to deal with the specific matters of the Li Palace. Linghai Zhiwang and the black-clothed administrators of the Hall of Heavenly Judgment were keeping an eye on the Imperial Court. After Chen Changsheng returned to the capital, Daoist Siyuan quickly left the Hall of Subjugation and went to the various provinces and counties to carry out his most important mission. And just ten days ago, An Hua had brought several hundred of her most fervent priests and believers to join this mission.
Tang Thirty-Six asked, "Who will take over the position of Archbishop of the Divine Edict?"
Chen Changsheng replied, "In three years, she will return to preside over the affairs of the Hall of Literary Glory."
The 'she' in these words was referring to Archbishop An Lin.
Tang Thirty-Six was somewhat shocked, but after thinking it over, he felt that this was the best choice.
In the end, Archbishop An Lin had not done anything that seriously violated the laws of the church, but she lacked trust in Chen Changsheng.
Leaving the capital to bitterly cultivate for three years should be enough to make up for her mistakes. As someone from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green, she was truly more suited to manage the Hall of Literary Glory.
Of course, he also knew that Chen Changsheng had made this arrangement partly because of An Hua.
"Then what about the Archbishop of the Divine Edict?"
"Mm, I want to leave it to Luoluo … after she ascends to the throne, I'll make plans."
Tang Thirty-Six praised, "Wonderful!"
Back then, Mu Jiushi had assumed the position of Archbishop of the Hall of Literary Glory as the Princess of the Great Western Continent because the Human race needed the friendship of the Great Western Continent. The Human race needed the Demi-human race as an ally even more. As the Princess of the Demi-human race, Luoluo held the post of Archbishop of the Divine Edict from eighty thousand li away. Who could say anything?
Tang Thirty-Six asked, "What about Principal Mao?"
Chen Changsheng replied, "He recommended Zhuang Zhihuan, but I did not agree."
Tang Thirty-Six was dumbfounded.
Mao Qiuyu had not left because he had made a mistake, but because he had broken into the Divine. In the Imperial Court, this could be considered a high promotion.
Before leaving, he had recommended a successor to the Hall of Illustrious Persons to the Pope. This was a matter of course, and it was not usually rejected.
Chen Changsheng's actions were extremely disrespectful to Mao Qiuyu and the Heavenly Dao Academy, and one could imagine what Zhuang Zhihuan was feeling.
Tang Thirty-Six understood why Chen Changsheng disliked Zhuang Zhihuan, but he didn't say anything. He just felt that this matter was very thorny. The position of the Hall of Illustrious Persons was very special. Compared to Zhuang Zhihuan, whether it was the archbishop of the Temple Seminary, the archbishops of the Li Palace Academy or the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green, it would be very difficult to convince the masses. As for him and Su Mo Yu who came from the Orthodox Academy, they were even less of a consideration. Chen Chang Sheng could not leave the world with the impression of nepotism among the believers, and he and Su Mo Yu were far too inexperienced.
So who would take over as archbishop of the Hall of Illustrious Persons?
Chen Chang Sheng said an unexpected name.
Guan Bai. (To be continued.)
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