The Crape Myrtle Palace was so quiet that the courtiers could hear their own breathing and heartbeats.
Everything happened too quickly. Even though they had experienced countless major events in their lives, none of them were as shocking as the scene just now.
Vice Principal Huang was rude in front of the palace and used her power to oppress others. With her cultivation at the peak of the Sixth Realm, she attacked a minor Fourth Realm official. Although it was a bit of bullying, she bullied a favored official in front of Her Majesty. She was also disrespecting Her Majesty.
However, he had the right to do so.
In his life, he had nurtured hundreds of important courtiers for the imperial court, from the county magistrate and deputy to the governor of a county, the minister of the six ministries, the three provinces, the six ministries, the nine temples, and the 24 divisions. How many of them were his students?
Even in the palace today, many courtiers had to respectfully address him as "Sir" in front of him.
Not to mention a minor official or an imperial censor, even if Vice Principal Huang pointed at the Minister's nose and scolded him, the Minister would still have to lower his head and listen.
However, Li Mu did not do so.
When Vice Principal Huang was pressuring him and asking him what his intentions were, he said such shocking words of truth.
Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing life for the people, inheriting the lost knowledge of the past Saints, establishing peace for all ages!
These four words of truth directly resonated with the heavens and earth. Li Mu borrowed the power of the heavens and earth and used his own methods to make Vice Principal Huang fall from the peak of Dongxuan to the early stage of Dongxuan, completely crushing his hopes of attaining transcendence!
The fall of his realm and the destruction of his hopes caused Vice Principal Huang to directly enter the demonic path in the palace and lose his mind, forcing His Majesty to personally cripple his cultivation.
The harm that a peak Sixth Realm expert who had entered the demonic path could cause was immeasurable. His Majesty only crippled his cultivation and spared his life, already taking into account his past contributions.
However, what shocked everyone was Li Mu.
There was no such thing as a chosen one in this world. It was his actions and his words of truth that were recognized by the heavens and earth because in the eyes of the Heavenly Axiom, he was more righteous than Vice Principal Huang.
If someone else had said these four sentences, even more people would have scoffed at them.
However, everyone could see that Li Mu was really using his actions to fulfill these four mantras. It was no wonder that he could resonate with Heaven and Earth. This was a person without selfishness. He was neither friend nor foe. He cared for the people, was not afraid of Heaven and Earth. He was loyal to his country and had justice in his heart. Even Heaven and Earth were moved by such a person …
With his cultivation crippled, Vice School Head Huang was overwhelmed by rage and fainted.
The Empress slowly walked to the top, and said, "Send Vice Headmaster Huang back to the academy."
Two guards walked in from outside and silently carried Vice Principal Huang out.
The officials were all silent. Even the officials from the Hundred Rivers Academy and Vice Principal Huang's former students all maintained their silence.
Vice Principal Huang used righteousness to oppress Li Mu, but Li Mu used righteousness to suppress her.
His righteousness was the righteousness of the Academy.
Li Mu's righteousness was the righteousness of heaven and earth.
The righteousness of the Academy was not worth mentioning in front of the righteousness of heaven and earth.
The Empress looked down at the officials and said, "As for the imperial examination, the Central Secretary and the West Platform are to draft the rules within a month. After that, the imperial court will follow the imperial examination system in selecting officials. Does anyone have any objections?"
The officials continued to be silent. No one spoke.
At this point, who could have any objections? Who dared to have any objections?
In the past, the Academy had the righteousness. In the past hundred years, they had sent countless talents to the Academy. Even Her Majesty could not be stubborn.
But now, Li Mu's righteousness had overwhelmed the righteousness of the Academy. Vice Principal Huang had been possessed by the Devil in the Golden Hall and her cultivation had been destroyed. The righteousness of the Academy had been seized by the Empress. As her subjects, they could not and could not resist the Empress. Now that they could not even reason with her, what else could they say?
The Central Secretary was silent for a moment. Then he stood up and bowed, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The Empress glanced at the officials and said majestically, "Dismissed."
The Empress left from the back of the palace. After the officials bowed, they began to leave the Ziwei Palace in an orderly manner.
Their eyes lingered on Li Mu for a long time. Their eyes were very complicated.
All along, in the eyes of the officials in the imperial court, he was a disruptor and a destroyer of the established rules of the imperial court. Except for Her Majesty, he was disliked by everyone. He was an alien in the eyes of the officials.
Until today, some people realized that Li Mu was not breaking the rules. He was re-establishing the rules.
Perhaps in his eyes, they were the aliens.
There was no doubt that the structure of the imperial court would be changed after today.
If His Majesty had Li Mu, he would have righteousness. If Li Mu had His Majesty, he would have a backer.
Her Majesty had dignity and force.
Li Mu convinced people with reason.
But his reason was not reason, but the law of the heavens.
After the officials left, Li Mu was still standing in the palace and did not leave.
He took a step forward, but his body swayed and he almost fell. His face turned pale in an instant.
The white-haired old man's cultivation was at the peak of Dongxuan. He was half a step away from Transcendence. Li Mu had just entered the realm of Divine Power. He was almost three realms away from him. One percent of his power was not something Li Mu could withstand.
The armor on his body could withstand the attacks of the cultivators of Dongxuan. If not for the armor, he would have been seriously injured under the pressure of Li Mu's aura. The realm that had just risen would have fallen again.
The white-haired old man's move was so vicious.
Therefore, when he saw that the Empress had destroyed his cultivation, Li Mu did not have the slightest sympathy.
Instead, he was somewhat gratified. It was not in vain that he had done so much for the Empress.
There were still some healing pills in the ring. Li Mu was about to take out one when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Open your mouth."
Li Mu subconsciously opened his mouth. A white light shot into his mouth.
A pill melted in his mouth. The pure medicinal power dissolved in an instant and quickly healed his injuries.
Soon, Li Mu's injuries were all healed. He felt that his body had returned to its peak state.
Li Mu cupped his hands and bowed to the figure in the palace. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Empress stood in front of him and asked, "Why don't you raise your head?"
Li Mu lowered his head and said, "I dare not face you directly."
A dream was just a dream. Li Mu wasn't ready to face the Empress in real life.
"Dare not?" The Empress snorted. "You criticize me behind my back every day. Is there anything you dare not do?"
Li Mu sighed. She said this to make everything clear. Even if Li Mu wanted to escape, it was impossible.
He raised his head and looked at the familiar face in front of him. "I am guilty. I should not have criticized Your Majesty behind your back …"
The Empress asked, "When did you know that it was me?"
Li Mu said honestly, "A few days ago, I saw a portrait of Your Majesty when you were young."
After saying this, he realized that something was wrong. He immediately said, "Your Majesty is still young. What I mean is, I accidentally saw a portrait of Your Majesty a few years ago."
The Empress asked, "So the loyalty you expressed to me in the dream was also fake?"
Li Mu cupped his hands and said, "The dream was fake, but the words were true. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my feelings for Your Majesty."
The Empress glanced at him and said, "I can let bygones be bygones. If you dare criticize me again in the future, I will not let you off easily."
She had already looked into it. Thinking of the whip in the dream, Li Mu sighed inwardly. "I will remember. If there is nothing else, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
The Empress thought for a moment and said, "Have lunch before you leave …"
…
Li Mu enjoyed his lunch quietly in the palace. Outside the palace, huge waves were surging.
The vice president of the Hundred Rivers Academy, Elder Huang, who was at the peak of the Sixth Realm, was possessed by a demon in the Golden Palace. After the court session, the news of his cultivation being abolished by the Empress quickly swept through the Divine Capital.
Elder Huang was respected in the academy. He had trained countless officials for the Great Zhou. He had a high reputation among the people.
Even if the reputation of the Hundred Rivers Academy was damaged, it did not affect his position in the hearts of the people.
Apart from being the vice president of the Hundred Rivers Academy, he was also a powerhouse who was one step away from Transcendence. What happened to make him possess a demon in the Golden Palace and have his cultivation abolished by the Empress?
What happened in the court session was interpreted by countless people from the mansions of the officials.
In the past few decades, the atmosphere of the academy had been corrupted. It had even become a place of corruption. Li Mu agreed with the Empress to open the imperial examinations and appoint officials from all over the world. However, he was suppressed by Elder Huang.
Breaking the academy's monopoly on the officials was beneficial to changing the atmosphere of the academy. It also gave other talents in the 36 counties a chance to stand out. This move was beneficial to the people. It placed the people, the nobles, and the aristocratic families in the Divine Capital on the same level.
From then on, even the common people would have the opportunity to enter the court and become an official.
However, this move obviously violated the academy's interests.
Even the respected Elder Huang did not hesitate to attack Li Mu in front of the Empress and the officials for the sake of the academy's interests.
However, he did not expect that Li Mu's enthusiasm would even move the heavens.
Establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing life for the people, inheriting the lost knowledge of the past Saints, and establishing peace for all ages … When Li Mu said these four sentences in the Great Hall, they shocked countless people.
The academy's "nurture talents for the court" was pale and powerless compared to these four sentences.
Those who could say these four sentences and put them into practice personally were worthy of being praised by all ages.
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