Gods, I am the ancient Greek god of joy

Chapter 261: Going to Court

Seeing these old men looking absent-minded, Zagreus sighed, then called a few guards and asked them to send them back home. Anyway, when the old men came to their senses, they had no idea how they got home. But when they thought of the strange scene in the court, they immediately closed the door and refused visitors, and warned their families not to go out unless necessary.

Zagreus looked at the empty hall, his ears finally quieted down, and he sat back on the dragon throne. He had wanted to say this for a long time, although the dragon throne had a cushion, it was really uncomfortable.

Wang Shun saw Zagreus fidgeting and knew that the chair was definitely uncomfortable. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I will replace this dragon chair tomorrow and give you a top-notch office suit!"

"Isn't this a bit too bad? It's a bit too hasty." Zagreus lay on the table in front of the dragon throne without any image, flipping the jade seal on the table casually.

Wang Shun looked at the imperial seal that everyone was fighting for and was being rubbed back and forth by Zagreus, and his eyes twitched.

"This Nanzhao Kingdom is your Majesty's Nanzhao Kingdom. If anyone is dissatisfied, I will treat him with respect!"

"Very good, you got into the role quickly, but forget it. The style of the painting is too inconsistent. Next time, just put down my golden fleece!" Zagros thought that if an antique hall suddenly had a set of modern furniture, wouldn't it look even more uncomfortable?

Speaking of the Golden Fleece, Zagreus remembered its soft touch, especially when he was sleeping in the divine power of Gaia, the mother of the earth. As he thought about it, his eyes became a little blurry.

"Heh~ I'm sleepy. I'll go back to sleep first. Keep an eye on those monsters. Don't let them really massacre the entire Nanzhao Kingdom. In the next two days, see if there are any people you can promote. You can't really let me be a commander without any troops!"

However, things ultimately did not develop in the direction that Zagreus had expected. The treatment of the aristocratic families was simple: if they did not obey, they would be killed. These aristocratic families were deeply rooted in the Nanzhao Kingdom. It is said that the smaller the temple, the more evil spirits there are, and the shallower the pond, the more turtles there are. If the main family of the clan kills too many people, the side branches will take over. These people want the main family to die more than anyone else, so when it is their turn to take the throne, they will be more supportive of the new emperor.

The affairs of the aristocratic families are not a problem. Most of them are people who just eat and do not work. Zagros has allowed Kailin to take over their power and industry. When the time is right, Zagros will naturally let the capable people stay, and let the incompetent ones die.

Almost half a month had passed since the day he ascended the throne, and the problems of the aristocratic families had been almost dealt with. Originally, Zagreus had asked Wang Shun to select a group of new and capable officials to take office, but plans could not keep up with changes.

A few days before Zagreus was about to go to court, an envoy from the Longyuan Dynasty came to him in the morning with an imperial edict. The gist of the edict was that the Longyuan Dynasty sympathized with the new king of Nanzhao ascending the throne and the domestic turmoil, so it specially dispatched a Hedao-stage cultivator, three Lianshen Fanxu cultivators, and dozens of capable ministers to help the new Nanzhao emperor handle state affairs.

Zagreus knew the Longyuan Dynasty's plan at a glance. This person in the Hedao period must have used his connections to come in, hoping to use the fortune of Nanzhao to prolong its life. Zagreus could kill these monks with ease, but he was very interested in the capable ministers they brought with them.

Zagreus had explored their souls and found that they were indeed capable ministers. After all, they were born in a big country, and their strategies and foresight were much better than the officials he had newly selected. These people came here to seize the lifeline of the Nanzhao court.

The Nanzhao Kingdom had a special terrain, with its back facing the sea, so it was impossible to develop. Zagreus had seen that behind the sea was the background of the world, and beyond a certain distance there was nothingness.

Nanzhao Kingdom is adjacent to the Longyuan Dynasty on the left and the Shuiyue Dynasty on the right, but the Shuiyue Dynasty is a little far away, and there is also the Ji Kingdom in between. Nanzhao Kingdom and Ji Kingdom are two brothers in distress, and they serve as the dividing line between the two dynasties. However, Zhaji Kingdom is more miserable. It is said that it has been controlled by the Shuiyue Dynasty for a long time. If Zagreus had not appeared, Nanzhao Kingdom would have been in the same situation. Now the Shuiyue Dynasty also plans to reach out to Nanzhao Kingdom to get involved.

Zagrous had no intention of hiding the deaths of a large number of officials from the two dynasties. God knows how many of those killed by Zagrous were spies of these two forces. After the envoy of the Longyuan Dynasty brought the imperial edict in the morning, the people of the Shuiyue Dynasty also sent an envoy in the afternoon, with conditions similar to those of the Longyuan Dynasty.

Zagreus did not refuse either side and simply accepted all the offers with a smile. He did not believe that these people could get out after coming in. He would throw them all to Wang Shun and let the Pans brainwash them, physically. Then, no matter which dynasty they were from, they would all be ministers of his Nanzhao Kingdom.

Zagros treated the two dynasties equally. He had given a big gift to the Longyuan Dynasty before, so naturally he could not favor one over the other. Because the envoy of the Shuiyue Dynasty was too jumpy, Zagros smiled and sent two crystal apostles over. He also wanted to see which of the two dynasties could last longer.

Finally the day for the official court session arrived. The Longyuan Dynasty and the Shuiyue Dynasty seemed to have discussed it beforehand. Each of them sent one person in the Hedao period, and the rest brought about twenty people each. Zagros found them an adjacent mansion and considerately broke through the walls overnight. He also wanted to watch these people beat the hell out of each other, but in the end both sides were very restrained, which made Zagros, who wanted to watch the fun, feel very depressed.

However, Zagros was very much looking forward to today's court meeting. For this reason, he got up early. Just now, when Wang Shun was dressing him, Zagros asked how the two parties were getting along.

Wang Shun naturally knew Zagreus's evil taste, and said with a smile: "The strange rewards hidden in the ground of the courtyard, these two forces are hoping to seek a high position today, after all, only a high position can absorb more national fortune, but it has nothing to do with Your Majesty. They have already discussed it last night, and today they just need to force you to admit it!"

Zagreus was a little discouraged when he heard this. "Ah~ Such a hasty decision. What's the fun to watch? I don't want to go to work anymore!"

"Okay, okay, you are just going through the motions today. After today, you will be free, and you don't have to attend court anymore."

Wang Shun naturally knew that Zagros was lazy again and wanted to go on strike when he heard that there was no fun. He pushed Zagros onto the sedan chair like he was coaxing a child.

By the time Zagros arrived at the court on a sedan chair, the two forces had already lined up according to their respective countries. The two people in the Hedao period did not come, but the two people in the Huanxu period released their pressure together, covering the entire hall, trying to give Zagros a warning.

The report from the spies that Zagreus had sent back before was that the new ruler of Nanzhao had crushed the government and the public with his powerful strength of refining the spirit and returning to the void, and suppressed the civil strife in Nanzhao with thundering means.

Therefore, they did not know Zagros's true strength. If they did not want to deal with another force, they would not have sent so many people over.

Both forces were waiting to see the half-grown new emperor make a fool of himself, but when Zagreus and Wang Shun walked towards the dragon throne as if walking on flat ground, everyone's color changed. The fact that the new emperor was not affected by the pressure could be said to be largely offset by the fortune of the dynasty, but what about the eunuch who was with him?

The leader of the Longyuan Dynasty winked at a cultivator in the Huanxu realm behind him. The latter understood and stood up with a sword in hand, pointing at Wang Shun and shouting:

"Your Majesty, be careful. This man is a traitor to our dynasty. I didn't expect him to sneak into the palace. Let me take care of him!"

After saying this, the man flew out, the long sword in his hand flashing with cold light, and stabbed out with lightning speed! In an instant, a strange and scarlet blood-red light emanated from the sword, as if the sword had been stained with blood countless times, filled with endless murderous intent and hostility.

This person's speed was astonishingly fast, like a dazzling flash of lightning, rushing towards Wang Shun. When the tip of the sword was about to touch Wang Shun, Wang Shun only narrowed his eyes slightly, and didn't even frown.

Just when the cultivator in the Return to Void Realm thought he was about to succeed, Wang Shun slowly raised his right index finger with an elegant and natural movement, and lightly flicked his finger on the sword in a seemingly casual manner.

In an instant, the originally unstoppable sword force suddenly stopped under Wang Shun's seemingly insignificant bounce. The man only felt a sudden surge of force, which forcibly stopped the advancement of the sword. The man's face changed and he immediately changed his sword moves. Facing the sword technique that was like a storm, Wang Shun took aim and pointed directly.

The sword shadows in the sky dissipated in an instant, and the sword in the opponent's hand broke into pieces. The man spat out a mouthful of blood. Wang Shun waved his sleeves and swept the blood mist and the man away.

Wang Shun didn't care whether the man was dead or alive, he just looked at the sleeve in his hand. This was the clothes prepared for him by Kailin. As the emperor's right-hand man, how could he embarrass the emperor? The clothes were sewn with excellent gold thread. If they were dirty, he would definitely complain. Then when he saw that there was no blood on them, he brushed his sleeve with satisfaction.

At this time, Zagreus had already sat on the dragon throne, looking at the audience like he was watching a play. The Longyuan Dynasty was busy checking the injuries of the person in the Return to Void Realm, and someone from the Shuiyue Dynasty spoke up again.

"Your Majesty, be careful. This man may be plotting rebellion. Let us capture him!"

As he spoke, two people from the Return to Void Realm flew out from the Shuiyue Dynasty. This time, Wang Shun didn't even look at them. He just swept out with his sleeves. Everyone only saw a flash of white light before their eyes, and the two people's heads were separated in an instant.

Wang Shun looked at the headless bodies of the two men, covered his nose and stepped aside. "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I am loyal to His Majesty. It would be bad if His Majesty misunderstood me!"

Wang Shun's move immediately intimidated the people on both sides. At this time, the faces of several cultivators in the Return to Void Realm turned green and red, but looking at Wang Shun, they were unsure and could only let people carry the corpses down. Zagreus was a little obsessive-compulsive. Sitting on the dragon throne and seeing that the number of people on both sides was finally symmetrical, he silently gave Wang Shun a thumbs up in his heart.

"Your Majesty, are you just going to let your men commit murder? Aren't you afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the dynasties behind us?"

At this time, the leader of the Shuiyue Dynasty saluted disrespectfully and began to put pressure on the dynasty.

Zagreus looked at him and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that my guard is your wanted criminal? I am powerless, how can I catch him? How about you help me clean up the mess?"

"you!"

The man was about to say something, but someone from the Longyuan Dynasty interrupted him, "If that's the case, maybe we have seen it wrong. There will be a man of the Hedao period attending the court tomorrow, and we will have a say then. This is the list of officials we have recommended for Your Majesty, please take a look, and hope Your Majesty will not waste our kindness!"

After saying that, he threw the list in his hand to Wang Shun. After suffering a loss, the Shuiyue Dynasty had no choice but to throw out a copy as well. Wang Shun took it with a smile and walked to Zagros, putting the list in his hand on the table. At this time, people from both forces looked at Zagros, wanting to see how he would deal with it.

But Zagreus was so absorbed in the folk storybook in his hand that he didn't notice it at all. The hall was in complete silence until Wang Shun coughed lightly. Then Zagreus put down the storybook as if waking up from a dream. He glanced at the people in the audience.

"Do you have anything else to say? If not, please adjourn the court!"

The envoy of the Longyuan Dynasty standing in the middle also had a sullen face, but after looking at Wang Shun, he still did not get angry. This time he did not even bother to be polite and said directly: "In this case, we will withdraw first. Your Majesty does not really think that your guard can protect you under the command of two adults in the Hedao period? I heard that the former king had several other princes. If we cannot send this prisoner to our residence tonight, I am afraid that the Nanzhao Kingdom will have to change its emperor tomorrow!"

"Alright, alright, got it, I'll go back first if it's okay!"

Zagreus stood up and left without even glancing at the list on the table. Wang Shun followed closely behind him. As he left the hall, Wang Shun glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "You may not know that His Majesty has been bored for a long time recently. Please make it more lively tomorrow. Otherwise, if His Majesty is unhappy, you may die miserably!"

Watching the two people leaving, the atmosphere in the hall dropped to its lowest point. Both groups snorted coldly without saying a word and went back to their inn.

the next day

When Zagros went to court again, there were obviously a lot more people in the hall, especially on both sides, where there were two old men sitting on chairs. They didn't even look at Zagros, but just looked at each other, raised the teacups in their hands slightly, drank a sip of tea, and then closed their eyes to rest.

Today, Zagreus deliberately lowered his own and Wang Shun's cultivation levels, and both of them displayed the aura of those at the peak of the Spirit Refining and Returning to Void realm.

One of the old men sneered as the two passed by: "Humph! They are just two ants in the Return to Void Realm. You think they are some great cultivators? Barbarians are barbarians, not worthy of being on the stage!"