Opening the Era of Joint Rule by the Two Sects

Upon hearing that Flowing Cloud Matriarch had agreed to the proposal, most of the elders below the hall showed expressions of joy.

Even those who had previously expressed their opposition did not show any displeasure.

"Then let's make arrangements now on how to carry out the governance!" Gongsun Haoyue continued.

"Let's put the rest aside for now. Shouldn't we move this central imperial city back to Qiancheng first?" Nangong Yun said.

As soon as Nangong Yun said this, the elders present immediately agreed.

The two elders who had previously been stationed in Tian Province also agreed with this suggestion.

Actually, even though it's called relocating the imperial city, there's not much to move.

After all, if the two factions jointly ruled the country, there would be no emperor.

The only difference is that the place where orders are issued has changed from Tian Province to Qian Province.

Moreover, the imperial city already existed within the former Qiancheng.

The current Tian Province Imperial City was built in imitation of the Qiancheng Imperial City.

Of course, this approach also helps to eliminate the influence of the Great Qian Imperial Family.

After all, the three sects had been operating in Qian Province for a long time, although in the past, the three sects had not paid much attention to the lives of ordinary people.

However, no matter what, in the hearts of the common people, the prestige of the three clans was always stronger than that of the Great Qian Imperial Family.

Moving the central imperial city back to Qian Province would also greatly benefit the Flowing Cloud Sect and Star Moon Sect in the hearts of ordinary people.

"Alright, then we'll clean this place up. Take everything you can. As for the rest, seal it up." Flowing Cloud Matriarch nodded, agreeing to the suggestion.

"Now everyone's asking, since we've decided to govern this land ourselves, will we follow the previous model? Or will our two factions each take charge of some provinces?"

At this moment, Gongsun Haoyue asked Flowing Cloud Matriarch Shangren a question.

Upon hearing this, Flowing Cloud Matriarch glanced at Gongsun Haoyue and asked, "So what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, it's better to keep things the way they were before, so we can keep an eye on each other."

Flowing Cloud Matriarch turned to the people below and asked, "So what do you all think?"

This time, the two elders had their own opinions.

The elders who had previously opposed the alliance between the two factions proposed to divide the thirteen prefectures into two separate prefectures, with each faction occupying six prefectures and then jointly governing Qian Province.

However, most of the elders who wanted to unite disagreed, saying that doing so would cause the entire world to split apart.

Moreover, over time, this could lead to conflict between the two factions.

Furthermore, some have bluntly stated that doing so would not only create conflict between the two factions, but would also lead to rampant corruption and chaos within each faction.

The situation might improve only if the two parties monitor each other.

Upon hearing this, many people couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

Some people were even secretly observing the expressions of the two sect leaders sitting at the head of the table.

However, the two sect leaders remained silent, as if they hadn't heard anything.

This made some people even more uneasy.

If the two sect leaders were to directly address this topic, it would likely just be an investigation and that would be the end of it.

However, the fact that they seem unconcerned now indicates that both sect leaders are planning to crack down on this.

It's just that now it's a joint meeting of two sects, so it's inconvenient to deal with Sects affairs.

After listening to the opinions of most people, Gongsun Haoyue said, "Alright, since most people disagree with the idea of separate governance in each province, then let's have a joint governance."

"If we're talking about joint governance, I'm sure you all have your own plans. Tell me about them!"

"If we are to govern together, shouldn't our two sects jointly establish a Hall of Governmental Affairs? That would make it easier to handle the political affairs of each state," Gongsun Haoyue said.

Upon hearing this, Flowing Cloud Matriarch thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "We should establish a joint Hall of Governmental Affairs of state affairs, and then our two sects can each send people in."

Upon hearing the words of the two sect leaders, the elders of both sects immediately became very interested.

However, those are matters for later; what we need to discuss now is sending people to take over the territories of each state and county.

This was not a problem for the elders present, since in the previous two sects, each state had Grandmaster stationed there.

Right now, they are simply sending personnel to garrison the various cities below.

But they didn't realize until the elders present did the math that this meant sending out a lot more people.

Throughout the entire country, there are more than a hundred prefectures alone, not to mention the even greater number of counties.

The thought of having to send people to guard so many places made the elders present feel a chill run down their spines.

Despite the large number of people in the two sects, the majority are actually menial workers and Outer Sect Disciple.

Now, only formal disciples who have developed a certain level of combat strength can be sent out.

More importantly, is there any guarantee for the subsequent cultivation progress of these disciples who have been sent out?

We can't let these mundane matters interfere with our spiritual cultivation!

When I was only governing a state, these things didn't seem particularly difficult.

After all, at that time, Qian Province was jointly governed by three clans, and there were one or two small places where you didn't send people.

The other two factions will definitely send people as well.

However, that's not possible now.

Instead, people from all the cities in the world must be sent there.

Even so, the many elders present still seemed very interested.

Jiang Liu, standing to the side, shook his head inwardly, thinking to himself, "If the two sects continue like this, the whole world will be thrown into chaos."

Moreover, in the long run, it will do more harm than good to both sides.

Because sending people to manage and control the situation is not as simple as sending one or two people to various places.

Even in present-day Yunzhou, many of the cities under Jiang Liu's jurisdiction are governed by local powers.

Then, he simply sent out some people to take over the city's defenses, and sent people from the Listening Wind Pavilion and Gentle Rain Pavilion to supervise the city.

If he were to send people to govern all the cities in Yunzhou, he simply wouldn't be able to manage them all with his limited manpower.

By the time of present-day Xun Province, there were even more places that relied heavily on local power for governance.

The role played by the Heaven One Sect and Li Xuewu was primarily supervisory.

Thinking of the Heaven One Sect, Jiang Liu couldn't help but think of Chen Bo's daughter, Chen Yuke.

Elder Nangong just said that two Minor Grandmaster True Inheritor Disciple of the Haotian Sect have surrendered. I wonder if Chen Yuke is one of them?

Immediately, the elders present began to discuss how to allocate manpower.

However, when the discussion reached the last two prefectures, Yunzhou and Xun Province, everyone looked at Jiang Liu at the same time.

Jiang Liu's current status is different from that of a typical Grandmaster. Didn't you see that he's participating in a battle between Peak Grandmaster?

And look at how easily and effortlessly he killed the Grandmaster of the Haotian Sect.

That means that none of the Grandmaster present could defeat Jiang Liu in a one-on-one fight.

Therefore, the Grandmaster present not only had a favorable impression of Jiang Liu, but also feared Jiang Liu strength.

She was afraid that if she offered any random advice, she might upset Jiang Liu and become a target. After all, Jiang Liu had always been very favored in both sects.

"Alright, let's maintain the status quo in Yunzhou and Xun Province for now!" Gongsun Haoyue said.

The Flowing Cloud Matriarch, who was standing to the side, also nodded in agreement with Gongsun Haoyue's statement.

Upon hearing the two sect leaders' explanations, the elders present all breathed a sigh of relief, as they no longer needed to offend Jiang Liu.

The personnel dispatched by the eleven states to their respective counties have now been roughly arranged.

As for the personnel sent to the various counties below, that will need to be discussed separately later.

Let's leave that aside for now and move on to discussing the rewards for the various factions that have come to participate in the war.