"Ning Fengzhi will agree." Qian Renxue smiled.
Zhou Qiubai fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "That's your business. I don't meddle in court affairs."
"You've washed your hands of it rather cleanly."
"I'm a man of the martial world." Zhou Qiubai rose to his feet.
There was no war now. He only needed to manage his own little patch of land. Why bother with so much else?
Qian Renxue understood that she could not force him, and she understood Zhou Qiubai's thinking as well, so she let him be.
Having killed her own mother, she was destined to never enjoy such freedom.
At the imperial court the next morning, Qian Renxue returned to court under the identity of "Xue Qinghe."
However, at the first court session after the war, Qian Renxue announced several major decisions.
First, Spirit Hall would officially be incorporated into the Heaven Dou Empire, and all Soul Masters formerly under Spirit Hall would be absorbed into the imperial establishment.
Second, the Dai Family imperial house of the Star Luo Empire had colluded with the God Realm, a crime beyond forgiveness. Effective immediately, the Heaven Dou army would advance westward and pacify Star Luo.
Third, every Soul Master Academy within the empire, regardless of size or years of operation, would be registered and placed under unified imperial administration. Any academy that failed to register would be deemed illegal, and the empire would suppress it.
The court fell so silent that a needle dropping would have been audible.
The first two measures were not much of an issue, but the third...
After all, following the war, the lands of those kingdoms and duchies were still in the process of being reclaimed. The total number of academies, large and small, was no small figure.
That would make the empire's