In just one year, peace returned to the Tang Dynasty.
With countless Great Aristocratic Families destroyed, vast tracts of land naturally became ownerless. Li Shimin distributed them directly among the common people, and under these conditions, the entire Tang Dynasty began to flourish with each passing day.
After a year, the Tang Dynasty's national fortune soared countless times over, even faintly approaching that of Yin Shang before its final days.
That was no insult.
One had to remember that before its final days, Yin Shang had been ruled by a Human King, not a Son of Heaven.
Even in decline, fortune of that magnitude was beyond anything a mere Son of Heaven could compare with.
And now the Tang Dynasty's fortune actually rivaled that of a Human King. How could the Three Realms not be shaken?
The Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
The Jade Emperor sat on his throne with a dark expression. Anyone could see that he was suppressing his fury.
It was not time for the Grand Court Assembly, so apart from the Jade Emperor, only Taibai Jinxing was present.
"Jade Emperor, it is time to intervene in the Tang Dynasty."
"Otherwise, if things continue as they are, it may not be long before the Tang Dynasty rises from a Son of Heaven's realm to a Human King's. That would run counter to the grand course of heaven and earth."
"We must therefore intervene."
As the Jade Emperor's staunch confidant, Taibai Jinxing naturally thought differently from ordinary people.
He had no wish to see the mortal world become so powerful.
Faced with the current situation, he naturally had to devise a solution for the Jade Emperor, even if the emperor said nothing.
Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor could not help asking, "Taibai, do you have any good