Chapter 20

The officials in the hall also watched. They were in awe of Yan Gang's methods. He seemed to have managed to get himself out of a sure-death situation.

"boom!"

As the officials' thoughts were turning, Yan Gang had already smashed through the gate of the Golden Phoenix Temple.

At this moment, an explosive roar sounded, and a huge sword swept out from beyond the gate, bringing with it a burst of super strong wind blowing towards Yan Gang.

"boom!"

Yan Gang who had just flown out of the palace gate, was hit by the giant sword and was thrown back. Yan Gang, who was hit by the huge sword, was like a baseball being knocked into the air. Under the eyes of everyone, his body flew directly over the Golden Phoenix Temple gate and flew from the gate to the innermost part of the main hall.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise behind Zhao Hao, and the entire hall was shaken, followed by the sound of wall tiles falling down.

Zhao Hao twisted his head to look, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Yan Gang's whole body was embedded in the magnificent wall, still facing inside. That position happened to be above the emperor's throne engraved with the characters "Sun, Moon, Wind and Light". He happened to be inlaid horizontally in the middle of the words.

Looking at those words, Zhao Hao's mouth twitched again, now embarrassed...

"Your Highness,"

The ministers their eyes widened, and they were stupefied.

Just now they thought that Yan Gang was going to escape, this change came so fast, that they couldn't react at all!

Looking at the hole above the emperor's throne and the cracks extending around it like a spider web, Zhao Hao also sighed in his heart. Dong Zhuo's explosive temper and destructive power were really over the top.

The person was inserted too deep into the wall and stayed stuck there. There was no movement.

"Is he dead?" Zhao Hao asked.

"Well, I can't sense his breath at all." Huang Diewu nodded seriously, confirming that Yan Gang was dead.

Unlike Huang Diewu, Dong Zhuo was brutal and cruel. Although he didn't use the sword to cut Yan Gang, he used the side of the sword to blast him away with fierce force. Yan Gang was still shaken to death.

"55555. My experience points!" Zhao Hao gave a sad expression, and spit out a number of numbers in his mouth.

Zhao Hao really wanted to go out and beat Dong Zhuo.

"Why are you crying, Your Highness?" Huang Diewu asked Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao looked at the big hole at the top of the Golden Phoenix Temple, then at the broken door, and then at the big hole with cracks on top of the emperor's throne, and began to recite the numbers again."55555"

The first time he came from his forced seclusion, he destroyed the Golden Phoenix Temple like this. This to him felt like ruining the ancestors' inheritance. Combined with the lost experience points, Zhao Hao actually let out a stream of tears.

Soon, Zhao Hao's eyes rolled, and he looked at His officials with unkind intentions.

Looking at Yan Gang, who was in the wall with only his back and legs exposed, the civil and military officials all shuddered. When they saw Zhao Hao's eyes which looked like an eagle's when seeing a baby chicken, they grew even more sweaty. They wondered if they would be next on the slaughter chain.

"Do you remember the words I said when I entered the hall? I'll ask again I hope I'll get a reply this time round. Are you my ministers or Li Tianba's ministers?" Zhao Hao smiled.

Without hesitation, the group of officials shouted: "Your ministers. We are your loyal ministers, Your Highness."

"Li Tianba is guilty of causing chaos, and nine generations of his lineage should be destroyed. We would never go with him."

"We only have the Zhao Royal Family in our hearts."

"Yes, Li Tianba used to persecute us..."

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" They added this last statement while also kowtowing vigorously.

With Zhao Hao's intimidation, they felt their only way out was licking his boots till they were shiny.

"Since you are my ministers, then I have to share my worries with you." Zhao Hao said while continuing to smile.

"We are willing to go through storms and hell for you. State your burdens, Your Majesty." The officials put on a look of loyalty. As long as they could leave the Golden Temple alive, they were willing to do anything.

"That is good."

Zhao Hao waved his sleeves: "Today, we got rid of the rebellious officials, which resulted in much damage to the Golden Phoenix Palace. I want all of you to donate ten thousand taels of gold each to repair the Golden Phoenix Palace."

"Golden Treasures!"

The ministers who had just yelled their willingness to die took a collective breath.

"Are you repairing the holes or filling the holes with gold?" They inwardly rebuked.

With so many people donating ten thousand taels of gold, they could rebuild ten golden temples.

"Extortion! This is obviously extortion!"

"Is the amount a little too low? Then twenty thousand taels of gold should be enough." Zhao Hao said.

"Twenty thousand taels!"

The officials seemed to have been struck by lightning, and they almost fell to the ground and convulsed.

"Your Majesty, it can't be that much."

"The ministers have always been poor. We really can't afford twenty thousand taels."

"Your Highness, don't treat us as corrupt officials. We're really honest officials."

"Emperor..."

The group of officials pleaded one after another, some complained, and some misfits even burst into tears.

"I have the final say."

"If you don't have enough, you can borrow some for now."

"Sell houses and land for those who cannot borrow."

Zhao Hao responded strongly, too lazy to talk with them: "If anyone's gold is not sent to the Imperial Study Room before tonight, then I will treat that as you having decided to rebel.."

Of course, he knew what the corrupt officials were thinking about, but he didn't care. After he fully shuffled the cards, these people would all get out. But before that, he had to recover a little of what they had raided.

Under Zhao Hao's shout, the officials of His Highness trembled, and all the voices crying and claiming poverty disappeared. They could only wail in their hearts: "You are a tyrant, you are a robber, you are inhumane..."

"Retreat."

Zhao Hao didn't care about their inner thoughts. With a wave of his big sleeves, he took a big step and turned to leave.

Zhao Hao left the Golden Phoenix Temple, with Huang Diewu and Dong Zhuo following behind him, and went directly to the Imperial Study Room.

The three armies did not dare to stop him and gave way.

The Imperial Study Room was the place where the emperor reviewed memorials and testimonials. From the various documents, he could understand the people of the world.

...

Meanwhile, news of Zhao Hao's feats was starting to spread within the palace and even to the Imperial City.

Zhao Hao vigorously killed the rebel officials and even punished the corrupt officials!

The entire imperial capital, in the streets and alleys were talking about Zhao Hao.

'Is the royal family going to regain control of the world?'

The glorious and magnificent Divine Dragon Empire in the past seemed to have resurfaced in the minds of the people.

.....

The prime minister's house, backyard, a dark side hall.

"Master, we have something important to report." Two men in black with short statures and mustaches entered the side hall and stood in front of a hidden secret room.

"Is it important?"

A woman's surprised voice came out of the secret room. The voice was full of softness and temptation that could numb people's souls.

Upon hearing that voice, the eyes of the two men in black clothes showed an intoxicated expression. They were about to lose their souls. They snapped back to reality in time, but there was a feeling of numbness all over their bodies.

"The master's charm is getting stronger and stronger. I'm afraid that no man can stand it in this world." The two smiled obscenely, but they didn't dare to laugh.

"Come in." A force pulled open the door of the secret room.

In the secret room, a strange light flickered. A blooming black lotus floated in the void, releasing bursts of dark light intermittently, which added infinite evil charm to the dark space.

On the black lotus stood a woman, draped in translucent black gauze. The black gauze dress was split at the base with the slit extending to her thighs. On her upper body, the black gauze only covered half of her chest leaving little to the imagination.