188 Bright Moon Kingdoms Future (2/2)
Mingyue Jian finished with a satisfied smile. With this, the nobles fully accepted their new goddess and any doubters would have a hard time finding support. With the additional benefits, they were willing to fall in line and this would lessen the chaos the next part of the plan would cause.
It was now Jasmine's turn and she floated up above the throne and addressed them all.
”I, Jasmine of the Moon Clan, appreciate all your dedication and worship. However, I found out some things that brought me great displeasure. Many of you are vile men who steal women from their families and enslave them to serve you. This goes against everything I stand for.”
Her voice was like a knife that sliced through their souls, and they all could only nod along dumbly in agreement.
”All Holy Lunar Priestesses that serve me must be willing! This is law!” Jasmine's voice rose as her moonlight aura became almost unbearable for the men prostrating below her.
”Yes, Goddess Jasmine!” They cried out fearfully.
”The Golden Madam and her House of Paradise are true adherents and do things the right way. They have my appreciation and thanks. As a reward, all of my future priestesses will only come from the House of Paradise, I will not bless anyone else!” Jasmine finally dropped the bombshell.
The ministers and nobles were shocked. They looked at each other in confusion but the intelligent ones quickly figured out the implications. It would be a huge hit to their finances but their goddess had already spoken… how could they disobey her?
Mingyue Jian and the king already knew about this and were not surprised. This was the plan all along, to force all the major brothels in the city to fall under the House of Paradise. If they remained stubborn and tried to stay independent, they would never be able to receive the goddess' blessing and would quickly become irrelevant. They would also immediately be investigated by the royal guards for crimes that displeased the goddess and be completely destroyed.
”…Yes, Goddess Jasmine!” They all bowed once more.
How could they not see the tidal wave of change that was transforming the kingdom? All they needed to do was obey and hope their crimes were not the worst among their peers. Each one silently prayed that their rivals would be purged instead and that they could still enjoy the spoils of power and wealth under the new regime.
The meeting was adjourned and Chen Wentian, Jasmine, and Lin Qingcheng was led to a private room to negotiate the final details with the king and the third prince. Actually, this wasn't so much a negotiation as a couple mortals agreeing to whatever two immortals told them to do…
This was the hypocrisy of the Immortal Association's loose policies. While immortals were generally discouraged from interfering with the lives of mortals, even a casual sentence from an immortal was like words from a god. Mortals had to obey or risked being wiped out. Nobody would come to their defense. This was why all provinces that had an immortal sect would fall under their total control sooner or later. The only thing mortals could do was to join the immortal's side in some way or another.
The final negotiations were specifically for this purpose. The Mid-Autumn Festival was chosen as the time when Mingyue Jian would be crowned as the new king. It was still many months away and would give the him time to consolidate his rule among his people. However, he also had to assure Chen Wentian that the kingdom would not be led astray.
It was decided that Mingyue Jian and all future kings had to choose their queen from the House of Paradise, preferably one of Lin Qingcheng's direct disciples. Although he was still allowed to have consorts, only the son of the queen could inherit the throne.
This irretrievably tied the royal family to the House of Paradise and to Chen Wentian by proxy. It meant that Lin Qingcheng could trust Mingyue Jian to execute her orders properly via the queen and that she would be able to move on and follow Chen Wentian on new adventures.
Lin Qingcheng was happy with the result and Chen Wentian was happy for her. Her yearlong effort in the kingdom was rewarded wonderfully. Effectively, the kingdom was hers. Not Jasmine's, not Zhou Ziyun's, it was hers.
It was indeed fitting for his first disciple to be the cornerstone of the largest mortal faction in his province!
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