"Everyone, the court is now cleared, but now there are only a few of you in such a huge court. If you tell others, people will think that the Sui Dynasty is doomed."

Zhou Yi sat on the dragon throne, looking at the remaining ten or so people below. Together with Song Queying and others, there were less than twenty people.

This is another big project.

"I plan to hold an imperial examination, remove the requirement for letters of recommendation, and select talents in the spring for use by the court."

"Similarly, I plan to hold a military examination using the methods of the imperial examination. Candidates for the military examination must have outstanding martial arts skills and be proficient in the art of war."

"Before the imperial examination, I hope you can appoint talented people to positions and temporarily run the Great Sui Dynasty."

There was silence in the court. Those guilty people dared not speak at this moment. If they had anything to do with recommending talents and were related to their families, they would be exterminated by His Majesty at any moment.

Therefore, after Zhou Yi inspected the court, no one responded.

Finally, he set his sights on Song Que, Dugu Feng, and Yu Wenzhi.

"Song Que, Dugu Feng, Yu Wenhuaji."

"I'll leave this matter to you. Select talented people to temporarily replace the court officials and stabilize the various places."

"After the imperial examination, if the people you select are found to be of good character and talented after examination, then they will stay."

Song Que has a bit of a toothache. He, the Song family, is currently managing Lingnan quite well. If he withdraws his tooth, who will take care of Lingnan?

Isn't this a disguised form of snatching people and power?
Dugu Feng was in high spirits. Now the Dugu family was completely tied to Yang Guang and their future was limitless.

If such a good thing happens to you and it doesn't arouse suspicion, who can refuse it?

"I obey your command and will select people with both virtue and integrity as soon as possible to go to various places to take charge of the overall situation."

Yu Wenzhi had now also been able to solve Zhou Yi's method of soul transfer, and he was quite satisfied. At least now Yang Guang had won, and his Yuwen family was still under the emperor's grace.

"I also obey your order. I will start preparing for this matter after leaving the court."

Song Que had no choice but to obey their orders after hearing what the two said.

"I also obey your command."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Well, the rest of you should leave the court first and take care of the things in your hands. If you make trouble again, you will know the consequences even if I don't say anything."

"promise!"

After waiting for the unimportant people to leave, Zhou Yi waved his hand, and Xi Ying immediately understood and quickly arranged for someone to call for help.

This is about rewarding according to merit!

However, the number of people in the hall suddenly increased, and people from the Demon Sect, Kou Zhong and others were all present.

Zhou Yi smiled and looked at the heroes of the battle below.

He said bluntly: "You are all meritorious officials of the Great Sui Dynasty. You have made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion this time."

"I will reward you based on your merits today."

"Song Que, follow my orders."

"The minister is here."

"Song Que, lead the army to destroy Goguryeo and remove the biggest threat to the Sui Dynasty. Return to quell the rebellion. I will confer upon you the title of Duke of Lingnan. You will not give up your royal title. I will reward you with ten thousand gold coins and make your title hereditary!"

"In addition, from now on, Song Que can stay in Chang'an and study martial arts with me."

Song Que had already anticipated this when he heard this. The Song family's status was preserved, and he could still stay by the immortal's side. It was not impossible for him to make further progress.

However, it is also a disguised way for oneself to stay in the capital.

Song Que didn't care. Anyway, at home, most of the affairs in Lingnan were handled by his younger brother, except for some things he was unsure about.

But now, the world is unified, and there is nothing big to worry about. He can attain enlightenment in the Grinding Hall whether he stays at home or in the capital.

"I accept the order and thank you!"

Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction: "Dugu Feng, also made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion, and was named the King of Luoyang and lived in Chang'an. He can enter the palace and practice martial arts with me."

"I accept the decree!"

"Yu Wenzhi, for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion and rescuing the emperor, was given the title of King of Linhai and appointed Grand Marshal to command the three armies."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, has great ambitions and is extremely smart. He was undercover in Wagang and was pardoned for his merits in suppressing the rebellion. He was given the title of Weiwu, the second loyal and brave uncle, and at the same time commanded the troops in Zhejiang."

The two could no longer stop smiling and immediately knelt down to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"We will serve your majesty even if it means death!"

"Haha, get up." Zhou Yi laughed and looked at Li Jing again: "Li Jing has also made contributions. Besides, I heard from Kou Zhong that you are an official of the Sui Dynasty and are proficient in military tactics. We should not waste your talent."

"Li Jing was appointed as a fourth-rank general of cavalry, and commanded the imperial guards of Chang'an. He was also the first examiner of the military examination."

Li Jing took a deep breath and immediately knelt down to pay homage: "I accept your order and thank you. Long live Your Majesty!"

"Stand up, General Li. I will leave my military examination selection to you. I hope you can do a good job in the examination and select talents for the Sui Dynasty."

"And the rest of you, don't worry. The Great Sui Dynasty is in a state of disrepair. Once the Great Sui Dynasty recovers, I will hand over my Western Regions Divine Army to you to command. By then, whether it's the Turkic people, the Tibetan people, or the surrounding countries, you can conquer them all."

"Yes!"

The rewards were not yet finished, Zhou Yi looked at the others again.

"Yuwen Chengdu was pardoned and conferred the title of General Tianbao, a rank equal to the third rank, commanding the Yulin Army and serving as the second examiner of the military examination."

"Yuwen is invincible..."

"Dugu..."

"Song..."

"Zhu Yuyan, pardon and confer the title of Jade Consort of the West Palace, with a rank equal to that of the Queen..."

"Wanwan, Consort Feng Ling..."

"Xiao Mei Niang, Concubine Yi..."

"..."

After all the rewards were given, Zhou Yi heaved a sigh of relief. It took him two or three days to think about these rewards.

After all, the Great Sui Dynasty is his now.

Even if he left later, he could not let the Sui Dynasty fall into chaos, so he wanted to detain those who could be trapped in the capital.

As for those who were sent out, they also left behind means of post-production.

Only then did I feel relieved.

In the back garden, Zhou Yi and Xiang Yutian sat opposite each other, and there was no need for Xiang Yutian to be rewarded.

This guy has enough identities.

Secondly, I don’t care about these identities; they are useless.

"Master, now that I have done what I promised, you should also..."

Zhou Yi chuckled and looked at Xiang Yutian: "The Evil Emperor has a good memory. Don't worry, my words always count."

"Today, I will teach you a method. You can choose one."

As he spoke, Zhou Yi stretched out his hand and flicked it across the stone table, and suddenly seven names of Taoist magic appeared on the table.

The Samadhi True Fire must not be given.

North wind, moving souls, dead trees coming back to life in spring, urging waves, changing days, water escape, and starting fire.

Looking at the seven Taoist methods on the table, Xiang Yutian's face was filled with excitement. Although he could only choose one, it didn't matter.

Don’t we still have to fight the neighboring countries?

I can still help. I will learn more sooner or later. Anyway, I still have a long life ahead of me.

Judging from the temperament of the immortal in front of him, it would take only a few years for him to take action. But a few years would pass in a flash!
"Master, I will learn the method of bringing spring back to the dead tree."

He had personally experienced this method, it was life-saving and a trump card in any situation.

Zhou Yi nodded: "Okay, you should learn from it."

He pointed his finger, and instantly a flash of light appeared between Yutian's eyebrows and sank into his sea of ​​consciousness.

After a while, Xiang Yutian's eyes were filled with excitement. It was indeed a spell. It seemed simple, but if he wanted to figure it out and get started with it, it would take him a year or two, even with the experience of an immortal.

"Thank you, Immortal!"

Zhou Yi smiled faintly and said, "No need, I promised you that."

"However, I still need the Evil Emperor to do one thing."

"Just speak frankly, Immortal."

"I want you to find someone."

"Who?"

"Lu Miaozi!" (End of this chapter)