Chen Tang turned back. The visitor was Eunuch Feng, the East Factory Director, Feng Tianhuan. Eunuch Feng used to always be seated in a wheelchair, but this time he wasn't. His legs were perfectly fine, and he walked with power and vigor.

Chen Tang said, "So it's Lord Feng. What nonsense is Lord Feng talking? The Chen Family has been loyal and upright for three generations, how could we commit treasonous acts?"

His Void Great Realm was slowly transforming, ready at any moment to become the Mysterious Divine Sword and fight to the death with Eunuch Feng.

"Feng Tianhuan is also a top expert. Whether I can kill him in a short time is hard to say."

Chen Tang's eyes flickered, calculating the timing to strike, "But it's not necessary to use Fu Shen Tianji."

Eunuch Feng seemed to sense his Qi, hastily smiling said, "Mr. Chen, I mean no harm in coming to ask. It is simply to find a place for the East Factory to stand. The court has been neglected for too long, and the Western Capital hasn't been established; I don't think it will be established at all. After so long since the disaster ended, there is chaos throughout the Fifty Provinces, and the people's hearts are ready for change. It's precisely the time for the rise of True King Chen!"

Chen Tang interrupted him, shaking his head, "Xinxiang Imperial City doesn't need the East Factory."

Eunuch Feng didn't understand his meaning, smiled, "The East Factory can monitor the world for the True King, surveil the civil and military officials, and gather intelligence across the lands for the True King, preventing troubles before they start! And the True King's harem also needs eunuchs to manage! Mr. Chen, give people who have suffered a chance."

He pursed his lips and unconsciously raised his voice a bit, "Mr. Chen, your father Chen Yindou started from scratch, and you were born the son of an Assistant Minister of Rites. But it's not the same for me; I was sold into the palace. I was seven years old when I was sold into the palace, and my master personally castrated me. He said..."

With a sharp voice, "Tianhuan, for us poor folk, the chances to make a name for ourselves are too few. Being a eunuch is one of the few chances. Once you're no longer a man, you can have a future, you can survive, you can cultivate, become an expert, rise to prominence, become an official, wield power, and you can give your parents and siblings a livelihood. All these are exchanged for the removal of that thing, not a bad trade!"

His voice trembled slightly, "Mr. Chen, we eunuchs have little desire, and we treat the True King with sincerity and devotion, truly willing to risk our lives for the True King! I beg Mr. Chen to give us poor souls a way out! We eunuchs can do anything for the True King!"

Chen Tang shook his head and said, "The Imperial City doesn't need eunuchs."

Eunuch Feng looked somewhat disappointed.

Chen Tang said, "The Imperial City needs is one full of Righteous Qi, someone who can oversee officials, audit their achievements and faults, someone who can understand the people's sentiments and communication, know-how to employ people, someone who is aware of the movements of evil spirits, able to surveil demon transformations and disasters. These people can be men or women, they do not need to castrate themselves, nor depend on the court's powerful. They have academies where they can cultivate from a young age, become experts, wield power, and their parents and relatives will be well taken care of as well. Lord Feng, can your East Factory do these things?"

Eunuch Feng was somewhat excited, "The East Factory can do it!"

Chen Tang shook his head and said, "But the East Factory doesn't have to be eunuchs."

Eunuch Feng laughed, "If it weren't for having nowhere else to go, what parents would willingly send their child into the palace, to castrate them? But can the True King really let children from poor families have a promising future without becoming eunuchs? Mr. Chen, can the new dynasty ensure it won't become like the old one?"

Chen Tang looked solemn and said, "Our generation won't, maybe our descendants will. But we will do everything we can to prevent it from happening."

Eunuch Feng nodded silently, still somewhat unwilling, "The harem will eventually need some eunuchs, right? The harem is full of palace maids, concubines, and ladies. For transmitting messages, if using palace maids, it's easy for gossip. The True King will ultimately need loyal eunuchs."

Chen Tang hesitated a bit and asked, "Why does Lord Feng always think about sending eunuchs into the palace?"

Eunuch Feng embarrassed, "To be honest, after the disaster, when I returned to my hometown, the countryside was still in dire straits, the people struggling, some families really couldn't afford to raise their children. I'm known for having served in the palace before, so they castrated their children and sent them to me, hoping in the future, when I return to the Imperial Palace, I can provide these children a future."

Chen Tang opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, "Is it really that hard?"

Eunuch Feng's face broke into a smile, his skin scrunched together like a sun-dried wrinkled orange, "Mr. Chen, it's terribly hard!"

Chen Tang stood there motionless for a long time before he said, "Alright, send them over then."

Eunuch Feng was overjoyed, bowed deeply, "I thank Mr. Chen on their behalf!"

Chen Tang helped him up, saying, "Well then, I'll rely on Lord Feng to gather information across the lands."

Eunuch Feng said, "I wouldn't dare. What is Mr. Chen planning?"

Chen Tang said, "For this battle, the main point isn't conquering the world but governing it. Destroying the Twelve Families isn't difficult; with our current power, we can clear out the Yin Yang Two Realms. But what's hard is how to govern the world without it becoming like before. If there's no difference from before, then we can only say we've become evil spirits too, and we have failed."

He paused, then said, "True King Chen said if we don't want to become evil spirits, we need to widely establish academies, and distribute cultivation techniques that were once restricted to the Families. Spread them into the countryside, among the poor, so cultivation is no longer a privilege of the powerful."

"We also need rules for selecting talent, rules that don't rely only on background. These rules must prioritize talent and merit. If people can fully utilize their talents and intelligence, if cultivators continue to increase, will there still be so many evil spirits? If immortals are numerous, will the sun and moon still be covered by flesh and blood?"

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