Zhang San approached and saw the endless stream of refugees outside Daxing City, all wanting to enter the city.

After all, Daxing City is the capital, the Capital of the Great Sui, and in the eyes of all the people, the safest place in the world.

After all, this place is supposed to protect the Emperor and the civil and military officials. In everyone's view, it's impossible for such a place to be dangerous.

Therefore, when danger arises, everyone's first thought is to enter Daxing City.

But at this moment, all the gates of Daxing City were tightly closed, and many soldiers on the city walls were even drawing bows and arrows, seemingly worried about letting the fleeing people inside.

Seeing this scene, Zhang San frowned.

With his abilities, he could naturally fly straight into Daxing City.

But Zhang San knew that if he went in, then these hundreds of thousands of refugees surrounding Daxing City would have no way out.

Zhang San flew around Daxing City and discovered that the total number of refugees surrounding it could be as many as six hundred thousand.

That's six hundred thousand lives!

Thinking of this, Zhang San flew towards the southern gate.

When soldiers on the city wall saw someone flying over, they immediately drew bows and arrows, shouting, "Daxing City is under martial law, no one is allowed to approach or enter without permission. Violators will be killed without mercy!"

Zhang San glanced at the soldiers shouting below, loudly proclaiming through the Forty-Eight Layers Tower, "I am Pillar of the State, King Beyond the Law, Chief of the Town Martial Office, Zhang San!"

After all, Zhang San had already used the Jade Seal to make himself king without permission.

Since he already had a throne, it wouldn't hurt to legitimize his position as Chief of the Town Martial Office.

After all, Li Moxian didn't argue with him over these matters.

"Why not open the gates for the people outside the city? These people are all citizens of our Great Sui. If they come to the capital and end up starving to death here, will you just stand by and watch?"

The soldiers and officers on the city walls were terrified.

After all, now in Daxing City, the Emperor isn't there, and neither are the officials.

The remaining ministers and nobles quickly ordered the gates closed to prevent refugees from rushing in and potentially damaging their family assets.

Soon, an officer stepped forward.

Zhang San floated down onto the city walls and followed him into Daxing City.

After entering Daxing City, Zhang San immediately understood the current situation inside the city.

Now, Daxing City was basically under the control of the Yang Clan's imperial family and some aristocratic families of the Capital. Even Second Master Shen, the Magistrate of Metropolitan Prefecture, had no say.

But with Zhang San back, the situation was different.

Zhang San immediately went to find his sister, Yang Lihua, asking her to find a way to take control of the imperial palace.

Meanwhile, Zhang San himself led members of the Town Martial Office to swiftly seize control of all the powerful aristocratic families in the Capital with strong people to hold the fort.

After all, no matter how strong these families were, they dared not clash with the Town Martial Office in this situation.

Zhang San immediately had the people from the Town Martial Office and Mohism work together to create mechanisms capable of detecting foreign god-created objects and foreign god followers.

Once these were ready, he had them installed inside all the city gates, forcing the families to bring out large amounts of grain to temporarily tide over the refugee crisis.

However, Zhang San didn't plan to let everyone enter the city to collect grain.

Instead, he had the grain transported out, allowing the refugees outside to have something to eat first.

Once everyone was fed, they would be gradually arranged to enter Daxing City in batches and screened one by one.

During this process, many foreign god followers, who originally pledged allegiance to foreign gods, were naturally discovered.

Along with eliminating these foreign god followers, Zhang San also relocated many people from sparsely populated southern neighborhoods to other neighborhoods, then organized the refugees to settle in these areas, making them temporary citizens outside the city.

Everyone could live inside Daxing City, and Zhang San even announced that they would be given work opportunities later.

Relief is temporary, ensuring everyone has a steady income is what's most important.

While organizing for the sixty thousand refugees, Yang Lihua also took the opportunity to consolidate the strength of the entire Great Sui imperial family.

Thus, with news from the outside that the Red Emperor had fallen and a new emperor was ascending the throne, the officials still in Daxing City received the message to attend court the next day.

Nobody understood why they needed to attend court when the deputy minister and the Six Ministers were absent.

But since there was an order, everyone obeyed.

Early the next morning, the officials attended court, and upon arriving at the hall, they were greatly astonished.

Standing above them was none other than Zhang San.

"Bold Zhang San! Do you know where you are standing now?"

Immediately, many Imperial Censors stepped forward, loudly rebuking Zhang San from above.

But more people showed fear towards Zhang San at this moment.

After all, during the previous northern war, Zhang San not only won but also killed countless Purple Mansion Realm experts.

If Zhang San really wanted to rely on his martial power to become Emperor, who could stop him?

However, as Zhang San stepped to the side, it was then that everyone realized someone else was sitting on the Dragon Throne, none other than Kaihuang's eldest daughter, the Empire's Elder Princess, Yang Lihua.

"Gentlemen, don't misunderstand. I, Zhang San, am a loyal official. Something happened in the south, causing some unrest in the Capital Region Road, so I am here to explain what's going on."

Upon hearing this, the officials quieted down.

"Head of the Wen Family, Wen Chudao, led the civil and military officials and generals to rebel, forcing the Red Emperor Yang Quan to his death. They are now supporting the King of Shu's heir to become the new Emperor at a Traveling Palace in the south."

"As a loyal official of the Great Sui, I naturally risked my life to seize the Jade Seal for the sake of maintaining peace in the world."

"Now, the old Red Dust Immortal has fallen, and a new one has yet to rise. Surveying the world, there seems no wise ruler, so I invite the daughter of Kaihuang, the Empire's Elder Princess, to hold the fort in Daxing City. Does anyone have any objections?"

In the hall, the officials glanced at the guards around them, worried that Zhang San had secretly planted executioners ready to chop them down like watermelons if they dared to disagree.

Soon, all the ministers nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Zhang San smiled.

"Very well! In that case, I shall trouble the Imperial Sister to reorganize the court's structure. After all, those civil and military officials appointed by the Red Emperor who have rebelled can no longer be retained."

Yang Lihua nodded slightly and said, "Okay! But since I am new to the Golden Palace and unfamiliar with the court officials, I need my brother's help in thoroughly investigating."

Zhang San nodded, "Naturally."

"In that case, I appoint Zhang San as King Beyond the Law to assist me in administering the court!"

The officials immediately realized that while the Capital Region Road still carried the Yang surname, it effectively carried the Zhang surname now.

Zhang San promptly cupped his fists to the gathered crowd: "Gentlemen, I am not very familiar with you. I've been busy cultivating recently, and I urgently need various cultivation resources for the Purple Mansion Realm. If anyone is willing to lend me some cultivation resources, it would be much appreciated. Of course, if you need it back, I, Zhang San, will definitely return it."

At this moment, everyone understood Zhang San's meaning.

So, he's just freeloading?

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