Off With Your Head

The entire Imperial College was absolutely silent and no sound could be heard.

Emperor Yanfeng obviously made the comment out of his own personal feeling, taking the chance to intimidate his ministers. It was also to aggregate the hearts of a ruler and his ministers so that they could work as one.

After some time, Emperor Yanfeng revealed a smile and sat back down in his seat, "I’ve lost my composure. Directorate, bring the name register over."

Daoist Ling Yun immediately handed the name register over and Emperor Yanfeng picked up a vermillion brush and wrote a few words under Qin Mu’s name, "From today onwards, he’s a student of the Son of Heaven." Once he was done, he closed the register and handed it back to Daoist Ling Yun.

Emperor Yan Feng looked at the young patriarch and said, "Grand Chancellor, choosing scholars is originally your job. Now I have taken matters into my own hands and chose for you, what’s your opinion?"