Now that Emperor Xia had secured her throne as empress regnant, with the support of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the entire political landscape of the Great Xia was poised for a new era of change.
For ordinary cultivators and commoners alike, this was naturally a good thing.
The various Noble Families and Clans at court had a complex web of interests, and none of them wished to see the Prime Minister's Mansion grow all-powerful. But alas, in this world, might makes right; great power is concentrated in the individual, and the strongest have the final say.
Although the Prime Minister's Mansion had been established for far less time than those ancient clans, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian himself was a man of peerless, heaven-sent talent. Backed by the Taiyi Sect, the current leader among Immortal Sects, his cultivation had reached a level unfathomable to gods and demons. Even old monsters who had cultivated for hundreds, or even nearly a thousand years, were no match for him.
