This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 347 Authority
The Cabinet Office occupies a very large area in the imperial city.

In addition to the Zixu Palace located in the center, there are six separate palaces surrounding it, like stars surrounding the moon.

These six separate palaces are where the six ministries of the cabinet work in the imperial city.

Li Fei was led into the palace where the Supervisory Department was located, which contained a number of separate attics.

These attics are the individual offices of the ministers.

After the court meeting ended, the ministers who attended the meeting had returned to the Cabinet to continue working.

Especially the Supervisory Pavilion. After taking over the "Temple of Heaven Assassination Case", the attics here have been brightly lit almost all the time recently.

"Meet Marquis Jing'an."

"I've met Mr. Li."

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Li Fei met many officials from the Supervisory Cabinet along the way, including several elders.

These people had all attended the morning meeting this morning. They recognized Li Fei at a glance and took the initiative to greet him with a friendly attitude.

When you reach a high place, you are surrounded by good people and smiling faces.

"Master Li, Pavilion Master Lou is waiting for you upstairs."

The officer who led the way brought Li Fei to an attic and said to him.

Li Fei nodded in thanks, walked into the attic and came to the second floor.

A middle-aged man wearing a blue official robe with the sun, moon and stars on it was sitting at a desk and turned his head to look over.

The man was thin and had eyes like a falcon, very sharp.

He is the current head of the Supervisory Pavilion, Lou Hongtao, a martial arts master!
Although the Supervisory Council does not have direct combat functions, the officials they need to supervise also include warriors from the various local Zhigeyuan, so they must also possess a certain level of military power.

There will be some warriors in the Supervisory Councils of various places, and the chief of the Supervisory Council will naturally have a high level of cultivation.

"Meet Pavilion Master Lou."

Li Fei was the first to bow.

His current official position is a 15th-level seat official, while Lou Hongtao is an 18th-level cabinet official, which is at the top of the cabinet officials and also the top of the civil officials in the Da Lan Dynasty!
In the entire Great Lan Dynasty, the number of officials at level 18 did not exceed ten.

Therefore, the person in front of Li Fei is a big shot in this empire who will not be among the top 20 no matter how you count!

Before today, Li Fei was not qualified to talk to the other party on an equal footing.

"Marquis Jing'an, there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat."

Lou Hongtao stood up and walked towards Li Fei, inviting Li Fei to sit down.

He did not address Li Fei by his official title, but by his nobility. Because in terms of official title, the Blue Patrol Special Envoy was directly under the head of the Supervisory Pavilion, and he was Li Fei's direct superior. Li Fei had to call himself a humble official in front of him.

But Li Fei is also a marquis.

According to the system of the Great Lan Dynasty, "titles and official positions exist together, and those with higher positions will be judged."

The lowest baron is equivalent to the "honorary title" of the third-class official.

Viscount and earl are equivalent to the "honorary titles" of the fourth-class officials.

Marquis and duke are equivalent to the "honorary titles" of the fifth-class cabinet officials.

Li Fei's current position is the fourth rank, but his title is the fifth rank.

That's why Lou Hongtao called Li Fei 'Marquis of Jing'an'.

"I have already ordered people to prepare your official uniform, rank badge, and gold seal. They will be delivered soon. I have also had people tidying up your office loft. If there is anything else you need, please let me know."

Lou Hongtao looked serious and stern when he spoke.

"Thank you, Pavilion Master Lou."

"It is my duty, no need to thank me. I have been in charge of the Tiantan assassination case before. Now that His Majesty has handed it over to you, I will give you a formal handover. Is Marquis Jing'an free now?"

"That's what I came here for."

"Okay, let me first briefly introduce this case. The assassin's name is Wei Hongwen. He is the director of the Zhige Pavilion's Investigation Department, responsible for handling matters involving warriors who violate laws and disciplines in Lanling City."

After hearing this, Li Fei understood why the prince said that this assassin was involved with all parties.

Theoretically speaking, as long as there are warriors who break the law, they will be under the jurisdiction of Zhige Pavilion.

But the warriors from other places are completely different from those from Lanling City.

There are few warriors who dare to cause trouble under the feet of the emperor, but once they start, it will definitely not be simple!
This one is a tribute from a certain family, that one is a subordinate of a certain prince, or has a relationship with a certain elder in the court.
Elsewhere, Zhigeyuan always has a sense of superiority over local warriors, which makes people afraid.

But in Lanling City, the Zhige Pavilion Investigation Division, which is responsible for handling such incidents, is often like a "bullied wife", often unable to please both sides and being caught in the middle.

Therefore, not everyone can be the director of the Investigation Department. One must be versatile and able to maintain good relations with all parties.

Wei Hongwen is such a person.

"This person has a clean background and resume, without any stains or doubts. He has been the director of the Investigation Department for six years. During his tenure, he had contacts with many officials, children of noble families, and even children of the royal family in the capital, and they have a close relationship."

Lou Hongtao said in a steady tone:
"In the past half month, we have carefully checked almost all the people and things that the other party has come into contact with in the past six years, trying to find some clues, but there is no result yet."

This simple sentence reflects the power of the Supervisory Council.

It only took half a month to find out all the people and things a person had come into contact with in the past six years!

But this also made Li Fei realize the difficulty of this case.

After the prince's reminder, he knew that the Supervisory Office was not without any clues, but rather there were too many clues to investigate. However, these clues all involved some big shots, and no matter who they investigated, it would be very sensitive and might play into the hands of the person behind the scenes.

So the Supervisory Council still has nothing to show for it.

"I will have someone send the detailed files to Marquis Jing'an's office loft after it is cleaned up. If Marquis Jing'an wants to ask anything, he can ask now."

Lou Hongtao said.

Li Fei thought for a moment and asked, "Lou Pavilion Master, do I need to come to the Cabinet Office to work every day in the future?"

Lou Hongtao shook his head: "Blue Patrol Special Envoy, patrol the world. If there is a designated task in the cabinet, you may be sent to a certain place for an open or secret investigation. If there is no designated task, you do not have to stay in Lanling City, you can visit and patrol all over the world."

"Then may I ask where is Wei Hongwen's hometown?"

"Gan Province, Qingsong Prefecture, Cuicheng."

"Then I want to go to Ganzhou."

"Yes, you can transfer any staff in the cabinet, from cabinet officials down, as long as they don't have any errands at the moment."

"Thank you very much, Master."

"It's my duty, no need to thank me." Lou Hongtao said again.

His attitude towards Li Fei, the newly promoted marquis, was not particularly enthusiastic; he just handled his business as usual.

This actually made Li Fei feel at ease, and he didn't have to be hypocritical and polite.

I talked with Lou Hongtao about some information related to the "Temple of Heaven Assassination Case". Someone came upstairs to tell me that the attic prepared for Li Fei had been cleaned up.

So Li Fei stood up and said goodbye, and followed the other party to his office loft.

"I've met the Marquis!"

Outside the attic, six people stood in a row and bowed to Li Fei together.

"My Lord, this will be your office from now on. These people are the clerks prepared for you to facilitate your work. If you need other help, you can also tell the cabinet."

The official leading the way said to Li Fei.

"Okay, thank you."

"Your Excellency is too polite. I will take my leave now."

"it is good."

Li Fei turned around and looked at the six people who were bowing to him.

The common feature of these six people is that they are all young people and have achieved some accomplishments.

Probably because Li Fei was too young, the clerks assigned to him were also very young and were all warriors.

With Li Fei's current realm, he can tell at a glance that five of the six people are martial artists in the Qi transformation period, and one is a martial artist in the middle stage of Qi transformation.

He looked at the only martial artist practicing Jin, somewhat curious as to why someone so young with such a high level of cultivation would be willing to become a clerk:
"What's your name?"

The person that Li Fei picked out had a handsome appearance and fair skin, even better than many women's skin.

He raised his head with joy:
"Your subordinate Liang Chen is currently serving as the first-class secretary of the Supervisory Office."

"What rank is a first-class secretary?"

"My Lord, level 12."

Li Fei nodded.

Level 12 is the pinnacle of imperial officials, and in Xingcheng he is already a minister-level official.

To Li Fei in the past, this was a big shot who could decide his fate, but now he has to work as a clerk for him.

Looking at Liang Chen's appearance, there was unconcealable excitement in his eyes, and he didn't feel aggrieved at all.

He was not an executive clerk before today.

No matter how extravagant the Supervisory Office is, it would not allow a martial arts master to work as a clerk.

Liang Chen took the initiative to strive for it, and through the operation of the family behind him, he temporarily changed his position today, and finally grabbed the opportunity to work as a clerk for Li Fei.

That’s right, just rob!

A 19-year-old marquis, a level 15 Blue Patrol envoy, and the greatest cultivation talent in history, any one of these alone is enough to make Li Fei very popular.

Taking these three points together, Li Fei actually didn't realize how he was viewed by others now.

Like Liang Chen, the other five people also temporarily changed their positions and grabbed the opportunity to work as clerks for Li Fei.

Li Fei asked them to introduce themselves one by one. The lowest-ranking ones were the third-class secret clerks and the 10th-level imperial officials.

Looking at the excited expressions of these young talents, Li Fei truly experienced for the first time what it felt like to be a big shot.

He stepped into the attic and went straight up to the second floor.

Incense burner, desk, screen, potted plant. The entire second floor is Li Fei's study, which has obviously been carefully decorated. The pens, inks, paper and inkstone on the desk alone are all valuable items.

"My Lord, this is your official uniform, your life badge, and your golden seal."

Liang Chen and another person went upstairs carrying two wooden boxes and came in front of Li Fei.

"Put it on the table."

Li Fei said.

The official uniform represents the rank, the life badge represents the identity, and the gold seal represents the exercise of power.

With these three things, he is truly worthy of the title of Blue Patrol Envoy.

"Tell me about this Blue Patrol Envoy."

Li Fei stopped the two people who were about to leave and spoke.

Liang Chen reacted the fastest and said first:

"My Lord, the Blue Patrol Envoy is the most special position in the Supervisory Council. He reports directly to the head of the Supervisory Council and inspects the entire country. His memorials can even be submitted directly to the Emperor!

The duty of the Blue Patrol Envoy is to monitor all parties on behalf of the Central Government, including the local supervisory offices. They have the power to inspect officials, investigate corruption, rectify chaos, investigate criminals, etc.

The highest level of Blue Patrol Envoy is only Level 15. My Lord, you are a Level 15 envoy, and currently the only Level 15 envoy in the Supervisory Council.

Outside of Lanling City, all local officials below the rank of governor can execute first and report later as long as the evidence is solid!
You can unconditionally request that officers below level 15 be suspended from their duties to cooperate with the investigation, and the suspension period can be up to one month!

Even if I am a rank 15 officer, if you suspect me, I must immediately submit a letter of confession!"

Li Fei narrowed his eyes: "What about those above level 15?"

Liang Chen heard this, and a hint of heat flashed in his eyes:
"You cannot directly investigate cabinet officials above level 15, but you can report to the Central Government. As long as the Central Government agrees, the other party must cooperate!"

Another young clerk at the side quickly interrupted and said:

"Also, you can directly mobilize the personnel of the Supervisory Offices and Supervisory Commissions in various places, and have the highest level of confidentiality authority of the Supervisory Offices in various places."

Li Fei nodded, finally understanding the powerful position the emperor had given him.

No wonder Liang Chen and others would willingly come to work as clerks for him.

For those below the rank of officer, execute first and report later!
This one rule alone is enough to decide the life and death of most officials in the world!

Li Fei lowered his head and looked at his palm.

He slowly closed his five fingers, feeling the power within them.

The power that was enough to make people dizzy and crazy was firmly held in his hands!

There is another chapter around 12 o'clock

(End of this chapter)