This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 417: One Word Can Decide the Matter of Jianghu

"Your Majesty! This is absolutely unacceptable!"

In the hall, as soon as Ye Ze'an finished his suggestion, an old minister immediately stood up.

This person is a member of the Home Affairs Cabinet.

There has always been a heart-breaking saying: Ye Ze'an's words in the cabinet are more effective than the emperor's!

Although the truth may not be so, it is enough to show Ye Ze'an's influence on the cabinet.

Among the six cabinets, he has the strongest control over the Internal Affairs Cabinet.

It is no exaggeration to say that the entire Cabinet is ruled by this Prime Minister alone!
As a result, the first person to jump out to oppose him was someone from the Cabinet.

This shows how unpopular his proposal is!
"Your Majesty, the previous dynasty Xuan Jingdi established the Qingtian Palace as the central authority, and sent Qingyiwei to monitor the country and arrest subjects. In the end, it brought disaster to all quarters, causing unrest in the court and misery for the people! With such a precedent, how can we repeat the same mistake?"

The elder from the Cabinet of Internal Affairs spoke loudly with a solemn expression on his face.

Li Fei's heart moved when he heard this.

He had read history and knew that the Qingtian Mansion mentioned by the other party also had the Qingyi Guards in the previous dynasty.

Similar to the East Factory and Jinyiwei in his previous life.

They are all secret service agencies, and their duties are to monitor, investigate, arrest and interrogate people.

"The patrols are everywhere, and the whole country is in turmoil" refers to this kind of secret service agency.

The consequences caused by the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were similar to those caused by the establishment of the Qingtian Palace by Emperor Xuan Jing of the previous dynasty. He also committed many wrongful imprisonments, persecuted dissidents, extorted money, and oppressed the people!

As a result, within just a dozen years, the country became turbulent, national strength was severely depleted, and this laid the hidden danger for the collapse of the previous dynasty.

This is also the reason why Ye Ze'an's proposal will be strongly opposed.

If we just change the various systems of the Supervisory Council, there won't be much resistance.

But Ye Ze'an wanted to re-establish a supervisory agency that was completely independent of the cabinet, which would be a huge change.

"Your Majesty, I also think that what the Prime Minister said is inappropriate!"

Another cabinet member stood up to express his objection and stated his point of view.

Then the third, the fourth
Soon, nearly one-third of the officials in the hall stood up to express their opposition!
Ye Ze'an has been the Prime Minister for forty-eight years. His policies have been opposed in the past, but it is rare to see him being opposed by so many people at the same time like now.

This is the first time!
The voices of opposition surged towards Ye Ze'an like a tide.

Under the throne, he looked normal.

Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor looked at the calm Prime Minister and spoke slowly:
"Prime Minister, what do you want to say?"

"I have heard your concerns, and I am also aware of the previous Qingtian Mansion's mistakes. But I do not want to establish a new Qingtian Mansion."

Ye Zean said:
“The root cause of the three major cases is that there are problems with local supervision, but these problems are not only caused by local officials. The underworld sects, local aristocratic families, and powerful people are all involved.

I believe that regular cross-provincial transfers of officials in the supervisory system can solve the problems of local officials, but it cannot solve all problems.

I want to set up a separate agency to monitor the martial arts sects and powerful families in various places."

After he finished speaking, the hall quickly fell silent.

Those ministers who had just stood up to oppose looked at each other.

Instead of monitoring officials and civilians, they monitor the martial arts sects and local tyrants?
This is to shift the focus from officialdom to the underworld.

This idea was completely unexpected.

"As the Prime Minister said, isn't it the responsibility of the local Zhigeyuan to monitor the martial arts sects and powerful families in various places?"

The emperor asked while sitting on the dragon throne.

Regardless of whether it is a martial arts sect or a powerful family, those in power are mostly warriors, so they are under the jurisdiction of Zhigeyuan.

These forces are not unattended.

Ye Ze'an responded calmly: "Although the Zhige Academy in various places has the power of supervision, the warriors in the academy are almost all from the local area. It is inevitable that the Zhige Academy will be related to the local forces and thus be affected.

Only by establishing a separate agency at the center, sending people to inspect the local areas regularly, and managing it together with the Zhige Court, can we prevent the disasters of the three major cases today."

When Li Fei heard this, he immediately thought of the former Xingcheng.

The head of Xingcheng's Zhige Academy is in collusion with the Tiger Blade Gang. Many warriors in the academy are from the Tiger Blade Gang. Under such circumstances, how can Zhige Academy control the Tiger Blade Gang?
Even though the Supervisory Council was controlled by the Minister-General at the time, it could only supervise officials and could not bypass the Zhige Council to directly deal with warriors.

That's why the Tiger Blade Gang is so rampant.

Similar situations occur in many places.

Local tyrants, martial arts sects, and aristocratic families collude with the government, but are not subject to much supervision from the government. This is why they can gradually grow stronger and act rampantly.

The problems exposed by the three major cases are actually the long-standing malpractices in the Great Blue Dynasty.

"Master Prime Minister, why don't we allow the warriors from the Zhige Academy in various places to be regularly transferred across provinces as you proposed before?"

A cabinet member suddenly spoke up.

Rather than setting up a new organization, people are more willing to make changes within the "system."

Ye Ze'an shook his head: "The warriors of Zhigeyuan come from the local area. Although they will be influenced by the forces of various places, they can also influence the forces of various places in turn, making it easier to mediate disputes. This matter has both advantages and disadvantages. We can't just see the disadvantages and choose a one-size-fits-all approach."

After all, what the Zhige Yuan has to do is different from what the Supervisory Yuan has to do.

The Supervisory Commission only needs to follow the rules and identify and deal with all officials who violate regulations and laws.

But Zhigeyuan can't do that.

There is no right or wrong in many of the grudges, disputes, and fights between major forces.

In order to handle these underworld affairs and quell disputes, one must truly understand the local situation and it would be best if one has a certain influence in the local area.

In this case, it would be inappropriate to regularly replace the personnel in Zhigeyuan.

The sage said: The hypocrite is the thief of virtue.

But many times, when it comes to local management, we can only use the word "hypocrisy".

This is why Ye Ze'an was unwilling to replace the warriors of Zhige Academy even though he knew that Zhige Academy would be influenced by local forces.

Obviously, the Prime Minister did not sit high and mighty in the cabinet and issue a decree on his own initiative.

He truly understood the actual conditions in various places and fully considered the possible variables and outcomes before putting forward his ideas.

In the hall, Li Fei witnessed for the first time how this legendary Prime Minister "governed" the world.

He used to subconsciously feel that these high-ranking and relatively honest civil officials would inevitably have some scholarly spirit and idealism.

But after actually listening to Ye Ze'an's speech, Li Fei realized that this Prime Minister did not quote from classics or talk as he had imagined.

In terms of speaking talent, the other party is not even as good as many people in the hall!

The other party's speech was simple and pragmatic, but it got to the point.

"Regarding the newly established institution, I think we can include several Blue Patrol envoys from the Supervisory Council as representatives of the government. In addition, we can also invite the prestigious sects and families in the martial arts world to send representatives to join and jointly govern the martial arts world with the court."

Ye Zean continued.

Li Fei was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that this matter was actually related to him?
There was a commotion in the hall.

Invite the major sects and noble families in the martial arts world to govern the martial arts world together?
This was another proposal that no one expected.

But after thinking about it carefully, the ministers had to admit that Ye Ze'an's move was a brilliant one!
The central government has set up a special agency to manage the martial arts sects and powerful families in various places. This is equivalent to imposing a shackle on the martial arts world of the Great Blue Dynasty, and will inevitably cause strong dissatisfaction and counterattacks in the martial arts world!
Even if they don't dare to do anything openly, they have plenty of means to do it in secret.

But if the court is willing to give up some places and power and distribute them voluntarily.

This is different.

Just imagine if the major martial arts sects such as "one building, one pavilion, three mountains, four sects and seven families" all sent representatives to participate, how strong would the counterattack of the entire martial arts sect be?
Wouldn’t it be more powerful if such an organization were to manage the entire world?

Win over one group, divide another group, and then suppress another group.

This kind of political tactic is a piece of cake for Ye Ze'an!

"I have already written down the specific matters in this memorial on the establishment of the Blue Patrol Pavilion."

Ye Ze'an took out another file from his sleeve.

"Blue Patrol Pavilion?"

The emperor read out the name and said with a smile, "This name is quite appropriate."

When the ministers in the palace saw the emperor's attitude, they immediately understood what was going on.

When Feng Cheng presented this new memorial to the emperor, this time he read it for a long time.

He put down the memorial in his hand and looked at everyone again:
"My Lords, what do you think of what the Prime Minister just said about establishing the Blue Patrol Pavilion?"

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The ministers who had just stood up against Ye Ze'an looked at each other and fell silent.

They had already mustered up the courage to stand up and oppose once, only to find that the idea proposed by Ye Ze'an was not as "terrible" as they thought. Now, if they were asked to oppose it a second time, they would inevitably be hesitant.

"Your Majesty, I think this is feasible!"

Suddenly, a young cabinet member stood up and chose to support Ye Ze'an.

This person was Hu Tingzhong, Ye Ze'an's student, who was being trained to be the next prime minister.

After Hu Tingzhong's speech, ministers came out one after another to support Ye Ze'an.

In fact, with Ye Ze'an's influence, no matter how shocking the policies he carefully planned and proposed were, there would definitely be people in this hall who would support him. However, just now, so many officials stood up to oppose him, but no one stood up to help him.

And now, the hall is full of voices supporting him!
Li Fei glanced at the Prime Minister, who stood as straight as a pine tree, and recalled the series of changes that had taken place in the other party from the time he stood up to speak until now, and he came to his senses.

I can't help but admire him!
If governing a country and political skills also have realms, this Prime Minister is definitely at the level of a Martial Saint and a True Lord!
After more than twenty minutes, the grand court meeting ended.

The imperial eunuch Feng Cheng announced the withdrawal of court.

Regarding the two final decrees proposed by Ye Ze'an:

Officials of the supervisory system are regularly transferred across provinces and Blue Patrol Cabinet is established.

Although these two matters were not directly finalized at the court meeting, everyone knew the final direction of events. These two decrees would most likely be implemented in the end!
What is lacking now is a discussion on the specific details.

Taking advantage of the impact and negative influence of the three major cases on the court, Ye Ze'an took the opportunity to come up with a reform that was second only to the Ming Xin Reform!

Of course, launching a policy is one thing, and the final specific implementation effect is another.

There are still numerous difficulties and obstacles waiting ahead.

If he succeeds in the end, perhaps this Prime Minister can extend the life of the Great Blue Dynasty for a few more decades!

The ministers walked out of the Zhenglan Hall one after another, and Ye Ze'an was the last one to leave the hall.

The Prime Minister suddenly stopped at the entrance of the palace, raised his head, and looked up at the sky with his double pupils.

The winter sun shone down, illuminating the white hair on his temples.

Many ministers around were looking over here, but no one dared to step forward.

Ye Ze'an stood at the door of the hall for a while, then walked away.

Li Fei and He Jian walked out of the gate of the square in front of the palace together.

"If the Blue Patrol Pavilion is really established, I think you are very suitable to join."

Li Fei said to He Jian.

Compared to investigating major cases in the government, he felt that this old man was more suitable for investigating cases in the underworld.

Because government cases involve too many things other than the cases themselves, and He Jian's personality is actually not suitable for handling these.

He Jian looked at Li Fei: "Are you planning to transfer me there?"

After all, Ye Ze'an had just said in the palace that all the Blue Patrol envoys of the Supervisory Pavilion would be transferred to the Blue Patrol Pavilion.

Therefore, once the Blue Patrol Pavilion is established, Li Fei will immediately have a say in it!
"That's the idea."

Li Fei said frankly.

"Wait until I finish investigating the case at hand."

He Jian said so.

Li Fei smiled: "Then I'll take it as your consent."

"Marquis Jing'an, please stay!"

A voice suddenly came from behind.

Li Fei looked back and saw a young man walking towards him.

It’s Hu Tingzhong.

"What's the matter, Master Hu?"

Li Fei bowed and asked.

Hu Tingzhong returned the greeting: "Teacher asked me to invite Marquis Jing'an to his house tonight for a chat."

"Teacher? The Prime Minister invited me?"

Li Fei was startled.

Ye Ze'an suddenly wants to see him?

"Okay, please tell the Prime Minister that I will be there tonight."

Li Fei agreed without hesitation.

Hu Tingzhong nodded and said goodbye to Li Fei.

"Master He, why do you think the Prime Minister suddenly wants to see me?"

After Hu Tingzhong left, Li Fei asked He Jian beside him.

He Jian shook his head: "I only know that the Prime Minister rarely meets with a minister in private in his own residence."

Li Fei shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, you'll know when you see it tonight.

After leaving the imperial city, Li Fei first returned to his mansion.

It was not until 7 o'clock in the evening that he walked out of the mansion and walked to the Ye Mansion.

Speaking of which, this Marquis Jing'an can be said to be extremely simple.

There was not a single servant to serve him in the mansion, and he didn't even have a car to get around, so he had to walk whenever he went out.

When he arrived at the gate of Ye Mansion, it was almost half past seven.

In front of the gate, Hu Tingzhong stood there alone.

"Why did the Grand Secretary come to greet us personally? This makes me ashamed."

Li Fei walked up quickly and said to Hu Tingzhong.

Hu Tingzhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, Marquis Jing'an. In this mansion, I am just a student of the teacher. Please."

Then Li Fei followed the other party into Ye Mansion.

This mansion was also bestowed by the emperor. It covers a very large area and has pavilions, terraces and terraces.

But judging from the interior decoration, there is not much sense of wealth.

It doesn't look like the residence of a prime minister who is second only to the emperor.

Hu Tingzhong led Li Fei through several corridors and two courtyards, then pointed to a lighted study in front and said:

"The teacher is waiting for you inside."

"Thank you, Grand Maester, for leading the way."

After expressing his thanks, Li Fei walked into the study.

The layout of the study is also very simple. The only relatively expensive items are probably the pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk.

Li Fei guessed that those should also be gifts from the emperor.

"Greetings, Prime Minister."

He bowed to Ye Ze'an who was sitting at a table.

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

So Li Fei sat opposite the other person, with a short table between them, on which was a chessboard and two boxes of chess pieces.

"Does Marquis Jing'an know how to play chess?"

Ye Zean asked directly.

Li Fei nodded: "A little bit."

"How about a game of hands?"

"it is good."

So the first thing the two did after meeting was to play chess.

Li Fei is the guest and plays black first.

He said he knew a little, and he was not being modest.

It's true that I only know a little bit and haven't even memorized a few of the routines.

After only a few moves, Ye Ze'an could see Li Fei's chess skills.

The Prime Minister remained calm and continued to make his moves calmly.

The only sound in the study was the constant falling of chess pieces.

Li Fei seldom thinks for a long time, and most of the time he acts based on his feelings.

When the game reached the middle stage, he resigned.

Ye Ze'an looked at Li Fei, who had a calm expression, and smiled slightly:
"Marquis Jing'an doesn't seem to care much about winning or losing?"

Li Fei looked into Ye Ze'an's eyes for the first time. He smiled at Ye Ze'an's world-famous double pupils.
"I never really care about winning or losing on the chessboard."

Ye Ze'an lowered his head to clean up the chessboard and said in a casual tone:
"Today, I proposed the establishment of the Blue Patrol Pavilion in the court, and asked all Blue Patrol envoys to join on behalf of the court. If the Blue Patrol Pavilion is really established in the future, it will be tantamount to an unprecedented martial arts alliance.

Have you ever thought about becoming the person who can decide the fate of the world with just one word in the future? "

(End of this chapter)