This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 437: Expanding Territory, King of the Northern Barbarians (7000+)

"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!"

In the hall, as soon as Feng Cheng finished reading out all the rewards for Li Fei, a minister immediately stood up to object.

"The Blue Patrol Special Envoy has a special authority. Since its creation, it has never been given the rank of cabinet official. I think Jing'an Hou can join the cabinet as an official, but he should not continue to serve as the Blue Patrol Special Envoy!"

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"

"I also think it is inappropriate! Although Marquis Jing'an has made contributions, they do not go to this extent!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

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Ministers came out one after another to oppose, and all of them were cabinet officials!
Although the Blue Patrol Envoy of the Chief Official does not have the power to directly supervise the Cabinet Officials, he can report directly to the central government and impose certain constraints on the Cabinet Officials.

If the Blue Patrol Envoy were to become a cabinet official, wouldn't he be able to directly supervise the cabinet officials?
By then, more than 90% of the civil servants in the court will be intimidated by Li Fei alone!
So at this time a number of cabinet members stood up to oppose it, and many military generals also stood up to oppose it.

Although the Imperial Guards and Border Army are independent of the Cabinet and the Blue Patrol Envoy has no control over them, the local city guards and military generals are still under the supervision of the Censorate. Therefore, even among the military generals of the Grand Council, many people are unwilling to see Li Fei, the Blue Patrol Envoy, promoted to a cabinet official.

For a moment, the hall was filled with voices of opposition!
Li Fei stood calmly under the Danbi. All the voices of opposition came from behind him. Officials with equal or higher status than him had not yet stood up to oppose.

"enough!"

Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor interrupted everyone.

It was like a bolt of thunder exploding in everyone's heart at the same time, causing everyone to tremble and shut up.

"I have made up my mind. There is no need to discuss this matter further!"

The emperor said so.

The Great Blue Dynasty is a dual monarchy, with two core mechanisms:

1. The emperor has the executive power to appoint cabinet ministers.

2. The central cabinet has legislative power.

Fundamentally speaking, the central cabinet assists the king in governing the world.

Although the royal power was weakened, it was still above everyone else.

Now the emperor is determined to exercise his power and forcibly appoint a cabinet minister.

In theory, no one in the court, whether civil or military, could object.

However, the dual monarchy of the Great Blue Dynasty has lasted for so many years, and the ministers' checks and balances on the royal power have become quite mature, especially now that there is a prime minister like Ye Ze'an.

If the central cabinet is determined to oppose something, even the emperor will find it difficult to force it through.

Therefore, all the civil and military officials who stood up at this time looked at Ye Ze'an who was sitting in the front row, hoping that the Prime Minister could stand up and express his position.

In the past years, Ye Ze'an had not publicly opposed some of the emperor's decisions.

As long as Ye Ze'an expresses his opposition to this matter, there is still room for maneuver!

In the eyes of everyone, the emperor's decision was obviously unreasonable and would disrupt the existing balance. Ye Ze'an would probably not be happy to see it.

But Ye Ze'an seemed to be in a trance at this moment, sitting quietly in his seat without any expression.

Except for him, the six cabinet masters, a dozen deputy cabinet masters, and a dozen grand secretaries of the Zixu Palace also did not react.

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This made many people realize that this matter might not be that simple.

The hall soon became quiet again.

The emperor glanced at Feng Cheng, who immediately said loudly:
"If you have anything to report, please leave the court if you don't—"

After three loud shouts, he finally announced the end of the court session.

At this point, the grand court meeting came to an end.

It is a foregone conclusion that Li Fei will join the cabinet and will continue to serve as the Blue Patrol Special Envoy!

Cabinet officials will serve as special envoys for the Blue Patrol. Officials of the same level can directly monitor cabinet officials in other places outside Lanling City, while high-level officials still need to report to the central government.

This means that Li Fei can directly supervise the local 16-level cabinet officials. As long as he suspects that there is something wrong with these people, they must write a letter to defend themselves!

As for officials below level 16, they can be unconditionally asked to suspend their duties and cooperate with the investigation, and the suspension period can be up to one month.

In other words, even a top official like Bian Jingru could be suspended from his post and put under investigation with just one sentence from Li Fei!
This promotion directly raised Li Fei's power by one level on the original basis.

And this level of difference is the difference between a sitting official and a cabinet official!
In each province, the highest official was the Inspector General, a cabinet official of the 17th level.

Li Fei can monitor anyone below the level of Inspector General!
Such power is unprecedented, and Li Fei is now the leader of the Blue Patrol Pavilion inspection team.

This means that he alone holds the power of supervision over both the government and the underworld.

This is the real patrol of the world!

The key is that Li Fei is only twenty years old this year!

No one in history has ever held such great power at this age.

Moreover, Li Fei has the best talent in history, which makes many people think:
In another dozen years or so, maybe there will be one more seat in the front row of the Zhenglan Hall!

After the court session ended, many people came forward to congratulate Li Fei.

However, the prince, who had always acted very close to Li Fei, rarely came over. He didn't even say hello to Li Fei and just left.

Instead, the Third Prince, who had previously caused the investigation of the Zhengfa Pavilion because of Li Fei's capture of the night photo, and caused his own power to suffer a great loss, came over with a smile:
"congratulations!"

Seeing that the Third Prince had something to say to Li Fei, the ministers surrounding him tactfully left after saying hello.

"Your Highness."

Li Fei saluted the third prince.

The Third Prince stared at him with his phoenix eyes and said with a smile: "You monitor local officials with one hand and the martial arts world in various places with the other. You can now be regarded as one of the most powerful officials in my Great Lan Dynasty."

Li Fei was neither humble nor arrogant, his expression was calm: "Your Highness, you are joking. In front of Your Highness, how can I be considered a powerful official?"

The so-called powerful minister, in addition to having power in his hands, must also have influence and his own party.

Li Fei's current followers, at most, are Lu Wenxing and a few other officials who jumped over from the Zhige Pavilion to follow him. At the court meeting, there are few ministers who can stand up and speak for him.

As for its influence, it was limited to Datong Prefecture.

So although he is in a high position and has great power now, he is still far from being extremely powerful. At most, he can only be considered a half-powerful official.

Being young is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

At the age of twenty, and not coming from a wealthy family, Li Fei still lacks foundation.

Only someone like the Third Prince has his own people in the noble families, gangs, sects, and government offices in seven or eight provinces.

Just a glance can make a group of ministers in the court stand up and speak for him.

Only in this way can one be considered a powerful official!

It was just that the previous Zhengfa Pavilion case dealt a huge blow to the Third Prince's power.

Now, his title of powerful official is somewhat unworthy of his status.

"Hahaha!"

The third prince laughed and was not angry at Li Fei's words.

After laughing, he looked at Li Fei, rarely putting away his cynicism and revealing a very sincere expression:

"Li Fei, now you have power but no authority. I have power, but the power I hold is not as strong as yours. Why don't we join forces and we can achieve something."

Li Fei was stunned and looked at the third prince with some surprise.

He didn't expect the other party to speak so bluntly.

And this was the first time that the other party showed the intention to win him over!

"What are you talking about, Your Highness?"

"That's what it means."

"Didn't Your Highness say before that you didn't intend to win me over, and that it would be fine as long as I didn't get involved?"

"But you've already gotten involved!"

"Your Highness may have misunderstood me."

"It's not a misunderstanding. You offended the eldest prince first, and before that, you caused me to suffer heavy losses. Who do you think the officials in the court will think you are on the side of?"

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It is indeed difficult for Li Fei to explain this matter.

Even if he did not commit the Zhengfa Pavilion case intentionally, it was indeed caused by the person he arrested, and the case was reported by He Jianju.

Now everyone knows that He Jian is Li Fei, the Marquis of Jing'an's man!
Plus, the prince had never concealed his closeness to him.

It seems that even if he stood up and publicly said that he was not the prince's man, it would be difficult for others to believe him.

"If it is really as the Third Prince said, why don't I choose to cooperate with the Crown Prince?"

Li Fei asked.

The third prince laughed: "Because it is impossible for the current crown prince to cooperate with you!"

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"Don't say you didn't expect it. Your father has now praised you so highly and given you so much power. If the crown prince takes the initiative to get close to you again... Haha, to put it bluntly, this is a way to die!"

The Third Prince seemed different today than before and spoke particularly directly.

Li Fei looked at the other person and said, "It's not okay for the Crown Prince to be close to me, but it's okay for His Highness?"

The third prince blinked his eyes and said, "He is the crown prince, and I am the prince. There is only one letter difference, so there is still a little difference."

Li Fei shook his head: "Your Highness said that I have power but no influence, but as long as I have power, why worry about not having influence? Why should I be in a hurry?"

The third prince smiled and said in a firm tone: "Because you don't want to wait!"

"Oh?"

"Because you want revenge, you want to deal with Xu Jing and the Lu family! If you are given ten years to slowly build up your power, you may be able to force the Lu family to death and replace them. But are you willing to wait ten years?"

The third prince looked at Li Fei and asked word by word.

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Li Fei was silent.

Today, at the grand court meeting, he was appointed as an official in the cabinet as the Blue Patrol Special Envoy, which was a great honor!

But there is one fact that cannot be ignored:

The emperor had no intention of punishing the Lu family, nor would he allow him to take action against the Lu family or Xu Jing!

The third prince just said that Li Fei’s future power would be enough to force the Lu family to death and replace them.

This sentence actually reveals the essence of the matter:
Can the Lu family be destroyed? Can Xu Jing be killed?

can!
But the premise is that even if the Lu family is destroyed and Xu Jing dies, the Great Lan Dynasty itself will not be affected. Not only will it not lose national strength, it may even become better!

The Lu family had long been rooted in the system of the Great Blue Dynasty. Now that it was destroyed, how could this gap be filled?

Xu Jing was a great master, and now he is dead. Who will make up for this loss?

As long as Li Fei can solve all these problems properly, he can destroy the Lu family and kill Xu Jing!
Just like what Ye Ze'an had taught him before - if you want to save yourself, you must first save others.

That's how the rules work.

If the rules are not followed, even if Li Fei really has the ability to kill Xu Jing alone and destroy the Lu family.

Then his behavior is tantamount to rebellion!

A knife that is out of control and may even backfire on its owner. Even if the emperor appreciates Li Fei, he will have no choice but to destroy it with great pain!

So the third prince mentioned the word "powerful minister" to Li Fei right from the start.

If Li Fei wants to achieve his goal within the rules, the fastest and most likely way is to become a powerful official.

But it took ten years to operate slowly.
Li Fei had to admit that the third prince had a very accurate grasp of people's hearts.

The Third Prince: "The Crown Prince doesn't dare to cooperate with you now. As for the First Prince, the reason he targeted you was to pull the Lu family and Xu Jing onto his boat. Now that the two sides have joined forces, it is even more impossible for you to cooperate with the First Prince."

After hearing this, Li Fei finally understood that the reason why the eldest prince targeted him from the beginning was because of this consideration.

It seems that none of these princes who can participate in the fight for the throne are simple!

The third prince's words were also telling Li Fei that if he wanted revenge, he had to deal with one more target - the eldest prince!

This undoubtedly raises the difficulty to another level.

"Li Fei."

The Third Prince and Li Fei looked at each other and said, "Looking at all the civil and military officials in this court, you have no choice but to choose me!"

"Believe me, as long as you join forces with me, I guarantee that you can complete your revenge within two years!"

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Li Fei remained silent.

The Third Prince was not in a hurry when he saw this: "I'll give you some time to think about it slowly. When you're done, come to me anytime. My promise is always valid."

After saying that, he took a step forward, stuffed something into Li Fei's hand, and said softly:
"I always believe that the future of this world belongs to people like you and me!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Li Fei lowered his head to take a look at what the third prince stuffed into his hand. It was a black iron token with the words "Under Heaven" written on the front and the word "Special" written on the back.

"This"

Li Fei recognized the token.

It is said that there is a special token in "Under Heaven". The holder of this token can ask "Under Heaven" to provide a piece of information free of charge.

Astronomy and geography, treasures of the world, world trends, legends and secrets. As long as it is information that can be obtained "under heaven", it is within the scope!

Li Fei sensed the breath of an alien beast from the token in his hand, and it was at least the breath of a sixth-grade alien beast.

The token is made from the body tissue of a sixth-grade exotic beast, which can basically guarantee the authenticity of the token.

The fact that the Third Prince could casually take out a special token of "Under Heaven" and hand it to Li Fei meant that he had an extraordinary relationship with the world's number one intelligence organization!
It is possible that he is the mysterious boss behind "Under Heaven". Or maybe "Under Heaven", the world's number one intelligence organization, has chosen to stand on his side and support him in his fight for the throne!
No matter which possibility it is, it shows the unfathomable power of the Third Prince!
He gave this token to Li Fei just to let Li Fei know that even though his forces had suffered heavy losses in the previous Zhengfa Pavilion case.

But he still has the possibility of seizing the throne!
His forbearance, his cunning, and his ability are all reflected in the token in Li Fei's hand.

Moreover, Li Fei now holds the power to monitor the whole world, and "Under Heaven" has the most powerful intelligence system in the world. The two are a perfect match!

If one provides intelligence and the other exercises the power of supervision, great things can be accomplished!
"No wonder he said he could help me achieve my goal within two years."

Li Fei looked at the third prince's back and couldn't help but think.

"Marquis Jing'an."

Just as he was thinking, Feng Cheng came over.

"Eunuch Feng."

"Your Majesty summons you."

"Okay, please lead the way, sir."

So Li Fei followed Feng Cheng all the way out of Zhenglan Palace.

This time, the place where the emperor summoned him was changed to the imperial study.

When Li Fei walked into the imperial study, in addition to the emperor, he also saw a middle-aged man in Taoist robes.

It was the Imperial Master Yun Shu!

"See Your Majesty."

"I've met the Imperial Master."

Li Fei saluted in turn.

He didn't expect that Yun Shu, who was supposed to be in seclusion to recuperate, would be in the imperial study.

"sit."

The emperor said to Li Fei casually.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Fei sat opposite Yun Shu.

"The Imperial Master has come out of retreat today to see you."

The emperor spoke directly to Li Fei.

"what?"

Li Fei looked at Yun Shu in confusion.

Yun Shu looked at him and said calmly:

"On March 3, Xin Tian Hui President Qiming's ultimate target was me."

Li Fei was stunned and listened quietly.

"He used your fate as a guide, and took advantage of the connection you established with the country's destiny when you broke through the realm, and wanted to attack me and injure me severely by surprise."

Yun Shu continued.

Li Fei suddenly realized why the "God of War" Wen Renzheng took the initiative to salute him that day.

Why would the emperor reward me so generously today?

It turned out that he had saved Yun Shu accidentally.

Perhaps it also prevented the Great Blue Dynasty's national fortune from suffering another severe blow?
Combined with some subsequent far-reaching impacts, it can indeed be considered a great achievement.

"Qiming failed to seriously injure me, and you didn't die. Next, he will be worried that I will use the traces left on your body to find him."

Yun Shu said, "I met you today, first, to collect traces of Qiming on your body, and second, to leave a spell on you, so that if Qiming attacks you again in the future, I can find him directly."

Li Fei immediately realized the seriousness of the problem:
"So, as long as I am alive, Qiming will never be at peace?"

Yun Shu: “Yes.”

Li Fei: “.”

The emperor sitting next to him smiled and said, "You don't have to worry too much. Unless he wants to die, he won't attack you directly again."

As he spoke, the emperor picked up a wooden box beside him and pushed it gently. The wooden box flew smoothly into Li Fei's hands.

"There is a 'peace card' in this wooden box. Wear it on your body. After activating it, it can block the attack of the Grand Master for a period of time."

The emperor said lightly.

Li Fei was startled and subconsciously tightened the wooden box in his hand.

How precious and rare must a treasure be that can block the attack of a grandmaster?
This thing must at least be made of the body tissue of an eighth-grade exotic beast, right?

Li Fei quickly stood up and saluted the emperor:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Peace amulet, although the name is ordinary, it is indeed the most worthy thing in the world!

What Li Fei didn't know was that almost every member of the royal family had a peace card, but among all the royal family members, only the crown prince, the eldest prince and the third prince had a peace card of the level he had in his hand.

Li Fei is the first non-royal member to receive the highest level peace card!

"No merit, no reward. I didn't give you this peace card for nothing."

The emperor said to Li Fei.

Li Fei: "Your Majesty, please give your orders."

The Emperor: "No hurry, wait until the Imperial Master finishes his magic."

Li Fei looked at Yun Shu and took the opportunity to say:
"Can you please help me with one more favor, Master?"

"explain."

Yun Shu looked at him.

So Li Fei told the Imperial Master about his intention to refine the magical power seed, and wanted to ask him to see if his existing luck could guarantee a 100% success rate.
"You actually still have a magical seed?"

The emperor smiled and said, "You are truly blessed by nature and luck."

"My master Hao Yi left it to me after he died."

Li Fei said calmly.

The emperor was startled when he heard this, and he stopped smiling and looked at Yun Shu:
"Then I'll have to trouble the Imperial Master to help him take a look."

Yun Shu nodded, his eyes gleaming with a clear light.

Li Fei suddenly felt as if he was completely seen through. Except for the Ten Thousand Blood Pearls and the Blood Spring in his body, everything else was exposed in Yun Shu's eyes!

The unity of magic and martial arts, the body of a flying sword, Yun Shu saw through all of these.

This time the investigation lasted for a long time. Yun Shu not only wanted to look at Li Fei's luck, but also wanted to "extract" the "traces" that Qiming left on Li Fei.

When Yun Shu put away his Dao rules, fatigue was evident on his face.

He looked at Li Fei and said, "With your current luck and the national luck in your body, if you use all of it to refine the magical seed in your body, you will probably have a success rate of about 90%."

“Ninety percent.”

Li Fei pondered.

To be honest, the success rate is really not low. As long as you are not too unlucky, you can basically succeed.

But what if.
He didn't want to gamble, and he didn't dare to gamble.

"Excuse me, Imperial Master, if we want to achieve 100% certainty, how much more national luck will we need to consume?"

Li Fei asked.

Yun Shu did not answer this question, but looked at the emperor.

The emperor hesitated for a moment:
"Li Fei, if it were normal times, I would grant you a portion of the national fortune to help you refine the seeds of magical power. But now is an extraordinary period, I might as well say it frankly, the national fortune is very much needed for the national teacher to heal his injuries."

Li Fei was silent.

He had no complaints about this, just some regrets.

But the emperor's choice can also be understood.

No matter how talented he is, he is just the future of the empire.

And Yun Shu is the past and present of the empire.

We can't give up the past and the present for the sake of the future, right?

What's more, a True Lord also shoulders the future of the empire!
"But you don't have to feel sorry. There are other solutions to this problem."

The emperor suddenly laughed.

Li Fei looked up suddenly.

"There is not much national fortune to be given to you, but you can find ways to increase it."

said the emperor.

"Increase national fortune and break the record of cultivation?"

Li Fei thought of this first time.

He heard from Master Qing Ding that every time he broke a record in cultivation, the fortunes of the Great Blue Dynasty would increase.

But he had just broken through, and the next practice record could only be to break through the grandmaster and top-level real person, which could not be achieved in a short time.

"The most direct way to increase national fortune is not to break the practice record."

The emperor looked at Li Fei and said word by word:

"It's about expanding the territory!"

Li Fei was shocked: "Your Majesty is planning to send troops to the Western Continent?"

"Hahaha!"

The emperor laughed and said, "Although I have ambitions, I am not so ambitious."

Li Fei quickly said, "That is not what I meant."

The emperor restrained his smile and said in a deep voice:

"Not to the Western Continent, but to the Northern Barbarians."

"Northern Barbarians."

Li Fei did not express his opinion, but he still felt that this decision was unwise.

Why haven't the Northern Barbarians been completely eliminated over the years?
This is because the wild north is mostly primitive jungles and mountains, the terrain is rugged and it is difficult to deploy troops.

At the beginning, Emperor Taizu relied on his numerous brave generals and experts to organize an elite force to march into the wilderness and completely defeat the Seventeen Tribes of the Northern Barbarians.

But after Taizu, the power of the Da Lan Dynasty declined, and the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes gradually lost their sense of awe and began to invade the border again and again.

For hundreds of years, the Great Blue Dynasty has always adopted a defensive strategy.

In this great battle in the north, King Cheng led his troops to a great victory, but that was only to repel a large-scale invasion of the northern barbarians.

Now the emperor suddenly wants to change his defensive strategy of so many years and take the initiative to use military force against the northern barbarians.

To be honest, Li Fei was not optimistic.

"Are you secretly complaining that I'm too radical?"

The emperor suddenly asked.

Li Fei was startled and said, "Since Your Majesty has decided to use military force against the Northern Barbarians, you must have a sure-fire way to win!"

"Humph."

The emperor snorted coldly, "I don't have a sure-fire way to win, but I have reasons and determination to win!"

"The sudden invasion of the border by the Northern Barbarians this time is not without reason. We have already found out that the Northern Barbarians have a new 'king'!"

Li Fei was shocked when he heard this.

The Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes are not a united union; on the contrary, there is a blood feud between the various tribes that has lasted for hundreds of years!
Sometimes, the wars between them were bloodier and more intense than the wars with the Great Blue Dynasty.

More than five hundred years ago, a "king" emerged in the Northern Barbarians and was worshipped as the common leader by the seventeen tribes. All forces united and planned to attack the Central Plains.

In the end, it was Emperor Taizu who killed the King of the Northern Barbarians with his own hands, which caused the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes to become a loose sand again.

Now the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes have a new leader?

The Northern Barbarian King back then was a martial saint!
"This new Northern Barbarian King has not completely unified the Northern Barbarians. Currently, only eight tribes respect him as their leader. I have calculated that he is only at the peak of Grandmaster cultivation, and is still one step away from becoming a Martial Saint."

Yun Shu suddenly spoke up, "But if he becomes powerful and completely unifies the 17 tribes of the Northern Barbarians, then with the help of the luck of the entire Northern Barbarians, he will most likely take the last step and break through to become a Martial Saint!"

Li Fei suddenly realized why the emperor was determined to use military force against the northern barbarians.

The fact that Xin Tian Hui had one more True Lord had already put the Great Blue Dynasty in a passive position.

If the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes had one more "king" or one more martial saint, the Great Blue Dynasty would probably have a hard time moving forward!

Not to mention the future expedition to the Western Continent, even defending the city will be difficult!
"I just said that no reward should be given without merit. I gave you the peace card because I want you to serve the country and fight the enemy in battle."

The emperor said to Li Fei:
"Now you just happen to need the blessing of national fortune, which is just right. If you can really make achievements in the North, I will not be stingy with national fortune!"

After hearing this, Li Fei finally understood the emperor's intention.

He has just been promoted and is now in power.

If he is not given anything else to do next, he will definitely go straight to cause trouble for the Lu family and Xu Jing!

It happened that the imperial court was planning to send troops to the northern border at this time, so the emperor assigned Li Fei a new task, which was to transfer internal conflicts into external conflicts and keep the gun pointed outward, which was a very useful political means.

It just so happened that Li Fei needed the blessing of national fortune, so it would be more logical to let him help the Great Blue Dynasty expand its territory.

The Prime Minister Ye Ze'an and the Third Prince have already told Li Fei how to take revenge and get rid of the Lu family and Xu Jing.

Now the emperor has also pointed out a way for Li Fei.

Li Fei did not hesitate too much and saluted the emperor:
"I am willing to fight the enemy and relieve your majesty's worries!"

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(End of this chapter)