This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 521 Mission
The seven countries of Western Continent jointly sent an envoy to visit?

The ministers looked at each other.

In the 27th year of Hongguang, the coalition forces of seven countries invaded the Da Lan Dynasty.

From then on, there was no more diplomatic relations between the Great Blue Dynasty and the Seven Western Countries.

Although private trade between the two sides is more frequent than in the past, openly, the Blue Dynasty has never let down its guard against Western countries.

The infiltration of the seven countries in the Western Continent into the Great Blue Dynasty and various espionage activities have never stopped.

When Li Fei was in a small place like Xingcheng, the spies from the Mega Country were able to support the local gangs with ill intentions. (See Chapter 129 of Volume for details)
This shows that the Western Continent has never stopped coveting the Great Blue Dynasty!

The Great Blue Dynasty is now facing internal and external troubles, and its national strength has been severely damaged. The Seven Kingdoms of Western Land are suddenly sending an envoy, which obviously has ill intentions.

No one would be naive enough to think that the other party really came to congratulate the new emperor.

"Everyone, let's discuss this matter first. Should we allow the other party's delegation to come? Or should we refuse?"

The new emperor Qin Ziheng spoke.

"His Majesty."

A cabinet minister immediately stepped out and said loudly:
"I think that the West saw that our dynasty was exhausted and had internal troubles, so they sent people to test us. Therefore, our dynasty should not only not refuse, but also welcome them with the magnanimity of a great country and use military force to deter them from doing evil!"

This statement was immediately agreed by many ministers, but some also opposed it.

"His Majesty!"

A member of the Supervisory Council stood up and said, "I think we should directly reject the Western delegation and immediately put the Western Border Army on a state of war readiness to warn the Western Continent!"

"Ridiculous! Isn't it obvious that we are telling the other party that we are guilty?"

"Oh, do you think the Western Continent doesn't know enough about our situation? Do you know how many Western Continent spies my Supervisory Office has captured over the years? The other party is not here to test us this time, and there is no need to test us. This time, I'm afraid they are taking the opportunity to send an envoy to collude with other forces and cooperate with each other from the inside!"

"Even if Xilu really wants to fight, it is not impossible to ease the tension. There are always ways to coerce and bribe. This time the other party sent an envoy, so it is a good opportunity to have a talk. How can we turn them away?"

"Talk? What to talk about? If the other party is threatening us and taking the opportunity to ask for benefits, do we still need to talk?!"

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In the hall, the ministers started arguing.

Li Fei listened to the quarrel among the crowd in silence and probably understood the current situation.

The Western Continent suddenly sent an envoy this time. Regardless of its purpose, it has at least caused internal friction within the Great Blue Dynasty.

The member of the Supervisory Council just now has made it very clear that the Western Continent has been sending spies to the Great Blue Dynasty over the years. How could they not know what the situation in the Great Blue Dynasty is now?

Therefore, this delegation came to the Great Lan Dynasty definitely not to test the situation.

The weakness of the Great Blue Dynasty is an obvious fact and there is no need to test it!
Therefore, the ministers in the court who agreed to let the Western delegation come and wanted to negotiate with the other party probably thought that they could give some appropriate benefits in exchange for the West not jumping out to disrupt the Great Blue Dynasty at this time.

The ministers who refused the delegation's visit were very firm in their attitude - this door cannot be opened!

Instead of allowing the Western delegation to come, everyone would argue over the terms, the quarrels would become even more intense than they are now, and civil unrest would be caused.

It would be better to refuse negotiations completely from the beginning!

In the final analysis, this is a typical dispute between the "peace faction" and the "war faction".

Of course, even among the "war factions", some people think that they can talk to the West first.

Therefore, there were more voices in the court supporting the visit of the diplomatic envoy.

The two sides quarreled so fiercely that Qin Ziheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, also had a headache listening to them.

He looked at Ye Ze'an who was sitting upright in the chair and said:

"What does the Prime Minister think?"

As the new emperor spoke, the hall gradually became quiet.

Ye Ze'an stood up and was about to speak when he suddenly started coughing violently.

This coughing made Qin Ziheng look worried.

The successive wars have caused the country to be in turmoil. As the prime minister, Ye Ze'an has to help sort out the country's destiny. He will also suffer some backlash, but it will not be as severe.

But Ye Ze'an is just an ordinary person, and he is old, so his health is not so good.

Now that Qin Ziheng has just ascended the throne, if this Prime Minister falls, half of the central cabinet will be paralyzed!
So Qin Ziheng hurriedly asked with concern: "Is the Prime Minister in good health? I will ask the imperial physician to check on you later."

Ye Ze'an bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine."

"I think we can allow the Western delegation to visit us. No matter what the other side is planning, we can at least counter it."

The Prime Minister thought that it was possible to talk to the West.

After he expressed his opinion, Qin Ziheng asked him to sit down first, then looked at Wen Renzheng opposite him:
"What does the Grand Marshal think?"

Wenrenzheng stood up quickly and saluted:
"Your Majesty, I think you should just reject it! The seven nations of the Western Continent have evil ambitions and are now just trying to add insult to injury. There is nothing to discuss!"

He opposed Ye Ze'an's proposal.

One is the Prime Minister and the other is the Grand Marshal of the Military Affairs Council, and each of them is the head of all civil and military officials.

The two people's disagreements gave Qin Ziheng more and more headaches.

He couldn't help but look at Li Fei who was standing there:
"Marquis Jing'an."

"The minister is here."

"What do you think?"

All the ministers turned their eyes to Li Fei.

The late emperor had appointed four ministers to advise him, but now that the imperial teacher Yun Shu has passed away, only three are left.

When Ye Ze'an and Wen Renzheng had opposing opinions, Li Fei's opinion became particularly important.

Li Fei considered it for a moment and said:

"I think we can allow Western delegations to visit."

In fact, deep down in his heart, he is undoubtedly a "war advocate", but he had just made a "three-year agreement" with the new emperor, asking the other party to be patient and give himself some "development" time.

Naturally, they don't want to go to war with the Western Continent at this time.

So just like Ye Ze'an said, we can at least talk first and see what the other party's situation is.

Qin Ziheng's gaze stayed on Li Fei for a while, and then he asked several leaders of the Central Cabinet.

The head of the Zhengfa Pavilion was the late Yun Shu. After his death, the position of the head of the Zhengfa Pavilion was temporarily vacant.

It stands to reason that someone should be chosen to fill the position, and the most suitable candidate is Yun Shu's apprentice, the deputy leader of the Zhengfa Pavilion, Ji Yiheng, who is known as "the best swordsman under the True Lord."

This time when Buddha Jingheng led his men to invade the capital, Ji Yiheng led a group of real people from the Zhengfa Pavilion to sit in the "Twelve-Layered Zhoutian Lieque Sword Tower" to meet the enemy, and he also made great contributions.

In addition to his status as Yun Shu's disciple, Ji Yiheng's promotion to the position of head of the Zhengfa Pavilion should have been a natural progression.

But in the previous rewards, Ji Yiheng did not receive a promotion.

At this time, Qin Ziheng asked several pavilion masters for their opinions. When he asked about the Zhengfa Pavilion, he did not ask Ji Yiheng first, but asked the newly promoted deputy pavilion master Xuanchen Zhenren first.

So many people knew it clearly.

The position of the head of the Zhengfa Pavilion was probably reserved by the new emperor to "hook" the Shangqing Sect.

"I think we can allow the Western delegation to visit."

Master Xuanchen said.

He represents not only himself, but also the Shangqing Sect and the True Lord Xuanxin!

So his opinion also carries a lot of weight.

After he expressed his opinion, Qin Ziheng had already made up his mind:

"Prime Minister."

"The minister is here."

"Draft a letter of credence, agreeing to the seven countries in the Western Continent to send an envoy." "Yes, Your Majesty!"

So the matter was settled.

Next, we will continue to discuss how to deal with the Buddhists.

The new emperor has already made a decision on this matter, and the three regents Ye Ze'an, Li Fei and Wen Renzheng have also reached a consensus.

In addition, Master Xuanxin was unwilling to rush into Xiji Province without much confidence, so the court finally decided to temporarily besiege Xiji Province without attacking it.

Cut off its contact with the outside world.

In addition, all temples in 23 provinces across the country have been closed!
All Buddhist warriors and sorcerers, arrest them all!
In this matter, it is not just the imperial court that will take action, the Blue Patrol Pavilions in various places will also be involved.

The imperial court issued a reward, allowing the underworld forces from all over the country to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Buddhism!

"Your Majesty, the Pudu Temple invaded the imperial capital and killed the previous emperor, humiliating our Great Lan Dynasty to the extreme! How can we calm the people of the world if we don't avenge this?"

When everything was agreed upon, an old minister suddenly stepped out, knelt on the ground, and cried bitterly:

"I know that the state is in a difficult situation now, but I beg Your Majesty to recover the Western Province as soon as possible and eradicate the Pudu Temple to comfort the spirit of the late emperor!"

After saying this, this senior official who had served in the cabinet for three dynasties knocked his head heavily to the ground!
Qin Ziheng's face looked a little ugly.

He had known that this matter would definitely affect some ministers and even the world's perception of him, and he had already prepared himself mentally.

But when I really face it, I still feel uncomfortable.

It is easy to imagine how people all over the world would discuss the new emperor after word of the three-dynasty minister's behavior today gets out.

The other party almost said: Your throne was left to you by your father. Now that you have ascended the throne, you must hurry up and avenge your father. Otherwise, how can you have the nerve to continue sitting on the throne? !

And this is the case when Qin Ziheng did not publicly announce Li Fei's "three-year agreement".

If he publicly said that he would have to wait three years before officially taking action against Buddhism, I'm afraid the court would be in an uproar today, and at least half of the ministers would not agree!

It’s not that these ministers are all fools and can’t see the situation clearly.

Firstly, they don’t have to risk their lives themselves.

Secondly, avenging the late emperor and recovering the country’s territory is a political stance that could not be more correct!
Anyway, you don't necessarily have to lose, so why not give it a try?
On the contrary, Li Fei asked Qin Ziheng to endure it temporarily, but he had to bear tremendous pressure and even bear a huge infamy!

"There is not a day that goes by that I don't feel sad about the late emperor."

Qin Ziheng's voice came from the Danbi:
"Today, in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, I swear here that if I cannot destroy the Pudu Temple in this lifetime, I will have no desire to live and my body will be torn apart after my death!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the hall changed color. The three-chao elder who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing was even more terrified and said hurriedly:
"Your Majesty is serious!"

Then he quickly stood up and dared not mention the matter again.

Li Fei, who was standing in the first row, looked up at the new emperor sitting on the dragon throne and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

He thought the other party would choose a more gentle way to delay the matter, or push himself out to get in the way.

After all, the 'three-year agreement' was originally proposed by Li Fei.

But I didn't expect the other party to swear a poisonous oath in public!
The former crown prince, now the new emperor, is indeed somewhat different.

Thanks to the emperor's "poisonous oath", people's hearts were finally temporarily stabilized.

"Retreat—"

Amid the loud cheers of the eunuchs before the emperor, the first grand court meeting of the new dynasty ended.

After the court was dismissed, Li Fei did not return to his mansion immediately, but was invited to the Yangxin Palace.

After walking into the hall and sitting down for a while, Ye Ze'an also walked in.

"Master Chief Assistant."

"Marquis Jing'an, there's no need to be so polite."

The two greeted each other and sat down one after another.

After a while, the new emperor Qin Ziheng walked in.

"I have met His Majesty."

"No need to be polite, please take a seat."

Qin Ziheng asked the two to sit down and got straight to the point:
"I called you here to discuss the Western delegation. I intend to let the Prime Minister be in charge of the relevant etiquette and negotiation matters. As for contacting the delegation, I want Marquis Jing'an to lead the team. You two, one civil and one military, must handle the visiting Western delegation well this time."

"Sir, obey the order."

Li Fei and Ye Ze'an both stood up to receive the order.

Qin Ziheng waved his hand to signal them to sit down. He looked at Li Fei:
"You are the greatest genius of our Great Blue Dynasty, and also the greatest genius in history. If you personally contact the Western delegation, it will not bring down the dignity of our Celestial Empire. If there is a chance, I hope you can severely intimidate those Westerners!"

The reason why Wen Renzheng was not sent to intimidate the Western delegation was because the other party was the Grand Marshal of Military Affairs and a Martial Saint. To do such a thing personally would not only seem beneath his dignity, but would also make it seem that there was no one available in the Great Lan Dynasty.

It is just right to arrange Li Fei to go, and there is no one more suitable than him!

He has fought all the way to the present, and his various incredible achievements are enough to scare people any one of them.

Wenren is the 'God of War' of the Great Blue Dynasty, and Li Fei is the future God of War of the Great Blue Dynasty!

"I understand, and I will live up to your trust!"

Li Fei said in a deep voice.

The three of them then discussed some details and chatted in the Hall of Mental Cultivation for nearly an hour before dispersing.

After leaving the palace, Li Fei first went to the headquarters of the Supervisory Council.

"Master Lou, I want to check the confidential information related to the Western Continent."

Li Fei went directly to Lou Hongtao.

Since he was about to come into contact with the envoys from the seven countries of Western Continent, he naturally had to understand the enemy situation first.

Lou Hongtao understood Li Fei's thoughts and said:

"My Supervisory Office is mainly responsible for internal intelligence gathering. Most of the intelligence we have on the Western Continent is related to spies. If Jing'an Hou wants to learn about the situation on the Western Continent, he needs to go to the Military Affairs Office. They have secret spies lurking in the Western Continent all year round to gather intelligence."

Li Fei: "Okay, but I also want the intelligence that the Supervisory Council has. I'd also like to trouble Pavilion Master Lou to have someone compile a copy for me."

Lou Hongtao: “No problem.”

"Thank you, Pavilion Master Lou."

After expressing his thanks, Li Fei went directly to the headquarters of the Grand Council.

After he explained his purpose, a military officer soon came to see him with a token in his hand:

"My Lord, this is the token given to you by the Grand Marshal. With this token, you can freely read all the confidential information related to the Western Continent."

Although his opinion was contrary to that of Li Fei and others, Wen Renzheng did not make things difficult for Li Fei on this matter, but gave his full support.

"Thank the Grand Marshal for me."

Li Fei took the token and said softly.

Then he took the token and passed through layers of checkpoints and walked into a secret room protected by a large formation.

This secret room is about thirty meters long and wide, and is filled with more than a dozen bookshelves more than three meters high.

The bookshelf is densely packed with various files, notes, and wooden boxes.

At a glance, there are thousands of copies!

Twenty-two years have passed since Hongguang's 27th year.

Over the years, the seven countries in the Western Continent have been sending spies to the Great Blue Dynasty, and the Military Affairs Office, under the command of Wen Renzheng, has also been busy.

Over the past twenty-two years, countless secret agents have spent countless efforts, and even risked their lives, to gather intelligence about the Western Continent.

It’s all here!

PS: I need to think about the details, so there are fewer updates.
(End of this chapter)