Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

"Practicing the Xuling Blood Refining Technique requires a lot of blood and qi. If they have many people practicing this skill, they will inevitably need to slaughter a large number of warriors. Are there a large number of warriors missing or dying in our territory?" Zhou Mao asked.

Wang Zhongzhi shook his head slightly, "It's still a short time, and we haven't conducted a comprehensive investigation yet, but according to the news from various places, we haven't found a large number of warriors missing!"

The Xuling Blood Refining Technique absorbs the blood and qi of warriors to condense the innate true qi. The higher the warrior's cultivation, the better the effect.

The effect of the blood and qi of warriors in the body-building realm is extremely weak, and acquired warriors should be the best source of blood and qi.

But acquired warriors are not cabbages. It seems that there are many acquired warriors in Kyoto, but acquired warriors are also very rare among the people.

Warriors have a clustering effect, that is, the more prosperous the place, the more warriors there are, and the more warriors there are, the more masters there are.

Let's put it this way, without counting the innate warriors, the warrior power in Kyoto almost accounts for 20% of the entire Dayong, the nine border towns account for another 30%, and the remaining 50% is distributed in thirteen provinces.

Among the thirteen provinces, the most prosperous areas are in the south of the Yangtze River, followed by the prefectures and cities of various places. In a county, you can find a few warriors.

Just like Anning County in the past, there were only a few warriors in total, but since the rise of the Yang family, Anning County has become a gathering place for warriors in Jing'an Prefecture.

This is the clustering effect of warriors.

If the Shenyang Sect needs a large number of warriors, it must do things in a prosperous place.

After Wang Zhongzhi finished speaking, he bowed to Emperor Yanping and stepped aside.

Emperor Yanping said with a serious face: "The resurgence of the Shenyang Sect will inevitably bring chaos to my Darong! Fortunately, it is not too late for us to discover it now."

"Do you have any suggestions on how to eliminate the Shenyang Sect?"

Zhou Mao, Duan Rui and others frowned and said nothing.

Even Yang Zhengshan felt a little troubled.

This Shenyang Sect is a rat in the gutter. The most troublesome part of dealing with them is not how to eliminate them, but how to find them.

"Your Majesty, this matter still needs the Secret Guard to do it!" Duan Rui thought for a while and said directly.

Emperor Yanping shook his head slightly, "Shenyang Cult also thought of this, so this time they are targeting the Secret Guard."

Wang Zhongzhi, Lu Hua and others beside him looked very ugly.

The Nansheng incident was a huge blow to the Secret Guard, so big that the Secret Guard could not bear it.

It seems that the Secret Guard did not lose much strength this time, but in fact, the strength lost by the Secret Guard this time was beyond imagination.

What is the most important thing for the Secret Guard?

It is not military force, but the spies and shadows all over the world.

What Nansheng did was not only to put Wang Zhongzhi in prison, forcing Wang Zhongzhi and Lu Hua to defect, he sold the entire Secret Guard, and gave the Secret Guard's personnel situation, the number of spies, and even some important information about the shadows to the Shenyang Cult.

Although not all, it made the Secret Guard completely exposed under the eyes of the Shenyang Cult.

If the identity of a shadow is known, then there is no need for him to continue lurking.

It can be said that this time Nansheng has scrapped most of the secret guards and shadows.

This time the court defeated the power of the Shenyang Sect in Kyoto, but the Shenyang Sect also scrapped the Secret Guards, and the two sides can only be regarded as a draw.

"The Secret Guards will take at least three years to complete the adjustment!"

Wang Zhongzhi said with an ugly face: "Of course, we can still provide some intelligence."

Although the lurking spies and shadows need to be adjusted, the Secret Guards' ability to collect information and detective intelligence is still there, and they will not be completely reduced to waste.

It's just that some people need to be recalled and need to be lurking again.

Zhou Mao pondered for a while and said: "I think it is far from enough to rely on the Secret Guards alone. The court needs a stronger force to control the rivers and lakes! Not only the rivers and lakes in our dynasty, but also the rivers and lakes outside our dynasty!"

The Shenyang Sect is not an ordinary force. It can be regarded as a river and lake force, and it is also a river and lake force that is good at hiding. It is obviously not suitable for the army to deal with such a river and lake force.

The best way is to control the rivers and lakes with rivers and lakes.

At present, the court actually lacks a government office that can control the martial arts world.

Whether it is the Secret Guard, the Zhenwu Division of the Ministry of Justice, or the Wuzhi Division of the Dali Temple, they only monitor the forces of the martial arts world and crack down on martial artists' crimes, and they can't control the martial arts world at all.

"What do you mean, my dear?" Emperor Yanping nodded and asked.

Zhou Mao said: "We can strengthen the power of the Zhenwu Division and Wuzhi Division, or set up a government office specifically for managing martial artists in the martial arts world!"

Emperor Yanping thought about it. Strengthening the power of the Zhenwu Division and Wuzhi Division was not something the court had not done before, but the effect was not obvious.

There are many reasons. First of all, these two governments belong to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, which belong to the civil service system. It is somewhat incapable to use civil officials to control martial artists.

Secondly, it is okay to let the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple crack down on martial artists' crimes, but if they are allowed to control the martial arts world, they have neither so much power nor so much strength.

Finally, it is a question of strength. The strength of the Zhenwu Division and Wuzhi Division is not weak, but if their strength is dispersed throughout Darong, their strength will be a drop in the bucket.

The imperial court had also restrained underworld forces in the past. The most typical example was the military restriction order thirty years ago, which was led by Emperor Chengping and restricted underworld forces in recruiting disciples, setting up businesses, and engaging in industries.

The martial arts restriction order formed a constraint for many Jianghu forces, but it also restricted the growth of Jianghu warriors.

There are pros and cons, but overall the pros outweigh the cons.

In order to implement the military restriction order, the court also spent a lot of effort. Dozens of Jianghu sects were bulldozed, and a large number of warriors were surrounded and suppressed.

At that time, Emperor Taiping stabilized the situation in the court and solved the big problem of the Xungui Group. Only by mobilizing a large number of elite border troops did he achieve the effect of shocking the world.

Is it necessary to mobilize the elite border troops again now?

Emperor Yanping shook his head. This was not necessary. After all, the political power in Da Rong was far inferior to that of thirty years ago.

Moreover, the border areas are not peaceful now. The Uulianghu tribe in the north is eyeing them, the Jinlong Dynasty and the Annan Dynasty in the south are ambitious. The west side is better, but the three border towns in the west are the weakest.

If frontier troops need to be mobilized, it seems that only Chongshan Town can mobilize them!

Thinking of Chongshan Town, Emperor Yanping glanced at Yang Zhengshan and then said: "Let's do this. Dear ladies, we will think about it carefully after you go back. If you have any ideas, please prepare a paper and hand it over!"

"Here!"

Everyone responded and then left.

Yang Zhengshan was about to leave, but Emperor Yanping stopped him and said, "Marquis Jing'an, wait a moment, I have something else I want to discuss with you!"

Yang Zhengshan could only stop. After Duan Rui and Zhou Mao left, Emperor Yanping stood up and said, "Come on, come with me to get some fresh air!"

Walking out of the Tai Chi Hall from the side door, he came to the lotus pond at the back of the hall. Emperor Yanping put his hands in his hands and looked at the lotus flowers in the pond.

"I transferred you back from Chongshan Town to paralyze Nansheng. Now that Nansheng's problem has been solved, what do you think?" Emperor Yanping asked.

Yang Zhengshan was startled and thought for a moment, "What does your Majesty mean?"

"You are only over fifty years old, you can't just want to live in seclusion now!" Emperor Yanping looked at him with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is joking. If Your Majesty wants me to live in seclusion and live in peace, I can live my life in the mansion and play with my grandchildren."

If you want to cultivate, just cultivate. Now that he is an innate warrior, there is no need to stay in the court.

Moreover, he has gained a lot of insights about cultivation during this period and is preparing to practice hard for a while.

"Now is the time for the court to hire people. My dear, you should work hard for a few more years!"

Emperor Yanping saw that Yang Zhengshan really wanted to live in seclusion, so he quickly stopped the topic.

"What do you think of Shenyang Sect?"

"I don't know much about Shenyang Sect, so I don't have many ideas at the moment!" Yang Zhengshan shook his head.

It's not that he declined on purpose, but that he really had no idea.

Emperor Yanping nodded and said, "Xuan'er wants to become your disciple, so just accept him!"

"His Royal Highness the King of Dai has outstanding talents, I am afraid that I will miss His Highness the King of Dai!" Yang Zhengshan declined.

"Haha, if you can't teach him well, then no one in the world can teach him well!" Emperor Yanping chuckled.

Everyone knows that Yang Zhengshan will teach his disciples. Although he only has three disciples, don't forget that the three Yang brothers and the soldiers under his command were all trained by him.

If nothing else, the three Yang brothers alone are the envy of many officials and nobles.

What's more, Lin Zhan has now emerged. Although he is only a sixth-grade chief of the Ministry of War, he is an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs.

With so many examples in front of him, Yang Zhengshan was naturally named a good teacher.

"Not just Xuan'er, but also Jun'er!" Emperor Yanping said suddenly.

Yang Zhengshan's expression condensed, "Your Majesty!"

The Jun'er mentioned by Emperor Yanping was Chen Zhaojun, the emperor's eldest son, who was now named King An.

It's already troublesome enough to accept a prince as an apprentice. If you accept another prince's eldest son, who knows how much trouble there will be in the future.

Emperor Yanping waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "Don't worry, I won't be like my father. If you teach Jun'er for two years, I will make him the prince and let him observe the government."

When Yang Zhengshan heard this, his heart was shaken.

The fact that Emperor Yanping could say these words to him was enough to show that Emperor Yanping trusted him.

This immediately dissipated a lot of his previous dissatisfaction with Emperor Yanping.

In fact, Emperor Yanping was not unhappy with Yang Zhengshan. There was a severe drought in Liaodong last year, and rumors spread that he, the new emperor, had no virtue. However, Yang Zhengshan was widely known as a benevolent man in Chongshan Town. He would naturally feel uncomfortable after hearing this.

But Emperor Yanping was only angry for a while. After the rumors subsided, he would think of Yang Zhengshan every time he spent money.

Because almost all the money he used in the past six months was earned from the glass workshop.

Drinking water remembers the source. If it were not for the money earned from the glass workshop, he and the court would not be able to help the victims in Liaodong.

So every time he transferred money from his internal funds, he would sigh and say that Marquis Jing'an has made great contributions to the country!

"I can rest assured that Jun'er and Xuan'er will be given to you to teach, so don't refuse!"

Emperor Yanping looked at Yang Zhengshan and said, Yang Zhengshan actually saw some sincerity in his eyes.

"I obey the decree!"

What else could Yang Zhengshan say, he could only accept this job.

After coming out of the imperial city, Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought. What he was thinking about was not about accepting King An and King Dai as his disciples, but about the Shenyang Sect.

Since Emperor Yanping said that he would make Prince An the crown prince and would not mess around like Emperor Taiping did, then it would not be a problem for him to accept the two princes as apprentices.

Why are the ministers in the court reluctant to approach the prince? Is it because they are afraid that there will be a princely dispute in the future and they will be dragged into the water.

But even if the crown prince is appointed, it is not safe.

Don't forget that there was a deposed crown prince before.

Anyway, no matter what, Emperor Yanping has said so much, if Yang Zhengshan refuses again, it would be a bit ignorant.

Yang Zhengshan simply let it go, and talk about the future later, the current matter is still more important to the Shenyang Sect.

But he knows too little about the Shenyang Sect, and he can't think of a good way to deal with the Shenyang Sect in a short time.

However, he is very interested in Zhou Mao's suggestion to set up a special government office to control the martial arts world.

He has not forgotten that so many masters wanted to take his life at the Ruhe Wharf.

Although he deliberately lured those masters to take action, it is undeniable that martial artists in the martial arts world pose a certain threat to the rule of the court.

The butt determines the head. As the Marquis of Jing'an of Darong, Yang Zhengshan naturally has to consider the rule of the Darong court.

A group of warriors who can use force at will is not a good thing for both the government and the people.

So it is very necessary to set up a government office to restrain the warriors.

It is not enough to just restrain. It is better to loosen than to block, and it is better to attract than to loosen. The best way to restrain warriors is to attract warriors to serve the court.

The martial arts restriction order issued by Emperor Chengping was just a shackle. In fact, we can also make a fuss about this shackle now.

After returning to the mansion, Yang Zhengshan immediately wrote a memorial according to his own ideas.

He made three suggestions in the memorial.

First, the hierarchy of the sect, that is, the sect is divided into first-class, second-class, and third-class sects according to the strength of the sect and the contribution to the court. The first class is the highest and the third class is the lowest.

The sect leader can be granted an official position and receive a salary, of course, it is just a nominal position.

The court imposes different restrictions on the number of disciples, taxes, industries, etc. for sects of different levels.

Second, the establishment of a martial arts academy can also be understood as an official sect, accepting disciples of the sect to enter the official martial arts academy for training, and at the same time recruiting talented warriors from the public to enter the martial arts academy for training.

The martial arts academy can instill the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and can also train more warriors for the court.

Third, establish a warrior supervision agency, which is the government office proposed by Zhou Mao to control the martial arts world, specifically responsible for supervising the power of the sects, combating martial arts crimes, and also responsible for monitoring the martial arts world.

According to Yang Zhengshan's idea, the warrior supervision agency cannot be just an agency in Kyoto like the Zhenwu Division of the Ministry of Justice and the Wuzhi Division of the Dali Temple.

He envisioned that the warrior supervision agency would be decentralized to each province and prefecture, and at least each prefecture would set up a government office to supervise the warriors and sect forces in the prefecture.