Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 486 My dear, you should work hard for a few more years!

"Practicing the Xuling Lianxue Gong requires a large amount of blood and energy. If many of them practice this skill, they will inevitably have to slaughter a large number of warriors. Are there a large number of warriors missing or dying in our country?" Zhou Mao asked.

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

Xu Ling Blood Refining Technique condenses innate true qi by absorbing the blood and qi of warriors. The higher the warrior's cultivation level, the greater the effect.

The effect of the blood and energy of a warrior in the body-building stage is extremely weak, and the acquired warriors should be the best source of blood and energy.

However, acquired warriors are not common. Although there seem to be many of them in Kyoto, they are 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 strength of Kyoto accounts for almost 20% of the entire Dayong, the nine border towns account for another 30%, and the remaining 50% is distributed in the thirteen provinces.

Among the thirteen provinces, the wealthy Jiangnan area accounts for the largest share, followed by prefectural capitals and state capitals everywhere. Even in a county, you can find a few warriors.

Just like the Anning County before, 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 Shen Yang Sect needs a large amount of warriors' blood and energy, it will definitely have to cause trouble in a prosperous place.

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

Emperor Yanping said with a serious expression: "The resurgence of the Shenyang Sect will inevitably bring chaos to our Darong! Fortunately, we have discovered it before it is too late."

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

Zhou Mao, Duan Rui and others all frowned and remained silent.

Even Yang Zhengshan felt a little troubled.

The Shen Yang Sect is like a rat in the gutter. The most troublesome part in 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 about it and said directly.

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

Wang Zhongzhi, Lu Hua and others nearby looked very unhappy.

The Nansheng incident was such a huge blow to the Secret Guards, so great that they could hardly bear it.

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

What is the most important thing about the Secret Guard?
It's not the force, but the spies and shadows spread all over the world.

What Nan Sheng did was not only to put Wang Zhongzhi in jail and force Wang Zhongzhi and Lu Hua to defect, he also sold out the entire Secret Guard. He gave the Shen Yang Sect the Secret Guard's personnel situation, the number of spies, and even some important information about Shadow.

Although not all of them, it completely exposed the Secret Guards under the nose of the Shenyang Sect.

If a shadow's identity were known to others, there would be no need for him to continue hiding.

It can be said that this time Nan Sheng destroyed most of the secret agents and shadows of the Secret Guard.

This time, the court defeated the Shen Yang Sect's power in Kyoto, but the Shen Yang Sect also eliminated the Secret Guards, so the two sides could only be considered a draw.

"It will take at least three years for the Secret Guard to complete the adjustment!"

Wang Zhongzhi said with an unpleasant expression: "Of course, we can still provide some information."

Although the hidden spies and shadows need to be adjusted, the Secret Guards' ability to collect news and detective intelligence is still there, so they are not completely useless.

It’s just that some people need to be recalled and need to be hidden again.

Zhou Mao pondered for a moment and said, "I think that relying on the Secret Guard alone is far from enough. The court needs a more powerful force to control the martial arts world! Not just the martial arts world within our dynasty, but also the martial arts forces outside our dynasty!"

The Shen Yang Sect is not an ordinary force. It can be considered a gangster force, and a gangster force that is good at hiding. The army is obviously not suitable to deal with such a gangster force.

The best way is to control the underworld with the underworld.

At present, the imperial court actually lacks a government office that can control the underworld.

Whether it is the Secret Guards, the Ministry of Justice's Zhenwu Division, or the Dali Temple's Wuzhi Division, they are only responsible for monitoring the forces in the martial arts world and cracking down on crimes committed by martial artists, but they are not capable of controlling the martial arts world at all.

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

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

Emperor Yanping thought about it and decided to strengthen the power of Zhenwusi and Wuzhichu. The court had done this before, but the effect was not obvious.

There are many reasons. First of all, these two yamen belong to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, which are part of the civil service system. It is somewhat incapable of using civil officials to restrain military officers.

Secondly, it is fine to let the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple crack down on crimes committed by martial artists, but if they are asked to control the martial arts world, they neither have that much power nor that much strength.

Finally, it is a question of strength. The strength of Zhenwu Division and Wuzhichu is not weak, but if their strength is dispersed throughout Dayong, 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 has constrained many underworld forces, but it has also restricted the growth of underworld martial artists.

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

In order to implement the military restriction order, the court had to put in a lot of effort. Dozens of martial arts sects were flattened, and a large number of warriors were besieged.

At that time, Emperor Chengping stabilized the political situation and solved the big problem of the noble group. Only by mobilizing a large number of elite border troops did he achieve the effect of shocking the world.

Do we have to mobilize the elite border troops again?
Emperor Yanping shook his head. This was not necessary. After all, the underworld forces in Darong were far less powerful than they were thirty years ago.

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

If the border troops need to be mobilized, it seems that only Chongshan Town can be mobilized!
Thinking of Chongshan Town, Emperor Yanping glanced at Yang Zhengshan and said, "How about this, my dear ministers, please think about it carefully after you go back. If you have any ideas, please submit a memorial to me!"

"Here!"

Everyone responded and then left.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was about to leave, 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 and wait for Duan Rui, Zhou Mao and the others to leave. Then Emperor Yanping stood up and said, "Come on, accompany me out for some fresh air!"

Walking out of the Taiji Hall from the side door and coming to the lotus pond behind the hall, Emperor Yanping put his hands in his pockets and looked at the lotus flowers in the pond.

"I transferred you back from Chongshan Town in order to paralyze Nansheng. Now that the problem in Nansheng has been resolved, do you have any thoughts?" asked Emperor Yanping.

Yang Zhengshan was stunned, and thought for a moment, "What does your majesty mean?"

"You are only in your fifties. You can't want to live in seclusion and practice meditation now!" Emperor Yanping looked at him with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. If Your Majesty wants me to live in seclusion and practice meditation, I will stay in the mansion to enjoy my remaining years and enjoy the company of my grandchildren." He could just practice seclusion, now that he was an innate warrior, and there was no need for him to stay in the court all the time.

Moreover, during this period of time, he had gained a lot of insights into cultivation and was preparing to practice well for a while.

"The court is in need of talents right now, my dear minister, please work hard for a few more years!"

When Emperor Yanping saw that Yang Zhengshan really wanted to live in seclusion and practice Buddhism, he quickly stopped the topic.

"What do you think of the Shen Yang Sect?"

"I don't know much about the Shenyang Sect, and I don't have too many ideas for now!" Yang Zhengshan shook his head.

It wasn't that he was refusing on purpose, but he really had no idea.

Emperor Yanping nodded and said, "Xuan'er wants to be your disciple, so you should accept him!"

"Your Highness the Prince of Dai is extremely talented. I am afraid that I will mislead you!" Yang Zhengshan declined.

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

It is well known that Yang Zhengshan can teach apprentices. Although he only has three apprentices, don't forget that the three brothers of the Yang family and the soldiers under his command were all trained by him.

Let alone anything else, the three brothers of the Yang family alone were the envy of countless officials and nobles.

What's more, Lin Zhan has now made his mark. Although he is only a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of War, he is a man of both civil and military talents.

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

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

Yang Zhengshan's expression became serious, "Your Majesty!"

The Jun'er mentioned by Emperor Yanping is the eldest son Chen Zhaojun, who is now named Prince An.

Taking a prince as an apprentice is troublesome enough. If you take the eldest prince as an apprentice, who knows how much trouble it will cause in the future.

Emperor Yanping waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Don't worry, I won't be like my father. You teach Jun'er for two years, and then I will appoint him as the crown prince and let him take charge of government affairs."

Yang Zhengshan was shocked when he heard this.

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

This immediately dissipated much of his previous dissatisfaction with Emperor Yanping.

In fact, Emperor Yanping was not without annoyance with Yang Zhengshan. Last year, there was a severe drought in Liaodong and rumors were rife that the new emperor was immoral. However, Yang Zhengshan was well-known for his benevolence in Chongshan Town. Naturally, he felt uncomfortable after hearing this.

But Emperor Yanping was only angry for a while. After the rumors died down, he would think of Yang Zhengshan's kindness every time he used money.

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

One should always remember where the water came from. If it weren't for the money earned from the glass workshop, he and the court would have been unable to provide relief to the victims in Liaodong.

Therefore, every time money was withdrawn from his treasury, he would sigh and say that Marquis Jing'an had made great contributions to the country!

"I'm confident that you can teach Jun'er and Xuan'er. Don't refuse!"

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

"The minister obeys the order!"

What else could Yang Zhengshan say but to accept the task.

After coming out of the imperial city, Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought. He was not thinking about taking Prince An and Prince Dai as disciples, but about the Shen Yang Sect.

Since Emperor Yanping said that he would make Prince An the crown prince and would not mess around like Emperor Chengping did, it would not be a big deal for him to take the two princes as his disciples.

Why are the ministers in the court unwilling to get close to the prince? Isn't it because they are afraid of being dragged into future disputes among the princes?

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

Don't forget that there was a deposed 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 things take their course and deal with the future later. The current matter was more important than the Shenyang Sect.

However, he knew too little about the Shen Yang Sect, and could not think of a good way to deal with it in a short period of time.

However, he was very interested in what Zhou Mao said about setting up a special government office to control the underworld.

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

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

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

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

Therefore, it is very necessary to set up a government office to restrain warriors.

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

The military restriction order issued by Emperor Chengping was just a shackle, but we can actually do something with it now.

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

He made three suggestions in his memorial.

First, there is the sect hierarchy system, which divides sects into first-class, second-class, and third-class sects according to their strength and contributions to the court, with first-class being the highest and third-class being the lowest.

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

The court imposed different restrictions on the number of disciples, taxes, industries, and other aspects of sects of different levels.

Second, the establishment of a martial arts academy can also be understood as an official sect that accepts disciples from the sect to practice in the official martial arts academy. At the same time, it can recruit talented martial artists from the public to practice in the martial arts academy.

The martial arts academy can instill the ideas 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. It is specifically responsible for supervising the power of sects, cracking down on crimes committed by warriors, and is 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 Wuzhichu of the Dali Temple.

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

(End of this chapter)