Special War God

Chapter 275 Xia Zhongnan's Change

Faced with this scene, they did not dare to be biased and gritted their teeth and presented generous gifts to Yuan Qingchao.

After receiving the gift, Zhao Delin promised cheerfully: "Since Lord Liu has sent you personally, we will fully support you and work with Lord Liu to speak well of you in front of the king. With so many of us as witnesses, you can rest assured that this matter is a done deal!"

Zhao Delin's assurance made the seven people feel relieved when they left. When Shazhou Mu Nie Jinming left the courtyard, he couldn't help but look back at the inconspicuous building and sighed: "It's really enviable that they can be so close to the king. In Xia Kingdom, they are the real emerging dignitaries!"

The other six people felt the same way.

They have learned that Xia Zhongnan has successively intimidated Ji and Bi, and seized five states from each of them. Wu Longhai took nine states from Bai after much trouble, and boasted of his outstanding achievements. But the ruler of Xia took fifteen states without making a sound. With such a ruler, who would dare to have other intentions?

After the seven people left, Yuan Qingchao, Liu Niansheng, and Sheng Guanchao held the treasures and cultivation resources in their hands, feeling uneasy. Sheng Guanchao was more familiar with them, after all, they were all from the Heavenly Questioning Alliance. He said, "Master Zhao, is it really okay to accept these? The king's side..."

Zuoqiu Juemin comforted him, "Since the king didn't stop it, he acquiesced. Don't worry. We'll take care of the king!"

Zhao Delin also agreed: "The king did not punish them, which means he intended to let them go, but these seven people need to be punished. If you are still not at ease, come with us to see the king and listen to what he has to say!"

Mao Zizhuang, Duan Ganbao, Jiao Bohu and others laughed. Then, the nine new governors went out together, first found Liu Dabazi, and went to the palace together.

At this moment, Xia Zhongnan was not idle. He originally planned to take Xu Qian to appreciate the wonders of the Yuanmai in the capital of Xia, but was stopped by the ministers in the Golden Palace.

Ministers such as Tang Huaigang, Qu Tongtian, Tu Shiyun, Zou Wenwu, and An Shubao gathered together, and generals such as Lian Wenyulou were also among them. In the early days of the Great Xia Kingdom, there were many political affairs, and many of them required the final decision of the king, Xia Zhongnan.

However, Xia Zhongnan often disappeared without reason, leaving the ministers at a loss. These days, the situation in Daxia can only be described as "chaos"...

Although Xia Zhongnan preferred to start a fire in the midst of chaos, he personally set foot on the land of Ji and Bi, incorporated them into the territory of Daxia, and together with the vassal states that had surrendered earlier, added a full fifteen states to the empire. This expansion caused the governors and most of the bureaucrats of the original states to disperse like the wind and return to their respective motherlands. Daxia urgently needed to re-send officials to take over and govern, which triggered a series of complicated affairs.

Even though there were a lot of chores, it did not undermine Xia Zhongnan, the founding emperor's majesty. His reputation was far better than that of Wu Longhai, the former lord of Wu State. No one in the court dared to be negligent or perfunctory.

Facing this group of civil and military officials, Xia Zhongnan could not help but feel annoyed. He missed the days in the Thirteenth Army and Xiuzhou. At that time, the specific government affairs were handled by Zhao Delin, Zuoqiu Juemin, Duan Ganbao, Qi Laifu and others, and Liu Dabazi was in charge. He only needed to focus on formulating macro strategies. Now, every decision seemed to require his approval, which was tantamount to being trapped in trivial matters.

If this expansion was not too grand, the control of Zhao Delin, Zuoqiu Juemin and others had already reached its limit, and Xia Zhongnan really wanted to call them back to his side. Qu Tongtian pointed to the pile of documents on the imperial desk, "Your Majesty, these are the memorials that I have reviewed and are waiting for your review."

Tang Huaigang also pointed to another pile of documents and said, "Your Majesty, this is military affairs. I have sorted it out and I still need your decision."

Xia Zhongnan sighed, "Constitutional monarchy is indeed a good system. In this world of cultivation, strength is respected. My power is here, who dares to have other intentions?"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Qu Tongtian asked.

"Mr. Prime Minister, do you feel that being immersed in miscellaneous tasks every day is hindering your practice?" Xia Zhongnan asked.

Qu Tongtian's expression changed slightly, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Are you blaming me for being lazy?"

"Don't worry, Prime Minister! In my opinion, monks should devote more time to cultivation. As for government affairs, they can be completely handed over to mortals, and we only need to supervise from the side. How to set up rules for mortals to follow, we only need to make the rules, and the rest of the matters can be left to them without worry."

"Can a mortal man do it?" Qu Tongtian wondered.

"Never underestimate the power of mortals. They do not need to divide their attention for cultivation. Just focus on their duties. Once they become proficient, they will be able to surpass the cultivators." Xia Zhongnan began to preach the concepts from another world, such as what is parliament, what is election, what is freedom and democracy. In this world, the existence of cultivators makes everything more complicated.

However, as Mao Zedong said, theory must be combined with practice. Xia Zhongnan had thought deeply about this since he was in Xiuzhou, and when he spoke today, all the ministers understood. And because they personally participated in the governance of the country, after listening to Xia Zhongnan's explanation, they naturally raised questions and discussed countermeasures together.

Gradually, everyone devoted themselves to the discussion of this new theory of governing the country.

When Xia Zhongnan saw that the wise ministers did not resist the ancient wisdom he proposed, his confidence suddenly became as bright as the morning star. He ordered the historian to come and record every resolution in detail so that they could be implemented one by one in the future.

This is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but a good start already heralds a bright future.

Xia Zhongnan entrusted the important task of governing the kingdom to the "Holy Council" and set up complicated rules for it, allowing the "Holy Council" to shoulder the heavy responsibility of managing this land.

But he firmly controlled the military power.

The army is divided into three major branches. One is the standing Royal Knights, still commanded by the original military commander; the second is the newly formed "Flying Eagle Guard", responsible for protecting domestic peace, collecting foreign intelligence, and performing mysterious missions; and the third is the city-state garrisons in various places. Their daily training and support are the responsibility of the dukes of each territory. However, no matter when, they must obey the king's call.

This thoughtful discussion took three full days and three nights.

Despite being exhausted, Xia Zhongnan had won freedom for himself and was no longer bound by what he considered to be tedious affairs.

Although he delegated power and ministers such as Qu Tongtian and Tang Huaigang no longer needed to seek his approval on everything, the power of these ministers did not expand as a result, and major decisions still required voting by future members of the "Holy Council".

As for the "Flying Eagle Guard", it is like a fusion of warriors, wise men and elite troops in ancient legends. Xia Zhongnan is eager to incorporate all kinds of rare and exotic animals into this team.

After completing all this, he was finally able to take a breath and walk out of the majestic Jade Palace.

Seeing him finally show up, Xu Qian ordered the guards, "Quick, serve the wine and food!"

Xia Zhongnan smiled and said, "My queen is so virtuous!"