The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

The soldiers would freeze to death if they didn't rebel.

But ultimately, it was related to the Grand Secretary diverting some military funds for troop training.

Yet, the Grand Secretary couldn't be entirely blamed for the troop training.

Because this troop training deducted half a percent from the military funds of the Nine Borders, but since it was an actual half-percent, it was earmarked for specific use.

And originally, only one-tenth of the military funds of the Nine Borders reached actual deployment.

So effectively, the Grand Secretary took half a percent, and as a result, it cut down the actual funds by half.

Therefore, for the Governor, Assistant General, and others, it was very unfair. They didn't get a single Copper Coin more than in previous years, yet they all lost their lives.

It was even more unjust for the current rebel leader Zhou Zhen. He was merely guilty of embezzlement, returned to the Capital, and a little greasing through connections wouldn't have been a deadly matter, at most a demotion to another place to make money.

Now, it was directly good; he became the leader of the rebel army.

For this, he could only actively save himself.

Anyway, the blame was placed on the dead, who couldn't speak.

Feng Xifeng sorted out the context and understood that it ultimately stemmed from the missing half of the funds. Furthermore, he found that the materials sent by the Ministry of Industry to other border towns were the same as in previous years, only Yunzhou was treated differently.

"Alas." Feng Xifeng knew in his heart that this was deliberate by the Grand Secretary.

The chronic issues of the border towns had existed for a long time, and Yunzhou, as a border town, was actually not far from the Capital. It was naturally the best target for the reform of the border town military system.

Without chaos, how can restructuring happen?

And his son-in-law's Immortal Coal was both a heating tool and a source of wealth; bringing it there to pacify the unruly soldiers was actually an effortless task.

Thus, it wouldn't cause too much depleting of the National Treasury.

Of course, even without the Immortal Coal, the Grand Secretary would surely have another way to solve the problem, but having the Immortal Coal was definitely the best method at present.

The renowned Rescue Prime Minister, the name was not undeserved.

"If the Grand Secretary's reforms don't end with people dying and political decline, the Yu Dynasty could perhaps extend its peace by several decades." Feng Xifeng thought to himself.

But avoiding people dying and political decline is very difficult.

In the position, strive for the governing.

Feng Xifeng could only do well the task at hand.

Since the unruly soldiers were gathered, and with Zhou Zhen actively cooperating, for Feng Xifeng, this great merit was completely thrown upon him; it was hard not to accept it.

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Without discussing Feng Xifeng quelling the military rebellion, the Court also quickly received news of the unruly soldiers being gathered. However, the quelling of the rebellion itself was not beyond the Court's expectations.

The most important matter for the Court right now is how to deal with the Great Zen Temple.

In the Cabinet Conference Hall, all the ministers of the Inner Court and the Grand Eunuchs gathered.

Today, it was a joint Inner Court discussion between the Cabinet and the Ritual Supervision, followed by submitting opinions to the old Emperor.

Yan Shan was both anxious and excited.

After the old in-law who presided over the Military Affairs Office supported the Assistant Minister of Military Affairs, Yan Shan smoothly took over the position of the Assistant Minister of War.

Now, he barely mixed in the Worldly Society with the title of "Little Elder."

After all, the Six Department Inspectors, in terms of power, were indeed low-tier Elders, and didn't have to be under the jurisdiction of the Six Ministries. If the Six Department Inspectors had any executive power, indeed it was nil, but the power to cause trouble was really not to be underestimated.

Unfortunately, his current power as Assistant Minister of War was significantly cut because of the existence of the Military Affairs Office.

Even so, it was much better than being a fifth or sixth-ranking Beijing official.

The Grand Secretary surveyed everyone and spoke calmly: "Everyone, how do you think it's possible to kill a Martial Saint?"

As soon as he spoke, the Conference Hall fell silent.

Everyone present was not an inexperienced fool and certainly understood what a Martial Saint represented, a National Guardian. Killing a Martial Saint, wasn't that a joke?

Yan Shan's passionate blood immediately cooled. His first time participating in a court discussion, and the topic was this crazy?

Was this something he could get involved in?

Better let the presider come, he had more wild ideas!

Then Yan Shan silently cursed his audacity, how could he criticize the presider in his heart!

However, the Northern Barbarians and Eastern Barbarians each had a Martial Saint; if a method could be figured out to kill the Martial Saints, it would definitely be a good thing for the Court to quell internal and external troubles.

The Grand Secretary, seeing no one replied, had to look at Elder Liang, as if saying, "You're older, more experienced, take the lead."

Elder Liang: "Prime Minister, I believe we should proceed from two aspects. On one hand, send out our strongest force beneath the Martial Saints and use the top Divine Weapons to enhance our strength. On the other hand, weaken the Martial Saints' power..."

He spoke eloquently, as if he said something, and as if he said nothing.

However, with Elder Liang taking the lead, others couldn't stay silent.

Someone suggested poisoning.

He was immediately ridiculed by today's Chief Eunuch of the Ritual Supervision, Chen Zhong, saying Martial Arts Grandmasters were already immune to poisons and could expel the toxins from their body, let alone Martial Saints.

Another Grand Eunuch from the Ritual Supervision suggested targeting the relatives of the Martial Saints, threatening their families, making them hesitate...

This move immediately met with ministerial opposition and internal cursing: "Damn eunuch, having no family or descendants of their own, that's why they come up with such rotten ideas!"

Furthermore, someone said to disrupt and send the high-level spells like the Daoist Collection held by the court to the opponent, making them possibly go insane during cultivation.

Alright, a Martial Saint turned mad, wouldn't it result in indiscriminate killing, equality among all beings?

Betting that the fists and kicks won't fall on our heads, huh.

"Yan Shan, you've learned quite a bit from Xu Gongming, tell us, any good ideas?" The Grand Secretary suddenly pointed out.

Being singled out, Yan Shan dared not not reply, he said, "It would be better to dispatch an elite force to surround the Martial Saint, using strong bows and hard crossbows for shooting. Moreover, we must send significant Martial Arts Grandmasters and powerful masters to restrict the Martial Saint's actions..."