Heavenly Dao Formula

Fei Nian did not leave the palace, but stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

This place has become the news center of Qi Country.

The second prince's reform of the organization not only includes the Privy Council, but also the inner court of the palace - "going to the early court" is regarded as a time-wasting and inefficient system, which has now been completely replaced by the Ministry of Records. Now that the early dynasty is gone, as the largest hall in the imperial palace, it has naturally undergone drastic renovations.

For example, the main hall was divided into a dozen small rooms, and a huge bookshelf was erected in the middle to store archives and documents; any news sent to Gyeonggi would be scattered into the corresponding small rooms according to the numbered or hidden. Special auditors are sitting in these compartments, and further processing will be carried out according to the urgency of the incident. If it is just a trivial matter, the reviewer even has the right to reply by himself, as long as he reports the result afterwards and leaves relevant records.

Such a setting has increased the number of people who can handle the news in disguise. In the past, only the ministers or His Majesty the Emperor could answer the memorials, but now lower-level officials can handle them. This has greatly improved Shangyuan City's intelligence processing capabilities. Small problems that used to take two or three days to go through the process can now be solved on the same day.

If Ning Weiyuan were to continue to sit on the throne, it would obviously be impossible to allow this kind of innovation that weakened his authority to pass.

Only the Privy Council can establish an efficient and flexible government agency.

"Lord Fei." Dong Mao, the chief officer in charge of the recording department, bowed his hands and saluted to him.

"Master Dong," Fei Nian immediately responded with the same courtesy - the other party is over forty years old, he is considered an old senior in the Privy Council, although he is not a core member, he does not want to be rude, "Have you recruited everyone?"

"Everything that can be moved is here. But... Do you really want to leave this kind of thing to the recording department?" He hesitated a little.

"Why, are you worried that you have too much power and will be envied by others?"

"Where is it, I am worried that my ability will be limited and I will disappoint Seven Star."

Fei Nian said sternly, "These tasks seem to be more suitable for the Lingbu, but the responsibilities of the Lingbu are already heavy, and it is not appropriate to add more tasks. What's more, the Lubu should not just be the receiver, analysis and storage of information. , you can go a step further and take the initiative to collect the information needed by the Privy Council. This is what Master Tianshu wants to see."

"Okay, I will try my best. Please follow me." Dong Mao led him through the corridor of the apse and into a relatively independent hall.

There were hundreds of people standing in the hall. They were of different ages and appearances, including white-haired old men and teenagers of twelve or thirteen years old. Obviously, the vast majority of them are non-sense people, but today's Privy Council cannot do without the help of these people.

Fei Nian didn't ask their names.

They only have one name.

"spy".

"Master Dong must have told you the purpose of the Privy Council's summoning you." Fei Nian looked around and said, "Some of you are from the army, and some are from the government office, but from now on there will only be one service object, and that is the Privy Council Seven Stars. This time, this is your first action representing the Privy Council, I hope you will live up to everyone's expectations and lay a solid foundation for the next plan of the Council!"

Everyone bowed their heads together without making a sound.

"Seven Stars need intelligence, no matter how big or small. You can do your best to send back the information you see and hear to the command post; you can stir up riots in the city so that the enemy has no time to distract; you can also buy and frame Enemy, money is not a problem... as long as you can obtain effective information and substantially weaken the opponent's strength, you can get a reward of a hundred taels of gold!"

"Everyone is an expert, so I won't play tricks on how to do it. Everything depends on the result!"

After Fei Nian finished speaking, she nodded towards Dong Mao.

The head of the recording department clapped his hands, "Going out of this door, you are ordinary people. The official road to Jinxia has been confirmed to be smooth, let's start now."

There is no sacrifice of wine before departure, and there is no scenic travel. They are all undercurrents hidden under the general trend, and history will not leave any records about them.

But this is a crucial step for the Privy Council.

As long as the information is detailed enough, the general trend is just a game of chess.

At this time, an alchemist from the recording department walked into the hall and whispered a few words beside Dong Mao.

"Oh?" Dong Mao pondered for a while, "It happens that you are here too, so it's better for you to decide."

"What's the matter?" Fei Nian asked.

"A Juren who came to Shangyuan for reference, said he came from Jinxia City. He reported that Jinxia's Prime Minister was perverting, disturbing Gangchang, destroying the foundation of scholars, and intending to plot rebellion."

"Oh? What is his identity?"

"According to the information entered by the Ministry of Officials, this person has quite a family background in Jinxia."

"Alright, Mr. Dong, please arrange a meeting."

...

Half an hour later, Fei Nian saw the appealer Zhou Sheng.

The appearance is dignified, but the spirit is quite sluggish, and there is still a little alcohol on his body. He thought to himself that this person's life should be quite rough recently.

"I heard that you are from Jinxia City? How long have you lived there? What is your relationship with Xia Fan?" Fei Nian said slowly after letting the other party sit down.

He naturally knew that the conspirators would not be Xia Fan himself, and that the third princess, Ning Wanjun, was the key to giving him confidence, but the news had not yet spread, and the world did not dare to make false comments about the royal family.

"My lord, it's been at least ten years. I have nothing to do with Xia Fan...I'm just a scholar, and I can't stand the evil deeds he has done!"

"for example?"

"He opened a school in Jinxia, ​​and let a woman from Chunlou serve as his teacher; the imperial court clearly sent a prefect to take charge of Jinxia, ​​but he forced the other party to dare not enter the government office! Also... the pirate attack was also caused by Xia Fan, in order to seize The wealth of the Wang family murdered local officials! My lord, everything I say is true, and there is absolutely no deceit!"

To be honest, Fei Nian is not interested in these accusations, if he appeals to the Privy Council as soon as he arrives in Gyeonggi, maybe His Highness can be prepared. Xia Fan only dared to report it now that he was a wanted person, and the intelligence value was running out.

Of course, it would be embarrassing for a scholar to gamble all his future to report the treason of a fourth-rank official before Chunwei.

What Fei Nian valued was his identity as a local.

Since he was not from a poor family, his family must have some contacts in Jinxia City. This is very important for the spies, and it is equivalent to obtaining a frontline stronghold. Although without Zhou Sheng, those people would use bribery and befriending methods to insert eyeliner, but obviously there are not too many insiders.

"Go back to Jinxia." He said.

Zhou Sheng froze, "My lord——?"

"It's not that I don't believe your words, nor am I driving you away, but I hope you can cooperate with the Privy Council to launch an investigation on Jinxia City."

"But Chunwei..."

"After Chunwei, you are only a Jinshi, so it doesn't matter if you don't take the exam. And are you sure you will win the first place?" Fei Nian smiled slightly, "If you can help the Privy Council, I will guarantee you a top three place in the palace exam, how about it?"

Top three! A thunderbolt flashed in Zhou Sheng's heart. This is definitely the honor that scholars all over the world dream of. "It's okay if you don't refer to it?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't go. You don't need to worry about these small things." Fei Nian repeated in a firm tone, "If you are worried, I beg His Majesty the Emperor to write a sealed decree to your head office, right?"

Zhou Sheng did not doubt the power of the Privy Council at all.

After the enthronement ceremony, everyone has already seen that the Privy Council is no longer a pure evil removal organization.

"Then... please." He knelt down deeply.