The Ministry of Cabinet is the honorific title of the head of the seven departments of the Zhang State court, the criminal department, the soldier, the worker, the official, the rite, and the agriculture, among which there is only one person surnamed Li, who was born as a maritime slave trader, and after being suppressed, he surrendered and donated money in time, but won the appreciation of Zhang Huansheng, and finally won the title of the Ministry of Punishment step by step, and secretly also took care of the affairs of the secret agent Yamen Li Shuimiao.

Originally, only Sen Xuanji was summoned, but he didn't expect him to enter the palace with others, Zhang Huansheng frowned unconsciously, but said softly in his mouth: "Sen Gong is the first assistant minister under the lonely command, and Li Shangshu is also a member of the country, how can they wait, please come up quickly." ”

"Yes." Hearing this, the female official hurriedly retreated, and after a while, another healthy woman led Sen Xuanji and Li Shuimiao into the selfless palace.

Although Zhang Guo implemented the county system with the power of the king, the political system was mixed with a very strong ancient system and ancient rites.

For example, the head of the minister, Sen Xuanji, is generally respected as 'Zaicheng', which means that the prime minister and prime minister in the county system replaces the monarch to regulate yin and yang, but the actual official title is 'Zhengqing' according to the ancient rites.

And Zhang was still alive for ten percent of the time, eighty or ninety percent was spent on cultivation and travel, although he was in charge of the country, he greatly respected the ancient 'Holy Son of Heaven hung down and made the system, and the ministers shepherded all the people', and he was usually very lenient and benevolent, never like other kings who had monopoly power and regarded his courtiers as slaves and maids, but treated them with courtesy.

Therefore, in this newly built council hall, although the throne is prominent and prestigious, the ministers do not have to stand carefully to meet them, and there are still comfortable soft couches to sit on, but they are not as spacious and comfortable as Zhang Huansheng's throne.

Sen Zhengqing and Li Shuimiao entered the hall, and after giving the salute, they each sat down according to their grades.

Sen Xuanji straightened his crown and said: "The king can be fine these days, when you ordered the envoy in the palace to summon the old ministers to meet him, Li Shangshu happened to come to visit my mansion after ten years and nine years.

Seeing that I didn't say a few shabby words, I was going to send off the guest regardless of it, and I guessed that His Royal Highness was back, and I must follow the old minister to see you. ”

Zhang Huansheng smiled with a smile of relief in his heart: "There is no Jiazi in the mountains, although the practice is a little lonely, it is okay to get used to it, but it is Xuangong who works for me on my behalf, and it is hard." After that, his eyes turned to Li Shuimiao, "Why is Li Tianguan still so tired, so stubborn to see me with Xuangong?" ”

is different from Sen Xuanji, who has a resolute personality and Zhou Zheng, and has won Zhang Huansheng's respect with his outstanding political ability, Li Shuimiao can hold a high position, first, he is indeed a partial talent in some subtle things such as punishment and exploration;

The second is that although he usually looks dignified and dignified in front of his peers and subordinates, he is very thick-skinned when serving the king, and he can show his loyalty with all kinds of servile faces.

Seeing Zhang Huansheng asking, he immediately replied respectfully: "The minister is determined to come with Xuangong to meet him, firstly, because he has not seen the king's face for a long time, and he misses it very much in his heart; Second, there is something related to the security of the state and the king to be informed. ”

"It's about the safety of the country," Zhang Huansheng was slightly stunned, many thoughts instantly turned in his heart, and he said softly: "Although you are tired, you are not a clever person, and tell me about it?" ”

Li Shuimiao's expression was straight, and he said after deliberation: "In the name of the king, he has spread secret spies in the country, and in the past ten years, he has collected countless eyeliners, covering all five elements and eight works.

Last night, a spy who was in the business of medicinal herbs said that he and his subordinates were collecting medicine in the barren mountains and mountains more than ten days ago, and they encountered a wind disaster, got lost, and walked indiscriminately for a few days, but they encountered a group of wild people wearing tree bark and animal skins in a dense forest.

Although they spoke the same language, the savages were extremely ferocious, and they fought indiscriminately after they had just spoken two words when they met, and in the end, nearly twenty herb pickers with unique skills were the only ones who escaped alive.

After I knew about this, I felt that it was very important, so I went to visit Xuan Gong early this morning to ask for an idea..."

Hearing this, Sen Xuanji's face showed a solemn expression, and he suddenly interjected: "Last night, the commander of the Flying Dragon Cavalry, General Zuo Mo Da, sent a general named Liu Yangmin to meet the old minister with the edict card given by the king, which also means that the Flying Dragon Cavalry met a wild man when he was patrolling the border. ”

After Zhang Huansheng's cultivation increased to the peak of the human rank by chance more than a year ago, the area of the land occupied by the Yuan Shen also increased to a radius of 1,270 miles.

The form of the giant island where Zhang Guo is located is like a giant python, short from north to south and long from east to west, entrenched in the chaotic ocean, the distance between the short points is only thousands of miles, and it has been completely surpassed by the spokes of the land occupied by his primordial gods, but the distance between the long points is still unfathomable.

Under these circumstances, there are hidden barbarians in the vast wilderness deep in the east and west of the island, which may be a little surprising to hear, but it is not surprising when you think about it.

And if those island barbarians are just blood-drinking people with ferocious nature, for the increasingly powerful Zhang Guo, it is at most a problem to choose ringworm, but if they have their own unique civilization, political power and cultivation system like the barbarians in the forest, then they will be the henchmen and great enemies that may lead to the destruction of Zhang Guo.

Like Sen Xuanji and Li Shuimiao, as soon as he learned about this, he thought about the joints clearly, Zhang Huansheng frowned deeply and groaned for a moment, and asked expressionlessly: "Xuangong, did General Mo's urgent report say that the force of those savages was?" ”

"A team patrolling the border, fifteen flying dragon riders, encountered more than a hundred savages," Sen Xuanji replied in a deep voice: "After the killing, one person died, two were seriously injured, and four were lightly injured." ”

"The strength of the Broken Intestine Flying Dragon Rider is not inferior to the ghost face and beast of Chu, the bronze car of Jin, and the forest of guns," such a battle report sounds like a big victory for anyone, but Zhang Huansheng's face is slightly **: "More than half of the enemy casualties who killed eight times as many as the enemy seemed to have won a big victory, and the savages he actually encountered were already first-class strong troops." ”

Hearing this, Sen Xuanji looked at Zhang Huansheng and nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Not only that, but what is even more terrifying is that according to the flying dragon cavalry who responded to the battle, those wild men attacked like a tide from beginning to end, and most of them were killed, and only three or two people were left who dared to charge, not afraid of death, as if they were crazy." ”

"Huh..." Zhang Huansheng's face suddenly became more gloomy, and he asked thoughtfully, "After the war, can General Mo go to find out where those savages came from?" ”

"Those savages seem to occasionally offend the border, and the place where they live is not in the Pure Land," Sen Xuanji replied, "There is not enough elixir in the army to dissolve the chaos miasma, and this matter is a big matter, so General Mo did not act rashly. ”

Zhang Huansheng thought about it, and his face showed a resolute look, "In this case, then go to the border to take a look."

Xuan Cheng tried to prepare as many elixirs as possible to dissolve the chaos miasma before noon, and brought them with him when he arrived. ”

"Yes." Sen Xuanji replied respectfully, and then retreated, and then Li Shuimiao, who was left alone, greeted Zhang Huansheng for a while, patted enough sycophants, showed his loyalty, and also retreated.