Chapter 227 Emperor Steps into Wudang
"In addition to the cabinet responsible for daily affairs, the Zhu Clan's Grand Clan's Office will also be reformed! The Zhu Clan's Grand Clan's Office of the Ming Dynasty will be officially renamed the Heavenly Dynasty Supervisory Office!

There will be a first-rank abbot who is at the same level as the cabinet directors, and he will be Zhao Qingya from the Zhao family!

There will be three vice-chairmen of the first rank, to be my second sister Zhu Xiumin, third sister Zhu Xiulan, and guest Lu Shangjun!"

After Zhu Chengwu announced several permanent and non-permanent members of the cabinet, he again announced his reforms to the new dynasty's system.

How could Zhu Chengwu, who has memories of his past life, forget this powerful weapon, a self-revolutionary and self-supervisory monitoring system?

"The Supervisory Council is independent of all systems of the New Dynasty. It has the power to supervise all officials of the New Dynasty, but it does not have the power to deal with them. It can only hand over the matters discovered by the supervision to me or the cabinet!
The Control Yuan is directly responsible to me, and the Cabinet cannot interfere in the affairs of the Control Yuan!
If I am in seclusion or busy with other things and cannot be contacted for a while, the Cabinet and the Supervisory Council must obtain the consent of at least one president and one vice president of the Supervisory Council, as well as the consent of at least four directors of the Cabinet if they want to conduct business exchanges!
The new dynasty does not have any super-grade positions. Apart from the eight first-grade positions such as the cabinet directors and the head of the Supervisory Yuan, no other first-grade positions, whether real or honorary, may be added.

As for the actual position of the first rank, in addition to the three deputy directors of the Supervisory Council, there can only be one more wartime commander-in-chief of the army. In peacetime, the position of commander-in-chief of the army must be vacant.

In addition, the Xin Dynasty was not allowed to establish any actual positions above the first rank.

As for the honorary position of the first rank, it will be decided by the Cabinet. After reporting to me for approval, it can be awarded to those who have made great contributions to the Heavenly Dynasty.

Except for the first and second rank positions, all second rank positions, including the six ministers, are appointed by the cabinet after consultation!
Others can also recommend themselves or make recommendations to the cabinet!
Once the cabinet majority votes in favor, the appointment can be made!
But I want to establish a rule here. If the person who recommends something turns out to be a corrupt official, corrupt or abuses the power of law, the person who recommended it will be punished by being demoted one level.

That is to say, if an official recommended by someone is too corrupt and is sentenced to death, the person who recommended him will at least have all his property confiscated and be imprisoned for life.

Not only the person who recommended the person, but also the person who appointed the person will be investigated by the Supervisory Yuan to see if the person who appointed the person had any selfish motives when making the appointment! "

After establishing the cabinet's office system and the Supervisory Yuan's supervisory system, Zhu Chengwu began to set rules for the people in the hall.

Although Zhu Chengwu didn't know how long the rules he set would last, he believed that with his martial arts skills as a supreme grandmaster, the rules he personally said would always be effective for a period of time.

Just as everyone was listening carefully to Zhu Chengwu's story, constructing the institutional and power structures of the new dynasty in their minds, and thinking about which position they should strive for and which big boss they should approach, Zhu Chengwu's story about collective responsibility scared them!
This kind of collective responsibility system is not the policy that should be adopted when a benevolent monarch is in power.

Oh!
Zhu Chengwu was not a benevolent ruler, but a tyrant who relied on force to have the final say...

That’s okay!

Since the implementation of the law of collective responsibility is inevitable, they began to think about what kind of impact such a law of collective responsibility will have on them?
Many people in the hall began to think.

Big guys will be more cautious when hiring people, and they have to think more when recommending people.

However, this kind of collective responsibility system also has an advantage for speculators who want to get close to the big guys!
That is, once you are recommended, the relationship between you and the recommender is almost one of shared success and shared failure.

Once recommended, it almost means you have successfully boarded the ship.

And there is no need to worry about the boss going back on his word, or being abandoned by him as a scapegoat.

Under such a system of collective responsibility, once a big boss successfully recommends someone, many times even if they know that the recommended person made mistakes after taking the position, the recommender has to do his best to clean up the mess for the sake of his own position and future.

How can we describe such a system?

There are good and bad things!
"That's all about the new dynasty! The rest will be left to the cabinet directors!

The cabinet is responsible for communicating the appointments of some people who are not present on site!

I will be in seclusion to practice. If there is nothing important, please do not disturb me, Cabinet or Supervisory Council!"

Just as the people in the hall were still digesting the system and appointments described by Zhu Chengwu, Zhu Chengwu continued to speak, and after saying a few words, he directly used the "A World Away" body movement technique and disappeared in an instant.

This…

Looking at the empty main seat in the hall, countless question marks popped up in everyone's mind.

Are you in such a hurry?
But when Zhu Chengwu took Zhu Xiulan to seek revenge, it took him half a month. Now, is he so impatient to deal with the affairs of the new dynasty?

It is really like establishing a new dynasty. Are the tens of millions of people in the new dynasty not as important as seeking revenge on a small Fang family?

With such a style of doing things, it is no wonder that Lord Zhu Chengwu himself said that he was a practitioner, not a politician.

Indeed, this style of behavior does not resemble that of a mature politician.

The evil tyrant, Lord Zhu Chengwu is truly a evil tyrant who only cares about himself and regards himself as the most important!
Unfortunately, this evil dictator holds the most powerful military force in his hands, and everyone has to act according to his will and clean up his mess.

Of course, some people think that it is not good for Zhu Chengwu to disappear suddenly like this, and they will have to clean up the mess for Zhu Chengwu, the evil tyrant.

However, there are also people who are more than happy about Zhu Chengwu's move, and believe that Zhu Chengwu's move is a reflection of his trust in them and his courage to delegate power.

Wang Taoshan, a Yangshen born in Shuoqing Temple, is one of the people who are eager to have Zhu Chengwu delegate power to them.

Although there is a high probability that Zhu Chengwu will not oppose Wang Taoshan's ideal of seeking the same status between the way of spiritual cultivation and the way of warriors, Zhu Chengwu is ultimately practicing the way of warriors.

No one knows what Zhu Chengwu’s deepest thoughts are.

But now with Zhu Chengwu's arrangement, Wang Taoshan no longer has to look at Zhu Chengwu's face. Even if Zhu Chengwu agrees temporarily, he still has to worry that Zhu Chengwu may change his mind at any time!

Among the seven directors of the cabinet, he has a seat, Cui Shuyun, who has practiced the art of refining spirits and has successfully achieved the Yang God realm, has a seat, and among the remaining five, as long as two more people are convinced, the policy of making the art of refining spirits equal to the art of warriors in the new dynasty can be implemented.

With Wang Taoshan's connections and Cui Shuyun's potential and status, Wang Taoshan believed that it would not be a big problem to persuade two more of the other five people in the cabinet.

As long as the cabinet obtains the majority vote, the following operations will be easy!
When the Xin Dynasty's Emperor Zhu Chengwu, the supreme leader, did not want to be in power and dared and had the courage to delegate power, the group of people who were doing the actual work would begin to look for the most powerful person in the Xin Dynasty besides Zhu Chengwu.

Because only by uniting around such people can their interests be protected.

The party that obtains the majority vote in the cabinet is obviously the one that is most worthy of the people's support.

In that situation, even if the majority of people practice martial arts, there are many warriors who deep down do not want to practice spirit cultivation and be on par with warriors, and they will eventually disintegrate internally.

After all, there are only a few people who can't get over the obvious interests for the sake of their ideals.

……

While the newly built Xinchao Council Hall was bustling with activity, Zhu Chengwu began a new round of retreat alone. The way of destiny was a subject that Zhu Chengwu had been studying for a long time, but had only just made some breakthroughs.

In the past, although Zhu Chengwu was the Marquis of Fu'an, the power under his command was also strong.

However, due to the fact that Zhu Chengwu's title of Marquis of Fu'an was conferred by the Ming Dynasty court, a leader of a power like Zhu Chengwu was not a true leader of a power.

When it comes to the way of destiny, Zhu Chengwu is always confused and cannot see it clearly. He only knows the facts but not the reasons behind them!

But now, with the personal demonstration of Shaolin Temple and Fang Huiju, Zhu Chengwu has broken away from the Ming Dynasty and established a new dynasty.

Under such circumstances, the fog that restricted Zhu Chengwu was finally cleared.

As long as the restrictions disappear and the bottlenecks dissipate, with Zhu Chengwu's current level of strength, accumulated knowledge, and the power of "Jade Book" deduction, Zhu Chengwu will be able to make great progress in a short period of time until he encounters the next bottleneck.

This is also the real reason why Zhu Chengwu disappeared in a hurry after announcing the establishment of the new dynasty, arranging some institutional frameworks, and emphasizing some things.

Because after the establishment of the new dynasty, Zhu Chengwu sensed the gathering of the power of destiny.

However, after gaining something, you always have to verify whether what you have gained is correct.

In the entire territory of the Xin Dynasty, the only one qualified to be verified by Zhu Chengwu, apart from the Xin Dynasty Cabinet, was that person.

"Brother Zhuo, Zhu Cheng... The Emperor of the New Dynasty has been in power for more than three months, and he has not shown any intention of causing trouble for us. Can we recall the disciples who were dispersed and sent away from Taitai Peak?"

On Mount Wudang, in Taitai Peak.

Junior Brother Zhuo Yihang, Xin Longzi, who has been promoted to the elder of Taitai Peak, looked at the head senior brother Zhuo Yihang and asked.

During the twenty-five years that Zhu Chengwu disappeared, he and Lian Nishang staged a love-hate drama, which attracted the attention of many onlookers in the martial arts world. In the end, Zhuo Yihang was found by the Wudang Taitai Peak lineage.

Although Taitai Peak was once prosperous, it has fallen into a trough since its former leader, Taoist Zi Yang, was assassinated by the Red Flower Ghost Mother Gongsun Da Niang.

In the past thirty years, apart from Zhuo Yihang, who had a love-hate relationship with Lian Nishang and caused quite a stir, no one else in Taitai Peak had achieved the level of a junior grandmaster, let alone a grandmaster.

So even though Zhuo Yihang had lost the Zhuo family as his backer, had lost his most trusted master - Taoist Zi Yang, and had become the topic of conversation in the martial arts world, for the sake of the inheritance of the Taitai Peak lineage, the elders of Taitai Peak decided to put aside their shame and bring Zhuo Yihang back, and let Zhuo Yihang take over the position of the head of Taitai Peak.

Although Zhuo Yihang, who is trapped in love, is not a good choice, he is the only qualified choice now.

After all, among the four Wudang sects, the leader of each sect is at the level of a junior grandmaster.

Although Taitai Peak is in a period of transition, they still do not want to set a precedent and be ridiculed by the other three sects and future generations of disciples.

A few months ago, with the reappearance of Zhu Chengwu, Wudang, especially Taitai Peak, was thinking about how to deal with the possible threat posed by Zhu Chengwu.

Especially after the fall of Shaolin Temple, the annihilation of the three clans of the Fang family, and the replacement of the Ming Dynasty by the Celestial Empire, Wudang, especially the Taitai Peak lineage, was terrified and extremely frightened!
It has been less than thirty years since Taoist Zi Yang took control of Taitai Peak.

The elders of Taitai Peak all understood what their Wudang attitude and preference was between Zhu Chengwu and Zhu Chengzhi during the period when Taoist Ziyang was in charge of Wudang. What was their attitude during the period when Taoist Ziyang was the head of Taitai Peak?

Even the current leader of their Taitai Peak, Zhuo Yihang, had offended and challenged Zhu Chengwu, the then Marquis of Fu'an, more than 20 years ago.

Therefore, after discovering that Zhu Chengwu was becoming increasingly powerful, and that his will for revenge was very strong and his means of revenge were very cruel, for the sake of Taitai Peak's inheritance, Zhuo Yihang and several elders of Taitai Peak discussed and decided to temporarily send some of Taitai Peak's elite disciples back home to await follow-up.

However, it has been more than half a year since Zhu Chengwu reappeared, and it has been three months since Zhu Chengwu established the new dynasty. Although Zhu Chengwu has been very ruthless to the Shaolin Temple, Fang family and other enemy forces, he has never intended to target Wudang Mountain...

In addition, although the Wudang Taitai Peak lineage had an old grudge with Zhu Chengwu, the Wudang Tianzhu Peak lineage and the Wudang Rihua Peak lineage had always been neutral between Zhu Chengwu and Zhu Chengzhi. The Wudang Mingyue Peak lineage, under the leadership of Mu Dao Ren, had always been biased towards Zhu Chengwu.

With these two forces canceling each other out, it is not impossible for Zhu Chengwu to let go of the Taitai Peak lineage and ignore Wudang.

After all, in the eyes of the outside world, the four Wudang sects have always been one.

Although being ignored feels bad, the Wudang Sect has always been the leading force in the martial arts world since it was founded by its founder, Taoist Sanfeng, and has never been ignored.

But if the situation is as it is now, the person who ignores Wudang Sect is Zhu Chengwu, who has an old grudge against the Taitai Peak lineage, then everyone in Taitai Peak would be more than happy to have him.

It is precisely because of such considerations that Xin Longzi, as the younger disciple of Taoist Zi Yang, the younger junior brother of Zhuo Yihang, and the current elder of Taitai Peak, suggested to the head brother Zhuo Yihang that the elite disciples who were temporarily sent back home should be reassembled.

After all, it takes time to cultivate the disciples' feelings and loyalty. Once they leave the sect for too long, no one knows what will happen, and whether the disciples will still remain loyal to Wudang, especially to the Taitai Peak lineage.

In addition, martial arts training has a time limit and a golden period. The longer you delay now, the more likely it is to affect the disciples' ultimate achievements.

But now, Taitai Peak is already in a period of transition!
If the next generation of disciples is delayed again, then Taitai Peak...

"Junior brother, Zhu Chengwu... The heart of the Heavenly Emperor is hard to predict. I think we should be careful!"

Zhuo Yihang, however, disagreed with his junior brother Xin Longzi's opinion of recalling his elite disciples now.

According to Zhuo Yihang's observation, Zhu Chengwu is an extremely selfish person. Who knows, at any time, he will go to Wudang Mountain and Taitai Peak to seek an explanation for what happened more than 20 years ago!
Zhuo Yihang can die to eliminate the old grudge between Zhu Chengwu, the emperor of the new dynasty, and the Taitai Peak lineage, but the disciples of the Taitai Peak lineage must not be wiped out in one fell swoop.

The Taitai Peak lineage must stay until Zhu Chengwu has vented his emotions and has enough strength to rebuild Taitai Peak.

"But, Brother..."

Xin Longzi still wanted to persuade.

“Wudang Sect’s top-ranking warriors and above, and Yin Shen and above spiritual cultivators, I give you one hour to arrange your affairs and then gather in front of me at the Zhenwu Hall!

Otherwise, I will destroy the entire Wudang Mountain and destroy the Wudang heritage!"

Just as Zhuo Yihang and Xin Longzi were arguing with each other, each holding his own opinion, a voice resounded throughout the entire Wudang Mountains.

"What is supposed to come has come!"

Zhuo Yihang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the familiar voice that he hadn't heard for more than 20 years but had often appeared in his midnight nightmares in recent months.

Sometimes being executed is not scary. The days before the execution and waiting for the execution are the most torturous!
(End of this chapter)