Chapter 390: Opportunity to Become a Half-Saint

This time when he returned to Chang'an, Li Nuo stayed for a few more days.

Involving the establishment of a new supervision system, the improvement of papermaking and printing technology, and the popularization of basic education, there are many details involved, and he has to discuss them with the left prime minister in advance.

A year ago, the court could not do these things.

But now the treasury is more abundant than ever before, enough to take out money to do these things.

Last year's tax reform collected a lot of taxes from local gentry.

This year, Li Nuo inspected various places and seized countless properties of corrupt officials, which were eventually filled into the treasury. Since the founding of Daxia, now should be the most abundant period of the treasury.

Zhou Yu is no longer in the Secretariat.

A month ago, he was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue and served as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Those who can be transferred from the Secretariat to the six ministries and promoted by two levels are generally the objects of focus training in the three provinces.

Li Nuo visited the Song family yesterday and learned that Song Yu's development in the army was also very good. He was promoted to the next level two months ago. The two former generals now have good prospects.

In a certain room in the Secretariat, the left prime minister looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Are you really not going to inspect the local areas in person?"

Li Nuo nodded and said, "Without a complete supervision system, I alone cannot inspect everything. The implementation of the new supervision system as soon as possible is the long-term solution..."

The left prime minister did not say much. The court of Daxia could not rely on him alone.

He patted Li Nuo on the shoulder and said, "With your achievements this year, you should have been promoted again, but you have been promoted too fast in the past two years. There is no position for the official position above the fourth rank for the time being..."

Li Nuo did not care about the promotion. The third rank or the fourth rank did not make much difference to him.

What he cared more about was the improvement of his cultivation.

The cultivation of Confucianism and Legalism has reached a bottleneck. Whether it is the cases of the Ministry of Justice, or inspecting the local areas, killing corrupt officials and punishing unruly people, the bottleneck of cultivation has not moved at all.

In the past, you could enter the country by killing the powerful and nobles casually. If it didn't work, you could also use the number to pile it up.

Now, the next step is half-saint. If you want to break through, you can no longer rely on piling up numbers.

The identity or strength of the person killed must be qualitatively improved.

According to the description of the Legalist classics, the bottleneck of the half-saint can be broken by the half-saint.

In other words, he must kill a sixth-level half-saint who has committed a capital crime according to the law, or a person with the same status as the half-saint...

Relatively speaking, the latter is easier to achieve.

Although the king of a small country has only the fifth-level cultivation, he carries the luck of a country and his status can be improved a little, which barely counts.

The problem is that those small countries have taken the lead in entering the constitutional monarchy. The emperor has become a symbol and should not be used to break through the realm. Besides, although small countries are small, they are also countries with autonomy. Even the emperors of the five dynasties cannot judge them legally.

It is not impossible to rely on the number alone.

But the number here must also have a certain quality, such as the first and second rank officials, princes and nobles, such people have disappeared in Daxia.

The only ones who really have the real power of the second rank are the left and right prime ministers.

As for the princes and nobles, they were killed by their fathers and there are only a few left. The remaining ones are all the sons of His Majesty. As long as His Majesty is alive, no one can do anything to them.

There are not many nobles left in other countries.

According to the information of Qingluan Society, even the nobles of a big country like Wei Chuqi cannot avoid the fate of being assassinated. Since the rumor that the blood of the nobles can be used to refine the longevity pill began to appear on the mainland, the catastrophe of the nobles has begun.

The emperor of a small country can save the royal family by giving up the throne.

The emperor of a great country cannot give up the throne, and the royal family will become the prey of others. Even if they hide in the capital, they cannot completely avoid being killed. If the strong men of the sixth realm want their lives, what kind of guards can stop them?

Some people even say that the emperors of various countries are the ones who desire longevity the most. Just like the death of the dignitaries of Daxia, the death of those dignitaries of other countries is most likely caused by their emperors.

Li Nuo, the emperor of Wei, Chu and Qi, does not understand, but Her Majesty the Queen will definitely not do such a thing.

As the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo also went to the Ministry of Justice when he had time.

There are too many and too complicated official positions on him. The Zhongshu Sheren has to deal with important affairs of the court, the Siye of the Imperial College has to manage the academy and teach students, and the patrol censor has to go to the local area to supervise and inspect. The original duties of the Ministry of Justice have fallen behind.

Fortunately, the court can understand him. The Ministry of Justice originally had only one assistant minister, and now one more has been added. Even if Li Nuo is not there, it will not affect the daily operation of the Ministry of Justice.

After dealing with some files that were piled up in the Ministry of Justice, several cases were tried in court.

Solving cases is now the easiest thing for Li Nuo.

He can get the information he wants without the prisoner's confession.

However, there are also cases where the results cannot be given on the spot.

In the office of the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo held a file of a missing case in his hand.

This missing case was received by the Chang'an County Office, but no results were found for a long time, so it was reported to the Ministry of Justice.

Missing cases are generally more difficult to investigate without clues, but that was in the past.

Li Nuo summoned a yamen runner from the Ministry of Justice and said, "Go to the home of the missing person and ask about his birth date."

Although the yamen runner from the Ministry of Justice didn't understand, he still did it honestly.

Half an hour later, he walked into Li Nuo's office with a piece of paper and said, "Sir Li, this is the person's birth date."

Li Nuo accepted the piece of paper and said, "Go and do your work."

After the yamen officer left with doubts, Li Nuo took out nine copper coins from his pocket and threw them gently on the table.

The calculated results made him a little confused.

Not really.

The missing person is just an ordinary person, and he has entered the Yin Yang family. As long as the person is within a hundred miles of Chang'an, Li Nuo can calculate the approximate position even if he cannot calculate the specific location.

Even if he died, Li Nuo could still figure out where to bury the body.

But the hexagrams had no results.

Li Nuo counted with his fingers, but still didn't feel anything.

The most likely possibility is that the opponent is a hundred miles away from him, and Li Nuo's cultivation is too shallow to sense the distance.

However, he can't calculate it, someone can.

Li Nuo took the piece of paper with his birth date home and gave it to Dongfang Xuan.

After taking a look, Dongfang Xuan moved his fingers and said: "This person is still alive, three thousand miles south-southwest of Chang'an, but he is not far from death..."

It's three thousand miles away from Chang'an, so no wonder Li Nuo can't count.

However, in terms of distance, three thousand miles southwest of Chang'an is no longer Daxia.

Li Nuo found a map of the mainland from his study. Three thousand miles southwest of Chang'an was the location of the Yue Kingdom.

Yue is a small country, bordering Daxia, Wei, and Chu. Although some small countries are the only places that big countries must pass through for trade, Yue is located in the corner of the three kingdoms. The country is mountainous and difficult to travel. The people of Daxia, Very unlikely to be there.

Li Nuo asked: "Can you figure out where exactly he is in Yue?"

The Yue Kingdom has a mission in Daxia. If his specific location can be calculated, we can negotiate with the Yue Kingdom through Honglu Temple and ask the Yue Kingdom to help find him.

It is unlikely that Yue will object to Daxia's request.

The main reason is that they do not have the strength to oppose.

Dongfang Xuan curled his lips and said: "Remove the three words 'can', what can I say? He is also a half-sage of the Yin and Yang family. How difficult is it to calculate the position of an ordinary person? Yue country is a far bigger place, I pinch my fingers With one calculation, you can figure out which state and county in Yue State he is in..."

As he spoke, he began to pinch his fingers slowly.

At a certain moment, the expression on his face changed slightly, and his finger-picking movements became a little faster.

Then, he pinched his fingers faster and faster, and his frown became deeper and deeper.

Li Nuo noticed something strange about him and asked, "What's wrong? Doesn't it count?"

There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!

Dongfang Xuan looked a little confused and said: "Don't worry, I'm still figuring it out..."

The movement of pinching his fingers has left an afterimage.

Based on Li Nuo's understanding of the realm of the Yin Yang family, this is abnormal.

Dongfang Xuan frowned and said: "Something is wrong. It's not that we can't calculate it. Someone is covering up the secret of heaven. Either the Yin Yang family took action, or someone from the Sixth Realm was involved..."

At this time, Phoenix walked in from outside and asked, "What's wrong?"

After listening to what Li Nuo said, she shook her head slightly and said, "If it's the Yue Kingdom, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to come back..."

Li Nuo looked at Fenghuang, who continued to explain: "The Yue Kingdom is located between the three kingdoms of Xia, Wei, and Chu. The imperial court originally had absolute control over the country, but after it was split by the political strategists, two other separatist forces were born. Now it is a tripartite force. Among them, the court of Yue State is supported by Wei State, and the other two forces have the shadows of Daxia and Chu State behind them. The three forces each live in a corner, checking and balancing each other, and no one can do anything to the other..."

"The largest human trafficking organization in the mainland is in the Yue Kingdom. According to the intelligence we have collected, they are most likely supported by the Yue Kingdom royal family. These people specialize in kidnapping and abducting people in Daxia and extorting a large amount of money from their families. , will sell people to merchants from Wei and Chu..."

Dongfang Xuan looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Does your court not care about this?"

Although Li Nuo didn't know about these things, he had served as the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple and knew why the court didn't care.

No matter how small the country is, it is still a country.

Even if Daxia could crush Yue to death countless times with a flip of his hands, he could not send troops to Yue in a fair and just manner. Yue was bordering Wei and Chu. If Daxia sent troops, what would the other two countries that were more powerful than Daxia think? ?

Daxia could only mediate what happened in the country of Yue through diplomatic means.

Although it is aggrieved, it is a rule that the mainland countries have acquiesced to for three hundred years.

Dongfang Xuan thought of something, frowned and asked, "Is there a sixth realm in the Yue Kingdom?"

Fenghuang said: "Although the Yue Kingdom does not have the Sixth Realm, the Wei Kingdom does. Behind the Yue Kingdom's royal family is the Wei Kingdom. Our power in the Wei Kingdom is limited. We just heard that the human trafficking in the Yue Kingdom is very likely to be related to People from the Ximen family of Wei State are related..."

Hearing this, Dongfang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered: "Ximen family, no wonder..."

Li Nuo asked: "Is it the Ximen family of the Yin Yang family?"

Dongfang Xuan nodded and said, "It's them."

The yin and yang skills that Li Nuo learned were passed down to the Dongfang family. Dongfang Xuan mentioned the Ximen family to him more than once. Dongfang Ximen not only had opposing surnames, but they were also feuding families.

However, the Dongfang family has long ceased to be prosperous.

But the Ximen family is at its peak.

The Dongfang family has been passed down to this day, and only the grandson of Dongfang Xuan Dongfang Qing is left. Not only is the Ximen family prosperous, there are two Yin-Yang half-sages in the sixth realm, and there are countless descendants of the family. It is the number one Yin-Yang family in the world.

Dongfang Xuan seemed to realize something and frowned, "Could it be that they are still practicing that set of harmful and evil techniques?"

Li Nuo asked, "What techniques?"

Dongfang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Playing with human lives to increase one's own cultivation, the Ximen family was rejected by all Yin-Yang families in the early years. Unexpectedly, now that all families have declined, this young man has gained power..."

Let's not talk about the grudges between the Dongfang family and the Ximen family for now.

As the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, since he has found clues to this case, Li Nuo must deal with it.

He first found the family of the missing person and drew a portrait of him based on their description.

With the ability of painting, Li Nuo can make the painting and the person look 100% similar.

While letting the court painters copy these paintings, Li Nuo issued an order from the Secretariat, ordering the officials of the Honglu Temple to negotiate with the envoys of the State of Yue to see if they can successfully find the person through official channels.

Sifang Pavilion.

Inside the embassy of the State of Wei.

Although Daxia and Wei were already on the verge of a war, Wei's embassy was still one of the largest and best in the Sifang Pavilion.

An envoy from Yue handed the document from the Honglu Temple to the envoy from Wei, bent over, and humbly asked: "Sir, the Honglu Temple asked us to help find someone. What do you think we should do in response?"

The envoy from Wei took a look at the document and threw it aside, saying: "Yue is not a vassal of Xia. A small Honglu Temple asks you to do whatever you want. Where can you put your face in the court of Yue?"

The envoy from Yue nodded and said: "I know..."

If it was the request of Daxia Honglu Temple two years ago, how dare they refuse it.

In front of the five dynasties, their tiny countries are like ants.

But the present is different from the past. Everyone knows that Wei and Xia are about to have a war. Xia is much weaker than Wei. At that time, it will be crushed. Xia is about to perish. Why should Yue give face to the court of Xia?

...

Ningxin Garden.

Li Nuo has just returned from the Secretariat with a reply letter from the Yue Embassy in his hand.

The Yue delegation politely rejected the request of the Honglu Temple for them to help find someone. Their reason is that although Yue is small, it has a population of tens of millions. Finding one person among tens of millions is like finding a needle in a haystack. It will cost countless manpower and financial resources. Yue is weak and it is difficult to comply...

This case itself is related to the court of Yue.

It is also a very simple thing for them to find someone.

The reason for rejecting the Honglu Temple is nothing more than that they feel that Daxia is not the Daxia of the past. Facing the threat of Wei, it is still too busy to take care of itself and it is impossible to do anything to Yue.

The Great Xia court really can't do anything to the Kingdom of Yue...

Then don't go through the court.

Li Nuo looked at Fenghuang and asked, "The matter of the Kingdom of Yue may involve a semi-saint of the sixth realm... How credible is this information?"