Chapter 516

After Tang Yin became king, he made a series of changes to the original system of Feng State. First, he added the post of county lieutenant at the local level, so that the county's political affairs and military affairs were separated. The county chief was only responsible for political affairs and not involved in military affairs, while the county lieutenant was only responsible for managing the garrison and not involved in political affairs. The two positions were independent of each other and could supervise each other. TXT download.

Because the county lieutenant was responsible for the military, most of the county lieutenants sent to various counties were loyal to Tang Yin and trusted by Tang Yin.

Secondly, Tang Yin abolished the post of general in the court. The military power of the whole country was only in his hands. The positions of left and right prime ministers were still retained, one in charge of political affairs and the other in charge of military affairs. In addition, he added four more offices, namely the Yushi Mansion, the Sikong Mansion, the Sikou Mansion, and the Guoshi Mansion.

Under the Yushi Mansion, there were the Yushi Doctor and the Yushi Zhongcheng. The Imperial Censor was in charge of the national finances, while the Imperial Censor-in-Chief was responsible for supervision. However, the Imperial Censor-in-Chief supervised not only the Imperial Censor, but also officials of all sizes in the country. If any official was found to be illegal, he could report it directly to Tang Yin.

The Sikong Mansion had two positions, the Grand Sikong and the Sikong Changshi, who were mainly in charge of etiquette, morality, education, and sacrifice; the Sikou Mansion had two positions, the Grand Sikou and the Sikou Changshi, who were mainly in charge of national punishment; the National History Mansion had two positions, the University Scholar and the University Attendant, who were mainly responsible for commenting on the performance of officials across the country and recording domestic and foreign events, etc.

Tang Yin abolished the general, but did not increase the power of the left prime minister. The power of the left prime minister was mainly the administrative power of the entire army. He established four mansions, which greatly weakened the power of the right prime minister and further dispersed the power.

All these reforms he implemented had one thing in common, which was to maximize the dispersion of power, so that the court could no longer produce a powerful official who monopolized power and posed a threat to him. Tang Yin was very wary, and it was precisely because of this that Fengguo's internal affairs were very different from those of other vassal states. The departments were complicated and closely connected, and the huge and detailed system also made Fengguo's regime extremely solid.

Tang Yin's reforms were in full swing, and on the other hand, the secret arrows' purge of ministers in the court became more frequent.

Those ministers targeted by the secret arrows, whether they were guilty or not, would become guilty as long as they were taken to the secret house and tortured. Moreover, the secret arrows could also produce their signed confessions, making it look like conclusive evidence. As the ministers in the court fell one by one, Cheng Jin's eyes quickly turned to Liang Xing.

Liang Xing rarely went out these two days, and the rampant secret arrows made him have to be cautious. Tonight, he rarely left the left prime minister's mansion and went to his cousin Liang Chen's mansion. Today is Liang Chen's 70th birthday. Due to face and family affection, Liang Xing had to come to attend.

At the banquet, Liang Chen kindly advised Liang Xing to give in when it is time to give in, and let go when it is time to let go. Now that Tang Yin is the King of Wind, he will not get any advantage if he goes against him. Liang Xing hates to hear these words the most now. On the surface, he nodded with a smile, but he didn't agree in his heart.

When the banquet came to an end, Liang Xing was ready to go home. Liang Chen personally sent him out of the house. Before parting, he held Liang Xing's hand and said, "Brother, since the previous king was killed by Zhong Tian, ​​the power of our Liang family has come to an end. Brother has been the prime minister for so many years, and the family must have a lot of savings. Besides, you are old, why are you still fighting with Tang Yin? Now Tang Yin just wants to disperse the old ministers in the court. You... just take the initiative to retire and go home to enjoy a peaceful life!"

Liang Chen is the eldest among the Liang family children of Liang Xing's generation, and Liang Xing respects him very much. This is what Liang Chen said. If it were someone else, he would have turned his face long ago. Liang Xing smiled and shook his head, saying, "I won't retreat. I won't let our Liang family's wealth fall into my hands. Whatever Tang Yin is capable of, let him come after me."

Alas! Liang Chen sighed after hearing this, and was even more worried about Liang Xing.

Seeing Liang Chen frowning, Liang Xing hurriedly laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry about me anymore. I know what's going on." As he spoke, Liang Xing bowed to Liang Chen again, and then took his servants and guards back to the Zuo Xiang Mansion.

On the way back, Liang Xing was also silently thinking about Liang Chen's advice. Others might harm him, but Liang Chen, who was as close to him as a brother, would not. Even Liang Chen said so. Should he really retire? Thinking of this, Liang Xing immediately shook his head again. If he retreated like this, wouldn't it be the same as admitting defeat to Tang Yin? Liang Xing was unwilling.

He was sitting in the carriage, thinking about it. At this time, the carriage suddenly stopped. Before Liang Xing could ask, the curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged man with a sword across his body whispered: "Liang Xiang, something is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Liang Xing's heart trembled, and he hurriedly got out of the car and looked around. The carriage was parked on Xuanwu Street, one of the main secondary roads in Yancheng. At this time, the street was quiet, and there was no shadow of a person. Liang Xing didn't see anything unusual. He looked at the middle-aged man in confusion and asked: "Falling Leaf Knife, what's wrong?"

This middle-aged man with a sword across his body was not an ordinary guard, but a master of Shenchi hired by Liang Xing at a high price. He hired two people in total, one was this Falling Leaf Knife, and the other was called Void Knife, who was standing on the other side of the carriage at this time.

"Too quiet." Falling Leaf Knife said with a slightly solemn expression: "Usually Xuanwu Street is very lively, even in the middle of the night, there are many passers-by passing by, but now there is no one, which is a bit abnormal."

After hearing what he said, Liang Xing looked around again. Yes, just as Luoye Dao said, Xuanwu Street was too quiet today, unusually quiet, and terrifyingly quiet. Liang Xing rolled his eyes and said to the driver: "Turn around! Take Sanying Street back home."

"Yes! Prime Minister!" the driver of the carriage agreed, pulling the reins and waving his whip. The carriage slowly turned around on the street, preparing to exit Xuanwu Street along the same route. But before they had gone far back, they saw a dark group of people standing on the road ahead.

There were no torches or lanterns, and the group of people were all dressed in black. Standing on the road, they almost blended into the night.

"Who is it?" Falling Leaf Knife and Empty Knife standing on both sides of the carriage shouted in unison.

"We are here to find Prime Minister Liang." Someone among the men in black replied lightly, taking two steps forward at the same time.

After the carriage approached the man in black, Liang Xing and the surrounding guards and servants in the carriage took a closer look, and then they could clearly see the other person's appearance and dress. These people all have black crowns on their heads, wearing black brocade clothes with exquisite dark red patterns embroidered on them. They all have long knives on their waists, bright red coats on their backs, and black fast boots on their feet. A person dressed like this has no second choice except the secret arrow.

The leader of the men in black was none other than the leader of Dark Arrow, Cheng Jin, and it was he who had just replied.

Of course Liang Xing knew Cheng Jin, and seeing him here made the old man feel cold. However, his face was unusually calm, and he said with a smile: "Who is it? It turns out to be General Cheng. What a coincidence, I met General Cheng here."

"It's not a coincidence, I'm waiting here specifically for Prime Minister Liang." Cheng Jin clasped his hands behind his back, looked directly at Liang Xing in the car, and said quietly: "Several cases I've investigated all involve Prime Minister Liang, so today I'm here to I came here specifically to invite Mr. Liang, please come with me."

Sure enough, it was Hidden Arrow who had the idea to hit him in the head. Liang Xing raised the corner of his mouth, smiled coldly, and said, "I'm sorry, General Cheng, it's late today. The Prime Minister has to go back home to rest. If you have anything to do, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

"Well, I'm afraid I can't do this." Cheng Jin said expressionlessly: "Since I'm here in person, even if the sky falls, I still have to take Liang Xiang back."

Liang Xing's face suddenly darkened, and he yelled angrily: "Cheng Jin, you are so brave, do you know who you are talking to now?"

Cheng Jin laughed, he said it was a smile, but in fact the corners of his mouth twitched twice, and he said with a different meaning: "If Prime Minister Liang refuses to go with me, you will see that I can be even more courageous! "

These words were already a naked threat. Liang Xing could not bear being threatened so unscrupulously by a general with only the rank of regimental commander. He was so angry that he ducked his feet and said to the Falling Leaf Knife and Void Knife on both sides: "Falling Leaf Knife, Void Knife, you two are walking in front. If anyone dares to stop them, kill them!"

The Falling Leaf Knife and the Void Knife were stunned for a moment, and then they both walked out and headed straight for Cheng Jin, who was blocking the carriage.

The two of them stood still in front of Cheng Jin and said coldly: "Your Excellency, get out of the way."

Cheng Jin's cultivation level is not very advanced, especially compared with the two masters of Shenchi in front of him, it is not on the same level, but he does not have the slightest fear in his heart. He met the eyes of the two and said with a sneer: "That's right. The two of you are the ones getting out of the way!" As he spoke, he clapped his hands three times.

As crisp applause rang out, another group of men in black walked out of the street behind the carriage. At the same time, on the roofs on both sides of the street, more than a dozen undercover personnel in black stood on each side. In just a moment, The black arrows led by Cheng Jin surrounded the carriage Liang Xing was riding.

Cheng Jin put his hands behind his back and said coldly to the Fallen Leaf Knife and the Void Knife: "Your Majesty has an order. From the first-rank officials to the ninth-rank officials, all lawless officials in the court can be arrested first and then interrogated. Report later, if you dare to prevent me from handling the case secretly, you are disobeying the king's decree and are my enemies, and the Feng army will destroy them!"

His words of cutting through gold and iron made the two masters of Shenchi tremble in their hearts. Now they can block Cheng Jin, but if they do this, they will be enemies of the Wind King Tang Yin and the entire Feng Kingdom. If a large number of Feng troops were to be encircled and suppressed, how could the two of them leave Yancheng, the capital of Feng?

The two subconsciously took a step back, their expressions changing.

Looking at them, Cheng Jin said proudly: "You two should go back to where you came from. I don't think Prime Minister Liang will have any need to hire you in the future." As he spoke, he ignored them. He waved to the surrounding assassins and said, "Escort Prime Minister Liang back to his home."

The return home he mentioned was not back to Zuo Xiang's Mansion, but back to An Arrow's home base - An Mansion.