This Martial Saint’s Health Bar is Too Thick!
Chapter 492: 33 Hall Discussion_2

Chapter 492: Chapter 33 Hall Discussion_2

The master of the Righteous Law Pavilion, who has also been appointed as the State Preceptor of the current reign, holds a revered status.

Most importantly, he is a True Monarch of this era!

This is the second True Monarch and also the second peak powerhouse that Li Fei has personally encountered.

Among the “Five True Monarchs” mentioned by the people, one of them is actually the “Buddha” from Pudu Temple.

The other four True Monarchs include one from each of the Taoist Three Sects, and the last one is the current State Preceptor—Yun Shu.

Li Fei also couldn’t see this person’s face, only his back.

The other party’s voice sounded quite young,

“Sha Qi crafting has a history of over five hundred years, initially only the Righteous Law Pavilion in Lanling City could craft Sha Qi. Later, the ability to craft gradually spread to Righteous Courts everywhere, and more and more people began crafting Sha Qi, which led to the tens of thousands in our Da Lan Dynasty’s Imperial Camp Army today.

If more people could join in the crafting, it would merely mean a continued expansion of the Righteous Courts everywhere. I believe it is feasible.”

These words from the State Preceptor were very persuasive.

Sha Qi crafting initially started in one place and gradually expanded to Righteous Courts across the country.

Since there have been no issues in over five hundred years, what problem could there be in increasing manpower now?

After hearing this, the Emperor remained impassive and turned his head towards the front of the military ministers lineup,

“Wenren, what do you think?”

Li Fei could distinctly feel that His Majesty the Emperor treated the three ‘Pillars of the State’ differently.

He regarded the Grand Secretary with great seriousness, was relatively relaxed with the State Preceptor,

but when calling out to the Military Affairs Grand Marshal, there was a casual tone in His voice.

It sounded more like he was addressing a good friend.

Sitting in his chair, Wenren Zheng stood up.

In the entire Great Hall, he was the only one who wore a sword!

Li Fei also looked at this man.

To speak of legends, this man was in no way inferior to Grand Secretary Ye Ze’an!

Eighteen years ago, when the Western Alliance Army fought their way to the outskirts of Lanling City, the Da Lan Dynasty was in grave peril. Ultimately, it was this Military Affairs Grand Marshal who led the mightiest Tianlan Iron Cavalry of the Da Lan Dynasty to crush the hundreds of thousands of allied forces outside Lanling City in one battle and emerged victorious!

As the Great Marshal of the Military Affairs Office, Wenren Zheng was the foremost among military officers, commanding the entire nation’s military forces, and had the strongest unit of the Imperial Camp Army at his disposal.

Additionally, he was also a human Martial Saint!

“Five True Monarchs,” Li Fei had already met two.

“Seven Martial Saints,” this was the first Martial Saint Li Fei had met, and also the first man of Martial Arts he had seen reaching the pinnacle!

Sadly, he could still only see a back view.

“Your Majesty, as a military man, I only consider how to strengthen the nation’s military power and how to eliminate our enemies. So in response to Your Majesty’s question, I find the plan feasible!”

Wenren Zheng’s voice was like an axe chopping and a knife cleaving, every word striking hard at one’s heart.

Being able to control the entire nation’s military forces and also holding the strongest Imperial Camp Army, he naturally was the monarch’s most trusted confidant.

His opinions always represented the Emperor’s opinions!

By this moment, many people finally realized that this series of actions was not just the Crown Prince “meddling.”

“Do any of you have opinions?”

The Emperor looked towards the courtiers in the hall and asked.

“…”

The Great Hall fell utterly silent, with no one else standing up to object.

The Grand Secretary, the State Preceptor, and the Military Affairs Grand Marshal, these three ‘Pillars of the State’, rarely held a unified opinion on a matter.

Thus, when all three of them nodded, there would be no more “noise” in the court!

“Since that is the case, Ming Qi.”

The Emperor once again turned to Ming Qi,

“The Buddhist community serves the nation, and clear rewards and punishments should be recognized. Pudu Temple and various temples across the country have accumulated fifty sets of Sha Qi for the court, so the court will build an additional temple.”

Over a hundred years ago, when Emperor Wencheng intended to abolish Buddhism, it ultimately was not enacted, but a regulation was set that the number of temples across the nation should not exceed one hundred and eight.

This limitation had been maintained until now.

Now, the Emperor had verbally given the Buddhist community the opportunity to break this restriction!

“Monk, on behalf of Pudu Temple and the millions of monks in the world, I thank Your Majesty for your great kindness.”

Ming Qi placed his hands together and bowed deeply.

The Emperor’s face broke into a smile, looking very satisfied.

He turned to the Crown Prince:

“Crown Prince, during your inspection of the southwest, you performed well, receiving much praise everywhere. You handled the affair at Pudu Temple excellently as well. I am very comforted by this and believe you should be richly rewarded.”

The Emperor was famously generous to his ministers but notoriously strict with his own children. Such public praise and talk of rewards were exceedingly rare.

The Crown Prince was delighted, quickly bowing:

“To share the worries of the Emperor is my duty as your son, I dare not speak of rewards. But in the recent Martial Arts competition, I openly said I would bring its champion to meet the Emperor and personally recommend talents.

Now I have brought two individuals who rank first in historical records. If you wish to reward, I would ask it for these phenomenal talents!”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those present varied.

Many secretly admired the Crown Prince’s clever way of winning people over—it was quite effective!

Standing in the front, two Princes eligible to attend the court:

The Eldest Prince sneered while the Third Prince smiled.

“You claim achievements for yourself, yet you seek rewards on behalf of others?”

The Emperor looked at the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince still bowed: “Discovering talents for the nation is also my duty. These two are unparalleled talents and also the nation’s pride. I seek rewards for them in hopes that they too can receive the Emperor’s grace and someday serve the nation, sharing Your Majesty’s worries!”

Saying this, he turned and first pointed to Li Fei:

“Your Majesty, this Li Fei from Wu’an University who broke Martial Arts historical records by reaching the Tao Foundation Stage at 18!”

Then he pointed to Ming Qi: “This Master Ming Qi became a Martial Arts Master at 26, also setting a new record in Martial Arts history!”

Lastly, turning back to face the Emperor: “The breakthroughs of these two men prove that under Your Majesty’s rule, the Martial Arts of Da Lan Dynasty flourish far more than before! This is surely a sign of divine fate, symbolizing the Emperor’s benevolent and martial virtues, fortunate, isn’t it? Hence, I have brought these two back to the Imperial City, also wishing to personally congratulate Your Majesty!”

At this, the Eldest Prince stopped smiling, and the Third Prince also gradually restrained his smile.

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

From the throne, the Emperor laughed heartily, a rare occurrence.

The Ministers also felt enlightened witnessing this scene.

They had often seen flattering the Emperor, but bringing two ‘firsts in history’ as a way to flatter, was their first encounter.

One had to admit, such flattery was unprecedented and could be considered ‘the first in history’!

“Good, you two indeed are unparalleled talents, breaking Martial Arts records is fortunate for our nation, and with the Crown Prince pleading for rewards on your behalf, I cannot be stingy.”

The Emperor, smiling, looked toward Li Fei and Ming Qi, ready to bestow great rewards!

“Your Majesty!”

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

The Eldest Prince, dressed in a Four-clawed Eight Python Robe, stepped forward.

Compared to the Crown Prince, the Eldest Prince was more robust and carried an undeniable aura of a Martial Artist.

Li Fei felt this Eldest Prince must be a Martial Artist in the Tao Foundation Stage and must have killed many!

As the Crown Prince said, for royal members to become strong in Martial Arts is quite difficult because their status destines them not to experience life and death trials.

Thus, the fact that the Eldest Prince had become a strong Martial Artist in the Tao Foundation Stage was already considered an ‘exception’ among the princes.

“If the Emperor wishes to reward a national talent, your son also thinks it is proper. But if this talent turns out to be a rebel and traitor, harboring ill intentions and despising the royal laws, I fear they cannot be counted as a national talent, and might even become a threat to the nation!”

The Eldest Prince’s voice echoed loudly in the Great Hall.

The Ministers, hearing this, couldn’t help but stir.

Rebels and national threats are no small matters!

“Oh?”

The Emperor’s expression changed, looking at the Eldest Prince, “Zihong, who are you calling a rebel and national threat?”

The Eldest Prince, having the surname Qin and given name Zihong.

He turned his body, meeting Li Fei’s calm gaze with a murderous smile and pointed at Li Fei:

“This person is the rebel and national threat!”

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PS: This chapter was painfully typed on a high-speed train, sorry,,,

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