First of all, the position of County Commandant was added to the local territory, separating the government and military affairs of the county. The County Head only cared about government affairs, not the military affairs, while the County Commandant was only responsible for managing the garrison, not the government affairs. The two positions were independent of each other, and could also supervise each other.
Because the County Commandant was in charge of leading the troops, most of the County Commandant sent to the various counties were loyal to Tang Yin and were people that Tang Yin could trust.
Furthermore, in the imperial court, Tang Yin had abolished the position of Great General. The entire nation's military power was only held in his hands, and the positions of Left and Right Prime Minister were still retained. One was in charge of managing the government affairs and the other was in charge of military affairs.
There were Censors s and Imperial Minister s below the Censor's manor. The Censors was in charge of the national finances, and the Imperial Minister was in charge of supervising them. However, the Imperial Minister was not the only person supervising them, there were also officials of various sizes in the entire country.
There were two positions under the Sikong Residence: Grand Sikong and Secretary General Sikong, who were mainly in charge of etiquette, decency, education and sacrifice; Grand Marshal and Secretary General Sikou, who were under the command of the government, who were mainly in charge of the punishment of the entire country; and the university and scholars who were under the administration of the State History Department, who were in charge of evaluating the political achievements of the officials of the entire country and recording the domestic and foreign affairs, etc.
The authority of the Minister of the Left was mainly related to the administration of the entire national army, while he had set up the four residences, which greatly weakened the authority of the Right Prime Minister and further dispersed it.
There was a common denominator in all the changes he had carried out, which was to spread power to the maximum, so that the court could no longer produce a single powerful courtier to threaten him. Tang Yin was extremely cautious, and it was also because of this, that the internal affairs of the Feng Country were extremely different from those of the other dukes. The various departments were closely interconnected, and the large and meticulous system also made the authority of the Feng Country exceptionally sturdy.
Tang Yin's transformation was underway. On the other side, the hidden arrows were also cleaning up Minister of Imperial Court more frequently.
Those ministers who were targeted by Dark Arrows, regardless of whether they were guilty or not, as long as they were brought to the Hidden House, they would become sinners after a series of severe punishments. As the Minister of Imperial Court went down one by one, Cheng Jin's gaze quickly fell on Liang Xing.
In the past two days, Liang Xing rarely went out, and the hidden arrows were rampant, causing him to have no choice but to be somewhat fearful. Tonight, he rarely left the Left Prime Minister Mansion, and headed towards his cousin Liang Chen's residence. Today was Liang Chen's seventieth birthday, and due to face and family love, Liang Xing had no choice but to come to participate.
During the banquet, Liang Chen had even kindly advised Liang Xing to let go when it was time to let go, and to let go when it was time to let go. Now that Tang Yin was already a Feng King, it would not be easy to go against him again. Right now, these were the words Liang Xing hated to hear the most. On the surface, he smiled and nodded, but in his heart, he did not agree with it.
When the banquet came to its end, Liang Xing was preparing to return home, but Liang Chen personally saw him out. Before they split up, he even held Liang Xing's hand and said, "Brother, ever since the Former King was harmed by Zhong Tian, the power of our Liang Family has reached its end. After being the Prime Minister for so many years, our family must have accumulated a lot of wealth. Right now, Tang Yin wants to disperse to the center of the dynasty. You … "Then take the initiative to leave. It's great to be able to enjoy life at home!"
Liang Chen was the eldest among all the Liang Family disciples of Liang Xing's generation, and Liang Xing was also very respectful to him. Liang Xing laughed and shook his head, then said: "I will not retreat, I will not let the wealth of our Liang Family fall into my hands, whatever abilities Tang Yin has, let him come at me as he pleased."
Sigh! After hearing it, Liang Chen sighed secretly, and was even more worried for Liang Xing.
Seeing Liang Chen's worried look, Liang Xing laughed out loud and said: "Brother, don't worry about me anymore, I know what I'm doing." As he spoke, Liang Xing cupped his hands and bowed to Liang Chen, then brought the servants and guards back to Left Prime Minister Mansion.
On the way back, Liang Xing was also silently pondering over Liang Chen's advice. Other people might harm him, but Liang Chen who was like his own kin would not. Thinking about that, Liang Xing immediately shook his head, if he were to retreat just like that, wouldn't that be equivalent to admitting defeat to Tang Yin? Liang Xing was unwilling.
He sat in the horse carriage and was thinking hard. Just then, the horse carriage suddenly stopped, and without waiting for Liang Xing to ask again, the carriage's curtain rose, and a middle-aged man with blades said: "Prime Minister Liang, something is wrong."
"What's wrong?" Liang Xing's heart trembled. He hastily got out of the carriage and looked around, only to see that the carriage had stopped at Black Tortoise Street, one of the main roads of the Yan City. The street was currently quiet without a single person in sight, Liang Xing did not notice anything strange, he looked at the middle-aged man suspiciously and asked: "Fallen Leaf Knife, what's wrong?"
This middle-aged man with a saber was no ordinary guard. He was a Deity's Lake expert hired by Liang Xinghua. He had hired two people; one was this Fallen Leaf Saber, and the other was Void Blade. They were currently standing on the other side of the carriage.
"It's too quiet." "It's usually very lively at Black Tortoise Street. Even though it's late at night, a lot of passersby pass by. But now, there's not a single person around. This is a little unusual."
Hearing him say that, Liang Xing looked around again. Yes, it was as Fallen Leaf said, Black Tortoise Street was too quiet today. Liang Xing rolled his eyes and said to the driver: "Turn around! Go back to your house on Sanying Street. "
"Yes!" Prime Minister! " "Yes!" The coachman responded. He pulled the reins and waved his whip. The carriage slowly turned around on the street, preparing to leave Black Turtle Street. However, before they had walked far, they saw a black mass of people standing on the road in front of them.
There were no torches, no lanterns, and that group of people all wore black clothing. They stood on the road, almost blending into the darkness.
"Who is it?" Fallen Leaf Knife and the empty Virtual Knife who were standing on both sides of the carriage shouted in unison.
"We are here to look for the Prime Minister Liang." Among the black clothed men, there was someone who casually replied and simultaneously took two steps forward.
When the horse carriage got closer to the black clothed man, Liang Xing, as well as the surrounding guards and servants looked carefully, and saw clearly the other party's appearance and dressing. These people were all wearing black silk clothing with a black crown on their heads. They were all wearing black silk clothes embroidered with an exquisite dark-red pattern. They had long sabers hanging from their waists and had red cloaks on their backs. There was no one else in this outfit other than the Dark Arrow.
The leader of the black clothed men was none other than the leader of the hidden arrows. Cheng Jin, the one who spoke just now was none other than him.
Of course, Liang Xing knew him, and seeing him here, the old man's heart felt cold. However, his face was abnormally calm. He laughed and said: "I was wondering who it was, so it was General Cheng. What a coincidence, we actually met General Cheng here."
"It's no coincidence, I was waiting here specifically for the Prime Minister Liang." Cheng Jin clasped his hands behind his back and looked straight at Liang Xing who was in the carriage. He said faintly: "The few cases that I have investigated all involve the Prime Minister Liang, so I have specifically come today to invite the Prime Minister Liang to follow me."
It seemed like the Dark Arrow had set its sights on him. The corner of Liang Xing's mouth rose as he gave a cold laugh and said: "I'm sorry General Cheng, it's already late today, and I'm going back to my residence to rest. If there's anything, let's talk about it tomorrow!"
"About this, I'm afraid I can't do it." Cheng Jin said expressionlessly: "Since I have come personally, even if the sky is falling, I still have to bring the Prime Minister Liang back."
Liang Xing's face sank, and berated angrily: "Cheng Jin, you have guts. Do you know who you're talking to right now?"
Cheng Jin laughed, although he said so, his lips only twitched twice. He pointed to something else and said, "If Prime Minister Liang is unwilling to follow me, you will have even more guts to meet me!"
These words were a naked threat, but to be so brazenly threatened by a commander level general, how could Liang Xing take it? He angrily dodged and said to Fallen Leaf Knife and Void Knife, "Fallen Leaf Knife, Void Knife, the two of you walk in front. If anyone dares to obstruct you, kill them!"
Both Fallen Leaf and Void Blade were startled at first, but after a while, they both walked out and went to block Cheng Jin who was in front of the carriage.
The two of them stood in front of Cheng Jin, and said coldly: "Please get out of the way."
Cheng Jin's cultivation was not high, especially compared to the two Divine Pool experts in front of him, they were not on the same level at all. However, he was not afraid in the slightest. As he spoke, he clapped three times.
At the same time, on the roofs on both sides of the streets, over ten people dressed in black stood up. In an instant, Cheng Jin led the black arrows and surrounded the carriage he was riding on.
Cheng Jin put his hand behind his back, facing the Fallen Leaves Saber and the Void Blade he said coldly: "The King has orders, from the highest ranking official, to the lowest ranked official, from the lowest ranked official, to the lowest ranked official, and to all the officials in the imperial court who disobey the law, all hidden arrows can be seized first and then reported back. If you dare to obstruct my hidden arrows, that is against the King's decree, you are my enemy, and will be annihilated by Feng Army!"
His words caused the two Divine Pool experts to tremble. Right now, the two of them could block Cheng Jin, but in that case, it was equivalent to becoming enemies with Feng King Tang Yin and the entire Feng Country. At that time, they would truly attract a large number of Feng Army to surround and annihilate him, so how could the two of them leave the Yan City of Feng Country?
The two of them subconsciously took a step back, their expressions fluctuating.
Looking at the two of them, Cheng Jin said proudly: "The two of you should come from there, go back there. In my opinion, Prime Minister Liang no longer has any need to hire you two from now on." As he spoke, he ignored the two people and waved towards the Hidden Arrow Crew around him, saying, "Escort Prime Minister Liang back to her residence."
What he meant by "return to the residence" was not to return to the Left Prime Minister Mansion, but to return to the base of the Dark Arrow — — Hidden House.