This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 411 - 107: Death of the Blood-faced Ghost

Chapter 411 -107: Death of the Blood-faced Ghost

Before the Minxin Reform, communication between the Central Government and local authorities relied solely on couriers who sped their horses.

One issue could be delayed on the road for nearly half a year due to back-and-forth explanations and disputes between local authorities and the Central Government.

This severely decreased the efficiency of problem-solving and gradually weakened the Central Government’s control over localities.

Issues like “the high sky shields the Emperor, imperial power wanes at the local level” stemmed partly from the sluggish speed of communication.

Technological development changed this phenomenon.

That was why the Chief Minister, Ye Ze’an, insisted on implementing the “Minxin Reform” despite numerous objections and challenges.

The Minxin Reform could be said to have forcefully extended the life of the over five-hundred-year-old Da Lan Dynasty, granting it a chance for rebirth.

As the initiator and leader of the reform, Chief Minister Ye Ze’an was undoubtedly destined to be remembered in history!

On May 27, the decision of the Central Cabinet regarding the case of Zhang Zongyang from Datong Prefecture was communicated back to Feng Province on the same day.

Bian Jingru also learned about Chief Minister Ye Ze’an’s stance on the matter through his connections in the Central Cabinet.

A salary penalty for three years was inconsequential for him, although it would affect his annual evaluations; for an official of his rank, his career progression did not depend solely on annual evaluations.

Conversely, if one day he was to be demoted, even top annual evaluations would not change his fate.

As for capturing the murderer who disrupted the execution and retrieving the escapee,

Shangguan Xiao and Hao Yi were already dead, solving most of the problem, providing a satisfactory explanation to the Central Government.

The real challenge was the Blood-faced Ghost.

He had to capture the Blood-faced Ghost within three months, or else he would be removed from his position!

However, even this issue had a solution.

Although losing his position seemed severe, it was officials from Feng Province who had died, yet only Bian Jingru was specifically tasked by the Chief Minister to capture the murderers, with no involvement requested from the provincial city.

The implications were quite clear.

What truly disturbed Bian Jingru was the Central Government’s attitude toward the new university.

Now, Bian Jingru was aware of Lu Wenzheng’s scheming.

The Lu Family had been plotting in secret for years, securing an advantage, and currently, the Central Government was not opposed to establishing the new university in Feng Province.

If Xu Jing truly managed to achieve Breakthrough and become a Great Grandmaster, the provincial city could realistically establish a new university!

Having two universities within the same province would mean intense competition.

Resources for Martial Arts Cultivation and talent were the direct contests!

In addition, there was competition for various invisible resources, like how graduates from Wuda could easily enter civil service, obtain favorable positions, and more likely gain promotions.

With a Wuda, people from Datong Prefecture were spread throughout the civil services of Feng Province, and could even move to other provinces!

This was the confidence Bian Jingru had in challenging the provincial city.

However, if another university emerged there, future students from Wuda would face numerous competitors.

Besides, there would be various other impacts.

Establishing a new university in the provincial city would indeed be a heavy blow to both Wuda and Datong Prefecture!

After pondering in his office for a moment, Bian Jingru called his secretary and asked him to send someone to invite Li Fei from Wuda.

More than an hour later, Li Fei met with Bian Jingru again.

Bian Jingru chatted amiably with Li Fei for a few moments before getting to the point:

“You once asked me if I knew why the provincial city was cooperating with Xu Jing and striving so hard to help him achieve Breakthrough. Now, I have the answer.”

“What is it?”

Li Fei asked.

“To establish a new university…”

Bian Jingru shared the information he had gathered from the Central Cabinet with Li Fei.

“So it’s really true…”

After listening, Li Fei’s expression changed.

He had once casually guessed while interrogating Feng Sanniang whether the mastermind could be the Inspector of Feng Province, hadn’t he?

At that time, Feng Sanniang’s reaction was somewhat conspicuous, as if Li Fei had guessed correctly.

But without concrete intelligence, Li Fei could not be completely sure of his suspicion.

Now, the truth was finally revealed.

The mastermind behind everything, besides Xu Jing, also included an Inspector!

Li Fei’s targets for revenge included not only a Martial Arts Master but also a Fifth Rank cabinet official and a Governor who was the Family Head of the Lu Family of Canglin!

Moreover, Xu Jing might achieve Breakthrough and become a Great Grandmaster, possibly becoming the Dean of the thirteenth university in the Da Lan Dynasty.

Either position was difficult to assail.

“Xiao Fei, I know you are brooding over your teacher and martial aunt, but you must not act impulsively. You are a peerless prodigy with unparalleled speed in achieving Breakthrough, potentially becoming a Great Grandmaster in the future! Only then will you have the strength to seek justice for your teacher and martial aunt!”

Bian Jingru said earnestly to Li Fei, “A gentleman’s revenge is not too late, even after ten years. Rest assured, whether it’s in your cultivation or in overturning the case for your martial aunt in the future, I will support you to the fullest!”

“Thank you, Minister Bian!”

Li Fei stood up and bowed to Bian Jingru.

“Eh.”

Bian Jingru smiled and gestured for Li Fei to sit down, “No need to be so formal. Besides, I owe you an apology.”

“Why would you say that, sir?”

Li Fei looked at him.

Bian Jingru spoke guiltily, “In the case of Zhang Zongyang, Datong Prefecture was constantly manipulated by the opposition, falling into trap after trap, and I also bear responsibility for this. Ultimately, it led to your martial aunt dying unjustly. Now that the Central Cabinet has reached a verdict, without solid evidence, Shangguan Xiao will continue to bear the infamy of patricide.”