After Zhang Yu finished speaking, all the court administrators began to ponder.
No one in the hall was in a hurry to agree or disagree.
First of all, Zhang Yu's position was not what it used to be. As the default second administrator, his words carried a lot of weight. When Chief Administrator Chen was the second administrator in the past, he often had the same opinion as Chief Administrator Zhuang and could almost decide most things.
Now that Zhang Yu took the initiative to bring up this matter, there was no doubt that he was very determined. All the court administrators also felt that there must be a reason behind this matter, especially the recent series of actions of the chief administrator, which indicated that there was an enemy to deal with. This move might be preparation in this regard.
Also, as the number of Xuan Zun who joined the Shouzheng Palace gradually increased, they would inevitably raise such a request. They had to consider the opinions of these Xuan Zun.
This was not as easy to solve as when they faced one or two people in the past.
In the past, the duty of the Shouzheng Palace was mainly to deal with the possible invasion of the outer layer of the old school, and to eliminate the mysterious gods that occasionally appeared in the inner layer. Even if there was a battle, it was only a confrontation between several upper forces. Usually, one or two Shouzheng Palace was enough.
If there was a real battle, the Xuan Zun Palace would mobilize the entire upper forces of Tianxia. The Shouzheng Palace was only a small part of this huge force, so it could be removed at any time and replaced at any time.
But now it was different. Since Zhang Yu became the Shouzheng Palace and even later took over the authority of the Shouzheng Palace, he had made contributions in several great battles. The Shouzheng Palace also gradually took on the responsibility of facing the enemy, both inside and outside.
Just like the last time when they fought against the Mochi Celestial Clan, such a powerful Celestial Clan from the previous era, Tianxia Palace did not use too much power like they did against Shangchen Palace. They only dispatched a few court administrators to cooperate and eliminate them.
The God of Mochi was not weak. His ability was very strange. If he had not been vigilant and acted in advance, he would have caused great damage to Tianxia. And to be able to do this, it was all thanks to the Shouzheng Palace.
And now, regardless of whether it was searching for foreign lands or defending against the enemies of the previous era, they were all handed over to the Shouzheng Palace. Ever since the last court meeting, in order to guard against the supernatural, the Shouzheng Palace's authority was also expanding. In the foreseeable future, this trend would continue. It was indeed inexcusable to not give Xuan Zun, who was in charge of this matter, a position.
Chen Yu waited for everyone to ponder for a while before he asked, "What do you think?"
Lin Tingzhi looked at the top of the long river and said, "I agree with Zhang Tingzhi's opinion. In the past, there were only one or two people in the Shouzheng Palace. This was to guard against normal attacks. When needed, the Xuan Zun would be chosen. When not needed, they would be dismissed. Therefore, there was no need to set up a permanent position. But now, Tianxia Palace is still at war. Although the old faction has been eliminated, there are still great enemies from the void to the inner layer. The Shouzheng Palace needs to be maintained for a long time. Indeed, a permanent position is needed to stabilize the people's hearts. "
Zhong Tingzhi and Chong Tingzhi both thought about it. If the Shouzheng Palace was given a permanent position, this would undoubtedly deepen the authority of the Shouzheng Palace.
However, ever since Zhang Yu took charge of the Shouzheng Palace, as long as the Xuan Zun joined the Shouzheng Palace, they would receive a position as Shouzheng Palace. This was mainly because the enemies would always be there, and they had to maintain the necessary manpower. Now that Zhang Yu proposed this, it was in fact to confirm something that had already become the norm.
Although this would strengthen the Xuanxiu Palace, they were not prepared to stop it, but to support it. Because now, there were a large number of Shouzheng Palace garrisons that had joined the world. If the Shouzheng Palace was given a permanent position, it would undoubtedly strengthen the hearts of the people.
However, there was a problem that could not be ignored.
Chong Tingzhi thought for a while, then said, "Everyone, this Chong has a question. Since the Shouzheng Palace is given a permanent position, then how should the Shouzheng Palace be judged for his meritorious service?"
What needed to be carefully considered here was that once the Shouzheng Palace was given a permanent position, it meant that his meritorious service would also be counted in the Xuanting Palace. Except for rare great meritorious service, the Shouzheng Palace would usually only be rewarded with Xuan grains. In other words, except for people like Zhang Yu who could directly enter the Xuanting Palace with their meritorious service, the Shouzheng Palace was almost impossible to enter the Xuanting Palace.
However, now that the Shouzheng Palace was added, then would the entire Tianxia Palace's meritorious service evaluation need to be reconsidered? The things that were involved in this matter were not trivial.
Zhang Yu looked up at this time, and Chen Yu nodded at him.
He had communicated with Chen Yu and Wu Ting's steward before officially raising this matter, and had obtained their support. This was because this matter was mainly to deal with Yuan Xia, and they had also discussed how to deal with the matter of the evaluation of merit.
Chen Yu looked at Wei Tingzhi, who understood and said, "Everyone, this Wei thinks that the matter of the Shouzheng Palace's permanent position can be decided first. As for the meritorious service evaluation, it cannot be decided overnight. Everyone, if the Shouzheng Palace has any meritorious service, please note it down first and discuss it one by one in the future."
This matter was actually temporarily put aside, because this matter involved too many things and could not be completely decided today. The court administrators thought for a while, and most of them were leaning towards this.
Zhang Yu nodded slightly. This matter had to be done step by step, and he did not expect to solve it all at once. Perhaps some people thought that after the Shouzheng Palace's permanent position, he would be able to accumulate merits and become a court administrator in the future. However, in his view, this was not possible at the moment.
He did not become a court administrator purely because of the meritorious service he achieved in the battle against the various factions. Before this, not only did he hold the position of Head Xuan in the Protectorate General's Office, he also held the position of Xuanzheng of the Upper Continent, the Outer Resident Inspector, and then the Upper Continent's Shouzheng Palace's permanent position. He had climbed up step by step, and this was also acknowledged by the court administrators. In the foreseeable future, no one would be able to repeat this path.
The most important thing at the moment was to deal with Yuan Xia, so all they had to do was focus on defending against the enemy. After all, no one knew what the situation would be like in the future and what changes would occur.
Because no one explicitly objected to Zhang Yu's proposal, the matter of appointing the Shouzheng Palace's permanent position was quickly passed by the court.
After asking Zhang Yu, Chen Yu continued to inquire about the matters that the court administrators were in charge of. After Zhang Yu, it was the court administrator Wu. He said, "I have a matter here. Back then, the Xuanting set up a warning star in the void to guard against the conservative factions. A total of five Xuan Zun were arranged to patrol outside, and they were punished for their mistakes.
Now, apart from the destroyed Huanyang school, Shenzhao City, Shangchen City, and You City have all vowed to give up on fighting against our Tianxia. How should these people be arranged, please advise the court. "
Chen Yu said, "The redemption period for this person is not yet up, so he cannot return now. Outside the void, we need people to search for foreign lands and fight against the Evil Gods. These people are experienced, so arrange for them to do this." He looked at Zhang Yu. "Zhang Tingzhi, this matter can be arranged by the Shouzheng Palace."
Zhang Yu nodded in agreement.
After asking the court administrators, Chen Yu saw that they had nothing to say, so he said, "Zhang Tingzhi and Wu Tingzhi, please stay. The rest of the court administrators can leave first."
The court administrators stood up and bowed. Then, they waved their sleeves and left on the long river of light and Qi.
When only Zhang Yu and Wu Qingxu were left, Chen Yu said in a deep voice, "Chief Administrator Zhuang will try to break through the realm next month. When that time comes, he will trigger a heavenly secret. Yuanxia is very likely to spy on me, so we must be prepared. Also, Daoist Xun may send news back. Zhang Tingzhi, I'll have to trouble you here."
Zhang Yu said, "I've been keeping an eye on this matter."
He had a Yuandu Talisman Decree in his hands. After knowing about what happened in Yuanxia, he felt that Master Xun had passed this talisman to him before he left. Other than giving him a part of the Yuandu Mysterious Diagram, he might have wanted to convey something through this talisman.
Chen Yu said to Wu Qingxu, "Wu Tingzhi, how are your preparations going?"
Wu Qingxu said, "Everyone's confinement pivot has been combined with the array position."
While being suppressed by the Clear Sky Boat, every person imprisoned in the Confinement Prison would continuously draw energy from their bodies to supply the operation of various arrays. Although the Clear Sky Qi was better, the court administrators had to maintain the Clear Sky Qi all the time. This would only affect their combat power. Compared to the Clear Sky Qi, the Clear Sky Qi was not the best plan.
After Chen Yu asked in detail and confirmed that there were no omissions, he nodded and turned to Zhang Yu. "There is one more thing that I need to tell Zhang Tingzhi."
He waved his hand, and a ball of light mist appeared under the long river of light and Qi. A young cultivator was sitting cross-legged in the light. His entire body seemed to be made of glazed jade. He gave off an almost transparent feeling. His internal organs and blood were clearly visible.
Zhang Yu could feel a strange rhythm in this person's Qi. It seemed like he had reached the upper state, but it also seemed like he had not. To be precise, it seemed like he was in the process of reaching the upper state. This was something he had never seen before.
Chen Yu said, "Wu Tingzhi, tell Zhang Tingzhi about it."
Wu Tingzhi made a sound of acknowledgement, and then told Zhang Yu about Zhangsun Qian's long term attempts in detail. He said, "Ten days ago, under Zhangsun Tingzhi's direction, this is one of the three cultivators who tried to ascend to the upper realm. The other two have already failed, and only this one seems to have a chance of succeeding. We are waiting for the result. If he succeeds, perhaps there will be another path for the lower realm."
After listening to his explanation, Zhang Yu thought about it carefully and understood the method behind it.
It was undoubtedly a bold idea to use objects to make up for the lack of aptitude of the cultivator. There was no need to rely on the cultivator to complete the breakthrough. Instead, the object would be responsible for the deficiency.
Although the Host Object was not a human being and was a different entity from the Daoist cultivator, when the Daoist cultivator was in the lower realm, he was related to all living things in the world. It was impossible for him to completely break away from external objects. Some living things even coexisted with humans, and the Host Object took advantage of this.
And from the looks of it, once the cultivator reached the upper state, the relationship between the two would gradually become closer and fuse into one until there was no distinction between the two.
He could see that part of the method of creation of the Mochi Celestial Clan and Ipar was used. And there was a certain idea of creation in it. Tianxia did not reject external techniques. As long as it was useful, he would use it. Zhangsun Tingzhi obviously also used part of it for his own use.
But there was still a problem here.
He raised his head and said, "Head Enforcer, Wu Tingzhi, if my guess is correct, to cultivate this object, one must rely on the power of the upper state, right?"
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