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Chapter 666 - 668: The Four Pillars of Great Qian, Suspending the Mirror Over the World

Chapter 666 -668: The Four Pillars of Great Qian, Suspending the Mirror Over the World

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“Bai Xu? That’s not a very auspicious name,” Qin Muye couldn’t help but smile. Why choose a name like Bai Xu? Now look, the incense offerings have ended, and his entire family is gone.

“Your Majesty, your humble subject wishes to seek revenge!” Bai Xuhu, already advanced in years and having personally sent his own family to be fodder, was shrouded in an aura of death.

“What does Your Majesty desire?” Since he didn’t know, the best course of action was to ask Qin Muye directly what he wanted, something Bai Xuhu was wise enough to understand.

“Your servant, heeding the imperial command!” Bai Xuhu assented several seconds later, knowing he had no choice but to agree.

“My name is Bai Xu. In the Green Forest, this is the name I go by and hence I am called Bai Xuhu,” Bai Xu replied reverently, having accepted his place.

“Forget granting a new name, the Suspended Mirror Bureau can suppress your inauspicious name. Off you go,” Qin Muye had no intention of giving him a new name. Though it might sound unlucky, to Qin Muye, it was just a name.

“Hold on, what’s your real name? Bai Xuhu is just a nickname and hardly suitable for formal occasions,” Qin Muye asked again.

“Your Majesty, please bestow a name upon me!” At this point, Bai Xu readily went along with the flow.

“Very well, I see potential in you. Take him away for training,” Qin Muye gestured, and an Evangelical Spirit Monster stepped forward, indicating for Bai Xuhu to follow.

“The Jianghu?” Bai Xuhu was somewhat puzzled.

“What’s next is likely an organization that can attach itself to the imperial authority; not only acting as the Emperor’s blade but also serving to oversee the civil and martial officials,” Qin Muye mused.

“Is that all? That’s hardly sufficient,” Qin Muye said leisurely.

“Yes, it’s them,” Qin Muye knew that although there was currently no Jianghu, it didn’t mean there wouldn’t be one in the future. With the rise of Martial Arts, plus Qin Muye’s inability to overly interfere with the civilization’s progress, he could only intervene through such indirect methods.

“Your remaining ten brothers will help you, and the Court will also provide ample support. But as for manpower, that’s something you will have to procure yourself. I will provide you with enough martial force,” Qin Muye assured.

“I understand your desire for revenge, but what then?” Qin Muye said to Bai Xuhu who had just been taken to the laboratory.

“The new institution shall be called the Suspended Mirror Bureau. It will be in charge of the Jianghu order. You will be the first Grand Governor. I can give you the strength and opportunity to annihilate the entire Alien Clan of worm walkers,” Qin Muye declared.

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Bai Xu didn’t linger on the subject, sensing that Qin Muye didn’t care about him personally, perhaps entrusting him with an important duty but completely indifferent to his potential betrayal.

“That’s one issue resolved. I had thought that returning to orthodoxy would be difficult, but now it seems that revitalizing Great Qian will be even more challenging,” Qin Muye felt a bit of a headache after Bai Xu had left with the Evangelical Spirit Monster.

“I need someone to help me regulate the Jianghu,” Qin Muye said slowly.

“The Suspended Mirror Bureau shall be the first authority of the renaissance of Great Qian, used to suppress the upcoming Martial Arts factions,” Qin Muye reflected.

“I am willing to be Your Majesty’s dog!” Bai Xuhu’s expression was fierce, ready for vengeance—at any cost, even death.

“But I alone am probably not enough,” Bai Xuhu said with his head bowed, not daring to make a sound.

Bai Xuhu left with a complex look on his face.

Being told he’d become a Grand Governor, as long as the training was complete, becoming Emperor wouldn’t be a problem.

After all, he wasn’t orthodox, and neither were the Spirit Monsters; they were just outsiders coming to repay a debt.

It is said that creation is harder than destruction, and this was the very principle it referred to.

Starting from scratch also had its advantages—at least everything was within his control.

In the beginning, Great Qian had no plan for eunuchs, who should have been the mad dogs and sharp blades attached to the imperial power system; it is fortunate that they can now start anew.

As long as the legitimate regime of Great Qian eliminated those Alien Clan noble families, there would be no need to worry about subsequent challenges. However, revitalizing Great Qian would have to be accomplished within a set framework—which is far more challenging, like dancing ballet on a chopping board.

Of course, Qin Muye didn’t overthink it—as long as these four departments expanded their reach and supported the three high officials and nine ministers, with such a foundation, completing the mission wouldn’t be too problematic.

The assailant came to kill him, but because the enemy promised to turn luxury and richness granted to his family into the death of his entire family, Qin Muye, such a victim, not only had to forgive the assailant but also help the assailant seek revenge? Qin Muye couldn’t do such a saintly thing.

To them, it didn’t matter who the master was.

It was like giving Liu Chan advisors like Zhuge Liang, Yue Fei, and Yao Guangxiao; as long as he simply heeded their advice and refrained from interfering in various affairs, he could win effortlessly while lying down.

Just like the Suspended Mirror Bureau, it seemed to have only that many people, but once Bai Xu emerged from the Spirit Monsters’ training, he could completely qualify as a competent manager.

Many eunuchs had already been recruited; the original ones were gone, all slaughtered and replaced by the Spirit Monsters.

Then he would be a complete fool.

Of course, Qin Muye could understand the other party, but why should he help him avenge? Remember, yesterday this person wanted to kill him, and just because his family died, Qin Muye had to forgive him?

Qin Muye’s first thought was of the Jinyiwei and the East and West factories.

Qin Muye didn’t know much about Bai Xuhu, nor did he know what his capabilities were, but none of this mattered to him; with memory modification, on-the-job training, and hands-on practice, ability was never a problem—there was an entire complete process in the Endless Abyss.

After Qin Muye finished speaking, he didn’t continue but waited for Bai Xuhu’s response.

What Qin Muye needed to do was precisely this scenario: to properly educate the next Emperor Qian, then leave behind enough resources, and then just watch over things afterward.

Now it was no longer feasible because of the rush of time, and it probably could only be used to make a Primordial Dragon.

At present, the Suspended Mirror Bureau had barely gotten on the right track; even the name was set. Out of the remaining three departments, the eunuch department, which could bite whomever it was directed at, was in the midst of re-planning. The other two had nothing at all to show yet and still needed time.

Therefore, in actuality, he couldn’t complete the task in his generation; it had to be left to the next one.

He didn’t know what the jianghu was, but he began to vaguely understand, “Your Majesty, are you referring to those rangers?”

Helping with revenge wasn’t out of the question; after all, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was in his plan. But to reap the benefits without contributing anything in return was a significant problem.

It was precisely because he couldn’t take shortcuts and play tricks that Qin Muye felt helpless.

Afterward, all that was needed was to bestow sufficient martial power. He couldn’t guarantee Great Qian would endure through the ages, but reaching the peak after he handed over the government wouldn’t be a problem.

In the plan, it was necessary to establish four completely new departments: the Suspended Mirror Bureau to tackle the jianghu, the eunuch department to monitor the officials under imperial authority as mad dogs and knives, a military department for external expansion, and a scientific research department for internal development of culture and technology.

Without undergoing ideological transformation, it led to people being easily swayed. Combined with psychological and mental changes due to their own deficiencies, they were very susceptible to being bought.

This one was an old fox; Qin Muye was sure of it. It was only now, struck by hardships, that he couldn’t bear it. Once he emerged from his mental Shadows, he would surely want far more than just these.

In the future, these four departments would work alongside the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers to coordinate both internal and external affairs comprehensively, thus ensuring checks and balances to prevent any one side from gaining too much power.

Previously, the eunuchs in the Imperial Palace were controlled by the Alien Clan families, partly because of the decline in imperial power and another crucial reason: they weren’t highly dependent on imperial power. Qin Muye had reviewed the relevant restrictions and found that aside from being castrated to prevent scandals in the harem, they were pretty much like any other servant.

But now, Bai Xuhu hadn’t yet figured it out and felt somewhat lost. He had nothing left now, no value other than being a lapdog for Qin Muye. As Qin Muye said it wasn’t enough, even if he wanted to offer more, he had nothing to give.

Yet the hatred in his heart hadn’t subsided, so he was stubbornly hanging on.

As for not being capable enough? Surely, Emperor Qian must have been confident; otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent him.

The main issue was that he couldn’t satisfy Qin Muye’s destructive growth strategy, which made him feel restrained. Otherwise, if Umbrella Company took action, not to mention revitalizing Great Qian, developing into an interstellar civilization wouldn’t be a problem, although that might be distorted.

The main issue was the lack of time; the whole Great Qian was about to explode. Otherwise, the strategy laid out by the hidden hand could have been implemented slowly, and that group of the Alien Clan would definitely be maximized in their interests.

In the end, Qin Muye chose a model based primarily on the Jinyiwei and the East and West factories, fortifying the eunuchs’ dependence on imperial power, thereby ensuring that the Emperor’s knife was sharp enough.

To be an Emperor, the crucial points were the use of talent and the balance of power.