Chapter 887 Undercurrent

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Zhao Yingfei shook his head. Just as he was about to continue, the sound of greeting from the door made him subconsciously turn his head.

Ye Nian Lun, member of the Standing Committee of the Imperial Policy Bureau, chairman of the Military Commission, deputy head of the Imperial Empire, first academician of the Central Academy, and president of the Imperial Party School, walked into the meeting room with a smile under everyone's greeting.

Chen Hualou, a member of the Policy Bureau Standing Committee and deputy prime minister of the empire, followed closely behind.

Then came the Standing Committee member of the Policy Bureau, Director of the National Assembly, Zou Rente, and the Standing Committee member of the Imperial Policy Bureau, Minister of Supervision, Guo Tianlong.

The four King-level giants walked into the conference room almost indiscriminately, causing everyone present to feel a chill in their hearts.

This posture was naturally not a coincidence.

All these giants are expressing an attitude that the four giants will unite in this plenary meeting of the Policy Bureaux to advance and retreat together.

The four giants are united. Everyone else?

The people from the southwest faction, the south faction, and the neutral faction subconsciously sized up the members of the policy bureau who belonged to the royal faction.

Vice Prime Minister Lin Kwok-tung.

Minister of Justice Guo Zhi was furious.

Han Houde, secretary of Wuyue Provincial Party Committee.

Wang Wenhao, First Deputy Minister of Supervision.

He Minghui, Vice Head of the Empire.

Zhou Chengtian, Secretary of Huating Municipal Party Committee.

Vice Chairman of the Military Commission, Chen Fengnan...

Everyone swept over and saw calm and indifferent faces.

Then, he looked at Wang Tianxiong.

Wang Tianxiong, who was sitting with Gao Xiangdong, had a smile on his face. He did not seem to be the slightest bit unwilling or disappointed that he was about to retire. His eyes were relaxed and calm, carrying a kind of joy from the bottom of his heart.

With this, everyone's hearts instantly came to a realization.

In today's meeting, the four great royal giants agreed, allowing the power of the entire royal family to gather together. In today's meeting, the power of the royal family would definitely make the same sound.

And what about the southwest faction?

Many people heard Zhao Yingfei's statement to Wang Tianxiong just now, and the people who heard Zhao Yingfei's statement also understood that his current attitude was not what the Empire's Supreme Head, Lin Qingtian, wanted to see.

This meeting was truly a bit confusing.

The four Policy Bureau Standing Committee giants sat down at their seats, and the others also sat down one by one.

In less than five minutes, Imperial Prime Minister Yang Xiuyuan, Vice Head Gao Changhe, President of the Political Consultative Council Xu Dongping, and Director of the Imperial Civilization Commission Xu Shangfeng arrived at the conference room one after another.

Less than a minute before the meeting, the Empire's Supreme Head, Lin Qingtian, stepped into the venue.

In the empire, he was the first to stand up and applaud to show his respect for the supreme leader, who was ranked number one and number two in terms of actual power.

During the period before and after the plenary session, the high-level relations between the Wang faction and the southwest faction had greatly improved. Regardless of what the two parties thought privately, on the surface, it was an indisputable fact that the two factions were currently on their honeymoon.

However, Lin Qingtian's expression was obviously a little ugly. Amidst the warm applause, his dignified face forced out a smile, but he couldn't suppress the gloominess in it.

"Sit down. Everyone, sit down. You're all comrades. You're a family. Don't be so polite."

He waved his hand and tried his best to smile.

Ye Nian Lun smiled and sat down first.

Lin Qingtian took a deep breath and strode to the main seat. His gaze swept around, but he didn't say anything for a moment.

The atmosphere instantly became somewhat oppressive.

The members of the Wang Family and the Southern Faction exchanged glances before turning their gazes.

They certainly know what is the most important topic today.

The Supreme Head, Lin Qingtian, used the reason of strengthening the combat effectiveness of the secret service system as an excuse to try to compile some powerful martial arts inheritances that had committed historical mistakes to serve the country.

In fact, Lin Qingtian had convened a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Policy Bureau two days ago on such a sensitive matter.

It's also in this conference room.

The nine Standing Committee giants discussed for nearly five hours.

The issue finally entered the voting stage.

The nine Standing Committee giants voted five votes in favour, two votes against and two abstentions.

Interestingly, Ye Nian Lun, Chen Hua Lou, Zou Ren Te, Lin Qing Tian, and Gao Chang He all voted in favour.

Guo Tianlong and Yang Xiuyuan abstained.

The negative votes were cast by Xu Dongping and Xu Shangfeng of the southwest faction.

This is undoubtedly a rather interesting result, but it is also a result that can be passed. The minority obeys the majority and no one can say anything.

However, the nine giants had two abstentions and two votes in the empire's highest-level small-scale meeting. Even if Lin Qingtian could pass the issue with more votes, the huge resistance would still be a headache.

So the subject was pushed back two more days and placed at today's plenary meeting of the Policy Bureaux.

During these two days, Lin Qingtian himself had not been idle. He had been working for Xu Shangfeng and Xu Dongping. The three of them had an in-depth exchange of views. However, judging from Lin Qingtian's current expression, the result of the three communicating with each other did not seem to be very good.

"We need to discuss a topic today."

In a long and awkward silence, Lin Qingtian finally took the initiative to say, His voice was dry, Silently but indifferently, he said, "As you all know, War broke out, This was a rare opportunity for the Divine Continent Empire, It was also a difficult test, At present, on the Changbai Mountain border of our country, At that bord of the Tibetan region, At the border of Nanyun Province, South Korea, India, about 300,000 Vietnamese troops have already penetrated into our territory, "We are in a standoff with our forces. The first shots could be fired at any time. The military port on Treasure Island is already occupied by the Pacific Command, the navies of Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia. Our frontline operations are still not easy for the United States. In this situation, I propose to replenish our high-end domestic combat strength."

"The emperor, Lin Xuanyuan, Wang Fuyu and the others have already shown us the terrifying destructive power of a super expert, In terms of national strength, Although I don't want to admit it, But I have to say, There is still a gap between us and the United States, "And these gaps can only be filled by a large number of experts. At present, we have such resources. However, some comrades are worried about them because of some misgivings. In this way, I have some information in hand. Everyone can take a look at it. I intend to recruit them into the empire's secret service system. If you have any ideas, please tell us."

As Lin Qingtian spoke, he waved his hand and the secretary in charge of the minutes immediately distributed the information to all the leaders present.

Everyone silently received the information and glanced at it. Lin Qingtian had five martial arts forces that he planned to recruit. They were the Shentu clan of Mount Lushan, the Tianquan Villa of the Taihang Mountains, the Shaking Light Lake of the Tibetan Region, the Heavenly Commander of the Northeast, and the Kaiyang Sect of the Southern Cloud Forest.

Everyone held this information in their hands as if they were deep in thought.

Judging from the information, the five forces Lin Qingtian chose were indeed extremely deep in swimsuits, and they were also for the sake of war. They did not want to completely increase the strength of the southwest faction's expert team.

The Kai Yang Sect was located deep in the Southern Cloud Forest, and they could recruit them to fight against the invading Vietnamese army.

The Heavenly Commander was located in the northeast, and could restrain the Korean army in the Changbai Mountains.

The Shaking Light Lake in the Tibetan region is now widely regarded as the most powerful of all martial arts inheritances. They can stop the Indian army from invading the Tibetan region.

As for the Shentu clan of Lushan Yuheng bloodline, That was undoubtedly an explanation to Lin Fengxue. Moreover, the Shentu Clan and the Tianquan Villa in the Taihang Mountains, It was to appease the few major powers that had already left the mountains, or else this time, they would only recruit martial arts forces that were close to the war zone. This would inevitably make those who were recruited and those who were not, feel as if they were being used up and thrown away. The appearance of the Shentu clan and the Heavenly Quan Villa had diluted this feeling a lot.

In the preliminary plan, the five forces would provide the empire with three World-shaking Sovereigns and fifteen X-class experts. This was the first tentative cooperation between the two sides, but in the war, these eighteen people were quite a terrifying force.

"I agree."

Sure enough, Ye Nian Lun casually glanced at the information. He was the first to speak out in support. "The empire is now employing people. With these experts working for the country, it is enough to stop tens of thousands of troops. The value is immeasurable. Although they have made some mistakes, I think it is enough to make them realize their mistakes. Our society has been developing. I suggest that we should be lenient towards the problems left behind by history."

"This is not a matter of tolerance, we can tolerate other mistakes, but these people, ah, these people in the information, their own position is problematic, now in the mountains and forests for so many years, who knows what they think in their hearts? Perhaps they would be very excited when they just left the mountain, but how long had it been? Will the resentment in their hearts make their loyalty diminish? "These experts who can bring us some benefits in the short term will probably become a group of tigers that will destabilize our country in the long run. I think it's better for such people to stay where they are. At least they won't hurt anyone, nor will they be hurt."

Xu Shangfeng did not hesitate to retort. He had no intention of challenging Lin Qingtian's authority. Instead, he had always been conservative. He truly could not accept this group of historical sinners joining the Divine Continent Empire. In his opinion, this was completely damaging to the country's cause. Moreover, it was extremely destructive. His opposition was absolutely public.

However, it was undeniable that ever since the executive vice mayor of Southwest City replaced the former mayor of Southwest City, Xu Shangfeng and Xu Dongping's relationship with Lin Qingtian was somewhat stiff.

Not only did Ye Nian Lun not pull Qin Shi'an off his horse, but he chose to move him elsewhere and received very good results.

'"As for their disloyalty, Comrade Shangfeng is only predicting it. Perhaps they have stayed in the mountains and rivers for a long time and come out to see the prosperous world outside. Maybe they are grateful to the country. If you look at things, you have to think on the bright side, right?"

Gao Changhe, a member of the Standing Committee of the Policy Bureau and deputy prime minister of the empire, smiled and said.

Everyone looked at each other.

To all the members of the Policy Bureaux who are doing so, this scene before them is indeed somewhat new.

Gao Changhe helped Ye Nian Lun refute Xu Shangfeng?

This seemed to be the first time in eight years that something like this had happened, causing some Policy Bureaux members to feel dizzy.

"Comrade Changhe is right, We should really think on the bright side, but the problem is, we can't grasp the hearts of those experts right now. They are not children without destructive power, they are all true experts at the peak. If, I mean, if they really harbor resentment towards the country, we will recruit them, which is equivalent to recruiting more than a dozen catastrophes! It's not like you haven't thought about this, right? "

Xu Dongping coughed and said slowly.

"Comrade Dongping is exaggerating, "China has a vast territory and plenty of capable people. Even if these people join us, and as Comrade Dongping said, they harbor resentment towards the country, that doesn't mean that they can create any waves. When they enter the secret service system, we can just find someone who can completely suppress them. And as far as I know, there are still such people, right?"

Chen Hualou smiled and leaned against the chair.

Actually, for these people with historical mistakes to join the empire's secret service, There were also other voices from within the royal family. At the meeting of the Policy Bureau Standing Committee two days ago, the abstention of Guo Tianlong, the Policy Bureau Standing Committee member and Minister of Supervision, meant that Elder Guo still had some misgivings about this matter. The same was true of Yang Xiuyuan, who also abstained. Although they were not as fierce as Xu Dongping and Xu Shangfeng, who voted directly against it, abstaining meant that they did not support it.

However, the royal clan quickly unified their voices. The reason for that was precisely because Chen Hualou said that no matter how many experts came, they would be able to find someone who could suppress the situation.

Lin Xuanyuan!

This was the most suitable candidate right now.

This 23-year-old War God King, who had already broken through to Paragon and was only a step away from Invincibility, was definitely capable of suppressing everything in the Divine Continent Empire's secret service system.

Moreover, it could be predicted that the Divine Continent Empire's secret service system, led by Lin Xuanyuan, would be much stronger than Wang Tianxiong's when he was in office, both internally and externally. This was because Lin Xuanyuan's personality was like this and his strength was the same.

Wang Tianxiong offered to make way for Lin Xuanyuan, so Chen Hualou didn't have to bear the slightest burden when he said those words.

As for Wang Tianxiong, he had paid countless old heroes for the royal family. Even if he retired, he would still be one of the top leaders of the royal family. In fact, he would even have an even higher status than former Prime Minister Li Donglei.

Following Chen Hualou's words, the meeting room fell silent again.

Amidst the strange silence, a sudden ring rang out. The ring was sharp, causing everyone's hearts to skip a beat.

Lin Qingtian frowned slightly, but he still walked over to connect.

It was a red confidential phone call from the conference room. This phone call rang at this time. It could be seen that something big had happened.

"What?!"

Lin Qingtian picked up the phone. Just as he fed it, he suddenly cried out in alarm. Then, his tone became extremely solemn. He said in a low voice, "Are you serious now?"

"Alright, I understand."

With a few simple words, Lin Qingtian hung up the phone and walked back to the main seat of the conference room.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I just received a secret message. According to reliable information, Emperor Mingwu of Japan is in critical condition and is currently in emergency treatment!"

Emperor Mingwu of Japan was in critical condition!

The entire conference room was in an uproar.

Everyone was imagining what benefits the enemy emperor's illness would bring to their side at this critical juncture when the war was about to break out.

"This is a great opportunity!"

Lin Qingtian, who had always been calm, panted, "At this moment, we need more strength. Comrades, we don't need to discuss it anymore. Let's vote directly. Raise your hands in support of the proposal I have put forward!"

"Shua!"

This time, most of the leaders in the meeting room raised their arms at the same time.

On the evening of December 9, 1895, the Divine Continent Empire.

In the meeting room of Hidden Dragon Sea 1, the Imperial Decision-making Bureau had approved the proposal to recruit five martial arts forces into the Imperial Secret Service System.

In the voting results, Xu Shangfeng, member of the Imperial Policy Bureau Standing Committee and director of the Imperial Civilization Committee, and Zhao Yingfei, member of the Imperial Policy Bureau and secretary of the Southwest Municipal Committee of the Communist Party

Imperial Policy Bureau Standing Committee member, Imperial Prime Minister Yang Xiuyuan abstained.

Gao Xiangdong, member of the Imperial Policy Bureau and minister of household registration, abstained.

The rest of the candidates voted in favour.

At the end of the meeting, the entire meeting was filled with silent members of the Imperial Policy Bureau and Minister of Justice Guo Zhinu suddenly said, "Shan Yu is about to arrive. It's troublesome. Fuehrer, the situation is complicated. I suggest that the capital temporarily enter a state of siege. Of course, we should secretly increase our vigilance and not cause people to panic."

Lin Qingtian was slightly stunned, then he nodded his head and said calmly, "Do you need any help?"

"Together with the military, this is safe and sound. If you agree, I will discuss it with Chairman Ye and Vice Chairman Chen."

Guo Zhi said with a calm expression.

Lin Qingtian nodded.

The venue fell silent again.

However, everyone could feel that an undercurrent was forming in the Nine Continents City, and in an instant, it became turbulent!