The Great Master glanced at the serene Chen Yi, then scanned the silent ministers before suddenly saying: "Your Majesty need not be angry, in my opinion, these people are just a minority." "After all, our Great Wei Dynasty is vast with a large population, it’s inevitable that some scheming people appear, much like the Evil Demons such as the Bai Shen Sect, who even collude with the Demon Court." "They should be killed, all of them should be killed!" Emperor Wei’s face was filled with anger as he pointed to the Illusion Realm and said, "If more of such people appear, what will my Great Wei Dynasty use to attack the Ten Thousand Mountains in the north?" As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to the ministers present, his expression stern and cold as he asked, "Do you have any solutions? I don’t want to see similar incidents happen again, especially not with those human traffickers!" "If I remember correctly, wasn’t the Heroic Marquis almost abducted by human traffickers back then?" Chen Yi rolled his eyes inwardly when he realized they dragged him into the conversation. It wasn’t human traffickers who abducted him, it was clearly the Mad Old Man. However, when he saw the ministers remain silent, he pondered for a moment and had to speak up: "Resolving this isn’t difficult." "Oh? Heroic Marquis, do tell." Emperor Wei’s expression softened as he inquired. Chen Yi glanced at the Great Master and thought to himself that this old man better owe him a favor later, otherwise he’d be gaining nothing from it. "Education?" The Great Master noticed his gaze and his face showed a wonderful mix of surprise, joy, and complexity, "Heroic Marquis, please continue." "Our Great Wei Dynasty ultimately rules by Martial Arts, lacking in education and judicial integrity, coupled with the proliferation of aristocratic families, sects, and academies, which is why such people increase." Drawing from his past life experiences, Chen Yi pointed at several ministers with a cheerful smile and said: "To put it bluntly, the Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Personnel, and Ministry of Justice are mostly mere wine sacks and food bags." The heads of the named ministries broke into a sweat but dared not wipe it as they looked at Chen Yi, trembling as they spoke: "Heroic Marquis, you, you can’t speak of us like that..." "Continue!" Emperor Wei glared at them, signaling Chen Yi to proceed. "To ensure my Great Wei Dynasty’s people have reliance and the military grows stronger isn’t the task of one person, but requires effort from top to bottom." Chen Yi didn’t continue his suspense and shared his understanding combined with the current situation in the Great Wei Dynasty. The first is education—to enable all people to read and write, only then can enlightenment occur, allowing civil and martial to advance concurrently. The second is to strictly prohibit the expansion of aristocratic families, especially concerning land. The third is the rule of law... "That’s roughly it. If everything can be refined, I think the people of our Great Wei Dynasty should live more comfortably than they do now, at the very least, no one will starve or freeze to death." Looking at the now smiling Great Master, Chen Yi snorted, "However, as for the point about educating the populace, my Taoist sects can also handle it, academies? Solve the problem of those scholarly families hoarding Confucian classics before considering them." The Great Master immediately lost his smile, pondered for a moment, then stood up and bowed to Chen Yi: "I thank the Heroic Marquis on behalf of all scholars under heaven." "No need, I dislike people like you who gain advantages yet pretend to be humble. However, if Your Majesty truly intends to reform in the future, I suggest that academies in various regions should pay homage to nearby Taoist sects, of course, it’s best if both Confucianism and Taoism can be taught, to avoid fighting later on." Upon hearing this, the court ministers, still trying to grasp or lost in his words, remained silent, but Xie Jing was the first to react. "I request Your Majesty to reform as the Heroic Marquis suggested!" Xie Jing couldn’t help but be excited. Over the years, being in the position of the Left Minister, he had witnessed both literary and martial struggles in the court, as well as the hardships of the populace across various provinces, ever contemplating how to address the issues he observed. Yet it wasn’t until today, hearing Chen Yi speak, that he noticed some root problems weren’t the court or aristocratic families as he saw it, but needed a thorough change from the root, from the Wei Dynasty’s leading policy of "ruling by Martial Arts." Of course, it wasn’t about weakening Martial Arts, but enhancing the art of governance, education, official management, all these are interconnected elements including aristocratic families, marquises, ministers, etc. Only by interlinking all parts can he build a more comprehensive system, allowing the Great Wei Dynasty to continue for a thousand or even ten thousand years. Emperor Wei frowned and glanced at him, then at the Great Master and Chen Yi, calming down instead. The Great Wei Dynasty has been passed down for a thousand years, and some systems aren’t something that can just be changed casually. Moreover, what Chen Yi proposed, each aspect takes decades at least to discern benefits and downsides. "We’ll discuss this later, let’s first watch the competition." Upon hearing this, Chen Yi pursed his lips inwardly, then focused directly on the Illusion Realm within the Thousand Mechanism Tower, remaining silent. However, what he had mentioned earlier wasn’t everything, after all, he kept some things back, or rather felt that with his current cultivation, he couldn’t yet dominate the world, otherwise he would certainly say— First, cut off the aristocratic family foundations, reclaim all lands under the court’s control, naturally ensuring the people have enough food and clothing. Even if some chaos arises later, there are ways to resolve it, at worst, campaign against the Buddha Light in the west, conquer the Ten Thousand Mountains in the north, subdue the Barbarian Clan in the south, advance to the archipelagos in the east, if holding the entire Tianyuan Continent, naturally it could continue to be passed down. Moreover, with places like Taizhou Mountain with countless realms, having Martial Arts supremacy, who would dare cause trouble? And while everyone’s attention was on the Illusion Realm. Hua Youxiang lived up to expectations, upon noticing the shop assistant secretly poisoning, she drew her sword and chopped forward. This movement of hers triggered the Jianghu Guests who had long been plotting, also hacking at the elderly and children, causing those two to begin fighting back. Hua Youxiang then realized, frowning as she shouted, "So you’re all villains, take this, my sword!" The sword light flashed several times, slaying all the occupants in the inn, and then she advanced to the fifth layer. Hua Youxiang was annoyed, "Huangshan Taoist, you’re too despicable." Having never ventured down the mountain, she’d never encountered so many shameless characters; if Jiang Ye hadn’t spearheaded earlier, she might have fallen into a trap. However, Huangshan Taoist ultimately had superior skills, with strange things within the Thousand Mechanism Tower, not something one could brute force their way through. Eventually, Hua Youxiang was stopped at the tenth level of the Thousand Mechanism Tower. Once she emerged, she didn’t even bother crying to Hua Xianzi and the others, instead, she immediately took out the small wooden sword gifted by Chen Yi, resentfully pointing it at Huangshan Taoist: "What kind of Thousand Mechanism Tower is this, look at my..." But before she could finish, Chen Yi swiftly brought her into the flower boat, temporarily confiscating her small wooden sword. Hua Youxiang, overcome with emotion, burst into tears as she threw herself into his arms. "He, he bullied people too much!" "Alright, alright, Junior Sister, I’ll uphold justice for you later; for now just stay calm and watch the other prodigies challenge the Thousand Mechanism Tower." Chen Yi displayed a doting expression, then glared at Huangshan Taoist, "Old Taoist, after I win that bet, I’ll settle accounts with you." Huangshan Taoist rolled his eyes, nearly cursing out loud. Isn’t it normal for him to set odd topics as the examiner? Are you implying that after getting troubled inside, you want to slash at him? Just now, when Hua Youxiang took out the small wooden sword, it truly startled him, the Slaughter Sword Intent of the Divine Power Fifth Realm imbued in it wasn’t anything to be trifled with. At this thought, Huangshan Taoist waved his horsetail whisk irritably, snorting: "Continue, continue... If anyone else dares to curse this old Taoist, don’t blame me for being impolite!" Seeing this, the other prodigies cursed under their breaths but had no choice but to enter the Thousand Mechanism Tower, cursing Huangshan Taoist as they braved forward with brute force. Fortunately, Hua Youxiang breaking through ten layers earlier allowed them to prepare better for higher results. Until Lin Xueru, who was ranked first in the last round, entered the Thousand Mechanism Tower, Xie Dongan had already pushed the challenge level to ninety-two layers. "Always caught off guard..." Even someone as good-natured as Xie Dongan glared at Huangshan Taoist after coming out, let alone the other prodigies. But unlike Chen Yi, he didn’t have a protective backer, so he could only begrudgingly go to the flower boat to console Jiang Ye. Jiang Ye blankly asked, "An Ge’er, do you think I should retreat to the mountains now while there’s time?"