Chapter 467: The Western Depot, controlling the human heart, the sharpest blade of an emperor!

"The Western Depot?"

"What is this?"

Wu Zhao asked, full of curiosity.

Her heart suddenly became expectant.

If it could curb martial arts world forces and also monitor all officials in the world, then the function of this Western Depot was too great; even for an emperor like her, it was extremely important!

"The so-called Western Depot is a secret service agency that reports directly to Your Majesty."

"Its greatest function is to monitor the world, gather intelligence, be responsible for arrests, solving cases, interrogations, and all the dirty work that is inconvenient for Your Majesty to handle personally. It will be the sharpest blade in Your Majesty's hand!"

Wu Zhao's fingers tapped unconsciously on the dragon desk before her. Her phoenix eyes moved, and she asked, "What is the biggest difference between this Western Depot and the Censorate, as well as the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple?"

Gao Yang looked directly into Wu Zhao's eyes, "The biggest difference of the Western Depot is that the person in charge of the Western Depot must be a eunuch!"

"With a eunuch in charge of the Western Depot, they can monitor all officials!"

"Cases that the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple cannot solve, the Western Depot will solve; people that the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple dare not arrest, the Western Depot will arrest; people that the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple dare not kill, the Western Depot will kill!"

"In short, what the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple can do, the Western Depot can also do; what the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple cannot do, the Western Depot can also do!"

"Reporting to the imperial power, executing first and reporting later—this is the Western Depot!"

"They are specifically responsible for all kinds of dirty work, with eyes and ears spread throughout Da Qian. Its members can be beggars on the roadside, women in brothels, or even martial arts world people. The Western Depot will represent Your Majesty's will, monitoring the world!"

"Not only the court officials, but it can also monitor the great clans of the world!"

As Gao Yang's words fell.

A monstrous wave suddenly surged in the hearts of Wu Zhao and Shangguan Wan.

As Gao Yang said, the power of this Western Depot would be terrifyingly large!

In time, it would even become one of the top forces in Da Qian!

But what moved Wu Zhao was the eyes and ears and the special nature of the Western Depot!

Its person in charge was a eunuch in the palace!

Gao Yang had spoken so clearly; if Wu Zhao didn't understand now, she might as well just hit her head against a piece of tofu and die.

The greatest special characteristic of eunuchs compared to court officials was that eunuchs were rootless people, castrated men!

They had no descendants, which would eliminate many improper thoughts.

And to put it bluntly, the power of castrated men came from the emperor. The emperor granted them the power of life and death, and they had to become the sharpest blade in the emperor's hand!

Gao Yang looked directly into Wu Zhao's eyes, his own eyes deep and profound.

"The world is divided into black and white. Wherever there are people, there is a martial arts world, let alone the imperial court where power is concentrated and interests are intertwined."

"Imperial relatives and court ministers, everyone sees each other every day; how can one easily arrest people?"

"There will inevitably be phenomena of officials protecting each other, or even paying bribes to get people out!"

"Some even have to protect themselves, because they have too many things to consider. But eunuchs are different; they have no descendants, so they cannot usurp power and seize the throne!"

"Furthermore, their very existence is in opposition to the relatives of the emperor and the great clans. It is the emperor's trust that grants the castrated men supreme power; once this trust is lost, this power can be taken back at any time!"

"At that time, the court ministers will kill these eunuchs like slaughtering pigs and dogs!"

Hearing this, Wu Zhao's eyes flickered.

Her slender jade hands even gripped the dragon chair to the side tightly.

This was enough to show her internal excitement.

As Gao Yang said, what is the essence of the art of emperors?

It is nothing more than the word 'balance'!

But at present, the court officials are powerful, and internally there are feudal princes and the great clans of the world. Although she, Wu Zhao, holds absolute power, it is inconvenient for her to come forward in many matters, and the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have conflicts of interest, so a special department is needed!

Eunuchs are the best candidates!

They have no roots, so they can only be loyal to the imperial power!

To put it bluntly, eunuchs are the sharpest blade in the emperor's hand and also the most loyal dog. Being in the inner palace, they will not have conflicts of interest with the officials.

Whoever the emperor wants to kill, they kill!

Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang with her phoenix eyes, "For a eunuch to hold such great power, and within the inner palace at that, might it not backfire against the imperial authority?"

Gao Yang shook his head, his eyes as if they could see through everything.

"Eunuchs and court officials are naturally opposed. Once the imperial power is too weak or gone, the first people the officials will kill are the eunuchs who hold great power. So from this perspective, unless they are driven to a dead end, eunuchs will never take such risks."

"Furthermore, they have no descendants."

"The court officials would never allow a eunuch to be emperor!"

"Moreover, although the Western Depot can monitor officials, it must not touch military power or financial power. As long as Your Majesty holds military and financial power, the eunuchs cannot cause chaos!"

"Of course, once the emperor loses military and financial power, then eunuchs causing chaos is actually the smallest of costs."

After Gao Yang finished speaking.

Wu Zhao's eyes flickered, and she let out a long breath.

"Gao Yang, this Western Depot of yours makes me look at you with new eyes!"

"I did not misjudge you!"

"I will carefully consider this Western Depot."

Gao Yang revealed a smile and bowed, "Sharing Your Majesty's worries is my duty."

"Although the Western Depot has drawbacks, relatively speaking, in the hands of an emperor like Your Majesty, the benefits must outweigh the drawbacks!"

"And once the Western Depot appears, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Western Depot will form three forces, creating a situation of mutual checks and balances. With competition, there will be motivation. Using the 'two peaches to kill three warriors' strategy, Your Majesty can use them again!"

"Whoever is stronger and gets things done better will be promoted faster, have more money, and have greater power. As long as assessments are added, year-end evaluations, and division of power, causing them to compete internally, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and even the court officials will reduce their slacking!"

"It's just that, relatively speaking, this method is very inhumane!"

"Even if Your Majesty wants to use it, please never reveal that I was the one who suggested it."

"I, in any case, said nothing."

Wu Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up, but then she said with annoyance, "Now that Minister Gao's name is known throughout Da Qian, does it still have any meaning whether I say it or not?" ===== CHAPTER 469 =====