Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Wu Qi said, "The cabinet, as the name suggests, is responsible only to me."

"The so-called cabinet is more like a secretariat, assisting me in handling official business of the Papal Palace."

"Elder Serpent Spear, you are the Chief Cabinet Elder, Elder Porcupine is the Second Cabinet Elder, and Hu Liena and the other two will assist the two elders in handling official business within the Cabinet."

"The cabinet's task is to conduct preliminary screening and annotation of the memorials sent from the various levels of Spirit Cities. Except for major matters that concern the interests of the Spirit Hall, which need to be presented to me for my personal handling, other matters are decided by the cabinet through a draft."

"If serious disagreements arise, the opinion of the Chief Cabinet shall prevail; if it is truly impossible to convince the public, then the matter shall be submitted to me for handling."

Regarding the powers of the cabinet, Wu Qi referred to his memories from his previous life.

After the explanation, Serpent Spear Douluo and the others had a general understanding of the cabinet.

Anyone with eyes can see that this cabinet will become the political core of the Papal Palace in the future, with power second only to the Pope.

Those who can serve in the cabinet must be the Pope's confidants. Although this position will not improve their ranking in the Elders' Hall, having the title of Grand Secretary means that even the higher-ranking elders in the Elders' Hall will not dare to disrespect them.

After all, while the Grand Secretary may not be able to accomplish anything, if he vehemently opposes it, nothing can be advanced.

Wu Qi was well aware of this drawback, and he solemnly stated, "I will establish the Hall of Judgment, whose duty is to supervise officials at all levels within the Spirit Hall. Gentlemen, please cherish this hard-won opportunity. If you abuse your power or act recklessly and are investigated and punished by the Hall of Judgment, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Having finally gotten a chance to turn their lives around, Serpent Spear and Porcupine Douluo naturally wouldn't act recklessly. Furthermore, they had guarded Qian Renxue's side for many years and hadn't returned to the Elder Hall for a long time, so their relationship with the other elders was just average, making it difficult for them to form cliques. This was also why Wu Qi allowed them to join the cabinet.

As for Hu Liena and the other two, their decision-making position in the cabinet was limited, and they needed to cultivate most of the time, so they didn't have much time to form cliques or engage in private activities.

After a pause, Wu Qi waved his hand and said, "I will formally raise the matter of the cabinet at the elders' meeting tomorrow. You should prepare yourselves and join the cabinet directly once the resolution is passed."

"Hu Liena, stay behind. The rest of you, go back first."

The reason for keeping Hu Liena behind was naturally to inquire about Bibi Dong.

Just now, Wu Qi, as the protagonist of the coronation ceremony, was unable to leave the scene midway, and it is unknown where Bibi Dong went.

Knowing his intentions, Hu Liena waited until the others left before speaking, "Your Holiness, my teacher has already left Wuhun City, and I don't know where she went."

As agreed, after the handover of the position of Outer Pope, Bibi Dong would be free, and Wu Qi would not interfere with her whereabouts.

Wu Qi nodded slightly. "I understand. If there's nothing else, go back and cultivate. In the future, the three of you can arrange your time for cabinet matters as appropriate, but focus on your own cultivation."

They are talents that Bibi Dong has invested a lot of resources to cultivate. If they are not used properly, it would be a waste of resources.

……

After seeing Hu Liena off, Wu Qi did not summon anyone else.

He returned to his study, retrieved the previously written white paper from his soul tool, and reviewed and filled in any gaps in its contents.

The day after the new pope completes his coronation ceremony, a high-level meeting is tacitly held within the Spirit Hall, which all high-ranking officials must attend, to prepare for the new pope's implementation of policies.

Unless Wu Qi explicitly objects, this high-level meeting will definitely take place. The contents of the white paper will be his plan for the future development of the Spirit Hall.

The next morning, all the high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall turned their attention to the Pope Mountain.

After the coronation ceremony, many forces did not choose to leave the Spirit Hall, but continued to observe from there.

With a new pope taking office, he will inevitably implement some new policies, and staying here will allow me to get firsthand information.

Seeing many elders rushing to the Pope Mountain, these people knew that a high-level meeting was about to be held within the Spirit Hall. They just didn't know what decisions would be made at this meeting and how much impact it would have on the Spirit Master world.

The Papal Palace, the conference hall.

Wu Qi had been waiting there since early morning. The elders who arrived one after another bowed to him and sat down in their seats with a look of shame on their faces.

A quarter of an hour later, with all the powerful figures from the Elder Hall, the Pope Hall, and the Hall of Offerings present, the high-level meeting officially began.

Wu Qi was the host of the meeting, and even the highly respected Qian Daoliu could only sit to his left, without overstepping his bounds.

Wu Qi's gaze swept over everyone, and he slowly said, "Everyone, before the meeting officially begins, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

What is the Spirit Hall's core base?

Lingyuan Douluo was not familiar with Wu Qi, but in order to keep up with the new pope, she immediately responded, "The reason why our Spirit Hall can stand at the top of the continent is that the branch halls located throughout the continent have spared no effort in promoting the policy of subsidizing spirit masters and free awakening of spirits, which has garnered us a large number of supporters."

The others shared similar thoughts and remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Qian Daoliu frowned slightly.

He knew that the abilities of the Spirit Hall's higher-ups varied greatly, but he never expected them to be so incompetent that they couldn't even understand the Spirit Hall's basic structure. Were these people making decisions with their feet?
His attitude softened somewhat after hearing Wu Qi's next remarks.

Wu Qi shook his head and said, "What you said is only part of the reason, but not the root cause. The Spirit Hall's foundation is the Spirit Masters. It is the support of millions of Spirit Masters that has made the Spirit Hall what it is today. Therefore, our decisions must be based on the interests of the Spirit Master community."

"The Soul Master subsidy and free Spirit Hall awakening are merely means to protect the interests of the Soul Master community."

"Our branch halls, scattered throughout the continent, also help ordinary people solve their problems; this is our duty as the Spirit Hall. We are revered by all the spirit masters on the continent. If we shirk all our responsibilities, the people will only think of us as leeches that suck their blood!"

Wu Qi's words were meant to lead into the subsequent reform of the official system.

The people present largely agreed with his statement.

Power and obligation are reciprocal. The Spirit Hall enjoys the reverence of the people and should therefore contribute to the entire continent. Although Spirit Masters are their core membership, who can guarantee that ordinary families won't produce a gifted Spirit Master someday?
These commoner soul masters are the foundation for the Spirit Hall to maintain its influence!
Why are ordinary people more willing to let their children join the Spirit Hall?
It's because the Spirit Hall is the place they have the most contact with on a daily basis, and it's also the Spirit Hall that has helped them the most!

Seeing that the effect was almost there, Wu Qi continued, "It's a pity that in the past few years, my Spirit Hall has been corrupt, to the point that the bishops of each branch hall have been exploiting the people at will, and even insects like Miles have emerged!"

"Speaking of Miles, I must say he is a genius."

"In Gengxin City, he established a breathing tax, a birth tax, a childbirth tax, a sleeping tax, and even collected taxes in advance, with tax revenue collected up to twenty years later." (End of Chapter)