Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 563: Xing Luo's Shrek Escape Plan
The ministers' discussions and suggestions lasted for a long time until Xu Jiawei and Mr. Song both smiled and nodded with satisfaction, and it came to an end.

"Thank you all for your collective wisdom, Blue Eagle Douluo. I will discuss this matter in depth with you all."

Xu Jiawei looked at Mr. Song, ready to end today's discussion.

Elder Song bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

She had no plan to stay in Xingluo for long, as she had to go to Tianhun next, so she declined Xu Jiawei's hospitality and after saying goodbye, she headed towards the Tianhun Empire in the north.

Xing Luo's trip went very smoothly, which made Old Song secretly happy. He believed that after so many years of operation, Shrek Academy would finally reap the rewards.

There are so many Shrek graduates in the Xingluo court, even the Emperor Xu Jiawei has a connection with Shrek, and has become a huge boost to Shrek's reform. I believe they will send many talented students to Shrek.

With enough fresh blood flowing in, the development of the Soul Guidance System will be guaranteed.

But the upcoming journey to the Heavenly Soul made Old Song full of worries, and he was not very confident.

Shrek naturally has many outstanding graduates serving in the Tianhun court, but the Tianhun Empire's national defense sect is the Body Sect. If they want Shrek to cooperate with them in their work, they will probably have to give up a lot of benefits.

Besides the royal family, Song Lao's other goal during this trip to Tianhun was the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. Not only was it to recruit students, but also to discuss the cooperation with Mingde Hall.

After Old Song left, late at night in the palace, in the hall where Xu Jiawei handled government affairs, besides him, there were only Xu Jiujiu and Xingyun Douluo.

"Jiujiu, what do you think of the suggestions given by Qingying Douluo and the ministers today?" Xu Jiawei asked.

Xu Jiujiu nodded and said, "To select talents in soul guides, we should really start from the junior college. We have ignored this issue before."

"Besides, the Xingluo Soul Mentor Association has not been developing very well. I think we can take this opportunity to hire some senior soul mentors from the Sun and Moon Empire to guide the construction of the Xingluo Soul Mentor Association."

"Whether it's talent discovery or training, they are much better than us. We should actively learn from their successful experience."

Xu Jiujiu made several suggestions in succession and observed Xu Jiawei's reaction.

"Well. Then how do you think we should deal with Shrek?" Xu Jiawei asked again.

Seeing that Xu Jiawei had not made his attitude clear, Xu Jiujiu knew that he was not as unconditionally supportive of Shrek Academy as those ministers, so he pointed it out directly.

"Brother, do you think the ministers' reactions today were a little too positive?"

Xu Jiawei laughed and said, "After all, Shrek is their alma mater, the place that nurtured them. It is normal for them to miss Shrek and speak in Shrek's favor."

Nebula Douluo Manyi frowned somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being blunt, but their attitude today has overstepped a bit."

"It was originally an occasion for all the ministers to discuss, but it seemed to have become a one-man show for Shrek, and all the opposing voices were drowned out. Many ministers did not want to offend Shrek, so they kept silent."

"In the past, the Zhu family would always come out to control the situation at times like this, but I don't know if they took into consideration that the Zhu family also has a daughter in Shrek, and today they just turned a blind eye."

These bystanders also had complaints in their hearts.

Manyi snorted coldly: "It seems that the Shrek graduates have already formed factions, it is true." On weekdays, these Shrek graduates are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, just like other ministers. But once it comes to things related to Shrek, they are like a different person.

Manyi frowned tightly and continued, "Your Majesty, those ministers are not hired from outside. I have seen them one by one. They are all born and raised in Xingluo City, and their families have been officials for generations."

"Several of them were promoted by your Majesty right after graduation, and it has been several decades now. In terms of time, they have only been in Shrek for more than ten years at most, but it seems that they have spent much more time in Xingluo."

"It's a bit ridiculous that they don't help your majesty and always speak on Shrek's side."

Xu Jiawei smiled slightly: "When I was studying at Shrek, there was a saying circulating in the academy: Once a Shrek, always a Shrek. Those who can successfully graduate from the Shrek Inner Academy are all outstanding people, and I can understand the pride in their hearts."

Xu Jiujiu asked with a smile: "So, my royal brother, you are also a Shrek for life?"

Xu Jiawei spread his hands and said, "It's a pity that I dropped out of school before I even graduated from the outer courtyard. Let's just forget it."

Xu Jiujiu asked: "Then how do you plan to deal with this matter, brother?"

Xu Jiawei's expression returned to seriousness, and he said slowly: "Shrek is indeed the number one academy on the continent, and has led the fight against the invasion of the Sun-Moon Empire for thousands of years. But the situation on the continent is not static, and we in Xingluo also have our own interests. I will not unconditionally support Shrek Academy out of my own selfishness."

"The relationship with Shrek cannot be broken, but Xing Luo's external focus should be placed on Mingdou Academy. This is the direct way to check and balance the Sun and Moon Empire."

"The selection of soul guide talents should be carried out as soon as possible, and those with talent should be given priority to Mingdou College and Xingluo Imperial College. The exchange student plan between Xingluo Imperial College and Sun Moon College and Mingdou College should also be continuously promoted."

"As for Shrek Academy, we need to recommend some talents to go there. It depends on whether those young people volunteer."

Xu Jiawei slowly expressed his thoughts.

Xu Jiujiu nodded and asked again: "Are you going to sit back and watch the faction formed by Shrek graduates in the court?"

"Manage? How? Many of them are important officials. Even the Zhu and Dai families have several generations of people who came from Shrek. Can I dismiss them all for no reason?"

Xu Jiawei closed his eyes and thought for a while. The phenomenon of Shrek graduates forming cliques had actually existed in Xingluo for many years.

The Xingluo royal family has long been aware of this, but has no means of solving or dealing with it.

As the number one force on the continent, Shrek has complex connections and has long been inseparable from the Xingluo royal family. Moreover, there are powerful enemies outside, and Xingluo cannot and dare not interfere.

But now, once the external threat of the Sun-Moon Empire has disappeared, Xing Luo immediately realizes and wants to get rid of Shrek who is parasitic on him.

After a long while, Xu Jiawei finally opened his eyes and said calmly: "There is only one way to change this situation."

"Just like what Tian Lao said, what Xingluo Empire needs to do next is to gradually reduce the number of recommendations from each main city to Shrek, especially Xingluo City."

"It's better not to ban it directly, but to use other means to persuade those students to choose other colleges."

"In the future, I will also give priority to appointing graduates from Xingluo Academy and Mingdou Academy. In the long run, the Shrek Party will dissipate on its own."

"At the earliest, it will take a few decades. We will definitely see results before I abdicate."