At noon, Master He rested his hand on his forehead, shielding himself from the glare of the sun, ignoring the glaring sweat running down his face, and left the deep imperial city quickly, without entering the small corner room in the middle school. He got on the sedan chair directly and came to the Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. As soon as he entered the yamen, he realized that his official uniform was already wet with sweat. Some people walked into the hall unconsciously and sat alone for a long time before waking up.
Earlier, His Majesty passed him into the Imperial Study, just a few simple words, He Zongwei knew that all the secret tricks he set up fell into His Majesty's eyes. His Majesty knew what he was looking for, but he just didn't bother to ask. It's okay, just look at it coldly.
Thinking of this, Master He shuddered and was terrified. After all, his own investigation of the case had some wrong intentions. With His Majesty's **** eyes, since he knows this, how can he not see the truth? However, to his surprise, His Majesty did not severely reprimand him for this matter, but just confessed a few tired words and kicked him out.
He Zongwei fell into deep thought in the cool and cool office of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Why did His Majesty not get angry? Could it be that the inner court and the Ministry of Criminal Justice really found something in Dazhou? Is it the Tiger Guard Gundam, or the Wang Qinian who is definitely not dead? Dazhou is not far from the capital, but it takes time to pass information back and forth. He Zongwei has no other choice but to wait excitedly and nervously for the return in the capital. In that place, because of his hunt for Gundam, he would very much cater to God's will and block the old dean Chen who had returned home from outside the city, and at the same time gave Chen Pingping a chance to make a move.
Of course, this is also the opportunity for the emperor to make a move.
Not only He Zongwei didn't know the inside story of what happened in Dazhou, but the senior scholar Hu, who was under his sect, and the officials of the Qing Dynasty from the six departments and three temples, also didn't guess that the Qing Dynasty was in a state of turmoil today, they just smelled something. It was a strange smell, but no one would associate this smell with the old dean Chen.
No matter how wise a person is, he would never think that there will be problems between His Majesty and Chen Pingping, and the courtiers dare not even think about it.
Even the officials of the Overwatch Council never doubted the loyalty of our ancestors to Qing and His Majesty. Allegiance to His Majesty, everything is for the Qing Kingdom, this is the education that all the officials and spies of the Overwatch Council received when they were admitted to the hospital. Over the past few decades, led by Chen Pingping, all the black-clothed officials also for this goal, for the strength of the Qing Kingdom, Working hard for His Majesty's safety, who would have thought that the Overwatch Council would become one of His Majesty's targets today
Just because no one would think of this, some people would sensitively explore that aspect. As the most powerful intelligence system and secret service agency in the world, there is no doubt that there are many signs of the changes in Kyoto today, which have fallen into the eyes of the officials of the Overwatch Council, especially the improvement of the defense level of the Imperial Army and the sudden transfer of the Kyoto garrison division. , and even the sudden entry and exit of the palace by Master He, they all fell into the eyes of different needles, and passed back to the square black and gray building through different channels.
Except for the five offices where the Black Cavalry is located, all the prominent figures in the Eight Offices are in the black and gray building of the Overwatch Council. The sun had just moved westward, and the information had been collected in the second division, sorted out by different intelligence officials, and then put on the case of the intelligence director of the second division.
The host of the Second Division is a middle-aged man, a rare person left behind by the veterans of the Eighth Division. Ever since Fan Xian became the chief inspector of the Overwatch Council and gradually began to take over the power of the Overwatch Council, Chen Pingping, in order to make his succession smoother, began to persuade those old officials from the Eight Great Offices to leave. The people in this yard naturally didn't have any resistance to Miss Ye's son, so they retreated very naturally and happily.
Mu Tie took over one place, Fan Xian's brother who used the Poison Master Sect took over three places, Yan Bingyun took over four places, the current leader of the black cavalry has become a silver-faced Jing Ge, and the bald head leader of the seven places He resigned very early, and the host of the Eighth Division was also selected by Fan Xian from the Qi Nian team.
Only the second department is still managed by the old director because of the importance of intelligence. He is sincere and conscientious in cultivating his deputy. He only waits for the deputy to stir up trouble in the entire Qingguo intelligence system. Let this Dean Fan's close person take over.
The Overwatch Council and the Metropolitan Overwatch Council have been fighting lawsuits, and Dean Xiao Fan doesn't like to see that Senior Scholar He very much, so He Zongwei was originally the focus of the Overwatch Council's secret surveillance. Although His Majesty has always opposed this kind of surveillance, the surveillance It is impossible for the imperial court to watch every day if the courtyard relies on the power in its hands to do some idle things. The middle-aged leaders of the two divisions frowned and looked at the file in their hands, wondering what His Majesty said about He Zongwei today, and his face turned so ugly.
As for the adjustment of the imperial army and the departure of the Kyoto garrison, it is also very sensitive information. The director of the Second Division frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what kind of power the imperial court needed to deal with so carefully around the current capital of the Qing Kingdom. In particular, the Overwatch Council hadn't been involved in this matter from the very beginning, and the palace hadn't even notified it. This is really very different from the past.
He picked up the file on the case, coughed twice, walked out the door, went up the stairs, walked to the quiet secret room, knocked on the door twice, and then pushed the door open to enter.
A young official dressed in white, completely incompatible with the gloomy atmosphere of the Overwatch Council, was sitting behind the big table, scrutinizing something intently.
The head of the Second Division smiled slightly, looked at Yan Bingyun and sighed inwardly, then walked forward and put the case file in his hand on his desk.
The old dean has already retired, Master Xiao Fan has finally become the real dean, and it is obvious that Mr. Xiao Yan not only has to manage the affairs of the four places, but he is also afraid that he will take over Fan Xian's position as the new chief inspector of the Overwatch Council. In the past few years, Chen Pingping has been recuperating from illness, and Fan Xian is impatient to take care of minor affairs, so Yan Bingyun has been working hard on the entire Overwatch Council affairs, so in the future Yan Bingyun will become the director of the miscellaneous affairs in the management institute. My lord, the officials of the Overwatch Council are already used to it, and they won't have any objections.
Moreover, to the old courtiers of the Overwatch Council, although Mrs. Fan is a stunningly talented person, and because of the relationship between Miss Ye's family and Mr. Chen, they are all loyal and respectful to Fan Xian. However, this homage is always at a distance. In comparison, Young Master Yan Ruohai, who grew up in the Supervisory Court since he was a child, and Young Master Yan, who paid a huge price for the Academy in Northern Qi, are undoubtedly closer.
"Uncle Liu, what is it that I would like to trouble you to deliver in person?" Yan Bingyun smiled gently, not feeling the frost in front of Fan Xian at all, stood up and asked the director of the second office to sit down, and then opened the Those dossiers.
"The transfer of the imperial army and the Kyoto garrison only needs to be reported to the inner court and the Privy Council. It is nothing if we don't know about it." The director of the second office looked at Yan Bingyun and said worriedly: "But this is not in line with the practice, such a big matter , there must be a purpose, but until now our hospital still doesn't know what happened..."
At this time, Yan Bingyun had already read through these pieces of information, the arc of the corner of his lips was still so stable, and said with a smile: "There is a lot of trouble in Dongyi City recently, there are many experts in those places, and there are many murderous people in the Jianghu, maybe The palace is worried, just like the Hanging Temple that year, a few more killers have sneaked in, and the improvement of the defense level of the imperial army is nothing."
"It's the Jingdu garrison." Yan Bingyun shook his head and said, "Send a message to the Privy Council later."
"The Privy Council can ignore us." The head of the Second Office frowned and said, "And the current problem, Shi Fei led the army in person, it must be the order of the palace."
He suddenly thought of something, that it hadn't been too long since Old Dean Chen's motorcade had left the capital, but immediately he laughed at himself and shook his head.
"What's wrong?" Yan Bingyun glanced at him casually with deep eyes.
"It's nothing." The head of the second office shook his head, and said with a smile: "I'm really old, sometimes my head tends to think wildly."
Yes, he never thought that the palace would attack his most respected old headmaster, so he subconsciously strangled the previous speculation. Just like Gong Dian and Ye Chong's confusion, like general Shi Fei's anxiety and fear, no one could have thought of this.
Yan Bingyun lowered his head slowly, and said, "Surveillance of the military in the courtyard is a matter of no publicity. It's better not to send a letter to the Privy Council. What is the usual practice?"
"We can't intervene in the military. We usually prepare an intelligence report and submit it to the palace for your majesty to review." The head of the second office pondered for a moment and said, "Of course, for a change like today's, we have to react faster."
"Okay." Yan Bingyun still lowered his head, and said, "Immediately send the information to the Imperial Study Room in secret."
"Yes." The head of the second office subconsciously responded like a subordinate. Suddenly, he felt that Yan Bingyun's reaction was a little strange. He didn't raise his head, which seemed a little rude. He was now an official at the same level as him, and the other party hadn't really understood the situation yet. He took up the position of chief secretary, but he was unlucky... He shook his head again. He had watched Yan Bingyun grow up since he was a child, and knew that Yan Bingyun was not such a person. The dossier exits the door.
The opportunity for the Overwatch Council to respond immediately was thus missed. Of course, if the Overwatch Council, as a secret service agency, did not respond in front of the powerful state machinery of the Qing Kingdom, it might be against the country and the court. , even for this square black and gray building... the best response.
The room returned to the silence that had remained unchanged for countless years. Yan Bingyun slowly raised his head. If anyone was around at this time, he would definitely be able to see the growing struggle and pain in the eyes of this young master Yan. .
Yan Bingyun's hands under the table were tightly clenched, and he didn't let go for a long time. His thin lips were so tight that they almost lost all color. He stood up slowly, walked to the side of the window, opened the black curtain, looked out, and at a glance saw a corner of the bright yellow imperial city shining brightly under the bright sunshine of early autumn.
At this time, he thought that when he entered the Overwatch Council for the first time, the old man in the wheelchair met him in this room. It seemed that the black cloth on the window had never been taken off. It seemed that the old man was used to the darkness. The sun was never seen again.
Later the old man left this room and returned to Chen Yuan. Fan Xian didn't like to spend every day in the serious and gloomy courtyard of the Overwatch Council, so the person who stayed in this room the longest was Yan Bingyun. he himself.
In the past, the organizers of the Eight Great Offices would report matters on both sides of this long table, but now there is no one on both sides of the long table. In the past, there would always be a wheelchair at the end of the long table, and there would be a shadow behind the wheelchair.
The wheelchair is long gone now. Yan Bingyun slowly entered the black curtain in his hands, and sighed long, the confusion and pain in his eyes gradually disappeared. Since he is the second master in this room, he must inherit the previous master's temperament and will Now that you have made up your mind, you can no longer hesitate.
Yan Bingyun, one of the seven young courtiers called into the palace when Emperor Qing injected new blood into the court. These seven young courtiers were the newcomers prepared by Emperor Qing for the future of the Qing Kingdom. Except for Qin Heng who died in the rebellion, the other six had already begun to shine in the court of the Qing Kingdom.
Among the six, the one who climbed the fastest was naturally He Zongwei. At a young age, he was already a senior scholar in the middle school, and he was also in charge of the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Speaking of Bingyun and Cheng Jialin, one of the four sons of Fan Clan, there is no doubt that everyone belongs to Fan Xian's faction.
It's just that no one knows how much effort and deterrence His Majesty, the great emperor of the Qing Kingdom, devoted to Young Master Xiaoyan of the Overwatch Council during that night talk.
The so-called Seven Gentlemen, in His Majesty's view, the most important are He Zongwei and Yan Bingyun.
Yan Bingyun sat down slowly, spread his palms flat on the desk, and lightly stroked over the extremely complicated order documents and intelligence memorials of the Overwatch Council, then he lightly rang a bell to call in The officials directly under him and the members of the Qinian team that he could mobilize, issued orders one after another softly.
These orders seem to have no connection with each other, and they are not very noticeable. However, the reinforcements to Dongyi City and the handover to Deng Ziyue on Xiliang Road will consume the Overwatch Council in the past ten days. most of the attention.
There were four orders in total, which easily drained more than half of the strength of the headquarters of the Overwatch Council in Kyoto, and began to mobilize it to various places in the Qing Kingdom. These transfers were not unusual, so they didn't attract anyone's attention. It was just that it was extremely difficult for the Overwatch Council to gather a strong lethal force in the capital.
Not many people can do this, and even if Fan Xian did it himself, he might not be as quick as Yan Bingyun, because Fan Xian is a person who is not patient with details after all, and he knows the Overwatch Council very well, but It's still not as thorough as Yan Bingyun's understanding. A huge monitoring and secret service agency has only moved a few points in it, but it can cause such consequences. Mr. Xiaoyan's planning methods are still as powerful.
The only thing that can't be moved is the Overwatch Council. The first one was originally responsible for monitoring the affairs of the officials in the capital, and the first one was managed by Fan Xian himself. Now, although Mu Tie has become the host of the first one, in fact the officials of the first one He still felt that his immediate superior was the dean. Although Yan Bingyun had Fan Xian's warrant, he couldn't use such a bizarre order to transfer them out of the capital.
After Yan Bingyun finished all this, he took a deep breath, as if he felt that what he had just done was about to suffocate him.
"It's all for the Qing Kingdom." Yan Bingyun slowly closed his eyes. He couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with his father a long time ago, and the corners of his smooth eyes couldn't help twitching. "Or is it all for the Overwatch Council?"
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When Eunuch Yao left the imperial study and came to the imperial city to announce the imperial decree to Ye Zhong and Gong Dian, few people in the palace knew about it. When Ye Zhong and Gong Dian knelt on the ground, resisting the shock and anxiety in their hearts to receive the order, eunuch Yao handed over His Majesty's handwritten letter, and said expressionlessly, "General Shi Fei is waiting for the order."
Ye Zhong stood up and took over this handwritten letter from His Majesty, as if he had taken over a big Dongshan mountain. His arms were so heavy that he could barely lift it. He is one of the few ninth-rank powerhouses left in Qing Kingdom. One, but facing this handwritten letter, he still felt that he couldn't afford it.
Fortunately, the one who really needs this handwritten letter is Shi Fei, a senior minister of the Yanjing faction of the military. Because he has not been in the capital for a long time, his majesty has sent such a terrible mission. As the envoy of the Privy Council, Ye Zhong can't help but feel sorry for Shi Fei. There was a burst of sadness, and at the same time, a chill appeared in my heart.
Let the Yanjing faction of the military do this, instead of letting the Dingzhou Army do it. In addition to the fact that Shi Fei's Kyoto garrison is easy to manipulate, I have to say that Ye Zhong has lived in Kyoto for a long time, and His Majesty the Emperor is not very good at it. Don't worry about the relationship between him and Chen Pingping.
Ye Zhong thought about this, but his face didn't move in the slightest.
Eunuch Yao left the Forbidden Army's camp empty-handed, hunched over, and walked slowly into the deep palace. In fact, like Ye Zhong, the chief eunuch also had many complicated emotions in his heart. After serving in the palace for a long time, he is used to the conversations and dialogues between His Majesty and Old Dean Chen, which are completely different from ordinary monarchs and ministers. He knows that in His Majesty's heart, Old Dean Chen is definitely not just an ordinary minister. .
Thinking of the scene where His Majesty was furious in the imperial study, the smile on Eunuch Yao's face involuntarily became bitter. In fact, in his opinion, if His Majesty really wanted to send old Dean Chen down, wouldn't it be more convenient for His Majesty to do it when he was in the capital when Old Dean Chen entered the palace to say goodbye? Why did he have to drag him to Chen Laoyuan The chief has already left Beijing, and he is on the way back to his hometown before making a move
The incident happened in Dazhou, the tiger guard who fled was in Dazhou, the master of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs sent by Master He was in Dazhou, and the master sent by the inner court to help the Metropolitan Procuratorate was also in Dazhou.
Eunuch Yao understands His Majesty's intentions better than anyone else. It seems that His Majesty is still watching... Eunuch Yao knows that if Old Director Chen really wants to get away, unless His Majesty personally leads troops to chase after him, no one can stop him That old monster.
He walked up to His Royal Highness Taiji, leaning against the side of the porch, enjoying the rare leisure. The eunuchs and maids who passed by saluted respectfully and with little fear, and then left silently. Eunuch Yao closed his eyes and enjoyed the afternoon sunshine in early autumn, sighed secretly, and said to himself in his heart: "Old Dean, since you are gone, don't come back, and His Majesty doesn't want you to come back either."
Yes, the cold-blooded and ruthless Emperor Qing, after a long period of secret investigation, still violated his nature and gave Chen Pingping a chance, a chance to defend herself, and a chance to leave. However, before Chen Pingping left, he did not defend himself, and now outside Dazhou City, he met Tiger Guard Gundam who was wanted by the court, and it was up to him whether he would leave.
If Chen Pingping is willing to leave, maybe this matter will be fine, if he refuses to leave, then he will return to the capital.
This was not Emperor Qing's affection for Chen Pingping, I'm afraid it was more of an interrogation, questioning, and soft questioning of Chen Pingping's heart.
Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping have known each other for decades. He can accept anyone betraying him, because the suspicious emperor never trusts anyone in the world, but he can't accept Chen Pingping's betrayal, even he himself doesn't believe any truth he found out.
Living alone in the world, one is always afraid of being alone, especially the person sitting on the dragon chair. Perhaps Emperor Qing himself did not realize that Chen Pingping, an old cripple who looked extremely lonely, was the only one in his cold heart who could prove that he was alone. I am the warmth of a living person.
So His Majesty the Emperor was angry and anxious. Until the end, he still looked at himself and Chen Pingping's heart with a trace of unconfidence.
Fans of the authorities, perhaps the only one who can see all this clearly is the head eunuch who is leaning against the pillars of the Tai Chi Hall and basking in the sun.
Old eunuch Hong likes to bask in the sun, and eunuch Yao also likes to bask in the sun. Eunuch Hou, who died under Fan Xian, also likes to bask in the sun. It is probably because these deformed people have too many secrets hidden in their hearts, and they are more vicious than anyone else. Their gazes let them know too much about the emperor's joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys, so they can't say or think about it, so they have to let the sun keep basking in their bodies, so as not to let the secrets in the body become moldy, so as not to let those cold emotions overwhelm them. frostbite.
Eunuch Yao closed his eyes and breathed slowly. He was not a strong man like Hong Siti, nor did he have the great spirit of sacrificing himself for Qing to rule the world. He was just a cautious person, and all his goals were to ensure that he He lived in peace and stability, so regarding the matters between His Majesty the Emperor and Old Dean Chen, he had no other thoughts except fear.
"The sun is really good today." Eunuch Dai, who came out from the side of the hall, leaned against him and said with a smile.
Eunuch Yao smiled and glanced at his old partner. The two of them entered the palace together, but Eunuch Dai's life in the palace was not as smooth as his own. Eunuch Dai was first in Concubine Shu's palace, and was deeply loved by His Majesty. He was entrusted with the important tasks of passing orders to the minister's house, and then he lost power and had a very miserable time in the palace, until finally Mr. Fan With help, and the outstanding performance during the palace change, he made a comeback in the palace.
The eunuchs and maids in the entire palace are very afraid of Eunuch Yao, after all, he is the closest chief eunuch beside His Majesty, but Eunuch Dai does not have the fearful feeling of ordinary people, he is an old acquaintance after all, and Eunuch Dai is not small now, There is also a young Master Fan behind him.
Eunuch Yao didn't answer, but just moved to the side, giving him half of the position of the colonnade.
Eunuch Dai glanced at him, hesitated to speak, and then sighed: "When we first entered the palace, we were lazy here to bask in the sun, but we were beaten fifty times by Mr. Hong, do you remember?"
Eunuch Yao certainly remembered that among the young eunuchs at that time, Xiao Houzi was already dead. He sighed, knowing what Lao Dai wanted to ask, he must have sensed the strangeness in the palace today. It's just that this matter is too big, there are probably only five people in the whole world who know about it, not to mention that Eunuch Dai and Master Xiao Fan have a very good relationship, and this matter must be kept from him.
Eunuch Yao smiled, squinted his eyes and glanced at the sun on the left, and said: "The partners back then, those who died in the end, and those who were scattered, how many of them still remember the love of being on the board like you and me?"
"We're still alive, as long as we're alive." Eunuch Dai shook his head.
Eunuch Yao suddenly raised his head and looked towards the end of the long corridor, only to see a young eunuch hunched over and slowly walking over, he squinted his eyes and said, "Hong Zhu has been following you recently, how is it?"
"This child was greatly stimulated about three years ago, and he has become more and more taciturn." Eunuch Dai obviously liked the clever and silent little eunuch, and sighed, "At the beginning, he was also a celebrity in the East Palace, but who would have thought that he would become an eunuch in the end?" look like this."
"He was also serving in the imperial study back then. It's a good thing to be silent..." Eunuch Yao said calmly, "You also talked too much back then."
Eunuch Dai laughed at himself and said nothing.
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Two days later, in a mountain on the outskirts of Dazhou City, a group of the Kyoto garrison division, who had just rested for less than a day, received an urgent secret report from the Privy Council of Kyoto. Shi Fei took the secret letter, destroyed the wax on the mouth of the letter, read the contents of the letter word by word, his pupils shrank slightly, and immediately returned to normal. He did not remain silent for a long time, and then read the letter Handed it to the soldiers beside him.
"Put this letter away, and you are not allowed to show up tomorrow! If I die, give this letter... to Mr. Fan." Thousands of cavalry from the Kyoto garrison were waiting in the valley. The soldiers beside him stood under the setting sun, watching the movements in Dazhou not far ahead.
The guards were slightly startled, thinking that they had never had anything to do with Yanjing's army, Mr. Fan, or even the Overwatch Council. Why is this so important
Shi Fei sneered and didn't explain anything. He looked at his subordinates down the valley, and he didn't have any confidence in his heart, because even he didn't know that among the officers and soldiers of the Kyoto garrison, there were nails planted by the Overwatch Council.
Although the imperial court clearly stipulated that the Overwatch Council's regulations clearly stated that the Overwatch Council was strictly prohibited from infiltrating the military, but what kind of person was General Shi Fei, he didn't believe it at all.
Even a big man like Mr. Qin fell into the hands of the spies of the Overwatch Council, Shi Fei didn't think he was stronger than Qin Ye.
He took a deep breath and said, "Pressure speed, approaching Dazhou."
He was afraid that he would fail and die, and he was even more afraid that once he died, His Majesty would blame him for killing Old Dean Chen in order to appease Mrs. Fan, so he handed over the handwritten letter from His Majesty to his relatives. Bing, if he fails this time, then this letter must be delivered to Fan Xian.
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