Gong Qingqiu was grounded by the empress.
This news caused shock in the court.
The next three imperial edicts issued by the empress in one day shocked the people outside the court.
"The Wolf Guard of the Supervision Department and the Imperial City Guard Corps merged! The newly formed Wolf Guard Corps is responsible for all security outside the palace, including inspections, arrests, and case handling."
"The Wolf Guard Corps is independent of the Three Divisions, and all important positions are selected from Dali Temple, Hanlin Academy, and Qintian Prison!"
"Select 100,000 soldiers and horses from the 12th regiment camp and set off for the northern border in three days!"
As soon as the news came out, the world was shocked!
In a luxurious courtyard in the imperial capital, the Ninth Prince, wearing a sapphire blue python robe, sat leisurely next to the pond, casually grabbed a handful of bait and threw it into the water, attracting countless koi carps to fight for it.
The two maids next to him were gently shaking cattail leaves, and the two beautiful concubines were squatting on the left and right. One was rubbing his legs and massaging him, and the other was elegantly feeding him a grape.
The Ninth Prince gently spit the grape seeds into his concubine's palm: "It is said that only when the water is clear can you see all the fish, but the clearer the water is, the more boring it becomes."
"Can any of you know the reason?"
The beautiful concubine on the side laughed: "The clearer the water is, the more you can see how many fish are in the pool. If the water is turbid, it makes people yearn even more for what kind of fish are hidden in it. Or maybe there will be some small shrimps or other exotic varieties.”
The Ninth Prince gently patted his beautiful concubine on the buttocks: "You are right."
The housekeeper hurried over and whispered a few words in the Ninth Prince's ear.
"Let him in."
The Ninth Prince stood up and threw the bait into the pool: "This is called spectacular!"
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When the Ninth Prince saw the furious Liu Yong, he laughed: "Why, can't you calm down?"
Liu Yong's face showed anxiety: "My Ninth Prince, how long has it been and you can still sit still?"
"If you can't sit still, you should eat and drink."
Liu Yong sighed: "After the merging of the Wolf Guard and the Guard Corps, the power at each yamen gate was taken away. Now the yamen gate has become a decoration."
"The Wolf Guard Corps is being formed. Once it is formed, the yamen will still be a yamen, but the owner will have changed."
"But this will definitely cause resistance and controversy. In the past two days, I have only interceded and received several requests for transfer."
"Ninth Prince, what exactly does your Majesty want to do?"
The Ninth Prince smiled: "Can't you see this? Your Majesty has always been very suspicious. This time, even his own sister has been imprisoned. Who do you think she will believe?"
"Naturally, it feels more secure to hold all the power in your own hands."
Liu Yong sighed: "The 12 regiments and battalions mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses to go north. Isn't there no real struggle for justice with the Daxia Dynasty now?"
A cold glint flashed in the Ninth Prince's eyes: "This incident surprised me a bit."
"What does the prince mean?"
The Ninth Prince hesitated for a moment, waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty is angry now. If you think you can speak out, then go ahead and speak."
Liu Yong suddenly became embarrassed: "Your Majesty, this is a bit difficult."
"You also know how difficult it is?" The Ninth Prince snorted: "Although the Twelfth Regiment Battalion is responsible for the emperor's safety, your Majesty's intention now is not as simple as providing support, but to pull out 50,000 troops from the border troops to take turns to rest. , and pull these 100,000 soldiers up to test your courage!"
Liu Yong was still a little confused: "Isn't this unnecessary? Those in the border army have all experienced nine deaths. Wouldn't it be a pity to take a rest?"
"The new recruits are transferred to the border to hone their wolf nature for a period of time before they develop their wolf nature. The 50,000 border guards entered Kyoto, and their combat power is much more powerful than those pampered guard regiments."
He was the prime minister after all. Before the Ninth Prince finished speaking, he had tasted it.
"Your Majesty, you mean that your Majesty has noticed something is wrong among the twelve regiments and camps?"
"The secret guard in your Majesty's hands is not a vegetarian." A cold light flashed in the Ninth Prince's eyes: "But we can only watch her series of actions."
Liu Yong rolled his eyes: "Your Majesty, who is the commander of one hundred thousand troops?"
The Ninth Prince shook his head: "I don't know. As for who will lead the troops to the north, it depends on His Majesty's wishes."
Liu Yong's expression was very ugly: "My lord, you don't know, it took me several years to get the leaders of these four regiments firmly in my hands."
"At this time, His Majesty suddenly wants to make a choice. Just in case..."
"How come there are so many precautions?" The Ninth Prince glared: "If a hundred thousand soldiers and horses enter the northern border, not to mention how many they can train, but how many of them can survive once the war with Daxia starts?"
"It is a bit outrageous for the majestic king of a country to make fun of the lives of one hundred thousand soldiers."
Liu Yong was shocked and looked at the Ninth Prince in disbelief: "What does the prince mean?"
"Once one hundred thousand soldiers and horses fail miserably at the border, what do you think the officials will do?"
Liu Yong showed a hint of joy on his face: "Yes, your Excellency has considered this very carefully."
The Ninth Prince snorted: "So, we can't be anxious."
"Whoever is anxious at this time will lose first."
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Outside the prison of the Supervision Department, Erzhuzi and Gouzi, who were dressed as beggars, watched so many people coming in and out of the Supervision Department, and couldn't help but said angrily: "In this situation, we can't even go in to save Brother Yijin, or we may be directly killed. Kill them together."
"Gouzi, what do you think we should do?"
Gouzi glanced ahead and sighed: "I don't know, the only solution for now is to wait for news about Miss Meng, but I think it's inappropriate to rescue people from prison, isn't it?"
"If it doesn't suit you, you have to give it a try, just in case you succeed."
Gouzi swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Are you crazy? It's not like you don't know that the prison of the Supervision Department is impregnable. Let alone saving people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to walk in at this time!"
Erzhuzi snorted: "What's so difficult about this? There is a dog hole in the backyard of the Supervision Department. We just need to get in from there."
"Dog hole?"
The two of them walked around to the back of the Supervision Department and were overjoyed when they saw that there really was a dog hole in the corner.
Er Zhuzhu pointed inside and said: "You stay on guard here, I'll go in to find the adults."
Gouzi glanced around and nodded: "Be careful."
Erzhuzi walked in cautiously and walked towards the prison.
"Er Zhuzi, we have been waiting for you here for a long time."
Several wolf guards walked up with smiles on their faces: "Your Majesty has a decree to capture you all the way. Let's go."
Erzhuzhu roared and ran towards the outside of the courtyard wall, but unexpectedly a large net fell down.
Several wolf guards looked at the trapped second pillar with laughter, then stepped forward and punched it unconscious: "The dog should be outside the wall. Don't worry, none of you can leave."
As night fell, footsteps were heard outside the prison. Liu Yijin watched as several wolf guards opened the cell door, and Erzhu and Gouzi, who were bruised and swollen, were thrown in.
"Brother Yijin, oh my, these grandsons are really ruthless!"
Er Zhuzi stood up with his teeth grimaced in pain, grinning at Liu Yijin with his big mouth open, while the dog next to him also grinned and cried.
Liu Yijin kicked him over: "Get out, I'm not dead yet, you guys are just crying!"
The two of them knelt down in front of Liu Yijin and burst into tears.
"Okay, since we're all here, let's just wait." Liu Yijin thought openly and said with a smile.
Erzhu wiped his tears: "Brother Yijin, why aren't you worried at all?"
"What are you worried about?" Liu Yijin was lying on the haystack with a straw in his mouth: "If the empress wanted to kill me, she would have killed me long ago."
Gouzi was stunned: "Brother Yijin means that His Majesty will not kill you?"
"Probably not for the time being."
Liu Yijin hesitated for a moment: "I'm just guessing."
Gouzi gave Erzhu a look, and the latter stood directly at the door to show off.
Gouzi whispered: "Brother Yijin, Miss Mengyao will send someone to pick you up tonight."
"What?" Liu Yijin was stunned for a moment: "Nonsense, the empress has laid a dragnet here, and she is here to die!"
Gouzi said mysteriously: "Miss Mengyao has found a very powerful person. They will rescue you and take you back to Qinghe Town."
Liu Yijin glanced at Gouzi: "If you know this, why are you still coming in?"
Gouzi chuckled: "Aren't we worried about you getting hurt, Brother Yijin? But right now it seems like you're fine."
After Gouzi finished speaking, he walked directly to the window, took out a paper crane made of colored paper from his arms and placed it gently on the window sill: "This is the code we agreed on. As long as they see this paper crane, they will know it." Brother Jin, your place is up."
Liu Yijin's expression suddenly became solemn: "No, I won't let any of you take risks for me!"
"Don't take risks, Brother Yijin. That person is very powerful. I guess no one in the entire Supervision Department can be his opponent."
"Stupid!" Liu Yijin stood up, walked directly to the door, and shouted to the outside: "Here comes someone!"
A yamen servant hurriedly ran over and said with a smile: "What orders do you have, Mr. Liu?"
"Tell Cui Shugong that I want to see him!"
The officer was stunned: "Sir, I don't understand what you mean. Who is Cui Shugong?"
Liu Yijin snorted: "Don't you dare to pretend to be stupid. I knew it as soon as the old eunuch walked into the prison yesterday."
"Tell him, I want to see the empress!"
The yamen officer was about to say something else when he heard an old and sharp voice: "You little guy, your nose is really good. The Zajia sneezed in the corridor yesterday, and I didn't expect you to recognize it." come out."
Liu Yijin looked at Cui Shugong, who was walking up to him with a smile, and snorted: "Thankfully, I was worried that you were imprisoned because of my involvement. I didn't expect that you would enjoy peace and happiness when you came in."
Cui Shugong smiled: "The Za family wanted to wait and see the good show. You two little brothers are here. There will probably be another big fish tonight, and they also folded confetti cranes. Haha, it just so happens that the Za family also has one in their hands. Just confetti cranes.”
When Erzhuzi and Gouzi saw the paper crane in Cui Shugong's hand, they couldn't help being stunned: "It's impossible, how come they are exactly the same."
A Wolf Guard who was following behind laughed and said, "When I was cleaning up the two of you, I found something on you. Didn't you feel that someone was taking something out of your arms when you were beaten with your head covered?"
Erzhuzi and Gouzi looked angry: "Despicable!"
Cui Shugong put his hands behind his back: "Mr. Liu, do you want to know the news about the eldest lady?"
Liu Yijin's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Cui Shugong, I want to castrate you again!"
