Whether it is the Xuanqing Guard or the Criminal Department, each has its own rules, but one thing is the same, that is, the principle of "confidentiality" must be followed for major and important cases, and no information about the case can be disclosed to others unless necessary. .
The reason for confidentiality is also easy to understand. It is nothing more than the fear that the leakage of the information will affect the investigation of the case, and may also be learned by the subject of the investigation, which will create unnecessary variables and increase the difficulty of the investigation.
The Spirit King is now a dark horse in the royal family's "big exam" and is very powerful. I heard that he was patrolling various places before, so he must have just returned to the imperial city now, right?
However, Shen Hao set his position very well. He just acted as an errand. He had no right to speak and no care. He just stared at the commanders and governors above and followed suit. The prince, the black horse, or the white horse. He doesn't interfere.
"Don't be surprised, Your Highness. The Xuanqing Guards have strict and rigid rules. They are in a humble position and dare not disobey, so they are unable to answer His Highness's inquiry. Furthermore, the case was organized by the Major Cases Department of the Ministry of Punishment, and the specific external information also came from there. If you want to be concerned about the case, you can go to the Major Case Department and ask."
The expression on the Spirit King's face did not change. Instead, he smiled. He was mentally prepared for Shen Hao to reject his request. Don't feel dissatisfied.
Shen Hao didn't want to stay any longer and stood up to leave. It seemed that he had to move to another place for the tooth ceremony. Being disturbed by the Spirit King made him feel uncomfortable.
But Shen Hao opened his eyes when he went out. There are now people on both sides of the alley and on the eaves, and all of them are monks with high levels of cultivation. He could feel no fewer than twenty Yuan Dan realm auras.
Some were wearing the robes of royal guards, while others were casually dressed. It was obvious that these people's identities should be different. Presumably, the Spirit King recruited his own force from outside. Casual practice?
However, when he approached the alley, there was a certain smell that made Shen Hao feel inexplicably familiar, as if he had seen something similar before... He looked over and saw five people wearing ordinary clothes standing on the eaves. Although the appearance of these five monks could not be seen clearly in the night, their auras were cold and they did not seem to have anything to do with them.
Shen Hao showed no expression on his face, but he said to himself: "The breath of these people is a bit familiar, especially there seems to be a familiar smell on their bodies..."
That feeling didn't disappear until I walked out of the alley.
"The Spirit King has quite a few guards."
"Definitely. After King Qian was killed, defenses must be strengthened. However, many casual cultivators inside did not expect it."
The two guards were chatting quietly, which piqued Shen Hao's interest: "Do you know those casual cultivators?"
"I've seen a few of them, but I don't recognize most of them."
Shen Hao: "Are they all casual cultivators?"
"Of course, it is impossible for people from the sect to get involved in royal affairs. This is a big taboo. This has never happened before."
never had? This tone is a bit loud. Shen Hao knew that the Jing Dynasty must have some means of checks and balances on the sect, otherwise Zongmen Lin would not be able to ignore the imperial power replacement, but his current status is low and he is not qualified to know.
"Let's go eat somewhere else."
"Ah? Are there any stores open at this hour?"
"Of course, I know a hot pot restaurant that tastes good. It opens very late at night. It should be fine if we go there." Shen Hao led the way. He must have a good meal today.
...
As soon as Shen Hao left, the restaurant in the alley became quieter.
Yang Shu drank wine, and the people around him did not dare to speak. The waiter and the shopkeeper had long been driven to the back kitchen. Now, in addition to the guards, there were several main advisers around Yang Shu in the small restaurant.
Compared to the huge appetites of Shen Hao and others, Yang Shu didn't eat so much.
A salt and pepper chicken, a plate of refreshing spicy vegetables, and a vegetable soup, it was a good meal that Yang Shu had been craving for a long time.
It’s not that there isn’t delicious food in other places, but it’s just that during this period of time, apart from socializing and banquets, I was busy in various places and had no intention of relaxing and enjoying it. I finally came back after running all over the place, but I just wanted to comfort the glutton in my stomach first.
Different from the whole chicken that Shen Hao and the others ate before, the salt and pepper chicken in front of Yang Shu was cut into pieces, and he had to be more polite in taking bites with chopsticks, unlike Shen Hao and the others who grabbed it directly.
After half the chicken was eaten and four or five glasses of wine had been consumed, Yang Shu suddenly said: "Shen Hao has been transferred back from the south. Is my second brother's case really so difficult? Have you received any news? ?”
"Back to your lord, King Qian's case has always been handled by the Major Case Department of the Ministry of Punishment, with Xuanqing Guard cooperating in the investigation. There is news that Xuanqing Guard also dispatched a command officer to help, but no news about the case has been released. It should be. It was because we encountered some obstacles that it was difficult to move forward, so we asked Shen Hao to come back."
"I said before that this person named Shen is extraordinary, right? Tsk tsk, Jiang Cheng is his teacher, and Pang Ban also thinks highly of him. In addition, this person's cultivation talent has been rumored to be good. I'm afraid there should be someone in the Xuanqing Guard in the future. He has a place."
"Do you mean we need to send someone to keep an eye on him?"
"No, no, no, Shen Hao doesn't need us to keep an eye on him yet, and even the entire Xuan Qing Guard doesn't need to pay attention to it. Ever since Liao Chengfeng was killed by Pang Ban with excuses, the Xuan Qing Guard has no value to fight for."
After supper, Yang Shu and his entourage returned to the palace in a hurry. Instead of going to the backyard, they went directly into the study.
Now any unusual inquiries or discussions from Yang Shu will be preceded by two covering formations, and the person in charge of the formation will be Yang Shu's personal guard.
The external explanation for doing this is that a lot of unscrupulous cultivators have been recruited recently. The secrets in the palace cannot be spied by casual cultivators, so a covering circle is set up just in case.
The casual cultivators won't mind. They just use money to eliminate disasters, and have little interest in the affairs of Prince Ling's Mansion. They even enjoy hearing about it and want to know as little as possible. Even as long as Yang Shu wants to discuss matters, the casual cultivators will consciously complicate the peripheral defense instead of will be close.
In fact, many of these casual cultivators were not found by Yang Shu, some of them were poached by him. As soon as King Qian died, his inner guards were locked up by the royal family. There was no word on what to do next, so they couldn't move. But King Qian had recruited a lot of casual cultivators before, and now many of them have been poached by Yang Shu.
As Yang Shu expected, there was not much competition for the monks, and he got a lot of advantages. The ones who were really robbed were the forces left behind by King Qian. Now the other five princes were forced to do so, but Yang Shu was the only one who was happy and relaxed.
The real purpose of Yang Shu's proposal to cover up the magic circle was actually not just to guard against the newly recruited casual cultivators, but to guard against the five Liu brothers who came from the City of Fusi. Although those five people are now pushed to the edge of defense.
