Tianlan City, commonly known as the Imperial City, is where the emperor stayed. The people who live here are proud of themselves. After all, they can feel the emperor's breath all the time.
This sense of superiority is not unreasonable. People in other places will never see the world as well as people in the Imperial City. After all, in other places, an official with a thousand households is enough to scare people, but in the Imperial City, an official with a thousand households cannot be frightened. to people.
Of course, there are no absolutes and there are always exceptions.
For example, the Qianhu officials of Xuanqing Guard can intimidate many people even in the Imperial City, a prosperous place full of high-ranking officials.
However, the reputation of the Xuanqing Guards in the Imperial City is slightly better than that in other places, because it is rare for the Xuanqing Guards to take action in the Imperial City. Compared with the yamen servants in the local yamen, the Imperial City Xuanqing Guards are more like decorations, and their presence has always been Very low.
It wasn't until a previous case involving the Qin family that the people of the imperial city suddenly realized the sharp teeth and ferocity of Xuan Qingwei. Later, in the case of Left Prime Minister Ye Lansheng, Xuan Qingwei's name was basically stained with blood. Even with the arrogance of the people in the imperial city, they did not dare to take another look at the people in Xuanqingwei Yamen.
Today, October 16th, is rainy.
For the people who live in the imperial city, this day is another lively day that can make them talk about it for a long time, and it is even a day where they learn a lot.
The area around the teleportation circle, which was supposed to be very noisy, seemed eerily quiet early this morning. The usual shouts from various breakfast stalls, the shouts and noises from the carriages and horses, and the greetings and farewells leading to people coming and going were all gone. .
All the people passing by the teleportation circle shrank their necks, bent their waists slightly, and walked quickly with light steps. Even if they were curious, they did not dare to stop. From time to time, their eyes would flicker from the one placed outside the teleportation circle. Only the red lacquered wooden box was swept.
There are many people who understand, and even those who don’t understand understand after whispering to each other.
Only then did I realize that the red lacquered wooden box was not an ordinary box, but was called a "wealth box." Although the name was festive, the actual box had nothing to do with happiness, it was just a bit "happy" to the person holding the box.
Wealth box, a box for getting rich. But it is not filled with treasures, but human heads, which are usually cut off and placed in the army in exchange for military exploits.
But anyone who has been in the military knows that there are very few people in the military who actually use the money box. They usually use a straw rope to enter it through the mouth and string it out around the neck, which is convenient and saves wood. Only the heads of important people, such as enemies in important positions, would be contained in money boxes.
Therefore, it is not the military but the Xuanqing Guard who really use the wealth box the most. Just like now, after these wealth boxes were transported out of the teleportation circle, they were piled neatly on the carriage one by one. All the people passing by them were the Xuanqing Guard soldiers with black robes and Taotie patterns. Moreover, judging from the decoration on their belts, they were recently said to be... The Black Flag Camp of "Xuanqing Guards in Xuanqing Guards".
People who don't know are guessing where the Black Flag Camp people started killing again? Looking at the carriage transporting the wealth box, he must have killed a lot of people, right?
And those who know the origin of these heads are certain that the heads in these wealth boxes should be the heads of the major aristocratic families and the Daxiu clan in various places.
There were forty wealth boxes in one cart, and there was an endless stream of carts. Soon the number reached a hundred carts, and they were not finished yet. They were still coming out of the teleportation circle, and then loading them into cars and transporting them away.
At the back of Junhou Street, in front of the Xuanqing Guard Commander's Office, the entire street was covered with red lacquered wealth boxes. More than a dozen commanders holding rosters and portraits opened the boxes one by one for inspection. After confirmation, they drew circles on the rosters. Then someone took out the heads from the boxes and threw them into a large bucket. After the barrels are full, they will be loaded onto trucks and transported away, and then dug and buried in mass graves outside the city.
Although the heads have been processed and will not rot in just two days, the smell is not good. There is a strange smell in the fishy smell. One or two heads are not noticeable, but now there are hundreds and thousands of them. It's uncomfortable.
Moreover, the soldiers who commanded the yamen to count and verify were accompanied by several yamen servants wearing the robes of the Ministry of Justice. These yamen servants also held rosters and portraits and did the same thing.
Counting and checking were going on outside the yamen. Inside the yamen, Shen Hao stood in front of Pang Ban with his hands tied and reported the raid on the aristocratic family members and the Daxiu clan.
"Sir, the current operation is very successful. With the participation of Maple Red Villa, our casualties during the raid were minimal, and the main targets were all captured. This is a detailed file of the operation. Please take a look, sir."
Pang Ban took the file from Shen Hao but did not start to check it immediately. Instead, he looked at Shen Hao and said with a smile: "So, you are cleaning up dozens of aristocratic families and major cultivators while taking some time out." Breaking through two small realms in a row?"
If it were any other Yuandan realm monk who had broken through Pang Ban, he would have no interest in knowing and would not be able to ask. But Shen Hao is different. It is the seedling he is cultivating as his successor. So far, it seems that he is satisfied with everything.
After listening to the report from the secret guard arranged next to Shen Hao, Shen Hao not only had another epiphany a few days ago, but also used the harvest of the epiphany to jump to two small realms in one fell swoop, from the third level of the Yuan Dan Realm to the Yuan Dan Realm. Fivefold.
Having an epiphany and jumping to two small realms in a row is not a trivial matter. It means that as long as Shen Hao does not have any accidents in the future and practices honestly, he will definitely be able to hit the Xuanhai realm and there is a great possibility of success. , it’s okay to say it’s a done deal.
Therefore, in Pang Ban's view, Shen Hao's improvement this time was much more important than the tasks currently in the hands of the Black Flag Battalion.
"I made the adults laugh." Shen Hao bowed and responded. He really didn't want to worry too much about his own cultivation, but he couldn't avoid it, so he was secretly entangled in his heart.
"Haha, you should know that the Xuanqing Guardsman who is in the Yuan Dan Realm and is talented has been promoted from the fourth level to half a level to become a commanding officer?" Pang Ban's words with a smile made Shen Hao's face stiffen.
Whatever you are afraid of will come.
Of course Shen Hao knew this very strange rule in Xuanqing Guard. A fourth-rank official in the Yuan Dan Realm would be promoted to a commanding officer. It looked like a promotion, but in fact, in Shen Hao's view, it was a relinquishment of power. Because although the commanding officer has a high status in the Xuanqing Guard, he is just a group of powerful thugs at best.
Of course, Shen Hao was not willing to be a commander. He also made excuses for himself, so when he heard Pang Ban mention this matter, he said: "I am just a brick in Xuanqing Guard. I can move it wherever it is needed." ! Everything just depends on the adults’ orders.
However, the Black Flag Battalion has just been integrated, and all aspects are still in the running-in stage. In addition, Blackwater's coverage of all aspects of the country and North Korea has not been completed. These things cannot withstand changes.
Therefore, I kindly ask you to grant me some more time, so that I can sort out the matters at hand one by one. "
