Whether the establishment of the Secret Investigation Department was right or wrong, even in the last three days and three nights, it would be difficult to discuss the final result.
Over the years, although the imperial court was bright on the outside, it actually did a lot of dark things in private, some of which completely violated the expectations of the officials.
But if these things are not done, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to stand firm in the world.
Everything has two sides. Where there is light, there will inevitably be shadow.
Li Xiang and Sun Gusheng were looking around at the bottom. When these people in black saw the two coming, they didn't say anything. They just clasped their fists gently to express their presence, and then got back to work.
Li Xiang walked to a bookcase, reached out and casually took down a file, and handed it to Sun Gusheng.
Sun Gusheng opened it and opened his mouth slightly.
"The Secret Investigation Department paid attention to everything that happened to you during the years you were away."
Li Xiang smiled and said: "Do you still remember that when you were in Xu Hai, you were surrounded by a group of bandits. At that time, you could have killed the bandits, but you didn't do that. You just paid money to keep yourself safe. When you left Xu Hai later, did you notice any difference?"
Sun Gusheng thought about it carefully and then shook his head.
Li Xiang said: "All those bandits were wiped out."
Sun Gusheng pursed his lips. In his impression, those bandits were just ordinary warriors who usually made a living by robbing money. Although they were hateful, if they really committed any serious crimes, they would all be wiped out. , actually it’s not that serious.
After all, bandits are unavoidable in places that rely on mountains, but most of the court's methods are to recruit people, so that these bandits can become their own people and maintain the security of the city.
Li Xiang took back the file, put it back on the bookcase, and then said slowly: "Behind that group of bandits are our enemies."
Sun Gusheng was silent for a moment and then asked: "How did the Secret Investigation Department find out?"
Li Xiang pointed to a man in black present and said: "He was among that group of bandits back then. Your Highness, maybe you still have half of the credit for this matter. If it weren't for your appearance, I'm afraid the people behind him wouldn't be able to do it." Will show up too early."
At the beginning, the bandit in disguise from the Secret Investigation Department had long recognized Sun Gusheng, but he did not make it public. However, when he robbed the money, he deliberately asked Sun Gusheng to drag down the clothes he was wearing and take them back.
The leader of the village was naturally filled with joy when he saw that the clothes were made of excellent materials, so he put them on directly.
The story after that is very simple. The village leader colluded with the Quanwuhui. How could the Quanwuhui not realize that this dress was something only found in the palace, and immediately killed the village leader.
It was this killing that allowed the Secret Investigation Department to follow the clues to find the person behind the scenes and eliminate a hidden danger.
Sun Gusheng took a slow breath and said, "The Secret Investigation Department seems to have done a lot of things like this."
Li Xiang nodded noncommittally.
Then, he looked at the man in black who was sorting out documents, with a hint of apology in his eyes.
After all, after he did something like this, he would never be able to walk back into the sun. If he walked out, the only outcome would be death.
Sun Gusheng looked at the few men in black here. These people should have been Secret Investigation Department personnel who had been lurking everywhere. When the matter was successful, they could only return here and could never go out again.
"Come with me and show you something."
Li Xiang waved his hand and walked towards a small desk.
The two came to the small desk. Li Xiang gently placed his hand on an inkstone next to the hidden compartment. Then there was a soft sound and the scroll on the desk suddenly closed. Then a hidden compartment opened under the scroll. It rose slowly, with a red seal placed on it.
Li Xiang picked up the seal and handed it to Sun Gusheng.
Sun Gusheng took it and saw that under the seal were engraved the words Commander-in-Chief of the Secret Investigation Department.
Sun Gusheng frowned and suddenly felt that the seal was a little heavy.
"The current commander-in-chief of the Secret Investigation Department is the eldest princess. She placed this seal here before going to Xishu. I want to hand it over to you today."
Sun Gusheng felt a little confused when he heard that the current commander-in-chief was his aunt.
He recalled his aunt's appearance in his mind, and never imagined that that amiable aunt would be the commander-in-chief of the Secret Investigation Department.
Li Xiang said to himself: "When the Secret Reconnaissance Department was first established, the position of commander-in-chief has been vacant. His Majesty and I have reviewed many people, but we always felt that they were all a bit worse. Until one day, the eldest princess suddenly found Your Majesty, she said she wanted to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Secret Reconnaissance Department."
"Your Majesty naturally disagreed at first, but the eldest princess moved out of the Leng family in Xishu and said that she voluntarily married into the Leng family to help the court get rid of this unstable factor."
"Now that Gu Xiaotian has gone to Xishu, I think the identity of the eldest princess is about to be exposed. She has been secretly preparing for more than ten years to pacify Xishu. It's time to close the net."
Li Xiang sighed: "She also misses home."
Sun Gusheng looked at the red seal, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
Li Xiang looked at his expression and said with a smile: "Your Highness, after the eldest princess comes back, you can decide for yourself what happens after the Secret Investigation Department. I think it's time for Your Highness to make preparations and set off for Xishu."
Sun Gusheng placed the seal on his chest and nodded solemnly.
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After burning the incense, Sun Gusheng left the palace. Li Xiang watched him leave and then returned to the palace.
"The truth is that I have something to tell you."
The men in black below all stopped what they were doing and looked up at Prime Minister Li.
Li Xiang smiled and said: "You have given everything for this dynasty and the Secret Investigation Department. After Western Shu is pacified, no matter what His Highness decides, there is no need to report it to the Prime Minister. It can all be based on his wishes."
The people in black were silent for a long time.
No one knew what they were thinking at this time.
Li Xiang suddenly bowed ninety degrees and said: "From the moment you joined the Secret Investigation Department, this court has owed you an eternal debt of gratitude. I am here to thank you on behalf of the court."
The people in black knelt down one after another, clasped their fists and said, "I am willing to give everything for the imperial court and the Secret Investigation Department!"
Li Xiang looked at them, his eyes a little moist, and said with emotion: "The court doesn't want you to give everything, it's time for you to go back to the sunshine."
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Jinguan City, house.
After Mrs. Sun left, Yu Huan and Xu Ji were waiting at the door, standing a little uneasily.
Yu Huan didn't know what Mrs. Sun had spent so long talking to Gu Xiaotian.
But seeing Mrs. Sun with a smile on her face as she left, Yu Huan became even more confused.
Xu Ji frowned frequently. He was not good at guessing people's hearts, but seeing that the door to the room was open and Gu Xiaotian hadn't come out for a long time, he was still a little worried.
After a long time, footsteps were heard in the room.
Gu Xiaotian slowly walked to the door.
Yu Huan and Xu Ji breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and hurriedly walked to him.
Yu Huan asked: "Commander, are you okay?"
Gu Xiaotian smiled and nodded, "Thank you very much. You have worked hard for watching me these days."
Yu Huan quickly clasped his fists and said, "Whatever the commander says is what his subordinates should do."
Gu Xiaotian looked at Xu Ji and nodded to him, and Xu Ji returned the favor in the same way.
Gu Xiaotian walked to the door of the house step by step, turned around and said, "Yu Huan, where is Leng Lingfeng now?"
Yu Huan hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Commander, Leng Lingfeng has disappeared since before the Jinguan War began, and our spies have not sent any news."
"Any new discoveries in that alley?"
That alley was a place that Yulinying had never set foot on before.
After the Jinguan battle ended, the spies from the Royal Forest Camp would not be idle in the past few days, because everyone knew that this battle had just begun.
However, Yu Huan shook his head and said: "No, our spies tried to get closer many times, but there was something weird about that alley."
Gu Xiaotian nodded silently and stepped out of the threshold, "Take me there."
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Yu Huan summoned a spy and came to the alley with Gu Xiaotian.
The spy reported on the side: "The commander is here. The first few times we tried to enter, but after only walking a few steps, we found that we were back to the starting point, as if we had encountered a ghost beating a wall."
Gu Xiaotian nodded and took another step forward.
Suddenly, a strong energy flowed out from inside.
Gu Xiaotian frowned, and took a few steps forward against this energy, and found that lifting his legs became more difficult than before.
He slowly stopped, took a long breath, and ordered: "You guys wait for me outside."
Yu Huan originally wanted to accompany him, but Gu Xiaotian shook his head.
Because this energy is very mysterious.
The spies just walked in and then returned to the starting point, because the level of the spies was not high in the first place.
But Gu Xiaotian's realm is different from that of these spies, so when facing this energy, the obstacles he encounters are also different.
Gu Xiaotian walked in step by step, and at the same time, the energy in his body was also surging.
Every time you take a step forward, you have to eat half a point. The further you go back, the more difficult it becomes.
His figure had disappeared from Yu Huan's eyes, and Yu Huan could only look around anxiously.
As he entered deeper, it became more and more difficult for Gu Xiaotian to take each step forward. He suddenly stopped in the alley, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began to circulate the qi in his body.
A white mist rose outside his body.
Then wisps of sword energy floated out, lingering around him.
Gu Xiaotian slowly exhaled a breath, stood up, and continued walking forward.
These sword energies surrounded him, like a wall, blocking out all the mysterious energies.
Gu Xiaotian finally reached the deepest part of the alley step by step.
He stopped at the door of that dilapidated house.
A demonic wind blew up inadvertently.
Gu Xiaotian waved his sleeves, and wisps of sword energy floated out from his sleeves, facing the demonic wind.
Soon, the demonic wind was broken by the sword energy. Gu Xiaotian did not stop, but waved his sleeves again, and more sword energy floated out and headed towards the room in the courtyard.
At the same time, there was a demonic energy in the room emanating from the inside out, hitting the sword energy.
The evil spirit is strong.
When the two met, the demonic energy instantly enveloped the sword energy, intending to swallow it all up.
Gu Xiaotian made a sword technique with one hand and pointed in the direction of the sword energy. The sword energy instantly expanded inside, spreading the evil energy, and then the evil energy and the sword energy grew bigger and bigger.
Two qi machines exploded at this moment, making a loud bang.
Gu Xiaotian stopped his movements and said loudly: "Leng Weinan, I have already walked in. Do you really want me to come in and sit down?"
A moment later, the door of the house that was originally closed suddenly opened with a creak.
Some people died, but not completely...
