Xiao Zhang originally thought that the emperor would kill the two deputy commanders, but he didn't expect that he would raid his house and destroy the door.

Xiao Zhang was a little unbearable, but since he had come to this point, it was useless to regret it, so he could only find an opportunity in the future to hire someone to bury the two families properly to show his apology.

Seeing that the two deputy commanders were beheaded by the dark guards and their souls were collected, Xiao Zhang was relieved, as long as these two people died, the power of the Praetorian Guard would be truly in his hands.

After seeing Ma Han leave with the secret guard, Xiao Zhang was about to leave, and at this moment, a half-male voice suddenly came from behind him: "Yo, isn't this the commander of Xiao Da, how do you have time to come to this harem?"

Xiao Zhang's whole body suddenly tightened, and he, who had super perception, was unaware of the person behind him!

Immediately turned around, and at the same time retreated ten steps away like lightning, Xiao Zhang fixed his eyes and saw that this person was none other than Wei Zhong, the chief eunuch.

"It turned out to be Grandpa Wei. Xiao Zhang smiled reluctantly, "Your Majesty appointed me as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and gave me the right to walk in the palace. ”

Wei Zhong's face smiled like a wilted eggplant: "I see, the Great Commander is really dutiful." ”

Xiao Zhang smiled and shook his hand: "Where is it, alas, what happened to those two people just now, why were they killed by the secret guard?"

Wei Zhong paused for a moment, and said with a smile: "Alas, isn't it just those two deputy commanders who don't know the height of the sky, they are so bold that they dare to break into the Yukun Palace of Concubine Yuan, and they are innocent of death!"

Xiao Zhang observed this Wei Zhong carefully, he always felt that this eunuch was a little weird, but he couldn't be sure what was weird for a while.

"What is Grandpa Wei's business here?" Xiao Zhang asked tentatively.

Wei Zhong said with a smile: "No, Your Majesty is coming to Yukun Palace tonight, I have come to inform Concubine Yuanniang, but I don't want to encounter such troublesome things, and I don't know if Your Majesty will be affected." ”

Xiao Zhang sighed, but he didn't dare to answer casually, and then said, "In this case, my father-in-law is busy first, and I will leave." ”

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After leaving the harem, Xiao Zhang did not return to the Praetorian Guard's headquarters, but went to visit Mahan.

The dark guard did not have a fixed office in the palace, so it was not easy to find Ma Han, so Xiao Zhang came to a foothold of the dark guard to try his luck.

This settlement is actually a very inconspicuous tiled house, surrounded by weeds, and it looks like it should have been abandoned for a long time.

Looking at the rusty lock that had been slowly falling dust, Xiao Zhang just stood outside the door and waited to see if there were any secret guards passing by here, his luck was very good, and after only waiting for a while, a secret guard appeared.

Moreover, this secret guard is none other than Mahan.

"Commander Xiao. Mahan bowed and saluted, "Looking for me?"

Xiao Zhang was obviously taken aback and asked, "Do you know I'm looking for you?"

Ma Han said with a smile: "The secret guard is responsible for monitoring the entire palace without blind spots, and the whereabouts of Commander Xiao are naturally included. ”

Xiao Zhang's heart jumped suddenly, and then he asked cautiously: "So, the harem is also your monitoring range?"

As soon as he heard this, Ma Han's face suddenly changed, and he shook his hand again and again: "Don't dare, don't dare, we don't dare to dabble in the affairs of the harem!"

Xiao Zhang relieved himself and said with a smile: "I came to you, I really want to consult some things, is there a place to sit?"

Mahan shook his head a little embarrassedly: "Let's just say it here, I'm very short on time." ”

Xiao Zhang sighed and said, "Okay, then I'll get straight to the point." Say, are we friends?"

This question made Ma Han stunned, and then he smiled and said, "You are the first one who dares to be friends with the leader of the Dark Guard." ”

"That's good!" Xiao Zhang said with a smile, "According to my observation, there are basically no prohibitions inside this palace, and there are no other defensive measures except for a small number of Praetorian Guards and your secret guards. Is that so?"

Ma Han suddenly put away his smile: "You have to ask Your Majesty about this matter in person, I don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

Xiao Zhang looked at Ma Han's expression carefully, and burst out laughing, without Ma Han's answer, he could already see from Ma Han's expression that what he said just now was right.

"Next question. Xiao Zhang jumped directly away from the topic just now, "Your Majesty's mental state is not very good during this time, it is said that he has neglected the government for the sake of cultivation, do you know what the reason is?"

It is also an extremely sensitive topic, because he rejected Xiao Zhang just now, Ma Han was embarrassed to refuse again this time: "As far as I know, Your Majesty has been focusing on cultivation for nearly half a year, and he often talks about fighting and the like, as far as I guess, His Majesty should be competing with a certain strong man, and looking at His Majesty's sullen state, he should have always had the upper hand." ”

Xiao Zhang understood, he also heard Lan Xiang say that the emperor and Zhuge Ming competed, according to Lan Xiang, the emperor's greatest wish was that before he ascended to the Divine Soul Realm, he must defeat Zhuge Ming and become the strongest man in the world. However, the reality is cruel, and the emperor has never been able to take advantage of Zhuge Ming.

At this moment, after Ma Han's confirmation, Xiao Zhang can be sure of this, and the emperor's Germany has probably been defeated by Zhuge Ming, so there is such a decadent state.

Sighing secretly, Xiao Zhang then asked, "What do you think about the situation of the Praetorian Guard?"

This question finally no longer involves the emperor and the armament, Ma Han smiled and said: "Although you designed to get rid of the two deputy commanders, there are still many grassroots forces cultivated by the prince in the entire Praetorian Guard, and you still need to work hard if you want to truly control the Praetorian Guard." ”

Xiao Zhang smiled ashamedly: "I used a little trick to get rid of the two deputy commanders, and you can see it." How many grassroots forces are there in the crown prince that you are talking about?"

Mahan thought for a moment and said, "Let's put it this way, you can only mobilize the Praetorian Guards on a small scale, not on a large scale. ”

Xiao Zhang smiled: "How many people are there on a small scale, and how many people are there on a large scale?"

Ma Han said: "Small scale is small fights, and large scale is on top of this." ”

Xiao Zhang understood, which meant that a small fight could be acquiesced by the prince, and once it exceeded the scope of a small fight, the prince would begin to intervene.

"Thank you. Xiao Zhang bowed to Ma Han.

In fact, Xiao Zhang still wanted to ask about Zuo Dongling, but after thinking about it, forget it, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

However, Mahan spoke: "You seem to have been looking for someone. This time in the harem, you also went to find someone by the way. Can you tell me who you're looking for, maybe I can help. ”

Xiao Zhang shook his head helplessly, "Okay, nothing can escape the eyes of the Dark Guard Leader. According to my speculation, it turns out that the demon in the soul capital city is a copy of Zuo Dongling. Zuo Dongling has a total of four clones, three of which have been killed by me, and now there is only one left, which should be lurking in the palace. ”

Mahan was calm after listening: "I'll pay attention." ”