Chapter 734: Seven Hundred and Forty-Seven Praetorian Guards
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Gao Chun State Political Hall, Royal Forest Army Barracks.
Lin Tong, the prime minister of Zuo, stayed in the study alone until the second half of the night, and then got up and went back to the bedroom for a nap.
The early dynasty was as calm as ever, only the Yushitai had a book about the rumors of the "plague god appearing" that caused panic among the people, and the emperor read it, and just ordered the Yushitai to continue to observe the development of the situation and report it to Yunyun at any time, and brought it over lightly.
After retiring from the dynasty, Lin Tong, the prime minister of Zuo, immediately convened the household department, the ministry of industry and other relevant departments, and according to the plan discussed with the emperor in advance, the task of raising grain and grass to be transported to the military camp of the Crouching Tiger Army in the southwest border, and the task of filling the arsenal of various weapons was assigned to his henchmen one by one, and after strictly ordering them to keep secrets, he sent a cadre and others to be busy.
Alone in the government hall, drinking tea and thinking about his thoughts.
The token handed over by the emperor last night to mobilize the Praetorian Guard was already tied to his chest with a silk thread in the morning and hidden close to his body. Occasionally, Lin Tong would raise his hand to touch the small black tiger talisman through his clothes.
The famous Praetorian Guard Regiment is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Forest Army, but in fact it is a mysterious regiment that is controlled by the emperor alone. So far, no one in the country knows how many members of the Praetorian Guard Regiment there are, including Lin Tong, the prime minister of Zuo, and he has never seen the roster of the regiment. Because the Praetorian Guard Regiment wears black soft armor when performing its tasks, it is used to being called the "Black Clothes Regiment" by the world. To put it bluntly, the black-clothed regiment is the emperor's personal guard. It's just that, in addition to protecting the emperor's personal safety, he will also perform some special tasks. In particular, some people or things that cannot be exposed, cannot be brought to the Criminal Department, or are publicly interrogated by the Imperial History Observatory, are generally secretly executed by the black-clothed regiment.
For Lin Tong, it was also the first time he saw the token of mobilizing the black-clothed regiment. Although he only mobilized a small group of black-clothed tiger talismans, Lin Tong was still very careful. Although he didn't know how many people there were in a small group of black-clothed regiments, Lin Tong understood that the emperor could hand over such a mysterious black-clothed regiment to his own team to command, which showed the emperor's trust in him.
From the analysis of the emperor's words, it was meant to let the members of the black-clothed regiment venture into Fenglin County to investigate the truth of the epidemic, but Lin Tong did not dare to issue such an order. After all, the black-clothed regiment is not trivial, and if something happens, it will be difficult for him to give an account to the emperor. At the same time, we can't help but think that if the members of the Black-Clad Regiment mistakenly think that they don't take their lives seriously, thus attracting their secret revenge, they can only walk away without eating. As the saying goes, guns are easy to dodge and hidden arrows are difficult to defend, so Lin Tong had to be careful.
After thinking about it, Lin Tong finally had a plan for both.
After lunch, Lin Tong decisively came to the camp of the Imperial Forest Army and showed the black tiger talisman token given to him by the emperor to mobilize a squad of the black-clothed regiment. It was very smooth, and for the first time, I saw the members of the black-clothed regiment in a structured way. After counting carefully, Lin Tong found that there were only twelve people in a black-clothed group.
I couldn't help but wonder if this was too little
"Wupin guards with knives, Xiao Jun, the captain of the Flying Tiger Squad of the Praetorian Guard Regiment, visited the Prime Minister."
Among the twelve, a young man in his thirties, with a white face and neat skills, stepped forward and saluted Lin Tong on one knee with the token in his hand, and reported his rank and name.
"Lord Xiao, please sit down and talk."
If it was an ordinary five-rank guard with a knife, Lin Tong wouldn't even look at it with a straight eye, let alone call it an "adult". As a military attaché, the five-rank official rank is far from being comparable to the five-rank rank of Wenchen. The fifth-grade official rank of Wenchen is generally the first level of the county guard, and it can be regarded as a minister. But for the military attaché, he is just a centurion.
Although he was only the captain of a twelve-person squad in the black-clothed regiment, Lin Tong did not dare to despise it at all. Not to mention that they are the emperor's Praetorian Guard, just the mysterious aura that the government and the opposition have added to the black-clothed regiment is enough to make Lin Tong, the prime minister of Zuo, dare not slack off.
"Prime Minister Xie."
Xiao Jun stood up after saluting, took a sideways step to face Lin Tong, his hands drooped, and he did not go to sit down on the chair next to him.
"I don't know if Lord Xiao knows what the emperor means"
As he spoke, he waved the token in his hand.
"Back to the Prime Minister, Xiao Jun and the others have not received any instructions from the emperor, but they are ordered by the emperor."
"In that case, I'll be straight to the point."
Immediately, Lin Tong gave a general account of the matter discussed with the emperor in the imperial study yesterday evening about exploring the truth of the epidemic in Fenglin County. Final Words:
"This matter is very important, and it is also a matter of the emperor's confidants, so I hope that Lord Xiao will help you."
"The Prime Minister only has to give orders, and Xiao Jun and the others will spare no effort."
"I think you have all heard about the epidemic in Maplewood County. Its ferocity and rapid popularity are unique since ancient times. Therefore, this trip must be difficult and abnormal, and I hope you know it in your hearts. If Lord Xiao can have a better way to find out the truth about the epidemic without entering the epidemic area, don't bear it and not report it, after all, they are all for the emperor and the country. ”
After all, Lin Tong has been in phase for many years, and what he said can be described as leaky. The implication is that this time it is the emperor's order to thoroughly investigate the epidemic area, so you don't complain about the heavens and people, if there is a mistake, don't put the blame on the prime minister.
Seeing that Xiao Jun and the other twelve people were silent, and there was no expression on their faces, Lin Tong continued:
"I thought about it again and again, and I had an idea, so I would like to ask Lord Xiao and others to refer to it for details."
"Your Excellency, please speak."
"I believe that entering the epidemic area must be a great risk, so it is not possible to put some live animals in first, such as chickens and dogs, or even trained birds. What does Lord Xiao think?"
"The Prime Minister is extremely worried, and Xiao Jun thinks this method is feasible. I don't know if the Prime Minister has any arrangements."
"It's just a matter that I thought of in the morning."
"In that case, knowing that the Prime Minister is busy with political affairs, this matter will be left to the Flying Tigers to prepare."
"Then there's Lord Laushaw waiting for you."
"I don't know when the Prime Minister is going to leave for Kaedralin-gun"
"It depends on when Lord Xiao is ready to put the living creatures, naturally the sooner the better."
"Three days later, how will the Prime Minister hear the news?"
"Okay, I'll hear from Lord Xiao in three days."
Lin Tong, who left the camp of the Imperial Forest Army, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally had a little eyebrows, even if he was not successful, he would not have nothing to say to the emperor.
Speaking from the heart, Lin Tong has always had a trace of resistance to the emperor's eagerness to find out about the epidemic situation in Fenglin County. After all, the plague has just ended a few days ago, and if it weren't for the unique geographical location of Fenglin County, maybe it would be like in the country of Gaochun now. It is too risky to be in such a hurry to enter the epidemic area to find out the truth. If there is an accident, wouldn't it be tantamount to playing with fire if you bring out the plague in Maple Grove County?