The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

Emperor Jingde's dormitory.

"Enlighten the Holy Lord, Yang Shen, the Secret Guard Overseer, asks to see you."

One of the attendants came to the temple and bowed down to report to him.

"Announce him in."

Emperor Jingde, who was lying in front of the imperial case, did not raise his head when he heard the words of the servant, and still buried his head in carefully reading the letter in his hand.

"Yes."

The attendant nodded in agreement, then bowed back.

A moment later.

"Weichen Yang Shen, I have seen the saint."

After Yang Shen entered the hall, he gently flicked his sleeves and bowed to him.

"You don't have to be polite."

"Why did you come to see me?"

Emperor Jingde put down the fold and the imperial pen in his hand, and then raised his head and asked him.

"Enlighten the Holy One."

"Not long ago, someone came to secretly guard the yamen to deliver the news. Later, after some investigation, the trace of the real murderer of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was found. ”

"Wechen came to ask the Holy Lord to know."

Yang Shen took out the small note from his arms, and then held it high with his hands.

"Bring it in."

Debao, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly stepped forward and took the note in Yang Shen's hand. After that, he hurried back and handed it into the hands of Emperor Jingde.

"Who is secretly delivering the message?"

"Is it true or not?"

After Emperor Jingde read it at a glance, he raised his eyebrows and asked him.

"Back to the Holy One."

"Link has already sent someone to check before, and what the note says is true."

"It's just that the messenger has tied the message to an ordinary dagger. His figure was very ghostly, and the few guards guarding the doorway did not see his true face. ”

Yang Shen bowed slightly, with a slight look of embarrassment on his face. In the past few days, too many things have happened in Qingzhou City, but everything is closely related to the secret guards under his command. However, the performance of the dark guard was too unsatisfactory, and he always felt in his heart that he was ashamed of the trust that the Holy Lord had placed in him.

"Dark Guard."

"It's getting more and more useless, more and more wasteful."

"Since the establishment of the Dark Guard, it has been a hundred years, and it has always been invincible to monitor the entire world."

"But ...... into your hands?"

"Keep it in mind for me."

"I've warned you once before, if you still haven't made any progress like this, then the Dark Guard, don't do it."

Emperor Jingde's face was cold, and he said to him sharply.

"Weichen deserves death."

Yang Shen's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he hurriedly knelt on his knees. This is the second time that the Holy Lord has expressed his dissatisfaction with the Dark Guard. Again and again, he could think that if there was a third time, he would have to judge himself to thank the Holy Grace.

"You go down first."

"As for the rats that hide behind the scenes......"

"Kill no one."

After a few deep breaths, Emperor Jingde said to him coldly. In his tone, there was a terrifying murderous aura.

"Wechen obeys."

Yang Shen buried his head in the order, then stood up and prepared to leave. He kept thinking in his heart, and when he returned from this trip, he would definitely discuss with Link how to completely solve some of the problems left behind in the secret guard.

The Dark Guard will surely regain its former glory.

"Yang Qing, wait a minute."

"I have a few more words for you."

Yang Shen had just walked to the entrance of the hall when the voice of Emperor Jingde came from his ears again. So, he hurriedly turned around and returned to the imperial case, bowed down and waited for Emperor Jingde's next instructions.

"Debao, I'm a little hungry."

"Go down and prepare a bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup for me."

Emperor Jingde turned his head and said to Debao, who was waiting on the side.

"Yes."

When Debao heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and took the order to retreat.

He knew in his heart that this was something that the Holy Lord had to say with Yang Shen to avoid people. He couldn't ask more about what he shouldn't know.

"Did you find any trace of him?"

Emperor Jingde's face was nervous, and he asked him out of words.

"Nope."

"He was too cautious before, and the guards were afraid of revealing themselves, so they didn't dare to get too close to him. can only pretend to be from the mouth of others, and secretly inquire about some of his news. ”

"Actually, there, the building has long been empty. Although the Dark Guard has investigated many times, they have not found any trace of him. ”

"His whereabouts are still unknown......

Yang Shen's heart was uneasy, this was another big thing that the dark guard had done. Obviously, he had told them many times before, but they still lost their target.

A very ordinary person can disappear without a trace out of thin air under the noses of countless dark guards.

No wonder the Holy Lord was dissatisfied with their secret guards.

"That's fine."

"It's not all to blame for the incompetence of the Dark Guard."

Emperor Jingde shook his head slightly, very surprised, and did not express any dissatisfaction with this. This made Yang Shen's heart feel very strange.

Yang Shen only knew that the Holy Majesty had ordered him to be monitored, but he didn't know who the person he was going to monitor was and what his identity was.

"You go down first."

Emperor Jingde waved his hand and drove him out.

"Wechen retired."

When Yang Shen heard this, he hurriedly bowed and bowed and retreated.

This time, Emperor Jingde did not stop him again.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Emperor Jingde was the only one left, and he began to become unusually quiet. I could only hear the rustling of the wind outside the window.

Emperor Jingde stood up and walked to a window in the hall, his gaze looking in a distant direction.

"That's good."

"It's not in vain."

Emperor Jingde stood in front of the window with his head held high, muttering to himself.

There was a slight inexplicable smile on his face.

*

Out of the east gate of the palace.

Yang Shen hurriedly returned to the secret investigation guard Yamen.

"I've seen the Overseer."

At the door, several guards saw Yang Shen returning and hurriedly bowed to him.

"Go and inform the deputy governor to punish 1,000 households, punish 100 households, and all the secret guards above the chief in Beijing. They were required to rush to the lobby of the secret guard yamen within half an hour to report. ”

"After that, the Doge will have something to do."

Yang Shen hurriedly entered inward, and at the same time instructed the guards guarding the door.

"Humble command."

One of the guards hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, then turned and hurried away. When the others heard this, their faces changed slightly.

You don't have to think about it to know.

This is something big about to happen.

Yang Shen, the superintendent of the secret guard, and Lin Ke, the deputy superintendent, were under the two of them.

The subordinate officials have 1,000 households and 100 households, each of whom is one person. Both of them are also the highest-level decision-makers of the secret guard.

In addition, there are more than 30 people in total. He wears a round hat, soap boots, and a brown shirt. It can be regarded as a middle-level manager of the secret guard.

Further down are the Commander in charge of surveillance and detective and the general guard. The commander is equivalent to the squad leader of the ordinary secret guard, and there are several ordinary secret guards under his command. He wears a pointed hat, white leather boots, brown clothes, and a small silk tie.

*

Secret Guard, Yamen Lobby.

Overseer Yang Shen sat upright on a tiger skin chair in the main seat. Not far from him sat Vice-Overseer Link. Further down is the punishment of thousands of households, and the punishment of thousands of households and two people.

Yang Shen's face was majestic, and his gaze glanced down at everyone one by one. In the lobby, there were people who were black, but no one dared to make a sound. They all bowed their hands respectfully, waiting for the overseer Yang Shen to speak later.

There was a feeling in the hearts of the people.

It was like before a storm, and the wind was blowing.