Chapter 73 Unless you undergo gender reassignment surgery

While people in the capital were in a panic and unable to sleep, the lights were still on in the Yangxin Palace in the imperial palace.

Xiao Da, dressed in black, knelt in front of the desk and reported the information he had found out during the day and night.

Xiao Jingfan gave him three days, but if he really used three days, it would be incompetence and dereliction of duty.

Xiao Da was glad that he came to see Xiao Jingfan as soon as he had summarized the information found by all the secret guards. Otherwise, after tonight, all the people would be captured, and his report would be useless. Naturally, there would be no need for the entire secret guard camp to continue to stay.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Xiao Jingfan listened and read the contents written on the paper. From the handwriting, he could tell that the information came from different secret guards.

Although he didn't have as complete information as Chu Liuzheng had given him, he was able to find out most of the information from Gu Zexian in just one day and one night. He also found out some information about the Japanese envoys that Chu Liuzheng hadn't told him. Xiao Jingfan was barely satisfied.

He placed the paper on the desk and said to Xiao Dadao, "Get up."

Xiao Da's tense body relaxed and he stood up swiftly.

Xiao Jingfan waved to him, "Come closer and listen."

Xiao Da walked forward quickly and bent down.

"Understand?"

Xiao Da nodded.

Xiao Jingfan didn't ignore the doubt that flashed across his eyes and asked, "What's the doubt?"

Xiao Dadao: "I'm confident I can create an opportunity for Han Ruoyu, but what if he can't seize it? Should we create another good opportunity?"

"If he can't catch him, it means he's incompetent." Xiao Jingfan's eyes flashed coldly, "There's no need to keep an incompetent person."

——If he can’t even pass the first level, he won’t achieve anything great even if he goes to Japan. He will just replace him with someone else.

Xiao Da bowed and said, "I understand."

Xiao Jingfan casually picked up a memorial and said as he read it, "You did a good job this time. The secret guards who participated in this investigation will have their rewards increased by 30% next month."

Hearing this, Xiao Da was certain.

Recently, the master's news has been coming too quickly, and all the matters have been handed over to Xie Hui. He thought that the Jinyiwei would replace the secret guards.

Now that the lord is willing to reward us, it means that he still values ​​the secret guards, and they will be of use in the future.

He immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your grace."

Xiao Jingfan gave him another reassurance: "New recruits must intensify their training. I will need you many times in the future."

"only!"

Xiao Jingfan thought of something and asked, "Are there any girls among the new recruits?"

"There are three."

"What are your qualifications?"

Xiao Dadao: "There are two with good qualifications who can stay."

Xiao Jingfan tapped the table with his fingers. "Don't send them elsewhere for now. Have someone teach them palace rules and etiquette. I need them."

"only!"

"Okay, back off."

Xiao Da bowed again and left as quietly as he had come.

Xiao Jingfan finished reviewing the memorial in his hand and was about to pick up another one when a sentence suddenly flashed through his mind.

——Bald at thirty, dead at forty, the tyrant is awesome!

His outstretched hand paused, his fingertips curled up, and touched the cold solid wood tabletop.

Forget it. I have to attend the birthday banquet tomorrow and deal with envoys from various countries, so I have to stay in good spirits.

Go to bed!

*

Nongyun Garden.

When Chu Liuzheng woke up, he couldn't help but gasp when he saw the gossips that appeared on the system.

In just one night, countless corrupt officials in the capital were brought down.

[Why do these names seem familiar? Isn't Ni Dayou an accomplice of Gu Liumang?]

Chu Liuzheng pulled out the list he had reviewed before and compared it.

[Frog Fun! They're all on the list! The tyrant is going to wipe them all out!]

[Gu Liumang fell ill in bed, but was snatched away by the Jinwu Guards and thrown into the Ministry of Justice's prison.]

[Wait, how come Han Ruoyu, such a powerful figure, was also arrested? ]

Chu Liuzheng clicked to see the details.

[Tsk tsk, the Jinyiwei's intelligence network is amazing! They caught Han Ruoyu and the Gaochang envoy red-handed. Doesn't this give the tyrant an opportunity to control Gaochang?]

[Eh? There's still a conversation between Tyrant and Han Ruoyu here, let me take a look...]

[Sending Han Ruoyu to Japan as a spy... The tyrant is quite good at employing people! With Han Ruoyu's qualities, he's definitely up to the task!]

[Ah! No wonder they suddenly arrested everyone on the list. If they arrested people based on the account book and list Han Ruoyu provided, how could they not catch them all in one fell swoop?]

Pan Chong is still crying out for justice. His face turned green when he saw the account book. Hahaha! Serves you right! You're a traitor! Wait for your lingchi death!

[Wow, each of these people seems to have quite a bit of wealth. The Jinyiwei and Jinwuwei's raids on their properties will surely fill up the national treasury quite a bit.]

Chu Liuzheng felt so refreshed after eating the melon that even the slight sleepiness he had felt was woken up.

[Hmm? Princess Xixia was also at Wanfang Tower last night.]

[Wanfanglou only accepts male guests, how did the Xixia princess get in?]

[Oh~ So he first ordered someone to go into Wanhua Tower and book a private room on the third floor, then opened the window at the back facing the street.]

[The young man is quite skilled, carrying someone up three floors in one go. He's like a human elevator.]

[The young couple expressed their feelings to each other... Fortunately, the system has a translator, otherwise I would be at a loss as to what to do with these two speaking Xixia language.]

Chu Liuzheng quickly wrote out a long paragraph of cheesy love words.

[No! What kind of stupid idea is this? Disguised as a woman and staying in the Sheng Kingdom palace with the Xixia princess?!]

[Well... this trick might have worked in the past, but ever since the incident with Concubine Xin causing chaos in the palace, all new arrivals, regardless of whether they are maids or eunuchs, must strip naked and be inspected by a special person. Bribes are useless.]

[Young man, it's useless to look androgynous. Even using the bone-shrinking technique to shrink your frame to the size of a woman is useless unless you can change your gender on the spot.]

[Tsk tsk, what a star-crossed couple! They were almost ready to get married, but the King of Xixia came along and broke them up.]

Chu Liuzheng lit candles for the ill-fated pair of mandarin ducks.

[Speaking of which, does a tyrant have to accept a princess sent for marriage?]

[Let me see if the late emperor ever took in a foreign princess...]

[Found it! There are two! They are princesses from Annan and Goryeo, both without children.]

"No, why is Goryeo so fond of sending princesses for marriage? There are so many princesses, right?"

Chu Liuzheng curiously flipped through the genealogy of this generation of Goryeo royal family.

[Well... there are quite a lot of princesses, over thirty, and over twenty of them are adults. This Goryeo emperor is really fertile!]

It seems being a princess has its troubles. As the saying goes, "A concubine is sent to secure the country, but there's no place for a general." Using a mere woman to secure national security is a bargain that no one in power could offer. This, too, is the sorrow of being a princess.

Chu Liuzheng sighed softly in his heart.

[There isn't a single foreign princess in the tyrant's harem yet. This is the first time they've sent their princesses to marry. For the sake of friendly relations, the tyrant shouldn't offend these countries.]

Apart from sympathy, Chu Liuzheng, a little palace maid, couldn't do much.

She continued to eat melon.

[Let me see, has the Queen found out who dumped the body into the well?]

[Hmm... We're still investigating. Now everyone entering or leaving the palace has to check for birthmarks behind their ears.]

[It's a pity the birthmark is fake. It was painted on purpose and it will disappear with just a wipe. How can you detect the birthmark?]

[Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. The Queen will definitely prioritize the banquet. I'm afraid the investigation will have to be postponed.]

[Tsk tsk, the Queen would never guess that she was the mastermind behind this.]

(End of this chapter)