Upon hearing this, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu were secretly delighted.

Although the two men previously held high positions and wielded great power, their official roles were merely those of a minor official in the Sili government.

In terms of officialdom, not to mention the bigwigs in the court, even Zhong Yao, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others held much higher positions than them.

It can be said that their status is completely disproportionate to their contributions.

Now that the Emperor intends to bring the Investigation Bureau into the open, given its size and contributions, it is fully qualified to be on par with the Sili Office and the Court of Justice.

Their status would naturally rise accordingly, and they might even be ranked among the Nine Ministers.

Thinking of this, even Cheng Yu and Jia Xu couldn't help but get excited.

The two then said in unison, "We are ready to obey Your Majesty's orders!"

Liu Hong smiled and nodded: "I plan to establish the Investigation Bureau as a directly subordinate agency, reporting directly to me."

Furthermore, I intend to establish guard posts in each prefecture and county to oversee the local area. Also, I plan to divide the Investigation Bureau into the Internal Affairs Bureau and the External Affairs Bureau.

The Inner Bureau is specifically responsible for oversight within the Great Han Dynasty and within the Intelligence Bureau itself, while the Outer Bureau is responsible for intelligence activities with the surrounding countries and tribes…

Hearing the Emperor's plans for the future of the Investigation Bureau, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu were still shocked, even though they had been mentally prepared.

The two could foresee that with the future expansion of the Han Dynasty, the scale of the Investigation Bureau would definitely grow to an unprecedented size.

Their talents and ambitions will be fully realized, and there seems to be nothing more gratifying than that.