Chapter 822 Imperial City Division
Manpower cannot be called upon immediately.
Many affairs in Kyoto still need to be handled by Gu Nanxi personally, especially the Imperial City Department.
As the first secret agency of the Great Zhou, the Imperial City Bureau has its minions all over the territory of the Great Zhou. Even in Yunzhou, they have detectives, not to mention in Kyoto.
In Kyoto, the little boy selling newspapers, the women setting up stalls on the roadside, the girls in brothels, and even the minor clerks in the government offices could all be members of the Imperial City Bureau.
"How is it? Did you find out anything?" Gu Nanxi rubbed his swollen and aching forehead.
My adoptive father Choi Samron wanted to come to Kyoto to help immediately, but I refused.
At the beginning, I was not thoughtful enough and forgot the existence of the Imperial City Bureau.
As long as she didn't have the Imperial City Bureau under her control, she wouldn't dare let her adoptive father come to Kyoto and take risks.
Those who wear shoes are afraid of those who are barefoot, those who are barefoot are afraid of those who are arrogant, and those who are arrogant are afraid of those who are desperate.
The Imperial City Division belongs to the group that doesn’t care about their lives.
Gu Nanxi didn't dare to gamble with Cui Sanlun's life.
Su Xuanming had dark circles under his eyes and an untidy beard. He was a handsome young man who looked like a homeless person.
He had never been so busy before. He got up earlier than the chickens and slept later than the dogs. Even in his dreams he was catching the Imperial City Bureau.
"Master Yan, Master Zhe, and Master Qian all followed the Emperor of the Great Zhou to the south of the Yangtze River. Eight officials were left behind, three of whom died in the war, and the remaining five are nowhere to be found."
Lord Yan, the Supervisor of the Imperial City, is a trusted military officer of the Great Zhou Emperor. He holds the rank of Second Grade and is directly responsible to the Emperor. He controls core powers such as interrogation and investigation of major cases.
The Supervisor of the Imperial City Division was a middle-level supervisor who assisted the Supervisor and was of the fifth rank. He was in charge of the dispatch of the imperial guards, the collection of intelligence, and the management of clerks.
The three most important leaders all left Kyoto, which undoubtedly made it much more difficult for Gu Nanxi to control the Imperial City Bureau.
As for the "Huo Dang", also known as the "Gan Dang Imperial City Division", it is the grassroots executive officer. Originally, there were only five staff members, but the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty felt that Gu Nanxi was a great threat, so he expanded the Imperial City Division and expanded the "Huo Dang" staff to eight.
The official in charge directly commands the marriage officer and is responsible for daily patrols, arrests, espionage and other operations.
Su Xuanming lowered his head in shame: "Mom, I disappoint you again."
Gu Nanxi smiled helplessly.
When he was in Yunzhou and Su Xuanming was alone in Kyoto, he could do everything by himself, and he did it very well, with courage and resourcefulness.
But when he returned to Kyoto, he became like a child, hesitant in doing things, without any confidence or dominance, and his eyes were filled with deep anxiety and lack of confidence.
Gu Nanxi’s eyes darkened.
It is said that the stronger the parents are, the weaker the children are. Could it be that I have put too much pressure on Dalang?
But at this most critical moment, Gu Nanxi did not dare to let go and leave everything to Su Xuanming.
He could not suppress the Yunzhou soldiers, nor could he suppress the people hiding in the darkness.
Gu Nanxi frowned slightly. Let’s put Su Xuanming’s matter aside for now. The most important thing at the moment is the Imperial City Bureau.
"Da Lang, you and Jiu Lang go together to deal with the Imperial City Division. Since they haven't withdrawn, it means that there must be someone in charge in Kyoto."
If it were a peaceful time, Su Xuanming could start with the financial flow and use clues to find out the person behind the scenes.
However, Kyoto had just experienced a war, and many valuables were of unknown origin and whereabouts.
Then, finding people through finance is not feasible.
Jiulang Song Zhizhou has a wide network of contacts, and has contacts with all kinds of people. Perhaps he can find out some information.
"Okay, mother." Su Xuanming felt a little heavy.
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Before Su Xuanming found the Imperial City Bureau, the Imperial City Bureau gave Gu Nanxi a big slap in the face.
Yongchang Marquis Mansion.
Everyone remained silent.
The originally light clouds in the sky suddenly became gloomy.
The shadow of the tree fell on Gu Nanxi's face, half bright and half dark.
Her voice was inexpressible. "You just said that Lord Cui's carriage was attacked and Lord Cui's whereabouts are unknown?"
Su Xuanming's eyes were red, and he choked up and said, "Yes, it was done by the Imperial City Division."
There was no need to conduct any investigation, the Imperial City Bureau simply left a note at the scene.
There were three big words written on the note: [Imperial City Division]!
"Hehe." A surge of anger was surging in Gu Nanxi's heart.
The Imperial City Bureau's move is to tell everyone in the world that Duke Yun Gu Nanxi does not have complete control over Kyoto.
At the same time, they were also warning the old officials and students of the Great Zhou who were planning to defect to Gu Nanxi.
They couldn't attack Gu Nanxi, but they could attack others.
Gu Nanxi took a deep breath: "Why is Lord Cui coming to Kyoto?"
She had clearly sent someone to tell her adoptive father not to come to Kyoto.
Su Xuanming: "I don't know. No one survived the scene."
Song Zhizhou raised his head and looked at Gu Nanxi worriedly.
Gu Nanxi took several deep breaths before she suppressed the urge to curse.
You are in the light, while the enemy is in the dark, making it difficult to guard against them.
The attack on my adoptive father had little to do with the officials present.
"Come here, increase the manpower and investigate Kyoto. All affairs in Shuozhou will be handed over to Niu Jinyi. Uncle Geng, you will be responsible for leading the search and rescue of Lord Cui. Dalang, Jiulang, I will give you half a month to find the leader of the Imperial City Bureau who stayed in Kyoto!"
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone moved quickly.
Su Xuanming simply didn't even go home. He spent every day with Song Zhizhou, dealing with all kinds of people.
As the saying goes, officials have their own ways, and rats have their own ways.
Madam Yu Sheng, who had finally redeemed herself, provided them with an important piece of information.
"I still remember that one time, I was invited to attend a banquet at Li Ge Lao's. During the banquet, Li Jia Dalang was very... well, how should I put it, I guess he was afraid of a middle-aged man."
The reason why this incident left such a deep impression on me was that the middle-aged man was so ordinary, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary figure, and even ordinary clothes.
This kind of ordinary thing is not ordinary when it appears at Lord Li’s banquet.
What's more, the attitude of Li Jiadalang, who has always been arrogant, towards this person is very intriguing.
Song Zhizhou asked sharply, "Do you know the man's name? Where does he live? What does he do? What are his characteristics?"
Madam Yusheng shook her head regretfully. "I once tried to inquire about this with Li Jiadalang, but he kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal any information. He also warned me not to provoke that person, otherwise no one would be able to save me."
Zhizhou Song felt regretful, but still expressed his gratitude to Madam Yusheng.
Madam Yu Sheng waved her hands repeatedly: "Duke Yun saved my life, and I just don't know how to repay you. Unfortunately, I don't know much, and I can't help Duke Yun with his worries."
"The information you provided is very useful."
At the very least, it confirmed the speculations of Song Zhizhou and Su Xuanming.
The Imperial City Division should be divided into two parts, light and dark, and the dark part should be left in Kyoto.
Just as the two were about to leave, Madam Yu Sheng suddenly thought of something: "Oh, I've heard others call him Yu Lang!"
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