This is what a secret guard leader looks like!
Rigid and loyal!
I didn't realize it before, but after comparing it with the current person, I feel that Jiang Ling is too cunning.
The work report was too simple, with too many personal concerns, work arrangements, and detailed information, which were never disclosed to him.
It was still this new leader who satisfied him.
After this person left, Jiang Jie understood: "This is the difference between newcomers and old people!"
Jiang Ling had followed him for too long and knew him too well, so even after becoming the chief leader of the secret guards, he was still somewhat negligent towards him.
If a new person comes in, he won't know him and isn't familiar with the business, so he'll naturally be easily manipulated.
"This is the purpose of the previous list plan! To centralize the power of the new lord! To ensure that the new lord's orders are carried out smoothly!"
There is always a reason why a custom can be passed down for a long time.
The list plan is a plan that has been passed down by the Jiang family for thousands of years.
Set the first mission of the secret guard.
And then it has been passed down to this day.
Now, it is still the most important task of the secret guards!
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Lord Sun heard that someone from the Jiang Principality had secretly come to him for refuge.
"Who are you talking about?"
"Jiang Jie's deputy commander of the guards."
"This position should be his confidant, right? Why would someone like him come to me?"
"My Lord, would you like to meet me?"
Lord Sun wiped the sword in his hand, was silent for a moment, and said, "Please come in. Let's see what he has to say."
Recently, he was at a disadvantage in the military exercises between the two places, and Lord Sun had to face up to his territory.
The Jiang clan's territory lies on a plain, centered around Qinghu Lake. This geographical location is exceptionally favorable, and the Sun clan has long sought to seize this prime feng shui location. Similarly, the Sun clan controls the Jiang clan's southern waterways, making it impossible for the Jiang clan to fully develop its navy. This is why the millennium-old custom of military exercises between the two regions has arisen.
Both sides had their wins and losses, but overall, the Jiang family won more and lost less.
This is because they have internal strife. You can imagine how much pressure the Sun Principality is under!
In order to cope with such pressure, the Sun Principality slowly adjusted its national policy, turning a good territory into a territory similar to a large military camp.
Under such circumstances, they were able to barely achieve a draw, thus preventing the Jiang family from moving south to annex the Sun family!
In the battle of the Corpse Demon Plague ten years ago, the Sun family fought hard and suffered heavy losses. The survivors' base was a semicircular hill surrounded by a river.
A new waterway was dug, and the area became a hill surrounded by water.
The Sun family's base was a mountain city built on a hill.
Compared with the huge existing island in the middle of the lake, the population retained by the Sun family is very small, less than 20,000 people. In fact, such a martial arts performance would be a big loss!
Facing the Jiang family, which had a large population and suffered relatively little loss, Lord Sun finally realized the shortcomings of his own strength caused by this population problem!
Even if the chances of winning are slim, he will still strive for victory. This is the obsession with victory that is engraved in his Sun family's bones!
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After going through layers of inspection, Jiang Ling was finally brought before Lord Sun.
"Good afternoon, Lord Sun!"
"Have you always come to me?"
"Yes, I hope the Duke will take him in."
"Why?"
"Jiang Jie is a mean-spirited and unkind man, not behaving like a leader. Lord Sun, I am willing to come to you and hope you will take me in."
"I have no shortage of people here. Tell me why I'm taking you in."
"Duke Sun, I don't know if you've ever heard of the Secret Guard? And I'm one of the nine leaders of the Secret Guard?!"
"What? You're from the Secret Guard? Or one of the Nine Leaders? What's your name? Why did you betray Jiang Jie?"
Lord Sun naturally knew about Jiang's secret guards. Their existence was secretive enough, but because they were using Sun's hands, they naturally gave Sun a lot of leverage over them.
However, due to the customs and transactions between the lords' families, they did not tell anyone about it, but silently took the blame for it for nearly a thousand years.
Even though he is considered a secret guard, he probably doesn't know this secret information.
Jiang Ling wanted to use this information to justify his decision to join the Sun family.
Unexpectedly, Lord Sun shook his head and said, "Not enough. I already know the secret guards' intelligence, and I know quite a bit. I don't need such general information!"
Jiang Ling was in a bad situation now, cursing in his heart, Jiang Jie is cheating me!
Although Jiang Jie entered the Hall of Inheritance, he had only been a lord for a short time and did not know many secrets.
Therefore, Jiang Jie didn't deliberately try to trick him in this matter.
Jiang Ling was now in a difficult situation. Looking at the increasingly impatient look in Duke Sun's eyes, he had no choice but to use his trump card.
He said calmly, "I am in charge of this year's list planning. I wonder if this matter will be of any use to Lord Sun?"
"Oh, that's interesting. Since you were the one who implemented the list plan, you should be the person Jiang Jie trusts the most. Why did you betray Jiang Jie? And betray your own family?"
"Duke Sun, it was precisely because of an unexpected incident with the list plan that I lost Jiang Jie's trust. He punished me and dismissed me from my position as leader of the secret guards. He wanted to use me as a scapegoat. I am willing to be killed, which is why I am here today."
"Oh? Something unexpected happened to the list plan? What accident?"
He had also been keeping an eye on the list this time and noticed that the number of deceased nobles was much lower than before. He had thought that after the Corpse Demon Disaster, the Jiang family had abolished this "custom"!
Unexpectedly, it turned out not to be a case of accident.
"The head of the Lin family discovered our assassination plan and ruined the list plan!"
hehe……
It was finally discovered after thousands of years!
Duke Sun smiled and shook his head, "You only discovered it now?"
"What do you want to do?"
"I know that joining you requires a token of surrender. I am willing to testify against Jiang Jie's evil deeds for you. I only ask that you take me in!"
After listening to this, Duke Sun shook his head and said, "Not enough!"
Jiang Ling hadn't expected Sun Guogong to be so difficult to deal with, but he had no more cards to play. So, the bachelor knelt down and said, "I was inconsiderate. What do you mean?"
Duke Sun looked at the kneeling Jiang Ling and sneered, "Since you are one of the nine leaders of the Dark Guard, you must have many subordinates! My request is not high. I want you to personally assassinate Jiang Jie or the head of the Lin family. Either one, bring their head, and I will accept you!"
Jiang Ling didn't expect that this would be the worst outcome.
"Jiang Jie's head, too?"
"Of course! If it's just an assassination, regardless of success or failure, how can I know whether what you did was true or not? Are you colluding with Jiang Jie to put on a show for me?"
Asking him to personally assassinate someone, Jiang Ling's main training as a secret guard was protection. Although he had some experience in assassination, it was not very effective. Therefore, this requirement was really difficult and dangerous!
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