Everyone in the Imperial Guard knew that Eunuch Han was a mean and ungrateful person.
Therefore, upon hearing the cause of Li Yuanlin's death, Eunuch Han indeed did not dwell on it too much.
After a moment's thought, Eunuch Han asked, "Our Guard Command lost a captain. What about the losses of the other three forces?"
Yang Cheng said in a deep voice: "During the battle, my subordinates seriously injured Si Tianyao of the Heavenly Sword Sect and Qin An, a subordinate of the Eighth Prince. My subordinate Yin Wuxie even killed Chen Afu, the leader of the Great River Gang, a subordinate of the Eighth Prince, with a single sword strike."
Although Grand Tutor Cai suffered fewer losses in the duels, they were all warriors trained in military formations, and therefore had little ability to counter the array set up by Duke Zhang Liang, suffering equally heavy losses.
Hearing Yang Cheng say this, Eunuch Han nodded in satisfaction.
As long as the Miyako no Kami (御守司) didn't suffer the most severe losses, he wouldn't feel ashamed.
"It's a pity we couldn't capture this sorcerer of the Great Bright Cult alive."
This Duke Zhang Liang's audacity is truly outrageous!
The imperial court couldn't spare the time to eliminate him, yet he dared to provoke them. He was utterly lawless!
Yang Cheng, although you didn't bring back that sorcerer from the Great Bright Sect this time, you still did a good job. The men under Li Yuanlin's command are now in your hands.
I must go and speak with His Majesty about the Great Brightness Cult. It was my Guardian Division who resolved this crisis.
"Yang Cheng, you should go and rest now."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
The Great Brightness Cult has already invaded the area surrounding the capital, yet Han Jin is still preoccupied with reporting his achievements instead of worrying about the Great Brightness Cult's pervasive influence.
The Imperial Guard is under Han Jin's control; even if he does nothing, it's still a serious crime.
At this time, inside the Grand Scholar's residence on Zhuque Avenue.
Jiang Xuerou was also reporting to Zhang Xiren on the various things that had happened in Yixian County.
After listening, Zhang Xiren shook his head and sighed, "In chaotic times, monsters will inevitably emerge. The situation in this world is becoming more and more incomprehensible."
Fortunately, Zhang Liang's conspiracy only succeeded halfway this time, otherwise the court would definitely have been in an uproar.
Tomorrow I will meet with His Majesty and suggest that he increase the level of importance attached to the Great Light Cult.
"To repel external threats, we must first secure internal stability. How can we expect to reclaim the nine northern provinces if we don't clean up these chaotic messes within the Great Zhou court?"
At this moment, Jiang Xuerou hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, I think we can find an opportunity to win over Yang Cheng, the one who seriously injured my senior brother last time, to our side."
Although this man is Han Jin's henchman, he isn't as ruthless and inhumane as Han Jin's other henchmen; he can still be redeemed.
Zhang Xiren frowned and said, "That Yang Cheng who killed Brother Yunchang? Absolutely not!"
Xue Rou, you are inexperienced and naive, and it's hard to guarantee that you won't be deceived by the words and actions of some people.
The fact that he killed Yunchang on trumped-up charges shows that he was a vicious and ruthless man, not someone to be trifled with.
Moreover, he killed Brother Yunchang and offended all the upright officials in the court. If I were to recruit him, what would the other people in the court think of me?
Therefore, let's not mention this matter again, and let's not have any connection with Yang Cheng.
Jiang Xuerou opened her mouth, but didn't say anything more.
Yang Cheng harbored prejudice against Zhang Xiren, and Zhang Xiren harbored the same prejudice against Yang Cheng.
However, Jiang Xuerou is now somewhat confused about who is right and who is wrong.
Although the Great Brightness Sect's activities in the outskirts of the capital alarmed the imperial court, the actual impact was minimal.
The fact that an entire county had died at the hands of the Great Brightness Cult is horrifying, but which of the officials in the court would truly care?
Since the formation wasn't set up inside the capital, they couldn't see it and naturally wouldn't worry about it.
Of course, these things are none of Yang Cheng's concern right now.
After returning to the Guardian Division, he sparred with Yin Wuxie and Chen Da to accumulate more practical combat experience with martial artists.
Although Li Yuanlin's former subordinates had joined Yang Cheng's faction, Yang Cheng did not force them to submit.
He welcomes those who want to join his ranks, and he won't stop those who want to join others.
Perhaps because Yang Cheng's performance in the formation had impressed some of Li Yuanlin's men, nearly a hundred of them chose to join Yang Cheng's ranks under his encouragement.
Several days later, the weather in the capital was much hotter than when Yang Cheng had just arrived in this world.
I have heard that several counties in western Central China are suffering from severe drought, with over a million people displaced, and that rebel groups have emerged.
However, this group consisted of a motley crew, which was easily wiped out by the imperial army.
Yang Cheng also received a mission this time, which was to patrol the capital.
Originally, patrolling was a job that was done by the constables from Yang Cheng's former Bureau of Bandit Suppression.
But in just over two months it will be the current emperor's fortieth birthday, and the palace is preparing to hold a grand celebration.
Therefore, preparations needed to begin in advance, and the capital city also began to strictly investigate all kinds of lawbreakers and some unsightly individuals.
The Guardian Bureau was much stronger than the Thieves Bureau, so Eunuch Han took on the job, making the Guardian Bureau's people line up to patrol outside every day.
Yang Cheng did not resist the mission. It would also be a good opportunity to carefully observe the defenses of the capital and the imperial city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so as to avoid the possibility of the emperor being assassinated and his mission failing inexplicably.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is somewhat like a combination of several dynasties in the main world; it resembles some of them, yet it is unlike any of them.
Overall, the level of science and technology and people's livelihood is similar to that of the Song and Ming dynasties in the main world. Commerce is relatively prosperous and the capital city is bustling with activity.
But Yang Cheng always felt that there was a sense of stagnation in this prosperity, and that it was somewhat fake and unreal.
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