With a sigh of relief, Jiang Xuerou helped Yue Zhongli up and said in a deep voice, "Senior brother, let's go!"
Ye Meiniang walked to Yang Sheng's side and whispered, "Boss, shouldn't we leave them all here?"
Yang Sheng shook his head and said, "Too much of a good thing is bad. After all, they are under the command of Grand Secretary Zhang. If we don't have enough charges to kill them all, what will we do if Zhang Xiren comes looking for trouble?"
Do you think Eunuch Han will stand up to Zhang Xiren for our sake?
We are here on Eunuch Han's orders to deal with Huang Yunchang, not the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Our foundation is currently unstable; we should refrain from doing anything outside of our mission.
Ye Meiniang nodded, but her alluring eyes remained fixed on Yang Sheng without blinking.
She increasingly felt that her boss had changed; not only had he become more powerful, but even his style of doing things had changed.
But she likes this change!
Carrying the scholar back to the Imperial Guard, Yang Sheng had a young eunuch announce his arrival.
After a moment, Zhang Meng walked out of the main hall first, looking at Yang Sheng with a strange expression.
"Brother, you're really fierce. Countless people wanted to cripple that old bastard Huang Yunchang's annoying mouth, but you actually killed him so brutally."
Your father-in-law is waiting for you inside. From now on, we'll be colleagues, so please take good care of him.
Although Zhang Meng was a senior member of the Imperial Guard, he did not dare to be arrogant in front of Yang Sheng.
One was that Yang Sheng had once saved his life.
Secondly, he had personally witnessed Yang Sheng's ruthless manner as he cleaved people in two with each stroke.
Thirdly, Yang Sheng did an exceptionally well in this mission.
They crushed Huang Yunchang with a fabricated charge, then swiftly eliminated him. They also overpowered the heroes of the Heavenly Sword Sect and brought back witnesses to substantiate the evidence.
There is nothing wrong with it, whether from the perspective of rules or legal principles.
This is practically a textbook example of how the Guardians of the Temple should conduct their henchmen!
Then I thought about the things I had done before.
Tsk tsk, compared to Yang Sheng, Zhang Meng is practically as obedient as a kitten.
"Brother Zhang, you're too kind. I owe my entry into the Imperial Guard to you."
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhang Meng, Yang Sheng walked straight into the main hall.
This time, Eunuch Han didn't give Yang Sheng a cold look. His powdered, snow-white old face was now smiling like a chrysanthemum.
"Yang Sheng, you truly lived up to our expectations of you! You have not disappointed us!"
Even if Eunuch Han was very strict, he couldn't find any fault with what Yang Sheng had done this time.
Actually, in the beginning, the task that Eunuch Han gave Yang Sheng was not necessarily to kill Huang Yunchang.
Eunuch Han also knew that although Huang Yunchang was not an official, he was quite famous in the literary world and had Zhang Xiren as his backer, so killing him would not be easy.
So he actually just wanted Yang Sheng to take his men over to scare and intimidate Huang Yunchang, which is a common tactic used by the Imperial Guard.
Unexpectedly, Yang Sheng acted so decisively and efficiently, pressing Huang Yunchang to commit a fabricated charge of defaming and insulting the Empress Dowager, which directly led to Huang Yunchang's death, leaving Zhang Xiren with no choice but to suffer in silence.
After all, the royal family would absolutely not allow such a thing to escalate. Otherwise, if the three judicial departments were to collectively investigate how Huang Yunchang insulted the Empress Dowager, wouldn't that become a joke?
Furthermore, Huang Yunchang's disciple only testified against Huang Yunchang because he was intimidated by Yang Sheng.
However, if he dares to recant his testimony later, Yang Sheng could easily say that this person is two-faced and that he only killed Huang Yunchang because Huang Yunchang testified against him.
Can we really believe the testimony of someone who would slander their own teacher when threatened? Who knows which of his statements are true and which are false?
So if he doesn't recant his confession, the Guardian Division can still protect him; but if he does recant, he will surely die without a burial place.
Yang Sheng lowered his head and said humbly, "Talented horses are common, but discerning judges are rare. If it weren't for your generosity in delegating authority and giving me ample space to complete the task, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish it."
Han Gonggong was very satisfied with Yang Sheng's attitude.
The people in the Imperial Guard are either rough men who came from the Imperial Guards, good at fighting and killing, but somewhat incompetent in handling affairs.
Others were eunuchs who followed him. Although they were loyal, they were too weak in martial arts and couldn't manage outside the capital.
Yang Sheng is quite good; he's rare to find someone with both ability and brains, and most importantly, he knows when to advance and retreat and is good at handling affairs.
Eunuch Han tossed Yang Sheng a token and said, "From now on, you will be a captain in my Imperial Guard."
All your original subordinates will be incorporated into the Imperial Guard. I will have someone inform the Prefect of the Capital of the change of positions.
If you don't understand anything, just ask Zhang Meng. He won't keep anything from you.
Yang Sheng accepted the token with a smile on his lips and bowed to Eunuch Han: "Thank you, Eunuch. I will certainly go through fire and water for you, even unto death, and will be loyal to the Imperial Guard until the very end."
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