Qin Che took a sip of tea and said, "We have to do things one step at a time. The gerbil told me all that because he wanted me to personally inspect the area. He knows how serious the problem is, but he just doesn't want to bring it up."
Within a few days.
Intelligence personnel traveled to and from various parts of Sandcastle.
Meanwhile, cleanup operations were also launched in places such as Xibao, Fengbao, and Zibao.
The Glory Court's reach went too far.
The local government offices were all staffed by the Leopard Court.
Ancient jade, however, wanted a piece of the pie.
They frantically planted people in local government offices, and Qin Che of Polaris City pretended not to see it. Unexpectedly, they still made a move despite being so far from Glory Court and not within their sphere of influence.
Fortunately, the situation is not serious.
"The infiltration of high-ranking officials in local government is not extensive; it is mostly mid-level and lower-level officials."
“We have already purged a portion of them. They have confessed to their crimes and explained what they did. Some of them have turned over some items and property, all of which were gifts from the Court of Glory.”
Qin Che scoffed, "Glory Court is quite wealthy."
He had an account book in his hand at that moment.
It was compiled by the intelligence department.
The local government authorities arrested over a hundred people, including those from Xibao, Shabao, Fengbao, and Zibao. Cities outside the sphere of influence of the Tenth Wall were thoroughly purged, and accountability and investigations were carried out.
Everyone felt insecure.
"I bet Lü Song is wondering right now where you are."
"He never expected that you would be stationed in Sand Castle."
Qin Che shook his head: "My target is not just Lü Song. Coming to Sand Castle may just be a smokescreen. It's his business if he's nervous, and I don't care what he does, but a complete purge is necessary."
"If necessary, I will call in the army..."
Xiao Tao felt a chill in her heart.
The master's actions remained as ruthless and chilling as ever.
She couldn't help but recall her time in the dark streets.
The lord alone built a mound of skulls outside the bar, single-handedly slaughtered the First District's army, and finally ascended to the pinnacle of power...
In the old man's eyes, that road was just an insignificant experience.
But in Xiao Tao's eyes, this is her life.
It was the most wonderful part of her life.
The purge is ongoing and intensifying.
The intelligence department arrested more and more people, from the initial hundred or so to three or four hundred.
Many people were implicated.
Many people protested, but the protesters were all arrested directly by the intelligence department.
If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext.
The intelligence department didn't say a word that the purge was because of the Glory Court, but all the people arrested were government officials related to the Glory Court.
Throughout their political careers, they have always engaged in some irregular or illegal activities.
Even if they don't have one, they can still arrest them by forcing one on them.
Qin Che's target was not just one sandcastle, but the entire desert, including important cities like No. 1 Wall and West Fort.
Many government officials were imprisoned and thought about appealing every day.
Some officials, having powerful connections, also passed the news to the Glory Court.
Upon learning of this, Gu Yu immediately convened a court meeting.
"Judging from the scope of the purge and the starting point of the ripples, the intelligence department's operation should have started in Sand Castle first. Could Qin Che be there?"
"The intelligence department has been in a state of panic lately. No one would believe it wasn't Qin Che's doing."
“He’s in Sand Castle. We also have informants in the intelligence department. Although we can’t access the most core secrets, my people saw Li Mi’s direct subordinates run to Sand Castle and leave two days later.”
Is this really true?
Listening to the discussions of the court officials beside him.
Gu Yu stood to the side, deep in thought.
The group of people Qin Che investigated thoroughly could not be reached in their core.
Such a large-scale infiltration could not have been achieved by simply capturing a few hundred mid- to low-level officials, which would have made them flee in disarray.
The foundation of Wall No. 10 was not damaged.
No clearing was encountered in places like Polaris City and Oasis.
This shows that Qin Che still acknowledges in his heart that these territories are under the control of the Glory Court.
But that's all there is to it.
In recent years, even Gu Yu has come to believe that their reach has been too far.
They want too much.
But this is also for self-preservation.
There have been rumors circulating in the Glory Court that Duke Qin is preparing for major changes.
We need to establish a constitutional monarchy.
At that time, the Spirit King will be sidelined.
Will Gu Yu, such a staunch supporter of the monarchy, also be affected and implicated?
Gu Yu was only trying to protect himself; he had no other purpose.
So he remained silent.
"Let's also invite Chen Fusheng, Sha Qingsui, He Gan, and others to participate in the court discussion," Gu Yu said.
Everyone was greatly surprised upon hearing this.
"Prime Minister, these three are Qin's faction."
"We need to be careful. If we call them here, there will be no turning back."
"What exactly was Gu Xiang thinking?"
Gu Yu said, "I haven't thought about it much. I'm considering the overall situation. The intelligence department's purge wasn't without reason. Calling them over is also to prove our innocence. If we were to secretly discuss things behind their backs, it would be obvious without any investigation that the infiltration was orchestrated by the Xiang faction."
"I will never admit that this has nothing to do with me!"
The courtiers looked at each other in bewilderment.
They were all staunch supporters of the prime minister.
I've been following ancient jade for many years.
Now, however, they are being purged by the intelligence department simply to protect themselves.
Who can tolerate this?
Among the courtiers present, some were not without anger.
But Gu Yu remained so calm, and they had no idea what the Prime Minister was thinking.
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