In the capital, there is a seemingly ordinary brothel that hides many secrets. This brothel is called Xunfang Pavilion and is the most visited place in the capital.
In Xunfang Pavilion, in addition to the beautiful women and men who voluntarily stay here to make a living, there are also some people with special identities.
The bosses, waiters, musicians, etc. here are actually all members of the Shadow Pavilion, and their identities are not simple.
In addition to Xunfang Pavilion, there are other inns, restaurants, etc. in the capital, and these places also belong to the male protagonist's assets.
However, compared with other places, Xunfang Pavilion is crowded with people of all kinds, making it an excellent place to exchange intelligence and undertake assassination activities.
Since becoming an official, the male protagonist bought a house behind Xunfang Pavilion in order to avoid attracting other people's attention.
However, this house was not the male protagonist's permanent residence. After leaving court, he preferred to stay in Xunfang Pavilion, as it was the core area of the entire Shadow Pavilion.
At this moment, Zhan Ze, who had already left the palace, took off his cumbersome and formal official uniform.
He was dressed in black and sat quietly on the third floor of Xunfang Pavilion, overlooking the street below through the window.
When he saw the officers and soldiers coming and going downstairs, Zhan Ze said indifferently, "Xiao Si, go and see what those officers and soldiers are busy with."
Xiao Si quickly responded, "Yes, Pavilion Master!" After that, he turned around and walked quickly downstairs, leaving as lightly as a flying bird.
Not long after, Xiao Si reappeared at the stairwell. He walked up the stairs steadily, came before Zhan Ze, and respectfully reported: "Master, those soldiers are raiding our house."
Zhan Ze frowned slightly and asked, "Whose houses did they raid? Didn't they just raid two houses this morning?"
Xiao Si quickly replied, "Pavilion Master, those soldiers have raided five families in succession, and these families were all the targets we secretly observed before. They are not clean."
After hearing this, Zhan Ze's eyes became more serious. He couldn't help but think of what happened this morning. The way the emperor killed Zhou Lan was so decisive and ruthless that it was no less than that of these assassins.
Now, the emperor has confiscated the property of all the targets they have been paying attention to and put them in jail. This series of actions has given Zhan Ze a new understanding of the emperor.
Could it be that the emperor had been hiding his strength and ambition all along? Or was he just overthinking it? Various thoughts kept flashing through Zhan Ze's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had underestimated him before.
Outside, officers and soldiers were still wandering the streets. Several important officials of the court were taken away, their residences were sealed off, and their properties were confiscated.
This sudden change shocked the people, who didn't know what crime these officials had committed.
For a time, the people in the city began to have various doubts and speculations about the behavior of these officials.
Although the other ministers' properties were not searched, they were also in a state of panic at home because they did not understand why the emperor was searching their properties and they were afraid of becoming the next targets.
At this moment, in the imperial palace, Xie Qi was lying comfortably on the dragon bed, sighing, "Being an emperor in ancient times was so cool. You could wipe out all the evils in one fell swoop."
After leaving the court, Xie Qi confiscated the property of all the ministers who were corrupt, formed cliques for personal gain, and deliberately plotted rebellion and put them in jail.
It was just to avoid any trouble. As for whether he would be considered a tyrant, Xie Qi had been prepared. Those ministers had never thought that Xie Qi would confiscate his property, and all the evidence had not been destroyed in time.
So the evidence can be collected quickly, and even if they can destroy the evidence in time, Xie Qi can forge false evidence for them.
Moreover, none of the ministers whose property was confiscated by Xie Qi were innocent.
Xie Qi stretched lazily: "The bad guys are dealt with, now I just need to think about how to win over my wife."
948: "Host, this world seems ridiculously simple."
Hearing this, Xie Qi chuckled and said, "How could I not understand? It's just that the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light. Even if there are other bad guys, as long as they dare to show their heads, I will just kill them directly."
After Xie Qi finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and suddenly sat up from the dragon bed and asked seriously, "By the way, did the original owner have a harem?"
948: "No, the original owner was only 17 years old. He ascended the throne right after the old emperor died. He had been emperor for less than a year. It was because the throne was unstable that he was afraid of Zhou Lan."
Xie Qi: "That's good."
948: "Host, the male protagonist really hates the emperor now. How are you going to win him over?"
Xie Qi smiled and said, "Doesn't the male protagonist have another identity? Then I'll go and capture that Pavilion Master first."
As Xie Qi spoke, he shouted outside, "Come here, I want to leave the palace."
Xie Qi then dressed up as an ordinary young master from an aristocratic family and walked on the streets of the capital, followed by four secret guards.
Xie Qi walked to an empty alley, turned around and looked at the four secret guards behind him: "You guys can go and wander around, I want to act alone."
"Your Majesty..." As soon as one of the leading secret guards opened his mouth, Xie Qi's face darkened and he said "hmm" unhappily.
Seeing this, the secret guard quickly changed his words and said, "Sir, to protect your safety, we cannot leave your side."
However, before he could finish his words, Xie Qi suddenly flashed, holding a sharp dagger in his hand, and pressed it directly against the throat of the secret guard: "Do you see clearly? I don't need your protection."
The secret guard didn't expect that he was completely unaware of Xie Qi's behavior, so he could only stammer, "See...see clearly, this subordinate is stupid."
Xie Qi retracted the dagger, looked at the four people in front of him, and felt that it would be better to recruit some confidants.
Xie Qi: "I don't remember your names. From now on, the four of you will follow me and I will give you new names. You are the leader, right?"
"yes."
Xie Qi: "Okay, from now on you will be called the freshman, you will be called the sophomore, you will be the junior, and the one after that will be called the senior."
"Thank you for the name, sir!"
Xie Qi: "Shhh!!! Keep your voice down."
Xie Qi then took out a purse from his waist and gave the four of them some silver. He then said, "Okay, don't follow me. Go buy whatever you want to eat. When you're done playing, go back by yourself. I'll go back by myself."
"Thank you, Master!"
After getting rid of these secret guards, Xie Qi finally felt at ease to go to Xunfang Pavilion.
Xie Qi had brought along secret guards because he had never imagined that the hero's base was actually in a brothel. It was only after 948 told him after leaving the palace that Xie Qi found out.
But it is not a good idea for an emperor to go to a brothel, so he can only act alone.
Moreover, in a brothel, it is inevitable to encounter some lustful ministers, so in order to prevent them from discovering that the emperor went to a brothel, Xie Qi took a mask and put it on his face.
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