Chapter 149 The Imperial Guards are dispatched
"Your Highness, are you really going to be so ruthless?" Hou Junji stood up suddenly, pointing at Li Chengqian.
"It's not that I'm ruthless, but the national law does not allow me to be partial. Duke Chen, as the pillar of the Tang Dynasty, should set an example."
"I will wait for good news from Duke Chen in this East Palace." Li Chengqian said.
"In that case, I, the old minister, will take my leave!" Hou Junji flicked his sleeves, turned around and left the hall directly.
Li Chengqian looked at Hou Junji who left angrily, his face livid. He knew that now was not the best time to arrest Hou Junji.
Based on the two things he did, namely withholding money and breaking into the East Palace, it was not enough to sentence him to death. After all, he was a meritorious veteran.
In addition, he still had letters with me in his hand. If he was really pushed to the limit, Hou Junji would be desperate and hand over these letters, which would be disadvantageous to him.
Unless Hou Junji was plotting a rebellion, he would be killed. Hou Junji had already threatened me, so I naturally couldn't let him stay.
Everything was Hou Junji's own fault. No wonder I was so cruel.
Seeing Hou Junji walk out with a gloomy face, Li Yifu, Wang Quan and Cheng Wuting entered the hall only after he walked away.
"My dear!"
"Your Highness!" Li Yifu, Wang Quan and Cheng Wuting said.
"Li Yifu, you go back first. I will deal with the matter of the money withheld by Hou Junji." Li
Chengqian said. "I'll take my leave!" Li Yifu
bowed and left. "Did Hou Junji hurt anyone when he broke in?" Li Chengqian asked after Li Yifu left.
"He did injure a few eunuchs. I have asked someone to take them away for treatment." Cheng Wuting said.
"As the left eunuch of the Eastern Palace, I am responsible for guarding the Eastern Palace. However, I allowed Duke Chen to enter the palace without permission. This is my dereliction of duty. Your Highness, please punish me." Cheng Wuting knelt on one knee and clasped his fists to apologize .
"It's not your fault. I won't punish you. Get up! You still have to guard the Eastern Palace." Li Chengqian said.
Cheng Wuting was loyal. Hou Junji entered the palace without permission because he was too arrogant and didn't take him, the prince, seriously. How could this be blamed on Cheng Wuting?
"If Your Highness has no other instructions, I will take my leave first!" Cheng Wuting said.
"Well! Go!" Li Chengqian nodded, and Cheng Wuting left the hall.
"Wang Quan, go and summon Bo Cheng here quickly, I have something for him to do." Li Chengqian said to Wang Quan.
"Yes! I'll go right away!" Wang Quan did not dare to delay, and immediately left the hall to find Long Zhi to see Li Chengqian.
Half an hour later, Long Zhi appeared in the hall.
"Your Highness, your servant Long Zhi has seen you!" Long Zhi saluted.
Li Chengqian signaled Wang Quan to leave, and Wang Quan immediately left the hall. Li Chengqian then said to Long Zhi: "I summoned you here, and I have something for the Jinyiwei to do!" It
takes a thousand days to train soldiers, and now is the time to use the Jinyiwei.
"The soldiers of the Jinyiwei have been on guard for a long time, waiting for your orders, and are ready to serve you at any time." Long Zhi said excitedly.
In recent days, apart from military training, they have been eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating. He himself feels that he will become useless sooner or later if he continues like this.
Now that the prince can use them, the Jinyiwei, how can he not be excited.
"I want you to secretly monitor Hou Junji and collect evidence of Hou Junji's crimes. Who does he usually associate with? Find out for me." Li Chengqian said.
"I obey your command!" Long Zhi said.
"Also, I want you to bring back the letters from Hou Junji at all costs, and no one can find out about it."
"Once you find out, report it to me directly. This must be done quickly." Li Chengqian said.
"Don't worry, Your Highness! I will definitely get the letters back." Long Zhi said. It
is very difficult to steal the letters from Duke Chen's mansion without anyone knowing.
It is difficult, so what? This is challenging. Jinyiwei will not do things that are not difficult.
"Go! I am waiting for your good news!" Li Chengqian said.
"I will take my leave!" Long Zhi bowed and left.
In the secret base of Jinyiwei, as soon as Long Zhi came back, everyone in the base surrounded him.
"What mission did Commander Long assign to me?" asked a Jinyiwei.
They stayed in this secret base, and except for training, they were idle all day long. They felt that if they continued like this, they would fail sooner or later.
They also longed to make achievements, but since they became the Jinyiwei, they waited and waited but did not see any instructions from the crown prince.
Originally, he didn't know how long this day would last, when the crown prince's personal eunuch Wang Neiguan appeared in front of them like a god sent from heaven.
They knew that the opportunity had come, the opportunity they had been waiting for to make achievements had come.
"Your Highness does have a mission that our Jinyiwei needs to do! Don't gather together, disperse first!"
"Two deputy commanders and four captains, follow me in." Long Zhi said, and walked towards a room, followed by the deputy commander and the captain.
At this moment, the Jinyiwei from top to bottom felt from the bottom of their hearts that it was great to be needed by others!
"Commander Long, what orders did His Highness give?" A deputy commander asked as everyone in the room sat down.
"His Highness ordered us Jinyiwei to collect evidence of the crimes of Duke Chen, Hou Junji, and to secretly monitor Duke Chen's every move. Where he went and who he met must be recorded in detail." Long Zhi said.
"Commander, in addition to Duke Chen, what about his Flying Tiger Army? Do we need to send someone to keep an eye on them?" One of the four captains asked.
"Yes! Duke Chen often stays with these soldiers under his command. Keeping an eye on them may help us get the intelligence we want." Long Zhi said.
"Understood! I will arrange for someone to keep a close eye on Duke Chen's Mansion and the Flying Tigers." Another deputy commander said.
"Also, send someone to sneak into Duke Chen's Mansion." Long Zhi said.
"What is the mission of sneaking into Duke Chen's Mansion? Ambush or assassination?" a captain asked.
"Neither. In the early years, Your Highness and Duke Chen were planning something big. You all know this without me telling you. Duke Chen has letters in his hand that he and Your Highness had planned to exchange with each other in the past."
"Your Highness means that we must not alert anyone and quietly retrieve the letters. Duke Chen must not find out about this." Long Zhi said.
"This is simple. I happen to have a subordinate who has this ability. Let him sneak into Duke Chen's mansion and he will definitely be able to retrieve the letters." A captain said.
"Okay! Let your subordinate sneak in, but this must be done quickly." Long Zhi said.
"Commander, rest assured! We will definitely get this done within three days." The captain said confidently.
"Everyone disperse! Act now!" Long Zhi said.
Everyone dispersed, each gathering their own people and acting separately.
The Jinyiwei, which came out of the Jinyiwei's secret base, spread out like a big net and spread across the world.