Chapter 388 General Cao, long time no see
Xuan Gesi Yamen is not the center of the vortex today.
The Xuanji Guards will fully investigate the case, and at most they will need the Imperial City Military Department to assist in the investigation.
This place is quieter, a brief moment of calm in the midst of the storm.
In this calm, Li E led more than 30 dusty men dressed in Xuanwu Army uniforms and entered the government office gate.
"Brother Li, what's this?"
A familiar clerk at the door saw this and asked curiously.
Li E showed up for duty every day. Although he had no special duties, he became a familiar face.
"We are all brothers from the Xuanwu Army. We were escorted to the capital together before." Li E looked normal and spoke in a steady tone.
"The Imperial Guards just relented and allowed them to enter the city to rest.
According to the rules, we must come to Xuan Ge Division to prepare a case and record a list."
The clerk curled his lips, as if he thought it was unnecessary. "It's taken so long to register..."
He stepped forward and patted Li E on the shoulder, joking with a familiarity, "Brother Li is really a man who abides by the rules."
"As a newcomer, I have to be careful." Li E nodded slightly and uttered two words softly, "Sorry."
The clerk was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Why are you apologizing to me..."
Before he finished speaking, Li E no longer looked at him and strode forward.
When the last few soldiers passed by the minor official, something strange happened!
One of them attacked without warning, and the edge of his palm was like a knife, chopping the side of the clerk's neck accurately and ruthlessly.
The clerk didn't even make a groan before his eyes bulged out and he lost consciousness instantly.
He fell forward softly, and was caught by another soldier, who gently laid him on the ground.
The whole process happened as fast as lightning, and with the shadow of a person in front blocking the view, it did not cause any commotion at all.
However, just as the last person stepped into the yamen, the two heavy vermilion lacquered doors were slowly pushed shut by him from the inside.
With a "clang", the bolt fell, completely isolating the inside and the outside.
The light suddenly dimmed, and the unusual movement finally attracted the attention of many officials in the hall.
"What's going on?"
"Who closed the door?"
As soon as the surprised questioning sounded, the silent Xuanwu Army soldiers suddenly attacked like beasts that had received orders.
Their goals were extremely clear. They worked in pairs and rushed towards their chosen targets like arrows.
Those Xuan Gesi officials who were sitting or standing and had not yet reacted found it difficult to understand the sudden change before them and most of them were stunned.
"What do you want to do..."
The questioning stopped abruptly.
Facing each other were two burly soldiers who worked in perfect harmony and moved with lightning speed.
The same palm strike to the side of the neck, the same precision and neatness.
With a muffled groan, figures fell limply one after another, and were quickly supported and gently laid flat.
In the blink of an eye, all those who could stand in the front hall of the government office were members of the Xuanwu Army.
In the dim light, Li E looked straight ahead and strode through the crowd of people lying in disorder, heading towards the depths of the yamen.
He walked through the main office where daily documents and accounting were handled, and the door of the storage room where map archives were stored, without stopping.
Wherever he went, the officials he encountered were quickly subdued before they even had time to scream.
The torrent continued to move forward, flooding the offices of the Military Selection and Examination Bureau, which was responsible for the selection and examination of military officers.
Then, he passed through the corridor of the Wuku Qinglisi, which was in charge of military weapons and tokens, and finally, he went straight to the core area of the government office.
The Zhifang Qinglisi, which was in charge of the national military deployment and map mapping, as well as the main hall where two junior supervisors and one supervisor were located.
However, Xuan Gesi is ultimately a place of military confidentiality.
Most officials are military generals, so how could they be powerless to resist?
The initial advantage of the surprise attack gradually weakened, and the convenience that was planned unintentionally finally encountered obstacles when encountering officials with real cultivation.
A bearded official who rushed out from the Imperial Vehicle Inspection Office shouted loudly and knocked away the soldier who tried to approach with one punch.
"Enemy attack!"
The battle finally broke out inevitably.
The sounds of shouting, the clashing of weapons, and fists and feet suddenly broke the silence deep in the yamen.
The commotion and fighting alarmed the three top officers.
The doors of the three public office rooms opened almost at the same time, and the Left Junior Supervisor Lu Mingyuan and the Right Junior Supervisor Cao Chengan rushed out first.
Supervisor Shen Zhijie followed closely behind and saw the chaotic battle group in the corridor at a glance. The strange soldiers, like wolves and tigers, were advancing towards the core area.
Shen Zhijie's hair and beard stood up, and he shouted sternly:
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the Xuan Ge Division's important territory!"
But this loud shout did not bring any results, and the battle continued.
Amidst the noisy fighting, Li E seemed oblivious to the chaos around him.
His eyes passed through the crowd and locked onto Right Junior Supervisor Cao Cheng'an, and a cold smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He stood out from the crowd and walked towards the other party step by step.
"General Cao, long time no see."
Cao Cheng'an stared intently at the burly man in front of him with skin as dark as iron, his brows furrowed.
A trace of surprise and uncertainty flashed in his eyes: "Are you... Li E?"
Li E stopped five steps away from him and gave a standard military salute.
"Impossible for General Cao to still remember my humble position."
His voice suddenly rose, and he announced the entrance clearly:
"Commander Lieutenant of the Xuanwu Army, formerly under the command of General Zhao Polu, and Lieutenant Li E of the Xuanjie Army, pays his respects to General Cao!"
The two of them were facing each other as if no one was around, with a fierce fight going on all around them.
The officers and soldiers of Xuan Ge Si were fighting hard, but they were entangled by the silent and brave Xuanwu soldiers. The sounds of metal clashing and the roars and screams were endless.
Cao Chengan narrowed his eyes.
After six or seven years of living a life of luxury in Fengjing, he had already been worn down by the hard work of paperwork and looked very old.
But at this moment, his slightly hunched back seemed to straighten a little.
In his dim eyes, there suddenly burst out a bit of the cold sharpness of the general-in-chief of the northern frontier.
He slowly glanced at the messy government office, his voice frighteningly deep:
"Li E, are you planning a rebellion?"
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