According to the laws of the Great Gan Dynasty, regardless of the outcome, he would have to return to the capital to report after ten days. Xiong Juzheng hated his own incompetence. He had already prepared himself for being reprimanded and punished by His Majesty after entering the palace.
Unexpectedly, in the early hours of this morning, exactly ten days after the case was solved, Xiong Juzheng suddenly received an imperial edict from His Majesty.
The imperial edict clearly stated that Xiong Juzheng should immediately enter the palace to meet the emperor.
Xiong Juzheng thought he was about to face a great disaster, but to his surprise, after entering the palace, Emperor Ganwu did not blame him. On the contrary, he summoned the Left and Right Generals of the Golden Guard, namely Li You and Li Mu.
Emperor Ganwu told Xiong Juzheng that although he had not yet found a result in the case, Sun Jian had already made some progress.
Regardless of who discovered it, at least the matter has progressed.
Hearing Emperor Ganwu's words, Xiong Juzheng was greatly surprised, his jaw almost dropping in shock.
He then asked Emperor Ganwu, "Your Majesty, didn't the Attendant Reader Sun... oh no, General Sun, go to work for the Tiger Warriors? How is he investigating cases?"
"Could it be that he received a secret decree from His Majesty?"
Emperor Ganwu glared at Xiong Juzheng: "This is none of your concern."
Emperor Ganwu continued, “You have not completed your task properly. According to the laws of the Great Gan Dynasty, I should punish you. However, considering that the ten-day period has not yet passed, there is still room for redress.”
Although Xiong Juzheng was completely confused, he was overjoyed to hear the emperor say that there was still room for redress.
Who would choose to die if they could live?
Who would willingly accept punishment when they could receive a reward?
He hurriedly asked Emperor Ganwu how he should remedy the situation, and Emperor Ganwu only said one sentence.
"You will now follow my General of the Golden Guard, leading five hundred Imperial Guards to the Crown Prince's residence in the Eastern Palace. Once we arrive, you will be given further instructions."
Whether it can be salvaged or not depends on your luck.
Go to the Crown Prince's residence in the Eastern Palace to receive instructions.
Xiong Juzheng was stunned on the spot, but when talking to His Majesty, he couldn't very well keep asking the emperor what he meant, as that would be extremely disrespectful.
Since the emperor had instructed him to lead five hundred imperial guards to the Eastern Palace for further orders, he naturally dared not disobey.
He could only lead Generals Li You and Li Mu, along with five hundred Imperial Guards, on a hasty march to the Eastern Palace residence.
Unexpectedly, they ran right into Sun Jian and Li Gancheng at the door.
"Your Highness, this is what happened when I, along with Generals Li Mu and Li You, arrived at the Eastern Palace."
Xiong Juzheng cupped his hands in a fist salute, then bowed again.
After hearing the whole story, not only was Li Gancheng completely confused, but even Sun Jian was stunned.
The two were so shocked that they were stunned.
What's this?
This is absolutely outrageous, it's outrageous to the extreme!
Just what I wanted came true! I wanted to nurse, and here comes my mother!
When she missed her family, her child's uncle came.
They had just made up their minds that they needed the Imperial Guards' assistance when, unexpectedly, the Imperial Guards came knocking on their door.
Moreover, it was personally assigned by Emperor Ganwu.
This Emperor Ganwu is simply a god!
This is like having a third eye!
No!
This is even more powerful than the Heavenly Eye. Sun Jian's idea of using the Imperial Guards was only a recent thought.
He hadn't even thought about this floor while he was speeding along...
How did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty know that he would take this step?
For a moment, Sun Jian even wondered if Emperor Ganwu was a monster in disguise, capable of knowing the past and the future.
Otherwise, how could they know everything about my movements, my purpose, and even the thoughts I have in my heart?
At that moment, Sun Jian felt an extreme sense of fear towards Emperor Ganwu!
He even began to suspect that one of the people around him might be an informant for Emperor Ganwu!
"hiss!"
Li Gancheng gasped, trying to calm his shock.
Like Sun Jian, he had just been in shock for about two minutes.
Although he couldn't understand how his father knew all this, thankfully the soldiers and generals arrived.
Solving the immediate problem is the most important thing.
Such a miraculous thing is beyond my current understanding, and continuing to ponder it will only be futile.
"General Sun?"
Since Li Mu, Li You, and Xiong Juzheng were all present, when Li Gan called out to Sun Jian, he changed the way the two of them usually addressed each other as "Brother Sun" to "General Sun".
"Your subordinate is here."
Sun Jian clasped his hands in a fist salute and replied.
"Without further ado, I hereby order you to take Lord Xiong, Generals Li You and Li Mu, and five hundred Imperial Guards to deal with the Tiger Legion case!"
"Your humble servant obeys!"
The two went through the motions, transferring the power that the emperor had given to Crown Prince Li Gancheng to Sun Jian.
During this time, Li Gancheng also gave Sun Jian a wink.
Sun Jian understood Li Gancheng's meaning and immediately nodded heavily.
"No...this..."
Xiong Juzheng, being rather dim-witted, clearly hadn't realized what was going on.
How come it's suddenly Sun Jian leading the team again?
Sun Jian didn't want to explain too much to Xiong Juzheng, so he simply clasped his hands and said, "Lord Xiong, I have indeed found out some clues, but this matter is quite complicated. I will explain it to you in detail on the way."
"good!"
Xiong Juzheng nodded.
Following up on Sun Jian's words, Li Gan directly issued orders to Li You, Li Mu, and Xiong Juzheng.
That means all actions today will be under Sun Jian's command.
The three men clasped their hands in unison to accept the order, their faces showing an air of unwavering duty.
It would be more accurate to say they were following His Majesty's imperial decree than to say they were acting on Li Gancheng's orders.
Before I left, His Majesty had already said that everything had been arranged at the Eastern Palace and I would know about it.
Sun Jian didn't linger. After briefly explaining the purpose to the group, he led Xiong Juzheng, Li You, and Li Mu out of the Eastern Palace residence.
Li Gancheng could only know about this matter, but could not participate in it, because he was the Crown Prince, the heir apparent to the throne.
...
Before setting off, Li Gancheng pulled Sun Jian aside and whispered, "Brother Sun, how confident are you in this matter?"
"Ninety percent."
After thinking for a moment, Sun Jian directly told Li Gancheng his expectations.
Within the Tiger Legion, Liu Shiyun has already begun to take action, and Gu Hu and Sun Jian have also been assigned tasks.
In summary, it can be said that this operation was almost foolproof.
The matter was of great importance, and Sun Jian and Li Gancheng could not afford to be careless.
This matter even determined whether Li Gancheng's position as crown prince could be secure. Even knowing that there was a 90% chance of victory, Li Gancheng could not help but feel some worry.
A wise strategist does not consider victory, but rather defeat.
If their luck is just that bad, with a 90% chance of winning, but they happen to encounter that 10% chance, they still have to consider the consequences and how to handle the situation.
Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.
All of this is just speculation at the moment. Even if it is true, they don't know how many troops the other side has privately raised, or what their combat strength is.
How many accomplices are still in and around the city...?
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