He knew that from tonight onwards, there would be no more Li Geng in this world. Not to mention returning to the palace to continue protecting the emperor, he couldn't even show his face in the fields to farm!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Fei smiled slightly.
"Do you think the Emperor rescued you just so you could live in anonymity and eke out a living?"
"Listen carefully! It is precisely because you are already dead that the Emperor has a task that only you can undertake!"
"What?"
Li Geng's body trembled!
At this moment, Zhu Fei suddenly stood up, took out the imperial edict from his bosom, and said with a solemn expression, "Li Geng, receive the edict!"
Li Geng's expression changed, and he quickly jumped off the bed and knelt down in worship.
"Your subject, Li Geng, receives the imperial decree!"
"Li Geng is loyal, courageous, and fearless. I am very pleased with him. I hereby appoint Li Geng as the Chief of the Blood Droplets' Secret Guard! So be it!"
After the imperial edict was read, Li Geng was slow to react.
"What is this guillotine?"
Li Geng had served in the military for many years and had never heard of the Blood Droplets organization.
He frowned in thought, the words "Flying Guillotine" echoing in his ears, but he couldn't understand them.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Fei couldn't help but shake his head and smile. "No need to think about it! The Blood Droplets are the Emperor's newly established secret service organization, specializing in intelligence gathering, special missions, and assassinating treacherous officials! These secret missions in the dark are meant for dead people like you! General Li, do you accept the decree?"
Zhu Fei asked in a serious tone.
Li Geng's face lit up with joy!
He originally thought that as long as he could continue to serve the emperor and put his patriotic heart to good use, he would be content even if he was sent to the harsh northern border to guard the frontier!
But who would have thought that the Emperor would have such a position tailor-made for him?
He hates those treacherous officials and wishes he could kill them all!
Now that he has the opportunity, how could he refuse?
"Your subject receives the imperial decree!"
Li Geng excitedly accepted the imperial edict, then solemnly bowed towards the palace, his voice trembling as he said, "Your Majesty, I hereby swear to serve you faithfully until death."
After Li Geng finished speaking, he turned around, cupped his hands to Zhu Fei, and bowed deeply, saying, "I thank General Zhu for today! You and the Emperor have been incredibly kind to me!"
Zhu Fei hurriedly helped him up from the ground, and after exchanging some polite words,
He then quickly explained to Li Geng the Emperor's next steps in establishing and training the Blood Droplets.
"General Li, His Majesty has recently ordered people to find a new hunting ground, planning to turn it into a training ground for your Blood Droplets..."
Zhu Fei's words made Li Geng's blood boil, and his big face was filled with excitement!
Qin Yu's plan was simple: select a new hunting ground, use the excuse of sightseeing and hunting to build a grand palace, complete with wine pools and meat forests.
Using this as cover, they secretly sent the Blood Droplets personnel there, and then conducted secret training under the guise of accompanying them on hunts.
Before long, he will be able to use this flying guillotine!
Emperor Wu of Han used the same tactic to lull Empress Dowager Dou into a false sense of security!
"General Zhu, where does His Majesty intend to find the members of the Blood Droplets?" Li Geng asked with a frown after pondering for a moment.
He knew that it would be difficult to find someone capable of shouldering this heavy responsibility; they would have to be an absolutely loyal and elite individual!
Currently, most of the military force of the Great Xia Dynasty is in the hands of the Empress's family, and the Imperial Guards in the capital are also secretly controlled by Sima Lie.
Although the Imperial Guards in the palace were elite in combat, most of them were Jia Zhengjin's old subordinates, and the rest were basically Sima Lie's lackeys like Zhang Shichang.
Zhu Fei has only recently been promoted to commander, so he probably hasn't fully grasped this mixed armed force yet.
Seeing his worried expression, Zhu Fei couldn't help but smile slightly: "You don't need to worry about the Blood Droplets' manpower."
"To be honest, His Majesty has already secretly cultivated and won over many surrendered troops. He will select elite soldiers from among them for you. It won't be long before General Li has a chance to prove himself!"
Upon hearing this, Li Geng's expression immediately changed! He never expected that the Emperor had accomplished so many earth-shattering feats right under Sima Lie's nose!
For a moment, Li Geng was filled with utter admiration for Qin Yu. His face was flushed with excitement, and he knelt down again: "Your Majesty is wise! Your subordinate will certainly devote himself to the cause until his dying breath!"
The two talked for a long time. Li Geng was excited. He had already begun to excitedly plan the list of treacherous officials to be assassinated after the Blood Droplets were established!
After a long while, Li Geng finally calmed down a bit. Zhu Fei yawned and went back to sleep soundly. He specially instructed his trusted steward to lock the study door from the inside and not allow anyone to approach. He was only allowed to bring food and medicine every day. To the outside world, he said that he had locked up a disobedient prostitute in a dark room as punishment!
After all, Li Geng was seriously injured and needed to recuperate, while he was relatively safe here for the time being.
...
Meanwhile, in the Prime Minister's residence.
Sima Lie was about to go to sleep when he was abruptly awakened by the steward's urgent report.
"Prime Minister, Lord Xingjun has urgent business to discuss with you," the steward announced loudly from the courtyard.
"Xing Jun? What is he doing at my residence in the middle of the night?"
Sima Lie frowned slightly. Although he was puzzled, he still said to the steward, "Let him go to the study."
A short while later, Xing Jun walked into the study.
Sima Lie also brought Qiu Beiming here.
Xing Jun glanced at Sima Lie tremblingly, then said, "Prime Minister, something terrible has happened..."
"Speak plainly." Sima Lie frowned.
Xing Jun swallowed hard and said, "Li Geng is dead!"
"Li Geng is dead, and you call that a big deal? Isn't this a joyous occasion? And what's more! You've come to disturb my rest just because of this little thing?"
Sima Lie's eyebrows shot up as he glared angrily at Xing Jun.
Xing Jun quickly lowered his head, swallowed hard, and stammered awkwardly, "But Prime Minister, before Li Geng died, he dragged someone down with him."
"who?"
“Zhang... Zhang Shichang…”
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Sima Lie exclaimed in shock, his eyes widening as he sat up abruptly, glaring at Xing Jun with bloodshot eyes: "Say it again! Who did Li Geng drag down with him?!"
"Lord Zhang Shichang!"
Xing Jun swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "Every night, Lord Zhang would personally go to the Imperial Prison, disregarding its rules, and break into the cell to torture Li Geng for his own amusement. But tonight, for some reason, he got completely drunk, and then somehow completely enraged Li Geng. In his fury, Li Geng killed Zhang Shichang and then committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"
After saying that, Xing Jun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Sima Lie and Qiu Beiming with a nervous expression!
"Damn Li Geng! Even on his deathbed, he still managed to bite me! You beast!"
Sima Lie's face darkened, and he slammed his fist on the table several times.
Zhang Shichang was his confidant and a loyal follower whom he had personally cultivated. Almost all the agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard at all levels were under his command. He was responsible for monitoring officials, the tyrannical emperor, and palace staff, and constantly gathering intelligence.
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