Therefore, over the years, the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards have grown in strength and weakness and have grown tired of each other. However, it is undeniable that this competition has also contributed to the fine tradition of extremely high efficiency among the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards. So today, Zhong Mingwei really does not understand what Zhong Zhiheng has done. On the one hand, he is surprised at the degree of power Zhong Zhiheng has delegated to him, a deposed prince, and on the other hand, he does not understand why Zhong Zhiheng wants to bring the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards together.
And Zhong Zhiheng was obviously trying to avoid being noticed, or was he intentionally avoiding Zhong Mingzheng? So was Zhong Zhiheng suspicious of Zhong Mingzheng? Or was Zhong Zhiheng also avoiding him and giving Zhong Mingzheng another secret order?
Zhong Mingwei couldn't think clearly. He only felt that there were layers of dark clouds in front of him. Every time he pushed away one layer, there was another one.
"In reply to Your Highness, I am born to be your master's servant. I will do whatever your master tells me to do. I dare not guess what your master is thinking." Jiang Bairen said respectfully.
"In that case, father, do you want me to be your master from now on?" Zhong Mingwei said slowly.
"Yes, His Majesty has ordered that from now on, the Royal Guards will obey Your Highness, so naturally Your Highness will be the master of the Royal Guards," Jiang Bairen said, and then he paused and said, "His Majesty has also ordered that from now on, Your Highness's words will have the same effect as the imperial edict."
"From now on?" Zhong Mingwei raised his eyebrows slightly. "From now on, until when? Until the real murderer who killed the Fourth Prince is caught?"
"Well, His Majesty didn't give any instructions." Jiang Bairen said.
"Okay, you go down first." Zhong Mingwei waved his hand and said slowly.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Jiang Bairen got up from the ground and bowed to take his leave.
"Wait," Zhong Mingwei suddenly stopped Jiang Bairen and said in a deep voice, "Go check Ma Zhiming's whereabouts in the past few days. Once you find out, come and report to me as soon as possible."
"Yes, I obey your command." Jiang Bairen clasped his fists and stepped out immediately.
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At this moment, this thin volume recording Ma Zhiming's whereabouts before and after the Fourth Prince was killed was in Zhong Mingwei's hand. The more he read, the more his brows furrowed.
After the fourth prince was assassinated, Zhong Zhiheng was so furious that he immediately ordered the execution of Ma Zhiming, the commander of the Imperial Guards. Although it was sudden, it was also reasonable. The assassination of the fourth prince was such a serious matter that Ma Zhiming, as the commander of the Imperial Guards, could not shirk his responsibility. Sooner or later, he would die. It's just that Ma Zhiming's death was too sudden that there was no chance to learn from him about the defense situation of the capital and the palace in recent days, and whether he had encountered any unexpected incidents recently.
The Imperial Guards are different from other armies. They are responsible for the safety of the entire palace. His Majesty's life and property are in the hands of the Imperial Guards, so the daily defense and patrol of the Imperial Guards are also different from other armies. They are all decided by Ma Zhiming every day, and then the list of the next batch of guards on duty will be announced when the handover is about to take place. Obviously, there was a problem with the palace defense of the Imperial Guards this time, which allowed the assassin to take advantage of the situation. So the problem must be with Ma Zhiming, or the defense camp he arranged was known to someone early on, or... Ma Zhiming was bribed and used by someone, so Zhong Mingwei urgently needed to know Ma Zhiming's recent whereabouts and who he had contacted with, so he asked the Jinyiwei to investigate while also asking the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards Zhou Youan to investigate, but the answers they got were very different.
The investigation results of the Jinyiwei showed that Ma Zhiming had no particularly strange whereabouts. He went in and out of the Imperial Guards camp as usual every day, and he seemed to be completely unaware. However, Zhou Youan's investigation showed that Ma Zhiming had been in and out of the gambling house four times in the past half month...
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