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Chapter 847 Being Targeted by Old Yinbi
Just as Qin Hao expected, he had just led his men to escort Cheng Jushu into the military camp of the Bingmasi when a soldier reported that someone from the Inspection Institute was coming to take Cheng Jushu away.

"Let them wait. Has He Jian been found?"

After Qin Hao took over the Bingmasi, he removed the two previous deputy commanders and promoted two new deputy commanders. He Jian was one of them. However, judging from today's situation, He Jian should have been bribed by the princess, or he was originally an undercover sent by the princess.

It has to be said that Ye Qingmei is indeed a genius. The Inspection Institute she founded became the most powerful institution in Qing Kingdom. The business she founded was incorporated into the royal treasury and provided Princess Li Yunrui with a steady stream of wealth for her to bribe various forces.

"Commander-in-chief, He Jian is dead."

"Dead?" Qin Hao frowned. He was not surprised by He Jian's sudden death. This was in line with the eldest princess's style. Once the matter was exposed, she would eliminate the relevant personnel.

"How did you die?"

"All 32 members of the family, young and old, hanged themselves. The Jingzhao government said they committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Qin Hao was so angry that he laughed. Even ants try to survive, let alone a living person. Even if they know they can't escape, they will always try their best to find a way for the child to survive. They will not give up easily even if there is only a 1% chance. Such an obvious murder to silence the witness was actually ruled by the Jingzhao Prefecture as suicide out of fear of punishment.

It seems that the new prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture is also likely to be the eldest princess's man.

"Commander-in-chief, Zhuge, the chief of the First Division of the Inspection Bureau, wishes to see you."

"Let him in."

In front of the military camp, a group of strong men in black brocade uniforms were standing in front of the chevaux de frise and confronting the soldiers guarding the camp.

"My commander asked Lord Zhu to come in and talk."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Inspection Institute could no longer suppress their anger and drew their swords.

"How dare you! The Inspection Bureau is investigating a case. Why don't you open the camp gates quickly!"

Upon seeing this, the guards from the Bingmasi immediately pointed their guns at the people from the Inspection Institute.

"Let your mother go. What's wrong with the Inspection Bureau? If you are in the Military Affairs Department, you must abide by the rules of the Military Affairs Department!"

This made everyone in the Inspection Institute very angry. Over the years, they had been accustomed to being domineering in Kyoto. Except for the imperial palace, there was no place they could not enter. A small military department actually dared to stop them, showing that they did not take the three words "Inspection Institute" seriously at all.

Zhu Ge, the head of a department, also had an unpleasant look on his face, but seeing that more and more troops were gathering from the Bingmasi, they would surely suffer if a fight really broke out, so he had no choice but to raise his hand and scold.

"Shut up, put away your knives, what are you doing making such a fuss?"

"Take me to see your Commander Qin."

"Let's go."

Zhuge followed a soldier into the military camp. Looking at the orderly layout of the camp and the patrolling soldiers who walked by him in neat steps from time to time, Zhuge realized that the Bingmasi at this time was no longer the useless weak unit it used to be.

While Zhuge was stunned, he was brought to the gate of the central military tent. After the personal guards entered the tent and reported, they took him in.

"Master Zhu, how come you have time to come and sit with me today?" Qin Hao asked casually as he sat behind the desk.

Although Zhu Ge was annoyed by Qin Hao's contempt, the other party's official position was indeed higher than his, and this was his territory, so he could only be patient.

"Commander Qin, why do you have to ask when you already know the answer? In the Yangliu Street assassination case, two murderers died and one was injured. Cheng Jushu was a spy from Northern Qi. This is the responsibility of the Inspection Office. Commander Qin, please hand Cheng Jushu over to Zhu."

Qin Hao sneered, "A spy from Northern Qi sneaked into the capital and assassinated Si Nanbo's son in the street, but the Inspection Bureau did not receive any information in advance. Was Lord Zhu deceived? Or did he know about this and let Cheng Jushu commit the crime?"

Zhu Ge was speechless for a moment, and could only pretend to be calm and said: "The Inspection Office is directly under the jurisdiction of Your Majesty, so Commander Qin does not need to worry about how to handle the case. If Commander Qin feels that the Inspection Office has done something wrong, he can report it to Your Majesty."

"Master Zhu, do you know that in the assassination on Yangliu Street, someone bribed He Jian, the deputy commander of the Military Department, and transferred the nearby patrol team? I just received news that He Jian's family of 32 all hanged themselves. I think He Jian must be closely related to this matter. This is related to the internal affairs of the Military Department. I am afraid that Cheng Jushu cannot hand it over to the Inspection Institute."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge felt that something was wrong. The First Division of the Inspection Institute was responsible for monitoring all affairs in the capital. First, Cheng Jushu secretly sneaked into the capital, and then assassinated Fan Xian inexplicably. Now, the deputy commander of the Military Department and his entire family were involved. He could already imagine how furious Emperor Qing would be.

"Commander Qin, Cheng Jushu is hiding a secret spy network of Northern Qi in the capital. If we remove him a moment later, Northern Qi will pose a greater threat to Qing. Everything is for Qing. Commander Qin, please hand him over to the Inspection Institute. I promise you that I will make him reveal the real culprit behind the scenes."

Qin Hao sneered inwardly. Everything is for the sake of Qing Kingdom. It sounds so high-sounding. But you have to know that the purpose of Ye Qingmei establishing the Inspection Institute was to limit the imperial power. Now the Inspection Institute has become a sharp weapon for Emperor Qing to eliminate dissidents. It is ironic to think about it.

However, since Zhu Ge had said so much, Qin Hao couldn't force Cheng Jushu to stay.

"Cheng Jushu can be handed over to you to take away. However, if the Inspection Institute cannot pry the list of Northern Qi's secret agents hidden in the Military Department out of him before noon tomorrow, Qin will go to the Inspection Institute in person and bring Cheng Jushu back."

It is said to be a list of secret agents of Northern Qi, but in fact, they are just people planted by the eldest princess in the Military Department. Cheng Jushu is actually just a tool man, and he probably doesn't know all this, but who made Zhu Ge surrender to the eldest princess?

This is the deal Qin Hao made with the princess. In the princess's eyes, is it more important for her to send people to assassinate Fan Xian to be exposed, or is it more important to plant people in the Bingmasi?

"I will definitely give Commander Qin a satisfactory answer." Zhu Ge gritted his teeth and agreed. He knew that if he didn't agree, it would be impossible to take Cheng Jushu away from here today.

"Someone, go and bring Cheng Jushu over here."

Soon, Cheng Jushu, who was tied up like a dumpling, was carried to the gate of the military camp, and the soldiers of the Bingmasi threw him directly in front of the people in the Inspection Institute.

"I've given the people to you. Be careful on your way back. If anything happens, don't blame our military department."

Everyone in the Inspection Institute was so angry that they almost went crazy. They had been acting tyrannically in the capital over the years, and every government office was polite to them.

"Be quiet, take the people with you and go back!"

Not long after Zhu Ge took Cheng Jushu away, someone came from the palace.

"Commander Qin, His Majesty summons you to the palace."

"Please lead the way, eunuch. It's just a small gift. Have a cup of tea in your spare time."

"Commander Qin is too polite"

After receiving Qin Hao's benefits, the eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch's orders became noticeably more polite and answered all of Qin Hao's questions.

"How is your Majesty feeling?"

"His Majesty was furious upon hearing about the assassination on Willow Street and ordered a thorough investigation."

Inside the hall, Emperor Qing changed his usual lazy demeanor and stared at Qin Hao with a dignified look.

"I heard that when the assassination took place on Yangliu Street, the Military Affairs Department transferred all patrol teams from West City. Do you know about this?"

Qin Hao bowed and said, "I didn't know about it beforehand, so I am guilty of my dereliction of duty."

Emperor Qing's expression eased a little. What superiors hate most is not subordinates making mistakes, but subordinates shirking responsibility after making mistakes. How can a person who is unwilling to take responsibility for his own mistakes take the blame for his leader?
"Humph, since you arrived in time to save Fan Xian, my crime will be reduced by half and I will fine you one year's salary. Do you accept this?"

"My lord, I am convinced."

Emperor Qing nodded: "I heard that a deputy commander of the Military Department was bribed by Northern Qi?"

"This man's name is He Jian. When I sent people to arrest him, all 32 members of his family had already hanged themselves."

"Hanging himself? Humph, do you believe such nonsense?"

"Your Majesty, this is the case decided by Jingzhao Prefecture."

"It's this Jingzhao Prefecture again." Emperor Qing's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. The previous Jingzhao Prefecture Yin Mei Zhili had just died not long ago, and this time there's another one. However, this guy has just taken office not long ago. If he gets rid of him rashly, it will damage his prestige. He can only put him aside for the time being and settle the score with him later.

"What about Cheng Jushu?"

"It has been handed over to Zhuge, the chief of the First Division of the Inspection Institute."

"Well, since it involves Northern Qi's spies, it might be better to hand it over to the Inspection Institute." Emperor Qing suddenly changed the subject.

"I heard that today, Qin Aiqing and Yan Xiaoyi had a competition?"

Qin Hao cupped his hands and said, "It was a lucky victory."

"Qin Aiqing was able to defeat a ninth-rank master at such a young age. It is not long before he becomes a grandmaster."

When Emperor Qing said this, his smile was very kind, but Qin Hao knew that this old bastard had become wary of him.

In the world of Joy of Life, the existence of a Grand Master is equivalent to that of a nuclear weapon. Now, of the four great Grand Masters in the world, there are two in Southern Qing, one in Northern Qi, and one in Dongyi City. But in fact, the only Grand Master who really appears in public on the Southern Qing side is Ye Liuyun. The old scoundrel Emperor Qing has been hiding behind the scenes and pushed out Hong Sixiang, who is at the peak of the ninth rank, as a shield. In this way, the three forces are actually evenly matched.

Due to the Grandmaster's enormous destructive power, the three forces tacitly did not allow the Grandmaster to participate in the war, but only used him as a deterrent.

But when the survival of the country is at stake, the Grand Master will inevitably intervene.

And now Qin Hao has shown the potential that he may become the fifth grandmaster. This is naturally a good thing before the unification of the world. However, when the unification is completed, the existence of the grandmaster will only threaten his imperial power.

In Emperor Qing’s eyes, all grandmasters are monsters, and except for him, none of them should exist in this world.

"Master once said that besides talent, a Grand Master also values ​​opportunity, which is something that can only be encountered by chance. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only four Grand Masters in the world."

Emperor Qing seemed to have thought of his own experience back then. He was seriously injured and his meridians were broken. If Chen Pingping had not risked his life to save him, he would have turned into a handful of earth. After that, he endured the pain like a living dead, but he survived and became a grandmaster.

"Alas, perhaps it is true as Master Ye said, that a Grand Master is hard to come by. Otherwise, if Qin Aiqing can become a Grand Master, then our Qing Kingdom has three Grand Masters, so why should we worry about not being able to unify the world?"

Looking at Emperor Qing's face full of regret, Qin Hao secretly cursed this old bastard for pretending to be so good. If he really became a grandmaster, I'm afraid this old bastard would not be able to sleep well, right?
"Qin Aiqing has worked hard all day, go down and rest first."

"My minister retire."

On the other side, Fan Jian heard that Fan Xian had been assassinated and immediately rushed back from the yamen.

"Don't worry, your father will definitely seek justice for you!" Fan Jian said gritting his teeth.

Fan Xian thanked his father, but he felt that there was something fishy going on. He had no grudges against Northern Qi, and he did not hold an important position in the court. Why would Northern Qi go to so much trouble to assassinate him?
After seeing Fan Jian off, Fan Xian asked Fan Ruoruo who stayed behind to take care of him, "How is Teng Zijing?"

"He suffered a serious injury, but it's better than you. The doctor has prescribed some medicine. He said he should go home to rest. I asked the servants to prepare half a month's supply of medicine and send it to his home." Fan Ruoruo said.

Fan Xian nodded with satisfaction: "Well, you did a good job. It would be better to give him some more silver."

"Okay, I'll have someone send some money to his family later."

"I'm fine now, you can go back and rest."

"Okay then, brother, if you need anything, remember to call me."

"I know, long-winded."

Not long after Fan Ruoruo left, a slightly plump black shadow climbed over the wall.

"Master Xiao Fan, are you looking for me?" Wang Qinian asked with a smile.

Fan Xian shook his arm with difficulty, motioning him to come closer.

"Go to the Inspection Institute and keep an eye on him for me. If you find any news about Cheng Jushu, tell me immediately."

"Master Fan, I heard that you offered Teng Zijing 50 taels of silver per month, two acres of land and a cow? Then you look at me."

"Okay, I'll give you fifty taels of silver too."

"And what about the land and the cows?"

"Here, don't worry, you'll be there."

"Wang Qinian is willing to sacrifice his life for you, until his death."

Fan Xian:.
In the harem, the eldest princess looked at the note in her hand and pondered for a long time. Finally, she picked up a pen and wrote a list of names on a piece of letter paper.

"Send someone to Zhuge of the Inspection Institute. He will naturally know what to do."

"Yes."

In the blink of an eye, a day passed, the moon set and the sun rose, and the rooster crowed at the dawn.

At the court meeting, Fan Jian fiercely criticized the Inspection Institute, and a group of officials who had suffered greatly from it also rose up to attack it. However, in the end, Emperor Qing only verbally reprimanded Zhu Ge on the grounds that Chen Pingping was not in the capital, and did not punish him. This also made all the officials in the court see Emperor Qing's determination to protect the Inspection Institute, and they could only reluctantly accept this outcome.

When the court was about to end, Zhu Ge handed Qin Hao a letter. The two exchanged glances and left the imperial city separately.

After returning to the Bingmasi, Qin Hao called all the twenty or so people in the letter into the tent. These people were all middle-level officers of the Bingmasi and could be said to be the backbone of the Bingmasi. It had to be admitted that although Li Yunrui was a little crazy, she was capable and had a sharp eye. As long as she controlled these middle-level officers, nothing the Bingmasi did would escape her eyes and ears. If Qin Hao was transferred one day, she would also be able to sideline the new commander and take control of the Bingmasi in her own hands.

"Please take a look at this list. Do you have anything to say?"

Everyone looked ashamed and didn't dare to look Qin Hao in the eye.

"I know you all have your own difficulties, but things have come to this point, our fate is over, let's go our separate ways."

"Commander, I, Old Li, am sorry for you and my brothers."

"Woo~~~"

Every tough man burst into tears, and Qin Hao could only sigh helplessly. Kindness does not command the army, and justice does not command wealth. The Bingmasi is the only force he can control at present, and he will never allow others to reap the benefits.

At the same time, Fan Xian received news that the Inspection Institute was actually going to let Cheng Jushu go.

After hearing the news, Fan Xian immediately rushed to the Inspection Institute and had a big quarrel with Zhu Ge, the chief of the department. Both sides parted unhappily.

(End of this chapter)