Life Hunter

Night Guard, Wuyu Hall.

A new plaque was placed in the office of the Head Guard.

The gray-haired Coward quietly ate a table full of dishes.

Dozens of dishes on the table are divided into categories, a quarter of which are pure meat dishes, such as braised elbow, stewed chicken, roasted fish, etc.

A quarter is steamed buns, steamed buns, rice, noodles, etc.

A quarter is vegetarian vegetables with a little meat added, boiled lettuce, cold cabbage hearts, pork stew with sauerkraut, etc.

The remaining quarter is some snacks, candied fruits, nuts, and pastries.

The Coward ate in an orderly manner. Next to the big table, there was a small table.

At the small table, a beardless middle-aged man wearing a red python robe was eating the four dishes and one soup on the table.

On one side, the hands are flying, and on the other side, the chopsticks are light.

One side is feasting, the other side is chewing slowly.

The timid king finished eating first, and with a wave of his hand, two guards came out.

One is holding a bowl of fruit, the other is holding a plate of fruit, and they are placed on the table for two people.

The cowardly king finished eating first and waited quietly.

The eunuch continued to chew slowly. After finishing his meal, he pinched a few more grapes and chewed them carefully. He even crushed the grape seeds and swallowed them all.

The little eunuch beside him first handed over a jade cup of mouthwash, then a copper basin and a brand new white towel.

Cheng Baihan simply rinsed his mouth and scrubbed, threw down the towel, and looked at the Coward King with a smile.

"I heard that the Commander-in-Chief has had a bad appetite recently?"

The timid king sighed and said: "The main reason is that I am poor, and now I only eat five meals a day. If you are full of wine and food, just give me your orders, Lord Governor, and I will do my best."

Cheng Baihan, the new governor of the inner factory, smiled and said: "Since Lord Commander-in-Chief is so direct, let's get straight to the point. The Holy Master said that the Wanhe Chamber of Commerce can make money, but we can't continue to collect people."

The coward said: "You mean, the Wanhe Chamber of Commerce sponsors the cultivation of outstanding children?"

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"Well, actually, when you gave the order a few days ago, we night guards also checked it. Nothing was illegal. We even found an excuse to close the store, but someone immediately handed us a note, so we had to give up. It's not that the night guards didn't do their best, it was Wanhe. The Chamber of Commerce is no longer something we, the little Night Guard, can say. In the past few years, the Night Guard has been getting worse every year. I think it won’t be long before I, the head guard, retire and return to his hometown." The cowardly king sighed. tone.

"My lord, the person who can sit in your seat must be the most trusted person by the emperor." Cheng Baihan smiled.

"Yes, I just know that the Holy Emperor has special trust in the official, so the official is sincere and frightened, and goes all out. But... the Wanhe Chamber of Commerce also makes money for the emperor and all the officials, and we, the night guards, really can't do anything. I think it’s better to let the local governments handle this matter,” said the coward.

Cheng Baihan said: "Let us tell you the truth. Now those literary cultivators are picking up the pieces. They don't want to share the troubles for the saints. Instead, they disturb the world for their own disputes. Except for a few places, our internal factories are no longer able to direct them. The state capitals everywhere are affected.”

The commander-in-chief glanced at Cheng Baihan, who had fine eyebrows and a white face. This governor was very different from the previous one. He spoke and acted more directly.

"I have also heard some rumors. The various state governments only recognized the emperor's orders and cabinet documents, and said some unflattering words to the inner factory and night guards. But, why are you obsessed with this trivial matter?" asked the timid king.

Cheng Baihan stared at the Coward King and said slowly: "King Xian spreads his skills and broadcasts to the world. There is nothing we can do. However, the Wanhe Chamber of Commerce not only gives free lessons, holds various training gatherings, and even subsidizes talented practitioners for free. In the long run, the world will only I know King Xian, but I don’t know the Emperor.”

The timid king shook his head and said, "What you said is wrong, Governor Cheng. This world belongs to the Emperor. All the people of Daqi are bathed in the Emperor's grace and have a steelyard in their hearts. How can we not know about the Emperor?"

Cheng Baihan said: "The emperor is devoted to the world and the overall situation, but some people, the small calculations in their hearts are rattling, and the steel scales in their hearts are often crooked. Giving up everyone and caring about the small family is the source of chaos in the world. . The Wanhe Chamber of Commerce has been like this for a long time. The king is not the king, the ministers are not the ministers, and the country is not the country."

The timid king said seriously: "What Governor Cheng said is absolutely true! If this continues for a long time, and the scale in the hearts of the people remains like this, it will indeed affect the country and its generals. Sir, please give the order, what do you say, and what shall we, the night guards, do?"

Cheng Baihan said expressionlessly: "The inner factory is the inner factory, and the night guards are the night guards. This matter should be resolved by you night guards."

The timid king didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Master Governor, are you still the night guard more than ten years ago? The current night guard is a big government servant. If the father does not love the mother, we really want to arrest him randomly. People, the state capitals in various places are the first to disagree, and the powerful people in various places will probably ruin the night guard's life."

"Master in charge of the guard, can the night guard not be able to do even a small thing?"

The cowardly king said: "Are you saying that Wanhe Chamber of Commerce is a small matter, or that King Xian's army is a small matter?"

Cheng Baihan stared at the Coward King and said after a long time: "Tell me, since this is the holy decree, what should you night guards do?"

The timid king said seriously: "I have actually thought a lot about this matter. The first is to maintain the status quo. Nothing can be done. The tens of thousands of people joining the Chamber of Commerce do not violate the national law. Why do our night guards take people? As for the second Perhaps, it is to restore the Night Guard to the past, otherwise, it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Lord Governor, you can't just let the Night Guard charge into battle without giving you enough food to eat."

"My lord, since it is the emperor's order, we must do it."

"Xiaguan has been working hard." The coward said.

Cheng Baihan remained silent.

He had a clear mind and couldn't blame the Coward King for this.

In the past few years, Night Guard has been dismantled to pieces, and its scale is less than one-tenth of what it was in its heyday.

Many Yamen of the Night Guard have been abolished, and now only the Detective Department and the Patrol Department are left barely holding on to their facade.

After Lu Hanzhan's death, most of the people from the patrol department were transferred to the border of Yanzhou to garrison Tianmen Pass.

Tianmen Pass is the only way from Yanzhou to the divine capital.

To be precise, it is the only way from King Xian City to the Capital of Gods.

At this moment, there are more than 500,000 troops stationed in the south of Tianmen Pass, and they are still increasing.

Not to mention preparations for war, just the coordination of the various armies and the logistics and military resources caused the imperial court to be beaten to a bloody head. The roof of the Jinluan Palace alone was overturned nineteen times in the past three months.

The current situation in the imperial court seems familiar to many old people.

Similar things happened when the demon clan entered the pass and the kings seized the throne.

Why do the state capitals in various places dare to be so presumptuous? It's because all the elites from various places have been mobilized and are heading to Tianmen Pass.

Now it's half a million, next, it's probably one million, two million, or even three million.

Cheng Baihan sighed softly and said: "Our family also knows the hardships of the guard commander, so we don't take it seriously. However, we, the inner factory and the night guard, cannot just watch Li Qingxian become fat so quickly. , but remained indifferent."

"We are always moving." The coward said.