Chapter 116: Crown Prince Faction Victory Settlement

Just as Chu Danqing had expected, it was indeed a winning side settlement.

The Crown Prince ascended the throne as the new Emperor, becoming the new Emperor Taichang.

Then he performed a scene of "brothers being friendly and respectful" on the spot and had Prince Fu guard the imperial tomb for three years before going to his fief.

This made Prince Fu almost unable to hold back his performance to the outside world.

However, for the sake of his wife and children's lives, Prince Fu endured it.

Next was to start sitting in rows and dividing the fruits.

Chu Danqing also got a share.

He was appointed as the General of the Imperial Yulin, a third-rank official, and concurrently served as the Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards, mastering the Imperial Yulin Army.

The duty was an upgraded version of the original Feather-Wielding Guard Left Guard Commander, changing from protecting the Eastern Palace to protecting the Imperial Palace.

He was still a "security captain."

Da Bao also got promoted, becoming the Yulin Chancellor, roughly a deputy security captain, one rank lower than Chu Danqing.

After the official appointment, Chu Danqing's trial mission was completed.

【Mission completed, you obtained: Paradise Points × 1000, Attribute Points +1】

At the same time, a new mission was released, and the difficulty this time was not small.

【Trial Mission: Kill the Sushen spies within the high levels of the capital and wipe out the Sushen spy dens within three months】

【Trial Difficulty: B-tier (Warrior)】

【Trial Reward: Return qualification, Paradise Points × 5000, Attribute Points +3】

【Trial Failure: Paradise Points -10,000, Forced return】

However, it was already the last link, and the return qualification had come out.

It was just that he didn't expect that the Sushen spies could be worth B-tier difficulty.

This meant that the spies in the capital were already very serious.

"How to investigate this? Ask the Investigative Bureau to help... wait, why doesn't the Investigative Bureau know?" Chu Danqing suddenly discovered a blind spot.

The Investigative Bureau is a supervisory agency; from high officials to the common people, they are all within their surveillance range.

"Li Wanwu wouldn't really be a Sushen spy, would he?" Chu Danqing thought again and it wasn't right: "It should be colluding with Sushen."

"This is troublesome." Chu Danqing only felt it was tricky.

Unless he could take part of the power of the Investigative Bureau from Li Wanwu.

But this was obviously unrealistic; after the Crown Prince ascended the throne as Emperor Taichang, he balanced power when appointing officials who were once in the Crown Prince faction.

However, it wasn't that there was no opportunity; as long as he made a big move, he could make the suspicious Emperor Taichang delegate power to him to investigate.

He suppressed his thoughts for the time being and prepared to go find Xiong Zhigang to discuss and see what good countermeasures he had.

Xiong Zhigang, who was supposed to leave today, was postponed until tomorrow because of the ascension affairs.

"Commander Chu is here; I was just about to go find you." Seeing Chu Danqing arrive, Xiong Zhigang opened his mouth with a full face of smiles.

And beside Xiong Zhigang stood a man with a bitter face, who looked very reluctant.

"Let me introduce you; this is Xu Yi, whom I told you about before, who is skilled in the art of animal taming." Xiong Zhigang introduced the other party and introduced Chu Danqing to him.

Now Chu Danqing understood why the other party had this expression.

"Regional Coordinator Xiong, I said no need; why are you still forcing people... this is immoral." Chu Danqing was quite speechless.

He had clearly refused, yet he still played this set.

"You are right, old Xiong is too immoral." Xu Yi echoed: "But since he brought it up, it doesn't matter if I give it to you."

"But I need you to swear not to pass it on to others, not even your descendants."

Hearing this, Chu Danqing didn't know what to say for a while; he had already given him a step, so why didn't he just walk down?

"I'll take a look; if it's suitable, I won't take it for nothing; since you are teaching me, I must also repay you." Chu Danqing wouldn't take it for nothing.

This made Xu Yi's face look much better, and he took out his family's secret method.

Chu Danqing took a look, and it was actually a skill book.

He thought it would be a knowledge-type prop.

【Skill Book: Spirit Wisdom and Clarity】

【Type: Passive Skill】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Effect: After use, gain the skill Spirit Wisdom and Clarity, improve the spirituality of summoned creatures】

When Chu Danqing saw the effect, he knew he couldn't refuse.

"I... I will shamelessly accept it." Chu Danqing said with a thick skin.

Xu Yi didn't hesitate and stuffed the book into Chu Danqing's arms: "It's yours."

"Where is your home? I'll have someone send it over immediately!" Chu Danqing asked for the address directly.

His residence had quite a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry; these things didn't have much use for him.

Giving them to the other party as a thank-you gift was just right.

"Ask old Xiong; I have things to do, so I won't stay long. You guys chat." Xu Yi said and left.

It was clear he knew Chu Danqing had something to find Xiong Zhigang for, so he left tactfully.

After the person left, Xiong Zhigang asked him: "What's the matter that's so urgent?"

They had just completed the ascension, and it wasn't even noon yet, yet Chu Danqing came to find him.

Normally, he should rest for a while first.

Chu Danqing slightly embellished his words and explained the matter of Sushen spies in the capital, and that not only were there many of them, but there were also some in the high levels.

"I'm afraid this matter still needs to be handled by you." Xiong Zhigang's face showed helplessness: "I will set off tomorrow morning."

"The border cannot be delayed any longer."

He had to leave; the Sushen army of 50,000 had been confirmed to be preparing to go south.

Xiong Zhigang was powerless against internal troubles, mainly because Chu Danqing had no evidence and it involved the Investigative Bureau.

"You should be careful about this matter; do not be as impulsive as you were with the Ghost Market before." Xiong Zhigang warned.

The last time Chu Danqing succeeded, it was thanks to the help of various parties; this time, it might not be repeatable.

Chu Danqing nodded in agreement on the surface, but in reality, he was thinking about making a big fuss.

If he didn't make a big fuss, he would have to fight alone.

Only by making a big fuss could he tie most people to the chariot.

Especially Emperor Taichang; this is his country, and other things can be compromised, but there is no reason to compromise when his power and status are threatened.

Plus, the Sushen people assembled an army of 50,000 to invade; if he could compromise on this, it would basically be equivalent to the destruction of the country.

Emperor Taichang during the Crown Prince period already valued power very much, and he wasn't the previous Emperor Taichang who only thought about becoming an immortal and ignored the country's destiny.

"Li Wanwu, nine times out of ten, has dealings with Sushen." Xiong Zhigang said: "If you investigate, you will inevitably attract his attention."

"Now that he is the blade in His Majesty's hand to clean up the Qiutan Party and can't spare his hands, it is your good opportunity."

"If you can investigate evidence of his dealings with Sushen, not only can you quell this spy trouble, but you can also take the opportunity to finish him off."

Xiong Zhigang could see the court clearly, but he couldn't beat others; after all, it wasn't just him who could see, others could see too.

"That's true, but I can't say I'm ignorant of politics, but I don't know much about it either."

"I haven't even been in the capital for half a month since I arrived and became the General of the Imperial Yulin." Chu Danqing spread his hands.

He was promoted so quickly, naturally because of the merit of saving the Emperor and the merit of following the dragon.

Otherwise, relying solely on his network and Charisma, how could he have such a fast promotion speed?

So letting him deal with court struggles, Chu Danqing really couldn't.

It would be easier to just let Guo Ming stab Li Wanwu through with a sword.

Hearing Chu Danqing say this, Xiong Zhigang also felt extremely tricky.

"Find Wang Qi; perhaps he has a solution." Xiong Zhigang suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind.

Wang Qi, this newly promoted Imperial Teacher and an old official in the court, would be very suitable to help.

"I will leave a letter for this matter and send someone to deliver it; you don't need to go personally." Xiong Zhigang understood that Chu Danqing, this General of the Imperial Yulin and Commander of the Imperial Guards, was not suitable to be too close to the ministers in the court.

Chu Danqing hadn't thought of this point; he just felt that Xiong Zhigang's face should be bigger than his own, so he directly agreed to let Xiong Zhigang do it for him.

"I see it's not early; Mr. Chu should go take over the Imperial Yulin Army as soon as possible and familiarize yourself with the Imperial Palace." Xiong Zhigang told Chu Danqing roughly how he should hand over.

In his view, Chu Danqing's position was basically welded here.

It was unrealistic to want to continue to be promoted.

Don't look at him as just a third-rank official; he is Emperor Taichang's confidant.

A seventh-rank official in front of the Prime Minister's door, not to mention Chu Danqing is guarding the door for the Emperor.

After listening, Chu Danqing took Da Bao to take office, and on the way, he had people send the gold, silver, and jewelry to Xu Yi.

This time Xiong Zhigang couldn't help him, so he could only rely on himself.

Fortunately, it wasn't just Chu Danqing who took over the Imperial Yulin Army; all the Feather-Wielding Guards were promoted together, forming the management nodes of the Imperial Yulin Army.

The middle and high levels underwent a reshuffle, plus Chu Danqing's reputation was high, and many people had seen him personally escort Prince Fu into the palace.

So the entire handover process didn't have much waves.

As for the original Imperial Guard Commander, he went home to retire.

Emperor Taichang, who ascended the throne, would not take action against the Imperial Yulin Army, but would instead give a decent return.

Otherwise, if you are laid off and persecuted, who will serve you?

This actually had to do with the former Imperial Guard Commander not making mistakes; otherwise, if you are not clean yourself, it is not so easy to want to step down.

After taking over, a high-level official in the Imperial Yulin Army took Chu Danqing to familiarize himself with the Imperial Palace.

It was mainly walking and introducing, letting Chu Danqing roughly know the layout of the Imperial Palace and the names and functions of the buildings.

By the time he finished touring, it was already dark.

Chu Danqing hadn't even had time to rest when a eunuch came to say that Emperor Taichang wanted to see him.

He could only exchange for offerings and offer incense to the Snake Soul on the way, heading towards the Yangqi Hall.

"Aiqing (beloved official) was once a wandering sorcerer; can you recognize this monster?" After Chu Danqing arrived, Emperor Taichang pointed to the monster's corpse and asked.

Chu Danqing shook his head: "I am ignorant and ill-informed, but the death of the late Emperor must be inseparable from this monster."

"Then Aiqing, have you ever heard of the Heavenly Book?" Emperor Taichang changed the topic again.

"Never." Chu Danqing knew that Emperor Taichang must have obtained something like a diary or experimental record.

He left in a hurry and didn't have time to clean it up.

Fortunately, the Spellbook of the Flesh Scholar was taken away by him; without this piece of equipment, Emperor Taichang couldn't do anything.

But looking at Emperor Taichang's situation, he was afraid that he had given birth to some ideas.

"What a pity." Emperor Taichang sighed, and suddenly changed his tone and said: "Aiqing, have you heard..."

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