Chapter 120

Chu Danqing discovered that he might have come to the wrong treasury; the valuable treasures in the Great Treasury were all of the treasure type.

Everything stored here consisted of gold, silver, jewelry, and other luxury art pieces.

Only after finishing his tour did he realize the problem, so he wanted to change to another treasury, but was told it wasn't possible.

He then intended to go find Emperor Taichang to change it, but the Deputy Treasury Keeper hinted that the Emperor's word was final, meaning even if he went to find Emperor Taichang, he wouldn't change it.

So going would not only be a wasted trip but might also annoy the other party.

In order not to affect his trial mission, Chu Danqing could only select from the highest to lowest selling price.

【Imperial Tribute · Night Glaze Treasure Box】

【Type: Treasure】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Effect 1: Gift to natives of the trial world to increase or decrease favorability based on behavior and personality】

【Effect 2: Sell to Dimensional Paradise, selling price: 7000 Paradise Points】

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【Imperial Tribute · Six Paramitas Buddha Treasure】

【Type: Treasure】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Effect 1:.】

【Effect 2: Sell to Dimensional Paradise, selling price: 5000 Paradise Points】

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【Imperial Tribute · Exquisite Gold and Jade Pearl】

【Type: Treasure】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Effect 1:.】

【Effect 2: Sell to Dimensional Paradise, selling price: 3000 Paradise Points】

It seemed Emperor Taichang had misunderstood his thoughts, thinking he was truly greedy for wealth.

Fortunately, he was indeed short on Paradise Points, so he didn't choose anything else; the three treasures alone were worth 15,000.

For Chu Danqing, that was a huge sum; after all, an A-rank trial mission was only worth 10,000 Paradise Points.

It seemed the real use should be gifting for Effect 1; selling to the Paradise was likely a low-price sale.

It was just that gifting required specific methods to increase favorability; otherwise, it would decrease it instead.

"Next time I must find an opportunity to fleece Emperor Taichang again." After finishing his selection, Chu Danqing left the palace.

The value of the treasures in the Great Treasury was not the highest; the truly precious treasures should be stored in Emperor Taichang's private treasury.

For example, the Night-Shining Pearls were things from the Crown Prince's private treasury, and that set was worth 10,000.

"Now I should be able to sleep for a bit, then get up and grind!" Looking up, the sky was beginning to brighten again.

He had spent the whole night wandering in the Great Treasury.

No matter what, it was one of the imperial treasuries; its area and the number of treasures stored were not trivial.

Chu Danqing wanted to maximize his benefits, so he certainly couldn't just take anything, which was why it took him all night.

He immediately tucked the imperial edict and the imperial sword away and hurried toward his office.

As the captain of the palace security team, he naturally had his own luxurious single office.

His subordinates hadn't started work yet, so he took advantage of the free time to finish his daily routines like cultivation and offering incense.

By the time he finished his daily routine, his subordinates had already brought him breakfast, and Da Bao had already eaten all but one portion.

"My lord, the three lamas from last night have confessed." A Middle General who had originally been promoted along with him from the Imperial Guard presented the confession from last night.

They naturally handled the matters Chu Danqing ordered overnight.

A new official takes three fires; who knew if Chu Danqing would use an excuse to discipline them?

Seeing this, Chu Danqing took the confession and began to read, and said: "The brothers who worked last night have worked hard; take a day off today."

"Then you tell the entrance for me: call all the Middle Generals on duty today; I want to hold a meeting."

"Yes, my lord!" After the Middle General responded, he left.

Chu Danqing looked at the confession, which stated the purpose of their Canglong Sect coming to the capital, and also described in detail how they had made contact with Li Wanwu.

However, the first to make contact with the Shushen wasn't Li Wanwu, but the Qiutan Party.

Through businesses like smuggling salt and iron and human trafficking, the high-level members of the Qiutan Party had filled their pockets.

The three lamas of the Canglong Sect had originally come to the capital to discuss business with the Qiutan Party, and then the Qiutan Party was purged.

Just as they were about to leave, Li Wanwu found them and expressed a desire to cooperate.

And the price he offered was nearly 70% lower than the Qiutan Party's, which was why these lamas of the Canglong Sect were working under him.

As for the spies, the three lamas didn't know; every time they came to the capital to make contact, it was with different sects and personnel, and they only knew their own tasks.

"Taking the initiative to make contact and lowering the unit price and profit, heh." Chu Danqing sealed the confession and had it sent directly to Emperor Taichang.

When the time for duty arrived, all the management personnel of the Imperial Guards arrived.

Chu Danqing stated the situation, and someone immediately raised a question.

"Commander Chu, our duty is to guard the palace; the matter of catching Shushen spies should be handled by the Secret Service Bureau. Why should we get involved?" The speaker was an old veteran in the Imperial Guards.

Chu Danqing glanced at the other party, casually placed the imperial edict on the table and spread it out, and then placed the imperial sword flat to the side.

"Your question is very correct, so from now on, go back and reflect behind closed doors. I will have someone watch you; if there is even a hint of leaking information, I will immediately throw you into prison for a thorough investigation." Chu Danqing didn't pamper him.

He had just taken office, and you came to question him; he would use him to make an example of others first.

"After I clear out the Shushen spies, if you are not suspected, then come back to duty."

"Call two people from outside to escort this... this person back, and watch him carefully on the way." Chu Danqing waved his hand and said.

Everyone looked at each other; the young faction from the former Imperial Guard immediately arranged for two people to drag the questioner away.

The young faction were all people who had followed Chu Danqing to raid the Ghost Market and catch Prince Fu; two major achievements in a row had brought them significant gains.

They naturally firmly supported Chu Danqing.

"Does anyone else have an opinion?" Chu Danqing scanned the people present and then continued: "If not, come over and discuss where to start the investigation."

"His Majesty has allowed me to act with expediency and to execute first and report later."

"Don't worry about the Secret Service Bureau; if necessary, we can even mobilize the Secret Service Bureau."

After Chu Danqing finished speaking, everyone gathered around and started offering their suggestions one after another.

The old faction of the Imperial Guards was quite unaccustomed to this, but the young faction of the former Imperial Guard had experience, so they quickly provided a general framework.

Chu Danqing also stated the confession obtained from torturing the lamas, forming a complete investigation plan.

"Good, let's move out; report any situation to me in time." Chu Danqing finalized the result, and under the premise of ensuring the number of people guarding the palace, he began to investigate with the help of various official forces in the capital.

Everyone responded and proceeded according to the plan.

Chu Danqing's part was simple; he just had to wait for the results.

"Lord Chu, two men and one woman are asking to see you; they have been waiting for you for a long time, calling themselves Zhuo Bufan, Zhao Mingqian, and Yuan Shanhu." Just as Chu Danqing got up to move around, someone came again.

Hearing it was these three, he let them in.

"Lord Chu, how did that matter go?" As soon as Zhuo Bufan arrived, he asked about the red pills.

"It's already done," Chu Danqing replied: "What is the matter?"

"I received a letter from my father," Yuan Shanhu said: "He said he had already negotiated my marriage with Brother Zhao, and asked us to rush back immediately to get married."

"That's a good thing." Chu Danqing wasn't very surprised: "I won't go; I'm tied up with matters."

"I will send someone to deliver the gift money to you; I wish you a hundred years of harmony in advance."

Chu Danqing thought about it and decided to deal with some of his unused gold and jewelry.

Otherwise, if he left, wouldn't it just benefit others?

"Get to the point," Zhao Mingqian said speechlessly; he was really following the order in the letter.

"Oh, oh, it's the Canghe Alliance; they have put a bounty of 100,000 on your head, Mr. Chu." Yuan Shanhu hurriedly said.

Chu Danqing heard this and was also full of confusion: "Did they get water in their brains???"

"What is my status? They dare to put a bounty on me?" Chu Danqing only felt it was bizarre, and then asked: "By the way, how much is a bounty of 100,000?"

"It's 100 strings of copper coins." Zhuo Bufan converted it for Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing roughly converted the value based on the productivity of the Taichang Dynasty; at most, it was equivalent to one million in modern times.

Adding two zeros might make someone dare to take this order.

Chu Danqing was shocked that someone could be stupid to this extent.

"Tell the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel about this." Chu Danqing shouted to the Imperial Guard standing guard at the door.

The Canghe Alliance was already involved in the assassination case, but Zhang Cai had downplayed the matter, allowing the Canghe Alliance to escape; he didn't expect them to still be thinking about retaliation.

They simply had the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard.

"Anything else?" Chu Danqing asked again.

If the three of them hadn't come to tip him off, such a small matter wouldn't have reached him before it was resolved.

"No, no more." Zhao Mingqian couldn't understand how it was resolved; shouldn't they be mobilizing troops? Why go to the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel?

It was just that there were no phones now; otherwise, Chu Danqing could have made a phone call for faster efficiency.

"Alright, then be careful on your way back." After Chu Danqing finished speaking, he was actually considering one thing.

That was how to deal with the bandits and outlaws all over the Taichang Dynasty after the trial mission was completed.

Not only would it benefit the country and the people, but it could also allow the common people to live better; perhaps it could even be considered a side mission or even a high-difficulty hidden mission.

With power in hand, it would expire if not used.

It just so happened to be dealt with together.

"No rush," Zhuo Bufan responded: "While waiting at the door, I heard that Lord Chu is cleaning up the Shushen spies in the capital."

"The three of us are willing to work for you." Zhuo Bufan offered to help.

Chu Danqing refused, but the three of them said that Chu Danqing had helped them so much, how could they stand by and watch?

After five minutes of back-and-forth, Chu Danqing saw their determination and nodded in agreement.

"Good, help me keep a close eye on the Qiutan Party and the Secret Service Bureau; notify me immediately if there is any movement." Chu Danqing let the three of them use their strengths in individual combat.

The Qiutan Party and the Secret Service Bureau had always been high-suspicion forces; the Imperial Guards were not flexible or covert enough and could only rely on overwhelming force.

Getting the help of the three of them was a supplement to some shortcomings.

(End of Chapter)