The queen smiled warmly, her eyes sparkling, and she stared at Su Lu closely.
Li Qing's cheeks were flushed, his head was almost buried in his chest, and his excited heartbeat seemed to be heard even by the queen next to him.
Su Lu coughed lightly and said in a calm voice: "Queen, I am the princess's servant. The princess never abandons me. I have been humbled and taken care of by the princess all the way through my promotion. This kind of kindness will never be forgotten by Su Lu."
"
The queen smiled, her cheeks narrowed, her eyes turned into crescent moons, and it was done.
Li Qing raised his head and looked at Su Lu quietly with his water-cut eyes, his cheeks full of joy. Hearing with his own ears the man he liked expressed his attitude towards him, whose daughter wouldn't feel warm-hearted.
Su Lu continued: "But it doesn't matter whether the princess can be a prisoner of the country, whether she is engaged or not, what is important is the adjustment of rights."
"Today in the Golden Palace, out of the six ministries, five are impeaching the minister, and only the Hubu is speaking for the minister. Why? It's profitable."
"In the past few days, I have led a group of sergeants to attack several branches of the Cao Gang, the largest gang in Hanshui River. They have collected countless evidences of collusion and rebellion among courtiers. The Ministry of Household Affairs has confiscated countless homes. In addition to the rewards given to the imperial guards, the Ministry of Household Affairs has
The money left is enough to cover the tax revenue of the state."
"Your Majesty has summoned his ministers to the palace. Why do the officials of various ministries dare not slander me anymore? The imperial army has gathered, and the evil spirit is soaring. The ministers have seen the power of the army led by me, and are afraid of my retaliation. Naturally, they dare not slander me again."
"If the princess wants to be the supervisor of the country, she will naturally give extra rewards to the most important positions. She will use all kinds of means to deal with the corrupt, dismissal and demotion. Naturally, she will be able to establish her prestige and be the supervisor of the country. As for inheriting the throne,
, naturally you can figure it out slowly."
The queen happily clapped her hands: "That's good, Su Qing, when will the engagement between you and Qing'er be finalized?"
Su Lu almost dived under the table. What I just said was so good, but you didn't even listen to my feelings.
Li Qing said from the side: "Queen Mother, Su Lu's meaning is very clear. He must support me. Ministers in the DPRK may be loyal, treacherous, or corrupt. How can I distinguish between these?"
Su Lu pondered for a moment: "This requires an official agency that is proficient in intelligence gathering. The princess can only use a few troops of the Imperial Guard. The palace guards on the left and right cannot move lightly. The patrol battalion is responsible for patrolling the inner city, and so on.
Don’t move lightly.”
Li Qing blurted out: "Ding Xiangjun?"
Su Lu nodded: "These days, I have been spying on the Cao Gang's intelligence, and I have mostly used Dingxiang Army officers. Their performance has been acceptable and they can be used."
Li Qing stood up and said: "Okay, in that case, I will issue the governor's order, and you will go and train the Dingxiang army, and find out the intelligence of the ministers. If there is anything else that needs to be collected, you can do it together."
"If you are in need of anything, just come to me and ask for help and money for you."
Su Lu stood up and saluted the Queen and Li Qing with clasped fists: "In this case, I will resign."
Looking at Su Lu's back, the Queen nagged Li Qing in a depressed tone:
"Qing'er, it's all your fault. Originally, I could have forced Su Lu to agree to the engagement. It would have been better for you to just drive him away. I haven't finished speaking yet."
Li Qing's cheeks were flushed and his voice was low:
"Don't worry, mother, I love Su Lu and I will naturally not let him fall into the hands of others. But now the court is in turmoil and my father is so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. If no one can frighten the foreign court for me, no matter how hard I monitor the country,
, we can’t do anything to the ministers.”
"Just like Li Xun, although all the ministers knew that he was rebellious, before me, the courtiers only knew that Li Xun, the eldest son of the emperor, could inherit the throne. Even after Li Xun was expelled by his father, they still wanted to join Li Xun.
In exchange for becoming rich and powerful."
"I don't want something like this to happen again. Su Lu will definitely be able to do it so that the ministers will no longer dare to collude with rebellion."
Su Lu left the palace, commanded Lu Ming, and went straight to the Dingxiang military camp.
Li Ling was training troops in the school field. When he saw Su Lu coming, he rolled over and said excitedly: "Captain, the information I sent is still useful. Is there any reward from the emperor?"
A group of forbidden troops stopped training and looked at Su Lu with wide eyes.
Su Lu shook his head and said in a helpless tone: "In this morning's court meeting, the emperor had already mentioned that he wanted to reward the sergeants who had made great contributions, but unfortunately something happened in the middle. The emperor was so angry that Guo Ping, the commander of Zhongshu Ling, fainted.
, vomited blood and fainted, and I just woke up now.”
"The emperor fainted and ordered the general to supervise the country. If the general supervises the country without incident, our reward will naturally not be less."
The unshaven old Cheng shouted: "Commander, we will do whatever you say."
A group of sergeants agreed with a loud voice, asking Su Lu to give orders.
Li Ling also patted his chest and said, "General, tell us, what should we do?"
Su Lu took out a warrant, which was signed by Li Qing to mobilize the Dingxiang Army, and handed it to Li Ling.
"From today on, the Dingxiang Army will be under my command. Do you, the commander-in-chief, have any objections?"
Li Ling chuckled: "I'm looking forward to your leadership as the Commander-in-Chief. Just tell me, just let me be the Commander-in-Chief. I promise I won't have any objections."
Su Lu waved his hand and gave instructions.
"According to my idea, the duties of the Dingxiang Army will be changed. They will no longer be responsible for catching thieves. All duties will be handed over to the Yanjing government office."
Saying this, Su Lu glanced at Lu Ci behind him:
"Work hard. If you can achieve these feats, I will write to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and appoint you as the chief catcher."
Lu Ci stood up excitedly, patted his chest and assured Su Lu: "Sir, don't worry, I promise to complete the tasks assigned by you, no matter what, no matter what."
Su Lu nodded: "Okay, you go with Zhao Kuo and the others. They were trained by me and are enough for you to handle ordinary cases."
Lu Ci went there with a group of policemen.
Su Lu ordered Li Ling: "Pass the order, all sergeants must practice martial arts. This time we will not practice the military's sword technique of opening and closing. This is a set of martial arts that I got from the governor. It is just right."
Used by assassins."
The unshaven old Cheng was a little unhappy when he heard this: "Commander, I, Old Cheng, still like the military swordsmanship. It is powerful and domineering. Do assassins need to learn it? I can just go up and fight hard."
A group of forbidden soldiers also looked at Su Lu with their eyes shining brightly. They didn't fight hard that time, and they all won. Now if they rashly ask these guys to change their kung fu, naturally the boss doesn't agree.
Su Lu was unmoved and continued: "From now on, the duties of the Dingxiang Army will be changed. They will no longer patrol the city defenses, but will be stalking, pursuing, spying, killing, and lurking."
"Starting from today, we will work as a group to spy on the intelligence of various ministries and ministers, especially the intelligence related to the rebellion, and we must record it verbatim.
Then, through a specially established intelligence transmission, the letter is quickly passed back to the sergeant who handles the intelligence for analysis, summary, and reporting."
A group of forbidden troops agreed with a bang.
Su Lu summoned officers from various departments, discussed the regulations, cases, and distribution methods in the commander's tent, and then disbanded.
The officers of each department returned to their own camps and began to announce the arrangements for Su Lu to their soldiers. After all, the people responsible for spying were the lowest level of the imperial army.