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After Gu Cheng, Qin Ming and others reconciled their confessions, they took Ling Tianming's head and set out on the road, but the world in the southwest was turned upside down because of this battle.
The water demon Meng Tao is dead. Once this overlord who has been running rampant on the Xiang River for more than ten years dies, all the water thief leaders under him fall apart. At the same time, other water thieves and bandits in the Xiang River also come to encroach on his power. In short, once Meng Tao died, the entire Xiangshui River was thrown into chaos.
When people in the entire Southwest Jianghu heard that Xiao Kaishan was still alive, some were happy and some were worried. People in the Hongye Army were both happy and worried.
I am happy that Xiao Kaishan is alive, but I am worried that Ling Tianming is dead.
Just like what Gu Cheng said, giving Ling Tianming a reputation of unparalleled benevolence and righteousness for nothing would actually be good for everyone.
The Hongye Army can be regarded as having a trust. As long as Xiao Kaishan is still alive, they will not cause trouble and others will not dare to take any chances with them.
Now that the escort mission has failed, Gu Cheng and Qin Ming are naturally much safer on their way back to the capital. It should be said that no one will continue to pay attention to them.
Long Shiqi woke up the next day. He was severely injured by Meng Tao. His injuries were so serious that he might not be able to recover on the road, so he needed to return to the capital to recuperate.
On the way, Gu Cheng and Qin Ming had already reconciled their confessions and told Long Qi what happened, and the other party believed them.
These Dragon Shadow Guards didn't have that much thought in the first place. Now that Gu Cheng and Qin Ming were both on the same page, and they even had Ling Tianming's head with them, how could he still have any doubts?
The rest of the group went directly to the Chuyuan River along the Nantong Canal Waterway, and finally got off the boat and rushed to the capital on horseback. This trip took about three months to arrive, and nearly one was delayed in the southwest. month time.
Seeing the gate of the capital, Qin Ming sighed and couldn't help but reveal a complicated look in his eyes.
As a general of the imperial court, although he was a general of the border army, he had also been to the capital, but that was all decades ago.
The appearance of the current capital city has not changed at all from the capital city decades ago, but Qin Ming knows that this is no longer the capital city decades ago.
After arriving in the capital, the three of them went their separate ways.
Long Shiqi was going to the palace to deliver orders, Gu Cheng was going to Jingyesi to deliver orders, and Qin Ming was naturally going to the military.
Stepping onto the streets of the capital, Gu Cheng frowned slightly.
Since when have there been so many Jianghu people in the capital?
There were actually quite a few Jianghu people in the capital during the ancestor worship ceremony, but most of them were those Jianghu people who fished in troubled waters.
But this time, there are many more practitioners from Jianghu sects in the capital.
For example, Gu Cheng saw two monks coming out of the brothel...the inn next to it. The aura on their bodies was very similar to that of the Yamantaka Temple. They were not from the main temple but also from the branch temple.
Choosing an inn next to a brothel is not a serious monk.
Gu Cheng still had a mission to attend to, so he didn't study any more on these matters. Instead, he went straight to the Jingyesi headquarters to hand over the order. He also brought Ling Tianming's head with him.
Stepping into Fang Henshui's study, Gu Cheng held up his hands and said, "My lord, please forgive me. This escort mission failed, and Xiao Kaishan escaped in the end."
As early as when Gu Cheng and others returned, they had already found a Jingyesi branch with a liaison formation and sent the detailed documents to the headquarters, so Fang Henshui knew about it.
He waved his hands and said: "Nothing, don't be so nervous, what you did this time is actually good enough.
Chun Shiniang and other evil cultivators in the master realm died in your hands. Even Meng Tao, the water demon who roamed the Xiang River, and Ling Tianming, the second leader of the Red Leaf Army, were killed by you. This credit is enough.
I left an explanation with His Majesty.
Your Majesty is still busy with other things at this time. His Majesty will summon you personally to talk about this matter in a while. As long as you follow what is stated in the official document and don't say too many wrong things, you will be fine. You may even get a reward.
Woolen cloth."
Just as Gu Cheng had expected, the people who took action this time had far exceeded the court's previous imagination due to the efforts of the three 'undercovers'. Even so, it was already considered that Gu Cheng and others could achieve such a result.
It's not easy anymore.
In this case, if you don't reward but still punish, that would be very hurtful to the people below.
"By the way, sir, this is Ling Tianming's head and sword."
Gu Cheng took out a box and Ling Tianming's unparalleled sword.
Fang Henshui didn't recognize Ling Tianming, but naturally someone in Jingyesi would recognize him. When he pulled out the unparalleled sword and felt the sharpness in it, Fang Henshui exclaimed: "What a sword."
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Then Fang Henshui said casually: "By the way, didn't the official document say that Ling Tianming was killed by the old general Qin Ming? Why are the head and sword here with you?"
Gu Cheng's heart suddenly tightened. He had overlooked this detail.
There is no superior-subordinate relationship between the military and Jingyesi, so where the head is handed over, there will be rewards for meritorious service.
The person was killed by Qin Ming. Logically speaking, it should have been Qin Ming who took it, but in fact, the person was killed by Zi Cheyou, a member of the Zhengtian Alliance. How could Qin Ming be so embarrassed to take the credit? So he didn't mention it at all.
He didn't even mention it, and Gu Cheng had never experienced such a thing, so he subconsciously ignored it.
Hearing this, although his heart tightened, his expression remained unchanged. He chuckled and said, "My subordinates had a great time chatting with Old General Qin along the way. There is a lot in this senior that is worthy of me."
something to learn.
General Qin said that he had retired and did not have much time left to live, so asking for credit would be a waste.
Long Qi belongs to the Long Shadow Guards, and his majesty will naturally give him the credit for his achievements, so he gave the head and sword to me."
In fact, it wasn't suspicion that Fang Henshui just now, he just asked casually.
Hearing what Gu Cheng said, Fang Henshui nodded and said: "Old General Qin Ming is indeed a good person. He is also considered to have many friends in the military. As long as he comes from under him, no one has said anything about him.
A bad sentence.
It's very generous of him to give you part of the credit now. It would be nice if someone else didn't take all the credit on himself."
After exchanging a few words with Fang Henshui, Gu Cheng said goodbye and left.
He doesn't have a residence in the capital yet, and to be honest, he doesn't want to go back to the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. Now there are only some loyal old people looking after him in the Marquis Mansion.
However, as an inspector, he has to travel around the world, and he doesn't actually need a place to live in the capital.
So after Gu Cheng opened an inn, he went straight to Jingyesi in the East Region, intending to visit Chen Danggui and the others.
At this time, in the lobby of the Eastern Territory Jingyesi, Dong Xinjue, the newly appointed commander of the Eastern Territory of the Jingyesi Headquarters, was looking at the night watchmen below with a gloomy expression.
Dong Xinjue is in his forties this year. He just entered the realm of Grandmaster more than a year ago. He was also the commander of the Jingyesi Headquarters before.
Compared with Gu Cheng, who had a smooth journey in Jingyesi, Dong Xinjue experienced ups and downs.
When Dong Xinjue was young, he was also an outstanding figure in the Jingyesi Division. He became the commander of a party at a young age. Finally, he was transferred to the Jingyesi Division as the division commander, but it was just a less important division. As a result, he stayed here.
That's more than ten years.
There are many such unimportant idle positions in the Jingyesi Division. They basically seek no merit but no fault, so there are very few opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Dong Xinjue was young and vigorous, so how could he be willing to live in old age like this? Therefore, he repeatedly tried to become the commander of the four regions or the supervisor, but due to his strength, he had no chance.
But if he stayed in the department, he would only receive decent treatment, and he would not have the opportunity to hone his cultivation. This would not improve his cultivation, so it would become an endless cycle.
It wasn't until he reached middle age that he got an opportunity, attached himself to a big shot, and entered the realm of a master. Finally, he took over Gu Cheng's place and got the position of commander of the Eastern Territory. Who could have imagined it? Not long after Jing Ye
The company headquarters decided to recruit more inspectors, but this almost made him vomit blood, and he felt that all his hard work was in vain.
However, this position is quite acceptable. There are only four commanders of the four regions in the capital, but there are dozens of supervisors in the entire Daqian. The position of commander of the four regions is still in the capital, and it is easier to show up in front of the big shots above.
However, Dong Xinjue was a little angry at this time, because he discovered that nearly half of the night patrols under Jingyesi's command in the entire Eastern Region were beyond his control!
At this time, Dong Xinjue stared at Kou An and shouted angrily: "Who asked you to touch the Marquis of Linbei without permission? Do you know how much trouble your actions have caused me?"
Kou Andu said nonchalantly: "Sir, what does tampering mean? That Lord Lao Shizi didn't educate his son properly. He actually used the low-rate secret method of secret methods to kidnap civilian girls. When we investigated and interrogated him, he didn't even bother me, Jing Yesi."
In my eyes, if I didn’t split such a guy in half, it would be considered that I’ve gotten better tempered in the past two years!”
After two years of training in Jingyesi, Kou Andu's temper has indeed become much better. If this happened in the past, he would definitely split that guy in half.
"presumptuous!"
Dong Xinjue shouted angrily: "Aren't you still convinced when I tell you?"
At this time, Yang Naigong and Liu Yuanping both pulled Kou Andu and told him not to speak so hastily.
Both of these men joined Gu Cheng after he became the commander of the Eastern Territory. Although their time was short, they were already marked by Gu Cheng, so they naturally had to stand with Kou An at this time.
Liu Yuanping smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Sir, that's not what Master Kou meant. It's just that we followed the rules. The Marquis of Linbei was too domineering."
Tie Tianying nodded and said: "That's it. I, Jingyesi, have always investigated others. When will it be someone else's turn to tell me, Jingyesi, how to do things?"
Meng Hantang said concisely and concisely: "According to the rules, Kou An has to protect the dignity of Jingyesi, and there is nothing wrong with it."
Chen Danggui even said calmly: "When Mr. Gu was here before, the Marquis of Xinnan who had taken refuge with the third prince would be destroyed at any time and killed at any time. The majesty of my Jingyesi is greater than anything else."
Of the twelve night watchmen present, six stood on his opposite side and accused him, while the remaining six remained silent. This made Dong Xinjue suddenly furious and unable to control his emotions.
"Master Gu? Who is Master Gu! This is the East Region of the capital! I, Dong Xinjue, am the commander of the East Region. There is only Master Dong here, not Master Gu!"