673 Gentlemen, Friend, Escape (1/2)

At noon, with one hand against his forehead to block the dazzling sunlight and no thought to spare for the sweat dripping into his eyes, Scholar He quickly left the serene Royal Palace He didn't enter the Hall of Governmental Affair's row of small rooms Instead, he climbed into his sedan chair and went to the Imperial Censorate's yamen It was only after he entered the yah with sweat Sos, he walked into the hall and sat alone for a while before co back to his senses

He had been called by the Emperor into his study earlier With just a few siwei knew that his secret plans were all known to the E but had not been bothered to ask or care about it He only watched coldly

Thinking of this, Scholar He's entire body trehteous Given the Eaze, how could he not know this? He was surprised that the Emperor did not scold hiave instructions and sent him away

In the cool and quiet hall of the Iht The Ery Why? Had the internal court and Ministry of Justice actually found soer Guard Gao Da or wang Qinian, who had definitely not died, who had revealed a trace of thedou, time was still needed for the back and forth delivery of reports He Zongwei had nothing else he could do He could only wait excitedly and nervously in Jingdou for the report Until now, he still did not know that because of hisfor Gao Da near Dazhou, he had catered to the will of heaven and blocked the old Director Chen returning ho a chance to strike

It was also the Eho did not know about everything that was happening Hu the Scholar of the Hall of Governmental Affairs and the officials of the six uessed that the Qing Kingdom was situated in a volatile environ No one had connected that with the already retired old Director Chen

Even the wisest person could not have thought that so Furthermore, the officials didn't even dare think in that direction

Even the officials of the Overwatch Council had never questioned their superior's loyalty to the Qing Kingdo for the Qing Kingdoent of the Overwatch Council received when they first entered the Council Through the decades, with Chen Pingping in the lead, all of the black-clothed officials had worked tirelessly for this goal, the growth of the Qing Kingdoht that the Overwatch Council had also becoets?

It was because no one had thought of this that one had the sensitivity to investigate in that direction As the anization in the world, dou had been noticed by the officials of the Overwatch Council The rise in the Idou Garrison, and even Scholar He's abrupt entry into the Palace and disappointed exit were all seen by different eyes and sent back to the square black-grey building through different routes

Of the eight bureaus, other than the Fifth Bureau of the Black Knights, all of the leading figures were in the black-grey building The sun had just shi+fted east when the reports gathered in the Second Bureau They had been coence officials and placed on the table of the head of intelligence in the Second Bureau

The head of the Second Bureau was a ht bureaus had kept with difficulty Ever since Fan Xian becaan to take over power in the Overwatch Council, Chen Pingping had, in order sht bureaus to retreat These officials were people who had built the Council together with Director Chen, so they had no wish to conflict with the son of Mistress Ye They had retreated naturally and happily

Mu Tie took over the First Bureau Fan Xian's younger brother disciple of his poisons teacher took over the Third Bureau Yan Bingyun took over the Fourth Bureau Additionally, the Co Ge, the bald leader of the Seventh Bureau had left his position early, and the head of the Eighth Bureau was someone Fan Xian had picked from the Qinian Unit

Only the Second Bureau, because of the ience reports, continued to be ently, he raised his deputy Once the deputy could shoulder the burden of the entire Qing Kingdoence system, he would allow a person close to Director Fan to take over his position

The Overwatch Council and Iht on different sides Director Fan disliked Scholar He very wei had always been the focus of the Overwatch Council's surveillance Although the Emperor disapproved of such surveillance, the Overwatch Council was using its resources for casual things Plus, the court could not watch theed head of the Second Bureau furrowed his brows as he looked at the file in his hand He didn't knohat He Zongwei had talked with the Ely

As for the adjustdou Garrison, they were sensitive reports The head of the Second Bureau furrowed his brows in thought for a long tidoic locations, what power needed such focus from the court to handle? The palace didn't even let the Overwatch Council know about it That was truly different frohed, walked out of the door, up the stairs, and to the silent secret room He knocked twice, pushed open the door and entered

A young official in white clothing, completely at odds with the sinister ate table intently reading sohtly He watched as Yan Bingyun sighed about so He then went forward and put the files in his hands on his desk

The old director had retired, and Sir Fan junior had finally become the true director It was clear that Sir Yan junior was not only going to be in charge of the Fourth Bureau but would probably also take over Fan Xian's position and beco these years, Chen Pingping had long been nursing an illness, and Fan Xian did not have the patience to deal with details Thus, all the affairs of the Overwatch Council had long been shouldered by Yan Bingyun alone When Yan Bingyun became the Commissioner that handled all the miscellaneous matters of the Overwatch Council, all of the officials would already be used to it There would not be any objections

Sir Fan junior was talented, and because of his connection to Mistress Ye and old Director Chen, the old officials of the Overwatch Council were absolutely loyal to him and respectful There was a distance to this kind of respect In corown up in the Overwatch Council and sacrificed a great deal for the Council in Northern Qi ithout question, much more inti it up personally?” Yan Bingyun smiled warmly, completely without the iciness he had in front of Fan Xian Standing, he invited the head of the Second Bureau to sit and then casually flipped open the files

”The dou Garrison only have to be reported to the internal court and Bureau of Military Affairs, so it's not a big deal that we don't know anything about it,” the head of the Second Bureau said worriedly as he looked at Yan Bingyun ”But, it doesn't align with precedence For such a major matter, there must be a purpose However, until now, the Council still does not knohat happened…”

Yan Bingyun had already flipped through these reports The lines by his ht syi There are hu people are violent Perhaps the Palace is worried that a few assassinsTe their alertness levels is nothing”

”However, the Jingdou Garrison,” Yan Bingyun said with a shake of his head ”Send a e to the Bureau of Military Affairs and ask thenore us,” the head of the Second Bureau said with furrowed brows ”The current proble the troops The PalaceHe redou for long He i slanced at hi” The head of the Second Bureau shook his head and said with a se things”

He could not iainst the old Director he respected the ht Just like Gong Dian and Ye Zhong's confusion and like Commander shi+ Fei's fear, no one was able to think of this

Yan Bingyun slowly lowered his head and said, ”The Council's surveillance of thepublic It's better to not send a e to the Bureau of Military Affairs What's the usual procedure for this?”

”We cannot interfere with the ence report and send it into the Palace for the Emperor to read,” the head of the Second Bureau said after a moment of silence ”Of course, we should react quicker for unusual actions like the ones today”

”Alright” Yan Bingyun said, still with his head down ”Immediately format these reports into a list and send it to the royal study via a secret channel”

”Yes” Unconsciously, the head of the Second Bureau replied like a subordinate He suddenly felt that Yan Bingyun's reaction was slightly strange He still had not raised his head It seemed rude He was an official of the same rank Plus, he had not yet truly taken the post of Coain He had watched Yan Bingyun grow up and kneasn't like that He thought so with the Yan manor and didn't think more of it He scooped up the files and left

Just like this, the Overwatch CouncilKingdoht be best for the country, the court, and even the square black-grey building if the Overwatch Council did not have any reaction

The room returned to the quiet that had persisted for countless years Yan Bingyun slowly raised his head If there was soht now, they would certainly have seen the increasingly powerful struggle and pained expression in his eyes

Below the table, Yan Bingyun's hands were clenched tightly and did not open for a long tihtly to the point there was almost no blood left in the up the black curtain, he gazed out and i corner of the Royal Palace under the clear autuht

He remembered the first time he entered the Overwatch Council The old man in the wheelchair had met him in this room It seemed that the black curtains had never been taken down It was as if the old ht anymore

Later, the old man had left this roo in such a severe and sinister place every day, so the person who stayed in this rooyun

In the past, the heads of the eight bureaus would sit on either side of this long table andtable was completely empty In the past, there had always been a wheelchair at the head of the long table and a patch of shadow behind the wheelchair

Now, the wheelchair had been gone for a long tio of the black curtain in his hand and gave a long sigh The confusion, struggle, and pain in his eyes gradually disappeared Since he was the second master of this room, he had to carry on the previous master's nature and determination Since he had yun had been one of the seven young officials the Qing E new people into the court These seven young officials were the new people the Qing Edo, who had died in the rebellion, the rest of the court

Of the six of thee, he was a passing scholar in the Hall of Governmental Affairs and held the position of the I Jialin, one of Fan manor's four disciples, had been placed by everyone into Fan Xian's faction

No one kne hty Emperor had put onto Sir Yan junior of the Overwatch Council during the discussion that night