Happy times are always short. A week passed in a blink of an eye, and colleagues who went to various places for inspection had already begun to return one after another. Li Mu also embarked on his way home with the account book he had "confiscated".

Fighting against the scorching sun, Li Mu pointed to a mountain not far away and asked his subordinates: "Which bandit is entrenched on it?"

The thin man, who was unknown, explained: "Sir Qianhu, this place is less than a hundred miles away from the capital, so how can any bandits dare to be arrogant here?"

While speaking, there was a trace of disdain between his eyebrows, as if Li Mu's questioning insulted his IQ.

Without even watching, Li Mu slapped him and cursed angrily: "Idiot!"

"I said that there are bandits, there are bandits. Now you immediately take someone to pretend to be bandits and rob the account books we carry. Do you understand?"

Teammates of pigs are just hard to lead. You can’t hear such obvious hints, and it’s hard not to get angry.

The colleagues all went back with injuries, but they went back intact. What did Shangguan think?

Strong ability to do business?

Have you fooled things?

No matter which result it is, they will not have good fruits to eat.

If you don’t want to attract attention, the best way is for everyone to be the same. It will neither arouse the jealousy of your colleagues nor surprise Shangguan.

As long as the past is explained in a broad way, no one will go into delving into it. The imperial guards themselves are chess pieces that were introduced to test, and Li Mu did not believe that the imperial guards above had no idea.

Being willing to come out to do things for the emperor at the risk of being on the target of public criticism is a manifestation of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. How can it be possible to leave everyone alone and ignore their lives?

As a concentration camp for the children of nobles, the imperial guards represent the most powerful group of relatives in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If there is a stir, the emperor will have a headache.

After a crackling slap, Li Mu nodded with satisfaction at the blue-faced men.

"Fat Dahai, take people back and report to the captain. Tell him that I was seriously injured and could not go to the military camp for the time being.

I believe you should be very clear about what you should say and what you shouldn’t say.

Anyway, if you fool this time, your brothers will have a good time.

Otherwise, if you continue to investigate the monk temples and temple property, what will happen next? You can go and read the history books."

It is a joke to read historical books. Those who do such things in history books are definitely treacherous ministers, and emperors who dare to reform are also tyrants throughout the ages.

At this time, if your butt is not sitting straight, you will suddenly die if you don’t know when.

Seeing that Li Mu had made arrangements, Pang Dahai immediately said, "Please rest assured, Lord Qianhu, I will definitely do this."

After rolling his eyes, Li Mu didn't take his promise to the middle-aged fat man at all. If he really had such strong ability to do things, he wouldn't have been working for more than 20 years.

But compared to the other old fried dough sticks, at least the fat guys can flatter, while the other few are purely not allowed to get into the oil and salt.

Each of them has a big identities, but they don’t want to be promoted. A typical example of being a monk who hits a bell for a day, no matter how you threaten and tempt it, they will remain unmoved.

"Come on, prepare a stretcher and carry me back home to recuperate from the wounds!"

As he spoke, Li Mu's face turned pale in an instant, as if he was really seriously injured.

...

At the imperial guard camp in the north of the city, looking at the defeated soldiers returning one after another, Duke Tang was furious.

Although I know that it is difficult to do the job of checking the monks' temples and temples, the imperial guards' performance is a little too cowardly.

Just use your brain to know that your subordinates are paddling. If you really want to fight hard, this will definitely not be the result.

Just thinking about the results of the previous inspections, Duke Tang extinguished his thoughts on exploring them. Although he supported the emperor's reform, it was too embarrassing to let him take the lead in charge.

If he is a lonely man, he will not be able to sell his life to the emperor to repay his favor, but he is also a family and a family member who cannot tolerate his willfulness.

This is also the current situation of the reformists. There are many big bosses in the court, and there is no shortage of supporters in the local area. The biggest problem is that no one dares to stand out.

After shaking his head, Duke Yang Shuochong of his subordinates ordered: "Select someone to count the casualties quickly. I will enter the palace to face the saint. You and others will directly send the statistical results into the palace."

...

In the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, Li Dong hurried back to the mansion, and didn't even bother changing his official uniform, so he went straight to the backyard.

There was no way, three uneasy brothers, one of whom was beaten to the point of bruising and two were carried back.

As soon as I entered the door, I met Li Liang who had gained weight. Li Dong asked directly: "What's going on with the Sixth Brother? What's going on with Xiaoqi and Xiao Shisan?"

As if it was a child who was wronged, Li Liang said with a sad face: "We suddenly received an order to investigate the property of monks and temples.

Originally, I was thinking about going through the motions, but I failed to negotiate with the bald donkeys in Changfeng Temple. Before we could take further action, a masked man suddenly attacked the team.

Fortunately, these people seem to be scruples, just hurting others, and not killing them.

This time it was the collective action of the Imperial Guard. I think the seventh and thirteenth brothers were also injured during the mission."

Li Dong also knew about the investigation of the monk temple property. However, when he got the news, the imperial guards had already been dispatched, and it was too late to report the news.

He patted his younger brother on the shoulder, and Li Dong didn't say anything about comforting him. There was no doubt that this beating must have been in vain.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the imperial guards were children of nobles and the other party was worried, it would be not only a beating, but a heavy casualty.

In a sense, this is also a game between conservatives and reformists. When it comes to it, it is not torn to pieces and just beating, it is obvious that it is profitable.

Compared to the two younger brothers who were carried back, a minor injury like Li Liang is undoubtedly a lucky person.

When the two entered the inner courtyard, they looked at the two brothers Li Mu who were eating and drinking, and they were stunned.

What I carried back was so lively?

After looking at the two brothers who entered the door, Li Mu's eyes were instantly attracted to Brother Qiqi. The main reason was that those eyes were so distinctive that they looked like rolling brothers.

The naughty child without a wink asked in surprise: "Brother Six, how are you dressing up, and Genggu..."

Looking at the murderous gazes of the two, the naughty child finally realized that it was not good and hurriedly swallowed the words behind him.

In an instant, Li Dong understood what was going on. Compared to the honest Lao Liu, Lao Qi and Lao Shisan, as playboys, were trained to adulthood since childhood.

It is professional level to pretend to be dead. When encountering such an unexpected incident, it is obvious that these two big playboys know how to protect themselves. It may be difficult for them to succeed, but it is absolutely awesome to ask them to take advantage of the situation.

It is nothing more than using the tricks of fooling parents to fool Shangguan. If you can hide it from your father, you can naturally hide it from Shangguan.

Anyway, this matter is very important, and no one dares to investigate it. When encountering such a thing, as an immediate boss, you can only help cover it up.

Anyone who dares to investigate will be the target of conservatives to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. Perhaps the boss above can withstand it, but it is definitely not something that a few lieutenants can't afford to pay.

After calming down, Li Dong's anger disappeared. He even deceived himself, which just proved that these two troublemakers could play and had the basic ability to survive in the officialdom.

After finding a seat and sitting down, Li Dong slowly asked: "Since the investigation of the monk temple property has begun, it will not end so easily. What will you do next?"

After looking around and confirming that there was no one, Li Mu slowly said: "Brother, don't worry, we are all wounded now. Next, we will recuperate at home and not go anywhere.

There are many wealthy nobles involved in the imperial guards. At this critical moment, the emperor did not want to force us neutral factions to the opposite side, and at most he chose a few who opposed reform to warn the monkey.

Our brothers just followed the crowd and didn't show up at all. The board could not hit us."

Li Dong, who was standing beside him, shook his head: "Thirteenth brother, things are not as simple as you imagined. You don't stand in the sidelines, but the Ninth brother has been mixed with the reformists.

A new Jinshi was appointed as the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat. I think you should know what this means."

The grade of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat is not high, and nothing can be seen from the official position alone. However, the importance of this position is not low at all. He is specialized in writing edicts, licences, silver books, iron vouchers, etc., and is a true confidant of the emperor.

If it were in the past, if someone in the Marquis' Mansion could get this position, everyone would be ecstatic.

Unfortunately, at the critical moment of reform, it would be a complete disaster. Maybe it would drag the Marquis' Mansion into the water directly.

Even if the two sides have kept a distance, it can only dispel some people's suspicion.

Li Mu nodded and said calmly: "This is expected. If the civil servant group wants to turn around, they can only support reform.

Since Brother Jiu has entered the Wendao period, he must be a member of the reformist faction. With his temperament, we cannot stop him, nor can we stop him.

Now that others are slight in their words and are still busy fiddling with the new literary system, they should not become a thorn in the conservatives' side for a while.

As long as we prepare early, the Hou Mansion may still avoid this storm. The situation in Beijing is becoming more and more complicated, and for safety reasons, we must prepare a way out.

Please help me pay attention to the slightly more stable state capital. If the imperial guards are deeply trapped in the vortex of the storm, we brothers may have to go out of the capital to avoid disaster."

If you want to leave Beijing, it is not just because of the situation, but more importantly, local officials can get benefits.

After staying in the imperial guards for so long, apart from making extra money in this wave of missions, he usually has no large income.

It’s not that Li Mu is greedy for money, but he really wants to improve his cultivation quickly, but he can only spend resources. Others can’t keep up with their cultivation, and they can’t get ahead of their cultivation, but their cultivation cannot keep up with their cultivation.

Theoretically, as long as the cultivation resources are sufficient, he can get a glimpse of the Golden Elixir Gate within ten years. If he practices hard, he will not be able to do it without a century of situation.

There is no need for too precious resources, just energy stones are enough. With his celestial beings' cultivation level, he can now refine this thing.

For the immortal cultivators, this thing has another name - spirit stone.

The things that high-level warriors and immortal cultivators need are destined to be valuable.

A minimum energy stone costs at least thousands of taels of silver. It doesn’t seem very expensive, but the problem is that Li Mu has to consume one every day, and with the increase in his cultivation, the consumption will continue to increase.
Chapter completed!