American Comics: BOSS Invasion

After returning to the yamen, Qi Shan immediately acted on the Emperor's decree, mobilizing the entire Southern Investigation Bureau. A large number of personnel were transferred, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard cavalry gathered on a large scale, a first during Zhu Youxiao's reign.

Those with good connections sighed with emotion, and the imperial court was greatly shaken for a time.

Qi Shan had only just set up a framework when dissenting voices arose in the imperial court.

The most awkward one was, of course, the Eastern Depot, controlled by Wei Zhongxian. The Emperor was clearly distrusting him, which was almost fatal to a eunuch.

The entire capital was greatly shaken. Outside, there were storms and rumors, and people were panicking. With the Embroidered Uniform Guards moving on a large scale, all kinds of ghosts and monsters emerged from every nook and cranny. A large amount of information converged on the Southern Investigation Bureau, attracting attention from all sides.

While Qi Shan's main body was attracting attention, the Emperor also began to clean up the somewhat chaotic harem.

Before the mission was completed, it was still very necessary to maintain the Emperor's identity.

With this identity, all of Qi Shan's actions could be greatly facilitated. As the supreme ruler of the Great Ming Dynasty, even if he was somewhat restricted by the scholar-official group, he still possessed enormous power at the level of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot.

As for the physical condition, it was even easier to solve. The Cup of Life was sent to the palace by Qi Shan, who then used the ability of atomic restructuring to remove the accumulated water from the Emperor's lungs.

As for other hidden ailments, with the help of the Cup of Life, they were not a big problem.

After drinking three cups of wine, the Emperor's complexion had already become rosy, but in order to deceive the ministers, he still maintained that sickly state, and even had someone make a wheelchair to be pushed around by eunuchs to bask in the sun.

With his physical condition on display, the ministers could not see the Emperor, no matter how much they jumped up and down.

Of course, Qi Shan would not refuse. The first order was to have people integrate the Northern Investigation Bureau.

Encouraged by Qi Shan, Pei Lun was even more arrogant than in the original plot. As soon as he made contact, he targeted Shen Lian, trying to find a way to ferret out Mr. Beizhai.

Shen Lian instinctively wanted to protect Mr. Beizhai. While fighting with Pei Lun, the news from Qi Shan spread out, and for a time, the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard was in an uproar.

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the two co-commanders at the top directly closed their doors to visitors, becoming shrinking turtles.

In this way, Qi Shan smoothly took over the authority of the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard in the unbelievable gazes of everyone.

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In the royal garden, civil and military officials lined up neatly, standing respectfully on the shore. Everyone's eyes were on the old man fishing on the pier in the heart of the lake.

That old man in white, with disheveled hair and an unrestrained demeanor, looked no different from ordinary people, but it was such a person who had dominated the Great Ming Dynasty for eight years, making the civil officials of the world unable to breathe.

An official in a scarlet robe, obviously a top-ranking civil official, stepped forward with small steps, his expression slightly anxious.

He first respectfully saluted two men in brocade robes, and then said, "Commander, Investigator, how long will you fish for the fish you've comforted? The memorial about the flood in Jiangxi..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man in the golden brocade robe interrupted him unceremoniously.

"Master Chen, Father is very annoyed recently. Don't go up and make trouble over such a small matter. I advise you to stand here honestly. Maybe Father will be in a good mood after catching a fish and will take a look at your memorial!"

The commander spoke casually, his eyes slightly slanted downward, and a hint of contempt was revealed on his face, but that contemptuous energy was evident on the paper.

Master Chen's hands trembled with anger, but on the surface, he did not dare to have any objections, and respectfully saluted and retreated, repeatedly saying that he knew.

"Who is that person standing next to Father?"

The commander suddenly saw a man in the uniform of a chiliarch, waiting respectfully with a fish cage behind Wei Zhongxian, and couldn't help but be a little curious.

The Investigator said calmly: "Lu Wenzhao, a chiliarch from my Investigation Bureau. This kid is a bit interesting. He paid me two hundred taels of silver just to serve Father a little longer."

The commander chuckled: "This kid is quite clever, unlike those idiots who rushed to the Southern Investigation Bureau as soon as they heard a slightly different rumor.

Don't they use their brains to think? Can the Emperor's edict erase Father's prestige? With the Eastern Depot and the Northern Investigation Bureau, we already hold the power of the entire capital in our hands. Even if the Southern Investigation Bureau is rampant, can it win over the Jin army and the military forces of the Nine Gates Admiral?"

Wei Zhongxian was muddleheaded and didn't know what he was thinking. The fishing rod was already shaking, and it was obvious that a fish had taken the bait, but he didn't even notice.

Lu Wenzhao looked anxiously from behind. He had been standing there for an hour. If this fish ran away again, who knows how long he would have to stand there.

In a moment of anxiety, Lu Wenzhao jumped into the lake, grabbed the struggling fish, and sent it directly to Wei Zhongxian.

Awakened by the sound of splashing water, Wei Zhongxian looked at the Embroidered Uniform Guard chiliarch kneeling in front of him, and sighed for a long time.

"You've disturbed my mood!"

Lu Wenzhao hurriedly lowered his head: "This subordinate deserves to die!"

"You're working so hard, what do you want?" Wei Zhongxian's tone was faint, his eyes blurred, and he didn't even look at Lu Wenzhao.

"This subordinate wants to ask the Factory Director for a job, to serve His Majesty and the Factory Director!"

"Serve?"

Wei Zhongxian sneered: "What can you do even if I want your life? Can you drive out the Tartars? Can you find a cure for official corruption? You can't do anything, so what are you doing here?"

Lu Wenzhao hurriedly kowtowed: "This subordinate deserves to die!"

Wei Zhongxian sighed, somewhat disappointed: "It won't work! The illness over there hasn't improved yet. I heard that the medicinal primer requires a three-legged golden toad. You go and handle this matter!"

Lu Wenzhao hurriedly accepted the order.

Wei Zhongxian got up to leave, and Lu Wenzhao held the fish over his head: "Factory Director, your fish!"

"You've disturbed my mood, how can I be in the mood to eat fish? I'll give it to you!"

"Thank you, Factory Director, for your holy grace!" Lu Wenzhao hurriedly thanked him.