Evergreen Immortal

Out of the Meridian Gate.

The large area of ​​blue bricks behind Chengtian Gate is where the six ministries and five temples and other imperial offices are located.

There is a saying among the people that the corridor is called the Thousand-Step Corridor.

Wendong and Wuxi.

The secret guard's office is located in an inconspicuous corner to the west of Qianbu Gallery, just across the wall from the Censorate. There is also a memorial archway on top, making it difficult to find the way in.

"Master Li, this is the secret guard."

Eunuch Zheng smiled as he walked through the secret guard's door and introduced: "People in the world only know about the Jinyi Guards, but very few know about the secret guards. This secret guard was first established by your majesty and only obeys your majesty. There are not many of them, only thirty-six."

"This secret guard is under the command of Yang Bing, and Gu Jianzheng is also in charge."

Li Rui nodded secretly.

Shouted that this money is worth it.

Along the way.

Eunuch Zheng talked to him a lot and basically figured out the structure of this secret guard.

Intelligence is crucial at all times.

With a clear mind, Li Rui would not be completely in the dark and be plotted against by others.

While talking.

The two of them came to the main door of the Dark Guard Hall.

Originally, Eunuch Zheng should have stopped and left here, but perhaps because the bag of tokens worked, he strode into the main hall with Li Rui.

In the main hall.

A big man with a full beard and a strong back was sitting there with a big sword in his hand. He said in a loud voice:

"Eunuch Zheng, why are you here?"

Needless to say, this person is the leader of the secret guards, Yang Bing.

Eunuch Zheng smiled and said, "Commander Yang, I am here to bring you a person on the orders of His Majesty. This person is Li Rui."

Yang Bing raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Li Rui a few more times:

"Are you Li Rui?"

Li Rui nodded and saluted: "I am Li Rui from Yunzhou."

Yang Bing hummed lightly.

Eunuch Zheng then said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he nodded slightly to Li Rui.

Li Rui knew it very well.

Eunuch Zheng's words "following the orders of His Majesty" helped him a lot.

With the endorsement of the Holy Emperor, it would be much easier for him to act as a secret guard.

Although it was indeed the Holy Emperor's instruction, if Eunuch Zheng, the senior eunuch beside the Holy Emperor, came forward, its weight in Yang Bing's eyes would be completely different.

Eunuch Zheng walked out of the Secret Guard Yamen.

Yang Bing raised his lips slightly and looked at Li Rui: "Okay, sit down."

The presence of Eunuch Zheng is already working.

According to what Eunuch Zheng said just now, the Secret Guard was established only thirty years ago. Yang Bing was the leader of a large sect before. He became the leader of the Secret Guard after his retirement. His strength is at least above the third rank.

It's his immediate boss again.

Allowing Li Rui to sit down and talk when they first met was already a great honor.

Li Rui sat down slowly.

His attitude was humble and respectful, and he was not at all arrogant because he had the support of the Holy Emperor.

Seeing this attitude, Yang Bing nodded with satisfaction.

What he is best at is training the unruly.

He originally thought that the little old man in front of him would at least jump around a few times since he was led by Eunuch Zheng, but he didn't expect him to be so docile that he couldn't find any handle on him.

Yang Bing suddenly asked:

"Are you Jiang Linxian's man?"

Li Rui was a little surprised, but answered without hesitation: "I am a member of the secret guards. Lord Jiang did recommend me."

But Yang Bing waved his hand indifferently:

"You don't need to learn party struggles. I don't buy into that. Jiang Linxian is the envoy of the Southern Mountain Guard. He wrote your name on the list. Even I don't know if you belong to him or someone else."

"He governs the south, and I never ask about it."

What a hands-off boss.

Li Rui raised his brows slightly.

However, Yang Bing's approach is actually very wise. Officials must learn to delegate power.

He keenly caught a word.

Mountain.

Jiang Linxian's official position was the unheard-of Mountain Guardian.

What is this mountain?

Yang Bing seemed to see Li Rui's doubts, and his mouth curled slightly: "It seems that Jiang Linxian didn't tell you what the secret guards do."

Li Rui's eyes flickered.

It turned out that, just as he thought, the secret guard was indeed not simple.

Otherwise, why isn't there even a memorial archway at the entrance?

Even the Jinyiwei had a huge yamen.

Yang Bing: "Secret Guards are Secret Guards, there is no other name. This is appointed by His Majesty, and Secret Guards do not need to be registered with the Ministry of Personnel."

"Twenty mountain searchers, ten mountain controlers, four mountain defenseers, and seven guest officials."

"You are one of the twenty mountain envoys."

Li Rui's heart moved slightly.

Just now, Eunuch Zheng said that there were thirty-six secret guards in total.

Obviously, the last two people are the commander Yang Bing and the commander-in-chief, Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng holds the position concurrently, so all matters concerning the secret guards are under the charge of Yang Bing. As for the guest officials, they are not counted among the thirty-six people.

Secret guard, the emphasis is on the word secret.

But Li Rui never expected that it would form its own system and did not even need to be registered with the Ministry of Personnel.

You know, even the powerful Jinyiwei were not immune to this, and the secret guards actually did it.

It's really mysterious and tight.

Li Rui became even more curious, and then he heard Yang Bing say, "The Mountain Guardians are divided into four directions, and Jiang Linxian is the Southern Mountain Guardian."

"Do you know why His Majesty set up the secret guards?"

Li Rui shook his head approvingly:

“I don’t know.”

He really didn't know.

Yang Bing smiled even more: "Then do you know the banished immortal?"

Exiled Immortal?!

Hearing these three words, Li Rui's pupils shrank sharply.

Is it possible that there really are immortals in this world?

Yang Bing looked at Li Rui meaningfully: "In ancient times, the immortals of the Immortal Court ascended to the upper realms, and the spiritual energy dissipated. But in the past five hundred years, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory has observed that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has shown signs of revival, and there are even immortals from the upper realms wandering in the world."

"These exiled immortals all used the method of borrowing corpses to revive their souls."

"The previous emperor died because of the banishment of the immortals, and Your Majesty has therefore become a wanderer among the people."

"After Your Majesty ascended the throne, he revitalized the government and did not like the interference of those banished immortals, so he set up secret guards and used mountains to represent immortals. The guardian of the mountain is the guardian of the immortals."

Suppress the immortals!

Li Rui took a breath of cold air.

What a great spirit.

All under heaven belongs to the king, and all within the four seas are the king's subjects.

The same is true when an immortal comes.

If the immortal is not respectful, let’s suppress him together!

Yang Bing: "The duty of us secret guards is to search for the exiled immortals in the world and restrain them."

'Restrict the immortals.'

Li Rui was excited.

As his status rose, he finally began to get in touch with the secrets of this world.

It is indeed not as simple as it looks.

What the world sees is just what the court wants the world to see. Only a few people can know the undercurrents suppressed underneath.

There is a saying in the previous life.

How can there be a peaceful life? It’s just that someone is carrying the burden for you.

The power of the banished immortal must be extremely powerful. This kind of existence who possesses extraordinary powers can cause the order of a region to collapse with just one move.

The Yu court must have put a lot of effort into this.

According to Yang Bing, the banished immortal had been in the world for five hundred years. The sudden death of the late emperor and the exile of the holy emperor among the people should have a lot to do with the banished immortal.

The water here is extremely deep.

Yang Bing seemed to have said everything he wanted to say, and waved his hand casually: "Okay, I've said everything I need to say. We secret guards don't have any rules. We just need to keep an eye out for the exiled immortal. After a few days, you can go back to Yunzhou."

He further explained:

"Each of the secret guards has his own identity."

"Except me."

Li Rui suddenly realized.

No wonder there has always been a saying about the royal secret guards in the world, but no one has ever seen one.

'I see.'

However, when you think about the fact that your opponents are those banished immortals walking in the world, it is not excessive to be cautious.

"By the way, as an old member of the secret guard, I have two kind reminders."

"First, we only need to find the disobedient exiled immortal and avoid direct conflict."

"Second, if a banished immortal does not follow the rules and sprays blood from the tip of his tongue onto this jade talisman, there will naturally be a guest official to deal with it."

"Okay, go ahead."

After saying.

Yang Bing casually threw out a jade talisman and looked like he was seeing someone off.

Li Rui stood up.

He clasped his fists and bowed, then walked out of the hall.

After walking out of the Qianbu Corridor, he rubbed his eyebrows.

"Brother Jiang, you found me a great job."

He had a vague guess.

My becoming a secret guard is closely related to Jiang Linxian. It is hard to say whether it is a blessing or a curse for the time being, but the good news is that secret guards seem to have no restrictions.

"Guest official."

Li Rui recited it softly.

He discovered that what Yang Bing had just said was "us", not "you", which also included Yang Bing himself.

Translate.

Even his status as the commander of the secret guards was lower than those seven guest officials.

What kind of existence would that be?

In other words, the thirty-six secret guards were acting as eyes and ears for the seven guest officials, and those seven people were the key to the secret guards.

He looked at the jade talisman of the secret guard in his hand and felt delighted.

This is a good thing to save your life.

Putting the jade talisman in his arms, he strode towards the Dianke Office.

Tan Hu and Ge Hong kept circling in the yard, feeling as if their hearts were crawling with millions of ants, making them feel itchy and uncomfortable.

See Li Rui appear.

The two men hurried forward and pulled Li Rui to ask, "Brother, what do you think of the palace? Is it paved with red gold?"

"I heard that all the ladies in the palace are as beautiful as fairies?"

"Brother, have you been promoted?"

"No, it's a title."

The two of them talked a lot.

Li Rui rolled his eyes: "We just had a hot pot meal."

He knew the secrets of the secret guards too confidentially, so he did not tell the two of them.

"cut."

Tan Hu and Ge Hong immediately lost interest.

"How can His Majesty be so stingy?"

"Yes, yes."

In other words, Li Rui was the only one here, otherwise he would at least be guilty of slandering the Holy Lord.

While the two were talking.

A woman's voice rang out from outside the guest room:

"Excuse me, is Senior Li here?"