Chapter 10: Clear out the Jinyiwei!
As the female thief wailed over her tragic fate.

The Duwei Mansion on the other side.

Lin Yuantu, who had just personally seen the guests off, was in a similar mood.

"Alas!~"

If possible, Lin Yuantu really didn't want to continue to be the commander of the Jinyiwei.

It’s different in the past.

Since the new emperor ascended the throne and realized that the power of Hulong Villa was too great, he began to support Cao Zhengchun with all his strength.

In less than two years, Cao Zhengchun had completely taken control of the East Factory and the West Factory.

At the same time, the governors of many provinces were also his men.

Including the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, if he did not have the support of the Six Gates, he would probably have been replaced by Cao Zhengchun's subordinates.

In fact, everyone knows the reason why His Majesty supports Cao Zhengchun.

No matter who the emperor is, he would be unable to sleep or eat well if there is a powerful grandmaster who can enter and leave the palace at will.

There is nothing wrong with supporting another great master to provide a check and balance.

What's more, Cao Zhengchun was just a eunuch, and his relatives had long since died, leaving him alone.

No matter how powerful he is, he can never threaten the emperor's kingdom.

It is most suitable to use it to check and balance the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis.

Unfortunately, this balance was completely broken one day three months ago.

No one expected that the Cao family still had blood in this world!
The emperor realized that the situation was about to get out of control, so he distanced himself from Cao Zhengchun while also giving him warnings from time to time.

Not only that, he also hinted to the Jinyiwei in both explicit and covert ways to check and balance Cao Zhengchun.

As the sword in the hands of the emperor, Lin Yuantu naturally had to obey the emperor's will.

However, it was precisely because of this obedience that he no longer had the ability to compete with Cao Zhengchun.

In the past, in order to cooperate with the emperor, the Jinyiwei remained independent on the surface.

But the mainland has long been entangled with the East Factory and the West Factory.

It is no exaggeration to say that Lin Yuantu's orders are now not as important as Cao Zhengchun's glance in the Jinyiwei.

If there is any unusual movement on his side, Cao Zhengchun will receive the news immediately.

The Jinyiwei had long been in name only.

He became a vassal of Cao Zhengchun and could not even be called a follower of the party.

In this regard, Lin Yuantu could only sigh to the sky in anger.

Who made him believe the emperor's lies and not leave any backup plans?

Otherwise, with his means, how could he be completely defenseless against Cao Zhengchun's infiltration?
Now that the emperor has changed his mind and wants him to fight with Cao Zhengchun, where does Lin Yuantu get the ability to do that?

The emperor suddenly became tough, especially in recent days, and he has been supporting a third party force to form a three-way confrontation.

Others might feel puzzled and wonder where the emperor got the confidence from.

But Lin Yuantu could guess a thing or two.

……

"The ancestor... has come out of seclusion!"

Looking at the morning glow rising in the sky, Lin Yuantu sighed again.

In this world where masters and powerful men rule the world, the Zhu family was able to sit firmly on the throne of the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally have their own foundation.

Only a very few people know that there is an old eunuch with extremely high martial arts skills deep in the palace.

And that person is also Lin Yuantu's half-master.

All his skills came from a martial arts secret book that the old eunuch casually dropped on him - the Exorcism Sword Technique.

Lin Yuantu didn't know the old eunuch's name.

This was an opportunity that happened when he was still a young eunuch in the palace. He only knew that even the late emperor had to respectfully address him as "old ancestor".

As for how good the old eunuch's martial arts skills were, he was also not sure.

But judging from the secret book he casually threw to him, it can allow him to cultivate to the middle stage of Grandmaster.

The other party's realm must be more than just a grandmaster!
With such a super expert protecting him, it's no wonder that the emperor is so confident. But...

The emperor is not afraid of Cao Zhengchun, but Lin Yuantu cannot help but be afraid!

He doesn't have any super master to protect him.

What's the difference between the emperor asking him to charge into battle and deal with Cao Zhengchun and asking him to die?
Fortunately, the emperor was not a stupid and incompetent person.

It seemed that he understood Lin Yuantu's predicament, so he specially found a powerful helper for him - the Six Gates!

The Six Gates is a collective name for the 'Three Law Departments'.

That is: Ministry of Justice, Inspectorate, Dali Temple.

Interestingly, today the six gates can represent the three judicial departments.

But the Three Law Enforcers cannot represent the Six Gates!
The detectives headed by Guo Bujing had long since transcended the control of the Three Judicial Departments, and only the Dali Temple could command them.

This is because Guo Bujing once served as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

Those detectives who only have the law in their hearts never violate the justice they uphold.

When dealing with criminals, they will pounce on them even without being ordered to do so.

But if the other party is innocent, they will not obey no matter whose order it is.

It would be the same even if the emperor issued an edict.

If there is any criticism from the higher-ups, Ziyou Guo Bujing will be there to take the blame.

Because of this, the constables from the Six Gates were not favored by the emperor.

But it’s useless if the emperor doesn’t like him.

The Six Gates are not only responsible for solving cases and arresting criminals, but also for handling disputes in the martial arts world.

There are few sects in the world, big or small, and both the black and white worlds, who do not give face to Guo Bujing.

For some grudges, even the No. 1 Village in the World cannot intervene, and only the Six Gates can easily resolve them.

It can be said that the Six Gates contributed half to the stability of the Ming Dynasty today.

It was for this reason that, even though Guo Bujing repeatedly disobeyed the emperor's orders, the emperor only vented his anger in the palace and never thought of doing anything to the Six Gates.

However, Guo Bujing often disobeyed orders.

But this time, he accepted the secret order sent by the emperor without hesitation.

There was only one sentence in the secret decree: Clear out the internal cancer of Jinyiwei!

This is an obligation for the entire Six Gates.

In fact, Guo Bujing had long been dissatisfied with the actions of the Jinyiwei.

It was only because of my responsibilities that I had not taken any action yet.

Supervising the Jinyiwei is the responsibility of the Southern Pacification Office.

No matter how resentful the Six Gates were, they could not interfere.

If Guo Bujing had not adhered to the bottom line and never crossed the line, Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wusi would not have tolerated the existence of the Six Gates.

But now, with the imperial edict in hand, Guo Bujing naturally would not be polite to the Jinyiwei anymore.

……

"A storm is coming!"

Lin Yuantu withdrew his gaze and walked towards the back hall with a sigh.

I was thinking in my heart whether I should retire and return home to get out of the vortex as soon as possible.

The guest who had just been sent away by him and who had visited the Duwei Mansion last night was none other than Guo Bujing's spokesperson who came to discuss the details of the cooperation with him—Zhuifeng, one of the four great detectives!
Unfortunately, Lin Yuantu could only think about it.

He knew very well that the emperor would never let him go at this time.

The young emperor looked young, but he was actually very shrewd, with many characteristics of Taizu and Chengzu.

In the past two years, just by supporting Cao Zhengchun to ascend to the throne, the emperor's uncle Zhu Wusi, who had been secretly ready to make moves, has stopped his actions in public and dared not make any rash moves.

Lin Yuantu had no doubt that as long as the little emperor was given enough time, the Ming Dynasty, both the court and the underworld, would be firmly under his control.

If he resigns now, he probably won't even be able to leave with a complete body.

(End of this chapter)