All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

"What are you all good for? You can't even keep an eye on two women!"

Zhu Ge berated his subordinates, but it was nothing more than impotent rage.

Don't be fooled by Zhu Ge's furious expression; he is the eldest princess's man.

I had discussed this matter with him beforehand, and my angry outbursts were just for show.

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After handing Cheng Jushu over to the Supervisory Council, Wang Qinian and Xing Yusen returned to the Yongwang Mansion to fulfill their mission.

The two of them happened to arrive just as Li Chang'an finished lunch, and they explained the whole story to him.

After listening to the story, Li Chang'an realized that this was an enhanced version of the Niulan Street assassination.

The existence of the Shadow Guards enhanced Li Yunrui and Lin Gong's assassination capabilities, which can be considered a butterfly effect.

Li Chang'an had already won over Wang Qinian ahead of time, and Fan Xian's current subordinate became Zong Zhui, who was equally skilled at tracking.

Cheng Jushu was killed by Xing Yusen, so Fan Xian still needs to investigate the real culprit behind the scenes, and Si Lili is about to escape.

Li Chang'an has already sent Jing Ni out to rescue Si Lili at the right time.

Si Lili is Li Chang'an's person, so she can't fall into the hands of the Surveillance Bureau.

"Old Xing, congratulations on breaking through to the ninth rank! From now on, you'll be earning the same as Old Wang—five hundred taels of silver a month!"

There are only about fifty ninth-rank masters in this world!

Anyone who is a ninth-rank master either holds an important position in the military of various countries or is a hero in the martial arts world!

Because of Li Chang'an's arrival, this world will have many more ninth-rank masters.

Zhao Gao and Jing Ni, who were summoned directly, are the top combat forces in this world.

Xi Ren and Qing Wen, along with the other four sword slaves who will eventually break through to the ninth rank, would only be ordinary palace maids and eunuchs if they hadn't been discovered by Li Chang'an's all-seeing eyes.

Even experts like Xing Yusen, Wang Qinian, and Teng Zijing, without Li Chang'an's secret manual, would only reach the seventh or eighth rank.

Although Xing Yusen and his men are loyal, they must not allow money to become an obstacle to their survival.

The treatment Li Chang'an gave to the Shadow Guards was enough to make them financially independent in this era.

Xing Yusen said gratefully, "If I hadn't pledged allegiance to Your Highness, I would never have even reached the ninth rank in my entire life."

"Xing knows all too well that pride is a great taboo! Only by always maintaining this humble and cautious heart can one make continuous progress!"

Xing Yusen spoke seriously, not like he was joking, but Li Chang'an just wanted to laugh.

There is still a small oversight to be addressed in this matter. In the original drama, Fan Xian interrogated Si Lili and learned that the mastermind behind the assassination was Lin Gong.

If Si Lili had been rescued by Jing Ni, Fan Xian would have had no way of knowing that Lin Gong had planned the assassination.

There was another breakthrough in the assassination case: the deputy commander of the city patrol.

In the original drama, when Fan Xian investigated the military commander, the Princess's forces beat him to it and had the entire family hanged.

A third-rank military officer is considered a big shot in the Qing Kingdom, but in the eyes of the eldest princess, he is no different from an ant.

"Old Xing, take a dozen or so brothers and wait near the residence of the City Patrol Commander."

Hearing Li Chang'an's words, Xing Yusen was quite surprised, "Fang Daren, the Assistant Commander of the City Patrol Division?"

It's not surprising that Xing Yusen, a veteran in the Daqing public security circle, knew leaders of the armed police force.

"Do you know that military commander?"

Xing Yusen replied, "When I was the chief constable of the Ministry of Justice, we helped each other out on many things, so we can be considered friends."

Li Chang'an then asked, "For example, when General Fang lost his weapons, did you help cover it up?"

Xing Yusen knew, of course, that Li Chang'an was referring to the siege crossbows and hard bows used to assassinate Fan Xian.

"Armaments are vital national assets. If they are lost by accident, the Ministry of Justice cannot cover it up, but the Supervisory Council can."

"General Fang once said after drinking that the Supervisory Council has the responsibility to supervise all the armies and has power that reaches to the heavens."

"He once bribed a clerk in the Inspectorate to cover up the mistake of losing weapons."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qinian, who was standing nearby, was filled with righteous indignation: "The Oversight Council is truly despicable!"

"The loss of military equipment is a serious matter! If military equipment falls into the hands of thieves, how many innocent lives will be lost!"

"The Imperial Censorate, deeply favored by the Emperor and tasked with overseeing all the armies, has been so blinded by greed that it dares to cover up even the most serious matters!"

Looking at Wang Qinian, who was glaring at him with eyes wide open and hair standing on end in anger, Li Chang'an couldn't help but grin.

In the original drama, the clerk who covered up the loss of military equipment was this Commander Wang!

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"Old Xing, Fang Daren has a secret. Li Yunrui wants to kill his whole family."

"The Shadow Guard has the authority to search for assassins in the capital. You take your men and treat the person who was silenced as an assassin, thus saving that adjutant from the massacre of his entire family."

Xing Yusen pondered for a moment, then asked, "In the assassination case, the clues about the weapons are so obvious, why didn't the Oversight Council protect the witnesses?"

Li Chang'an smiled and said, "Old Xing, Zhu Ge, who is temporarily in charge of the Surveillance Bureau, is also one of Li Yunrui's men."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qinian was utterly dumbfounded. "Zhu Ge, that guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is also one of Li Yunrui's men!"

"Just how much influence does Princess Li Yunrui have in the court?!"

The two men in front of him were both trusted confidants of Li Chang'an, and Li Chang'an didn't mind talking to them more.

As they advance to the ninth rank, they will need to make decisions on many occasions, so it's always good to know more.

"Zhu Ge, head of the Censorate in Kyoto; Guo Youzhi, Minister of Rites; Han Zhiwei, Minister of Justice; Yan Xiaoyi, Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards; and Lin Gong, the second son of the Prime Minister."

"In addition, she has a very secluded villa in the capital, where there are over a hundred masters of the seventh or eighth rank and more than a dozen handsome male concubines."

"Finally, she also maintained a private army of five thousand men outside the capital..."

That's all. Li Chang'an hasn't even mentioned that Li Yunrui's private treasury was involved in smuggling, making him incredibly wealthy.

Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, both Wang Qinian and Xing Yusen, two ninth-rank experts, were stunned.

Xing Yusen muttered, "My goodness! This is a rebellion!"

Wang Qinian couldn't help but exclaim, "His power is truly boundless! He even has a good chance of succeeding in a rebellion!"

On the surface, Li Yunrui supports the Crown Prince, but secretly engages in smuggling with the Second Prince. At the deepest level, she also has a deeply rooted relationship with the Crown Prince.

Li Yunrui is Emperor Qing's most powerful tool of power, and she has a cooperative relationship with both princes.

Her goal was to ensure that whoever became the next emperor, she would wield the greatest power in the Qing Kingdom.

If Fan Xian protects Fang Daren, he might be able to find the real culprit behind the scenes.

If Fan Xian knew that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on Niulan Street, it could escalate the conflict between Fan Xian and the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Li Chang'an's true aim was to make the two sides see each other as mortal enemies, and for Lin Ruofu to fight desperately against the arranged marriage between Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er.

The Censorate.

Fan Xian wanted to use his Ti Si badge to intervene in the assassination investigation, but Zhu Ge stopped him.

Because Fan Xian is a party involved in the assassination case, he is not suitable to participate in the investigation.

As the two left Zhu Ge's room, Fan Xian grew increasingly distrustful of Zhu Ge.

"Zongzhui, why do I feel like Zhuge is implying that the mastermind behind this is Northern Qi and Dongyi City?"

"Although Cheng Jushu and the assassin are from Northern Qi, and the two female swordsmen are from Dongyi City, why would these two countries send people to kill me?"

"Since they came to assassinate me, the mastermind behind it must be in the Qing Kingdom's court!"

Zhu Ge deliberately led the wrong way, firstly to cover for the eldest princess, and secondly to create momentum for the great battle.

If the mastermind is identified as an enemy country, this sensational assassination in the capital could become the fuse for the next Northern Expedition!

This is the outcome that Emperor Qing wanted to see, and it is also what the Qing Kingdom needed.

Zhu Ge took advantage of this momentum to cover up the truth for Li Yunrui and the Crown Prince.

Zong Zhui said with a bitter face, "Zhu Ge is temporarily in charge of the Surveillance Bureau."

"You only have me on your side, so why don't we wait for Lord Zhu's investigation results?"

Fan Xian said fiercely, "No! Zhu Ge's investigation is all going in the wrong direction."

"Or rather, he only wanted to cater to the general trend of the Qing Kingdom's northern expedition and had no intention of finding out who was behind it all."

"Although I didn't know Lao Zhang and Lao Zhao for long, we were very close. They can't die like this, without knowing why!"

"I want to avenge them, and I want to get justice for myself!"

Zong Zhui blinked, recalling Chen Pingping's instructions.

Chen Pingping said that if Fan Xian dares to investigate, then they should cooperate and investigate however they want!

Zong Zhui has basically confirmed that Chen Pingping attaches great importance to Fan Xian and has very high expectations for him.

He once suspected that Fan Xian was Chen Pingping's illegitimate son!

Few people in the world knew that Chen Pingping was a eunuch, and those who did knew helped to cover it up for him.