Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

"Grandpa Huang, in my heart, you are my own father."

Sun Dexiu quickly expressed his opinion.

"Whatever you want me to do, I'll do!"

"good!"

Huang Jin looked at Sun Dexiu and nodded in satisfaction.

"I will report to the ancestors that the agents of the Eastern Depot I sent have been following that Jinyiwei captain and have discovered that he is searching for a man named Lu Chen along the line from Daming Prefecture, Kaifeng Prefecture, Nanyang Prefecture, to Xiangyang Prefecture."

In Wadian Town, Nanyang Prefecture, they finally found Lu Chen, who was heading north from Chengtian Prefecture.

This Eastern Depot agent discovered that Lu Bing sent people to find Lu Chen in order to intercept him and prevent him from entering the capital.

However, in order to settle Lu Chen, he was given a position as a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in another region.

To find out more, the Eastern Depot agent continued his journey to Chengtian Prefecture to investigate Lu Chen's background.

As for the investigation results, I will tell the Ancestor about your speculation that Lu Chen is very likely Lu Song's illegitimate son.

"In other words, the Eastern Depot agent who went to investigate this time was not the child, but another person who had never seen the Emperor's true face and could not recognize Lu Chen's face."

Sun Dexiu understood the meaning behind Huang Jin's words.

"Therefore, it is reasonable to speculate that Lu Chen is Lu Song's illegitimate son. Lu Bing did not allow Lu Chen to enter the capital, but instead gave him the position of a captain in the Embroidered Uniform Guard and sent him to a distant place to settle down. The purpose was to prevent Lu Chen from meeting 'Lady Yousheng'."

This is very likely Lu Bing's true intention, as he was unaware of the truth of what happened back then!

Even if the ancestor directly probed Lu Bing, the investigation results would still be flawless.

"That's right!"

Huang Jin chuckled softly.

"By reporting this way, we can consider the matter dealt with by the ancestors without any risk."

The fact that Lu Song had an illegitimate child was a trivial matter. Even if the Emperor heard about it, he would at most make a few jokes. The Ancestor would not make a big deal out of it, and the matter would most likely just be left unresolved.

Next comes what we really need to do.

Tomorrow, you will personally go to the Ministry of War and secretly review the list of junior and mid-level military officers that the Embroidered Uniform Guard has recently reported to the Ministry of War, and find out where Lu Chen is actually serving.

It must be some wealthy city, after all, in Lu Bing's eyes, Lu Chen is his half-brother, and he won't mistreat him.

Ordinary small towns wouldn't have the Imperial Guard stationed there permanently.

In such a large city, there are not only the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but also spies sent by our Eastern Depot.

Our Eastern Depot's spies have the duty to secretly monitor local officials, including the Embroidered Uniform Guard. They usually do not have public offices, but rather conceal their identities.

These people, who use disguises from all walks of life, are very beneficial to our plan.

After I find out where Lu Chen works, I will transfer you to his location to take over the local spies as the head of the Eastern Depot.

In Wadian Town, you helped Lu Chen by chance, and afterwards you left without taking credit.

That was handled brilliantly!

In Lu Chen's heart, you must have a very good impression!

According to you, Lu Chen once made a promise with you that if you ever meet again in the martial world, you will drink to your heart's content until you are completely drunk.

Since that's the case, why don't you try to bump into Lu Chen somewhere where he works?

It would be best to arrange it cleverly, such as fighting alongside him again.

Now that Lu Chen is the head of the Imperial Guard, he has the opportunity to confront the most skilled and notorious bandits in the martial arts world.

"With the goodwill we built up in Wadian Town, after this incident, Lu Chen will definitely consider you a sworn brother!"