This was a matter of military and national importance.
His expression instantly grew grave, and he bowed solemnly.
"Rest assured, Marquis Su. I understand. I will go draft the memorial at once and absolutely will not delay this matter."
The next morning, in the council hall of the Cool Prefecture Thousand Households Office.
Thousand Households Officer Zhang Jing and five Hundred Households Officers dressed in the Imperial Guard's Flying Fish Robes had long been waiting there. Zhang Jing waited with a solemn expression.
His gaze drifted toward the entrance from time to time.
A moment later, Su Fei entered the Thousand Households Office's hall with Zhang San and Li Si.
Today, he wore a sapphire-blue long robe with the Crimson Firmament Sword at his waist, looking like a young nobleman from an illustrious family. Unlike those privileged young masters, however, Su Fei possessed an intangible aura of pressure.
Seeing Su Fei arrive, Zhang Jing and the Hundred Households Officers hurriedly bowed in greeting.
"Greetings, Marquis Su."
"Dispense with the formalities."
Su Fei waved a hand, walked over to the seat of honor, and sat down. His gaze swept over everyone in the hall as he came straight to the point.
"I summoned you all today to assign an important mission."
"Listen carefully, all of you. Starting today, every Imperial Guard in my Cool Prefecture Thousand Households Office will mobilize to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Heavenly Dao Alliance's peripheral forces throughout Cool Prefecture City and the surrounding areas. Any gangs or sects connected to the Heavenly Dao Alliance will be held guilty without exception, and all core members of the associated gangs will be arrested and imprisoned."
"This is the first step of my plan. Once we have purged the Heavenly Dao Alliance's peripheral forces, we will proceed to