Song Qingshu froze, only then remembering that he had indeed instructed Daiqisi about this before. After all, he was now the Jin Emperor in name, but in reality, he could not appear in public and found it difficult to freely wield the power of states such as Jin and Qing.
Having been steeped in the theory from his past life that political power grew out of the barrel of a gun, he intended to build a new army—an elite force among elites that answered to his commands alone.
But this was, after all, a matter of undermining the Jin Dynasty from within. He could not very well have Ge Bi and her sister handle it, so he assigned Daiqisi to take charge, with Qiu Qianren assisting her. Qiu Qianren had once been the leader of a gang, turning the obscure Iron Palm Gang into a renowned major force in the martial world. His leadership ability was clear enough.
Song Qingshu had originally intended to have Ouyang Feng keep an eye on things, but Ouyang Feng had no interest whatsoever in such worldly trivialities, immersing himself only in martial arts practice and poison research.
"We can discuss this after I return," Song Qingshu said, glancing at Ge Bi. He had forgotten about it before because he had been busy dealing with the Southern Song's northern expedition. Now, with her standing here, it was inconvenient to discuss such matters.
"Oh..." Daiqisi was somewhat depressed. The reason she had held back from mentioning this matter was precisely to lure him out of the palace, lest he become so absorbed in the tender embrace of the Ge Bi sisters that he forgot all else.
Of course, it would not quite be fair to say she was competing for his favor. It was merely a