Upon learning that the Celestial Pivot Office's elite had left the Capital, Cold-Blooded Chasing Life immediately summoned a trusted subordinate.
"Go to Tianjin alone, wait quietly for two days, then spread threats everywhere: the court's youngest, most arrogant Hundred-Household Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard intends to vent his anger on the Gu Poison Sect. Any disciple he catches will be hacked into ten thousand pieces."
"As you command!" The subordinate obeyed without question.
Cold-Blooded Chasing Life looked cheerful as he sneered:
"The Gu Poison Sect could originally have released Eunuch Mei's nephew. But seeing Hundred-Household Commander Jia acting so contemptuously, his arrogance blazing to the heavens, they'll simply slaughter the nephew to preserve their standing in the Jianghu. Then the Imperial Horse Directorate's third-in-command will be nursing a grudge. Tsk, tsk..."
He finished with an emphatic warning:
"Remember, wait two days before spreading the word. Otherwise, someone might guess the leak came from the Embroidered Uniform Guard Office."
"Yes, sir!" The subordinate accepted his orders and left.
Cold-Blooded Chasing Life beamed and pointed at his temple.
In the halls of government, you had to use your brains!
Tianjin, gateway to the Capital region and a crossing on the canal, encompassed seventy-two river settlements.
A saying circulated throughout Great Qian: the seventy-two settlements were a tangle of dragons and snakes, harboring filth and corruption, and their people were the most eager to fight.
Although it was barely half a day's journey from the Capital, the Celestial Pivot Office Garrison almost never came here to investigate cases. Tianjin had its own Thousand-Household Commander's garrison, so ordinary cases required no intervention from the Capital's office.
"Boss, how do we rescue him? Do we go to the Misty Rain Tower for information again?"
Before they even entered the city, Scholar asked what