Chapter 708: Taking the Initiative (Fourth Update)

Chu Li sat in the hall, listened to their report, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. It's a hot potato. It would be best for Mei Yiyuan to fight over it. Maybe it's the kindness of Mr. Chen."

"President Chen will be so kind?" Qin Jin shook his head and said, "He believes in the spirit of Sirius. He will grab everything and never let go of meritorious deeds. The last time he was defeated, this time it is because of the influence of the investigation of the Duke's Mansion. , so I snatched it."

Chu Li frowned: "Is that so?"

Qin and Jin all nodded.

Qin Jin said: "Centurion, we can't give up this time, we must take it back!"

"My identity is too sensitive to investigate this case." Chu Li shook his head.

"Then we have to do another thing!" Qin Jin said: "The Ministry of War will conduct a thorough investigation."

Chu Li frowned.

"Last time about Yuan Wai Lang, everyone was in a state of panic. If we investigate this again, we will become the public enemy of all the courtiers." Qin Jin sighed and said, "This matter is much more difficult than investigating the Duke's Mansion, and it has offended too many people."

Feng Jing snorted and said: "It is estimated that Chen Donghai was afraid of doing this, so he took the job of investigating the Duke's Mansion."

Chu Li rubbed his chin, and said thoughtfully: "The Ministry of War wants to investigate, this is not a trivial matter."

"This matter is too serious." Qin Jin said, "I'm afraid that the commander will not let the centurion go."

This time the centurion made a great contribution, and the credit was shared among the entire Mei Eryuan. Even if he didn't do anything this year, he would still be very generous.

After several incidents, Chu Li, the centurion, stood out. His outstanding talent overshadowed the dozens of centurions in the Secret Guard Mansion. The rest of the centurions were mostly cautious and stable, and would rather not do anything than make mistakes.

The two matters this time are extremely difficult, and it will take long for the investigations of those depressed centurions who do not seek meritorious deeds, but what these two matters require is a sharp knife to cut the mess, and it requires an extraordinary teamwork. talent.

Chen Donghai has both talent and ambition. It is not difficult to win one thing, but the other thing may fall to Chu Li.

Investigate Ji Guogong's mansion, after all, it is a state's mansion, there are 12 mansions in Daji, and investigate the Ministry of War, that's one, offending many people.

Chu Li pondered for a while and said, "Go and have a look, you can't keep dragging on."

He and the four came to the Secret Guard Mansion.

Before he could enter the mansion, Chen Donghai and six secret guards came out of the gate. When he saw Chu Li, Chen Donghai suddenly smiled.

He came forward, cupped his fists and said with a smile, "Commander Chu."

Chu Li clasped his fists in return: "Where is Mr. Chen going?"

"Alas..." Chen Donghai shook his head and said, "I was born to work, so I have to go to Jiguo's mansion."

Chu Li said with a smile: "Could it be to investigate the government of Jiguo?"

"Exactly." Chen Donghai said: "The last time I accepted the favor of Centurion Chu, I reciprocated it. Knowing that you were born in the Duke of Ji, it would be embarrassing to investigate the Duke of Ji, so I took the initiative to take over."

When Chu Li saw him, his thoughts were completely different.

Going to investigate Ji Guogong's mansion not only won military merit, but also did not offend too many courtiers. After all, these courtiers have a lot of party members, and I don't know where there is a stumbling block.

Chu Li nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, but the Duke of Ji's mansion is not so easy to investigate. The Duke's mansion has always been at odds with the Secret Guard's mansion. Mr. Chen must be prepared to suffer."

"Hehe..." Chen Donghai said with a smile: "No matter how arrogant the Duke's Mansion is, we can't do anything to our Secret Guard Mansion. I believe we can check everything to see if there is anything wrong with the Duke of Ji's Mansion!"

Chu Li clasped his fists and said, "Then I wish Mr. Chen a smooth sailing!"

"Haha, auspicious words from the centurion of Chengchu!" Chen Donghai clasped his fists and laughed loudly, leading the people to leave.

Seeing his leaving back, Chu Li shook his head and smiled.

This time Chen Donghai learned his lesson, he didn't tear his face face to face, lest people say he was ungrateful, but it was a dirty trick.

Chu Li secretly smiled, it was easier for him to deal with insidious tricks, others often thought he didn't know, but he just knew, and in order not to let him know, he tied his hands and feet and needed many scruples, allowing him to take advantage.

Qin Jin snorted: "This guy is really thick-skinned!"

Chu Li said with a smile: "Mr. Qin, just wait and see the excitement. It's not so easy to get into the Duke of Jiguo's mansion."

The Duke's Mansion both disdains and resents the Secret Guard Mansion, and will never let the Secret Guard Mansion investigate, but instead will attack them secretly, even if they don't kill them, it won't make them feel better, a beating would be light.

Qin Jin said with a smile: "Chen Donghai is quite capable, I guess the Duke of Ji's government can't stand it."

Chu Li shook his head and smiled.

He came to the hall of the Secret Guard Mansion, only Xu Huande was there.

Chu Li clasped his fists: "Commander Xu, Chief Chen is going to investigate the Duke of Ji's mansion, so you won't leave the matter of the Ministry of War to me?"

"You should rest first." Xu Huande said: "This matter is going to be handed over to Ju Yiyuan."

Chu Li frowned: "Don't need me?"

"It's not a good thing that you are too much in the limelight, and you should lie down for a while." Xu Huande said: "Go to retreat and practice. This time, I almost died. I still haven't practiced martial arts well. Continue to practice."

Chu Li was surprised, but also a little moved.

He could see that Xu Huande was sincere, not suppressing himself.

Xu Huande said: "You will be a secret guard for a day, and you will be a secret guard for the rest of your life. It will be a long time in the future. If you are not strong enough in martial arts, it would be a pity if you were killed by someone."

"Thank you Commander Xu for your concern." Chu Li clasped his fists and said, "However, the matter of the Ministry of War is very troublesome. If it is delayed for a long time, people will panic and complain. It is not a good thing for our Secret Guard Mansion."

"There is no way around it." Xu Huande sighed: "The Ministry of War has become a sieve. If we don't check it carefully, it will be a big trouble to use troops in the future."

"...I'll do it." Chu Li said in a deep voice.

Xu Huande frowned and said, "You still want to make meritorious service?"

Chu Li said: "Yes, since I want to retreat and practice, I should earn more credits, so that the people in the Second Meiyuan Academy will not follow me to suffer."

"They are blessed enough!" Xu Huande snorted.

The merits of the First Meiyuan Academy are shared among more than one hundred people, while the Second Meiyuan Academy only needs fourteen people, a tenfold gap.

He vaguely understood that Chu Li wanted to share their worries, and such a subordinate was really likable.

In fact, he and Fu Mengshan both know that it is appropriate to hand over the matter of the Ministry of War to Chu Li. Chu Li was born in the Tianlingyuan, and he is the best at dealing with traitors in Qingsu. There is no one in Weifu.

But for the sake of the future, I still don't want to put Chu Li in danger.

Now Chu Li is considered the trump card of the Secret Guard Mansion. Wisdom and talent are not the second choice. They are going to train him to be their successor.

With Chu Li presiding over the Secret Guard Mansion, the Secret Guard Mansion will be more prosperous and they will be able to enjoy their old age comfortably.

With all these calculations, they are not in a hurry to squeeze Chu Li's ability, but to use it leisurely, and focus on practicing martial arts well first. The investigation of the Ministry of War is too publicity, and he should not do it again.

Chu Li said: "I'm done with this matter, and I'm ready to retreat and practice."

He really planned to practice hard so as not to be caught up by Fang Qingyang.

Fang Qingyang practiced the Great Light Body, which was stronger than himself, and his level of Heavenly Demon Art was too low, so he needed to advance the White Tiger Alchemy Yang Diagram to another level.