Great Xia: At the start, summon the Net of Heaven to suppress the martial arts world.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission—taking command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!]

[Congratulations, host, on receiving the Imperial Guard Gift Pack! (Enhanced System Version!)]

[Congratulations, host, on acquiring Jiang Huan, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Four Envoys of the Embroidered Uniform Guard! (Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise!)]

[Congratulations, host, you have acquired 50,000 Imperial Guards!]

Xia Taige remained calm about the system's reward. Without even guessing, she probably knew that the reward was nothing more than this!

"System sign in!"

Xia Taige was in such a rush this morning that he suddenly remembered he hadn't signed in yet!

[Congratulations, host, for signing in and receiving potato seeds!]

"System summons Commander Jiang Huan of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Four Envoys of the Azure Dragon!"

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard should first summon five thousand men to the Zhenwu Division!"

Summoning 50,000 people at once is far too many; we don't need that many people for the time being!

A flash of white light appeared, and suddenly five people dressed in flying fish robes and holding embroidered spring knives appeared in front of Xia Taige!

[Name: Jiang Huan!]

[Strength: Peak Grandmaster!]

[Name: Qinglong!]

[Strength: Late Grandmaster!]

[Name: White Tiger!]

[Strength: Late Grandmaster!]

[Name: Suzaku!]

[Strength: Mid-stage Grandmaster!]

[Name: Xuanwu!]

[Strength: Mid-stage Grandmaster!]

"Your Highness, we greet you!" The five men said in unison, clasping their hands in greeting after regaining their composure.

Xia Taige nodded and said with a smile:

"Time is tight and the task is heavy, so let's not waste any more time on pleasantries!"

"The original Embroidered Uniform Guard has just been ordered to be disbanded on the spot. You can take your men and go directly to take over!"

"Furthermore, take this king's token and go to the Zhenwu Division to find Zhao Gao, the deputy director of the Zhenwu Division. In the future, the Zhenwu Division and the Jinyiwei will share intelligence with each other!"

As he spoke, Xia Taige handed the token and memorial in his hand to Jiang Huan, and then continued:

"Regarding the matter of Yongning Prefecture, let the Zhenwu Division assist you from the sidelines. You will personally report on this matter during the morning court session tomorrow!"

"Furthermore, when the Embroidered Uniform Guard was established, I promised my father that I would deposit 20 million taels of silver into the national treasury within seven days. The Embroidered Uniform Guard will handle this matter as well!"

"There is evidence of crimes committed by corrupt officials in the capital within the Zhenwu Division. We will take men to confiscate their property and deposit the assets into the national treasury!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huan took all the details to heart and nodded to Xia Taige!

"Yes! Your Highness, please rest assured, I will not let you down!"

Confiscating property is exactly what the Embroidered Uniform Guard excels at, so Xia Taige has nothing to worry about!

For the Embroidered Uniform Guard, if they could implicate someone, they would never just kill one family. It was only 20 million taels of silver; they could easily double that amount!

Xia Taige nodded. The five people in front of him knew far more about court affairs than he did!

"In that case, I grant you the authority to act as you see fit. Go and do it!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huan was taken aback, then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and turned to leave with the four of them!

Just as Xia Taige was summoning the Embroidered Uniform Guard, an imperial edict from the Xia Emperor shocked the entire officialdom of the Great Xia capital!

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Embroidered Uniform Guard is corrupt and incompetent, its oversight ineffective, and its personnel morally corrupt beyond redemption. Therefore, the existing Embroidered Uniform Guard personnel are hereby disbanded. Furthermore, the Crown Prince is ordered to re-establish the Embroidered Uniform Guard, authorized to oversee all officials, and to execute first and report later—a privilege granted by imperial authority! So be it!"

Upon receiving this imperial edict, officials in the capital with ulterior motives immediately felt uneasy!

If Wei Yong hadn't personally come to issue the decree, the officials would have even doubted whether the imperial edict was written incorrectly!

What does "act first and report later" or "a special permission granted by imperial authority" mean?

Is this some kind of imperial edict that can be written? The person is dead, so the evidence can be written however one wants.

Suddenly, a dark cloud loomed over all the officials in the capital, filling them with dread!

Moreover, who doesn't understand the Crown Prince's murderous intent?

The lives of over a thousand people from Qingyang Gate are still vivid in our minds! On the execution ground outside the city gate, the blood from the last beheading still lingers!

As the saying goes, a new broom sweeps clean, and now, none of the officials in the city know where Xia Taige will wield his first fire.

When the Zhenwu Division was established, it had a legitimate reason for its establishment, and officials of all ranks in the capital had some idea of ​​what was going on. But what about now?

Is it really worthwhile to reorganize the Embroidered Uniform Guard to handle just the Yongning Prefecture case?

The deeper meaning behind this is something that many officials cannot fathom, or rather, are unwilling to think about!

At this point, some clever officials began to deal with the slip-ups they had made and kept a low profile in their official duties. Of course, there were also some fools who didn't take it seriously!

~~~

In the capital, the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) headquarters is now deserted and desolate.

Inside the main hall, Chen Jiang, the former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, sat alone on a cold chair, his face as pale as paper and his eyes empty and lifeless, as if he had lost his soul.

There was no one around him; the subordinates who used to surround him were nowhere to be found.

As a Grandmaster-level expert, one might be able to command respect in other places, but this is the capital city, a place where hidden talents abound. One Grandmaster-level expert is not enough to be a threat!

As the former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Chen Jiangqi was a man with lofty ambitions, but after repeated setbacks, he gradually began to let himself go.

If even the leader is like this, one can imagine that the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard was indirectly affected by Chen Jiang and gradually declined and fell into obscurity!

When Xia Taige established the Zhenwu Division, he learned of this situation and was filled with doubt and confusion.

Logically speaking, how could the crucial position of commander of a government agency like the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which bears the heavy responsibility of supervising civil and military officials, be easily entrusted to someone who is only at the Grandmaster level?

In any case, the overall situation should at least be controlled by a powerful Grandmaster-level expert!

However, after much deep thought, Xia Taige finally came up with the only seemingly reasonable explanation:

Perhaps even the current Emperor Xia himself did not place high hopes on the Embroidered Uniform Guard, nor did he expect them to perform well.

It is quite possible that the Embroidered Uniform Guard was merely a covert intelligence agency used to intimidate officials and maintain a semblance of order.

As for its true role and influence, it is probably far less important than people imagine.

At this moment, Jiang Huan arrived with the Four Azure Dragon Envoys and numerous Embroidered Uniform Guards!

Hearing the noise, Chen Jiang, who was sitting in the main hall, looked up and saw an imposing figure leading a group of people dressed in flying fish robes!

Seeing this, Chen Jiang stood up dejectedly and said to Jiang Huan:

"I suppose you are the one sent by the Crown Prince to take over the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"The entire Embroidered Uniform Guard has now been disbanded, and apart from personal belongings, nothing else has been touched!"

"Over the years, all the intelligence and evidence collected by the Embroidered Uniform Guard have been neatly stored in a secret room, without missing a single item!"

"I hope you will inspect it. If there are no problems, I will leave."

After saying this, Chen Jiang looked even more dejected.

After all, it was where my dream began, but now that I've been kicked out, I feel a bit resentful.