The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

The Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace.

A palace maid entered the Taiji Palace, approached Pei Guanyin, handed her a slip of paper, and then quietly withdrew.

Pei Guanyin opened the note and glanced at it, a look of shock appearing on her pretty face.

Standing to the side, Jiang Wan'er looked at Pei Guanyin with curiosity on her face.

Pei Guanyin handed the slip of paper to Jiang Wan'er, then congratulated Empress Murong Si, who was reviewing memorials, saying, "This servant congratulates Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Why are you so happy?"

Murong Si chuckled, nodded, and looked up at Pei Guanyin.

At this moment, Jiang Wan'er also saw the contents of the note, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

They seemed to find it hard to believe that the contents of the note were real.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chu has obtained evidence that Kong Yuancheng, the Vice Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, commissioned the Seven Killers organization to assassinate him."

"Now Lord Chu has led the people of the Northern Garrison to confiscate Kong Yuancheng's property."

"Even Kong Yuancheng was killed by Lord Chu with a single stroke!"

"He eliminated Kong Yuancheng, who had willingly served as a lackey of the Wang family of Taiyuan, for His Majesty."

"This is the first joy."

Pei Guanyin smiled and said, "Lord Chu's cultivation has greatly increased. Before, he needed to rely on the Three Laughs Carefree Powder to deal with the leader of the Seven Kills Organization's Beijing branch."

Now, however, he openly and honestly killed Kong Yuancheng, whose cultivation level was far stronger than that of the leader of the Seven Kills Organization's capital branch.

This is the second piece of joy.

Shouldn't the maidservant congratulate His Majesty?

"Did Minister Chu kill Kong Yuancheng with a single stroke?"

Murong Si paused for a moment, then said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, our informants have witnessed this matter firsthand."

"Moreover, according to the Shadow Guard, although Lord Chu is still only at the Grandmaster level, his talent, aptitude, and comprehension are astonishing!"

"With the Grandmaster realm, he managed to reverse the situation and defeat Kong Yuancheng, who was at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm!"

Pei Guanyin nodded slightly and said to Murong Si.

"it is good!"

"that is really good!"

Murong Si exclaimed in admiration, "Minister Chu possesses such talent, aptitude, and comprehension."

If they grow up, they will surely become an invincible sword in my hands, eradicating these treacherous officials and villains throughout the court and the country!

"It is also His Majesty's discerning eye that enabled him to promote Lord Chu to the position of Commander of the Northern Garrison."

Pei Guanyin smiled and flattered Murong Si.

"That's right. Moreover, Lord Chu's rapid progress in cultivation is also related to His Majesty's bestowal of the Taiqing Golden Pill upon him."

Jiang Wan'er looked on with agreement and said with great admiration, "You should know that since the founding of our Great Zhou Dynasty, there has never been a precedent of bestowing the Taiqing Golden Elixir upon a subject."

Only His Majesty could possess such magnanimity and courage!

"Alright, all of you, stop flattering me."

Murong Si smiled and said, "Although the Taiqing Golden Pill is extraordinary, it cannot achieve such a great effect."

This is because Minister Chu himself is extraordinary; only he could have accomplished this.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Upon hearing this, Pei Guanyin and Jiang Wan'er knelt down and spoke with great respect.

"Minister Chu has not only brought great joy by killing Kong Yuancheng, but has also performed a great service!"

"Jiang Wan'er, draft the imperial decree!"

"I hereby appoint Chu Aiqing as Vice Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, in charge of the Northern Garrison, and bestow upon him the Taiqing Zhenyue Sword!"

Murong Si pondered for a moment, then said in a steady and powerful voice, "Jiang Wan'er is responsible for delivering the imperial decree to the Northern Garrison."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan'er's face showed shock, and she spoke with utmost respect.

Pei Guanyin was equally shocked.

His Majesty's favor towards Chu Xiu has reached the point of boundless imperial grace!

It should be noted that Chu Xiu had only been the Commander of the Northern Garrison for a short time, yet after killing Kong Yuancheng, he was promoted from Commander of the Northern Garrison to Vice Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Moreover, he can continue to take charge of the Northern Garrison Command.

That's not even the most important thing!

Most importantly, Jiang Wan'er has bestowed the Taiqing Zhenyue Blade upon Chu Xiu!

The Taiqing Zhenyue Blade is a true divine weapon!

This is one of the most important treasures in the imperial treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

Murong Si nodded slightly and picked up the memorial to review it again.

Jiang Wan'er took a deep breath, walked to the table next to her, and began to grind ink and draft an edict on a blank imperial edict.

Beizhen Fusi.

"My lord, we have obtained 5.97 million taels of silver and 1.2 million taels of gold from the Seven Killings Organization."

"In addition, more than three million taels of silver were obtained from the Confucius Mansion."

"In total, it amounts to nearly 13.47 million taels of silver."

"According to His Majesty's decree, you may take half."

"That is to say, the lord will receive 6,735,000 taels of silver."

"Sir, should we send this entire batch of silver to your residence?"

Fang Heng followed Chu Xiu into the Northern Garrison Office and asked him in a low voice.

One million two hundred thousand taels of gold is equivalent to twelve million taels of silver.

Therefore, he calculated it directly in silver.

In fact, it was done according to the decree of Empress Murong Si.

It's not just half the gold and silver, but half of everything.

In other words, Chu Xiu should also take half of the harvest, such as spiritual herbs and elixirs.

However, since Chu Xiu had already said that he would use these spiritual herbs and pills to train the Northern Garrison's Shocking God Guards and Shocking Heaven Guards, he didn't say anything more.

"Are there that many?"

A strange light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he said, "In that case, this sum of money will be set aside as a special fund for the public welfare undertakings of our Northern Garrison!"

"Special funds for public welfare?"

Fang Heng was stunned for a moment, then said urgently, "Sir, don't you want this silver?"

Although he didn't understand what Chu Xiu meant by public welfare.

However, he still understood what Chu Xiu meant.

“That’s right, I won’t take this money.”

"Send all the pills and elixirs harvested from the Kong family mansion to my residence."

"After all, the guards and maids in my manor also need elixirs and spiritual medicines for cultivation."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and said.

"Sir, aren't you being too unfair by doing this?"

Fang Heng gave a wry smile and advised Chu Xiu, "Your household also needs money. If you rely solely on your salary, I'm afraid it won't be enough to cover your expenses..."

He knew Chu Xiu didn't love money, but this was a gift from Empress Murong Si, and it was money he had taken openly and honestly.

It's not like it's hidden silver obtained through embezzlement or bribery.

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more."

"My mind is made up!"

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said to Fang Heng, "The family members in the Kong family will be dealt with fairly and justly in accordance with the laws of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

As for the maids and servants of the Kong family, after interrogation, those who were found to have no problems were dismissed.

If there is no spare money, a portion can be taken from the special fund for public welfare to cover the evacuations.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Fang Heng sighed, and his gaze toward Chu Xiu became even more awe-inspiring.

Who wouldn't respect a boss like Chu Xiu who doesn't care about money?

"Then, you should send our Northern Garrison Command's elite cavalry to invite doctors from all the medical clinics in the capital to our Northern Garrison Command."

"Remember, you absolutely must invite them!"

"We must not neglect them!"

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment and then spoke to Fang Heng.

"Yes."

"My subordinate understands."

Although Fang Heng was puzzled as to why Chu Xiu had invited all the physicians in the capital, he still spoke respectfully.

"Remember to inform me when they arrive."

Chu Xiu left with those words and headed towards the study of the Northern Garrison Commander.

"Yes!"

Fang Heng responded and turned to leave.