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

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Luo Tianxi said in a firm and powerful voice.

Chu Xiu waved to Luo Tianxi, remaining silent.

Luo Tianxi bowed, stood up, and strode out of the hall.

"Fang Heng, I have summoned you here because I have a task for you to complete."

After watching Luo Tianxi leave, Chu Xiu asked Fang Heng.

"Please give the order, sir."

Fang Heng said with a respectful expression.

"Send orders to all the thousand-household offices and hundred-household offices in our Great Zhou Dynasty as quickly as possible, and have them gather the doctors from the local clinics to extend the free clinic to every county and prefecture in our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Just like in Beijing, there are three days of free clinics every month."

"All expenses will be covered by the special fund for public welfare undertakings of our Beizhenfu Division."

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

"Sir, doing this will probably require a lot of money."

“Even our special fund for public welfare undertakings in the Northern Garrison Command will be exhausted in no time.”

Fang Heng considered for a moment and advised, "Besides, we can control this in the capital, but outside the capital, I am worried that this free clinic will be tainted."

"I understand your meaning."

Chu Xiu smiled calmly and said, "What you're really worried about is that our Embroidered Uniform Guard is mixed with a large number of people from aristocratic families, or people who work for aristocratic families."

After all, powerful families have already extended their influence into our Northern Garrison.

They even took control of our Northern Garrison Command.

Not to mention the thousand-household offices and hundred-household offices in various places.

These thousand-household garrisons and hundred-household garrisons have probably long been controlled by local powerful families or local magnates.

Even if our Northern Garrison Command's orders are relayed, they may not necessarily carry them out.

Even if it is carried out, they will definitely try to sabotage it, or find ways to embezzle our Beizhenfu Division's special funds for public welfare.

Fang Heng lowered his head and remained silent.

These are the very issues he's worried about.

Although the entire Great Zhou Dynasty's thirteen prefectures, thirteen thousand-household garrisons, and even the hundred-household garrisons in each prefecture were all under the jurisdiction of the Northern Garrison Command.

However, the Northern Garrison Command may not actually be able to command these thousand-household and hundred-household units.

I wouldn't dare say that all the thousand-household garrisons, but even the hundred-household garrisons, have colluded with powerful families and become their lackeys.

But at least one-third of them are.

"That's exactly what I wanted to do!"

Chu Xiu said with a playful smile.

"Does the master mean to make all these people come forward, and then eliminate them all?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Heng's eyes lit up, and he asked Chu Xiu.

"If these people don't come forward, I don't have a suitable reason to eliminate them!"

"Now that I have become the Vice Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard of our Great Zhou Dynasty, in charge of the Northern Garrison Command..."

"Naturally, we must achieve true control over all the thousand-household and hundred-household units under the Northern Garrison Command of our Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"If I cannot even do this, my orders will only be valid within the capital and will not be allowed to leave the capital."

"Then what makes me, the Vice Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, just a figurehead?"

Chu Xiu said calmly.

"Understood, Your Majesty. I will immediately send someone to convey the order to all the thousand-household and hundred-household garrisons in the thirteen prefectures of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

Fang Heng's expression turned solemn, and he spoke with utmost respect.

"Before you do this, go find Lin Huaiyu first."

"All of our secret agents in the Northern Garrison are under the command of Lin Huaiyu."

"Have Lin Huaiyu dispatch our Northern Garrison's secret agents to the thirteen prefectures of our Great Zhou Dynasty to closely monitor the thousand-household and hundred-household offices in various places."

A murderous glint flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he said with chilling intent, "Record all those who disobey orders, cause trouble in secret, or try to embezzle special funds for public welfare."

Our Northern Garrison's Sky Guards will take action and capture all of them.

Kill without mercy!

The Skyguard must rise from the ashes!

"Yes, sir!"

Fang Heng said in a firm and powerful voice.

"Go."

Chu Xiu waved to Fang Heng and said.

"Subordinates retire."

Fang Heng responded and turned to leave.

After a cup of tea.

One by one, the elite guards of the Northern Garrison rode their warhorses out of the Northern Garrison Office and headed towards the city gates of the capital.

Meanwhile, the spies from the Northern Garrison Command quietly left the capital and headed to the thirteen prefectures of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Unlike the secret agents of the Northern Garrison, the Northern Garrison's spies in the capital were hidden in various places throughout the city. Their identities were also diverse, including beggars, peddlers, innkeepers, bodyguards, porters, carpenters, blacksmiths, and so on.

The intelligence capabilities of the Northern Garrison Command naturally do not rely solely on spies in the capital; the Great Zhou Dynasty itself has a large number of spies throughout its various regions.

However, these spies were not only controlled by the Northern Garrison Command, but also by the local thousand-household and hundred-household offices.

Chu Xiu ordered Lin Huaiyu to send out spies from the Northern Garrison Command in the capital, because he didn't trust spies from various places.

Unless he has completely taken control of all the thousand-household and hundred-household offices in the thirteen states of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

at dusk.

The Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) offices and garrison offices in the prefectures and counties near the capital received orders from the Northern Garrison Command to summon physicians from medical clinics in various prefectures and counties to explain the free clinic program.

On the surface, every Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) officer in charge of a thousand or hundred households who received the order acted without hesitation and with remarkable efficiency.

After all, the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) commanderies and centurions in these prefectures and counties that were relatively close to the capital all knew that Chu Xiu was currently enjoying the Emperor's great favor and possessed considerable strength. Therefore, they naturally dared not neglect their duties upon receiving Chu Xiu's orders.

Especially since the Embroidered Uniform Guard had been in decline for many years, some Embroidered Uniform Guard officers in the Thousand-Household and Hundred-Household Offices knew that Chu Xiu had eliminated the lackeys of powerful families in the Northern Garrison Command, and they were filled with awe for Chu Xiu.

If you can avoid being a dog, naturally no one wants to be one.

Unless he doesn't want to be a human anymore and only wants to be a dog.

Messages were relayed to the Northern Garrison Command's headquarters through secret agents.

"My lord, news has already been sent back from nearby prefectures and counties, including the seven prefectures of Sili Prefecture."

Lin Huaiyu arrived outside the study of the Northern Garrison Command and bowed respectfully.

crunch.

The door suddenly opened.

Chu Xiu came out of the study, looked at Lin Huaiyu, and said calmly, "How is the situation?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, upon receiving the order, the officials of the Jinyiwei Thousand-Household Office and Hundred-Household Office immediately dispatched Jinyiwei agents to gather physicians from medical clinics in various counties and prefectures, informing them of the free clinic event. The free clinic will begin tomorrow."

Lin Huaiyu said with a serious expression, "As of now, no Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) Thousand-Household Office or Hundred-Household Office dares to disobey your orders, sir."

In my humble opinion, the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) units near the capital, both the thousand-household and hundred-household units, should not dare to disobey your orders, sir.

What we need to worry about is that the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) units, located far from the capital, might outwardly comply but inwardly defy us and seek personal gain.