Song Ran woke up from the Liangyuan residence where the secret agents were stationed.
There are twelve branches under the Secret Detective's command, but the world only knows that its headquarters is adjacent to Weiyang Palace and is a building complex with five entrances and five exits.
But no one knows that Liang Yuan, the secret intelligence headquarters, is actually not the core.
Underground of the General Palace, there is another underground palace, part of which overlaps with the underground area of the front hall square of Weiyang Palace, where many secret files of secret detectives investigating the world are stored.
This is the real core of secret investigation.
The leader of the Secret Investigation House is called Secret Investigation Order, and his status is not lower than that of Jiuqing, but directly follows the Three Dukes. But from the moment he took over the secret investigation system, he vowed not to leave the Secret Investigation Institute for the rest of his life.
He will live and die with the secrets of the Han Dynasty and the royal family.
Early in the morning, Song Ran received an order and entered the real secret investigation institute from a dark alley behind Liang Garden.
There is a courtyard on the east side of the front hall of Weiyang Palace. Few people know what this courtyard is for.
There is a four-story tower in the courtyard, which is the only building on the ground of the Secret Underground Palace. You need to pass through the Liang Garden outside, the underground or the dark alley connected to it to enter.
Song Ran is the registered disciple of the secret agent leader.
She was called to the fourth floor of the central tower of the Secret Investigation Institute.
"Master."
The one who called her over was Ru Bohu, one of the emperor's most trusted ministers.
He is fifty-one years old this year. He is a master of yin and yang and manages two families. When Liu Che was the prince, he was the prince's close minister.
"You have been with Huo Shizhong these days. Tell me what judgment you have about him."
Ru Bohu has a thin and long face, and it is not ordinary long, but extremely long. At first glance, the proportions are not coordinated.
But he has a pair of reserved expressions, as if he has seen through the world but still retains his innocent eyes, as dark as ink.
He has a gentle voice and a tall and thin figure. He is dressed in a black robe and has a jade square belt tied around his waist. He is holding a bamboo scroll in his hand and is reading a book.
"My disciple still can't see clearly the depth of Mr. Huo. After a few days of contact, I discovered some of his outstanding features.
The disciple found that he seemed to be able to see into everything and have a keen judgment, which the disciple had only seen in his master. The disciple followed Huo Shizhong in doing things, and so far he had not seen him make any mistakes. Every time he gave an order, he would be rewarded later.
." Song Ran said.
Ru Bohu hummed and motioned for her to continue.
Song Ran recalled while saying: "Huo Shizhong asked me to investigate Liu Huai's matter, and asked me to try to start from the practice of the female prisoner Xia Jie, and the secret passage hidden in Liu's house."
"He also said that Xiao Ying was tracking Xia Jie, but was interrupted halfway and lost Xia Jie. This seemed to have many possibilities, but with Xiao Ying's skills and experience, Xia Jie should not have the ability to get rid of him on her own. Huo Shizhong said he felt there might be someone hiding in the dark who could help Xia Jie escape."
"This person needs to have the ability to interfere with the direction of the earth.
And if the other party wants to take action in time, it may not be far away from Xiao Ying and Xia Jie at that time."
"Did he point out other characteristics of the person who secretly helped Xia Jie escape?"
"He said, he said that the other party is not from Confucianism or one of the Yin and Yang schools, and he may be a member of the court."
Song Randao: "Confucianism is in control of the cultural context, so it is not difficult to secretly reverse the image of the earth. It is even easier for the Yin and Yang family to communicate with heaven and earth."
Ru Bohu nodded slightly as if with some satisfaction, finally put down the scroll in his hand, picked up a bamboo brush, and made a mark on the scroll.
Song Ran saw Huo Qubing's name written on the bamboo slip in Ru Bohu's hand.
After the name, there are different notations such as calculation, cultivation, potential, character, talent, etc.
Ru Bohu wrote the word "Shang Ke" in the column corresponding to the plan.
Huo Qubing's other corresponding items are all marked as acceptable.
Song Ran said in surprise: "What are you doing, Master, evaluating Huo Shizhong?"
"Having nothing to do is not a judgment."
"Huo Shizhong... the master only gave me an acceptable one?" Song Ran said in surprise.
"It's not low anymore." Ru Bohu said with a smile.
Song Ran couldn't help but ask: "What about the disciple? If the disciple is evaluated, what grade will the master give him?"
Ru Bohu thought about it seriously: "My evaluation is divided into six categories: unqualified, inferior, ordinary, acceptable, outstanding, and excellent. You, the difference is very average, all are inferior."<
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Song Ran looked stunned and felt a little depressed.
The difference is very average, are they all inferior?
Song Ran's defense was broken and she blurted out: "I always thought that Master chose me as his disciple because of my outstanding performance."
"Haha, you're overthinking it. It's not easy for everyone to be inferior. It's quite rare. That's why I chose you."
"Master, am I not outstanding in anything? Am I really just inferior?" Song Ran was a little unwilling to give up.
"It's not all inferior. Your appearance and character are acceptable."
Ru Bohu rubbed salt on the wound: "But I didn't write the appearance column. You can consider adding it in the future, and then you will be acceptable."
Song Ran was devastated, and he still didn't recover for a while, so he laughed at himself: "So Master thinks highly of Huo Shizhong. All of his disciples are inferior, but Huo Shizhong is all passable."
"No, no, Huo Qubing is excellent in two items. I will make adjustments soon.
Moreover, his assessment is not final yet, and there is still room for improvement in the future."
Ru Bohu looked at his disciple and explained a little more:
"There are some things you don't understand. Within our dynasty, there is currently a dispute among the three schools of military affairs, Confucianism, and Legalism. The Confucianists are promoting the improvement of Taixue. They want to use Confucian ideas to set rules for the world.
This move will be of great benefit to Your Majesty in stabilizing the government and the public, and in long-term peace and order, so no one can stop the prosperity of Confucianism."
Ru Bohu almost said to himself: "But at the same time, His Majesty also has the ambition to surrender all the barbarians and expand the territory, so war will be necessary from now on.
Huo Qubing may be the key to the subsequent disputes between the three schools of war, law, and Confucianism at home and abroad.
He is a game-breaker. If he can remain brave and diligent in the future, he may change the direction of the world.
Of course, the first thing is that he can survive..."
"Okay, go ahead and try your best to help Huo Shizhong. He is growing faster than the teacher estimated, which is enough to give the Confucian people a headache."
Ru Bohu finally smiled with an unknown meaning: "Go and give him the investigation results."
"What findings?"
Song Ran said unexpectedly: "Disciple hasn't found anything new yet."
"There is a secret volume in the third bookstore on the left side of the third floor downstairs. It is the matter that Huo Shizhong wants you to check. Not long after the teacher summarized it, you just happened to give it to him." Ru Bohu said.
Song Ran was quite calm this time, and she was not surprised by her master's prophetic ability.
Song Ran turned around and left.
Ru Bohu sat there and muttered to himself: "You are not all inferior. There is one subject where you are excellent, but as a teacher I can't tell you right now."
Song Ran came to Huo Mansion near noon.
"Shizhong Huo is going out?"
Song Ran saw Huo Qubing coming out at the door of Huo Mansion.
What surprised her was that after seeing him for only one night, this Huo Shizhong seemed to have a little more temperament that she didn't have before. There was an indescribable feeling that she was attracted to.
This is actually the reason for the beauty trap. Huo Qubing's talent strategy was used for the first time last night, and it blended with himself, giving him some inexplicable luck.
"I'm about to go to your Secret Investigation Institute."
It was inconvenient to ride a horse in the city, so Huo Qubing boarded the double-column carriage at the door and set off for the Secret Investigation Institute.
"This is something that Shizhong Huo asked me to investigate."
Huo Qubing took the secret scroll from Song Ran from the carriage and flipped through it, his expression becoming slightly solemn.
The secret scroll says that one of the Nine Qings, Dazai Gong Shiyu under Taichang, practiced in the first realm of heaven and man, Confucianism.
Liu Cheng, the eunuch (eunuch) who served under Guang Luxun, one of the nine ministers, walked in Changle Palace and secretly cultivated the yin and yang lineage.
Ling Lu Xun, the translator under Daxing Ling, practiced Confucianism...
There are a total of more than twenty names recorded in this secret volume. The highest ranking person is related to Jiuqing, and the lowest one is also a subordinate official of Jiuqing Sect.
These officials all have the ability to interfere with Xiao Ying's pursuit of Xia Jie.
What surprised Huo Qubing was that the secret scroll also included eunuchs. There were eunuchs in Changle Palace who were good at cultivating the yin and yang lineage.
The secret agent clearly had information, but did not touch these people and allowed them to stay in their original positions.
Huo Qubing didn't need to ask Song Ran to know that it was the secret agent behind her who was taking the opportunity to show his favor and also to warn himself that the matter involved was very deep and even he did not dare to get involved easily.
Huo Qubing was in the carriage, tapping the side of his leg with his fingers, thinking intently.
Trying to uncover the deeper hidden people behind the scenes by finding the people who interfered with Xiao Ying's pursuit of Xia Jie is obviously not feasible. There are many targets and their locations are sensitive, and the cost of investigation is too high. It is better to just change the direction.