fifth form

Chapter 1917 The Second Carriage

The Beidi Duwei was a military position, holding the fourth rank.

This is a position below the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Marshal's Office, and is also the highest authority position that the new emperor can get.

This position made Han Anguo both excited and nervous.

He was naturally excited because he was likely to be highly valued by the new emperor and even rise to a high position in the society.

Anxiety is what the Northern Commander has to do. Only if he does the job well, the new emperor will use his merits to promote him.

Han Anguo came to give gifts again. In addition to giving back to the people who helped him get to the top, Han Anguo also wanted to find out some things so that he would not be confused when he took office.

The Commander of Beidi was not the Commander of the Northern Border, nor was he a special envoy of the State of Liang. The military officers supervised by this commander covered many areas in the north. The scope was so broad and far that Han Anguo was unable to find the correct position for a while.

"Your Majesty asked me to investigate corruption in various places in the North so that I can know the situation clearly!"

Han Anguo whispered what he was supposed to do in his position.

Han Anguo's military position as the Northern Commander is very interesting. This is a position inserted into the Taiwei Mansion by the new emperor, but there is no such official as Taiwei in the current court.

After Wu'an Hou Tian Fen was removed from the post of Grand Marshal, the Empress Dowager did not arrange for a new Grand Marshal. Only Prime Minister Xu Chang and Imperial Censor Zhuang Qingzhai were the three highest officials in the court.

This allowed Han Anguo to become an official, but since there was no one to give him advice, he seemed to be thoughtless and lacking confidence when acting.

"I want to know where I should go to investigate corruption?" Han Anguo said, "Why do I feel that this official position does not seem to be targeting Liang State?"

"There's nothing wrong with doing more, the only thing to worry about is doing less," Zhang Xuezhou replied meaningfully.

"This... this matter is a bit big!"

If Han Anguo were allowed to investigate Liang State and provide information about Liang State's various shortcomings so that the imperial court could intervene and take charge of Liang State's army, it would not be difficult for Han Anguo to uncover the relevant matters easily.

But whenever he thought of the Northern Military District covering the northern region, his heart couldn't help but beat violently.

Zhang Xuezhou meant not only to ask him to investigate Liang State, but also to take the corruption in the Northern Border Military Region into consideration.

This made Han Anguo feel like he was stirring up a hornet's nest.

He came to the court to seek stability and protection, not to seek death.

The Northern Military District is a giant hornet's nest. Anyone who investigates it thoroughly will be punished. No matter how hard he tries to take a beating, he cannot withstand the retaliation that comes from exposing other people's past.

The anxiety in Han Anguo's heart fell to the ground, and then turned into a dark abyss.

"Your Majesty, this is not the time to act," Han Anguo said in a low voice, "If the Eastern Scholar can persuade Your Majesty, I hope the Eastern Scholar can say a few good words for you!"

"I also think that Your Majesty, this is not the time to act," Zhang Xuezhou agreed.

"You also think that this is not the right time to act, then why would His Majesty arrange for me to do such a thing?" Han Anguo asked in a low voice.

"It is precisely because this is not the time for Your Majesty to act, this is the time for you to act!"

Zhang Xuezhou responded in a low voice, his words sounding like a tongue twister.

When Han Anguo first got the confirmation, his heart sank as if into an abyss. It was not until Zhang Xuezhou reminded him that he came back to his senses.

If the new emperor is not in a good position to act, no matter how the North investigates, it will be handled lightly and will not offend many people.

If the new emperor were to conduct an iron-blooded investigation, anyone who did this would easily lose his head.

Han Anguo got a hot official position, but it was not a fatal position.

The difference in timing gave Han Anguo some room to maneuver when verifying, without having to go through a bloody investigation all the way and encounter targeting by some senior generals of the Northern Border Military Region.

"So that's it!" Han Anguo had been an official in Liang State for more than 20 years, and now he had completely understood it.

"If this is not the time for Your Majesty to act, then you must investigate lightly and let it go. If I investigate lightly, it would be the same as not doing anything, which is not appropriate, right?" Han Anguo asked.

"Then it depends on how Brother An Guo seeks to achieve meritorious service and be promoted!"

Thanks to the mahogany box given by Han Anguo, Zhang Xuezhou spoke more today.

Seeing that Han Anguo still wanted to get to the bottom of the issue, Zhang Xuezhou also used Tai Chi to push him back.

The emperor's thoughts are hard to guess, and the things happening in the court are also hard to determine. Zhang Xuezhou only had a rough guess because the new emperor had recently asked him several related questions, but Zhang Xuezhou was not sure about the new emperor's principles of action. It was hard to determine whether the other party was going to be lenient or wanted to take advantage of the young man's fearlessness and do something big.

Zhang Xuezhou would not guess anything he was not sure of. He just took the money to do the job and did not want to form a private party with Han Anguo.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it would be difficult to meet the new emperor in the near future and he could not get accurate information.

The new emperor agreed to give them many powerful medicines at Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, and had previously promised to reward Li Shaojun handsomely if he accurately predicted the "impending disaster". However, the reward has now disappeared, and instead, Anle Palace has taken over the subsequent matters. The new emperor has lost face in this matter, and it will be difficult for him to come to Zhang's house again for a while.

"I wish Brother An Guo a safe return and a successful promotion in advance!"

Zhang Xuezhou cupped his hands in congratulations, which made Han Anguo's expression change slightly. He knew very well that this search for news had come to an end.

This was indeed something Zhang Xuezhou could not guarantee. Even if Han Anguo got an answer from Zhang Xuezhou, it would only be one more person to take the blame when the emperor was dissatisfied in the future. Han Anguo's meritorious service and promotion had little to do with Zhang Xuezhou.

Zhang Xuezhou seemed polite, but his attitude clearly showed that he would not get involved in such muddy water.

"There are many treacherous people in the court. I hope Lord Dongfang will help us in the future so that you and I can have a safe place in the court!"

"Easy to say!"

Han Anguo also stood up politely and said something polite.

After bowing and paying respects, Han Anguo left Zhang's house with his servants.

He looked back while sitting in the carriage and felt that the small house could not accommodate much space. He must have been recommended by Zhang Xuezhou by chance.

If there is nothing special, he will basically never come to such a place again.

Han Anguo's carriage turned toward Laoshu Hutong. When he approached the fork in the road, he saw a palace carriage speeding past. Even the coachman who was driving him pulled in his horse to make way.

"Where is the carriage from?" Han Anguo asked.

"Your Excellency, this is the palace's carriage. It looks like it's from Anle Palace!"

The servant sitting outside the carriage asked the coachman and then reported.

This made Han Anguo's expression change back and forth.

Most of the people living in Laoshu Hutong are merchants, and there are few officials. When their carriages reach the alley, they have to turn back to the main road. It is obvious that the carriages of Anle Palace will not pass through the alley.

Just by making a simple guess, Han Anguo knew that the carriage from Anle Palace must be looking for Zhang Xuezhou and others.

The carriage of the Marquis of Pingyang’s Mansion is fine, after all, it is only at the Marquis’ level.

But the official carriage of Anle Palace came in person, which made Han Anguo smell something different.

He previously thought that Zhang Xuezhou might have gotten in touch with the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion and asked Pingyang Marquis to convey the message, which happened to help him get the job done.

But the arrival of the Anle Palace carriage shattered all his plans.

He took a deep breath and for a moment he couldn't understand how the officialdom in Chang'an City had become like this.