Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

Two days later.

Taiyuan Left Guard Commander's Office.

"Father, look at this!"

Li Dali strode into the study and placed a waist token in front of Zhang Yin.

"We sent so many people to search in the mountains near Yangqu County, and we finally got results."

Yesterday, a body was found at the bottom of a cliff. It had been gnawed to pieces by wild animals and was unrecognizable.

The waist tag was found near the body.

"Xue Ting, Vice Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

Zhang Yin picked up the waist tag and examined it carefully.

"It was indeed the man whose father had injured, the one who used the waist token to trick people into opening the city gate that day!"

Since it was found at the bottom of a cliff, it seems that this person did indeed escape into the mountains after his horse died of exhaustion.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky and fell off a cliff.

Heaven has blessed my sect; this man finally failed to escape Taiyuan Prefecture alive!

We're not going to be forced to start an uprising before we're even fully prepared!

"Father, I'm afraid the situation isn't so optimistic?"

Li Dali was still somewhat worried.

"This man is the Vice Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a fourth-rank military officer!"

Although he failed to transmit his father's true identity back, the court will surely be furious and order a thorough investigation since he died mysteriously in Taiyuan.

Even if we conceal this and pretend we've never seen this person in Taiyuan, it probably won't work.

Such a skilled member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard must have obtained some clues by sneaking into his father's residence at night, and may even have suspected that his father was not the real Zhang Yin, but an imposter.

If this person fails to return to the capital to report back, wouldn't Lu Bing be able to directly confirm that his father has a problem?

"No, I am certain that this person's sneaking into the commander's residence at night was not because he suspected my true identity."

Zhang Yin shook his head.

"That night I heard fighting outside, so I came out of my room to check."

When I arrived, this man was fighting with the leader of ten thousand men.

Although the leader of the sect leader's personal guard, Wan Tou Ling, is one of the top ten experts in our sect, he is still slightly inferior to this person.

After watching them exchange a few blows, I knew that Chief Wan couldn't defeat him.

At this moment, dozens of guards from the mansion also heard the commotion and rushed to the scene.

The man had no intention of continuing the fight. He unleashed several powerful moves, forcing the leader of the Wan tribe to retreat. He then turned and rushed towards the direction with the fewest people, trying to escape.

Apart from the leader, the other guards in the manor were all ordinary skilled fighters without internal strength, and there was no way they could stop him.

How could I, as your father, let such a master of unknown origin leave?

I have no choice but to take action myself!

To my utter surprise, this person actually recognized my unique martial arts technique!

Moreover, he also knew that only the successive leaders of the Maitreya Sect were qualified to practice this martial art!

When he blurted out his father's real name, the expression on his face was one of utter astonishment, and it was definitely not feigned.

"In other words, this person did not sneak into the commander's mansion at night because he suspected his father's identity."

Hearing Zhang Yin's words, Li Dali secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, have you found out what his purpose was in sneaking into the commander's residence at night?"

"He came here in pursuit of Prince Yan!"

Zhang Yin snorted coldly.

"Before being discovered by the leader of the Wan family, this man had already taken a maid hostage and interrogated her about who Prince Yan had met in the mansion."

Duan Chaoyong was by the emperor's side, and Wang Ziyan was his senior disciple. It would be strange if he wasn't noticed by the Imperial Guard.

The previous times Wang Ziyan secretly disguised himself and left the capital for Taiyuan, there must have been people from the Embroidered Uniform Guard or the Eastern Depot who wanted to follow him.

However, Wang Ziyan was very good at counter-tracking and successfully shook off the tail every time.

This time, Lu Bing finally managed to send out this top expert from among the Jinyiwei's retainers.

The internal martial arts master's methods were beyond Wang Ziyan's comprehension, and he failed to notice that there was a tail behind him.

Wang Ziyan will visit my residence after arriving in Taiyuan, something he did not know beforehand. His nighttime visit to the residence was also a spur-of-the-moment idea.

After being injured by me and desperately escaping from the commander's mansion, this man immediately mounted the horse that had been prepared in advance, headed straight for the north gate of Taiyuan City, used his Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) waist token to trick his way into opening the city gate, and escaped outside the city.

All the witnesses along the way saw that he was all alone.

As your father, I know the temperaments of these masters of internal martial arts all too well.

Even after surrendering to the imperial court, when on missions, they preferred to work alone and regarded ordinary colleagues as a burden.

This person came to Taiyuan most likely without any companions!

Even if she did, she wasn't with him that night!

"In that case, with this man dead, Father's true identity will not be revealed!"

Li Dali thought for a moment.

"There are still hidden dangers!"

If he died silently, even if he didn't return to the capital to report for a long time, Lu Bing wouldn't be able to determine what happened to him, or even where he had tracked Wang Ziyan.

However, this person showed his badge as a deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard at the north gate of Taiyuan!

The father also had the gatekeeper executed on the spot for opening the city gate at night without permission.

Although the father claimed that the gatekeeper was a spy from the Mongols impersonating a member of the Imperial Guard and issued a silencing order on the spot, the fact that the gatekeeper had been beheaded could not be kept secret in the end.

The Jinyiwei Taiyuan Thousand-Household Office will certainly investigate this matter and report it to the Northern Garrison Command in the capital.

There were dozens of soldiers who witnessed the incident; it was impossible for us to kill them all.

Although Commander Ouyang had some dealings with my father, he wasn't one of my own people.

Whether it was true or the work of Mongol spies, he dared not conceal the fact that someone had used the waist token of a Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) commander to trick his way into opening the city gates.

"This matter can't be kept secret anytime soon!"

Zhang Yin sneered.

"Since we can't hide it, we might as well not hide it at all!"

When I killed that gatekeeper that day, I had already thought about how to handle the aftermath if I could successfully silence him!

That was a big deal. When he claimed in front of the gatekeepers that this person was a Mongol spy, he wasn't just making it up casually.

Now that this person is dead, let's confirm this matter!

"I plan to take this waist token to the Taiyuan Thousand-Household Office of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to find Ouyang Hong."

"How could Ouyang Hong believe his father's one-sided story?"

Li Dali still felt it was inappropriate.

Even if they agree to it in person, they will still send secret reports to the Northern Garrison Command behind their backs.

"If he wants to report this secretly to the Northern Garrison Command, then let him!"

Zhang Yin laughed.

"All I want is to buy time!"

In the past few days, Taiyuan Left Guard has dispatched a large number of people to search for "Mongolian spies impersonating the Embroidered Uniform Guard." Ouyang Hong's men had already been investigating in secret for some time.

Rather than letting him guess wildly, it's better to give him a definite answer directly.

During his trip to Ordos, Zhao Xixian and Anda reached an agreement.

We know exactly when the Mongols will launch their attack next month, and where Jinang and Altan's armies will begin their offensive!

What I need to give Ouyang Hong is accurate intelligence about the Mongol invasion!

This information was naturally obtained from the spy before he died.

Even if he had some doubts about such important military intelligence, he could only report it first.

After receiving Ouyang Hong's secret report, the imperial court will receive an urgent dispatch from the border within a few days!

"By then, who will question whether those we've been searching for these past few days are actually Mongol spies?"