Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

At this moment, her hair was tied up high, her hands were behind her back, and there was a mischievous smile on her beautiful face.

"Oh, my husband has grown up and knows how to find a concubine for himself."

Song Xuan tapped her forehead and said, "Don't talk nonsense. She's my and Xiao Qian's cousin, and the legitimate daughter of the current Grand Councilor Lin Ruhai. If it gets out that she's going to be someone's concubine, Lin Ruhai will definitely impeach me tomorrow."

"Oh, she is my little cousin Lin Daiyu."

Yao Yue seemed to have heard of this name before. "She's so delicate and frail, I feel pity for her. I like her so much when I see her. I wonder if our little cousin is married?"

"I think should not be."

Song Xuan looked at Yao Yue with a smile, "Why, do you want to be a matchmaker for her?"

"I won't tell you!"

Yao Yue rolled her eyes at him, "Because someone might regret it later, I'd be blamed."

In front of Song Xuan, Yao Yue has always been a very sensible person. After expressing her jealousy appropriately, she no longer dwelled on the matter but changed the subject.

"My dear, I visited several gardens yesterday, and they were all quite nice. I heard that I was looking for a wedding house. This morning, the steward of the Changqing Marquis's Mansion came to visit my Lu family and said that the Marquis's Mansion had a house for sale.

I've been to see it, and I'm very satisfied with the landscape gardens, the beautiful buildings, and the pavilions. If you have time, why not come with me to take a look?"

"Marquis Changqing?" Song Xuan recalled.

"Does your husband know her?"

"His son offended Victoria Song some time ago, and he broke his leg and brought him to my house to apologize. It seems that this Marquis Changqing wants to use this opportunity to make some friends with this commander."

"Oh? Then are we still going to see this garden?"

"Look, as long as it's really suitable, why not look?"

Yao Yue smoothed her hair and said, "Well, if it's suitable, I'll buy it at the market price. It won't affect your reputation."

Song Xuan didn't care. "What reputation do I have? Give him a discount based on the market price. Uh, 50% off. Since he was the first one to take the initiative to seek refuge and make friends with me after I returned to the capital, give him this favor."

"You bought someone's million-dollar estate at a 50% discount. Do you think you're giving them face?"

Song Xuan smiled proudly and said, "That's not true. Do you think anyone can make friends with your husband?

Don't even mention that I gave him 50% of the silver. If I don't give him a chance, he won't be able to find a way to get it even if he wants to give it away for free!"

"Wow, Lord Song has such great authority!"

Yao Yue whispered in Song Xuan's ear, "I'm so overwhelmed by your virility that my legs are weak!"

Feeling the delicate touch on his face, Song Xuan's heart was moved, and he felt a little angry. "What? I haven't dealt with you for two days. Do you think you are good enough again?"

"Hey!"

Yao Yue raised a seductive eye and said, "In the past two days, I have opened up another acupoint through practicing the acupuncture techniques, and my strength has increased a bit. I think it will be your turn to hold on to the wall next time!"

Song Xuan chuckled twice.

Yao Yue said this more than once on the way back to the imperial capital.

Every time he starts off awesome, then begs for mercy in the later stages, losing over and over again, being both bad and playful.

"I'm taking office today. Wait until I get off work tonight and see how I deal with you!"

Yao Yue blinked, looking innocent and naive, "Sir, where are you going to deal with me tonight?"

Song Xuan pinched her face and kissed her rosy lips, "Your family is definitely not suitable. You haven't married yet, and my family is not suitable either.

You should quickly settle the garden matter today and have someone clean it up. We will stay there tonight!"

Yao Yue blinked her big watery eyes and said, "Well, I'll listen to my husband."

...

After sending away Yao Yue, the clingy little goblin, Song Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since they became husband and wife in Yihua Palace, this fiancée who had been a bit sickly since childhood has become much better in character. In the past, let alone chatting with Lin Daiyu, she would be sulking for a long time even if he said a few more words to Lianxing.

And now, she even has the mood to make fun of herself.

Sure enough, the harmony of yin and yang is the magic weapon to maintain the best state of relationship between men and women.

Feeling cheerful, Song Xuan hummed a little tune as he leisurely walked towards the residence of the commander of the Xuanyi Guard. Before he arrived, he saw from afar that two deputy commanders and four deputy commanders were already standing at the door waiting.

Song Xuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly at this.

Oh, it’s great to be an official!

Chapter 343 Commander Song's First Day in Office

The Commander's Office, as the center of the entire Xuanyiwei system, was not as big as Song Xuan had imagined.

It even seems smaller than the Inspection Office.

"We welcome you, sir!"

At the gate of the yamen, two deputy commanders led hundreds of people to bow from a distance.

Song Xuan took a step forward, and his figure instantly appeared at the gate of the yamen as if he had changed his position, and his eyes swept over everyone one by one.

Then, he nodded with a smile, "We will be colleagues from now on, so we should avoid these formalities if possible."

He said so, but no one dared to think so.

The new commander has taken office, but as a subordinate, you don't come to greet him. Isn't this just making things difficult for yourself?

The commander-in-chief may not care about these empty formalities, but that doesn't mean he doesn't care about everyone's attitude.

I can refuse it, but you can’t refuse to give it to me. If your attitude is not right, you will be in trouble in the future!

Deputy Commander Ji Xiao nodded in agreement, "It is a blessing for us to have a pragmatic superior like you, sir."

Song Xuan nodded and said, "Don't crowd here. Let's arrange a simple meeting and get to know everyone first."

"As ordered!"

......

There are not many permanent staff members in the commander's office.

Except for the deputy commander, the deputy commander and other high-ranking officials of the Xuanyiwei, the others are personnel from the finance, personnel, warehouse, military training and other departments, most of whom are civil servants.

In the auditorium, Song Xuan stood on the stage and first fully praised the achievements of the previous commander, affirmed the abilities and work of everyone, and finally looked forward to the future. He talked a lot and went through the motions.

The main purpose of this kind of meeting is to get to know the people and get familiar with them. If any major decision really needs to be made, a few senior executives can just discuss it behind closed doors, and there is no need for ordinary people to participate.

After going through the process, Song Xuan, accompanied by two deputy commanders, first inspected the work content of various departments of the commander's office.

There are two deputy commanders, one in charge of the Adjudication Department and the other in charge of the Law Enforcement Department. As for the Inspection Department, it is responsible for most of the external work of the Xuanyi Guard and has the heaviest workload, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the commander.

As for the four deputy commanders, they are respectively in charge of personnel, finance, military training within the Xuanyiwei, as well as the daily operation and dispatch of the commander's office.

As for the archives room, warehouse, inspection room and other small departments below, Song Xuan took a rough look and had a general understanding of them.

After the inspection, it was time for lunch.

The yamen held a welcoming banquet for Song Xuan, the new boss. Song Xuan did not refuse and had lunch with the heads of various departments. During the lunch, he asked about their family situations.

After the meal, it was lunch time. Song Xuan came to his commander's private office room, sat on the chair, drank tea, and lazily flipped through the personnel files on the table.

The Xuanyiwei system is very large, but it is relatively better in the Commander's Office, where most of the staff are civilians, who are mainly responsible for logistical support and the transmission of various orders.

The specific work is still mainly carried out by the Inspection Department and the Law Enforcement Department.

The Inspection Office's headquarters is located in the south of the city and covers a large area. In addition to the government office, there are also many areas such as the martial arts field, training ground, and assessment area. Although Song Xuan has been in the Inspection Office for a few years, he has mostly been slacking off. Old Zhao also takes good care of him, and there are many things that he doesn't need to worry about at all, so he doesn't know much about many situations.

When he looked through the archival materials at this moment, he found that the number of staff in the Inspection Office was so large that Song Xuan was dumbfounded.

There are as many as 100,000 third-class Xuanyi Guards living in the imperial capital alone, and no less than 30,000 second-class Xuanyi Guards.

This is just the imperial capital. Almost all the prefectures, counties and districts have Xuanyiwei personnel stationed there. In the nine prefectures combined, there are more than one million Xuanyiwei patrol personnel alone.

More than one million inspection personnel have woven a huge network across the Great Zhou, covering the entire territory of the Great Zhou. The intelligence system is almost pervasive.

Unfortunately, because the old emperor has been committed to weakening the Xuanyi Guard for more than 20 years, many local intelligence personnel of the Inspection Office have been restricted and are in a "dormant" state.

As for the Law Enforcement Department, this department is much simpler.

There is no need to handle cases or gather intelligence, and even the local law enforcement offices are set up separately from the Qianhu Suo Yamen.

They have no messy jobs, there is only one thing they need to do, and that is killing people.

After receiving orders from your immediate superior, you don't need to ask any reasons, just follow the orders and kill people!

Song Xuan specifically looked for information about the first-class Xuanyi Guards and was shocked to discover that each of those ferocious and powerful figures had experience working in the Law Enforcement Department.

In other words, to be promoted to a first-class Xuanyi Guard, it is not as simple as having a high level of cultivation. Every one of them must have served in the Law Enforcement Department and have a lot of killing experience.

Song Xuan casually flipped through the information of a first-class Xuanyi Guard.

"In July of the 212th year of the Great Zhou calendar, disciples of Tianya Sect assassinated nine officials of the Great Zhou, and the emperor was furious.

Zhou Buyan, a second-class Xuanyi Guard of the Law Enforcement Department, accepted the promotion mission.

In August, Zhou Buyan destroyed the Tianya Sect and massacred twelve of its affiliated martial arts families, killing 31,000 people, including one top master, 23 other masters, and not counting innate warriors.

In September, Zhou Buyan was promoted to the first-class Xuanyi Guard! "

The content is very brief, simply recording how a Xuanyi Guard named Zhou Buyan was promoted to the first-class Xuanyi Guard nearly a hundred years ago.

After being promoted to the first-class Xuanyi Guard, they enjoy treatment that only the Xuanyi Guard families have. In addition, the first-class Xuanyi Guard does not hold positions in specific departments and is directly under the command of the commander.

Without the commander's order, even the emperor's handwritten letter cannot be used.

It is also for this reason that the old emperor would rather put the first-class Xuanyi Guards aside and use Ye Tian’s emotional card to confine this group of evil spirits in the imperial capital, rather than let them go out easily.

Because these people are really out of his control.

Song Xuan flipped through several pieces of information about the first-class Xuanyi Guards. Basically, all of these people had the qualifications to be promoted by destroying large sects and forces. Without exception, these sects all had top masters in charge.

This also means that if you want to become a first-class Xuanyi Guard, your own cultivation must be at least at the top master level.

Not only does one need to have a high level of cultivation, but one also needs to have top-notch martial arts skills and extremely powerful combat capabilities. Otherwise, it would be so difficult for one person to destroy an entire sect that most masters would despair.

After obtaining the information of the first-class Xuanyi Guard, Song Xuan put the eighty-one files in his hand back to their original places.

Those who appear in the archives are all still alive today. As for the first-class Xuanyi Guards who died in battle or due to other reasons, their archives have been permanently sealed. Without the order of Taizu, even the subsequent commanders have no right to review them.

Song Xuan rubbed his forehead.

This is a bit unusual.

Chapter 344 Song Xuan: I seem to be in need of a secretary

It’s good to have a martial arts spirit.

Song Xuan began to calculate based on the known information, and soon, his soul fed back a more reasonable calculation result.

That is, the deaths of those first-class Xuanyi guards were most likely related to Tianyuan, and the cause of death could not be made public, otherwise it would cause severe panic within the entire Da Zhou.

Song Xuan understood very well that curiosity killed the cat, so since Taizu didn't want others to see those sealed files, he was very obedient and had no intention of risking his life to explore them.

Does it matter how someone died?

The most important thing is that it doesn't affect my ability to slack off at work and enjoy the benefits.

My brother has a beautiful wife, a job that pays well with little work, a harmonious family and financial freedom, and a bright future in martial arts. Unless he is a fool, he would die for some so-called secrets.

He knew one thing clearly, that is, the reason why a secret is a secret is only because you are not of high enough level.

When your cultivation is strong enough and your strength is high enough, and you reach that status, you don’t need to explore the secrets, as someone will naturally come to you and tell you the secrets.

The emperor’s fate is to be warned because he lacks strength but is still blindly confident!

After sorting out the personnel situation and gaining a general understanding of the entire Xuanyiwei's overall framework, Song Xuan stretched and made himself a cup of wolfberry tea.

When it comes to health preservation, the earlier the better.

Although these dietary supplements no longer have much effect on him as his cultivation level continues to improve, he still cannot forget the habit of health preservation.

After making the tea, his brows suddenly raised. Ever since he entered this office, he always felt that something was missing.

Now, he finally remembered what was missing.

He lacks a secret technique.

She's the kind of secretary who does the work when there's something to do and works as a secretary when there's nothing to do.