12dz Chapter 74. The best thing a con artist does is deceive people!
Chapter 74. The best thing a con artist does is deceive people!
Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound came from beside his ear. Yao Bing instinctively raised his hand to catch it. He held it in his hand and looked closely. It was a brush handle without wolf hair, with a small piece of paper tied to it.
He squinted and quickly looked around, then turned his back to avoid Zhao Kun's gaze and quickly tore open the note.
The sign read: "Move the convoy away immediately! Do not linger!"
Although Yao Bing didn't know who they were, they seemed to be Princess Chengde's people, so without saying a word, he waved his hand and said, "I have received orders from above! Take them all away!"
"Lord Yao! You!" Zhao Kun saw that the other party was about to take all the carriages and horses away without waiting for him to call for help, but he was powerless to stop it.
"That's about enough here, Bai Yu. Take me to the Minister's Mansion, Nie Sheng's residence." Lu He stopped paying attention to the situation here. Time had already been spent enough. Princess Chengde should have already arrived at the Minister's Mansion and confronted the female lead.
Next, Yao Bing seized and impounded all the carriages and horses. No matter how much the Imperial City Guard tried to cause trouble, it was too late.
Princess Chengde's outburst at Minister Nie's residence will surely alarm the Emperor, and the imperial family will be unable to form a marriage alliance with the Nie family. All we need to do is give them enough time to cause trouble.
However, given that this is a fictional dynasty and world, it's uncertain whether only the Golden Guard and the Imperial City Guard are subordinate to the imperial palace. When Lu He was researching the story's background, he remembered there was another very important intelligence agency directly under the emperor, something like the Thousand Machine Guard.
Lu He pursed his lips, knowing he'd have to memorize the official titles of this fictional dynasty sooner or later.
System: No need to memorize it, you can check it anytime anyway.
As he spoke, words appeared in the sky that only Lu He could see:
First Rank: Grand Tutor, Chancellor, Commander of the Inner Guard, Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet, Commander of the Thousand Machine Guard.
First Rank: Assistant Grand Secretary, Ministers of various ministries, Left and Right Censors of the Censorate, General, Commander-in-Chief, Admiral. Imperial City Guard Envoy. Supreme General of the Golden Guard.
Second Rank: Left and Right Vice Ministers of various ministries and departments, Governors-General of various provinces, Commanders of the Left and Right Vanguard. Deputy Envoy of the Imperial City Guard. Deputy Commander-in-Chief, General, Chief of the Secret Service.
Second rank: Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet, Governor, Junior Commander of the Imperial Guard, Provincial Administration Commissioner, Deputy General.
Rank 3: General of the Golden Guard, Assistant Commander, Left and Right Deputy Inspectors of the Censorate, Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Prefect of Fengtian Prefecture, Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, First-Class Imperial Guard, Vanguard Commander, Guard Commander, Commander of the Thousand Machine Guard, Commander of the Dark Sentinels and Secret Service...
"Ouch, that's enough, my eyes are blurry..." Lu He covered her eyes, not wanting to memorize.
System: "Basically, you just need to memorize the ranks above the third grade, since the Princess won't be dealing with officials below the third grade in the future..."
"Below the third rank?" Lu He pondered carefully. Did that mean Yao Bing wouldn't be needed in the future? As the male lead, Chao Huaiyuan would be promoted in the future; in this storyline, she knew he would rise to the rank of Grand General of the Golden Guard. However, it seemed far from enough. If he had the status of the Eldest Princess, he could at least be promoted to the rank of Supreme General of the Golden Guard.
As for Yao Bing, if he is truly devoted to his brotherhood with Chao Huaiyuan, it might be possible to find a way to help him rise to the rank of General of the Golden Guard.
It's likely that in the future, the main conflict will be between the Golden Guard and the Imperial City Guard, which in this story's world is basically entirely under the control of the Third Prince.
As the Jinwu Guard is the organization where the male protagonist Chao Huaiyuan works, it belongs to neither the Chao family nor the Chao family. In other words, he did work for the Third Prince in the early days, and only later joined forces with the female protagonist to become the third force.
The Crown Prince's forces consisted of the Inner Guard and the Imperial Guard, while the Secret Service belonged to the Eldest Princess's forces, and the Thousand Machine Guard belonged to the Emperor himself.
The eldest princess ultimately lost because General Chao Huaiyuan of the Imperial Guard feigned surrender, which led to her failure at the last moment.
Lu He glanced at Bai Yu, who was running with her, and pondered something.
It seems the best strategy for the Eldest Princess to turn the tide in this story is to target the Emperor's Thousand Machine Guard. Of course, to turn Chao Huaiyuan's feigned sincerity into genuine affection this time, she absolutely must seize control of the Golden Guard!
"Master, we've arrived. The Minister's residence and the Nie residence are just ahead. What's our next move?" Bai Yu stopped a little before the Minister's residence and put Lu He down.
"Just follow me and swagger in," Lu He said confidently.
They led Bai Yu to the gate of the Minister's residence.
"Who goes there!" The guards at the door blocked the way with their weapons.
"Princess Chengde's people!" Lu He said in a high-pitched voice, deliberately opening a folding fan to cover her mouth, speaking in an affected tone, "You all quickly make way, let me... no, let me go in to find Her Highness the Princess!"
Bai Yu almost burst out laughing. He realized that Lu He was deliberately pretending to be a eunuch trying to hide her identity. Her voice wasn't good enough to be a man's, but it was more than enough to impersonate a eunuch.
This trick worked!
Upon hearing the voice and mannerisms, which were neither male nor female, and considering her recent slip of the tongue, the guard concluded that she was most likely a palace eunuch who had secretly come to find Princess Chengde and bring her back.
This is wonderful! This little troublemaker is giving Lord Nie a real headache inside. We can't stop him. The two exchanged a glance, quickly put away their weapons, and invited the two inside.