C324 It's all the same way
Far away in the imperial city, there was an obvious change from the past. The majority of the elites being transferred out did not make it seem quiet and dull, but on the contrary, it was even busier and bustling than usual. Almost all of the houses had their lights on, including Principal Huangfu Wuji's small courtyard.
As for the officials who were passing around the various courtyards, they were so busy that they did not even lift their heads nor did they open their eyes. It had been a long time since the Surveillance Council had been like this. Even five years ago, when they massacred the imperial city, they had not been this busy, even though many people did not know exactly what happened that caused everyone to be so busy. Even the dean did not have a moment to rest. However, no one raised any questions, because they all knew in their hearts that this matter would definitely not be small.
As one of the most outstanding intelligence agencies in the empire, although the Capital Overwatch Council was in a state of silence for a long time, once it was activated, this massive being within the intelligence system could actually quickly enter a highly efficient operating mode. It did not feel awkward or sluggish at all, as if it was a completely new, antique that was being kept inside, giving people a sense of stability and reliability. It could be seen that in normal times, this ancient 'carriage' from the intelligence community did not stay in a semi-silence like the others. Instead, it was constantly using its sharp swords and horses, ready to engage in a true battle at any time.
After all, many intelligence agencies had become a pile of dirt in history over time, but Capital Overwatch Council was still able to exist in this world. No matter how the world changed, no matter how many kings there were, they would never miss out on a path in this regard, and any emperor who ascended the throne would be able to trust and value the power of the Surveillance Council with ease. This was not something that could be explained by the words of 'luck' and 'coincidence'.
Even though the moon was already hanging over the branches of the willow branches, the dean's courtyard was still brightly lit. The lunch was still hot, but the small officials still brought food in one after another. However, the dean had yet to take a single bite. It wasn't that he wasn't hungry, but he was just too busy. Let alone eating, he didn't even have the time to drink water.
Ever since Huangfu Wuji had seen Gongsun Zaitian's letter, he had locked himself in his room for a day and a night. In the end, some people were worried about the Principal's weak body, and thus, they forced the Principal, who did not eat nor drink, into Wei Lao's Eunuch's hands.
When he heard this news, Eunuch Wei was immediately shocked. He pondered for a long time, but did not think of anything that would cause Surveillance Council's courtyard to grow to the point where he had to fast food, thus the Eunuch Wei could not sit still any longer. After reporting the leave to the Emperor, he personally rushed to Surveillance Council to find this old brother of his and ask about what exactly was going on.
It didn't matter if he didn't go, but once he did, it would only be more troublesome because this old man was also addicted to staying in the dean's room. He stayed there for another whole day, and the two of them were both high up in the sky with great authority in their hands.
It wasn't until the evening that there were any new developments. The reason was that His Majesty had personally issued a decree ordering the two of them to head to the royal study to meet the emperor. This was an imperial edict given by His Majesty himself. No one dared to be negligent. Thus, someone knocked on the dean's door.
However, there was no response after knocking on the door for a long time. The eunuch who gave out the imperial edict was still waiting outside for a response. The people who came to open the door were feeling anxious, no matter how they knocked, the door would not open. Who did these small fries offend?
At this moment, one of the officials boldly started to knock on the window. Because of the urgency of the situation and the urgency of the situation, his actions were supported by the rest of the people. Dream on, this is called 'If there's trouble, you'll have to bear the consequences'!
The window of the dean's room had never been locked, so it was not hard to get it done. Not long after, the clerk opened a crack in the window and looked through it, stupefied. The entire view of the world had been completely destroyed.
Everyone else was curious and gathered to look in through the window. It didn't matter if they looked, but once they looked they were shocked, only to see a rather stout person kneeling on the ground, clothes in disarray, buttocks sticking out, and there seemed to be another person lying at the bottom of his feet, and that person's face was blocked by the sole of the dean's foot. From their angle, it was very hard to see exactly who it was.
But the way these two were acting was too strange. Imagine a man kneeling on the ground with his butt sticking out while another man was lying at his feet. This scene made one's imagination run wild.
"What should we do? To go in or not to go in? " One of them asked. At the same time, he scanned the crowd to seek everyone's opinion.
"The imperial edict is waiting there. Can we not go in?" An older official replied as he spread his hands.
"Then will we disturb the principal's business?" Another small official asked.
"Disturbing my ass, is the imperial edict more important, or is' doing things' more important?" There is an official in the court who is considered to be an official. No matter what he is doing, as soon as the imperial edict arrives, he must lift his pants to see the emperor! " The older official rolled his eyes at the person as he spoke in a bad mood.
"That makes sense. Go in and call him, we'll be leaving now!" The young official who had tried to pry open the window nodded his head in admiration. As he spoke, he turned around and ran off. By the time he finished his last few words, he was already at the entrance of the courtyard.
The others followed suit, leaving the slightly older and more stupefied young official alone. Seeing their actions, the official that was left behind was on the verge of tears, "What the hell is this? You don't have to bully people like that! "
Of course, not all the people who ran would be so careless, some even shouted out "spirit is with you", and some even even prepared 'knee pads', and packaged 'emergency rations' for him, and 'waving the flag and cheering him on'.
"Damn it, beast nature and no humanity!" Of course, that official politely replied to them, thanking them for their help. Although he could only use a few simple and precise phrases to express his gratitude, wasn't there something to say? Everything was within words'. He still had a few more words to say, and it was enough to show his sincerity.
Seeing that everyone had ran to the entrance of the courtyard and stuck their heads out to look in his direction, even the one who had knocked on the window had disappeared.
He closed the window again. It was better to be punished for a crime than to be punished for it. Then he carefully opened the door, and as soon as the door opened, a strong smell of alcohol rushed into his nose, and the smell of alcohol was mixed with a hint of unpleasant smell, but he couldn't tell what exactly it was. He just felt as if he wanted to vomit non-stop, and forced down the urge to vomit, causing the door to completely open while he ran into the courtyard, gasping for breath.
Of course, his actions caused the 'spectators' to be confused. Could it be that the dean's room still had a disgusting smell? But even so, was there a need for him to display such an exaggerated expression?
"In my opinion, he's just using an exaggerated acting skill to arouse our curiosity and then barging into the principal's study. We can't be fooled!" One of the officials had a wise look on his face, as if he had seen through his disguise.
"Brother, you're right!" Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.
After a little while, when the smell of alcohol and the unknown gas had almost dissipated, the small official once again arrived outside the room. After a little while, when the smell of alcohol and the unknown gas had almost dissipated, the small official once again arrived outside the room.
Coincidentally, at this moment, someone in the room let out a small, stinky fart. Although the fart wasn't very loud, it was very stinky, and the small official only felt a familiar yet pure smell. He fell to the ground and crawled back into the yard, spitting out all the food he had eaten the day before yesterday, unable to suppress it no matter how hard he opened his mouth.
Seeing this scene, the other 'spectators' could no longer stay any longer. One by one, they went up to investigate what had happened. However, that official was too busy vomiting and could not explain anything at all. Everyone was puzzled, but they were also very curious. Thus, they walked towards the door together.
When they arrived at the entrance, everyone smelled the scent of alcohol at the same time as the person before, and discovered that there was a hint of alcohol in the air. When they arrived at the entrance, everyone sniffed at the same time, like the person before them, and found that there was a trace of alcohol at the air, and a little bit of alcohol at the same time, and a little bit of alcohol at the same time, and a little bit of alcohol at the same time.
One of them said: "Fuck, it actually smells like tomato and leek!"
Alright, as soon as he said that, everyone vomited profusely. Even the official who had vomited for such a long time in the courtyard had started to vomit profusely because of those words, causing his esophagus to feel extremely painful.
But before they could finish vomiting, they heard an old and angry voice from inside the house: "Who is outside? How dare you! "What kind of people make trouble here before the rumors have passed?"
The voice didn't need to be asked to know who it was. Who else could it be but the principal? At the same time, he was carrying a person, and following behind him was an old man dressed in eunuch garb. It was obvious that he was Eunuch Wei, and in his hands was another person.
Judging from the clothes of the two men who were being carried, it was the same two men who had peeped through the window earlier. One of them was even holding onto a bottle of wine! How did these two get into the dean's office? And drunk in the dean's study? The most important thing was, who were the two of them?
Seeing that no one said anything, the dean asked unhappily, "Who let you in? Have you all forgotten my rules?" What audacity! He even vomited all over the dean's floor! I shall give you two hours to clean this place up, then go to seven other places to receive your punishment! "
"But ?" Just as one of the officials wanted to shift the blame onto the slightly older one, he turned his head and discovered that the person who had been vomiting in the middle of the courtyard was now standing respectfully outside the courtyard, quietly waiting as usual.
"Damn, it's all a fucking routine!" The other officials praised him in their hearts.