This Jinyiwei is obviously super strong but draws too much

Chapter 1143: The Old Things Are Hard to Find

".Back then, your Highness's sister and I were both disciples of the teacher. I'm not bragging, but among the students of that generation at Meihua Academy, as long as they were under the teacher's name, even if they were registered disciples, there was not a single untalented one. Although we can't say that all of them were outstanding, they were good enough to look down on those children from aristocratic families."

While Qi Yunzhou was looking through the files, he slowly recounted what happened back then.

"Come to think of it, I actually met your elder brother first, and then I met your Highness's sister."

Speaking of this, Qi Yunzhou sighed suddenly and said with emotion: "I admit that your sister is an extraordinary person. Back then, the teacher praised her as 'the academy has many talented people as numerous as the stars, but none of them can compete with the bright moon'. But your Highness, don't blame me for speaking harshly. If it weren't for her, Meihua Academy would never have achieved what it has today."

It is a very ungentlemanly behavior to speak ill of a dead person, but Qi Yunzhou did it anyway. Hearing his words, Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked calm and not angry, but she did not respond either.

Qi Yunzhou glanced at her and continued, "That year, Your Highness was not yet born. The Huangfu family controlled the entire Jiangnan martial arts world, and even the Jinyiwei had to give them some face. The teacher opened an academy on their land, so it was natural that he could not offend the Huangfu family. Therefore, during festivals, weddings and funerals, the exchange of gifts and greetings never stopped."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan was slightly moved. She had witnessed the prosperity of the Huangfu family in her early years, but the scene described by Qi Yunzhou was obviously more magnificent than what she had seen.

Being able to make the leader of a generation of Confucianism save some face is much better than later dealing with the Wandao Sect, which was so troublesome that the Huangfu family had to owe favors to everyone.

But Qi Yunzhou said, "It's just that the teacher has always hated this kind of thing, so I have been doing these mundane things since I entered the sect not long ago. Let me tell you something that Your Highness doesn't like to hear. Your Highness's father, the old Patriarch Huangfu, is very calculating. Although he was also a famous figure at the time, I really don't think highly of him."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan just glanced over lightly and said, "Everything you said today is not what I like to hear."

Speaking directly of his father's mistakes in front of his son is something that even Master Luo himself might not say. In a sense, Qi Yunzhou, the eldest disciple, is really better than his master - in terms of shamelessness.

Qi Yunzhou smiled and said, "Don't be upset, Your Highness. This is not just my opinion. The way things turned out back then was closely related to your father. It's strange that he can't be found."

The topic of the past came to an abrupt end. Qi Yunzhou frowned and read the file in his hand over and over again: "Should be-"

"It should be right here, don't you think?" An unexpected voice came from outside the door.

Qi Yunzhou and Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked up and saw that it was Xu Le, the pacifier.

"Funeral Xu?" Qi Yunzhou looked surprised. He really didn't expect this person to come.

"This is the office of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Shouldn't I be here?" Xu Le's attitude was not polite at all.

No matter whether he is the old master's eldest disciple or the favorite of His Majesty, nothing good can be gained from Xu Le. Anyway, he is about to retire. According to his relationship with the emperor, this generation of the Xu family is just like this, so now he does not need to be as cautious as others in doing things.

Qi Yunzhou smiled awkwardly. They were indeed the newcomers, and they shouldn't have shown a surprised expression when they bumped into the real person.

Xu Le's dissatisfaction was mainly focused on Huangfu Xiaoyuan. Most of the power of the Jinyiwei fell into the hands of this woman. However, he suffered a loss because of his rash decision-making in the past, so now he did not confront the other party directly.

"If President Qi wants to investigate what happened back then, I'm afraid he will be disappointed." Xu Le said unkindly.

Qi Yunzhou laughed and said, "Why do you have to be so polite, sir?"

Xu Le said coldly: "I am honored to be the governor of the pacification department. I have received great favor from the emperor. It would be bad for me to just sit here and do nothing, right?"

Qi Yunzhou winked at the other party and said, "Sir, everyone knows what happened today. Everything is between permission and rejection. Just nod your head and it will be over."

Xu Le sneered: "So what if I don't nod? What a coincidence that what I hate most in my life are you Confucian scholars." Qi Yunzhou's smile froze, and then he shrugged helplessly to Huangfu Xiaoyuan beside him, indicating that he could do nothing about this stubborn old man.

Huangfu Xiaoyuan stepped forward, looked at Xu Le and said, "I want to investigate this matter. Can Governor Xu please be lenient with me?"

Xu Le said sternly, "Your Highness, please forgive me. This is the rule of the Imperial Guard. How dare I sacrifice my personal interests for the public good?"

"In that case, let's discuss official business." Huangfu Xiaoyuan was silent for a moment, then took out the thousand-household token.

When Xu Le saw the word "Lu" on the token, his eyes widened in disbelief, and then he felt a pain in his teeth. Although there had been rumors about it among the Jinyiwei, no one had seen the real thing after all.

Now that he actually saw the token in Huangfu Xiaoyuan's hands, Xu Le took a deep breath and wanted to curse, but at the same time, a sense of gloating suddenly arose in his heart.

Although Xu Le had bad luck and his life had ended up like this, but now it seemed that Ying Wushang had not really gained much benefit. As a commander, he had spent most of his life and in the end he still had to rely on others for food. Haha, it's so embarrassing.

But after the joke, Xu Le had to face the reality. Now the other party was indeed stronger, both in public and private.

"Greetings, sir." Xu Le bowed respectfully towards the token. Now that things had come to this, he could no longer pretend that he hadn't seen it.

As Qi Yunzhou sighed, Huangfu Xiaoyuan put away the token and asked, "Why are the files from when the late Crown Prince studied in Jiangnan missing from the archives?"

"To reply to your Excellency's question—" Xu Le raised his head and said calmly, "The case files were never returned after they were read by someone."

"Gone?" Huangfu Xiaoyuan's eyes narrowed. "The Imperial Guard's case library is a confidential place. Who is so bold?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Le slowly said, "The former captain of the Imperial Guard, Qiao Shifang, died suddenly without leaving a single word. The missing documents were not found in his home either, so he must have dealt with them long ago."

"Is it him?" Qi Yunzhou was startled, then he understood. He said to Huangfu Xiaoyuan, "This person is my junior fellow apprentice. We studied in the same academy and he was also my teacher's disciple."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan nodded slightly. Since they were both disciples of the academy, this person must have been taken in as a wing by that person a long time ago. The matter of the file was probably also instructed by that person.

"Why would she do that?"

Huangfu Xiaoyuan said, and then shook her head: "Forget it, it doesn't matter what she thinks. Where else can I find the details of what happened in the past except here?"

"Since there are no files to record it, we can only ask the people who know what happened back then."

Qi Yunzhou thought for a moment and said, "It's no use asking the teacher. He won't tell me, and I'm afraid the teacher doesn't know much about the inside story."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked at Qi Yunzhou, who shook his head and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to look at me. I have already said that I know nothing about the results. If Your Highness wants to know the details, you can only go find that adult."

Huangfu Xiaoyuan was quick-witted and immediately guessed who Qi Yunzhou was talking about. It happened decades ago and most of the people involved are no longer alive. The only one left is the previous Jinyiwei commander, Meng Yuan.

But after Meng Yuan was taken away by Aunt Axiu, no one knew where they went, and no one knew how to find them in a short time.