Chapter 52: Capturing Wang Yue

  "What does the Commandant of the Imperial Guards think?"

  Wang Can smiled and looked at Wang Yue, saying slowly.

  "Commander of the Imperial Guard?" King Yue pondered for a moment, then asked: "What does the Commander of the Imperial Guard do?"

  Wang Can rolled his eyes, fortunately he didn't drink water, otherwise he would have sprayed Wang Yue's face. He thought to himself that Wang Yue had been in Luoyang for so many years and yet didn't even know what the Governor of Henan was. After a pause, Wang Can explained slowly: "The Governor of Henan is directly under the Emperor, with a rank equivalent to 2,000 stones, responsible for supervising officials and overseeing the situation in the surrounding areas of the capital."

  Wang Yue was taken aback upon hearing this.

  This Commandant of the Imperial Guard is not someone who can be casually appointed, only the Emperor has the authority to appoint him. Wang Can is currently just a Governor, how dare he have such audacity?

  Wang Can naturally saw Wang Yue's doubts and explained with a smile: "Now I am naturally unable to appoint Wang Jian Shi as the Colonel of the Capital, but that doesn't mean it can't be done in the future. Hmm, I will establish an independent institution, with Wang Jian Shi as its head, responsible for collecting intelligence, investigation, interrogation, and execution of enemies, etc. However, this department will directly report to me and not take orders from anyone else."

  Wang furrowed his brow and said, "Isn't this an assassination organization?"

  "Wang Cansighed and said, 'Wang Jian Shi, assassination is one of the responsibilities, but only one of them. Moreover, does Wang Jian Shi have the confidence to take on the positions of General, Military Advisor, and Zongzheng? The position of Si Li Xiao Wei was decided after careful consideration. This is already the most suitable position for Wang Jian Shi, because the requirements for Si Li Xiao Wei are good martial arts skills, able to carry out various assassinations, arrests, and interrogations, and must also be familiar with all walks of life, have sufficient sources of information. Therefore, I let Wang Jian Shi take on the position of Si Li Xiao Wei.'"

  Wang Yue heard this and could only nod in agreement.

  Wang Can's words are indeed true, Wang Yue's swordsmanship is outstanding and he has enough connections, making him very suitable for the position of Commandant of the Capital. The other civil and military officials require more knowledge, which Wang Yue does not possess.

  King Yue's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and the sharp light in his eyes flickered as he weighed the pros and cons. Having lived for many years, King Yue naturally had a set of principles for dealing with people.

  After a moment, Wang Yue gritted his teeth, raised an eyebrow, and bowed: "Wang Yue, Wang Ziwu, at your service, my lord."

  Wang Can burst out laughing and quickly helped Wang Yue up.

  Wang Yue stood up straight and said: "Your Excellency, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

  After finishing speaking, Wang Yue made an excuse and left by pushing open the door. Wang Can was not angry either. Since Wang Yue left in such a hurry, there must be a reason for it. Therefore, Wang Can sat on the mat quietly waiting for Wang Yue to come back.

  Soon, Wang Yue came back.

  However, after Wang Yue entered, he held a black leather book in his hand. He walked to the front of Wang Can and respectfully handed over the black leather book to Wang Can, saying: "Master, this is the account book record of Hero Building, which also records the name list of all personnel in Hero Building. I will present the account book to Master, please accept it."

  Shi Ah Pao's face twitched twice as he stood behind Wang Yue, knowing that his own teacher had made up his mind to surrender to Wang Can.

  Wang Can smiled to himself, he was also waiting for Wang Cai to hand over the account book and personnel list of Hero Tower. If Wang Yue only verbally surrendered without actual action, Wang Can would also consider whether to reuse Wang Yue or not. After all, Wang Yue's Hero Tower was also a force, if it couldn't be grasped in his hands, then there was no need for Wang Can to recruit Wang Yue.

  "Your Excellency, now that you are going to Hanzhong as the Governor, will Hero's Pavilion also be relocated to Hanzhong?" Wang Yue asked respectfully after bowing to King Xuan.

  Wang Can flipped through the account book and then put it aside.

  He paused for a moment, and Wang Can shook his head: "The Hero Building in Luoyang cannot be moved, it must go on. Zi Wu, how many disciples do you have under your command?"

  "Wang Yue replied: 'I report to the master, I have nine disciples under my command and more than ninety martial arts trainees. All of these personnel are recorded in the account books.'"

  Wang Can nodded and a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes. He said, "Alright, since we can't use the name 'Sili Xianwei', let's continue to use the old title 'Wo Hu'. From now on, you, Zi Wu, will be the chief of Wo Hu, and you'll follow me to take up the post of Han Zhong Taishou. However, a new disciple with unwavering loyalty must be chosen to take charge of the Hero's Pavilion in Luoyang."

  Wang Yue heard Wang Can wanting to take him on duty, and his heart suddenly delighted.

  King Yue thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Shi Ah is loyal and dedicated, leaving him to guard Luoyang would be the best choice."

  Wang Can shook his head and said, "No, Shi Ah, I have other plans."

  Wang Canshen also had his own ideas, Shi Aben had always been in charge of the Luoyang Hero Tower, if he left Shi Aben in Luoyang, it would be inevitable that some other thoughts would arise in Shi Aben's heart, so transferring Shi Aben away from Luoyang was the right thing to do. When Shi Aben heard Wang Yue's words, he was on a high note, but suddenly hearing Wang Canshen's words, he immediately felt deflated, thinking he could be in charge of a major event, but unexpectedly Wang Canshen had other plans.

  At this time, Wang Yue also stopped talking and said: "Your Excellency, there is the name of a junior apprentice under my humble abode on the account book. Your Excellency can choose one of them to be in charge of Hero Tower."

  Wang Can responded with a sound, picked up the account book, and turned to the page recording Wang Yuejiu's nine apprentices.

  Wang Yue had nine disciples, with Shi A-pai being the first, followed by Zhou Ren, Wu Huan, Liu Zheng, Zhao Wei, Chen Hong, Huang Gong, Sun Cheng and Yu Yang. These nine were Wang Yue's direct disciples, while the other ninety or so warriors were his fostered dead soldiers, serving as bodyguards for the Hero Tower.

  Wang Can looked at the list on the account book, and various thoughts flashed through his mind.

  After a long time, Wang Can finally raised his head and looked at Shi Ah, who was standing beside Wang Yue. He instructed: "Shi Ah, go gather the other eight junior brothers to come in, I have important matters to instruct."

  "Agreed."

  Shi Ah responded with a single word and then turned around and left.

  Wang Yue saw Wang Can's brow furrowed and a thoughtful expression on his face, and asked: "Your Excellency, how do you plan to arrange for them?"

  These disciples were all orphans raised by Wang Yue, and they were extremely loyal to him. The ancients emphasized the importance of heaven, earth, ruler, parents, and teachers, with teachers being one of the five constants. As the saying goes, "One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father."

  Therefore, Wang Yue was still very concerned about the arrangement of his disciples.

  Wang Can's gaze fell on Wang Yue, and Wang Yue's eyes flickered, looking somewhat fearful. After all, Wang Yue had asked Wang Can in a rather impolite manner.

  Wang Can smiled and said: "Zi Wu, don't worry, I'll give you a chance to become rich and noble as one of my disciples."

  Wang Yue nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, a smile spreading across his face as he said: "Your Excellency's benevolence is renowned, I will express their gratitude to Your Excellency on their behalf."

  "You don't have to thank me, I use people who are talented and capable. If they have the ability, it's not a problem for them to take charge. If they don't have the ability, they're just errand boys, what kind of luck can they have? It depends on whether they work hard themselves."

  "My lord is wise." Wang Yue was greatly comforted in his heart and a smile spread across his face.

  Now that's good, one person achieves the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, and even their own disciples have a future. Wang Yue's heart was filled with joy, after all, these children were orphans, without relatives or friends, all of whom were raised by Wang Yue himself, and naturally produced feelings over time.

  Before long, a hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

  The door creaked open and Shi Ah led the way into the room, followed by eight young men.

  "We pay our respects to Your Excellency." The eight men entered the house and stood in a row, bowing to Wang Can.

  Wang Cai nodded and said, "I suppose Shi Ah has already told you my identity, so I won't repeat it. The reason I've gathered you all here is to assign tasks clearly, each of you will have your own things to do. Except for your teacher, everyone else will be assigned to different parts of the country to take charge of local affairs. However, before assigning tasks, please report your names and birthplaces, this is very important."

  PS: The third update of four, yeah, another chapter has been updated, same old routine, asking for a boost to the rankings~~~~