Wei Yuan opened his mouth and looked at the imperial edict in Du He's hand with a red face. He suddenly placed the sword in his hand on the ground and knelt on one knee. He cupped his fists and gritted his teeth."Seeing the imperial edict is like seeing His Majesty. I know what to do. Du He, don't think that you can suppress me with this alone. I'm paying my respects to His Majesty, not you!”
"You said your name is Wei Yuan."
Du He looked at him coldly and said,"Who is Wei Zheng to you?"”
"He is my uncle."
Wei Yuan raised his head and grinned." Why? Are you scared now?"”
The corners of Du He's mouth curled into a smile as she said,""Are you making things difficult for me outside the camp because Wei Zheng was beaten twenty times in court?”
"That's right!"
Wei Yuan raised his head and said proudly," Du He, don't think that you can be arrogant for long. Don't forget that you are the Imperial Censor of the Imperial Censorate. My uncle is the Imperial Censor of the Imperial Censorate. He is your superior!" Today, you used the imperial edict to suppress me. I'll admit it. In the future, without the imperial edict, I'll see how long you can run amok!”
" You're bold. I like it."
Du He nodded. The arm holding the imperial edict dropped and walked past him toward the Golden Guards 'camp.
"Stop! The Golden Guards 'camp was not to be intruded without the orders of the Saint!”
Wei Yuan immediately stood up, sheathed his saber, and followed closely behind. His face was ashen as he shouted,""You haven't passed down the imperial edict yet. How would I know what you're here for?”
"The imperial edict is here, why can't I enter?”
Du He stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at him. Her slightly tender face was filled with a kind smile as she said,"Also, did I let you in? If you want to come in, come in on your knees!”
"You-"
Wei Yuan was so angry that his entire body was trembling. However, when he saw the imperial edict in Du He's hand, he could only stomp his feet and stay outside angrily.
"Listen well, the Golden Guards are the guards of the city. Wei Zheng is now an Imperial Censor, but you can participate in this. Who do you think is protecting you in the imperial court?”
Du He stopped smiling and said coldly,""When I came, you didn't ask why I came here, but instead thought that I was targeting the Golden Guards? The Jinwu Guards are the guards of the city. As long as they don't do anything wrong, how can I move them?”
"If you can even influence the Emperor, how can you not influence the Golden Guards?" Wei Yuan snorted coldly.”
However, Du He heard some hidden meanings from his words. She narrowed her eyes and said,"What does the Golden Guards have that can make this censor participate?”
"This-"
Wei Yuan opened his mouth but didn't reply.
At this moment, a large group of soldiers of the Golden Guards, all holding sabers and wearing thin armor, rushed over. When they saw the golden imperial edict in Du He's hand, their expressions changed drastically. How could they not understand who Du He was? They put away their sabers, knelt on one knee, cupped their fists, and shouted,"Greetings, Imperial Censor Du!"
"I won't argue with you."
Du He tilted her head to look at Wei Yuan and said indifferently,""By obstructing this censor, you are preventing the imperial edict from entering the Golden Guards. There is no doubt about this. This censor will punish you severely.”
"I…" Wei Yuan opened his mouth.
"Heavy punishment is not the only choice!"
Du He directly interrupted him and said in a bone-chilling tone,"There's another option. Obstruct the Imperial Censor's decree and execute him on the spot!”
Plop!
Wei Yuan's face was pale as he knelt on the ground. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth."Wei Yuan receives his punishment!"
"When the imperial edict is issued, it is as if His Majesty has personally come!"
"Men!" Du He shouted in a low voice.
Whoosh--
Under the deterrence of the imperial edict, two burly soldiers walked out from the crowd that knelt on the ground. They walked in front of Du He and said in a loud voice,"I'm here!"
"Tie this person to a tree and whip him forty times!" Du He said coldly.”
"Yes!"
" Yes!" The two burly Golden Guards responded loudly. Then, as Wei Yuan's face turned ashen, they grabbed his arm and walked into the Golden Guards 'camp. They found a random tree trunk and tied him up. The two of them whipped him heavily with a whip in each hand.
Bang bang!
The sound of whipping echoed in the deep sky.
At the same time, all the Golden Guards in the camp were ordered by Du He to stand on the drill ground and look at the fourteen-year-old Du He with reverence.
Du He slowly put down the imperial edict and stood with her hands behind her back, staring at the faces below the stage. Accompanied by the muffled groans of Wei Yuan being beaten, she said in a calm tone,"Do you know why this censor is here?”
The Golden Guards looked at each other and shook their heads.
"From today onwards, the Imperial Court will be establishing a new Guard. This Guard is too special compared to the other Guard Estates, so I have come here to choose five hundred people from you.”
"Have you ever thought of enlisting?" Du He asked.”
The people below were silent for a long time. Finally, a young man with bronze skin asked loudly,"Censor Du, may I ask what the new House of Guards is called?”
"Commanding Imperial Guards," Du He said.
"What are the imperial guards?"
another Golden Guard soldier asked loudly.
"The Imperial Guard has the same duties as the censor, but it is different from the censor and the other Guard Manors of the Great Tang. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you too much!”
Du He looked at the end of his field of vision. Although he knew what the Imperial Guards did, he couldn't say it in front of everyone. After pondering, he said in a deep voice,
"However, I can tell you one thing clearly. From now on, I will lead the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards believe in the laws of the Tang Dynasty, but they believe even more in wearing a crown to seek justice and wearing a robe to serve the public! Everything that the Governor's Guards did was for the Great Tang. Only by correcting injustice could the Great Tang usher in a golden age!”
After saying that, he glanced at the soldiers of the Golden Guards who were deep in thought and asked word by word,"The Imperial Guards are only recruiting 500 people. Who among you is willing to join?”
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