Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chen Jie said: "Lord, you currently hold the reins of government. With my lowly status, if I don’t share a secret with you, I’m afraid my life would be at risk."

Old Hama took a deep breath, looking at Chen Jie: "Fine, fine, it seems today that whether I agree or not, I have to agree!"

Chen Jie laughed: "Haha, Lord, you are truly a wise man. Rest assured, as long as you handle these matters well, I will not shortchange you. Every year during the festivals, I will send gifts to you. Of course, if you have anything to notify me about, you can also contact me at my soon-to-open shop in the Great Capital."

"Yunhe Pavilion!"

Chen Jie mentioned his espionage base soon to be established in the Great Capital, Yunhe Pavilion, which would also be a liaison channel with Old Hama.

Old Hama looked at Chen Jie and took a deep breath: "You are truly a vicious wolf."

Chen Jie said: "Thank you for your compliment, Lord. To be praised by you, Jiu Si is truly delighted."

Old Hama looked at Chen Jie with a sense of helplessness: "Do we really need to reach such a point?"

Chen Jie said: "It’s good for both you and me, Lord."

Old Hama sighed upon hearing this: "Fine, fine, I have really boarded your pirate ship."

Thinking about it, Old Hama sighed: "Give me one day, tomorrow this Holy Decree will be delivered to you."

Chen Jie said: "Can’t it be done today?"

Old Hama said: "Where can I find a blank Holy Decree immediately? I need time to bribe the court eunuchs, otherwise, how do we fabricate a Holy Decree."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said: "Oh, a blank Holy Decree, I have that."

Chen Jie directly took out a blank Holy Decree scroll from his storage ring. He still had half a box of these, having led a raid on the Emperor’s Inner Treasury.

Blank Holy Decrees were stored in the Inner Treasury, as they were no ordinary items, needing to be made from the finest silks and embroidered with auspicious clouds and cranes by the top level embroiderers in the palace.

These were treasures among treasures, usually kept in the Inner Treasury and only taken out when the Emperor issued a decree.

Seeing the Holy Decree Chen Jie took out, Old Hama wore a bitter expression: "You are indeed well-prepared."

Looking at Old Hama, Chen Jie smiled: "This is also for your convenience, Lord. Otherwise, if you sent a little eunuch to steal a decree and were discovered, it would be a grave crime. This way, only you and I know of this matter, of course, Tuotuo would know too, but once he is dead, it remains between you and me!"

"Such calculation, such shrewdness."

Old Hama remarked and quickly saw Chen Jie place the blank Holy Decree in front of him, spreading it out.

He then asked Old Hama to write it personally. Once finished, Old Hama seemed half-exhausted, slumping into a chair.

Seeing this, Chen Jie said to Old Hama: "Lord, you’ve worked hard. Leave the rest to me."

After saying this, Chen Jie took the Holy Decree and turned to leave.

It was only after Chen Jie had been gone for a while that Old Hama awoke from his shock, seeing the concubine fainted on the floor. With a resolute heart, Old Hama drew the treasure sword from the room and swiftly slit her throat.

She had seen Chen Jiusi’s face and could not be allowed to live, for she might easily bring trouble in the future.

And a distinguished Prime Minister killing a concubine was an affair that no one would care about, nor pursue, nor dare to pursue.

Chen Jie did not bother with what our Lord Prime Minister would do. He left the Prime Minister’s Mansion, and outside, Zhang Dingbian and Du Xiong were waiting for him.

Chen Jie handed the Holy Decree to Zhang Dingbian and said: "You are to follow Tuotuo south. Once you have exited the Hebei Territory, you can take action."

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong looked at the Holy Decree handed to him and said: "Why go through the trouble for a Holy Decree? Tuotuo has already lost his power, killing him would be as easy as killing a dog. Seeking out Hama seems pointless."

Listening to this, Chen Jie looked at Du Xiong, thinking he must be daft to ask such a simple question.

Zhang Dingbian looked at Du Xiong and said, "This isn’t just a Holy Decree; it’s leverage over Hama."

"Now that we have this decree and have killed Tuotuo, that old fox Hama is on our boat. In the future, if this old fox betrays us or does not follow our orders, we can simply find anyone to place this decree on the Emperor’s desk."

"What chance does Old Hama have then? Issuing a decree in private is a direct challenge to Imperial Power, and the Emperor is not so fond of Old Hama as to tolerate such a thing. Exposing this matter spells death for Old Hama!"

Zhang Dingbian directly articulated Chen Jie’s thoughts.

Chen Jie looked at the two before him and said: "Exactly, this is Old Hama’s pledge. We’ve helped him so much; we can’t do it for free, can we? We need to take something away, don’t we?"

Chen Jie spoke to Zhang Dingbian and Du Xiong, who both laughed upon hearing his words.

Indeed, after doing such a significant task, it would be a loss to have benefited only Old Hama. So, compensation was necessary.

With this in mind, Chen Jie continued: "Now, with this item, Old Hama will have to behave obediently."

Upon these words, both nodded in unison, and at this point, Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie and asked: "Lord, how do you intend to use Old Hama?"