Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1483

He was in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, an organization dedicated to investigation, arrest, and guard duty.

Now, however, he has been infiltrated by the White Lotus Sect. If the emperor finds out, he will lose his head!

If someone else had said that his Imperial Guards had been infiltrated, Mao Xiang might have questioned it, or even felt that the other party was targeting him.

But these words were spoken by Wei Wu, and Mao Xiang knew very well that Wei Wu would never speak carelessly, and according to Zhang Hai's description, it was indeed very likely to be true.

Therefore, after Zhang Hai finished speaking, Mao Xiang spoke up almost without hesitation:

"Investigate! This matter must be thoroughly investigated! That bastard must be found!!"

He responded verbally, and then Mao Xiang immediately ordered someone to bring in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who was in charge of recording reports and roll calls.

As soon as he entered, the Imperial Guard immediately bowed to Mao Xiang.

"Subordinates, please see the Commander!"

"Alright, enough nonsense. I'm asking you, was anyone absent from roll call today without a valid reason? Also, did anyone suddenly ask for leave?"

Upon hearing Mao Xiang's question, the Imperial Guard was momentarily stunned, unable to understand what Mao Xiang meant.

It should be noted that from the establishment of the Embroidered Uniform Guard until now, Mao Xiang has never paid attention to trivial matters such as his subordinates almost missing their shifts.

However, seeing the Imperial Guard in a daze, Mao Xiang became impatient and immediately reprimanded him.

"I'm asking you a question! What are you standing there for? Speak up now and list out everyone who should be here but isn't!"

"Um...please, please calm down, my lord, but I am unable to answer you at this moment."

The Imperial Guards, realizing what was happening, immediately responded, and then, fearing Mao Xiang's wrath, quickly added an explanation:

"Reporting to the Commander, today's roll call has just ended. I have checked the boxes, but they have not yet been recorded."

"If the Commander wishes to inquire about the details, please allow me to fetch the roll call roster."

Although the Embroidered Uniform Guard could not give an immediate answer, Mao Xiang knew his predicament and therefore did not make things difficult for him.

Despite some dissatisfaction, he still waved his hand, signaling the other party to quickly fetch the roster.

As the Imperial Guards hurried away, Mao Xiang turned to look at Zhang Hai.

"Brother Zhang Hai, the Imperial Guards almost caused a major disaster due to their dereliction of duty. I will personally go to the Imperial Hospital to protect the Duke of Zhenguo later."

"I will personally apologize to the Duke of Zhenguo, and at the same time, I will report the dereliction of duty by the Embroidered Uniform Guard to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to punish them!"

As soon as Mao Xiang finished speaking, Zhang Hai immediately shook his head and refused:

“Commander Mao, there’s no need for that. Our Impermanence Squad has already taken care of the young master’s safety, and there won’t be any problems.”

"Furthermore, before I came here, the young master personally instructed me that this incident was not the fault of Commander Mao, but rather that the enemy was too cunning."

"Besides, His Majesty has many things to worry about these days, so there's no need to bother him with such a trivial matter!"

Upon hearing Zhang Hai's words, Mao Xiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Wei Wu did not pursue the matter.

If Wei Wu gets angry about this, then he's truly finished. As for the emperor, it still needs to be reported.

Even if the emperor does hold him accountable, Wei Wu will most likely plead for him, and he will probably escape punishment.

Just as Mao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, the Imperial Guard who had gone to retrieve the roll call roster returned.

"Say!"

Upon seeing his subordinate return, Mao Xiang didn't waste any words and simply uttered a single word.

The Imperial Guard could tell that Mao Xiang didn't want to waste time, so he didn't hesitate for a moment and quickly opened the roster.

"Reporting to you, sir, I checked on the way here and found that most people are here today, with only five people absent from roll call."

As they spoke, the Imperial Guard flipped to a page of the roster, pointed to five names, and said: