"On that day, the Marquis of Order, Black Eagles, Black Armors, together with dozens of people, appeared at the Eastern Sea and captured the rebel leader. According to the leader's confession, there was a woman on the ship of the rebellion force, her whereabouts and actions were mysterious. She was suspected to be a member of Lin Yuan Pavilion and an old acquaintance of Gu Yun."

After Li Feng finished reading, he said nothing and handed the two reports to Wang Guo.

Wang Guo quickly went through them, he carefully assessed Li Feng's unfathomable expression, trying to guess what his thoughts might be, then proceeded to speak: "This... Your Majesty, the Marquis of Order's involvement in this matter, although he had achieved merit, but abandoning his duty at will was still quite..."

Li Feng: "He had a Black Eagle that enabled him to travel for thousands of miles, flying through all of Central Plains was only a matter of a few days. Although he left his duty, he did not particularly act out of line. It's just that I am quite unsure, how could there be a coincidence such as this? What role does the Marquis of Order play in all this?"

Wang Guo narrowed his eyes; he seemed to have realized something.

Li Feng's slender fingers tapped on the desk: "There was also Lin Yuan Pavilion – Lin Yuan Pavilion has hidden from the pugilist world for many years. Why did they suddenly appear? When did Gu Yun contact these people?"

Lin Yuan Pavilion - hidden at peace and prosperity - arising in the face of chaos.

Wang Guo took a deep breath: "Your Majesty means to say...that Gu Yun harbored ulterior motives —"

Li Feng glanced at him, his lips curved up in a smile: "What is Imperial Uncle saying? Uncle Shiliu grew up with me since childhood, easing the rebellion is a grand contribution. If you think such thoughts, would it not make a loyal subject feel discouraged?"

Wang Guo did not understand what he meant; for a moment, he could only play along and did not dare to answer.

Li Feng: "It's just that our homeland Great Liang stretches out for thousands of miles, from the North to the South, everything has to depend on him. Wouldn't it exhaust my Imperial Uncle? I wonder if it's time to find some others to share these loads with him."

Chapter 5: Southern Bandit

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