Zhu Xiucai saw that Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer were both wondering about this matter, so he took the initiative to ask for help.
"Sir, would you like me to go and inquire about it?"
After Qin Shaoyou thought about it briefly, he agreed to Zhu Xiucai's proposal.
"Okay, you go find a way to find out what's going on."
The people in the editorial office have always had a bad relationship with the Demon Suppression Department.
No matter whether it was Qin Shaoyou or Qin Qiaoer who came forward to inquire about this matter, the people in the editorial office would definitely not talk about it, and they might even suspect their intentions.
It would be better to let Zhu Xiucai try it.
Zhu Xiucai was very good at building relationships and gathering information.
However, Qin Shaoyou still warned: "Don't make them suspicious."
Zhu Xiucai responded: "Don't worry, sir, I know what to do."
After receiving the mission, he did not face the team escorting the prison van. Instead, he used the cover of the woods and his comrades to quickly change his disguise, then sneaked into the woods toward the capital and disappeared without a trace.
From the looks of it, he was planning to go on the road ahead and look for opportunities to 'get acquainted' with people from the editing factory.
After Zhu Xiucai left, the team escorting Yang Zhen quickly passed by Qin Shaoyou and others.
The people in the editorial office immediately recognized the red messenger costumes worn by Qin Shaoyou and others, and they all snorted coldly.
However, although they looked unhappy, they did not stir up trouble because they had errands to run.
Qin Shaoyou and others also ignored them.
However, when the prison car passed by, Qin Shaoyou flicked his finger, and a little ink flew out and landed on Yang Zhen's prison clothes. It was mixed with the dirt on the prison clothes and was indistinguishable.
When the prison car was far away, Qin Shaoyou and the others rested for a while before setting off again.
That night, they stayed overnight in a small town on the outskirts of Beijing.
In the middle of the night, there was really something sneaky around.
Even without Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer taking action, the patrolling Yin soldiers would capture and devour these little devils.
Early the next morning, Qin Shaoyou and the others continued on their way. Before sunset, they successfully passed the inspection of the city gate guards and entered the capital.
Just after passing the city gate, I saw Zhu Xiucai.
Zhu Xiucai had returned to his original appearance and was waiting for their arrival in a tea shop behind the city gate.
When Qin Shaoyou saw Zhu Xiucai, Zhu Xiucai also saw them. He hurriedly took out a few copper coins and put them on the tea table, stood up and greeted them.
"Sir, I have investigated clearly."
When Zhu Xiucai said this, he did not forget to wink at Cui Youyou.
Having experienced many things, Cui Yougui could understand Zhu Xiucai's intention of winking at this moment no matter how bad he was at observing words and expressions.
He immediately chanted a mantra and released the sound isolation technique.
Zhu Xiucai then continued to report: "According to the people in the editorial office, they arrested Yang Zhen and brought him to Beijing on the charge of corruption and perverting the law."
Qin Qiaoer frowned, rather suspicious: "Master Yang has always been honest, how could he be corrupt and bend the law? Do they have evidence?"
"No." Zhu Xiucai snorted coldly: "I also asked them at the time if they had any evidence, but they said that the editing factory never needs evidence to recruit people."
"It's a good thing that you never need evidence. This is groundless. It's more arrogant than our Demon Suppression Department."
Qin Shaoyou frowned.
"But why did they do this? Could it be that Yang Zhen had offended them before, and now that he was dismissed from office, they took the opportunity to come and retaliate?"
Although Cui Youyi released the sound isolation technique, Zhu Xiucai couldn't help but glance around at this time.
After confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he covered his mouth and whispered: "I don't rule out the possibility, but according to the information I heard, the editor's arrest of Mr. Yang was under the emperor's order."
Is it an order from Emperor Jianwu?
Qin Shaoyou became more and more surprised.
What does Emperor Jianwu want to do? Is it because Yang Zhen helped Zhang Zhenren and Master Suquan petition, and because Yang Zhen had opposed him many times, that he wanted to kill Yang Zhen?
But why didn't he do this before, but after Yang Zhen returned to his hometown, he sent agents from the editing factory to arrest Yang Zhen and bring him back to Beijing on trumped-up charges?
By doing this, isn't he afraid of arousing uproar and opposition from the courtiers?
With full of doubts, Qin Shaoyou asked: "Did you find out how the emperor wants to deal with Yang Zhen?"
Zhu Xiucai actually inquired about it, and immediately replied: "It is said that Yang Zhen will be asked to go to the Hanlin Academy to participate in compiling books."
"Compiling a book?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer were both stunned.
They originally thought that Yang Zhen was arrested and brought to Beijing by the agents from the editing factory sent by Emperor Jianwu. Even if he was not imprisoned in the prison of the editing factory, he should be imprisoned in the imperial edict, and he might even undergo some torture.
Unexpectedly, he was arrested and sent to the Hanlin Academy to compile books...
When did the Hanlin Academy rely on arresting people to compile books?
If you want Yang Zhen to go to the Hanlin Academy to edit books, can't you just issue an order directly? Do you have to send out the editing factory to get someone?
And he was framed for corruption and perverting the law?
Or is it that the compilation of books in the Hanlin Academy is not as simple as everyone imagines?
At this moment, Qin Shaoyou suddenly remembered something.
In the underground palace where the Prince of Shu turned into a zombie, they found the corpses of many civil servants and generals.
The Crown Prince of Shu relied on the Confucianism and blood energy remaining in the corpses of those civil servants and generals to practice and refine elixirs.
If the prince of Shu really turned into a zombie because of the elixir given by Emperor Jianwu, then would this method of stealing the breaths of civil servants and generals to practice have something to do with Emperor Jianwu?
Thinking further, Emperor Jianwu placed a group of retired veterans and dismissed "criminals" in the Hanlin Academy. Was he really asking them to study books, or was he borrowing their Confucianism to practice alchemy?
Qin Shaoyou touched his chin, and while listening to Zhu Xiucai's report, he thought about how he should find a way to find out what was going on in the Hanlin Academy.
Perhaps, the ink dots he put on Yang Zhen's body before were an opportunity.
After Zhu Xiucai reported the information he had learned, Qin Shaoyou asked Cui Youyou to remove the sound insulation.
There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in this part of the capital, and fluctuations in spells can easily attract the attention of others. It would be bad if someone with malicious intentions catches their eye.
Before it got dark, Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer sent Li Xin and Li Qinshi to the relevant yamen and handed over the practice guidelines.
According to the usual practice, the officials in this yamen have to find some faults and make some trouble in order to extort a large sum of money.
However, because there were envoys in red accompanying them, these officials did not dare to act recklessly. They could only verify it honestly and accept the practice guidelines.
After handing in the practice guide, Li Xin and Li Qin breathed a sigh of relief.
They planned to check in at the Jiangnan Guild Hall and stay in the capital for a while, waiting for Li Xin to fully recover before setting off back to Jiangnan.
Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer sent them to the Jiangnan Guild Hall and made an appointment to come and have dinner with them after the business was done.
After bidding farewell to Li Xin and Li Qinshi, Qin Shaoyou and his party rushed to the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division to report.