The Minister of Rites stood outside the cell door and glared angrily, "A bunch of idiots! Someone in the Prison of the Criminal Department was drugged and knocked unconscious. If this kind of scandal spreads, will we lose the face of the Criminal Department?!"
He originally changed into his official uniform and planned to enter the palace for a palace banquet, but who would have thought that he would cause such trouble!
The jailer bowed his head and carefully explained, "Master Wu, please calm down! I just went out for some business, and I never expected that trouble would happen! I will investigate now and I will definitely find out that evil thief!"
"
Wu Shilang kicked the cell leader to the ground, "It's true that more success than failure is more than failure! Leave two people to investigate! Qingshu! Immediately summon people to Liu Shangshu's house in the Ministry of Revenue to find out the theft case of his house...
..."
The person Wu Shilang called Qingshu was the Master of the Criminal Department. Before he could respond, he saw several government officials running in in a panic.
"Sir! Something happened!"
"What's wrong?" Wu Shilang turned around impatiently and said, "Tell me about it! Tell me quickly!"
The government official looked embarrassed and said in a voice as loud as a mosquito, "Reporting to your lord, many adults have experienced theft in their homes, and all their banknotes have been robbed. And those adults have become...
"
Wu Shilang suddenly felt his teeth hurt from anger, "What happened? Tell me quickly!"
"They were all crazy. They cut up their official uniforms with scissors and talked nonsense in front of their homes, saying... that they got their money by robbing the people."
"What? Did the person who came to report the crime say that the murderer left any clues?"
"This... Sir, the servants and servants all said that the words "conspiracy" were written in blood on the walls of their houses. And the thief left a letter saying that he took it from the people and should use it.
Yu Min, the city of Kyoto is now full of jewels, silver taels, and banknotes, and the people are looting them everywhere, causing great trouble to the defenders of Kyoto."
Wu Shilang suddenly had two big heads, and his mustache trembled with anger, "Did it be done by the scheming judge? Or was it painted with blood? Weren't we already caught all those who make trouble in the name of the scheming judge?"
Already?"
"It's...it's hard for this little guy to say anything. How do you think you're going to make a decision on this matter?"
"Immediately apply for the deployment of troops and suppress them forcefully! Prevent those mobs from causing more trouble! This matter must not be spread to the ears of the emperor!"
"Suppress... suppress? Wouldn't this be bad?"
The yamen official's eyes for help turned to Master Li Qingshu, who stroked his goatee and said, "Sir, this is indeed inappropriate. The thief robbed the government for the sake of the people, and the court lost face, but this man made a big show of it.
Good reputation. This matter can no longer be suppressed. If we apply for the deployment of troops to suppress it again, the court will lose the support of the people, and your official position... will be even more difficult to protect!"
Wu Shilang obviously listened to what the master said, calmed down his anger, and asked in a friendly manner, "What do you think the master should do?"
"Someone should take the blame for this matter. As long as you divert this dirty water, not only will the Emperor and Master Shu not blame you, but they may even give you a great credit."
He Lan was lying on his side on the straw. The ice water he had just poured on him had already flowed down the skirt of his clothes and onto the straw underneath him. He endured the discomfort caused by the sticky clothes, and through the messy hair that was covered, he happened to catch a glimpse.
See the vicious look in Master's eyes.
Wu Shilang was just a loser, relying on his master for everything. Hearing this, he couldn't wait to ask, "Master, what do you mean?"
"Sir, we can definitely let Su Zhen take the blame."
"What? Su Zhen? Didn't he flee Kyoto a long time ago?"
"Your Excellency, you don't know. There are a lot of rumors in Kyoto that Su Zhen has returned to the capital. He was originally a sixth-grade young minister personally appointed by the emperor. Regardless of this identity, he is also the eldest son of the Taifu Palace. A man who is used to enjoying honors and favors.
A man suddenly became a wanted criminal who committed murder and absconded. Do you think he has a psychological gap?"
Wu Shilang was unknowingly being led by his master, "It's okay to be unwilling. He's not bad-tempered, but he's a bit stubborn. He doesn't have a lot of brains, and his behavior is bold. He deserves to end up like this."
"In that case, why don't we taint him again?"
"But this dirty water splashing, isn't it too far-fetched?"
"Don't worry! Absolutely not! Think about it, Su Zhen herself has hatred for the imperial court, and she can't help but seek revenge this time. This shows that this person is violent and misbehaving. Moreover, he also intervened in the previous conspiracy case.
However, in the end, he made up a random story and found a dead civet cat from nowhere to take the blame. Maybe he hid the trick and waited for one day to deal with the court. You see, isn't this just
Has it come true? Maybe he really did it!"
Seeing that Wu Shilang was somewhat persuaded by him and no longer wanted to find out the truth, Li Qingshu waved his hand and asked the government officials to leave the prison, and then continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Sir, you have been serving as a minister for many years. Don't you want to move up the ranks again?"
"Li Qingshu! Don't talk nonsense!"
Li Qingshu walked up to him and whispered in his ear, "Sir, you have been in officialdom for a long time, but you have always been suppressed by Lord Shangshu. Although His Highness King Qin was imprisoned in the heavenly prison by the prince, the emperor has always been
He didn't express his position. The relationship between father and son is broken and the tendons are connected. If you can help His Highness King Qin and use Su Zhen to defeat the prince, let alone a mere minister, even the prime minister will become your bag.
The thing in it.”
"But if we talk nonsense, can the emperor believe it?"
"Su Zhen is the fuse between the Crown Prince and His Highness Prince Qin. Do you think...the Emperor can tolerate her?"
"That's right, that's the way it is."
"Sir, the most important thing now is to send someone to guide public opinion. As long as Su Zhen's reputation is ruined, everything will fall into place naturally."
"Okay! Then do as you say, Master!"
"Thank you for your trust, sir!"
Wu Shilang enclosed himself in the pie that Li Qingshu drew for him, and all the remaining doubts were eliminated.
The two looked at each other and smiled sadly.
After hearing this, He Lan ignored what the two said and closed her half-opened eyes, pretending to be still in a coma like the others.
Everyone wanted to step on Su Zhen's body to get to the top, but they were not afraid of stepping on the blade and getting a bloody kick.
But having said that, could the chaos in Kyoto really have anything to do with Su Zhen? What she said before leaving was obviously intentional...
He Lan turned her thoughts back to the time when Yue Xian'er was determined to join Shang Yici, but he accidentally left a loophole, so that Shang Yici sent people from the Huang family to find out, but they mistakenly fell into the illusion they had set up.
As for becoming a character in that trial-and-error fantasy.
It was at that time that a rift appeared between Yue Xian'er and Shang Yici, but their determination to kill Su Zhen never wavered.
Later, Jing'er deliberately set up a trap to save Su Zhen. But now that she thinks about it, Su Zhen didn't resist at all at that time. Could it be that... there was really another reason? This chapter has been completed!