Liu Hu also knew that he looked miserable right now, so he smiled bitterly and said, "I'll tell you in detail with my father-in-law when I come out. I have something urgent to see the emperor. I wonder if the emperor is inside?"
"Inside, Mr. Liu, please wait for a moment. We will inform you when you come in." Sixi pushed open one of the carved red doors and walked in. After a while, she poked her head out of the door and said, "Mr. Liu, come in."
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Liu Hu quickly adjusted his clothes that smelled of sweat. He lowered his head and followed Sixi to the Yangxin Hall. He knelt down and kowtowed on the golden brick floor, which was as bright as a mirror, "This servant pays your respects to the emperor. Good luck to the emperor!"
"You are anxious to see me, but you have already found Concubine Xi?" Yinzhen's voice contained a trace of imperceptible urgency.
Liu Hu took a deep breath, suppressed Jun Shi's nervousness and said: "Returning to the emperor, spies found suspected traces of Concubine Xi in Qingjiang Town, a hundred miles away. She lives in Jianmin Lane in Qingjiang Town..."
"I know this, let's get to the point!" Yinzhen frowned and interrupted him rudely. The spy was sent by him, and anything found would be submitted to his case through secret channels as soon as possible.
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"Yes." Liu Hu kowtowed and said, "When I was in the palace, I had the honor to protect Concubine Xi. So when I saw her, even though her face was covered with plaster, I was still sure that she was Concubine Xi.
Empress."
"Then have you ever caught up?" Yinzhen asked eagerly.
Liu Hu felt ashamed and said: "This slave is incompetent. He was led by the empress into the forest full of animal traps. He accidentally fell into the trap and never caught up with the empress."
Hearing such an answer, Yinzhen felt very disappointed. He finally found the whereabouts of Ling Ruo, but lost it again. However, he didn't blame Liu Hu. He only saw that his trousers that were stained with blood and the ones that came in along the way.
With the blood dripping, you know that he was indeed ambushed and unable to pursue him.
"In that case, if you don't continue to look for Concubine Xi, what are you going to do if you come to the palace to see me?" Yinzhen said with a hint of displeasure. Before Liu Hu left, the order he gave him was to find Concubine Xi.
When he was not found, he returned to the palace without authorization. To put it more seriously, that was disobedience to the Holy Order.
Liu Hu also knew this in his heart, so he kowtowed quickly and said: "Returning to the emperor, when I was chasing Concubine Xi that day, I found that the empress was very panicked by the appearance of the slave, and even ran away as soon as she saw the slave. After that, the slave
Revealing his identity, he told the empress that it was the emperor who ordered the servant to pick up the empress, but the empress was still very scared and kept running and refused to stop. Moreover, the night before the servant found the empress, the long alley where the empress was temporarily staying caught fire, and the entire long alley
All were
Burnt down, before the fire broke out, a watchman saw a few suspicious people near the long alley. I felt that something was fishy, so I boldly asked the spies who stayed in Qingjiang Town to spy on the empress during this period. I saw
Later, I thought the matter was serious, so I rushed four hundred miles away to report the matter to the emperor." As he said that, he took out a piece of paper with four corners stacked up from his arms, with small ink marks on the back, and handed it to the four of them respectfully.
I'm glad that he will present it to Yinzhen on his behalf.
As soon as Yinzhen opened it and scanned two lines, his expression changed. After reading them all, his whole face was extremely gloomy. According to the situation detected by the secret agent, Ling Ruo was seriously injured when he appeared in Qingjiang Town. Fortunately,
The soldier named Shi Sheng rescued her, and it took her more than a month to recover from her injuries.
As for the fire that burned down the entire long alley, although it was not immediately possible to find out who started it, it is certain that it was definitely not an accidental fire, because the most serious damage, that is, the origin of the fire, was not inside the house. In this way
This eliminates the possibility of someone in the house accidentally knocking over the candle and causing a fire.
Someone in Tongzhou didn't kill Ling Ruo, but he followed him to Qingjiang Town and attacked him. Who is it? Who is so bold that he even dares to hurt his woman?!
The cold light in Yinzhen's eyes flashed, and the hand holding the letter creaked. He looked at the bright summer light outside the window paper, barely suppressed the anger boiling in his heart, and said coldly: "You have done a good job, I will deliver the message."
The spies near Qingjiang Town, ask them to fully cooperate with you. While searching for Concubine Xi's whereabouts, they must protect her safety and not let anyone hurt her at all, otherwise I will only ask you."
"I obey my order!" After Liu Hu agreed, he raised his head in embarrassment and said, "Your Majesty, this servant is afraid that the empress will be frightened, so just like last time, he will run away when he sees me. If there is a chase, if I get hurt,
If you marry your empress, this slave will deserve to die."
Yinzhen pondered for a while, then looked at Sixi and said, "I remember that Li Wei's term in Jiangyin County has expired, right?"
Si Xi hurriedly bowed and replied: "Yes, Mr. Li went to the Staff Department to report last month and is waiting for a vacancy in the Staff Department."
"The vacancy matter will be put on hold for the time being. You can pass on my instructions and ask him to go with Liu Hu to find Concubine Xi. He came from Concubine Xi's side. Concubine Xi has always trusted him. With him here, Xi Concubine will be happy."
The concubine will not run away when she sees people like last time." At this time, Ling Ruo had become a frightened bird, and if she wanted to get her to let down her guard, Li Wei was undoubtedly the best candidate.
When Liu Hu was about to join Si Xi, Yinzhen suddenly said: "Go to the Imperial Hospital to bandage it again. If the wound is not treated well, it will easily become infected and suppurate. It will be troublesome to treat it later."
"I obey the order, thank you for your grace!" Liu Hu kowtowed excitedly and stepped back. Just after the Yangxin Hall was quiet for a while, someone walked in. It was Su Peisheng who had taken over Li Dequan's position like Si Xi. He and Si Xi
He was about the same age, his complexion was slightly fairer, and his eyebrows were shrewd. He stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Long is outside asking for an audience."
Yinzhen's eyes were cold and authentic: "Send him to come in." Longkodo came to see him at this time, presumably because he had some clues about the matter he was asked to investigate.
A heat wave poured into the hall the moment the door opened, making the originally cool and pleasant Yangxin Hall feel a little warm, but it only lasted for a short while. The ice cubes placed around it quickly dissolved the heat.
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"Slave Longkodo bows to the Emperor!" Longkodo strode into the palace, clapped his sleeves and knelt down in obeisance.
Yinzhen stood up from behind the court case and said, "Uncle, please get up."
Longkodo was the younger brother of Queen Xiao Yiren. Yinzhen regarded Queen Xiaoyiren as his biological mother, so after he ascended the throne, he always respected Longkodo as his uncle.
Longkoduo stood up to thank him and stood quietly in the hall with his head bowed. Yinzhen rubbed a rosewood box placed on the imperial desk and said coldly: "Uncle has already found out?"
"Yes." Longkodo's answer was as expected by Yinzhen, "Following the Emperor's orders, I have been counting and tracing the number of armor uniforms in various armaments depots for several days. Until yesterday, I finally discovered that there was an unexplained shortage of more than 30 armors in the arsenal depot in Hangzhou.
There is no record in the booklet about when the military uniforms were in short supply and who took them away, and we won’t be able to find out for a while.”
"Hangzhou..." Yinzhen tapped the box thoughtfully, making a beeping sound. The arsenal was well guarded, and it was impossible for someone to sneak into it without knowing it. The only people who could touch the arsenal were those inside, who
What? Why go to Tongzhou wearing stolen military uniforms to kill people? If it is just to kill people, isn't it unnecessary?