"Jingyun City has too many people and is too complex. It is obviously unrealistic to find all the hidden slugs at once, so we need to solve this problem in batches."
Lin Xixue folded her hands on her chest and paced back and forth in the hall, explaining her plan calmly and confidently.
"So the first step is to start from people with relatively simple social relationships." She took out her right hand and raised her index finger.
"What relationship did you just say?" The emperor obviously had not heard of this modern term.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You just need to know that most of the people in the House of Internal Affairs are eunuchs and maids. They live, eat and live in the palace. Relatively speaking, they have the least contact with the outside world."
"Let's first check everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the harem. This will not only ensure that there are no eyes and ears of these monsters around you, but also we can safely assign these people who have no problems to be our helpers."
"This first step does sound reasonable, but it has quite a few flaws." The emperor finally caught Lin Xixue's flaw and quickly raised questions.
He was still bitter about Lin Xixue's previous insult, and subconsciously he had a vague desire to prove himself.
"Although the external exchanges in the palace are limited, they are by no means devoid of communication. All the concubines in the harem always go out to visit relatives. Even if the palace is inspected now, if these monsters you mentioned turn into monsters again while they are out,
Returning to the palace would be a futile effort."
"So, your first step is obviously not feasible." The emperor was very satisfied with his refutation, with a little complacency in his eyes.
"There are thoughts, but not much." Lin Xixue's poisonous tongue showed off her true nature, "Since the palace is a closed environment, we must first check out everyone in the palace, so that these monsters will not appear out of thin air inside."
"Even if there is still some communication with the outside world, as long as we set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the palace to ensure that no one returning to the palace is a monster, then the palace will naturally be relatively safe."
"But what if these monsters directly jumped over the palace wall and entered the palace to attack?" The emperor was still trying to argue.
"This is not difficult. The assimilation of this monster is not completed instantly. We need to strengthen patrols in the palace, instruct the eunuchs and maids to visit each other every day and supervise each other, and recheck those who have not appeared for a long time."
The emperor was silent. The plan given by Lin Xixue was indeed impeccable.
"The second step is to expand the scope of the investigation from the palace to the court, and call all the ministers in Jingyun City to bring their families and relatives into the palace for investigation together."
"For the ministers or their family members who have discovered the problem, we can follow the clues and trace them all the way to the source." Lin Xixue continued to elaborate.
"With such a high-profile investigation, I am worried that it will alert the snake and lead the mastermind to defect in advance."
"Yes, so the second and third steps need to be completed at the same time. While holding a banquet in the palace to investigate the ministers, a celebration should also be held outside the palace."
"At the celebration, the spiked wine and grains are spread out, and these monsters lurking in the crowd will definitely try their best to stay at home and avoid participating."
"In this way, those who went to the streets to participate in the celebration are normal people, and those who stayed at home during the celebration will be arrested together. Even a small number of those who really stayed at home because of physical discomfort will be carefully identified in prison.
That’s it.”
"So, when the time comes, you first invite all the civil and military officials into the palace, host a banquet, and stabilize their actions. But at this moment, Governor Shi has already led his troops to arrest people outside the palace."
"When the matters outside the palace are almost settled, you can serve the wine with some spices."
"After completing these three steps, you can completely eliminate these monsters among ordinary people. Do you still have any questions?"
"I have no doubts, but what should I do if the monster invited into the palace jumps over the wall and attacks me? Shi Aiqing is out arresting people at the moment, and it is impossible to protect me."
"Don't worry, I will disguise myself as a palace maid and protect you secretly. Are you satisfied?"
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"If you have no doubts, quickly gather everyone in the palace to start the inspection. During the inspection, not a single mosquito can fly out of the palace, lest a monster sneaks out and spreads the news."
As the saying goes, it is better to choose the day than to hit it. The faster you act, the more likely you are to catch the opponent off guard. Lin Xixue suggested taking action immediately.
"Shi Aiqing, I will leave it to you to seal the palace. During the inspection, no one is allowed to enter or exit."
"Wei Chen takes orders!"
Lin Xixue took out a handful of spirit-stealing soil and said: "Dissolve this thing in wine, water, or tea, and order everyone to drink it. Once the monster drinks it, it will die suddenly. And if anyone is unwilling to drink it,
That’s even more self-inflicted.”
The operation started quickly. Shi Xueqian summoned the Yun Chui guards stationed in the palace and sealed off all access.
The reason why Shi Xueqian could only do it at this time was because he held the Yun Chui Tiger Talisman, and no one belonging to the Yun Chui Guards could disobey his military orders.
Therefore, even if there were slugs inside Yunchui Guard, they had to obey Shi Xueqian's orders because of the power of the tiger talisman, thus eliminating the need to investigate inside Yunchui Guard first.
At the same time, the emperor brought Lin Xixue to the garden, ordered the head of the House of Internal Affairs to prepare cakes and drinks, and summoned everyone in the palace.
Lin Xixue personally poured the spirit-stealing soil into the wine, and then used the "hiding" technique to hide in the corner.
After a while, many masters and servants in the palace arrived one after another. The originally spacious back garden was now overcrowded and seemed quite cramped.
"Eunuch Yao, are everyone in the palace here?"
"Long live Qi Zun, two nobles are not feeling well, and Concubine Yan is also sick. The Empress Dowager is chanting Buddha's name at the moment, and everyone from the Imperial Household Office has come."
"Okay, now that everyone is almost here, I will tell you straight away. There is wine, tea, and sugar water brewed in the imperial kitchen. You can come forward one by one and drink whatever you choose."
For a moment, everyone looked at each other in confusion. For a while, they didn't quite understand what the emperor meant by such a move.
Seeing that everyone was hesitant to move, the emperor explained: "There is no profound meaning in this choice. Everyone chooses based on their own preferences."
"Eunuch Yao, as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, why don't you come and have the first drink first?"
"Thank you, Lord! But there are so many masters lining up in front of me. How dare I drink first? I'd rather ask you ladies to drink first."
"Eunuch Yao, why are you shaking?" The emperor patted his shoulder with a half-smile, "I asked you to drink this first cup first, so drink it boldly. I want to see who dares to say no!"
"The Holy Emperor's grace is so great that the old slave feels ashamed of it, so he is frightened."
The emperor poured a glass of wine himself, put it in front of him, and said, "I personally poured the wine for Eunuch Yao. Can Eunuch-in-law please give me a favor?"
"Old slave, old slave" he became more and more nervous as he spoke, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, so that he had to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves.
When the emperor saw this, he snorted coldly and poured the glass of wine directly on his face.
I just heard a squeaking sound. When the wine was poured on my face, it made a sound like boiling water poured on burning coals.