Jinyiwei deployed a large number of spies in Mobei, and news of the emperor's disappearance spread immediately.
Zhu Qizhen originally thought that it would take at least three to five days for the incident to ferment, but he underestimated the ability of the broad masses of the people.
Just one day later, the grassland was full of news that the emperor was missing.
Moreover, these news have become more and more outrageous through various false rumors.
Some people say that while the emperor was on a private visit incognito, he was robbed by bandits and taken away. The emperor demanded a ransom of 10 million taels before releasing him.
Some people also say that the emperor was harmed by Qi Qi Ke, because Qi Qi Ke was the daughter of Yexian and had been plotting revenge plans over the years.
The most outrageous thing is that the emperor fell in love with a Mongolian girl, was nostalgic for the gentle country, and was reluctant to return to the palace.
Zhu Qizhen's face turned pale as he looked at the information collected by Yuan Bin.
"Did you ask people to tell you these?"
"No, no...absolutely not!"
Yuan Bin quickly explained: "Jinyiwei only said that the emperor was missing. Unexpectedly, the local people misunderstood the rumors and spread rumors..."
"Damn it, when did I get the reputation of lust?"
Zhu Qizhen was so angry that he said, "I am the emperor. Do I need women?"
It's hard not to wonder if the person who made up this rumor has read too many romance novels.
And the one who said a ransom of 10 million taels, the emperor, is he worth such a small amount of money?
What is gratifying is that many herders like Atulu have organized themselves spontaneously and are running around in the desert, looking for traces of themselves.
Although they have never even seen him face to face, of course, although Atulu, Kazakh and others have seen him, they don't know about it at all.
They didn't even know how tall, short, fat or thin their emperor was, or how old he was, so they searched blindly in the desert.
In Helin Town, almost all the young and strong men were mobilized.
Only women and children were left at home to take care of the cattle and sheep. If you didn't know better, you would have thought there was a war on the front line.
Only this loyalty moved Zhu Qizhen greatly. It turned out that there was such a group of loyal people on the grasslands of Mobei. They were not Han Chinese and were not good at expressing themselves, but they expressed their loyalty with their actions.
loyalty.
Five years ago, they were still fighting against each other on the battlefield.
After that battle, the world's structure changed drastically, and Mobei was officially included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, many people in the DPRK suggested imposing high-pressure rule on the "foreign races" on these grasslands. The reason was that those who were not our race would have different minds.
However, Zhu Qizhen did not do this in the end.
Facts have proved that as long as you show benevolence to this group of extremely simple "foreign races", they will be willing to die in return.
At this moment, Zhu Qizhen felt that his trip to Mobei was not in vain.
Even if we don't catch the big fish Tuotuo Buhua in the end, this result is quite gratifying.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind...
"Yuan Bin, do you remember what Atulu and others said when they mentioned Chaka?"
When Yuan Bin heard this, he recalled it first, and then said: "I just remember that they talked about Chaka, who regarded himself as noble and did not want to be with other people."
Zhu Qizhen looked solemn and asked: "The question is, where have the others gone?"
Yuan Bin immediately realized the problem. These people were now horse thieves and bandits, just like rats crossing the street. Everyone yelled to beat them, but they would not show up unless absolutely necessary.
Because it is too risky for them to go out and rob. If they are not careful, they will die.
In fact, Chaka did die.
At that time, I was just watching the fun, but I didn't think about where the others were.
Since Chaka was so hungry that he couldn't stand it anymore, it stands to reason that the others would be in a similar situation.
However, Atulu said that in recent times, only Chaka has been seen showing up, and the others seemed to have suddenly disappeared.
There are only two possibilities, either, these people have starved to death.
Or, they found another source of supplies.
These people are trying to survive in the cracks between Mobeiwei, Beihaiwei and Rakshasa people. Who will provide them with supplies?
Maybe there is someone who can...
Yuan Bin looked stern and said, "Is it true that you are just taking off your clothes?"
After thinking about it, the only way to take in these people is to take off.
Otherwise, it will be really difficult to find the second person!
Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Which yamen does the officer who came last time belong to?"
Yuan Bin replied: "It's the local inspection department."
The Inspection Department is a security bureau at the township level and is mainly responsible for catching bandits. Horse thieves like Chaka are the key targets of the Inspection Department.
"Based on time, he's still at the Inspection Department, right?"
Yuan Bin nodded and said: "It will take at least three days to apprehend, interrogate, file a case, and then transfer to the county-level government office. If it goes quickly, it will be transferred tomorrow."
"What are you waiting for?"
"Yes, I'll go right away!"
The people in Chaka will definitely know some information, and it will become clear after a quick review.
Zhu Qizhen immediately said: "I will go with you!"
Yuan Bin hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, aren't you... missing?"
"The people in the Inspection Department don't know me, so I just pretend to be!"
A dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards naturally needs a few younger brothers around him.
Zhu Qizhen found a school captain's black fish-pattern uniform and put it on. When outsiders saw it, they thought he was Yuan Bin's follower.
The person in charge of the Inspection Department was named Xu Guangliang. When he saw the badge of the commander of the Jinyiwei, he was so frightened that he almost knelt down and kowtowed.
Yuan Bin had a straight face and said without anger: "Do you know why this commander is here?"
Plop!
After all, Xu Guangliang couldn't hold on, his knees softened and he knelt in front of Yuan Bin.
"Your Majesty, Commander, this is a despicable position... you are so confused!"
Zhu Qizhen was dumbfounded. He didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain?
Although Yuan Bin didn't know what happened, as the head of the intelligence department, he immediately knew how to handle it.
"I don't want to waste my words, commander. You can tell me yourself!"
Xu Guangliang burst into tears and said, "I, Hizhong Quan... will give me everything!"
Yuan Bin was a little impatient and kicked him.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Tell me your business!"
"Yes Yes……"
Xu Guangliang was kicked out, and he quickly got up and said: "I shouldn't go to a prostitute because of my humble position. Please command me to be more noble. I promise that there will never be a next time!"
Yuan Bin's face froze, staying in prostitution?
Zhu Qizhen was also a little surprised. After the New Deal, an edict was indeed issued prohibiting officials from engaging in prostitution.
It's just that this kind of thing is not strictly enforced. Everyone goes to a brothel to drink and find a girl to sing for fun. In principle, they don't care.
As for whether after listening to the music, he went home to sleep or did something else, no one really checked.
Zhu Qizhen knew very well that the freezing of three feet did not happen in a day. Some ideas were deeply ingrained and could not be changed with just an edict. There had to be a process.
Therefore, he turned a blind eye to this kind of thing.