This is probably the fastest time the government has handled a case.
The person who reported the crime was still at the yamen gate. He did not come to express his grievances urgently. All the missing important figures from various families had been recovered.
Logically speaking, this is a happy event for both the government and the person who reported the case. The case is solved, everyone goes back to their homes, and everyone goes to their own mother, and everyone is saved from trouble.
However, things are not just that simple.
Those who were kidnapped were all well-known and even well-known figures in Kyoto, and there were forty people kidnapped at one time. They were kidnapped quietly and were not discovered until the morning. This is probably the most serious case that has happened in Kyoto since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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How can other officials and dignitaries in Kyoto sleep peacefully after today?
After all, no one wants to go to sleep at night and wake up the next day in a strange place, with ropes tied around their bodies, unable to move or speak, kneeling in front of the people...
This case must be investigated, thoroughly investigated!
If those vicious thugs are allowed to roam freely in Kyoto, no one will be able to sleep peacefully in the future.
This is just one of them.
The papers recording their crimes placed in front of the kidnapped officials and dignitaries have already been passed down orally. Although they are the victims, they are also the perpetrators. Each one of them contains blood and tears.
Words, with a little verification, can prove their authenticity.
The imperial court is in the process of legal reform. Although the crimes committed by the powerful are not the same as those of the common people, if a common person commits any of them's crimes, it is enough to behead them dozens or hundreds of times. Just beheading them once is not too much, right?
Each of these people has sinned heavily. There are countless pairs of eyes watching from outside. Who dares to let them go?
Zeng Shichun rubbed his brows. He had already sent the government officials to arrest and move those people back, but except for a few people who could speak, the rest of them seemed to have been immobilized. Even though their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, they could not utter a sound of pain.
Phew, let alone moving.
"Master Zeng, can I take my master back?"
"Sir, my lord is injured and needs immediate medical treatment!"
"Your government did not arrest those assassins, but instead detained these adults here. What do you want?"
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Hearing the shouts from outside the hall, Zeng Shichun rubbed his head again. Those people were either powerful or high-ranking officials. Even he could not offend so many families at the same time...
Just when he had a headache, a policeman finally walked in with a happy face and said loudly: "Sir, someone is coming from the palace!"
Not only the eunuchs who announced the decree came to the palace, but also the medical officers from the Imperial Medical Office came out. After an inspection, the imperial doctor ordered Liu Jimin to shake his head and said: "These people have all had their acupuncture points tapped. It is a martial artist's technique."
An old man in gray clothes walked out from behind, stretched out his hand and tapped someone's neck. The next moment, a miserable howl could be heard.
The man finally regained his freedom, holding his buttocks and screaming miserably.
The old man in gray walked around the crowd and untied everyone's acupuncture points one by one. Waves of howls suddenly came from everyone's ears, and the scene was once out of control.
Zeng Shichun took a step forward, looked at the young man at the front, and asked, "What did His Highness say?"
Liu Yishou looked at him and said slowly: "Thorough investigation."
Zeng Shichun nodded and said: "Forty officials and dignitaries were arrested, and the impact was too bad. If we don't find out, many ministers in the court will not agree. A thorough investigation will naturally be carried out, but it can be done quietly.
To commit such a crime quietly is probably not something ordinary people would do, and it is not easy to investigate the case."
"The crimes committed by these guilty ministers and dignitaries must be thoroughly investigated one by one." Liu Yishou looked at him and said: "These people will stay in Jingzhao Mansion for the time being. The Imperial Medical Office will treat their injuries and other matters."
, will be completely taken over by the Secret Service."
Zeng Shichun showed a smile on his face, put a thick stack of paper in his hand, and said, "I'm sorry to bother Mr. Liu."
The onlookers have actually surrounded the Jingzhao Mansion Office. If those evildoers with heinous crimes come out from inside, some uncontrollable incidents may occur.
Fortunately, this time, the court did not disappoint them.
Not one of the forty people came out of the government office. The Jingzhao Yin Mansion also posted a notice outside, expressing strong condemnation of those thieves who were so bold as to kidnap officials and dignitaries. At the same time, they stated that they would strictly investigate the case.
Catch those thieves as soon as possible and restore peace and order to Kyoto.
The government will definitely check and verify the crimes confessed by these forty people one by one. Once verified, they will not tolerate it. If the public has any clues or evidence, they are welcome to provide it, and everyone's supervision is welcome...
If the government handles cases like this every time, the people will naturally not be dissatisfied, and grievances like Dou E's will probably not occur. The people are very satisfied with the way the government handles cases, and they will no longer be excited and no longer gather in front of the government office.
Gradually dissipate...
However, their attention did not move away. The Jingzhao Mansion, including the forty mansions, became the focus of the entire Kyoto overnight.
Cui family.
No one in the Cui family was missing last night, but they were more frightened than those families with missing people.
Forty people, their only remaining power in Kyoto, their last trump card, were wiped out overnight... overnight...
These are not forty people, these are forty families. They have spent a huge price to win over the forces. They all have leverage in the hands of the Cui family. They will both prosper and lose with the Cui family.
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They are not people in the same boat. The Cui family's big ship is in front, and their small boat is connected to the big ship. The Cui family's ship rides the wind and waves, and they can follow it. If the Cui family's ship sinks, they will also have to sink...
The destruction of one small boat has limited impact on the larger ship, but if the forty smaller boats connected to the larger ship are sunk, can the Cui family still swim on the water alone?
The first time he heard the news, Cui Qingming, the current helmsman of the Cui family, became so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. He still hasn't woken up yet.
Everyone in the Cui family gathered in the meeting hall, with panic on everyone's face.
One night, in just one night, the Cui family went from being surrounded by countless people to being alone. Although it was not a lonely family, after all, there were the Qin family, the Chen family, and the Zeng family...
, but at this time, they can no longer affect the general trend.
This is not the most terrifying thing. The crimes of those people may or may not have some connection with the Cui family. If their crimes are carried out, it will be difficult for the Cui family to escape from it...
The glimmer of light that they finally saw because of King Shu's return to Beijing was once again covered by a huge black curtain...
Qin family.
"The daring thieves must be investigated, but as an official and powerful person who ignores the law and acts so unscrupulously, he is destined to not escape the sanction of the law. Your Majesty has ordered a strict investigation into this case. Although it will cause a huge shock in Kyoto, from now on
In the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages." At the family banquet, Prime Minister Qin looked at the people below and said in a deep voice: "You should take this as a warning."
Bang!
Qin Yan's hands trembled and he couldn't hold the dishes in his hands, so they fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Beside him, his two brothers, who were also officials in the court, had equally pale faces.
At the bottom, the fifth master of the Qin family took a bite of vegetables, tore up a chicken leg, threw it to the man standing in the corner, and continued to eat with his head down, which was incompatible with the surrounding atmosphere.
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Li Yi knew the news about the kidnapping of forty officials and dignitaries in Kyoto last night. The case that the old emperor asked him to investigate was already about to expire, but suddenly there was such a commotion, and the suspects surrendered one after another without even having to investigate.
, my luck has not been very good recently.
Until the eldest princess, who was not in a good mood, came in from outside, walked up to him, and asked, "Have you forgotten what you promised me?"
Miss Liu Er, who was sitting opposite and reading a book, put down her book, raised her head, and looked over, obviously wanting to know what Li Yi had promised her.
Li Yi looked at the eldest princess, then turned to Miss Liu Er, and said, "Ruyi, can you... avoid it?"
[ps: I have encountered some annoying things in real life these days, academically, which affects my state, and I have encountered a turning point in the plot. I don’t want to stop updating, and I don’t want to write blindly. I try my best to adjust it. It’s not the time to bear it yet.
, the update is unstable or the time is not fixed, I hope you can understand...]
