Xiao Cheng stood outside the Yangxin Hall, looking at the rain falling along the eaves of the hall, wondering what he was thinking.

Zhongqing City is like spring all year round, but it is summer after all, and the weather is inevitably getting hotter. However, the sudden heavy rain in front of us drove away the heat, making people feel a little bit chilly in this season.

At this time, all the attendants in the palace were standing at a distance, leaving only Feng Bao and Guo Xie waiting beside Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng looked at the majestic palace looming in the rain and said in a deep voice:

"It was a helpless move for the Miscellaneous family to hide among merchants. However, it did not want to be like this, but it made the disciples of the family so short-sighted. It used to be one of the top ten families, but now it is really incompetent. You sent someone to reprimand a group of people.

"Fan, let them focus less on business. From now on, they should concentrate on their studies and teach their disciples!"

As the chief disciple of the Za family, Jin Tangfeng has such a short-sighted vision. He only knows how to hang out among merchants every day, and he has learned a lot from those merchants who regard money as their lifeblood. As a result, he has ended up like this. In fact,

What a pity.

Hearing this, Feng Bao couldn't help but ask:

"The properties under the Zajia family..."

"Those who were involved in this and helped Jin Tangfeng conceal the court will have all confiscated. The rest cannot be touched at all and will be returned directly to the Za family!" Xiao Cheng said solemnly.

Having said this, Xiao Cheng explained again with a serious expression:

"You should keep an eye on this matter in person. The property of the Zajia family and the members of the Zajia family who are not involved cannot be touched by me at all!"

Feng Bao had a very high level of political awareness. At this moment, his mind changed and he already understood what Xiao Cheng meant.

This incident is the first time that members of the Zhuzi Bai family have been involved in such a serious case. The reason why His Majesty made such a special statement today is obviously to set a standard for the future.

From now on, matters in Dayun Court, whether they are political struggles or violations of laws and disciplines, will only be investigated by individuals, and will never involve the sects and schools behind them.

Hundreds of families in the Xia Kingdom had old grudges against each other and constantly criticized each other. They each supported the prince to seize the rightful son. As a result, the Xia Kingdom's court was in chaos and the government was unstable. This should serve as a lesson for Yin.

Although this incident alone cannot truly prevent hundreds of schools from criticizing each other, Xiao Cheng is young now and is confident that he will be able to avoid this matter by slowly rectifying it in the future!

Feng Bao quickly lowered his head and responded:

"According to the order!"

Having said this, Xiao Cheng paused slightly and suddenly asked:

"Is Qu Cheng really seriously ill?"

Feng Bao heard this and quickly replied:

"On the second day after Qu Jing was taken away, Shangshu Ling lay down on the bed and couldn't get any water in. Because the Qu family's wife personally took care of her, Dongchang's spies couldn't get close, so we still need to investigate whether it is true.

"

Xiao Cheng shook his head slightly when he heard this, sighed softly, and said bleakly:

"After all, you think of me as being mean and unkind..."

At this time, making this gesture was nothing more than testing Xiao Cheng to see if this move deliberately involved the Qu family in order to eliminate the influence of the three families of Ma, Qu, and Tao in the court.

Xiao Cheng turned back to look at Feng Bao and said:

"After several days of investigation, do you know what role Qu Jing played in it?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he paused for a moment, then looked up at Xiao Cheng, showing a cautious look, and asked softly:

"Well, what do you think, Your Majesty?"

Xiao Cheng couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said angrily:

"Are you asking me, or am I asking you? Tell the truth!"

When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly lowered his head and said:

"After Jin Tangfeng was imprisoned, he was very cooperative and told everything he knew. He accused Qu Jing of being the mastermind behind the scenes. His predecessor, Cao Shangshu Liu Yu, didn't say a word after being imprisoned..."

Feng Bao paused for a moment when he said this, and noticed that Xiao Cheng's expression was not abnormal, and then continued:

"However, Xiang Shan, the housekeeper of the Qu Mansion, confessed under torture that he was the one who set up a trap for Qu Jing. Qu Jing was trapped in a trap inexplicably. She was worried that her family would know about it, so she had to try her best to find out.

Raising silver. Xiang Shan took this opportunity to get Qu Jing's seal certificate in the name of trying to raise money..."

Of course, there is no need to say much about what happens next.

Using Qu Jing's seal as a certificate, he gained the trust of his predecessor Cao Shangshu Liu Yu, making him think that he was working for the Qu family.

With Liu Yu, an old official who was closest to the Qu family, coming forward, and Qu Jing's seal, he would naturally be able to influence the officials below.

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng suddenly asked again:

"What do those Xia Kingdom embroidery envoys say?"

Feng Bao said softly:

"The few embroidery envoys from the Xia Kingdom who were sent to the Dongchang secret prison couldn't stand it anymore, and they all confessed like beans poured out of a bamboo tube. It was precisely with the cooperation of their people that Xiang Shan could act like a domestic slave.

Identity, doing such a big thing..."

Although Xiang Shan has the trust of the Qu family, in the end he is just a domestic slave. His status, vision, means, and trusted staff are not enough to do these things properly.

It was only thanks to the embroidery envoys of the Xia State and the mobilization of manpower among them that they were able to trick high-ranking officials like Liu Yu into turning around. They were able to remotely control northern officials while sitting in Zhongqing City.

As for this Qu Jing, it is obvious that he was just taken advantage of.

Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Have Xiang Shan and Xiu Yi Shi been in contact before?"

"Half a year ago, Xiang Shan misappropriated the assets of Qu Mansion and incurred a deficit. It was the Xiu Yi Envoy who made up for it. After a period of time, the two parties had more and more contacts. There were more and more handles, and finally the Xiu Yi Envoy was able to make up for it.

They blackmailed and promised huge profits, so that Xiang Shan could be used by them."

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he narrowed his eyes with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice:

"What a trick! Half a year ago, there was no trouble in the southwest of Xia Kingdom. He should have made a random move. Then under this person's plan, it used such amazing results. Now the chief officer of Xia Kingdom's Embroidered Clothes Envoy in Yun Kingdom

Who is it?"

When Feng Bao heard this, he lowered his head slightly and said:

"It hasn't been found yet, but Dongchang has already searched for the embroiderer in the capital, and I will give an explanation to His Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"I'm afraid it won't be of much use! This person's methods are so powerful, I'm afraid there are only two or three small fish and shrimps left in Dongchang's net..."

Having said this, Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice again:

"Dongchang will try his best to investigate. We also have Shang Yu's backup office and An Zi's spy in Yun State who can also investigate this matter!"

Guo Xie, who had been silent for a long time, immediately bowed his hands and said in a deep voice:

"According to the order!"

Xiao Cheng turned his head and continued to look at the continuous rain outside, and said in a deep voice:

"Since Qu Jing is not involved in this matter, let's find a nice sunny day and let him out! As for Qu Qing, he is old and frail and has been working hard for the country, so he is bedridden. Please ask the imperial hospital to treat Qin and

Go to Qu Mansion to diagnose and treat him!"

Old and frail?

Feng Bao's eyes flashed, and he immediately lowered his head in response.

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Xia Kingdom, Jinling City.

As the capital of the Xia Kingdom, through the management and expansion of successive emperors of the Xia Kingdom, Jinling City is 130 miles long from east to west and more than 90 miles from north to south, covering an extremely vast area.

There is a river outside the city, and the mountain is a natural barrier. It is a place where dragons and tigers are roosting, and the king's energy is steaming. There are nine longitudes and nine latitudes in the city, and nine tracks are painted. The left ancestor and the right she, facing the market, are majestic and full of splendor.

It is a city that is more majestic, magnificent and prosperous than Zhongqing City, and is the well-deserved number one capital city in the world.

In a mansion not far from Prince Qi's residence, a heroic maid quickly walked into the study, bowed to the throne, and then said urgently:

"Princess, something happened!"

On the throne, Yu Yingyao was dressed in men's clothing and had her hair tied up with a jade crown. At this time, her beautiful eyebrows were raised, her beautiful facial features appeared heroic, and her appearance was full of energy. I don't know how different she was from the appearance of the weak princess back then.

.

After hearing the report from her subordinates, Yu Yingyao frowned and said in that clear voice:

"But something went wrong with the allocation of supplies between the DPRK and China?"

The maid immediately reported:

"Yes, the supplies were originally on their way, but when they were about to arrive at Shaoyang County, they blocked the road for refugees and bandits. They have not been able to travel for five days!"

In Shaoyang County, there is the Tanjiang River, a branch of the Yangtze River. The Tanjiang River can be used to connect the six counties in the southwest by water transportation. However, I did not expect that such a thing happened before the supplies were delivered to Shaoyang County.

Hearing this, Yu Yingyao frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Which imperial brother is the one who is secretly doing something? The fifth emperor brother had done something secretly before and was warned by his father once. The disciples of the seventh emperor brother all lost their orders when they were serving as chief ministers. They wanted to use this influence to raise supplies.

However, I sent people to secretly remove his retainer. The Eleventh Emperor is still imprisoned because of his previous collusion with the Li Dynasty to assassinate me. It should not be him..."

She paused and then said:
To be continued...