Chapter 264 Storm
"You really don't need me to help you find it out?" Chu Zhiyuan said: "You also know how fast I can find out this."
"...Let me think about it." Li Hongzhao pondered.
Su Qiuyan remained silent.
Li Hongzhao turned to look at her.
Su Qiuyan sighed: "How about we check it ourselves first?"
"Mr. Su, can you really find out?" Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not possible, right?"
Su Qiuyan said gently: "There are always clues."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "If they are not sure, how can they take action? It will be difficult for you to find out at once."
"We can!" Li Hongzhao gritted his teeth.
She understood Su Qiuyan's concerns.
It is only one aspect that the family scandal should not be publicized. I am afraid that there are many secrets involved in it.
A secret that Chu Zhiyuan should not know.
That's what matters most.
"Forget it," Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "I can't even help, the world is really..."
"Thank you so much for your kindness." Li Hongzhao said angrily: "You are so warm-hearted!"
This Chu Zhiyuan is not a warm-hearted person, but a lazy guy who can stay out of trouble.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Then we still want to go to Lu Yaofeng's cave?"
"Wait until I get the real poison-repelling beads."
"Get two real poison-repelling beads, and one for me."
"I know!" Li Hongzhao agreed readily.
She turned around and left with a gloomy face.
Chu Zhiyuan sent them out of the mansion specially and watched them disappear into the distance of Prince Qing's Mansion Street. He didn't look back and smiled until they left around the corner.
Is this a battle for the throne, or is it an evil sect master, or some other force?
Will there be a bloody storm in Dameng?
Then look at Emperor Dameng's attitude towards the Ninth Princess, and you can see his true attitude.
He could see that Li Hongzhao's ambition was definitely not something he could hide from Emperor Dameng, or even hide it at all.
Dameng is really going to give birth to a female emperor?
That was Dameng, a martial and rugged Dameng.
——
In order to watch the excitement, he first went to the Supervision Department and asked Ma Tian and others to keep an eye on Damengtianjing to see what big things happened in Damengtianjing and who was responsible for it.
Chu Zhiyuan was not in a hurry to leave and talked about other things: "Master Ma, do you know what Dameng used to convey the message?"
Ma Tianhe said: "Most of them are golden eagles."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "What about us?"
"We are Skylarks, slower than them."
"Is there anything faster?"
"...That's not clear." Ma Tianhe hesitated, and finally shook his head: "The Golden Eagle should be the fastest."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "We can reach Tianjing from here in one day. Can Golden Eagle do it?"
Ma Tianhe shook his head and said: "The golden eagle should take two days, and it should not be able to fly at night."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "As far as I know, they have a method of sending messages that can reach Tianjing in one day."
This is a secret that Li Hongzhao accidentally revealed.
She didn't think so.
But Chu Zhiyuan felt that this was very important.
How quickly messages are delivered matters.
Not just official duties in peacetime, but more importantly, war orders.
"Check it out." Chu Zhiyuan said: "If you find this, it's enough for you to upgrade, Master Ma."
"Yes!" Ma Tianhe's eyes suddenly lit up.
Chu Zhiyuan stood up and left.
Ma Tianhe sent him to the gate of the Supervision Department flatteringly, and did not turn back until Chu Zhiyuan's figure completely disappeared.
——
Chu Zhiyuan thought that since he came to the Supervision Department, he would stop by the Ministry of Rites.
In order to avoid the following discussion, it is said that the prince is lazy and neglects serious work and gets a white-collar salary.
No matter how high the status of the Dajing royal family is, there will always be people who dislike them.
There are also some censors who do not seek high-ranking positions but just live their lives. They will make critical comments and show their harshness.
Not to mention that political discussion among the people has become a common practice, and everyone can point out the country and criticize the powerful.
When Chu Zhiyuan came to the Ministry of Rites, Gao Lingfeng was still busy and had no time to raise his head.
He buried his head in front of the case, with tall files on both sides, and small officials kept bringing them over. The minor officials saluted one after another.
Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to say anything.
Gao Lingfeng suddenly noticed something was wrong. He looked up suddenly and found that it was him. He hurriedly stood up from the case and saluted with clasped fists.
Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Gao, thank you for your hard work."
Gao Lingfeng smiled and said: "Why do you say this, sir? The busier I am, the happier I am."
Chu Zhiyuan laughed, this is really good.
I don't want to be busy with these government affairs and trivial matters, but Gao Lingfeng likes to deal with them.
The two just complement each other.
"What's the big deal?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.
Gao Lingfeng suddenly became solemn and presented a dossier with both hands.
Zou Fang stepped forward to take it, glanced at it, and passed it to Chu Zhiyuan with both hands.
Chu Zhiyuan quickly flipped through it and frowned: "Several sects are fighting, where is the Zhenwu Division?"
"The Zhenwu Division has gone to suppress it, but by the time it passed, the situation was already extremely bad."
“Didn’t notice it before?”
"Someone deliberately concealed the situation, and my subordinates have ordered a thorough investigation. The officials in Xunzhou City are pretending to be peaceful, and I will not be lenient this time!"
"Yes, heavy punishment." Chu Zhiyuan nodded, put down the file, and said nothing.
"My lord, do you think it's inappropriate?"
Chu Zhiyuan hummed: "Several sects fought in a melee, and the cave of Lu Yaofeng, the great master of Mongolia a thousand years ago, didn't find the person who spread the rumors?"
The direction of Lu Yaofeng's cave is completely opposite to that of Xunzhou City, which is obviously a rumor.
Gao Lingfeng shook his head: "There are too many people who died. It is difficult to find out clearly. It is estimated that Zhenwu Division will only be able to mention them in one sentence in the end."
Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "What a coincidence. I just heard about this Grand Master's Cave recently, and it spread out, and it has had such a big impact."
Could it be Dameng's handiwork behind this?
But Xunzhou City is not a strategic point, just an ordinary small town.
If it's an important town or a big city, if something unusual happens, the Zhenwu Division will react immediately.
And it’s Lu Yaofeng’s cave!
But the only one who knew about this was Li Hongzhao.
Once Li Hongzhao learns of the news, he will definitely block the news and prevent it from being leaked.
But when she thought that her poison-repelling beads had been replaced, she couldn't trust her ability to keep secrets.
"Master Gao, have you ever thought about why you want to spread this news in Xunzhou City?"
"Could it be that this cave is in Xunzhou City?"
"As far as I know, it's not in Xunzhou City."
"Then..."
"Not to mention where, it depends on why such a rumor is spread."
"Sir, is this the evil sect's revenge?"
"It's not impossible."
"What Dameng said..."
"It's not impossible."
"...I can't think of anything else."
Chu Zhiyuan looked up at the setting sun in the sky and sighed: "No party can be ruled out, including Dazhen."
Gao Lingfeng's face changed slightly.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "There are also major sects that cannot be completely ruled out... This matter is really troublesome. Can't the Zhenwu Division handle it?"
“My subordinates think it’s not possible.”
"Then please invite the Grand Master's Mansion." Chu Zhiyuan said solemnly.
Gao Lingfeng hesitated.
The Grand Master's Mansion is not a Grand Master's Mansion and cannot be easily invited. He knows that he cannot do so.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "I will go and tell Da Zongzheng in person... First, thoroughly check the officials in Xunzhou City and check them out. Maybe there are some rats among them."
"Yes." Gao Lingfeng said solemnly.
He could imagine that the officials of Xunzhou City would experience a big earthquake and violent storms, and he didn't know how many would survive.
Chu Zhiyuan left with his hands behind his hands, pacing as he walked, thinking about the key points.
He felt that there was a layer of mystery surrounding this matter, as if it was aimed at Lu Yaofeng's cave, but that was not entirely true.
When I came to Li Hongzhao's place, I found that the atmosphere in the entire Dameng Hall was relaxed and there was no sense of depression at all.
This was beyond his expectation.
I thought that Li Hongzhao was strictly investigating the people around him, lining up to interrogate them one by one, but it turned out that he had no intention of conducting strict investigations at all.
(End of chapter)