Although Feng Bao had already anticipated the content of the memorial before this, when he actually saw the content of the memorial, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Because everyone in the court knew that Jiajing planned to take this opportunity to let the clan and nobles regain their say in the court.
For this reason, Jiajing even did not hesitate to enforce the examination specifically for the clan and nobles.
But now, this Ouyang Yijing actually dared to describe the murder that occurred in Gongyuan as the work of ghosts and gods, and also took this opportunity to advise Jiajing to postpone the next exam that was going to be held in Gongyuan.
"This is a public official. I can report to His Majesty at will without suffering any punishment!"
After Feng Baozai said this with emotion, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face.
He also encountered the same problem as Huang Jin, that is, he didn't know whether he should follow the established procedures and send Ouyang Yijing's memorial to His Majesty.
After hesitating for a long time, Feng Bao put down the memorial in his hand. Immediately, he looked at Huang Jin with a look of help and spoke cautiously.
"Eunuch Huang, this..."
When Huang Jin saw Feng Bao's eyes falling on him, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious on his face.
After that, I saw him looking around. The eunuchs in the room were watching their noses and hearts, for fear of making any eye contact with him.
Huang Jin knew very well that now, as the oldest and highest-ranking eunuch here, it was necessary for him to stand up!
Then, Huang Jin calmed down, looked in the direction of Feng Bao, and said in a deep voice.
"Well, it's better for our family to deliver this memorial to His Majesty personally!"
Feng Bao looked shocked when he heard Huang Jin's words, and then spoke words of comfort.
"Eunuch Huang, let the younger one..."
Before Feng Bao could finish his words, Huang Jin waved his hand and interrupted.
"Okay, no need to say any more, I am the chief eunuch, and I should be responsible for things like this!"
Feng Bao saw that Huang Jin had made up his mind and stopped trying to dissuade him.
After that, after Huang Jin explained some precautions to Feng Bao, he took Ouyang Yijing's memorial to Qianqing Palace.
…
When Huang Jin came to wait outside the Qianqing Palace, he happened to meet Zhu Qi and others who had just walked out of the Qianqing Palace.
Huang Jin obviously did not expect to meet Zhu Qi at this time, so after being stunned for a moment, he nodded to him.
After Zhu Qi and other Jin Yiwei left, Huang Jin looked away and said with emotion.
"It seems that His Majesty does not attach great importance to this matter. He actually asked Zhu Qi and others to dispatch!"
Just as Huang Jin was thinking about this matter in his mind, he saw the guiding eunuch quietly coming to Huang Jin's side, lowering his head and speaking a reminder.
"Eunuch Huang, you can go in!"
"Well, I'm sorry to bother you, father-in-law!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Jin suddenly came to his senses and immediately bowed his hand to the guiding eunuch to express his gratitude.
After that, Huang Jin didn't hesitate at all, and immediately stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.
As soon as Huang Jin entered the Qianqing Palace, he turned his eyes to Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, and saluted him respectfully.
"This slave has met Your Majesty!"
"Well, Huang Jin, do you have anything to report to me?"
Jiajing heard this and after looking Huang Jin up and down, he asked unhurriedly.
After Huang Jin noticed Jiajing's eyes on him, he suddenly felt panicked.
After hesitating for a long time, Huang Jin finally gritted his teeth and responded as if he had made up his mind.
"Your Majesty, this slave has come here with a memorandum that I want to deliver to you in person!"
After Huang Jin finished speaking, he took out Ouyang Yijing's memorial letter from his sleeve and raised it high above his head.
When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Lu Fang, who was standing beside him, immediately stepped forward without waiting for Jiajing's instructions, took the memorial from Huang Jin's hand, and handed it to Jiajing respectfully.
"His Majesty!"
"Um."
When Jiajing heard this, he responded casually and took the memorial from Lu Fang's hand.
However, after Jiajing saw the signature on the memorial clearly, his face suddenly darkened. He snorted coldly and threw the memorial aside casually with a 'snap' sound.
Seeing this situation, Huang Jin couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. Just when he was about to plead guilty to Jiajing, he heard Jiajing's voice without any emotion, echoing in the Qianqing Palace.
"I won't read the specific content. Anyway, I can roughly guess what is written in it!"
"Your Majesty, slave..."
When Huang Jin saw this situation, his face showed a look of shame and he lowered his head deeply.
Jiajing seemed to have guessed what Huang Jin was thinking, and immediately spoke to comfort him.
"Huang Jin, you don't have to blame yourself. When you go back later, send someone to tell the cabinet that memorials like this don't need to be sent to me again!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
When Huang Jin heard this, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and immediately responded.
"If nothing happens next, you can leave right now!"
"As you command, Your Majesty, I will leave now!"
When Huang Jin heard what Jiajing said, he did not hesitate at all. After bowing to Jiajing, he left the Qianqing Palace.
After Huang Jin left Qianqing Palace, he saw Jiajing slamming the table and saying in a deep voice.
"These bastards!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down and don't get so angry because of this matter!"
Lu Fang, who was on the side, saw this situation and quickly stepped forward, lowered his head and spoke words of comfort.
"Lu Fang, ask Jinyiwei and Dongchang to dispatch immediately and arrest all those officials who spread rumors. Don't miss any one!"
"Hmph, if you go against me on this matter, let's see how I deal with you!"
Jiajing turned his gaze to Lu Fang and gave instructions in a deep voice.
When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will tell Jin Yiwei and the people from Dongchang to take action immediately!"
…
"Sir...Sir, where should we go next? Do we need to go to Gongyuan?"
Shortly after leaving the Qianqing Palace, I saw a Jinyi guard following Zhu Qi. He mustered up the courage to raise his doubts to Zhu Qi who was walking in front.
When Zhu Qi heard what his subordinate said, he suddenly stopped, turned around, faced everyone, and explained in a deep voice.
"The task entrusted to us by His Majesty is not to find the murderer, but to prove that the rumors currently widely circulated among the government and the public that there are ghosts and gods in the Gongyuan are completely false!"
"Therefore, we just need to find out the cause of death of those Taoist priests!"
After listening to Zhu Qi's explanation, everyone suddenly understood and followed suit.
"What do you mean, sir, we can just go to Shuntian Mansion directly?"
"Well, that's right!"
Seeing that his subordinate understood what he meant, Zhu Qi nodded slightly and responded like this.
After that, Zhu Qi changed the subject, looked away from everyone, and followed up with instructions.
"Without further ado, let's set off now!"
"Yes, sir!"
After that, Zhu Qi and his party hurried towards Shuntian Mansion.
…
In the yamen of Shuntian Mansion, at this moment, Ding Shichang looked at the report issued by the autopsy in his hand. He suddenly felt dizzy and slumped back on his chair helplessly.
The reason is very simple. Wu Zuo did not find out the real cause of death of those Taoist priests through autopsy, and only used the words "died violently" as a conclusion.
"Damn, you trash, what a bunch of trash. If you can't find out the cause of death of those corpses, how can I deal with Mr. Xiao Ge?"
The more Ding Shichang thought about it, the angrier he became, and he saw that he tore the autopsy report written by him into pieces!
"Come here, call me for your work!"
"Yes...it's Mr. Fu Yin!"
The subordinates on the side, seeing Ding Shichang angry, immediately lowered their heads and answered tremblingly.
At this moment, I saw a subordinate official running into the room in a hurry and reporting the report out of breath.
"H-Lord Fu Yin, there are some people outside who claim to be Jin Yiwei!"
"What did you say, Jin Yiwei!"
After Ding Shichang listened to the subordinate official's report, his face suddenly turned pale, he stood up from his seat, looked at the subordinate official, and confirmed.
"No...that's right, sir, they even showed Jin Yiwei's badge!"
After the subordinate official noticed Ding Shichang's gaze on him, he became even more frightened and answered hesitantly.
"Quick, bring them all in!"
When Ding Shichang heard this, his face was full of eagerness and he ordered like this.
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing that Ding Shichang was so eager, the subordinate official did not dare to show any signs of neglect. After responding, he left the room as quickly as possible.
"It's over, it's over, it's all over now. Could it be that these imperial guards were ordered to arrest me because of my incompetence in doing things?"
"I can't bear the punishment from Jin Yiwei!"
The more Ding Shichang thought about it, the more scared he became. After taking a few deep breaths, he suppressed the fear in his heart.
Not long after, under the guidance of the former subordinate official, Zhu Qi and others successfully met Ding Shichang, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture.
After Zhu Qi entered the room, the rest of the Jinyi guards guarded the door and did not allow anyone to enter or leave!
In the room, when Ding Shichang saw Zhu Qi, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He suddenly stood up from his seat, trembling all over, and bowed to Zhu Qi.
"My... subordinate is Yin Ding of Shuntian Prefecture... Ding Shichang. I have seen... seen..."
Zhu Qi took in the expression on Ding Shichang's face and shook his head calmly. He was already used to this situation.
Those officials who were usually impressive and arrogant behaved like this when they saw the Jin Yiwei.
In Zhu Qi's opinion, Ding Shichang's behavior was quite good. Some officials were so frightened that they urinated when they saw Jin Yiwei, which made him laugh.
However, Zhu Qi was not here to fetch anyone today. Immediately, he turned his eyes to Ding Shichang, cupped his hands, and then spoke.
"Lord Ding, my Majesty, Zhu Qi, the Imperial Guard, came here this time to investigate the cause of death of the Taoist priests who died in the Gongyuan. I hope this can be convenient!"
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
When Ding Shichang saw that the Jin Yiwei who called himself Zhu Qi was not here to arrest him, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. His face was full of joy of escaping from death, and he couldn't help but responded.
After that, Zhu Qi also took advantage of the situation and sat down on the empty seat beside him. Soon after, a subordinate came forward and brought a bowl of hot tea to Zhu Qi.
At this moment, there was a loud noise from outside the door. Seeing this, Zhu Qi couldn't help but frown slightly.
Ding Shichang on the side seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly stepped forward and explained to Zhu Qi.
"The person outside the door is the person who is responsible for the autopsy this time. I...the lower official called them here just to ask them about the specific cause of death!"
After listening to Ding Shichang's explanation, Zhu Qi nodded slightly, and immediately gave instructions to the Jinyi guards outside the door.
"Well, in that case, let them come in!"
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as Zhu Qi finished speaking, the gangsters were let in.
The moment those gangsters entered the room, they subconsciously looked in the direction of Ding Shichang, bowed and saluted.
"I've met Mr. Fu Yin!"
Hearing this, Ding Shichang nodded, then looked at Zhu Qi aside, and then spoke.
"Sir, if you have any questions, you can ask them!"
"Um."
When Zhu Qi heard the words, he responded in a subtle way, and immediately looked at the gangsters.
After noticing Zhu Qi's sharp eyes like an eagle, the gangsters lowered their heads one after another, not daring to look at him.
"When you did the autopsy, were there any injuries on the body?"
When Zhu Qi finished speaking, a gray-haired man stood up and responded respectfully.
"Sir, there are no injuries on any of the corpses. Their clothes are intact, their belongings are also there, and there are no signs of fighting!"
After listening to the fugitive's answer, Zhu Qi nodded and continued to ask.
"During the autopsy, did you find any signs of poisoning on those corpses?"
After Zhu Qi finished speaking, those gangsters looked at me and I looked at you. Their faces were full of hesitation, as if they didn't dare to draw a conclusion on this issue.
After all, there are many strange poisons in the world. Some poisons are colorless and odorless. Even if they poison people to death, they have few characteristics and are difficult to detect.
"Sir...sir, I...I'll wait..."
Zhu Qi took in all the expressions on the faces of the slaves, shook his head imperceptibly, and then continued.
"In that case, let me put it another way. Did you find any abnormalities during the autopsy?"
After Zhu Qi finished speaking, the gangsters immediately fell into memories.
Time passed by slowly, and after about a quarter of an hour, an inexplicable look flashed in the eyes of a widower, who hurriedly leaned down and reported respectfully.
"Sir, I suddenly remembered that white lines appeared on the nails of those corpses, and there was also hair loss!"
After Zhu Qi heard the report from the gangster, the name of a poison flashed in his mind: "It's white arsenic!"
This poison is colorless and odorless, and is extremely difficult to detect. It will not cause death immediately after being taken. The effect of the poison will take effect after a period of time, and only a small dose is needed. It can kill people.
Then, Zhu Qi called a subordinate and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"Go to the morgue right away and check to see if it's white arsenic?"
"Yes, sir!"
When the Jin Yiwei heard Zhu Qi's words, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.
Then, under the leadership of the subordinates, the Jin Yiwei marched towards the morgue.
At this moment, Ding Shichang, who was sitting at the top, looked particularly ugly, because not long ago, in the autopsy reports that the coroners brought to him, the conclusion was that he died suddenly.
Now, this Jin Yiwei named Zhu Qi discovered that the corpses died of white arsenic poisoning not long after he arrived.
"These losers almost killed me. When we come down later, let's see how I deal with you!"
Ding Shichang thought this way, and immediately swept the few gangsters with a selective and devouring gaze.
When the gangsters noticed Ding Shichang's gaze, they immediately shuddered and quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowing.
"Sir, please forgive me, we have never seen this kind of poison called white arsenic!"
"Yes, sir, please spare the little one's life. There are seniors and juniors above me. I really can't..."
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qi on the side swept his eyes from the widowers and explained in a leisurely manner.
"Master Ding, there is no need to blame them so much. Poisons like white arsenic are extremely rare. It is normal for them not to know!"
Ding Shichang, who was sitting at the top, saw Zhu Qi pleading for these widows, and a flattering smile suddenly appeared on his face. He immediately looked at Zhu Qi aside and said respectfully.
"Since the Lord has spoken, let's forget about this matter!"
After that, Ding Shichang glanced coldly at the widowers and said.
"Why don't you quickly thank your savior?"
As soon as Ding Shichang finished speaking, the gangsters immediately reacted and kowtowed to Zhu Qi who was standing aside.
"Thank you for saving my life, sir. Thank you for saving my life!"
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qi waved his hand and gave instructions quite casually.
"Okay, you don't have anything to do here, go down!"
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing Zhu Qi's words, those few monks suddenly showed expressions of gratitude on their faces, and they responded respectfully.
After that, the gangsters did not stay in the room for too long, but left directly.
Not long after, the Jin Yiwei who was sent by Zhu Qi to the morgue to check the condition of the corpse returned to the room.
As soon as the Jin Yiwei returned to the room, he leaned down, looked in the direction of Zhu Qi, and reported in a deep voice.
"Sir, it is indeed white arsenic!"
After Zhu Qi listened to the subordinate's report, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, because as long as the cause of death of those corpses was determined, everything would be easy to handle.
After that, Zhu Qi stood up from his seat and bid farewell to Ding Shichang.
"Master Ding, since the causes of death of those corpses have been found out, I'll take my leave now!"
"Sir, will I see you off?"
After hearing Zhu Qi's words, Ding Shichang hurriedly stood up from his seat, his face full of flattery.
"No need!"
Hearing this, Zhu Qi bowed his hand to Ding Shichang, and immediately left with his subordinates without any hesitation.
After Zhu Qi and other royal guards left, Ding Shichang slumped back on his chair and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves.
At this moment, Ding Shichang's face was filled with the expression of surviving a disaster. He looked away and muttered to himself silently.
"Huh, I've passed this level. No, I have to send someone to inform Mr. Xiaoge of this news!"
On the other side, after Zhu Qi took the people away from the Shuntian Mansion Office, he immediately turned around and gave instructions.
"Use Jinyiwei's network to find out where these Taoist priests went and who they talked to before going to Gongyuan to exorcise evil spirits!"
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as Zhu Qi finished speaking, the subordinates immediately responded in a deep voice.
…
On the other side, inside the British government palace.
At this moment, British Duke Zhang Rong looked anxious and kept pacing back and forth in the room.
Early this morning, rumors suddenly spread throughout the capital that there were ghosts and gods causing trouble in Gongyuan. For this reason, all the Taoist priests who went to exorcise the evil died!
Zhang Rong was keenly aware that something was wrong. After all, in a few days, the imperial court would hold an examination specifically for the clan and nobles in the Gongyuan. However, at this time, rumors spread in the court that there were ghosts and gods in the Gongyuan. This news is causing trouble.
In Zhang Rong's view, it was clear that these officials wanted to take this opportunity to prevent the clan members and nobles from passing this exam and entering official careers, and then gradually restoring their influence in the court.
Therefore, after Zhang Rong noticed this, he immediately sent his housekeeper to find out the news.
Perhaps because he felt tired, Zhang Rong sat back on the chair, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a sip.
At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps from outside the room. Zhang Rong followed the sound and saw the housekeeper running in in a hurry.
When Zhang Rong saw the butler arriving, he suddenly stood up from his seat and asked without caring about anything else.
"How is the current situation?"
"Old... Master, to be honest, the news that there are ghosts and gods in the Gongyuan has been spread throughout the court!"
"Some officials even took this opportunity to ask Your Majesty to postpone the upcoming examination specifically for the clan and nobles to be held in Gongyuan!"
Seeing that Zhang Rong attached so much importance to this matter, the housekeeper did not dare to hide anything and immediately revealed all the information he had found out.
After Zhang Rong listened to the butler's report, he suddenly became furious. He slammed the table and said in a deep voice.
"These bastards, in my opinion, they don't want to see us clan members and nobles regain the right to speak in the court, so they use these despicable tricks to stop them in every possible way!"
When Zhang Rong said this, as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned his gaze to the housekeeper and asked immediately.
"Where is your majesty? What is your majesty's reaction to this matter?"
"Sir, I heard that His Majesty has sent out Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, and is currently arresting those officials who spread rumors!" (End of Chapter)
