Yuan Shuo and others hurriedly walked into the lobby of the Supervision Department. Liu Yijin was lying on the rocking chair and sleeping. It was too late to arrange things in the Supervision Department last night, so he simply did not go back to the house. Instead, he asked Wolf Guard to inform the house. With that, he spent the whole night in the lobby of the Supervision Department.
Liu Yijin had sweet dreams while sleeping that night, and the figures of several girls appeared alternately in his mind, and he did not fall asleep slowly until the early morning.
"Sir, wake up." Yuan Shuo said eagerly: "Sir, we have made a major discovery."
Liu Yijin woke up with a start: "Wang Peng ran away?"
Yuan Shuo shook his head: "No, but some of our brothers who monitored Wang Peng last night said that Wang Peng suddenly left home last night and went to his elder brother's place. The lights in his eldest brother's house were on all night, and neither of them was there. Go out. Wang Peng will leave at dawn."
Liu Yijin was stunned: "What kind of good news is this? It could also be someone else's household matter."
"But Wang Peng's brother Wang Han prepared the carriage at dawn and asked his wife and children to take Xinruan and the family's belongings directly out of the city. However, he did not return home, but went directly to Wang Peng's house."
Liu Yijin was stunned, "Are you following me?"
"Following, Wang Han's wife and children settled in Hantong Village outside the city and moved into the home of a peasant woman. We have arranged for people to keep an eye on them."
Liu Yijin's mind was racing: "Have you checked Wang Han's house?"
"We checked, everything was there, but the valuables were gone, and we found this thing in his backyard."
Yuan Shuo took out a small paper bag. When Liu Yijin opened it, his expression changed drastically: "Gather the troops and arrest Wang Han and Wang Peng immediately!"
There was a hint of excitement on Yuan Shuo's face: "Sir, this time it's a big fish."
Liu Yijin suppressed his inner impulse: "I really didn't expect that Wang Han could make gunpowder!"
Yuan Shuo on the side also said excitedly: "Sir, as long as we can catch these two big fish, we will be able to dig out the person behind them."
Liu Yijin also looked excited: "Yes, we can finally close the net."
As soon as Liu Yijin walked out of the door, he saw Mengyao and Lan Yu'er hurried over, "Sir, we..."
Before Mengyao finished speaking, Liu Yijin hurriedly said: "You just happened to be back. Come on, come with me to arrest people!"
"Arrest someone?" Mengyao was stunned: "Arrest who person?"
Liu Yijin burst out laughing: "The person who made the black powder has been found. Let's catch him now."
Mengyao was stunned: "Is it Wang Peng?"
"No, it's his eldest brother, Wang Han."
Mengyao hurriedly stopped Liu Yijin: "Sir, we can't arrest Wang Peng and the others."
Liu Yijin couldn't help but be stunned: "Why?"
Lan Yu'er on the side told the story, and Liu Yijin was stunned: "Old tea, new tea? What does this mean?"
"The person named Lan in Yuelai Teahouse that the dead boy mentioned was Lan Guiren. And the woman in white at the door has been in contact with a girl named Xiaoyue from the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"I have investigated. The woman in white is called Chun Xia. She is the person in charge of Yuelai Teahouse. And since the opening of Yuelai Teahouse, no one has seen this person named Lan Guiren."
"But what does this have to do with Wang Peng?"
"If Chun Xia of Yuelai Teahouse is really a person of Maitreya Buddhism, then there must be a connection between Wang Peng and the teahouse, then Wang Peng, Xiaosi, Yuelai Teahouse and Xiaoyue in the Prime Minister's Mansion will be They can be linked together, and they colluded with each other to cause the bombing of the Ministry of Justice."
"But have you ever thought about it, sir? Is their goal just for the Ministry of Punishment?"
Liu Yijin was shocked: "Zhang Bing?"
"If my guess is correct, they will attack east and west to rescue Zhang Bing."
Liu Yijin hurriedly stopped Yuan Shuo: "Always keep an eye on the movements of the Wang brothers and don't let them escape."
Mengyao looked at Liu Yijin's silence and knew that he was thinking about countermeasures, so she couldn't help but remind him in a low voice: "Sir, where is the Prime Minister's Office?"
Liu Yijin shook his head: "Without complete evidence, we can't search the Prime Minister's Mansion at all. Besides, the Prime Minister's Mansion is just a maid's words, without anything substantive."
Liu Yijin asked: "You are back, where is Lan Yu'er?"
"Lan Yu'er went to the vicinity of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Liu Yijin hummed: "Since Chun Xia of Yuelai Teahouse said that we will send new tea to the prime minister tomorrow, we still have one day."
"I will enter the palace now, and you will stay in the Inspectorate."
At the door of the Empress's palace, Liu Yijin stood there respectfully. Two palace maids stood at the door, their faces calm but staring at Liu Yijin's every move.
There were footsteps in the corridor. Gong Qingqiu walked over accompanied by two maids. When he saw Liu Yijin, he couldn't help but be startled: "Why are you here again?"
Liu Yijin smiled and said: "I came to see His Majesty and I have something to report."
Gong Qingqiu smiled faintly: "I see that you have been very busy these days. Even the prime minister is not as active as you in reporting work."
Gong Qingqiu waved his hand, and several maids turned and left.
"Is it about Maitreya Buddhism?"
Liu Yijin looked at Gong Qingqiu with a question mark on his face. He couldn't guess what this woman wanted to do. He could only laugh and said: "The Supervision Department has discovered some doubts recently. I want to hear your Majesty's opinion."
Gong Qingqiu curled his lips: "It's quite a secret. I know it even if you don't tell me. Didn't you just find Yuelai Tea House?"
Liu Yijin's expression changed drastically: "How did you know?"
"It's not a secret."
Just as Gong Qingqiu was about to speak, he heard the empress' voice coming from inside: "You two, stop talking at the door and come in."
Liu Yijin followed Gong Qingqiu into the palace. The empress was wearing a white robe embroidered with golden dragon patterns. Her long black hair was loose and her face was extremely rosy, as if she had just been washed.
After Gong Qingqiu called her sister with a smile, he sat aside directly. Liu Yijin, who was about to pay his respects, was stunned. Is Gong Qingqiu the empress' sister? Isn’t that the little princess of Dagan?
The empress leaned lazily on the soft couch, with a pair of jade feet stacked together casually. She leaned sideways and said with lazy eyes, "This is my bedroom. Liu Yijin, please don't be too polite. Just sit wherever you like."
Liu Yijin hurriedly sat aside, putting his hands on his knees and looking intently.
The empress sneered in her heart, this guy was actually very serious now.
"Say, what do you want from me?"
Liu Yijin glanced at Gong Qingqiu and hesitated to speak.
"Qingqiu is my sister, so don't have any scruples."
Liu Yijin told Yuelai Teahouse and the gunpowder ingredients and tools found at Wang Han's house. The empress's face suddenly turned cold: "Since the evidence has been found, why not arrest someone?"
"Your Majesty, this matter involves the Prime Minister's Office, and I don't know how to deal with it."
The empress sneered: "Do you not know how to deal with it, or do you dare not?"
Liu Yijin said: "The prime minister is the head of the officials, and he can influence the whole body. And the ministers believe that even if the prime minister is involved with Maitreya Buddhism, he will find a way to get rid of him."
The empress hummed: "Tell me what you think."
"Wei Chen has now sent people to keep a close eye on Yuelai Teahouse, the Wang brothers and the Prime Minister's Office, closely monitoring every move of these people. Weichen believes that as long as our people keep an eye on Yuelai Teahouse, we will wait. When they make any movement tomorrow, we will catch them all at that time."
"What about the Prime Minister's Office?"
Liu Yijin hesitated and said: "This alone cannot convict the Prime Minister's Office. At most, it is a lax discipline."
The empress sat up and stretched slightly, her loose robe immediately tightened, outlining her perfect silhouette.
Liu Yijin couldn't help but stared blankly, and lowered his head in a hurry.
"Now that you've thought about it, let's do what you said."
Liu Yijin hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I still have something unclear."
"I know what you want to ask, but it's not yet time for that matter. When the time comes, you will naturally understand."
Liu Yijin didn't know if the empress and he were thinking about the same thing, but seeing the empress's attitude, he just gave up.
Seeing Liu Yijin resigning, Gong Qingqiu smiled and said, "Sister, are you really not going to tell him about that matter?"
The empress smiled and said: "A prime minister is too much for him. If that matter is brought out, do you think he will immediately pack up his things and go back to his hometown?"
Gong Qingqiu nodded: "That's right. After all, no one dared to come forward. Even Uncle Su Wang, wasn't he hesitant back then? In the end, he was willing to stay at the border for so many years?"
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the empress: "You don't know how I came to the throne. If my father hadn't insisted back then, would my mother have taken a step back?"
"In the eyes of the queen, my daughter is not as good as her son, even though that person is not my father's flesh and blood."
Gong Qingqiu secretly sighed: "But my sister swore an oath in front of my mother."
"Yes, I did swear an oath. I said I would not be his enemy, but Liu Yijin is not me."
"Sister, do you really trust Liu Yijin that much?"
The empress sighed: "Apart from him, who else inside and outside the court can serve me so loyally?"
As soon as Liu Yijin left the palace and before he got on the carriage, he saw a group of people approaching slowly.
King Su was dressed in a python robe and got down from the carriage with a majestic expression. His eyes happened to fall on Liu Yijin, and his tiger eyes were slightly focused: "I really didn't expect to see Mr. Liu here."
"It turns out to be the prince. I asked why the weather is so good today. As soon as I went out, I heard magpies chirping."
Liu Yijin stepped forward with a smile: "How is your health lately, Your Majesty?"
"Thanks to you, it's great."
Liu Yijin seemed not to hear the sarcasm in the words, and said with a smile: "Last time, the prince suddenly got angry and killed several young men from the punishment department. The minister had no choice but to ask your majesty to ground you. You have been very busy these days. You have to leave me and run away every day, but you don’t know that those few people are not willing to live or die. In the end, there was no other way, so I paid for it out of my own pocket to temporarily calm down the matter."
As soon as he mentioned his madness, King Su's expression suddenly became embarrassed. Although His Majesty banned him, he had some thoughts in his heart, but he did kill those people in the Criminal Department by himself.
Liu Yijin could handle this matter for him. After all, he owed him a favor.
When he thought of this, King Su coughed lightly: "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for this."
Liu Yijin smiled lightly and said: "King Su has guarded the border for so many years, and the troops of Daxia did not dare to go south. It can be said that he has made a great contribution to the Daqian Dynasty."
King Su glanced at Liu Yijin suspiciously and thought to himself: This guy suddenly showed favor to him?
Liu Yijin asked with a smile: "What is the purpose of King Su entering the palace this time?"
King Su hummed: "It's a little trivial."
"Then, my lord, you are busy, I will leave first."
Watching Liu Yijin's carriage go away, King Su narrowed his eyes slightly: "Yinming, what do you think of this Liu Yijin?"
"Great wisdom is like foolishness." An old man behind him whispered: "When this person grows up, his future will be limitless."
"Really?" A cold light flashed in King Su's eyes: "I didn't expect you to think so highly of him."
Yin Ming chuckled and said: "Things as serious as Maitreya Buddhism are as easy as peeling off cocoons in his hands. If such a person does not have two brushes, who can believe it?"
"Zhang Bing has been detained by him in secret until now. Isn't it just to create panic for Maitreya Buddhism?"
King Su was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, although Liu Yijin is only a long-term worker, he should not be underestimated. I think his weight in Your Majesty's heart is even greater than that of the eldest princess."
King Su narrowed his eyes slightly: "In this way, I will treat Mr. Liu well in the future."
