The atmosphere in the imperial study room was neither thick nor dull.
Du Ziming walked in quickly with the papers in hand.
He took a sneak peek at the expressions of the six officials in Guanyi and felt a little relieved.
"Your Majesty, Du Ziming, has met with you."
Emperor Changxing nodded calmly.
As he got older, his eyesight was no longer good and he couldn't see the sweat on Du Ziming's forehead.
"How is Du Aiqing doing with the newspaper matter?"
People like Guanyi Luoken couldn't help but pricked up their ears.
"Back to Your Majesty, I mobilized all the people to conduct a thorough investigation of Xing Ji City, Sulan City and the major counties, and finally discovered some of the background of the person behind the scenes."
snort.
Emperor Changxing was overjoyed, but on the surface he snorted coldly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Du Aiqing! Tell me, who else in the world is better informed than me?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Du Ziming handed over the document first.
However, he also knew that Emperor Changxing could not read documents or documents that were too thick and had too many characters these days, so he continued directly.
"After careful investigation by Wei Chen, we found that the person who originally ran the newspaper was named Hu Guangfei. He was thirty-eight years old and was from Xingrong County in the central part of the country."
"This man was once a student, but his knowledge was limited and he failed many times. Later he became a clerk for a small and medium-sized caravan. He often followed the caravan east to Baekje and out to Xiliang in the west, from south to south to north to north. He is a hero, so he is relatively familiar with the customs and customs of neighboring countries..."
cough!
Qian Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs, coughed slightly and interrupted Du Ziming's words.
"Your Majesty, the veteran is in charge of the household department. Although he is not proficient, he has a certain understanding of the operation of each caravan."
"Generally speaking, if a caravan wants to gain a foothold, it can only take a familiar route. Either the east-west route or the north-south route, or even a few fixed cities. It is unlikely that it will take the east-west route this year and switch to the north-south route next year. .”
Emperor Changxing nodded and looked up at Du Ziming, "Qian Shangshu's words make sense. Du Qing?"
Du Ziming was not in a hurry.
He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, precisely because this small and medium-sized caravan has never been able to find a suitable route for itself, it was disbanded earlier."
B?
Everyone in the imperial study had strange expressions.
It's a bit too coincidental.
Du Ziming had no choice but to continue explaining.
"Your Majesty, this caravan does not have much capital and is not familiar with the route. It is difficult to continue."
"And good fortune never comes singly. Three years ago, they were taking the east-west route. When they passed through Laigu County, civil unrest broke out in the four western counties."
"All the goods in the caravan were robbed on the spot, and many members of the caravan were even killed. Later, they finally escaped, and the owner moved around to collect all their wealth before replenishing the goods, so they had to disband the caravan and return. Retirement in the countryside.”
Qian Liang and others in Guanyi were suddenly stunned.
"As for this nonsense. After the caravan was disbanded, he had no friends and no other options, so he had to make a living as a storyteller. Because he traveled all over the country and learned a lot, and his stories were interesting, he had a lot of listeners, so his livelihood was not bad."
"Unconsciously, Hu Yanfei felt that storytelling was also a good job, so he came up with the idea of starting a newspaper so that everyone could listen to his stories."
The entire imperial study room was silent.
Everyone was in disbelief.
They turned to look at Du Ziming, with "Do you think I'm a fool?" expressions in their eyes.
cough.
Du Ziming had no choice but to cough again.
"Of course things were not that straightforward. It wasn't until the year before last that a wealthy businessman passed by. He heard this nonsense story was interesting, so he paid a large sum of money to let him continue talking."
"It's just that the caravan traveled north and south, and most of the time it was on the road to do business. In fact, there weren't many interesting things to brag about. As time went by, the nonsense in the belly became empty."
"Fortunately he brought back an eagle."
"Eagle?" Guanyi next to him was surprised, "Eagle and swan raised by the Xiliang tribe for grazing or reconnaissance?"
"Yes," Du Ziming quickly complimented: "As expected of the Minister of War, even Xiliang Eagle knows about it."
Qian Liang saw the doubts of Emperor Changxing above and quickly asked for him, "Isn't it just a bird? Is it so capable?"
"Qian Shangshu doesn't know anything." Du Ziming chuckled.
"The eagle is a giant grassland bird. It is very loyal and only recognizes one master in its life. It is also very patient and can fly for a long time after just one meal. It flies high and fast and can cover thousands of miles in one day. question."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Yun Chui's fastest delivery method is the 800-mile express, but that is along a winding post road. If there is a landslide and the road is cut off in the middle, it will be impossible to get up quickly even if we want to.
In comparison, traveling thousands of miles across the sky is much faster.
No wonder newspaper news spread so quickly.
"This Hu Yanfei is a shrewd man. When he was traveling with the caravan, he met many people in various areas. As soon as the information from all parties was compiled, he compiled a newspaper. Unexpectedly, he was very popular among the people, and now he is making money. A golden bowl full of gold."
"Master Du," Fan Wen, the Minister of Rites, stood up unsteadily, "As we all know, Master Hongguang is a well-known moral monk who has always regarded money as dirt. But he is a writer of that newspaper, and even wrote in it There is a dedicated section.”
"I wonder what their relationship is?"
Du Ziming smiled: "Hu Yanfei also said this. When the caravan was trapped in Laigu County, it was only because of Master Hongguang's help that it was not destroyed."
Everyone nodded suddenly.
Based on the old monk's habit of helping someone he met, it was entirely possible.
"Where is Hu Yanfei now?" Emperor Changxing asked.
He was not easy to fool around with, and he did not believe that such a large newspaper could be produced with just a few people and an eagle.
Sweat suddenly flowed from Du Ziming's back.
"Back to your majesty, Wei Chen's subordinates captured Hu Yanfei in Xingrong County. After some interrogation, he learned that it was your majesty who personally intervened. He felt that he had caused a big trouble and committed suicide."
snort!
Emperor Changxing stared, "I ask you again, did this person really commit suicide?"
"Back...back to your majesty, I deserve death for my crime. My subordinates were too eager to interrogate me, and Hu Yanfei died without being able to withstand the punishment."
Emperor Changxing was speechless.
He thought Hu Yanfei was killed by some mastermind.
However, Emperor Changxing didn't care about the nonsense, "Then who is in charge of the newspaper now?"
Du Ziming's scalp was numb, "Back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen is investigating Hu Yanfei's network, and I believe they will be found soon."
The implication is that it was not found.
"Damn it!" Emperor Changxing's face darkened and he was about to get angry.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Luo Ken stood up quickly, "The empire has a vast territory and a large number of people. It is very valuable that Master Du was able to find out the ins and outs of the newspaper and the method of delivery in such a short time. I believe that the Jinlin Guards have made great efforts."
"As for the current owner of the newspaper, although his identity is unknown for the time being, Master Du has found the clue to Hu Yanfei. I believe that as long as Jin Linwei is given time, Master Du will be able to bring him to justice."
Du Ziming didn't dare to say anything, but just glanced at Luo Ken gratefully.
Emperor Changxing pondered for a while, then nodded slightly, "What about the eagle? Have you captured it?"
He sat in the entire Yun Chui and saw countless rare birds and animals, but he had never seen any Xiliang eagles.
"Your Majesty," Du Ziming was on the verge of tears, "The eagle is very vigilant and always loyal. Basically no one can touch it except the owner. After the death of Hu Yanfei, the eagle has gone forever."
"Weichen... I don't know where it is now."
Emperor Changxing was very sorry.
It was just a bird, and he immediately ignored it.
"Then quickly find me the person behind the newspaper."
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