The girl's disappearance caused great panic in the capital. For a while, no young girls could be seen on the streets, and everyone was in danger.
It has been more than a month since the first girl disappeared, but Jing Zhaoyin didn't even find out anything, and was directly punished by the emperor.
After Dali Temple Minister took over the case, he mobilized all manpower to investigate carefully, and finally found something different.
In the imperial study, the Minister of Dali Temple was reporting on the progress of the case.
"The whereabouts of the missing girls were found three days ago. In the past seven or eight years, a total of forty-nine girls have disappeared. They are all hiding underground in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment confessed to his crime and gave all the details. It's clear, but his motives are very questionable... The seven or eight years of planning were not for fame, profit, or power, so what on earth was he doing?"
"After Mrs. Ruan talked with Mrs. Sui, she gave Weichen some inspiration, so Weichen checked his life twelve years ago before he became an official in the court. He was an ordinary citizen who was born on the coastal border. He had many The first time he went out to sea with a fishing boat, records show that he was better at the Laki language... When the ministers tortured him, he denied all connections with Laki."
"The more he denied it, the more fishy the matter became. Wei Chen continued to dig out the cocoon, and finally found out. It turned out that his mother was from the Laji country... In other words, half of the blood in his body came from the Laji country. , he is most likely a spy sent by the Laji Kingdom to our Dayu Kingdom... He entered the court as an official twelve years ago, and after establishing a firm foothold, he began to use girls from good families to establish a strong network of connections. If the Laji Kingdom wants to attack me in the future Whatever little tricks Daewoo is doing, these connections will give me, Daewoo, a fatal blow..."
The emperor's face suddenly darkened.
In the past four or five years, the Laji Kingdom has continued to cause trouble on the coastal border and constantly provoked the bottom line of the Dayu Kingdom, which has caused him great dissatisfaction. However, because the Laji Kingdom has been a vassal state of the Dayu Kingdom for hundreds of years, if it is openly Taking action would chill the other vassal countries, so he kept silent.
But now it turns out that more than ten years ago, Laji Kingdom had an informant in Dayu Kingdom, and he was buried in the court.
With such a carefully arranged network of relationships, many secrets of Dayu Kingdom have been stolen invisibly over the past seven or eight years...
His empire was being coveted right under his nose, and he didn't even know it.
It seemed that he was too tolerant of Laji.
"I have ordered that all the wealthy merchants and courtiers on the list, regardless of their status and background, be detained separately and interrogated one by one." The emperor's voice was particularly cold, "In addition, all the Laji people in Dayu Kingdom are expelled, and any one of the three generations of our ancestors is The people of Laji will also be expelled together. This matter must be completed within seven days without any delay."
"yes!"
The people below immediately went to do it.
As soon as the minister of Dali Temple left, King Qin came in with his hind legs.
"Brother Emperor..." King Qin lifted up his robe and knelt down, "I was wrong, I was really wrong, I only went there once three years ago, the only time... I can swear, I just went there to have fun. , drank some wine, listened to some songs, slept with a girl, and did nothing else... If I had known earlier that he was a spy from the Laji Kingdom, I would have smashed his rags before the emperor could say anything. Zhuangzi, I really don’t know anything, please be careful, Brother Huang!”
The emperor looked at him coldly: "You did not do anything, but the words you said unintentionally were all recorded and sent to the Emperor of Laji's case at high speed. Every unintentional word you said , may become a weapon for Laji to attack Daewoo."
King Qin opened his lips, not knowing what to say.
He just likes to have fun and has been to all the fun places in the capital. Who knew that there was such a big deal in that place.
He believed that many people like him who went there to have fun had no idea where that place was, and they were deceived inexplicably.
"You are the sibling of my compatriot, I can trust you, but other people must be investigated by Dali Temple and released without guilt. If there is any connection with Laji Country, then I can only be a You are a tyrant." The emperor waved his hand impatiently, "The Nalaoshizi Academy you founded is about to start. Go about your own business and don't be an eyesore here."
King Qin cupped his hands and said: "If the school is ruined, I will come to see you!"
He can only rely on the school to atone for his sins, and hopes that these students will not live up to his expectations.
In the afternoon of the same day, an edict was issued across the capital, requiring all Laji people to leave Dayu immediately within seven days. If they disobeyed the order, they would be forcibly repatriated.
The imperial court arranged for the imperial guards to rush to other provincial cities of Dayu Kingdom to issue an edict. All Laji people in the country must leave the territory without leaving...
Cheng Wanwan really didn't expect that Donghua's disappearance could be involved in such a big incident.
The Laji Kingdom is truly as its name suggests. It actually started to plant stakes in the Dayu Dynasty more than ten years ago. There is a fifth-grade criminal minister. Could there be other secret sentinels?
The Dayu Dynasty was founded two or three hundred years ago, and it established contact with Laji State two hundred years ago. After Laji State became a vassal state of Dayu State, the commercial exchanges between the two countries became closer and closer. Later, when the development progressed, Laji State-owned merchants would They settled in the Kingdom of Dayu and intermarried with the Kingdom of Dayu, giving birth to children with blood ties between the two countries.
After the emperor's edict was issued, these intermarrying families were the first to be expelled.
Some families who consider national interests will force their children to divorce. Some couples with deep feelings will choose to leave the country with their children.
Fortunately, there were not many people in the capital who married foreigners, so the streets gradually became peaceful after being chaotic for two or three days.
Cheng Wanwan went into the palace and thanked the emperor for his tolerance for allowing her to find her niece in time.
"Mrs. Sui is indeed the lucky star of our country." The emperor said with emotion, "If it weren't for the disappearance of Mrs. Sui's niece, this matter would not have come to the court, and I would not have known that Laji had such great ambitions. ...Now that this matter is causing a stir, in the future, if Dayu Kingdom uses force against Laji Kingdom, the surrounding small countries will not dare to say anything. This is because of Mrs. Sui's blessing."
"Your Majesty is ridiculous." Cheng Wanwan showed a look of fear on his face, "As early as a few years ago, when the Laji Kingdom paid tribute to new species, its ambitions were exposed. My wife heard from Mr. Zhang that now the Laji Kingdom It has close ties with the Yue clan in the north of our country, and if the Laji Kingdom establishes power within the territory of the Yue clan, it may cause intrusion to the people in the north of Dayu Kingdom."
"I have sent someone to investigate this matter." The emperor said slowly, "The imperial examination will be held in a few days. Is Mrs. Sui's son ready?"
Cheng Wanwan lowered his head and replied: "He stays in his study room and reads every day. I can't say that he has made complete preparations, but he will definitely do his best."
"Mrs. Sui's son is very good. He will be the first scholar in the provincial examination and the first place in the general examination. If he can get the first place again, he will be the number one scholar in the third Yuan examination." The emperor pointed his finger on the table and paused for a while before saying, " A few days ago, I issued an edict to forcibly expel the Laji people, which caused public resentment in many places. If this is the title of the imperial examination, what would Mrs. Sui think?"
Cheng Wanwan raised his head in surprise.
The questions in the palace examination were usually given by the emperor himself, and no one could figure out the holy intention. Therefore, many scholars who performed particularly well on weekdays would stumble in the palace examination.
But now, the emperor directly told her the direction of the question. Did he reveal the question to her?
