After the case was heard, Xiang Nan returned to Houya with Qianlong and Du Xiaoyue.
Although Fukangan was not imprisoned, he did not want to see Xiang Nan's majesty, so he stayed in Qianya with Liu Changfu and others.
"Master Fu, what is going on?" Liu Changfu asked in confusion. He still can't believe that the man in the prison is fake.
"If you should know, I will tell you naturally. If you shouldn't know, what's the use of asking around!" Fu Kang'an glared at him and Liu Changfu suddenly didn't dare to speak.
…
"Mr. Ji, I have searched all the shops owned by White Snake, but not many people have seen her." Qianlong asked Xiang Nan, "Please tell me how to find her, sir."
"Mr. Xu, Ji recommends that you stop looking for the White Snake." Xiang Nan thought for a moment and said, "The White Snake colluded with the officials in Yancheng, Yunzhou and other places and sold millions of stones from the imperial court to provide disaster relief. Distribute rice bran and gluten to people in the disaster area.
As a result, tens of thousands of people died of starvation in Yancheng and Yunzhou, nearly a million people were displaced, and ten of the houses were empty. It can be said that it is a disaster for the country and the people, and the crimes are so heinous that it is difficult to write down. Unforgivable crimes.
Mr. Xu, do you want to find such a villain again? What are you going to do with it once you find it? "
Qianlong couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.
I didn't expect that this white lady would do so many evil things. She colluded with corrupt officials and embezzled disaster relief food funds. It was a heinous crime and deserved death.
Is such a villain really his biological mother?
His majestic emperor, Mingjun Holy Master, really wants to have such a villain as his mother?
Once you admit it, what should you do? Will she be held accountable for the crimes she committed? If he is held accountable, the prince will be guilty of the same crime as the common people, and he will definitely be guillotined when the time comes.
If there is no investigation, where is the law and where is the justice? Once it spreads, how should the people of the world view it? How will it be evaluated in history books?
Qianlong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Sir, please allow me to think about it again." He waved his hand.
Xiang Nan nodded, knowing that this kind of thing really needs to be carefully considered.
…
In the dense forest, the four girls found traces of the Fourteenth Prince.
It turns out that after the prince was kidnapped, in order for the four girls to find him, he kept throwing his small accessories, such as rings, purses, jade pendants, etc. on the ground as road signs along the way.
The fourth girl had been with the prince for many years and was naturally familiar with his belongings, so she searched all the way and found the camp where the gang of villains were stationed.
However, they were outnumbered and it was difficult to save the Fourteenth Prince, so the four girls were lying in ambush around them, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.
As she observed, she felt more and more that there was something unusual about these villains. They are not simple mobs or bandits, but more like well-trained soldiers.
On the one hand, the campsites where they were stationed were very well laid out. It's not like bandits, bandits, or mobs, they are chaotic and have no rules to follow.
On the one hand, their actions are well-founded, and they follow orders and prohibitions, unlike bandits, mobs and other rabble-rousers who have no rules.
"What are the origins of these people?" The fourth girl wondered. So while two people were going to the stream to fetch water, she followed them quietly.
First, he pressed acupoints to restrain one person, then placed the sword across the other person's neck, and asked sternly, "Tell me, who are you?"
"We are members of the Heaven and Earth Association." The man said quickly.
"Heaven and Earth Society?! Why did you kidnap the Fourteenth Prince?" the fourth girl asked again.
"We, the Tiandihui, are determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and we intend to support the Fourteenth Prince on the throne." The man explained again.
"Nonsense! The Fourteenth Prince is also a Manchu. Since you rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, why did you support him?" the fourth girl asked.
"The Fourteenth Prince has a grudge against Qianlong and shares the same hatred with our Heaven and Earth Association." The man explained, "Furthermore, it is said that this world originally belonged to the Fourteenth Prince. With the help of the Fourteenth Prince's righteousness, our Heaven and Earth Association can learn from it." Be famous and overthrow Qianlong's rule."
The fourth girl felt that what this man said was reasonable. She was about to nod when she suddenly frowned and said, "Okay, since you are a rebel, I will eliminate harm for the country today. You go to Jiuquan and cry to Emperor Chongzhen."
The fourth girl said, stabbing the man to death with a sword, and then untied the other man's acupuncture points, "Since you are also a rebel, I will send you on your way too."
"Girl, spare your life, I'm not a rebel, I'm a disciple of the Eight Banners." Upon hearing this, the man quickly explained.
"Nonsense, you can't lie to me." The fourth girl raised her sword and said.
"Really, we are Lord Fukangan's men." The man said quickly.
"In that case, why did you attack us and why did you kidnap the Fourteenth Prince?" the fourth girl asked immediately.
"We attacked you just for show, and our purpose was just to kidnap the Fourteenth Prince. Otherwise, there were so many of us that day, and if we were really rebels, and we really wanted to take action, the three of you might not have been able to escape." The man quickly explained, "Fu Your Majesty ordered us to pretend to be the Heaven and Earth Society and kidnap the prince, just to frame him as the leader of the rebels so that the emperor can punish him."
"Why did he do this?" The fourth girl asked puzzledly.
"I don't know either. We just obey God's orders." The man shook his head.
"In that case, I can't let you go." The fourth girl then killed him again with a sword.
After killing the two people, the fourth girl returned to the camp. She looked left and right, but she still couldn't find a chance to save the prince.
The officers and soldiers under Fukang'an are experienced in hundreds of battles and are the elite of the Eight Banners soldiers. Although the combat capabilities of individual soldiers are not as good as those of martial arts masters like Si Niang, once they are assembled into a team, their combat capabilities will be greatly enhanced.
The fourth girl was really no match on her own, so she thought about it for a long time and had to go back to the city to ask Fukangan for help.
…
Qianlong thought about it all night and then found Xiang Nan.
"Mr. Ji, I still hope to find the White Snake." He said to Xiang Nan, "I want to know if she is my biological mother. If I don't understand this matter, I will never be able to let it go in my life."
Xiang Nan nodded, understanding his mood.
Many of those abducted children spend their entire lives looking for their own homes.
"Since the emperor has made a decision, I will help your majesty." Xiang Nan nodded, then found Xiaoyue and asked her to lead troops to seal down Datong Bank.
Xiaoyue got the order and went immediately.
"Sir, what do you mean?" Qianlong asked puzzledly.
"Knocking on the mountain shakes the tiger and lures the snake out of its hole." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Sure enough, Liu Changfu came over immediately after receiving a letter from the bank, "Master He, the seal was wrong, the seal was wrong. Why did you seal Datong Bank? It is White Snake's property."
"Datong Bank?! That's not right, I clearly asked someone to seal it as Huitong Bank." Xiang Nan pretended to be innocent and said, "Oh, by the way, Miss Xiaoyue is illiterate, so she must have sealed it by mistake.
Oops, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. If you invite the white lady here, I will apologize to her face to face. "
"Xiaoguan has never seen Lady White Snake." Liu Changfu waved his hand and said, "Sir, Lady White Snake only interacts with you alone. Xiaguan has gone to see her many times, but she couldn't even get in."
"Then how do you usually communicate?" Xiang Nan asked.
"Everything about liaison with the capital is supervised by your Excellency personally." Liu Changfu added, "How dare I contact you privately as an official?"
"Oh, I understand, please step back." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
