Seeing that both Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer were wondering about this matter, Zhu Xiucai took the initiative to ask for help.
"Sir, would you like me to go find out?"
After Qin Shaoyou thought about it briefly, he agreed to Zhu Xiucai's proposal.
"Okay, you go find a way to find out what's going on."
The people in the editing factory have always had a bad relationship with the Demon Suppression Department.
Whether it was Qin Shaoyou or Qin Qiaoer who came forward to inquire about this matter, the people in the editing factory would definitely not talk about it, and they might even suspect their intentions.
It would be better to let Zhu Xiucai try it.
Zhu Xiucai is very good at building relationships and gathering information.
However, Qin Shaoyou still warned: "Don't make them suspicious."
Zhu Xiucai responded: "Don't worry, sir, I know what to do."
After receiving the mission, he did not face the team escorting the prison van. Instead, he used the cover of the woods and his comrades to quickly change his disguise, then sneaked into the woods, heading towards the capital, and disappeared without a trace.
From the looks of it, he was planning to go ahead and look for opportunities to 'get acquainted' with the people at the editing factory.
After Zhu Xiucai left, the team escorting Yang Zhen quickly passed by Qin Shaoyou and the others.
The people in the editorial office immediately recognized the red messenger outfits Qin Shaoyou and the others were wearing, and they all snorted coldly.
However, although they looked unhappy, they did not cause trouble because they had errands to run.
Qin Shaoyou and others also ignored them.
However, when the prison car passed by, Qin Shaoyou flicked his finger, and a little ink flew out and landed on Yang Zhen's prison clothes. It was mixed with the dirt on the prison clothes and was indistinguishable.
After the prison car moved away, Qin Shaoyou and the others rested for a while before setting off again.
That night, they stayed overnight in a small town on the outskirts of Beijing.
In the middle of the night, there was really something sneaky around.
Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer didn't even need to take action, the patrolling Yin soldiers would catch and devour these little devils.
Early the next morning, Qin Shaoyou and the others continued on their way. Before sunset, they successfully passed the inspection of the city gate guards and entered the capital.
As soon as he passed the city gate, he saw Zhu Xiucai.
Zhu Xiucai had returned to his original appearance and was waiting for their arrival in a tea shop behind the city gate.
When Qin Shaoyou saw Zhu Xiucai, Zhu Xiucai also saw them. He hurriedly took out a few copper coins and put them on the tea table, stood up and greeted them.
"Sir, I have investigated clearly."
When Zhu Xiucai said this, he did not forget to wink at Cui Youyou.
Having experienced many things, Cui Yougui no longer knows how to read words and expressions, and he also understands the intention of Zhu Xiucai's wink at this moment.
He immediately chanted a mantra and released the sound isolation technique.
Zhu Xiucai then continued to report: "According to the people in the editorial office, they arrested Yang Zhen and brought him to Beijing on charges of corruption and perversion of the law."
Qin Qiaoer frowned, rather suspicious: "Master Yang has always been honest, how could he be corrupt and bend the law? Do they have evidence?"
"No." Zhu Xiucai snorted coldly: "I also asked them if they had any evidence at that time, but they said that the editing factory never needs evidence to recruit people."
"It's a good thing that you never need evidence. This is unfounded. It's more arrogant than our Demon Suppression Department."
Qin Shaoyou frowned.
"But why did they do this? Could it be that Yang Zhen had offended them before, and now that he was dismissed from office, they took the opportunity to come and retaliate?"
Although Cui Yougui released the sound isolation technique, Zhu Xiucai couldn't help but glance around at this time.
After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he covered his mouth and whispered: "I don't rule out the possibility, but according to the information I heard, the editor's arrest of Mr. Yang was under the emperor's order."
Is it an order from Emperor Jianwu?
Qin Shaoyou became more and more surprised.
What did Emperor Jianwu want to do? Is it because Yang Zhen helped Zhang Zhenren and Master Suquan write a letter, and because Yang Zhen had opposed him many times, that Yang Zhen was to be killed?
But why didn't he do this before, but after Yang Zhen returned to his hometown, he sent agents from the editing factory to arrest Yang Zhen and bring him back to Beijing on trumped-up charges?
By doing this, isn't he afraid of arousing uproar and opposition from the courtiers?
With full of doubts, Qin Shaoyou asked: "Did you find out how the emperor wants to deal with Yang Zhen?"
Zhu Xiucai actually inquired about it and immediately replied: "It is said that Yang Zhen will go to the Hanlin Academy to participate in compiling books."
"Compiling a book?"
Hearing this, Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer were both stunned.
They originally thought that Yang Zhen was arrested and brought to Beijing by the agents from the editing factory sent by Emperor Jianwu. Even if he was not imprisoned in the prison of the editing factory, he should be imprisoned in the imperial edict, and he might even undergo some torture.
Unexpectedly, he was arrested and sent to the Hanlin Academy to compile books...
When did the Hanlin Academy rely on arresting people to compile books?
If you want Yang Zhen to go to the Hanlin Academy to edit books, can't you just issue an order directly? Is it necessary to send out the editing factory to get people?
And he was framed for corruption and perverting the law?
Or is it that the compilation of books in the Hanlin Academy is not as simple as everyone thinks?
At this moment, Qin Shaoyou suddenly remembered something.
In the underground palace where the Prince of Shu turned into a zombie, they had discovered the corpses of many civil servants and generals.
The Crown Prince of Shu relied on the Confucianism and blood energy remaining in the corpses of those civil servants and generals to practice and refine elixirs.
If the prince of Shu really turned into a zombie because of the elixir given by Emperor Jianwu, would this method of stealing the breaths of civil servants and generals to practice have something to do with Emperor Jianwu?
Thinking further, Emperor Jianwu placed a group of retired veterans and "criminal ministers" who had been dismissed from office in the Hanlin Academy. Was he really asking them to study books, or was he borrowing their Confucianism to practice alchemy?
Qin Shaoyou touched his chin, and while listening to Zhu Xiucai's report, he thought about how to find out what was going on in the Hanlin Academy.
Perhaps, the ink dots he put on Yang Zhen before were an opportunity.
After Zhu Xiucai reported the news he had inquired about, Qin Shaoyou asked Cui Youyou to remove the sound insulation technique.
There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in this part of the capital, and fluctuations in spells can easily attract the attention of others. It would be bad if someone with malicious intentions catches their eye.
Before it got dark, Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer sent Li Xin and Li Qinshi to the relevant yamen and handed over the practice guidelines.
According to the usual practice, the officials in this yamen have to find some faults and make some trouble in order to extort a sum of money.
However, because there were envoys in red accompanying them, these officials did not dare to mess around. They could only verify it honestly and accept the practice guidelines.
After handing in the practice guide, Li Xin and Li Qin breathed a sigh of relief.
They planned to check in at the Jiangnan Guild Hall and stay in the capital for a while. They would wait until Li Xin's health was completely recovered before setting off back to Jiangnan.
Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer sent them to the Jiangnan Guild Hall and made an appointment to come and have dinner with them when the business was done.
After bidding farewell to Li Xin and Li Qinshi, Qin Shaoyou and his party rushed to the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division to report.
(End of chapter)
