"Jingyun City has too many people and is too complex. It is obviously unrealistic to find all the lurking slugs at once, so we need to solve this problem in batches."
Lin Xixue crossed her arms over her chest and paced back and forth in the hall, explaining her plan calmly and confidently.
"So the first step is to start from people with relatively simple social relationships." She took out her right hand and raised her index finger.
"What relationship did you just say?" The emperor obviously had not heard of this modern term.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You just need to know that most of the people in the House of Internal Affairs are eunuchs and maids. They live, eat and live in the palace. Relatively speaking, they have the least contact with the outside world."
"Let's first check the people in the Internal Affairs Office and the harem. This will not only ensure that there are no eyes and ears of these monsters around you, but also we can safely assign these people who have no problems to be our helpers."
"This first step does sound reasonable, but it has quite a few flaws." The emperor finally caught Lin Xixue's flaw and quickly raised questions.
He was still brooding over Lin Xixue's previous insult, and subconsciously he had a vague desire to prove himself.
"Although the external communication in the palace is limited, it is by no means without communication. All the concubines in the harem always go out to visit relatives. Even if the palace is checked now, if these monsters you mentioned turn into monsters again while they are out, Returning to the palace would be a futile effort."
"So, your first step is obviously not feasible." The emperor was very satisfied with his refutation, with a little complacency in his eyes.
"I have some thoughts, but not much." Lin Xixue's poisonous tongue showed off her true nature, "Since the palace is a closed environment, we need to check everyone in the palace first, so that these monsters will not appear out of thin air inside."
"Even if there is still some communication with the outside world, as long as we set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the palace to ensure that no one returning to the palace is a monster, then the palace will naturally be relatively safe."
"But what if these monsters directly leap over the palace wall and enter the palace to attack?" The emperor was still trying to argue.
"This is not difficult. The assimilation of this monster is not completed instantly. We need to strengthen patrols in the palace, instruct the eunuchs and maids to visit each other every day and supervise each other, and recheck those who have not appeared for a long time."
The emperor was silent. The plan given by Lin Xixue was indeed impeccable.
"The second step is to expand the scope of the investigation from the palace to the court, and call all the ministers in Jingyun City to bring their families and relatives into the palace for investigation together."
"For the ministers or their family members who have discovered the problem, we can follow the clues and trace them all the way to the source." Lin Xixue continued to elaborate.
"With such a high-profile investigation, I am worried that it will alert the snake and lead the mastermind to defect in advance."
"Yes, so the second and third steps need to be completed at the same time. While holding a banquet in the palace to investigate the ministers, a celebration should also be held outside the palace."
"During the celebration, the spiked wine and rice are spread out, and these monsters lurking in the crowd will definitely try their best to stay at home and avoid participating."
"In this way, those who go to the streets to participate in the celebration are normal people, and those who stay at home during the celebration will be arrested together. Even if there are a small number of people who really stay at home because of physical discomfort, they will be carefully identified in prison. That’s it.”
"So, when the time comes, you first invite all the civil and military officials into the palace, host a banquet, and stabilize their actions. But at this moment, Governor Shi has already led his troops to arrest people outside the palace."
"When the matters outside the palace are almost settled, you can serve the spiked wine."
"After completing these three steps, you can completely eliminate these monsters among ordinary people. Do you still have any questions?"
"I have no doubts, but what should I do if the monster that is invited into the palace jumps over the wall and attacks me? Shi Aiqing is out arresting people at the moment, and it is impossible to protect me."
"Don't worry, I will disguise myself as a palace maid and protect you secretly. Are you satisfied?"
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"If you have no doubts, hurry up and gather everyone in the palace to start the inspection. During the inspection, not a single mosquito can fly out of the palace, lest a monster sneaks out and spreads the news."
As the saying goes, it is better to choose the day than to hit it. The faster you act, the more likely you are to catch the opponent off guard. Lin Xixue suggested taking action immediately.
"Shi Aiqing, I will leave it to you to seal the palace. During the inspection, no one is allowed to enter or exit."
"Wei Chen takes orders!"
Lin Xixue took out a handful of Soul Seizing Soil and said: "Dissolve this thing in wine, water, or tea, and order everyone to drink it. Once the monster drinks it, it will die suddenly. And if anyone is unwilling to drink it, That’s even more self-inflicted.”
The operation started quickly, and Shi Xueqian summoned the Yun Chui guards stationed in the palace to seal the entrance and exit.
The reason why Shi Xueqian can only do it at this time is because he holds the Yunchui Tiger Talisman, and no one belonging to the Yunchui Guards can disobey his military orders.
Therefore, even if there were slugs inside Yunchui Guard, they had to obey Shi Xueqian's orders because of the power of the tiger talisman, eliminating the need to investigate inside Yunchui Guard first.
At the same time, the emperor brought Lin Xixue to the garden, ordered the housekeeper to prepare cakes and drinks, and summoned everyone in the palace.
Lin Xixue personally poured the spirit-stealing soil into the wine, and then used the "hiding" technique to hide in the corner.
After a while, many masters and servants in the palace arrived one after another. The originally spacious back garden was now overcrowded and seemed quite cramped.
"Eunuch Yao, are everyone in the palace here?"
"Long live Qi Zhen, two nobles are feeling unwell, and Concubine Yan is also sick. The Empress Dowager is chanting Buddha's name at the moment, and everyone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already arrived."
"Okay, now that everyone is almost here, I will tell you straight away. There is wine, tea, and sugar water boiled in the imperial kitchen. You can come forward one by one and drink any of them."
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, and for a while they didn't quite understand what the emperor meant by such a move.
Seeing that everyone was hesitant to move, the emperor explained: "There is no profound meaning in this choice. Everyone chooses based on their own preferences."
"Eunuch Yao, as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, why don't you come and have the first drink first?"
"Thank you, Lord! But with so many masters lining up in front of me, how dare I drink first? I'd rather ask you ladies to drink first."
"Eunuch Yao, why are you shaking?" The emperor patted his shoulder with a half-smile, "I asked you to drink this first cup first, so drink it boldly. I want to see who dares to say no!"
"The Holy Emperor's grace is so great that the old slave feels ashamed of it, so he is frightened."
The emperor poured a glass of wine himself, put it in front of him, and said, "I personally poured the wine for Eunuch Yao. Can Eunuch Yao give me a favor?"
"Old slave, old slave" he became more and more nervous as he spoke, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, forcing him to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves.
When the emperor saw this, he snorted coldly and threw the glass of wine directly in his face.
I just heard a squeaking sound. When the wine was poured on my face, it made a sound like boiling water poured on burning coals.
