As an important official of the imperial court, Li Chengye took advantage of his authority to open a brothel and abduct and sell girls from good families. His crimes were heinous.
The most angry person was Yan Lichu.
She was furious.
As a woman, she felt the same and could not bear such a crime.
As the empress, she ordered Su Ye to investigate the matter thoroughly and track down all the criminals!
Su Ye accepted the order, knowing that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to slack off.
He quickly organized manpower and launched a comprehensive investigation into the Tanxiang Pavilion case.
At the same time, the rescued women were placed in a safe place and arranged for dedicated care.
For a time, the city was filled with wind and rain, and everyone was in danger.
In a dark room.
Several officials who did not even dare to light candles gathered together.
Just because they know that they are guilty.
Everyone in Dayan knew that Su Ye was ruthless and selfless.
Even someone with a solid foundation like the Assistant Minister Chen Mu could be easily overthrown by him, let alone minor officials like them?
These officials looked at each other with fear in their hearts.
Worried that his crimes will be exposed and he will suffer the harshest punishment.
"What should we do now? Tanxiang Pavilion has been investigated and punished, and our source of income has been cut off."
a voice asked in panic.
"It's better to be quiet for a while and wait until the limelight passes before making any plans."
A voice suggested.
A person sitting at the top said in a low voice:
"Impossible. The ten thousand taels a month the higher-ups want doesn't matter what the limelight is. It's a matter of life and death."
When everyone heard this, they all fell silent and were deeply frightened.
They know that this matter may not end well.
However, they were already riding a tiger and had no choice but to go on.
The leader gritted his teeth and said:
"We can't do anything in the capital. There is a strict investigation over there. We can only transfer our business to the local areas. The local power is relatively dispersed. As long as we are careful, we should be able to avoid this disaster."
After everyone heard this, they felt a little more at ease.
No matter what, they have to find ways to protect their status and interests.
Even in the face of crisis, we must find a way to survive.
The uproar in the capital will naturally not be limited to the capital.
Even Dingguo Gong Yan Aoxiang, who was far away in Weiguo and rushing to help, also learned about the investigation of Tanxiang Pavilion.
Regardless of Yan Aoxiang, who was tense during the war, he was furious:
"This is unreasonable! How dare Li Chengye do such nonsense and ruin the morale of our country, Great Yan!"
On top of the war horse, Yan Aoxiang's eyes were like spitting fire. He clenched his fists and felt extremely heavy.
Although Duke Dingguo was obsessed with power, he was not a villain.
What Li Chengye did made him feel intolerable.
He knew very well that such crimes would not be punished severely.
It will make the people of Dayan lose confidence in the imperial court, and even affect the stability of the war situation.
Duke Dingguo immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to the capital.
The content of the letter was nothing more than a request to Yan Lichu to find out the matter and bring the criminals to justice.
At the same time, he also expressed his willingness to return to Beijing in person to help handle the matter after the situation in the capital stabilizes.
Yan Lichu was moved when he received Yan Aoxiang's letter.
She knew that both the cases of Li Chengye and Tanxiang Pavilion affected the hearts of people all over the world.
All of this must be solved by Su Ye.
Yan Lichu took a deep breath and said firmly to Su Ye beside him:
"This matter is related to the stability of Dayan Kingdom. I hope you will find out the case as soon as possible and bring the criminals to justice."
Su Ye accepted the order and knew the importance of this matter. He solemnly said:
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will go all out to find out the truth and uncover the criminals one by one."
With Yan Lichu's support, Su Ye stepped up the investigation of the Tanxiang Pavilion case.
The secret room of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Chengye had his hands and feet tied up and his clothes were in rags. It looked like he had been tortured.
Jin Yiwei naturally has thousands of ways to make this former important official of the imperial court, now a prisoner, confess his crimes.
The sound of pained moans filled the air and was terrifying.
Su Ye leaned against the wall and watched coldly.
Mo Yi slowly brought the red-hot iron closer to Li Chengye's eyes.
Li Chengye's face turned pale with fright, and large beads of sweat fell from his forehead.
Faced with such pressure, Li Chengye could no longer maintain his previous composure. He trembled and finally collapsed:
"I said! I said everything!"
Su Ye waved his hand and Mo Yi retreated.
Before leaving, he did not forget to glare at Li Chengye viciously.
A person who can commit such a cruel crime will not deserve any punishment no matter how cruel it is.
Li Chengye was so frightened by Mo Yi's eyes that he trembled all over. He looked at Su Ye and begged for mercy:
"Prime Minister Su, what I said is true. I am only responsible for selecting and training women and arranging for them to pick up guests at Tanxiang Pavilion. I really don't know about other things."
Su Ye looked at Li Chengye coldly and asked with a cold tone:
"Then do you know who was involved in this?"
Li Chengye shook his head in despair:
"I don't know, everyone is tightly controlled and I can't reach them."
Su Zhiyi calculated that this organization was so tight.
As his eyes moved, he thought of a way.
Su Ye grabbed Li Chengye's hair and forced him to look up:
"You don't know, that's okay. Then cooperate with us, or you'll be prepared to be tortured until you die."
Li Chengye closed his eyes in pain, knowing that what Su Ye said was true.
He hesitated for a moment and finally chose to compromise:
"Okay, I'm willing to cooperate."
A trace of satisfaction flashed in Su Ye's eyes, and he let go of his hand, allowing Li Chengye to breathe.
Late at night, Li Chengye was kicked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion covered in blood.
He struggled to get up and walked hard to his mansion.
Along the way, Li Chengye had a heavy heart.
He knew that his destiny was no longer in his hands, but completely dependent on Su Ye.
And all he could do was to cooperate with Su Ye as much as possible in exchange for a glimmer of hope.
In the darkness that Li Chengye didn't notice, a pair of eyes stared closely at his figure.
Li Chengye finally returned to his mansion.
As soon as he stepped in, a group of men in black suddenly appeared.
The man in black said nothing, and all his moves were killing moves.
Obviously, they are here to kill people and silence them!
Li Chengye closed his eyes in despair.
The man in black is about to succeed.
"Ding--"
The sound of swords clashing echoed through the night sky.
The guards in Jinyi suddenly appeared, following them like a shadow, and subdued the men in black one by one.
Li Chengye watched this scene in horror and let out a sigh of relief.
At least, this bait of his has accomplished its mission.
Maybe it can satisfy Su Ye and live a few more days.
The man in black knew that he had been ambushed, and his expression changed.
Taking out a pill in his hand, he was about to take the poison and commit suicide.
With a quick glance, Mo knocked the pill down and rolled it to the ground.
He sneered:
"Do you think you can escape by taking poison? Your crimes are destined to make you unable to survive or die."
After saying that, the Jin Yiwei rushed forward and escorted the killer of the man in black back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
