Early in the morning, after the emperor got up, washed and had breakfast, Mao Zhe came forward.
"Your Majesty, this old slave has something to report. Your Majesty, please don't get angry after hearing this."
The emperor knew Mao Zhe's temperament well enough to let him point it out specifically, and he was mentally prepared.
"Say it."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yu's last wife, Miss Su, was chased by a killer last night and fled all the way to the palace gate."
"This is serious!"
"Back to the Emperor, it's absolutely true. This old slave has sent someone to confirm. In order to protect Miss Su, Mr. Yu suffered more than a dozen sword wounds, large and small, and he is still sleeping in the courtyard of the First Level Palace. Miss Su and her dog are also here."
The emperor couldn't sit still after hearing this, so he walked back and forth in the palace to suppress the anger in his heart.
Under his nose, someone actually went out to kill someone openly.
"That Miss Su fled all the way to the palace gate, and didn't meet anyone from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Kyoto Prefectural Government?"
"Back to the emperor, there is no such thing."
"Okay, very good. I'll let you know immediately. We'll go to court early this morning."
But the emperor was angry and his mind was not spinning.
"Then how did Miss Su run to the palace gate alone while being chased by the killer?"
"The person who came to report said that Mr. Yu and his men stopped the killer, and that Miss Su rode his dog to the palace gate, otherwise Miss Su would have been gone last night."
It was the first time that the emperor heard that dogs could carry people. He had to say that Miss Su was really lucky.
The emperor and Mao Zhe were talking about what happened last night in the Chengqian Hall. This was very painful for the officials who were hurriedly called to wait in the main hall. Except for a few people who knew the inside story, even several cabinet ministers I don’t know what happened last night. Seeing that the emperor was still late in coming to the morning court, and Eunuch Mao didn’t come to inform us, all the officials had to wait. It took more than half an hour before they saw the emperor coming. If this was normal, , it’s been quite a while since morning.
"I see your Majesty, long live my Emperor."
The ministers knelt down and saluted, but did not hear Ping Shen's voice coming from above. They were all beating drums in their hearts, wondering which unlucky guy would be unlucky this morning.
As I was thinking about it, I heard the emperor's voice coming from above.
"Last night, a killer appeared in Kyoto City. I wonder who among you, dear friends, knew about it?"
"Back to the emperor, I know a few things."
Ding Yan knew that the emperor should know about this, but the emperor did not mention his name, so he had to stand up on his own.
"Then Ding Aiqing, tell me, what happened last night?"
"Back to the Emperor, as far as I know, a dozen killers entered Mr. Yu's courtyard at midnight last night. Their goal was very clear. They came to kill Mr. Yu's fiancée who lives in the courtyard. If I guess correctly, , this matter should be related to the woman’s abduction case that happened two days ago.”
After Ding Yan finished speaking, the ministers were in an uproar. Who was so bold as to kill people openly in the city? This was obviously a slap in the emperor's face.
The commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division knelt on the ground and was completely stunned. He didn't know about this, and no one below told him about it.
The governor of Kyoto was also beating the drum in his heart. After seeing Yu Zheng and the others leaving last night, he went back to his residence to rest. He didn't expect that such a big thing would happen in just a few hours, and their Kyoto governor Not a single person knew about it.
"Luo Cheng, tell me, what on earth did the people from your Five Cities Military and Horse Division do last night?"
Luo Cheng knelt on the ground, the sweat on his forehead dripping down his chin and hitting the white jade floor. He naturally knew what he was doing last night. A new group of girls came to Chunfeng Tower. Yesterday, he got filial piety from a wealthy businessman below, so he took him with him. A group of men went to Chunfeng Tower and came out after midnight. They originally thought that nothing would happen during the Chinese New Year, but they didn't expect that such a thing would happen. Now the emperor asked him if he could do it in front of him. Of course he couldn't tell a group of officials where he went last night.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty."
"snort!"
"Mao Zhe, tell me, where did Mr. Luo go last night?"
Eunuch Mao took a step forward and said loudly: "According to the investigation by the people of Jinyiwei, Mr. Luo followed a group of his men to Chunfeng Tower last night."
When Eunuch Mao finished speaking, Luo Cheng collapsed on the ground. It's over, it's all over!
"Luo Cheng, the girl from Chunfeng Tower may have taken away your soul."
"Your Majesty, I am guilty, please punish me!"
"Removed from the post of commander-in-chief of the Army and Horse Department in the five cities of Luocheng, he was thrown into prison and awaited his fate."
Luo Cheng was already thankful that the emperor didn't take his life immediately.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Soon two imperial guards came forward, took the official hat off Luo Cheng's head, took off his official uniform and took him down.
The Governor of Kyoto's heart was beating hard now. After dealing with Luo Cheng, he would be next.
"JAC."
"I'm here."
"Tell me where you were last night?"
"Going back to the emperor, yesterday afternoon, Master Yu and Miss Su came to the government office to check the files. After I made arrangements, I went to work. I didn't return to the government until Master Yu and Miss Su returned from checking."
"JAC's supervision is not good and we will be fined for half a year."
Hearing this, Jiang Huai breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Where is the Minister of Dali Temple?"
"I'm here."
"You are given one month to investigate the case. Do you have any objections?"
"I obey the decree."
"The six pavilion elders are staying, and the others can go back."
"Best regards, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor!"
After the other ministers had left, the six chief assistants followed the emperor to the imperial study.
Today is New Year's Eve, and there will be a New Year's Eve banquet in the palace in the evening. However, there should be nothing to see this year. All the ministers can't wait to behave with their tail between their legs, for fear that the emperor will take out his anger on himself. He didn't see what happened just now. The commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division was dismissed from his position. If it weren't for Luo Shoufu's face, it wouldn't be as simple as dismissal.
Su Yu slept extremely deeply and slept until the afternoon of the next day. However, the person who was supposed to wake up did not wake up and developed a high fever. The waiter quickly invited Dr. Fan over.
Yu Zheng, who was lying on the bed next door, heard that Su Yu had a high fever and insisted on coming over to see Su Yu despite his injuries. The maids could not report to the young chamberlain, so the chambermaid finally had someone carry him and attached Yu Zheng to a recliner. Carried to Su Yu's house.
Yu Zheng was half lying on the recliner, holding Su Yu's hand with a pale face. Su Yu's whole face was red due to the high fever.
The little waiter on the side looked at it, and his nose suddenly felt sore for some reason. It can be said that these two people have become friends in need.
"Don't worry, Master Yu. Dr. Fan has already come to see you and said that as long as the high fever subsides, you will be fine."
(End of chapter)
