Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 150: The news of Ku He's serious injury leaked? The Minister of War was the mastermind?

Northern Qi, Shangjing City!

The news that Tianming Fengnu brought back generous "compensation" from Qing Kingdom had already spread. When people learned that Chen Luo and his companions were going back to Shangjing City today, they were waiting in the streets early.

The huge street became extremely crowded, and the Jinyiwei even sent people to clear the road to create a path in the middle for carriages to pass.

The people started waiting in the morning and waited until the afternoon. When the sun was about to set, Chen Luo and others still hadn't arrived!

This made many people begin to doubt the accuracy of the news!
"The Queen is coming back today? Where did this news come from? Why haven't we seen her for the whole day? The city is about to close, so is she going to enter the city at night?"

"I heard that the Queen has secured a lot of gold, silver and food for our Northern Qi, and even forced the Princess of Qing to come for marriage. The team must be very large, so it's normal that the marching speed is slow!"

"Oh, no matter how big the team is or how slow the team is, it has taken seven days for the news to come back, right? If we travel at a normal speed from Shanhai City to Shangjing City, we won't be able to get there in seven days?"

"What do you mean? Are you saying that the news that the Queen is coming back is fake? Or... are you suspicious of the Queen? How dare you!!"

"Suspicion? Let me tell you, I got the news that Master Ku He was ordered by the Queen to go to support them, but he was defeated by the Grand Master of Qing Kingdom and was seriously injured! Now tell me why he hasn't come back yet?"

"You're talking nonsense! Who is Master Ku He? He's one of the four great masters! And what do you mean by that? Not only are you slandering Master Ku He, you're also questioning the Queen?"

Similar words kept ringing among the people, and the voices disappeared immediately after they finished speaking. Not long after, the same voices and the same words would appear again not far away!

If one person says this, no one may believe it, but as more and more people say it, people gradually begin to believe it!
In addition, there is no sign of Chen Luo, who was supposed to arrive in Shangjing today, which makes some people start to speculate!
Is the news true?
Did the Queen slow down her journey deliberately because the Imperial Master Ku He was seriously injured and in order to conceal the news, she wanted to treat the Imperial Master Ku He on the way?
Gradually, such voices became more and more numerous, and more and more people began to make wild guesses!
However, the people did not dare to talk loudly. They only dared to gather in twos and threes and talk in a low voice, for fear of being heard by the Jinyiwei who were responsible for maintaining order!

But neither they nor those who were spreading the news noticed that in the crowd not far away, there were several pairs of eyes staring at them!

Everything they said was recorded word for word, without any omission!
Seeing that those who spread the news went to other places, these people split into two groups and ran up to the city gate with the recorded conversation.

On the city gate, Qinglong held the handle of the Xiuchun Sword with his right hand, and held the notebook that recorded the words of those people in his left hand. There were dozens of similar notebooks placed at his feet.

Qinglong flipped through the book for a few seconds, threw it to the ground, looked at the crowd below with a stern gaze, and tightened his grip on the Embroidered Spring Knife.

"Have the identities of these people been found out? Who is behind them? Didn't any of the secret agents in the various mansions notice anything unusual?" "Although the news that Master Ku He was seriously injured was a deliberate clue, it is not something that ordinary people can do to follow this clue and pass the news back in such a short time!"

If the Jinyiwei wanted to keep the news of Ku He being seriously injured secret, they could have done so completely. I can't say that they could have kept it secret forever, but it would be easy to prevent the news from leaking out within a month or two!
But because they had received Chen Luo's order in advance, the Jinyiwei did not block the news, and even deliberately leaked some rumors, revealing the whereabouts of the doctor who had treated Ku He!

The purpose of doing this is very simple, it is to make those who have bad intentions reveal themselves. As long as these people make any unusual movements, they can be directly eliminated!

Moreover, the timing of releasing this news was well calculated. Anyone who could use this news to stir up trouble within these seven days must have considerable power, otherwise there would be no way to pass this news back quickly!

In Chen Luo's words, since you are fishing, you might as well fish for big fish. Even if you only catch some small shrimps, you must follow these small shrimps to find the big fish behind!

It would be best if we could wipe out all of them at once, but if not, we should use this as a warning to others so that those with ill intentions won't dare to act rashly. It won't be too late to get rid of them one by one later!

"Master Qinglong, please forgive me. Our secret agents have not reported back any unusual ministers, but Shen Zhong dares to guess that the person behind this is at least a minister of one of the six ministries!"

"If we want to quickly pass this message back, without a Saker Falcon, we can't just rely on carrier pigeons. We can only use the major post stations to change horses and travel day and night to get this message back within seven days!"

"A few days ago, several secret agents at the post stations sent back news that someone was holding a military order to borrow a horse, and it wasn't just one person. A replacement person would be sent every two post stations to continue the journey!"

Shen Zhong lowered his head, holding a notebook in his hand, and there was an unconcealable coldness in his eyes when he spoke.

Once the news that Imperial Master Ku He was seriously injured spreads, it will be a severe blow to the people of the entire Northern Qi Dynasty. It is very likely that the Northern Qi Dynasty, which had just shown signs of revival, will fall into decline again!
Having just seen the hope of Northern Qi's revival, he would never allow anyone to sabotage it!
Although Shen Zhong did not say who he suspected, Qinglong was not a fool. Which of the six departments could issue a military order and make all the major post stations obey the order without any doubt?
There is no doubt that the only one who can accomplish this is the Ministry of War, which is in charge of "horse herding orders to enrich military preparations". One of its responsibilities is to be responsible for the national post and mail!
"Isn't Minister of War Li Qian going to retire? Why is he suddenly thinking of doing something evil? It can't be that he is desperate, right? There must be someone behind him!"

"Order the secret agents to keep an eye on what Li Qian has done in the past few days. Even record how many grains of rice Li Qian eats in a meal! I don't believe that we can't find out who is behind this!"

"Other secret agents continue to record the words and deeds of these people. Keep a close eye on them. Don't act rashly for now. Wait until I report to the Queen before making a decision!"

"According to the time, the Queen should have arrived outside the city, right? Go and pass the message. I'll go and ask to see the Queen!"

As he spoke, Qinglong flew up and flew down directly from the city wall which was dozens of meters high. Shen Zhong, who received the order, did not hesitate at all and went to pass on the order while holding the notebooks!
Now that the Queen Mother has returned to the capital and has encountered such a thing, it is precisely the time for him to prove himself and show his talents. If he can gain the Queen Mother's appreciation, he can serve the Northern Qi even better!
(End of this chapter)