The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Chapter 203 The most dangerous place is the safest place

Even if the Emperor wasn't warned about this matter, the truth would be revealed sooner or later if the perpetrators were apprehended and interrogated. However, the Empress Dowager should not be underestimated. She planted so many hidden threads during the Emperor's early years. If the Emperor weren't so clever, the Empress Dowager's tactics would have caused chaos within the court.

Xie Ci’an:…

The Queen Mother's vision is really unique. She always chooses the troublemakers in the court. It seems that he needs to pay attention to anyone who is close to the Queen Mother in the future.

"Take Yang Shilin to the Imperial City and keep him under strict custody. No one is allowed to visit him without my permission."

Yang Shilin is still useful and cannot die now. Yang Shilin confessed so many things, and it is uncertain how many spies of the Governor of Zhejiang or the Queen Mother in the capital want to kill him to silence him.

No matter where you are imprisoned, it is not as safe as in the Imperial City.

After such a big thing happened, Xie Ci'an had no mood to stay any longer. He took Gu Jianchu's hand and turned to leave the palace.

All the ministers dispersed.

The news spread quickly and people started talking about it. No one expected that a Qujiang Banquet would cause the deaths of so many officials.

Gu Jianchu wanted to go back to Kunning Palace, but was forcibly taken to Chuigong Palace by Xie Ci'an.

For Gu Jianchu, it seemed that it didn't matter where she was, because the emperor had been so busy in recent days that he had no time to take care of her. At night, he would simply hold her in his arms while she slept and do nothing else.

As for the daytime, it seems that when you are with the emperor, you can eat the live gossip, which is much better than what the system conveys.

Zhuxi brought a bowl of bird's nest to Gu Jianchu and said, "The emperor asked the imperial kitchen to send it to the queen to nourish her body. I heard it is the best blood bird's nest. The emperor treats the queen very well now."

Zhuxi spoke very quietly, fearing that someone would hear him.

[The Emperor may have other motives for keeping me healthy.]

Xie Ci'an, who was originally dealing with memorials, frowned instantly. It seemed that he did not have any other purpose.

While he was lost in thought, Chongfeng followed Cheng Song in. "Your Majesty, everyone in the blacksmith shop has been captured, over thirty people in total. Two of them tried to escape, but were caught by the guards just in time. They also discovered an underground passage in the blacksmith shop, and they took out more weapons from it."

"This is the weapon they sell to bandits and other small countries. Although it can't cut iron like mud, it is of good quality." Chongfeng handed the long sword he brought to Xie Ci'an.

Xie Ci'an took it and touched it for a few times. "The workmanship is indeed good. It will also be a good weapon to use on the battlefield."

"Of course. The iron ore that Lord Yan discovered is quite large. These are only the inferior iron stones on the surface. There is also ore inside that can be made into fine iron. However, Lord Yan himself has not discovered it. If Lord Yan discovers it, the Empress Dowager will inevitably use this matter to make a fuss. As long as the Emperor seizes the iron ore in time, the fine ore inside can be used by the court and the army."

"Those who were captured were tortured at the Imperial City Police Station, but nothing useful was revealed. They only said they were following orders from a man named Wang Liu. Beyond that, they knew nothing else. It seems to me that they are simply following orders."

"As for the Wang Liu they mentioned, he wasn't among those arrested. I've already ordered a city-wide search."

[It was a coincidence. When Yang Shilin was captured, Wang Liu happened to be out of town on some business. When he returned, he discovered Yang Shilin had been arrested. He immediately realized that Yang Shilin might betray the iron shop. He stayed out of town, observing quietly. Not long after, he saw Chongfeng and the Imperial City Bureau approaching. He successfully escaped.]

"This person is afraid of a key figure, and he must bring that person back." Xie Ci'an said this without raising his eyes.

Zhongfeng didn't leave immediately. Instead, he hesitated and replied, "Your Majesty, I have another matter to report. This morning, someone broke into the Imperial City Prison and intended to assassinate Yang Shilin. Fortunately, the guards discovered him in time and prevented him from succeeding. However, when the guards were trying to arrest him, he dropped a smoke bomb that stunned all the guards in the Imperial City Prison and escaped openly."

After saying this, Chongfeng lowered his head quietly, not daring to say another word.

Xie Ci'an clenched his hand tightly around the pen.

Although there was a door between them, Gu Jianchu could feel the emperor's anger.

The Imperial City Bureau is the agency that the emperor relies on the most. Now, not only was someone sneaked into it and almost assassinated the most important witness, but the entire prison guards were also knocked unconscious. Someone was allowed to escape so openly. If this were to be made public, people would inevitably laugh at him.

It is understandable that the emperor is angry.

"A bunch of idiots, unable to even keep watch over one person. All those responsible for guarding today will be punished with twenty lashes of the ruler as a warning to others. I don't want to hear the same thing happen again."

[The one who assassinated Yang Shilin was actually Wang Liu who had escaped.]

Yang Shilin and Wang Liu served as the link between the Empress Dowager and Lord Yan. Furthermore, they had been operating in the capital and knew a great deal. The Empress Dowager feared this would be exposed. Knowing that Yang Shilin could not be rescued, and knowing Wang Liu had escaped, she ordered someone to contact him and arrange for him to assassinate the Emperor's City. Wang Liu's successful entry into the Emperor's City wasn't due to the stupidity of Chongfeng and his men, but rather the Empress Dowager's backing.

Wang Liu easily sneaked in and was about to kill Yang Shilin when he was approached by someone from the Imperial City Division. He had no choice but to flee.

Not long after escaping the Imperial City, he learned that the entire city was searching for him. Terrified, he sent a message to the Empress Dowager, hoping for her help. The Empress Dowager was reluctant to silence Wang Liu, but was also worried that he would fall into the hands of the Emperor and reveal the secrets of the iron ore and weapons, so she had to protect him.

[Swoosh, the Queen Mother's method of protecting Wang Liu was to bring him into the palace and hide him there. He is now serving the Queen Mother as a young eunuch.]

Even if Chongfeng and the Emperor turned the entire capital upside down, they would not be able to find Wang Liu's whereabouts, because Wang Liu was not outside the palace, but inside the palace, and was closest to the Emperor.

[The Queen Mother and Wang Liu really know that the most dangerous place is also the safest place.]

[How could the Emperor and the Imperial City Bureau have imagined this?]

[It seems like I can only find a way to remind the Emperor, otherwise continuing to search like this would be a waste of effort.]

Chongfeng didn't dare to say a word and could only agree. When he looked up again, he found that the emperor's face was even gloomier. Having been with the emperor for so many years, he knew without a doubt that the emperor looked angry.

Zhong Feng didn't dare to say a word, "Your Majesty, I will take people to find Wang Liu's whereabouts."

Xie Ci'an knew Wang Liu's whereabouts, but it was hard to say now, so he could only wave his hand and let Chongfeng leave first.

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