Su Yun pondered over the map, comparing the locations of the marks found in the garden with various important places in the palace, trying to find the connection between them.

Suddenly, she discovered that the distribution of these marks vaguely pointed to the vicinity of the library and the treasury.

Su Yun did not dare to delay and immediately took several secret guards to the library.

After arriving, they carefully checked every corner of the library and finally found a piece of paper covered with strange symbols in the interlayer of an old book.

Su Yun frowned, this was obviously some kind of secret code.

She knew that in order to solve the mystery, she had to find someone who knew how to decipher the secret code as soon as possible.

At this moment, a secret guard discovered fresh mud footprints under the window of the library, which were very similar to those found in the garden.

It seems that the person who left the mark had stopped here, most likely looking for or placing something.

Su Yun realized the seriousness of the situation. If these secret codes were related to the enemy's conspiracy, once key information was leaked, the consequences would be disastrous.

She hurried back with the note and reported the truth to the empress. After hearing this, the empress looked solemn and immediately ordered the summoning of officials in the court who were proficient in deciphering secret codes.

After some intense deciphering, everyone finally figured out the contents of the note - it actually recorded the defense loopholes of the Dasheng Kingdom's treasury and the storage locations of some confidential military documents in the library.

Su Yun was shocked. It seemed that the forces behind this had been planning for a long time, trying to obtain this important information and deal a fatal blow to the Dasheng Kingdom.

All of this is likely to be intertwined with the Jinyang Kingdom's marriage proposal, and is a series of conspiracies by the enemy to disrupt the Dasheng Kingdom.

The Empress pondered for a moment and said, "It seems the enemy has infiltrated our ranks. We must find the traitor as soon as possible and strengthen the defenses of the treasury and the library. We must not let the enemy succeed."

Su Yun nodded and said, "Your Majesty, judging from the current clues, the enemy is very familiar with the layout of the palace and important places. The traitor is most likely someone who has served in the palace for many years. We can start the investigation by looking at officials who have had unusual interactions with the outside world recently."

The empress adopted Su Yun's suggestion and ordered the secret guards to secretly investigate the whereabouts of court officials.

After several days of careful investigation, they discovered that the Minister of Rites had been behaving very strangely recently.

He often went out at night and met secretly with an unidentified man in black.

Su Yun and his secret guards set up an ambush and captured the minister and the man in black the next time they met. After interrogation, the minister finally confessed.

It turned out that there was a force in Jinyang State that attempted to destroy the peace between the two countries. They bribed the Minister to leave marks in the palace to guide the spies who sneaked into the palace, attempting to steal the national treasury and military secrets, in order to provoke disputes between the two countries.

After Su Yun learned the truth, he was both angry and relieved. He was angry that someone would betray the country for his own selfish interests, but he was relieved that the conspiracy was discovered in time and did not cause greater losses.

When the empress learned the results of the interrogation, she was furious and ordered severe punishment for the minister and the man in black.

After this incident, the exchanges and cooperation between Dasheng and Jinyang became more cautious.

Before the two countries formally signed the agreement on the exchange of envoys and border trade, they each strengthened internal inspections and precautions to ensure that similar conspiracies would not occur again.

Su Yun also received unanimous praise from the empress and court officials for his outstanding performance in this incident.

And in this turmoil, she has become more determined to safeguard the country's peace and tranquility.

With the gradual advancement of cooperation between the two countries, Dasheng Kingdom ushered in a period of relatively stable and prosperous development. In this process, Su Yun continued to grow and contribute his strength to the future of the country.

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