The Myth of Daqin: The Soul of Yi Xiaochuan

At the same time, after receiving the order from the First Emperor, Meng Yi immediately took action.

Meng Yi led Xiao He, Li Ziwei and other members of the guard team and quickly rushed to Chenliu Warehouse to investigate the warehouse fire.

On the other hand, Han Xin was sent by Meng Yi to Bai Yan to borrow troops in case of emergency.

After receiving the order, Han Xin set out immediately and headed towards Bai Yan with his mission.

After a period of travel, Meng Yi and his party finally arrived at Chenliu Cang.

At this time, Wu Peng, the defender of Chenliu Cang, and the censor of Dang County had already led many officials of all ranks to wait here for a long time to welcome their arrival.

Meng Yi looked at the officials lined up neatly before him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It seems that the impact of this fire is indeed not small!"

Meng Yi dismounted and walked up to Wu Peng. After a few brief greetings, he began to ask about the cause of the fire and the losses.

Wu Peng replied respectfully, "Master Zhongcheng, this fire broke out suddenly. Although we tried our best to put it out, the accounts were burned, and a lot of grain was also destroyed. The current preliminary judgment is that someone deliberately set the fire, but the specific culprit has not yet been identified."

Meng Yi frowned and asked, "General Wu, do you have any clues?"

Wu Peng shook his head and said, "No obvious clues have been found yet, but I have ordered people to search everywhere, hoping to find some clues."

Meng Yi nodded in agreement, then turned and instructed Xiao He and the others to assist Wu Peng in the investigation. He then took Li Ziwei with him to inspect the entire Chenliu warehouse.

Meng Yi now understood that the burning of the warehouse accounts must have been due to the people behind the scenes having noticed something, and he feared that all the officials at Chenliu Warehouse were also implicated. Furthermore, it had been several days since the fire, and even if there were any traces, they would have been cleaned up by those with ulterior motives.

At night, Xiao He came to Meng Yi to report on his investigation during the day.

Xiao He said, "My Lord, I have carefully checked everything and found nothing unusual."

Meng Yi stared at Xiao He and said slowly, "Great Master, what do you think?"

Xiao He frowned slightly, and after a moment's contemplation, he said, "I believe that the absence of any anomaly is the greatest anomaly. How could something happen without leaving even the slightest trace?"

Meng Yi stood with his hands behind his back, like a silent mountain. He knew that what Xiao He said was true. How could such a raging fire not leave any clues?

At this time, Xiao He said again: "My Lord, in my opinion, this matter must be full of hidden secrets. Perhaps we can make a warning to the enemy."

Meng Yi nodded slightly. "Yes, that's absolutely true. Tomorrow I will personally interrogate the officials in charge of the accounts at Chenliu Cang, using torture if necessary. I want to see if their words are harder than stone."

The next day, Meng Yi sat in the lobby of the government office and interrogated the official in charge of the accounts of Chenliu Warehouse like the King of Hell.

However, after the torture, no one told the truth.

Just when Meng Yi was at a loss, Li Ziwei came to report that a body was found in a dilapidated temple outside the city.

Meng Yi immediately took people to check and found that the deceased had a Chenliu Cang badge on his body.

After identification, it was determined that this person was a minor manager of Chenliu Warehouse.

Meng Yi was secretly delighted, as a clue seemed to have appeared. He ordered Li Ziwei to intensify the investigation into the man's whereabouts and interpersonal relationships, believing that the mastermind behind the incident would be uncovered soon.

Meng Yi carefully examined the body and found obvious strangulation marks on the neck, which showed that the victim had been killed. His face became serious, and it seemed that the matter was more complicated than he had imagined.

Afterwards, Meng Yi sent people to search the area around the ruined temple, hoping to find more clues.

Soon, the soldiers found a broken jade pendant in the temple, on which was engraved a symbol similar to a hexagonal heart.

Meng Yi studied the jade pendant, lost in thought. Perhaps this jade pendant held the key to solving the mystery, so he decided to keep it and take it back to his residence for further study.

At the same time, Xiao He also sent news. He found out that this young steward had close contacts with the commander of the guards in Chenliu Warehouse during his lifetime.

Meng Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered someone to bring the guard commander in for interrogation.

As a result, when everyone rushed over, the guard leader had already committed suicide, and the case immediately became a mystery.

Because there has been no progress in the meteorite incident in Puyang County, Dongjun, Xianyang issued an edict and sent Meng Yi to assist in handling the matter.

At the same time, the fire in the Chenliu warehouse was handed over to the Dang County Supervisory Censor for investigation.

After receiving the order, Meng Yi sighed inwardly. He had originally hoped to remain in Chenliu Cang to continue his investigation, but now he had no choice but to go to Puyang County in Dongjun to assist in handling the meteorite incident.

In desperation, Meng Yi began to hand over the work at hand. After completing the handover procedures, he took Xiao He, Li Ziwei and others and set off for Puyang County, Dongjun.

Meanwhile, in Puyang County, Dongjun, after more than a month of severe torture, there was still no progress on the engraving issue.

Xin Sheng frowned and said anxiously, "What should we do? His Majesty is still waiting for news from us!"

Zhao Gao's face was gloomy, and he snorted coldly: "Humph, these stubborn people are really stubborn!"

After a pause, Zhao Gao continued, "It's no use going on like this. We should report the truth to His Majesty."

Xin Sheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "That's the only way."

Xin Sheng and Zhao Gao reported the entire incident to the First Emperor, stating, "Your Majesty, the stone fell from the sky, but the inscription was made by man. We do not know who originally created the terracotta warriors."

Since the six characters "The First Emperor will die and the land will be divided" were a curse for him to ascend to heaven soon and for the Qin Empire he founded to fall apart after his death, the First Emperor was sure that the characters on the meteorite must have been deliberately carved by someone, but now the real culprit cannot be found.

"Damn it! How dare someone curse me like this!" The First Emperor angrily slammed the dragon table, his eyes gleaming with anger. He stared at the meteorite engraved with the words "When the First Emperor dies, the land will be divided," his heart filled with anger and shock. The appearance of this meteorite made him feel that his rule was threatened, and he could not tolerate such a thing happening.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The most urgent task now is to find the real culprit behind this." Li Si advised. He knew the First Emperor was furious, but he had to remind him to handle this matter calmly. They needed to find out who had spread this rumor and take measures to eliminate its impact.

After listening to Li Si's words, the First Emperor calmed down a little. He realized that just getting angry would not solve the problem, and he needed to find a way to calm the storm.

So he gave an order: "Pass on my decree, kill all the people living near the meteorite, leave no one alive!" He believed that only in this way could the negative impact of this ominous sign be eliminated.

"Your Majesty, this..." Li Si wanted to dissuade him, but seeing the angry look in the First Emperor's eyes, he swallowed the words back. He understood that the First Emperor was emotionally agitated and that any objection might infuriate him. However, he felt that doing so would cause panic and discontent among the people, which would be detrimental to national stability.

However, faced with the majesty of the First Emperor, he ultimately chose to remain silent.

In this way, the Emperor's decree was passed to Xin Sheng and Zhao Gao. At this moment, thousands of innocent people in Puyang County died and the meteorite was burned.

The First Emperor hoped to dispel people's fear of the prophecy through these actions, but he did not realize that such actions would only increase people's unrest and distrust of the court.

At the same time, the First Emperor began to doubt the loyalty of those around him, which made the atmosphere in the court tense.