The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

There has also been new progress in the case in Northern Xinjiang that Feng Rushi is investigating.

Inside the Feng Mansion, Feng Rushi put down the file about the young master of the Qi family.

This kid has been acting more and more arrogantly recently, running rampant in Beijing and committing all kinds of evil deeds one after another.

"Keep keeping an eye on Qi Luoyuan, don't relax, and see what he is up to." Feng Rushi said as he looked at the documents sent by his subordinates.

The guard agreed and retreated.

Feng Rushi knew clearly that Qi Daokun must be behind Qi Luoyuan.

But there is always something wrong with this investigation, but it is difficult to detect.

-

A few days later, the guard in charge of surveillance came to report: "Sir, the young master of the Qi family has secretly left the city!"

"My subordinates didn't dare to alert him, so they followed him all the way and found that he went to an abandoned house in the east of the city."

Sure enough, someone couldn't hold back any longer.

"Keep a close eye on him and don't lose him. Watch carefully to see who he contacts." Feng Rushi said, and immediately led his men to the house in the west of the city.

Feng Rushi led his men to ambush around the house, observing the movements.

Soon, faint sounds of conversation were heard in the courtyard, and Feng Rushi signaled his men to break in.

Qi Luoyuan was seen having a secret conversation with a man dressed in foreign clothes. There was a map and some money on the table.

Seeing the soldiers suddenly appear, the foreign man fled in panic, but was caught on the spot by the guards.

Qi Luoyuan collapsed on the ground, trembling.

Feng Rushi ordered his men to take the two men back to the government office and interrogate them overnight.

At first, Qi Luoyuan refused to confess.

"Master Feng, I'm just doing business with foreigners. Is this not okay?"

The constable standing nearby shouted, "Shut up! The master is not speaking, and none of you are allowed to make a sound!"

Feng Rushi was not in a hurry. He took the money and map he had searched from Qi Luoyuan and placed them in front of him one by one.

After seeing these evidences, Qi Luoyuan still tried to argue.

"Really, sir, it's just some money and things for sale. You won't throw me into prison!"

Picking up the map on the table, Feng Rusi said, "Young Master Qi, is this what you're trading?"

"Yeah, there are people selling blueprints everywhere on the street, but you didn't arrest them, you only arrested me."

Spreading the blueprint in front of him, Feng Rusi pointed at the marked areas and said, "What are these? You can get the defense map of the capital? And you're selling it to people from the northern border?"

Qi Luoyuan broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.

Seeing that he could not deny it, he could only confess the whole process of collusion with the spies from the Northern Frontier.

The attendant beside him carefully recorded Qi Luoyuan's confession.

Feng Rusi asked again: "Who is the mastermind behind this?"

Seeing Qi Luoyuan hesitate, Feng Rusi took advantage of the situation and said, "If you tell me what you said, I think you can avoid the death penalty."

But the next moment, Qi Luoyuan made up his mind: "No one instructed me to do this. I did it all by myself."

As expected, Feng Rushi could understand that Qi Daokun might have said something to him behind his back, or threatened him with something.

He presented all the testimony and evidence to the emperor overnight.

After Li Chengfeng learned about this, he made a decision in his heart.

……

The next morning, in the Golden Palace, Feng Rusi presented the evidence of Qi Luoyuan's collusion with the Northern Frontier spies to Li Chengfeng in person.

After reviewing the evidence, Li Chengfeng glanced at the ministers in the court and said in a deep voice, "Qi Luoyuan colluded with the Northern Frontier. His crime is unforgivable. He must be arrested immediately and the case brought to a public trial!"

When Qi Daokun heard this, he was shocked, but he remained calm.

His Highness and his ministers were whispering to each other.

"Qi Luoyuan? This name sounds familiar."

"Why does it sound familiar? Isn't this a relative of Qi Youxiang's clan?"

"What... Could it be that this was done by the Right Prime Minister of Qi?"

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Li Chengfeng narrowed his eyes and stared at Qi Daokun: "Right Prime Minister, I seem to remember that this person seems to be a relative of your clan!"

Qi Daokun immediately knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, please understand. This man is indeed my nephew, but I know nothing about what he has done. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

He tearfully accused Qi Luoyuan of his wolfish ambitions, collusion with the Northern Frontier, and intention to rebel.

He also produced forged evidence to prove that Qi Luoyuan was the mastermind and he was completely unaware of the incident.

Looking at Qi Daokun crying bitterly, Li Chengfeng sneered in his heart. This old fox is really good at acting.

"Qi Luoyuan will be taken to the Heavenly Prison immediately and will be interrogated by me personally!"

When Qi Luoyuan was dragged away, he stared at Qi Daokun who was kneeling in the hall without blinking.

But he knew that he had to let the matter go. If he continued to dwell on it, his family would be harmed in the end.

Qi Daokun thought he had managed to hide the truth and couldn't help but feel happy.

However, he didn't know that Li Chengfeng had already secretly sent people to monitor his every move.

As this incident came to an end, Qi Daokun's vigilance gradually subsided, and the clues of his secret contact with Beijiang were gradually exposed.

Li Chengfeng collected these evidences and secretly sent a letter to Feng Rusi.

Order him to secretly investigate all the details of Qi Daokun's collusion with Beijiang, and make sure to get to the bottom of the matter.

Feng Rusi received the secret decree and immediately began investigating. He knew the importance of the matter and dared not slack off in the slightest. "Your Majesty, I will live up to your expectations!"

……

In the sky prison, Qi Luoyuan's family came to visit.

"Son, why do you have such a miserable life?" At this time, Qi Luoyuan's mother was crying for her child's misfortune.

Qi Luoyuan looked at his mother who was crying so hard that she couldn't breathe, and said, "Mom, if it wasn't me, then it would be the Qi family."

"My son can suffer, but you can't."

The two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly.

……

After the trial of Qi Luoyuan, the court also made a verdict on him.

He betrayed the emperor and was sentenced to death in the autumn, secretly communicated with the enemy country, and attempted to reach the imperial city, putting the emperor in danger.

This punishment is not severe.

Qi Daokun also sent his subordinates to greet Qi Luoyuan and promised to treat his parents well.

……

After this incident, more and more people in the court advocated an expedition to the northern border.

Everyone believed that the King of Northern Frontier had ignored the invitation of our Majesty, and the people of Northern Frontier had attempted to obtain the defense map of the Qian Kingdom's imperial city, putting the imperial city in danger.

The ambitions of the prodigal son of Northern Frontier are obvious. If they are not suppressed, they may surpass the Qian Kingdom.

Li Chengfeng was actually also thinking about this issue. If he sent troops now, it would be in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people.

However, domestic concerns have not yet been resolved, and rash military action may cause domestic unrest.

After much deliberation, Li Chengfeng decided to send Xiong Kuohai to lead his troops to the northern border to intimidate the tribes there.

He knew Xiong Kuohai. Although he was dissatisfied with his administration, he was loyal to Daqian.

Xiong Kuohai was originally a member of the faction in the court that advocated sending troops.

After receiving the order, he dispatched soldiers to accompany him to the battle.

If there is such a great general to deter the north, it is unlikely to cause any waves in the northern part of Qian Kingdom.

After Li Chengfeng sent him there, he was free to concentrate on combating the recent rumors.