Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

As soon as the three words "treason" were uttered, all the officials present knew how much importance the emperor attached to this matter.

They looked at each other, put their little thoughts in their hearts, and responded respectfully to the emperor.

Chen Changli took advantage of this time to note the changes in their facial expressions, and then handed over the sick people to the Imperial Hospital for research, while he went to find Ye Xuan.

Not long after he left the palace, he keenly noticed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere on the street, as if some rumors were circulating, causing the honest and hardworking people to become angry.

"Ying Er, go and ask around." Chen Changli immediately observed the sparse number of people on the street. He saw them gathering in groups of three or four, talking among themselves, and then hurried home not long after. His doubts became even stronger.

He ordered Ying Er to inquire about the situation, and he quickly rushed to the Ye family, blurted out the emperor's instructions, and emphasized: "Those who take 'Afurong' are all wealthy people. What we need to do now is to catch their elders off guard."

When Ye Xuan heard that Chen Changli had taken on such a big task for him, his face showed helplessness, but his tone was calm and indifferent: "Your Majesty gave this matter to you and me, nothing more than thinking that we two have the guts to offend others."

"But those officials are not fools. When they come out of the palace, they will definitely think of a foolproof plan for the children of the family who took 'Afurong'. They may even deliberately make things difficult for us."

Speaking of the word "difficult", Ye Xuan's expression became very cold, but his voice was low and contained a reminder: "You have to be prepared for both situations. It's best to act first and report later, otherwise this matter will only bring us trouble."

Chen Changli's face was solemn: "Those officials behaved very well in front of His Majesty, but their slight changes in expression did not escape my eyes."

"I know that although they have seen the harm caused by 'opium', they think in their hearts that the harm will not befall them, so they think that the huge profits can still be made."

"These greedy people would definitely think of this. His Majesty knows it very well. He handed the matter over to you and me because he hopes that we will confront them." Ye Xuan speculated, his expression looking very obscure.

Chen Changli noticed that he was in a bad mood and wanted to persuade him, but the emperor's intention was very clear, and no matter how much he persuaded, Ye Xuan could figure everything out.

What's the point of his persuasion? It's just rubbing salt into Ye Xuan's wounds.

When he thought of this, Chen Changli felt a little heavy-hearted, but he didn't show it on his face. He just said, "Your Majesty trusts us and has entrusted us with this important task. So no matter what happens next, we must not let Your Majesty down."

"Have you made up your mind?" Ye Xuan asked with a little surprise after hearing Chen Changli's sincere words.

Chen Changli smiled calmly: "Whether this decision is made well or not, it will not delay what we are going to do."

Hearing his implication, Ye Xuan stroked his beard and thought for a long time, then suddenly laughed and said, "So you have been thinking about this for a long time. No wonder you are not panicking when you notice that some people are trying to build a plank road in the open and sneak into Chencang."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Chen Changli with admiration: "I thought that among you two, only Wan Shufang was brave enough, but I didn't expect that you were also so bold."

"I think maybe only you two are brave enough to not be afraid of His Majesty. Lin Jing and I are not as good as you two in this respect. No wonder His Majesty said he would not use us if he did not use us."

As Ye Xuan spoke, he suddenly understood a lot of things and became more and more resentful towards the emperor.

"Chen Changli, there is no time to waste. We must quickly search out those hidden 'opium' and destroy it in front of everyone."

Suppressing the resentment in his heart, Ye Xuan's thoughts turned quickly, and in a moment he took his men and followed Chen Changli through the streets and alleys.

In less than half a day, they found some people who were hiding very deeply, and they jointly informed the entire Luoyang city about how terrible the harm of "opium" was.

During this period, Lin Jing also volunteered to take on the task of publicizing the harm of "opium" to the people, but after a busy day and night, he accidentally discovered that someone was doing the same thing as him.

Although the events were the same, their content and significance were very different, simply because this person was promoting to the people how the Emperor and his wife had painstakingly refined the Phoenix Gu.

"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?"

When Lin Jingyi heard that someone was spreading the news that the Emperor and his wife had secretly used the lives of ordinary people to refine the medicine for the Phoenix Gu half a year ago, he almost fainted from anger.

"Sir, that person is very cautious and is wandering around the slums. If we weren't trying to catch someone who ran to the slums, we wouldn't have noticed this."

Seeing that Lin Jing's face was not very good, the person who came to report was full of shame.

"Slums?" Lin Jing chewed on these three words carefully, his eyes suddenly sharp, "It must be those officials who are hoping for a lucky break."

He slammed the table angrily and said with gritted teeth: "Are these people crazy about money? How dare they publicize such things under the nose of Your Majesty? Aren't they afraid that Your Majesty will get angry and slaughter all the people?"

Many officials knew about the Phoenix Gu and guessed the emperor's true intentions.

But they kept their mouths shut tightly, not wanting to utter a single word. Now someone dared to risk the world's condemnation for 'opium'. Lin Jing suddenly felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger.

"If these people want to die, then just go ahead and die. Why do they want to implicate us? It's really hateful!"

When the emperor gets angry, he will insist on collective punishment. Although Lin Jing had already arranged for his family members to leave, most of the people who stayed behind were his elders. How could he let them be executed because of these greedy people?

"This matter is of great importance. Tell Ye Xuan the news immediately and have him write a memorial to report to His Majesty."

Lin Jing brainstormed, then after making all the arrangements, he took his men to the slums to capture people.

He was aggressive and moved very fast, but his every move seemed like someone was watching him. When he arrived at the slums, not only did he fail to catch the daring people, he also frightened the people living in the slums.

They all raised up wooden benches and stood guard at the entrance of the street with grim faces, not allowing Lin Jing and his men to break in.

"Even if we are poor, we are still human beings. Why should you officials want to kill us for the emperor?"

"Woo woo, we are all human beings, why can't you officials treat us ordinary people as human beings?"

"Oh my God, you are blind. How could you let such a violent person become the emperor?"

"My son, you haven't come back for many years. Could it be that you were killed by the emperor?"