Abandoned Emperor of Transmigration

Chapter 24【Step by step】

"If it's really a secret, why does everyone seem to know it?" Xuan Le smiled, "Or is it a secret secret?"

"Uh..." Qiu Daotian laughed flatteringly, "Where is there an impenetrable wall in this world? If you really want to know, you will know how. The emperor hits the nail on the head and pierces the inner world. I admire you."

Xuan Le: "..."

Qiu Daotian is a flatterer, Xuan Le thought so.

There was nothing to say all night, and Wu Cheng, who was recommended by Ran Qing, came to see him in official uniform when he received a transfer order from the Ministry of Officials early the next morning.Wu Cheng was still a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked a bit naive.

He was wearing a first-grade official uniform, with a water-blue gem inlaid in the middle of his official hat, and he bowed down when he went up to the court, saying that the emperor is blessed, and telling his great ambitions.

Xuan Le nodded, glanced around, the surrounding officials were either indifferent or disdainful.

Right now, Wu Cheng is probably the youngest member of the first rank, and he has no backer connections. It's really a pie in the sky.

But isn't what Xuan Le wants is someone who has no background and no interest entanglement?

Only such people, who are single-handedly raised by him, will be loyal to him—the so-called "emperor's party".

Lei Weng hadn't been in court for a long time, and there was a lot of confusion in the court. Some said that Lei Weng had died of illness, but it was kept secret because of the unstable foundation of Xuan Kingdom.

Some said that the emperor had a long time of secret talks with Lei Weng, but now Lei Weng was only pretending to be sick, but actually kept secrets.

Earlier, the emperor reprimanded Yu State as a country of reckless men in front of the six books, and this matter naturally spread like wildfire.So some people speculated that maybe the war was really about to start, but how could the Xuan Kingdom win the Yu Kingdom?Not to mention that there is still Jing Guo watching covetously, who is suddenly worrying about the sky, and can't sleep peacefully every day.

After all, everyone has their own ideas.

Xuan Le swept the eyes of everyone who looked at Wu Cheng calmly one by one, feeling a deep sense of helplessness in his heart.It's not that he is sentimental, but at this moment he seems to really smell the decadence of a dynasty, the smell of corruption, the kind of selfishness, the dark side overflowing in front of him, making him feel that the current Xuan Kingdom is really old, is it true? Time to incorporate some fresh blood.

"Wu Cheng." Xuan Le lowered his eyes, stroked the embroidered pattern on the sleeve with his fingers, and said lightly: "Tell me, why is the Ministry of Punishment?"

"The Ministry of Punishments is in charge of prisons. The law is the eyes of the emperor and the mouth of the people."

"Well said." Xuan Le nodded, "There is no rule without rules, and there is no way to govern the country without the laws of the country. I hope to start with you, set an example, first introspect yourself, then introspect, and then revise the law and supervise officials."

Wu Cheng was said to be full of enthusiasm, and he nodded again and again, "I will definitely live up to my high expectations!"

"Remember what you said." Xuan Le turned his eyes away, said something else, and stopped Wu Cheng when everyone left the court without incident.

"There is only one thing I want to leave to you." Xuan Le said: "This matter is of great importance, I hope you will investigate it seriously, and report the matter no matter how big or small it is."

"Yes!" Wu Cheng's eyes lit up, and he saluted, "Your Majesty, just give orders!"

"There is a woman wearing a veil in Qinxiangyuan, named Jinhe. It is said that her face was burned by a fire, and she was sold by her cousin to do odd jobs in Qinxiangyuan. Recently, she has disappeared. I hope you will investigate this matter."

"Qinxiangyuan? Jinhe?" Wu Cheng was stunned, never expecting that the emperor's so-called "important matter" was to find a woman from a brothel?For a moment, he didn't know whether it was sadness or joy, and half of the blood in his heart was extinguished.

Ji Xing looked at him with disappointment in his eyes, and said coldly: "Since the emperor said it was a big deal, it was a big deal."

Wu Cheng trembled, suddenly realized that he had shown his true thoughts, broke out in a cold sweat, bowed his head and kowtowed: "Yes."

Wu Cheng's efficiency is still very fast. The difference between the young man and other old fritters is that he loves to compete in everything and shows off his ability. Although he is childish, he is also cute.

At least if this matter is handed over to the former Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, I am afraid that it will not be able to be done without delaying for two or three months.

Wu Cheng did not find Jinhe, but learned that a waiter from the store got up in the middle of the night and saw Jinhe sneaking out the door. In the mist, the other party seemed to be wearing a black dress, different from usual, and more weird.

After that, Jinhe's clues were cut off here, and Wu Cheng found out from another line that several parties investigated that Jinhe's cousin was a big fish seller in the vegetable market, named Xiao He.

After Xuan Le listened to the report, she crossed her legs on the chair and lay on the soft couch by herself, with a plate of snacks on her stomach, eating slowly.

For a long time no one spoke in the room.

Wu Cheng didn't know what he did wrong, and he didn't dare to talk casually.

After Xuan Le ate the last bit, she wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said, "You said that Jin He's clue is broken."

"Yes."

"I don't think so."

"??" Wu Cheng raised his eyes and looked at Xuan Le suspiciously, "What does the emperor mean?"

"You said that the waiter in the store wakes up in the middle of the night and still sleeps in a daze?"

"Yes." Wu Cheng nodded, "He said he couldn't see very clearly, he only knew that he was wearing black clothes and went out. He was cold and anxious to go back to the house to sleep, so he didn't follow."

"That's weird." Xuan Le said with a smile: "Jin He wears a veil, so it's not easy to see his face clearly, not to mention that he changed into clothes that he wouldn't normally wear in the middle of the night. It's really hard for that Xiaoer to sleep in a daze. Looking far away, you can still recognize who the other party is."

Wu Cheng and Ji Xing were startled at the same time, and Wu Cheng said in shock: "Then Xiaoer lied?"

"Either he knew the inside story, or he was threatened." Xuan Le said: "Continue to investigate along this line."

"Yes!"

After Wu Cheng left, Xuan Le changed clothes and prepared to go out.

"Let's go out of the palace to see that Xiao He."

Ji Xing was taken aback, "Wouldn't it be better to let Wu Cheng go for this kind of thing? Or send someone else..."

"Do you know why I insist on Cha Jinhe?"

Ji Xing shook his head.

Xuan Le said casually: "That day in Qinxiangyuan, Yu Ziwen gave me a money bag, implying that I would leave earlier. I thought he was meddling, but when I went out, I bumped into Jinhe."

Xuan Le walked to the window, subconsciously tapped her fingers on the window lattice.

"Her hands are clean and white, not like the hands of a handyman at all, not to mention Xiangyu also said that the other party lived in her cousin's house and was manipulated at will. Although she is wearing a coarse shirt, she does not look like a poor family at all. On the contrary, the girl is well maintained."

Ji Xing said in a daze: "So...?"

"Xiangyu also said that her face was burned by the fire." Xuan Le reminded: "Didn't the Prime Minister's house be burned down by a big fire, and the so-called Mrs. Wang's whereabouts have been unknown?"

"Ah!" Ji Xing was shocked, "Could it be that Jinhe is..."

"If you talk about Tibetans, who would have thought that the concubine of the dignified Prime Minister would be hidden in a brothel? If Yu Ziwen hadn't told me not to stay for a long time, I might not have linked this together, but... it was too coincidental .”

Thinking about it carefully, Ji Xing thinks it makes sense.

"So that Jinhe is Mrs. Wang, but she disappeared when the young master went there for the second time. Could it be that he recognized the young master?"

"Maybe." Xuan Le said: "Maybe it's because Yu Ziwen greeted her, so she changed places to hide. In any case, as long as we find this person, we have a chance to turn things around."

Who is Mrs. Wang?Eighty to nine out of ten, she is with Yu Ziwen. If she is caught... Yu Guo's current position will be tricky.

Xuan Le narrowed his eyes and smiled in frustration: It is impossible for him to unite with Jing State to deal with Yu State.Even if Yu Guo tasted the power, he might be turned back by Jing Guo.

But what if the case of Yu Guo's murder of the Prime Minister of the country is confirmed?Whether the Xuan Kingdom sent troops or united with the Jing Kingdom, it became a legitimate crusade.If Jing State does not ally with Xuan State, he will just keep his status quo, and by the way, he can let Yu Ziwen know how powerful he is; but with such a justifiable opportunity, will Jinghui let it go?

And because of the "crusade", Jing Guo couldn't attack him.Xuan Le thought cheerfully: This is not because I am begging you for help, I am just telling you that Yu Guo is not a good thing, if you want to be together, do it together, if you don't, it will be a ball.

But if he is the emperor of Jing, there is at least a 70% possibility that he will send troops.

Doing unjust things in the name of justice... Whether it is in the previous life or in this life, such things are too normal.

"The emperor is wise!" Ji Xing said: "Then we must be careful about this matter, and not let more people know."

"So, let's go." Xuan Le snapped his fingers, and the two quickly packed up and went out.

When we arrived at the market, Ji Xing reminded: "Master, the market is chaotic, please walk carefully."

Xuan Le nodded, and found that the whole atmosphere changed once she got to the alley.The sheds in the market were set up randomly, the ground was full of vegetable stalls, and the butchers of pigs and sheep occupied a corner, and the blood was flying everywhere, and the ground was wet and greasy.

The yelling was endless, and the bargainers blushed and their necks were thick as if they were arguing.This small narrow alleyway is automatically divided into several parts, and the sky above the head is cut into thin slits by various sheds.

The two plainclothes imperial guards walked separately, keeping Xuan Le and Ji Xing in the middle.

As we walked forward, thick water vapor and fishy smell filled the air, and several fish stalls lined up appeared in front of us.

In front of the booth at the farthest corner, there was squatting a man wrapped in a cloth scarf, with his sleeves rolled up in winter, his strong wheat-colored arms exposed, his muscles bulged, and he was talking to others.

Seeing someone coming, that person stood up to greet him, and after Ji Xing went up and said a few words to him, he looked at Xuan Le conveniently.

Standing not far away, Xuan Le had been sizing him up for a while, and seeing him now, she walked forward slowly.

"Hello." He said, "Is that Xiao He? Do you know a girl named Jin He?"

"I know." Xiao He nodded, his appearance was very ordinary, and he looked a bit dull with the blank expression at the moment, "Are you from Qinxiangyuan?"

Ji Xing said: "No, our young master just wanted to ask about Jin and the girl."

The man heard him say young master, and looked at Xuan Le's luxurious material, his eyes rolled and he smiled.

"Oh..." He squatted down to clean up the booth, "Wait a minute, I'll clean up the things."

He quickly moved the jar containing the fish to a small trolley parked in the corner, wrapped the dried fish in paper, and put them layer by layer into a bamboo basket.Roll up the bamboo boards used to place fish on the ground, tie them with red strings, and put them on the cart.

"Let's go." He hung a thick rope from the cart around his neck, lifted the handle of the cart vigorously with both hands, and pushed the heavy wooden cart forward with a whoosh sound, "My house is right ahead, go back and talk. "

The wooden cart squeaked all the way, the water jar swayed, Xuan Le was always worried that it would suddenly roll down.

But when we got home, the water jar sat firmly on the car, and didn't even spill any water.Xuan Le gave a thumbs up, "Master."

Xiao He smiled honestly, put the car in the fenced yard, took a towel from the string at the gate of the yard, wiped his face and neck, and invited them into the house with a blushing face.

As Wu Cheng said, this family is very poor.There were two children in the family who were playing around. When the adults came back, they ran out chattering, but they didn't call anyone. They stood aside and watched.

Xiao He's wife didn't seem to be there, so Xiao He asked them to sit down and went to pour tea, but only found a few tea leaves after rummaging through the cabinet, and his face was a little embarrassed.

"It's okay." Xuan Le asked straight to the point: "I heard that you are Jin He's cousin?"

"Yes." Xiao He nodded, "Her mother and my mother are distant relatives. In fact, before she came to see me, I only knew that there was such a person, but I had never met."

"How do you know if she is your distant cousin if you haven't met before? She even sold her to a brothel."

"Our family is poor...what reason is there to impersonate?" Xiao He scratched his head, "I can't support her, let her work? What can a weak woman do? She is too old to marry ..." He paused, "She has bruises on her face, and all the matchmakers who came to see her shook their heads. I discussed with her about going to Qinxiangyuan, and she agreed."

Xuan Le took a sip of the plain water, and felt that the taste of the water was strange, as if it had a fishy smell.She didn't know where she got it from or whether it was boiled or not, so she didn't dare to drink anymore, and asked, "How did she get the injury on her face?"

"It is said that the house was robbed by gangsters, and after the robbery, the house was set ablaze. She was the only one who survived, her face was burnt." Xiao He pointed to the area from the tip of his nose to his jaw, "It's all here."

Xuan Le tapped his finger on the table, what this person said was similar to what Wu Cheng inquired about, but how much of it was true or false is debatable.

He looked around the room for a moment, then smiled, "It is said that she helped you a lot before going to Qinxiangyuan?"

"Ah." Xiao He nodded, "Help me wash the fish or something, the work is not heavy."

Xiao He looked at Xuan Le's expression of thinking, and asked: "Did you fall in love with her? We have a good family and people, we can do any job, and we don't complain. It's just...just take her to the mansion to be a girl." The maid is also good, at least better than Qinxiangyuan."

"Don't you ask me who I am?" Xuan Le looked at him, "What if I am a bad person?"

"I'm just kidding." Xiao He shook his head, "I've been selling fish for so many years, so I'm sure I'm sure about the person. At first glance, I'm the young master of a wealthy family. How can he be a bad person?"

"Rich people can't have bad people?" Xuan Le remembered watching "A World Without Thieves" once, and said on the spur of the moment: "Is someone who wears beautiful clothes necessarily a good person?"

Xiao He was stunned for a moment, hesitating for a moment and seemed to feel that it was reasonable and unable to refute, so he could only say: "Then you are... a good person, a bad person?"

Xuan Le shook her head, stood up, "I am a good person."

Xiao He: "..."

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The author has something to say: I should have said yesterday that I want double updates... so I am still very kind XD