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Chapter 866 Send Jiang Lingzhou to Yuzhou
The atmosphere in the hall was so oppressive that it made people feel breathless.
Su Quanye knelt on the ground, lowered his head and dared not breathe.
The inside story he discovered was that although the father of Qiu Guan's daughter was now working in the Ministry of Justice, he was originally promoted into the officialdom by Duke Dingguo.
So, it is easy to imagine who Qiu Guan's daughter took the blame for...
However, this alone is not enough to convict the Duke's Mansion of guilt.
Therefore, no matter how terrifying the pressure around the emperor was, Su Quanye could only bite the bullet and ask, "Your Majesty, can you, can you continue the investigation?"
If we investigate further, things will get out of hand!
After all, the only person who can stir up trouble in the harem of Duke Dingguo's Mansion is the Empress Dowager.
With His Majesty's oral order, he could drag the Qiuguan woman to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation at will, and no one would say anything even if he was severely tortured.
But Dazhou governs the world with filial piety. If Your Majesty investigates the Empress Dowager but finds nothing in the end, you will definitely be criticized.
Moreover, if this was really done by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, how could anyone find evidence since the Empress Dowager had done it?
All tails must be cleaned up.
In other words, even if you continue to investigate, you may not find anything useful, and Your Majesty may even be branded as an unfilial person.
He understands this truth, so how could Your Majesty not understand it?
Nangong Xuanyu concealed the cold murderous intent in his eyes, looked at Su Quanye and said word by word: "...The person who murdered Xuanpin was the Qiuguan girl!"
Su Quanye was not surprised by this result and said respectfully, "I understand!"
Nangong Xuanyu's eyes immediately fell on Li Changde, and he said coldly: "Pass on my decree, the Qiuguan woman intended to harm the concubine who was giving birth. Her crime is unforgivable. From today on, she will be demoted to a commoner and ordered to commit suicide!"
"The entire Qiu family will be executed!"
"All palace servants shall be beaten to death!"
Even though the emperor tried his best to control his tone, Li Changde could hear the murderous intent in his words!
The Mansion of Duke Dingguo is really bold. First they raised private soldiers, and then they wanted to take action against Concubine Xuan who was giving birth.
Who could bear it?
Although His Majesty had not taken action against the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion because the time had not yet come, and even though he knew about many of the things they had done, he had turned a blind eye to them, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion not only did not know how to restrain itself, but it even intensified its behavior.
It seems that it won’t be long before the Duke Ding’s Mansion will follow the same fate as the Duke Zheng’s Mansion…
Li Changde stepped forward and said, "I obey your command!"
After this episode, Su Quanye resigned.
The emperor looked at the cold ground, his eyes glowing with a dark light: "Send Jiang Lingzhou to the palace!"
"Yes!"
Time passes by little by little.
After receiving the emperor's order, Jiang Lingzhou rushed to the Yangxin Palace for an audience as quickly as possible.
His ink-colored brocade boots stepped silently on the blue bricks, and his wide sleeves fluttered as he walked, and the silver cloud pattern embroidered on the corners of his clothes was faintly visible. Although he was a frail person, his every move was elegant and free and easy, a unique feature of a scholar.
Jiang Lingzhou stood in the center of the hall and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
He raised his hand, and when his wide sleeves fell, the almost transparent skin on his wrist was exposed, but his knuckles were a sickly red.
Her black hair was tied into a bun and she wore a black official hat on her head, which made her eyes look even clearer.
The setting sun shines through the window onto Jiang Lingzhou, stretching his thin shadow very long, making him look like a banished immortal walking out of an ink painting. Although he is so weak that he could be blown down by the wind, his eyes are as bright as the stars in the sky, making people unable to look away.
Nangong Xuanyu said calmly, "My dear, please stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor looked at Jiang Lingzhou and asked directly, "Is there any result on the matter I asked you to investigate?"
From Liu Shizhang, we learned that the moment the Duke Dingguo's Mansion raised soldiers, the emperor would not sit idly by and wait for death.
However, Duke Dingguo was extremely cunning. The Dragon Armor Army had been watching outside Duke Dingguo's mansion for so long but had not discovered that he was in contact with his private soldiers.
If we send other people to investigate this matter in a high-profile manner, it will inevitably alert the enemy.
Therefore, Nangong Xuanyu handed the matter over to Jiang Lingzhou.
First, in addition to being the top scholar this year, he is also the son of the most prestigious family in Jiangcheng. The Jiang family has a wide network of connections, so investigating these matters is not a problem.
In the eyes of many people, Jiang Lingzhou’s winning three first prizes in a row means he is the incarnation of the God of Literature, and his future is definitely limitless!
But now he was just a small editor in the Imperial Academy, and had not yet grown up. Even if he could be made a marquis or a prime minister, it would be decades later. In addition, he was in poor health and had been sick for many years.
The Dingguo Mansion has hundreds of years of history and will not take Jiang Lingzhou seriously. Let him investigate the matter without worrying about being discovered by someone with ulterior motives.
Jiang Lingzhou bowed and said, "Your Majesty, after my investigation, I seem to have found some clues near Yuzhou. But it will take time to determine the exact location."
"Yuzhou?"
Nangong Xuanyu narrowed his eyes dangerously: "I remember that Concubine Chen's brother-in-law is the magistrate of Xingyang County in Yuzhou?"
Li Changde said respectfully: "Your Majesty, that's right."
"In May of this year, you sent Lord Lu Jianglin to Xingyang to serve as the county magistrate."
It doesn't matter who he uses. Out of love for his wife and his dog, Nangong Xuanyu would definitely prefer to use someone who is related to Shen Zhinian if they have the same abilities.
However... Thinking that although Lu Jianglin is Shen Maoxue's son-in-law, he is only a fellow Jinshi. Even if he is the magistrate of Xingyang, he may not be able to handle such a big thing. If the news leaks out, things will be troublesome.
Nangong Xuanyu dismissed the thought in his mind, looked at Jiang Lingzhou and said: "I will assign some trustworthy people to you, and then issue an imperial decree to send you to Yuzhou for investigation."
"Lord Jiang, you must find out where the private soldiers raised by Duke Dingguo's Mansion are!"
One of the responsibilities of the Hanlin Academy is to compile the national history.
Participate in writing the history of the dynasty, collect and organize various historical materials, record and evaluate major historical events and figures, and then compile them into records, conventions, etc.
Yuzhou is an ancient city with a long history and profound cultural heritage. The late emperor once visited and lived in Yuzhou for a period of time.
The emperor sent Jiang Lingzhou to Yuzhou for this reason without arousing anyone's suspicion.
As Jiang Lingzhou's eyes moved, the thin red at the corners of his eyes was like a touch of rouge, and seemed to be covered with a layer of water light, just like a withering crabapple in the morning mist, beautiful yet fragile and shocking.
His wrist bones were bony, his skin was white and almost transparent, and blue veins could be vaguely seen, but his voice was very firm: "Your Majesty trusts me and entrusts me with such an important matter. I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
Looking at Jiang Lingzhou's thin figure, Nangong Xuanyu sighed in his heart.
He also understood that Jiang Lingzhou was weak and not suitable for the tiring journey.
However, although he now has some useful people in his hands, there are not many who can be truly trusted and entrusted with important tasks.