The bustling activity at Feifeng Tower continued, mirroring the city's garrison troops moving back and forth throughout Luoyang.

At this moment, in Yong'an Palace, under the flickering lamplight, Empress He's face had turned a deep purplish-red.

"What? Someone set fire to Baoguo Temple?"

"Where is Abbot Zhizhang? What are all those hundreds of monks under his command doing?"

Empress He rebuked loudly.

She didn't care about the lives of the people at Baoguo Temple; she only cared about the 10,000 taels of gold and 300,000 strings of cash hidden in the pagoda.

This was all her private savings, which she used to lend money at exorbitant interest rates to Master Zhizhang of Baoguo Temple, resulting in compounding interest!

The young eunuch who came to report didn't dare to utter a sound.

He was terrified that if Empress He opened her mouth, she would take his life.

"Your Majesty, the General has just dispatched troops to capture the rebels."

"The city gates of Luoyang are closed tonight, so these people must still be inside the city."

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Wang hurriedly came forward to speak.

Don't be fooled by his current imposing presence in public. When he's with Empress He, it's like being with a tigress. You never know when she might suddenly bite you and take your life.

It's amazing how long Eunuch Du could stay by her side.

"Quickly send word to the General that these people must be captured for me tonight!" Empress He said with a gloomy face.

One of the eunuchs rushed out as if he were afraid that if he was a step too late, he would be eaten by a tiger.

After the eunuch left, Yong'an Palace fell into a deathly silence.

As usual, Empress He had already removed the last veil of her veil with the help of her maids.

With her ample breasts and plump buttocks swaying, and her smooth, jade-like legs striding forward, she stepped into the flower-strewn bath.

Her incredibly voluptuous body stirred the steam rising from the surface of the bathwater.

Empress He also closed her eyes and comfortably leaned against the jade stone next to the bath, letting several maids wash her thoroughly inside and out.

However, ever since learning that Baoguo Temple had caught fire and been invaded by thieves, Empress He had lost all interest in bathing. With a gloomy face, she paced back and forth in the main hall of her palace, restless and anxious.

All the maids and eunuchs lowered their heads, not daring to move an inch.

This silence lasted only a moment before it was broken by a flustered eunuch who rushed in.

"Your Majesty, Master Zhizhang has been killed, and the pagoda of Baoguo Temple has been looted."

With the eunuch's trembling and majestic report.

Empress He felt her blood rush to her head, her head spin, and she almost couldn't stand up.

Although she was the empress of a country, no one dared to say no to anything in the world that she wanted.

But now, someone actually wants to take away Empress He's painstaking efforts, how could she not be furious?

"All the coins in the pagoda are gone?"

Empress He was on the verge of tears, "Who on earth dares to be so audacious?"

"So many coins, even if we bought a cart, it would take more than an hour to move them!"

The eunuch prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to answer.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Eunuch Wang asked quickly.

"According to the monks at Baoguo Temple, just half an hour ago, more than a hundred men in black suddenly appeared in the temple."

"They slashed people indiscriminately, smashed things indiscriminately, and set fires everywhere. Most of the monks in the temple were killed or injured."

"When Master Zhizhang stepped forward to stop him, the other party beheaded him without saying a word."

The eunuch recounted intermittently, "Then they went straight to the stupa, smashed open the doors, and carried the contents inside back and forth."

"They must be after what's inside the pagoda! It's said that's where the monks of Baoguo Temple keep their gold and silver treasures!"

Empress He glared angrily at the eunuch, thinking to herself: This is all my money!

"They're despicable! We'll dig three feet into the ground and find them!"

After Empress He finished speaking, she plopped down on the floor of the bed.

Her breasts were partially exposed, causing ripples to spread across the water.

But before the eunuchs could respond, another palace attendant ran over:

"Your Majesty, the General has also sent word!"

"Tell me quickly!" Empress He asked eagerly.

"Tonight, the General received a letter from the King of Yunzhong, saying that the General should bring two thousand taels of gold to ransom General He Miao!"

"The General agreed to pay the ransom, and the transaction was to take place somewhere outside the city. He also sent Colonel Cao Cao to lie in ambush beforehand, ready to strike at the opportune moment."

"As it turned out, only two figures showed up, then, realizing there was an ambush, they fled!"

"Captain Cao immediately led his men out, but they didn't capture a single person."

The eunuch recounted everything he knew in one go!

Empress He immediately stood up straight, her face contorted with extreme anger.

She stroked her clothes back and forth, and suddenly understood.

"It must have been Liu Wei who arranged for the arson and robbery at Baoguo Temple!"

"Sending the general to ransom people was a pretense; the real purpose was to rob Baoguo Temple."

What a brilliant feint!

Empress He gritted her teeth and smashed a cup to pieces to vent her anger.

Liu Wei sought to exchange hostages with He Jin, but it turned out to be a feint; the real action took place at Baoguo Temple.

These kinds of conspiracies and tricks can be seen through if you think about them carefully.

However, what Empress He couldn't understand was how Liu Wei knew where she hid her private money.

"There are at least a hundred temples in Luoyang. Why did Liu Wei specifically target Baoguo Temple? Who leaked the information?"

Empress He's hawk-like eyes swept over everyone present, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Anyone present could be the one to do this.

Wang Gonggong and the others broke out in a cold sweat under Empress He's gaze.

After a long while, Eunuch Wang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, now that we know who ordered it, let's go find him first thing tomorrow morning."

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