Chapter 90 Xiaoyao Pill Case
The man holding Shen Yuan hostage was named Hong Dalin. He was not a strong-willed man to begin with. He was shot in the arm and thrown into the Dali Temple jail. He was already on the verge of collapse. On the second day, he was frightened by the torture instruments and confessed everything in no time.
According to his account, he did follow the orders from his superior and came to the capital to secretly sell Xiaoyao Pills. There should be several other people in the capital like him, but for safety reasons, they never contacted each other and did not know each other's identities.
This man is actually just a small fry. Even his so-called master is not the mastermind behind the scenes, but just a small manager. Therefore, no matter how much he is interrogated, what he knows is limited.
However, those who sell Xiaoyao Pills have already infiltrated the capital, which means that the situation in other prefectures may only become more serious.
Hong Dalin was from Qingzhou Prefecture. He said he owed gambling debts and was being chased by someone who had no way out. He was introduced by a "gambling brother" and met his so-called master. The man asked him to take Xiaoyao Pills to the capital to sell them, and the reward was that the master would help him pay off his gambling debts.
"I was wrong, I shouldn't have gambled, I shouldn't have gambled!" At this moment, Hong Dalin looked regretful. He slapped himself and said that he shouldn't have gambled. According to him, his wife, children and old mother were all in the hands of that man. If he couldn't bring the money back on time, his family would be in danger.
At that time, no one paid attention to his appearance, thinking that he was a gambler and not worthy of sympathy.
The matter of Xiaoyao Pills is of great importance and it is not something that can be handled by just one department of the Dali Temple.
After Xie Hui discussed with Shen Yun, they decided to let Xie Hui go to the palace immediately to report the matter to the emperor.
After reading the confession presented by Xie Hui, the emperor walked around the table twice, and then summoned the Minister of Justice Feng Changli, the Minister of the Supreme Court Shen Yun, the Jingzhao Yin Su Chengxian, the Commander of the Imperial City Department Yuwen Mu, and the Grand Tutor He Xiangru to enter the palace to discuss the matter.
This Xiaoyao Pill has made a comeback after disappearing for twenty years. Everyone who experienced it back then couldn't help but feel shocked.
"Mr. He, what do you think?"
Taifu He Xiangru was the prince's teacher when he was still a prince, so after the emperor ascended the throne, he still respected him very much.
After a moment's hesitation, Grand Tutor He replied, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the most urgent task is to find out the source of the Xiaoyao Pills. Also, we don't know how many Xiaoyao Pills have flowed into the capital, so we need to clear them out as soon as possible."
Jingzhao Yin Su Chengxian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of Xiaoyao Pills in the capital will be handed over to my Jingzhao Prefecture to handle. However, we still need the assistance of Lord Yuwen's Imperial City Department."
The capital city has a large population, and not just permanent residents. There are also many merchants entering and leaving the capital city every day. With a large population, there are many things to do. Jingzhao Prefecture cannot just investigate the Xiaoyao Pill incident and ignore other things.
"Your Majesty, when I return, I will immediately summon the commanders of the four divisions in the east, south, west and north to discuss with Lord Su the matter of the Xiaoyao Pill in the capital."
The Imperial City Division, as the name suggests, is responsible for protecting the Imperial City, and this is part of the Division's duties.
The emperor nodded and agreed to this arrangement.
"The matter of clearing the capital of Xiaoyao Pills cannot be delayed. Su Chengxian, Yuwen Mu, the two of you are jointly responsible for this matter. You must make sure that Xiaoyao Pills disappear from the capital! You go first. After you go back and discuss the specific rules, Su Qing will submit a memorial."
"Yes. I obey your command!"
After the two left, Shen Yun stood up and said what he thought, "Your Majesty, after I return, I will immediately send a secret letter to the governors of each state, asking them to immediately investigate whether there are any signs of Xiaoyao Pills appearing in the state."
"Okay, let's do as Mr. Shen said. The man we caught will be interrogated again, and not a single piece of information can be lost. If Jingzhao Prefecture and the Imperial City Bureau catch anyone selling Xiaoyao Pills, you, the Dali Temple, will also be in charge of the interrogation."
"yes!"
"Feng Changli."
When the emperor called him, the Minister of Justice stood up immediately and said, "I'm here." He had just sat there for a long time and didn't hear the emperor think of their Ministry of Justice, so he was afraid that the emperor had forgotten about them.
"I want you and the two assistant ministers to take people to three groups to secretly go to various prefectures and cities to investigate this matter and find out if any officials are involved in this matter or are aware of it but have not reported it."
This happened twenty years ago. An official in a certain place not only refused to cooperate with the imperial court in destroying Xiaoyao Pills, but instead organized the people to make and sell them, thereby enriching themselves.
"I obey your order!" The Minister of Justice was very excited. This was equivalent to the Emperor appointing them as imperial ministers.
"You haven't said anything for a while. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I want to go to Qingzhou. If I can catch the master that Hong Dalin mentioned, maybe I can get more information, and maybe even get information about the mastermind behind it."
After hearing this, the emperor neither said yes nor no. Instead, he asked the others to leave first and left Xie Hui alone to talk in the hall.
"Yes, have you thought about it? This matter is no different from others. Besides, those who dare to risk their lives to do such things are mostly desperate criminals. If you investigate this matter, you will also have to bear the risk."
"Your Majesty, since I am in the Dali Temple, these are all my duties."
"Okay, since you have made up your mind, uncle won't say anything more. Remember to take good care of yourself." The emperor patted Xie Hui's shoulder and instructed.
Xie Hui is the one who grew up in front of his eyes. He watched him grow from a toddler to an independent man. As an uncle, he is actually very proud of him.
"My uncle will ask the commander of the imperial guards to send a few people to accompany you to Qingzhou to protect your safety. But if you do this, you won't be able to celebrate your birthday at home this year. Will your mother come to the palace to scold me?"
It was embarrassing to say that when he was still a prince, he was whipped by his cousin, now Princess Kangle. The emperor still felt a dull pain when he thought about it. So when his mother asked him to marry his cousin to strengthen the relationship, he refused without a second thought...
However, Xie Hui didn't know about these things, and he often wondered why his uncle was always afraid of his mother.
"Don't worry, uncle. It's for official business. Mother will understand."
"Well, do you have anything else to say?" The emperor saw Xie Hui's expression and knew that he had something else to say.
"Uncle, we were able to capture Feng Dalin and uncover the Xiaoyao Pills this time thanks to Miss Shen."
The emperor was delighted to hear his nephew's words.
"I know I will reward that girl later."
"Thank you, uncle. She likes the rice paper you gave her last time." Although she was clearly asking for something, Xie Hui said it calmly.
The emperor was so amused that he ordered Deqing to bring all the remaining rice paper, and also got the best brushes, inkstone and ink to complete the four treasures of the study.
After all, we are all family in the future, so just use it for your own family.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave." Xie Hui didn't plan to let anyone else do these things. He planned to deliver them himself after he got off work.
Shen Yun wondered why he hadn't noticed in the past that Xie Hui was really thick-skinned. He hadn't settled the score with him for yesterday's incident yet, and today he actually wanted to get in!
"Uncle...Manman said she really liked the rice paper I bought last time. I still have some here, so I'll give it to her. She said you like it too."
Shen Yun snorted coldly, feeling extremely sad. Now look at this, this reply is not very good-looking, why does his daughter like it so much, it really irritates her father!
But the daughter is his own, so what...
"Remember to tell her that you are going to Qingzhou. She is looking forward to celebrating your birthday."