Chapter 157 Your father is being targeted
"Your Majesty, I remember this, and I will never forget it even if I die."
Zhou Hongjing originally wanted to ask Emperor Yongping to grant him a few more days on the grounds that he was seriously injured.
But Emperor Yongping's attitude made him dare not even mention it.
"Okay, go back home and recuperate first. Someone will come to contact you today to go to Yuzhou to capture the murderer."
Emperor Yongping waved his hand and had Zhou Hongjing carried out.
In fact, the matter of Matthew Li had been thoroughly investigated by the people sent to Yuzhou by the Dali Temple some time ago.
If Yu Jinming's people were allowed to take action, it wouldn't take long before all of Matthew Li's faction would be brought down.
But Yu Jinming had just investigated Prince Huai and Luo Changfeng, and he was also involved in the Jingzhou case. If he were to investigate Matthew Li as well, it would be too conspicuous.
If things go wrong, the ministers in the court might think that he is trying to eliminate dissidents for Chu Chengyi, and being targeted would be more trouble than gain.
Killing someone with a borrowed knife is a tactic of the emperor, but Emperor Yongping would not use a borrowed knife to do his job.
It is not easy to rebuild a broken knife.
The easiest way was for Zhou Hongjing to bring up the Ma Xiuli incident by using the kidnapping of Chu Chengzhao.
Judging from the backyard of Prince Ning's mansion, Ma Xiuli and Zhou Hongjing are considered to be our own people.
Let them fight among themselves first, and the court can get the best result with the least effort.
In the afternoon, Jiang Baiqing was ordered to go to Jingzhao Prefecture to discuss with Zhou Hongjing about going to Yuzhou to capture the murderer of Zonghuo Xuanguo Mansion.
Jiang Baiqing is currently the commander of the North City of the Wucheng Army.
This was the position Chu Chengyi assigned to him after he was transferred from the camp outside Beijing.
He was the only one who took the relationship between him and the Queen seriously, and the Queen just treated him as an underdog.
Emperor Yongping still trusted Jiang Baiqing's father, Guiyi Hou, and he did not persist in his idea of letting Jiang Baiqing be idle for long.
As long as Jiang Baiqing does not hold an important position and cuts off his chance of contact with the Empress, just give him a job.
After all, Marquis Guiyi is still guarding the border, and the royal family cannot treat his legitimate son too harshly.
"Commander Jiang, there are several murderers. You must bring more people with you."
As soon as Zhou Hongjing saw Jiang Baiqing, he was extremely excited, thinking that this hot potato was finally going to be thrown away.
As for why the North City Military Department was concerned about the burning of Duke Xuan's Mansion in the west of the city, he would not make it difficult for himself to think too much about it.
Didn't he, the prefect of Jingzhao, travel thousands of miles to Yuzhou to hunt down the murderer?
Isn't it because the Beicheng Bingmasi is running around when the murderer is running around?
"Of course I will bring more people with me. Lord Zhou, please provide me with the picture of the murderer. Also, the Jingzhao Prefecture should send someone who knows the case to go with us. Otherwise, I am afraid we will not be able to make it in time."
Apart from being confused when dealing with the Empress, Jiang Baiqing has inherited some of Guiyi Hou's ideas in leading troops, training soldiers and doing his job.
Zhou Hongjing wanted to trick him, but he couldn't.
"Haha, the picture of the murderer should be provided. Commander Jiang will be back in a moment."
Zhou Hongjing intended to avoid the main issue, thinking that as long as Jingzhao Prefecture did not send anyone to accompany him, Jingzhao Prefecture would be less implicated if this matter failed.
If it succeeds, Jingzhao Prefecture will have made a contribution, after all, it was Jingzhao Prefecture that first went to Yuzhou to search for the murderer and draw his portrait.
"Well, I will be waiting for you. Please ask all the yamen runners who accompanied Lord Zhou to Yuzhou to accompany me."
Before leaving for Yuzhou, Jiang Baiqing must make sure to find out the situation there.
As for Zhou Hongjing, he was escorted all the way back to Beijing, so no useful information could be obtained from him.
"This......"
Zhou Hongjing was hesitant. There were not many people in Jingzhao Prefecture to begin with. Last time, there were thirty people who went with him to Yuzhou, and more than half of them were killed on the way.
If I leave with Jiang Baiqing again, who will guard the government office of Jingzhao Prefecture?
Who knows if those murderers will come back to silence him?
"Master Zhou, time is running out. If you delay any longer, Master Zhao will be in danger."
The Wucheng Bingmasi was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. When Shangguan appointed Zhou Baiqing to carry out this mission, he told him clearly what he wanted to do.
But Zhou Hongjing didn't know all this and wanted to use his usual cleverness to evade responsibility.
However, as a local official in the capital, he could not shirk his responsibilities for the kidnapping of Chu Chengzhao and the fire in Duke Xuan's mansion.
"Hey, Lord Jiang, don't worry. I'll arrange it right away."
Zhou Hongjing was helpless. Let's just leave it at that for now. There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain.
Jiang Baiqing stayed in Jingzhao Prefecture for an hour, then left with three portraits and a dozen yamen runners who had been to Yuzhou.
According to the time set by Emperor Yongping, Jiang Baiqing would not be able to catch the murderer in Yuzhou and bring him back to the capital even if he flew.
They could only divide their troops into several groups and strengthen their deployment, try to catch the criminal as soon as they arrived in Yuzhou, and then use flying pigeons to send a letter back to the capital.
While Jiang Baiqing assembled 200 guards to set off for Yuzhou overnight, Zhou Hongjing called his wife to his bedside to take care of him.
In the space, Little Gourd happened to be watching Zhou Hongjing's video.
This time it saw another shocking conspiracy.
"Master, someone is targeting your father."
Chu Qinshu was just being carried back to the main courtyard by Chu Chengyi. Just as she was about to take a shower and go to bed, she heard that someone was thinking about her father.
How can this be?
You have to find out the answer quickly and come up with a solution.
"Shu'er? How come you fell asleep so quickly?"
Chu Chengyi was very impressed by how quickly his daughter fell asleep.
He falls asleep as soon as he wants, sometimes for hours at a time, and cannot be woken up even if you call him.
After examining the patient several times, Imperial Doctor Cheng also exclaimed that it was miraculous.
A child born with the umbilical cord attached cannot be viewed in the same way as an ordinary child.
Even the way he gets diagnosed is different from that of ordinary children.
Of course, Chu Qinshu had been born for more than two months and had never been sick.
Its body is that of a calf, and it doesn't even look healthy like a baby.
"The little princess has fallen asleep. I will take her back first. When she wakes up, you can help her take a bath."
Chu Chengyi carried Chu Qinshu out of the bathroom and went straight back to the bedroom, hugged her and fell asleep.
Nanny Yao and the few palace maids who served Chu Qinshu had no choice but to go down and wait.
It was considered good that he fell asleep just before taking a shower. There were a few times when he fell asleep while taking a shower, which really made them very busy.
How can a sleeping baby take a bath? Isn't that asking for trouble? They can't bear the prince's punishment.
"Little Hulu, who is targeting my father?"
Chu Qinshu asked Xiao Hulu as soon as she entered the space.
Her father is the prince, and many people are concerned about him.
There are daughters of officials, political enemies, and concubines in the Yongping Emperor's harem who want to make plans for their own sons.
I don’t know who it is this time?
"you guess."
Xiao Hulu didn't say anything directly, but stared at the video intently.
"What are you guessing? Just tell me who it is and I'll let my dad take care of him."
Chu Qinshu said unhappily.
Little Gourd, has he become more cunning after seeing too many infightings in the harem?
I've learned how to be a fool from her.
"Oh, Master, you should just watch the video yourself. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle."
Little Hulu was still staring at the video without blinking. This drama of plotting to be the father of someone else's child was really interesting.
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