As soon as Prime Minister Shen finished speaking, someone quickly chimed in.
"Your Excellency, you may not know this, but recently, for some unknown reason, the families of many officials have mysteriously disappeared."
"Yes, what's even stranger is that even after reporting it to the authorities, there was still no accurate explanation."
"Whether they are officials or ordinary citizens, they cannot simply disappear without a trace. Don't you agree, Your Excellency Prime Minister?"
After hearing this, Prime Minister Shen frowned deeply and remained silent, lost in thought.
After a while, the Prime Minister finally spoke.
"This is Kyoto. How can we allow this matter to escalate maliciously? The Prefect of the Capital is responsible for the safety of the imperial city. Can't he even investigate something this simple?!"
Prime Minister Shen was somewhat angry, and many people were too frightened to speak.
Although the Empress is now confined to the Cold Palace by the Emperor, the Prime Minister still enjoys high prestige among the officials thanks to his extensive network of connections.
Moreover, the emperor kept the affairs of the inner palace and the affairs of the court very separate.
In other words, right now the Empress is the Empress, and Prime Minister Shen is Prime Minister Shen.
Although the Empress has lost power, it has little impact on Prime Minister Shen.
Therefore, when people see the Prime Minister, they still show a respectful expression on their faces.
Prime Minister Shen glanced at the people around him, his eyes full of questions.
Clearly, Prime Minister Shen wanted to get more information from these people.
So, someone mustered up the courage to speak up.
"It's strange, the missing people aren't ordinary citizens, they're all family members of officials. I suspect someone is deliberately sabotaging this!"
Prime Minister Shen glanced at Wang Zhiliang, who was speaking, his eyes darting around.
"What have you heard? Or do you know any clues?"
Wang Zhiliang quickly shook his head, shaking it like a rattle-drum, hastily denying it.
"Your Excellency, please don't misunderstand. But upon closer analysis, this matter is not so simple. Anyone who dares to kidnap an official's family member must have some background, and it seems that someone did it on purpose."
Prime Minister Shen nodded, agreeing with Wang Zhiliang's point.
"Wang Zhiliang, the Prefect of the Capital is under your jurisdiction, so you'd better keep a close eye on things. I've heard quite a few complaints about the Prefect of the Capital."
After listening, Wang Zhiliang nodded quickly, his face showing a look of fear and trepidation, and began to express his opinion in front of everyone.
"Your subject will certainly urge the investigation to get to the bottom of this matter."
After listening, Prime Minister Shen nodded in satisfaction.
"Then you should do your best to supervise and strengthen Kyoto's leadership to prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future."
"yes!"
After this conversation, everyone felt much more at ease.
The Emperor is currently recuperating in the inner palace and rarely appears in court. Almost all affairs of the court are handled by the Second Prince, Zifeng Mo Ran.
Many people are wary of this second prince, feeling that he gives off a sinister vibe that makes people uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the Prime Minister learned of the missing persons incident and handed it over to the relevant personnel, which made everyone feel very relieved.
The Marquis of Jingbian did the same; after returning to his residence, he immediately sent someone to find Mu Chenshuang.
Inside the study.
Marquis Jingbian frowned.
As soon as he saw Mu Chenshuang, Lord Mu began to pour out his grievances, his words full of complaints.
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