manynovel Chapter 526: It was you who reported the news, right?
Chapter 526: It was you who reported the news, right?
But this credit is not easy to get. It may not be possible to find out the mastermind behind the scenes within two days.
Tong Fengming was not as happy as everyone imagined. Instead, he said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, these people are loyal soldiers. It is difficult to pry their mouths open. Moreover, they certainly cannot contact the mastermind behind the scenes. Even if they want to confess, they know nothing about the mastermind behind the scenes. What about this?"
"Even if they don't know who is behind this, there must be clues in the information they provide. As the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, it is your duty to find clues and catch the mastermind. If I do everything for you, then what else do I need you for?"
The emperor hates these officials the most because they start to make excuses when they encounter any difficult tasks. Is he keeping these people for nothing? Will the evidence and the mastermind be delivered directly to him? Of course, he has to investigate it himself!
"But there are only two days. I can't do it! Please give me a few more days, Your Majesty." Tong Fengming was about to cry. It was too difficult for him.
"Then I'll give you another five days. I'm only asking you to find out the real culprit behind this. I'm not asking you to arrest him."
"I obey your order." Tong Fengming immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced at the third prince in front of him, and was very happy. The second prince and the fourth prince had made great contributions recently, but the third prince was mediocre and incompetent. The emperor also criticized them on a daily basis, which made them, a group of officials, lose face.
The day before yesterday, the Third Prince exposed his identity in the pleasure boat and was severely reprimanded by the Emperor. They did not expect His Highness to do so well this time, which made them feel proud for once.
After the court session ended, the Fourth Prince returned to his residence. After much thought, he still felt that with the Third Prince's wisdom, how could he be ahead of him?
He suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Zhu Cheng.
"Send someone to find out what Jiang Youzhen has been doing these past two days?"
Zhu Cheng was a little confused, not understanding why the Fourth Prince suddenly asked about Jiang Youzhen? However, the Fourth Prince seemed to be in a bad mood today, so he did not dare to ask more, so he followed the order and went.
The Third Prince had been in the limelight today, and he returned to the palace in a valiant and proud manner. Soon, the personal nanny beside Concubine Yun came to pass on a message.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is in a good mood today and he went to Cuifang Palace right after the court session."
The Third Prince was also very happy to hear this. He had made mistakes in recent days and implicated his mother. His father had not been to Cuifang Palace for several days, and his mother had complained to him.
After sending away the maid in his mother's palace, the third prince thought of Jiang Youzhen. This time, he really got Jiang Youzhen's help, otherwise how could he find the whereabouts of those assassins so quickly?
He was only a quarter of an hour earlier than the fourth brother, otherwise the fourth brother would have gotten there first, which would have been really dangerous.
But how did Jiang Youzhen discover the assassin's whereabouts? And how did he capture the assassin? It seems that Jiang Youzhen also has many secrets.
Now he finally understood why the fourth brother and the others valued Jiang Youzhen so much. This kid really has some abilities.
Thinking of this, he became delighted, and with a stroke of his pen, he wrote another letter and had it delivered to the Imperial College.
After school, Jiang Youzhen, who was supposed to go home, appeared at Yuanxiang Teahouse again.
"Your Highness seems to be in a good mood today!" Jiang Youzhen looked at the Third Prince who was enjoying the food leisurely in front of him, and the joy in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows could not be hidden.
"It is also your contribution! The assassins have been arrested. To thank you, what do you want? I will give it to you."
Jiang Youzhen secretly rolled his eyes and spoke in a rather harsh tone, warning her not to get angry if she asked for too much.
"Since Your Highness has said so, I won't be polite." Jiang Youzhen thought for a moment and said, "I don't have too much gold, silver, jewelry, and jade ornaments. I can also have some shops and farms."
"Oh! By the way, do you have any rare treasures? For example, authentic calligraphy or something? I'd also like to have some."
The Third Prince nearly spit out his tea when he heard this. "You really are asking for too much."
Jiang Youzhen sighed, "Your Highness, you know that I am just a farmer, and I am not very picky! I just want to leave more heirlooms, right?"
The third prince frowned. Why did he feel that this boy spoke in a sarcastic tone? Was it his illusion?
He said unhappily, “I’ll send it to your house later.”
Jiang Youzhen immediately cupped his hands in delight and said, "I knew Your Highness was generous, but I've never seen anyone as generous as you!"
Although she had plenty of treasures, no one would have too many treasures! With her current status, she couldn't become an official or get promoted, so she could only ask for more benefits.
"But my treasure is not easy to take." The third prince's eyes suddenly became fierce, like the weather in June, changeable.
"The person has been caught, but it's not so easy to track down the real culprit behind the scenes. Those people are dead men, and it's hard to pry their mouths open. Plus, they are just low-level people, and they can't get in touch with the mastermind behind the scenes at all!"
Jiang Youzhen finally understood why the Third Prince was so easy to talk to today. It turned out that he had a task for her to do.
"Your Highness! In fact, it was a coincidence that I caught that man and found the assassin. You also said that those people were assassins. Even if the mastermind behind the scenes was caught, he would not be the real mastermind.
The Dali Temple's methods are not something that ordinary people can withstand, so you should wait a little longer! I think the most important thing you should do now is to quickly send someone to the Dali Temple to closely monitor it to prevent anyone from doing anything shady."
The Third Prince was startled and stood up suddenly. "Are you saying that there is a spy inside our court?"
Jiang Youzhen shook his head. "That's unknown, but I believe it's better to be safe than sorry."
The third prince immediately turned around and walked towards the door. He had a bad feeling in his heart.
He left without saying goodbye. Jiang Youzhen shook his head. Why are you in such a hurry?
He walked out the door with his hands behind his back and was about to go downstairs when he was stopped by a familiar figure.
"Sir, my Fourth Master invites you." The one who came was Zhu Cheng.
Jiang Youzhen sighed. What kind of day is today? Why are everyone so idle?
"After a few days of absence, Your Highness is still as radiant and charming as ever." Jiang Youzhen said indifferently.
The fourth prince laughed bitterly, "Why do I feel like you are making fun of me?"
He lost his limelight today and didn't sleep all night last night, so he felt a little depressed.
Jiang Youzhen waved his hands when he saw this, "Your Highness, you misunderstood. I didn't. Your Highness is a beautiful lady. Even if you haven't slept for a few days, you are still as graceful as ever."
The fourth prince shook his head and said from the round stool opposite: "I still think you are being sarcastic. Please sit down!"
As he said this, he actually poured tea for Jiang Youzhen himself. Jiang Youzhen quickly stood up, feeling a little flattered.
She held the tea bowl with both hands and said, "The students can do it themselves."
What is the Fourth Prince doing? Why does it feel like nothing good is going to happen?
"Please sit down! You're welcome. We are already so familiar with each other, do you still want to be so formal with me?"
"The third prince went to the South City Pier last night. It was you who informed him, right?" the fourth prince suddenly said.