C39 (2/2)
”Aiyo, Master Yang, what's wrong with you? We didn't manage to recruit you …”
”My good friend, a member of our American Church, the author of this great book, The Journey to the West... Xiao Letian, Mr. Xiao and his fiancee went missing at the City God Temple and were kidnapped. Can't I come to report it? Does your Shuntian Palace not care about the security in the capital? ”
These words were like a bomb dropping in the crowd, causing the entire crowd to go crazy, ”Alone overseas Xiao Letian? America's Two Evildoers! Lost? ”He's been kidnapped …”
”Aiya, how can this be? I'm still waiting for the update after this. How can I stop?” The Shuntian Palace must take care of it! ”
”Are you seeking revenge?” ”I don't think normal kidnappers would dare to touch this kind of important figure. I think it's most likely seeking revenge …”
The crowd burst into a cacophony of discussion, like a swarm of flies flying about. Those yamen runners were all intelligent people. In the capital city, whoever messed with them would know what was good for their heart, and once they heard that Xiao Letian, who had been kidnapped, had been able to make Wang Hanlin angry, and the empress dowager knew what happened, they felt their knees go weak.
They really wanted to throw this hot potato out, but their plan on fighting against the little commoner was originally useless on the Master Yang, and with Xiao Letian's special identity, they dared not be rash even more.
”Master Yang, don't worry. We will immediately report it to our lord. You should also know that our master needs to report this to the imperial government as soon as possible …”
Louis nodded his head: ”Very good, I will pay attention to this matter at all times, and go to the yamen of minister of nine city gates to report to their officials, if you can't find my friends, I will also go to the Head Office to report, and I won't be afraid even if I go to the throne room …” With that, he left.
The news of Xiao Letian's kidnapping had spread across the entire Beijing immediately, and in the afternoon of the same day, the little emperor of the Yangxin Palace and the rest of the empress dowagers received their secret reports.
Hearing this, Tongzhi was furious, thinking that he was still waiting for an update, this group of bandits actually dared to kidnap Mr. Xiao? At that time, he had wanted to pass down an order to the Shuntian Palace and minister of nine city gates for them to investigate, but in the end, it was the personal eunuch who had to beg for his life to stop the little emperor.
”Your Majesty, even if you were to pass down the decree, you have to first consult the empress dowagers! ”You still don't have a personal authority, so you shouldn't pass down orders on your own …”
”Bastard, can't I even intervene in a kidnapping case? ”You dog slave …” Just as he was about to give a second kick, a group of silhouettes rushed in from outside the hall.
”What is the emperor doing?” Who made you angry again? ” The one who walked in was Ci Xi. When she finished listening to her son's complaints, he unhappily nodded his head and said, ”This kind of thing is worth getting angry over. I wanted to pass down the order to the Mother for you to pass on, but have you thought about it yet?
Tongzhi was a little confused, Ci Xi waved his hand to disperse the palace maids and eunuchs, and said softly, ”Anyone who sees this case can tell that he is not ordinary, Xiao Letian is now considered famous in the capital, would normal kidnappers dare to touch him? ”Other than enemies and political enemies, there is no one else capable of handling this kind of case …”
”Xiao Letian is just an outsider, how many enemies does he have in the capital? At most, he would just be Wang Shizheng, if that old scholar had this kind of boldness, he would not be tricked by Xiao Letian. ”So there's definitely an expert behind all of this …”
It was rare for Tongzhi to see a Mother with such patience telling her about the ways of governance. He was as eager as a primary school student to learn as he blinked his eyes. Mother means to find the culprit from Xiao Letian's political enemies?
”Haha, my son is really intelligent. Right, I want to look for him from among the political enemies. Who was most afraid of Xiao Letian writing a book? If his Industrial Zones were to fight, who would be at a disadvantage? ”Once you understand this point, you will understand what is meant by imperial politics …”
”Child, there are so many things in this world. It's hard to find the murderer …”
Just as the gazes of the entire capital were focused on the case of Xiao Letian's disappearance, in a secluded courtyard in the east city, a thirty year old scholar was reading a book absentmindedly. The story he was reading wasn't very new either. It was precisely the story of Confucius, Young Master Ju.
”Even after thousands of years of public affairs, there still hasn't been any public discussions about the case up till now … This group of corrupt scholars only know how to make a ruckus. Could it be that the path of a saint relies on words? ”To this kind of giant devilish ghost, it's best to cut off all distractions as quickly as possible …”
Just as they were talking, a series of knocks came from outside the window: ”Master, the Dragon Lord has safely left the city, but for some reason, he hasn't made a move yet …”
”Hmm?” The middle-aged scholar's eyes were wide open as he spoke in an arrogant tone, ”Send someone to urge him again, clearly tell him that after this matter is completed, I will purify the blood of his third generation High Hall!”
”Ah!” The people outside the window immediately disappeared.