Holy Bone

Chapter 1543: Jin An's plan to kidnap the eunuchs around the queen

The Criminal Investigation Department was busy from the first half of the night to the second half of the night.

The first half of the night was spent raiding the spice shop, which sparked a lot of discussion among the people and various speculations and rumors.

In the second half of the night, the residence of the academician of the Imperial Medical Bureau was searched. This not only caused a sensation among the people, but also made the upper-level officials in the capital unable to sleep all night. All kinds of spies were dispatched collectively and used their connections to inquire the Criminal Investigation Department for news.

Not long after, news spread that the academicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau had collaborated with the enemy and sold out their country, having been bribed by the Steppe Khanate seven years ago, and even wanted to find an opportunity to poison the Holy Emperor in order to avenge the fall of the Steppe Khanate.

When people heard that Cheng Baiqing was planning to poison Emperor Kang Zhao, everyone felt insecure for a moment, and all the forces in the capital tried their best to distance themselves from the Imperial Medical Service, for fear of bringing disaster upon themselves.

That night, no aristocratic family dared to offend the Criminal Investigation Department, and no one dared to stand up for the spice shop and embarrass the Criminal Investigation Department.

Everyone was speculating whether the Criminal Investigation Department had received some kind of imperial edict, which was why they dared to act so swiftly and vigorously, raiding the spice shop and the residence of the academician of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

If it was said that the Criminal Investigation Department had not received instructions from the Emperor's decree, the various forces in the capital would not believe anything he said. Regardless of the interests involved in the spice shop or the identity of the academician of the Imperial Hospital, they were beyond the authority of the Criminal Investigation Department.

These complex and intertwined forces have been entrenched in the capital for a long time and have become accustomed to viewing the party struggles in the capital with a secular perspective, ignoring the fact that the current commander of the Criminal Investigation Department is also a martial arts immortal.

The old Taoist's words gave Jin'an some inspiration. He wrote two files overnight, and then took a Bi'an carriage to the gate of the imperial palace overnight.

Just as the Bi'an carriage stopped in the square outside the palace gate for half an incense stick of time, the palace gate opened, and several eunuchs and a group of young eunuchs rode out of the palace gate at night.

The sound of horse hooves had just run out of the palace gate when it suddenly stopped. Looking at the Bi'an carriage parked outside the palace gate, the eunuchs were all surprised.

"We have heard of the detective Shenwu Hou for a long time. We have also heard of his previous cases. But in our opinion, those cases have not fully described his wisdom and bravery. Tonight, Shenwu Hou not only became famous in one battle, but he was also able to guess the Saint King's thoughts in advance and waited at the palace gate in advance."

The eunuch who was speaking was an old acquaintance, having delivered several imperial edicts by him.

"Pass on the Holy Lord's order, and Xuanshen Wuhou will come to the palace to meet him immediately."

"Marquis Shenwu, please."

All the eunuchs dismounted and respectfully welcomed Marquis Shenwu into the palace.

royal palace.

Hall of Wende.

This was Jin'an's second time entering the Wende Hall. He felt more familiar and relaxed than the last time he came.

Emperor Kang Zhao in the Wende Hall was not wearing a dragon robe this time. Instead, he was wearing ordinary clothes and reviewing memorials by lamplight. It seemed that Emperor Kang Zhao had just woken up and hurriedly summoned Jin'an.

"Marquis Shenwu, you gave me a big surprise tonight, but I was so shocked that I couldn't close my eyes. As soon as I closed my eyes, it seemed as if someone was trying to poison me."

"Since the Imperial Hospital wants to poison me, will the Imperial Food Bureau poison me?"

"Since the Shangshi Bureau can poison me, will someone in the Yuchen Palace where I often go also poison me?"

Emperor Kang Zhao clapped his hands in shock and anger, his face was filled with rage, and every question he asked was a rhetorical one, but every word was filled with anger.

The palace maids, eunuchs, guards and imperial soldiers in the Wende Hall were so frightened that they all knelt down, trembling in fear and not daring to make a sound.

Jin'an took a few steps forward with a calm expression and placed the two case files that he had prepared in advance on the desk in front of Emperor Kang Zhao.

Emperor Kang Zhao picked up the file and quickly glanced through it. Then his face changed and he said angrily, "There is such a thing!"

"How many concubines in my harem are using Tiangong Miaoge rouge!"

Emperor Kang Zhao seemed to be very angry this time, but in fact he was asking questions to the old eunuch beside him.

It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. If you cannot learn to figure out the emperor's mind, even if you are dragged to be beheaded, you will not know where you did wrong, and how can you climb to the position of Chief Eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

The eunuch serving beside Emperor Kang Zhao bowed his head to the ground and replied in a fearful voice: "Your Majesty, no, not much."

These old eunuchs were very good at observing people's words and expressions. Although they did not see what was written in the file, they guessed that anything related to the academician of the Imperial Medical Bureau would not be a good thing. He not only answered Emperor Kang Zhao's questions without offending him, but also left room for Emperor Kang Zhao and took care of his face.

Emperor Kang Zhao was very angry at the moment, so it would not be too late to hand over the list quietly after his anger subsided.

"You are useless. You can't even handle such a small matter. If I hadn't gotten a good man like Marquis Shenwu this time, I wouldn't have been able to count on you even if I was poisoned by the treacherous people a hundred times!" After venting his anger and cursing, Emperor Kang Zhao continued to browse the case files in his hand.

When Emperor Kang Zhao scolded him as a waste, the old eunuch was not frightened but secretly relieved.

Emperor Kang Zhao could still curse at this moment, at least he could vent his anger. But he was afraid that Emperor Kang Zhao would remain silent and people would not be able to guess his thoughts, and many heads would fall to the ground.

The more Emperor Kang Zhao read the files, the more shocked and angry he became. After he finished reading two files, he rubbed his swollen and aching temples and looked tired.

There was silence in the Wende Hall for a while, with only the crackling sound of burning lamp oil.

"Marquis Shenwu, have you investigated the matter of Tiangong Miaoge rouge and verified it again and again? Is it possible that there is a misunderstanding?" Emperor Kang Zhao looked at Jin An with a headache.

There are three thousand beauties in the harem. It's impossible to banish them all to the cold palace overnight, right?

By then, there would be no need to wait for the Steppe Khanate to restore its country and take revenge. The clan forces behind the three thousand concubines in the harem would unite to cause trouble, causing chaos within the country first.

By the time the harem catches fire, it will be too late.

Although the old eunuch beside him just said that there were not many imperial concubines who used Tiangong Miaoge rouge, but with Emperor Kang Zhao's long-term use of the imperial mind-control technique, how could he not guess the thoughts of these people below.

If there are really not many people, they will just say the number directly.

The fact that they did not dare to say the number and gave vague answers means that there must be quite a few concubines in the harem who used Tiangong Miaoge rouge-like powder.

Jin An replied calmly, "There is a Taoist priest named Chen in my Wuzang Taoist temple. He refines a unique detoxification pill that can test for poison and detoxify rouge. Even if the concubines are not poisoned, taking the unique detoxification pill can strengthen their bodies, replenish blood and nourish their skin. Taoist priest Chen is traveling with me and is waiting in the Bi'an carriage outside the palace gate."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Kang Zhao said with joy, "Quickly summon Taoist Master Chen to the palace to detoxify and cure the disease."

Immediately, a eunuch stood up and went out to summon the old Taoist priest.

Jin An reported another matter: "The rouge poisoning case involves a wide range of people. Almost all the women in the capital are implicated. All of these women need to be examined one by one to see if there are any signs of poisoning. If there are any poisoned, they need to take Taoist Master Chen's unique antidote pills."

Emperor Kang Zhao's expression darkened: "How should I examine him?"

Jin An calmly replied, "Anyone who has no reaction after taking the detoxification pills will pass the physical examination."

Emperor Kang Zhao's face relaxed. "It is right to have a physical examination. Tomorrow I will order someone to draft an oral order, ordering all civil and military officials to bring their families to the Wuzang Taoist Temple for a physical examination."

After he finished speaking, Emperor Kang Zhao's voice sank, and he was full of power: "Marquis Shenwu, listen to my order." "As the commander of the Criminal Investigation Department and the supervisor of the three departments, you have made great contributions in hunting down the traitors who collaborated with the enemy. Your second merit is to stop the Yanzhi poisoning case, and your third merit is to stop someone in the Imperial Hospital from premeditatedly poisoning me. I will reward you with several merits and give you some gold, silver and jewelry."

"I have appointed you with full authority to hunt down the remaining collaborators, to clear my court and protect the stability of the country. Anyone who tries to stop you will be executed first and then reported to me later. Once all the remaining collaborators are cleared, I will promote you to a higher position and personally celebrate your success."

The old eunuch, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled when he heard this.

This time he was almost poisoned, and the Holy Lord was very angry. He actually appointed Marquis Shenwu as the imperial envoy and gave him such great privileges.

From now on, anyone who dares to touch the Criminal Investigation Department will be considered as treason, and the Criminal Investigation Department can execute them first and report later.

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When Jin'an exited the Wende Hall, he did not leave immediately, but waited for the old Taoist priest to enter the Wende Hall and meet Emperor Kang Zhao. Then the two followed the eunuch who led the way and left together.

It was the first time for the old Taoist priest to enter the palace. When he came, his mouth and eyes never stopped moving. He was very excited and kept exclaiming at how huge the palace was.

On the way back, he was gloomy all the way: "Little brother, you have caused me so much trouble this time. Do you know how many concubines there are in the harem? How can I get so many antidote pills?"

Jin An answered as a matter of course: "Didn't the storyteller say that there were three thousand beauties in the harem?"

The old Taoist rolled his eyes when he heard this: "You clearly know that there are three thousand concubines in your harem, but you still recommend my detoxification pills to detoxify people..."

Jin'an gave the old Taoist a look and he stopped talking in time.

Jin An: "Although I presented two files, the real one is in the hands of Emperor Kang Zhao, and the fake one is used to stabilize the people's hearts, but there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable, so I need your unique antidote pill to give to Emperor Kang Zhao and give the civil and military officials a way out."

"Your detoxification pills can not only detoxify, but also relieve people's worries."

The old Taoist priest was a hard-headed person and could not bear praise the most. Seeing his unique detoxification pills praised by Jin An so miraculously, he immediately felt refreshed and said with a dragon-like and tiger-like gait: "Just now, I have promised the emperor that it is only 3,000 detoxification pills. Even if I don't eat or drink, and the candle burns down to ashes, I will refine 3,000 detoxification pills."

"As long as I can make three thousand detoxification pills, the emperor will agree to personally grant me a name and make me the imperial physician."

Jin An gave a thumbs up: "I'm counting on you, old Taoist."

The old Taoist priest was very proud and straightened his back: "That's right, I am still as good as ever."

The eunuch who was walking in front and leading the way was so frightened by the shocking remarks made by Jin'an and the other man behind him that he dared not breathe, fearing that if he heard one more word that he should not hear, he would be beheaded.

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When Jin'an and the old Taoist priest returned to the Bi'an carriage parked outside the imperial city, Deputy Commander Sun whispered in Jin'an's ear: "Commander, do you remember the carriage from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that appeared in the Spice Shop? I just saw that carriage again."

  Oh?

Jin An raised his eyebrows.

Deputy Commander Sun lowered his voice and said, "It's Deputy Eunuch Wei, the eunuch who serves as the Queen's noblewoman."

"But what's strange is that the carriage left the Imperial City in a hurry, and did not return to the Imperial City from outside. It seems that Deputy Eunuch Wei's carriage had returned to the Imperial City in advance, and then went out again for some unknown reason?"

After Jin'an boarded the Bi'an carriage, he did not leave immediately, but asked the convoy to wait outside the imperial city.

We waited for an hour, and the sky gradually brightened, revealing a layer of hazy white.

Da da--

Da da--

The crisp sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the square in front of the imperial city. Deputy Commander Sun whispered outside the carriage: "Commander, Deputy Eunuch Wei's carriage is back."

"Deputy Eunuch Wei was sitting in the carriage, and he was lifting the curtain to look at us."

  Ah!

Deputy Commander Sun was stunned!

Jin An sat in the Bi'an carriage and said in a deep voice, "Emperor Kang Zhao has appointed me to search for the remnants of the Prairie Khanate. If I am prevented from doing so, I have the right to execute them first and report to you later."

"Deputy Eunuch Wei from the Ministry of Internal Affairs appeared outside the spice shop tonight and is now returning to the imperial city. His behavior is suspicious. I now suspect that Deputy Eunuch Wei is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. I will take him back to the water prison of the Criminal Investigation Department and torture him severely."

Deputy Commander Sun shouted "Yes" loudly, and soon after, a noisy quarrel was heard from the square outside the imperial city. A tender eunuch who was tied up with a cloth strip in his mouth was roughly thrown into the Bi'an carriage by Deputy Commander Sun.

Several young eunuchs ran to the imperial guards in the city crying and asking for help.

But the imperial guards were reluctant to leave the city.

Obviously, he has heard the news and knows that the Criminal Investigation Department is at its peak right now, so he doesn't want to get involved in this mess.

One was a person just appointed by the emperor, who had the power of life and death; the other was a noble lady around the empress. They were all family affairs of Emperor Kang Zhao and were difficult to manage.

Moreover, Jin'an shot and killed a Rakshasa man in public outside the imperial city just a few months ago, and the deterrent aura is still there.

In the end, Jin'an kidnapped the noble lady beside the queen in front of the imperial guards and left smoothly. No one dared to stop him, for fear of being charged with treason and treason.

The old Taoist priest in the Bi'an carriage was dumbfounded when he saw Jin'an blatantly kidnapping the queen's favorite minister.

Jin An saw that the old Taoist priest looked worried, so he explained, "Old Taoist priest, do you know why I had someone deliberately spread the news that the Imperial Hospital academicians colluded with foreign tribes and intended to poison Emperor Kang Zhao?"

The old Taoist priest was not stupid. After the initial shock, he took a deep breath and came back to his senses. He was surprised and said, "I was curious before. You and I are the only ones who know about this matter. How did the news leak out? I didn't expect that it was you, little brother, who deliberately let the news out."

"Little brother, you don't mean to say that it's because of this Wei guy, right?"

Jin An sneered and said, "Emperor Kang Zhao didn't give me any reward this time, and only promised me a verbal reward to celebrate my success afterwards. It's obvious that he was trying to prevent me from being promoted too quickly and eventually becoming too successful to be a threat to the emperor."

"So he promised me a verbal reward. He wanted me to be grateful and help him to eliminate the remaining foreign forces. He also wanted all the officials in the capital to be afraid of me and exclude me. They dare not get too close to me. Especially since the interests behind the Spice Shop are complicated, the more Emperor Kang Zhao praises me, the more the interest groups behind the Spice Shop will regard me as a thorn in their eyes, and their resentment will be hard to resolve."

"All of this was done for one purpose: to trap me in the quagmire of secular power struggles, so that I would be exhausted from dealing with the abuse and deception in the court and unable to focus on anything else."

Jin An continued with a sneer, "But I didn't intend to ask for any reward. It would be enough to make Emperor Kang Zhao feel that someone would threaten his continued sitting on the throne and order me to continue investigating the case of treason."

"This time, we accidentally found the academician of the Imperial Hospital. This just gave us a legitimate reason to continue to pursue clues about the spice shop openly and to arrest the eunuch openly. This saves us a lot of steps in the secret investigation."

Uncovering the case of treason and collaboration with the enemy was an unexpected discovery.

Jin An never forgot that the real purpose of his action this time was to deliberately alert the enemy and scare the mastermind behind the scenes out to make some move.