Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1468 Humiliating the concubines!

After receiving the order from Ji Xian last night, he immediately called Zhao Li, his trusted subordinate. Zhao Li was very surprised when he learned that His Majesty wanted Ji Xian to solve the case tomorrow morning. But what he didn't expect was that Ji Xian did not rush to the crime scene to start investigating the case immediately after receiving the order!
Instead, he took him directly to the prison of the Coordination Office and began to look for suitable candidates. In the end, Ji Xian selected Lu Zhongxian and several others, and then put the blame of forging meteorites from outer space and plotting rebellion on Lu Zhongxian!

In order to make the case look more realistic, Ji Xian began to tailor Lu Zhongxian's motives and steps for committing the crime.
This Lu Zhongxian was indeed the head of the Ministry of Justice before, and he was promoted by the Minister of Justice Li Jian himself. According to legend, when Li Jian just joined the Fengwu Army as a servant, this Lu Zhongxian was already a small leader, and Li Jian also worked under him, and he also took good care of Li Jian!

It was precisely because of this relationship that Li Jian later became successful by returning the favor by transferring the mediocre Lu Zhongxian to the Ministry of Revenue and making him the head of the Ministry of Justice!
Lu Zhongxian relied on Li Jian as his backer, so he didn't do his work in the Ministry of Justice on weekdays. Not only was he late and left early, he also drank and slept at work, and he also accepted money from others and illegally reduced their sentences!
Originally, because the Ministry of Justice was Li Jian’s territory, Li Jian could still cover up these things about Lu Zhongxian. However, in order to take back the power that belonged to the Ministry of Justice, Li Jian often made things difficult for the Coordination Office. However, Wang Xuecheng also wanted to fight back against Li Jian, so he secretly searched for some evidence on Li Jian...

However, because Li Jian has always been a cautious person and rarely leaves any evidence in his behavior, Wang Xuecheng could not find any evidence on him. So he started with the people around the Minister of Justice. With the powerful intelligence capabilities of the Coordination Office, Wang Xuecheng quickly discovered Lu Zhongxian!
After discovering Lu Zhongxian, Wang Xuecheng was overjoyed and prepared to use him as a breakthrough to bring down Li Jian. However, there is no wall that is impenetrable. Li Jian got the news in advance and immediately fired Lu Zhongxian. He also prepared to investigate the matter of Lu Zhongxian accepting money and illegally helping others to reduce their sentences!

Although Lu Zhongxian had been kind to him and taken care of him in his early years, in order to prevent Wang Xuecheng from finding any evidence against him, Li Jian sent Lu Zhongxian directly to jail.

However, that night, Lu Zhongxian's wife took her children and ran to Li Jian's home, crying and making a fuss, begging Li Jian to spare Lu Zhongxian for the sake of their past friendship.

In this case, Li Jian could not save face, so he finally softened his heart and released Lu Zhongxian. Then he cleaned up Lu Zhongxian's mess and resolved the matter of Lu Zhongxian accepting money and illegally helping others to reduce their sentences.

Originally Li Jian thought that the matter had ended there, but Wang Xuecheng thought otherwise. Although some loopholes in Lu Zhongxian’s case had been resolved under Li Jian’s operation, Wang Xuecheng still did not intend to let it go. He still arrested Lu Zhongxian and took him to the Coordination Office...
But before Wang Xuecheng could make use of Lu Zhongxian, he was killed by Zhao Zibo, and the matter of Lu Zhongxian has been shelved until today!

The reason why Ji Xian wanted to put the blame of forging the meteorite and plotting rebellion on Lu Zhongxian was actually because he wanted to make use of Lu Zhongxian's identity to do something.

Although Zhao Li was somewhat puzzled as to why Ye Mingsheng suddenly made things difficult for Ji Xian, when he saw Ji Xian frame Lu Zhongxian for the incident, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he advised Ji Xian not to do so. He could just say that His Majesty did not have enough time and they would not be able to solve the case!
Given His Majesty's character, the most he would do is give a reprimand and he won't impose more severe punishment. There is really no need to frame someone!
However, Ji Xian insisted on his own way and told the frame-up to Lu Zhongxian and others, asking them to say so when the time came. In order to make these people obedient, Ji Xian also promised to plead for them and ask His Majesty to spare their lives!
Although Lu Zhongxian and others were skeptical about Ji Xian's words and did not fully believe them, they had no better way at the time and could only do as Ji Xian asked.

After arranging everything, Ji Xian brought these culprits to Ye Mingsheng to report.

Although everything went smoothly and His Majesty did not seem to realize that Lu Zhongxian and others were scapegoats, Zhao Li was still worried.

It is precisely this kind of uneasiness that makes Zhao Li appear in front of Ji Xian now...
Ji Xian didn't want to explain too much to Zhao Li, but seeing that this boy was really a hopeless case, he had no choice but to preach:

"Captain Zhao, you are a fool, don't treat His Majesty as a fool too!"

"what!

Zhao Li, who had no idea what was going on, became even more confused when he heard Ji Xian say this:

"Please forgive my stupidity! I still don't understand what you mean?"

Ji Xian sighed upon hearing this, and then said:
"What did Zhang Yufeng say when he gave the order on behalf of His Majesty?"

Zhao Li recalled the order from last night and explained it in detail:

"His Majesty has ordered you, the Director, to catch the culprit who forged the meteorite and plotted rebellion tomorrow morning!"

Seeing that Zhao Li's eyes were still full of confusion after repeating the order, Ji Xian felt that Zhao Li was really a fool. However, he really had no one to use at the moment, and Zhao Li was still loyal, so Ji Xian had to continue to guide him patiently:
"When Zhang Yufeng sent me the order, it was already three o'clock last night. It was only three hours from this morning. Do you think I can catch the culprit in such a short time?"

Zhao Li shook his head and said affirmatively:
"In such a short time, even a god can't solve this case!"

"Zhao Li, you know that I can't solve this case in such a short time, so why did His Majesty send this order to me?"

Faced with Ji Xian's question, Zhao Li looked as if hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Ji Xian, who was a little dry-mouthed, picked up the teacup and said:

"Say whatever comes to mind!"

Since Ji Xian said so, Zhao Li did not hesitate any longer and immediately lowered his voice and said:

“Director Ji, in my humble opinion, His Majesty gave you this impossible task intentionally to embarrass you, so we just found a scapegoat to fool His Majesty…”

"Director Ji, our Coordination Office has been in turmoil recently. If this is discovered, I'm afraid everyone in the Coordination Office will be in big trouble!"

When Zhao Li said this, Ji Xian, who had just taken a sip of tea, almost spit it out. After swallowing the tea with great difficulty, Ji Xian looked at Zhao Li and said:

"Your Majesty is embarrassing me? I think it's you, the boy, who is embarrassing me!"

"Humph!"

"I really made a mistake in promoting a fool like you to the position of a centurion!"

Zhao Li wanted to say something after hearing what Ji Xian said, but Ji Xian was too lazy to listen to him anymore and directly made things clear:
"Your Majesty gave me such an order, which is actually a hint for me to find a scapegoat to understand the case!" "Why don't you use your brain to think about it? Your Majesty is in charge of the central government and is busy with all kinds of affairs. Why does he have to go to Fanjia Town in person to deal with this matter?"

"Your Majesty's goal is to resolve this matter as soon as possible to prevent public opinion from continuing to ferment and causing panic among the people, right?"

"So the most important thing about this matter is not to catch the real culprit behind the scenes, but to resolve the matter as soon as possible and reduce the negative impact it brings!"

“When your majesty gave me the order last night, he had already defined the situation. This is a case of forging a meteorite from outer space and plotting rebellion. So what we have to do is to follow your majesty’s line of thought and find the real culprit as soon as possible to prove that this is a case of conspiracy and rebellion…”

Zhao Li suddenly realized what was going on and said:

"Director Ji, what you mean is that no matter whether this meteorite is fake or not, it can only be a fake?"

"What else do you think?"

Zhao Li, who already understood the logic of the matter, nodded slightly. Then he seemed to have thought of something and immediately asked Ji Xian:
"Director Ji, if that's the case, should we still track down the real culprit of this incident?"

Ji Xian said without hesitation:
"Of course we have to investigate! We made Lu Zhongxian a scapegoat in order to resolve this matter as quickly as possible and prevent public opinion from continuing to ferment and cause panic. However, we must not let the real culprit who caused this incident go!"

"We must bring them all to justice!"

"But the matter of the meteorite has come to an end. We cannot investigate the case under this name. We have to investigate the case under other names!"

After saying this, Ji Xian also calmly analyzed:

"From the course of the case, it is very likely that this case was committed by some people in Fanjia Town. They probably don't dare to return to Fanjia Town these two days. Zhao Li, I'll leave this case to you. You can use the method of elimination to see which residents of Fanjia Town have not returned to Fanjia Town!"

After hearing Ji Xian's order, Zhao Li nodded and said:

"I understand! I promise to complete the task!"

Ji Xian hesitated for a moment and said:

"Those who are plotting rebellion may have someone behind the scenes directing them. If you discover anything, don't make it public. We want to play the long game and catch the big fish..."

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Ijing Palace
Murong Qingwu handed a handful of candy to her daughter Ye Kexin. The little girl immediately smiled brightly, said sweetly to her mother, and ran away with a smile.

Looking at her daughter's lovely back, Murong Qingwu couldn't help but smile and shook her head. Then Murong Qingwu looked at her cousin who was sitting on the sofa. Seeing her cousin Murong Xinyun's serious expression, Murong Qingwu grabbed a handful of candy and handed it over.

Murong Xinyun, who was deep in thought, saw the candy swirl handed over by her sister and subconsciously refused:

"Thank you! I don't want to eat!"

Murong Qingwu did not stop after hearing this, but insisted on passing it over and said:

"Xinyun, have a taste. This is the crispy candy from Baofuji in Yijing. It's even better than the ones made in the imperial kitchen. Baofuji is doing a booming business in Yijing now. It's said that they sell hundreds of kilograms of candy every day. It's hard for ordinary people to buy it even if they have money!"

"Ke Xin, Jing Yan and the others both love it! Xin Yun, you should try it too!"

Although Murong Xinyun had no intention of eating candy at this time, seeing her sister's repeated persuasion, Murong Xinyun could not refuse the candy and said:

"Thank you sister!"

After saying that, Murong Xinyun randomly picked one, opened the wrapping paper and put it into her mouth. Although the candy was really sweet, Murong Xinyun still looked a little absent-minded at this time.

Seeing her sister like this, Murong Qingwu couldn't help but shook her head secretly. Although she didn't have X-ray eyes and could see through Murong Xinyun's mind, Murong Qingwu could probably guess what Murong Xinyun was thinking...

Although the last Mantou incident gave Mantou a glimmer of hope due to the sudden intervention of Prince Ye Jingren, An Miaoyi, who was worried about not having the chance to kill Murong Qingwu, would naturally not miss this opportunity!
Just yesterday at the harem's monthly meeting, in front of the Queen Mother Ye Cui and all the concubines in the harem, An Miaoyi asked Murong Xinyun to make a public self-reflection for walking her dog without a leash, violating court laws, and having a lax legal awareness!
Although Murong Xinyun didn't think she had done anything wrong, she felt very aggrieved. She thought An Miaoyi was deliberately making a fuss and taking advantage of the situation to embarrass her.

But the harem was just like the previous dynasty, all centered on power. As the queen, An Miaoyi was the mistress of the harem. As long as Ye Mingsheng and the Queen Mother Ye Cui did not interfere, she was the biggest in the palace. So even though she felt wronged, Murong Xinyun had to publicly conduct self-examination and self-criticism in front of everyone!
Murong Xinyun was born into the Murong family. Although her father did not have much influence in the family, Murong Xinyun was kind and gentle, and her stunning appearance made her the apple of the Murong family's eye. She grew up under the protection of her family and basically did not receive any grievances.

Although Murong Xinyun was a little rebellious after entering the palace and went against her father and brother's expectations of her and did not compete for favor, but overall Murong Xinyun has always been a good girl. Although she has some ideas of her own in her heart, she rarely does anything rebellious.

But this time, what An Miaoyi did really made Murong Xinyun feel humiliated for the first time. The little girl, who had never experienced this before, shed tears of grievance and sadness in front of everyone...