Becoming an immortal and ancestor begins with the golden toad spitting out money.

After the New Year, Constable Li Hui received a transfer order to go from Jinfeng County to Dazhen Prefecture to serve as a constable.

Although it may seem like a lateral transfer, being able to move from the county seat to the prefectural capital is the wish of countless people and is already considered a promotion.

When Li Hui was leaving, many people came to see him off, and most of them said words of blessing.

Chen Dianshi did not forget to give a few more words of advice: "Li Hui, when you investigate cases in Jinfeng County, even if you encounter aristocratic children, you can rely on the county government to suppress them. But in the prefecture, there are not only various aristocratic children, but also real powerful figures. You must be more careful when you do things!"

The term "powerful and noble" refers to officials who wield power, and to nobles, who are relatives of the emperor.

"Don't worry, Clerk Chen. The current prime minister is honest and upright, and His Majesty is a good emperor who cares about the people's livelihood. Even if some powerful and influential people commit crimes, I don't think it will be too serious..."

As the saying goes, "what the superiors do, the inferiors will follow." When the emperor and prime minister set an example, the powerful and wealthy dared not go too far.

However, Chen Dianshi shook his head helplessly.

The powerful and wealthy dare not go too far, but as soon as they utter a word, people will follow it in order to curry favor. Even some officials cannot resist this, let alone constables, who are low-level officials at the bottom of the imperial system.

Chen Dianshi couldn't be too blunt, so he could only watch Li Hui leave, hoping that this subordinate he had personally trained would have a smooth journey.

A month later, Li Hui solved several cases through his abilities, including a long-standing case that had been a headache for the state government for several years.

Li Hui's outstanding abilities naturally earned him the appreciation of many people, and he was constantly sought out for drinks and business discussions, making him a figure of great prestige for a time.

However, when Li Hui began investigating another old case, some of his colleagues in the state government advised him against it.

"This old case involves too many things, and the victim has long since passed away. Even if we spend a lot of time and effort to find out the truth, what good will it do?"

Li Hui, however, thought differently: "Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. Even if the victim has passed away, the murderer must be brought to justice. This is not only to appease the spirit of the victim in heaven, but also to warn the world!"

If the murderer cannot be caught for a long time, it will damage the face of the imperial court and even cause the people to lose trust.

Li Hui continued investigating the case, but suddenly encountered setbacks everywhere. His efforts to collect evidence were repeatedly thwarted, and even the constables under his command were somewhat perfunctory.

Even after Li Hui reprimanded the constable, he was summoned by his superiors the next day and given a dressing down.

At this moment, Li Hui remembered the advice Chen Dianshi had given him when he left Jinfeng County, but he felt extremely aggrieved and refused to believe it.

Since the people in the government offices were not trustworthy and he was being targeted, he went directly to the East-West Chamber of Commerce.

Over the past few years, the East-West Chamber of Commerce has opened restaurants, fabric shops, and incense shops in the prefectural capital and occupied a portion of the market share.

The restaurant needs no introduction, and the fabric shop's cloth is woven from silk specially cultivated in Jinfeng County...

The incense shop uses a large amount of fragrant wood from the "Autumn Cold Wonderland" as its ingredients. It is not only a bestseller in the prefecture, but also sold in surrounding prefectures and counties and even the capital.

The heads of the East-West Chamber of Commerce in the prefecture are, on the surface, Zhou Lan, the manager of the cloth shop, Li Jiahe, the manager of the restaurant, and Qiu Jiaqiuyue, the manager of the incense shop, but in reality, it is Grand Secretary Deng who is here to oversee things.

With the Bright Moon Wonderland project in its final stages, Grand Scholar Deng, the gatekeeper spirit general, had nothing to do, so he came to the prefectural capital.

When Li Hui found Zhou Lan, Grand Secretary Deng also learned the whole story and advocated for agreeing to the matter.

Therefore, while Li Hui outwardly appeared dejected and frustrated, he secretly cooperated with the East-West Chamber of Commerce in investigating the case.

It took Li Hui more than a month to finally get a clue about this unsolved case. It turned out that a wealthy young man had taken a fancy to the beautiful daughter-in-law of an oil mill owner in the city. When his attempts to seduce her failed, he kidnapped the woman and spread rumors that she had run away with someone else.

As luck would have it, a man who transported swill, suffering from stomach pain, used the outhouse in the young master's mansion and overheard the incident.

The man was greatly alarmed and couldn't help but show some panic when leaving the mansion, which immediately aroused suspicion.

That night, the man died in his home, which was ransacked to make it look like a murder for money.

The background of that young nobleman also came to light during the investigation by the East-West Chamber of Commerce.

This person's great-great-grandfather was an emperor, his great-great-grandfather was a king, his grandfather was a duke, and his father was a county marquis, enjoying a salary issued by the imperial court.

While imperial relatives were not allowed to hold official positions, the maternal grandfather of this noble young man was a fifth-rank official in the Water Conservancy Bureau, while the prefect of Dazhen Prefecture was only a fourth-rank official, which shows his status.

As the case progressed to this point, not only the members of the East-West Chamber of Commerce, but even Grand Secretary Deng were somewhat alarmed.

However, to bring down such a noble young man, Li Hui, a mere constable, was not enough. Not to mention the issue of officials protecting each other, there was also a lack of substantial evidence.

Ultimately, some of this evidence was collected, and some was learned from ghosts and spirits; it cannot be considered evidence presented in court.

Just as Li Hui continued his investigation, a shocking piece of news suddenly came from the capital.

The emperor suddenly passed away at the age of forty-two, and issued an imperial edict to pass the throne to his third son.

It should be noted that the emperor's health had never been particularly poor, so his sudden death shocked the entire world.

Moreover, the rightful heir to the throne should have been the crown prince, but it was suddenly changed to the third prince, which immediately caused turmoil.

The Crown Prince was twenty years old at the time. He not only had the Crown Prince Party, but his maternal grandfather was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Palace Guards.

The second prince was eighteen years old at the time, and his maternal grandfather was the Minister of Revenue.
The third prince was fifteen years old at the time. He was born to an ordinary concubine and rarely appeared in public.

The princelings believed the imperial edict was forged and directly mobilized troops to surround the palace.

The prime minister was assassinated that very night, and his room was ransacked. People suspected that the prime minister possessed a genuine imperial edict, which led to his murder.

The second prince remained silent, while the crown prince directly targeted the third prince. However, when the troops arrived, they found that the third prince had already fled.

That night, the capital was sealed off. Instead of finding the Third Prince, they were attacked by the Tiger Guards who came to the rescue.

Only then did people realize that the Third Prince had foreseen the impending doom and fled to the Tiger Guard stationed outside the capital. The commander of the Tiger Guard, in accordance with the imperial edict, supported the Third Prince as the new emperor.

Suddenly, everyone's attention was focused on the capital, and some unrest began to break out in various prefectures.

Some officials began to take sides, some remained on the sidelines, and others simply waited for the outcome...

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince's faction was too powerful and gained the support of the Dragon Guard. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Tiger Guard Command could only protect the Third Prince and leave the capital, heading west.

"Was the Emperor's death related to the Lesser Yin Divine Lord?"

It's no wonder Su Ji made such a connection. Nothing was happening in the capital until someone suspected that the Lesser Yin God had been reincarnated into the royal family, and then this major incident occurred. (End of Chapter)