Emperor Chu was furious, and immediately secretly sent someone to investigate.

Almost at the same time, Shangshu of the Criminal Department also angrily slapped the table of the government office, "How can this be reasonable, there are such lawless maniacs in the bright sky and white day, and they really regard my Nanchu law as child's play." ”

But he slapped the table and slapped the table, no matter how angry he was, the pile of official documents reported under him would not change their appearance, and the numbers on it would not change in any way.

He thought about it, but he couldn't make up his mind. In the end, he simply called his master over, "You say, what should I do about this?" ”

The master glanced at the pile of official documents on his desk, all of which were cases reported about missing persons from all over the following and could not be solved for months.

He frowned, understanding the source of Lord Yan's anxiety.

There have always been missing people. However, the officials below are often secretive and will not report to the criminal department, firstly, because they are worried about affecting their political performance, and secondly, because one or two people have disappeared by chance, and it is really not a big deal if they cannot be found.

But the current situation is different, the number of missing people is huge, and most of them are strong men.

The master flipped through those official documents, and made a surprising discovery, "My lord, this matter looks strange, you see that the places they reported are all connected nearby, and besides, except for the sudden disappearance of the strong man, the rest of the craftsmen, blacksmiths and carpenters, but almost all those who have some craftsmanship have also disappeared." ”

Master Yan glanced at him and snorted, "Of course I know." ”

If he didn't think things were out of the ordinary, why should he be in such a hurry and agonize and not know how to make up his mind.

The master thought for a moment and suggested, "My lord, I think it would be better for you to report this matter to the Holy Lord. ”

Lord Yan raised his eyebrows and stared at him, "How is it a good law?" ”

The master pointed to the official document on the table, and said unhurriedly, "Your Excellency, you see, these missing people are densely populated, all around one area, just imagine, someone suddenly and secretly lured away so many strong men, must be engaged in some kind of physical labor that requires a lot of physical labor." ”

"Although we can't guess what these missing strong men are doing at the moment, we only need to associate another person with each other, and I'm afraid we will find something different."

Lord Yan stared at the other stack of official documents on his fingers, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, you need the ...... of both a strong man and a craftsman," he was startled, and his face sank at the same time, "It seems that this secret is not trivial." ”

"Therefore, I suggest that my lord should report this matter to the Holy Lord as soon as possible, so that the Holy Lord can decide the most appropriate one."

As soon as Lord Shangshu Yan of the Criminal Department thought that these secretly missing people might be secretly creating something harmful to Nanchu, he was so shocked that his heart trembled and he broke out in a cold sweat.

After asking the master to tidy up a little, he hurriedly wrote a fold and hurriedly entered the palace to face the saint.

Emperor Chu saw the folds he presented in the imperial study, and his face was as cold as iron in an instant, and he couldn't see it.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department bowed his head and bowed his waist, trembling and waiting for his anger, but after waiting for a long time, Emperor Chu only glanced at him with a gloomy face, and then waved his hand casually and let him retreat.

Out of the imperial study, Lord Yan was still suspicious of being in a dream, and he couldn't believe that Emperor Chu was not angry, and he still looked indifferent.

He shook his head in confusion and walked slowly outside the palace.

I would never be stupid enough to think that the emperor didn't take this matter seriously, let alone ask the emperor what to do.

The major cases that have been pending in the local area for a long time have only been submitted to the Criminal Department, and he, the secretary of the Criminal Department, dares to ask this sentence, and probably he will not have to carry his brain anymore in the future.

However, Lord Yan would never have guessed that the reason why Emperor Chu did not get angry at him on the spot was entirely because Emperor Chu discovered something even more shocking.

The place where these missing strong men happened to be near the small fishing village, and it was not more than fifty miles away.

It is now evident that there are veins of ore near the small fishing village, and that they have been secretly mined, and that something is being made in large quantities.

Maybe it's a weapon, or maybe something else.

In short, so many strong men and craftsmen disappeared at the same time, there will be no other possibility.

Emperor Chu's face gradually turned pale, and he slowly clenched his fists, trembling with anger.

"Damn it, who the hell is it? How dare you steal the mineral deposits of Nanchu? ”

If it is an iron mine, then it must be a secret weapon, if it is a silver mine and a gold mine, he closed his eyes, hating the uselessness of those imperial doctors, and they all found out that it was minerals that caused water pollution that caused all kinds ......of abnormalities in the small fishing village, and he couldn't find out what kind of minerals it was.

However, the first priority at the moment is not to take care of the imperial doctors and small fishing villages, but to find out the specific geographical location of the mineral deposits first.

Then, he's going to catch the daring thief!

After pondering for a while in the imperial study, Emperor Chu sent two secret decrees in a row.

One is to send people to follow the source of drinking water in the small fishing village to explore the location of the ore veins, and the other is to secretly redeploy the garrison to quietly form a larger encirclement, just wait for the specific location of the mineral deposits, and immediately give an order to capture all the lawless fanatics who have eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall.

No matter who dares to steal the mineral deposits of Nanchu, he must investigate to the end and absolutely punish him severely.

Although Emperor Chu issued both secret decrees, almost as soon as the holy decree came out of the palace, Chu Lige got the news.

"Very well," he said, standing in front of the window in his study from the palace, "to help them locate the mineral deposits as soon as possible." ”

Hurry up and throw the bastard prince who dared to touch the tomb of his mother in front of his good father, and he would see what his good father would do then.

The most damned thing for the crown prince was not to move his mother's tomb, but to secretly send a killer to assassinate her.

Zhang Hua was silent for a moment, and said with a little worry, "Master, will you show traces if you do too much?" Although the one in the middle palace was dissatisfied with what the prince had done, he ...... after all"

Chu Lige turned around slowly, glanced at him lightly, and sneered faintly on his eyebrows, "Don't worry, the prince has been hiding this from that old witch." ”

He was silent, and suddenly hooked his lips, but his tone was still indifferent, "Isn't the right phase very idle?" ”

Zhang Hua was stunned, then suddenly glanced at him, and silently sympathized for the right minister who was about to work hard and was robbed of the credit for a while.

"Don't worry, the master, the subordinates will definitely get things done."

Next, he only needs to lure the people from the right phase to the source of the small fishing village, and he believes that the people from the right phase will soon break into the location of the mine without intention.

When Xia Xingshen knew that he had been used by Chu Lige Ming once, the garrison secretly mobilized by Emperor Chu had already surrounded the mine.

Although he was a little unwilling, remembering that the most unlucky person in this matter would be the crown prince, Xia Xingshen held his chin and smiled bitterly, "Well, I want to see again, what tricks have not been used before His Royal Highness the King." ”

It's not that he doesn't want to be angry for Mu Xiaofeng, but Chu Lige is tied to the dead, but he has to worry about it a little more, and he has to tie up the living. So, this time he missed the opportunity again.

remembered that day, he made people look like himself, and instead of his decision to accompany his mother and Xingheng back to Beijing; He remembered that when he rushed back day and night, only to hear that she was really in danger and almost died, he was so guilty that he didn't even have the courage to stand in front of her and see her.

He had never been like that time, glad that Chu Lige was ahead of him.

If it weren't for Chu Lige, he wouldn't dare to imagine whether Mu Xiaofeng would be safe and sound in the end.

With someone to guide the way, and Emperor Chu had been strictly ordered to act in secret, after those garrisons surrounded the location of the mine, they secretly escorted all the strong men in charge of mining and the craftsmen who made the finished products.

Emperor Chu's will is naturally tortured, and he must ask the person behind him to stop.

It's a pity that no matter how tortured those people are, the information they provide is always limited.

But one thing that surprised Emperor Chu was that although that deposit was iron ore, when the garrison surrounded it, most of the finished products found were unminted silver.

When Emperor Chu firmly controlled the secret of the mineral deposit, the prince got the news late.

"Your Highness, it's not good, it's not good." The prince was recuperating from his injuries in the mansion, when suddenly a cronie broke into his bedroom in a panic.

The prince glanced up at him unhappily, "This palace is still recuperating from injuries, of course it's not good." ”

The cronies glanced at him, quickly approached him, and whispered in a low voice.

"What?" The prince was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his chair, and his face turned pale all of a sudden, "What you said is true?" ”

The cronie nodded solemnly, "My subordinates have confirmed that Your Majesty issued a secret decree seven days ago for the local garrison to quietly surround that mountain. ”

"Seven days ago?" The prince's eyes widened, and even his voice trembled, but then he said angrily, "Rice buckets, a group of rice buckets, I didn't know about what happened seven days ago until now?" No, I don't know until we have the results, what's the use of this palace raising these rice buckets for you? ”

The cronies were scolded so much that they could only bow their heads and let him scold them.

The prince scolded for a while, and then stopped. It's not that he's angry enough, but he understands the seriousness of this matter being stabbed.

"My father already knows about this, what should I do? What am I going to do? ”

The cronies looked at the prince who kept walking around the room out of the corner of his eyes, and was silent for a long time before he trembled and whispered comfortingly, "Your Highness doesn't need to panic, even if the garrison arrests all those people, don't be afraid." ”

After his reminder, the prince thought about it and slowly calmed down.

"You're right, those people don't know anything at all, and any kind of torture is useless to them."

But then, he panicked again, "I can't ask anything from those people's mouths, but if my father doesn't let go, this matter will be found out to me sooner or later." ”

If he is really found, his father will not spare him when he is angry, and may even directly abolish his position as the crown prince.

What should he do?

"Your Highness," the cronie looked at him cautiously when he saw him flustered, and then cautiously probed, "My subordinate has an idea, but I don't know if it will work." ”