The feast of the Shangsi Festival, everyone can be called to have their own thoughts.

When the lights were first on, the officials scattered in all directions, and Chu Nanyue also bypassed Qingshuang and returned to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.

Although Qingshuang Fangcai's face was calm, when he remembered Dongling Yan's remarks at this moment, he still felt palpitations: "The slave maid feels that the general needs to be careful in everything, and His Royal Highness the King of Qi ......."

"I get it." Chu Nanyue's eyes were clear and clear.

She knew what Qingshuang was worried about, and she also understood that she and Qingshuang were not unfounded.

At present, the emperor is in good health, the harem is stable, and the three princes also look like brothers.

But in the imperial court, how could Chu Nanyue not know that the princes were all fledgling, and the ministers were secretly standing in line, supporting a certain prince respectively.

Chu Nanyue heard about the royal strife in his last life, and he was trapped in the deep house, and watching the Zhao family's entanglement in it, he finally saw the flowers through the fog.

And now, even if she deliberately wants to stay away, it seems that Tanglin Yan and Dongling Shuo and others are about to make her have to fall into a fight.

"Why do you have to take sides?" Chu Nanyue asked calmly, "Just be a loyal and honest minister, and serve the country and the king." ”

Although the holy will is unpredictable, since ancient times, those who have formed parties for personal gain have been deeply hated by the emperor. The emperor probably also knew that if they were really unscrupulous, the emperor would definitely not sit idly by.

And himself, it is better to have the support of the family behind the ministers, and only rely on himself. At this time, instead of taking the risk of alliing with a certain faction, it is better to remain neutral, be loyal to your own position, and be loyal to the emperor.

"It's good that the general knows it in his own heart, if it's a slave, I really don't know how to choose." Qingshuang sighed beside her.

In the court.

It has been a whole month since Chu Nanyue took over the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing.

Chu Nanyue was reporting to the emperor on the situation of the garrison in Tuntian: "Your Majesty, the military field is now the time for spring ploughing, and it is growing very well, and it will be harvested in April." ”

"Okay." The Emperor nodded.

Chu Nanyue's method is slow to work, and it will take time to prove that the emperor is willing to give Chu Nanyue this trust.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it's inappropriate." Wailang Xing Ziyi, a member of the military department, came out of the ranks.

"Oh? Everything went as General Chu said at the beginning, what do you think is wrong? The Emperor looked up at him.

Xing Ziyi stepped forward and said slowly: "Your Majesty, General Chu's method can't be seen to be effective for a while, but there are still some hidden dangers. In Yichen's opinion, if it is peaceful today, 20,000 garrisons are too much, and food is still consumed every month. Not to mention...... The officers and men in the army are difficult to manage, and it is very likely to endanger the security of the city. ”

"What do you mean?" Hearing Xing Ziyi's last words, Chu Nanyue finally couldn't help but say, "Are you saying that the soldiers who defend the family and the country will now endanger the people?" ”

"Ridiculous!" The emperor also had a cold voice.

It has only been a few months since the world was peaceful, and the military department was worried about the cost of food and grass to support the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing.

"Your Majesty!" Xing Ziyi knelt down, "Weichen is worried, it is not uncommon for officers and soldiers of previous dynasties to rely on their identities to oppress the people. After all, General Chu is young, and if something really happens in the future, things may not be resolved well. ”

"I believe in General Chu, and I also believe in the officers and men in the army. Hugh will bring it up later. ”

Even if Xing Ziyi said this, the emperor did not waver in the slightest.

Seeing that the officials in the court did not believe Xing Ziyi's words, and the emperor also trusted her, Chu Nanyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Xing Ziyi's words were like nonsense, and they did not cause a big storm in the court. Everyone just thought that there was a slight friction between the military department and Chu Nanyue, and they came to find trouble. After the next dynasty, it was as if nothing had happened.

Only Chu Nanyue paid attention and wrote down Xing Ziyi's words.

After going down to the court, Chu Nanyue should have returned to the general's mansion as usual, but when she remembered her remarks, she was worried about the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing for no reason, so after thinking about it, she went straight to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.

Everything is normal in the barracks.

Even Chu Nanxuan gradually adapted to the life in the military camp and began to learn to practice martial arts with other soldiers. However, the people of the Chu family were not relieved, and they had two guards by his side, saying that they were protecting, and most of them were taking care of his daily life.

After a few days of peace, just when Chu Nanyue was about to forget Xing Ziyi's words, the capital suddenly began to become unstable.

It turned out that in the past few days, eleven families were stolen one after another, and all the valuable things in the house were swept away by thieves. Thankfully, none of the people in these cases were injured. But again, no one had ever seen the thieves.

Due to the large number of people involved, the manpower of the Beijing Yamen was insufficient, and no clues could be found for a while in the investigation of the case.

Yin Zhangsong of the capital government remembered that Chu Nanyue in the last case was meticulously observed, and now he has jurisdiction over the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing, so he asked the emperor and sent someone to invite Chu Nanyue over to assist in the investigation of the case.

There are not many things that the garrison in the suburbs of Beijing needs Chu Nanyue to work on, and as soon as Chu Nanyue received Zhang Song's request for help, he still came over after thinking about it.

"General Chu." As soon as Chu Nanyue entered the yamen, Zhang Song greeted him.

Chu Nanyue knew that he must be very anxious in his heart, so he also dispensed with polite words and asked directly, "How is the case now?" ”

"Xia Guan has taken people to check, but the scene is too clean and there are no clues. No one in the homes of those who were burglarized saw the appearance of the thieves. Zhang Song only felt embarrassed, he had been the governor for several years, but he was stumped by this case.

"No clues......" Chu Nanyue pondered, and suddenly asked: "What is the identity of those eleven families?" ”

"After all the investigations, two households are officials in the court, three are merchants' families, and the rest are ordinary people." Zhang Song replied.

"What is the connection between the eleven of them?" Chu Nanyue asked.

Zhang Song shook his head: "Except for the two officials who are in the same court, the others don't know each other and have nothing to do with each other." ”

"That's a crime with no specific target." Chu Nanyue said, "You also said that you broke into the house to steal property, and at present, it seems that the thief is just for money." ”

After speaking, Chu Nanyue and Zhang Song were silent.

This is too strange, since it is for the sake of property, why bother even the common people? Not to mention the courage of the thief, who even dared to steal from the official's home.

"General Chu, several families were stolen at the same time, and it seems that the number of thieves is not small. Given their scale, it's not surprising that they're bolder. Zhang Song guessed.

"Or maybe they're just trying to complicate the case so that people can't see what they're trying to do." Chu Nanyue said.

The randomness of the case is so high that the thieves seem to open a wide net. The average thief simply would not choose to commit multiple crimes in such a short period of time, let alone without any screening.

And this group of people is more like deliberately involving more people.