Subsequently, Chu Nanyue, together with Yin Zhangsong of the capital government, visited the homes of those stolen people.

Everything was as Zhang Song said before, because the night was too dark, the thief's appearance was not seen clearly, and there were almost no effective clues.

The group had to give up temporarily and returned to the yamen of the capital.

Chu Nanyue pondered for a moment and asked, "Lord Zhang, until yesterday, hasn't the theft stopped?" ”

"Yes, it hasn't stopped since someone's home was burglarized." Zhang Song replied.

"In that case, we have to wait, if they have no fear, they will definitely commit crimes again." Chu Nanyue said.

They have all heightened their vigilance, and if they can take down the thieves tonight, they may also find some valuable clues.

Zhang Song responded and took people to pay attention to it in the city.

And Chu Nanyue was inconvenient to stay in the yamen, so he returned to the general's mansion.

At night, Chu Nanyue thought about this in her heart, so she didn't really sleep peacefully.

In the second half of the night, someone came to Tongyu, saying that a new family of stolen people had come to the yamen, and Zhang Song, the lord of the mansion, was asking.

The sky was still dark, and Chu Nanyue couldn't take care of it, so he went to the yamen of the capital with Zhou Yuanqi.

The newly stolen family was a merchant who was in the silk business, and the family was quite wealthy.

"When did you hear the noise?" Zhang Song was asking what had happened.

"Back to my lord, it's probably just after the ugly hour, because the grass people heard that there are a lot of people who have been stolen recently, so they specially invited a few people to guard the courtyard, but they heard the noise and chased them out." The man replied.

"Did you catch it?" Zhang Song asked.

The man said: "Those people are very good, and they didn't catch up, but the appearance of the thieves can be seen clearly." The man replied.

This is the first time that someone in the theft incident saw the thief's face clearly, Zhang Song instantly lifted his spirit and said, "What does it look like?" ”

The man seemed to be worried about something, he glanced around, and when he saw Chu Nanyue who had just walked in, he was so frightened that he closed his mouth.

"What's wrong? This is General Chu, don't be afraid. Zhang Song explained.

But when the man heard the explanation, instead of relaxing, he didn't want to say a word.

Chu Nanyue looked this person up and down, and faintly felt in her heart that the businessman's scruples were for her, so she took the initiative to say: "Master Zhang, since you already have clues, you can continue to investigate, it's not too early, I'll go back first." ”

"Okay, General Chu go slowly." Zhang Song said.

When Chu Nanyue really left, the businessman seemed to have unloaded his burden and said to Zhang Song: "The thieves that the grass people saw were a few soldiers. ”

"Is it the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing under the jurisdiction of General Chu?" Zhang Song asked rhetorically.

Seeing that the man nodded, Zhang Song understood the reason why the man was reluctant to speak in front of Chu Nanyue.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, could it be that Chu Nanyue was specially invited, and the final result of the investigation was a crime committed by the soldiers under Chu Nanyue's rule?

Because this case has not been solved for several days, and there are very few clues, it is famous in the capital. Zhang Song made a good record and sent someone to report to the Criminal Department.

The next day, in court.

The people from the Criminal Department stood up early, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department generously stated: "Your Majesty, there are finally clues to the theft case in the capital, and last night the stolen person went to Yin Zhangsong in the capital to report to the official, and the thief of the theft knew who it was." ”

"Oh? Who are the people who are so lawless? The Emperor asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, I said that it was some soldiers, and I saw that the uniforms were from the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing." The Criminal Department is still the same.

After finishing speaking, all the ministers looked at Chu Nanyue in unison, the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing is now under the jurisdiction of Chu Nanyue, and now such a thing has happened.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has reminded me before that those lower-level soldiers are not easy to manage, and if General Chu is negligent, it may endanger the peace of the people." Wailang, a member of the military department who was still silent just now, Xing Ziyi stepped forward and said.

The emperor and everyone also remembered Xing Ziyi's words a few days ago, and at that time they still felt that his words were unfounded, and they didn't want to have an accident now.

The emperor's expression was slightly angry, and everyone knew that this was because Chu Nanyue had betrayed the emperor's trust and almost slapped the emperor in the face.

Chu Nanyue lowered his eyes and thought about what happened, secretly thinking that it was probably the stolen businessman who was silent last night, but how could he see the soldiers of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing?

She wanted to defend the officers and men in the army, but she didn't know how to argue for a while. After all, she was in the court, and she just learned the news. Blindly speaking will only make the emperor more angry.

Seeing that the emperor's face changed, Xing Ziyi continued: "Your Majesty, the evidence is conclusive, and Chu Nanyue is afraid that he is suspected of not being effective in governing the army. Now it's theft, and next time I don't know if there will be a death. In order to prevent such an incident from happening again, Wei Chen asked to be removed from the post of commander of the garrison in the suburbs of Chu Nanyue and return the tiger talisman. ”

"Weichen seconded the words of the sentence." As soon as these words came out, Shou Anhou also took a step forward.

Weichen seconded. There were quite a few people who responded in favor.

"Your Majesty, there is something strange about this matter...... Chu Nanyue frowned.

The emperor glanced at Chu Nanyue, and hurriedly interrupted her tone, with some forbearance in his tone: "General Chu, if the matter of Tuntian is slow to take effect, I can wait." But if the garrison is moved by your governance and disrupts military discipline, I will no longer trust the soldiers in your hands. ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Xing Ziyi said, "According to Weichen, His Royal Highness the King of Qi is quite capable, so it is better to hand over the garrison to His Royal Highness the King of Qi to govern." ”

The emperor was about to speak, only to hear Dongling Shuo ask Xing Ziyi: "Master Xing is really worried about state affairs, this theft of the capital has not yet been investigated, why is he in a hurry to change the commander of the garrison?" ”

Seeing that the torture Ziyi was speechless, Dongling Shuo turned to look at the emperor: "Father, the son thinks that if there is an accident in the army, he will be guilty of General Chu, and it is inevitable that he will be suspected of sitting together." It is a big taboo for the generals and commanders in the army to change at will. What's more, the matter has not yet been clarified, doesn't General Chu still want to say something, saying that something is wrong? ”

When Xing Ziyi hurriedly made the recommendation, the emperor had already sensed that he was too hasty and should not be in a hurry.

At this moment, listening to Dongling Shuo's reasoning, the emperor softened his tone and asked, "General Chu, what kind of strange method did you just say?" ”

Chu Nanyue breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "Your Majesty, although the ministers don't know about it, the last general knows a little about this case. Because Lord Yin Zhangsong of the Capital Mansion asked the last general to help investigate the case, the last general and Lord Zhang have already discovered something strange. The thieves are numerous, and they steal only for money, but they do not focus on the rich and noble. Moves quickly and has never been seen. ”

Chu Nanyue paused, and then said calmly: "But on the day I came back from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, when the people were stolen again, the thieves were seen wearing soldiers' uniforms. ”