It has been more than ten years since the capital was moved to Luoyang.

In the past ten years, the resident population of Luoyang City has risen rapidly, and by the time of the sixteenth year of Tai'an, the population has exceeded the 2 million mark.

This is still the rise of the population under the conscious control of the imperial court.

If the city is allowed to develop without control, I am afraid that it is very possible for the population of Luoyang City to exceed the three million mark now.

In a certain way, in the process of industrialization, the population will rapidly gather in areas with relatively obvious resource advantages.

As the world's largest metropolis, there are countless traveling merchants coming and going in Luoyang City every day, and relying on the Jinyiwei family alone, it is impossible to find out the merchants entering and leaving Luoyang City in a short time.

Moreover, Jin Yiwei has to visit the merchants in the city, so he is even more busy.

Therefore, the commander of Jinyiwei made Zhao Kuang have to ask for help from the inspection department of Luoyang Mansion.

The Inspection Department is responsible for basic security in various places, and often deals with the three sects and nine streams, and in the past, the eyes of the Jinyi Guards have been staring at those so-called big people.

Therefore, when it comes to finding clues, the inspection department is more reliable.

"Commander Zhao, I just found some clues!" Jinyi Wei commanded the yamen, and Zhao Li, the chief inspector of the Luoyang Inspection Department, hurriedly ran in to report to Zhao Kuang.

Like Zhao Kuang, Zhao Li was also born in the imperial Zhao family, and his relationship with the Yan branch is already very far away.

In a certain aspect, the Zhao royal family still has a lot of talents.

Of course, this is related to the national policy implemented by the Zhao royal family.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor never guarded against his own people, so there were not a few people in the imperial family who served in the court.

Seeing Zhao Kuang's inquiring gaze, Zhao Li said, "After many visits, Xia Guan found that the Ping An firm in the east of the city purchased a large amount of charcoal half a month ago.

Nowadays, most of the people in Luoyang City use coal for cooking, and Ping An Firm has transferred so much charcoal at once, which is already suspicious.

In addition, now that the weather has warmed up, even the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles no longer use charcoal for heating, so the lower officials have the right to suspect that this batch of charcoal from Ping An Firm was purchased by the Fusang people. ”

"Have you ever been questioned?" Zhao Kuang asked.

"Nope!" Zhao Li shook his head and said, "The lower officials were afraid of startling the snakes, so they just ordered people to spy on them, and they didn't interrogate the people of Ping An Firm." ”

"Inspector Zhao, you will take someone to surround the Ping An firm now, and see if you can get useful information from the Ping An firm." After thinking about it, Zhao Kuang commanded.

"But in this case, if it is detected by that group of Fusang people, it will be a big deal." Zhao Li said a little worriedly.

"This official just wants to startle the snake!" Zhao Kuang said with a smile, "There are not many Fusang people, and now they have entered Luoyang City, just like loaches in a quagmire."

If we don't startle the snakes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find them in a short time. ”

"Okay, the next official will do it!" Seeing Zhao Kuang say this, Zhao Li responded, turned around and hurriedly left the Yamen of the Jinyi Guard's commanding envoy......

"Third brother, let's do this, my father is afraid that he will be unhappy when he finds out!" On the avenue from the palace to the central area of Luoyang City, the second prince Zhao Han said with some reluctance.

"Second Emperor Brother is too worried!" The third prince, Zhao Xu, said disapprerovingly, "As long as you don't say it, how can my father know?" ”

"But......" The second prince Zhao Han still wanted to say something, but he didn't want to be interrupted by the third prince Zhao Xu, "Second emperor brother, it's not that you are the younger brother, you are also timid!"

It's just a few Fusang thieves, can they still stir up the sky? The third prince, Zhao Xu, was a little unimpressed, "As long as our brothers can catch those thieves, our father will definitely be impressed by us." ”

"But aren't you afraid that your father will blame you?" Zhao Han asked.

"At most, it's closed for a few days, what's there to be afraid of?" Zhao Xu said with a big grin, "Besides, we are about to become adults, didn't the former father still say that we should go out of the palace more to see if there is a lot in the picture, and build a house for us!"

So the second emperor, you don't have to worry, if the father and a few teachers ask these days, we will unify the voice and say that the palace will choose a lot, presumably the father will not be too careful. ”

"Huh!" Zhao Han sneered and said, "I'm afraid that the third brother is too simple, we just left the palace with our front feet, and I'm afraid that the father will know our whereabouts later." ”

"How so?" Zhao Xu was slightly stunned, and said, "This time our itinerary is extremely confidential, when I called you, I didn't even tell the little eunuch who was close to me, how could my father know?" ”

"Dongchang, Jinyiwei, Longxiangwei, Huxiangwei...... If the father wants to know a person's whereabouts, third brother, do you think you can hide it? ”

"It's a moment to be able to hide it!" Zhao Xu said disapprovingly, "Besides, we have to go back to the palace every night, even if my father knows, he will think that we are playful, so I went out of the palace, and I won't be careful." ”

When Zhao Xu said this, Zhao Han sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll just accompany you crazy for a few days!" ”

After speaking, Zhao Han looked at Zhao Xu again and asked, "You said that you have clues about that group of Fusang people, I don't know what the clues are?" ”

"It's on the side of the Ministry of Rites!" Zhao Xu said firmly.

"Ministry of Rites?" Hearing this, Zhao Han was a little surprised, "How does this matter have anything to do with the Ministry of Rites?" ”

"It's not related to the Ministry of Rites, it's related to the mission of Fuso." Zhao Xu said with a smile, "Second Emperor Brother, do you think that if the Fusang people want to make trouble in Luoyang City, where will the biggest movement occur?" ”

"Naturally, it's over Peony Street!" Zhao Han was convinced, "Peony Street is the most prosperous street in Luoyang City, and wealthy businessmen from all over the world gather there, so I'm afraid there is nothing more eye-catching than creating chaos there!" ”

"Wrong!" Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "Although what the Second Emperor Brother said sounds quite reasonable, it is very wrong.

If it can be said that it can cause shock in the government and the opposition, and even turmoil in the government and the opposition, there must be nothing more eye-catching than what happened in the palace. ”

"No, it won't!" Zhao Han's eyes widened, "Just that group of Fusang people, they dare to break into the palace to make trouble?" The palace is heavily guarded, even if there are thieves in Fusang's mission, they have to search their bodies before entering the palace, and they can't bring weapons into the palace at all. ”

"That's a normal analysis!" Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "But if the little princess of the Tokugawa family is mixed with such thieves, or if that group of Fuso thieves sells the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, do you think it is possible for them to prepare their weapons in the palace in advance?" ”

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