In the early morning of the next day, Jinyiwei reported and counted the corpses in Gaoyouwei, only a few palace maids who were gang-raped and died by the rebels, and there were no corpses of Princess Kunxing and Mama Liang.

Fang Yuan was only then sure that Princess Kunxing had really left Gao Youwei.

He ordered Hu Qi to immediately send twenty Jinyi guards to track down the whereabouts of Princess Kunxing and her party along the way in three ways.

Fang Yuan returned to Yangzhou Mansion, Zhu Cihuan, the king of Wuyue, Qu Congzhi, the prefect, and a group of officials, who were lucky to have escaped death. Fortunately, it is only other states and counties in Yangzhou that suffer, and Yangzhou City is still safe and sound, otherwise the loss this time is even more immeasurable.

Fang Yuan bluntly said the tragic situation of the people in other states and counties in Yangzhou Prefecture, disaster relief is like fighting a fire, and if it is delayed for one more day, countless people will die. He strictly ordered the Yangzhou government and the wealthy merchants in the city to immediately take out the grain and cloth they had hoarded at home, and Qu Congzhi and his party officials went to various prefectures and counties for disaster relief, and then repaid the food and cloth for the subsequent disaster relief in the Jiangnan Prefecture.

Zhu Cihuan stepped forward this time, first guarding Guazhoudu, and then guarding Yangzhou City, Fang Yuan was very satisfied with his position and growth, and took his arm and said, "Lord Wang, this time it is really thanks to you and the princess, otherwise the situation in Yangzhou City is unimaginable!" ”

Zhu Cihuan was humble at first, and then looked at it, but there was no trace of Princess Kunxing, and hurriedly asked, "Teacher, where is the imperial sister?" ”

Fang Yuan was silent for a while, and said truthfully, "Gao Youwei has not found any trace of the princess, I have sent the Jinyi Guard to find it." ”

Fang Yuan patted him on the shoulder again and said, "Lord Wang, this disaster relief in Yangzhou City will be under your full authority. ”

He asked Zhu Cihuan to preside over the disaster relief, one of which was to prevent Yangzhou officials from taking the opportunity to enrich their pockets and cause secondary harm to the people; The second is to increase Zhu Cihuan's prestige and earn fame.

Zhu Cihuan was overjoyed in his heart, this time he chose to stand on Fang Yuan's side, it was too right. Fang Yuan was willing to let him show his face to earn the hearts of the people, so he didn't intend to make him a puppet, otherwise he wouldn't give him any chance to win the hearts of the people.

Zhu Cihuan gladly accepted the order, and Fang Yuan left Gan Hui's 20,000 soldiers stationed in Jiangbei, one is to prevent the Ming army of the imperial court from harassing the south again, and the other is to assist Zhu Cihuan, an official of Yangzhou Prefecture, to maintain the normal order of Yangzhou Prefecture's prefectures and counties.

After arranging the decree of Yangzhou Prefecture to restore, Fang Yuan returned to Suzhou City, and his next target was Nanjing City, which was even more troublesome.

Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhancheng greeted Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan had already heard from Jing Jie that Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan wanted to go on an expedition to Fujian by themselves, and took the opportunity to ask Princess Kunxing about their actions.

He returned to Canglang Pavilion with a gloomy face and summoned Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan.

Xiao Yuan was about to speak, but was stopped by Fang Yuan, but his eyes looked at Qin Zhan and said, "Fourth, I heard that Jin Yiwei wanted to arrest the princess and ask him for the crime, right?" ”

Qin Zhan lowered his gaze and said, "Boss, the military situation is urgent, I am worried that the princess will collude with the imperial court, and I want to strike first." ”

Fang Yuan said sharply, "Okay, then the third child is also colluding with the imperial court, and you even want to arrest the third child, the commander of the Xuanjia Army?" Since you know that the military situation is urgent, you still dare to play infighting and go to find the third child's stubble? Who gave you such guts?! ”

Where did Qin Zhan dare to push it to Xiao Yuan, he was so frightened that he half-knelt on the ground, buried his head and said, "This, this, boss, I am guilty, and I am willing to be punished!" ”

Fang Yuan glanced at Xiao Yuan, then looked at his back, and said in a deep voice, "Fourth, I'll give you one last chance, what else do you have to hide from me, the tricks and tricks you play behind my back, immediately recruit from the truth." For my brother's sake, I am not to blame for the past. ”

Qin Zhan's vest was numb for a while, the lives of a hundred and dozens of women, dozens of lives of murder, and the tragic situation of sowing discord from it this time, causing Nanjing and Yangzhou Mansions to be looted, all of them were felonies that cost his life, where did he dare to tell the truth?

It's easy to get on a thief ship, but it's hard to get off a thief ship!

Qin Zhan trembled with fright, and said hesitantly, "Boss, boss, no, it's gone." ”

Fang Yuan sighed deeply, nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you for the last time, from today onwards, you will be demoted to Jinyi Wei Tongzhi, demoted to check, full-time affairs of the letter and visit mailbox; Lao Hu, you have also been promoted to the same knowledge of Jinyi Guard, a full-time investigator of law and discipline, and a guard of Canglang Pavilion. ”

He appointed Qin Zhan and Hu Qi to the same level, and even Hu Qi's power was even greater, which was to give Qin Zhan one last warning, his position as the commander of the Jinyi Guard was already in jeopardy. If he loses his position as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, then the crimes behind him will no longer be able to hide it.

Fang Yuan said lightly, "Nanjing was looted by the Left Army this time, but the prince who was in charge of Nanjing City, the officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies stayed out of the matter and watched the fire from the other side, all of which were dereliction of duty. The next important task of Jinyiwei is to strictly interrogate all the dereliction of duty officials in Nanjing City this time, as well as Zhu Cizhi, the prince in charge of Nanjing City. ”

His gaze wandered around the crowd, and he said slowly, "I also got news that the maid of Yongwang Zhu Cizhi once sent a secret letter to the prince of the prison country, saying that our party originally wanted to empty the court and change the dynasty. This matter must be investigated even more clearly, and once it is found out who caused this military disaster, even if it is the prince in charge, he will not tolerate it. ”

He thought for a while, and then said, "Tian Guifei, the mother of the Eternal King, has a love for me, and there is also the alliance of blood books. The tone of Jinyiwei's investigation this time is to seek truth from facts. Is King Yong the main offender, or an accomplice, or instigated by others, can't he be framed plainly, understand?! ”

Fang Yuan has repeatedly given Zhu Cizhi a chance, but Zhu Cizhi has repeatedly challenged his bottom line, is it tolerable or unbearable, this time, he must not let Zhu Cizhi go again, and raise tigers for trouble!

He said a lot, and he didn't say who to send to investigate the case, this is what Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan are most worried about, if Zhu Cizhi is handed over to the two, then he can easily get away with the crime; If it is handed over to Hu Qi, then the problem will be serious, and we must think of ways to deal with it.

Qin Xian is a body of, where do you dare to recommend yourself; Xiao Yuan's eyes flashed, but he didn't say a word, now Fang Yuan has been faintly aware of it, and then openly touches the mold, that is, the thief shouts to catch the thief, it is better to brake quietly; Hu Qi's intuition told him that the water in this case was too deep, and he really wanted to investigate, for fear that he would cause a commotion, or stay by Fang Yuan's side to protect himself.

Fang Yuan was silent for a while, and when he didn't see anyone come out, he sneered and said, "Okay, since you all don't want to come out, then this case will be handed over to Hu Qi for trial." Fourth, you take Jinyiwei to Nanjing City to arrest people, all the officials in Nanjing City are arrested, and they will be released after being found innocent. ”

He is the governor of Zhejiang, and he has no power to arrest the officials in Nanjing, but now that the two sides have torn their faces, what power does it matter if they have power or not? ! This sneak attack by the imperial court was like tearing off the mask of camouflage for Fang Yuan, and directly starting the purge.

Hu Qi and Qin Zhan took the order.

Fang Yuan's gaze fell on Xiao Yuan's body, took out the military order set up by the princess, and slapped it heavily on the table, "Mrs. Yuan, you forced the princess to sign this military order?" ”

Xiao Yuan knew that he couldn't escape when he should come, and said with a calm expression, "Childe, I have never forced the princess to go to Gaoyouwei, the princess, like King Wu Yue, wanted to take the opportunity to draw a line with the imperial court, and took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Gaoyouwei." I ordered the princess to sign a military warrant, it is a business matter, what is the rarity of signing a military warrant before going to the battle? ”

Fang Yuan got up angrily and scolded loudly, "You obviously want to force the princess to die in Gaoyouwei!" ”

"Anyway, the son is reluctant to punish her, what kind of military order, if you sign it, it will be in vain."

Xiao Yuan saw that the princess did not return to Suzhou City together, and she didn't know what had happened, so she secretly rejoiced, "Could it be that the princess has died in Gaoyouwei?" ”

She asked tentatively, "Childe, where did the princess go?" ”

Fang Yuan said angrily, "Gao Youwei didn't see her, you should be satisfied now?!" ”

Xiao Yuan's eyes flashed with a bright color, and he said, "Maybe the princess has returned to the capital with the Ming army?" I suspect that the princess went to Gaoyouwei to take the opportunity to return to the court. ”

What she said is not entirely impossible, and the only reasonable explanation at present is that the princess persevered to the end and returned to the court with the prince of the prison country.

Fang Yuan was a little disappointed, and said angrily, "This weighs your heart, don't make a fuss?" ”

Xiao Yuan's hanging heart also fell to the ground, and she bit her lips lightly as she pretended to be aggrieved, "Childe can't find the princess, but he is angry at me!" ”

She is so coquettish, it is a hint of temptation from Fang Yuan, as long as Fang Yuan hugs her to have fun, then it will be calm and the rain will be clear.

Fang Yuan listened to her hint in his ears, but he was worried about the whereabouts of the princess, and he was irritable, so he didn't pay attention to her, "Mrs. Yuan, I want to rest alone, you go back!" ”

Xiao Yuan was also stunned when he saw that Fang Yuan didn't accept the offer, it seemed that Fang Yuan was really angry this time. But Xiao Yuan's most important thing at present is not to coax Fang Yuan to change his mind, but to interrogate Yongwang Zhu Cizhi and inquire about the whereabouts of Princess Kunxing.

She bowed to Fang Yuan, and immediately went out of the courtyard to find Qin Zhan to plan countermeasures.