Chapter 296: Suspicion
Since the emperor imposed martial law on the whole city, rows of officers and soldiers with swords and guns can be seen patrolling the streets of Kyoto from time to time.
As soon as they found a little abnormality, they immediately raised troops to meet each other, and a circle of officers and soldiers surrounded the suspect for careful interrogation, and if they couldn't ask a question, they were directly pressed to the prison for trial.
For a time, there were fewer people on the street, fewer customers in various shops, and pedestrians on the road bowed their heads and hurried away, for fear of being suddenly stopped and searched.
Some people who don't know about it are confused.
"What's the matter, it's not like the Son of Heaven at all......"
The man in the green shirt tugged at his sleeve and explained in a low voice.
"Don't talk nonsense, you won't get into trouble. I heard that there was a big man up there who died inexplicably, and now he is arresting criminals and his accomplices. ”
Suddenly, the Patrol of the small town passing by pointed a knife at them.
"What the hell are you talking about!"
The man in the green shirt confessed.
"No, I didn't say anything, the villain quit."
"Take away the investigation!"
For a while, the street corners were chaotic, and they were arrested when they said a word, and passers-by were more cautious, thinking to themselves that they should not go out recently.
The two of them were indeed innocent, and they were released after an investigation, but they were innocently frightened, and they went to the government to walk around, and they felt unlucky.
People in Kyoto were panicked for a while, for fear that something would be involved.
Su Bowen wrote down some recent events on the letterhead, mentioning that their spies in the Jin Kingdom were uprooted by the other party. He also said that many of Shen Baiqing's shops in Jinguo had bad business and closed their shops, and many shopkeepers had nothing to do and had returned to China.
Our manpower is no longer able to find out the news. There is a big problem with the network, and I am afraid that there are traitors.
After writing a letter, sealing it with beeswax, and letting people secretly expedite it to Su's house.
It was already late at night when Su Zhiyuan received the secret letter, and he unfolded the letter paper in the dim candlelight of the study and read it word by word.
The more you look at the fold between the eyebrows, the deeper it becomes, and the situation has developed to this point......
Shen Baiqing's new store in Jinguo has a good business, but it is not as prosperous as before.
The two have also been conscientious actors, fleeing from the famine, and the couple rely on small businesses to support themselves and work hard to make a living.
The closure of all the chain stores they opened before was indeed a heavy blow to them, and although this was not all their family property, it was very difficult to manage such a large force in other countries.
was ordered to close the door by the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, and Shen Baiqing had a small ulcer in her mouth because of this.
Su Bowen only let her eat light white porridge, the white porridge has no taste, and she doesn't like to eat, and her figure looks more slender.
Here, Su Zhiyuan received a secret letter from his son, and he didn't sleep in a daze all night.
After the end of the court, he deliberately walked behind the ministers, watched them walk out of the palace, and turned back to find the emperor.
"Su Aiqing went and returned, did she forget something?"
The emperor's court clothes have not been changed, and the beads on the crown make it impossible to see his expression.
Every detail about the emperors shows their strategy and scheming.
"Your Majesty, the minister heard some interesting stories yesterday and thought the emperor should be interested."
Su Bowen did not reveal the affairs of Su Bowen and his wife in Jinguo.
"The people of the Jin Kingdom have been panicking recently, the prince died violently, and the news has reached the capital......"
Su Zhiyuan shook his head and smiled, helpless.
"The news came from a seller who traveled between the two countries!"
The emperor's face froze.
"That's what happened!"
The art that Su Zhiyuan said was the news from the little vendor, and I don't know how long it has been. It also shows that our own spies planted in other countries have been discovered and controlled.
Su Zhiyuan blew another gust of wind, hoping to alert the emperor.
"The minister's daughter-in-law's shop has opened several stores in the Jin Kingdom before, and they have all been seized. There are also many manpower lost, so they are dealing with it in the gold country. ”
What should be said has been said, and speaking blank is an art, especially with a suspicious person like the emperor, speaking half of it can make him think more, this is the way of speaking between smart people.
"Okay, it's really interesting, Su Aiqing will step back if she has nothing to do, I'm tired."
"Yes, Weichen retired." Su Zhiyuan looked at the emperor's expression, he already understood what he meant, and went home, the situation was tense, and he had to be prepared.
"Your Majesty, the fish in this pool are so clean, I'm afraid more than one person is casting a net in the water."
Leaving a sentence quite meaningfully, Su Zhiyuan didn't pause anymore and left directly.
There are traitors! Jin Guo found out our country's spies clearly, so naturally they couldn't just rely on their own investigation, otherwise they wouldn't have dragged out so many underground piles for so many years.
The emperor did not suspect that Su Bowen and Shen Baiqing appeared in the Jin Kingdom, but focused on the discovery of his secret agent, which was related to the country and should not be underestimated.
The emperor sent a group of people to the Jin Kingdom to secretly protect Shen Baiqing and them, after all, as an imperial merchant and an official position, they needed protection, and it was in this situation.
The emperor had been deploying this matter until late at night, putting down the brush in his hand, and when he was about to go back to rest, news suddenly came from the secret agent.
"Your Majesty, a carrier pigeon was found in the sky above the capital, and his subordinates shot it down, please take a look at it."
The emperor put down the letter, and it can be seen from this that the letter was sent to someone in Beijing, but there was no specific name and logo in his heart, and the emperor had no clue who it was for a while.
Over there, Su Zhiyuan learned from Shen Baiqing's news that the traitor was most likely some official in the capital, so he began to pay attention to it.
As a result, every day in the court, there were different court officials who were dragged by Lord Su to chat, and chatted all the way to the gate of the palace and said goodbye with a smile.
On this day, Su Zhiyuan shouted to the fourth prince with a smile.
"The prince stays."
"This king still has something to do, so I won't talk to Master Su."
The fourth prince said that I have nothing to talk about with you, and I am leaving.
"Don't, I haven't spoken to the prince for a long time."
Su Zhiyuan smiled as an old fox, and said as he walked with the fourth prince.
It is not allowed to drive in the interior of the palace, otherwise the fourth prince will definitely burn his ass and get into the car to leave him with a face of dust.
"I heard that the Jin Kingdom has not been very peaceful recently, I don't know if the prince has heard of it."
"I don't know." The fourth prince's body stiffened imperceptibly, and he immediately resumed and continued to walk.
Su Zhiyuan didn't break it in his eyes. "Bai Qing's shop was also seized, I don't know too specific, I don't know how much the prince knows."
The fourth prince glanced at Su Zhiyuan.
"How could this king know about such a thing, your own family is to solve it by yourself."
While speaking, he had already arrived at the door, and the carriage of the fourth prince stopped in front of the carriages, and he got in the carriage and left without saying hello.
Su Zhiyuan didn't care much about it, and got in the car and went home.
The performance of the fourth prince recently, and the evidence he has collected in the past few days, all point to the fourth prince as the most suspected.