CHAPTER XXVIII

That night, although it was not as messy as the prefect's office, there was also panic in the imperial study.

The emperor, who had been reviewing and folding until late at night, was about to move to the soft couch in the back to rest, so as to recuperate and recharge his energy to make a clear judgment on the political affairs of the court tomorrow morning. How did he know that suddenly a black shadow fell silently outside the door, kneeling down on one knee and waiting for the emperor's summons. The emperor glanced at him with his spare eyes, and a trace of unhappiness flashed in his heart, but he did not say anything to blame, but slowly paced to the dragon chair and sat down, stretched out his hand, and signaled the man to be flat. I saw that the emperor was wearing a bright yellow loose robe, and his long hair was tied up casually with a piece of silk of the same color as his clothes, which was leisurely, but the slender eyes flashed with cold light from time to time, which made people shudder.

The black shadow still knelt and didn't dare to get up, bowed his head to avoid the emperor's gaze, and was reluctant but had to immediately return to what happened tonight: "Your Majesty, there was a group of black-clothed people who robbed the prison tonight, and their subordinates failed to capture them, and now the prisoner is nowhere to be found. ”

The emperor was extremely angry when he heard this, but he forced his anger in his heart, only glared at him fiercely, and said with a sneer: "Didn't I tell you to monitor the prisoner's every move a long time ago, so as not to cause changes, and now that this kind of thing has happened, it seems that my secret guards have not taken my words to heart!" With that, he picked up the paperweight on the table, and with a stroke of luck, the paperweight flew quickly towards the man, slamming heavily on his shoulder, and the man was shaken by the force, and almost fell to the ground, and then spat blood.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, bowed his head to the ground and whispered: "Subordinates accept the guilt!" ”

The emperor pressed his brow with his slender fingers, the anger in his heart eased slightly, and he returned to his usual calm appearance, and said leisurely: "Give me a detailed report on this matter!" ”

So the man looked up and reported to the emperor that he had robbed the prison. As early as the day when the emperor set a one-month deadline, the secret guards secretly sent people to guard Ning Yue in turn in accordance with the emperor's order, just waiting for the dust to settle. Tonight is no exception, but the men in black are really good at their work, and the magic incense they use is also extraordinary, and the Dark Guard, despite their experience in a hundred battles, was finally stunned due to a moment of negligence. But after all, they were strong in martial arts, and after a while, they woke up, and one of them with better light skills immediately chased after the man in black, leaving secret notes along the way, while the other hurried back to the headquarters to ask for help. Fortunately, the head catcher left a mark of phosphorus powder along the road, and the man was able to successfully follow the man in black. When reinforcements arrived, in order to prevent the accidental killing of the criminals, they had to use a secret weapon coated with sweat medicine and did not kill the killers, although they successfully knocked down several men in black, but the gang of men in black were well-trained, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately fled with the wounded in all directions, leaving no clues for tracking. The most unforgivable thing is that while they were fighting, they forgot that the first thing they did was to capture the fugitive, and when they returned to their senses to find him, the fugitive was nowhere to be found.

"The woods are vast, and there are many things to cover in them, and even though the Secret Guards have all set out to search, I am afraid that they will not be able to catch the prisoner for a while."

"If we don't catch the prisoner in time, I'm afraid she will flee to a place that is even more difficult for us to find......," the emperor let out a long sigh and said in a tone of great dissatisfaction.

The kneeling man at the foot of the hall hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, the prisoner is just a weak woman who is powerless, no matter how she escapes, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get out of that wood, my subordinates immediately set off to join the search, within three days, if the prisoner cannot be captured, he will come to see him!" ”

Seeing that he was so resolute, the emperor waved his hand and said slowly: "That's it, this is a joke, I don't want to lose such a competent leader of the Dark Guard because of that mere prisoner." After saying that, he sneered again.

The leader of the Dark Guard was stunned when he heard this, and after a salute, he disappeared like a cloud of smoke.

The silence in the imperial study returned, and the emperor supported his chin with his hand, and fell into deep thought. It seems that it is another sleepless night, and the emperor laughs at himself, since he took over the holy seal, he has been exhausted in the government and politics, and he can't remember how many nights he has stayed up all night because of handling political affairs, but despite his dedication to becoming a good emperor for the benefit of the people, there are still many people who are dissatisfied with this, and they are secretly watching him all the time, ready to move. Among them, the first is the current uncle who has a heavy army, and his sister, who married into the court and has now become the current queen mother. During the lifetime of the first emperor, they were already embarrassed, and they tried to use their power to influence the first emperor's establishment of the crown prince many times. The queen mother has two sons under her knees, one of whom unfortunately died in her early years, and the remaining one could have won the crown prince in one fell swoop with the support of her uncle and the queen mother, but the first emperor had already taken precautions against the two of them, and installed many people in the court to balance the power of the uncle. However, the two have not given up the plan to put the queen mother's son on the throne, since the emperor ascended the throne, the two have repeatedly secretly made evil, disrupted the government, shaken the country, under their destruction, the already precarious country, even more dilapidated. The crops are lost every year, the corrupt officials are in charge, the people are not happy, the anger is shocking, the spearhead is directed at the imperial court, and the news that the people have formed gangs and occupied the mountains is the king in many places on the border. The emperor wants to bother with the government, and secondly, he wants to suppress the power of the uncle, and where does he have the strength to clear the cottages, so the cottages everywhere are getting stronger and stronger, but they are clearly distinguished from the court, but they are not as the uncle and the queen mother wish. The people who robbed the prison this time are comparable to the secret guards, and the people behind the scenes must have a lot of background, so there are only a few suspicious people. When I try them tomorrow, I may know a thing or two...... After making up his mind, he suddenly felt sleepy, so he walked to the soft couch and fell asleep with heavy steps.