With Zhao Guangxiao's approval and military order, Sun Ning naturally would not be polite, and immediately contacted Zhuzan, and sent people to search all over the city for people who created and spread rumors.

Although he had just behaved quite generously in front of everyone, he still said that the rumors stopped at the wise, as if he did not take these rumors to heart. But in fact, it doesn't feel like that's the case.

In this regard, Sun Ning's explanation is also very practical: "Rumors do stop at the wise. However, how many real wise men are there in this Luoyang City? Most of them are just ordinary people who don't have the slightest ability to distinguish.

In this case, if you want to put an end to this rumor and stabilize people's hearts, of course, you should use coercive means.

"What's more, this is clearly a conspiracy of our opponents, and we naturally can't take it lightly and let them succeed!"

In the face of such an explanation, Zhu Zan naturally had no objections, and immediately sent people to do things all over the city.

Therefore, in just half a day, 100 people suspected of deliberately spreading this rumor were arrested, and the next step was to hand them over to the Criminal Department for careful interrogation and then disposal. 33

When it was getting dark, the rumors that had been so loud in the past two days were miraculously curbed, and no one was heard talking about it in the streets and alleys, or in the restaurants and tea shops. And everyone's conversation became cautious.

This strict wind of orders not only quickly became known throughout the outer city of Luoyang, but also in the inner city, and many people also took it seriously, thus making the entire inner city much more deserted than before.

It's just that these changes were not reported to Sun Ning by his subordinates, but by Guan Zhenduo and Yan Yifei, who came to report to him again, after the second watch.

At this time, the two of them looked nervous, and after reporting the progress of their errands in the past two days, they said tentatively: "Your Majesty, why don't you go back as soon as possible?" ”

"Oh? Why do you have this idea? Sun Ning asked curiously.

The two glanced at each other, and then Guan Zhenduo said: "Your Majesty, you have been absent from the court for more than half a year, and both inside and outside the court have been deeply affected, please pay attention to the overall situation." ”

After a pause, he added, "Also, in the past few days, we have heard a lot of people talking about your identity...... I'm afraid someone will suspect you soon. Even if you perfunctory this time, the seeds of suspicion have been planted, and maybe next time ......"

Sun Ning smiled slightly: "You are the same as I thought, although their suspicions were explained by me this time, it is indeed difficult to guarantee that there will be variables in the future." So the safest thing to do is to get out as soon as possible. ”

Both of them were overjoyed when they heard this: "Then when is Your Majesty going to leave." ”

"There's no hurry. At least two o'clock will be completed before I can go back with peace of mind. ”

"Please also make it clear to Your Majesty."

"The first is how to get me out of Luoyang safely. You can't just say goodbye without saying goodbye, right?

"In that case, wouldn't you just tell the people of the Ping Tianjun that I, Zhao Qianzhe, really have a problem, and let them immediately set up cards everywhere and send people to chase and kill us?"

The two of them were stunned, they really hadn't thought about this problem.

Originally, in their opinion, with the martial arts of His Majesty and himself and others, it should not be difficult to get out of the city, and then avoid the follow-up pursuit of the Pingtian Army. But now it seems that the matter is really a little less certain.

Sun Ning continued: "So I have to find a reasonable excuse to leave Luoyang, and then find a chance to leave alone." At the very least, it will take them a few days to not react. By the time they notice something is wrong, maybe we'll all be out of the control of the Pingtian Army. ”

The two nodded again, and then Yan Yifei was curious again: "What about the second point?" ”

"The second point is naturally to light a fire within the Pingtian Army, otherwise wouldn't it be in vain for me to go to Luoyang this time?"

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not easy, right? Guan Zhenduo was embarrassed.

"It's not difficult, it's an opportunity. Didn't I tell you to look into that, you've got something to gain? ”

"Yes, we asked our brothers to pretend to be grain merchants in Jiangnan to test the whole city, and we really found a suspicious target, which is in the inner city!"

"Oh?" Sun Ning's spirits suddenly perked up, "Can you get in touch with them?" Do those people have any doubts about your identity? ”

"At least not yet. They were also in a hurry to get rid of the food, and for a while they did not have a suitable customer. And the price we gave was fair, so we agreed to finalize the deal the day after tomorrow. ”

"What about the location? Where are the specific locations where they store their food? Sun Ning asked again.

"Inner City, West of the City, Luo Province."

Although Sun Ning didn't have a clear idea of this position, he was sure in his heart.

If you have a specific position, then you can have a target: "Then set everything for the day after tomorrow." This time, I want to make the Pingtian Army completely turn against each other, Kaifeng Luoyang, and a war is inevitable! ”

Seeing that he was so sure, Guan Zhenduo and the others naturally said yes again and again, although they were not sure of the specific details of the plan, but they also knew that His Majesty the Emperor would not say big things about such important matters.

……

The day passed quickly.

The crackdown on the rumor-mongers in the city continues, but the number of arrests is much smaller than in the previous two days.

However, Zhu Zan was not too satisfied, because although a lot of people were arrested, the feedback given by the Criminal Department was that most of these people were just collecting money to do things.

In other words, to this day, the mastermind who planned this turmoil and created rumors behind the scenes has not been found.

This made Zhu Zan, who was already responsible for ensuring the stability of Luoyang, feel a headache, and he felt that it was not easy to explain to the general.

And early this morning, "Zhao Qianzhe" came to the door again, and he could only receive him hard.

"Third son, at present, it seems that the mastermind behind the scenes is really very cautious, and the other people who have been caught have not even seen his face, so it is not easy to find him."

In the face of his rhetoric, Sun Ning also behaved quite generously: "This is reasonable. Since he dared to use this strategy, he must be a bold and meticulous person, and naturally he would not expose himself easily. ”

"Then this matter ......" Zhu Zangang wanted to take advantage of the situation to bring up this matter and stop it, after all, he still had many more important military affairs to deal with, but he was quickly interrupted by Sun Ning: "Actually, I haven't been idle in the past two days, and I sent some people to investigate around, and I found that you and I have missed something." ”

"How?" Zhu Zan said curiously, he used a lot of manpower and failed to find clues, and dozens of people around the third prince could gain something?

Sun Ning smiled lightly: "We have been only staring at the outer city of Luoyang for a long time, so naturally there will be no gains." Because the mastermind behind the scenes is likely to be hidden in the inner city. So I asked people to look it up, and it turned out to be true! ”

Some people died, but not completely......