Just as Chi Xinian said, the Minjiang water bandits did something extraordinary this time, affecting people's livelihood, and naturally attracted the attention of the imperial court.

Even the emperor, who was thousands of miles away, temporarily put aside the close battles and focused his attention on Pingxing.

Naturally, it would be inappropriate for the group of water bandits to make any big moves at this time.

The safest way for them to deal with it is to hide on the spot, wait until the limelight passes, and then organize and store the money and materials they looted.

In this way, if the bandit leader who directed the bandits' operations was hiding near Pingxing before, there is a great possibility that he is still hiding nearby at this moment.

Chi Xinian's words made Zhu Xiaohou fall into deep thought again. He thought carefully about Chi Xinian's analysis and generally agreed with what she said.

But he still has his worries.

After hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head and said: "Even if everything is as the empress said, we still know nothing about the bandit leader... Even if we meet him on the street, we can't tell him apart...

"If you want to capture it, I'm afraid it won't be something you can do in a short while.

"So, I still believe that catching the gangsters is not an easy task."

"Of course." This time, Chi Xinian agreed with him.

She nodded slightly and said calmly: "My judgment can only prove that the man is probably still hiding near us, but it is of little use in capturing him.

"To capture this man, we must have more intelligence.

"Of course, we can't completely ignore it now. As long as we secretly deploy people and closely monitor the flow of people in and around Pingcheng, maybe we can find some clues."

"Then what do you mean by the empress... let's stand still for now?" Mr. Zhu Xiaohou asked tentatively.

"Naturally." Chi Xinian nodded, "We have limited manpower and are faced with the aftermath of the disaster, so of course we have to do it as easily as possible.

"I hope you can pay more attention to looking for clues. In this way, we may be able to capture the bandit leader without much effort.

"And as long as this most important person falls behind the law, most of what His Majesty has told us will be completed. At that time, I will decide on the subsequent elimination plan based on the situation.

"If there are still too many things that require manpower for disaster relief, I will also write to His Majesty to explain that we will temporarily let go of the gangsters and focus on disaster relief."

"With the Queen's words, the lower officials will definitely cooperate." Chi Xinian said it at this point. Naturally, Zhu Xiaohou and others did not deny the possibility of suppressing the bandits.

Immediately, a group of people headed by Mr. Zhu Xiaohou said that they would fully cooperate.

Seeing this, Chi Xinian was not polite.

After comparing the map and arranging surveillance locations for everyone, she asked everyone to take a rest.

Everyone left one after another.

But when Mr. Zhu Xiaohou was about to leave, Chi Xinian suddenly spoke up and stopped him: "Master Zhu Xiaohou, please stay. I still have some questions and I want to ask for advice alone."

Zhu Ziping stopped, turned around and walked to Chi Xinian: "I wonder if your Majesty has any other instructions?"

Chi Xinian did not answer immediately, but first gave Xin Yi a look and asked him to guard the door. Then she said: "Since arriving last night, the young Marquis has spent a whole day in Pingcheng.

"I think you already have a general understanding of the situation here.

"So I would like to ask your opinion."
Chapter completed!