It has been more than ten days since the rumor appeared.
Song Zhongan and Cheng Sijie have found the mastermind behind the scenes and are just waiting to close the net. However, judging from the news they have received so far, it seems that there has not been much progress on Lord Deng's side.
"Sir Song, you said that no news has come out about Mr. Deng so far. Is it true that no evidence has been found or is he just playing tricks on us?"
Having spent a lot of time in the officialdom, Cheng Sijie knew that such a thing was not impossible, but he obviously felt that this matter was of great importance. Perhaps Mr. Deng had other plans? Anyway, there is nothing wrong now. Such a problem lies everywhere.
I also feel uncomfortable in my heart.
Song Zhongan had made such speculation before, so he also asked people to investigate Mr. Deng privately. He also had some evidence about him and finally came to a conclusion.
"He's been thinking about his options lately."
The implication is that Mr. Deng is not playing some trick with them, but he really hasn't found anything useful in his investigation.
"When I was investigating, I guess someone misled him and set up some obstacles for him. And since the other party dared to spread such rumors, it was not that simple. He is a civil servant, and he has not been moved in several years.
How much strength do you think is available?"
Regardless of whether they are officials in the capital or elsewhere, they all have their own forces that they have cultivated in private. This is something that everyone knows tacitly, and this kind of thing is completely based on their own abilities.
Cheng Sijie thought about it. Officials like Mr. Deng were not a minority in the capital city. They were often very ambitious, but their abilities were average, but there was no chance to pull them down.
This is actually the emperor's trouble. You must know that even if you control the life and death of everyone in the world, it is not so free to be a wise king. Let alone the life and death of the world, even if you want to demote an official
You have to find a reason first, otherwise it will cause chain effects.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, Cheng Sijie has also taken on some tasks in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The emperor's intention is to make the assessment more flexible. To put it more bluntly, all those who the emperor dislikes will be assessed very harshly.
, and those who are useful should be slightly broader.
"Then when will we submit the results? How about Mr. Song working harder? I'll leave the follow-up matters to you?"
Song Zhongan didn't care, "This is no problem. If Mr. Cheng is so anxious to leave this burden behind, does my sister-in-law have any objections?"
Although Song Zhongan had just met Cheng Sijie not long ago, he had known Su Xiaoyu since he was a child. The Su family originally wanted them to have a baby wedding, but fortunately, their aunt objected in the end. Otherwise, now...this Master Cheng
I guess he and I are enemies.
Cheng Sijie got to know Song Zhongan a little bit after his job was brought to light. He knew that he and his wife had known each other since they were children. Now he just smiled when he heard him say this.
"Sir Song, don't tell me when you see it~"
"Haha~"
Compared with the happy laughter here, the situation on Lord Deng's side was obviously much more troublesome. That is to say, when Cheng Sixie left everything to Song Zhongan and was about to go to accompany his wife, Lord Deng's people actually investigated.
When it came to Su Xiaoyu, as soon as the news reached Mr. Deng's ears, he couldn't believe it at all.
"Are you sure! That is Mr. Su's daughter, Mrs. Zhuangyuan!"
He felt that anyone they mentioned was possible, but it was a bit incredible to suddenly turn into a woman with such a high status.
"Sir, Mrs. Cheng frequently appeared in a teahouse before, and then those rumors spread soon after. We all agreed that Mrs. Cheng was suspected of this."
"Which teahouse?"
Mr. Deng felt that this matter should be cautious and prudent. Although it was related to the emperor, as long as his information was accurate, the emperor would definitely give him benefits and protect him. But about this thing... no one can say for sure.
After all, neither the Su family nor Cheng Sijie could afford to offend him.
"It's a small teahouse in the southwest of the city. We have investigated many people who have spread rumors, and they all said that they first heard it from there."
Mr. Deng really didn’t know what to do now. Logically speaking, a person of Su Xiaoyu’s status would not go to that position. It was where the poor people in Shangjing City lived. She was the first lady, and she was still
What would the eldest lady of the Su family do in a place like that?
If there wasn't any ulterior secret, why would she go there? Or would she go to a place so frequently?
"You continue to investigate, and Mrs. Cheng will also continue to investigate, but no one else can know about this matter."
After Mr. Deng drove them all away, he thought about the matter carefully. All he could think of now was to take a gamble. If this matter is true, then the situation here is really
Gave him enough surprises.
But if it wasn't true... the consequences would be much more tragic than before.
Neither the Su family nor the Cheng family will let him go.
But in the end he decided to go to the palace to meet the emperor. He had to dare to report this matter to the emperor before time. But what he didn't know was that Song Zhongan had already sent all the evidence to the emperor after this.
They are discussing how to find people to replace those who will be lost this time.
By the time Master Deng saw the emperor, it was already an hour later.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Cang Muchen raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Deng, has there been any result?"
Lord Deng had actually thought about how to proceed with this matter before he came, but he never expected that the emperor would be the first to ask the same question as soon as he came.
This also proved that the emperor was very fond of this matter. He took a deep breath again.
Bet on it!
If he didn't gamble, he was afraid that the opportunity would just slip away.
"Back to the Emperor, Wei Chen has indeed achieved some results, but some people are involved. Wei Chen still needs to ask the Emperor for instructions, can you?"
Cang Muchen didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, but he also wanted to know what he would say.
Just... just out of curiosity.
"Master Deng, just say it."
Lord Deng was relieved when he saw the emperor's attitude. He thought that the emperor had not received any other news yet, so he had the courage to say all those things.