Several people trembled and were frightened. Wang Ming looked at Chang Hong, who had a broken head and bleeding, with a hint of pride deep in his eyes.
Chang Hong allowed the blood to fall from his forehead, trembling all over, and cried: "Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a serious crime and do not ask for forgiveness, but Your Majesty, there is a problem with this matter. I have never made any mistakes in managing affairs in the palace!"
"My officers and men will not dare to neglect their duties. I can guarantee this, but..."
Qin Yun was so angry that he wanted to kill someone himself, and cursed: "But you are so big!"
"Come here, drag Chang Hong down to me, give me a hundred military sticks, and throw him into death row. You will be punished after hearing this!"
"Tonight, the generals on duty at Xuanwumen have neglected their duties. No one will be spared. They will all be killed!"
"The Criminal Department, Zongzheng Temple, and the Imperial Yamen, all three of you will work together to investigate for me immediately. I want to know who the assassin is and how he got in!"
"Before morning, if there is no result."
"All three of you, bring your heads to me!"
The faces of the Minister of Punishment and others trembled, showing bitterness, but they did not dare to say anything more.
Everyone knelt down: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Wang Ming took the opportunity to kneel down and said with a self-blaming look on his face: "Your Majesty, my subordinate arrived late to rescue me, which caused the situation to be so bad. Please punish me."
Qin Yun covered his forehead and glanced at Wang Ming indifferently. Does a cat cry and a mouse show mercy?
He knew very well that this matter was not that simple.
No matter how much Chang Hong neglected his duties, he would not have allowed so many assassins to come in. Without someone with a good eye for heaven and bribery of the imperial guards or eunuchs in the palace, it would be impossible to reach this paradise.
And he knew very well that the target of the assassination was Concubine Xiao Shu, not himself. He knew it from the moment the masked killer saw his hesitation.
In recent days, Concubine Xiao Shu was at the forefront of being criticized because of her martial arts competition.
The biggest suspect for wanting to kill her is the Wang family!
Seeing that he didn't speak, Wang Ming pretended to be very concerned and blamed himself: "Your Majesty, speaking of which, Jin Wuwei also has an unshirkable responsibility."
"Fortunately, Your Majesty was not injured, otherwise he would have been responsible for his death. May I ask Your Majesty, is Concubine Shu in danger?"
As he spoke, he raised his eyes and peeked at Qin Yun.
Just in time to meet Qin Yun's extremely cold pupils.
Qin Yun spoke word by word, like Jiuyou waking up and asking for his life: "Why, General Wang, do you really want Concubine Shu to die?"
Wang Ming trembled all over and immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I don't dare!"
Qin Yun snorted coldly and shouted: "Everyone get out of here!"
Everyone ran away in despair.
In just over an hour, the Ministry of Punishment and the Yamen submitted a document to Qin Yun.
The above explains the assassination process fairly clearly.
The more than 30 assassins were all wandering around the world. They had no place to stay, no family members could be found, and they were not registered in the imperial capital.
They borrowed more than 30 sets of Forbidden Army armor and more than 30 identity tokens, sneaked all the way from Xuanwu Gate, and carried out assassinations.
Shortly after the incident, the more than thirty Imperial Guardsmen who lost their tokens all committed suicide out of fear of guilt.
Through the tattoos on the killer's body, the Criminal Department successfully found a family in the eastern suburbs of the imperial capital.
This family's surname is Huang. Their ancestors were officials and they were considered lonely nobles. They had a small villa in the eastern suburbs.
The head of the family, Huang Tao, confessed to the case, saying that he was dissatisfied with Concubine Xiao Shu's evil words and deceiving the public and harming the country and the people, so he bribed assassins and palace eunuchs to enter the palace and kill people.
After being taken to the prison, Huang Tao bit his tongue and committed suicide.
Around ten o'clock in the morning, news spread that Qin Yun and Xiao Shufei were assassinated in the palace, causing an uproar!
Today, there are people who dare to openly assassinate the emperor!
For a time, there was a rumbling wind and everyone was in danger.
When something like this happens, everyone knows that there will be a violent storm next, and I am afraid that countless people will lose their lives because of this!
Immediately afterwards, the palace promulgated four consecutive imperial edicts, surprising everyone again.
"One, kill the nine Huangtao clans."
"Second, more than 30 palace generals and lieutenants were dismissed from their posts. Those who neglected their duties in serious cases were directly executed on the guillotine."
"Third, nearly two hundred eunuchs and more than seventy palace maids were executed in more than ten palaces, including Yangxin Palace and Taiji Palace!"
"Fourth, all those in the imperial capital who are reckless and have not registered with the government will be killed!"
On this day, the market in the imperial capital was full of blood, and hundreds of people were beheaded in public.
Many officials were so frightened that they did not dare to go out at home, and hung up signs saying they would not accept visitors, for fear of being further punished.
No one would be stupid enough to say they disagreed with these decrees, even if Qin Yun was killing a hundred by mistake and not sparing one.
Prime Minister Lin Changshu, Wang Wei and others led hundreds of officials to visit Qin Yun and ask for information. Wang Min and other harem concubines also wanted to visit Concubine Xiao Shu.
Without exception, I didn't see them all.
To this day, Concubine Xiao Shu’s life and death are still in doubt!
One day has passed!
The aftermath of the assassination case has not dissipated for a long time, and the palace is conducting a strict investigation. From the concubines to the maids, anyone who finds anything unusual will be arrested.
Including the imperial capital and the imperial palace, the city defenses were also reshuffled. Many generals were implicated and beaten to the bottom.
Anyone who is interested can feel that Qin Yun is taking the opportunity to eliminate all the informants and people with evil intentions in the palace.
But at this critical juncture of the assassination case, even Wang Wei could only remain speechless.
Noon.
Qin Yun was in the imperial study room and had just personally appointed thirteen senior city defense generals and dozens of captains. In addition, he asked Eunuch Xi to lead a group of forbidden troops outside the palace to select some palace maids and slaves with clean backgrounds.
Most of these people are poor, have no relatives, and are not afraid of whose spy they are.
"Everyone, remember what I just said, if you dare to betray me, the nine tribes will be killed!" Qin Yun's eyes showed a sharp light.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Many of the newly promoted palace generals had stern expressions on their faces, knelt down and clasped their fists, full of awe and gratitude towards Qin Yun.
They were originally just young soldiers from poor families and had made no achievements in the army. However, they were personally received by His Majesty and suddenly promoted. In addition to being grateful and grateful, they also cherished the opportunity to be loyal to His Majesty.
"Okay, everyone, please step aside." Qin Yun waved his hand.
Waiting for many generals to exit the imperial study room.
Mr. Feng walked in quietly, bowed and bowed: "Your Majesty."
Qin Yun stretched out his hand to support Mr. Feng, frowned and asked, "Have you found anything?"
Mr. Feng nodded and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the assassination case was perfect. There were almost no flaws. Even the murderer confessed. I have to say that the mastermind behind the scenes is very sophisticated."
"But the old slave still found some clues. There is something fishy about the more than 30 Imperial Guards who committed suicide out of fear of crime. I personally went to see the scene. There are traces of masters. No accident, these more than 30 Imperial Guards were killed! Then
Pretending to be a murderer."
"There is also the Huang family in the eastern suburbs, who should be the scapegoats. They are a small, declining noble, but they don't have the strength to set up such a big plot and assassinate the Holy Lord."
"Furthermore, the shadow guard's investigation revealed that the masked killer is not from the eastern suburbs."
Hearing this, Qin Yun took a deep breath. It was almost as he guessed. The murderer was someone else, and there was a high probability that it was someone in the court!
"Your Majesty, do you want to summon all the ministries for a retrial?" asked Mr. Feng.
Qin Yun shook his head: "If there is another trial, there will only be a few more scapegoats."
"He's still trying to arouse the enemy, so let's settle this matter first and let the enemy relax their vigilance. Let's investigate secretly. Once we find out what's wrong, we'll kill the culprit with thunderous force!"
Feng Lao's eyes showed a hint of admiration! His Majesty has matured, and is no longer the simple-minded and drunken Majesty he used to be.
"Then who does Your Majesty think the enemy will be?" he asked meaningfully.
Qin Yun put his hand into the tea bowl, wet his fingers, and quickly wrote the word "王" on the pear tree.
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other with a cold look in their eyes.