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Chapter 87
The emperor has spoken, and everyone has no objection.
The Department of Criminal Affairs was extremely efficient, and the people were imprisoned that night.
In order not to cause panic among the people, this time, a special attack by the masters of the imperial army, deliberately took advantage of the silence of the night to lift the leader from the bed of the two beautiful concubines. Together with several senior officials of Golden Sect, they were directly packed into the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
As for the reaction of the congregation on the second day when they discovered that their master leader had disappeared, it was not within the consideration of the court.
First, he was detained in a big jail for one night, and then waited until the next day before he released the unlucky ones who were starving, cold and scared. It was delivered to some rooms in better condition.
This is also a common method of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. For criminals who have special identities and cannot rush to exterminate them, but also want to interrogate certain criminals, the most effective means is the combination of grace and power.
After a whole night of tossing, this Golden Sect master had been scared, and immediately cooperated with everyone, and honestly revealed the history of his fortune.
Several experienced medical officers and criminal officials from the Imperial Medicine Court were jointly interrogated. The information that needs to be mastered will be recorded one by one soon.
On this day, when Qin Nuo arrived at the Imperial Medicine Court’s office, a dozen medical officers were busy in the front court. On the table were not medicinal materials, but incense ash, yellow paper, immortality, and many other gods. Items.
These are the things that Golden Sect master used when doing things before. According to his account, he didn't know why the ritual was so effective.
Before his Chenghuang Temple had very few incense, after the epidemic began, it was even colder. Until one day, a family in the neighbourhood fell ill and asked him to come and pray.
He didn't want to go, what if he contracted the disease? However, money is too tight, and it has been difficult to even eat recently. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and went away. After finishing the exorcism tricks so-so, he gave the patient back to the patient in a daze.
Then he hurriedly ran back home with two hundred yuan. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the family came to Xie Chenghuang with a lot of fish and meat. It turned out that he had healed the patient with a mess.
The reputation spread, and many people came over and asked him to do things.
Since then, he has embarked on the glorious path of the god stick, and specially compiled words such as seeing the true god in his dreams. At first, he just wanted to collect a sum of money and marry a wife. Who knew that his fame was getting bigger and bigger, he became rich overnight, and his ambitions also swelled, so he made it to the present level.
The Imperial Medicine Court brought him a set of equipment and studied it carefully.
This Chenghuang Temple also sells Dali pills and the like daily, and now they are sold to patients at high prices as a panacea. There are things like incense ash and talisman paper, as well as his water mixed with these two things.
"His memorial service, from beginning to end, allows patients to enter only these few things."
Mei Yuan was a little excited, and the disease has been helpless so far. The Imperial Medicine Court was so busy up and down, and now finally found a glimmer of light.
On the same day, several things were used separately, and after testing them on people infected with the disease, the Imperial Medicine Court soon determined that it was this rough yellow rune paper that had the effect.
Mei Jing and the others were very happy, and they didn't care that it was late at night, and immediately rushed to the prison of the Ministry of Justice, wanting to inquire about the detailed source of things like Golden Sect.
However, after arriving at the Criminal Ministry, an unexpected result surprised everyone.
Lord Golden Sect is dead!
When the news was reported to the front, Qin Nuo hardly believed his ears.
The man was locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. The day before, he was fine, but he died with a bang today.
"Why did you die?"
"Wao Zuo is under examination, and the results will be known tomorrow." Ge Changhai was a little sweaty.
Qin Nuo gave a cold snort, did not pay attention, and turned to look at the people in the Imperial Medicine Court.
Mei Jing immediately went forward and replied: "The Lord Golden Sect died unexpectedly. The ministers have inquired about the rest of the followers who had been arrested. They did not know the origin of this talisman. However, they all said that this talisman was specially made by the Lord Golden Sect himself. The ministers asked to leave the palace and go to the Chenghuang Temple where Golden Sect originated for detailed investigation."
"That's right." Qin Nuo responded immediately.
However, a few hours later, Mei Jing and the others returned in disgrace.
The City God Temple is on fire! Just last night, because the sky was dry and everything was dry, it was out of control, so the entire small temple and several nearby families were burned to nothing.
"Is this a fool?" Qin Nuo sneered and glanced down coldly.
The officials in the Hall of Discussion are silent. If the death of the Golden Sect master was an accident, then the Chenghuang Temple suddenly caught fire, and the chance of two coincidence contracts was nearly zero.
Someone is playing tricks?
who is it? Don't you want to let the epidemic go down?
The epidemic has spread, and it has directly threatened the security of the entire capital and the people's sentiments. Even so far, many aristocratic families have been affected.
There are many factions in North Korea and the parties are fighting against each other, but everyone is smart, and it is impossible to do this kind of thing that kills a thousand enemies and hurts 800 people, right?
Everyone exchanged their sights. For a moment, Huo Donglai stepped forward: "This matter is of great importance. No matter who is involved in it, there will be deeds. Please order the emperor to investigate."
"Check, of course!" Qin Nuo gritted his teeth. "It's just that this kind of thing happens, doesn't the person in charge need to be held responsible?"
Ge Changhai knelt down immediately: "The minister is convicted." He is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and it is natural that a person died on his site.
Fan Wensheng sighed and stepped forward and said: "The emperor, the situation is urgent at this time. The cause of the death of Golden Sect has not been found out. Please the emperor to put out the wrath of the thunder, and the Ministry of Tolerance will commit crimes and meritorious service."
Qin Nuo didn't really want to be tortured. The situation before him was obviously more important to solve the problem.
He scolded Ge Changhai and ordered him to find out the truth within three days. Qin Nuo's attention quickly turned to the Imperial Medicine Court.
How can we find an effective solution with the remaining talisman paper alone?
Feeling the rough touch on the talisman in his hand, Qin Nuo frowned and thought deeply.
The paper industry in this era was not so developed, and the yellow paper used in the Chenghuang Temple was the worst kind of paper. The grassroots context can be seen in many places.
I remember seeing in my previous life that a special medicine for treating malaria was extracted from a plant, and that woman won the Nobel Prize.
What material is yellow paper made of? There are also pigments for yellow paper. Everyone at the Imperial Medicine Court also understands that the key to the matter is on this piece of paper.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Engineering, the Imperial Medicine Court immediately summoned the craftsmen of the paper mill to come and study together.
However, paper materials, especially this kind of rough and inferior paper, have a wide range of material sources and ever-changing, and it is difficult to produce results at a time.
Standing in the Beginning-of-Creation Palace, Qin Nuo was worried.
Reminiscent of the death of the Lord Golden Sect and the fire in the City God Temple, a previously neglected matter surfaced.
In this season, the weather is getting colder and mosquitoes are getting scarce. It shouldn't be a period of high incidence of epidemic disease. However, the weather is getting colder and the disease is increasing.
Even the flu and other epidemics that occur frequently during the changing seasons should decline rapidly after isolation. However, the capital has closed several markets, and they are unable to control their spread.
Is someone deliberately spreading the disease? This caused a panic in the capital!
Is it Beishuo's spy or Nanchen's dark line? Apart from these two factions, Qin Nuo couldn't think of anyone else who would do such a thing.
The Beishuo envoy had just left, and their attention should be focused on the newly acquired organ drawings, so they wouldn't be interested in doing this. Could it be that Nanchen's remnant forces are working?
It is obvious that the DPRK is not alone in thinking of this.
The memorial presented by Huo Donglai today is to request the deployment of 8,000 elite soldiers on the northern line to reinforce the Chongzhou defense line in the south. At the same time, it is requested to allocate silver to the Southern Defence General's Residence to renovate several towns on the southern border with Wuli Kingdom.
Although there is no bluntness, it is clear which one to guard against.
Qin Nuo lifted the pen and wrote a big quasi-word on the memorial.
After approving the last memorial, looked up at the clock. It was already night. Busy these days, haven't even slept well.
Stretching, he went to bed.
Maybe it was too long without a good night's sleep, Qin Nuo fell asleep almost as soon as he closed his eyes, sleeping deeply.
Until heard a low and rapid call.
"The emperor, the emperor..."
Qin Nuo opened his eyes dimly: "What's the matter?"
Lee Maru and Xu Mincai, head of Beginning-of-Creation Palace, stood in front of the bed, full of anxiety. Seeing that Qin Nuo finally woke up, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered back: "The emperor, there is a rush to play in the middle of the court, several adults have arrived at the Palace of Parliament, waiting for the emperor to pass."
"Urgent report?"
Qin Nuo was not drowsy immediately, got up in a hurry, put on his coat, and came to the Palace of Discussion.
On the road, the sky was still gloomy, only a slight dawn showed at the end of the east horizon.
The two eunuchs were leading the way with lanterns, and the cool breeze rushed in, which made Qin Nuo feel a tremor, and his mind cleared a lot. Can't help but Lenovo, will wake up the emperor in advance, it is definitely a major event. Is Nanchen attacking him? Or Beishuo betrayed his faith and sent troops south?
However, at the Beginning-of-Creation Palace, there are very few people in the palace, only Huo Donglai and Ge Changhai, Shence Camp commanding Jia Pi, and a few others, all officials of the Ministry of Justice, Lin Jia is among them.
When I asked, I realized that my guess was wrong. It is the civil upheaval in the east of the city!
To be precise, it was the followers of Golden Sect who were making trouble.
The matter started last night, and don't know where they heard the news of Lord Golden Sect being captured by the court.
With the deteriorating epidemic situation, the people's minds were panicked. The Golden Sect that fell from the sky is undoubtedly a place of hope. Although Golden Sect is in the later stage, it will not heal these ordinary people at all. Talisman rituals are dedicated to serving high-ranking officials and nobles, and a lot of money is taken into their arms. But having such a bright golden sign always gives the people hope.
In recent days, Golden Sect suddenly closed the gate. First, it was reported that the leader was retreating. Then last night, several high-level cadres gathered a large number of believers and announced that the leader had been taken away by the court. Capture the power of the leader.
"The emperor loses his virtue, so he has such a bad deed!"
"God's downfall of the epidemic is exactly the punishment to the court!"
...
Several unfamiliar congregants were caught in the crowd spreading such news.
Fortunately, since the leader was arrested, the Ministry of Justice has been sending people to stare at the gate secretly, and when they discovered their actions, they immediately dispatched soldiers and horses to suppress it.
However, there were so many people participating in the rebellion that they couldn't control it for a while. The Criminal Ministry had to report the news quickly.
Huo Donglai received the news and hurriedly entered the palace with Ge Changhai to meet him.
House seemingly endless rain.
Qin Nuo was furious, "How did the news leak out? Didn't you talk about the secret arrest before?"
No one can answer this question.
Qin Nuo coldly snorted, "I previously felt that it would be useless to hold things accountable, and we should first consider how to solve the problem. Now I have discovered that if we don't hold accountability first, I'm afraid we will continue to create new troubles and incidents. "
Ge Changhai led several officials of the Criminal Ministry to kneel to the ground, unable to distinguish.
Instead, Lin Jia, who was behind him, knelt down, but insisted: "The emperor, please listen to the minister. This evening, the minister has just worked with him to find out the cause of the death of Golden Sect. This person died in the hands of the inner family. Li, his heart was broken and he died."
"So?" Qin Nuo sneered. "The night before, a master infiltrated the heavily guarded prison and killed important people? If so, one day he would sneak into the palace and slap me. It's no surprise to be killed."
Huo Donglai whispered: "The emperor, speak carefully."
Qin Nuo paused and continued: "It's still said that someone in the Criminal Department was guarding and stealing, colluding with outside thief, killing the Golden Sect master, and even leaking the news, triggering civil upheaval."
Compared to someone sneaking in, this is obviously a more likely answer.
"The emperor Shengming, the ministers and others are responsible for this mistake, but the spies are on the side, which makes people unpredictable. They ask for a time of grace to let the Criminal Department find out the truth."
Qin Nuo snorted coldly: "I am not a sage. If I were a sage, I would have already wiped out all the unpredictable people. How would I listen to you shirk responsibility here?"
Since the outbreak of the disease, a series of changes have made him irritable.
Seeing that the emperor refused to forgive, Lin Jia suddenly raised her head and said: "Does the emperor think that this action is my criminal ministry secretly making a ghost, or even deliberately corrupting the court because of King Yan."
A word suddenly fell silent in the hall.
Ge Changhai trembled with fright. He didn't expect Lin Jia to put his private words on the table.
Huo Donglai turned his head and glared at Lin Jia, so he blatantly refuted the accusation of the emperor, almost wanting to die!
Qin Nuo was really upset, he had never thought of this before. When Lin Jia was reminded, it occurred to me that those Golden Sect congregations preached that the emperor was unscrupulous and incompetent. Isn't it because he has aspirations for the world? Thinking from this perspective, in addition to enemy spies, Yan King Qin Ze is really possible. Moreover, others living in Huangzhuang outside the city do not have to worry about being affected by the epidemic.
Qin Nuo is not someone who can't tolerate others to speak. Lin Jia will suddenly mention Qin Ze, just to make him feel jealous. If Ge Changhai is severely punished at this time, it will inevitably be retaliated against Qin Ze Yu.
He was newly enthroned, and many ministers in the DPRK, to be precise, most of the ministers had collaborating with Qin Ze, or had tended to Qin Ze. If you really want to counterattack, it will definitely cause turmoil in the DPRK.
Concerned about this, he can't punish the Criminal Department for the time being.
The sinister intentions made Qin Nuo extremely disgusted. Even though he couldn't directly scold him, he snorted coldly, "I have already understood Master Lin's clever words and expressions."
These words were extremely harsh, almost tantamount to cursing with his nose.
Lin Jia didn't have any fear, and bowed her head freely and said, "Thank you, the emperor for the praise."
Even Huo Donglai looked at him, this kid...
Looking at these two people, Huo Donglai had a headache. Ge Changhai was a member of their family, but when he stabbed such a basket, the person first died in the prison for some reason, and now the news of the secret arrest has leaked...What happened to the criminal ministry? This old man Ge is really old and confused, and he doesn't do everything one by one.
In the end, he stepped forward to break the embarrassing atmosphere, "The emperor, the accountability can be tolerated before the discussion, please immediately dispatch soldiers and horses to calm the chaos."
If it is true that Nanchen spies are in the middle to provoke them, their Ministry of War is also duty-bound, and the civil rebellion should be done sooner rather than later.
"How many people are participating?"
"There have been four to five thousand people gathered so far. And it's still increasing." The panicked people are like a huge fire and medicine bag, once it is lit...
Qin Nuo felt sad. Gathering four to five thousand people is already very difficult to deal with. And it's still in the epidemic period now! Many of the believers of Golden Sect are desperate patients with germs.
It is conceivable that if they are allowed to continue to violent, chaotic, and run around. The disease will be completely out of control, I'm afraid the entire capital will become a hell of disease rampant.
Thinking about this result makes people shudder!
"How many soldiers and horses are needed to send troops to suppress?"
"Please give the emperor's order to mobilize the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Shence Camp to overwhelm them with thunder. At the same time, the capital is strictly forbidden to go out without authorization. Fifty percent of the soldiers and horses go to the streets to patrol, and those who go out in the dark are regarded as chaotic parties. Kill without mercy!" Huo Donglai quickly reported, he thought about these on the way.
Kill without mercy? How many people must be killed to quell this chaos? Qin Nuo hesitated. Huo Donglai's intention is very clear, to directly behead the chaotic party on the spot! This is also a last resort given that there are too many patients, in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading.
Seeing Qin Nuo's hesitation, Huo Donglai immediately said: "The emperor, in extraordinary times, you need extraordinary means. Don't be merciful at this time. Once the epidemic breaks out, you will be out of control." If you are not ill, you can still be locked in a prison slowly. The interrogation was punished with labor money, but most of these people were sick!
"Please decree the emperor, the ministers will clear the chaos and thieves, and return the people to Jingping." Jia Pi, the leader of the nearby Shence Camp, also knelt down.
Qin Nuo looked at the four courtiers who were kneeling on the ground. Suddenly fell on Lin Jia.
Lin Jia felt it keenly, and his heart tensed. He dared not look up at the emperor, but heard a low laugh from the other side.
"I have decided that there is no need to send troops to quell the chaos. If they want a leader, I will give them a leader. Huo Qing, immediately make up the decree on behalf of me. I said that I summoned the Lord Golden Sect and was deeply impressed by the thaumaturgy. It is decreed that he will be designated as the Protector of the Country, the Most Holy Heavenly Master... No matter it, it is such a name anyway, which makes it better. I will also appoint him to pray for the heavens and call the magical medicine to relieve the disease for the people in Beijing Disaster..."
This thought was too strange, and Huo Donglai's several people were a little startled, "The emperor..."
"Huo Qing just said that in extraordinary times, extraordinary means are needed." Qin Nuo said solemnly, "immediately formulate the decree. Then send someone to the Golden Sect general forum to declare the decree."
They were all human beings, and immediately understood the emperor's plan. Huo Donglai stepped forward quickly, spreading out the bright yellow scroll, and while the pen was flying like a fly, he asked: "The emperor, where does this Golden Sect master come from? "
Lin Jia below suddenly had an ominous hunch.
The young emperor on the stage glanced at him with an awkward look, and said coolly, "I remember on the portrait, this Golden Sect master is a mustache..."