"Really, you don't need me to help you find out?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "You also know how quickly I can investigate this sort of thing."
"...Let me think about it," Li Hongzhao pondered.
Su Qiuyan remained silent.
Li Hongzhao turned her head to look at her.
Su Qiuyan sighed, "Otherwise, why don't we investigate it ourselves first?"
"Mr. Su, do you really think you can find anything out?" Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's unlikely, isn't it?"
Su Qiuyan said gently, "There are always clues to be found."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "If they weren't confident, how could they have taken action? It will be difficult for you to find out anything in a short time."
"We can!" Li Hongzhao gritted her teeth.
She understood Su Qiuyan's concerns.
That family scandals should not be aired is only one aspect; I'm afraid that many secrets are also involved.
Secrets that should not be known by Chu Zhiyuan.
This is the most important thing.
Chu Zhiyuan specially escorted them out of the mansion, all the way to the gate, watching them disappear into the distance on Qing Wang Mansion Street, until they turned the corner and left before he retracted his gaze and smiled.
Is this a struggle for the throne, or are they experts from a heretical sect, or some other force?
Will it set off a bloody storm in Da Meng?
That depends on the attitude of the Da Meng Emperor towards this Ninth Princess; one can see the real attitude.
I can see Li Hongzhao's ambition, so it certainly can't be hidden from the Da Meng Emperor, or perhaps it wasn't hidden at all.
Is Da Meng really going to have a female emperor?
That's Da Meng, the martial and rugged Da Meng.
With the intention of watching the excitement, he first went to the Supervisory Division and asked Ma Tian and the others to keep an eye on Da Meng's capital to see if there were any major events in Da Meng's capital and who was taking action.
Chu Zhiyuan wasn't in a hurry to leave and brought up other matters, "Master Ma, do you know what Da Meng uses to transmit messages?"
Ma Tianhe said, "Mostly golden eagles."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "What about us?"
"We use Swift Cloud Sparrows, which are a little slower than them."
"Is there anything faster?"
"...Then I'm not sure," Ma Tianhe hesitated and finally shook his head, "Golden eagles should be the fastest."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Can golden eagles travel from here to the capital in one day?"
Ma Tianhe shook his head and said, "Golden eagles should take two days; they probably can't fly at night."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "As far as I know, they have a way to transmit messages that can reach the capital in one day."
This was a secret that Li Hongzhao inadvertently revealed.
She didn't think much of it.
Chu Zhiyuan felt that this was very important.
The speed of message transmission is crucial.
This is not only important for routine official duties, but even more so for war orders.
"Investigate it," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Finding this out will be enough for you to get promoted, Master Ma."
"Yes!" Ma Tianhe's eyes lit up immediately.
Chu Zhiyuan got up and left.
Ma Tianhe obsequiously sent him to the gate of the Supervisory Division, and only turned back after Chu Zhiyuan's figure had completely disappeared.
Chu Zhiyuan felt that since he had come to the Supervisory Division, he might as well take a trip to the Ministry of Rites.
Lest the people below gossip, saying that he, the Prince, was lazy, negligent in his duties, and took his salary for nothing.
No matter how high the status of the Great Zhen Imperial Family is, there will always be those who dislike them.
Those censors and some who are just muddling through life will pick on things and make a few critical comments, showing their acrimony.
Not to mention that the people are fond of discussing politics, and everyone can comment on the country and criticize the powerful.
When Chu Zhiyuan arrived at the Ministry of Rites, Gao Lingfeng was still extremely busy, not even having time to lift his head.
He buried himself in his desk, with tall stacks of files on both sides, and clerks kept bringing more over.
The clerks all saluted.
Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand, signaling them not to make a sound.
Gao Lingfeng suddenly noticed something was wrong, and when he abruptly looked up and found it was him, he hurriedly got up from behind the desk and bowed with clasped hands.
Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Master Gao, you're really working hard."
Gao Lingfeng smiled and said, "Why do you say that, Your Highness? The busier I am, the happier I am."
Chu Zhiyuan laughed; this was really good.
He didn't want to be busy with these political affairs and trivial matters, but Gao Lingfeng liked to deal with them.
The two of them complemented each other perfectly.
"What's the big deal?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.
Gao Lingfeng immediately became solemn and presented a file with both hands.
Zou Fang stepped forward to take it, glanced at it, and then passed it to Chu Zhiyuan with both hands.
Chu Zhiyuan quickly flipped through it, frowned, and said, "Several sects are fighting fiercely; where is the Town Guard Division?"
"The Town Guard Division has already gone to suppress them, but by the time they arrived, the situation was already extremely bad."
"Didn't you notice it earlier?"
"Someone deliberately concealed the situation; I have already ordered a thorough investigation. All the officials in Xunzhou City are whitewashing the peace; this time, I will definitely not let them off lightly!"
"Yes, severely punish them," Chu Zhiyuan nodded, put down the file, and pondered silently.
"Does Your Highness think something is wrong?"
Chu Zhiyuan snorted, "Several sects are in a melee, and the cave abode of the Great Grandmaster Lu Yaofeng of Da Meng a thousand years ago... haven't you found the person who spread the rumors?"
The direction of Lu Yaofeng's cave abode is completely different from Xunzhou City; obviously, it's a rumor.
Gao Lingfeng shook his head, "Too many people have died, and it's difficult to investigate clearly. I estimate that in the end, the Town Guard Division can only gloss over it."
Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "It's really a coincidence; I recently heard about this Great Grandmaster's cave abode, and as a result, it was spread out, and it even caused such a big impact."
Could this be the work of Da Meng?
But Xunzhou City is not an important place; it's just an ordinary small city.
If it were an important town or a big city, the Town Guard Division would have reacted immediately if there were any abnormalities.
Moreover, it's Lu Yaofeng's cave abode!
Those who know about this are only Li Hongzhao.
Once Li Hongzhao knows about this news, she will definitely block the news and not let it leak out.
But when I think that her Detoxification Pearl has been replaced, I can't trust her ability to keep secrets too much.
"Master Gao, have you ever thought about why this news was spread in Xunzhou City?"
"Could it be that this cave abode is in Xunzhou City?"
"As far as I know, it's not in Xunzhou City."
"Then..."
"I won't say where it is, but just look at why such a rumor was spread."
"Your Highness, could it be the revenge of the heretical sect?"
"It's possible."
"What about Da Meng..."
"It's also possible."
"...I can't think of anything else."
Chu Zhiyuan raised his head to look at the setting sun in the sky and sighed, "We can't rule out any party, including Da Zhen."
Gao Lingfeng's expression changed slightly.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "And all the major sects can't be completely ruled out... This matter is really troublesome; the Town Guard Division can't handle it, can they?"
"I don't think so."
"Then please invite the Grandmaster's Mansion," Chu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.
Gao Lingfeng hesitated.
The Grandmaster's Mansion is not the Master's Mansion and cannot be easily moved; he knows that he cannot invite them.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "I will personally talk to the Grand Preceptor... First thoroughly investigate the officials of Xunzhou City, go through them one by one; maybe there are some rats among them."
"Yes," Gao Lingfeng said solemnly.
He could imagine that the officials of Xunzhou City would experience a major earthquake; when the storm comes, he doesn't know how many will survive.
Chu Zhiyuan left with his hands behind his back, pacing as he walked, pondering the key to this matter.
He felt that this matter was shrouded in a layer of mist, as if it was aimed at Lu Yaofeng's cave abode, but not entirely.
When he arrived at Li Hongzhao's place, he found that the atmosphere in the entire Da Meng Pavilion was relaxed, without any sense of oppression.
This was beyond his expectations.
He thought that Li Hongzhao was strictly investigating the people around her, interrogating them one by one, but in the end, there was no intention of strict investigation at all.
