691 [Knock on the mountain and shake the tiger]
After the case was heard, Xiang Nan followed Qianlong and Du Xiaoyue back to Houya.
Although Fukang'an was not imprisoned, he did not want to see Xiang Nan's majesty, so he stayed in Qianya with Liu Changfu and others.
"Master Fu, what on earth is going on?" Liu Changfu asked in confusion. He still can't believe that the person in the prison and the master are fake.
"I'll tell you what you're supposed to know. What's the use of asking around if you're not supposed to know!" Fukangan glared at him and Liu Changfu suddenly didn't dare to speak.
…
"Mr. Ji, I have searched all the shops owned by White Snake, but not many people have seen her." Qianlong asked Xiang Nan, "Please tell me how to find her, sir."
"Mr. Xu, Ji recommends that you stop looking for the White Snake." Xiang Nan thought for a moment and said, "This White Snake colluded with the officials in Yancheng, Yunzhou and other places and sold millions of stones from the imperial court to provide disaster relief.
Distribute rice bran and gluten to people in the disaster area.
As a result, tens of thousands of people died of starvation in several places in Yancheng and Yunzhou, nearly a million people were displaced, and nine out of ten houses were empty. It can be said that it was a disaster for the country and the people, and the crimes were so heinous that it is difficult to write down. It is unforgivable.
Mr. Xu, do you want to find such a villain again? What are you going to do with him after you find him?"
Qianlong couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.
I didn't expect that this white lady would do so many evil things. She colluded with corrupt officials and embezzled disaster relief food funds. It was a heinous crime that deserved death.
Is such a villain really his biological mother?
His majestic generation of emperors, Ming Jun and Holy Master, really want to consider such a villain as his mother?
Once she admits it, what should she do? Should she be held accountable for the crime she committed? If she is held accountable, the prince will be guilty of the same crime as the common people, and he will definitely be guillotined when the time comes.
If there is no investigation, where is the law and where is justice? Once it is spread, how will the people of the world view it? How will it be evaluated in the history books?
Qianlong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Sir, please allow me to think about it again." He waved his hand and said.
Xiang Nan nodded, knowing that this kind of thing really needs to be carefully considered.
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In the dense forest, the four girls found traces of the Fourteenth Prince.
It turns out that after the prince was kidnapped, in order for the four girls to find him, he kept throwing his small accessories, such as rings, purses, jade pendants, etc. on the ground as road signs along the way.
The fourth girl had been with the prince for many years and was naturally familiar with his belongings, so she searched all the way and found the camp where the gang of villains were stationed.
However, they were outnumbered and it was difficult to save the Fourteenth Prince, so the four girls were lying in ambush around them, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.
As she observed, she felt more and more that there was something special about these villains. They were not simple mobs, bandits, or bandits, but more like well-trained soldiers.
On the one hand, the camps where they are stationed are very carefully arranged. Unlike bandits, bandits, and mobs, they are in a mess and have no rules.
On the one hand, their actions are well-founded and follow orders and prohibitions, unlike bandits, mobs and other rabble-rousers who have no rules.
"What are the origins of these people?" The fourth girl wondered. So while two people were going to the stream to fetch water, she followed them quietly.
First, he pressed acupoints to restrain one person, then placed the sword across the other person's neck, and asked sternly, "Tell me, who are you?"
"We are members of the Heaven and Earth Society," the man said quickly.
"Heaven and Earth Society?! Why did you kidnap the Fourteenth Prince?" the fourth girl asked again.
"We, the Tiandihui, are determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and we intend to support the Fourteenth Prince on the throne." The man explained again.
"Nonsense! The Fourteenth Prince is also a Manchu. Since you rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, why did you support him?" the fourth girl shouted.
"The Fourteenth Prince has a grudge against Qianlong and shares the same hatred with our Heaven and Earth Association." The man explained, "Furthermore, it is said that this world originally belonged to the Fourteenth Prince. With the help of the Fourteenth Prince's righteousness, our Heaven and Earth Association can learn from it."
Be famous and overthrow Qianlong's rule."
The fourth girl felt that what this man said was reasonable. She was about to nod when she suddenly frowned and said, "Okay, since you are a rebel, I will eliminate harm for the country today. You go to Jiuquan and cry to Emperor Chongzhen."
As the fourth girl spoke, she stabbed this man to death with a sword, and then opened the other man's acupuncture points, "Since you are also a rebel, I will send you on your way too."
"Girl, please forgive me, I am not a rebel, I am a disciple of the Eight Banners." When the man heard this, he quickly explained.
"Nonsense, you can't fool me." The fourth girl raised her sword and said.
"Really, we are Lord Fukangan's subordinates." The man said quickly.
"In that case, why did you attack us and why did you kidnap the Fourteenth Prince?" the fourth girl asked immediately.
"We attacked you just for show, and our purpose was just to kidnap the Fourteenth Prince. Otherwise, there were so many of us that day, and if we were really rebels, and we really wanted to take action, the three of you might not have been able to escape." The man quickly explained, "Fu
Your Majesty ordered us to pretend to be the Heaven and Earth Society and kidnap the prince, hoping to frame him as the leader of the rebel bandits so that the emperor can punish him."
"Why did he do this?" the fourth girl asked puzzledly.
"I don't know either. We just obey God's orders." The man shook his head and said.
"In that case, I can't let you go." The fourth girl then killed him again with a sword.
After killing the two men, the fourth girl returned to the camp and looked left and right, but still couldn't find any chance to save the prince.
The officers and soldiers under Fukang'an are experienced in hundreds of battles and are the elite of the Eight Banners soldiers. Although the combat ability of an individual soldier is not as good as that of martial arts masters like Siguniang, once they are gathered into a team, their combat capabilities will be greatly enhanced.
The fourth girl was really no match on her own, so she thought about it for a long time and had to go back to the city to ask Fukangan for help.
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Qianlong thought about it all night and then found Xiang Nan.
"Mr. Ji, I still hope to find the White Snake." He said to Xiang Nan, "I want to know if she is my biological mother. If I don't understand this matter, I will never be able to let it go in my life."
Xiang Nan nodded, understanding his mood.
Many of those abducted children spend their entire lives looking for their own homes.
"Since the emperor has made a decision, I will help your majesty." Xiang Nan nodded, then found Xiaoyue and asked her to lead troops to seal down Datong Bank.
Xiaoyue got the order and went immediately.
"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Qianlong asked puzzledly.
"Knocking on the mountain shakes the tiger and lures the snake out of its cave." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Sure enough, Liu Changfu came over immediately after receiving a letter from the bank, "Master He, the seal was wrong, the seal was wrong. Why did you seal Datong Bank? It is White Snake's property."
"Datong Bank?! That's not right, I clearly asked someone to seal it as Huitong Bank." Xiang Nan pretended to be innocent and said, "Oh, by the way, Miss Xiaoyue is illiterate, so she must have sealed it by mistake.
Oh, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. If you invite the white lady here, I will apologize to her face to face."
"Xiaoguan has never seen Lady White Snake." Liu Changfu waved his hand and said, "Sir, Lady White Snake only interacts with you alone. Xiaguan has gone to see her many times, but she couldn't even get in."
"Then how do you usually communicate?" Xiang Nan asked.
"Everything about liaison with the capital is supervised by your Excellency personally." Liu Changfu said again, "How dare I contact you privately as an official?"
Chapter completed!