The Great Robbery of the Imperial Palace was just a small interlude in the court.
Next, it was time for the official assembly to begin.
This parallel world was more than ten times the size of the original Earth.
Even though the Great Yan Empire occupied the most prosperous Central Plains region, it had also become the main target of the surrounding barbarians.
The burden of internal affairs and the worries of foreign enemies were unprecedented in China.
Of the eight princes of Great Yan, other than King Wen, Ji Chang, who specialized in internal affairs, the other seven princes mainly guarded the borders.
King Shou was mainly responsible for dealing with the barbarians.
The King of Qin, Ying Zheng, and the King of Han, Liu Che, were mainly responsible for dealing with the Xiongnu.
Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty were mainly responsible for dealing with the Turks, Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, and the other small countries of the Western Regions.
Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang were mainly responsible for dealing with Mongolia, Khitan, Jurchen, and Xixia.
Between the princes, regardless of age, only military merit was considered. Victory, reward, defeat, punishment, all were treated equally.
This method successfully shifted the competition between the princes to the frontier, greatly avoiding the consumption of civil war.
Ye QingChen listened to the civil and military officials discussing the various matters of the country, but he did not express his opinion.
All the princes heaved a sigh of relief when they saw this. This meant that Ye QingChen indeed did not have any ambition to fight for the position of Crown Prince.
……
After the court session, Ye QingChen first returned to the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
He told everyone that the Embroidered Uniform Guards had taken over the Great Robbery Case of the Imperial Palace.
"There are actually bandits who dare to rob the palace. How audacious!”Qi Jiguang said in shock.
Zhang Han said," Your Majesty has unified the Central Plains. The treasures of the six dynasties 'royal families over thousands of years have all entered the Royal Treasury. Every single one of them is priceless. It's normal for people to be jealous." However, the Imperial City was heavily guarded, and there were many martial arts experts in the Imperial Army. To be able to enter and exit freely under such defense, the thief's lightness skill must be top-notch in the martial world.”
Lian Xing's phoenix eyes moved as she said softly," There are many powerful lightness skills in the martial world. There are countless experts who are good at lightness skills. Some are elders of famous sects, while others are martial artists who travel alone. If you make a guess, it's really difficult to determine the target."”
Yao Yue smiled." This is a good thing. The more arrogant the people in Jianghu are, the more the imperial court will value the Brocade Guard. The Sword King will also be more important in the Emperor's heart.”
Ye QingChen waved his hand," It's useless for us to speculate here. Let's enter the palace and take a look first. Although a long time has passed, I hope there are still some clues left behind."”
After speaking, Ye QingChen brought the four of them and a group of Centurions into the palace.
The Treasure Repository and the Respectful Meal Room were located in the northwest corner of the palace. It was where the palace maids and eunuchs gathered. The embroidery room and the Respectful Meal Room were all set up here, and the defenses were relatively lax.
Ye QingChen brought his men to check the Treasure Repository and the Food Room, but the results were not ideal.
According to rough speculation, the most recent treasure loss occurred about half a year ago.
After such a long time, even if there was any evidence, it would have long been destroyed by the palace maids who came back and forth to clean up.
The sun was setting in the west.
Ye QingChen gathered all the Embroidered Uniform Guards and asked,""Did you find anything in Treasure Repository?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"I found something in the window of the attic at the top of the Treasure Repository. It might be helpful to the case."”
Ye QingChen's eyes lit up as he asked,"What is it?"”
Zhang Han stretched out his left hand, and in his palm was a golden thread.
Everyone looked over and did not understand.
"This is the fish-patterned gold thread developed by Jiangnan's textile bureau. We originally planned to use it as a tribute." Later, they discovered that this kind of fish-patterned golden silk was very easy to break, so they changed to another kind of brocade cloth as tribute. The 1,000 pieces of Su brocade that had already been embroidered were scattered among the people. My family has a relative who is doing business in Jiangnan. He has one. He wears it very carefully every day, afraid that it will break the fish-patterned golden wire.”
Yao Yue raised her head and looked at the Treasure Repository, which was over a hundred feet tall, and muttered,""If it's really a top Qing Gong expert, it wouldn't be difficult for him to leave from the top of the pavilion, and he would be able to avoid the guards below. This Fish-Patterned Golden Silk was most likely left behind by that thief.”
"So, the murderer is from Jiangnan? If we start from Jiangnan's textile bureau, we might be able to find out his identity!”Qi Jiguang said excitedly.
Ye QingChen nodded slightly." This is an important clue. Locking the murderer in the Jiangnan area can greatly reduce the scope of investigation."”
As he said this, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he thought of a plot in 'Condor Shooting.'
One of the disciples of the Eastern Evil Medicine Master Huang had sneaked into the palace several times to steal antique paintings and paintings in order to curry favor with him.
However, there wasn't much description of this plot. Ye QingChen only remembered that this person had opened a Lu Village in Jiangnan and was a very famous local wealthy man.
As for his name and family, he couldn't remember at all.
"Did you find anything in the dining room?" Ye QingChen didn't have much hope.
As expected, everyone shook their heads and remained silent.
Too much time had passed. Even if he wanted to investigate, he didn't have a place to start, let alone clues.
"In my opinion, the person who stole the antique calligraphy and painting and the person who stole the food in the kitchen shouldn't be the same person," Lian Xing said gently.”
"Why do you say that?"
"I just questioned a few chefs. That thief only eats big fish and meat dishes and throws the leftovers to the side after eating. He doesn't look like a refined person who is interested in antiques and calligraphy. If he was after money, there was no news of the royal family's treasures being leaked among the people. It could be seen that they were not the same person.”
Lian Xing analyzed seriously.
Ye QingChen nodded slightly. He was already suspicious of the person who had secretly eaten the dishes in the kitchen.
Although this person was often elusive, his reputation spread throughout the world. It was not difficult to find him.
The key was to find out the thief who had trespassed into the Treasure Repository to prevent the royal treasures from being lost to the people.
"Zhang Han, go contact the officials of the Jiangnan textile bureau and get them to prepare for the reception. The rest of you, return to the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'encampment and wait for orders.”Ye QingChen ordered in an orderly manner.
"Understood!"
Three days later, everything was ready.
Ye QingChen brought the elites of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and sailed down to Jiangnan.
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