Yang Lian took a deep breath and glared at Duan Hu before sitting down.
Ye Xianggao looked up at Duan Hu, his eyes filled with confusion.
Accompanying Duan Hu was a Thousand Households of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
He had come with Duan Hu to report what had happened at Chongnan Lane.
"Duan Hu, what exactly happened that caused you to delay entering the palace?”Emperor Tianqi sat on the throne and asked Duan Hu.
These words were very interesting.
Emperor Tianqi did not mention Duan Hu's defiance of the imperial edict. Instead, he cleverly used the word delay.
This meant that safety was different.
Defying the imperial edict was one thing.
Delaying was another matter altogether.
The two were completely different.
The people sitting in the hall were all smart people. As soon as Emperor Tianqi said this, Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong, and the others understood the meaning of his words.
Emperor Tianqi was clearly protecting Duan Hu.
"Your Majesty, the reason why I was delayed was because I was investigating something!”
"Before I entered the palace, a thief sent me a letter saying that he kidnapped the family members of my subordinates and threatened me to do something for them!" Duan Hu said.”
"What?!"
Emperor Tianqi was shocked when he heard that.
"Who is so bold as to threaten an official of the Imperial Court and kidnap the family of a soldier?”Emperor Tianqi roared angrily.
"White Lotus Society!"
Duan Hu spat out three words.
"Ah!"
"What?!"
"White Lotus Society!"
A burst of exclamations immediately sounded from the main hall where the officials were feasting.
The White Lotus Society was no stranger to them.
Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there had been frequent rebellions under the name of the White Lotus Society.
The most famous one was the Tang Sai 'er uprising during the Yongle era.
Several armies of the Ming Dynasty were destroyed by Tang Sai 'er's uprising army.
In the end, he was annihilated by the commander of Shandong, Qian Shi Wei Qing. However, Tang Sai 'er was never captured and successfully escaped.
In the past two years, the White Lotus Society had become even more active.
"White Lotus Society? It was actually them! How did they end up in the capital?”Emperor Tianqi frowned.
"I followed Chongbei Lane all the way to Chongnan Lane. When I encountered the bandits, the White Lotus Disciples asked me to help them kill one person before they were willing to let him go. I did not agree and killed more than twenty people on the spot. Then, I followed one of them to their den!”Duan Hu said.
After that, Duan Hu explained what had happened at Anhua Temple in detail.
"Bang!"
Emperor Tianqi slapped the imperial feast in front of him, causing the wine in his cup to spill.
"He's simply too arrogant!"
Emperor Tianqi shouted angrily,"What are the City Defense Army doing? So many thieves had entered Shangjing, yet they did not notice at all!”
The City Defense Army of Shangjing City naturally belonged to the Ministry of War.
Heaven Enlightenment's words directly pointed at Sun Chengzong.
Sun Chengzong was speechless.
"Your Majesty, before the matter is investigated, let the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Supreme Court investigate first. What if those people are not the White Lotus Society's thieves?”
Yang Lian stood up and said.
Duan Hu turned his head and glanced at the guy who was very enthusiastic about impeaching him.
"Your Majesty, after the investigation of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, these thieves are indeed from the White Lotus Society. The loyal and brave bulwarks killed 51 thieves, but the original monks of Anhua Temple had already been killed. These White Lotus Society thieves are disguised as monks and are hiding in Anhua Temple!”
The Thousand Households of the Embroidered Uniform Guards who came with Duan Hu said.
Emperor Tianqi swept a glance at Yang Lian. Yang Lian's expression was a little unsightly as he sat down again.
"Duan Hu, you said that one of those thieves escaped, and it was the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Society?”Emperor Tianqi looked at Duan Hu and asked.
Duan Hu nodded." That's right. I still have to protect the families of the soldiers. Moreover, I'm alone. I can only watch as the thieves escape. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"”
The atmosphere in the entire hall was very strange. The White Lotus Society had suddenly appeared.
This caused many of the officials in the court to panic.
With so many thieves entering the city and not revealing their targets, anyone could become one of their targets.
"Duan Hu, what do you think the thief's goal is?”Emperor Tianqi asked again.
Duan Hu thought for a moment.
The target of this group of people was definitely not small. Otherwise, there was no need to alarm him and use his subordinate's family members to threaten him.
"I reckon that these people are after something big, so we should investigate immediately. I also reckon that they definitely have more than one den in the city. According to my subordinate's family, there might be more remnants of the White Lotus Society hidden in Shangjing.”
Emperor Tianqi nodded with a gloomy expression after hearing this.
Then, he turned to look at Wei Zhongxian.
"Wei Banban, I remember that the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards is still vacant, right?”Emperor Tianqi asked.
When Wei Zhongxian heard Emperor Tianqi's words, he immediately understood.
"Your Majesty, it's still vacant.”
The previous commander was Luo Sigong. Unfortunately, Luo Sigong was a member of the Donglin Party. After Wei Zhongxian came to power, he was the first to take down Luo Sigong.
He planned to let his adopted son, Tian Ergeng, take over the position of commander.
"Alright, Duan Hu, listen up!"
Emperor Tianqi said," Pass on my decree. Duan Hu has killed a group of thieves from the White Lotus Society. He has been ordered to investigate the case of the White Lotus Society. He has been given a python robe and a royal sword. He will temporarily take on the position of Commander of the Brocade Guard. After the case is solved, he will return to Liaodong!"”
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