Chapter 515 Brain Hole
When Jia Shanyao was transferred from Tianjin Prefecture to the capital, when he returned to the government office to visit Sun Shaozong for the first time, Sun Shaozong discovered that Zhao Wuwei's expression and attitude when facing Jia Shanyao were very different from usual.
He seemed to have known Jia Shanyao for a long time, but he tried hard to hide it from others.
Sun Shaozong was cautious at the time, and later discovered some suspicious points through secret observation - but it was not until he saw this detailed intelligence that he truly confirmed Zhao Wuwei's identity as a spy.
Of course, as a secret agency that supervises all officials, it is reasonable for the Northern Pacification Office to plant spies in Shuntian Prefecture.
Pointing out this matter in front of Lu Hui would not have any other effect except embarrassing both parties, so Sun Shaozong just said to himself, "As expected", and suppressed the matter in his heart and continued to read the information.
It was just one short afternoon from the birth of the baby boy to the burning of the house of confinement . Although the incident caused a panic, only a handful of people knew the inside story.
Therefore, apart from Zhao Wuwei's internal intelligence , the various rumors recorded by other spies were mostly groundless and absurd.
Sun Shaozong thought the weird and mysterious rhetoric in the first book was ridiculous enough, but when he read the rest of the book, he found that comedians who like to commit suicide in various ways are not a product unique to the Internet age.
For example, there is a rumor that says that the monster's ghost lingered after his death and floated all the way to the prince's mansion and entered Li's belly - otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that a woman in the mansion became pregnant just after the prince's death?
It is said that the joke teller even vowed that if this evil creature ascended the throne and became emperor in the future, he would definitely be a tyrant like Jie of Xia and Zhou of Shang!
It would be fine if this guy just talked nonsense to his family, but he spread it at the dinner table...
Tsk~
Looking at the notes at the back, including "cutting off the tongue", "exile three thousand miles", and "wife and daughter sent to the Music Bureau", Sun Shaozong deeply realized what it meant to cause trouble by speaking.
etc!
Just as he was shaking his head in silence, Sun Shaozong suddenly seemed to realize something and hurriedly continued to read the rumors, ignoring everything else and only focusing on the specific description of the baby.
"Pacify my lord."
After a while, Sun Shaozong raised his head and said with a burning gaze: "In these folk rumors, the child is called a monster, but it seems that no one has mentioned that he is a baby boy!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Hui immediately looked for some rumors to verify and found that the gender of the monster was indeed not mentioned in any of them.
Knock, knock, knock.
He tapped the table in front of him three times with his fingers unconsciously, muttering, "If the people of the White Lotus Sect don't know the exact information about the reincarnated Saint Girl, they will indeed be interested in the unidentified male or female offspring..."
As he spoke, he suddenly slammed the table again, his eyes shining, and said, "Or perhaps, being born with teeth is the only way to identify the reincarnated saint girl!"
This idea...
It seems a bit too much, doesn't it?
After all, the White Lotus Sect was once a powerful sect. How could it be possible that it chose the most important spiritual leader of the sect in such a ridiculous way?
However, since there are not enough clues at the moment, it is not wrong to make a bold assumption. Therefore, Sun Shaozong was too lazy to refute this idea and said seriously: "If we follow this logic, after the White Lotus Sect learns that the bastard is a boy, they will most likely continue to look for other girl babies born on the sixth day of the seventh month."
"rational!"
Lu Hui nodded and made a prompt decision: "Shuntian Prefecture should be able to find the records in this regard. Without further delay, please ask Captain Sun to quickly fetch the records so that I can send someone to secretly investigate and capture the traitor in one fell swoop!"
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and took out a small porcelain bottle from the multi-treasure cabinet, handed it to Sun Shaozong and said, "This is the antidote specially prepared by the Imperial Hospital for the poison that those thieves use to commit suicide. As long as you take it before the poison takes effect, it can eliminate most of the toxicity."
This is naturally to avoid repeating the mistakes of the last time.
As expected of a secret agency, its efficiency is much higher than that of orthodox bureaucracy!
Sun Shaozong solemnly put away the porcelain bottle and was about to say goodbye and leave, but suddenly stopped.
"Why? Captain Sun , have you come up with any new doubts?"
“I don’t know if it can be considered a suspicious point.”
Sun Shaozong hesitated and said, "Two days ago, three thieves broke into the Rongguo Mansion's imperial residence. According to my investigation, they broke in at night most likely for Master Miaoyu in the Rongguo Mansion's family temple..."
Before he could finish, Lu Hui pressed on, "But was it the fake nun who tried desperately to protect that evil creature?"
"That's the man."
Sun Shaozong nodded, then frowned and said, "Although it stands to reason that the White Lotus Sect should not continue to bother with this matter after knowing that the evil child is a boy, but these thieves came at an odd time..."
"Understood."
Lu Hui immediately said: "From now on, I will send people to secretly protect Rongguo Mansion. No matter whether those thieves are the remnants of Bailian, they must not be allowed to disturb Concubine Xian De's family at this time."
Looking at Lu Hui's serious expression, it is obvious that he is prepared to protect Emperor Guangde's great cause of planting seeds at all costs.
Stop talking nonsense.
After Sun Shaozong said goodbye to Lu Hui again, he left the Northern Pacification Office and was about to return to the government office to look for the records of the baby girl who was born on the sixth day of the seventh month. Suddenly, someone smiled and said, "So you are also working at the Northern Pacification Office today. If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have to look at the face of Captain Chen."
Following the sound, he saw Xu Liang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, standing in front of a green official sedan chair, looking at him with a smile.
"It turned out to be Lord Xu."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly stepped forward and saluted him, then lowered his voice and smiled bitterly, "I rarely come here, and I haven't even recognized all the leaders yet. Brother, please don't put me in a dilemma."
Xu Liang laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'm just going through the motions today. When the investigation really begins, the responsible officials will come forward."
As he spoke, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Sun Shaozong, saying, "But I do have a favor to ask of you, so please don't refuse."
Sun Shaozong did not reach out to take it. He first glanced at the regular script on the cover, then frowned and said, "Is there any new progress in the case of the assassination of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Why didn't I get any report?"
"Oh!"
The smile on Xu Liang's face suddenly collapsed, and he said dejectedly : "If there was any progress, wouldn't I have reported it long ago? Isn't it the end of the month? According to the rules, I must report the latest progress to His Highness..."
It's time to report on your relationship regularly.
If Xu Liang told the prince about the "latest development", he would be scolded. No wonder he would find fault with him.
Sun Shaozong hesitated for a moment, then thought that he did have some things to report to the crown prince in person, so he took the memorial and sighed, "Well, it's our fate that we brothers bumped into each other here. I'll take on this unlucky task for you, brother!"
"My dear brother, you are indeed a man of honor!"
Xu Liang was overjoyed and said a lot of nice things. Then he got into the official sedan chair with light steps and walked away tremblingly.
