"Why? I'm doing things for His Majesty and the Imperial Court. What did I do wrong?" Qin Feng stood up with a flushed face and looked angrily at the family elders.
"Fool, is this something you can interfere with?"
The Qin Clan's Fourth Master, who was also Qin Feng's father, pointed at him and said angrily, "Do you know how many courtiers you've offended and how many enemies you've made for our Qin Clan?"
Qin Feng originally thought that he would receive praise from everyone, but he didn't expect to be reprimanded instead. Qin Feng's heart was filled with anger. The Qin Clan was Qin Yu's Qin Clan, not his Qin Clan. His future and future had to be fought for by himself. This was his opportunity, an opportunity that he couldn't obtain in the clan. He looked straight at his father and said loudly, "This is an order from His Majesty. What does it have to do with the Qin Clan?"
"The situation in the Imperial Court is very complicated. Do you really think this matter is as simple as an audit?" Qin Yan looked at him and said in a deep voice, "Your investigation has directly pushed our Qin Clan to the opposing side of all the courtiers. Also, the Chen Clan, the Cui Clan, the Zeng Clan … You, you've caused a great disaster this time!"
Qin Yan's face was incomparably gloomy. This disaster not only implicated their clans, but also the King of Shu behind them. Li Yi's method of killing with a borrowed knife was too sinister!
Qin Xiang, who was sitting at the head of the table, stood up and said slowly, "There's no need to go to the academy tomorrow. You're not allowed to interfere in this matter."
Qin Feng's face was filled with dissatisfaction. Just as he was about to speak, a Qin family servant rushed in from outside and said, "Not good, the Chen family's Li Sen, Young Master Li Sen was poisoned to death when he was eating at Drunken Moon Restaurant!"
When everyone in the hall heard this, their expressions changed. Qin Feng was stunned for a moment and looked over in disbelief.
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Chen Clan's Chen Li Sen was eating with friends at Drunken Moon Restaurant. After eating and drinking, he walked out of Drunken Moon Restaurant. After a few steps, he collapsed, foaming at the mouth and his face turned green. Not long after, he lost consciousness …
Fortunately, there was a clinic nearby. After he was carried in, they immediately diagnosed that he had been poisoned. They tried several methods to detoxify the poison, but to no avail. In the end, they pinched his mouth and forced two liters of feces into his mouth. After vomiting for a while, he finally woke up.
Chen, who had finally woken up, fainted again when he saw the filthy scene in front of him. He was still unconscious until now.
After the incident, everyone in Drunken Moon Tower, from the shopkeeper to the waiters and cooks, were captured. However, several hours had passed, and the government still did not get any useful information from their mouths.
They only knew that a new chef had been recruited yesterday. After the incident, there was no more news about that chef, as if he had completely disappeared from the world.
Just a few days ago, the son of the Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Rites was poisoned to death. This matter had not been completely settled yet, and now another son of the Chen Clan had been poisoned. Just as everyone was wondering if the mastermind behind the scenes was making another move, another matter came out.
The second son of Assistant Minister Li of the Ministry of Works, Li Jianren, had carelessly fallen down the stairs while visiting a brothel. One of his legs had been broken, and he was still lying unconscious in his home. The palace had just sent an imperial doctor over, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
If this matter did not attract the attention of the people, then when Cui Xixin of the Cui Clan was almost run over by a speeding carriage on the street, no matter how slow the people's reactions were, they should have known that something important had happened.
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"How is it?"
In the Qin Clan, Qin Yan walked up and asked when he saw his third son return.
The middle-aged man walked over and said, "The Chen Clan has already gone over. Li Sen has already woken up, but he has been vomiting nonstop. The Chen Clan was worried that something had happened to him, so they had someone knock him unconscious."
"What about the Li Clan?" Qin Yan asked again.
The middle-aged man opened his mouth and said, "Li Jianren … the imperial doctor said that if he can wake up tomorrow, he will be fine."
Qin Yan's eyebrows jumped. "Then what if he doesn't wake up?"
"If he doesn't wake up." The middle-aged man sighed and said, "Then he will never wake up again … the Li Clan is in a mess right now. His Majesty has sent out the imperial guards. The brothel has already been surrounded by people, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"Cui Xixin is still fine. He was pushed by the servants beside him, and only suffered superficial wounds." The middle-aged man's face was gloomy as he said, "Those people, they are too bold!"
"His Majesty has said that if they embezzle more than thirty thousand taels of silver, their heads will be left behind." Qin Yan slowly opened his mouth and said, "If they don't do this, what awaits them is also death."
Chen Lisen was poisoned, Li Jianren's life and death were unknown, and Cui Xixin … was almost run over by a carriage on the street?
Behind the two of them, Qin Feng stood there, his lips pale, his body trembling, and waves of dizziness assailed him.
Qin Yan turned his head to look at him and asked, "Now, do you know what stupid things you have done?"
Thump!
Qin Feng's legs went soft, and he knelt down.
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Chen Lisen, Cui Xixin, Li Jianren … the three famous hedonistic young masters of the capital met with misfortune at the same time. After the authorities got involved in the investigation, they naturally dug out many details that people didn't know.
For example, they were all students of the Mathematics Academy. Another example was that they all participated in helping the Imperial Censorate investigate the accounts.
After knowing this information, the matter couldn't be any more obvious.
Revenge, or perhaps it was intimidation, or threats …
In a short period of a few days, many officials in the capital were sent to prison by them. Those who should be confiscated had their houses confiscated, and those who should be beheaded were beheaded. Some people had no future, and some people lost their lives …
How could matters in the officialdom be so simple? The officials were divided into factions, and pulling one hair could affect the whole body. Perhaps, the person who was sent to prison was an important chess piece that one of the factions had painstakingly laid out. It was because of their interference that many years of hard work had gone down the drain …
Of course, this was also a possibility, but no faction in the court would have the guts to offend the Cui and Chen families at the same time.
To be able to do such a crazy thing, it was more likely that they were greedy people hidden among the court officials. Once they were found out, they would definitely die. Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that they would stake everything on one throw and do such an irrational thing.
With such a terrible thing happening in the capital, the news naturally spread quickly to the palace.
It was said that when the Emperor found out about this, he was furious and immediately ordered the Secret Intelligence Bureau to investigate the case. At the same time, he urged the Imperial Censorate to speed up the investigation without any delay …
After all, everyone knew that if the investigation continued like this, the mastermind behind the scenes would have nowhere to hide.
At some point, thick, dark clouds had already enveloped the entire capital.
At this time, a few more pieces of news came out, causing the whole matter to fall into a deadlock.
After Chen Lisen was poisoned, Li Jianren was seriously injured, and Cui Xixin fell ill due to fear, Qin Feng of the Qin family accidentally caught a cold. He had a high fever and was bedridden. Zeng Zijian of the Zeng family scalded his feet with hot water and could not walk. The third young master of the Feng family was suffering from hysteria, and the fifth young master of the Han family had a seizure …
In short, in one night, eleven students from the Mathematics Academy who were assisting the Imperial Censorate in investigating the accounts fell ill and were injured. The injuries were very sudden, and the illness was very clever. It was not life-threatening, but it was likely that they would have to recuperate at home for a long time.
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