Chapter 276 Falling into the trap
Jingzhao Yin went to Daming Palace early in the morning.
The Taiji Palace was robbed, and this matter could not be concealed. Although the Taiji Palace had people responsible for security who took the blame, the two thieves stole all the way from the people to the palace and had not been caught. This was the fault of the Jingzhao Yin.
"I heard that Jingzhao Prefecture has several priests, some of whom are masters of the sixth level, right?" The prince did not seem angry, and even smiled as he looked at Jingzhao Yin who was kneeling on the ground and trembling.
"Yes, Your Highness, there are two of them."
"I heard that if ordinary people commit crimes, they will not take action. Only when monks commit crimes can they be invited, right?"
Jingzhao Yin trembled even more: "If, if necessary, they will take action."
"Oh, they can't be alarmed even if they steal from Taiji Palace. Do they have to wait until they steal from Hanyuan Palace and take the imperial seal before they are willing to move? What use do I have for a bunch of you trash!"
"Chen Wan is dead!"
"It's useless even if you die! We haven't caught anyone in three days. I remember your hometown is in the south. The Red Lotus Cult is rampant. Why don't you go and share the worries of the court?"
Jingzhao Yin walked out of the palace in a daze, feeling a little confused.
He was just a thief, how could he almost cause a powerful official like me, a second-rank official, to be dismissed from my post?
The prince's words were of course spoken in anger. Not to mention that he had stolen into the Taiji Palace, even if he had really stolen into the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace, it would not be his turn to take the blame, and it was even more impossible for him to be dismissed from his post. If he really did that, not a single civil or military official in the court would be left alive.
The prince's reaction today was a bit too intense.
Jingzhao Yin looked back at the palace gate and couldn't help frowning. This man didn't look like a king.
Of course the prince would react violently. These two thieves are not only daring, but also very skilled. They have tasted the sweetness of stealing from calligraphy and paintings this time, and who knows where they will steal next.
Fortunately, fortunately I always carry "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" with me.
The prince let out a long sigh, but then his headache started to come back. The Liao envoy Yelu Yan wanted to see him again. He had 30,000 cavalrymen, and they dared to demand five years' taxes from the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River. If he didn't pay, the Red Lotus Sect would become more and more powerful. Qiantang had already asked for help many times, and even the threats were implicitly expressed in the memorials.
Desperate.
The Jingzhao Yin convened a meeting with several detective bosses under his command, seriously conveyed the prince's intention, and changed the deadline from three days to two days. As for what to do if the criminals really cannot be caught after three days, it's a joke. There are so many wandering ghosts underground, just catch two and let them take the blame.
Wan Qiming needs to be coaxed and a good teapot should be found for him. As for Chen Yuanwai, a retired fourth-rank official, who is he worth considering as the prefect of Jingzhao?
I’m just worried that the two thieves won’t want to stop and will keep stealing, which would be troublesome for everyone.
Then I will make sure you don’t stop.
Within a day, all the merchants with some financial resources in the East and West cities received a secret order to suspend all transactions in calligraphy, paintings and antiques for a few days. If anyone did not obey the order, death would be the least of their punishments.
This trick is called cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron. As long as no one collects it, no matter how much you steal, it will just be waste paper.
Then all the cultivators in Chang'an and Wannian counties under Jingzhao Prefecture were dispatched to garrison in the imperial city. As long as there were no more thefts in the imperial city, the matter could be kept secret. As for the houses of other big shots, well, they could just wish them good luck.
The two instigators naturally wouldn't know this news, but the invisible pressure from the entire city still made Zhao Yushu sense something was wrong. Even the head of the neighborhood was called away and given some trivial instructions, and everyone was ordered to stay at their own houses and not go out at night. This news let Old Zhao know that his plan had succeeded.
"Are you going to steal again tonight?" The wolf girl was obviously lost in the pile of white silver bills.
"I'll steal, but I won't get any money in return."
"Ah? Then I won't go. Please."
"Okay, then you rest at home and I'll go to perform for two more days."
"Forget it, I'll go with you. I have to protect you."
"Thank you, senior sister!"
The play must be performed for another two days. Otherwise, if you feel proud to have discovered a good way one day but don’t go the next day, anyone would know that there is something wrong.
And the stolen goods must be sold to Hu Shang. It is obvious that there must be a lot of experts ambushing there today. If there is no wolf girl to support him, Zhao Yushu may have to use the Shadow Step. It would be really troublesome if he was discovered by someone with extensive knowledge.
The two of them randomly picked a lucky duke in the Gonghou District of Wannian County, and in front of a guest official from the Third Heaven, they took a pile of the lucky duke's valuable and worthless calligraphy and paintings and ran away in a swagger. The duke was so angry that he pointed at the guest official and cursed him, until the guest official's eyes became colder and colder, and then he realized that he was just a mortal.
"We've almost taken over this place inside and out. Are you sure you still want to go look for him?" The two of them were lying on a rooftop in the West Market, looking at the shadowy ambushes around Hu's store. The wolf girl was quite worried.
"I didn't buy it all. You guys are all so far away. If I didn't buy it all, I wouldn't have dared to go. They would have waited there in vain. But, are the bad guys in Chang'an so unprofessional?"
Zhao Yushu said hello to the wolf girl, and the wolf girl stayed here to provide support. Zhao Yushu pretended not to notice the ambush, and after a few jumps on the roof, he lightly opened Hu Shang's window and dived in.
"Boss! He's taken the bait. Shall we close the net?" A bad guy watched Zhao Yushu go in and rubbed his hands excitedly.
"Collect your ass! There are so many valuable things in the beard shop. If they get damaged in a fight, will you pay for it? Surround them and arrest them as soon as they come out!"
The vast majority of the Bad People are mortals, and their encirclement only serves to scare and report their location. The one who really takes action has to be the Bad Leader of the Fifth Heaven.
It’s a pity that all the cultivators in Jingzhao Prefecture were transferred away to guard the imperial city. Otherwise, with more than a dozen cultivators surrounding you, how could a mere cultivator of the Third Heaven fly into the sky?
Hu Shang was really about to cry. He had been interrogated non-stop from yesterday to tonight. If there wasn't someone behind him, it would have been more than just an interrogation.
Now I am so sleepy that I can hardly open my eyes, but I still have to cooperate with the adults to catch the two heroes. It would be fine if we fail to catch them, but what if we do catch them, then the two treasures that I had greedily stolen before would be exposed.
And didn’t you say yesterday that you couldn’t come?
So when he saw Zhao Yushu for the first time, he immediately winked at him frantically, suggesting that Zhao Yushu should leave quickly.
When Zhao Yushu arrived here, he felt that his goal had been achieved, so he pretended to listen carefully and shouted in anger: "How dare you arrest me!"
With a click, a big hole was torn in the roof, but no one jumped out.
The window opened and closed, and Zhao Yushu shrank back and crawled out.
The bad handsome man, whose attention was drawn to the roof, cursed loudly and then rushed forward: "What a cunning fox, let's see where you can escape today!"
The two county bad generals went into battle together. It was not easy for a third-level heaven commander to escape, let alone a fifth-level heaven commander. But just as they got close, countless scrolls smashed down from the sky.
These are all the Duke’s treasures!
The bad guys frantically grabbed all the things in the air and looked up, but there was no sign of the thief.