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"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Cao An knew the emperor's thoughts very well. Right now Lord Wen's case was attracting so much attention and he himself was very uncooperative.
If we act rashly, those simple-minded students might actually go out and examine the corpse!
If they find out that there is something suspicious about Wenzhi’s death, I’m afraid this case will never be solved!
"It's all because of this! If he had confessed his guilt earlier, there wouldn't be so many things going on."
The emperor wanted to cut Wen Zhi into pieces, but he also knew that not only could he not move Wen Zhi now, but he had to appeal to his emotions and reason with him to convince him to plead guilty voluntarily.
"Cao An, no matter what method you use, I must make Wen Zhi confess his guilt!"
"Whether it's coercion or inducement, this matter must end with him!"
The case of the Spring Examination cannot be investigated. If it is investigated, the person in most danger will be him, the emperor!
Everyone thought that without the Queen Mother, his throne would be secure. But in fact, it was not until now that the Emperor discovered that his position was not secure at all!
Not to mention his brothers in Shengjing, even the King of Huainan, who is far away in Nanwu, is eyeing him covetously.
He still has military power in his hands. If he can defeat Meng Su this time, then his achievements will surpass his master, and he will be able to rebel at any time!
Therefore, the emperor felt that whether Nanwu won or not was actually not that important.
Anyway, Nanwu is still tens of thousands of miles away from Shengjing, so even if it is abandoned, it will not affect the overall situation.
At worst, we can just give a few cities to Meng Su. Anyway, the Dasheng family is too powerful to be shaken.
On the other hand, on Meng Su's side, natural disasters continued to occur, and the new emperor ascended the throne. If he knew his conditions, he would definitely choose to compromise - in fact, they were the party that least wanted to fight!
The emperor thought he had seen through the essence of the matter, so the tricky part now was still hearing about it.
Since ancient times, no emperor has personally participated in fraud. If this were to be spread out, he, as an emperor, would probably have his name recorded in history books!
By then, how would he have the face to face his ancestors?
Therefore, the Spring Examination cheating must be blamed on Wen Zhi! As long as he pleads guilty, all problems can be solved.
If the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects have to die. So what if he is wronged?
Being able to die gloriously for his emperor is a blessing he has earned in several lifetimes!
Cao An, following the emperor's order, went to persuade Wen Zhi.
But when he heard that he was not moved by any persuasion, he started to shout that he wanted to plead guilty - to the crime of being coerced into fraud!
How could Cao An dare to ask him to admit this crime?
There was no way to move forward or backward, there was nothing we could do about him!
His godson followed him around, knowing that serving the emperor was like serving a tiger. Although his godfather was already a popular figure around the emperor, he achieved this through one thing at a time.
This matter involves such a big issue. If it is not handled properly, I am afraid that my godfather will not be able to get away with it in front of the emperor.
He is timid but loyal. His godfather saved his life, so he has to consider his godfather.
"Godfather, this Lord Wen is fearless, but didn't he compromise for his wife before?"
He raised his head, his big eyes rolling around, and all he could think of were weird ideas.
"As long as we find his wife again, are we still afraid that he won't agree?"
Cao An's eyes lit up. He was really confused by the situation and had not thought of this!
"How come you are so smart, boy?" The fog in Cao An's heart was cleared, and after being in a bad mood for several days, he finally felt better.
But then he became worried, "This Lord Wen must have hidden his wife somewhere hard to find. Shengjing City is so big, do we have to look for her house by house?"
It's not the same for civilians at home. As long as the officers and soldiers are dispatched, it will be difficult for them to refuse to cooperate.
But Shengjing City is full of powerful families, and these people don’t care whether you are an officer or a guard. How easy is it to find someone in their territory?
Besides, the emperor's matter must be kept secret, so he has no way to investigate in the emperor's name, which is even more troublesome...
His godson smiled slyly and said, "Godfather, there is no need to look for her door to door. The lady is pregnant and will not be far away. And she will definitely take pregnancy-preserving medicine. We can just start from the pharmacy."
Madam Wen had already had a miscarriage when Master Wen was arrested. In addition, her health was not good to begin with, so she often took medicine.
As long as you start with the prescriptions written by the pharmacies in Shengjing City and find the medicines for pregnant women, you can know which families have come to get their medicines recently.
In this way, the scope of their search can be greatly narrowed!
"Smart! It's really useful!"
Cao An immediately ordered a thorough investigation of all major pharmacies in Shengjing City, and only told the public that he was tracking down the injured and fugitive assassin.
The palace was heavily guarded, and it was not uncommon for the people of Shengjing City to see an assassin injured and on the run.
Therefore, this reason does not arouse any suspicion at all.
Except Shen Ruoyan.
"You mean, now all prescriptions and prescriptions from pharmacies need to be checked?"
Qiu Ye nodded. She had just come back from outside and happened to meet some government officials who were doing a routine inspection in the pharmacy.
"The inspection is very strict! Even the shop assistants are not spared. All the medicinal materials coming in and out are checked one by one."
Speaking of this, Qiu Ye was still puzzled, "I don't know what kind of assassin is so important and is being investigated so strictly. It's really unheard of."
It’s not like there haven’t been times when they’ve tracked down assassins, but never like this time, when even the medicinal materials in the pharmacy had to be carefully checked.
I heard that all the officials in Shengjing City have been mobilized, and they are conducting investigations day and night, anytime and anywhere. The scene is really scary!
"I'm afraid the person you're looking for is not an assassin, but Madam Wen."
Shen Ruoyan frowned, he was actually careless!
I thought that once the emperor found out that Wen Zhi had changed his mind, all the attention would be on him.
He would definitely think that Mrs. Wen was picked up by someone arranged by Wen Zhi in advance, so he would not take it to heart.
At that time, I can also use this trick, the smoke bomb, to confuse them.
I didn't expect him to be so cruel and ruthless. Even now, he still wants to find Madam Wen and threaten Wen Zhi——
He was determined to kill Wen Zhi!
"Chun Xi, where did Madam Wen get the medicine last time?"
The doctor she sent took good care of Mrs. Wen's body, and of course, pregnancy-maintaining medicine was required.
Although the doctor has hidden his identity, he cannot cook without rice. Once he writes a prescription, the medicine must be dispensed!
As long as we follow the prescription, we will find them soon!
The emperor was not investigating any fugitive assassin, but was targeting the pregnant woman who was taking medicine based on the prescription!
Mrs. Wen is pregnant, this is the biggest exposure point!
If we keep investigating like this, she will definitely be found!