Zhu Song took the secret letter from Jin Yiwei, opened it and glanced at it a few times, his expression changed, and he sat up from the rocking chair.

"What's going on? How come there are so many missing children in Hangzhou every year? There are hundreds of missing children in Hangzhou alone?"

Lao Cao nodded.

"Isn't that right, Your Highness? That's why everyone thinks this matter is strange, and didn't they send people to investigate the nine dams before? Because in the past few years, all nine dams were washed away, and there were a lot more

victims and children.”

"Many children of the victims disappeared. The number of these children was nearly a thousand. Although more than half of them were later found, about five to six hundred, the remaining few hundred children were still

Disappear, no one alive, no one dead, no corpse."

Zhu Song felt that there might be more unknown secrets in Zhejiang officialdom. He closed the sealed letter and put it aside. His mood had improved, but he felt a little uncomfortable.

This human trafficker has been the most unbearable among the many criminals since ancient times. Whenever a human trafficker is found, he will be beaten violently. Even many bandits look down on the philandering human trafficker. After knowing the true identity of the human trafficker, he will probably be beaten.

Want to be hacked to death on the spot and chopped into pieces?

"The water in Zhejiang is really deep. I always feel that the most important thing when I come to Zhejiang is not money but other things, such as the hundreds of children who disappeared, and the people who were swept away in just a few years.

The nine dykes, and the Ministry of Works official who was quickly beheaded."

"Whether it was the Ministry of Punishment, Jin Yiwei or Dali Temple who came to investigate, they should not have brought that official to justice so quickly. That can only prove one thing. This official probably knows something that no one can know, so he was arrested.

Kill him. After he died, the court found another team name to put on him. After he had collected enough crimes to punish the nine tribes, he killed all the nine tribes in the official's family."

"Perhaps this is the focus of our investigation. Send me the king's orders to step up the investigation of the nine dams and the hundreds of missing children. If there is not enough manpower, we can go from Beijing.

Get out!"

"I have already given them a chance. Since they think that I and the imperial court will just come here and pretend that there is nothing they can do to them, then I will not hesitate to start the killing spree."

"I hope the officials in Zhejiang will not let me find out that these nine dams are related to them."

After Zhu Song finished speaking, he looked up at Lao Cao and found that Lao Cao was still standing where he was.

"Why don't you go? If you don't want to eat, I won't force you."

Lao Cao was stunned for a moment, then he remembered and hurriedly ran to send someone to buy groceries without even saying anything.

Hangzhou has been quiet for a few days. Zhu Song has been supervising his Jinyi guards to investigate the case, but he still has no clue.

It felt to Zhu Song as if the whole of Hangzhou was an enemy except for himself. The thing he wanted to find out was clearly right in front of him, but he didn't know when it would disappear without a trace, and it seemed like everyone he saw was

It's like they are all covering up for this matter.

"Everyone is evil!"

Zhu Song sighed.

Lao Cao stood nearby and was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then Xixi couldn't help but give Zhu Song a thumbs up.

"Your Highness is well said! Well said! This is why His Highness can say such sharp words. I really admire you! I admire you!"

Zhu Song looked at Lao Cao and felt that Lao Cao had always written flattering memorials for him before, but now he was constantly flattering himself. This had simply become his passive skill.

"Old Cao, what did you hear from what I just said?"

Lao Cao gestured with four fingers again.

"Hello, Your Highness! The four words Your Highness just said clearly pointed out the situation in Zhejiang. All of them are evil! We are facing all Zhejiang officials, who are monolithic. This is a long time ago. Even if we want to verify the Jianwen Dynasty,

The officials were running like crazy, and those who stayed were basically not involved. It was really impossible to start. Isn't this all the evil people His Highness said? I admire you, I really admire you.

!”

Zhu Song also replied with clasped fists.

"Mr. Cao's flattery skills have also improved!"

Lao Cao laughed along with him: "Your Highness, this is not the official history, but the long history of Prince Han's Palace. This is about everything about the Palace and His Highness. I am trying my best to catch up with His Highness and strive to keep pace with His Highness. There is no need for it.

It’s the duty of a lower official!”

"By the way, Your Highness, when will the Jin'er girl come?"

When Zhu Song heard this, he stared at Lao Cao with wide eyes.

"Old Cao, aren't you? How old are you and still thinking about Jin'er? That little girl. That little girl is only thirteen. Are you a human?"

"Besides, don't I remember that you have a wife and children? When I first arrived in Liaodong, your daughter was just born. If you bring back such a little mother who is not a few years older than her, you are not afraid of your wife bringing her back.

Are you hanging from the rafters and beating me?"

Lao Cao was also stunned. He always thought that he was hiding well in front of His Highness. His Highness didn't know that he was henpecked, but he never expected that His Highness knew everything when he looked like this.

"It turns out that Your Highness already knows about it. Oh, His Highness has misunderstood. The official and my wife are in good terms with each other. The reason why I asked about Miss Jin'er is that Miss Jin'er sings well. This is

I haven’t heard from you for some days and I really miss you."

When Zhu Song heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. That's pretty much it. This old Cao has already been married to Si Zhang and will be forty in two years. It would be too beastly to marry a thirteen-year-old girl.

"That's pretty much it. I don't have the heart to listen to what you want to hear these days. You can call her here yourself. If the palace doesn't help you handle this matter, you won't even think about using the palace's money. You have to go to Yanyu by yourself in your free time.

Lou Ting, I don’t care about you, I’m afraid it will be bad if your wife finds out about this.”

After hearing this, Lao Cao looked aggrieved.

"Farewell, Your Highness! Listen to me, the appearance of this Jin'er girl is really too expensive, and I can't afford the luxury as a low-ranking official. Let's discuss it, Your Highness..."

At this moment, Zhang Tiezhu walked in.

"Your Majesty, Shen Zheng has arrived and is outside now. He wants to invite Your Majesty to come to his house for a chat."

Although this old Cao is now better off, fatter, greedy and lustful, when it comes time to get down to business, this old Cao can always tell the difference.
Chapter completed!