Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 24 Five Queens
In the Sui Dynasty, the highest officer of a county was called the prefect, which was equivalent to a senior official of a prefecture-level city.

The second-in-command, Juncheng, is equivalent to the mayor,
The third-in-command county lieutenant is equivalent to the director of the public security bureau plus the president of the court and the president of the procuratorate.

Hedong County is a feudal county, that is to say, there is a king, so the prefect is not the boss, the boss is the king of the county.

Yang Ming doesn't want the current county magistrate, so the officials can only change it for him.

However, Li Jing was recommended by Yang Su, and Niu Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, helped to speak. Gao Jiong didn't object because of the face of the late general Han Qinhu, so he was transferred to the post of Hedong County smoothly.

As for the governor of Hedong County, Yang Ming couldn't move, because the governor Dou Qing was Yang Jian's nephew and the cousin of Li Yuan's wife.

Helping Er Gouzi off, Yang Ming was in a bad mood,

After Li Jing was transferred to Hedong, Yang Ming was in a good mood.

When he returned to Nanshan again, he was stunned
Because Yang Hao lost,

Also lost at the same time is Pei Shuying
"Don't cry, sister, the second brother will be fine. With so many people searching in the mountains, they will find it sooner or later."

Yang Ming really didn't know how to comfort Yang Chan, anyway, he couldn't listen to how to comfort Yang Chan, except crying.

It has been four days since he and Yang Hao met for the last time.

If you still can't find anyone in a few days, there will be a big problem.

It shouldn't be, Yang Hao brought dozens of followers with him, and he didn't bring dry food and water. It stands to reason that he wouldn't run too far. Why couldn't he find anyone for four days?
At this time, Xu Jing came in from outside the tent, and said solemnly:

"Master, I have asked you clearly. There are 32 servants following the third master, and 17 people from Miss Pei's side. Except for Xu Ming who was found in a coma, all of them have disappeared. The last person who saw them was hiding in the A soldier on guard in the mountains."

"Those soldiers said that the third master and the others did not take them away to the dense forest to the south, but lingered under a waterfall for two hours before returning north, because if the third master went south, those soldiers would stand up to dissuade him."

"And the waterfall is only fifty miles away from the camp, and it can be reached in a day. This is very strange."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "Where is Xu Ming?"

"Xu Ming is at the eldest princess's place right now," Xu Jing said, "Someone from the Ministry of Punishment has already arrived, and they should still be interrogating."

After instructing the servant girl to take good care of Yang Chan, Yang Ming went straight to the eldest princess' tent.

The disappearance of Yang Hao is indeed very strange. If he really lost his way in the mountains, there is still hope of finding someone, but if someone is causing trouble, then Yang Hao is in danger.

At the feet of the emperor, does anyone dare to attack the emperor's grandson?Yang Ming thought it was unlikely.

In the princess tent, besides Yang Lihua, there is also a middle-aged man in official uniform and a beautiful nun.

After seeing Yang Ming, Yang Lihua took the initiative to introduce him:
"This is He Zongbo from the Ministry of Punishment, and this is Master Huaguang. The specific situation will be explained in detail by Mr. He."

He Zongbo is the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the fifth grade, responsible for investigating the disappearance of the emperor's grandson.

"Xu Ming, an attendant of His Royal Highness King Yuzhang, was discovered in Niu'er Mountain. He was still in a coma when he was discovered, and he didn't wake up until he was brought back to the camp."

"He revealed that His Highness and Miss Pei's party were roasting venison at that time. Halfway through the meal, he felt dizzy. As for what happened afterwards, he had no idea."

"The Ministry of Criminal Justice has special investigators. After careful cross-examination, it was determined that Xu Ming was not lying, but the barbecue location identified by Xu Ming and the place where he was found were [-] miles away."

"So we have to guess that someone is targeting His Royal Highness King Yuzhang or Miss Pei."

Yang Ming closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Since it is determined to be man-made, what arrangements have you made?"

He Zongbo was very surprised by Yang Ming's sophistication. He thought that the other party was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old county king, and it was enough for him to explain the progress of the case in detail, but he did not expect that the other party's performance was unexpectedly calm.

"Returning to Your Highness, the Eldest Princess has issued an order that entry and no exit are allowed in the Nanshan Camp, and the Ministry of War has been requested to dispatch [-] soldiers from the Zhechong Mansion to seal off the surrounding area. We suspect that the perpetrator is in the camp."

He Zongbo didn't dare to neglect the darling of the second sage in front of him, but reported the known situation in detail.

After Yang Ming finished listening, he glanced at Yang Lihua who was in the main seat with a gloomy face, then sat down beside the beautiful nun,

"Master Lauhe is here."

"Don't dare!" He Zongbo hurriedly said: "You should do everything you can to find His Royal Highness King Yuzhang."

After finishing speaking, he saluted Yang Lihua and exited the big tent.

Yang Ming knew that there was no need to rush this kind of thing, and it was useless to be anxious. Nearly ten thousand people went to the mountain to search but there was no result, and it was the same if he went by himself.

Yang Lihua looked at Yang Ming, and sighed: "If something happens to Yang Hao, I will be the first one to ask the empress of the father, the queen, and I will not let it go, alas"

Yang Ming didn't say anything. In fact, the security of the camp was already in place, not to mention that Yang Hao and Pei Shuying had elite followers around them, so no one expected that there would be an accident.

At this time, Yang Ming looked curiously at Master Huaguang who had been silent beside him.

It was very strange that although the other party was wearing a plain robe, it gave people a sense of nobility like jewels, and his appearance was exceptionally outstanding, not much worse than Yang Lihua.

There is also a faint fragrance on the body, which is refreshing.

How can a nun be so fragrant?

Yang Lihua noticed that Yang Ming's small eyes were looking at Hua Guang curiously, so she explained:

"Hua Guang's original name was Hou Mochen, but she later changed her name to Chen Yueyi. She was the Tianzuo Empress of Emperor Xuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and also my good sister. After the emperor died, she became a nun. The ashram is in Niuer Mountain. She was the first to discover Xu bright."

Chen Yueyi smiled and nodded at Yang Ming.

"So that's how it is." Yang Ming suddenly realized.

Yu Wenyun, Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, is the only strange emperor in history, because he established five queens at the same time.

Yang Lihua is the Empress of Tianyuan, Zhu Manyue is the Empress of Tianyou, Yuan Leshang is the Empress of Tianyou, Chen Yueyi is the Empress of Tianzuo, and Yuchi Chifan is the Empress of Tianzhong.

It is said that after Yu Wenyun's death, everyone except Yang Lihua became nuns.

No wonder he looks so graceful and majestic, not like a monk at all.

At this time, a female officer suddenly came in from outside the tent and said:
"Princess, the search team sent news and found four more people one after another. Three of them were attendants of His Royal Highness King Yuzhang, and one was Miss Pei's maid. They were all found in a conscious state, and the four were not injured. There are no traces, but the servant girl among them has not had water or rice for a long time, and suffered from the wind and cold at night in the mountains, and her life is dying."

Yang Lihua's eyes brightened, and she said excitedly: "It makes people increase the search area, it must be fast."

"Yes!"

"This is good news." Yang Lihua seemed to be a little more relaxed. "The five people found today have no signs of injury. I hope that nothing will happen to Yang Hao. Otherwise, how can I explain to Ah?"

"His Royal Highness King Yuzhang has the protection of the emperor, nothing will happen, sister, don't blame yourself," Hua Guang comforted from the side.

It was useless to stay still, so Yang Ming simply got up and said goodbye.

After leaving the camp, he took Chen Shuyi, Pang Ben and others directly, and rode his horse to the south.

The camp for this spring outing is located at the northern foot of Nanshan Mountain, close to the official road of Lantian County.

At the southern foot of Nanshan Mountain, there is an endless virgin forest, which is the hinterland of Qinling Mountains.

Yang Hao and the others got lost in the south.

When Yang Ming rushed to the logistics support point temporarily set up by the Ministry of Punishment at the southern edge of the camp, three more people were found one after another.

Among them, the warriors were almost unscathed because of their toughness, and only the servant girl of Pei's mansion was hopeless due to severe dehydration and wind and cold.

The logistics support point is full of drinking water, food and medicine, as well as cotton clothes for mules and horses with fire oil, providing protection for the search team.

Noisy but not messy.

Yang Ming found the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and after questioning, he found that the situation of the newly rescued people was exactly the same as that of Xu Ming, and their accidents started with the venison meal.

The places where these people were found were all different.

Who the hell did this?Is it aimed at Yang Hao?Or Pei Shuying?
For the first time since Yang Ming crossed over, he felt insecure.

(End of this chapter)