Chapter 660

Li Er returned to the palace in a rage.

He originally went out to relax, but the more he relaxed, the more upset he became.

Cheng Yaojin had been waiting for Li Er in the palace.

Seeing the Emperor return, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Your Majesty, you've returned at last; you've worried me to death. Scouts reported that Taizhou was attacked by a group of unidentified thieves, and the County Magistrate was also killed.

The strange thing is, these thieves are not local mountain bandits. No matter how we investigate, we cannot find their origins."

This matter was originally not a big deal, but killing a County Magistrate changed the nature of it.

The crime was equivalent to treason!

Li Er's expression became slightly grave.

Fang Xuanling asked.

"Why can't their origins be found? Did they not leave any clues?"

Cheng Yaojin slapped his thigh.

"Why else would I say these thieves are cunning?

However, although they didn't leave any traces, according to the people of Taizhou, that group of people...

I just didn't expect that children could be so cruel!"

Li Er suddenly had a moment of realization.

If one child committed a crime, it was still a possibility.

But for a group of children to attack the county government office and kill the County Magistrate? This was very bizarre!

"617" were all very short, looking like a group of children.

You must know, once this happened, it would implicate the nine generations of their families!

Looking at this unscrupulous attitude, it was somewhat like the Japanese.

"Yaojin, were there any survivors at the scene?"

"No, everyone in the county government office was killed! But they left the city in a hurry afterward, and many people saw them."

Cheng Yaojin was somewhat exasperated.

He was also angered by these vicious methods.

"Your Majesty, ever since we moved the capital to Jin Ling, these thieves have increasingly disregarded the imperial court! Give me five thousand troops, and I will go to Taizhou, find these thieves, and root them out!"

Li Er looked at Cheng Yaojin thoughtfully.

"Don't be impatient, investigate clearly first. You immediately send people to the Taizhou seaside and ask the fishermen there if they have discovered any ships of unknown origin?"

The seaside?

Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuanling were both very surprised.

Did His Majesty seem to know something?

Otherwise, why send people specifically to the seaside to investigate?

Cheng Yaojin couldn't suppress his curiosity and tentatively asked.

"Your Majesty, who are these people?"

Li Er originally didn't want to say.

If the matter of the Great Tang funding pirates were to spread, what face would he, the Emperor, have left?

But if they were really Japanese pirates, they were too hateful!

Taking Great Tang's money, smashing Great Tang's pot, and actually daring to kill Great Tang's imperial officials?

What huge audacity!

After thinking for a while, Li Er still let out a bit of information.

"I suspect those people might be Japanese."

Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin had both seen Japanese envoys.

They understood immediately.

"No wonder they looked like a group of children; it turns out they are Japanese! Your Majesty, give me, Old Cheng, a few hundred ships, and I will go to sea to wipe out their lair!" Cheng Yaojin still had his original passion, but Li Er had already lost his spirit.

He patted Cheng Yaojin on the shoulder.

"Yaojin, don't get angry. I will let Wuji handle this matter."

Since the Emperor had already made arrangements, Cheng Yaojin naturally found it inconvenient to say anything more.

He left the palace in a huff.

Watching Cheng Yaojin's slightly lonely back, Fang Xuanling sighed softly.