Chapter 790: Dare to run wild in Great Qin, definitely execute without mercy!

Chang'ancheng.

Great Ming Palace.

Li Ke and the Great Tang envoy group encountered an assassination by unidentified persons in Pengcheng!

This news quickly spread back to Chang'an, reaching Qin Mu's hands.

This news made Qin Mu extremely annoyed.

"Who is so bold?"

What made Qin Mu angry was not that the Great Tang envoy was assassinated, but that this lawless act occurred on Great Qin soil.

This showed that there were still people bold enough to defy Great Qin's majesty!

Yu Huatian stood trembling before Qin Mu.

This matter was absolutely his responsibility!

"Your Majesty, your subject was derelict in his duty; I did not discover the traces of those assassins in advance."

Qin Mu's expression was cold and stern as he sat on the Dragon Throne, slowly rubbing the dragon head on the armrest.

"Let's not talk about the past; have you tracked down any clues about these assassins?"

Yu Huatian took a small cloth bag from his bosom. He unfolded the bag and presented it.

Inside the bag was a small lump of something. It was black, with many fibers, looking just like a short bundle of hemp rope that had been beaten apart.

"Your Majesty, this is what I found at the scene. Chewed betel nut; it shows that some of these killers came from Lingnan."

No one in Great Qin chewed betel nut.

Moreover, Qin Mu had issued a ban on betel nut, not allowing it to be sold within Great Qin territory.

This piece of chewed betel nut became a clue to cracking the case of the assassination of the Tang envoy.

Qin Mu made a slight deduction.

"This group of assassins must have set out from Jin Ling. If it weren't for someone inside Great Tang leaking the secret, they couldn't have known the time the envoy group left."

"Follow this clue and dig!"

As soon as Yu Huatian heard this, his eyes lit up.

That's right! He hadn't thought of that just now.

He had been worried that having only a piece of chewed betel nut as a clue was too obscure and difficult to dig into, and that he would be blamed by the Emperor.

He hadn't expected that even with only this tiny clue, the Emperor had found a way to investigate.

In Great Tang, people who chewed betel nut were also very rare. Especially in Jin Ling, most of the high-ranking officials and nobles had moved from Chang'an and didn't have that habit at all.

This also led to the fact that betel nut shops in Jin Ling were very rare.

In this way, the scope of the investigation had already been circled into a very small range.

Within this range, Yu Huatian had full confidence in finding that guy who dared to run wild on Great Qin's land!

"Your Majesty, your subject will go do it immediately! Please wait for my good news!"

"Hmm!"

Qin Mu watched Yu Huatian's departing back, the corners of his mouth slightly revealing a smile.

Many times it is like this; it is not that the subordinates are incompetent, but that they have fallen into a cognitive trap.

As long as they are given a little guidance, they are immediately full of fighting spirit again.

Qin Mu walked to the desk, picked up the golden-topped purple-peak jade brush, and began to write like a dragon or snake.

This was a way for Qin Mu to think.

In the winding brush strokes, he could find a perspective like that of a Heavenly Emperor.

Great Tang's internal strife had nothing to do with Great Qin.

Someone taking action to assassinate the Tang envoy this time showed that inside Great Tang, another rebellion might be brewing!

Regarding this kind of thing, Qin Mu had always been one to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

But they insisted on running into Great Qin's territory to kill people, which made Qin Mu somewhat annoyed.

Who would be the one taking action this time?

What was the intention behind taking action against Great Tang Minister Fang Xuanling?

To cut off Li Er's left and right arms?

At this time, Li Xueyan brought a plate of fruit over and placed it on Qin Mu's desk.

"Husband, eat some fruit; these are dates just shipped back from Persia, they are very sweet."

Qin Mu put down the brush, picked up a date, and took a bite.

Ever since the last time they stewed the golden-coin treasure turtle, Li Xueyan seemed somewhat uneasy.

She would send things over every few days, but she never stewed soup again.

To this day, she still didn't know what exactly had happened.

Qin Mu placed his hand on Li Xueyan's slightly protruding belly.

"My lady, the matter of the golden-coin treasure turtle last time, I don't blame you."

Hearing Qin Mu say this, Li Xueyan clearly let out a sigh of relief.

This matter had tortured her for many days.

Seeing Qin Mu's angry appearance last time, she didn't even dare to ask a single extra question.

Only now, when Qin Mu brought it up himself, did Li Xueyan summon the courage to ask.

"Husband, what was wrong with that turtle? Why were you angry as soon as you saw it?"

At the time, Qin Mu's heart was only suspicious, so he didn't say it out loud.

Now, the matter had been fully investigated.

Qin Mu slowly rubbed Li Xueyan's belly; inside there was the fruit of their joint efforts.

Just for this point, Li Xueyan's current status in the inner palace was already vaguely above the others.

Only when facing Qin Mu would she still consciously lower her stance.

"My lady, that turtle was sent by children from the Great Tang noble families. The goal was to form a network of interests within the Great Qin officialdom, thereby occupying a seat in Great Qin politics."

"Ah?"

Li Xueyan had not expected that the matter would be so serious.

She had followed Qin Mu for quite some time and knew how much Qin Mu detested the behavior of those noble families monopolizing officialdom.

Because of this detestation, Great Qin had always forbidden noble family forces from entering Great Qin too much.

She just hadn't expected that they had still secretly infiltrated.

"Your Majesty, is the matter serious?"

Qin Mu curled his lips.

"If the noble family children were to honestly serve as officials and serve Great Qin, that would be one thing. Daring to stir up trouble in Great Qin, I will send them all to the Western Regions to grow cotton!"

After this case was investigated, Bao Zheng had come to ask Qin Mu for instructions: should those noble family children be killed?

If judged as spies, they should be killed!

But if judged by the crime of bribery, the circumstances were not too serious; at most, it was exile.

Qin Mu waved his large brush and had them all escorted to the Western Regions.

Didn't they like to plot and drill into the center of power?

Then let them go to those uninhabited places to farm for the Great Qin Imperial Court!

For them, this was the greatest torture!

Moreover, after being sent to the Western Regions, the Jiangnan noble families would never be able to contact them again. For those noble families, these children were as good as dead.

Li Xueyan covered her mouth and giggled.

"Husband, you have truly eaten those noble families alive. Let's see who dares to come to Great Qin to stir up trouble in the future?"

Seeing Li Xueyan's smiling appearance, Qin Mu's mood also improved a lot.

Great Tang was now firmly suppressed by Great Qin, almost not needing him to spend too much effort.

In the past, Qin Mu, who would personally lead every battle, now even faced the war against the Gupta Empire's army and completely let go, letting the generals below fight.

For Qin Mu, it was time to enjoy life. ===== CHAPTER 792 =====