Capítulo 1331: Chapter 1331: Qi Lie’s Purpose for Coming
Shu Yu poured tea for him, “Lord Qi, are you satisfied?”
“Not bad. In a couple of days, have those ten barrels of oil packed up for to take away.”
“In a couple of days?” Shu Yu was surprised, “My Lord is returning to the Capital?”
Qi Lie nodded, “This ti I ca, it was a temporary assignnt; it’s not good to delay for too long. The purchase of sunflower oil should have been handled by the palace procurent. I have other matters, so the Emperor entrusted this to , giving a legitimate reason to co to Jiangyuan County.”
Finally, the topic was brought up.
Shu Yu sat up slightly, knowing that this matter might have sothing to do with himself.
“I wonder what other important matters the Lord has on this visit. If you need any assistance, please feel free to ask.”
Qi Lie felt that this Monarch Lu Xiang was not quite what he had imagined, but being able to associate with soone like ng Yunzheng indeed ant she was not a typical noble lady.
“I want to pay a visit to the black market.”
Qi Lie looked up, facing the direction of the black market.
Shu Yu blinked, not expecting his target to be the black market.
“Lord Qi…what do you intend to do at the black market?”
Qi Lie did not hide it from her, “The black market in the Dasu dynasty has only risen for a short ten-plus years, yet in just these years, it has spread to flourishing cities all over. Many officials in the court have countless ties to the black market. When the forr Emperor was in power, he was not aware of the potential severe consequences, but the current Emperor will not allow such places to exist.”
Qi Lie’s face gradually darkened, thinking of sothing, “Initially, the black market was just selling so precious, shady items, but later it beca more rampant, involving people, intelligence, goods, even hiring assassins. This is no longer simple trading but a formidable threat that cannot be ignored.”
For the Emperor, such an organization is nothing but a scourge.
But the worst part is that even the source of this scourge cannot be found; the true boss behind the scenes is still unknown.
A while ago, even people from the palace went missing, reportedly sold to the black market. Why would the black market want to buy people from the palace for no reason?
Shu Yu understood, “The Emperor wants to take down the black market?”
“Yes.”
Qi Lie furrowed his brows, “However, the other black markets are heavily guarded and tightly secured at the entrances. Even if we can get in, investigating is exceedingly difficult. Especially once discovered, they will be even more cautious, making it more difficult for us to find the person behind it.”
That’s how it is, but…
“So you want to check the black market in Jiangyuan County to see if you can find any clues?”
“Yes.” Qi Lie nodded, “I know that estate currently belongs to ng Yunzheng.”
Shu Yu, “Indeed, that estate was bought by him. However…to be honest, when we wanted to buy the black market, the seller, seeing that the buyer was Yun, preferred to sell to soone else at a lower price rather than to him. We suspected whether there was so grudge between the black market and him. So after getting the estate, we wanted to investigate. But we’ve looked through the estate several tis and found no clues.”
“Is there really such a thing?” This was sothing Qi Lie didn’t know.
The ssage Xiang Weinan relayed to the Emperor only briefly ntioned the current owner of the black market, but the complexities of how it was acquired weren’t ntioned.
Now what Shu Yu said provided Qi Lie with a direction.
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