People in Zongwu: Starting with the Yin Gui Sect

Chapter 319

Time entered the fifth month of the seventh year of Tianqi, and the historical Battle of Ningjin was still fought outside Shanhaiguan.

Although he already knew the final result, Wu Yu couldn't help looking forward to it.

Because this victory could make him gain considerable reputation both among the people and in the court, which would reduce a lot of resistance for his subsequent reforms.

If he could win again in the Jisi Change two years later, then no one would be able to stop his reforms at that time, and he could do whatever he wanted.

But the good news of the Jinning victory did not come, but another bad news came.

"Your Majesty, something happened!"

The great companion Wang Chengen rushed into his residence late at night and woke him up.

Of course, the reason why Wang Chengen dared to do this was also because Wu Yu had specially ordered him before. Once any major changes occurred, he must be notified as soon as possible, even if he was sleeping at night, he had to be pulled up.

"Yes, my dear companion, why are you here so late at night? Tell me what happened."

Wang Chengen did not dare to hide it and immediately told Wu Yu the news he had just received from the Jinyiwei.

"Your Majesty, something happened in Denglai. I just received a secret report that the 1.5 million taels of military pay that the court was escorting to Denglai and Pidao were robbed!"

"What did you say, the military pay was robbed!"

Wang Chengen's news completely dispelled Wu Yu's sleepiness. At the same time, he felt incredible about this matter. Even the military pay dared to be robbed. Those thieves must be crazy.

"Tell me what happened. How could the military pay be robbed? This time, the military pay was jointly escorted by the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang. There were more than 5,000 guards alone. Who has the ability to rob the military pay from so many people?"

Yes, in order to prevent the military pay from being deducted by the people below, Wu Yu specially designated that the military pay be jointly escorted by the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang this time.

In order to ensure that there is no mistake, he even asked Cao Zhengchun, the second supervisor of the East Factory, to lead the team personally. But now Wang Chengen told him that the military pay was robbed. Isn't this a slap in his face?

"Master, it happened three days ago. Our people were ambushed by an unknown force on the sea while transporting the military pay.

According to the people who escaped back, the number of those thieves was not less than that of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and each of them was well-trained. The most important thing was that they carried strong bows and crossbows. In addition, our people were not prepared, so..."

"Well-trained? Strong bows and crossbows? And the number is not less than ours?"

Wu Yu connected these words and immediately realized that the identity of the people who robbed the pay was not simple. They were not pirates or thieves, but regular troops that were more regular than regular troops.

Although the strength of Dongchang and Jinyiwei was strong, it was not comparable to the regular troops.

It was just that when did such a strong army appear in the territory of Daming, and he didn't know it.

"How are our casualties? Where is Cao Zhengchun?"

"Your Majesty, more than a thousand of our people died. Governor Cao was also seriously injured and is now recuperating in Denglai Mansion."

Hearing that more than 1.5 million taels of military pay were robbed and more than a thousand people died, Wu Yu was so angry that he almost kicked over the imperial case in front of him.

You know, he knew that Cao Zhengchun had a black-clad arrow team, but even so, such a huge loss was caused.

"By the way, have you found out who did it!"

The incident has already happened, and the top priority is to find out who did it. The 1.5 million taels of military pay must be recovered, and those who did it must be crushed to ashes.

Hearing Wu Yu's words, Wang Chengen felt a little guilty, but he still said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, because the time is too short, and those people deliberately hide their identities, and they are on the sea, so until now, our people have not found out the specific identity of the other party."

Seeing Wang Chengen kowtow continuously, Wu Yu also knew that he was anxious, and he really couldn't blame him for this.

"My dear companion, there is no need to be so, I am a little anxious, and this is not your fault!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing His Majesty personally helping him up, Wang Chengen was moved to a mess, and kept swearing in his heart that he must devote himself to the emperor in this life.

"Come on, call Lu Xiaofeng!"

Since we don't know who the enemy is, we can only investigate it first.

Hearing Wu Yu's order, a figure hidden in the dark disappeared instantly, and then in less than a quarter of an hour, Lu Xiaofeng appeared in the Qianqing Palace.

"Lu Xiaofeng, the secret agent of the Baolong clan, greets His Majesty!"

"Stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Xiaofeng stood up, Wu Yu was stunned when he saw his friend whom he hadn't seen for several months.A complex emotion surged up.

The person was still the same person, but the status was completely different. The former friend had become a monarch and a minister.

After simply calming down his emotions, Wu Yu directly told Wang Chengen beside him: "My dear, you should tell him about this matter!"

"I obey your order!"

After responding, Wang Chengen immediately told him about the military pay being robbed, and Lu Xiaofeng's face changed drastically after hearing this information!

"Lu Xiaofeng, I don't care what method you use, this matter must be investigated within seven days. The military pay being robbed is simply rubbing the face of the court on the ground."

"I obey your order!"

Lu Xiaofeng also knew that once the news of the military pay being robbed was spread, the blow it brought would be unprecedented. The only way to minimize the impact of the matter was to recover the military pay as soon as possible and bring the robbers to justice.

A few days later, Wu Yu finally got the news from Lu Xiaofeng - the invisible man!

"Okay, it's you, the Invisible Man, right? I'll remember you!"

Now Wu Yu finally knew where the group of daring people came from. It turned out to be the notorious assassin organization of the Invisible Man, and the power behind them - the Taiping Palace.

He said how could the enemy have strong bows and crossbows that only the army had, and there was a Ming Dynasty foreign king behind the scenes.

However, since Lu Xiaofeng had already found the person behind the hijacking of military pay, then the next step would be easy.

Wu Yu first wrote back to ask him not to act rashly for the time being, because the people in that organization were not so easy to deal with, because there was a master-level strongman in it, the old man Wu Ming.

After replying the message to Lu Xiaofeng, Wu Yu got up and went to the Worship Hall, but he was not looking for Wu Wudi, because a mere Invisible Man was not worth using such a background. What he really wanted to find was the person in charge of an organization, and this organization was the number one assassin organization among all the countries in the world - the Qinglong Society.