Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Xiao Mo was a man of action. After discussing with Ye Jintang, he felt that the time was right to take action against Xiao Zhengde. Immediately, Xiao Mo issued an imperial edict to the Prince of Han's Palace.

The Danyang Marquis’s mansion was ransacked some time ago, and not long after that, the Prince of Han was arrested. These two major events in succession made the officials in the capital city panic-stricken.

Some of them were confused as to what kind of emperor Xiao Mo was. The King of Han was usually a very low-key person, so how could a man like him do something so evil?

Everything happened so fast that Xiao Zhengde didn't even have time to say a few words to Cui Lanwei before the person was captured.

After the soldiers left, the frightened Cui Lanwei immediately packed up her belongings and prepared to leave the palace without saying a word.

Xiao Mo's sudden attack made her smell danger. She felt that if she didn't leave now, she might not be able to leave in the future.

Cui Lanwei, carrying her bag, quietly left the Prince of Han's Mansion through a small corner door. Not long after she left, a burly man suddenly jumped out from the alley. They rushed towards her and she was knocked unconscious before she could even retreat.

When he woke up again, he was already in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.

Although already in prison, Cui Lanwei was not as panicked as other women. She tried hard to calm herself down.

After going over everything in her mind and roughly guessing the chips in Ye Jintangtang's hand, she struggled to get up from the ground.

"I want to see the Queen, I want to see the Queen."

When the Minister of Justice Jiang Chenghai heard the sound and saw that Cui Lan had woken up slightly, he ignored her and directly asked someone to give her a truth pill.

Jiang Chenghai was a veteran, and with the help of the truth pill, he was able to find out a lot of useful information in less than an hour. One of the pieces of information scared him so much that he did not dare to delay and went to the imperial study to report.

Several court officials in the imperial study were discussing with Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang how to deal with the grain and tax silver collected after this year's autumn harvest.

Jiang Heng lowered his voice and whispered in Xiao Mo's ear, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Justice, Lord Jiang, wants to see you for something important."

Xiao Mo knew best what Jiang Chenghai was going to do today. He must have made some important discovery when he suddenly wanted to see him at this time.

"Let Master Jiang come in."

When Jiang Chenghai entered the imperial study, the several court officials who were here had already left, leaving only Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo.

"Master Jiang, have you made any important discoveries?"

"Really? I suspect Cui Lanwei is not from my country of Tianqin. When I was interrogating her, I asked her where she was from and who her biological parents were."

"She actually said that she was from Xirong and her father was Min Shao, the general of Xirong."

As the Minister of Justice, Jiang Chenghai knew Min Shao. The two countries had been fighting for so many years, and many people had died at the hands of Min Shao.

"Min Shao? How is this possible? How could he have such a big daughter?"

"Your Highness, the Xirong people don't have as many rules as we do. Their men have women serving them since they can ride horses. So it's not impossible that Cui Lanwei is Min Shao's daughter."

Xiao Mo frowned, he really didn't expect that Cui Lanwei was actually a Xirong. She had been in Tianqin for many years and even served as a female official for Queen Dowager Deren. Wouldn't the Xirong people know more or less about the state affairs of Tianqin?

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo felt a chill down his spine. Fortunately, Queen Mother Deren did not have military power. If she had military power, the Tian Qin Kingdom would probably be close to destruction.

Seeing Xiao Mo silent for a long time, Ye Jintang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, should we try to lure the snake out of its hole? The Western Rong Kingdom has been eyeing us covetously. We can use Cui Lanwei to test whether they are willing to surrender."

Xiao Mo smiled bitterly, "Why do we need to lure the snake out of its hole to test it? Min Shao and I have a grudge for killing his son. The meaning of his life is probably to avenge his son. Cui Lanwei should have been sent here after I killed Min Shao's son. You can tell why he did that."

Ye Jintang carefully looked at Cui Lanwei's confession in his hand again. She came to the capital around the same time as Min Shao's son was killed.

"Has Min Shao been plotting against you for a long time?"

Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo with surprise on his face. They were both smart people and they would be able to figure it out if they thought about it carefully.

Over the years, Empress Dowager Deren has been looking for trouble with Xiao Mo and setting traps for him. It is hard to say how much of this was instigated by Cui Lanwei.

"I was almost ruined by a woman like Cui Lanwei."

When Xiao Mo came back to his senses, he felt a chill down his spine. If it weren't for Ye Jintang's appearance, he would have died in Ningchuan City under the scheme of Empress Dowager Deren and Cui Lanwei.

He really underestimated Min Shao's determination to take revenge on him.

"Jintang, I want to go to war with Xirong. Even if it's not a real fight, I want to lure Min Shao out. Only when Min Shao dies can I rest in peace."

If Xiao Zhengde was a hidden arrow, then Min Shao was a ferocious beast hiding in the dark, and you never know when he would be attacked and have a bite of flesh taken off.

"Okay, but the Qin State is like a leaky sieve right now. What can we use to go to war with the Western Rong?"

"There's no rush for this. When I sent people to arrest Cui Lanwei, I didn't do it in a big way. Instead, I quietly sent him to the Ministry of Justice. This matter shouldn't be leaked out. As long as Min Shao doesn't receive any news, we have enough time to prepare."

At this point, Xiao Mo looked at Ye Jintang eagerly, "Whether we can attack Xirong in the future depends on you, my wife."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"I can train warriors as strong as a copper wall, but I can't provide food and fodder to support the war. Only you can complete this task."

Xiao Mo has seen Ye Jintang's contribution to agriculture in the past two years. Without her, it would take at least another ten years for ordinary farmers in Tianqin Kingdom to have surplus grain in their rice jars.

It only took Ye Jintang two years to fill the stomachs of all the farmers. If she was given another year, the farmers would have surplus food and the national granaries would be even fuller. At that time, the soldiers would not have to fight the enemy on an empty stomach.

"Okay, I will prepare food and fodder for His Majesty. Your Majesty must hurry up and train the troops. We will try to conquer Xirong in one go and restore peace to the border from now on."

"it is good."

Compared with Min Shao's desire to annex the Tian Qin Kingdom, Xiao Zhengde's fight for the throne was really not worth mentioning. He only dared to set a trap for Xiao Mo in secret, and it would be a long way to go for him to confront him head-on.

Xiao Zhengde had been in the Ministry of Justice for two days. At first, he was stubborn and said nothing. After all, he was a prince and no one dared to torture him. But on the third day, he could no longer laugh.

"Uncle Emperor is really stubborn. He is still holding on even though he has ended up like this."

Xiao Mo, dressed in a dark uniform, walked slowly to the prison where Xiao Zhengde was imprisoned.

The prison of the Ministry of Justice was dark, and no one knew how much blood had been spilled. A faint fishy odor could be smelled.

The unpleasant smell didn't seem to affect Xiao Zhengde. He was leaning against the wall and dozing off leisurely. He opened his eyes slowly when he heard Xiao Mo's voice.

He glanced at Xiao Mo standing outside the iron gate and sneered.