I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

At this time, the Thousand Cavalry Division had surrounded the Jiang Zuo group.

Situ Hua had a blank expression on his face, but his words were somewhat threatening: "Master Jiang, you know that privately manufacturing weapons is already a capital crime, not to mention that you are now selling these weapons to the enemy. Isn't that treason? This is a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of your clan."

"Exterminating the entire clan? I'm not afraid. I'm the only one in the family tree anyway."

Jiang Zuo, on the other hand, had no worries.

Yang Feng was dumbfounded: "Sir, your words are too harsh!"

"Oh?" Situ Hua was stunned for a moment, then said, "Then the people of Anding County will also be implicated."

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Anding Army behind Jiang Zuo suddenly felt uneasy.

"It's okay, just ask them if they are afraid."

Jiang Zuo was quite calm.

But Yang Feng walked forward with a worried look on his face and said, "Sir, we are afraid."

Jiang Zuo: “…”

Szeto Wah added: "If you continue to be so stubborn, everyone in your house will be thrown into jail."

Everyone in the house?

Will that implicate Siyue?

"His Majesty has ordered that none of these weapons can be sold, and Lord Jiang, you cannot leave the mansion for the next two days. Wait until the Thousand Cavalry Division has completed its investigation and you can leave only with His Majesty's order."

Situ Hua said again, and then ordered the other guards behind him to step forward and take Jiang Zuo away directly.

Jiang Zuo could only sigh helplessly and let the Thousand Cavalry Division take him away.

Qiuyue, who was passing by, happened to see the Qianqisi taking Jiang Zuo away. She didn't know that the Qianqisi was following the order of His Majesty, so she returned to the mansion and reported to Chen Qingyun: "Miss, Jiang Zuo seems to have been captured by the Qianqisi."

"I know. I asked them to catch him."

Chen Qingyun said in a low voice.

She didn't really want to punish Jiang Zuo, she just wanted to use the Thousand Cavalry Division to give him a warning so that he would stop selling weapons to the grassland people for money.

"This……"

Qiuyue was slightly surprised.

Your Majesty has been so close to Jiang Zuo recently, why did you suddenly arrest him?

The Empress's thoughts are indeed hard to guess.

This time, Chen Qingyun didn't want to put Jiang Zuo in jail, he just wanted to lock him up at home and let him reflect on himself.

When Jiang Zuo said this, he was "escorted" back to the mansion by the Qianqi Division. He heard Situ Hua say again: "Sir Jiang, you must not leave without His Majesty's order in the next few days. The Qianqi Division will protect you nearby."

"Protection? Surveillance, right?" Jiang Zuo frowned, feeling very unhappy.

Situ Hua left and said, "Master Jiang, please don't blame me. I was just following orders."

Having said that, he ordered his men to keep a close eye on every corner of the Jiang Mansion, and anyone coming or leaving must report to him, Situ Hua.

After seeing Situ Hua leave, Jiang Zuo sighed helplessly: "Well, whatever, just treat it as a few days off."

Jiang Zuo understood that locking him up in the mansion today was definitely a sign of mercy from the empress.

At this time, Chen Qingyun slowly came behind Jiang Zuo and asked, "Jiang Zuo, why are you sighing?"

Jiang Zuo suddenly turned around and carefully looked at Chen Qingyun's exquisite beauty today. His annoyance suddenly eased a little, and he replied with a smile: "The empress has started to punish me again. I wonder what she is thinking..."

"Punishing you, why?"

Chen Qingyun asked knowingly.

Jiang Zuo shrugged and replied calmly: "I just sold some weapons to the Mobei people, but she, the empress, was not happy."

"You sold weapons to the people of Mobei. Would you be punished? If you were not beheaded, you should thank the emperor for his mercy."

Chen Qingyun raised his eyebrows, feeling somewhat helpless towards this guy Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo said: "Selling some weapons is not a big deal. How can I make a little money if I don't sell them?"

"You only care about money. I won't be surprised if you die for money someday..."

Chen Qingyun blamed with some anger.

In Jiang Zuo's eyes, what could be more important than money?

At this time, Jiang Zuo was still blabbering and cursing, "I won't die for money, but now I feel very shabby. Oh, I really don't understand why that woman is so moody. Is she hurt by love? She deserves to be single for the rest of her life! I was so loyal to her, but she only doubted me all day long!"

The woman Jiang Zuo mentioned obviously refers to the current empress.

"Jiang Zuo, shut up..."

Chen Qingyun looked gloomy.

Jiang Zuo said calmly: "Siyue, don't misunderstand me. I am not targeting all women, but just the female emperor in particular."

Chen Qingyun's face suddenly turned dark.

Isn't that still scolding me?!

"If others knew that you were cursing the emperor like this, you would be beheaded."

Chen Qingyun forced himself to suppress his anger.

"Don't panic. You and I are the only ones here. As long as you don't tell anyone else, how can the Empress know? I'm really angry and I have to let it out."

Jiang Zuo also sighed.

"There are Thousand Cavalrymen everywhere outside. Aren't you afraid of being monitored by others?" Chen Qingyun wished he could increase the punishment on Jiang Zuo.

"Speaking of the Qianqi Division makes me angry. It's obvious that the empress sent them to monitor me. My goodness, every time I do something, the empress gets wind of it. Maybe she's hiding in Anding County now. I have to find a way to catch her..."

Jiang Zuo said this very seriously, and after he finished speaking, his gaze stayed on Chen Qingyun.

Chen Qingyun glanced sideways and looked directly at Jiang Zuo for a while.

"You, why are you looking at me..."

She suddenly felt inexplicably nervous.

"No, I just think you look particularly good today."

Jiang Zuo couldn't take his eyes off it.

Chen Qingyun turned around and said lightly: "Flirtatious and superficial."

Jiang Zuo smiled slightly and said, "I am now punished by the emperor and cannot go out. Isn't this a good opportunity for me to stay at home and have a good chat with you, Siyue?"

Chen Qingyun quickly refused: "Who wants to talk to you? I have things to do. After finishing these things, I will return to the capital."

She was really worried that she and Jiang Zuo would develop some feelings for each other, to the point that...

Chen Qingyun believed from the beginning to the end that she pretended to be Miss Siyue just to make Jiang Zuo a capable minister by the side of the emperor, and she had no other intention at all.

Well, that’s right!

Jiang Zuo said with a slightly disappointed look: "So soon, then you should take your time. I am being punished by the emperor now, which is bad enough. If Siyue returns to the capital, then I will be living a life worse than death."

"As long as you don't sell weapons and armor to the Mobei people, the emperor will naturally not punish you."

Chen Qingyun said that as long as Jiang Zuo agreed to this request, she had no intention of making things difficult for Jiang Zuo.

"No, I want to sell more."

"You are really something. The court has punished you, why do you still do it? Aren't you afraid of death?"

Chen Qingyun was totally unable to understand Jiang Zuo's thoughts.

"Don't worry, the Empress won't even have time to thank me next time."

Jiang Zuo already had a special plan in mind.

"What on earth are you thinking about, Jiang Zuo..."

Empress Chen Qingyun couldn't understand.