After the whole sect traveled to ancient times, I led the rebellion

After hearing what Mu Shan said, Mu Wu started to yell.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Crown Prince and the Third Prince have such a good relationship. Someone must have deliberately murdered the Crown Prince. Maybe it was the Fifth Prince who poisoned the Third Prince and framed the Crown Prince."

"Mu Wu, be careful with your words."

Mu Qing scolded Mu Wu earlier than Mu Shan.

This may be true, but this cannot be said now, especially when the Mu family is in trouble and the cause is unknown.

There may be ears on the other side of the wall.

The information Mu Shan said was both complicated and important.

Mu Qing didn't know where to start.

The three of them had no choice but to go to Mu Qing's house first. There were no other buildings blocking the view of Mu Qing's house, making it more suitable for conversation.

"The Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince don't get along. The Emperor has always disliked the Crown Prince and loves the Fifth Prince the most. Dad was the Crown Prince's teacher before, and he was close to Uncle Fan..."

Mu Qing followed this line slowly and his face gradually turned pale.

"What's the matter? What's the relationship between the prince and Uncle Fan?"

Mu Wu was confused by the huge span from the murder of the third prince to Uncle Fan.

"Ah Qing, please tell me now. You smart people should stop playing dumb. I am getting so anxious that I am dying."

Mu Qing ignored Mu Wu's words and turned to look at Mu Shan:

"Dad, did the eunuchs order the confiscation of our property?"

When they came back, they found the torn books on the floor, which showed that the Mu family's house had been ransacked. They did it so quickly without even a trial.

Mu Qing has been reading the court reports for many years and is very familiar with this. This style of behavior is clearly that of the eunuchs.

"Yes, the Mu residence was sealed as soon as I got off duty."

After Mu Qing got a positive answer, the context of the matter became clear. She sighed and then answered Mu Wu:

"During the Party and Faction Persecution, Uncle Fan was the representative of the scholars. The eunuchs have always been a knife in the hands of the emperor, who would kill anyone he pointed at. It was not uncommon for the eunuchs and scholars to have conflicts.

But it has always been like this.

But have you ever thought that the eunuchs are on the emperor's side, and in fact, the interests of the emperor and the scholars have always been in conflict, and the emperor's power and the scholars are not in harmony. "

Mu Qing said firmly that the emperor classified their Mu family as scholars and wanted to make an example of them.

It’s just that they are this chicken, a chicken that cannot be resurrected from the dead.

After listening to the general idea, Mu Wu's face turned pale like Mu Qing's, but he still had doubts:

"What does that have to do with the case of the Crown Prince?"

The doubts in Mu Wu's heart were also the reason why Mu Qing sighed.

Mu Shan's camp was not clear. Since such a big hat had been put on him and no one else could be touched, they just put another hat on Mu Shan.

"The Emperor doesn't like the Crown Prince, so naturally he doesn't like the people on the Crown Prince's side. Dad is considered to be in the Crown Prince's camp."

Mu Shan, who usually never forms cliques or engages in selfish activities and is always honest and upright, was suddenly blamed for two things, and even Mu Qing felt helpless.

Originally, it was thought that all the preparations made by Mu Qing were for this crumbling dynasty, but now the Mu family has been drawn into the vortex of power struggle.

Before Mu Qing finished speaking, he was still troubled by the emperor's suspicious nature.

The prince loves the people and has a very good reputation among the people and scholars. It is even rumored that he is a sign of a wise ruler. The people are united in their hearts.

It wasn't that the Crown Prince was set up by the Fifth Prince. It was clearly that the Emperor wanted to use his son to eliminate all factors that threatened the stability of his throne.

The emperor did a great job of killing two birds with one stone.

Both eagles fell on the Mu family.

To be honest, how can the Mu family deserve this?

Mu Qing's heart sank.

No matter what the truth is in the end, Mu Zhai will definitely not be able to escape.

The Mu residence was not sealed off until lunch time the next day.

An officer walked in with a swagger:

"Oh, a sixth-rank cabinet reader eats these meals."

The officers and soldiers looked mean and their tone was full of disdain.

Mu Qing looked at the delicious meal in front of him, which included both meat and vegetables. In ancient times, this was considered a very luxurious meal, but these officers and soldiers described it as something very bad.

Mu Qing paused, and just watched the soldier lying with his eyes open.

The officer spoke nastily, using all kinds of words to belittle the Mu family, but he kept walking back and forth in front of the table, and finally secretly stuffed a piece of bamboo into Mu Shan's hand.

"Take care, Master Mu."

He spoke these words so quietly that even Mu Qing, who was sitting at the same table, didn't hear them.

Mu Shan used to be the county magistrate of Shengjing. His administrative ability was so-so, but fortunately he was incorruptible. Although he was mediocre, he had a good reputation in Shengjing.

No one among the people expected that something bad would happen to the Mu family this time.

The soldier who had just stuffed the bamboo blocks into Mu Shan's pocket had once been from the place where Mu Shan was an official. He couldn't bear it, so he helped others deliver the letter, hoping that someone would come to save the Mu family.

Mu Shan remained calm after receiving the bamboo block.

After dinner, the three of them gathered in Mu Qing's house tacitly.

The bamboo block was placed on the table with a few words carved on it.

"The prince committed suicide in prison out of humiliation."

Turn over to the back of the bamboo block:

"Don't panic, Jianzhi."

The familiar handwriting and way of speaking made the three of them guess the person who sent the letter.

It’s Fan Huifu.

"Sure enough, Uncle Fan knows that Dad was wrongly accused. Alas."

Mu Wu curled his lips and was about to start criticizing those who framed the Mu family.

Even Mu Qing, a modern man who didn't respect the imperial power, felt that those treasonous words were excessive, which showed how aggrieved Mu Wu was.

If Mu Qing said he wanted to lead Mu Wu in a rebellion, Mu Wu would probably be the first to rise up.

Having said that, the message that Fan Huifu conveyed this time was very important.

The prince did not necessarily die because of unjust humiliation; perhaps the emperor did it deliberately.

The truth and falsehood in it made Mu Qing frightened.

There was nothing they could do except sit and wait for death.

Mu Qing's mentality gradually calmed down. After facing the nine princes' fight for the throne and the struggle for power, she is now much calmer. As long as the person is not dead, he has to live.

Mu Qing and Mu Shan were not in a hurry at all, and they even had the mind to play a game of chess. But Mu Wu was extremely anxious.

Mu Qing knew that the emperor wanted to use the Mu family to threaten the scholars, but the scholars were not so easy to manipulate.

If the emperor needs the Mu family as a target, then the scholars will definitely protect the Mu family.

Otherwise, who knows who will be the next Mu family.

Mu Qing should eat and drink.

Two days later, the results finally came out.

All of the Mu family's property was confiscated, and Mu Shan was demoted to Huang County as the county magistrate, a seventh-rank official.

Mu Qing was not too surprised to hear this result.

It seems that although the huge collective power of the scholars has been weakened, it still exists.

This result can be regarded as a concession by both the emperor and the scholars.

It's just hard for the Mu family, because Huang County is a county town that is relatively close to Guangsha.

"Huang County, didn't you also encounter a disaster?"

Mu Wu had been sighing all day long since the disaster that struck his family, and now he was completely angry when he heard this place.

Huang County is close to Guangsha, and the refugee riots in Guangsha have not yet been quelled. In Mu Wu's opinion, this is not a way to put their Mu family to death.

Mu Qing also knew this, but now he knew that saving his life was already the best outcome.

Fan Huifu must have made a great contribution to this negotiation.

Fan Huifu did make great efforts, but he did not expect the emperor to be so cruel.

Mu Shan used to be the third place in the imperial examination and had caught the emperor's eye, but now the Mu family was sent to Huang County.

Fan Huifu felt guilty and never came to the Mu residence after the incident.

He didn't come to see them off until the day the Mu family left Shengjing.

Fan Huifu gave Mu Shan a lot of silver.

Mu Qing took a quick look and saw that there was probably half a box, with about a few thousand taels of gold, not to mention the gold that Fan Huifu had given to Mu Shan.

After the Mu family got into trouble, Shen Moyan came to find Mu Qing. He didn't go in through the front door or the back door, he came in directly on his sword.

However, Mu Qing did not let Shen Moyan act rashly at that time.

Now that Mu Qing is leaving Shengjing, let Shen Moyan take these children away and meet in the next county.