After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Three days later, at Mo Mansion in North City.

Mo Si invited all the important people in North City to attend his banquet.

Including several court officials such as Changsun Shang who were in cahoots with him.

Liu Niang from Jile City, and the two most beautiful courtesans, Yan Ji and Yun Ji, were also among the invited guests.

This banquet was extremely luxurious.

Yuan Qing did not show up at the banquet on time because she was following Lu Mu at the moment.

Just an hour ago, she learned from spies that Mo Si had gathered a large number of people in the early morning to transport goods, but she didn't know what they were.

She felt that it might be related to the plan that Lu Huaizhou and his team were going to carry out during the day.

So she searched for a long time and finally found some clues in Lu Mu's hands.

Lu Mu sneaked into a servant's room and came out not long after with a man tied to his hands.

The man's mouth was blocked and he could only make whimpering sounds.

Yuan Qing followed them carefully.

Finally they arrived at an extremely ordinary house. Lu Mu took the key from the man's pocket and opened the door.

The yard is ordinary, nothing special.

But when Yuan Qing followed him into the basement of the house, the scene in front of her almost made her scream.

All those imprisoned in the secret room were boys and girls under the age of fifteen. They were tied with iron chains, and many were locked in cages.

They all look different, probably from various countries around here.

Yuan Qing did not stay long. He hurriedly left the house, turned into the alley and released a small flare into the sky.

Yuan Yi received the signal and quietly came to the outside of the house from the back street with more than 30 disguised soldiers, waiting for Yuan Qing's order.

Yuan Qing borrowed these officers and soldiers from Wen Beixu in the name of Gong Bin. He did not ask what they were for and lent them to her readily.

"How long can you hold Kuang Ce back?" Yuan Qing asked.

Yuan Yi thought for a moment and replied, "Two hours."

"Two hours is enough." Yuan Qing nodded, "Remember not to fight with him, you can't beat that madman in terms of martial arts.

The main purpose is to take him away from Mo Si quietly."

"I understand." Yuan Yi clasped his fists and said.

After Yuan Yi left, Yuan Qing turned and looked at the thirty or so plainclothes officers and soldiers, "Do you know your mission?"

The leading team leader stepped forward and bowed, saying, "We will fully cooperate with the envoy's actions!"

"That's good." Yuan Qing raised his hand and pointed at the house. "There are two people inside now. Send a few with better skills to bring them out."

The team leader responded and immediately picked two brothers to sneak into the yard.

Lu Mu and the man were both ordinary people who did not know martial arts. They captured the man without much effort, tied him up with ropes and brought him to Yuan Qing.

More than thirty people would easily attract attention, so Yuan Qing asked everyone to go back to the yard, and she took the two people into the small house in the west yard.

Yuan Qing and the other two were the only ones left in the room.

Yuan Qing didn't say anything, but just took a few steps back and stood at the door.

Two men in black jumped down from the beams, knelt in front of her, and said respectfully, "Master."

Yuan Qing turned around and said, "Think of a way to pry the things out."

The two men in black also knew what their master meant.

As long as they do not violate the master's bottom line, they can use any means.

The two men in black looked at each other, one of them took out the blood-stained barbed hemp rope wrapped around his waist, and the other took out a pair of rusty, half-arm-long scissors, and walked towards the two men with a sinister smile.

The other person screamed and was frightened to death.

Lu Mu's scalp tingled when he saw this.

His eyes widened, and he shouted hurriedly, "No need to torture me, I am willing to confess everything."

……

When the banquet was halfway through, Wen Beixu, the War King of North City, suddenly broke into the banquet hall and said he wanted to conduct a routine search.

Unexpectedly, Mo Si was fearless and said, "If Your Majesty insists on doing this at my banquet, then I am happy to accompany you to the end.

Come, open all the doors of the warehouse and let the prince check it carefully! "

Mo Si waved his hand, ordered people to make way, and invited Wen Beixu and others into the mansion with a frank attitude.

As soon as Mo Zhuzhu saw Wen Beixu coming, she immediately ran out from the ladies' seat, stood in front of him, and shook her head at her father.

"Take the young lady away. Don't let her out without my order." Mo Si said.

Soon, Mo Zhuzhu was taken away, and before leaving, she looked at Wen Beixu with pleading eyes.

Lu Huaizhou thought to himself that this was not good.

This might be Mo Si's conspiracy, he wants to catch all of them in one fell swoop.

Damn, which link went wrong?

Although Wen Beixu's status is higher than everyone present, it is ultimately not right for him to investigate this matter.

What's more, as the defender of the North City, Chang Sun Shang has the right to impeach Wen Beixu to His Majesty.

What if he turns around and accuses King Beicheng of breaking into civilians' residences under the pretext of searching for no reason and doing something illegal?

Not only did they return empty-handed, but the key point was that after this incident, the trust of the imperial court in the hearts of the people in the northern city would be further reduced.

It will be even more difficult to govern the North City in the future.

Who leaked the secret?

Mo Si was very arrogant and ordered his men to carry out boxes of things from the warehouse and show them to everyone.

Apart from some cloth and jewelry, they didn't see what they wanted.

What about the ledger?

Where is gunpowder?

What about the large amount of silver in the government treasury?

"Do you want to continue investigating, Your Majesty?" Mo Si laughed, "Master Changsun is also here, how about asking him to come and investigate with you, Your Majesty?"

"City Lord Mo is so confident. I believe Lord Changsun is also following your orders, right?" An even more arrogant voice came into everyone's ears from outside the door.

Everyone present gasped.

Chang Sun Shang relied on Mo Si's power to gain benefits, while Mo Si used Chang Sun Shang's name to deceive the public.

Although this matter was no longer a secret in North City, no one dared to point it out in front of Mo Si.

Dare to say that... this little brother is really a ruthless person.

I just don’t know how many days I can survive in North City?

It's not like similar things have happened before, but without exception they were suppressed by these bullies.

Over time, they had long lost hope and just watched for fun.

A group of soldiers surrounded the Mo Mansion in an instant.

Yuan Qing walked out from the side, his scarlet official robe catching everyone's eyes.

Chang Sun Shang was shocked. It was true that high-ranking officials in the capital mostly wore scarlet official robes. He had met most of them when he was in Beijing, but he had never seen one so young.

Is this man a fraud? Or has he been away from the capital for too long?

He slowly stood up, put on his official airs, and said dignifiedly: "Forgive my poor eyesight, this is..."

A man walked out from behind Yuan Qing and took out a token from his waist. "This is Gong Bin, the envoy specially sent by His Majesty. Why don't you kneel down and greet him?"

He wore a dark red robe with gold scales, a black belt around his waist, and a long sword with a dragon pattern.

These are the Dragon Scale Guards directly under the Emperor!