Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

Ten days later, the night in the capital was hazy and the lights were just coming on.

The lights in the Prince of Qin's Mansion in the center of the capital were bright as day.

Everyone was immersed in a joyful atmosphere.

It turned out that just yesterday in the court, the specific date of the prince's enthronement ceremony was finally settled.

As the protagonist of this grand event, Xiao Mo was in a very good mood.

He ordered a banquet to be held in his mansion tonight to entertain several of his trusted ministers who had helped him gain the position of crown prince.

The banquet was held in the spacious and magnificent banquet hall of the palace. The table was filled with delicacies and the aroma of fine wine and food filled the air.

The ministers were dressed in their best clothes and sat around the round table.

They smiled flatteringly, their eyes full of respect for Xiao Mo, and kept raising their glasses to toast the new prince to express their congratulations.

For a moment, laughter and joy were heard one after another, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

Outside the banquet hall, boxes of gifts filled the entire courtyard.

There are antiques, treasures, masterpieces of calligraphy and painting, precious platinum brocade, and dazzling gold and jade jewelry.

These dazzling treasures sparkled in the moonlight, further highlighting the luxury and nobility of the palace.

King Xiao Mo of Qin was drunk and about to talk at length when a guard suddenly came up to him and whispered something in his ear.

"Snapped!"

The wine glass in his hand was crushed, and Xiao Mo's face became gloomy.

Suddenly, the music at the banquet stopped and the dancers stopped dancing.

The ministers present all looked terrified, stopped what they were doing, and dared not move an inch.

For a moment, the entire banquet hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and a suffocating atmosphere of awkwardness permeated the air.

However, Xiao Mo did not lose his temper on the spot as everyone expected.

On the contrary, he only threw his head back and laughed loudly twice, then said calmly:

"Haha! Some troublesome matters have just occurred in my house, and I need to go and deal with them immediately. Gentlemen, please don't be shy and drink to your heart's content!"

After saying that, he snapped his fingers lightly.

In an instant, the banquet hall, which had been dead silent just now, came back to life - the melodious music sounded again, and the dancers began to dance, twisting their graceful waists.

Seeing this scene, the ministers finally felt relieved and began to chat and laugh again.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Mo stood up and walked quickly towards the study.

The chief steward Zhang De and the guard who followed closely behind him followed carefully.

The three of them filed in. After entering the study, Xiao Mo didn't say a word. He stretched out his hand and lifted the corner of his clothes, then sat down steadily on the main seat.

He frowned, glared fiercely at the guard in front of him, his face terribly gloomy, and asked in a stern voice:

"Tell me, what do you mean Lord Liu Wu is missing?

Also, how come Anshan County was emptied out of nowhere?"

After hearing the prince's cold question, the guard's legs softened and he knelt on the ground tremblingly, saying in a trembling voice:

"Reporting to the king... Your Majesty, according to the secret guards, the personal guards led by Lord Liu Wu disappeared out of thin air in a valley thirty miles away from Anshan County.

When the secret guards arrived, they found only an empty camp that seemed to have been thoroughly raided. In addition, there were some soldiers' bodies, nothing else!

The secret guards did not dare to delay and quickly expanded the search scope, but in the end they found nothing.

After much deliberation, they concluded that the most likely possibility was that the continuous heavy rains of those few days had triggered a flash flood, burying the entire army!

When the prince heard this, he was immediately furious and shouted loudly:

"Idiot! How can you believe such nonsense? Liu Wu has been fighting for many years and has rich experience in field marches. How could his entire army be wiped out so easily?

He must have fallen into a trap carefully designed by someone else!

Is there anything else going on? What exactly happened in Anshan County?"

The guard was frightened by the prince's roar and trembled all over. He stammered and continued to answer:

"Your Highness... Your Highness, please calm down. According to reliable sources, the Anshan County government and the private residences of prominent officials have all been looted.

In addition...in addition, and more seriously, our salt mine was also blown up!"

Xiao Mo angrily slammed the table in front of him.

Zhang De, standing by, was extremely anxious and asked impatiently, "Have you found out who did this?"

The guard looked distressed and shook his head:

"My Lord, we still have no clue! The stolen treasures seem to have vanished into thin air, and we have no idea where they have been taken.

And our salt mine, before it was blown up, everything inside had been emptied out, not even a mining hoe was left."

After hearing this, Zhang De's eyes rolled around quickly, and then he said in surprise:

"Your Majesty, do you think this method of committing the crime seems familiar?

When our storehouse was robbed, it was exactly the same situation!

All our belongings disappeared overnight, leaving us with nothing."

The prince's heart skipped a beat, as if he realized something, and then he asked:

"What about my miserable fifth brother and the exiled group? Is there any news about them now?"

"When our people rushed to Anshan County, they were already gone!"

After saying this, the guard wiped his sweat, didn't dare to raise his head, and his whole body was shaking.

Hearing this, Xiao Mo was immediately furious and started cursing:

"You're a bunch of useless good-for-nothings! You're nothing but a bunch of useless idiots! What's the point of keeping you around?"

At this moment, Zhang De, who had been staring at the prince, turned his head inadvertently, only to find that the guard kneeling on the ground seemed to be hesitant and seemed to be speaking.

Zhang De then glared and shouted:

"What... do you have to say? Hurry up and say it! The prince doesn't have the patience to wait for you to dawdle!"

The guard replied tremblingly:

"Your Majesty, there is indeed one more thing I need to report!"

"Say!"

The guard quickly took out a booklet from his arms, handed it to Xiao Mo, and said:

“According to reports, a ‘knight’ appeared in Anshan County a few days ago.

This person had the secret account book of Zhang Junshi and the correspondence between him and the officials in the court. He asked local scholars to compile them into a book and distribute it everywhere.

The content not only points to corruption among officials, but also involves you.

They say you illegally mined and resold salt, formed a clique for personal gain, excluded dissidents, and kidnapped people..."