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Yu Wanran left Jinling within a few days after returning to Yu Mansion, and went to Mount Emei.

The people under Liu Mu's side are domineering in Jinling, and Liu Mu also turns a blind eye.Although Master Liu didn't understand why Liu Mu did this, he also knew that Liu Mu must have his purpose in doing so.

At night, Liu Mu saw that there was still light in Master Liu's study, so he knocked on the door and walked in, "Why is it so late, dad, and still haven't slept?"

Master Liu said while fanning the fan, "It's so hot and stuffy at night that I can't sleep."

Liu Mu said, "That's right. I'm afraid your old man will suffer from heatstroke during the dog days. Why don't you go to the north to find a countryside to escape the heat. I'll send someone to take care of it in the countryside. Why don't you leave early tomorrow morning."

Master Liu put down the fan in his hand, and said, "Mu'er, do you have something to hide from dad? You have divorced Wanran, and you have hired so many courtesans outside recently, and you have also alienated Zi Yan. Maybe it is also intentional for you to let dad go to the countryside to escape the summer heat?" Let me leave Jinling?"

Liu Mu pretended to be relaxed and said, "Father, it's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Wanran controls me everywhere. She doesn't allow this, and she doesn't allow that. Compared with those obedient women outside, I naturally like those women more." Huakui's. Besides, Ziyan is pregnant now, and we cannot have sex, so naturally we can't get too close."

Master Liu said, "Father loves your mother the most in his life, followed by you and Ye Er. When your mother left, I was depressed for a long time. I didn't want to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person when I was old, and lost the only one in the family. An only daughter. Dad is getting old, so he has never experienced any kind of storm. Did something happen to the family? You just say it’s okay, Dad can withstand blows.”

Seeing that he couldn't hide the matter anymore, Liu Mu told Master Liu the whole story.

Master Liu was calm after hearing this, and said, "I have noticed that you are acting weird and have an abnormal temperament. I guessed that this matter might be related to those relics from the previous dynasty that were dropped in the pawnshop that day. I didn't expect that such a day would come. quick."

"Since Dad already knows that the Liu family is in danger, why not leave Jinling as soon as possible tomorrow. He will escort you and Liu Lin all the way north with more oil and vinegar, and Zeng Qing will send someone to pick you up in Shiqiao County and escort you to the outside of the pass."

"how about you?"

Liu Mu said, "It's easy for you and Liu Lin to leave, but if the magistrate leaves Jinling, the villain who secretly plotted against us will be suspicious. If I leave, none of the Liu family will be able to escape."

Master Liu smiled wryly, "If the Liu family is destined to die in this catastrophe, then how can I escape. If I escape and leave you here alone waiting to die, how can I have the face to see your mother under the nine springs?"

Liu Mu originally wanted Master Liu to leave Jinling and live in seclusion, but he didn't want Master Liu to insist on staying, no matter how much he persuaded him, he refused to leave.Seeing that Mr. Liu refused to leave, Liu Mu wanted Liu Lin to leave alone, but before Liu Mu told Liu Lin about this, Liu's mansion had already "became an accident".

It was Feng Langqu and Wen Siren who didn't want to bring people to the Liu Mansion to arrest them.

Liu Mu stepped forward and said, "I don't know what the two adults are doing, but they are so mobilizing and mobilizing troops to come to my official residence."

Feng Langqu put his hands behind his back and said with a dignified look, "The Liu family's ancestral tomb was built on the dragon veins of the royal family, destroying the royal family's feng shui, and suspected of treason. This official is here to arrest you rebellious officials and thieves."

Liu Mu said, "I heard Mr. Feng Shui say that the location of the ancestral grave to be rebuilt is not good, so I have ordered the people to stop working, and I am looking for another place to wait for the ancestral tomb to be relocated. If Mr. Feng slanders you for treason, is it a bit too arbitrary? .”

Wen Siren smiled, walked out and said, "Liu Mu, as an official of the imperial court, you should know what the crime is for hiding the jade seals and items bestowed by the former court, right?"

Liu Mu's heart tightened, and without waiting for Liu Mu's answer, Wen Siren went to the side of Liu Lin again, and said, "I heard that Mr. Liu Er has read a lot of poetry and books, so he must know the law of my dynasty by heart. Then you say, privately hide the jade seal of the former dynasty, etc. What should be the crime?"

Liu Lin said, "According to the laws and regulations of our dynasty, hiding the jade seals and imperial gifts from the previous dynasty privately is the same crime as treason."

Wen Siren smiled at Liu Mu and said, "That's right. Your second younger brother has personally said what crimes your Liu family should be guilty of! It is the emperor's will to arrest your Liu family's rebels. How can the current emperor arrest good people without evidence?" Wen Siren He shouted, "Come here, bring the evidence!"

I saw a few officers and soldiers walking over carrying a wooden box, and said, "My lord, these are the objects of rebellion that my subordinates found in the Liu Family's pawnshop. They have been appraised. The jade seal of the court emperor and a gold medal for avoiding death!"

"This...!" Liu Mu and Master Liu were stunned for a moment, they looked at each other, Liu Mu clearly remembered destroying these things with his own hands, but why did they appear in the pawn shop again.

Wen Siren sneered, and said triumphantly, "Liu Mu, if you want others to know, you have to do nothing about it yourself. These things are privately kept by your Liu family, so you will never leave your Liu family's shop."

Liu Mu also sneered, "Sure enough, you are the villain who framed me."

Feng Langqu stepped forward and said, "I don't understand what you're talking nonsense! I only know that the ancestors of your Liu family were prime ministers in the previous dynasty, and they were highly valued by the royal family in the previous dynasty. When Emperor Taizu founded the country, your Liu family should have been Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, who knows that a moment of soft-heartedness has become today's disaster. Unexpectedly, your Liu family is still attached to the previous dynasty, hiding the things of the previous dynasty privately, and building the ancestral grave on the dragon's veins, trying to destroy the royal geomantic omen. Now the evidence is convincing, and you can't even think about Liumu Deny!" After speaking, he held up the imperial decree in his hand, "I am ordered by the emperor to arrest all the members of the Liu family and bring them to justice, escort them to the capital for a joint trial by the three divisions, and then let the emperor personally decide!"

The second lady cried, "It's the fault of Liu Mu who has suffered a thousand knives if he wants to be killed. What does it have to do with a woman like me!" Then she grabbed Wen Siren and said, "Master Wen should remember me, you told us that day I personally agreed to the Liu family's marriage proposal. Although my daughter is gone now, Mrs. Wen can't help but miss the old love!"

Wen Siren snorted coldly, pushed the second wife aside, and said loudly, "No matter who is in the Liu family, if anyone tries to escape, they will be punished on the spot!"

The outside of Liu's mansion was surrounded by people watching the excitement, Liu Mu and Mr. Liu walked out of the mansion with shackles and shackles, followed by the servants of the mansion.A few dubious people ran over and said, "We are also from the Liu Mansion, if you want to arrest us, let's arrest them too!"

Liu Mu said loudly, "You guys eat everything from inside to outside. I feed you with delicious food and drink. You servants are still sneaking around in my house. Didn't I drive you out of Liu's house a long time ago? Why do you still have the face to come back? Could it be that he came to see Master Ben's jokes!"

The officers and soldiers reprimanded, "Boldly disturb the people, don't leave as soon as possible, or you will be taken away with these rebels."

Add vinegar and said, "Then you arrest us, we are the servants of Liu's mansion, but we are not in the mansion just now when we went out to do some business."

Feng Langqu recognized these four family servants at a glance, when he came to the Liu Mansion to catch up with Yu Wanran, but these four people were like door gods, watching closely from the side, and they were very unreasonable to him.Feng Langqu said, "That's right, these four are also members of the Liu family, take them away together!"

As soon as the couple put on the shackles, Xia Tong rushed out from the crowd, "Boss!"

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers thought they were coming to rob the death row prisoners, so they hurriedly showed their weapons. Xia Tong pushed the officers and soldiers standing in front of him to the ground, stepped in front of Liu Mu, and shouted at Feng Langqu and Wen Siren "You two dog officials, my boss was wronged! I know you must want to avenge yourself!"

Liu Mu signaled Xia Tong to shut up, and said, "Don't mess around, get out of here."

Xia Tong blushed and shouted, "Boss, you can't go to the capital to die, even if the emperor can find out the truth and let you go, I'm afraid these two villains will murder you on the way!"

Suddenly, another woman's voice came from the crowd, "With my princess here, no one will harm Liu Mu!" I saw Zeng Qing walking out of the crowd with a few followers behind him.

"Zeng Qing..."

Zeng Qing stepped forward and grasped Liu Mu's hand, while beckoning him to be relieved, at the same time he said reproachfully, "Didn't I already tell you what to do, why didn't you listen to me..."

Liu Mu shook his head, "Although this villain wants me to die, my life may not be their ultimate goal. How can I implicate others and fall into this villain's hands."

Zeng Qing shouted, "Come here, take off this shackle!"

The officers and soldiers said, "Who are you, pointing fingers here, if you're not from the Liu residence, get out of here, or I'll take you away with me!"

The guard behind Zeng Qing stepped forward, kicked the officer and soldier to the ground, and said, "Look, this is the adopted daughter of the current Emperor, Princess Changle!"

The officers and soldiers changed their expressions in fright, and hurriedly said, "The princess is kind, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai. I hope the princess don't embarrass the young one. Liu Mu is now a criminal of the imperial court, and all rebels must wear shackles."

Zeng Qing slapped the officer and soldier on the face, and said, "If the princess told you to open it, you can open it. I will naturally explain to the emperor when I arrive in the capital."

"This..." The officers and soldiers glanced at Wen Siren who was riding a horse not far away, only to see Wen Siren nodded, and then removed the shackles from Liu Mu and Master Liu.

At this moment, Zhang Fu came over from the crowd with a wine jar again, and poured three bowls of wine. The three brothers each took a bowl. None of the three said a word, they just looked at each other, and then ordered solemnly. Nodding, the three drank the wine in their bowls in one gulp.

Xia Tong said with red eyes, "Boss, if anything happens to you, I will definitely kill those two dogs."

Liu Mu pretended to be relaxed and said, "Zhang Fu, Xia Tong doesn't have a lot of brains, so I will depend on you in the future." Then he said, "As for Ziyan, I will ask the two brothers to take care of them."

Zhang Fu and Xia Tong nodded heavily, and Zhang Fu said to Zeng Qing, "I will ask the princess on the way."

Zeng Qing nodded and said, "Don't worry, with me here, no one will touch a single hair of Liu Mu."

The officers and soldiers came over and said respectfully, "Master, it's time to get on the road."

Liu Mu clasped his fists to Zhang Fu and Xia Tong and said, "Take care, brothers!"

Dozens of people from the Liu family were escorted out of Jinling, and the common people pointed at the back and said, "Officer dog, it's their fault that they ransacked the whole family of the Liu family! Look at those local ruffians who were tyrannical in the city a few days ago. So, it must be retribution. I thought I found a big backer with the magistrate, but I didn't know that they were all buried with them."

"Bah! As a parental official, Liu Mu still connives at the servants of the family to oppress the people in the city. In my opinion, he should be executed by Ling Chi."

"Do you think that he is really Lord Qingtian when he wears the official mansion? Have you forgotten what kind of bastard Liu Mu was before?"

Xia Tong lost his temper immediately when he heard this, grabbed the man by the collar, and said, "My boss is a good official who pleads for the people! If my boss hadn't risked his life to expose the construction of the palace, I'm afraid that the surname Yang The dog officer is still suppressing you."

The man pushed Xia Tong's hand away and said, "Boy, we are telling the truth. What Liu Mu did is obvious to all in Jinling. Besides, he risked his life to stop the dragon chariot, apparently for the sake of the people, but in fact Not for my career."

Zhang Fu became anxious when he heard this, and said, "Five years ago, there was a locust plague in Jinling, and the crops were lost. How did that dog official Yang Dacheng treat you?"

One of the old men said, "Hmph, that dog official swallowed the disaster relief food distributed by the court, and my old lady didn't drink a sip of rice soup until she died."

Zhang Fu said, "Then there was a severe drought last year, and the crops were also lost. How did Prefect Liu do it?"

"Opened a granary to release grain, and then the government's granary was emptied, and Zhifu Liu opened his own granary to release grain."

Zhang Fu also said, "In the past few years, Zhifu Liu has been an official, has anyone sent people to collect taxes or collect corvee from house to house? Those craftsmen who built the city walls, Zhifu Liu paid you more wages out of their own pockets!"

The onlookers gradually stopped complaining, and Zhang Fu said again, "You said those bullies relied on Liu Zhifu to oppress the people in the city, but why did he bring those bullies into the mansion just one month before Liu Zhifu's accident? Why is it such a coincidence? , all the bullies in Jinling City have been accused of treason along with the Liu family and will be executed?"

Suddenly, a long-term worker who used to work in the Liu family said, "Yes, why is it such a coincidence, no wonder the young master suddenly dismissed us all..."

Another crowd of onlookers said, "Could it be that the magistrate already knew that someone was going to frame the Liu family, so he deliberately asked those bullies to come and bury the Liu family?"

"That's right, we blamed Zhifu Liu wrongly. Unexpectedly, Zhifu Liu didn't forget to eliminate harm for our people..." The old man said with tears, and the people began to blame themselves again, and they were escorted out of the city against Liu Mu They put down and knelt down and kowtowed one after another.

Not long after Liumu left, the people spontaneously built an ancestral hall to worship Liumu.

Zeng Qing followed Liumu all the way to the north, although Feng Langqu and Wen Siren wanted to make trouble for Liumu on the way, but Zeng Qing couldn't leave every step, so they had to give up.Among Zeng Qing's entourage, besides those guards under Prime Minister Zeng, there was another Xiangyun.For fear of arousing the suspicion of Feng Langqu and Wen Siren, Xiangyun had to wear men's clothes and pretend to be Zeng Qing's attendant.