A group of officers and soldiers drew their swords from their scabbards and surrounded Yun Que.
The people around him were so frightened that they stayed away.
This kind of posture is rare in the imperial city. With so many officers and soldiers dispatched, they must be arresting important criminals.
Mu Qingyao and Yun Que both felt baffled.
We just entered the city, why were we being targeted by officers and soldiers?
Yun Que raised his hand towards the leading general and said, "My lord, have you admitted the wrong person? I am a law-abiding and good citizen. I just arrived in the imperial city today. I pay for food, sleep and stay in hotels, and I never cause trouble."
The general sneered, unfolded the portrait in his hand and said:
"What a good person who never causes trouble! You massacred 319 people in Wuji Town! The wanted order is here, why don't you just go and get arrested!"
Yun Que looked carefully and saw that the portrait the other party held was indeed his, and the painting was very clear.
Yun Que didn't expect that after he had lived in Heifeng Village for a month, news about Wujiazhai would reach the imperial city, and even a wanted order would be issued.
"There are no good people in the Wu family village. The Wu family feeds living people to monsters. I am here to eliminate harm for the people." Yun Que said helplessly.
"I don't care if there are good people in the Wu family. I only know that you are a felon wanted by the court!" the general said solemnly.
The explanation for the execution of hundreds of Wu family members was unclear at the moment, and no one believed what Yun Que said.
Mu Qingyao hurriedly stepped forward, took out the Yin Yang Order and revealed his identity.
When the general saw the token, he immediately bowed and paid homage to the princess.
"There is something hidden about Wujiazhai. I can testify that Yun Que did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. I hope you will be accommodating." Mu Qingyao said politely.
"I have been ordered to apprehend serious criminals. I am responsible for this and cannot be accommodating. I hope the princess will forgive me. If the princess asks for mercy, she can go to the palace to meet the saint, or she can go to the Ministry of Punishment to see my lord. This person must be arrested and brought to justice today." General Shi Shi. No favors given.
Mu Qingyao had no choice.
In small places like Zangshi Town or Baiyu City, the status of the princess can easily mobilize officers and soldiers to assist.
But this is Tianqi City, and the other party is from the Ministry of Punishment. The face of Princess Lingyun has little weight in arresting felons.
In order not to embarrass Mu Qingyao, Yun Que simply said:
"I will just go with them. The princess will go to the emperor to explain the truth and redress my grievances."
Mu Qingyao pursed her lips and nodded: "I'll go to see the saint right away. Don't worry, I'll let you out soon!"
Murder is a felony.
You Qi killed 319 people in a row. If he could not be excused from such a crime, it would be Ling Chi's death penalty.
Seeing Yun Que being kidnapped and taken to the Tianlao by Wu Hua Da, Mu Qingyao stamped her feet angrily and hurried to the palace.
Just as he arrived at the entrance of the palace, he happened to see Bai Yan coming out.
"The princess came just in time. His Majesty just asked where you were. He blamed me for not sending the princess to the palace. Long Yan was furious." Bai Yan said with a bitter smile.
"I wanted to come back to see the Holy Spirit tomorrow, but I was afraid of disturbing His Majesty's rest." Mu Qingyao said anxiously, "Does General Bai know when Yun Que's arrest warrant was issued, and who is responsible for investigating the Wuji Town case."
Bai Yan was startled when he heard the words, shook his head and said:
"Is Yun Que wanted? I don't know about this. If there is a wanted order, it should have been issued just now. I haven't seen it before. As for the person investigating the murder, the princess can go to the Criminal Department to inquire."
Mu Qingyao nodded and hurriedly entered the palace.
"The princess wants to plead for Yun Que." Bai Yan said suddenly.
Mu Qingyao stopped and said, "Yun Que did not kill innocent people in vain. I will go and explain the truth to Your Majesty."
Bai Yan hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said:
"If the matter is not urgent, Princess, it is best not to mention it today. It will not be too late to report it another day. Your Majesty is not in a good mood today."
"What happened in the palace?" Mu Qingyao asked.
Bai Yan shook his head slowly. He didn't know the inside story, but Long Yan's displeasure was true.
Today's emperor has a very bad temper, and with Bai Yan's eyesight, he can see the rage in his heart.
That's why he suggested that Mu Qingyao suppress the matter so as not to offend the emperor and make it even more detrimental to Yun Que.
But Mu Qingyao couldn't wait any longer.
In three days, there will be the Academy Examination. If you miss it, you will have to wait another year.
Mu Qingyao tidied up her clothes and entered the palace.
Princess Lingyun has the privilege of entering and exiting the palace at will without reporting, unlike Bai Yan who has to wait for the emperor to summon her.
In the imperial study, Mu Qingyao met the current emperor of Jin, Yin Zishou.
The emperor was in his forties and in his prime. He was tall, with a hooked nose, a calm temperament, and a somewhat gloomy gaze.
Since it was already dark, the emperor was dressed in casual clothes and not wearing a dragon robe. Even so, he still looked like an emperor.
Yin Zishou was watching the memorial in the imperial study. His long eyebrows were slightly furrowed, showing that he was in a bad mood.
Seeing Mu Qingyao, Yin Zishou's expression improved a bit, and he smiled and said:
"You girl are really resourceful. You actually came up with the idea of beacon fire to play with the princes. Aren't you afraid that I will punish you for lighting the beacon tower without permission?"
"My daughter, in order to protect herself, came up with such a strategy and disturbed His Majesty, so I came here to apologize."
Mu Qingyao bowed her head slightly and said after kneeling respectfully.
The king of a country must not be rude. It is already a special honor to meet the emperor in the royal study.
Yin Zishou laughed and said:
"Since you caused the trouble in order to protect yourself, if I punish you, wouldn't it mean that I have no regard for your safety? When the time comes, your father will not be able to ask questions about me as the emperor. It doesn't matter, I will just treat you like a prince and be punished by you, a girl. Play with beacon fire once."
From the emperor's words, it was clear that he loved Princess Lingyun very much.
Mu Qingyao quickly bowed and thanked the Lord, thanking the Lord for his kindness.
The emperor then asked about the Red Lotus Sect, and Mu Qingyao truthfully told the truth.
"It's unreasonable for a wicked sect to dare to murder the Princess of Jin Dynasty! Come here, order the Punishment Department to investigate this matter thoroughly and catch all the thieves of the Red Lotus Sect!"
The emperor gave the order, and eunuchs immediately drafted the order and informed the Ministry of Punishment overnight.
The Criminal Department did not dare to neglect, and began to mobilize manpower in the middle of the night to investigate matters related to the Red Lotus Sect.
The emperor was so angry that he laid down millions of corpses.
With an imperial edict, tens of thousands of people were mobilized. Unless the Red Lotus Sect was eradicated, the emperor would have no place to show his face.
The princess of Yin Zi was personally canonized, and the princess of Lingyun was loved by all the people. If she was assassinated in the Jin Dynasty, the royal family would be disgraced.
Not only was it for Mu Qingyao's safety, Yin Zi accepted this move to show King Funan.
Then Mu Qingyao first talked about the loss of military crossbows, mentioned Heifeng Village, mentioned Beard, the coordinator of Bashan City, and finally mentioned that there were also a lot of military crossbows in Wujia Village.
Upon hearing about the military crossbow, the emperor's face became even more gloomy.
Once weapons and equipment, important weapons of the country, are lost, not only the national treasury but also the national destiny will be lost.
Yin Zi received the second imperial edict and immediately transferred Su Hongshan, the guard of Bashan City, into the palace overnight.
Su Hongshan had just returned to Bashan City, and his butt was still warm. After receiving the imperial edict, he rushed to the imperial city at night and night. If he hadn't had a good horse, he wouldn't have been able to bear all this trouble.
Mu Qingyao is very smart.
First, the charges were pinned to Wujiazhai. It was revealed that the Wu family held military crossbows and secretly raised monsters and fed them on living people. He also revealed that the Wu family had secretly created hundreds of war witches and had evil intentions.
By the time Mu Qingyao finished speaking in detail, a picture had already formed in the emperor's mind.
Wujiazhai supports its troops and respects itself!
Using crossbows, raising monsters, and creating war witches, can this be self-protection? It is obviously an attempt to rebel!
Finally, Mu Qingyao told Yun Que that he had single-handedly eradicated Wujiazhai.
Mu Qingyao is always observing words and expressions.
Sure enough, the emperor's expression softened from anger after hearing that Wujiazhai had been destroyed.
"It's really rare that the young man you mentioned has such fighting power."
Yin Zishou received a rare compliment and lamented: "Destroying a bandit stronghold by oneself reminds me of your father when he was young. It was true that one person was in charge and no one could open it."
"Your Majesty, this is more than rare! Yun Que is brave and resourceful. He has unparalleled fighting ability at a young age. He is definitely a pillar of talent. Moreover, he is about to take the Academy exam, and he is absolutely sure that he can go to the Academy to study."
After a pause, Mu Qingyao continued: "But Yun Que was just taken to the prison by the Criminal Department."
The emperor was surprised when he heard this: "What crime has he committed?"
Mu Qingyao said: "The Ministry of Punishment has issued a wanted order. Yun Que is wanted for killing 319 demons in Wujiazhai. Your Majesty, I can testify with my life that those Yun Que killed are all people who deserve to die. He Not only is he not guilty, he is actually guilty!"
Mu Qingyao specifically called Wujiazhai "monster" in order to create a sense of evil in Wujiazhai. With her previous truthful description, Mu Qingyao was absolutely sure to ask the emperor to forgive Yun Que.
Yin Zishou nodded, but did not speak immediately, but took a deep look at Mu Qingyao.
"The Jin Dynasty will not condone any monster, nor will it wrong any good person. The Ministry of Punishment will investigate this matter clearly. If Na Yun Que is truly innocent, he will be exempted from prison." The emperor said lightly.
Mu Qingyao was greatly surprised and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty! Yun Que did not kill innocent people in vain, I..."
"Okay! As a daughter of yours, there is no need to get involved in such murders. Now that you have returned safely, go back and have a good rest. Don't leave the imperial city before the Red Lotus Sect is eradicated, otherwise your father will be worried."
The emperor waved his hand and signaled Mu Qingyao to retreat.
Mu Qingyao was anxious, but she knew that the emperor had issued an order to expel guests. If she said any more, she would offend the emperor, so she had no choice but to bow and bow and retreat. Even Pingshan Lord's order to banish demons and Chang Wei's innocence were temporarily suppressed by her. Not mentioned next time.
Bai Yan is right.
The emperor was indeed in a bad mood today. Mu Qingyao knew that under such circumstances, it would not be wise to ask for a reward.
Walking to the door, I heard the emperor's voice.
"By the way, you go and see Xuan'er tomorrow. He has been feeling unwell recently. When he saw you, his illness was more than half healed. He has been restless all day long when you are not in the imperial city."
The emperor's name for Xuan'er was Yin Xuan, the current prince.
Mu Qingyao took a deep breath, agreed and left the palace.
At this point, Mu Qingyao finally knew why the emperor did not immediately pardon Yun Que.
Because of myself!
Mu Qingyao secretly blamed herself.
Just now in front of the emperor, he was so anxious to save Yun Que that he was so concerned that he even said such a rare thing as guaranteeing it with his life.
Emperors, who can be ordinary people, it is easy to spy on people's hearts.
The emperor must have noticed his extraordinary concern for Yun Que, that's why he was unhappy and didn't immediately pardon him.
Mu Qingyao and the prince are the same age. It can be said that they grew up together and were playmates when they were children.
As she grew up, Mu Qingyao realized that the emperor had deliberately promoted her and the prince over the years, and she and the prince were also the most promising couple in the civil and military circles of the court.
In the eyes of everyone, Princess Lingyun and the prince were a talented couple, a perfect match.
But Mu Qingyao had no feelings for the prince at all, and she didn't like the prince's soft-tempered and calculating person.
The happiness, anger, sorrow and joy of the princess had no impact on the imperial power, because the emperor was the master of the Jin Dynasty.
Since the emperor was optimistic about the pairing of Princess Lingyun and the prince, he would naturally not allow other men to get involved with Mu Qingyao, so he ignored Yun Que's situation.
Death penalty is out of the question.
The Ministry of Punishment will definitely investigate the Wujiazhai incident, but no one knows how long this period of time will last.
It is possible for ten days and a half month, and it is also possible for a year and a half.
The longer it takes, the longer Yun Que will be imprisoned in the sky prison. He will not be able to catch up with the academy exam in three days, and may not even be able to catch up with next year's exam.
After leaving the palace, Mu Qingyao was anxious.
Soon the little princess calmed down.
She thought of the only person who could save Yun Que, so she hurried to Si Tianjian.
After Mu Qingyao left, the imperial study became quiet and depressing.
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water, and he looked restless, not knowing what he was worried about.
The sound of footsteps was heard, and the figure of an old eunuch appeared in the study.
"How's it going? Do you have any clues?" Yin Zishou asked slightly anxiously.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, all the survivors have been checked, and there are currently no clues. All that is left is the body." The old eunuch always bowed and lowered his head.
"waste!"
Yin Zisheng grabbed the jade tea cup on the table, smashed it to pieces, and growled: "Keep searching! If you can't find the thing, come and see me!"
"Your Majesty, calm down. This old slave will recover the stolen things for Your Majesty even if he gives up his life." The old eunuch bowed even lower.
Yin Zishou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:
"Go, remember to use some close friends, and don't let the news leak out. You know how to deal with those who are still alive."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The only one who knows about this is a dead person. This old slave must retire."
The old eunuch never raised his head, bent down, and exited the imperial study.
