Seeing Tuoba Lie's jade, Tuoba Ting's expression changed drastically. After taking it and looking at it carefully, his pupils shrank sharply!
"It is indeed my uncle's jade, it cannot be faked..."
After Tuobating was shocked, he grabbed the collar of Bai He's cotton-padded jacket and roared angrily, regardless of how stinky he was.
"What's going on with Tuoba now?!"
Bai He lamented: "I'm afraid that most of the people who didn't have time to escape have already had their homes confiscated and their families exterminated..."
"Really or not... I, the Tuoba clan, have been keeping a low profile so far, how could I have fallen to this point!" Tuoba Ting murmured to himself.
At this moment, another urgent report came from the guards outside.
"Master! An official document has been sent from the imperial court and has been sent to the Yamen in Liaodong. Baihe has been convicted and wanted for selling smuggled salt!"
Tuobating was shocked. He took the official document and looked at it. He glanced at Bai He again and sighed: "This is indeed an official document from the Criminal Department of the capital! No wonder my uncle hurriedly asked you to come to me. You usually like to be clean, but now you are like this It's really embarrassing for you..."
Bai He said with a mournful face: "Sir, the master told us to run away quickly. If we don't run away, we will be dead!!"
Tuobating was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He gritted his teeth and said: "I have managed to run a business in Liaodong for so many years, but now I have to fall short because of my two cousins... That's it! Run! What should you do?"
"You're safe, I have to go back and inform the master and the others right away!!" After Bai He wailed, he seemed to remember something and touched his sleeves with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Sir, the banknotes on this slave have been..."
Tuobating understood and took out two hundred taels of silver notes and threw them to him.
"I will go to Beihu immediately. You go back and inform my uncle to come over early and conspire to overthrow the Great Zhou!!"
The situation was critical, and Tuobating had to pack up his belongings overnight and fled Liaodong with his family.
Bai He also pretended to be in a hurry and left Liaodong.
On the official road, the Xuan guards confirmed that there was no one around, then turned their horses and returned to Liaodong.
The next day, the Liaodong Prefecture issued a notice.
"General Anbei Tuobating collaborated with the enemy and treason, fled in fear of crime, arrest the party members immediately!"
Everyone in the house who was abandoned by Tuobating didn't know why, and they were all arrested.
Liaodong rushed another eight hundred miles to notify the capital.
Xuanwei completed his mission and left Liaodong with Bai He.
Everyone can finally take a good bath in Liaodong.
On the way, Bai He begged: "Master Jun! Am I doing okay? Can the antidote be..."
Captain Xuanwei smiled and said: "There is no antidote at all."
Bai He's face turned earthy in an instant.
Captain Xuanwei’s laughter sounded in the carriage.
"Actually, you were not poisoned at all. What Lanling Marquis gave you was the fake Seven Worms and Seven Flowers Pill. Every time I gave you the antidote, it was just the same pill with a different color!"
Bai He was about to cry but had no tears: "So that's it..."
Captain Xuanwei reminded: "Even if you are not poisoned, now it is a done deal. Without the protection of the imperial court, can the Tuoba family and those aristocratic families let you go?"
"I know, I know, please send me back to recover my life. I just hope that Marquis Lanling can keep his promise and leave a way for my wife and children to survive..." Bai He sighed.
"You don't have to worry about this. After all, as long as you live peacefully in this life, there will be no harm to Marquis Lanling!" Captain Xuanwei said.
"There's no use value anymore, right?" Bai He smiled bitterly.
Captain Xuanwei just smiled and said nothing.
This kid is quite self-aware.
He was not only an important criminal in the imperial court, but also followed Liang Xiao's arrangement to trick the Tuoba family to death. Now there is no turning back.
Without Liang Xiao protecting him, the family's pursuit alone would be enough for him to be reincarnated thousands of times.
Two days later, news of Tuobating's rebellion first reached Yanzhou, shocking the whole city.
"Marquis Dingguo has an order to control all Tuoba clan members in the local area!"
Tuoba Jun, who was hiding in a private house, was shocked when he received the news.
"My cousin defected? How is that possible?!"
The guard said nervously: "It's absolutely true! Yanzhou has issued an official document and is arresting the Tuoba clan members in the city. Master, let's run away!"
"Why did he defect? Did something happen in Liaodong? In any case, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's leave the city first!"
Tuoba Jun was puzzled, so he packed up his belongings hidden in a private house at night and fled Yanzhou with his cronies.
After only one day of escaping, Tuoba Jun confirmed the matter and felt that his blood was rising and he almost fainted.
"You have always acted cautiously, why did you defect? Why! Don't you know that our relatives are still in the capital!!"
"Go and defect to Beihu first. I want to see him and let him explain clearly!"
The news was relayed through Yanzhou and spread to all directions at the same time at an incredible speed, reminding officials everywhere to control the local Tuoba clan people.
Liang Xiao was at home, looking puzzled.
It's still very cold in the north right now, so carrier pigeons are much less efficient. Flying pigeons to deliver messages may not be as good as the 800-mile express.
Moreover, homing pigeons are not suitable for carrying important official documents to avoid accidents and alerting others.
He is waiting for news from Liaodong.
It would be great if we could see the Tuoba clan completely overthrown before leaving the capital.
Tuoba's remaining assets, estimated at the lowest price, exceed seven million taels of silver.
"There's no news from Liaodong? Is it because Bai He and Xuanwei ran slower because of the cold weather? Or did something happen on the way?"
Liang Xiao was quite disappointed.
Bai He absolutely did not dare to leak the news, after all, his life was still in the hands of the accompanying Xuanwei.
Even if there were any accidents along the way, it would only serve as a warning and would not be able to overthrow the Tuoba clan immediately. Anyway, Tuoba Lie was already controlled by Duan Yunyi in the capital.
But if it works...
"Liang Xiao, I'm ready, we can leave at any time~"
Mu Qinxue's heavenly call came to his ears. Liang Xiao turned around and looked back with a smile.
This girl looked impatient.
"Qin Xue, once the official documents from the imperial court are issued and things are sorted out in Yanzhou, I can leave."
Mu Qinxue said with a sweet face: "My grandma asked me to remind you that the local prominent families in Yanzhou are also a force that cannot be ignored. When your foundation in Yanzhou is not stable, you cannot easily offend them, especially their family heads. This person is highly respected in Yanzhou, and to the people of Yanzhou, his reputation is only inferior to that of my teacher!"
"The Prime Minister also reminded me that I will act cheaply."
Liang Xiao nodded. Before he could finish speaking, there was an urgent report from Xuanwei outside.
"The Lord summoned the Marquis and said there was news from Liaodong!"
Liang Xiao immediately set off to the palace to meet the saint.
"My emperor has an order: General Tuobating of Liaodong defected to Beihu and is wanted nationwide!!"
The news spread quickly, and the entire capital seemed to have experienced an unprecedented earthquake. Duan Yunyi held an emergency court meeting.
"Your Majesty! Tuobating is living comfortably in Liaodong, how could he defect?!"
The Duanmu family was the first to stand up and express doubts.
Gong Yangyun and others also agreed: "Absolutely impossible! There are so many people from the Tuoba clan staying in the capital, so it is impossible for Tuoba Ting to defect to Beihu!"
At this time, the ministers headed by Zhuge Hui could not recover for a long time.
Even Zhuge Hui looked incredulous.
Liang Xiao's plan actually tricked Tuobating into defecting...
