"Master Huang, may I ask a few questions?"
"But it doesn't matter!"
Liu Mo cleared his throat and said, "How to deal with the members of the Salt Gang? Is there no approval from the court yet?"
"Oh? How do you say this?" Huang Shouren was surprised.
"My lord, that man named Gao came to Rongcheng and has been arresting people, tortured and extorted confessions with extremely cruel methods. But... there was no public execution!" Liu Mo replied, "One more thing, you just said, the prince has a temper. Weak, but after all, he has read poetry and books since he was a child."
Another point is that this guy is afraid of taking responsibility (this can be seen from the way he wants my method of making salt).
It can be inferred from these points that the prince does not approve of the eldest prince's actions, but he is just not as good as his eldest brother and turns a blind eye.
Therefore, Liu Mo speculated that the prince's idea towards the Salt Gang was: "Just do whatever you want. I won't make any decisions anyway. If something goes wrong, you can fight it yourself!"
"That's true!" Huang Shouren said, "The prince has not given any approval on this matter."
Sure enough, the prince put aside such an important matter and wanted to wait until his father returned to court before discussing it.
He is really not the material to be an emperor, Liu Mo complained silently in his heart!
On the other hand, the eldest prince, the reason why he used such brutal methods to interrogate the Salt Gang, must be to collect evidence of "rebellion" and prove the Salt Gang's crime of rebellion!
"Then Mr. Huang, things can still turn around!"
"Are you thinking?"
"Yes, there are two options. One is to go to Chenghe Summer Resort and report to His Majesty. The other is to go to Jizhou..."
When Huang Shouren heard this, he frowned. "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate!" he said, "Your Majesty is in poor health. If your health is broken due to this incident, you and I can't afford to suffer. And the prince's words... well, it's hard to describe in words!"
"Haha, Mr. Huang, I think you may have misunderstood the prince!" Liu Mo replied, "If this matter had happened to other princes, there would really be no improvement. Only the prince can turn things around."
"Oh?" Huang Shouren and He Ruda didn't understand what he meant.
Liu Mo showed a long-lost smile, and then spoke happily.
Huang Shouren first became confused, then surprised, and finally burst into laughter. "Not bad, not bad, you Liu Mo can actually think of this level."
"Brother Liu Xian, you are really a genius. You have never met the prince, but you can understand him so well!" He Ruda immediately agreed.
Then, Huang Shouren immediately agreed to Liu Mo's plan.
What was Liu Mo thinking of?
Very simple, explained in earth terms.
The current prince can be understood as a certain diao licking brother, the Great Xia Emperor is a certain goddess, and the eldest prince is the goddess's best friend.
Will the prince have a crush on this male best friend? joke!
Now is the time of war, and the Emperor of Great Xia needs a commander who is good at fighting. The Emperor of Great Xia needs him, which is why the eldest prince is so arrogant and domineering. As the crown prince and future emperor, the reason why the prince endured this was entirely out of the favor of the Emperor of Great Xia.
Mr. Licking, who has always been criticized by his male best friend in front of the goddess, does he want to take revenge? Of course I do.
The problem is that he is cowardly, which is what the Sixth Prince and even the Emperor of Great Xia dislike.
Liu Mo's plan was to use provocation to stimulate the prince's "hate" towards the eldest prince and intervene.
The key to this plan is to convince the prince that Liu Mo can do it. If you win, you will share the credit, and if you lose, it will all be mine!
As for how to do it? Liu Mo also made his request, "Master Huang, please let me meet my father-in-law alone!"
"Okay!" Huang Shouren nodded immediately and agreed!
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The further you go, the more it looks like hell.
When Gao Qi was found, he was sitting in a makeshift interrogation room. Next to him were the corpses of several members of the Salt Gang.
Looking up, I saw that the former fifth leader of the Salt Gang, now the gang leader, had his head hanging on a spear, and his body may have been piled on a pile of corpses, or it may have been burned, no one knew.
Seeing this, Liu Mo felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Does he deserve to be laughed at? Can't laugh. Pitiful? There must be something hateful about it.
"Master Huang, what do you want from me?"
Gao Qi was huge in stature, capable of carrying a cauldron, and exuded a chilling murderous aura.
"General Gao, I don't want to talk nonsense to you, where is Gong Changyi!"
"Master Huang wants to see the leader of the thief?" Gao Qi smiled.
"That's right, bring people here!"
At this time, a warrior came on horseback, got off his saddle, and angrily spoke a lot of words to Gao Qi in the Hu language.
Gao Qi turned to Huang Shouren with a solemn expression on his face, "Master Huang, you still killed my subordinates?"
"You can't kill a traitorous woman?" Huang Shouren did not give in at all.
"This general, under the order of the eldest prince, came to investigate and deal with the rebels of the Salt Gang, but you killed my subordinates. Do you still have the eldest prince in your eyes?"
"General Gao, you also said that you are investigating and punishing, which means there is no conviction." Liu Mo interrupted, "Such a disregard for human life, are you also following the order of the eldest prince?"
Gao Qi looked murderous, "Who are you?"
"Liu Mo, I'm on duty for the Sixth Prince." Liu Mo said not to be outdone.
"Young man, you are very brave."
"General Gao, bring us here quickly. I don't have time to chat with you." Huang Shouren spoke again.
Huang Shouren was not only the teacher of the sixth prince, but also one of the most trusted ministers of the Emperor of Great Xia. Gao Qi was also afraid of him.
He pointed to the cell in the distance contemptuously, "It's okay to meet him, but you can't take him away!"
Liu Mo noticed Huang Shouren's expression and knew in his heart that it was impossible to save Gong Changyi.
Without further ado, he walked straight to the cell not far away.
When he opened the cell door, a strong stench hit his nostrils. Gong Changyi huddled in the corner, the sun shining on his face, and he screamed.
"Father-in-law..." Liu Mo's nose felt sore when he saw Gong Changyi being tortured into a human shape.
"Mo'er? Is that you?" Gong Changyi was so weak that he could hardly speak. "Were you arrested by them too?"
"No, it's not!"
"Then get out quickly and leave here!" Gong Changyi struggled and tried to get up.
Liu Mo quickly stepped forward and supported him. "I'll be fine! Mr. Huang came with me."
"Master Huang... Taifu Huang." Gong Changyi breathed a sigh of relief, "Then why are you here? How are my brothers from the Salt Gang?"
"Brothers from the Salt Gang?" Liu Mo didn't know how to answer. They had kept Gong Changyi in prison so that they didn't know what was happening outside?
"Father-in-law, I only have one purpose for coming here." As he said that, he leaned into Gong Changyi's ear and told him his thoughts.
The Salt Gang had been under the control of the eldest prince before, so they would probably exchange letters with other members of the Salt Gang.
Gong Changyi was not stupid and would definitely hide such an important letter secretly.
Liu Mo came here today just to get these evidences!
"No, no, no!" Gong Changyi shook his head, "Mo'er, we can't fight him."
"How will you know if you don't give it a try?" Liu Mo advised, "He is a prince, and there is a prince behind me!"
"You...I should have known." Gong Changyi stared at Liu Mo for a long time, "But I still advise you not to provoke him."
"Don't mess with me?"
"Yes, he promised me that he would let the Salt Gang brothers go."
Hearing this, Liu Mo sneered, "Father-in-law, do you know how Gao Qi treated the brothers of the Salt Gang? All the brothers in Rongcheng, including their family members, are now imprisoned here by beasts.
Regardless of men, women, old or young, people died at the hands of those beasts every day. The wives and daughters of the Salt Gang brothers were raped in public. The purpose is to force them to reveal the names of all the Salt Gang disciples and catch them all in one fell swoop! "
"What…"
"Father-in-law, tell me now, what should I do?"
Gong Changyi clenched his fists, "Mo'er, come here, what you want is here..."
