The magistrate was dead?
Zhu Moxie's pupils constricted, and his brows furrowed.
No wonder he felt uneasy at night and had a bad omen. It seemed that something was wrong with Dali Mansion.
"I hope it comes in time and can be salvaged.”
He sighed in his heart and asked,"What crime did the Prefecture Overseer use to kill the magistrate?”
Merchant Lu recalled for a moment and said,"A while ago, the magistrate issued an imperial notice saying that he wanted to find the descendants of the Duan family of the previous dynasty. He rewarded them with countless taels of silver and even promised to become a high official in the dynasty.”
"The Prefecture Overseer said that the Magistrate forged the Imperial Roll for his own selfish desires and supported his own henchmen to cause chaos in the court. He was killed on the spot for treason!”
After he finished speaking, he hugged Zhu Moxie's thigh and cried,""Young hero, we small businessmen are most afraid of official conflicts. If there are any minor disturbances in the city, it may affect us merchants.”
Zhu Moxie's expression turned cold. The Governor of the West Military Bureau, Yu Zheng, had personally issued the Imperial Roll. The Prefecture Overseer of Dali had also dared to make use of this to kill his people.
Logically speaking, a mere fourth-grade official would not dare to touch the crown prince even if he had ten guts.
The only person who could give him such courage was undoubtedly that slut, Imperial Concubine Wan!
" Hehe…I thought you didn't care about these petty officials, and your henchmen were only in the royal court…I didn't expect that I would still underestimate you…"
Zhu Moxie had no choice but to reevaluate this number one favored consort in history. This woman was really not simple.
She definitely did not rely solely on the art of controlling people and deceiving the Emperor to gain a foothold. She could take it up and let it go. Knowing that the court had already become Zhu Moxie's world, no one could compete with him, she immediately put down her airs and won over these local officials.
His methods were superb.
"But…you gave me another reason to kill you!”
Merchant Lu saw the young man's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a trace of coldness. He shrank his neck in fear and said in a trembling voice,"Young…Young hero, I know everything. Can you let me go?”
Zhu Moxie didn't say much. He lightly tapped the tip of his foot on the horse's back and floated dozens of meters away, returning to Shang Ming.
"Xu Tan is dead."
Shang Ming nodded his head solemnly. With his hearing, he had already heard everything that had been said just now. He said thoughtfully,"Your Highness, Zhou Qing is the Prefecture Overseer of Dali and is in charge of the local military. He has always minded his own business with Xu Tan. This time, he suddenly ate the guts of a leopard and led his troops to kill Xu Tan.”
With his decades of experience as an official, how could he not know who the person behind Zhou Qing was? However, there were some things that he could not say directly as a servant.
Zhu Moxie frowned and said,""Xu Tan is dead, and the trail of Xiao Zhengzi is broken. The only entry point is Zhou Qing.”
Shang Ming was anxious when he heard this and quickly advised," Your Highness, please don't be rash. Although Zhou Qing is only a small Prefecture Overseer and is not considered a highly respected general, Yunnan is located in the border area and has a much larger number of troops than other provinces. There are more than 20,000 people stationed in Dali Prefecture alone. If Zhou Qing is determined to go against you and gives an order, he will be attacked by thousands of troops. No matter how good his martial arts are, he will not be able to escape.”
"Breaking into the military camp? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Zhu Moxie glanced at him in annoyance. How did such a ridiculous idea come about?
Then, he frowned and pondered for a moment.
All of a sudden, his eyes lit up. His thoughts were clear, and he had a hint of understanding in his heart.
If he really was the person of Noble Consort Wan, he would definitely come to find trouble with her.
Why would he rack his brains to think of a way to catch Zhou Qing?
Zhu Moxie smiled in relief and walked into the city. He said,"
"Wait for the rabbit by the stump, and respond to all changes by not changing! Enter the city!"
Shang Ming was slightly stunned. He seemed to have thought of something and quickly followed suit.
A moment later, he followed behind Zhu Moxie and entered Dali City.
Passing through the bustling crowd, Zhu Moxie looked into the distance.
A simple and unadorned building called the Heavenly Dragon Inn entered his sight, and a bold and unconstrained feeling assaulted his senses.
"That's it."
He had been busy for the whole night and had not eaten anything. Now that he saw an inn with an atmosphere that suited his taste, how could he not rest?
He took big steps and walked into the inn in just a few breaths.
"Would you like to stay or eat?”
Just as he opened the door, the waiter's passionate voice echoed in his ears.
Zhu Moxie suddenly had an idea. He took out an ingot of gold and said,""Give me a portion of your most unique dishes. No, give me two portions. Pack one portion for me and give me a pot of good wine.”
Seeing the waiter staring at the gold in his hand, he teased,"Is it enough?"
"Enough, enough. Please wait a moment, sir. I'll be right there!”
The waiter was overjoyed as he took the gold ingot and ran to the kitchen.
Not long after, a voice as thin as a mosquito's thread rang out in Zhu Moxie and Shang Ming's ears.
"Your Highness, the Prefecture Overseer has already set up a banquet in the camp.”
Zhu Moxie raised his eyebrows and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He turned his head and looked towards the source of the voice.
A middle-aged man in black stood outside the door and knelt down on one knee.
I was waiting for you!
A disdainful smile appeared on Zhu Moxie's face. He had deliberately swaggered into the city just now. When he arrived at the inn with the most people and eyes, he pretended to be generous and threw out an ingot of gold to attract the attention of Zhou Qing's men.
After all, according to the information given by the Imperial Concubine Wan's faction in the two factories and one guard, there should be a total of five people like him and Shang Minglong. Now, only two of them had arrived, and it was too fast.
Even if the portrait was exactly the same, it could not help but make people suspicious. He was generous and arrogant. He deliberately showed the demeanor of the royal family and threw out bait. The fish took the bait.
It was really Jiang Taigong's fishing, and the willing took the bait.
Zhu Moxie played a little trick, and the fox's tail was exposed.
"Your Highness, this is a trap, be careful!”
Shang Ming used his internal energy to transmit a message to Zhu Moxie.
Zhu Moxie winked at him and smiled disapprovingly. He spat out a word,""Let's go!"
Under the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if it was a tiger, it had to lie down obediently. Even if it was a dragon, it had to be coiled up for him!
And he was definitely the Son of Heaven!
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