Chapter 364: Escort
Lan Xue was gagged, her hands tied, and her head was covered with a black cloth bag, and she was escorted into the carriage, and two tall healthy women followed her into the carriage to guard her. The carriage set off from the second gate of Zhao Shuo's mansion, drove out of the gate directly, and was escorted by the personal guards of the Suning County Palace, all the way to the direction of the imperial city. Zhao Mo rode a horse and landed at the end of the escort, his thick hooded black cloak covering his figure and face, and quickly galloped through the street.
The whole street is forbidden, and at this time, you will naturally not meet anyone on the road.
Lan Xue was trapped in the car, panicked in her heart, but she couldn't do anything if she wanted to struggle or shout. The two healthy women were obviously skilled and powerful, and their eyes were fixed on her, leaving no chance for her to take advantage of them. She couldn't see, her mouth couldn't make a sound, and her body was still not fully injured because she could only eat fifty percent full every day, and she had no strength to resist at all, so she could only be at the mercy of these unknown people.
In fact, she had a premonition when an accomplice contacted her privately and ordered her to forge a fake birthmark of a certain pattern on her arm. The accomplice wasn't someone she knew, and she didn't even know when the other party had been lurking in the house or how many had infiltrated with him. The other party didn't tell her anything clearly, only told her to stay honest, wait for orders from above, and then added a pattern to her arm. She didn't know what the instructions were or what her companion's intentions were, and it was a terrible feeling to be kept in the dark.
Do they know that she gave birth to a son to the prince of the Jokhang clan, and what an important bargaining chip this is?! Beirong wants to reach into the power hierarchy of Dazhao through her son in the future, and it all depends on her to operate! How can they be so rude to her? When the matter of her poisoning was revealed, if there were one or two more men under her command who could send the poison bottle out of the house in time, she would not have ended up where she is now. If it is said that there are really only Zhu'er and Zhen'er's mother and daughter around her, it is just that, there are other people, even waiting in the outer courtyard! They help her, but it is just a gesture, why don't they refuse to help?! She is now grounded in the back house, and she can't even see her son's face, and she doesn't know where her son was sent, whether he is okay, whether he is still loved by Zhao Shuo, she can't find out. Leader, are they crazy?!
It wasn't until Zhao Shuo ran to her yard angrily and scolded her Beirong spy accomplices for setting a trap and using Zhao Li to frame Zhao Shuo, that she came to her senses. The mark of that flower pattern was not something needed for a new mission at all, but a tool for his companions to try to destroy Zhao Shuo. She was completely regarded as an outcast! Once this matter got out, she couldn't even save her life, let alone her son's future future! Everyone knew that Zhao Qi was born to a Beirong woman, even if he could be allowed to stay alive, how could he be allowed to come into contact with power?
Lan Xue was about to go crazy. She didn't know what her accomplices were thinking! What did she do wrong? Zhao Qi is the best bridge for Beirong to get in touch with the Jokhang royal family, and now the leader actually wants to destroy their mother and son?! What good is this for Beirong?! Is it possible...... Was the leader rebelled against the Jokhang? Did he betray his home country?!
Lan Xue's eyes flowed with tears, and she didn't dare to imagine where she would be sent and what kind of punishment she would suffer. She felt betrayed and betrayed. knew this, after she became Zhao Shuo's concubine and gave birth to a son for him, she shouldn't have helped the leaders do things anymore. She shouldn't deal with Xiao Wang's family too early, but should let Xiao Wang's family conceive a child, and then let the Wang family help Zhao Shuo become the crown prince. When that time comes, what is so difficult for her to do anything to the little Wang family and their children? The Wang family wants to regret it, but it is too late.
When Zhao Shuo is infinitely beautiful, she can also rise with the tide. As long as the status is not ordinary, his subordinates will also have power. She could have persuaded her brother to go to her side, try to get rid of the chieftains, and then be her noblewoman in peace. When Zhao Shuo ascends the throne as emperor, she will kill Zhao Mo or Zhao Shuo's other sons, and if she can become the future emperor of Dazhao, won't her own son be the only one left? In Dazhao, she has a noble and incomparable status, what does she care about Beirong? She is just a little female spy in Beirong, her parents and relatives have died early, and she can't have a higher status than in Dazhao to do things for Beirong......
Lan Xue was extremely remorseful, but it was too late to regret it at this time. Whether it was Zhao Shuo, who used to be very fond of her, or her Beirong accomplices, they had already given up on her. No one can save her from fire and water.
Zhao Mo silently followed the convoy and guards and entered the imperial city. By the dim moonlight, they turned into a deep, wide courtyard. In the courtyard, a tall, silent man in brocade has been waiting there for a long time. Zhao Mo turned over and dismounted, ignoring the movement of others carrying Lan Xue off the carriage, and walked directly towards the man.
The man in brocade looked to be in his mid-thirties, with a grim appearance, and an inconspicuous scar on the left cheek, apparently wounded by a sharp weapon, and had been some years old, which made him feel even more dangerous. He is tall and strong, wearing a brocade robe with silver thread on a black background, which is obviously a low-key and luxurious costume, but wearing it on him makes people feel frightened.
Seeing Zhao Mo coming over, the man in brocade took the initiative to clasp his fists and salute first: "I've seen the king of the county." ”
Zhao Mo nodded in return: "Yuan Tongzhi." ”
Yuan Tongzhi watched Lan Xue being taken into prison, pulled the corners of his mouth, and didn't know if he showed a smile: "Now, there are only three escaped Beirong spies left, including the most important leader among them, and his two henchmen. Nearly 100 people, it is not easy to catch them all. ”
Zhao Mo said lightly: "It's a pity that there are three of them." These three know the most confidential things, and the others are just minions. If you don't catch those three people, you will never be able to find out who is colluding with them in the Jokhang territory!"
Yuan Tongzhi nodded slightly: "I have ordered someone to interrogate the nearly 100 Beirong secret spies, most of them are very hard-mouthed, but there are also those who are greedy for life and afraid of death." After entering the Zhao, they disguised themselves as ordinary people to live, and they had become accustomed to peaceful days for many years, and they had long lost the courage they had at the beginning. According to these people, the chief and two henchmen had found a very noble and powerful ally in the capital, and had been living in the place arranged by the man for a long time, and would only return to the garrison when they were told to do something. But the identity of this ally, none of them knows. Others may have heard of it, but no one is willing to tell the truth right now. Four people have already taken advantage of the unpreparedness of the guards to find an opportunity to commit suicide. It seems that we still need to step up the interrogation, and the matter outside will have to be bothered by the county king. ”
Zhao Mo nodded: "I will do my best." ”
It's just that which of these so-called noble and powerful allies will be? How can a person with a real status and power get mixed up with the Beirong people? What benefits can the Beirong people bring him? What goals does he want to use the Beirong people to achieve? Why should the Beirong people pay attention to Lan Xue and Zhao Qi, two good chess pieces who have already entered the palace of the Zhao Dynasty, but they want to use them to frame the insignificant Zhao Li and Zhao Shuo? No matter how stupid the Beirong people are, they should know that the difference in weight between the two is obvious, right? The gains outweigh the losses!
Unless...... They did this on the orders of that ally, and that ally could bring them greater benefits, far better than Lan Xue and Zhao Qi. And this ally, who is bent on putting Zhao Shuo and the Liao Wangfu to death, even if it can't harm their lives, will completely squeeze them out of the center of power, so that they will completely lose their holy family, status and real power - if the case will be made public, then there will be a reputation.
Zhao Mo didn't know who would hate the descendants of the Liao King family so much. There must be something else here that he didn't know.
Zhao Mo was silent in thought, Yuan Tongzhi glanced at him, and showed an expression that didn't know whether to laugh or scare: "The county king is at ease, the emperor knows the merits of the county king." The crimes committed by Ling Zun have already been revealed. With Ling Zun's talent, he will never make the same mistake again in the future, and the king of the county will no longer have to worry about being implicated. ”
Zhao Mo glanced at him wordlessly, and suddenly didn't want to say anything, but said: "That's it, I'll leave it to you, I don't care how I interrogate." If I get more news from outside, I'll let you know. It wasn't early, and I hadn't even eaten dinner yet, so I went back. ”
Although he instructed Zhen Zhong and them to prepare a meal for him, Zhao Shuo urged him to take Lan Xue away as if he was going to send a plague, how could he let him stay for dinner again? He only had time to drink tea before leaving, this time he was really hungry, and when he was blown by the cold wind, the taste was even more uncomfortable.
Of course, Yuan Tongzhi would not stop him, but asked him to take care of his body, and then personally sent him out of the imperial city.
It's just that the guards guarding the gates of the imperial city were all terrified when they saw his face, as if they had seen something terrible, and they avoided it. Yuan Tongzhi's expression became even more indifferent, and he sent Zhao Mo away, and glanced at the guards silently before turning around and returning to his own territory.
When one of the guards saw him walking over, he whispered to his companion, "Who is that man? It looks so vicious, so terrible!"
His companion told him: "Of course it is terrible, that is Lord Yuan, the deputy commander of the Imperial City's secret spy department! He has never appeared in front of people, but every time he appears, he will take away people's lives, which is even more terrible than the orthodox leader! It is said that he has thousands of lives under his command! He has a nickname called Thousand People Beheaded, and some people call him King Yuan Yan." A little person like us, don't mess with him, otherwise no one will cry out for you when you die!"
The guard who asked the question suddenly showed a frightened look and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
However, Yuan Tongzhi's ear is very good, and he has already heard this conversation, and he can't help but show a helpless expression in his eyes. Where is he so terrible? It's just that he's a little more vicious. He is in charge of interrogation in the secret spy department, and he rarely appears in front of people because he is busy with work, and he also wants to avoid being targeted by his fellow prisoners, who said that he has killed many people? That kind of thing doesn't need him to do it at all, okay?!