After retiring from the court, Mo Niancong saw that the emperor had no intention of summoning important ministers to the imperial study to continue discussing politics today, so he asked the eunuchs to pass it on to him, hoping that the emperor could give some advice on how to solve the case of last night's prison robbery. After hearing this, the emperor smiled helplessly, and thought: Isn't it their duty to find out the real murderer? It's just that...... How did he think I knew the inside story? Let's hear what he has to say before making a final decision...... The emperor nodded and acquiesced to Mo Niancong's following.

When the group came to the imperial garden, one of the attendant eunuchs saw that the emperor was about to walk to a pavilion built under a hundred-year-old banyan tree, so he walked up quickly, took out a handkerchief from his bosom, and carefully wiped the tables and chairs in the pavilion. Seeing this, the emperor smiled slightly, then straightened his clothes and sat down. After a while, several palace maids came with tea, cakes, and charcoal stoves, and the attendant eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward to take them and placed them in front of the emperor in an orderly manner. The emperor held his chin with one hand and watched the busyness of everyone leisurely, and Mo Niancong, who was standing outside the pavilion, had to wait quietly for the emperor's call.

A pot of water was boiled on a charcoal fire, and a thin smoke rose, and the emperor smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand, and held his back and forth. He picked up the kettle with one hand, lifted the lid of the teapot with the other, and then slowly poured boiling water into the kettle, and a burst of tea fragrance came to his nose. At this time, it is late autumn, the golden chrysanthemum is in full bloom in the imperial garden, the faint chrysanthemum fragrance is matched with the elegant tea fragrance, it is very refreshing, the emperor gently closes his eyes, indulges in it.

"The tea is going to be cold...... Mo Aiqing, please use! After a while, the emperor suddenly remembered that good tea was in front of him, so he opened his eyes and called Mo Niancong to taste it together.

After Mo Niancong said a few polite words, he stepped forward to pour a cup of tea for the emperor and himself.

After tasting tea, the emperor beckoned Mo Niancong to use some pastries, but he continued to drink tea. Mo Niancong saw that the emperor was very interested and did not dare to spoil the fun, so he had to continue to wait patiently. The autumn wind was cold, but with the protection of the big tree and the charcoal stove on the table, although the two of them were in the pavilion, they did not feel cold.

About half a time later, the emperor said leisurely: "These pastries are too sweet, Mo Aiqing is afraid that she can't get used to it......"

Mo Niancong was stunned for a moment before replying: "Back to the emperor, the cooking skills in the imperial dining room are indeed exquisite, but the ministers have heavy responsibilities and dare not slack off for a while, so even if there is food in front of them, they have no intention of tasting it." ”

"Since Mo Aiqing knows that she is responsible for herself, why is she still drinking with me here at this time?" The emperor moved his gaze back to the thin wisp of smoke, and there seemed to be reproach in his tone.

"Returning to the emperor, it is because what happened last night is very important, so the minister has to come to ask the emperor to make it clear." Mo Niancong bowed down and said, he saw that the emperor was noncommittal, so he continued: "Last night, a group of black-clothed people broke into the prefect's mansion and robbed the prisoner Ning Yue, and the head catcher immediately stepped forward to pursue him, but because of the light merit of the person who came, the head arrest was unsuccessful, but the minister listened to the arrest of the head and traced back, the prisoner Ning Yue seemed to be restrained at that time, and did not voluntarily escape from prison, so the minister asked the emperor for instructions, if he posted the emperor's list in the future, whether the prisoner Ning Yue was treated as a fugitive. ”

After hearing this, the emperor said coldly: "As far as I know, the prisoner was involved in a murder case, and escaping from prison is beneficial and harmless to her, I don't know what basis Mo Aiqing has to infer that the prisoner was not robbed voluntarily." ”

Mo Niancong hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, since the minister assisted the prefect in handling the case, he has looked through the case file many times and found that this case is full of suspicions. Therefore, now that the robbery has occurred, the minister has to consider the matter in many ways, and it cannot be ruled out that the person who robbed the prison was intended to help the prisoner escape from prison, but it cannot be denied that the person is suspected of murder. As the minister said, those men in black are extremely skilled and well-trained, and it may be difficult to capture them. According to the minister's humble opinion, for the sake of today's plan, the only way to find the mastermind behind the scenes is the best policy. After speaking, Mo Niancong looked at the emperor fixedly.

After hearing this, the corners of the emperor's mouth rose slightly, and he said as if approvingly: "What Mo Aiqing said is very true, since this is the case, you will order someone to write on the emperor's list that you want to arrest the prisoner alive, and when you interrogate it carefully in the future, you may be able to touch the melon and bring out the master behind the scenes." ”

Mo Niancong nodded yes, and then said: "Your Majesty, regarding the mastermind behind the scenes, the minister thinks that there are indeed a few people who are suspicious at the moment. Seeing that the emperor was silent, he continued: "One is Ning Zhenhai, the biological father of the prisoner Ning Yue, and the second is Duan Nantian Duan Shangshu, the father of the deceased Duan Ming, and the third is ...... Today's Uncle ......"

After hearing this, the emperor's heart trembled, and he slowly put down the teacup in his hand, turned his head, looked at Mo Niancong with interest and asked, "The first two I could have expected, but Mo Aiqing was suspicious of Uncle Guo...... What are the credentials? ”

Seeing that the emperor was shaken, Mo Niancong pretended to be confused, scratched his head, and replied, "Minister...... There is no basis, but since those black-clothed people are so powerful, I think that non-high-ranking officials and nobles can't instruct them, looking at our dynasty, the first noble person is Uncle Rongguo, so the ministers dare to guess...... I don't know what the emperor's holy will is? ”

The emperor smiled bitterly and replied: "How can I know about the insidious and treacherous things, but since Uncle Guo promised to help you arrest the murderer, I don't want to get involved in it." It's just that...... Uncle Guo has many henchmen, and Mo Aiqing is not impossible to verify them one by one...... "From this point of view, the robbery of the prisoner is not only not beneficial to Uncle Rongguo, but it is not as good as his past style. It seems too far-fetched to suspect him just because he has a lot of capable people, but he just used the topic to play and take the opportunity to let Mo Shilang properly investigate his henchmen, and Yu Zhen is not without benefits...... Thinking of this, the emperor's heart was comfortable, so let them have trouble eating and sleeping, and it would be good for them to sleep for a while......

Mo Niancong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, how easy it is to find out about Uncle Guo's faction, just thinking about the number of people is a headache, not to mention that there are many high-ranking and powerful people among them. Unexpectedly, when I came to see the emperor this time, not only did I not poke out half of his mouth, but was forced to take over such a big thing, I really regretted it...... It's just that the emperor's words also reminded me that Uncle Rongguo's forces are all over the north and south, and if he helps, he must get twice the result with half the effort! Mo Niancong knelt down on one knee and replied: "Weichen takes the order!" The minister, the uncle, and the prefect will live up to the emperor's expectations, and they will set out to find the prisoner on the same day! ”

The emperor shook the teacup gently, looked at him, and smiled, if my dragon power can help you instruct your uncle to do things, it is not impossible......