Mo Zhifu staggered to the main hall, the hall was splendid, magnificent, everywhere in the eye were finely carved, the golden light was shining, it was really dazzling, Mo Zhifu looked at such a magnificent hall intently, and forgot where he was. The entourage eunuch who led him in hurriedly reminded him, only to find that all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were looking at him at this time, and he suddenly felt dizzy. The little prefect had never encountered such a huge scene, and just as he was trembling with shock, a familiar face poked its head out of the civil official queue and winked at him. I actually forgot that Nian Cong was here, so why panic! Mo Zhifu breathed a long sigh of relief, quickened his pace and stepped forward, knocking on the emperor.

"According to the two Aiqing, last night the government under your jurisdiction was robbed by someone, and you have not reported to the court so far, the two crimes of poor guarding and dereliction of duty are committed, if you are not severely punished, it is really difficult to convince the public!" The emperor changed his usual calm attitude and was furious at Mo Zhifu.

Mo Zhifu was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again, and replied timidly: "Please ask the emperor for forgiveness...... Xiaguan ...... The lower officials did not mean to conceal ...... It was really that the whole house was busy tracking and collecting evidence last night, and there was no time to report it to the imperial court...... I hope the emperor will forgive me,......" After speaking, he kowtowed a few more times.

Mo Niancong, who was standing on the side, saw him kowtowing and bleeding, and his heart was very anxious. Although my father is at fault, it is really excusable, and before the truth is known, it is really not like the emperor to do it like this...... He tried his best to suppress the idea of rushing out to relieve his father, but he just closed his eyes tightly and stood quietly in the queue, waiting for a turnaround.

After hearing this, the emperor slapped his hand on the armrest of the dragon chair, looking even more angry, and said sharply: "Seeing that you are cowering now, you must have not caught the prisoner, and the Son of Heaven allowed the prisoner to come and go freely, how can this be true!" Today I went to the palace to rob the prison, and tomorrow I am afraid that I will go to the palace to run rampant! After speaking, he scanned the hundreds of military officials in the hall with a sharp and cold gaze, and for a moment, the hall was silent.

When all the officials stood with bated breath, one person suddenly yawned ignorant of the times. The courtiers knew in their hearts what this person was, so no one looked up, and although Mo Zhifu, who bowed his head to the ground, was curious, he didn't dare to make a mistake. For a while, no one paid any attention to the man's rude behavior.

When the emperor saw this, he took the lead in attacking, inheriting the momentum of anger just now, glared at the rude person, and asked loudly: "Uncle Guo is in charge of the power of the soldiers and horses in the city, and is responsible for the security of the city. Just spoke out, is there any remedy? ”

Uncle Rong Guo has a strong figure and an arrogant momentum, and at a glance he knows that he is a military general, but when he reaches forty, he has gradually become blessed, and although the official clothes and accessories on his body are gorgeous, they are slightly ridiculous because they are too close to the body. After he heard the emperor's severe rebuke, instead of a trace of fear, his face full of oil and slightly flushed showed a treacherous smile, he paced forward leisurely, bowed slightly and replied: "If you go back to the emperor, the prefect's affairs in the prefect's palace are in charge of the prefect's affairs, and now that the prefect has been robbed, the matter of arresting the murderer should be borne by the prefect, but since this official is responsible for managing the security of the capital, it is not indispensable to assist from the side...... It's just that if those rat thieves dare to break into the imperial city, this official will not be spared, please rest assured! ”

The emperor sneered, one laughed at his intention to push this matter on Uncle Guo, but now he was completely pushed away by his few crooked reasoning, and the other laughed at Uncle Guo now claiming to be his protector, and the above two, because he can't make enemies with him, he can't refute them. "What Uncle Guo said is very true! With Uncle Guo here, how can I not be at ease! Mo Zhifu, now that Uncle Guo is willing to help you, you must go all out, don't let me down again! After speaking, he glared at Uncle Rong Guo silently.

Mo Zhifu heard that the emperor was not going to condemn him for the time being, so he hurriedly agreed, and then turned his head to kowtow to Uncle Rongguo.

Uncle Rong Guo looked at the emperor with wide eyes, and finally swallowed back the words when he came to his mouth, and just sneered at Mo Zhifu's thanks.

Duan Ning and the others have been kneeling under the hall, and the arrogance of blaming each other before has long disappeared, only to see that the emperor was furious, both of them bowed their heads and were silent, and now they saw that the emperor ordered Uncle Guo to help Mo Zhifu chase the murderer, so they didn't dare to say anything. Even the emperor is polite to Uncle Rongguo, who is three points, how can they afford to provoke him. Although Duan Nantian is the secretary of the military department, he also holds the power of the army, but the distant water can't save the near fire, and now in the capital, except for the forbidden army in the palace is in charge of the emperor, they are all under the command of Uncle Rongguo, don't say that it is his little Shangshu Mansion, even if he wants to go straight to the imperial city, it is not impossible. In addition, Uncle Rongguo's forces are all over the imperial court, and even if he is the prime minister's faction, he can only barely compete with it, so Duan Ning and the others will naturally not be stupid enough to compete with them.

Although the emperor was unhappy by Uncle Rongguo's words, he thought that he had finally pulled him into the game, and at the same time, Duan Ning and the others did not dare to mess around in this matter because they were afraid of his power. Thinking of this, he returned to his previous gentle attitude, smiled at the courtiers, and said unhurriedly: "Since this matter has been decided, then I will wait for the good news of the uncle and the prefect." Do you Aiqing still have something to play? ”

Seeing that the emperor's anger had subsided, everyone breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, but Mo Niancong was the only one who was still deep in thought. It is naturally a good thing to have the help of Uncle Guo, but I wanted to rely on the emperor's power to find out the mastermind behind the robbery, but now I can't do it. As wise as the emperor, he must have known that the prisoner had been robbed, and the two Shangshu bore the brunt of the suspicion of the government. Could it be that the emperor didn't think that there was anything suspicious about the two scholars, so he didn't inquire about the two in detail? It's just how did the emperor know that the two were not involved in the case? The emperor knows what the real murderer is! Such a thought suddenly flashed in Mo Niancong's heart.