The staircase was dimly lit, but when you walked up, there was a lot of light.

The spacious third floor is still the same as before, delicately and elegantly furnished, and the open windows are like a huge picture frame, taking in the most beautiful scenery of Yangzhou City.

When I reached the last step, my heart jumped, but when I looked up, I saw a group of familiar figures sitting in the center of the room, not near the window, and there was no figure in it as I remembered.

One of them stood up and walked over to us: "Miss Yue." ”

"Brother Mo......?"

I was also a little stunned for a while, I didn't expect him to be here, and then look at the few people standing at the table, almost all of them were let go by Pei Yuanhao that day, and there were familiar faces in the original medicine shop.

As soon as my mind turned, I immediately understood.

They are waiting for me here, and waiting for me, they must have something to say to me!

Originally, Shui Xiu walked up with me with a smile, but as soon as she saw this scene, it was wrong, especially when she saw this man who was full of fierce air coming over, she was also frightened, and grabbed my arm: "Aunt-girl, they are-"

"Shuixiu, it's okay."

I patted her hand and motioned for her to be silent, turned my head and smiled at the man, "Why is Brother Mo here?" ”

Mo Tieyi glanced at Shui Xiu and said to me: "We really can't help it, the emperor looks at you too strictly, and the brothers have spent several days trying to get close to your house, so they can only take advantage of you to come out today and meet with you." ”

I just remembered that Pei Yuanhao said that he would send someone to watch me, although he bluffed Shen Gongyi's people away, but he also made them stop, so he smiled apologetically: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"It's okay, come and sit."

I walked slowly over to the table in the middle of the room and sat down.

To say that it was not clear just now, after listening to our words, Shui Xiu understood, she had never encountered such a scene, and followed me with a frightened face, looking at them cautiously.

Mo Tieyi also sat down, and glanced at Shui Xiu again before speaking: "She-"

"It's okay." I said, "The water show has been following me." ”

"Oh......"

Mo Tieyi nodded, and then he didn't say anything anymore, just as the shopkeeper also walked up, but he asked Xiao Er to bring us refreshments, which was not as good as what Huang Tianba sent when he was there before, but it was also exquisite, and the fragrance was fragrant, and after sending things, they didn't squint, turned around and walked down calmly, as if nothing had happened.

It seems that how deeply this force has penetrated into the south is really far beyond our imagination.

I watched the shopkeeper walk down, then turned back to Mo Tieyi and smiled at them: "Brother Mo is waiting for me here, I don't know what to say to me." ”

Mo Tieyi glanced at me, but looked at the wound on my face that had not yet dissipated, and sighed: "You, how is it?" ”

"It's no big deal."

"When we went back, we also heard about the things on the court." He was a big man, but he squirmed a little, and only after a while did he say, "Thank you." ”

I smiled.

The reason why I dared to say those words to Pei Yuanhao before was also because Mo Tieyi and they were still there, although these people did not follow Huang Tianba, but I know that they have all been influenced by Huang Tianba to some extent, and they are not the kind of people who blindly fight and don't know how to advance or retreat.

He took a sip of tea and slowly lowered the cup on the table, his fingers pinching the rim of the cup and not putting it down.

After a long time, Mo Tieyi raised his head and looked at me: "What you said last time, is it true?" Is the emperor really going south this time to depose the untouchables in the south? ”

I nodded and said, "Actually, the emperor had this idea a long time ago. ”

"Oh?"

"At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the emperor told me about it, but some systems in the south were not implemented in a day or two, and rash changes would cause great turmoil in the government, so he always wanted to find an opportunity. Plus-" I glanced at them: "There are really not many officials who dare to go south......"

When Mo Tieyi heard this, his face became a little ugly.

After Liu Yi died, many people gathered in front of his mourning hall to kowtow, I heard that it was because after Pei Yuanhao returned to Beijing after Pei Yuanhao cured the epidemic here, Liu Yi went south, and was assassinated not long after, but on the day of his assassination, the state government issued an order for him to reduce the poll tax of the season, which made all Yangzhou people grateful, and Mo Tieyi They were released from prison, and naturally knew what happened.

Sometimes, if you don't be so impulsive and use bloodshed to solve the problem, maybe, things will be a different form entirely.

And I think that the reason why Shengjing's people are making such a big move now is that Liu Yi's order to reduce the poll tax has already made them very dissatisfied, and they can also see the imperial court's intention to reconcile with the south.

Mo Tieyi gritted his teeth, his fingers pinched the cup and made a noise, and only after a while did he say, "We--did something wrong." ”

"......," I looked at him.

"When Brother Huang left, he told him not to touch Liu Yi, but-"

Looking at the remorse in his eyes, I also understood in my heart that it was not necessarily him who was brave and ruthless, but the people above them must shed blood from the court, which was the crux of the problem.

I thought about it for a moment and said, "Brother Mo, you will come to me today, aren't-"

Mo Tieyi glanced at me and nodded, "Yes." I have passed on all the words you said when you went to the Red Leaf Temple before, and we have thought a lot about it when we come back this time, so I want to come to you to confirm with you whether the emperor really wants to depose the untouchables. ”

"Then Brother Mo, can you sue me who is talking in the south now."

“……”

I looked at him: "Is it Yao Lao?" ”

Mo Tieyi's face sank: "How do you know?" ”

I smiled, "I guess." ”

The words I said to Yi Yi, the emperor released Mo Tieyi and them, these words and these things are not enough to convince a person who is completely strange to us, only people who have established a certain amount of trust will really be moved by my words, and Mo Tieyi also said just now, Huang Tianba has left, then Mu Hua must follow him, leaving behind the person who knows me, the person with a higher status, and there is only the old man who has a relationship with me in the prison.

What's more, in the meditation room of Momijiji Temple, I smelled not only the smell of fat powder used by women, but also the smell of medicine.

I remember that in the secret edict given to Pei Yuanhao by the first emperor in the past, it was said that the people in the Huisheng Medicine Shop have a deep relationship with the royal family, and Mu Hua and Huang Tianba are too young, so I guess what he is referring to is Yao Lao, but whether this relationship can point the whole situation to good or evil depends on this time.

I asked, "Why didn't Yao Lao come this time?" Doesn't he want to see me? ”

"No, it's not that he doesn't want to see you, it's—"

"He's with someone from Katsukyo, isn't he?"

Mo Tieyi nodded silently.

I said, "Brother Mo, I don't know what kind of conditions Shengjing's people have set for you, but what I want to tell you is that if you really want to talk to Shengjing's people, I'm afraid that you must be prepared to cut meat and feed the wolves." ”

When he heard this, his face suddenly changed: "What do you mean?" ”

"The untouchables in the south were indeed settled when the royal family entered the customs, but do you know that the southerners bear such heavy taxes, where does this money go?"

Mo Tieyi's eyes widened: "Where?" ”

……

By the time I told Mo Tieyi what Pei Yuanfeng had told me, half an hour had passed, and it was not too early for the sky outside.

If they don't go down, those guards will have to worry about it.

I looked at Mo Tieyi, and the faces of several of them were extremely ugly, as if they were sitting there in disbelief, and then looked at me after a long time: "What you said is true?" ”

"I think you should be able to trust me."

"......" They didn't speak, and their faces became even more ugly.

I said softly: "He ascended the throne as an emperor, he has his ambitions and ideals, and only by making the Celestial Empire usher in a truly prosperous era is the goal he wants to achieve." And Shengjing is different, they are not the rulers of the Celestial Empire, and they do not have a border with the south, if they can't get benefits, why should they cooperate with you? ”

“……”

"It's not easy, don't fall into the trap."

“……”

I slowly stood up, looked at the sky outside the window, and finally said, "Brother Mo, I know that your original intention in doing these things is for the people of the south, but you don't want to be taken advantage of because of your momentary anger. Otherwise, the Celestial Empire will be in chaos, and it will be the people who will suffer, but it will not necessarily be you who will benefit, nor will it necessarily be the royal family. ”

He suddenly looked up at me, as if he understood something, and his expression became solemn.

After a while, he said, "Okay, what you say, I'll take it back." ”

"Thank you." I bowed lightly to him, then turned around to leave, and just after taking two steps, I stopped and looked back at him and said, "Brother Mo." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Huang Ye......" I asked cautiously: "After he left, where did he go, do you know?" ”

Mo Tieyi sighed, shook his head and said, "No one knows." His departure was a big deal, and the people of the sect didn't plan to stop like that, but Mu Hua and her - for Mu Hua's sake, she still let him go. He looked at me again and said, "If it's good for him, you'd better stop looking for him." ”

I smiled faintly: "I know, thank you for telling me." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

The carriage was still parked not far from the street, and the guards stood for a long time, but they did not have any impatient expressions, and still respectfully invited me into the carriage, and when it was not too early, I asked the coachman to go directly back to the state capital.

In the carriage, I was a little distracted because I had just said too much, and I was closing my eyes to recuperate, but I felt that Shui Xiu had been staring at me, so I opened my eyes and looked at her: "What's wrong?" ”

"Girl, you-"

She had an overly frightened expression, but she didn't seem to know what to say, and it took a long time before she swallowed: "Are those assassins?" ”

"......," I smiled and acquiesced.

"Do you know the Assassins?"

“……”

"Does the emperor know too?"

"Shui Xiu, don't talk about today's incident to anyone for the time being."

"Oh." Shui Xiu nodded in a trance, and asked again: "Can't the emperor say it?" ”