A group of officers and soldiers unsheathed their swords and surrounded Yun Que.

The crowd around them was frightened and walked away.

This kind of posture is not common in the imperial city, and so many officers and soldiers are dispatched, and they must be arresting important criminals.

Mu Qingyao and Yun Que both felt inexplicable.

Just entered the city, how could he be targeted by officers and soldiers?

Yun Que arched his hand towards the general led by him, and said: "This lord, did you recognize the wrong person, I am a law-abiding and good citizen, I just arrived in the imperial city today, I give money for dinner, sleep and live in the hotel, and never cause trouble." ”

The general sneered, unfolded the portrait in his hand and said:

"A good one who never causes trouble! You slaughtered 319 people in Wuji Town! The wanted warrant is here, and you can't be caught yet! ”

Yun Que took a closer look, and the portrait that the other party was holding was indeed himself, and the painting was very clear.

Yun Que didn't expect that he had lived in Heifeng Village for a month, and the news of Wujiazhai had spread to the imperial city, and even the wanted warrants had come down.

"There are no good people in Wujia Village, their Wujia family feeds live people to demons, and I am for the people." Yun Que said helplessly.

"I don't care if there are good people in the Wu family, this official only knows that you are a felony wanted by the imperial court!" The general said in a deep voice.

The killing of hundreds of people in the Wu family was not clear for a while, and Yun Que didn't believe anything.

Mu Qingyao hurriedly stepped forward and directly took out the Yin and Yang Order to reveal her identity.

As soon as the general saw the token, he immediately bowed down and saluted and greeted the county lord.

"There is a hidden story in Wujiazhai, I can testify that Yun Que did not kill innocents indiscriminately, and I hope that the adults will be accommodating." Mu Qingyao said politely.

"The lower official was ordered to arrest the felon, the duty is in the body, and he can't be accommodating, and I hope the county lord will forgive me, if the county lord asks for mercy, you can go to the palace to face the saint, or you can go to the criminal department to see my family, this person must be arrested today." The generals did not give the slightest affection.

Mu Qingyao had no choice.

In a small place like Zangshi Town or Baiyu City, the identity of the county lord can easily mobilize officers and soldiers to assist.

But this is Tianqi City, the other party is a person from the Criminal Department, and the face of a Lingyun county lord has no weight in arresting such a thing.

In order not to embarrass Mu Qingyao, Yun Que said simply:

"I'll just go with them, and the county lord will go to the emperor to explain the truth and avenge me."

Mu Qingyao pursed her lips and nodded: "I'll go to face the saint immediately, don't worry, I can release you soon!" ”

Homicide is a felony.

In particular, he killed 319 people in a row, and if such a crime cannot be exculpated, it is Ling Chi's capital crime.

Seeing that Yun Que was tied up and taken to the heavenly prison by Wuhuada, Mu Qingyao stomped her foot angrily and hurried to the palace.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the palace, I happened to see Bai Yan coming out.

"The county lord came just in time, Your Majesty just asked where you were, blame me for not sending the county lord to the palace, Long Yan is furious." Bai Yan smiled bitterly.

"I wanted to come back tomorrow to face the saint, for fear of disturbing His Majesty's rest." Mu Qingyao said with an anxious expression: "General Bai knows when Yun Que's wanted warrant was issued, and who is responsible for the investigation of the case in Wuji Town. ”

Bai Yan was stunned when he heard this, shook his head and said:

"Yun Que is wanted? I don't know about this, if there is a wanted warrant, it should have just come out, I haven't seen it before, as for the person who investigates the bloody case, the county lord can go to the criminal department to ask. ”

Mu Qingyao nodded and hurried into the palace.

"The county lord wants to intercede for Yun Que." Bai Yan suddenly said.

Mu Qingyao stopped and said, "Yun Que didn't kill innocents in vain, I'll go and explain the truth to Your Majesty." ”

Bai Yan hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice and said:

"If this matter is not urgent, the county lord had better not mention it today, and it will not be too late to play it another day, Your Majesty is not in a good mood today."

"What's going on in the palace?" Mu Qingyao asked.

Bai Yan shook his head slowly, he didn't know the inside story, but Long Yan's displeasure was real.

Today's emperor has a great temper, and he can see the irritability in the emperor's heart with his white eyes.

That's why he suggested that Mu Qingyao suppress this matter, so as not to annoy the emperor, but it was even more unfavorable to Yun Que.

But where can Mu Qingyao wait.

After three days, it will be the school palace assessment, and if you miss it, you will have to wait for another year.

Mu Qingyao tidied up her clothes and entered the palace.

The lord of Lingyun has the privilege of entering and leaving the palace at will, without needing to report it, unlike Bai Yan, who has to wait for the emperor to summon him.

In the imperial study, Mu Qingyao met the emperor of the current Jin Kingdom, Yin Zishou.

This emperor was in his forties, in the prime of life, tall, hooked nose, calm temperament, and somewhat gloomy eyes.

Since it was already night, the emperor was dressed in civilian clothes and did not wear a dragon robe, but even so, he was still dressed in imperial majesty.

Yin Zishou was watching the twists and turns in the imperial study, with a pair of long eyebrows slightly locked, and he could see that he was in a bad mood.

Seeing Mu Qingyao, Yin Zishou's expression became a little better, and he smiled and said:

"You girl is really full of wisdom, you can actually think of the idea of the princes of the beacon theater, aren't you afraid that I will punish you for the crime of lighting the beacon tower without authorization?"

"In order to protect herself, the courtiers came up with such a plan, which disturbed Your Majesty and came to ask for guilt."

After Mu Qingyao bowed respectfully, she lowered her head slightly and said.

The king of a country must not be rude, and it is already a special honor to be able to meet the emperor in the imperial study.

Yin Zishou laughed and said:

"Since I caused trouble for self-preservation, if I punish you, wouldn't I ignore your safety, and then your father will not be able to ask me about the emperor, or I will be a prince and be played by you girl with a beacon fire."

The emperor's words can be heard to be very fond of the Lingyun County Lord.

Mu Qingyao hurriedly bowed down and thanked him, saying thank the lord Longen.

Then the emperor inquired about the Red Lotus Sect, and Mu Qingyao truthfully told the news he knew.

"The evil sect is crooked, and it dares to murder the lord of the Great Jin Dynasty, how can it be justified! Someone came, and the Punishment Department investigated the matter thoroughly and wiped out the thieves of the Red Lotus Sect! ”

The emperor ordered that a eunuch immediately draft an edict and notify the criminal department overnight.

The Criminal Department did not dare to slack off, and began to mobilize manpower in the middle of the night to track down matters related to the Red Lotus Sect.

The emperor was furious and ambushed millions of corpses.

With a holy decree, tens of thousands of horses were mobilized, and if the Red Lotus Sect was not eradicated, there would be no place for the emperor's face.

Yin Zi was personally canonized as the county lord, and he was also the county lord of Lingyun, who was loved by all the people, if he was assassinated in the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty, the face of the royal family would be swept away.

Not only for the safety of Mu Qingyao, Yin Zi was also doing this for the king of Funan.

Then Mu Qingyao first talked about the loss of military crossbows, mentioned Heifeng Village, said the beard of the joints in Bashan City, and finally said that there were also a lot of military crossbows in Wujia Village.

As soon as he heard about the crossbow, the emperor's face became even more gloomy.

Once the ordnance and the country's heavy weapons are lost, the loss will not only be the national treasury, but also the national fortune.

Yin Zi received the second holy decree and immediately issued it, and transferred Su Hongshan, the guard of Bashan City, into the palace overnight.

Su Hongshan had just returned to Bashan City, and his butt was still hot, and after receiving the holy decree, he rushed to the imperial city in the starry night, if he didn't have a good horse, he couldn't stand this toss.

Mu Qingyao is very smart.

first detained the crime to Wujiazhai, stating that the Wu family had a crossbow and privately raised demon beasts to feed the living, and said that the Wu family secretly created hundreds of war witches and plotted against them.

By the time Mu Qingyao finished speaking in detail, a picture had already formed in the emperor's mind.

Wujiazhai supports the army and is self-respecting!

Military crossbows, raising demons, and creating war witches, can this kind of thing be self-preservation, it is obviously a rebellion!

In the end, Mu Qingyao told Yun Que about eradicating Wujiazhai with his own strength.

Mu Qingyao is always observing words and feelings.

Sure enough, after seeing that the emperor heard that Wujiazhai had been destroyed, his demeanor eased from anger.

"The young man you mentioned has such combat power, it's really rare."

Yin Zi received a rare word of praise, and sighed: "Destroying a bandit village by himself, he reminds me of when your father was young, that is the real person who should be closed." ”

"Your Majesty, it's so rare! Yun Que is brave and strategic, his combat power is unparalleled at a young age, he is definitely a pillar of talent, and he is about to participate in the assessment of the Academy Palace, and he is fully sure that he can go to the Academy Palace to study. ”

After a pause, Mu Qingyao continued: "But Yun Que has just been taken into the heavenly prison by the Criminal Department. ”

When the emperor heard this, he was surprised and said, "What crime did he commit?" ”

Mu Qingyao said: "The Criminal Department issued a wanted warrant, because Yun Que killed three hundred and nineteen demons in Wujiazhai and was wanted, Your Majesty, the courtiers can testify with their lives, Yun Que killed all the people who deserve to die, he is not guilty, but meritorious!" ”

Mu Qingyao deliberately called Wujiazhai a demon, just to create the evil of Wujiazhai, coupled with the previous truthful description, Mu Qingyao was absolutely sure to ask the emperor to pardon Yun Que.

Yin Zishou nodded, did not speak immediately, but glanced at Mu Qingyao deeply.

"The Great Jin Dynasty will not condone any demon, nor will it wronged any good person, the Criminal Department will investigate this matter clearly, if that Yunque is really innocent, he can avoid prison." The emperor said lightly.

Mu Qingyao was surprised, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! Yun Que didn't kill innocents in vain, I ......"

"That's it! You have a daughter's family, you don't need to get involved in such murders, since you have returned safely, go back and have a good rest, before the Red Lotus Sect is eradicated, don't leave the imperial city, otherwise your father will be worried. ”

The emperor waved his hand and motioned for Mu Qingyao to step back.

Mu Qingyao was anxious, but she knew that the emperor had issued an expulsion order, and any more words would anger the emperor, so she had to bow down and retreat, and even Pingshan Jun's demon order and Chang Wei's innocent body were temporarily suppressed by her and not mentioned.

White disgust is right.

The emperor was really in a bad mood today, and Mu Qingyao knew that in this case, it was not wise to ask for a reward.

Walking to the door, I heard the emperor's voice coming.

"By the way, tomorrow you go to see Xuan'er, he has been unwell recently, seeing you, his illness is more than half better, you are not in the imperial city, he is restless all day."

Xuan'er in the emperor's mouth, named Yin Xuan, was the crown prince of the dynasty.

Mu Qingyao took a deep breath and left the palace after agreeing.

At this point, Mu Qingyao finally knew why the emperor did not immediately pardon Yun Que.

Because of yourself!

Mu Qingyao secretly blamed herself.

Just now, I was too anxious to save Yun Que in front of the emperor, and I was so concerned that I was so confused that I said the rare statement of guaranteeing my life.

Emperors, which can be general, it is easy to spy on people's hearts.

The emperor should have seen that he was unusually concerned about Yun Que, so he didn't like it, so he didn't immediately pardon it.

Mu Qingyao and the prince are the same age, and the two can be said to have grown up together and were playmates when they were children.

As she grew up, Mu Qingyao realized that the emperor had deliberately promoted herself and the crown prince over the years, and she and the prince were also the most optimistic pair of the Manchu Dynasty.

In everyone's eyes, the county lord of Lingyun and the prince are talented and beautiful, a natural pair.

But Mu Qingyao has no feelings for the prince at all, and she doesn't like the prince's kind of person who has a soft temper and likes to calculate.

The joys, sorrows, and sorrows of the county lord had no impact on the imperial power, because the emperor was the master of the Great Jin Kingdom.

Since the emperor is optimistic about the pair of Lingyun County Lord and the crown prince, he naturally will not allow other men to get involved in Mu Qingyao, so he will ignore Yun Que's situation.

There is no such thing as a capital offense.

The Criminal Department will definitely investigate the matter of Wujiazhai, but no one knows how long this period will be.

Ten days and a half is possible, and a year and a half is possible.

The longer it drags on, the longer Yun Que will be locked up in the prison, and the school palace assessment in three days will not be able to catch up, and maybe even next year's assessment may not be able to catch up.

After leaving the palace, Mu Qingyao was anxious.

Soon the little lord calmed down.

She thought of the only person who could save Yun Que, so she hurried to Si Tianjian.

After Mu Qingyao left, the imperial study became quiet and depressing.

The emperor's face was as gloomy as water, and the whole person looked restless, and he didn't know what was going on.

Footsteps were heard, and the figure of an old eunuch appeared in the study.

"How's it going, do you have a clue?" Yin Zishou asked a little anxiously.

"Back to Your Majesty, all the living mouths have been checked, there are no clues for the time being, and the only thing left is the corpse." The old eunuch always bowed and hung his head.

"Rubbish!"

Yin Zishou grabbed the jade teacup on the table, smashed it hard, and roared: "Keep checking!" If you can't find it, you can see you! ”

"Your Majesty is angry, and the old slave will also recover the stolen things for His Majesty if he gives up this old life." The old eunuch's body bowed even lower.

Yin Zishou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Go ahead, remember to use some confidants, the news must not be leaked, those living mouths, you know what to do."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the only one who knows about this matter can only be a dead man, and the old slave will retire."

The old eunuch never looked up, bent over, and exited the imperial study.