A character like Qiao Guogong would not feel strange if he could do anything out of the ordinary, and it was reasonable for him not to admit these crimes at the moment. Mu Yunting pretended to listen to Qiao Guogong's words and laughed thoughtfully.

"Guogong is serious, no one knows whether these things are true or false, but few people can trust Guogong, so I don't believe that you will do such a thing. It's not too early now, you can go back to the house first, the widow still has something to deal with. ”

Mu Yunting's performance was very calm, he had already disposed of a lot of officials today, and the rest of the people should be considered to have escaped for the time being. However, he will inevitably investigate the rest of the people secretly, and what will be found out depends on whose means are more clever.

The war above the court is far more terrible than the real swords and guns on the battlefield, it is the people whose fate hangs by a thread on the battlefield, and above the court, it is the country that is in danger.

"Come on, you must keep an eye on Qiao Guogong, the old fox, and come back to report as soon as there is any trouble. And what he has done before, all the affairs under his current jurisdiction must be strictly investigated. ”

The next day, the price of rice noodles and medicinal herbs in the capital began to grow wildly, one price in the morning and more than double in the afternoon. Although the people living in the capital are all large families, there are also a large number of people in the family, and it is really unbearable for such a price.

I don't know whose family a few little maids are squeezing into the rice shop vigorously, smashing the baffle at the door of the rice shop menacingly while squeezing, and they keep scolding in their mouths.

"Your shopkeeper is really black-hearted, last night it was still 700 wen a bucket, and now it is 1,200 wen, tomorrow you are going to sell it for a tael of silver, right? My lord has been buying grain from you because he believes in you, and he has booked your grain before, and you will not return the deposit, and now he is still growing wildly, and you don't want to do this business just say it directly. ”

Despite the fierce looks on these little guys, the owner of the rice shop was also helpless, and took them to the inner hall to show the rice noodles that had been left for a long time.

"A few little brothers really misunderstood, I really don't have much rice here, where can I still earn money if the price does not rise, there are old and young in my family, I have to eat." ”

For a while, the price of rice and noodles in the capital has risen, not to mention, and even the price of medicinal materials has increased several times. The people complained, and naturally they were also discovered by the people sent by Mu Yunting.

It turned out that in order to earn more silver in a short period of time, Qiao Guogong hoarded a large amount of grain in the house, and only sold fifty percent of the amount of grain supplied by ordinary people, and the price was getting higher and higher. The food is less than 50%, so it is no wonder that so many people come to rob it.

After going down the court the next day, Mu Yunting knew about it, although he knew in his heart that it was a good thing done by Qiao Guogong, but he couldn't confront him directly for the time being, once he was on guard, it would not be so easy to bring him down.

It is strange that Qiao Guogong actually took the opportunity to meet Mu Yunting alone when he greeted him, and specially gave a pair of good deer antler velvets to Mu Yunting.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the queen mother has been pregnant for three months, this is a deer antler velvet that has been collected in the house for a long time, and the old minister specially brought it to your majesty to make up for the queen's mother, so as to give birth to the prince as soon as possible. ”

Deer antler velvet is naturally a good thing, but when Mu Yunting took over the wooden box, he found a problem, and he smelled a faint medicinal fragrance, mixed with a fishy smell, but when he opened it to see, he didn't find anything abnormal. After putting it aside, he casually thanked him.

"Thank you Guogong, by the way, the widow recently heard that the price of rice and noodles and medicinal materials in the capital have risen a lot, and the Guogong is willing to send this deer antler velvet into the palace instead of selling it for money, which shows that the widow's judgment is correct. ”

Qiao Guogong suddenly laughed, raised his hand and stroked his long beard and said.

"Your Majesty is really outside, this pair of deer antlers is nothing, besides, it is normal that the prices in the capital are not under your Majesty's control, after all, you are in the palace all day long, and you are not as idle as the old minister. It is not a good thing for the people to complain, and Your Majesty should be careful, lest he have a big incident. ”

The disrespect in these words can be heard by anyone, but Mu Yunting had to endure it for the time being, but Qiao Guogong was unwilling to give up and continued.

"If Your Majesty is inconvenient to deal with, the old minister will help you deal with it, but the result may not be so satisfactory to Your Majesty. That's all for today, the old minister retired first, and asked Your Majesty to take care. ”

That night, Mu Yunting went to visit Xu Lianyi who was resting in the palace, in fact, Xu Lianyi's body was not unwell, but after experiencing these things, Mu Yunting was a little uneasy.

"Lianyi, is your body okay? Today, Qiao Guogong actually took the initiative to send a pair of deer antlers, presumably he had done something with his hands and feet, and he had already let people dispose of it, and he also said a lot of strange things today, what I am not more idle than him in the palace, what should I be careful not to wait until he has a big day." Such disrespectful and threatening words, and I don't know what he intends to do. ”

Xu Lianyi was in the harem, and she also knew Qiao Jingyuan relatively well, and she said some ideas to Mu Yunting.

"Qiao Guogong has Qiao Jingyuan, which is equivalent to having a prince. Now raising the price of rice and noodles is nothing more than trying to make more money from it, plus the evidence of those troops and horses, this is the intention to do great things. ”

Indeed, such a large-scale operation must have some big plan, and thinking about it like this, I am afraid that he is going to form an alliance with the Huns and plan to seek power and usurp the throne.

Mu Yunting put away the evidence in his hand, looked at Xu Lianyi and said lightly.

"You're right, he won't be idle when he does these things, but has some big plan to execute, I think, he plans to form an alliance with the Xiongnu and seek power and usurp the throne. ”

The charm of the country has always been great, how many people can't help but tempt to snatch it, Qiao Guogong is just one of the people who has the ambition and the right to do it. Of course, Mu Yunting also has a way to deal with people like him. A secret decree was handed over to Xu Jihang by Mu Yunting's cronies.

On the second day, Xu Jihang received a secret order, and after reading the content, he knew what was going on. Put away the secret decree in his hand, and said loudly.

"This Qiao Guogong has such great ambitions...... I didn't even notice it before. Go and tell the brothers to gather, and follow me tonight to catch that Qiao Guogong. ”

After nightfall, he immediately led troops to encircle and suppress the Qiaoguo Mansion, and all the people in the Qiaoguo Mansion who were about to rest were arrested and immediately taken into prison.

After the news of Qiao Guogong's detention was reported to Mu Yunting, all the hoarded grain was distributed to the major rice shops in the capital, and the price returned to normal. The people no longer had to worry about not having enough to eat, all the rice and noodle shops were looted again, and everyone had a good night's sleep.

Xu Lianyi has naturally been accompanying Mu Yunting, after the matter was resolved, Mu Yunting was much more relaxed, and Xu Lianyi naturally happily made the bed for him, leaning on the head of the bed while reading a book while waiting for him to come back.

Mu Yunting was naturally overjoyed when she saw the well-behaved Xu Lianyi, sat down and took the book in her hand closer, and said seriously.

"Reading at night hurts my eyes, but I won't allow it in the future. Hurry up and rest. ”

Since the last time she rescued Xu Lianyi from Qianqiu Garden, Mu Yunting has always liked to hold her, even when there is nothing to do, she has always hugged her. Sleep is no exception.

In the early morning of the second day, as soon as the two of them were dressed, one of them sent a secret report. After Mu Yunting unfolded the secret report, he first noticed the names of his parents, and he was even surprised.

originally thought that everything would be over after Qiao Guogong was taken into custody, but he didn't expect to receive a secret report early in the morning, which turned out to be the news of the disappearance of Mo Jinxi and Mu Qingjun.

Is there any connection between this, Xu Lianyi also came closer to see the content of the note, and even said Mu Yunting's thoughts.

"The surname Qiao was only arrested, why did my uncle and aunt disappear, there must be something strange in this. Let's go meet the guy surnamed Joe, maybe we can get something out of his mouth...... He has always been meticulous in his work, and he may not be able to come up with anything. ”

After Xu Lianyi denied her thoughts, Mu Yunting held her hand and said softly.

"Of course, I have to negotiate with him, he is detained, maybe there are other comrades plotting in secret, and one by one is not a fuel-efficient lamp. ”

After breakfast, Mu Yunting and Xu Lianyi went to the prison to negotiate with Qiao Guogong, the prison was dimly lit, and only near the top was a small window sealed with an iron bar. Wisps of light shone through the small window and spilled onto the floor of the cell.

Qiao Guogong sat on the half-high stone collapse, with his back to the iron door of the prison. It seems that he didn't notice the arrival of Xu Lianyi and Mu Yunting.

Mu Yunting suspected that Qiao Guogong had something to do with the disappearance of Mo Jinxi and Mu Qingjun, but after all, there was no real evidence, so he had to talk to him on the side.

"For the sake of you being Qiao Jingyuan's father, I will call you Qiao Guogong. I already know everything about what you're going to do, the prince, the silver, the grain, the recruitment, you're planning to rebel, aren't you?"

Qiao Guogong's body on the stone collapse did not react at all, only the sound of his breathing could be heard, otherwise it would make people think that he had committed suicide. Mu Yunting saw that Qiao Guogong didn't plan to take the initiative to speak, so he had to analyze the pros and cons of the rebellion with him.

"Guogong, you are also a great Mu, why do you want to help the Huns do things, when there is no Damu only the Huns, you can be so satisfied with this monarch? ”