Tuoba Mingge was playing with an exquisite dagger in his hand, inlaid with colorful gems. It looked extremely gorgeous, but the man's eyes lacked interest.
It's just a flashy thing and has no use.
"Master, what should we do next?"
The General's Mansion is like an iron barrel. They want to use Jiang Ru to get in. Now is the opportunity.
"Well...since Lady Jiang wants to be Jiang Zhe's only heir, we must not let her get her wish."
Tuoba Mingge's lips curled up into a smile, his eyes full of amusement.
"But Jiang Zhe takes very good care of his two concubines, so it's hard for our people to do anything to them."
Jiang Zhe is not a loser. He has been stationed at the border for more than ten years and can resist the invasion of troops from neighboring countries. It is even more difficult to insert an spy into his mansion.
Tuoba Mingge is already young and promising, but compared with Jiang Zhe, he is not as good as him.
Being able to find out the news in the house is already the limit, so it is naturally impossible to take action.
"Starting from Aunt Zhao, Jiang Ru is in danger at the border. Do you think she will be worried?"
"That's for sure. Aunt Zhao still cares about the relationship between mother and daughter and will not give up on Madam Jiang easily."
The guard didn't know what medicine his master was selling in his gourd, so he followed his words and answered.
"Well, you asked someone to forge Jiang Ru's handwriting and write a letter to Aunt Zhao about how Sannu persecuted her and how Jiang Ru's fate would be even worse after she gave birth to a child. There would be no place for their mother and daughter in this house.
land."
Tuoba Mingge didn't want to do it himself. He liked to watch the fights in the back house. Sometimes invisible knives can hurt people more than sharp weapons.
"Yes, I will take your orders."
The guard exited, and Tuoba Mingge tapped his fingers on the table, with a strategizing expression on his face.
What he wants, he will get it by any means necessary.
Jiang Ru will be his best knife.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the day for the Hou family to transport grain and grass is coming.
During the trip, a snowstorm blew up, and Hou Shixian and people from the Prime Minister's Mansion stood at the back of the team.
"Master asked me to keep an eye on it, and nothing will happen to this food trip."
Prime Minister Liu's eyelids twitched for several days. He would not be stable until the food and grass were shipped out of the capital.
"Sir, don't worry. We have been in business for more than ten years. You can walk on this road with your eyes closed. There will definitely be no problem. When you go back and reply to the Prime Minister, just say that as long as I, Hou Shixian, are here, this food and grass will not be able to come out."
thing."
He knew how to hide it. The Hou family's food and grass were only a very small part of the border, and they would never be discovered if they were shoddy.
Hou Shixian did a good job on the surface and made a lot of money for Prime Minister Liu over the years. However, Prime Minister Liu was cunning and distributed less and less money to the Hou family. This time he adulterated more grain and grass than before.
Hou Shixian squeezed the hand in his sleeve, but the expression on his face did not change, still flattering.
The man nodded, "I hope so, otherwise no one will be able to protect you if you are discovered."
"Hey, I know, little one."
The people from the Liu Mansion glanced at him and were about to leave. However, before he could walk out of the street, they saw a group of imperial guards approaching from the opposite side, led by an acquaintance.
Shen Yanqing!
The people in the Liu Mansion were nervous and hurriedly mixed into the crowd. He watched Shen Yanqing lead people to surround the Hou family's carriage. All the people transporting grain and grass were caught. When the people heard the noise, they all surrounded and scrambled to fight.
Watch the excitement.
Hou Shixian was caught by the imperial guards, and his eyes were obviously panicked.
"Sir, what are you trying to do? What did you do? Why are you arresting someone for no reason?"
He screamed, but he was so panicked that he looked around, wanting to ask someone from the Liu Mansion for help, but they had already disappeared. He was anxious and wanted to break free.
Shen Yanqing gave an order, "Check the food and grass in the car."
Upon hearing his order, the imperial guards rushed forward in a rush. Hou Shixian was so frightened that his face turned pale.
"Hey, adults, stop quickly. They are all going to the border. You can't open them. The soldiers at the border are waiting. If you delay, even the emperor won't be able to protect you."
He shouted, moving out the soldiers at the border, and the people around him who were watching the excitement echoed.
"That's right, what are you doing? Even the food and grass for the soldiers are in vain..."
"Could it be that the emperor is not angry with the Jiang family? You must know that General Jiang has bullied the eldest princess for more than ten years."
"Perhaps this is the reason. See if the man in the lead is the husband-in-law of Princess Rongning. He is well prepared."
"But why should their personal grievances involve the soldiers at the border? They already have a hard time defending their homes and the country. Now even food and grass are being withheld. Isn't this chilling!"
Everyone was talking about it, and Hou Shixian's originally panicked mind calmed down. Shen Yanqing and his men wanted to search him if they disagreed. This looked like public revenge, so he just took advantage of the banner of the border officers and joined everyone to attack him.
"Shilang Shen, I know that you dislike the Hou family and don't want grain and grass to be transported to the border. But those soldiers are innocent. If they can't even eat enough to fight, how can we, the common people who enjoy peace, have any shame? .”
The grain and grass in the first few carriages were all untied, and inside were white rice. The quality was high-quality at first glance.
Everyone has eyes, and when they see these rice, their impression of the Hou family becomes better.
"I didn't expect that the food that Shopkeeper Hou sells to border officers is so good. I heard a lot of rumors about Hou's shop before, but now it seems that some people are deliberately spreading rumors."
"Yes, this food is better than the Wang family's. We will come to the Hou family to buy rice and noodles from now on."
Hou Shixian listened to everyone's words, a flash of pride flashed in his eyes. Shen Yanqing was probably going to hit himself in the foot this time by giving free publicity to Hou's shop.
Shen Yanqing didn't take everyone's words to heart at all. He knew that this batch of grain and grass was adulterated, but Hou Shixian was cunning and good at showing off. If he wanted to find out something, he had to look back.
"Untie these in the car!"
Shen Yanqing's eyes fell in the middle of the team, and Hou Shixian's heart skipped a beat.
"Senior Minister Shen, these cars are filled with rice, just like those in the previous cars. It is troublesome to load all the grain and grass. The servants are about to set off. No matter how many grievances you have, I will give it to you in the future. You apologize, you raise your hand and let the soldiers’ food be delivered first.”
"Yes, the soldiers at the border can't wait. So what if you are an official of the imperial court? Can you still let the soldiers starve to death?"
Everyone was instigated by Hou Shixian and no longer had a good impression of Shen Yanqing. Such a person who ignores the overall situation for personal gain is not a good official.
"search!"
Shen Yanqing was not moved at all. As soon as he finished speaking, the Yulin Army opened the bags and poured out all the contents. Hou Shixian's legs softened and he fell directly to the ground.
