Mo Jingqi's face was gloomy as he said, "You've already taken the item, what else do you want?" Feng Zhiyao smiled and said, "I'm a very suspicious person. I heard that this Jade Falling Flower is not only a miraculous elixir, but also a miraculous medicine for treating injuries. Just a little bit of it can immediately heal a wound. I wonder if that's true? " Mo Jingqi was stunned. He stared closely at the dagger in Feng Zhiyao's hand and said, "What do you want to do?" Feng Zhiyao revealed a malicious smile at him and said, "Of course it's to ask Your Majesty to try the effects of this Jade Falling Flower. We spent so much effort to get this item. If it turns out to be a fake, wouldn't we become a laughingstock? "
Mo Jingqi gritted his teeth and said, "We guarantee that it's true!"
Feng Zhiyao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's guarantee is worthless." The subordinate did not hesitate to stab Mo Jingqi's shoulder with the dagger. Mo Jingqi let out a blood-curdling scream, and blood immediately flowed out. Feng Zhiyao's eyes flashed with a trace of pleasure. He happily used the dagger to gesture at the Jade Falling Flower in the white jade box and said, "How do we use this? Ah, it's said that it's a powder that needs to be scraped off with a knife. Such a beautiful flower is worthless if it's scraped off. Just try scraping off the bottom. " Mo Jingqi quickly said, "You can't use a dagger. The Jade Falling Flower must be preserved in a jade box to not lose its medicinal properties. Similarly, it must be cut with a jade knife. "
"Oh, thank you for your advice." Feng Zhiyao flipped his hand and put away the dagger. He also put the Jade Falling Flower back into the box and said to Leng Haoyu, "Do you have any Golden Sore Medicine? Give him some. "
Leng Haoyu raised his eyebrows. He silently took out the Golden Sore Medicine and casually sprinkled some on Mo Jingqi's wound. Mo Jingqi's face was pale from the pain. He glared fiercely at Feng Zhiyao and said, "We definitely won't let you off!" Feng Zhiyao sneered, "If you have the time to threaten us, you might as well think about how you're going to return to the capital. As far as I know, there are a lot of people who don't go back like you. It was said that the Empress Dowager had already sent a message to Prince Li, asking him to hurry to the capital. It seems that our emperor is also someone who is not loved by his parents. "
"You!" Mo Jingqi was hit where it hurt, but he couldn't do anything about it.
Feng Zhiyao had no interest in paying attention to Mo Jingqi's feelings. He put away the Biluo Flower in satisfaction and raised his chin towards Leng Haoyu, "I'll leave him to you. There's no need to send them back in a hurry, lest we cause trouble before we leave. "Leng Haoyu smiled and said," Are you worried about me? Go about your business. " Feng Zhiyao nodded. He glanced at Mo Jingqi and said with a smile: "Seeing that the Emperor is so cooperative, how about I give you a piece of information for free?"
Mo Jingqi looked at him coldly, clearly not believing that he would be kind enough to give him any information.
Feng Zhiyao didn't mind and said with a smile, "It's information about the Emperor's trusted aide, Lord Tan. It is said that Lord Tan's surname is Lin, and his name is Yuan. He is the descendant of the previous dynasty's imperial family. Your Majesty, can you guess what Lin Yuan's Yuan is? It can't be that he wishes for the Emperor's longevity and unparalleled fortune, right? " After saying this, Feng Zhiyao laughed loudly and turned to leave, leaving behind Mo Jingqi whose face was green and white.
Feng Zhiyao took the Biluo Flower and went to the place Su Zuidie had told him before she died to retrieve the imperial edict left behind by Emperor Taizu. Then, he silently disappeared from the capital. Other than those close to him, outsiders didn't even know that Feng Zhiyao had returned to the capital. Leng Haoyu didn't stand on ceremony and locked Mo Jingqi in a small dark room for three whole days. On the fourth day, when he heard that Prince Li was about to enter the capital, he ordered someone to cover the unconscious Mo Jingqi in a cloth bag and threw him out of the city gates while it was still stuffy in the morning. From beginning to end, Mo Jingqi didn't even know where he was tied up. Whether it was Feng Zhiyao, Leng Haoyu, or Mu Qingcang, Mo Jingqi clearly couldn't remember them. So this time, he suffered a loss for nothing.
Under everyone's strange gazes, Mo Jingqi angrily returned to the palace. He didn't care about the concubines and courtiers who came to greet him and angrily issued several imperial edicts. First, arrest the rebels who dared to kidnap him, regardless of whether they died or were injured. Instead, thoroughly investigate all the courtiers who were close to Tan Jizhi, as well as Tan Jizhi's movements over the years, and arrest Tan Jizhi. Third, search the capital's Imperial Censor Manor, the Xu family, Yunzhou's Xu family, and Mount Li. Immediately lock up Imperial Censor Xu's family and throw them into prison.
The first two imperial edicts were reasonable, but the third one poked a hornet's nest. Prime Minister Liu took the imperial edict and just walked out of the palace gates with the officials and guards who searched the family, only to see the palace gates in an uproar. Hundreds of scholars knelt on the ground and cried out for the Xu family in unison. Prime Minister Liu looked around and found that there were many people who were already officials in the imperial court. Prime Minister Liu knew that the Xu family was the head of the scholars in the world, but he didn't expect that they would be so popular. The Emperor's edict was issued less than an hour ago, and so many people were kneeling in front of the gate. If a few more hours passed, who knew what would happen? He couldn't help but feel jealous and resentful. Unfolding the imperial edict in his hand, Prime Minister Liu read it at the gate of the palace. However, the Emperor's golden rule couldn't make these scholars bury it, and they all refuted it.
In fact, it was not that these scholars were fickle, but that the Emperor's edict was really difficult to convince the public. It didn't clearly state what the Xu family had done, nor did it say who had done it. Originally, it didn't matter whether the Emperor's edict could convince the public, because not many people dared to issue the Emperor's edict. But the bad thing was that the Xu family's influence was too great. The Xu family had produced many great scholars in the past generations. Although they couldn't be called great teachers, they could be said to be the teachers of most scholars since the founding of Da Chu State. However, scholars were a kind of very strange people. They seemed to be very weak and couldn't be lifted or carried, but sometimes the pride in their bones was surprisingly strong and stubborn. Seeing so many people kneeling in front of the palace gates, Prime Minister Liu knew that things were going to go wrong. The guards behind Prime Minister Liu also couldn't do anything. Of course, it was easy for them to deal with these scholars with their skills, but these people were not people they could casually deal with. Without the Emperor's golden rule, who dared to touch so many scholars? At that time, half of the sky of Da Chu State would be turned upside down.
Looking at the people kneeling and kowtowing, Prime Minister Liu had no choice but to send people back to the palace to report to the Emperor.
Hearing the guard's report, Mo Jingqi was so angry that he almost fainted. Ignoring the injury on his shoulder, he hurried to the palace gates with Noble Consort Liu. People in the world were divided into scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen, and scholars were the first. To put it bluntly, the country was governed by these scholars. If something happened to this group of people, the country wouldn't be far from being destroyed. When Mo Jingqi arrived at the palace gates, it was only half an hour, but the people at the palace gates had more than doubled from the hundreds just now, and it seemed that more people were joining in.
Seeing the Emperor come out, the people kneeling in front of him became more excited. They all shouted, asking the Emperor to be merciful, asking the Emperor to judge clearly, saying that the Xu family was wronged, and so on. Mo Jingqi's weak body, which had been frightened these days, was now dizzy.
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