Mu Tong had no way to deal with the Elder Council. He had already killed his father and brother, so he couldn't really destroy the Elder Council. Those were all the elders of the Mu Mansion. If he killed them again, the people would probably not tolerate him. What's more, the ancestors of many senior generals in the army also joined the Elder Council.
After weighing the pros and cons, he simply stationed an army of 5,000 men to garrison Lion Rock, calling it a protection mission but in fact it was just a guarding mission.
And these five thousand people are all managed by Madam Mu Si’s family.
Madam Mu Si looked at her sister-in-law with a twinkling gaze. After thinking for a while, she said in a trembling voice, "I can give you the things, but please let us go. My eldest son and third son have died on the battlefield. Now I have no other sons, only a little daughter who is only five years old. She can't pose any threat to you. As long as you let us go, I will give you what you want."
Miss Mu San did not hesitate. These people's lives really meant nothing to her.
She said in front of Mu Tong that she would kill all these people, but she was just deliberately angering him. After hearing Mrs. Mu Si's request, she nodded and said, "I'll arrange for someone to send you away later."
Now that things have come to this, there is nothing to worry about. Madam Mu Si took a deep breath, went back to her room, and quickly took out a box and handed it to Miss Mu San: "Here is the token that allows you to enter Lion Mountain, and my personal seal. As long as you see the things, they will let you in. As for... As for what the elders will choose, I can't control it."
Mu Tong couldn't control them either.
After Miss Mu San checked the contents of the box, she waved her hand and had someone take care of Madam Mu Si and the others. She led Mu Qinglu out, her steps even more hurried than before: "Qinglu, walk faster, we must get to Lion Mountain before Xiao Heng and the others arrive."
Mu Qinglu followed closely behind the Third Miss, and asked hastily, "Aunt, is the status of the Council of Elders really that great?"
Miss Mu San immediately laughed: "Of course, you don't know, as long as the elders are willing to preside over it for you, then those people will listen to you."
Those people
Mu Qinglu was still a little confused, but Miss Mu San had already quickly dragged him along a small path out of the Mu Mansion, got into a carriage that had been prepared long ago, and headed west.
At this time, Xiao Heng and his companions had already arrived at the Mu Mansion.
After entering the city, the local officials had been taken under guard, and all matters were taken over by Xiao Heng's people. At first, Xiao Heng did not decide to live in the Mu Mansion, but Cui Daru was very determined and insisted that Xiao Heng move into the Mu Mansion. He said righteously: "Your Highness, our court sent troops, but we are not really here to help the Mu Mansion fight. We have already helped them, so they should behave themselves and pay something, right?"
Xiao Heng naturally had no objection to this, so he went straight to the Mu Mansion.
However, as soon as he entered the mansion, he knew something was wrong - Sanxing was standing on the rockery with a pale face, and he didn't even dare to raise his head when he saw him.
He paused, and did not say much in front of others. He waited until he entered the magnificent courtyard of the Mu Mansion, and then asked Su Rong to take people to tidy up the warehouse of the Mu Mansion. Then he nodded to San Sheng and said, "Tell me, what happened?"
Sansheng had been with Xiao Heng for a long time and had always been a very calm person, but at this moment, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Highness, I was not doing my job well. After entering the Mu Mansion, I was led away and couldn't catch up with Miss Mu San. Miss Mu San disappeared with Mu Qinglu again."
Xiao Heng's expression did not change at all, he hummed: "Where's Mu Tong?"
Sanxing lowered his head even more: "By the time I realized something was wrong and rushed over, Mu Tong was already dead..."
Xiao Heng had instructed that Mu Tong's life must be saved, but now Mu Tong is dead. San Sheng felt extremely guilty. He also knew that Miss Mu San must have killed Mu Tong, but he really couldn't understand why Miss Mu San did this.
He couldn't figure it out. Xiao Heng and Cui Daru looked at each other, and both of them had the feeling that it was as expected.
It was Cui Daru who spoke first: "So it seems that the reason why Your Highness couldn't find her when he was looking for her in Zhaotong was not because the Zhaotong government was investigating closely at that time, nor was it because of Wei Desheng and his men, but because Miss Mu San herself didn't want to go with you."
At that time, although Xiao Heng himself could not protect himself, he still tried his best to send a large number of people to look for them, for fear that they would be found by Mu Tong's men and something might happen to them. For this reason, many Jinyiwei and Yulinwei sacrificed their lives.
But in the end, the thing they feared most happened.
Xiao Heng's eyes were deep. He rubbed his brows, but first raised his chin to San Sheng: "Get up, Miss Mu San grew up here since she was a child. You can't compare to her familiarity with this place. She has been running this place for many years. I'm afraid there are many of her people in this Mu Mansion. It's normal for her to get rid of you, kill people, and then escape. You can't be blamed for this."
Although he said so, Sanxing still felt guilty: "I really can't understand it. We saved their lives. What's more, after returning to Mu Mansion, they will naturally be the next chieftain. In this case, why do we still do this?"
Why do you still want to go against Xiao Heng
Xiao Heng sneered: "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. This is not uncommon and there is nothing to say. Don't worry, they can't go far."
After hearing what Xiao Heng said, Sansheng felt much better. He responded weakly and hurriedly walked aside.
Cui Daru looked at Xiao Heng and said, "Your Highness, we should have made preparations earlier. Since they don't want to be the chieftain, that's just fine. The people of Yunnan have been delayed by these chieftains for so many years and have been oppressed and miserable. I think these chieftains are not good people themselves."
In fact, they have been discussing this matter since the capital, and have been discussing it until now.
All in all, the time span between the two was almost two years.
After two years of discussion and their own personal experiences, they became even more disgusted with the existence of chieftains. It was also for this reason that the actions of Miss Mu San and Mu Qinglu undoubtedly made them more resolute.
Cui Daru immediately said, "Your Highness, there is a Lion Mountain in Dali. You must know it. I guess that Miss Mu San and Mu Qinglu left today and must have gone here."
Xiao Heng naturally knew.