That night, the palace, Prince An's Mansion, Prince Rui's Mansion, Liangjia, and many other places were all busy.
Tension and depression filled the air silently.
In the morning of the next day, Prime Minister Liang wrote to the emperor, accusing Mo Junyang of more than ten crimes including raising private soldiers, disobeying the emperor, collaborating with the enemy and treason.
All the charges were enough to kill Mo Junyang once.
After the memorial was read, the entire court fell into deathly silence, and no one dared to speak.
Mo Junyu looked at the ministers below and shouted in a deep voice: "Aren't you usually very talkative? Why are you silent now?"
Leng Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said in a deep and solemn voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that Prince Mo is a generous and kind man and extremely loyal to Your Majesty, so he will never commit any treason against the enemy. Please be aware of this and don't make any mistakes." Good guy!"
Lianghui immediately snorted: "You said that Prince Mo is a good person, so he is a good person? He knows people and faces, but he doesn't know his heart. Who knows what he is thinking in his heart? Maybe he is a loyalist and a traitor!
Besides, now that Prime Minister Liang has laid out the evidence, Master Leng still wants to speak for Prince Mo, which makes people have to wonder if Master Leng is an accomplice with Prince Mo! "
"You!" Leng Yuan blew his beard and stared in anger, his whole face turned red.
He is a military attache who is not good at debating with others. He speaks uprightly, but he just doesn't want a court minister to be wronged by a traitor.
Unexpectedly, these traitors were like mad dogs, biting anyone they caught, but he was so stupid that he wouldn't say anything back. This really pissed him off!
At this time, the emperor spoke: "If Lord Leng has no evidence, there is no need to say any speculation."
In one sentence, Leng Yuan was so suppressed that he was almost injured internally.
Leng Yuan failed, and other neutral ministers also swallowed their words, fearing that they might accidentally fail to plead for Prince Mo and make themselves embarrassed.
All of a sudden, almost all the people speaking in the court were good ministers and a group of good ministers, and they all reprimanded Mo Junyang for being unfaithful and unfilial.
He was described as a villain who was full of evil and unforgivable.
And it's almost a done deal.
At this time, someone asked weakly: "Prince Mo is not in court today!"
The court immediately became silent.
Leng Yuan couldn't help but said again: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, although the good prime minister's words are conclusive, it may not be appropriate to draw a conclusion without the parties involved being here."
You have to give people a chance to defend themselves!
Mo Junyu was silent for a while. At this time, eunuch Zhang You hurried up the steps and whispered a few words in his ear.
The ministers below could not hear clearly what was said, but they could clearly see that His Majesty the Emperor's face was darkening little by little. By the time Zhang You finished speaking, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"What's going on here?"
"I do not know?"
"Looks like something happened again!"
The people below were whispering to each other and talking a lot.
Mo Junyu sat on the dragon chair, suddenly clapped his hands, and said in a deep voice: "I have ordered that the imperial guards and city guards enforce martial law throughout the city, and hunt down Mo Junyang with all their strength, and vow to arrest him and bring him to justice!"
The commander of the imperial guard and the commander of the city defense army came out to receive orders, "I obey the order."
"Your Majesty, Yichen, would you like to think about it again?" Seeing that things had changed, Leng Yuan stepped forward and spoke frankly.
Mo Junyu glanced at him coldly and hummed: "Master Leng wants to speak for the traitor, do you want to share the same sin with him?"
Leng Yuan wanted to say, why did Mo Junyang become a traitor
But Mo Junyu's attitude suddenly became tough. I'm afraid that just now, Mo Junyang did something to anger the emperor.
Leng Yuan did not dare to say anything more.
After Mo Junyu explained the matter, he immediately left the court and ordered Mo You and others to wait in the imperial study room.
In the imperial study room, Mo You and Liang Jia both stood upright, with solemn expressions on their faces, but no one knew what was going on.
Finally, Mo You asked: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Mo Junyu glanced at the people below and hummed: "Mo Junyang is not in the palace."
"What?"
Everyone was shocked.
Liang Yuanming was even more confused: "Was he not allowed to stay in the side hall last night? How could he not be there..."
"You ask me, how do I know? Anyway, Zhang You came to report just now. When the servants delivered the food, they found that there was no one in the room."
Liang Yuanming immediately said worriedly: "Your Majesty, no one here knows what kind of person Mo Junyang is. If he really finds an opportunity to leave Kyoto, I'm afraid things will go bad!"
Mo Junyu snorted coldly: "You still want to say this? Didn't you see that I ordered the army to search for him just now?"
"I'm afraid this is not enough! Your Majesty, we may have to take some extraordinary measures!"
Mo Junyu raised his eyebrows, "For example?"
Liang Yuanming: "Although Mo Junyang is capable, he still has weaknesses. As long as you capture his weaknesses, you won't be afraid of him leaving."
Mo Junyu immediately understood that Liang Yuanming was referring to Shi Qingxue, but he did not show much excitement. Instead, he said hesitantly: "The imperial concubine herself is a person with a title. Even if Mo Junyang is really guilty , she will also be included in the amnesty."
If Shi Qingxue is rashly captured and used as a hostage, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop everyone from talking.
Liang Yuanming said solemnly: "Your Majesty, at this juncture, we can no longer care about so much! If we don't catch Mo Junyang and let him escape from Kyoto and join his private army, it will be too late. Got it!"
"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Liang said is true. I also believe that this must be done decisively. As long as Mo Junyang can be arrested and brought to justice, some special methods are still feasible when necessary."
Mo You followed suit.
Mo Junyu hesitated for nearly a quarter of an hour before finally making a decision, and ordered in a deep voice, "Mo You, you rush to Prince Rui's Mansion immediately, bring Shi Qingxue back to the palace, and keep a close watch on her. You must not let Mo Junyang Take the people away first.”
"What should I do if there is an accident on the way?" Mo You asked worriedly.
Mo Junyu's face was serious and he decided resolutely: "If the matter is urgent, follow the authority, I allow you to do it easily!"
Mo You held up his hands to express his gratitude, "Wei ministers accept the order."
Afterwards, Mo You took the inner guards to Prince Rui's Mansion.
But at this time, except for the guards and servants guarding the door, Prince Rui's Mansion was already an empty mansion.
The inner guard Zhang Yang led a careful search and found not even a servant who could speak to him, let alone Shi Qingxue.
After grabbing the guard and asking, I found out that these people were brought here overnight just yesterday.
To put it bluntly, he is just a temporary worker.
Zhang Yang reluctantly replied and suggested in a low voice: "How about arresting these people first so that we can do business?"
Mo You rolled his eyes helplessly and cursed angrily: "What's the point of raising you if I'm just thinking about doing business
Besides, these people don't know anything about the situation in Prince Rui's Mansion at first glance. Do you think His Majesty is really that easy to deceive? "
"But what should we do?" Zhang Yang asked anxiously.
Mo You thought for a while and said, "Let's go to Duke Shi's Mansion to have a look! I don't believe that Mo Junyang can escape. Qingxue will also have wings by then!"
No matter how long it takes, where the huge Shi family is, he wants to see where Shi Qingxue can run!
Mo You led the inner guards directly to the Duke of Shi's Mansion.
The guard at the door said that he could only enter the house after being notified, but Mo You refused to waste any time and directly asked people to fight off the guard and broke in.
Today was when Shi Baoning returned home. The mother and daughter were each holding their own children and talking happily when they were interrupted by a group of guards pushing the door open.
Dong Hui frowned displeased and stared at Mo You: "Master Mo, what do you mean by this? You broke into my Duke's residence without notification. Aren't you afraid that I will go to His Majesty to sue you!?"
Mo You didn't say anything, but Zhang Yang stood at the front, saying in a pretentious manner: "We suspected that you were waiting for the imperial court to invade, so we came to search. Now I order you to hand over the person quickly, or we will arrest you all!" "
"What a loud tone!" Dong Hui sneered and snorted: "Let me see who of you dares to move!"
After all, she had been Shi Junhe's wife for so many years, and even if she had a gentle temper, she was not at the mercy of others.
It's still early for Mo You, a junior, to show off his power before her!
Mo You just let Zhang Yang speak, but when it came time for him to speak, his attitude was respectful.
He said in a gentle tone: "Don't be angry, Mrs. Shi. I was just ordered to search and invite prisoners. I had no other intention. If I have offended Mrs. Shi, please forgive me!"
Shi Baoning also stood up and said: "Master Mo, you see clearly, this is the Duke of Shi's mansion, and the Duke's wife and the son of Duke of Shi live here. But there are no prisoners from the imperial court as you mentioned, right? Maybe you made a mistake!"
Mo You asked: "Where is Shi Qingxue?"
Dong Hui and Shi Baoning looked at each other, and then Dong Hui spoke: "Qingxue has already married Prince Mo, so naturally he should be at Prince Rui's Mansion at this time. If Lord Mo wants to find Qingxue, that's where he should go. .”
"Hmph! Don't push back here. Shi Qingxue is not in Prince Rui's Mansion at all now. We now suspect that she is hiding in Duke Shi's Mansion. Will Mrs. Shi cooperate and hand over the person, or do you want us to search?" Zhang Yang said Here is a bad guy who speaks without any politeness.
This was the first time in Dong Hui's life that a guard interrogated a prisoner in such a tone, and she was so angry that her face turned green.
She didn't even bother to argue with a servant and just turned her face away and said nothing.
She didn't believe that a few internal guards really dared to search Duke Shi's mansion without her consent.
Mo You took a step forward, put on a red face again, and said kindly: "Mrs. Shi, I am also acting on the orders of the emperor. Please cooperate with me, Mrs. Shi."
Shi Baoning said: "How does Lord Mo want us to cooperate?"
"Hand over Shi Qingxue!" Mo You didn't beat around the bush.
Shi Baoning: "Qingxue is not in the Duke's Mansion at this time. If Master Mo really wants to find her, please go elsewhere!"
"You won't be here if you say you're not here! Who knows if you're lying?" Zhang Yang was aggressive.
Shi Baoning's expression did not change, but his tone was a little colder, and he said: "What I told is the truth, and I can't control whether Mr. Mo believes it or not.
But at this time, you can’t search the Duke’s Mansion! "
Mo You's expression changed, and his tone became tougher, "What if I insist on searching?"