Dressed as a farmer's little blessing, the road to escape the deserted

In an instant, the quiet yard was in chaos.

The servants screamed and scattered, "Help, someone broke into the door!"

The maids and women were even more timid, and some of them fainted as soon as they saw the menacing soldiers.

In the backyard, the host and his wife just got up and were about to eat, when they heard the noise, they didn't know what happened.

However, the 30-year-old patriarch walked to the door with dark circles under his eyes. Before he could speak, he was blocked by soldiers and asked loudly, "Are you Xiao Yuanqing, the Food and Grass Department of the Ministry of War?"

The master was stunned for a moment, his eyes were a little frightened, and he boldly asked: "It's my official, why did you force your way in the early morning..."

The soldiers didn't have the patience to wait for him to finish speaking, and when they heard that they had found the right person, they stepped forward and pushed him down, tied him up in twos and threes, removed his chin, and carried him out.

The young lady who chased to the door desperately chased after her and asked, "Who are you? Why did you arrest my master?"

The soldiers dodged her tugging and said loudly: "We belong to the Beizheng Army, Xiao Yuanqing is involved in the case of taking lotus ointment in Yaochi, and he is now ordered to arrest him and put him in jail pending trial!

"If anyone resists and intercepts, kill them without mercy!"

The young lady didn't know whether she was frightened by the phrase "kill without pardon", or she heard the word "Yaochi" and understood that the crime had finally happened.

With a pale face, she didn't pull any more, and let the soldiers carry her husband out.

Liu Yuanqing was as frightened as a quail. He wanted to beg his wife to save him.

Unfortunately, apart from drooling all the way, I couldn't say a word...

At the same time, in Xinduli, more than [-] families encountered such shocking arrests.

In some families, the male master was kidnapped.

But more people have lost their trusted and loved sons or grandsons.

Because the family felt distressed and spent too much food, money, and supplies, they left the son and grandson behind, and sent away the unfavored son and grandson.

As a result, this became the most regrettable thing in the rest of everyone's life.

Who would have thought that enlisting in the army is not a matter of suffering, but instead becomes a safe haven, a steel furnace for forging talents.

But if they stay at home, they will be coveted, treated by Yaochi as a cornucopia, dragged into the water, and become a useless person!

Some families knew that their children had something to do with Yaochi, but they didn't take it seriously.

After all, with a rich family, there is no big difference between the children going to the brothel to drink and listen to music, or going to Yaochi to smoke and spend money.

But some people have already had a headache for the bigger and bigger money holes, and have secretly made a few times...

At three poles in the sun, Xintinghou took a few boxes and escorted a hundred people to the gate of the palace.

This time, all the criminals involved in the case were not sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, let alone Dali Temple, but were directly locked up in a vacant row room outside the palace. Thirty rooms are enough.

One Thousand Conscripts from the North personally guarded the case, guarding against collusion of confessions, and more guarding against waiting for an opportunity to kill them.

Hearing that Xintinghou came to report back, the emperor summoned him immediately.

Half an hour later, the golden bell hanging from the highest part of the palace was rang, and all officials above the fifth rank hurriedly put on their official uniforms and rushed to the palace.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair without saying a word, waiting for the courtiers to arrive one after another.

Regardless of whether the courtiers knew the inside story or not, they all lowered their heads at this moment, not daring to raise them easily.

Because anyone with long eyes can see that the emperor is furious, and whoever dares to do bad things at this time will definitely die in eighteen poses!

Soon, all the officials arrived, including Mr. Li, Mr. Wen and Liu Zhiheng.

Because they had received the news in advance, the three of them were quite calm, but they also lowered their heads, not giving anyone a chance to see the clues from their expressions.

Manager Yi looked around and shouted loudly, "Kneel!"

All the officials quickly knelt down and shouted long live.

However, the emperor did not shout like in the past.

A deadly silence permeated the hall, and after a long time, the emperor said: "Since I ascended the throne, I have not defended the Tianwu country, retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, felt ashamed of my ancestors, always reflect on it, and encourage everything.

"I dare not say that I worked hard, but I did my best to fulfill the duties of an emperor.

"I hope that one day the country will be rich and the people strong, and the Tartars will be expelled, and the rivers and mountains will be recovered.

"I didn't expect you to be like me, but you must do your part in the matter of eating the king's salary and being loyal to the king, right?

"However, there are some people who regard my kindness as a joke, and cannot use it for me or the world. Instead, for a little self-interest, for pleasure, they intend to corrupt Tianwu's backbone and ruin the current great situation!

"I am very angry! Today, I will let you see what happened and what did I do wrong?!"

With a livid face, the emperor slapped the table, and ordered: "Xintinghou, tell these idiots from the beginning to the end, and let them see what good things their sons and grandsons have done!"

The officials got up and stepped back cautiously, leaving only Xintinghou standing in the middle.

Xintinghou took out a small jade box and said: "A few years ago, Chen He, a soldier in the Northern Expedition Army, died suddenly, and in his luggage, we found a strange-looking tobacco rod and a jade box.

"After the doctor's examination, Chen He died of an overdose of some kind of medicine similar to Wushi powder, and his essence was exhausted.

"The Marquis searched for a long time and found a courtyard named Yaochi, which appeared to be a place for drinking and having fun, but actually lured young officials and children of aristocratic families to smoke a kind of hibiscus ointment.

"Hibiscus ointment, a small amount can be used as medicine, but after heating and inhaling smoke, it can make people excited, active in the mind, and even fall into daydreams, indulging in pleasure.

"But taking it for a long time can be addictive, if you don't continue, life is worse than death.

"After Yao Chi successfully lures so-called customers, it will increase the price. Such a box of hibiscus ointment is worth a hundred taels of gold. Many customers sell their property just to continue taking it.

"But Yaochi is not greedy enough, because most of the descendants of the aristocratic family joined the army and entered the barracks of the Northern Expeditionary Army, so there is no source of customers.

"Thus, Yao Chi used the eldest princess's son, who was the most addicted to cigarettes, to cooperate with the eldest princess. Her daughter, Bao Lei, used the name of private gatherings and flower viewing banquets to lure young ladies from various families to take lotus ointment... "

"Gudong!" Before Xintinghou finished speaking, an official standing not far away fell down in shock.

Everyone glanced at it and understood.

This official is over half a century old, and he only had a daughter when he was almost 40 years old, and his love is like his life.

I heard that his daughter is very close to the eldest princess' granddaughter...

Xinting Hou did not pause, and continued: "After I got the news, I reported it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, in order to prevent more people from being victimized, regardless of the fact that the people behind the scenes did not find out, he ordered the Marquis to seal off Yao Chi last night, and arrested more than a hundred of Yao Chi's stewards and associates, as well as more than forty guests who were smoking lotus ointment.

"Then according to the roster confiscated by Yaochi, more than [-] people who did not enter and leave Yaochi last night were arrested. The Princess's mansion was also searched and all brought to justice."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the emperor on the dragon chair, and saw the emperor nodded.

He also said: "Perhaps the adults only listened to what Ben Hou said, and they still don't know the harm of hibiscus ointment. It just so happens that several people have become addicted and are making a scene. Let the adults see for themselves."