The light in the stairs is very dim, but when you walk up, there is a bright light in front of you.

The spacious third floor is still the same as before, with exquisite and elegant decoration. The open windows are like a huge picture frame, taking in the most beautiful scenery of Yangzhou City.

When I walked up the last step, my heart skipped a beat, but when I looked up, I saw a group of familiar figures sitting in the middle of the room, not near the window, and the figure in my memory was not there.<

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One of them stood up and walked towards us: "Miss Yue."

"Brother Mo...?"

I was a little stunned for a moment. I didn't expect him to be here. Looking at the people standing at the table, almost all of them were let go by Pei Yuanhao that day, and there were also faces familiar from Huisheng Pharmacy.
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As soon as my mind changed, I immediately understood.

They are waiting for me here, and waiting for me, they must have something to say to me!

Shuixiu originally walked up with me with a smile, but something was wrong when she saw this scene. Especially when she saw this man with a fierce aura coming over, she was frightened and grabbed my arm tightly: "

Aunt——girl, they are——”

"Shui Xiu, it's okay."

I patted her hand to signal her to be quiet, turned around and said to the person with a smile: "Why is Brother Mo here?"

Mo Tieyi glanced at Shui Xiu and said to me: "We really have no choice. The emperor looks at you too seriously. The brothers have tried hard for several days and failed to get close to your house, so they can only

I’ll take advantage of you to come out today and meet you.”

Only then did I remember that Pei Yuanhao said he would send someone to watch me. Although he scared Shen Gongye's people away, he still stopped them, so he smiled apologetically: "Thank you for your hard work."

."

"It's okay, come and sit."

I slowly walked over and sat down at the table in the center of the room.

If Shuixiu didn't understand what was going on just now, she understood after listening to our words. She had never encountered such a situation before, and followed me with a look of horror on her face, watching them carefully.

Mo Tieyi also sat down, but before speaking, he glanced at Shui Xiu again: "She——"

"It's okay." I said, "Shui Xiu has been following me."

"Oh..."

Mo Tieyi nodded and said nothing more. Just as the shopkeeper came up, he asked the waiter to bring us tea. It was not as good as what Huang Tianba had brought before, but it was

It was also made exquisitely and the fragrance was fragrant. After the things were delivered, they didn't look sideways, turned around and walked away calmly, as if nothing had happened.

It seems that how deeply this force has penetrated into the south is really far beyond our imagination.

I watched the shopkeeper walk down, then turned around and smiled at Mo Tieyi and the others: "Brother Mo is waiting for me here. I don't know what he wants to say to me."

Mo Tieyi glanced at me, but looked at the wounds on my face that had not yet dissipated, and sighed: "How are you?"

"It's nothing serious."

"When we went back, we also heard about what happened at the execution ground." He was a big man, but he became a little embarrassed. After a while, he said: "Thank you."

I smiled.

The reason why I dared to say those words to Pei Yuanhao before was because Mo Tieyi and the others were still there. Although these people did not follow Huang Tianba, I know that they were all influenced by Huang Tianba to some extent, and they were not the kind of people who just

People who are fierce and do not know how to advance or retreat, after experiencing this incident, I believe they will also have certain insights.

He took a sip of tea and slowly placed the cup on the table, holding the rim of the cup with his fingers.

After a long time, Mo Tieyi raised his head and looked at me: "Is what you said last time true? Is the emperor really going south this time to depose the untouchables in the south?"

I nodded and said: "Actually, the emperor had this idea a long time ago."

"Oh?"

"When he first came to the throne, the emperor told me about this matter. However, some systems in the south are not implemented in a day or two, and rash modifications will cause great turmoil in the government, so he has been looking for an opportunity. In addition -

—" I glanced at them: "There are really not many officials who dare to go south..."

When Mo Tieyi and the others heard this, their faces became a little ugly.

After Liu Yi died, many people gathered in front of his mourning hall to kowtow. It is said that after Pei Yuanhao returned to Beijing after controlling the epidemic here, Liu Yi went south and was assassinated not long after. But he was assassinated.

On the same day, the state government issued an order to reduce the poll tax for the season, which made all Yangzhou people grateful. Mo Tieyi and the others were released from prison, so they naturally knew what happened.

Sometimes, if you are not so impulsive and use blood to solve the problem, maybe things will be completely different.

And I think that the reason why the people in Shengjing are making such a big move now is that Liu Yi's order to reduce the poll tax must have made them very dissatisfied, and they also saw the court's intention to reconcile with the south.
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Mo Tieyi gritted his teeth, and the cup rattled when he held it with his fingers. After a while, he said: "We--we did indeed make a mistake."

"..." I looked at him.

"When Brother Huang left, he warned him not to touch Liu Yi, but——"

Looking at the regretful look in his eyes, I also understood in my heart that he may not be the one who is brave and fierce, but the people above them must bleed the people of the court. This is the crux of the problem.

I thought for a while and said: "Brother Mo, you will come to me today, right?"

Mo Tieyi glanced at me and nodded: "Yes. I have passed on all the things you said when you went to Hongye Temple before. When we came back this time, we have thought a lot about it, so we wanted to come to you and confirm it with you."

, does the emperor really want to abolish the untouchable status?"

"Brother Mo, can you tell me who is speaking in the south now?"

"..."

I looked at him: "Is it Mr. Yao?"

Mo Tieyi's face darkened: "How do you know?"

I smiled: "I guessed."

The words I said to Yi Nai, the emperor released Mo Tieyi and the others, these words and these things are not enough to convince a person who is a complete stranger to us. Only people who have established a certain amount of trust will be really moved by my words.

, and Mo Tieyi also said just now that Huang Tianba has left, so Mu Hua must follow him, and the only person who knows me and has a higher status is the one who met me in Tianlao.

The old man of fate.

More importantly, in the Zen room of Hongye Temple, I not only smelled the powder used by women, but also smelled of medicine.

I remember that the late emperor once said in his secret edict to Pei Yuanhao that the people at Huisheng Medicine Shop had deep connections with the royal family, and Mu Hua and Huang Tianba were both too young, so I guess he was referring to Yao Lao, but this paragraph

Whether the origin can point the entire situation to good or evil depends on this time.

I asked: "Why didn't Yao Lao come this time? Doesn't he want to see me?"

"No, it's not that he doesn't want to see you, it's just——"

"He is with someone from Shengjing, right?"

Mo Tieyi nodded silently.

I said: "Brother Mo, I don't know what conditions the people in Shengjing have offered you, but what I want to tell you is that if you really want to talk to the people in Shengjing, you have to do a good job of cutting the flesh."

Preparation to feed the wolves."

When he heard this, his expression suddenly changed: "What do you mean?"

"The untouchability status in the south was indeed established when the royal family entered the country, but you know, the people in the south bear such heavy taxes, where did the money go?"

Mo Tieyi opened his eyes wide: "Where?"

……

By the time I finished telling Mo Tieyi and the others exactly what Pei Yuanfeng told me, half an hour had passed, and it looked like it was getting late outside.

If we don't go down, the guards will probably have to worry too.

I looked at Mo Tieyi. Their expressions were particularly ugly. They sat there as if they couldn't believe it. After a long time, they looked at me: "Is everything you said true?"
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"I think you should be able to trust me."

"..." They didn't speak, and their faces became even uglier.

I said softly: "He ascended the throne to be the emperor, and he has his ambitions and ideals. Only allowing the Celestial Dynasty to usher in a truly prosperous age is the goal he wants to achieve. But Shengjing is different. They are not the rulers of the Celestial Dynasty, and they are not the rulers of the Celestial Dynasty.

There is no border, and if there is no benefit, why should they cooperate with you?"

"..."

"This matter is not simple. Don't fall into the trap."

"..."

I stood up slowly, looked at the sky outside the window, and finally said: "Brother Mo, I know your original intention of doing these things is for the people of the south, but you don't want to be taken advantage of because of your anger. Otherwise,

When the empire is in chaos, it will be the common people who will suffer, but it will not necessarily be you or the royal family who will benefit."

He suddenly raised his head and looked at me, as if he understood something, his expression became solemn.
To be continued...