Chapter 115: Breaking into Zhoujiabao

Mu Xingci looked at the woman who was escorted in with a cold look in his eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Zhou Yazhu, as the largest imperial merchant, your Zhoujiabao has been given the best convenience by the imperial court.

Knowing that raising a group of military horses is time-consuming and laborious, you are allowed to raise private soldiers to guard the horse farm from thieves, and even the military pay will be paid by the court.

In order to let you serve the court with peace of mind, your Zhou family is allowed to engage in other businesses as a reward, so that your Zhoujiabao can prosper and live a more leisurely life than some officials.

I never expected that the court gave you such trust, but you pretended to obey the order and did evil things by oppressing the people.

This will cost you money in the future, otherwise, before the enemy even invades, the people here will be forced to rebel.

"You, the Zhou family, have been so deceitful and lawless. I will report the truth to the current emperor. You can expect to die!" Mu Xingci scolded sharply.

"You... who are you?" Zhou Yazhu was scared now.

Mu Xingci ignored her: "Lock him up in the yamen jail for the time being. This matter must not be made public for the time being. Anyone who leaks the information will be killed!" After that, he took the woman back to the guest room.

As soon as I returned to the room, Gu Feicheng from next door walked in: "Xingci, will you offend that person by doing this?"

"So what if I offended him? What can he do to me?" Mu Xingci smiled without any worry.

Yun Wansheng listened to their conversation from the side and tactfully did not interrupt.

"What are your plans next?"

"The rest is up to you. Have someone disguise half of the corpses as ours, and then say it was the Zhou Family Fort's men who killed our soldiers and generals.

As long as they are convicted of killing officials' family members and all their evil deeds are exposed in the court, the person behind them will not be able to protect themselves even if he wants to. It will be good enough for him to be able to protect himself.

Also, send someone to the Qizhou City military camp to mobilize 8,000 soldiers and horses, and we will go to Zhoujiabao to arrest them tomorrow morning." Mu Xingci said with a slight chill in his eyes.

"Okay! Let's do it this way. You are the one with the best ideas. You are worthy of being the boss among us." Gu Feicheng smiled cunningly, and then went to do the work.

Mu Xingci closed the door and turned around to see that the woman had just gotten into bed.

He took a few steps forward, casually took off his clothes and went in. When he hugged the person in his arms, he said, "Do you think I am a bit cruel? After all, I killed more than eighty people."

"If you were a tyrant among the common people, it would be cruel to order the killing of people so casually.

But as a general of a country, you are not considering the matter of a few acres of land. If you are not decisive enough, the situation will only become more serious. Maybe one day the people in this border town will cause trouble.

So, what you did tonight was right, and that's how you should treat potential dangers, instead of worrying about this and considering that, because nothing is more important than the stability of the country."

The man had just explained the evil deeds of Zhoujiabao. She didn't need to pity those executioners. She didn't know how many innocent people they had killed before. They deserved this fate today. It was all their own fault.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xingci's eyes darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but hug the woman tighter. "I didn't expect that a woman like you could have such a profound perspective on things. Your thoughts are exactly the same as mine. You've made me feel that the term 'confidante' isn't just empty talk. Your words really resonate with me."

"Okay, anyone with a normal mind would think so." Yun Wansheng rolled her eyes at him.

"No, I bet that if it were another woman today, she would be so scared that she would run into my arms and ask me to hug her and comfort her." Mu Xingci said with a smile.

"It seems you have experience to share. I wonder when has the Marquis ever coaxed a woman like that?"

"Don't let your imagination run wild. You're the only woman I can coax. Other women are not worth my attention."

"Who would believe that? I'm sleepy and want to sleep!" Yun Wansheng broke free from his arms, turned over and went to sleep.

Mu Xingci hugged her from behind again: "Go to sleep!" After saying that, he did not take the next step, which surprised Yun Wansheng for a moment, and then she fell asleep peacefully.

The crowing of cocks and barking of dogs heralded a new day. When Yun Wansheng opened her eyes, there was no one by the bed. She didn't know when the man got up.

After washing and dressing up, she walked out of the guest room in men's clothes, only to see Xiao Fei and several guards waiting outside the door, obviously there to protect her.

"Guard Xiao, where is your master?"

"He's busy now. Miss Yun, I asked the waiter to prepare the meal for you. Do you think it would be better if we could serve it now?"

"No, I'm not hungry. I'm just going out for a walk."

"Alright!"

Yun Wansheng left the inn, and Xiao Fei and others followed behind. After a walk, they found that the roadside vendors were gone. Compared with the bustling scene yesterday, it was much quieter today, as if something had happened.

After thinking about it, I understood that the people Mu Xingci had sent must have arrived, otherwise the street would not be so deserted.

Her guess was correct. Mu Xingci had already led 8,000 soldiers into Zhoujiabao. Anyone who tried to stop them was killed without mercy. They headed straight for the main residence of the Zhou family with murderous intent.

Zhou Changgui was still sleeping in the land of tenderness. When his subordinates came rushing to report, his face turned pale with shock. He quickly pushed the beauty away and hurriedly put on his clothes: "Do you know who is killing us?"

"I don't know. I just saw them charging in and didn't dare to ask before I came to report."

Even as he was speaking, he heard the sound of disorderly footsteps and the collision of weapons outside the yard. He was so frightened that he instinctively reached for his sword without even fastening his clothes.

But at this moment, the door was kicked open with great force, and the wooden door fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Then a dozen soldiers in armor came and surrounded him.

Zhou Changgui's legs went weak from fear at the murderous aura, but he still feigned composure and shouted, "Who are you? Who gave you the courage to come to my Zhou Family Fort?"

No one answered him. At this time, two people dressed as generals walked in from outside. When he saw the general in front of him wearing silver armor, he was stunned.

"You... Marquis Weiyuan? Why are you here?" Wasn't he fighting the Eastern Qiang? How did he suddenly appear here?

"Fort Lord Zhou has recognized the wrong person. That is my brother. I am General Mu Xinghan of the Zhenjun Army!" Mu Xingci refused to admit it. Now is not the time for him to reveal his identity.

"Mu Xinghan? Aren't you in Border Town?"

Zhou Changgui had seen Mu Xingci, but had never seen Mu Xinghan, which made him wonder for a moment whether the man in front of him was the Weiyuan Hou?

"Do I need to inform you where I am?" Mu Xingci said with disdain.

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