Chapter 88 The Young Master Who Can’t Lift or Carry
He was speechless for a moment, forget it, the matter is done, Yanzhou is now under strict control, and anyone coming in or leaving has to go through a detailed inventory.
Leaving the city right after arriving would inevitably arouse the suspicion of those people.
Qi Muchao held his forehead, walked to the door and ordered Chang Qing, "Go and call General Song over. I have something to discuss with her."
"yes."
Song Yu was waiting outside. As soon as Chang Qing spoke, she immediately came over.
When he met Qi Muchao's gaze, he cleared his throat, looked away, and said seriously, "What are your plans, my lord?"
"What does His Majesty say?"
Song Yu pursed his lips. This man looked very serious on weekdays, and he was even more meticulous when talking about serious matters.
"This matter involves a wide range of people. His Majesty means that we must first find solid evidence." She took out a golden token from her waist and placed it next to Qi Muchao. "This is what His Majesty gave me before I set out. Once we have all the evidence in our hands, we can catch all these people in one fell swoop."
Looking at the token, Qi Muzhao raised his eyebrows and nodded, "That's very good."
The current governor of Yanzhou is the younger brother of Concubine Qi. Concubine Qi and Your Majesty had a loving relationship in their early years, but later the prince of Concubine Qi died inexplicably, and since then Concubine Qi has become a little crazy.
If His Majesty still cherishes the old friendship and feels guilty towards Concubine Qi, it would be a bit tricky for Qi Muchao.
But the news Song Yu brought now was that His Majesty allowed them to do everything they wanted.
The two of them quickly arranged everything.
Song Yu asked, "How many people in Yanzhou are the Crown Prince's people now?"
"Not many, but with General Song's men, we might have a chance of winning."
Qi Muchao pointed his finger at the table and said, "I've already inquired about the iron mine. The people working there are all poor people captured by the famous Qi governor. Since they were captured, they can't leave even a step. Their treatment is worse than that of slaves."
When Song Yu joined the army, she was bullied by some older soldiers because of her young age. They assigned all the dirty and tiring work to her, which made her very disgusted with this kind of exploitative behavior.
He immediately said "Sh*t, this bastard has become the local emperor here."
However, the iron mine was blocked and the imperial court was unaware of it. On weekdays, the people had to go through various inspections if they wanted to leave the city.
Even if their husbands and sons were captured and forced to do hard labor, they had no place to seek justice and could only wait and hope that their husbands and sons would return as soon as possible. However, once the person was taken away, there would be no news at all. Not to mention returning, even a skeleton might not be found.
According to information obtained by Qi Muchao's people, it was common for people to die from exhaustion in the iron mine. When those people died, they would be thrown into a pile and burned.
Someone who knew the deceased would go forward and hide the bones, waiting to return home one day so that he could give the bones to the deceased's relatives.
Qi Muchao agreed with Song Yu's words. He said, "My people are still looking for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I'll leave the external affairs to General Song for now. Tomorrow, I'll find a way to get to the mine."
Find a way?
Lu Wanning was listening attentively, and her ears suddenly pricked up.
How could he possibly get to the mine?
Before she could even ask, Song Yu had already questioned her, "I'd better let me go. Your Highness's health may not be able to withstand the work in the mines."
What she wanted to say was that someone else would catch him and take him to the mine, assign him some tasks, and exhaust him. Then, when they saw him, they would yell, "They've caught a young master who couldn't even lift or carry anything," and then, in a fit of rage, they would chop him to pieces.
Song Yu felt it would be safer to go by himself.
Qi Muchao saw what she meant and his face darkened. "Things outside may not be any better than at the mine. Governor Qi is a ruthless person, and he always holds the idea of rather killing a hundred people by mistake than letting one go. If he finds out about any disturbance, it will be extremely dangerous."
Seeing that Song Yu wanted to persuade him again, Qi Muchao quickly called Changqing in and said, "Tomorrow, you will accompany General Song to the Governor of Qi to inquire about the news. Changkong will come with me to the iron mine."
After finishing the arrangements here, Song Yu stood up and left. When Lu Wanning saw him looking at her, she immediately yawned and said, "I'm so sleepy. I'm going to sleep."
But Qi Muchao was not as easy to deal with as before. He just glanced at Hu Yan, and Hu Yan gave Lu Wanning a helpless look, then quickly got up and walked out.
Like a seasoned hunter watching his prey's reaction, he nonchalantly watched Lu Wanning pretending to sleep, her eyelids twitching intermittently.
Lu Wanning pretended for a long time, but she didn't hear any movement. However, she felt inexplicably uneasy in her heart. She couldn't explain why she felt guilty for a while.
So she quietly opened one eye, but as soon as she opened it, her gaze met Qi Muchao's. It was difficult to close it again. She could only smile awkwardly, pretending nothing had happened, and patted the bedside, "Husband, don't you want to sleep?"
Although Qi Muchao was very pleased with the title of "husband", he still did not approve of Lu Wanning's boldness.
Without a smile on his face, he suddenly said, "You came to Yanzhou for me."
It was a definite tone, without a trace of doubt.
Lu Wanning choked and didn't speak for a while.
Seeing her reaction, Qi Muchao smiled. This man usually looks gentle as long as he doesn't have a stern face, even when he has no expression. No matter whether his smile is sincere or fake, it usually carries a sense of spring breeze.
And now, it was like all the ice on the lake surface in winter had melted away, which made Lu Wanning stunned.
If it were normal, she might want to argue with Qi Muchao, at least, she would not give in so easily.
But now that he thought about the fact that this person was going to the iron mine tomorrow, he could no longer say any words of argument.
She was too lazy to think about what her mentality was or what position Qi Muchao held in her heart.
After a moment of silence, he walked over to him and did the thing he wanted to do most since coming here today.
That was holding his wrist and taking his pulse.
He should have taken his medicine on time, and his pulse looks good.
After washing up, Qi Muchao shamelessly lay down next to Lu Wanning and warned her, "It's really dangerous here. Since you're already here, I won't say anything more, but don't go out and walk around by yourself."
If it were in the capital, Qi Muchao could just let her go. No matter how big the problem was, he could help solve it.
But Yanzhou is now like a place under a barrier, full of dangers everywhere.
We also have to be on guard against those who discover something unusual and take desperate measures.
Lu Wanning said, "I'll stay here and not go anywhere. But you, are you really going to the iron mine tomorrow?"
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