Shangguan Lingyun glanced at Ye Xiaoxiao, who had finally fallen asleep in his arms, and told Tianxuan to take good care of her.
Then he gathered his men and headed straight towards the city capital.
In the city capital, because Li Mo asked the housekeeper to increase the quantity of the things he prepared, they ended up spending a whole day and night there yesterday.
When Shangguan Lingyun and others arrived, they were still sleeping soundly on the ground.
Wang Xiao kicked the door open and saw a shocking scene.
On the ground, several servants were awakened by the sound of kicking the door and immediately wanted to get up.
But as soon as they moved, unspeakable pain came from their whole body.
"Ah, what's going on, I, I..."
"Ah, I'm dirty, wuwu~"
Wang Xiao looked inside with some discomfort in his eyes, then walked out while covering his nose.
"Master, how about we wait a moment?"
Shangguan Lingyun nodded and took a few steps back.
The loud noise woke up everyone lying on the ground.
They reacted quickly and immediately began to frantically look for their clothes.
Shangguan Lingyun stood outside and waited for a while, then saw someone staggering out from inside.
Commander Zhou's men quickly captured the man, and soon Li Mo was carried out.
When he saw Shangguan Lingyun and others, the first thing he did was to scold them.
"I sincerely want to befriend you, yet you dare to harm me? Come here..."
Before he could finish, Commander Zhou went up and slapped him in the face.
"How dare you speak rudely to His Majesty? I am tired of living like this."
Shangguan Lingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, but Li Mo was beaten so hard that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
It took him a long time to notice the fully armed men brought by Commander Zhou in the yard.
"What did you say? Who is he?"
Commander Zhou kicked him again and scolded him angrily.
"You're looking for death. Why don't you kneel before His Majesty?"
Commander Zhou was a little depressed. The matter in Maoshan had not been completely resolved yet, and this kind of thing happened again in Xichengshan.
He and his soldiers had to rush here day and night.
He was not worried about the safety of Shangguan Lingyun and others, he was just exhausted.
Thinking about the news he just received, he was afraid that he would not be able to return to the capital for a while.
No one cared what Commander Zhou was thinking. Shangguan Lingyun looked at Li Mo coldly.
"Li Chengshou, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself."
"However, this is just one time. Whether you can catch it or not depends on you."
Li Mo knelt on the ground with his thighs trembling and his legs shaking like sieve chaff.
"Your Majesty, please feel free to ask me anything. I will tell you everything I know."
Shangguan Lingyun curled his lips. Although there was no Ye Xiaoxiao's inner voice to help him, he could also see what Li Mo was thinking.
"The innkeeper has already confessed the mastermind behind this. I'll give you a chance because you're just an errand boy."
Li Mo rubbed his forehead hard to wipe away the cold sweat caused by fear.
I felt very depressed: [Why don’t you ask. ]
Shangguan Lingyun: "Tell me, what's going on with the mine here?"
Li Mo's body trembled again. He didn't expect that Shangguan Lingyun already knew about the mine.
After a long silence, just when Shangguan Lingyun was about to lose his patience, he finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, I only discovered the mines in Xicheng Mountain after I took office."
"Not long after I took office, the innkeeper came to me and said he wanted to cooperate with me."
"I just learned that there is a huge silver mine hidden deep in the West City Mountain."
"However, due to the terrain of Xicheng Mountain, although we mined some ore, we never used or sold it."
"Although I am somewhat greedy, I am aware of the law prohibiting the sale of salt and iron."
Shangguan Lingyun's face showed even more impatience.
"Who is the mastermind behind this?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know either. It's all the business of the shopkeeper."
"I am just sending some people to help with the work."
Shangguan Lingyun had a cold face.
"Who ordered the arrest of those people?"
Li Mo immediately burst into tears and swore that the shopkeeper had done everything.
Seeing that he was being stubborn, Shangguan Lingyun asked again directly.
"What is your relationship with Li Si?"
Li Mo didn't react and answered directly.
"Li Si and I are cousins..."
Suddenly realizing what was going on, Li Mo hurriedly denied it.
"I don't know any Li Si, Your Majesty. I am wronged."
Seeing that Shangguan Lingyun was angry, Wang Xiao kicked Li Mo twice more.
At this time, all the other soldiers responsible for the search had returned.
Wang Xiao took the booklet from the soldier and handed it to Shangguan Lingyun.
"Master, this is Li Mo's account book. It records his crimes in detail."
"It's true that the iron ore didn't leak out, but those people were indeed arrested at the shopkeeper's suggestion."
"Li Mo and Li Si are distant cousins, but their relationship is only somewhat distant."
Shangguan Lingyun took a look at the thick account book, then looked at Commander Zhou.
"I'll leave the matters here to you. I must return to the capital as soon as possible to investigate this matter."
"As for West City, I will send someone to replace you as soon as possible."
"After all, I still have to go to other places for private visits."
Commander Zhou felt bitter, but he dared not show his solution on his face, so he could only respond respectfully.
Shangguan Lingyun saw that things here were almost dealt with, so he ordered Wang Xiao to set off today.
Wang Xiao nodded and quickly returned to the inn with the secret guards.
Ye Xiaoxiao was looking forward to their return. When she saw Shangguan Lingyun come in, she immediately asked.
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