The people who were following him were imprisoned in the barracks where the four guards were stationed outside the city.

When Xue Shu walked over, the people below had already done a round of review. When they saw Xue Shu coming, they quickly moved a table and chairs over for him to sit down, and then served him hot tea.

"What did you find out?" Xue Shu asked.

"He confessed everything. He was a coward, sent by the rebels to spy on you. He confessed everything he knew before the torture was even over." The subordinate handed him the confession in both hands.

Xue Shu took it, but his eyebrows slightly raised: "Is there unrest within the rebel army?"

According to this person, he was arranged by the Buddha Mother Gao Youwen to follow someone, but he was not there to keep an eye on Yin Chengyu, but to keep an eye on the Saint.

The Red Army was called an army, but in fact it was developed and strengthened by the Red Lotus Sect. The rebels were also followers of the Red Lotus Sect. Therefore, the entire Red Lotus Sect still followed the leader, the Buddha Mother Gao Youwen.

But Gao Youwen cannot support such a large church alone, so under the Buddha Mother there are also the Saint Lady and the left and right protectors.

The Saint is in charge of all religious affairs, while the left and right protectors each hold a portion of military power.

According to this person, Saint Ying Hongxue and Buddha Mother Gao Youwen were originally sisters in a nunnery, and the Red Lotus Sect was founded by the two of them. However, Gao Youwen was the elder, so she was honored as the leader. Ying Hongxue was more than ten years younger than Gao Youwen, so she was only named Saint, but she has always been the next leader of the Red Lotus Sect. Not only did she handle many things in the sect, but even the uprising, the establishment of the Red Army, and the transfer from Putai to Xishizhai in Yidu were all Ying Hongxue's ideas.

However, as the Red Army grew stronger and fought against the imperial court several times, Gao Youwen and Ying Hongxue had differences on the future development of the Red Army.

Gao Youwen wanted to accept the imperial amnesty and live a peaceful and wealthy life, but Ying Hongxue believed that the imperial court was corrupt and untrustworthy, and she was determined not to accept the amnesty.

This conflict had arisen ever since the Red Lotus Sect took root in Xiashizhai, but both sides had kept it to themselves until a few days ago, when Gao Youwen seemed to have contacted someone in the imperial court in private and reached some kind of deal.

When Ying Hongxue found out about the deal, he angrily accused Gao Youwen of being short-sighted and bringing about his own destruction. He then rebelled against the Red Army along with the Right Protector and his confidants, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Gao Youwen heard that the prince was going to Qingzhou to quell the rebellion in person, and was afraid that Ying Hongxue would ruin his good deeds, so he sent his confidant to Yidu to follow him.

The people who were following them had never seen Yin Chengyu, but they saw two people entering the city late at night. One of them had his chest hunched and his shoulders hunched, and he kept his head down so his face could not be seen. He was afraid that it was Ying Hongxue's men who took the opportunity to sneak in, so he followed them quietly.

But he was unlucky and fell into Xue Shu's hands.

"That's interesting." Xue Shu sneered. Seeing the man huddled in the corner and shaking like a sieve, he said, "Keep an eye on him and save his life. Then send a message to the spies who have been sent out, telling them to be alert and keep a close eye on Xu Hui."

Having said that, he returned to his own camp.

The four guards camped outside the city. As a supervisor, he naturally had his own military tent. He ordered people to bring hot water into the tent, and then he took off his robe and drank the hot water to relieve his fatigue.

After running around outside all day, my body should have been extremely tired, but because of what happened in the brothel, my spirit was extremely excited.

Xue Shu was immersed in the hot water, his arms hanging outside the tub, holding the snow-white undershirt in his hands.

The fabric of the middle shirt is soft and still has a faint scent of snow ridge plum.

Xue Shu buried his face in it, took a deep breath, and the desire that he had barely suppressed surged up again.

He closed his eyes slightly, and recalled the angry and vulnerable look on Yin Chengyu's face when he covered her mouth and forced her to sit on his lap. They were very close at that time, and Yin Chengyu was imprisoned in his arms and couldn't move, as if she was a porcelain doll that he could manipulate.

That brief feeling of control made him extremely excited, as if Yin Chengyu belonged to him completely and could be possessed and played with by him at will.

His breathing gradually became heavier, and he wondered what would have happened if he had not let go.

At this moment, it felt as if two people were pulling at his body.

Reason told him that if he didn't let go, His Highness would be angry and would never get close to him again. He had to be careful to hide his claws and take his time.

Your Highness is the cold moon in the sky. He is lucky to be favored for a moment.

But the brutality in his nature constantly reminds him that if he wants something, he has to get it by himself.

Even His Highness is no exception.

If he were just a little braver, he could embrace the cold moon in his arms and let the cold moonlight be dyed with his own color.

It was just a possibility, but it made Xue Shu excited.

The corners of his eyes turned slightly red. He stuffed the snow-white shirt into his mouth and bit it fiercely.

The material of the garment was delicate and thin, and was soon torn. The sound of tearing cloth did not stop Xue Shu, but made him tear even more roughly.

It was as if she wanted to vent all the evil thoughts that she couldn't vent towards Yin Chengyu onto this undergarment.

In just a few moments, the middle garment was torn into rags. The torn cloth hung in the bathtub, soaked with water, and looked even more messy.

Xue Shu's breathing became heavier, and he clenched his hands and rubbed them until the torn shirt was crumpled into a ball, and then he sank it into the water...

The next morning, Yin Chengyu took the list to the government office to retrieve the disaster relief list for review.

When the prefect Ding Changshun heard the news, his heart skipped a beat. He suppressed his panic and said with a smile, "The disaster relief list is messy. Your Highness, why don't you sit outside for a while? If you want to see which prefecture or county it is, I will ask someone to find it for you."

Yin Chengyu glanced at him coldly and said, "Don't bother, I'm just taking a look."

Although he said it casually, his actions were extremely purposeful. He searched by year, state, and county, and soon found the disaster relief lists of Changle, Shouguang, Linqu, and other places.

Then I followed the village index and found what I wanted easily.

Looking at the record on the list, "On the fifth day of August, Lijiadun, Li Wang, received rice for a fight," Yin Chengyu's face turned cold.

——He had been to Lijiadun, and he also happened to inquire about Li Wang’s house.

Yin Chengyu continued to search with a sullen face and found that all the farmers he and Xue Shu had secretly visited were on the disaster relief list.

A large mouth gets one bushel of rice, a small mouth gets three bushels of rice, but a five-year-old child gets nothing.

Every record was clear and without any mistakes. If Yin Chengyu had not visited the place in person and only looked at this well-organized disaster relief list, he would have believed these people's lies.

He slammed the list shut and turned his gaze to Ding Changshun: "Are there any mistakes or omissions in these lists?"

Ding Changshun saw that his face was full of anxiety, and his heart was already beating fast. But there must be no problem with this list. He had no idea where Yin Chengyu's anger came from, so he could only bite the bullet and reply: "All disaster relief lists are recorded truthfully. There may be one or two mistakes, but there won't be too much difference."

Yin Chengyu nodded, pulled out the list he had written down from his sleeve, and pushed it in front of Ding Changshun: "Then what about the people on this list?"

"Yesterday, I went to Linqu, Changle, and Shouguang counties, and visited hundreds of households. All the farmers I asked said that they had never received relief food." His smile gradually faded, and his eyes were extremely intimidating: "As the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture, do you know why?"

When Ding Changshun heard him say that he had visited hundreds of farmers, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He took the list with shaking hands, but he couldn't read anything. That name made him feel uneasy, and he could only stammer and try to find excuses: "Maybe, maybe the lower level didn't notify me..."

Having said that, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Really?" Yin Chengyu looked down at him, "These three counties, dozens of villages, hundreds of households, are all coincidences?"

His tone became heavier and heavier, and finally it was tinged with anger: "Is it a coincidence, or are you guys corrupt and breaking the law to enrich yourself?!"

Under the increasing pressure, Ding Changshun finally couldn't bear it anymore. He knelt down suddenly and knocked his head heavily on the ground: "Your Highness, spare my life."

Yin Chengyu stood up and ignored his request for mercy. He said to the attendant guards, "Take the man away and call Pang Yi over."

Even disaster preparedness is corrupt, and he will never show mercy to these parasites.

After Yin Chengyu separated Ding Changshun and Pang Yi, interrogated them several times and sorted out the network of relationships, he summoned Xue Shu and asked him to arrest people one by one according to the list provided by Pang Yi and Ding Changshun.

"I have one more thing to report." Xue Shu put away the list and then talked about last night's interrogation.

"Speak." Yin Chengyu picked up the cool tea and took two sips.

Xue Shu then told him about the internal turmoil in the Red Lotus Sect.

"Ying Hongxue?" Yin Chengyu frowned at the name, as if he had heard it somewhere before. But he suddenly remembered it again, so he could only suppress it for the time being and said, "The internal chaos of the rebels is a good thing for us."

He tapped the table with his fingers and pondered for a moment, "The previous plan of recruiting the Red Army has been rejected. If Yin Chengzhang wants to achieve great success, he will never recruit the Red Army. But now it is said that Gao Youwen has connections with people in the court and has made a deal... There must be something fishy about it. Send someone to keep a closer eye on Xu Hui."

Xue Shu nodded: "I have already sent a message to the spies outside, and they will report back as soon as there is any movement."

Yin Chengyu nodded with satisfaction and stood up to take care of other matters.

When passing by him, he suddenly noticed that he had changed his clothes. He glanced at him and said with a half-smile, "Remember to wash your middle coat and return it after it's clean."

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