"Xiaojiu, you don't need to do anything." Fu Yanci said. "Just let the three of them fight among themselves."
Feng Jiuyan looked at Fu Yanci in confusion, "Infighting? Are you saying that we don't need to do anything and just watch the show?"
"Yes and no." Fu Yanci laughed softly, his eyes filled with chilling coldness.
Then, he slowly said, "Both the Crown Prince and the King of Qi are not easy to deal with. In order to fight for the throne, the two have been fighting fiercely behind the scenes, especially the King of Qi.
The King of Qi even sent his most senior eunuch to pretend to be Mr. Mo and had him open many brothels in shameful places.
These brothels are filled with young girls, children, and young men who have been trafficked. The King of Qi and his men use these young girls to attract dignitaries and local wealthy people to patronize them. These patrons are all screened, and every time they patronize, they have to sign and seal their names. What do you think the King of Qi and his men did this for? "
"I have seen the account books, which record every income. The brothels opened by the King of Qi and his men have collected a lot of money." Feng Jiuyan frowned and thought, then said slowly.
Then she remembered that she had robbed several residences of people in charge of running brothels, and she remembered that there was a lot of pig iron in the secret room.
pig iron?
weapon!
She suddenly opened her eyes wide, looked at Fu Yanci, and said in shock, "The King of Qi is trying to collect money, recruit soldiers, and raise private soldiers. He is preparing to force the emperor to abdicate!"
"That's right, my little Jiu is really smart." Fu Yanci looked at Feng Jiuyan with admiration, "Then why are these dignitaries and local wealthy people who patronize the brothels willing to sign and seal?
They must have read the laws of the time and knew that anyone who abducted and sold children or women would be punished by cutting off the nose. Anyone who raped and killed children or women would have all their property confiscated and then be torn to pieces or cut into pieces. They were not fools, so why would they sign the agreement when faced with such severe punishments?
Fu Yanci paused for a moment, stood up, walked slowly back to the bed, took out a few books from his bag, and walked back to the dining table.
These were the accounts and lists that were searched out from the brothels, Black Wind Village, Huawu Village and other places. They were the copies that Feng Jiuyan gave him.
Fu Yanci casually flipped open one of the books, pointed at the contents of one of the pages with his slender fingers, and said slowly, "Xiao Jiu, look, the handwriting of these dignitaries' signatures and seals looks a little crooked, and some are even ugly. So I guess they must have been coerced in some way, so they signed and sealed their names unwillingly, and were willing to leave their own handles behind."
Feng Jiuyan looked over and saw that the signatures on the white paper were mostly crooked. It was obvious that they were not signed voluntarily. "If so, what is the purpose of the King of Qi doing this? Is it to threaten these dignitaries and local wealthy people?"
Her mind raced, and she figured it out in an instant. "Many of these officials are important officials in the court, and they hold pivotal positions in the court. Could it be that the King of Qi forced them to sign in order to force the emperor to abdicate and have these officials support him in taking the throne?"
As for the local wealthy people, they are not ordinary wealthy people. The wealth accumulated by their ancestors is very rich. Could it be that the King of Qi used these wealthy people as his treasury to recruit soldiers and forge weapons?"
Fu Yanci looked at Feng Jiuyan with appreciation, "Xiao Jiu's guess is correct. The King of Qi must have had this in mind to get these important officials in the court to sign and seal the document."
"Then what should we do next?" Feng Jiuyan stared at Fu Yanci with anticipation in his eyes.
Fu Yanci's lips curled up slightly, that smile was filled with endless meaning and mystery, "We just need to spread the news that we have found the mastermind behind the trafficking of young girls and children and the operation of the brothel, and the evidence is being sent to the capital."
"In this case, when Eunuch Cao has not returned to the palace, the King of Qi will definitely think that it was Eunuch Cao who confessed. In this case, the King of Qi will definitely lose his composure and accelerate the plan of forcing the emperor to abdicate!" Feng Jiuyan continued, with joy in his eyes and eyebrows.
"Xiaojiu, you are really smart!" Fu Yanci blurted out the words of praise, his eyes full of admiration.
"Hehehe, now we have checked everything we need to check. Can we change our makeup now?" Feng Jiuyan looked at Fu Yanci expectantly.
Fu Yanci raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "Does Xiaojiu think he is too ugly?"
"No! Whether she's ugly or not is another matter. The important thing is that we are now a sitting duck. If we don't quickly remove our disguises and change our identities, the prince's men might send someone to assassinate us again."
"Xiaojiu is thinking about this. We will leave the inn in a while, change back to our original appearance, and then set off back to Youzhou." Fu Yanci said.
He knew very well that she must want to return to Youzhou to reunite with her family.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Feng Jiuyan immediately jumped up in joy, clapping his hands and cheering, "That's great, hehehe. I'll go back and pack my luggage now!"
After saying that, Feng Jiuyan immediately stood up from the chair and ran to the door impatiently.
"Hey, Xiaojiu, wait a moment." Fu Yanci hurriedly called her back.
Feng Jiuyan paused, stopped, turned around, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there anything else you haven't said?"
"Bring me some writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. I'll write a reply first."
"Oh, okay. Wait a minute."
Feng Jiuyan had just finished speaking when she left the room. She returned to her room, pretending to rummage through her bag, took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the space, and returned to Fu Yanci's room.
"Xiaojiu, come and help me grind the ink."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Feng Jiuyan stood beside Fu Yanci, holding a black ink stick in her slender white fingers and slowly grinding it. Fu Yanci sat next to her, writing on a piece of white paper.
His handwriting was very beautiful. The characters were vigorous and powerful, and the strokes flowed like dragons and snakes. It had the natural style of a master, which made Feng Jiuyan admire him very much.
Fu Yanci wrote a total of three letters, one of which was to instruct An Yi and An Er to continue sending people to keep a close eye on the palace, especially the King of Qi, the Crown Prince and the Emperor.
The other letter was sent back to An Si, asking them to detain Eunuch Cao first and make a decision after he returned to Youzhou.
The other letter was written to Bai Li, asking him to find someone to spread unfavorable news about what the King of Qi had done, so as to make him lose his composure and speed up the plan of forcing the king to abdicate, thus causing the royal family to kill each other.
Fu Yanci tied one of the letters to the leg of a pigeon and asked the pigeon to deliver the message back to Youzhou. He gave the other two letters to An San and ordered him to find someone to deliver them.
Feng Jiuyan stood in front of the window, looking at the bustling streets, and asked Fu Yanci beside him, "If the dog emperor, the crown prince, and the King of Qi are all dead, there will be no one in the dog emperor's lineage who can ascend the throne. At that time, will there be unrest in Dayan, and will the surrounding countries be ready to attack?"
Fu Yanci smiled and said confidently, "Of course there will be no unrest. Have you forgotten? And my uncle Xiaoyao——"
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