Chapter 386 Chilling
"The reason why the officials don't move you is because they are waiting for the big fish behind you. This is what I said. You can decide for yourself whether you believe it or not." Hu Zhongyan said lightly.
Ruyu squeezed out a smile and said: "In order to ensure my safety, we have people around the Hu family. Is Mr. Hu a little unfounded?"
"Is it your man? You can still tell. During this time, I feel someone is watching me whenever I go out, even in the imperial city. You don't have the ability to send people to the imperial city to monitor me, right?" said.
Ruyu's heart sank when she heard this. They really didn't have the ability, but Hu Zhongyan said it was his feeling, which made Ruyu feel hesitant for a while.
But she did feel a little uneasy because of Hu Zhongyan's words.
"I have said what I should say. I can't stop the increase of troops. You can do whatever you want." Hu Zhongyan said.
"My lord, I have to retire first."
Ruyu was no longer in the mood to stop the dispatch of troops.
Leaving the study and heading to the side door, he left the Hu family and headed to Moxiangzhai.
Because of Hu Zhongyan's words, Ruyu was very cautious along the way, paying attention to whether she was being followed.
I don’t know if it was a psychological effect or something else, but she always felt like she was being followed.
When I arrived at Moxiangzhai, I was greeted by a boy as soon as I entered the door.
"What does this guest want?" Erniu asked with a smile and cupped his hands.
Seeing Er Niu, Ruyu frowned and said, "Are you the new boy in the store?"
"It seems that the guest hasn't been to our Moxiangzhai for a while. The little one is indeed new. It has been half a month." Erniu said.
At this time, another boy hurried over and said that he had been the one to entertain Ruyu before, and asked Erniu to entertain other guests.
Hearing this, Erniu agreed with a smile and left.
When Ruyu followed the boy upstairs, he glanced at Erniu who was introducing things to the guests.
“Shopkeeper, Miss Ruyu is here!”
The servant led Ruyu up to the second floor, knocked on the door and said.
“Here it comes!”
I remembered a voice in the room, and then there was a rush of footsteps. The door opened, and the fat shopkeeper Hao came out.
"The paper and ink ingots ordered by Miss Ruyu last time have arrived, please come in quickly!"
Shopkeeper Hao waved his hand to the boy, led Ruyu into the room, and closed the door door.
Hearing the door close, Ruyu put down her hands folded on her abdomen, went directly to the main seat and sat down.
Shopkeeper Hao from behind bowed and said: "Meet the Saint!"
"Why are new people being recruited in the store?" Ruyu frowned.
Although the boys in this shop are not from the wizarding religion, they are all brought from Jiangnan, and they still have body bonds.
In addition, I usually avoid them, and I am not worried that the news will be leaked.
"Back to the Saint, there was a boy who broke his leg a few days ago. It happened that the business in the store was very good at that time. I was too busy so I hired one temporarily. Don't worry, I'll wait for the guy who broke his leg to recover. Fire this person," Shopkeeper Hao said quickly.
"Idiot!"
Ruyu heard this and said angrily: "The boy in the store broke his leg, and business suddenly picked up. Don't you think there is a problem?"
The business of Moxiangzhai has always been tepid. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? It happened that the boy in the store broke his leg, and the business suddenly picked up.
“The saint is saying that there is something wrong with that person?”
Shopkeeper Hao heard this and said angrily: "I'm going to deal with him right now!"
"Come back!"
Ruyu stopped Shopkeeper Hao and cursed: "You are as fat as a pig , why are you as stupid as a pig? If you touch him now, doesn't it mean you are telling the people behind him that we have discovered it? Do you believe it or not, if you deal with that person, our captors will come soon?” Come to Beijing. If you have any trouble, how can you explain it to the leader?" Shopkeeper Hao said anxiously.
"I may have been targeted. It's not that easy to leave." Ruyu shook her head. "Don't worry, Saint. I can mobilize our people around Bianjing and we will definitely be able to send the Saint away." Shopkeeper Hao said quickly.
"I can't leave!"
Ruyu shook her head and said: "Since the court has discovered us but has not taken action against us, it is obvious that they do not know my identity yet. It's safest if I don't leave at this time."
"But..."
"Stop it!"
Ruyu interrupted Shopkeeper Hao and said: "Since we are being targeted, maybe Gu Tingwei is also being targeted, and the leader is in danger. Quickly activate the emergency contact point and send a message to Jiangzhou to ask the leader Get out quickly!”
“Yes!” Shopkeeper Hao responded quickly.
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When Ruyu went to Moxiangzhai, Yin Hanzhang also received an urgent report from Jiangzhou.
When he saw the contents of the emergency report, Yin Hanzhang's expression changed drastically, and he quickly entered the palace and presented the emergency report to Zhao Xing.
"Okay, that's really good!"
Zhao Xing gritted his teeth after reading the emergency report.
He was not surprised that Gu Tingwei had contact with the rebels. This also confirmed that the rebellion was related to the Wizard Cult.
The unknown is the scariest thing. No matter how deeply the Wizarding Cult is hidden, now that it has surfaced, it can always be found out.
What annoyed him was another piece of news in the urgent report.
The food stored in Jiangzhou City for disaster relief was left unused due to the rebellion.
The people who monitored Gu Tingwei learned that someone was setting fire to the food, and quickly reported it to Xianggong Shen.
Shen Xianggong was decisive this time and ordered people to take over the granary.
Although some people still risked setting fires, they did not succeed.
But although the granary was not burned, the food was missing.
This shows that setting fire to the granary was planned in advance.
The burning of the granary can naturally cover up the disappearance of the food.
This matter cannot be accomplished by the involvement of one or two officials.
After all, Shen Xianggong was in Jiangzhou at that time.
Even if Shen Xianggong didn't pay attention to the granary, it would be very difficult to transport the grain away under his nose.
Xianggong Shen's previous report mentioned that floods occurred in Jiangzhou and other places, and the people had almost no harvest. After the rebellion, these rebels did not commit any crime against the landlord Squire Qiu.
When the people have no food, where will the rebels get their food?
He guessed that someone in Jiangzhou and other places was funding the rebels.
At that time, Zhao Xing thought he was a landlord and squire from Jiangzhou and other places.
Now it seems that the food of the imperial court was simply stolen by these officials.
This incident also made Zhao Xing deeply worried.
It would be fine if these officials were just looking for money, but what if these officials were also members of the wizarding cult?
It would be nothing if the rebellion in Jiangzhou was planned by the Wizard Cult.
But if the Wizard Cult chose to rebel in Jiangzhou only because of the floods in Jiangzhou, it would be extremely scary to think about.
This shows that many local officials have joined the Wizarding Cult, or have interests in it.
No matter which possibility it was, it made Zhao Xing shudder.
(End of this chapter)