I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

As soon as the imperial guards left the palace, the eunuch who had gone to fetch Ma Ximing came running back in a panic.

"Your Majesty, Master Ma is missing!"

"Gone?" Emperor Wu of Liang stared at the little eunuch, his eyes seemed to want to swallow him up.

The young eunuch was so frightened that he trembled all over.

"Yes, after Master Ma buried the nine Taoist priests, he disappeared."

"The servants and the guards looked around the city gate, but there was no one there."

"Where is the Ma Mansion?" Emperor Wu of Liang frowned slightly when he heard that the nine Taoist priests were all dead.

Ma Ximing had some friendship with these Taoist priests, and perhaps because he felt upset, he went back home.

The young eunuch took a deep breath.

"When I came back, I went to the Ma Mansion to take a look."

"There is no one in the Ma Mansion..."

When he saw the empty Ma Mansion, he felt like the sky had fallen.

Lord Ma is equivalent to the national teacher.

The Imperial Master and his family have fled. Is it possible that the Daliang Kingdom is going to be destroyed?

When the kneeling officials heard that there was no one in Ma Ximing's house, they all widened their eyes in shock.

They looked at each other in panic, and fear flashed in their eyes.

They knew better than anyone what the national teacher's escape meant.

How many ministers who can kneel in the imperial study are simple-minded?

"Hmm!?" Emperor Wu of Liang had a dark face and growled in his throat.

"Wei Jianxiong, take a thousand soldiers and capture Ma Ximing immediately, dead or alive!"

Emperor Wu of Liang's roar frightened all the officials so much that they lowered their heads.

Damn!

Did this old man Ma Ximing discover something? Otherwise, why would he run away without saying a word?

".....yes!"

Wei Jianxiong trembled all over, responded immediately, stood up and walked out...

Emperor Wu of Liang had a gloomy face, and his cold eyes slid across the faces of the officials present one by one like a poisonous snake.

He now feels like everyone wants to betray him.

He should have killed these ministers who were difficult to train as an example to warn the monkeys as soon as possible.

Especially the relatives of the Xiao family...

Thinking of this, Emperor Wu of Liang immediately fixed his eyes on Lin Shuwen.

Lin Shuwen is also a relative of the Xiao family, and the biological father of the wife of Xiao Yunzhan, the only male in the Xiao family.

"Lin Shuwen!"

"......." Lin Shuwen, who was wondering why the three didn't come, trembled with fear when he heard Emperor Wu of Liang's shout.

"I am here!"

Emperor Wu of Liang stared at Lin Shuwen.

"Have you been in touch with the Xiao family? They didn't come together, and didn't they tell you?"

As they are both relatives of the Xiao family, there is no reason for him not to tell Lin Shuwen about his problems.

As for why Lin Shuwen didn't go with them, it was because Lin Shuwen had a daughter in his palace.

Compared with the Xiao family's uncertain situation of life and death, Lin Shuwen would of course prefer to place his bet on Lady Lin.

".....Your Majesty!" Lin Shuwen widened his eyes in horror and looked at Emperor Wu of Liang in bewilderment.

"I am devoted to serving the emperor and have never made private friends with any ministers. I have no connection with the Xiao family at all."

"I am loyal to the emperor, as the sun and the moon can attest. How could I have any connection with the rebellious officials of the Xiao family?"

"As for the Wanfu, Yaofu, and Zhengfu, I have never had any dealings with them. Everyone in the capital knows that I am not on good terms with them. I hope Your Majesty will understand..."

"Wuwu~~ Please, Your Majesty, please understand..."

Lin Shuwen kowtowed as he spoke, tears of grievance instantly covering his face.

Fortunately, he usually disliked Lord Wan and General Yao and never said a word to them.

As for the cowardly Zheng Shiqi, he looked down on him even more.

The Zheng family ended with Zheng Shiqi's generation, and the sons they gave birth to were complete wastes.

When Lin Shuwen thought of this, he suddenly felt angry because he didn't even have a useless son.

All the ministers lowered their heads and sneered in disdain as they listened to Lin Shuwen's words.

Lin Shuwen is worthy of being the Censor-in-Chief. He can even make the dead come alive with his mouth.

He was aloof and did not make friends with any ministers.

He does want to make friends, but it depends on whether others are willing to make friends with him.

Who would dare to make friends with a villain who likes to stab others in the back?

Emperor Wu of Liang looked at Lin Shuwen, who was crying bitterly, and his eyes dimmed slightly.

"Yu Huaqian, take Lord Lin down and let him stay in the palace for a while."

".....Yes!" Yu Huaqian looked at Emperor Liang Wu in surprise, then walked up to Lin Shuwen.

"Master Lin, please."

Lin Shuwen, who was crying bitterly, was stunned for a moment. He looked at Emperor Wu of Liang with a confused look on his face.

Seeing the unyielding look on Emperor Wu's face, he kowtowed tremblingly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace..."

Lin Shuwen stood up with shaking legs and followed Eunuch Yu, his brows tightly furrowed.

He really couldn't figure out what Emperor Wu of Liang wanted to do by keeping him in the palace.

Those three companies didn't come, go find them, what's the point of keeping him...

After Lin Shuwen was taken away, the ministers lowered their heads even more.

They didn't know what Emperor Wu of Liang would suddenly do, so of course they tried not to attract his attention if possible.

At this time, the imperial guards who had gone to Wanfu, Yaofu, and Zhengfu to look for someone came back.

"Your Majesty, the Wan Mansion is empty, the Yao Mansion is empty, and the Zheng Mansion only has 16 concubines left."

"And Zheng Shiqi's son died suddenly in the brothel last night..."