Chapter 153: Falling into a Trap
"County Lord, please think twice about this matter!" Li Da came back to his senses and hurriedly echoed.
"What? Could it be that what Master Song said is true, or is it just to please my mood?" Xue Ning glanced at the two of them, and then asked in a somewhat angry tone.
"The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials will do their best to save the prince safely. Song Ke hurriedly spoke, after all, he did treat Xue Ning like that, if he shirked his responsibility at this moment, then Xue Ning would definitely punish himself, and even let her inform the emperor to know, then he, an official, would not have to do it.
Li Da originally wanted to say something, but after hearing Song Ke say so, he didn't refute anything.
Seeing that the two of them agreed and did not shirk, Xue Ning then left the racecourse with a cold feeling.
The two of them walked in the direction that Xue Ning left, and it wasn't until Xue Ning disappeared that Li Da turned to look at Song Ke, and there was still a little anger in his eyes.
"Song Ke, what are your intentions this time? You obviously know that I am already full of traps on the way up the mountain, and you even remind the county lord not to let her go! Could it be that you want to oppose me and stand on the opposite side of me?"
Xue Ning's actions this time made him unexpected, hearing Li Da's words questioning him now, Song Ke hurriedly waved his hand and replied: "Lord Li, this incident is also unpredictable by you and me, although I don't want you to kill the two, so I am likely to become a scapegoat, right?"
Li Da obviously didn't expect that Song Ke was still a little clever, and he actually guessed his thoughts, just as Song Ke expected, Li Da originally decided to eradicate Xue Ning and Li Yinhong together, so that he would invite merit in front of the second prince, and when he returned to the capital, there would be endless glory and wealth waiting for him.
As for Song Ke, if the emperor wants to find out some clues, then he will pull Song Ke out as his scapegoat to take the blame, obviously now Song Ke has guessed, he must cover it up, and he must not let Song Ke detect the abnormality.
After thinking about it, Li Da's original angry expression changed to looking at Song Ke with a bright smile on his face, and Song Ke obviously didn't expect Li Da's face to change faster than turning a book, and he was a little stunned, but the haze in Li Da's eyes didn't miss Song Ke's eyes.
"Song Ke, why do you think of me so much? Besides, you and I have been working together for a long time, it can be said that we are brothers and sisters, we are grasshoppers in the same boat, how can I frame you?" Li Da said with a somewhat sad look.
"Since Master Li has said so, then my heart seems to have taken a reassuring pill, and I am also a lot more relieved. Although Song Ke said this, he became more vigilant about Li Da in his heart, for fear that Li Da would make a move that would be unfavorable to him.
"You see, now that Xue Ning has handed over the matter of going up the mountain to suppress the bandits and rescuing the prince, we can't live up to her expectations and trust, right?" Li Da said with a deep cunning in his eyes.
"Then, according to Master Li's view, what should we do next?"
Li Da did not answer Song Ke's words, but fell into a deep thought, according to the current situation, this Song Ke categorically can't stay for a long time, otherwise there will definitely be an obstacle to his future plans like today, and he must find a way to solve it as soon as possible......
"Then we will follow what Xue Ning said and lead the troops to the mountains to suppress the bandits!"
"You and I really led the troops there? That mountain bandit is extremely vicious, and so strong, and he has not been defeated in robbing passing officials before, how can we people alone succeed? If the two sides fight, it is very likely that both sides will be defeated. ”
"Brother Song is right, but this time you and I are not really going to attack, let's go to the mountains to ambush first, and then send a small team of people to pretend to pass by, and be robbed by them, and then we will go together to catch the mountain bandits alive......"
Li Da explained to Song Ke his plan to attack the bandits, Song Ke thought it was good, and agreed, and then Song Ke left to gather his subordinates and let them go up the mountain with him.
Before Song Ke turned to leave, he didn't notice Li Da looking at his back, the haze in his eyes murderous.
Li Da and Song Ke respectively carried their men and horses towards the mountain, until they reached the position of nearly halfway up the mountain, Li Da suddenly stopped and stopped walking.
"What's the matter, why doesn't Master Li continue to move forward?"
"If you go up again, you will enter the territory of the mountain bandits, you and I will go separate ways at this moment, you from the right, I will be from the left, you and I will go all the way up, and then we will outflank the mountain bandits' nest together, and then I will send a team of people and horses ......"
Song Ke hesitated when he heard this, he always felt very uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't tell what the difference was, "Master Li, I don't think we should go together." ”
"Brother Song, don't worry, according to what I have surveyed before, this plan will definitely be foolproof!"
Song Ke didn't say anything after hearing this, and then led the people behind him towards the fork in the right road, Li Da looked at Song Ke's back and laughed, and then took his subordinates to the fork in the left.
It's just that Li Da didn't advance much, so he let his subordinates rest in place and stopped moving forward, but Song Ke didn't think so much, he walked all the way, and suddenly walked to a rugged path, Song Ke took the water brought by his subordinates, drank some of it, and asked his subordinates to rest in place first, and then continue to climb the mountain for a while.
Song Ke spun around here, familiar with the surrounding terrain, but he didn't pay attention to his feet, and suddenly stepped into the air and fell into a large pit that had been dug, Song Ke was caught off guard, and wanted to get up, but found that his right leg was extremely painful when he moved slightly.
Because the pit was too deep and the light was not particularly good, the light in the pit was dim, and with the faint light, Song Ke found that his right leg was accidentally stuck in the gap between the two stones.
"Someone, can anyone hear me, come and help me out......" Song Ke couldn't get up, so he had to shout towards the entrance of the cave, hoping that the people he brought would be able to hear him and rescue him out of the pit.
However, even though Song Ke shouted for a long time, his voice was slightly hoarse, and no one heard that he came here to save him, Song Ke couldn't help but be anxious, he looked at the surrounding situation, except for some scattered wooden branches not far away to cover the trap, there was nothing else available.