Meng Xin gestured, signaling everyone to follow his gestures, and then turned his eyes to the forbidden army, and urged very quickly, "Open the door." ”

After seeing the forbidden army respond with a low "yes", he intently touched and patted around, and after a while, an astonishing scene appeared that was visible to the naked eye.

The tall shelves that had occupied large walls in the study moved silently to one side, revealing a wall without gaps. However, this integrated wall, under the pressure of his skillful hands, gradually moved, and separated into two heavy stone doors.

"Good guy, there are so many heavy doors, no wonder the outside is turned upside down, and the slightest movement is not heard inside."

Meng Xin glanced at Zhao Wen, who was muttering to himself, and stared at the back of the stone gate with a nervous expression.

The people outside were nervous as if they were facing a great enemy, staring at the stone gate moving to both sides, and the people inside were startled at first when they heard the sound, and then they quickly glanced at each other, and they were also so nervous that they stared at the stone gate as if they were facing a great enemy.

It's a pity that inside the secret room, except for a few simple tables and chairs, there is nothing to hide.

The people inside stared at the stone gate with wide eyes, and they all held their breath in unison, ready to shoot at any time.

With a "click", the two heavy stone doors finally opened completely.

Meng Xin was at the forefront, of course, and did not go straight inside. Instead, he stood at the entrance, stealth and shouted inside, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister is the commander of the forbidden army, please come out." ”

He said this very interestingly, although he had not met, he had already affirmed that the prince was in the secret room; And he wasn't sure who was staying inside with the prince, so he identified himself first.

Commander of the forbidden army, the guard of the Son of Heaven. As long as you have a little brain, you won't be stupid enough to take the initiative to conflict with him at this time.

And in the end, he said that he would invite the prince to come out, which was the respect of his subordinates, and it was also the meaning of deterrence and vigilance.

No matter who the prince is in it or in what state he is in, if he understands the meaning of this sentence, he will definitely not dare to act rashly again.

For example, in order to get out of trouble, he did something stupid such as holding the prince hostage.

The crown prince was indeed in the secret room, and the person who stayed with him was Li Nansheng, the second son of Li Huaitian, who should have been beheaded for public display.

After Meng Xin said a word in a loud voice to show his attitude, he naturally wouldn't really wait for the prince to take the initiative to come out. With a wave of his big hand, he led the forbidden army to guard Sen Sen and walked in at the same time.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, are you okay" As soon as he entered the secret room, Meng Xin immediately glanced around.

The crown prince and Li Nansheng were sitting across the table at this moment, and a cup full of tea was resting in front of both of them.

No matter how you look at it, this scene feels friendly and ordinary.

The prince turned his head to look at him, then slowly stood up, and asked without answering, "How did you come here, Great Commander?"

Meng Xin stared thoughtfully at Li Nansheng, who was barely calm and bowed his head silently, and then turned his gaze to the crown prince, "In accordance with Your Majesty's holy will, go to the imperial temple to welcome His Royal Highness back to the palace to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday." ”

Who knew that you slipped out of the city alone.

His brows jumped, and the prince's calm face finally showed a crack, and he lost his voice, "The Empress Dowager"

Because the old woman lived in a simple house, and never liked to be extravagant on her birthday, he actually forgot such an important day.

"It's great that the Grand Commander is here." The prince took a breath, and his face was back to normal. The corner of his eye glanced at Li Nansheng intentionally or unintentionally, and there seemed to be a cruel chill in his eyes.

Li Nansheng's heart jumped, and Meng Xinhu looked at him suspiciously, waiting for him to follow.

"This person," he suddenly pointed at Li Nansheng with hatred on his face, gritted his teeth and said, "He has kidnapped the son of this palace and brought this palace here, and the great commander will quickly capture him." ”

Li Nansheng squinted his narrow eyes, and his fine light flashed in his eyes for a moment, shock, sudden and desperate. Then, he sneered fearlessly.

Meng Xin looked at the prince who suddenly changed his face and scolded Li Nansheng with a look of righteous indignation, but he was a little stunned in disbelief.

Almost without thinking about it, he blurted out and asked, "Your Highness, isn't he the second son of General Li?"

"Nonsense," the prince raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes with an unquestionable scolding, faintly glancing at Li Nansheng, Tie Qingjun's face was full of gnashing teeth and hatred, "General Li's second son is long gone, the commander must not be deceived by his appearance that can be fake." ”

If you can't recognize it, how can you recognize it.

Li Nansheng had been beheaded a year ago, and if the person who should have died a long time ago was still alive in front of him, then the crime of bullying the king would have fallen on the head of the general.

Looking back, Meng Xin couldn't help but look at Li Nansheng deeply. But he just caught the complex and strange look that flashed on Li Nansheng's face, that look, like shock, relief, despair, and unexpected relief.

After a glance, Meng Xin's face also became complicated.

He was 100% sure that the person sitting at the table in front of him was Li Nansheng, who should have died a long time ago.

However, the prince didn't admit it, and looking at Li Nansheng's expression, he probably wouldn't admit it. No one admits it, so he naturally can't take this person.

Meng Xin's eyes rolled, and he fell on the prince's face with deep meaning. However, whether he admits it or not, he will not allow this person to escape again today.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you just said that the emperor and grandson of the palace were held hostage" Meng Xin pointed to something, and glanced at Li Nansheng out of the corner of his eye, "What are the specific details?"

"I don't know about this palace," the prince showed a frustrated and worried look, but suddenly took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over, "The Grand Commander can take a look at this first." ”

Meng Xinhu glanced suspiciously at what he handed over, but reached out to take it. looked at Li Nansheng again, and then took out the letterhead and quickly read it.

For a while, the face of the commander of the forbidden army became very exciting, and the corner of his eyes swept towards Li Nansheng, and he saw that the face of Li Ergongzi was also changing.

seemed to be surprised, ridiculed, and even more helpless, and finally there was only a faint sadness of surprise on his face.

Since the prince was not afraid of the arrival of the letter, the content of the letter naturally stood up to scrutiny.

Originally, Mengxin was still suspicious of the "kidnapping of the emperor's grandson", and most of them suspected that this was an excuse made by the prince to explain that he sneaked out of the imperial temple without permission. But looking at Li Nansheng's strange and sad and sarcastic face, he was half convinced.

He believed that even if he really sent someone to investigate, the Prince's Mansion would definitely be looking for the emperor's grandson.

Li Nansheng would show such a shocked and stunned look just now, which showed that even Li Nansheng didn't know about it.

This is the prince's secret arrangement since the imperial temple came out in order to clear up the relationship.

Meng Xin sighed secretly and glanced at Li Nansheng with some sympathy.

The royal people, as expected, are not simple and easy characters. There are so many eyes in the heart that they are like a sieve.

"That" Meng Xin followed the prince's words, and glanced at Li Nansheng with confusion out of the corner of his eyes.

The crown prince snorted, stared at him with a cold face on his calm face, and said coldly, "He claimed to have been here for a long time, and the palace received a letter from him in the imperial temple, and he was worried about the safety of my son, so he came here according to his instructions." ”

Meng Xin muttered playfully, "Pick up for a long time"

It's just a pseudonym, and Meng Xin can't think of any special meaning in it, so he muttered and didn't throw it aside.

"Then now, please ask Your Highness to return to the city and enter the palace with your courtiers, Your Majesty is still waiting for Your Highness."

Meng Xin turned his eyes to Li Nansheng, "As for this Mr. Shijiu, who hijacked the emperor and coerced the crown prince, no matter what earth-shattering things you want to do, you can go back to Beijing with me now." ”

Investigation and questioning of cases are punished according to crimes, these things should be handed over to Dali Temple to handle, he is a commander of the forbidden army, and he is only responsible for bringing people back.

After Meng Xin finished speaking, he was about to respectfully invite the prince to walk in front, but he suddenly turned around and swept towards Li Nansheng like a wind, and in the blink of an eye, he poked Li Nansheng a few times like lightning.

The prince's heart was shocked, and Li Nansheng was even more like ashes for a moment.

Knowing that there was no hope of escaping at this time, he sneered coldly with his eyes closed, and then slowly stood up.

Originally, the two of them planned to drag Meng Xin in front of the prince, and when they got out of the secret room, Li Nansheng immediately activated the secret passage and escaped.

As long as he enters the secret passage, Li Nansheng is confident that even if Meng Xin brings more people over, he will not want to catch him again.

Moreover, in order to ensure the safety of the crown prince, Meng Xin obviously would not dare to send most of his men to chase him.

However, how could this seemingly upright and inflexible commander of the forbidden army see through his plan with the prince

Obviously, since Meng Xin came in, he and the prince have not exchanged a single look at all, and he asked himself that his expression was also remarkable, where did he show the flaws

Li Nansheng couldn't figure out what he couldn't figure out even if he wanted to break his head, but in fact, for Mengxin, it couldn't be simpler.

Since this Yingyue Mountain Villa has a secret room, what is so strange about digging a few secret passages or something. Surrounded by mountains, if Li Nansheng really entered the secret passage, where would he chase him then.

So with this move, he directly sealed all the big holes on Li Nansheng's body, so that Li Nansheng couldn't do anything else except that he still had the strength to walk slowly.

His hand is purely cautious to prevent problems before they happen.

Unexpectedly, it was exactly the sentence that was answered: the crooked hit was right.

A group of forbidden soldiers surrounded the pale-faced prince out of the study, and under the order of Meng Xin, they tied up Li Nansheng, who was "weak and can't help the wind" at the moment, and then prepared to go home.

However, before leaving Yingyue Villa, Meng Xin also gave a serious order, "Zhao Wen, you take the brothers to guard the cave, and you must not let any accidents happen there." ”

The prince watched as he left most of the forbidden army behind, and returned to the city with only thirty men. Listening to his solemn orders again, my heart was inexplicable, and I frowned at the moment and asked, "Why does the Great Commander want to keep people here?"

No matter what Meng Xin found in Yingyue Villa, the prince had a hunch that it would not be a good thing.

And this bad thing is not only for Li Nansheng, but also for him.

After a change of thought, he immediately changed his words, his expression was faintly a little anxious and anxious, and he pleaded slightly, "Grand Commander, my son still doesn't know where to be hidden, and his life is uncertain, can the Great Commander let all the brothers help find it?"

Meng Xin stared at the crown prince with strange eyes for a long time before he said lightly, "Your Highness is worried about the emperor's grandson's feelings, which is understandable, but the minister thinks that instead of sending someone to find a needle in a haystack, it is better to directly torture this gentleman." ”

The prince was stunned, and his face was gloomy and he glanced at Li Nansheng, who was tied up.

He first used his son as an excuse to clear up the relationship, which naturally cannot be refuted.

Even if he was convinced to be suspicious, or had already guessed his plan to get away with it, he could only say anything.

His eyes rolled, and he decided to put aside the topic and ask Meng Xin directly, "I don't know why the Great Commander left these forbidden army brothers here."

So bluntly asked

Meng Xin was stunned, but he muttered for a while. If the prince came back and asked, he would have done Tai Chi, but it was so direct, he was not perfunctory.

Frowning and hesitating for a while, he looked left and right before he said to him, "Speaking of which, it has been a few hours since His Highness left the Imperial Temple, and I don't know what he wants to do with His Highness holding His Highness hostage."

The prince didn't expect him to be so ruthless, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he would turn against the army.

His face changed, and his tone became a little colder, "What does the Grand Commander mean by this, is it suspicious of this palace?"

Speaking of the back, the prince's voice was already cold and stern, with a bit of reprimand.

Ke Mengxin is the commander of the forbidden army, and he only needs to be loyal to Emperor Chu. Therefore, the prince's prestige and rebuke actually didn't affect him much.

However, based on the prince's identity as the prince of Southern Chu, Meng Xin thought about it for a while, lowered his posture and lowered his head, and said respectfully, "The minister doesn't dare." ”

The prince snorted, glared at him coldly, and then walked away with an angry cold face.

His angry posture was on the shelf, but he was in the middle of the trust. Anyway, being reprimanded by the prince for two sentences will not hurt him anything.

But what can be found in the cave is not suitable for people to declare it in front of people.

The stakes are high, and he must wait until His Majesty's will to act.

Although he is in control of the situation at the moment, he does not dare to guarantee that there are no other people's eyes and ears in secret.

If this will leak some rumors out, and it will fall short in the end, it will not be worth the loss.

After a few turns of thought, Meng Xin motioned for the others to follow the crown prince, while he was a few steps behind and guarded against Li Nansheng tightly.

"I don't know what happened so far, but Mr. Shihisa has something else to say"

Li Nansheng was stunned, looking at his serious face, he felt full of sadness. stared at him silently for a long time before he slowly sneered and said sarcastically, "I don't know what else the Grand Commander wants to hear from me."

Meng Xin stared at him with burning eyes, his eyes were firm and cold, for a long time, staring at Li Nansheng uncomfortable, he said slowly, "For example, talk about Yingyue Villa; For another example, let's talk about the cave in Yingyue Mountain Villa. ”

Li Nansheng opened his mouth and didn't speak, but his face was half dark.

Meng Xin didn't mean to directly persecute him too much, in addition to staring at him intently, he said slowly, "For another example, Mr. should plan for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to get out of the imperial temple and go to Yingyue Villa. ”