Chapter 1363: Tied up
Zhaohui hurriedly explained: "Don't misunderstand, Lord Governor, the two of us are not deliberately deceiving, let alone treacherous people, we are really helpless, if we don't do this, we will not be able to enter the palace to see Lord Governor." ”
Mr. Cheng didn't believe his words, and still said vigilantly: "What is it? ”
Zhaohui glanced at Hongli, obviously asking his opinion, whether to tell the truth, if not, I am afraid that they will be kicked out of the city now, and it will be difficult to come in again in the future, and there are always people guarding outside, and if they stay for a moment, there is a greater possibility of being discovered.
Hongli also understood this truth, because after he hesitated for a long time, he finally decided to tell the truth, "Don't hide it from the governor, in fact, the two of us did not come here to seek refuge with relatives, but came to Zhejiang specifically to find the governor." ”
This was already expected by the chief manager, and he said without pretense at the moment: "I also guessed this, so you can tell me, what is the matter with deceiving the governor's palace?" ”
Hongli gritted his teeth and said something that shocked the chief manager, "Actually, I am the fourth elder brother of the dynasty, and he is Zhaohui who went to Fuzhou with me." ”
Manager Cheng was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, and exclaimed, "Fourth elder brother? Prince Baoshuo? No...... Isn't it already a stinger? ”
"Actually, I'm not dead, and the charred corpse is not me, this matter is a long story, it can't be explained in a few words, and I ask the governor to go and invite the governor first, and then slowly talk to you."
Manager Cheng stared at Hongli and Zhaohui, his eyes flickered, he didn't know what he was thinking, and after a while, he came back to his senses and said excitedly: "I didn't expect the prince to be alive, if the emperor and Concubine Xi knew that the prince was safe and sound, I don't know how happy they should be." It's just that the villain still has something unclear, can you ask the prince to give it? ”
Seeing that Manager Cheng believed in himself, Hongli was overjoyed and said, "It doesn't hurt if Manager Cheng has anything to say. ”
Manager Cheng pondered for a while and said, "Since the prince is not dead, why don't you go directly to Beijing to see the emperor, but take such a long detour to Zhejiang?" Isn't this a reluctance to go far? ”
If he could enter Beijing, how could he go through hardships and Zhaohui to come to Zhejiang, Hongli didn't know how much Lu Dao wanted to stand in front of Yinzhen immediately to expose Hongshi's true face, so that he couldn't continue to pretend, but now he couldn't even touch the city gate, and Ah Gui was arrested.
"Because of the traitors, I can't enter the palace for a while, so I can only come here to find the Governor, without further ado, please ask the Governor to inform the Governor to come."
Manager Cheng nodded and said, "Okay, please wait here for the prince and the prince Zhaohui, and the villain will immediately go to the general's mansion to ask the governor to come over." ”
Hongli said happily: "Then there is labor." After the manager Cheng came out, Zhaohui said excitedly: "Fourth elder brother, finally everything is about to be revealed, and when the time comes, with Lord Li guarding you, you can enter Beijing safely." ”
Hongli nodded vigorously and said, "I hope I can save Ah Gui in time." Otherwise, if he has three longs and two shorts, I will not be at ease in my life. ”
At the mention of Ah Gui, Zhao Hui also looked gloomy, and reluctantly comforted: "Ah Guifu has a big life, it will be fine, and the fourth elder brother doesn't have to worry too much." ”
Having said that, they all knew in their hearts that the longer they were caught, the less likely it was that Ah Gui would be alive, and it was likely that they would be ...... by now
At this moment, Governor Cheng suddenly walked in with dozens of soldiers, all of whom held unsheathed steel knives, and the chill of the blades was extremely heavy in this winter night.
Hongli saw that it was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Manager Cheng, what are you doing?" ”
Manager Cheng sneered and said, "What to do?" You two charlatans, where is it not easy to deceive, you actually deceived to the Governor's Palace, it is simply bold, I see where you are running today. ”
Hongli was baffled by him and said, "Liar? When did we become liars? ”
After ordering people to surround them, Chief Cheng said: "You don't have to pretend anymore, the imperial court has already issued an official document saying that there are a few liars pretending to be the prince of Baoshuo who has been swindling and deceiving in various places, and once these two liars are found in various places, they will be arrested immediately." ”
Hongli and the two didn't expect the imperial court to issue such an official document, and hurriedly said: "We are not liars, I am indeed the fourth elder brother, I didn't lie to you." ”
"Hmph, what liar would admit to being a liar." Manager Cheng said coldly: "I asked you why you didn't go back to Beijing directly and took a long detour to Zhejiang, what kind of traitors did you push, hmph, in my opinion, you don't know how to justify yourself." ”
Hongli was about to say more, but Zhaohui grabbed him and said to Na Cheng: "Chengguan, since you don't believe us, arrest us first, and then make a decision when the governor returns." ”
He knew that Li Wei had seen Hongli more than once, and as long as Li Wei came back, he would definitely know that Hongli was the real fourth elder brother, not a liar, and there was no point in talking to Mr. Cheng about it.
"You still want to see the Governor, you just don't know what to do." Manager Cheng's words made the two of them notice badly, and sure enough, he said later: "The emperor has given full authority to Prince Ding to be responsible for pretending to be Prince Baoshuo, and the two of you will be escorted to Prince Ding immediately." ”
"Prince Ding?" Hongli had never heard of such a prince in the court, which was very strange.
Manager Cheng said coldly: "Prince Ding is the second elder brother, he has made meritorious contributions to disaster relief in Fuzhou, and the emperor has named him Prince Ding." ”
Hearing this, Hongli was so hateful that his eyes almost erupted with fire, and he squeezed out two words from his clenched teeth, "Hongshi!" ”
"Bold, dare to call Prince Ding's name!" With this shout, Manager Cheng waved his hand and said: "Go, arrest these two liars for me, and then escort them directly to Beijing and hand them over to Prince Ding!" ”
"Command!" All the soldiers shouted in unison, to Hongli and the two of them, although they tried their best to resist, but they were outnumbered, and they were soon arrested, their hands and feet were firmly tied, and they were about to be escorted out, Hongli said eagerly: "Even if you think we are liars, at least let us see the Governor, please, just see one side, if the Governor also thinks that we are liars, we want to kill or chop, I have no complaints!" ”
"What else can you be if you're not liars?" Chief Cheng didn't believe them at all, and motioned for the soldiers to take them down, escort them all the way to Beijing, and hand them over to Hongshi.
At this time, Hongli still didn't understand the reason, Hongshi didn't intercept and kill him outside the capital, and he didn't wait for him to appear, guessing that he would come to find Li Wei, so while sending people to ambush outside the governor's palace, he slandered in front of Huang Ama, saying that there were liars pretending to be themselves, so that as long as they reported their identities, people who received official documents would think that they were liars, unless they had seen themselves beforehand, like Li Wei, but unfortunately Li Wei was not there at this time.