Deng Hua came to the prince's tent late at night, which surprised the prince and was also very happy.

"Lord Deng, this king has long wanted to ask you for advice!"

"The prince doesn't have to be like this, the flowing water and the mountains know that the moon is dark and the wind is high tonight, so be careful of the wind and cold"

Deng Hua looked around, lowered his voice, said a few words, and then stopped, looking at the four treasures of the study in the tent.

The prince looked at the pen, "I understand what Lord Deng meant!" ”

"The old man has been drunk for days, he can't sleep tonight, tomorrow outside Chang'an City, facing officials of all sizes in Yongzhou, I'm afraid that I will lose the dignity of the court!"

"Lord Deng is a capable minister relied on by his father, and this king still has a lot of things to ask your old man about this inspection."

Several red-clothed guards outside the camp tent glanced inside the camp from time to time, only to see Deng Hua and the prince sitting on the ground chatting about something.

Leaning closely, he only heard something like the Tuntian granary, the ledger, and so on, so he took a few steps back.

In Deng Hua's big lining, the two talked with a pen.

The prince is worried that he will be abolished sooner or later, his mother Empress Xiao moved to the cold palace fifteen years ago and has never come out yet, Pei Guifei's son Liu Du, the king of Jin, is now eighteen years old, and there is the support of the northern family led by the Pei family. The generals of the Wang Fu faction, the general of the DPRK, have always been disrespectful to the East Palace, and have turned a deaf ear to the benevolent government that the prince tried in Jiangnan, and the prime minister Xiao Xian is the queen's maiden family, and on the surface he respects the prince but has no substantial support. What's even more disturbing is that Emperor Liu Jian, the leisurely princess who was raised in the palace back then, was flying and domineering, and blatantly cultivated her own power in tandem with the Xiao family, the Wang family, and the Xie family, but Emperor Liu Jian actually ignored it.

Deng Hua shook his head and told the prince with a pen that Liu Du, the king of Jin, and Princess Youran were not the enemies of his prince, and it was the emperor himself who really suppressed and guarded against the prince. Without the emperor's own instructions, these people would not have been able to make a fuss. And this time the prince was sent to Guanzhong, in fact, he forced the prince to make a choice, the army of Guanzhong Tuntian was Wang Fu's subordinates, Xiao Kui, the assassin of Yongzhou, was Xiao Xian's younger brother, and Pei Xun was responsible for transporting grain and grass to Luoyang. But if the prince becomes a peacemaker, the emperor will definitely not agree, and send the king of Jin to supervise, and the Pei family will at least make some articles so that the king of Jin will not return in vain. What's more, the prince's prestige will be greatly reduced after he can't find out the problem in Guanzhong, and people of insight in the court will no longer be optimistic about the prince.

The prince sighed: "I thought that the ancients were pedantic and stubborn, and when I was in it, I would know that the world was difficult!" ”

Deng Hua glanced at the situation outside vigilantly, lowered his voice and said, "The most difficult position in the world is the prince, I hope the prince will do it himself!" It's not too early, the old man goes back to rest! ”

Looking at Deng Hua's distant back, the crown prince Liu Fu'an closed his eyes, now he is isolated, half a year ago, dozens of officials in the East Palace were impeached by the courtiers, dismissed officials, and sent edicts to prison.

As long as the civil and military ministers led by Wang Fu and Xiao Xian are still there, even if Liu Fuan can wait for Liu Jian to die, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed to the throne.

Liu Fuan walked out of the camp tent and looked at the sky, and several red-clothed guards walked over, "Prince, it's windy outside, please take care!" ”

Liu Fu'an was very disgusted with these red-clothed guards, they were all sent by his father to spy on him, but he still smiled, "Everyone has worked hard, it's windy tonight, I brought a few boxes of pastries from the palace, you can divide them as supper."

As he spoke, Liu Fuan clapped his hands, and two eunuchs came out of the small tent next to him carrying two food boxes.

The red-clothed guards looked at the pastries brought by the eunuch with embarrassed expressions, and they didn't pick them up, and they didn't pick them up.

Liu Fu'an opened a food box by himself, took a small piece and ate it, "Are you afraid that I, the prince, will poison you?" I've heard that you're all warriors who have fought on the frontier! ”

The red-clothed guards blushed, but they never dared to reach out to receive the food box, "The prince is sympathetic to his subordinates, and his subordinates understand it, but the emperor has an edict that the internal guards are not allowed to accept any gifts from the East Palace and the ministers!" Violators will be beheaded immediately! ”

"Oh, so that's the case, you are loyal to the emperor with all your duties, it's very good, of course this prince has to lead by example!"

When the prince returned to the camp to rest, several red-clothed guards glanced at each other, "Hurry up and let the inspector change the shift for us, this is the tenth time, first the wine and jade, and then the food, after a long time, if our heads are dizzy one day, then we will have to move our heads!" ”

"This prince is really bold, and he is not afraid that we will tell him to check"

"Idiot, who dares to say? If anyone says it, we will all be suspected of taking refuge in the prince, won't we be looking for death when the time comes? ”

Xiao Kui, the assassin of Yongzhou, took the officials of the palace to go out of the city for thirty miles to greet the prince, which surprised the prince, and it was rumored three months ago that the prince was going to be abolished, and this time he came to supervise the transfer of money and grain in Yongzhou.

Xiao Kui respectfully knelt down to greet the prince and his party, and the prince helped him up from the red carpet, "Lord Xiao has bothered, but with such fanfare, he will inevitably be impeached, I'm afraid it will affect you."

"The crown prince is here on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, and the lower officials respect the prince that means respect the emperor, and the lower officials are not afraid of impeachment! All the officials of the Yongzhou Thorn Mansion are here! ”

The prince stretched out his hand and motioned for everyone to get up, and everyone shouted in unison, "The prince is a thousand years old!" ”

Xiao Kui waved his hand, "The prince is sympathetic to the local officials, everyone get up!" ”

Only then did everyone get up, and the prince invited Deng Hua from behind, "Lord Xiao, this Lord Deng is the Great Si Nong, I think you should know, this time I came to supervise the transfer of money and grain in Yongzhou on the order of the emperor!" ”

Deng Hua nodded, "Lord Xiao is polite and caring, but I followed the prince to do this errand that offended people, and I also asked Lord Xiao to start and finish well!" ”

Xiao Kui smiled, "In front of the prince and Lord Deng, how dare the lower officials make a mistake, this land of Yongzhou connects the Western Regions Protectorate and the capital, it is a pivotal place, Xiao and the officials are conscientious, and occasional mistakes are inevitable, but Xiao will never intercede for one person, as long as it is a problem found out by the prince and Lord Deng, there is one to do!" ”

"It's serious, it's serious! I just came to Guanzhong on the orders of my father, so Lord Xiao doesn't have to be like a great enemy. What's more, I have never been in the local area, and I don't know much about the transfer of money and grain, so Lord Xiao is too worried! ”

Xiao Kui smiled slightly, "The prince is kind-hearted, and the lower official will get straight to the point, it's not too early, the lower official has prepared a little wine in the city to honor the prince, and the lower official will open the way in front!" ”

The prince raised his hand, "Then there is Lord Lao Xiao, by the way, don't be too extravagant and wasteful, Your Majesty often warns me to be frugal!" ”

"Follow the orders of the prince, the people of Yongzhou are poor, and the lower officials dare not be extravagant!"

Walking on the road, Yongzhou Don't drive Cao Bin and asked Xiao Kui, "Lord Xiao, this prince is in danger, you have to work so hard to stick it up, and when the prince falls, it will implicate you!" ”

"You have never listened carefully to what I said, respecting the prince is also respecting the emperor, not to mention that the prince will not be able to fall for a while, if it really falls, the new prince will have to rely on us in Yongzhou!"

"The prince came to supervise the transfer of money and grain in Yongzhou, aren't we ready to prepare?"

"You are confused! The prince is benevolent, that Deng Hua is not an idle person, instead of trying to prepare, it is better to sell some flaws for them to investigate, it is best to lead the fire to Feng Xiangjun's side, the power of the Wang family is too great! ”

"Lord Xiao is really still scheming, and his subordinates will not be able to finish learning in their lifetime!"

"Don't be a sycophant, arrange someone to take care of the East Palace subordinate officials around the prince, don't go too far, just point to the end!"

The prince and his entourage were arranged in three mansions on the west side of the Yongzhou Thorn Mansion in Chang'an City, which were just ordinary mansions according to the prince's requirements, and finally placed everyone and the guards.

The crown prince and Deng Hua lived in the east mansion together with the red-clothed guards, in order to facilitate access to the Assassin's Mansion, and the officials and guards of the East Palace lived in the other two mansions.

Three days later, Yongzhou Shucao Cheng sent the account book, and the prince was about to order someone to check it, but Deng Hua stopped him, "This account book is placed here, I can't run, and I can't see anything!" You have to find out what else to do! ”

The prince looked in the direction of the gate, "We."

As soon as you go out, you will be hugged by the front and back, even if you want to send someone to secretly investigate, it is difficult, and if you don't look at the account book, there is really nothing to check! ”

"Okay, the prince can order Xiao Kui to prepare a banquet to entertain the subordinate officials of the East Palace in the next few days, not only will we not go out, but we will not do anything!"

"Xiao Kui is so cunning, Lord Deng can't hide this trick from him, and they will never let their guard down!"

"Prince, let's eat and drink for three days, and on the fourth day, the prince sent guards directly to the East and West markets to seal all the granaries of the stores that buy and sell grain!"

Why is that? If the city is closed for no reason, and the problem cannot be found, it will be possible to stir up civil revolt when the time comes! ”

"Yongzhou money and grain transfer mistakes, the old minister has heard of it, the high-quality grain and rice in the official warehouse was transferred to the business name by them, and the officials profited from it, and they expected that we would go to check the official warehouse, and now the official warehouse must be the best grain and rice. Most of the business names are some inferior grain and rice, and there is just a reason to seal them, and the business is not afraid that they are not in a hurry, and they will jump over the wall in a hurry and make mistakes! ”

"I think Lord Deng's cunning is more ruthless than Xiao Kui, haha, fortunately you Lord Deng is here, otherwise this king really doesn't know how to start!"

"The crown prince should send someone to give Xiao Kui an order!"

Xiao Kui felt incredible when he received the prince's order, so he summoned Beijia and others to discuss.

"The prince has always been cautious, and now he suddenly asks me to hold a banquet and entertain him, there must be an article here!"

"I heard Wei Xiao, the concubine in the East Palace, say that the prince knows that he will not be doing it long, and on the way here, he personally brings wine to drink with the guards every night!"

"I also got a word from the prince of the East Palace, Xima Qin and An, the prince's frugality and humility are all done for the world to see, and he still secretly drinks and has fun in the East Palace!"

"Stop, why do I think you were bought by the people of the East Palace? If something goes wrong, there will be demons, you must be more cautious these days, especially the official warehouse must be guarded, the grain and rice trade in the east and west markets will be stopped first, and they will talk about it after they have seen the official warehouse! ”

"If they go directly to the East City and the West Market, will they?" Xie Dingming reminded Xiao Kui

Xiao Kui groaned slightly, "You almost misled me, I said it, the east and west markets are all stopped, and they naturally won't check if the market is suspended, the official grain in the official warehouse is there, even if you open the granary of the business, you can't find a bag of official grain, and we can still refer to them at that time!" ”

"Could it be that they secretly sent people to visit the townships and pavilions, or sent people to the Fengxiang army first? In short, we have to be careful, they don't come out of the door these days, and we can find out the news at the dinner, but it's all wine, I don't know if it's true or not! "Don't drive, Cao Bin is still a little weak-hearted

"Don't scare yourself, Chang'an Prefecture and the surrounding counties, the official has arranged some people, if they want to make a secret investigation, they will go to the secret investigation, they can also find out what the official has arranged in advance, what are you afraid of? Feng Xiangjun's side doesn't have to worry, the East Palace and the General's Mansion have always been at odds, and the prince is really going to send someone to investigate, then there will be a good show! ”

Under Wang Fu's personal escort, Zhanfei followed his mother to the carriage to Luoyang, and every time he rested at the post station, Zhanfei always had to ask Wang Fu and Dong Xing some questions.

"General Wang, why are there so many people attacking our convoy along the way, is it because you have killed too many people and the enemy is all over the world?"

Wang Fu sneered, "Your father has also fought for decades, and his enemies will not be less than mine, boy, you dare to talk to me like this, and change someone else"

"If you change someone else, General Wang will send him to see the hell, right, you yourself said that you and my father are close friends, that's why I talked to you like this, if you don't like to listen, I won't say it!"

"You have to get it, you can say it casually, lest it be spread out that my General Wang has become a stingy ghost"

"General Wang, you said that the people who attacked us the hardest were the people of Zhongyitang, and this Zhongyitang seems to have a good name!"

"You little ghost, don't you just want to say that Zhongyitang is a loyal person, killing us disloyal and unrighteous people, Zhongyitang has been around for hundreds of years, it is a killer organization, and they are the ones who intercepted and drugged you for the first time. I've always suspected that they have an internal response in the court, and the speed at which they found you was actually a stick of incense faster than me! ”