The road leading to Xiangguo Temple is very wide, and on weekdays, the road is full of people, all of them are pilgrims who go to incense, and it is very lively, but today there are only a few sporadic passers-by.

The Nine Princes sat in the carriage and closed their eyes to recuperate, but with the swaying carriage, his thoughts drifted into the distance.

After this period of temptation, the king of Chu finally had a trace of trust in him, but he was still wary of him, no, it should be said that he was guarding against everyone.

So what should he do next to make King Chu let down his vigilance?

Just as he was thinking this, the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Lord Wang, if you encounter a group of troublemakers in front, I will drive them away immediately." The head of the guard stood outside the carriage and said.

The Nine Princes slowly opened their eyes, and his voice was cold, "You drive them away, remember, don't hurt them." "Because of the high-pressure policy implemented by the King of Chu, the life of the people is becoming more and more difficult.

This is not the first time that the people have stopped them, since a precedent has been set, there are often people who stop on the side of the road, as soon as they see the carriage of the dignitaries, they will jump out and block people.

Those officials who also lost their reputation did not dare to embarrass the people too much, otherwise they would make trouble in the streets, but they were afraid that the prison of the yamen would already be overcrowded.

"You Diao people, don't leave quickly, or I'll do it." To be able to be the guard next to the Nine Princes must be skilled, so he didn't take these people in his eyes, and scolded loudly.

These ordinary people don't look like troublemakers, one of them arched his hand to the guards, "We have something very important, we want to report to the Nine Princes, please make it convenient and let me know." ”

The guard snorted coldly, "How can the prince have time to see you?" Get out of the way! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude! "It's no wonder that his attitude is so bad, there were some people before who wanted to seek justice from these nine princes. For the first time, the Nine Princes solved the matter for them, but I don't know who leaked the rumors and said that as long as there is a grievance, the Nine Princes can administer justice for you.

One spread ten, ten spread hundreds, so that as soon as the nine princes went out, they would be surrounded by the people and it would be difficult to find an inch. If it's really a big unjust case, it's just a big injustice, what cattle and sheep are lost, husband and wife quarrel, these trivial things have to be found, which makes the Nine Princes annoyed.

But Xie Yutang didn't know these inside information, he hid among these people, and when he saw the arrogant attitude of the guards, he couldn't help frowning, thinking that he was now in disguise, and he couldn't reveal his identity, so he could only hold back the anger in his heart.

The leader was Xie Yutang's secret guard, and when he saw this, he immediately took out a silver ingot from his hand and vaguely stuffed it into the guard's hand. But unexpectedly, after the guards saw the silver, instead of helping them, they became even more impatient, and drove them away in a bad tone.

The dark guard was very angry and wanted to step forward to theorize, but Xie Yutang grabbed his arm, and Xie Yutang shook his head lightly at him.

"General, the people under the Nine Princes are inevitably too arrogant, and I will secretly teach him a lesson later." The dark guard led by him said with great dissatisfaction.

"The guards around him have all changed, it shouldn't be his people." Xie Yutang was very sure that he hadn't seen those guards by the Nine Princes' side just now, otherwise the Nine Princes' people would have been able to recognize his secret guards.

It seems that the current situation of the Nine Princes is far from being as good as they imagined.

"So what should we do now?" It was not easy to wait until the ninth prince left the capital, but he didn't expect that after he came out, it would be so difficult to see him. The people under Xie Yutang's hands couldn't help but be a little frustrated.

Xie Yutang's eyebrows raised slightly, "Since soft ones can't work, let's come to hard ones." ”

Xiangguo Temple is some distance from the capital, and the Nine Princes and his party took a break at a post house on the way.

Xie Yutang wanted to sneak in disguise, but the other party was very strict, and he had to use the code and waist card to enter and exit, and it was very difficult to get in, so he had to dispel this idea.

But even so, he still succeeded in letting the Nine Princes receive his signal.

Although the Ninth Prince just rested for a while and was about to leave, the post house still prepared a meal for him very carefully. It's a pity that the Nine Princes have been running all the way and don't have any appetite, so they are ready to rest after washing up.

Just as the guards were about to pack up the food and leave, the Nine Princes suddenly stopped them, "You put down the food first, and then withdraw later." ”

Hearing the Nine Princes say this, the guard guessed that he should have recovered and found that he was hungry, so he smiled and said, "These meals are already cold, and my subordinates will ask them to make a new one for you." ”

The Ninth Prince waved his hand a little impatiently, "I'm about to hit the road, this king doesn't want to wait for them to make a new one, so let's just do it." ”

"Yes." The guard obediently put the meal back down, but there was a faint puzzle in his heart, the prince is very particular about eating, how can he be willing to eat these cold meals?

When the Nine Princes were dining, they didn't like anyone to be waiting on the side, so the guards all went out, leaving him alone. When the guards came back again, they found that only one fish had moved a few bites of the food on the table, and none of the other chopsticks had moved.

"The chef here is really bad, you go and call him, this king has to take a good look at who made such an unpalatable meal."

When the guards heard this, they felt even more puzzled, wasn't the prince still in a hurry just now? Why do you want to meet a chef now?

And how unpalatable is the chef's cooking, the prince actually wants to teach him a lesson in person.

As a subordinate, he has always been absolutely obedient to the master's orders, so the guards didn't ask too much, and directly brought the cook up.

The chef was a black and chubby little man, and the Nine Princes walked back and forth by his side no less than ten times.

The oppressive atmosphere made the chef tremble, his sweat soaked his clothes, and when he came just now, he inquired with the guards, saying that the ninth prince called him up because the food was not palatable.

Under the gaze of the Nine Princes, the chef finally couldn't resist the pressure, and knelt down with a plop, "The villain is not good at learning, please punish the prince." ”

Seeing the chef so scared, the Nine Princes sighed silently in his heart, it seemed that he was not the person he was looking for.

"Although your cooking is not delicious, it is not a big mistake, let's go back first."

The guards and the cook all felt very strange that the prince had let him go so easily?

The chef was afraid that the Nine Princes would regret it, so he kowtowed a few times and quickly left without looking back.

The Nine Princes carefully rubbed the pearl in his hand, this pearl was given to her by himself when Chi Wan left, it was a freshwater pearl from the East China Sea, it was very rare, and he would never admit his mistake.

She went to great lengths to put this pearl in her meal, what did she want to do?

The Ninth Prince called the leader of the guards over again and asked him if there was something special happening on the road today.

The leader of the guards hesitated, but still did not tell the Nine Princes that someone wanted to see him.

"Lord Wang, why did you ask this question so suddenly?" The leader of the guards asked cautiously.

"It's nothing, it's just boring along the way, see what interesting happens." These guards were all sent to him by the king of Chu, and they were not loyal to him. After thinking about it for a while, the Nine Princes didn't choose to tell the truth, but just made an excuse at random and sent the other party away.

The Nine Princes rested in the post house for a while, and then set off, and on the next journey, he did not rest in the carriage as before, but took out a book to read. If you are more careful, you will find that he does not actually turn a page, but glances out the window from time to time, as if waiting for some important person.

About half an hour later, the slow convoy came to a halt again.

A knowing smile appeared on the corner of the Ninth Prince's mouth, and he came.

The guards looked at the bandits who suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, surprised and amused. It's really beyond their means, so many people want to rob them, and they don't look at who they are.

"You better put down your sword and surrender, I can consider sparing your life." The leader of the guards had a contemptuous smile on his face.

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and hand over your money!" This group of bandits did not listen to persuasion, and apparently did not take them seriously.

The leader of the guards secretly cursed in his heart, and then ordered his subordinates to protect the prince. The two sides soon became entangled, but the bandits were not as weak as the guards thought. Although their moves may seem savage, they are so effective that they can barely parry.

In fact, this group of bandits is not a real bandit, but Xie Yutang and his subordinates are pretending.

They just wanted to fight quickly, but after the two sides fought, Xie Yutang realized that he had guessed wrong, this group of guards was more powerful than he imagined, and there were actually several Ouchi guards among them.

Just as they were fighting each other, one of them suddenly shouted, "These people are not bandits!" They know martial arts, so they must protect the prince well! ”

When the ninth prince heard the sound of fighting outside, he shook his head helplessly, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the person I want to see today. He lifted the curtain, and immediately a guard came in front of him.

"Lord Wang, it's dangerous outside, please don't show your face easily." This guard was sent by the King of Chu to protect him, nominally for protection, but in fact, it should be surveillance.

The Nine Princes pretended to be curious and poked their heads out, "It's just a group of rabble, you are the people sent to me by the imperial brother, you should be able to clean them up soon, let this king come out and take a look." ”