Zhou Qi didn't sleep all night, not only because Wu Yi had no trace, but also because Zhang Hai, who had just been imprisoned, disappeared from the ground together with Zhang Guang!

Zhou Qi was extremely angry, and Li Bo was terrified.

"The person who was just imprisoned disappeared before he was arraigned? This Xi County prison is the backyard of his Zhang Hai's family? ”

"It seems that Zhang Hai should have contacted Zhang Guang a long time ago and learned your identity from him."

"Hmph, when you figure it out, he's gone!"

Li Bo suddenly clenched his fists and said nervously: "Fifth prince, please leave for Beijing immediately!" ”

Zhou Qizheng was angry, and when he heard Li Bo suggest this, he was even more angry, "You let the official throw off his armor and flee in a hurry? ”

"Fifth Prince, Weichen is for your safety."

"Safety? Is it safe for the official to return to Beijing? ”

"But Erzhang has stabbed you many times, in Huizhou, only we are the ones to protect you, here is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the road is also full of dangers, the fifth prince, if you lose, what should the six princesses do? What to do with the Queen Mother? What should we do in our big week? ”

Li Bo touched the bottom of his knees, and said righteously: "The five princes, for the sake of the world, please return to Beijing!" Li Bo slammed his head on the ground, and Zhou Qi felt unspeakably aggrieved in his heart.

"Wu Yi has not been found yet, and the felons have escaped again, and this official, as a parent, wants to flee when he hears the news? Li Bo, if I really do this, what face do I have to fight with my third brother? What am I going to do to educate the people and set an example for the world?! ”

Li Bo had tears in his eyes and looked up at Zhou Qi, "Five princes! After returning to Beijing, he can still report to the imperial court that he is wanted from all over the world. The whole world is not the imperial land, even if they flee, where can they flee? Five princes, don't be righteous! Li Bo slammed his head on the ground again, "Please return to Beijing for the fifth prince!" ”

Li Bo suggested that Zhou Qi return to Beijing, Zhou Qi was unwilling, and it happened that Zhang Ling came, and she was shocked when she heard that Zhang Hai had escaped.

"My lord, there must be a ghost in the prison."

Li Bo said angrily: "Of course, otherwise they will not be able to escape." ”

"Master Li, Zhang Hai is insidious and cunning, and he should be dead by now."

"Run? If he did escape, it would be fine. But if he wants to break the net and be detrimental to the five princes, what should he do? ”

"No, it won't."

"How do you know?"

Zhang Ling smiled slightly, no longer looked at Li Bo, who was still kneeling, but explained to Zhou Qi: "Zhang Hai already knows your true identity, assassinate the prince and destroy the nine clans, they are also all well-known, and they will not make such a decision." ”

"Are you sure?" Li Bo was persuading Zhou Qi to return to Beijing, when Zhang Ling suddenly appeared, which made Li Bo very unhappy.

"Lord Zhou, Lord Li, yesterday I was talking to Zhang Hai about the so-called business, although he exposed the scheme, he said that he leaked his mouth, that is, the third prince and Lord Hubu Shangshu did not know that the fifth prince was here. In this case, how dare he, a small businessman, be unfavorable to the five princes, as long as he is not mad, as long as he still wants to make a living, he will never dare. Otherwise, you will only die faster. ”

Seeing that Li Bo was still frowning, Zhang Ling continued: "Instead of worrying that those two will be unfavorable to the Five Princes, it is better to think about how to capture them. ”

Li Bo finally stood up, "Captured? Do you have a way? ”

Zhang Ling nodded, "Zhang Hai must be very angry when we play a round and round, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to cut me with a dagger yesterday, and he also kidnapped Wu Yi." In this case, when he escaped from prison, he must first find a place to hide, and then he would not dare to show his head or take revenge for the rest of his life, I guess, he wanted revenge. ”

"Didn't you just say that he didn't dare to be unfavorable to the Fifth Prince? How can he get revenge? ”

Zhang Ling said slowly: "He naturally doesn't dare to be unfavorable to the Fifth Prince, but it's still okay to be unfavorable to me." ”

Zhou Qi nodded worriedly, "But there may be such a situation, Zhang Ling, you are more dangerous than me now." ”

Zhang Ling was relaxed, "It's great that he came to me." With me as bait, Lord Zhou will be able to capture two more cards with his strategy. ”

Zhou Qi touched his chin, Wu Yi was nowhere to be found, Zhang Hai and Zhang Guang escaped from the prison again, and the date of returning to Beijing was close at hand.

"Zhang Hai is cunning and abnormal, and he may not be fooled."

Li Bo said: "It's best if he doesn't dare to come, in the future, he will just survive, and after this last life, we don't have to take him to heart, and return to Beijing as soon as possible."

"Tomorrow, the new county commander will take office, and I will hand it over clearly. Early the day after tomorrow, we set off and headed back to Beijing. ”

Zhang Ling was still unwilling, she thought about it all night last night, although Zhang Hai, who threatened her, was arrested, Wu Yi did not see anyone alive or dead, and the evidence of the crimes of the third prince and Li Tianshi was not obtained. Although the fifth prince promised to take Zhang Ling back to Beijing, Zhang Ling did not build an inch, and the threat was not eliminated, so Zhang Ling felt not at ease no matter how he thought about it.

Early in the morning, Zhang Ling heard that Zhang Hai had escaped, but suddenly came up with an idea. With himself as bait and catching Zhang Hai, the five princes will look down on themselves, and Zhang Hai will also die without a place to be buried, killing two birds with one stone.

"Lord Zhou, what ...... What about Wu Yi? She hasn't been seen yet, maybe somewhere, waiting for the adults to save her. ”

Zhou Qi was categorical, "In Huizhou City, I am an official, he is a fugitive, even if he has grudges and hatreds, what can he do?" But I stepped down as the county magistrate of Xi County, on the way to Beijing, the sky was high and the water was wide, the people of Huizhou City thought that I had become a cloth cloth, before entering the capital, Zhang Hai could pretend to be stupid, as long as he paid money, the killer bandits along the way could take my life. ”

"Then we can't go out of the city!"

Zhou Qi asked Li Bo with a smile, "Didn't you kowtow three times just now and beg me to go back quickly?" ”

Li Bo became anxious, "When is it, what are the five princes teasing me for?" I just thought, back in the capital, you have recovered your identity, who dares to do anything to you? But now, according to what you say, on this road, there is no shop in front of the village and no store in the back, in case the sea colludes with bandits to ambush, no, no, it is too dangerous! ”

Zhou Qi was categorical, "Li Bo, Zhang Ling, I have made up my mind, and I will do it early the day after tomorrow." ”

"Why do you have to risk it?"

"Yes, I'm just going to take the risk! Zhang Ling, you said to use yourself as bait, I don't think your bait is big enough, how can I be the bait to make him more excited? ”

"Gongzi Zhou." Zhang Ling's heart trembled, she would never allow Zhou Qi to be in any danger, "Gongzi Zhou, you ......"

Zhou Qi didn't give Zhang Ling a chance to continue, he waved his hand, "You go back, pack up, and go to Beijing with me the day after tomorrow." Li Bo, He Ping, let's discuss the route back to Beijing. ”

Zhang Ling was apprehensive but didn't want to bump into Zhou Qi in front of so many people, so he could only leave.

He Ping took out a map of the prefecture and county and reported the route back to Beijing to Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi listened carefully, and suddenly said: "Tomorrow, after I finish handing over to the trusted magistrate, I will leave by myself." ”

"The Five Princes?"

"I'm alone, if Zhang Hai has the ability to learn about my actions, just give him a chance, if he doesn't know my whereabouts, I will return to Beijing myself."

"No, you're alone, it's too dangerous!"

"You forgot, last time I rode thousands of miles alone, and I caught the second stunned."

"It's just that I can't let you take the risk! Didn't the guards catch up with you last time, I don't know what was going to happen?! This time, I can't let you venture alone! ”

Zhou Qi suddenly became serious, "Li Bo, this is an order." ”

Li Bo was speechless for a moment, but his heart was uneasy, he looked at He Ping, hoping that He Ping could risk death with him. He Bianwu was born, but he realized a lot in protecting Zhou Qizhong in Huizhou City.

"The five princes, the soldiers are dangerous, and it does have a miraculous effect, but what if...... Besides, Zhang Hai doesn't know how you trapped the second stunned man, how could you repeat the mistakes of the past? ”

"Li Bo, He Ping, you say, if Zhang Hai thinks that I am repeating my old tricks, will he dare to disadvantage me?"

"According to the last time, there will be an interval of three hours between us, and I will wait for you at the front inn."

"Fifth prince, it's hard to walk at night, in case you don't arrive."

Zhou Qi looked into the distance through the window, "Ancestors bless, if I, Zhou Qi, can enter the East Palace, he will become the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty one day, and I will definitely be able to face the danger." If he can't, he will die outside the city of Huizhou, so as not to have a dream in his day, which will increase the internal friction of the Great Zhou in vain. ”

Zhou Qi retracted his gaze, "You do what I say." ”

"So, what about Wu Yi? She hasn't found it yet."

"I've thought about it, Wu Yi has either been killed, or he is out of Zhang Hai's control."

"How so?"

"Zhang Hai kidnapped Wu Yi, naturally to deal with me, killed her directly, and hid the body, what good does it do him Zhang Hai? If I kill Wu Yi in front of me, I may do something wrong, and someone will be caught, which will be of great benefit to Zhang Hai.

But Wu Yisheng didn't see anyone dead or corpse, which didn't do Zhang Hai any good. Yes, because we found Zhang's mansion in less than a day, he didn't have time to transfer Wu Yi out of the city.

Then there is only one possibility, Wu Yi escaped by himself.

Don't forget, Wu Yi was once abducted and deceived, and he was still clever, and if he was kidnapped, it was not impossible to get a chance to escape.

It's just that after Wu Yi escaped, she should have come to me as soon as possible, but now that she didn't come to me, it must have been Zhang Hai who said something to her, which made Wu Yi feel that it was better to leave if she was looking for me.

If Wu Yi leaves, he will definitely go to find Li Laosi, so in fact, we don't have to bother looking for it, just see if Li Laosi will disappear recently. ”

"Hey, this Wu Yi, could it be that Zhang Hai deceived her in just a few words, and even you, my lord, can't believe it? When I see her in the future, I have to scold her! ”

Zhou Qi shook his head, a month ago, he really wanted to take Wu Yi back to Beijing, just look at each other every day. But now, Wu Yi suddenly disappeared, and Zhou Qi thought: If it weren't for him, how could Wu Yi be involved in the storm and suffer this unwarranted disaster?

Now, Zhou Qi hopes that Wu Yi will go away, even if she thinks she is a bad person, as long as Wu Yi stays away from her own right and wrong, lives her life peacefully, and realizes her wish to buy a small courtyard.

"As for Zhang Ling." Zhou Qi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, "The emperor appointed Princess Hui for me, I married Princess Hui, and the family is more powerful." I commanded the army and the Hui soldiers to attack Xiliang together, and if I can achieve immortal achievements, I will be crowned the crown prince. But the status of my father, alas, is unpredictable, and I am very worried that when the time comes, my father will be able to alienate me. ”

"Then you must not marry Zhang Ling, although the Zhang family is not in its prime, the prestige of the family is still there. If the emperor deliberately alienates you, and you marry the Zhang family in Jinzhong, wouldn't it be a reverse dragon scale, not only can it not be icing on the cake, but the situation will be more difficult. ”

"What if she marries the third brother? As long as I enter the East Palace, I will ask the queen mother to give Zhang Ling to the third prince as a concubine, and I will continue to fight with the third brother, and the threat of the East Palace to the emperor's imperial power will be reduced, and my father will not alienate me, and there should be no tragedy of father and son separation in the future. ”

"Fifth Prince, have you thought about this a long time ago?"

Zhou Qi nodded, "A long time ago, I had such a plan. It's just that for Zhang Ling, I'm a little unsure in the past two days. She's so smart, so smart that I don't want to be her enemy. ”

Li Bo empathized, "This woman is really not easy to mess with, give it to the third prince, and it will be cheaper for him." ”

"Now Zhang Ling is like a chicken rib to me, she is very good, and in any house she goes to, she is the lady of the inner house. Maybe it's me Zhou Qi who is not blessed. ”

"Then don't take her? Fifth prince, in fact, today, you told her, it's nothing. Zhang Ling's girl is thoughtful, but she is not a person with a dead face, she still wants to save face, if you don't take her, she will never let go of us. ”

"I know, so, I'd love to teach her a lesson."

"A lesson for her?"

"Zhang Ling thinks very highly of herself, in case we don't say goodbye, she feels insulted and turns to my third brother's arms...... Li Bo, Zhang Ling marrying the third brother with hatred for me is not a good thing for me. ”

"Then if you leave her behind, she will hate you too."

"Don't worry, it won't."

"Oh?"

Zhou Qi smiled mysteriously, "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." ”