The table is full of delicious food, but no one moves the chopsticks, and the diffused heat carries an attractive fragrance, which is naturally a table of gluttonous food for ordinary people, but it is really nothing to the three people present.

Wei Shutong had already smiled and said: "The saint is wise, the prince Wen Tao is strategic, and this time he enters Beijing, he will definitely be able to make great contributions to the country." Xiang Qi Ning said: "Don't worry, the lower official will immediately arrange the guards, and the prince will definitely arrive in the capital safely." ”

Li Hongxin opened his mouth slightly, but did not speak, just picked up his wine glass and drank a glass of himself.

"Lord Wang, Lord Wei has made arrangements here, I wonder if Lord Wei has anything to clean up? Or do you want to take your family to the capital? Qi Ning said very considerately: "Although the saint did not say it, if the prince wants to have someone around to take care of him, he can bring his family to Beijing together, and in addition, there will be local government receptions along the way, and the prince will never be neglected along the way." ”

Li Hongxin said: "Since this king is going to Beijing, he naturally has to prepare well. Since the lord reminded that it is good for this king to bring his family into Beijing together, there will not be too many people who will pass, but he still has to pack up some things. ”

"Lord, there are arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation in the capital, but in fact, the prince doesn't have to spend too much effort to clean up." Qi Ning said with a smile: "I wonder how many days the prince can be ready?" ”

Li Hongxin thought for a while, and then said: "This king is from Shu, and his family members are all from Shu, and he is used to Xichuan's food and clothing. ”

"This month?" Qi Ning shook his head and said with a smile: "Lord, saving soldiers is like fighting fire, now that my Dachu has sent troops to the Northern Expedition, the saint wants to discuss the strategy with the prince, but I am afraid that he is already looking forward to it, half a month is too long, so let's do it, the prince will try to pack everything within three days, if it is really not cleaned up, the prince can enter Beijing first, we can arrange for the prince's family to pack up here for a few more days, and then send them to the capital." ”

Wei Shutong nodded and said: "Lord Wang, the sooner you arrive in Beijing, the sooner you can participate in the front-line war, the sooner the lower the officer, the better, the lower official immediately began to prepare, within three days, he will definitely be able to arrange for the prince to enter Beijing." ”

Li Hongxin groaned slightly, and finally showed a smile and said: "The Holy Lord can remember the ability of this king, and enter Beijing to enable it, and this king is naturally trying his best to serve the imperial court." Master Wei, you should make some preparations here, as the lord said, this king will definitely enter Beijing within three days, and the family members in the palace will see if they can be ready within three days, and if they are packed properly, they will also set off with this king within three days. ”

Qi Ning clapped his hands and smiled: "This is very good, the prince can enter Beijing, and the errand that the saint gave me can be regarded as a good one." The cup said: "Come, prince, this glass of wine should be regarded as my send-off for the prince, I wish the prince a smooth journey, and after entering Beijing, he can also make immortal contributions to my great Chu." ”

Li Hongxin also picked up the wine glass, and the three of them drank it together.

"Sir, Lord Wei, since you have decided to enter Beijing, this king will go back to the house first to make arrangements, and there will be no delay here." Li Hongxin got up: "If you rush to the capital one day earlier, you can also serve the court one day earlier." ”

Qi Ning and Wei Shutong also got up at the same time, and the two of them did not stay, and sent Li Hongxin out of the house together, in addition to the gate of the Assassin Mansion, there was already a carriage waiting, Li Hongxin was quite fast, and got into the carriage by himself, just waved his hand to Qi Ning slightly, and then urged the coachman to leave.

The car was in a hurry, and soon disappeared at the end of the avenue.

"Sir, the emperor announced that he would enter Beijing, and he really wanted him to participate in the Northern Expedition?" Wei Shutong turned his eyes to Qi Ning and asked in a low voice.

Qi Ning seemed to smile and asked rhetorically: "Master Wei thinks the emperor will reuse Li Hongxin?" ”

Wei Shutong shook his head and said: "If the Holy Lord really announced that he would enter Beijing, it would be possible for him to come up with some strategies, but he would never reuse this person." After a pause, he said: "Lang Chadulu usurped the throne of the Great Miao King, and the lord has already obtained the evidence of the crime, why should he destroy the evidence of the crime in person?" ”

"Master Wei, with that criminal evidence, can you really cure Li Hongxin's crime?" Qi Ning chuckled and said, "He bites to death and doesn't admit it, do we have any other evidence in our hands that we really want to forcibly convict him?" ”

Wei Shutong's lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak, but there was a look of worry between his eyebrows.

"Lord Wei seems to be worried?"

Wei Shutong looked around, and then raised his hand and said, "Sir, let's go in and talk." The two entered the inner hall, and Wei Shutong said softly: "Sir, the lower officials are only worried, this Li Hongxin promised to enter Beijing, which is a delaying tactic." ”

"A delaying tactic?"

"Sir, Li Hongxin stayed in Xichuan, although he was half dead, he could still be at ease." Wei Shutong sneered: "But once he leaves Xichuan, he will be like a fish out of the water, even if he has all his strength, he will not be able to use it." He knew very well in his heart that if he really entered Beijing, then life and death would be completely out of his control, this person was treacherous and cunning, and it was impossible for him to be willing to stay away from Xichuan, so we should leave him in the Assassin's Mansion and not let him leave. ”

"Do you mean to say that when he returns to the Shu Palace, he will play tricks?"

Wei Shutong nodded slightly: "I'm just afraid that he is desperate, and he is really going to die." ”

Qi Ning stared at Wei Shutong and said with a smile: "If the fish dies and the net is broken, it also depends on whether this net is strong, if this net is very strong, even if the fish will struggle, it can only die in it." ”

Wei Shutong vaguely understood something, and a look of astonishment appeared between his eyebrows.

Li Hongxin, the king of Shu, left from the Thorn Mansion, urging the carriage to return to the Shu Mansion almost at a gallop, after getting off the car, he immediately entered the mansion and ordered the guards to close the gate, and before he arrived at the main hall of the palace, several people had already caught up, and the first person was the head of the Shu Palace, Shi Ximen Hengye, without waiting for Ximen Hengye to speak, Li Hongxin said in a deep voice: "Go in and talk." ”

Several people entered the main hall, and after Li Hongxin sat down, someone had already come up to check, and a burly black-faced man asked: "Lord Wang, the surname Qi invites Lord Wang Ye over, what tricks do you want to play?" ”

Li Hongxin sneered: "He took out a letter, it was a secret letter written by this king to Lang Chadulu, and it actually fell into his hands. ”

Everyone is discolored, a middle-aged man who looks like a scribe: "Lord, that letter is a lowly copy, when Langcha Dulu asked the prince to give him a letter of commitment written by himself, we were prepared, the handwriting of the copy seems to be the same as the handwriting of the prince, but as long as the person who knows calligraphy, it is easy to see the difference, and it is a fake." If the surname Qi wants to use that letter as evidence of the crime, we will not admit it, even if it makes trouble in the capital, we are not afraid. ”

"Mr. Huang is prepared for a rainy day, so this king is not worried about the letter." Li Hongxin said: "Qi Ning also burned the letter in front of this king. ”

Everyone was stunned, and Ximen Yokoye finally smiled: "It seems that Qi Ning also understands that with that letter alone, it is impossible to rely on the prince as evidence of the crime." ”

"However, he suddenly said that Longtai had issued a secret decree to let this king enter Beijing to participate in the Northern Expedition." Li Hongxin's expression was solemn: "And a time limit has been set so that this king must leave within three days." ”

"Into Beijing?" Mr. Huang's face changed suddenly, and he lost his voice: "Lord Wang, don't do it!" ”

The black man also said: "Lord Wang, entering Beijing must be more than lucky, you must not leave Xichuan." ”

Li Hongxin looked at Ximen Yokono and asked, "Ximen Changshi, what do you think?" ”

Ximen Hengye groaned slightly, and then said: "Lord, Qi Ning said that it was Longtai's secret will, so did he come up with a will?" Or is he empty and white-toothed? ”

"He didn't come up with a secret decree, so the king suspects that he is making his own decisions." Li Hongxin sneered: "The yellow-haired son actually played this hand with this king. ”

Ximen Hengye bowed his head and said: "What the prince said is extremely true, the so-called entry into Beijing is definitely not the meaning of Longtai, it can only be Qi Ning's own opinion. He arrived in Chengdu a few days ago, and soon left, going to the Black Rock Cave, if he really brought Longtai's secret decree, even if he was in a hurry, he would definitely convey the secret decree to the prince last time, but he didn't do that, but after getting the letter, he suddenly said to the prince that Longtai has a will, if the humble position is not wrong, this person has sinister intentions, knowing that the letter cannot be used as evidence for the prince's punishment, but he believes that the person behind Langchadulu is the prince, so he wants to use this trick to deceive the prince to the capital first. ”

"What the long history says is the same as what this king thinks." Li Hongxin said: "This person already suspects that this king is the person behind Langchadulu. ”

Mr. Huang said: "Did the prince agree to enter Beijing?" ”

"If this king didn't agree at that time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to get out of the Assassin's Mansion." Li Hongxin said: "Since he wants this king to enter Beijing, this king will give him a plan to delay the army, and he agreed to him first." At least that would buy you three days. ”

"Lord Wang, three days will pass soon." The black man clenched his fists and said, "Three days later, do you really want to enter Beijing?" ”

Mr. Huang sneered: "Of course not, Lord Wang, this is to buy time, and we have to find a way to deal with it." He looked at Ximen Yokono and said, "Changshi, what do you think we should do next?" ”

Ximen Hengye groaned slightly, and then said: "Lord Wang, Qi Ning took it upon himself to let the prince enter Beijing, obviously it was a false decree, which was a big crime to kill his head, but why did he dare to do this?" ”

"This king knows that this man is a confidant of Longtai." Li Hongxin said: "He relied on Longtai's trust in him and was lawless in Xichuan. ”

"The prince is half right." Ximen Yokoye said: "This person is indeed Longtai's henchman, but this is the only one, he doesn't dare to fake the holy decree, he dares to do this, there is another important reason, that is, he guessed that this must be in Longtai's mind." If we now impeach him to the imperial court for falsely transmitting a holy decree, Longtai will not only not punish him, but will shield him, which is not a will, Longtai will also say that he has made a secret decree himself. ”

Mr. Huang bowed his head and said: "What Changshi said is very true, the prince, Longtai will definitely protect him, and the court of Chu has always been jealous of the prince, just to prevent the mouth of the world, and dare not act rashly against the prince, this time Qi Ning let the prince enter Beijing, just borrowing the reason for the Northern Expedition, and this is also to find out Longtai's thoughts." ”