Hai Shi, East Palace.

Li Sanlang immediately rushed to the East Palace after receiving the prince's order, he didn't expect Princess Taiping to be in the East Palace at the moment, so he hurriedly saluted and said, "Father, aunt, are you all here?" ”

The prince was uneasy, Li Sanlang was already pacing back and forth anxiously before he came, fidgeting, seeing that Li Sanlang was here at this moment, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "San Lang, what's going on?" How did things get to this point? ”

Li Sanlang glanced at Princess Taiping, she didn't mean to avoid it at all, the news should have been passed on to the prince by her, it seems that there is nothing to hide at this moment, so Li Sanlang told the prince everything about today.

The more the prince listened, the more he felt a chill down his spine, and when Li Sanlang finished speaking, beads of sweat were already oozing from his face, and he asked anxiously: "What should I do now?" If this is told to my emperor, it will be difficult to escape the blame! With that, he began pacing back and forth again.

Li Sanlang didn't know what Princess Taiping's trip meant, whether she was an enemy or a friend, and didn't dare to take the lead in expressing her opinion, so he asked: "Auntie, according to your opinion, how should I deal with this matter?" ”

Princess Taiping seemed to be prepared, and said bluntly to the prince: "Brother, according to the opinion of this palace, everything today is caused by the unfavorable handling of that Li Ke, and this person should be detained at this moment and handed over to the emperor for disposal." ”

After Li Sanlang listened, he couldn't help but be shocked, he didn't expect Princess Taiping to come up with such an idea, it stands to reason that at a critical juncture, abandoning the car to protect the handsome is a choice, but at this moment it is inevitable that acting like this is too benevolent and righteous, not to mention that Li Ke just abandoned the official, and then put the blame on him, then the punishment of several crimes, Li Ke will definitely be unable to escape death, Li Sanlang does not want to see such a situation, he just opened his mouth to justify, Princess Taiping continued: "But this palace heard that this Li Kegang abandoned the token, Doesn't this mean that he himself feels that he is not doing well and does not dare to take responsibility? Brother, I think this matter is feasible, in this way, the emperor will turn his anger on Li Ke, and my brother will be spared a difficulty. ”

Li Sanlang never expected that the news of Princess Taiping would be so fast, and even Li Ke's abandonment of the official had already learned the news, and this matter was very passive, but no matter what, he still had to try to defend Li Ke, so he said: "Father, this matter must not be, today's matter is that the Turkic thieves planned it properly in advance, and whoever investigates and deals with it will inevitably do today's matter. Besides, it is said that this murderer Keduo is strong in martial arts, if there is no Li Ke, how can he be captured? ”

Princess Taiping smiled lightly and said, "San Lang's words are wrong. The emperor would not think that this was a proper plan by the Turks, she would only blame Long Ansi for doing things badly. You say that the murderer has high martial arts and can't be captured without Li Ke, isn't that mocking me that there is no one in the court? If you report to the emperor like this, then you can't be angry and increase the punishment of Long Ansi? ”

When Princess Taiping said this, Li Sanlang didn't know how to defend for a while, but he was reluctant in his heart, so he set his eyes on the prince, hoping that he could have a fair statement. The crown prince Li Xian's face was embarrassed and hesitant, and Princess Taiping then said: "Brother, this matter must not be delayed, otherwise the news will reach the emperor, and my brother will inevitably be caught off guard!" ”

The prince sighed and said, "That's it! That's all I can do at the moment, and I'm ready for tomorrow's up! San Lang, you quickly send someone to capture Li Ke, and hand it over to the emperor tomorrow. ”

Li Sanlang arched his hand and hurriedly said, "Father! The prince waved his hand and said, "San Lang, I know what you want to say, but at this moment, it can only be so!" Go and say no more! After speaking, he shook his head, his face helpless.

Li Sanlang saw that it would be difficult to achieve results if he continued to entangle, so he could only wait for the opportunity to act by himself! So he bowed and retreated, and when he was leaving, he secretly glanced at Princess Taiping, only to see that her face was cold, neither pleasant nor worry-free, whether she was an enemy or a friend, it was really difficult to judge!

Li Sanlang knew that Li Ke was now temporarily living in the Liang Palace, so he hurriedly went. On the way, he had already figured out how to behave. He will never capture Li Ke and hand it over to the emperor, so as he himself said, who will serve him again in the future if he acts like this! Besides, Li Ke is not something he can easily catch, and he is unwilling to take the risk of this fish being broken. He plans to let Li Ke escape, hide for the time being, the crime can be temporarily added, as long as the person lives, there will be a chance to overturn the case in the future, so that the court and Li Ke can not be offended on both sides, the big deal is that it is a responsibility to arrest and derelict duty, and it is not a big deal. Thinking of this, there is only one thing left - to persuade Liang Wangwu to cooperate with three times.

A moment later, Li Sanlang arrived at the Liang Palace. Wu Sansi and Li Sanlang have no friendship, strictly speaking, he is still his father's political enemy, so in the face of Wu Sansi, he can't handle this matter with a consultative attitude, so as not to be left behind in the future.

Seeing Wu Sansi, Li Sanlang said righteously: "On the order of the prince, arrest Li Ke." Li Ke's dereliction of duty caused many innocent people to suffer, and he abandoned his official position without authorization, which was really disrespectful to the imperial court, and the crime was added to the first degree. ”

Wu Sansi didn't expect that it was Li Sanlang who came to arrest Li Ke, the prince shouted that the thief was clever, Li Ke is now subordinate to Long'an Division, Wu Sansi is planning to report Li Ke's dereliction of duty to the court tomorrow morning, and then fabricate charges to Long'an Division, but they didn't expect them to do it first, which will disturb their plans. Since Li Ke faced each other with a sword just now, he had already made up his mind to kill Li Ke with Wu Sansi's heart, but he wanted to do it himself to relieve his happiness, so he said: "Li Sicheng, you're too anxious, right?" Li Ke is also a guest of the king's house no matter what, and he was taken away by you in the middle of the night, and others will say that the king is not good for hospitality, and will mock the king. ”

Li Sanlang had expected that Wu Sansi would stop him, so he said: "San Lang is planning for King Liang, this person should be befriended early, so as not to get into trouble." ”

When Wu Sansi heard Li Sanlang say this, he was stunned and said, "Li Sicheng, what do you mean?" ”

Li Sanlang continued: "Everyone in the court knows that Li Ke was strongly recommended by King Liang, but at this moment, the prince ordered me to take people, but you didn't let me. Before San Lang left, the prince specially explained that if King Liang refused to hand over someone, it must be a weak heart, and he was afraid that the emperor would investigate his recommendation for negligence. ”

Wu Sansi heard this, his face changed color, he knew in his heart that even if he handed over Li Ke tomorrow morning, his crime of negligence in recommendation was inevitable, and this crime of negligence could be big or small, it depended on how others advised, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If this king hands over people, how should the prince deal with my negligence in recommendation?" ”

Li Sanlang saw that things had taken a turn for the better, so he said: "The prince has confessed, as long as King Liang is willing to hand over people, the prince will do his best to maneuver in front of the emperor and exonerate King Liang, and the blame will all be attributed to that Li Ke, and King Liang will never be involved." ”

Wu San thought for a moment and said, "How can I trust you? ”

Li Sanlang continued: "King Liang is clearly observing, Li Ke acts like this, Liang Wangfu's recommendation is at most a wet shoe, but the prince and Long Ansi are different, now it is like standing directly in the water, we want to help King Liang, King Liang will definitely help us around, and together we will blame others, wouldn't it be better for everyone to be safe?" ”

Wu Sansi stopped talking, fell into deep thought, secretly calculated the pros and cons, and after a long time, replied with a chuckle: "I still hope that the prince will abide by his promise, and you will go with me to get someone at this moment!" ”

Li Sanlang arched his hands and said, "Oh! King Xie Liang is well aware of righteousness. ”

The two didn't know that since Li Sanlang entered the door, Li Ke had been hiding outside the door. Before, Li Ke had never been able to sleep, and he had been thinking about how to deal with himself tomorrow, so he walked around the courtyard, but he happened to meet Li Sanlang's visit, so he quietly hid outside the door and eavesdropped. At this time, Li Ke, full of grief and indignation, if he hadn't heard it with his own ears, he couldn't believe that the prince, King Liang, and even Li Sanlang would treat himself like this, think about fighting all the way to his life today, but in the end he ended up as a scapegoat, today's gods and courts all made him discouraged and disappointed, at this time he wanted to enter the room and kill the two of them, but thinking of his wife and children, he still held back, so he rushed back to the room before the two, woke up his wife, and quietly hid in the house with the sleeping little Taibai.

When Wu Sansi and Li Sanlang arrived at Li Ke's room, the building was already empty, Wu Sansi was furious, and said: "They have children, and they can't run far, so they ordered the government soldiers to arrest them quickly!" "Wow!" The soldiers who followed were ordered to retreat.

Li Sanlang on the side breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, so he said: "Li Ke escaped, this person is dangerous, and I hope that King Liang will be arrested as soon as possible, and San Lang can return to Long'an Division to order to assist in the arrest!" ”

Wu Sansi was now angry, and he didn't pay attention to Li Sanlang for a while, and Li Sanlang retreated.

On the way back to Long Ansi, Li Sanlang secretly thought, how could Li Ke escape so fast, could it be that he looked away, Li Ke is not the kind of true hero who dares to act? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Suddenly, someone from Long'an Division came to report urgently, and the person who came was Chen Xuanli, who saw that he was injured, and he panicked, and saw Li Sanlang fall to his knees, panting loudly. Li Sanlang was shocked when he saw this, could it be that something happened to Long Ansi, so he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Speak slowly. ”

Chen Xuanli gasped while saying: "There is a masked man in black, who came to break into the Long'an Division, his martial arts are strong, he kills people when he sees them, and the lower officials are really incompetent and can't be the enemy, so he desperately fled for help, and when I escaped, I saw that the Long'an Division was on fire, presumably the thief put it!" ”

"What!" Li Sanlang was shocked, this person dared to act so boldly, and broke into Long Ansi, black-clothed, and strong in martial arts! Could it be ... Leeke? Li Sanlang suddenly had this thought in his heart, so he shouted to Chen Xuanli: "Hurry up and inform the Yulin Army to come to help in the battle, I will go and see what kind of thief dares to be so bold!" ”

Chen Xuanli replied: "Wow! Li Sicheng beware, I'll go and inform Yu Linjun! ”

Li Sanlang stopped making a sound, was shocked and angry in his heart, and continued to march towards Long Ansi.