Chapter 22: The True and False Prince
Li Shuangxi's right hand was once again on the saber at his waist. The man in front of him, now that he knows who he is, obviously, he shouldn't leave him in this world anymore.
"General Li, you won't remember the scene when you followed King Chuang into the palace back then. Also, at that time, there were so many relatives of the emperor, ministers and eunuchs, how could you notice me, an inconspicuous little person. ”
As soon as the man said this, Li Shuangxi's eyes seemed to have a picture of the year... Yes, who would have noticed an inconspicuous prince reading at that time! ”
"But Li Gongzi, you have now become the focus of Yangzhou City, and you are the fast son-in-law of Lord Shi Kefa, you won't be stupid enough to want to kill people in public."
The lewd man continued to eat while squinting at Li Shuangxi, obviously he had already sensed his murderous aura.
"What do you want?" Li Shuangxi was enraged, and his hand wanted to pull out the long sword at his waist countless times.
"General Li, why are you so excited? Your Dashun army took more than tens of millions of taels from my Daming, I just want a mere 1,000 taels, this request is not too much. What's more, don't you want to know the whereabouts of the real Third Prince Zhu? ”
Li Shuangxi sat down, what the man in front of him said was not unreasonable, not to mention that he had his plans, and he also wanted to know the whereabouts of the real Third Prince Zhu.
"Okay, I'll give you a thousand taels, but if you find out that you're lying to me at that time, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"General Li, how dare I tell you a lie? It's not that I haven't seen the methods of your Dashun army. ”
The man in front of him spoke with thorns, and he hated Li Shuangxi so much that he bit his teeth, and he really wanted to go up and kill him with a sword.
"I have five hundred taels here, you take it first, and when I confirm it, I will give you the remaining five hundred taels." Calming down, Li Shuangxi took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to him.
"Refreshing, I believe that Li will... Childe will not be an untrustworthy person. This one, originally Zhu Sangongzi was in my house to avoid chaos, and he was going to hide for a while, and then come to Jiangnan to find Master Shi to restart the opportunity to restore the country. Who knows, when he was leaving, he was about to go to the princess Changping to say goodbye, but he was directly arrested by Dolgon's men as soon as he found out. This is captured in front of my eyes, and it will never be fake. ”
"Captured by Dolgon in the capital?" Li Shuangxi fell into deep thought, if he wanted to save people from Dorgon's hands, it would not be an easy task, and he had to go back and discuss it with Lord Yue.
"Li Gongzi, Li Gongzi, then I'll go first, this meal... Thank you. The man was full of food and drink, and when he saw Li Shuangxi frowning, he picked up the silver ticket and put it in his arms, and left with a wicked smile.
Coming out of the restaurant, Li Shuangxi walked aimlessly, his mind was very messy now, he didn't know what he should do next? The matter of the third prince of Zhu, do you want to explain it to Shi Kefa, in case he asks how he knows? How do you answer yourself? And this lewd man, when the time comes, will he tell his identity?
"Uncle, uncle, Miss is in a hurry to find you, so why don't you go back soon?"
After walking a few steps, the voice of the old housekeeper came from behind him, Li Shuangxi looked back, and the old housekeeper came running sweating profusely.
"What's going on at home?" Looking at the appearance of the old housekeeper, Li Shuangxi hurriedly asked.
"The master just received a letter from Master Ma, saying that the third prince of Zhu was arrested by that Dolgon in the capital. The master has to send troops to rescue him now, Miss asked you to go back quickly to persuade the master, she said, that Li Chuang was defeated by the Qing soldiers, where can we beat that Dolgon. ”
The two trotted all the way into the Shi family's compound. Shi Kefa's mansion has been messed up, Master Shi, who is usually dressed in civilian clothes, has put on a suit of armor, and Miss Shi is desperately trying to hold him.
"Dad, you can't send troops." Miss Shi's face was pale, and she already used a voice that was almost pleading.
"A courtier, knowing that his master is in trouble, how can he stand by and turn a blind eye, and you let go of your hand."
Shi Kefa vigorously wanted to shake off Miss Shi's hand, but Miss Shi's delicate body was pulled from side to side by his father, and she was about to fall.
"Lord Yue, can you listen to me for a few words?" Li Shuangxi hurriedly stepped forward to support Miss Shi.
"What do you want to say? Do you want to stop me from sending troops too? "When I saw my uncle coming, as the saying goes: don't look at the hateful face, look at the Buddha's face. The appearance of Li Shuangxi gave Shi Kefa a reason to step down.
"Dad, can you take a step to speak?" This father, no matter how big Shi Kefa's temper is, he can't let it out.
Through this period of understanding, Shi Kefa has a new understanding of this 'picked-up' son-in-law, not only brave but also resourceful, if it weren't for his son-in-law, he might have checked his birth.
Shi Kefa's study is quiet and elegant, with bookshelves full of books on either side, and on his desk is a map circled by the territory occupied by the Manchus. This is Shi Kefa's constant reminder to himself that if he has the opportunity, he must regain the old rivers and mountains.
"Tell me what you think." Shi Kefa was anxious to know what this son-in-law thought.
"Dad, tell me first, did Master Ma tell you that the third prince is in the hands of Dorgon?"
"yes, do you think there's a deception in this?" Hearing Li Shuangxi ask like this, Shi Kefa couldn't help but start to be a little suspicious.
"Dad, no matter whether the third prince's matter in Dorgon's hands is true or not, Lord Ma is letting you send troops now, all because he wants to trap you in injustice."
"What do you mean by that?"
"You think, with Dorgon's temperament, as long as someone sends out an army now, the prince in his hand will surely die. When the time comes, you will be charged with the death of the prince because of you. What's more, we still don't know whether the crown prince in his hands is real or fake. ”
"My son, you don't think Dolgon is a fake prince, do you?" Although Shi Kefa agreed with Li Shuangxi's previous thoughts, he was still skeptical of the ideas of the real and false princes in the back.
"Dad, what do you think, the third prince has disappeared for so long, and now he suddenly appears, who can prove whether it is the real prince or not. I'm afraid Dolgon just wants to find someone to kill him, so let's make up the numbers. ”
"My son, when you say this, it really reminds me that the emperor and Ma Shiying who want the crown prince to die the most now, as soon as the third prince dies, they can justifiably go to their throne and continue to do whatever they want." Shi Kefa sat on the Taishi chair, and he finally calmed down.
"Actually, child, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible or not." Li Shuangxi saw that Shi Kefa's attitude had changed, and immediately stepped forward and took the opportunity to offer his own plan to kill two birds with one stone.