Chapter 228: Helping Hands
Jiang Huan Chu did not doubt that the steward would go to report to Jiang Huan Song, although the big patron of Linglong Pavilion was a member of the royal family, he had no direct relationship with the royal family.
Pavilion Master Shi Yizhi's business is not only in Qi Country, but also has branches of Linglong Pavilion in other countries and even overseas, otherwise he would not have gotten such a sword as Murayu back then.
"Your Excellency?" Just when Jiang Huan Chu was distracted, Shi Yizhi quietly came to the door.
"Does Pavilion Master Shi know what happened in Beijing recently?" Jiang Huanchu returned to his normal voice this time, and then took off the felt hat on his head.
Seeing that it was Jiang Huan Chu, Shi Yizhi's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly ordered the steward to go to the front hall to watch, and no one was allowed to enter this room.
"Judging by the expression of the Pavilion Master, he should already know what happened." Jiang Huan Chu picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip gently.
Shi Yizhi smiled bitterly: "There is such a big movement in front of the palace, and the forbidden army is dispatched to block the road, even if Shi doesn't want to know, the friends in the palace will tell me." ”
The reason why Linglong Pavilion's business can do so much has a lot to do with his intelligence gathering ability. Since the news of Jiang Wushuang's illness came out, Shi Yizhi has been no less concerned about this matter than several other princes and ministers of the court.
Some eunuchs and guards in the palace did not dare to make friends with ministers in order to avoid suspicion, but they dared to associate with businessmen like Shi Yizhi, Shi Yizhi is usually very generous to them, after a long time, some things that happened in the palace and the court may not even be known to some ministers, but Shi Yizhi can know first.
"Since Pavilion Master Shi already knows, then you must be able to guess the intention of my visit this time, I can't hide it, I came to ask Pavilion Master for help." Time is pressing, Jiang Huanchu went straight to the point and explained his intentions.
Shi Yizhi secretly calculated in his heart, now is the most critical moment for the crown prince and the fourth prince to compete for the throne, if he rashly bets before the situation is unclear, once he loses, not only will Linglong Pavilion completely withdraw from the Qi country, but even the entire continent, and it may also bring death to himself.
But Jiang Huanchu came to the door for help at this time, he was already forcing him to bet, if he refused, in case Jiang Huanchu turned the tables in the future, then who can guarantee that he will not hate himself for today's matter, and he can clean up Linglong Pavilion with an excuse in the future.
If he helped him and Jiang Huan Song knew about it, then after Jiang Huan Song succeeded to the throne, he would also take advantage of himself.
After weighing it again and again, Shi Yizhi asked tentatively: "I don't know what the fourth prince needs me to do?" ”
"I know that Pavilion Master Shi is very difficult now, and it is also difficult to choose between changing places and changing my position to you, so I won't make very excessive requests, I just need Pavilion Master you to take care of King Hou for me." Jiang Huan Chu smiled in understanding.
"It's as simple as that?" Shi Yizhi couldn't believe it, although this was also a bit risky, it was not too difficult for Linglong Pavilion.
"That's right, it may seem simple to Lord Shi, but it is a big problem for me now. In order not to cause trouble for Linglong Pavilion, I also asked the Pavilion Master to help me find a person who was about the same size as King Hou, and I would carry him out of the city to lead away the pursuers, as long as I went out of the city, the eldest brother would not send people to search the whole city. Jiang Huan Chu knew that if he asked someone for help, he couldn't bring too much risk to the other party, otherwise even if others reluctantly agreed, when he really encountered difficulties, he might choose to betray himself.
"Then do you want me to send someone to inform the Prime Minister and the Great Sima?" Hearing that Jiang Huan Chuti's request was so low, and he was still thinking about going out of the city to lead away the pursuers, Shi Yizhi was a little embarrassed, so he offered to provide more help.
"Don't make trouble for Linglong Pavilion, I have been away from Beijing for ten years, I don't know the attitude of the prime minister and the big Sima, in case they also support the eldest brother, the pavilion master, you sent someone to the door but exposed yourself, and now the life and death of the father and the emperor are unknown, if he has died, and there is no other edict left, then the eldest brother, as the crown prince, can naturally succeed to the throne, at that time, the prime minister and the big Sima can only help him deal with me for the stability of Daqi." After Jiang Huan Chu weighed it, he still rejected Shi Yizhi's kindness.
"I didn't expect the four princes to be so kind-hearted, if you really succeed to the throne in the future, it must be the blessing of my people." Shi Yizhi was moved by Jiang Huanchu and clearly stated his wishes for the first time.
"I still have two small things that I want to trouble Pavilion Master, I don't know if it will cause inconvenience to Pavilion Master?" Jiang Huan Chu suddenly remembered something.
"Although His Highness speaks, he will never refuse within Shi's ability."
"General Tian is still on his way back to Beijing, he doesn't know about the affairs in the palace, I'm afraid that he will be controlled by the eldest brother after he returns, so I want to trouble the Pavilion Master to send someone to inform him."
Shi Yizhi thought for a while and agreed, Tian Wuji is different from Song Chong and Xin Shouji, he clearly supports the four princes, and besides, he is not in the capital now, he only needs to send someone to inform him, which will not cause trouble for himself, and he can sell a favor to the four princes and the general at the same time, so why not?
"In addition, after I left, I asked the Lord of Shi Ge to send someone to inquire about the news of my father and the third brother for me, after the third brother entered the palace, there was no news, and I really couldn't rest assured of him." Jiang Huanchu made one last request.
This time, Shi Yizhi did not hesitate: "Your Highness, don't worry, even if you don't mention it, I will go to inquire about the news of His Royal Highness and His Majesty, and once there is a result, I will send someone to Kaifeng to tell you." ”
This is just a gesture for Shi Yizhi, he is a businessman, and he should always pay attention to the dynamics in the palace to see if there is any new policy that will have an impact on his business.
Jiang Huan Chu didn't speak, he glanced at Hou Ying again, and saw that he had fallen asleep, so he said goodbye to Shi Yizhi.
Shi Yizhi also followed his request, found a person with a similar figure and appearance to Hou Ying, disguised as a seriously injured person, and handed it to Jiang Huan Chu: "Your Highness, now the city gate is guarded by Hu Yizhi from the Second Prince's Mansion, you should be more careful when you go out of the city." ”
Jiang Huan Chu nodded, picked up the man and left.
After half a pillar of incense, Jiang Huan Chu came to the vicinity of the city gate, only saw Hu Yizhi, and did not see Lei Moyang, and his heart was a little settled.
It turned out that Jiang Huan Chu had not been found out of the city at the city gate, so Lei Moyang took the masters of the Tianqi Sect to search door to door in the city.
Jiang Huan Chu lowered his felt hat and slowly walked towards the city gate.
"Stop, talk about you, take off your hat." Jiang Huan Chu's strange outfit attracted the attention of the city guards.
Hu Yizhi was also attracted by the shouting and looked over here.
Jiang Huan Chu's feet accelerated, and he rushed towards the city gate with the fake Hou Ying on his back.
The guards of the city were furious and rushed over to fight, but Jiang Huan Chu punched him away. Seeing this, the other soldiers were furious and gathered around them.
Hu Yiyi saw the figure of this person, and there was still a person on his back, so he concluded that this was Jiang Huan Chu, so he hurriedly sent someone to inform Lei Moyang, and he also chased out with other masters.
Jiang Huanchu's purpose in doing this was to let Hu Yizhi find himself, so that Lei Moyang would stop searching the city, otherwise sooner or later he would find Hou Ying in Linglong Pavilion.
Jiang Huan Chu performed with ease, jumped over the heads of the defenders, and instantly rushed out of the city gate and fled towards the suburbs. Hu Yi chased after him while leaving marks along the way. He knew that none of these people were Jiang Huan Chu's opponents, so he didn't dare to approach, just waiting for Lei Moyang to come.
After leaving the city, Jiang Huan Chu put down the fake Hou Ying, and then fled alone in the direction of Hanzhong. He knew that the direction of returning to Kaifeng must be full of Jiang Huan Song's ambush soldiers, and if he took that road, it would be impossible for him to escape back smoothly.
During this time, the surrounding area of Shangjing was heavily guarded, and Jiang Huan Song did not dare to search for it in the city, but he was unscrupulous outside the city.
No matter how careful Jiang Huanchu was, he was still discovered by two waves of soldiers at several passes.
After this delay, Lei Moyang chased after him. After Jiang Huan Song made sure that he was out of the city, he also asked Zheng Lun and Chen Qi to follow Lei Moyang.
"Fourth prince, we meet again, this is not as good as the capital, and no one else will come to save you." Lei Moyang, Zheng Lun, and Chen Qi surrounded Jiang Huan Chu in the middle in a zigzag shape.
They didn't care where Hou Ying went, but after Jiang Huan Chu left the city, he found a place to hide Hou Ying.
Jiang Huan Chu knew that if he fought hard, it would be impossible for him to escape under the joint efforts of the three of them, so he said excitedly: "The three of you, one is the hall master of the former Hidden Star Sect Worship Hall, and the other two are the guardian kings of the Tianqi Sect, all of them are well-known figures in the rivers and lakes. ”
The three of them turned red, although they knew that he was agitating the general, they still couldn't hold their faces, and there were many people in Jiang Huan's Qin Mansion who were in the rivers and lakes, if it spread out, it would also damage their reputation.
Lei Moyang stepped forward and said, "As long as you don't run away, even if it's one-on-one, you're not my opponent." ”
"Really? Yesterday we didn't know the winner, so let's do it today. Jiang Huanyan was talking while shooting Tianluo Dugu to seize the opportunity.
Lei Moyang naturally knew the power of this palm, and he dodged sideways, transporting the vast stars, and the two fought together again.
Although Jiang Huan Chu is not very old, this set of Tianluo Lonely Palms has been immersed for more than ten years, and his own internal strength is not bad, occasionally mixed with two Great Sumeru Palms, which also makes Lei Moyang unguardable.
The two fought more than seventy moves, and Jiang Huan Chu gradually lost the upper hand, and his eyes began to look around, trying to find a way to escape.
Lei Moyang knew his thoughts, and sneered: "Dispel this thought, you can't escape today." Zheng Lun, Chen Qi, you two are keeping an eye on it, you can't let him escape again this time. ”
Zheng Lun and the others each took a few steps forward, blocking Jiang Huanchu's retreat.