Chapter 697: A Shocking Case (3)
"This king has decided to go to Hangzhou and Muzhou in person, and after this king has checked it first, he will escort Miss Chen to Chang'an!" After Xiao Xinyu and Lai Heng heard Li Chengdao's words, Xiao Xinyu had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Your Highness, please think twice!" Lee Seung-dao waved his hand:
"Lord Xiao, this king knows your concerns, but this king has already decided on this matter, and he must personally intervene in this matter. Of course, Lord Xiao, come on! This king can't listen to the words of a weak woman, the old saying is cloudy, partial listening is dark, and listening to both is clear. Therefore, this king decided to personally go to Hangzhou and Muzhou for an unannounced visit. Lord Xiao, come on, my lord! ”
"The humble minister is here!" A triumphant smile appeared on Lai Heng's face. Xiao Xinyu's heart was a little uncomfortable, and there was no response.
"Lord Xiao Xinyu!" Lee Seung-do's words sounded again. Xiao Xinyu had to respond.
"The humble minister is here!"
"Lord Xiao, come here, you tell all the entourage and guards, Miss Chen's affairs must not be leaked in any way, and we are still merchants to the outside world. Until this is over, you must supervise each other and not leak a single word. ”
"Yes!" Li Chengdao looked at Xiao Xinyu and Lai Heng. Judging from Xiao Xinyu's performance just now, Xiao Xinyu still has some resistance in his heart, although Xiao Xinyu promised, but it is difficult to guarantee that Xiao Xinyu will have any careful thoughts. As soon as he thought of this, Li Chengdao immediately worried about Chen Zhen'er's safety. 'No! Chen Zhen'er must not be left by his side, and someone must be sent to Chang'an immediately! Thinking of this, Li Chengdao secretly found his own guard captain after Lai Heng and Xiao Xinyu left.
"Captain Qi!"
"What does the prince command?!"
"Qi Duwei, how many years have you followed this king?"
"Your Highness! The last general has been the captain of the prince's guard since the prince was crowned, and it has been almost three years! ”
"Yes! It's been almost three years! Time flies! Li Chengdao suddenly sighed.
"Qi Duwei, in fact, this king knows that your father sent you to this king's side, in addition to protecting the king's safety, you are also sent by your father to monitor this king's eyes. Is it? Qi Duwei did not speak, nor did he shake his head. Lee Seung-do smiled:
"Actually, this king is not looking for you this time to ask about the guilt, but to hope that you will help this king do something." Li Chengdao patted Captain Qi on the shoulder.
"You already know everything about Miss Chen, this king is about to travel to Hangzhou, it is really inconvenient to take a woman, this king also knows that you are not only the emperor's eyeliner, but also a member of the Qilin Secret Guard. Therefore, this king orders you, no matter what method you use, you must personally and safely send Miss Chen back to Chang'an, after arriving in Chang'an, first settle Miss Chen, remember, this matter, do not tell my mother, when this king returns to Beijing from Hangzhou, he will personally explain everything to his father. Also, this girl, you must be escorted to Chang'an safely, and no one can hurt a single hair of her. Everything will wait for the king to return to Chang'an, and then make plans! Qi Duwei nodded.
"Please rest assured, the last general will definitely live up to the prince's trust." Li Chengdao nodded. Lee Seung-do thinks it's seamless, but things are not as easy as Lee Seung-do's resemblance. Xiao Xinyu returned to his cabin, and his heart kept tossing and turning - Li Chengdao was really, stubborn and self-serving, and he didn't know how difficult he would face. What am I going to do? What to do? Otherwise, I'll write a letter and voice my concerns. Xiao Xinyu picked up the pen and was about to write, but his nose was like a thousand pounds of burden, and a few drops of ink dripped on the paper. No, no, I can't say something that doesn't work against me. Xiao Xinyu loves you for a piece of paper, and laid a new blank sheet of paper. Wrote a secret letter. 'Grandfather Mingjian, grandson since following His Royal Highness the King of Hengshan travel, His Royal Highness has cultivated himself, but unfortunately, he met a demon girl, this demon bewitched the public, charmed His Royal Highness with evil tricks, framed court officials, Sun Er repeatedly persuaded, but His Royal Highness has already felt it, insisted on going to Hangzhou, in case of turmoil, please grandfather prepare early, save His Royal Highness in case. After Xiao Xinyu wrote the letter, he dried the letter. Suddenly, I saw a figure in the window.
"Who?" The figure flashed immediately, Xiao Xinyu came to the outside of the cabin, the person had already left, and a small hole was left in the window. Xiao Xinyu sighed and said:
"Forget it, it's all up to fate! After arriving in Hangzhou, the prince really caused a big mess, and when the time comes, I will transfer this trustee to my grandfather, and at that time, everyone can find a step for themselves. That night, Lee Seung-do came to Chen Zhen'er's cabin. Chen Zhen'er looked at Li Chengdao and was a little wary.
"Childe, the little woman looks at the course of this ship, it seems that it is still south? I don't know what Childe thinks? ……”
"Oh! Don't worry, Miss Zhen'er, there is a merchant below, and there is still business in the south, so ......"
"Since Childe still has business to be busy, please let Childe let Zhen'er go, and Zhen'er will say goodbye!" Chen Zhen'er was about to leave, but was stopped by Qi Duwei.
"Girl, you misunderstood what I meant, since I promised to send you to Chang'an, my son will definitely send you there, this is my nursing home, my son has already instructed him to take someone to escort the girl to Chang'an, the girl rest assured." Chen Zhen'er knelt in front of Li Chengdao, kowtowed, and said with tears on her face:
"Thank you, Childe. When Zhen'er's revenge is avenged, he must be a cow and a horse for his son. In order to repay the great kindness of the son. "'This prince doesn't need you to be a cow or a horse, as long as you promise to be a man when the time comes.'" Li Chengdao thought secretly in his heart. Chang'an, before Li Jiancheng's dragon case, the Qilin secret guard sent Li Jiancheng an urgent report.
"Chen Qilin secretly guards thousands of households, Hengshan Wangfu guard commander Qilian Mountain to see the emperor, the minister since he arrived at the Hengshan Palace, has been secretly observing, recently, the minister followed the Hengshan prince in the south to travel, Hengshan prince accidentally rescued a woman on the canal, according to the woman, he was wronged, his grievances are due to the Hangzhou Thorn History and Hangzhou Thorn Shi Yamen's subordinates, Muzhou Thorn Shi Mansion forced to buy land, His Royal Highness the prince is young and vigorous, insisted on wanting to avenge the woman, and now he has gone to Hangzhou, and the minister has been ordered by His Royal Highness, Escort the woman to Chang'an. His Royal Highness ordered his ministers not to pass on news to the outside world in order to prevent other incidents. After His Royal Highness returned to Chang'an, he would explain the matter to His Majesty, and the minister Qi Lianshan bowed. After Li Jiancheng read this secret letter, he immediately sent an edict to Di Renjie, the commander of the Qilin Secret Guard, and ordered the Qilin Secret Guard to closely protect Chen Zhen'er and Li Chengdao, as well as closely monitor the movements of Hangzhou and Muzhou.
"What should come will come after all, and this pustule will be broken after all." After Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, especially in the years when he resigned, the eldest grandson Shunde has always followed the rules and restrained himself and his children and family in his eyes. Be cautious in words and deeds, don't dare to say a word, don't dare to do a wrong thing, later, Li Jiancheng opened the imperial examination, engaged in martial arts, and the eldest grandson Shunde also supported it. Because of this, Li Jiancheng promoted the official positions of several sons of the eldest grandson Shunde, and after observing the eldest grandson bolt for a while, he released the eldest grandson bolt out and served as the assassin of Hangzhou. Some prefectures and counties in the south are often in arrears, and only in the area of Hangzhou are the ones that pay taxes and grain every year, and they also pay more than they do. However, Xu Jingzong often secretly played to Li Jiancheng, saying that the area south of the Yangtze River is full of shady scenes, officials at all levels are like cool officials, and the people are miserable, especially in the Hangzhou area, the people even say that the sky is three feet high.
"It's three feet high!? Jing Zongqing, help me translate. ”
"Your Majesty, the sky is three feet high, which means that the local officials in the Jiangnan area scrape the ground everywhere, especially in the Hangzhou area, in order to collect gold and silver, it is three feet to dig the ground! Therefore, on the one hand, the people in Hangzhou said that these people were three feet taller than the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and on the other hand, the emperor was three feet taller than other places. Xu Jingzong said as he looked at Li Jiancheng's face. Li Jiancheng did not speak. In fact, Li Jiancheng has also heard of the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Hangzhou, but the pressure of military spending has made Li Jiancheng anxious, and in order to ensure a series of strategic successes, Li Jiancheng has to give up some things. After the pacification of the Battle of Liaodong and the funeral of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng dismissed several officials in Jiangnan under the pretext of excuses, but only in Hangzhou, there was no movement for the time being. Because Li Jiancheng still has some scruples, first of all, the eldest grandson Shunde is a member of the Longxi family, since Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, the Longxi family has been suppressed, but it cannot be completely suppressed, the eldest grandson Shunde just played a role in dividing and leading the system, the second is that at the beginning, when Li Jiancheng was the prince, the eldest grandson Shunde secretly passed a lot of news for Li Jiancheng and helped Li Jiancheng get through a lot of difficulties. also knows a lot of Li Jiancheng's inside story, coupled with the fact that the eldest grandson is unjigli, there are still many people in the Li Tang military who sympathize with the eldest grandson family, so Li Jiancheng did not dare to take action against the eldest grandson. Now, Li Chengdao wants to break this pustule, and Li Jiancheng's heart is also full of expectations for Li Chengdao, wanting to see what Li Chengdao will do? Dozens of days later, Li Chengdao returned to the capital Chang'an, and after a short rest, he handed over the sign and entered the palace to ask to see Li Jiancheng. Of course, by Lee Chengdao's side, there is also a beautiful woman with neat makeup.
"The son Li Chengdao saw his father, and respectfully asked his father to be safe! Long live the father, long live, long live! Li Jiancheng looked at Li Chengdao, and then looked at the woman next to Li Chengdao:
"Li Chengdao, I asked you to travel to the south, what did you bring back to me?" Lee Seung-do was immediately frightened and pleaded guilty! Chen Zhen'er next to her immediately knelt in front of Li Jiancheng:
"Your Majesty, the courtiers have been wronged!"