"Although Your Highness's approach is painful, it is also a bit dangerous. If the other party has already taken precautions and set up a situation to lure you into action, wouldn't Your Highness just be fooled? Now that the other party must have raised his vigilance, His Highness must not act so recklessly! ”

In the early morning of the next day, when Sun Chuanting rushed to Qinwangzhuang to report on his work, after listening to Zhu Youzhen's account of last night's experience, he couldn't help but be shocked and persuaded solemnly.

Zhu Youzhen heard Sun Chuanting's reasonableness, and he couldn't help but be a little afraid. But he still smiled and said: "What Master Sun taught me is that this king should be more careful in the future." But this way is not wrong, the commercial competition between businessmen is very ordinary, although the big businessmen dumped at a lower price, and raised the price of rice, the means are more despicable, and finally did not get out of the circle. However, they hired hooligans to smash the shop, injured the guys, and threatened Li Zicheng's family, which was too indiscriminate. If they are not punished immediately, their arrogance will only become even more arrogant. ”

Sun Chuanting still shook his head and muttered: "But Your Highness only injured a few ruffians and hooligans, I'm afraid it won't help." Think about how many scoundrels there are in Xi'an City, even if a few are killed, the other party can still hire others. ”

"That's why I'm going to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger even more." Zhu Youzhen said resolutely, "On the one hand, this is a tit-for-tat confrontation with the Yulin Merchant Gang, and on the other hand, I have always hated those ruffians and hooligans. The dregs of these societies do nothing serious and are only capable of bullying and oppressing the people, and some of them have even formed underworld organizations to collude with corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the government, and they are one side of the disaster.

"The government could not and would not punish them, but the king would take this opportunity to repair them severely. Those who are petty and evil will be deterred by this, and they will restrain a lot; And those traitors and evildoers simply sent them away, saving some food for the court and some air for the world! ”

While the two were talking, Rui'er came over with a happy brow and said, "Lord, Yiyi is back!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly took three steps and two steps to greet him, and sure enough, he saw Yi Yi standing outside the earthquake shed. Seeing Zhu Youzhen, she hurriedly knelt down and said crisply: "Lord Wang, the letter you asked the slave to send, the slave and maid have all been delivered!" This is General Qi's reply! ”

It turned out that Zhu Youzhen had written two letters before, one to Qi Meifeng in Dengzhou, and the other to Yan Ling, who lived in seclusion in Henan. Because the content of the letter was too secret and important, Zhu Youzhen and Rui'er were not at ease at all when others sent the letter, so they sent Rui'er's henchman Yiyi to deliver the letter in person.

The day after the earthquake, Yi Yi carried the two letters on the road, but did not expect to return so quickly. You must know that Xi'an and Dengzhou are more than 3,000 miles apart, and there is no convenient transportation in this era, and ordinary people will walk this distance for at least more than a month. Even if Yiyi rides Rui'er's BMW, he must sleep in the open air, travel day and night, and endure the hardships of the journey.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly helped Yiyi up lovingly, and said distressedly: "Thank you for your hard work!" I haven't seen you in a few days, and you've lost a lot of weight! ”

Yiyi's cheeks flushed, and she hurriedly hid behind Rui'er. Rui'er smiled narrowly: "If the prince feels sorry for Yiyi, let her hurry up and freshen up and rest!" Do you also want to hide in a quiet place and read General Qi's reply? ”

Zhu Youzhen's face turned red, and he smiled embarrassedly: "What is there to avoid people, just look at it now, you come and watch it with this king!" ”

As he spoke, he eagerly tore open the envelope, and a faint scent of letterhead slipped from it. Zhu Youzhen was excited, and unfolded the letterhead with trembling hands, only to see a line of juanxiu books displayed in front of him: "The last general Qi Meifeng bowed to His Royal Highness the King of Qin: He was worried about His Royal Highness, and Meifeng was ashamed. Since Ning Yuan's farewell, Liaodong Jinge Iron Horse has often fallen into dreams. The day before yesterday, I heard that Chongyao Mei was killed in the grassland, and Meifeng's heart was like a knife, crying blood all day long! But life and death have fate, Chongyao must have entered the Qiong Yao fairyland, and His Royal Highness does not need to be too sad.

"His Royal Highness's letter instructed that Meifeng has investigated in detail. Han Zhen, a merchant who had several merchant ships, traveled back and forth between Korea, Phi Dao and Dengju all year round. Phi Island is also an important town in eastern Liaodong, and Denglai sends money and grain, and rents more Korean merchant ships, which is also convenient for Korean merchants. Since Han Zhen is doing business for His Royal Highness, Meifeng will do her best to support it and not make any mistakes. At present, the Huanghai merchant gang has rented a granary in Dengzhou, preparing to accept North Korean grain and rice. But Han Zhen is a daughter, her identity and intentions are doubtful, and Meifeng is still under secret investigation.

"Your Highness's invitation, Meifeng has been fascinated for a long time! However, Dengzhou's defense has been tight recently, and the Japanese have repeatedly violated the maritime frontier, and Meifeng can't get out. Please greet the princess and Sister Yu Lian on behalf of Meifeng, and when she hears that Her Royal Highness and Sister Yu Lian have become a good couple, Meifeng is overjoyed! ”

Zhu Youzhen read the letter silently, thinking of Li Chongyao, who was like a yellow crane, and thinking of the days and nights with Qi Meifeng, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, shed tears, and wet a small piece of the letter.

Rui'er hurriedly said with relief: "Don't be sad, General Qi doesn't want to see the prince like this." For a long time, the prince and General Qi will always see each other, and there will be more time to catch up! Who's coming? ”

Zhu Youzhen looked up, and it turned out that Rui'er's senior brother Yan Ling had knelt down in front of him at some point. Seeing that Zhu Youzhen came back to his senses, Yan Ling hurriedly bowed and said, "The grass people knock on King Qin's Chitose!" ”

"Yan Daxia, please get up!" Zhu Youzhen hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said in a low voice, "Yang Lian and the other adults have always been protected by Yan Daxia, right?" How are they doing? ”

Yan Ling also whispered back: "Several adults are very good, and now they live in seclusion in the mountains north of Luoyang City. How can the grass people be virtuous, this word 'hero' is ashamed! ”

Zhu Youzhen said sincerely: "Just rely on the article of bravely breaking into the edict by taking risks alone, if you can't be worthy of the word 'hero', who in the world will dare to be?" But if you don't think it's a good name, we can change it. Since you are the princess's senior brother, this king will call you 'Brother Yan'. ”

Yan Ling excused herself again, but she was also happy in her heart. It turned out that Zhu Youzhen didn't look at him very well, and Yan Ling was still a little uneasy, so it was only at this time that a stone fell to the ground.

Zhu Youzhen also asked with some anxiety: "Are the people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei still tracking down Brother Yan's whereabouts?" But don't let them find out a few adults..."

"Your Highness, rest assured." Yan Ling said with a smile, "Even if the people of Dongchang and Jinyiwei can find the right place, several adults will be safe and sound." Because the grass people are easy to look like for them, it is difficult for ordinary people to recognize them. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Youzhen said with great interest, "I've also heard of the art of disguise, and I thought it was just a legend of the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect it to be true!" Is it a human skin mask? ”

Yan Ling smiled and said, "That's not it. In fact, the art of disguise is not as mysterious as the legend suggests, because a person's appearance is determined by the bones and muscles of his face, and even if he is covered with a mask, there will be a small gap between the face and the mask, which is easy to be recognized. The grass people's disguise technique only starts with clothing and temperament, but the effect is often better than the mask.

To put it simply, a stranger's perception of another stranger is nothing more than height, body shape, age, clothing, and obvious facial features. For example, when Your Royal Highness goes to a restaurant to eat, and the shopkeeper only sees you, he will leave the impression of 'seven feet tall, fat and thin, about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed as a son, with a straight nose and a square mouth, and bright eyes, probably a rich child'.

"And if Your Highness changes into a peasant's old clothes, bends up, draws some wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and dots a black spot with ink on his face, this shopkeeper will definitely think that you are an ordinary farmer, and will never think that the two before and after are actually the same person, because the clothes and temperament of the two are too different. Of course, if you look closely, you will still see some clues, so you should change your identity often when changing your appearance, and prepare at least five or six types of identity clothing. ”

Zhu Youzhen listened carefully and said excitedly: "Brother Yan came to Qinwangzhuang this time, there are too many places for you to show your talents. ”

"But at the behest of His Highness!" Yan Ling hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"This king is about to use your disguise technique now!" Zhu Youzhen clapped his hands and laughed, "Come, let's dress up this king first, pretend to be a small citizen in the market!" ”

Yan Ling came this time, naturally to fight for his life under Zhu Youzhen. At that moment, he acted carefully, and after a short time, he dressed Zhu Youzhen as an ordinary citizen who could no longer be ordinary, with almost no obvious features, and he was definitely the kind that he couldn't find immediately when he threw it on the street.

It happened that Qiu Lina was passing by, and Zhu Youzhen had the intention of making a joke, so he tiptoed behind her and patted her on the shoulder.

Qiu Lina turned around in surprise, looked at Zhu Youzhen inexplicably and slightly vigilantly, and said, "Who are you?" Why follow me? ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled evilly, and deliberately said in a hoarse voice: "You are so beautiful, I want to make friends with you..."

Qiulina was furious and shouted, "Go away!" I already have a sweetheart! Come on, Lord Wang, there's a bad guy here! ”

Zhu Youzhen was so happy in his heart that he couldn't help but smile: "Qiu Linna, who is your sweetheart?" ”

"Lord Wang, why are you?!" Qiu Lina watched it for a long time, and then she suddenly realized, but her cheeks turned red again, and she fled without looking back!

"Brother Yan's disguise technique is really exquisite, it's good now!" Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed, and pointed at Xie Sheng and a few other guards, "Dress up a few of them, let's go to Xi'an together!" ”

"Lord Wang!" Rui'er smiled and said slightly, "Senior brother came from afar, don't you let the family rest for a while?" ”

"It's okay, serving His Highness is the duty of the grass people!" Yan Ling said busily.

Zhu Youzhen also said with a smile: "Brother Yan, the task that this king is going to give you is very important, but it is also very dangerous, and you need to be incognito for a long time. Of course, this king will never treat you badly, and high-ranking officials will not be able to run away in the future. Can you accept such conditions? ”

Yan Ling smiled and said, "The grass people are also used to this kind of day. If you show your head in front of people, it's really uncomfortable. ”

"Good!" Zhu Youzhen said happily, "The time is tight and the task is urgent, and I really can't stay longer, let's leave immediately!" ”