It was late at night, driving on the river, the whining cold wind was like a knife rolling up a chill, but the soldiers of the blood guard still stood upright as if they didn't feel it, and their eyes were like torches looking around. Suddenly, seeing a gray-robed man walking quickly, two soldiers immediately greeted him, waved his hand to signal the person to stop, and shouted: "Who is coming?" ”

The gray-robed man had already expected the reaction of the blood guard, and an extra silver token appeared between the palms of his raised hand, which was the Eagle Guard's Aquila Order, and said at the same time: "The two little brothers are tired of the prince, Cui Zhiheng has something important to ask to see." ”

The old man was Cui Zhiheng, the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard, who followed Chu Haoyu to Pingjiang Mansion, but Chu Haoyu was busy all the way, and he never visited him. When Cui Zhiheng's voice fell, a voice sounded in the cabin, saying, "Come in." ”

Hearing the voice of the prince Chu Haoyu, the two blood guards immediately got out of the way and looked around again, while Cui Zhiheng pushed the door and walked in. Seeing Chu Haoyu, Cui Zhiheng knelt on the ground and bowed: "I have seen the prince in my humble position, disturb the prince's rest, and I hope the prince will forgive me." ”

Although it was late at night, Chu Haoyu never slept, but sat on the desk and looked through the file, and said lightly: "Get up." ”

Following Chu Haoyu for four or five years, Cui Zhiheng also figured out the temper of this master, and after thanking him, he stood up, but his expression became more and more respectful, and he opened his mouth and said: "Lord Qiqi, a month ago, I was ordered to come to Huizhou to investigate the news of the Heavenly Thorn Traitor, and Chen Yuanqing of Juyi Building was a Heavenly Thorn Thief who deliberately approached Qian Susu to help Qian Susu take over the Qian family and control the Qian family. On the same day, Mr. Zhou went to the Qian family, ordered the humble duty to raid the Juyi Building, met with fierce resistance, killed more than 20 people, captured more than 30 people, and strictly interrogated and found that only six people were heavenly assassins, but the identity was low, and I didn't know much, but Qian Susu's concubine Su Yan'er was not low, and this woman had a close relationship with Chen Yuanqing, and her martial arts were good. ”

After the first battle in Mobei and five or six years in charge of Tianwei, Chu Haoyu was no longer the child who was not in harmony with the world, and opened his mouth after a moment of silence and said: "Interrogate her strictly, pry her mouth open." Speaking of this, after a pause, Chu Haoyu raised his head to look at the sky, and said slowly: "Borrowing money Susu to control the Qian family, this game is not a one-time effort, I want to come to the sky to stab the thief for a long time, although Chen Yuanqing is the main thing, it is not a chess piece, this time many Jiangnan clans and even the Qian family shopkeeper who came to Huizhou to worship must have hidden the person in charge, and the identity is not low, Brother Zhou has already made a list, Cui Commander will lead you to investigate this matter in detail." ”

Bowing down, Cui Zhiheng bowed in a deep voice: "The humble position is ordered." ”

After a moment of silence, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and asked, "How is the investigation of Fengyu Building?" ”

On the last trip to Jiangnan, Chu Haoyu vaguely learned that Fengyulou had a close relationship with the Xie family, and Xie Donglin was the commander of the three Tianthorns, so Chu Haoyu ordered someone to investigate Fengyulou in detail, but in the past few years, the Tianthorn rebel has disappeared and failed to find any clues, but on this trip to Jiangnan, the Tianthorn rebel first planned the Qi'an mutiny, and then plotted against the Qian family, such a big thing, if Fengyulou is really related to the Tianthorn rebel, Chu Haoyu didn't believe that Fengyulou had no action, and ordered Cui Zhiheng to pay close attention to Fengyulou before entering Jiangnan, so Cui Zhiheng immediately replied: " Lord Qiqi, this month Yu Fengyu Lou is very calm, there is no change, but two months ago, a group of masters in Fengyu Lou disappeared, about more than 100 people, so far there is no news. ”

Suddenly, a light flashed in Chu Haoyu's eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly: "On the day of Qi'an's defeat, there was a fine cavalry of about five hundred people, with black armor and black face as fast as lightning, and the sword was extremely bloody. According to the veterans of Huainan Wei, its elite is not much better than the king's personal guards, and it is impossible for such an elite cavalry to suddenly appear. Speaking of this, Chu Haoyu seemed to think of something, and said in a deep voice: "You immediately investigate the Jiangnan martial arts, in the past two months, there have been masters of those sects who have disappeared for no reason, including the Jiangnan clan. In addition, closely monitor the Jiangnan martial arts, and if you encounter a large number of martial arts masters with strange whereabouts, be sure to investigate them carefully. ”

Chu Haoyu said it so obviously, how could Cui Zhiheng not understand what he meant, and bowed down and said, "If you have an order, you will investigate this matter." ”

Nodding lightly, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth and said after a period of silence: "This trip to Jiangnan, the matter of Qi'an and Huizhou seems to be over, but according to the king's guess, the heavenly thorn thief has been silent for five or six years, and he will never stop there. ”

Cui Zhiheng immediately replied: "The prince entrusts me with my humble duties. Lord, it's not early, you should rest early. After finishing speaking, seeing Chu Haoyu wave his hand, Cui Zhiheng bowed and slowly retreated.

Looking at the dreary night sky and feeling the strong wind like a knife, Chu Haoyu was silent for a moment and sighed softly: "It's going to rain." ”

An autumn rain and a cold, not to mention that the rain lasted for several days, but there was a bit of winter killing, and Chen Baihan and Li Tiannian were too old to stand the cold, and they were almost nested in the cabin all the way, but the two of them were in a high position and were used to being busy on weekdays.

At noon on this day, Chen Baihan pulled his old rival Li Tiannian to play chess, and Shen Lan, the governor of the capital, sat on one side, watching chess and making tea for the two, and it was quiet for a while, but when they heard heavy footsteps outside the cabin, the three of them frowned. On this trip to Jiangnan, Chu Haoyu was already a royal pride, and Chen Baihan and Li Tiannian also went out on patrol by holy order, and the guards they brought were all royal guards who paid the most attention to the etiquette of words and deeds, and the footsteps and voices on weekdays were undetectable, for fear of disturbing everyone, not to mention that the three of them heard the eagerness of the footsteps. Soon, the footsteps had already dispersed, and although the eyes of the three of them were on the chess game, they were secretly guessing what was happening.

In the study, when Chu Haoyu heard the footsteps, he also frowned, because the footsteps were too hurried, thinking that something big had happened, but soon, a smile appeared on the corner of Chu Haoyu's mouth, and now he wanted to see how the Heavenly Thorn Rebel would make a move, and shouted: "Come in." ”

Following Chu Haoyu's words, a black-armored guard walked in quickly, bowed down and said, "Lord Qiqi, the information that Commander Cui sent urgently, about three hundred masters rushed to the Flying Dragon Village in Qujian Gorge. ”

Chu Haoyu didn't open his mouth, turned around and looked at the map, and the black-armored guard continued: "Lord Wang, Qujian Gorge is the only way for Huizhou to go to Pingjiang Mansion, two mountains and one valley are dangerous, Feilongzhai is taking advantage of the dangerous terrain of Qujian Gorge to rob passing ships, but Captain Shenji is stationed in Qujian Gorge to guard a battalion of soldiers to protect the waterway, and this water thief is not very loud. ”

At this moment, Chu Haoyu had already set his eyes on the location of Qujian Gorge, and suddenly laughed after a moment of silence, and said: "It turns out that the Heavenly Thorn Traitor has hit the king and a group of important ministers of the court, a prince of the court, a governor, a scholar and a squire, it is really a big deal!" In the elongated voice, Chu Haoyu's expression became more and more calm, and he opened his mouth to ask, "When will you be able to reach Qujian Gorge?" ”

The black-armored guard immediately replied: "Back to the prince, this place is not far from the Qujian Gorge, but it has been rainy for several days, and the water has risen sharply, so it will be possible to arrive in the second half of the night." ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The moon is dark and the wind is high, when you kill people and set fires, haha, interesting, the sea is wide, gather the guards." In the midst of the loud cheers, Chu Haoyu strode out of the study, and soon walked into the lobby, and smiled at his father-in-law Chen Baihan: "Father-in-law, still playing chess with Li Shangshu?" ”

At the same time that Chu Haoyu walked in, the three of them set their eyes on Chu Haoyu, especially when they saw the smile on their faces, Chen Baihan also laughed, and said: "I have been fighting with Old Man Li in the court for half my life, since I am not in the court, it is a chess game to win or lose, Old Man Li, what do you say?" Li Tiannian's face was still solemn, without a trace of change, seeing this, Chen Baihan was a little bored, but he opened his mouth and asked: "Why are you so happy, and you can make a few old men happy when you say it?" ”

Looking at Chu Haoyu, the Metropolitan Governor Shen Lan also opened his mouth and said, "Seeing that the prince is radiant, there is a faint sense of war, could it be that he has discovered something?" ”

Chu Haoyu didn't hide it from the three of them, and nodded in response: "There are water thieves blocking the road in front, and this king is just moving his muscles." ”

Hearing the water thief, Shen Lan and the three of them were stunned, but then their faces became different. Shen Lan is the governor of Jiangnan Province, and suddenly heard that there were water thieves blocking the road to rob him, robbing a prince of the imperial court, and after being shocked, he was shocked and felt supreme anger in his heart. After all, he is a feudal official who holds a lot of power, although he is angry, he is more and more calm, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that this matter is a little weird, which water thief dares to rob the prince of the court without opening his eyes, and robs many court ministers, especially the seventh prince is so excited. Thinking of this, Shen Lan suddenly thought of a possibility, and became shocked again, his eyes full of disbelief.

Li Tiannian was able to go from a penniless son of a poor family to a household secretary in charge of Da Chu's money bag, of course, because of the rich family, but more because of his own carefulness and prudence. When he heard the footsteps, Li Tiannian was guessing what had happened to cause the guards to be so panicked, and seeing that the Seventh Prince was smiling but full of fighting intent, Li Tiannian guessed that the Heavenly Thorn was a traitor. The Heavenly Thorn Rebel Thief turned the Seven Princes into what they are now, and only the Heavenly Thorn Rebel Thief can make the Seven Princes so excited. Thinking about it, Li Tiannian's expression became more and more serious, but at this moment, Chen Baihan laughed.

Chen Baihan is the son of the Chen family, when he was young, the world was chaotic, and he was accompanied by a large number of guards when he first entered, and when the Great Chu Jianguo gradually occupied a high position, the number of times he left Beijing was getting less and less, and every time there were many people accompanying him, bright or dark, he was not only the second grade of the Chinese scholar, but also the head of the Chen family. All, for the road robbery, only heard but never experienced, but now suddenly heard that there are water thieves blocking the road, after a short shock is actually happy, said with a smile: "I didn't expect this trip out of Beijing, I was able to meet water thieves, rob a prince of the court, a feudal official, a household secretary ......" At this point, Chen Baihan couldn't go on, he was able to be in a high position not only by relying on his family background, but also because of his extraordinary mind, who dared to rob so many court ministers, either stupid thieves or people with hearts.

Thinking of this, Chen Baihan's laughter turned into a bitter smile, and he said as if complaining: "The prince actually entertained us old guys, aren't you afraid that the old man will not be frightened when he is old?" ”

Chu Haoyu saw the change in the expressions of several people, how did he not know that they had guessed the result, and laughed: "Several adults are in good spirits, who dares to say that they are old?" ”

Looking at Chu Haoyu, Shen Hao opened his mouth and asked, "What does the prince mean......" In Shen Haoyu's elongated voice, Chu Haoyu smiled proudly and said, "Take the initiative." ”