Chapter 495: To add insult to injury

Glancing at Li Ze, who had insight into everything, Zhao Ling didn't pretend in front of him, and directly admitted in a dashing manner: "Your Highness knows that Your Highness's method can hide from hundreds of officials, but it may not be able to hide from you Zhenguogong, Guogong, you really know a lot about Your Highness." ”

Hearing Zhao Ling's words, Li Ze's heart immediately sounded 'grunt', how could he forget that the master in front of him was not as easy to deal with as Emperor Showa, since ancient times, the most taboo thing for emperors is that their minds are guessed, and his words are just stepping on the taboo line of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Li Ze's expression remained unchanged, but his tone was obviously a little more humble, and said: "Your Highness is also well-intentioned, the lazy wind in the court has prevailed in recent years, and if Your Highness wants to change this atmosphere, he does need some thunderous means; His Royal Highness's move is really wonderful, and the audience admires it so much. ”

Li Ze's humility Zhao Ling naturally saw it in his eyes, and even looked at Li Ze's cunning appearance, he also looked at it a little more pleasing to the eye; He knew that Li Ze had real skills, otherwise he would not have let Jiang Qiang try so hard to win him over at the beginning, and he also knew that he not only needed an upright minister like Luo Cheng by his side, but also a slick minister like Li Ze; In this way, he can balance the situation and put the right people in the right places.

Therefore, in the face of Li Ze's old slippery, Zhao Ling didn't really take it to heart, because he could see that Li Ze was in awe of him from the heart, otherwise how could he hurriedly say good words to appease him when he showed a little displeasure?

Zhao Ling continued to walk in the direction of leaving the palace, and at the same time said to Li Ze beside him: "His Royal Highness eradicates laziness in the court, even if the means make it better, someone must help him. It can be seen that you are really the right-hand man of His Royal Highness. ”

After Zhao Ling's words, Li Ze breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Seeing Zhao Ling's trust in him, Li Ze humbly clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "All this is what a minister should do; I heard that His Royal Highness has been very busy for the affairs of Chu Shizi recently, but is there a place where the minister can help? ”

The matter of Chu He's 'killing' of Zhou Guifei in the Quewei Palace spread throughout the capital almost in one day; now that Li Ze asked this, it can basically be determined that it was from the bottom of his heart; it's just that Chu He's accident is related to Chu Xingyue's true identity, if such a smart person as Li Ze is allowed to intervene, I'm afraid Chu Xingyue's true identity will not be able to hide from him.

Li Ze is not as good as Luo Cheng, he does not have the loyalty and honesty in Luo Cheng's bones, if Li Ze knows Chu Xingyue's identity, I am afraid that this person will do something in the future; Just in case, Zhao Ling naturally refused.

"His Royal Highness understands the kindness of the Duke of the Kingdom, but the Duke of the Kingdom is also an important ruler in the court and has a heavy responsibility, so this kind of trivial matter still does not bother the Duke of the Lord; If His Royal Highness needs the prince, he will come to disturb the prince. ”

Li Ze was smart, and when he saw Zhao Ling's attitude, he knew that he was unwilling to let himself meddle in this matter, so he didn't say more, just responded respectfully, and followed Zhao Ling's side step by step.

And just as the two of them were about to walk out of the palace, the figure that Yunxiao hurriedly came immediately made Zhao Ling frown slightly.

Although Yunxiao's personality occasionally jumps out, most of the time he is still very calm, and there is rarely anything that can make him show such a nervous and hurried look, Zhao Ling subconsciously lowered his eyebrows, stood in place, and waited for Yunxiao to approach.

When Li Ze saw this scene, he also stepped forward with great eyes, said hello to Zhao Ling and left first.

Yunxiao walked quickly to Zhao Ling's side, because he was in a hurry all the way, his breathing was slightly short, and his face, which should be hot and red because of running, was pale and tense at this time, he approached Zhao Ling's ear, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, something happened, Chu Shizi was injured in the prison and escaped from prison." ”

"What?"

Zhao Ling Huoran's eyes widened and he looked at Yunxiao in surprise, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Yunxiao was also shocked by the situation in front of him, but he knew that what he could do for his master at this time was to tell Zhao Ling about the situation in the prison in every detail.

According to the account of the cell leader, in the second half of the night yesterday, the prince suddenly appeared in his body, holding his stomach and shouting in pain. Seeing that Shizi was unwell in prison, he was afraid that he would delay Shizi's treatment, so he immediately opened the door of Shizi's prison and released him; However, after releasing the prince, he changed his weakness and started with the jailer, and together with two companions, he escaped from the prison while being wounded. ”

Listening to Yunxiao's narration, Zhao Ling only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and he didn't understand, why did Chu He choose to escape from prison at this time?

What kind of place is the prison, and how can it be possible for the prisoners to escape easily?

Chu He only suffered some injuries in the process of escaping, which was a fluke for him.

"You said there were two more people helping him? Who is it? The people sent out by Yue'er? ”

It is impossible to blame Zhao Ling for being suspicious of Chu Xingyue, because everyone can see that Yue'er is very partial to her elder brother, and it is possible to do something like helping her eldest brother escape from prison.

It's just that after Zhao Ling asked this question, he immediately regretted it; He knew that he shouldn't doubt Chu Xingyue, but just now he subconsciously blurted it out, as if he had already made a judgment in his heart, that is, the person who could do such a thing would be Chu Xingyue.

Yunxiao also realized Zhao Ling's subconscious thoughts, and looked at the prince in front of him in shock; At the same time, he only dared to cry out for Niangniang in his heart, because he believed that this matter had nothing to do with the crown princess; And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly doubted Niangniang like this, which was a little unfair to Niangniang, and it made people feel a little chilling.

Yunxiao didn't dare to show these thoughts of himself in front of Zhao Ling, so he quickly lowered his head and replied respectfully: "The cell boss said that the people who came to help take Chu Shizi away were all covered by black clothes and black scarves, and people couldn't distinguish their identities at all; But what is certain is that the martial arts of the people who came were very high, and the jailers in the prison were no threat to them at all. ”

Hearing Yunxiao say this, Zhao Ling immediately thought of the close black-armored army that often surrounded Chu He.

Chu He is the young marshal of the Qingzhou Black Armor Army, over the years, the father and son of the Chu family have accumulated great power in Qingzhou, and in the military camp, I am afraid that the tiger talisman of the two fathers and sons is more effective than the holy decree of the father; If it was the Black Armor Army who couldn't bear to see their young marshal stay in the prison and endure hardship, and took action to save Chu He, the Tao could also be said to be in the past.

However, if it was really the Black Armor Army that did this, then the Chu family and Qingzhou would be finished!

Thinking of this, Zhao Ling's face turned a little pale, and he quickly turned his head and explained to Yunxiao: "First, you quickly go to the heavenly prison and bring all the jailers and cell bosses who know that Chu He escaped from prison to King Ling's mansion, and His Royal Highness will personally interrogate them, and control their mouths and prevent them from talking nonsense; Second, quietly send a Jingwei from the Lingwang Mansion to secretly look for Chu He, remember, you must let Jingwei bring Chu He back alive, if Chu He refuses to return, let Jingwei follow, first, to protect his safety, and second, to know his whereabouts; Third, this matter must not be known to Yue'er, if anyone lets Yue'er know a little bit, His Highness will crush him to ashes. ”

Although Yunxiao was dissatisfied with the master's suspicion of the crown princess at the beginning, the three orders issued by the master were all for the good of the crown princess; Looking at the master of the crown princess who was so nervous, Yunxiao was finally relieved.

After answering, he asked, "Your Highness, what about you?" What are you doing? Do you need a subordinate to stay and help you? ”

Zhao Ling said coldly: "No need, His Royal Highness wants to go to see his father; We have to prepare for the worst and test our father's tone. ”

Yunxiao knew that His Royal Highness was going to test the emperor's style, and the most taboo thing in the court was to have high merit and shock the master, although the old marquis of Jingbei Hou had been conscientiously guarding Qingzhou over the years and had made great contributions to the security of the border of Great Wei; However, it is true that the old marquis holds the elite tiger division with the strongest combat effectiveness of the Great Wei, and the 400,000 army not only shocked the entire Northern Mongolia, but even the Great Wei Imperial Court was shocked.

Thanks to these years, Beimeng has always been ready to move, always from time to time to invade the border between China and North Korea, although the old marquis is old, but he can still fight well, and many times the iron cavalry of Beimeng has been blocked outside the Beibi Mountain; Therefore, the court will not have many complaints about the old marquis's black armor army in charge of 400,000 Qingzhou.

But seeing that the black armor army in Qingzhou, under the leadership of the Chu family father and son, has almost become the Chu family army, which makes many people begin to secretly worry about it, and in this group of people, there is naturally no shortage of Emperor Showa.

It's just that at the moment, it is difficult to find good generals in the imperial court, even if Emperor Showa has gradually become less fond of the meritorious Chu family father and son, but in the case of not being able to find a replacement, even if Emperor Showa is suspicious, he can only let the 400,000 army continue to stay in the hands of the old marquis.

However, if at this time, there is a rumor that Chu He was rescued from the prison by the Black Armor Army, with the suspicion of Emperor Showa and the suspicion that the Son of Heaven already exists in his heart, it is very likely that he will be furious because of this, so as to issue an edict to question the Chu family in Qingzhou.

Over the years, the reason why Qingzhou and Great Wei were able to avoid the flames of war, the biggest credit is the deterrence of the Jingbei Hou Mansion, if Emperor Showa really surrendered to Qingzhou, I am afraid that the foundation of this Great Wei will be shaken, and when the time comes, the Northern Mongolian people will naturally laugh off their big teeth.

If Beimeng takes advantage of the fire to loot again at this time, then the peace of the Great Wei Dynasty for decades will be destroyed once and for all, and the world will dawn, and I am afraid that it will have to live in war and displacement again.

Yunxiao knew the importance of the crown prince's visit to probe the wind, and before Zhao Ling turned to leave, he stopped him and said, "Your Highness, your subordinates will definitely order Jingwei to get the prince back, and they will definitely not let things go in a bad direction." ”

Looking at Yunxiao's solemn face, the corners of Zhao Ling's mouth hooked slightly, and said, "Go ahead!" ”

The figure of Yunxiao walking away quickly was deeply imprinted in Zhao Ling's pupils, he didn't know where something went wrong, and actually made a small snowball roll bigger and bigger, becoming such a situation that was about to be unstoppable today.

Zhao Ling tightened his eyebrows with a headache, and when he thought of Chu Xingyue, who was still waiting for his good news at home, he felt even more irritable and heavy; couldn't help but curse in his heart: If Lao Tzu knew who jumped out and did such a good thing at this time, he would definitely have the skin of this grandson peeled off.