He sent someone to block the front and back entrances to the house, and then he personally led people to sneak into the house, but what he didn't expect was that it was dark inside.

Chu Linghui led people to search carefully inside and out, and found that there was no one in this courtyard, but the uncleaned charcoal ashes in the room, as well as the unfinished quilts on the beds in the halls, etc., all showed that this place had been inhabited recently.

Although the building is empty now, Yu An can't say anything suspicious here.

Chu Linghui was a little disappointed but had to lead people to evacuate, on the way, when he noticed Han Jia's expression unchanged, he couldn't help but have a strange emotion in his heart, thinking about him, he asked: "Could it be that you already knew?" ”

Han Jia'er didn't care much, and replied casually: "I know." As she spoke, she took out the paper ball she had just received and handed it to Chu Liancheng,

Not only on the paper, but the news that the Plum Blossom Lane stronghold had been evacuated, and the people of Ling Shangge had even found out that King Tang had fled to the barracks, and when he saw Han Jia'er, he asked, "What are the plans of Lord Chu now?" ”

I have to say that Tang Wang's hand is also wonderful, after all, the most dangerous place is the safest place.

Chu Lincheng frowned, he knew that the emperor's concern about asking him to secretly investigate this matter was nothing more than the fear that the ministers of the court and the central government would arrange something for him, which would cause social turmoil.

So as long as he can solve the problems that may occur in the future, it doesn't matter if the purpose is exposed, and Han Jiaer has already sent that important list to himself the day before yesterday, then he doesn't have to tie his hands now.

After making up his mind in his heart, Chu Linghui bowed to Han Jia'er, for his official position, it can be regarded as Dali, and Han Jia'er's face did not change and accepted his salute.

And Yu An, who was slapped in the face by reality, would never say anything against Han Jia'er again, and even apologized to Han Jia'er in person, and the relationship between the two was finally not so tense.

Now that King Tang has entered the barracks, he believes that General Zhongyong is not incompetent, so the time that can be left for him now is not so urgent.

Chu Linchang thought about it all night, and early the next morning, he sent someone to deliver a message to General Zhongyong, indicating his identity, and inviting him to talk about it in the pear orchard where General Zhongyong frequented.

He knew that this person was highly used by the emperor, and after the last ditch digging ceremony, the strategy of this person can also be seen, so for Chu Linghui, General Zhongyong is still very happy to make friends, although Chu Linghui's return and secret meeting made him a little suspicious, but he still decided to go.

"Chu Lingcheng to meet the general." He wore a moon-white robe today, coupled with his delicate face, and the male dressed as a woman on the stage was slightly better. General Zhongyong looked at him with a smile, then nodded and motioned for him to sit down, and at the end of the song, Chu Linghui found an opportunity to talk to him: "General Hui, this time I came to see the general, I have something to ask for, please be sure to agree." ”

"Chu Shilang laughed, even if the old man is far away from the capital, he also knows that you are a popular person in front of the saint, what can you do to ask the old man."

"One of the fugitives that the emperor ordered me to capture the day before yesterday had the audacity to flee to the general's barracks."

General Zhongyong's face suddenly changed, and his voice became serious: "Chu Shilang said cautiously, how can there be fugitives in this general's camp." ”

Chu Linghui smiled: "General, don't worry, if this person is successfully caught, it will definitely not implicate the general." Ignoring the increasingly cold color of the loyal general, Chu Linghui continued, "Besides, this is also a good opportunity for the general to clean up the portal. ”

This said to the heart of the loyal general, in fact, he had already felt that his deputy general Yuan Hua's ambition was getting bigger and bigger.

The two confronted each other in silence, and in the end, General Zhongyong finally nodded, and Chu Linghui was also relieved.

The next day, General Zhongyong ordered his guards to summon Yuan Hua to the military tent.

Yuan Hua was practicing martial arts at this time, teaching soldiers to train, for this sudden summons, he didn't have a panic in his heart, he frowned: "Did the general say something?" You see I can't let go of it here for a while, can I wait until later. ”

The guard smiled apologetically: "Back to General Yuan, the general didn't say what happened, but seeing that the general's expression is not unusual, you better go first." ”

Yuan Hua subconsciously glanced at the guard standing behind him, and seeing that he had no objection, Yuan Hua nodded and followed the guard to the tent of General Zhongwu.

As soon as he entered the door, his eyes caught a glimpse of Chu Linghui who had gone and returned, and he suddenly had a sense of crisis, and he realized that it was not good to turn around and leave, but the guard, who was still happy with himself just now, had already picked up a knife and stopped at the door.

He had no choice but to cheer up, make a shocked expression, look at General Zhongyong and say loudly: "What does the general mean by this? ”

General Zhongyong was unmoved, and Chu Linghui spoke: "It's better to ask General Yuan himself about this, it's not just anyone who can take it with you." ”

Chu Linghui had already said it so clearly, Yuan Hua still didn't understand anything, he knew that his affairs had been exposed, but he didn't want to die here, so he hurriedly threw himself at the feet of General Zhongyong, and said urgently: "General, I did all this for you!" ”

Hearing this, Chu Linghui was interested, picked up the tea cup in front of him, and watched the show happily. Seeing Yuan Hua continued: "Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the foundation is still unstable, and the new emperor has been guarding the frontier for many years, how can it be compared to the connections of the Tang King who has been operating in Beijing for many years, if you are willing to support the Tang King, the world may change hands." ”

These words made Chu Linghui applaud him: "It seems that General Yuan not only has the talent of a general, but also the skill of strategy is not weak, but it is a pity, now that the overall situation has been decided, you have to be a chaotic minister and thief, what you said is destined to not be realized." ”

As soon as Chu Linghui's words fell, a soldier dressed as a guard in the tent was pressed in, and it was King Tang.

General Zhongyong glanced up, then stretched out his hand to wave the person holding him back, Chu Linghui also put down the teacup and stood up, and gave a salute to King Tang: "The minister has seen King Tang." ”

King Tang was not as flustered as Yuan Hua, he was quite calm, without the restraints of others, he straightened the light armor on his body and stood with his hands in his hands, and the prince's bearing was extraordinary: "Lord Chu is really extraordinary, it seems that it is the biggest loss that Lord Chu was not strangled at the beginning." ”

Chu Linghui smiled lightly and straightened up: "Thank you for your attention, but now that you have met with the prince, please return to Beijing with the ministers." ”

Tang Wang didn't continue to answer his words, after all, his current self was no different from a prisoner, and he turned his gaze to General Zhongyong: "The general's temper is really good, he can tolerate the next subordinate squire jumping up and down in your barracks." ”

"The prince can't say that, the loyal and brave general does the loyal thing for the king's ministers, this loyalty should be a model for my courtiers to learn, it's not too early, please leave with the ministers."

After speaking, Chu Linghui said goodbye to General Zhongyong, escorted the Tang King away, and did not dare to delay, Chu Lincheng and Yu An rushed back to Kyoto with the Tang King on the same day.

Although they were on the same road, Han Jia'er was not with him, at the beginning, Han Jia'er said that Han Jia'er was just helping to catch King Tang, and her mission was over, so there was no need to follow.

Chu Liancheng naturally obeyed the order and respectfully sent Han Jia'er away.

However, although he caught King Tang, Chu Linghui's heart still did not fall to the bottom, he didn't believe that King Tang was not prepared to make a move, and his subordinates had not shown up until now.

After Chu Linghui and the others left, Yuan Hua was completely panicked, he knew that his recent behavior had hit General Zhongyong's eyes, and now he was directly caught by the tail, he didn't know how to deal with it, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "General, I was just blinded for a while, and I ask the general to forgive me." ”

General Zhongyong looked at Yuan Hua with more pity in his eyes: "Yuan Hua, what I gave you a chance is that you don't know how to cherish it." After speaking, General Zhongyong motioned to the guards with knives at the door to drag Yuan Hua down.

The next day, news came out of Luodu that Yuan Hua, the deputy general of the Los Angeles garrison, had unfortunately died while sparring with his colleagues.

Chu Linghui has been on guard when escorting the Tang King back to Beijing, but what he didn't expect was that there was no chaos along the way, and after arriving in Beijing, he secretly sent the Tang King to the Zongren Mansion to be imprisoned, and then he didn't dare to stop for a moment, so he entered the palace to report to the emperor

"Thank you for your hard work this time." After listening to Chu Linghui's report, the emperor praised with a smile.

"It is the minister's duty to share the emperor's worries, but the Tang King is too calm this time, which is very different from the original, and the minister thinks that he should be careful and guard against him from causing trouble again." Chu Linghui said respectfully.

The emperor nodded to indicate that he understood, so he let him go down, but Chu Lingwan never expected that the emperor would bring up this matter when he went to court.

"Presumably, you Aiqing have been concerned about the whereabouts of King Tang, so I have news so that I can share it with you, King Tang has returned to Beijing yesterday."

As soon as he said this, Chu Linghui keenly noticed that in the hall, the expressions of many ministers had changed, and it was Si Taifu who stood up first: "The king of the hall is smart and strategic, and his kung fu is also excellent, congratulations to the emperor for having another capable general." ”

"Oh? Do other ministers think the same way? The emperor's eyes fell on Tang Qiu, the governor of the government, but those who can climb to this official position are naturally not ordinary people.

Tang Qiu's face did not change, and he stepped forward to stand beside Si Shi, and also arched his hand: "The minister and the Taifu have the same idea, especially the emperor has just ascended the throne now, and the Tang King is connected with your blood, and he will definitely be your right-hand man." ”

A sigh came out of the emperor's mouth, very lightly, but it slammed heavily on the hearts of every official in the court, frightening the ministers to silence one after another, and even deliberately lightened their breathing.