Listening to the scolding and complaining voices of Gazi in the outer cave, Ling Li pressed the resentment in his heart and looked inside the cave again, thinking about how to escape. Looking around, he noticed a piece of rubble on the edge of the ash pile in front of him, so he curled up and struggled to move towards the ash pile.

I only hate that my hands are tied behind my back, and I rely on the limited friction of my feet, and the speed of movement is not much better than that of a snail. After suffering like this for half an hour, he finally moved to the edge of the ash heap, and struggled for a long time before turning around and grasping the broken piece of rubble into his hand.

Seeing that the light in the cave was getting dimmer and dimmer, Ling Li tried his best to restrain the pain of his wrist being strangled into the flesh by the rope, and used the sharper side of the tile to cut the rope.

"It's getting dark, I'll go into the woods and bring the horse, and you carry him to the entrance of the cave and wait."

"Grandma, I can't wait."

After two brief conversations, one footstep left the cave, and the other walked towards the inner hole.

The only chance of life is in this moment!

Ling Li couldn't bear it anymore, he held his breath, bit the rag in his mouth, and struggled violently, in the sharp pain like his wrist was about to be broken, the rope on his wrist finally broke with a "snap".

"Damn, you want to escape?!"

Gazi, who had just walked into the inner cave, happened to see this scene, and immediately pulled out the scimitar on his back with his backhand and rushed towards Ling Li.

Ling Li didn't have time to untie the rope on his feet, he turned around and swung violently at Gazi, and the tiles in his hand flew out with a "whoosh". Gazi thought it was a hidden weapon, and instinctively dodged sideways. At this time, Ling Li put his hands on the ground, jumped up, and threw Gazi to the ground.

With Ling Li bending his arms, choking his neck, twisting, and a few neat movements, Gazi lay motionless on the ground.

Ling Li pulled out the foul-smelling rag in his mouth, and after taking a few breaths, he took a gagazi scimitar to cut the rope on his feet, endured the soreness of his legs, and limped towards the entrance of the cave.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave, Ling Li met the kidnappers leading the horses head-on. Both of them were startled, and then pounced on each other. Ling Li was tied to the rope for most of the day, his hands and feet were numb and sore, and he almost exhausted his physical strength in the life-and-death fight with Gazi just now, and he soon fell behind. The scimitar in the kidnapper's hand shone silver, and after a few back and forth, Ling Li's robe was drawn out of countless openings.

If you continue to fight like this, you will die under the opponent's knife sooner or later. It's a must! Ling Li weighed the strength of both the enemy and the enemy, and made this decision in an instant.

When the kidnapper swung the knife again, Ling Li, who had been dodging, raised his left arm to block, and at the moment when the sharp blade split the flesh, he sharply bent his arm to pin the scimitar, and then quickly turned around, and his right hand moved forward, and inserted the scimitar in his hand into the opponent's chest and abdomen with a "poof".

If it weren't for the late day, if it weren't for his quick reaction, his left arm would most likely have been cut off under the head-on slash of the kidnappers. Luring and killing the enemy by self-harm is the most unavoidable escape method on the battlefield!

Ignoring the scene of the fight, Ling Li only cut half of his robe, gritted his teeth, and roughly bandaged the cracked flesh of his left arm, then turned over and ran on the post road back to Yongding while the night was dark.

Although Ling Li is not loved by his father, he was born in the royal family, and since he was a child, he has never been so embarrassed and helpless. Running away in the night wind of hunting, the pain in his left arm and the unprecedented humiliation made him resentful of Gu Zhun. This traitor, he will let him die a good death!

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Half a month later, Ling Li, accompanied by Concubine Chen, who was choking up several times, reported the kidnapper's conversation he heard in the cave to Emperor Chengde one by one.

Emperor Chengde's anger was not only because the kidnappers seriously injured his son in Anyuan, but because Gu Zhun this dog slave actually dared to lie about the military situation and defraud the military salary!

You must know that the military salary was originally to be used to build the Water Moon Palace on the Emerald Lake. A few years ago, Emperor Chengde went to the Hidden Dragon Temple to worship incense, and heard the guidance of the senior monks in the temple, saying that his true dragon life but the five elements lack water, if you want Ze to be the foundation of the world forever, you have to live near the water. Therefore, he ordered the people of Qin Tianjian to survey near the national capital, and finally chose to build a palace on the emerald lake fifty miles east of Yongding City. However, due to Anyuan's repeated reports of the Liukou disturbing the people, Prime Minister Zhao Bangyue led a group of officials in Zhongshu Province to advise every day, forcing Emperor Chengde to temporarily shelve the plan to build the Shuiyue Palace and allocate military salaries.

As soon as this holy decree of raiding the family and exterminating the clan was sent out of the Yongding City Gate, Zhao Bangyue, who learned the news, hurried into the palace to intercede.

Emperor Chengde, who was angry, didn't want to meet him, but Ling Zhao, who got up in the morning and entered the palace to ask for peace, said: "Father, Uncle Zhao is old, and he is trembling when he kneels in front of the vertical arch hall, do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look?" ”

Zhao Bangyue is the elder brother of Emperor Chengde's mother, Empress Dowager Zhao, and also the uncle of Empress Zhao. The Zhao family is a big local clan in Yongding, since the founding of Gaozu since the founding of the country, there are clansmen who have entered the court as officials, and the heirs of the clan have frequently entered the prime minister in the past ten years, and they have been prominent for a while. After Ling Zhao's reminder, Emperor Chengde sighed and ordered someone to lead him into the Vertical Arch Hall to wait.

After Emperor Chengde had breakfast and bathed and changed clothes, as soon as he walked into the vertical arch hall, he heard Zhao Bangyue say: "Your Majesty, the secret agent sent by the Privy Council has not yet returned, and the situation on Anyuan's side has not yet been clarified, so I implore the emperor to suspend the decree to deal with Gu Zhun!" ”

Emperor Chengde suddenly frowned and said unhappily: "That thief lied about the military situation, cheated the military salary, and seriously injured the prince, such a rebellious person, Zhao Xiang actually wants to intercede for him?!" ”

Emperor Chengde has always privately called him "Uncle Zhao", there is no outsider at the moment, but he used the title in the court, Zhao Bangyue knew that the emperor was displeased, but he still stubbornly reported and said: "The emperor, Gu Zhun has a simple temperament, since he was appointed as the governor of Anyuan, he has been diligent and honest, and the local people have greatly recognized him......

"Zhao Xiang means that instead of punishing him, I should also reward him?"

Hearing the irony in Emperor Chengde's mouth, Zhao Bangyue immediately knelt down and bowed: "Your Majesty, the injury of the third highness is quite strange, and the old minister thinks that it should be verified again......"

"How's that going wrong?"

"Why did the Third Highness go to Anyuan alone? How could it be so coincidentally in the hands of the kidnappers arranged by Gu Zhun? If Gu Zhun really had different intentions, how could His Royal Highness escape the pursuit of An Yuanxiang's army? Seeing that Emperor Chengde pursed his lips and was silent, Zhao Bangyue arched his hand again: "I also hope that the emperor will be aware of it, and you can't kill innocents by mistake because of one-sided words." ”

Emperor Chengde saw Zhao Bangyue kneeling on the ground, but he still straightened his waist and looked righteous and awe-inspiring, which was exactly the same as his previous words in the court and did not achieve his goal. The frustrated irritability suddenly rose, and Emperor Chengde narrowed his eyes and said, "Then I will order a three-day postponement of the decree, so that you can check it out clearly." ”

"Three days?" Zhao Bangyue looked stunned.

Emperor Chengde didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he turned around and brushed his sleeves away.