This letter was delivered with the person, and it was handed over to Liu Zhongqing by the Lian family's personal guard.

At that time, Liu Zhongqing hesitated for a moment, and finally opened the letter.

"King Zhaoyang's escort encountered a thief on the way, he was seriously injured, and all the grain and grass fell into the hands of others. Although he took pity on King Zhaoyang's serious injuries, the people's worries were greater than the sky. Qianyue Mountain confessed that this was a rebel, and he had already written to Lord Zaifu. The main palace would never believe the words of such villains, so it was sent to the capital and handed over to Yoo Jae-suke for disposal. ”

"In order to make up for the mistake of King Zhaoyang, it is necessary to prepare 500,000 taels of silver as a ransom, and at the same time, the Nanda battalion will send troops to support. Please ask Lord Liu to quickly send the silver two to Zhijiang County, Jingzhou. Handwritten by the Prince. ”

After reading what was said in the letter, Liu Zhongqing's eyes flashed with ruthlessness and resentment.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Qianyue Mountain actually revealed the matter between them. He originally wanted to use this matter as a bargaining chip to let Li Yunxing be set aside. But now Qianyue Mountain's human witness has pushed him to the forefront.

Liu Zhongqing took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Liu Zhongqing handed the letter to Qi Ming, and Qi Ming also took it with a puzzled face.

It's just that the more I read this letter, the more creepy it feels.

In the letter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince briefly mentioned what Qianyue Mountain had committed and what Jingzhou had done against the thieves. But in fact, every sentence is enough to pull Liu Zhongqing into the whirlpool of treason.

While reading, he looked at Liu Zhongqing, and saw that Liu Zhongqing was still calm, which couldn't help but be a little strange.

It stands to reason that if it was really as the letter said, this was a ploy planned by Liu Zhongqing, he would definitely be afraid and panicked.

"Lord Liu, it's too ...... Is this to punish you for treason, Your Royal Highness? ”

When he first saw this letter, Liu Zhongqing and Qi Ming had the same idea, could it be that the prince wanted to use the matter of Qianyue Mountain to publicize it in the court, and even directly abolish him.

After all, he is the biggest enemy of the crown prince, and he is also the biggest obstacle to Li Yunxing's succession to the throne. If he can fall, it will definitely be of great benefit to Li Yunxing.

But now, after thinking about it carefully, Liu Zhongqing suddenly realized that this was not the prince's intention at all.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to cure my crimes, he will not send Qianyue Mountain to Liufu and let Qianyue Mountain be personally disposed of by this official."

Qi Ming nodded and praised: "Lord Liu is wise, but Weichen is stupid." ”

Indeed, if you want to punish the crime, then Li Yunxing can torture Qianyue Mountain well, and it is not impossible to beat it into a trick.

Sending Qianyue Mountain to Yoo Jae-fu like this, didn't he want to be an enemy of Yoo Jae-fu?

Thinking of this, Qi Ming's face revealed a hint of excitement.

"Lord Liu, the lower official has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." Qi Ming arched his fists forward and looked at Liu Zhongqing seriously.

Liu Zhongqing glanced at him lightly and said, "Lord Qi, please speak." ”

Qi Ming lowered his voice: "Xiaguan thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now in need of help, maybe this is also a gesture of goodwill." ”

"Gestures?" Liu Zhongqing's eyes moved, and then he shook his head.

"Li Yunxing is so proud in his heart, why should he show favor to others."

If Li Yunxing is willing to show goodwill, it will not be that he has not ascended the throne until now.

The two of them are destined to be enemies!

Qi Ming smiled very flatteringly, "Lord Liu, the lower officials feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is showing his heart to you. ”

"Lord Liu, you think, even if the prince has a proud backbone, he must have suffered a lot when he went to Jingzhou this time."

"And now that he knows about the rebellion in Jingzhou, who else can the prince ask for help? Could it be that Lian Zhan who has no military merits! What's more, the lower officials heard that Lian Zhan had recently evaporated from the world, maybe the two of them had a disagreement because of the control of the forbidden army. ”

Qi Ming's meaning, Liu Zhongqing naturally understood.

Now Li Yunxing is isolated in Jingzhou, and if he wants to successfully take Jingzhou, he must rely on external forces.

It is impossible for the forbidden army to be transferred far away, Emperor Wu has not yet died, and if the imperial city is without guards, it is equivalent to a tiger without minions, and it is inevitable that people will be criticized for bullying it.

And Jingzhou is not far from Chang'an, if you send troops to Jingzhou, it will inevitably arouse the emperor's suspicion.

If Li Yunxing can find a new helper, it will be easy to do.

Not to mention the elite soldiers and strong generals that the Liu family has secretly raised, even if they don't, Liu Chen of the Liu family is in charge of the southeast camp, and both the support speed and the troop reserve far exceed other families, which is why Li Yunxing chose the Liu family.

Therefore, this is Li Yunxing's real purpose.

It's not so much a concession as a concession or a deal.

In exchange for it was the help of the Liu family, as well as half a million taels of silver.

When Qi Ming said this, he paused for a moment to observe Liu Zhongqing's expression.

Sure enough, Liu Zhongqing fell into deep thought.

"Lord Liu, what are you worried about?"

"You think of the prince too simply. Since the crown prince dared to hand over Qianyue Mountain to me, he obviously knew me very well. If it weren't for the fact that he had plenty of cards, do you think he would be willing to give me the evidence he had worked so hard to get? Liu Zhongqing responded lightly.

Qi Ming was stunned, as if he was shocked by Liu Zhongqing's conclusion.

But after thinking about it, they haven't found out how much the prince has calculated, and it is indeed inappropriate to act rashly.

"What Lord Liu said is extremely true, it is the lower official Meng Lang." Qi Ming paused, and then said, "Lord Liu, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent a letter, he has obviously made a decision. ”

"At this time, I hope that adults must think twice!"

Liu Zhongqing nodded, this was a game of chess sent to him by Li Yunxing.

"Don't worry, at least in this matter, the prince is afraid of his own officials. He sent Qianyue Mountain over just to ask the official to give an explanation that could cope with the past. ”

Qi Ming was stunned, "Then what is Lord Liu going to do?" ”

"Since the prince sold this favor, the old man also respects him for three points. He doesn't want soldiers, the old man is just a civilian, and it is naturally impossible to mobilize this military power. But for only 500,000 taels of silver, the official still took it out. ”

"Didn't he want to take this silver and redeem the 100,000 stone grain? Just take it. I look at the group of hungry people who are so hungry that their eyes glow green, I'm afraid that they won't swallow him with all the real money. ”

Qi Ming echoed and smiled beside him, "It's still Lord Liu who is clever, so we can let the prince die in that wilderness without much effort." ”

Qi Ming quickly followed Liu Zhongqing's tone, and at the same time did not forget to pat Liu Zhongqing's ass.

"Moreover, the whole court, even the whole Wu Dynasty, no one knows, if it weren't for Liu Zaifu's hard work, this Wu Dynasty would have changed the dynasty a long time ago. This prince still doesn't know what to do, but he dares to go against Lord Liu, he really doesn't know how thick the sky is! ”