They entered Hedong as the eldest son of the Luo family, and refused the banquet of officials of all sizes in Hedong on the grounds that they were responsible and inconvenient to meet, and at the same time released the news that Luo Yuanqing would only take a few entourages and go out in micro-clothes in order to grasp the real situation.

Because of the fanfare of his identity, even if no one in the Hedong officialdom saw Luo Yuanqing with his own eyes, not only did no one suspect it, but everyone was even more frightened and careful.

Chen Ci, Li Ying, and Lin Yu happened to pretend to be the attendants of "Luo Yuanqing" and were out and about.

They inquired about the last place where the prince was seen, halfway to the stricken site called Ashimura.

Zhu Rongzhan personally escorted a batch of relief grain to Lucun, but the grain disappeared, most of the sergeants and civilians who transported the grain truck died, and only the prince and a few soldiers were missing.

It may have been that they had fled with the crown prince, or that they had escaped on their own, or that they had died somewhere else.

The three of them immediately set off for Lucun, and Li Ying said: "The meaning of Hedong officialdom is to push the matter on the heads of the victims, saying that the victims are causing chaos. ”

The Li family had many intelligence sources in Hedong, and Li Ying easily inquired about the plans of the officials in Hedong.

"They want to say that the victims robbed the food team?" Lin Yu frowned and said: "But the prince should be the elite of the East Palace, ordinary victims have neither a strong physique nor sophisticated weapons, how can they be able to fight?" ”

Chen Ci said: "It is true that most of the guards around the prince are veterans, but I heard that many of them are physically disabled, or they are old and frail. Not to mention ......"

His voice was low: "People who are really hungry and ruthless, as long as they know that there is food to eat in front of them, the combat power that bursts out can be like a demon." ”

Li Ying nodded: "Since Chen Gongzi knows so well about Qianshou, everyone has said so - and the prince is benevolent and generous, and sympathetic to the poverty of the people, if he doesn't want to treat the disaster victims as enemy soldiers and doesn't order the killing at the first time, maybe he will indeed be caught." ”

"You also think it's the disaster victims?"

Li Ying: "I just said...... It's a possibility. ”

"Is there another possibility," Lin Yu said, "There is no more food in the relief granary in Hedong?" The crown prince ordered, and the hundred officials had to come, but maybe they just brought in grain pretending to be grain, and once His Royal Highness the crown prince transported it to Lucun and prepared for disaster relief, the matter would be exposed, so they had to take risks and attack the prince halfway? ”

Li Ying thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Are they so bold that they dare to attack the crown prince?" ”

Lin Yu didn't feel that he was overestimating the courage of those people, what they did in their previous life was enough to be mad, and even directly led to the instability of the Beijing Division: "Hedong is a heavy place of taxation, culture and education are prosperous, there are many people who have entered the dynasty as officials, and the power of the clan is strong, once it is unstable, the world is in danger." The Son of Heaven didn't dare to do it easily, otherwise how could it be that after a few days, he would only send Luo Yuanqing as a disaster relief envoy? Whether he is here to investigate or to appease, no one can say. ”

"I've heard that the crown prince's position is somewhat unstable." At this time, Chen Ci also opened his mouth to join the conversation: "If I were a member of the Hedong Shi clan, I would think, could this be the hand of the imperial court?" The Son of Heaven originally wanted to replace the crown prince, so he abandoned the original prince here as an excuse to attack the Hedong Shi clan? ”

Li Ying said politely: "The more you think about it, the more outrageous it becomes." ”

He remembered what happened to him in his previous life - if the Son of Heaven hadn't been forced into a desperate situation, he wouldn't have been willing to take the prince's life, how could he have given up Zhu Rongzhan as a pawn?

"It doesn't matter if the truth is like this," Chen Ci said slowly: "If it wasn't for the Hedong Shi clan to do it, would Hedong be so suspicious of the imperial court?" The imperial court also suspected Hedong, with this matter, the estrangement between the two sides has been born, and one side must be finally destroyed, and the other party can feel at ease. So who is the one who gains? Could there be a third party lurking in the shadows? ”

This line of thinking is worthy of the idea that a rebel leader would have.

The main one is a sandpiper and a clam fight, and the fisherman profits.

Li Ying looked at him: "Could it be that you did such a thing?" You have already arranged for the Mantis Arm Army to ambush the prince here, and you deliberately appeared in front of us, reasoning and pretending to be innocent? ”

Chen Ci said unhurriedly: "If the power of the Mantis Arm Army has penetrated deep into Hedong to this point, then I will wake up with a smile in my dreams." ”

Li Ying smiled lightly: "Heh, who can say for sure, you have no evidence to prove that you didn't do it." ”

Chen Ci also smiled slightly: "If you say that, then why can't it be the hand of the Li family?" There is not a Concubine Li in the harem of the Son of Heaven, who has already given birth to a prince, maybe you are taking this opportunity to get rid of the prince so as to support the prince of the Li family to ascend to the throne. ”

Seeing that the smell of gunpowder gradually escalated as they said a word, Lin Yu suddenly said, "I thought of a joke. ”

This jumping topic successfully interrupted the two of them.

Chen Ci asked curiously, "What joke?" ”

"Someone asked: If I have 200,000 elite soldiers in my hands and the prince dies in my jurisdiction, how should I explain it to the Son of Heaven?"

Li Ying became interested: "What is the answer?" ”

"There is no standard answer," Lin Yu said: "Some people say, 'If I have 200,000 elite soldiers, I still need to explain to the Son of Heaven?'" It should be the Son of Heaven who explained it to me! ’”

Chen Ci laughed.

Li Ying was worried that Lin Yu was becoming more and more contemptuous and contemptuous of the royal family, and she was even more reluctant for her to leave with Chen Ci and stand on the opposite side of the imperial court.

He shook his head and said, "It's a shame to answer like that. Is it so simple to change the dynasty? ”

Lin Yu smiled: "Don't be so serious, it's just a joke." ”

They soon arrived at the place where the prince had disappeared, but fortunately there was no heavy rain these days, so there were still traces of the bloody battle left on the road.

The group walked onto the road, simulating what happened that day.

"The convoy passed by and came across the attack...... Chen Ci tilted his head and surveyed the terrain around him, trying to determine if there was a nearby place to ambush, such as a forest where he could hide in the heights, or a high cliff where he could push down rocks.

Li Hotaru crouched beside the bloodstains, studying their shape and the direction of the sputter to determine where the attack began - a frontal attack? Or is it a slash that cuts the team into two fronts and two, or is it a raid from the tail of the team?

"This place is not suitable for ambushes. ”

Li Ying said: "The attacker caught up from the end of the line. It's strange, in general, the attack is either a sudden encounter, a strong attack from the front, or premeditated, cut off at the waist, or an ambush in front and back, so that the opponent is encircled, and if it is a contact battle from behind, then it can only be a pursuit. ”

Chen Ci said: "If it is pursued, the possibility of a third party making a move will be greater. ”

Lin Yu said: "Because the Hedong Shi clan knows enough about this land, they should set up an ambush when they move, and Lu Village is in front, if they rob the grain team, they should rush over and attack from the front." Is that right? ”

Chen Ci nodded: "That's right." ”

Lin Yu looked at Li Ying, as the eldest son of the Li family, and with countless hidden stakes in his hands, he should be the person who knows the most about the situation above the court, she frowned and asked, "Then who is the third party who is most likely?" ”

This question is right to ask Li Ying.

Li Ying smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Someone who might attack the prince?" That's just too much. ”