The death of Liu Qianhu of the Lanyu group was like a small stone falling into the pond. After a few ripples, it became calm again. In the following days, no matter King Qin, King Chu, King Jin or Prince, they had nothing in the Hanyang Prefecture. In the past few days, Wuchang has become lively as the day of treating guests to the King of Chu's Mansion approaching. The King of Chu treats guests to benefit the people. Beggars from the surrounding counties rushed to Wuchang, preparing to let go and drink happily for a few days. Some brain-minded scholars also took advantage of the opportunity of gathering high-ranking officials in Huguang to see if they could find a way out.
Just like the festival effect, the business of inns and restaurants has gradually improved. The Chu Palace has been busy for six or seven days. In order to hold this rare banquet in recent years, the Chu Palace has almost mobilized almost all of it. A large number of people have been transferred from manors in various places to help. People come and go, and many people do not know each other. It was this opportunity that Yang Ning was transferred to the Chu Palace.
There were three days left before the prince's house banquet, and Li Weizheng also started to act. In the afternoon, Li Weizheng came to the important area of ​​the commander-in-chief of Huguang. This place was like the military sub-district in later generations, with high alert and numerous guards guarding him. When he came to the steps, he immediately came up to question two guards, "What are you going to do? If you are an idle person, leave quickly, you are not allowed to stay here."
Li Wei was taking out the Jinyiwei's waist sign and swaying, and said in a deep voice: "The Jinyiwei has hundreds of households, and if you have urgent matters, you should see the commander-in-chief."
The guard did not dare to be negligent, and said a moment, then ran towards the Yanei. A civil servant came out and bowed to Li Weizheng and said, "Are you the Jinyiwei hundred households?"
“That’s right!”
When the civil servant saw that he had only one person coming, he nodded and made an invitation gesture and said, "My commander, Lord Li, invites you to come with me."
The current commander of Huguang Province is Li Jinglong, Duke Cao Guoguo. He was about thirty years old. He was born with a jade-faced and handsome temperament. He was a rare handsome man. He was currently handling official duties in the yamen. He suddenly heard that the Jinyiwei's households arrived and was shocked. Li Jinglong was the son of Li Wenzhong, the general of the early Ming Dynasty. He served as the commander of Huguang Province the year before. Now Lan Yu went to war against the Xifan, and he was responsible for military affairs such as logistics, food and grass. Although the military affairs were busy, he was also very concerned about the movements in the court. He knew that Li Shanchang had been imprisoned and tried to investigate the party. It was when everyone was in danger. Suddenly, the Jinyiwei came to find him. How could he not make him frightened? Although the other party was only a hundred households, he still did not dare to neglect him. He let the experience go out to explore the verge before bringing it into the yamen.
After a moment, after going through the advanced house, he said in his ear: "Sir, there is only one person here, it doesn't seem like handling a case."
Li Jinglong's heart fell quietly, and he stood up and bowed to Li Weizheng who came in and said with a smile: "Li Jinglong, commander of Xiahuguang, has worked hard all the way..."
Before he finished speaking, he was stunned. He saw a gold medal appearing in the other party's hand, which swiftly passed, as if it was the gold medal used by the princes. He was stunned for a moment and immediately said to the people in the room: "You all retreat!"
The man in the room stepped back, and Li Wei was taking out the gold medal again, and looked at him carefully, saying, "After the order of the prince, I will come to Wuchang for business."
Li Jinglong identified the gold medal, which was indeed the prince's gold medal. He felt panic in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to close the door, and ordered his personal guards to keep the hospital door. No one was allowed to enter the hospital. After all, he whispered: "What are the instructions of the prince?"
Among the three senior officials in Huguang Province, the governor went to Beijing to report his duties but did not return. The Censor of the Trial and Censorate had a very good relationship with the King of Qi. Unfortunately, the King of Qi was wiped out in Yangluo Town. The secret letter from the King of Qi to the Censor of the Trial and Censorate was also obtained by Li Weizheng. The commander Li Jinglong was the prince's confidant. Zhu Biao gave the gold medal to Li Weizheng, but he only got the gold medal now.
Li Weizheng smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, please help me."
"So that's how it is."
Li Jinglong nodded, and he also heard a little about the letters, and he vaguely guessed that Li Weizheng was just for this matter. Since the prince’s gold medal was here, he might not be out of the matter. He took a deep breath and said, “Tell me! How can I help you?”
When Li Wei saw that he was facing a great enemy, he smiled and said, "The thing I need to help from you is very simple. Three days later, the Chu Prince's Mansion will have a banquet for celebrities in Jingchu. I hope to get an invitation from you."
"Just for this?"
Li Jinglong was very surprised. The King of Chu sent out thousands of invitations. He could get a chance if he could find someone. Why should he find him? He then realized that the other party wanted to establish a relationship with him first and ask him to help him find a letter when the conditions were ripe.
Li Jinglong smiled and said, "It's just right. I'm in poor health these days and I'm just about to send someone to apologize to the King of Chu. Since you want to go, it means I'll go. Just leave my name at that time. The King of Chu's mansion is full of sensible people, so I won't ask you more."
Speaking of this, he took the invitation from the table and handed it to Li Weizheng and said, "It's enough to do these two things. In addition, I will send someone to say hello first, and I will give the gifts another. By the way, what's your name?"
"Let's go to Li Weizheng."
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Zhao Wuji paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, searching for four or five days, but he did not get any clues. Ye Tianming summed up the collection of Hanyang and Hanchuan counties every day and reported it to him through a yamen runner. Zhao Wuji gradually believed his judgment. The so-called Hanyang Mansion clues were just fake news made by someone who was interested, and the purpose was to distract others from the attention of others. Does that mean that this person who was on the fake news had found some clues, so he wanted to deceive everyone away? It is very likely that Zhao Wuji was anxious for a moment, as if he was looking for a way out in a dark room. He didn't know where to start?
"Chief!" Zhao Da's voice came from outside the door. He was following the transaction to protect the safety of the Ye family. When he heard Zhao Da's voice, Zhao Wuji was very anxious. He immediately became excited and hurriedly stepped forward to open the door. Zhao Da entered the room and panted, "Magistrate Ye told me a clue."
"Have you gained something in Hanyang?" Zhao Wuji was surprised.
"No, that person is definitely not in Hanyang Mansion."
Zhao Wuji couldn't hide his disappointment on his face, "Then what clues did you bring?" He didn't believe what value Ye Tianming would have outside Hanyang.
"That's right, the prefect Ye provided a clue, saying that since we can't find any major inns, that person is likely to sell himself to a wealthy family as a slave, but he dare not show his true identity. It is difficult for him to enter a wealthy family who usually have to verify his identity. The only family that did not verify his identity some time ago was the King of Chu Mansion, and he bought a large number of slaves."
‘King of Chu Mansion?’ Zhao Wuji frowned and walked a few steps. It is very possible that hiding in the King of Chu Mansion can not only hide his identity, but also find a chance to write a letter to the King of Chu when the wind is calm. But these are just assumptions. You must know that the energy and price you put in to find someone in the King of Chu Mansion is extraordinary. Once you take the wrong path, you will lose everything.
Just when Zhao Wuji was hesitating, a commotion suddenly came from the yard, as if something had happened. Without waiting for the leader's order, Zhao Da flashed and rushed out. After a moment, Zhao Da ran back to the room with a shocked look on his face, "Chief, look at this!" He was holding a flying knife in his hand, and there was a letter on the flying knife. Zhao Wuji's face turned pale. Not to mention the content of the letter, but their hidden residence, they were actually under the control of others.
He slowly took the letter and opened it, his hands trembled slightly. There were only three hearty ink-splashing words in the letter: "King of Chu Mansion!"
Zhao Wuji stared at the three big words in a daze, his face turned red and white, and his expression was very complicated. No one knew what he was thinking. Suddenly, Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up. He already understood who wrote him a letter. He almost forgot that there was a person who had been hiding behind the scenes and did not appear.
"Immediately send an order to Thirteen, let him infiltrate the Chu Prince's Mansion no matter what!"
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On the night before the banquet, in the study of Zhu Zhen, King Chu, Cheng Yannian was reporting to him the latest progress of the investigation. "Your Highness, one of my capable subordinates found a news that the thief was most likely hiding in the palace. Deputy General Han also received the same news. The man sneaked in while the palace was completed and recruited. For this reason, his subordinates specially confirmed that the court guards were not strictly controlled when buying servants in the palace more than ten days ago. Anyone could enter, which could easily lead to his chance to sneak into the palace."
"Are you saying he is in our palace?" Zhu Zhen thought this conclusion was ridiculous. Isn't this riding a donkey looking for a donkey? But tomorrow there will be a big banquet. How can this be done? His face darkened and he said in a long voice: "I have everything arranged. You can't destroy my banquet just because of a rootless and shadowless statement."
"I dare not, but I also have a premonition. This person is in the palace. Your Highness, you are not afraid of ten thousand, but you are afraid of one. Otherwise, there will be many customers tomorrow. If someone sneaks in, we will regret it if we start."
Zhu Zhen pondered for a moment with his hands behind his back. Cheng Yannian made a point. Although treating a guest is important, finding this letter is even more important. He nodded and said, "Okay! You will start to investigate tonight. Remember, don't make things worse. Go quietly and don't affect my banquet."
"Don't worry, your highness, I know everything in my heart!"
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Chapter completed!