Chapter 258: Undercurrent

People in the rivers and lakes, everything is difficult to find, what is true?

In the Suzhou Palace, Li Chengqian sat quietly at the desk, and he already knew about the disappearance of Fang Yiai. "What the hell is this guy doing, how did he disappear?" Li Chengqian couldn't understand why Fang Yiai didn't tell him if there was something, it had been more than ten days, and there was still no news at all, and slowly Li Chengqian became a little uneasy.

"Your Highness, there is a person who claims to be General Fang's guard, and he is waiting outside the palace!"

Li Chengqian raised his head, waved his hand and said, "Bring him in!" ”

"Yes!"

A mighty man walked into the study very anxiously, and when he saw Li Chengqian, he saluted and said, "Little Qin Yong, see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"Qin Yong, is there any news of Fang Jun?" Li Chengqian knew Qin Yong, and when he beat Cao Lin, this guy didn't make him angry.

"Your Highness, this?" Qin Yong said, his eyes kept glancing at the guards and maids in the room, seeing Qin Yong like this, Li Chengqian thought for a little and waved his hand and said, "You all go down, this king doesn't call you, no one is allowed to come in!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" The maids and guards did not dare to disobey Li Chengqian's wishes, they all quickly withdrew from the study, and then Qin Yong took out a letter and a wooden box from the package on his back, "Your Highness, this is the young general of my family who asked the little one to hand it over to you, he said that after you read this letter, everything will be understood!" After Qin Yong finished speaking, he stepped aside and waited patiently, he knew that Li Chengqian would definitely have some orders.

"Huh?" What the wooden box contained, Li Chengqian guessed as soon as he knew what else could be besides the prince's seal. So he put the wooden box on the case, then opened the letter and read it carefully, Li Chengqian's brows were deeply locked, and he looked at it for a long time before he finished reading a letter. After reading the letter, Li Chengqian leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes and pondered, what he said in his heart was so amazing that he had to be cautious. It's not that he can't believe in Fang's love, but he doesn't dare to gamble, and if he loses Jiangnan, he Li Chengqian will be finished.

Seeing that Li Chengqian hadn't spoken for a long time, Qin Yong stood with his head down, and said with a calm face, "Your Highness, the young general of my family said that in this life, sometimes you have to gamble. ”

"Bet?" Li Chengqian looked at Qin Yong, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, this Fang Jun had guessed everything, and even guessed the concerns in his heart, but did he Li Chengqian really want to gamble? Li Chengqian was very confused, because he had not been trained as a gambler since he was a child, and he had a natural fear of gambling. Li Chengqian did not answer Qin Yong, but after putting away the letter, he opened the wooden box and looked at the seal and said, "Qin Yong, how sure do you say your young general is?" ”

"Your Highness, you're in a little bit of a dilemma!" Qin Yong shook his head, Li Chengqian's question was embarrassing, but he still said pointedly, "In short, the young general will not harm His Highness." ”

"Really?" Li Chengqian smiled faintly, he didn't know what it was like to love Fang Yi, but Li Chengqian suddenly thought of Changle who was far away in Chang'an. Maybe Qin Yong is right, Fang Yiai will not harm him, this reason is enough, Li Chengqian touched the seal and said with a smile, "Okay, Qin Yong, you go back and tell Qin Hu and let him act according to the plan!" ”

"Little on behalf of my family, the major general, thank you, Your Highness!"

"Hehe, no need, if you want to thank you, let Fang Jun's kid thank me personally!"

After Qin Yong left the palace, the entire prince's palace began to operate urgently, first of all, the guards of the East Palace received Li Chengqian's order to guard the palace. Then all the Jiangnan officials in Suzhou were urgently summoned.

Qin Zhe lowered his head and kept stroking his gold thread cuffs, he didn't know why Li Chengqian wanted to summon him alone, but he also knew that it wouldn't be a good thing, there was a way that his family knew his own family affairs, and what he did always had to be known.

"Qin Thorn History, I've kept you waiting!" The door was quickly pushed open, and Li Chengqian walked in with a kind face, at this time Li Chengqian had already changed into the yellow brocade dragon robe, wearing a purple and gold crown, and there was an indescribable majesty. Seeing Li Chengqian's expression like this, Qin Zhe's heart also sank, it seems that this time the conversation is on business.

"Attend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Qin Zhe stood up and wanted to salute Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian waved his hand and said indifferently, "Excuse me, Qin Tingshi, I asked you to come today, do you know what the so-called thing is?" ”

"The subordinates are stupid, please make it clear to Your Highness!"

"Qin Zhe, Qin Zhe, are you still pretending to be confused with me? You really don't know? Li Chengqian sat on the chair, and the guards on both sides clenched their waist knives expressionlessly. Qin Zhe lowered his head and didn't answer, but Li Chengqian didn't plan to go over like this, he tapped his fingers on the table, and laughed coldly, "Hmph, Qin Zhe, let me ask you, do you know about Yan Cheng's indiscriminate collection of taxes and silver and robbing the people's property in Shanyang County?" ”

"Sure enough!" Qin Zhe's eyes wandered, sure enough, this was the case, he arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, the lower officials don't know!" ”

"Bold!" Li Chengqian slapped the table, stood up and said angrily, "Qin Zhe, you really don't cry when you don't see the coffin, the villagers of Bali Village in Shanyang County have handed over all the cases to you, don't you know?" ”

"Your Highness, since you already know everything, why bother asking Weichen again?" Qin Zhe Lao had tears in his eyes and smiled bitterly lonely, it seems that this really can't be done stupidly, just like now, how can he explain it?

"Qin Zhe, I just need you to tell me the truth, how much is this Jiangnan still clean, and how filthy is this Jiangnan officialdom?" As Li Chengqian spoke, the left and right guards stepped forward and directly put Qin Zhe in the center.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, even if the lower officials say it, do you dare to do it?"

"Qin Zhe, as long as you dare to say it, I will dare to do it, even if it is for my life!" Li Chengqian clenched his fists and waved it fiercely into the air, no one could feel the anger in his heart at the moment, Jiangnan belonged to the Tang Dynasty, not to this Jiangnan official. From Qin Zhe's tone, Li Chengqian could also feel something, and there were not many things that could make this Yangzhou assassin fearful.

"Your Highness, since you are so persistent, the minister will say that this Jiangnan has long been rotten to the roots!" As he spoke, Qin Zhe knelt in front of Li Chengqian with a "poof", and he cried, "Your Highness, the minister has a negative grace, will you kill me?" ”

"Haha!" Li Chengqian laughed, the laughter was not so desolate, he limped to Qin Zhe, bent down and said mockingly, "What a Yangzhou assassin history, since Jiangnan is already so unbearable, then why don't you play the imperial court, His Majesty sent you to Yangzhou back then, didn't it just sort out the chaos in Jiangnan?" ”

"Your Highness, the minister is guilty, the minister is sorry for Your Majesty!"

"Qin Zhe, you stand up for Lone, Lone can stand for a cripple, why can't you stand?"

Listening to Li Chengqian's words, Qin Zhe burst into tears, and his head was lowered, just when Li Chengqian's anger was overwhelming, Qin Zhe said sadly, "Your Highness, it's not that the minister doesn't want to, but I really don't dare." Your Highness, do you know that the minister wanted to take care of the affairs of Bali Village that year, but the next morning, the minister found that there was an extra knife at the head of the bed. Your Highness, what do you say a minister should do?"

Li Chengqian trembled and took two steps back, such a ruthless method, such a big force, he could actually threaten the history of a state assassin. Who is Qin Zhe, in fact, anyone can threaten?

"Do you know who did it?"

"Yes, Yangzhou Governor Shi Guanlin!"

Li Chengqian took a breath and said calmly, "What evidence is there?" ”

"There is no evidence from the lower officials!" Qin Zhe shook his head, he hesitated for a moment, and then said, "However, Your Highness, it seems that the soldiers of Yangzhou Mansion listened to Guan Lin's words very much, because the people who went to Bali Village at that time were sent by Guan Lin. ”

Hearing this, Li Chengqian was taken aback, he kept walking around the room, and after a long time, he said to the left and right, "Prepare the horse, inform the guards, and go to Yushan County with Gu!" ”

"No, Your Highness!" As soon as Li Chengqian's words were finished, Qin Zhe climbed up and hugged Li Chengqian's leg hard, and he was heartbroken, "Your Highness, you can't go, you can't go to Yushan County!" ”

"Why can't I go, isn't this Yushan County my Tang land?" Li Chengqian kicked Qin Zhe away with a little force, and he sneered, "I want to see what kind of Longtan Tiger's Den this Yushan County is, even Song Boxuan can swallow it?" Li Chengqian had a sense of anger in his heart, Song Boxuan was a dignified member of the imperial court, and he actually died in Jiangnan in such a daze, and the place of death was still forged in this Yushan County, if you want to say that this Yushan County is not greasy, then he Li Chengqian really doesn't believe it.

"Your Highness, you really can't go to Yushan County, the minister has been a thorn for several years, and he has never dared to set foot in Yushan County, Lord Song Boxuan is a lesson from the past!"

"That's it, Lone is going to go, Lone wants to see what ulterior secrets there are in this Yushan County!" Li Chengqian said and pushed Qin Zhe away, and his body limped out of the room in a hurry, looking at the trembling door, Qin Zhe patted his thigh and said bitterly, "Hey, how is this good?" "Qin Zhe really wants to die this time, he originally had a Fang Yiai, and he was expecting him to use thunder to open a way to live, but now it's good, Fang Yiai is missing, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also stubborn.

The guards of the East Palace in Suzhou were all concentrated, which made the officials in Jiangnan feel a sense of unease, and it was estimated that something big was about to happen.

Streams of undercurrents are hidden under the bright future, and the future is confusing!

"Guan Changshi, what do you say Your Highness is going to do?" Suzhou Thorn Shi Wenyan did not have a trace of panic, on the contrary, there was a smile on his face.

"Hehe, Lord Thorn Shi, why do you have to think so much, where Your Highness goes, we will go, in short, it won't be wrong in this way!" Guan Lin smiled, and then looked at the crown prince Li Chengqian in front of him, what a prince, is he really not afraid at all?

The summer rain blows the wind, and the red dust does not fall, this Jiangnan, this season, there are so many troubles, so many sorrows!

(To be continued)