Yangzhou City, Yangzhou Prefect's Yamen.

"Ahh At night, Cui Hui, who was asleep, suddenly screamed, then sat up from the bed, put his hands in front of him and waved wildly, sweating profusely and said, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, it was the second son who asked me to do it, it has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me!" ”

"Sir, sir." The young woman sleeping next to Cui Hui was awakened, she seemed to be used to the situation in front of her, so she did not feel flustered, and methodically pushed Cui Hui, who looked frightened.

"Old ...... Is the master's head still on the neck? Cui Hui came back to his senses, sighed and stretched his neck for the young woman to see, looking a little frightened.

"Master, your head is good, you are the dignified prefect of Yangzhou, a jinshi from the two lists, if the emperor doesn't nod, who can kill you." The young woman reached out and stroked Cui Hui's neck, and said comfortingly, she knew Cui Hui had another nightmare.

According to the Ming Dynasty's custom, all cases of sentencing officials from Jinshi to death must be decided by the emperor himself, and only those officials can be executed after the emperor's approval, otherwise no one can kill them.

In other words, if an official from a jinshi died inexplicably in office, then he would also report to the emperor.

The reason why Li Yuntian was not killed in Hukou County back then was because the other party was afraid that the matter would be stabbed to Emperor Yongle, so that the case would be big.

"You don't know, if he wants to kill me, it's easy, the emperor is just his plaything." Knowing that his head was on his neck, Cui Hui couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and said bitterly while lying on the bed, he believed that as long as Li Yuntian opened his mouth, the orthodox emperor would definitely sentence him to death.

"Master, who is it that has such a big power?" Hearing that Cui Hui's opponent could even be played with by the emperor, the young woman couldn't help but be taken aback, and asked curiously while wiping the cold sweat on Cui Hui's forehead with a handkerchief.

Although the young woman knew that Cui Hui had an opponent who gave her nightmares every night, she did not know who the other party was, and Cui Hui never revealed it to him, so she was very curious about Cui Hui's opponent.

"King Chung!" Cui Hui gritted his teeth when he heard this, and two words burst out coldly in his mouth, thinking that his official position was higher than Li Yuntian's back then, and his career was also better, although he has now become the prefect of Yangzhou, but Li Yuntian has become a prince, and there is a world of difference between the two.

"Loyalty...... Loyal to the prince? The young woman was taken aback when she heard this, and couldn't help but stop wiping Cui Hui's sweat in her hand, looking at Cui Hui with a shocked expression, her face was full of disbelief, she didn't know how Cui Hui offended Li Yuntian, you must know that Cui Hui has been serving in Jiangnan all these years, and Li Yuntian can be in the capital.

"Now you know why the master can't save your brother, the master can't protect himself!"

Cui Hui naturally wouldn't tell the young woman about Hukou County, his eyes flashed with a look of unbearable look, and he looked gloomily to the young woman, this woman is Liu Feng's sister Liu, who is not only handsome but also very scheming, which won Cui Hui's heart.

"Master, the loyal prince is powerful and powerful, we can't afford to provoke it at all, so let's escape before the loyal prince does not start." Liu finally understood why Cui Hui had a nightmare, and said uneasily, "The concubine has also saved some private money in the past two years, which is enough for us to fly away." ”

Obviously, Cui Hui has no chance of winning in front of Li Yuntian, and the Liu family can be sure that there will be no one in the court to help Cui Hui at that time, so it is better to escape as soon as possible, Cui Hui has made a lot of oil and water over the years, which is enough for them to eat and drink for the rest of their lives.

"Although the world is big, where can we escape?" Cui Hui said with a wry smile when he heard this, even the Timurid Empire was beaten by Li Yuntian, who would dare to take him in?

"Master, we can go to the Wa Kingdom, the relationship between the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty is not very good, as long as we go to the Wa Kingdom and the prince is helpless." Hearing this, Liu pondered for a moment, thought of a good place to go, and proposed to Cui Hui.

In order to carry out an economic blockade of the Ming state, the Hongwu Emperor and the Yongle Emperor both limited the number of tributes paid by the Ming state, stipulating that the Japanese state would pay tribute once in ten years, that is, the Japanese state could only trade with the Ming Dynasty once in ten years.

Moreover, the Wa State has never surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, in the final analysis, they defeated the Yuan army of the Eastern Expedition twice, and the Wa Kou made the Ming helpless for a long time, so the Wa people were not convinced by the Ming Dynasty.

This gave Cui Hui a chance, as long as Cui Hui fled to the Wa Kingdom, then even Li Yuntian was helpless against him, after all, the power of the Ming Dynasty had not yet extended to the Wa Kingdom, which made Cui Hui better able to hide.

"Having said that, it is not easy to go to the Wa Kingdom, and if you encounter the sailor's ship on the way, you will definitely die." Cui Hui also wanted to go to the Wa Kingdom, but there were many difficulties in it, and he said helplessly.

He must not go to the Wa State openly, at this time he needs to smuggle the boat, the smuggling boat is a smuggling boat between the Wa State and the Ming State, although there are commercial exchanges between the Ming and the Wa State, but it is far from enough to meet the needs of the Wa State, which makes some people take risks to make profits.

These smuggling boats took great risks, first of all the storms at sea, secondly by the denunciations of the common people, and then by the patrols of the sailors' ships, so that those who did this could be said to have their heads tied to their belts.

Since the Ming Dynasty organized large-scale overseas trade and lifted the ban on fishermen, the life of those smugglers has been much more difficult, from the former open-minded to hidden.

Therefore, going to the Wa Kingdom is not a good choice, and it can only be said to be a last resort.

In addition, Cui Hui is also reluctant to get the power he has now, Yangzhou Mansion can be said to be the first Ming Mansion in addition to Shuntian Mansion and Yingtian Mansion, he has finally come to this point, and then he will enter the local political department or the major ministries and yamen of the capital.

"Master, we can go to Korea first, and then from Korea to the Japanese country." Liu naturally didn't know Cui Hui's thoughts, and thought that Cui Hui was worried that it would be difficult to go to the Wa Kingdom by sea, so he thought of a compromise solution after pondering for a while, so that the road would be much safer, and there were many commercial ships to take from Korea to the Wa Kingdom.

"This is a solution, but we don't have acquaintances, so we have to find a way to get through this door."

Cui Hui nodded immediately when he heard this, I have to say that Liu's suggestion is good, although the journey to North Korea has become more, but the security has been improved, it can be considered as a record, and find a way to contact the people who go to North Korea to do business, otherwise it will be difficult to move an inch even if it is in North Korea.

"Master, you can sleep well when you get to the Wa Kingdom." Liu put his cheek on Cui Hui's chest and said faintly, when Cui Hui's nightmare would end.

"With you by the master's side, the master is much more at ease." Cui Hui smiled slightly and hugged Liu's tightly, although he was in school, his eyes flashed with a fierce light.

Obviously, if Cui Hui escapes for his life, the fewer people he will bring with him, the better, and when the time comes, he will definitely only bring his original partner and children, and the others will be ruthlessly abandoned by him.

As for the Liu family, Cui Hui doesn't think that the Liu family has a deep affection for him, but he stays by his side because he likes his power, don't look at the Liu family now swears to him, once he loses his power and becomes a lost dog, then the Liu family will definitely leave him.

What is especially important is that Liu knows some of his unsightly secrets, and knows that he is going to flee to the Wa Kingdom, so he will definitely not leave Liu alive, and he will definitely kill Liu before leaving.

Poor Liu still doesn't know that Cui Hui, who was talking sweetly to her, has already killed her.

"Lady Cui!" Just as Cui Hui was about to fall asleep with his arms around Liu, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the window.

"Who are you?" Cui Hui was startled when he heard this, and quickly jumped out of bed and pulled out the sword hanging on the wall, looking at a figure looking out the window with a wary face.

"On the orders of my master, I will bring a word to Lord Cui, he is an old man of the adult, and he wants to see the adult, and he will invite the adult to Daming Temple for a gathering in two days." The figure outside the window replied in a low voice.

"The deceased?" Cui Hui's brows furrowed slightly, thinking that the other party was pretending to be a ghost, so he said coldly, "Do you think this official will believe your nonsense?" ”

"Master Cui, you are in danger now, it is better to have multiple friends than to be tied down." The figure outside the window didn't pay attention to Cui Hui's words, and said in an orderly manner, "My master and adults have a common enemy, and I also dealt with adults a few years ago, and when adults see my master, they will know that my master is a friend and not an enemy!" ”

After speaking, the figure outside the window disappeared in a flash and disappeared into the vast night.

Cui Hui's face showed a solemn look, and he stood there frowning and fell into deep thought, recalling the possible identity of the "master" in the mouth of the figure outside the window, and why he had offended Li Yuntian, it was obvious that the "common enemy" mentioned by the figure outside the window was Li Yuntian.

"My lord, who are the people out there?" When Cui Hui was meditating there, Liu got out of bed and came to the window to listen for a while, and after making sure that the figure outside the window had left, he asked Cui Hui in some fright, if the other party wanted to do something wrong just now, she and Cui Hui would be in trouble.

"The one who hides his head and tail is definitely not a good person." Cui Hui came back to his senses and shook his head at Liu with a solemn expression, the other party came to him in private and obviously didn't want to reveal his identity, so there must be an unknown secret on his body.

"My lord, could this be a trap?" Hearing this, Liu hesitated for a moment, and looked at Cui Hui worriedly, worried that Cui Hui would cause trouble.

"The master has become like this, who would want to harm the master? And what's in it for them? Cui Hui shook his head, the news sent by the other party was decent, it didn't look like there was a trap, and since it was an old person he knew, he could know the identity of the other party as long as they met.

Therefore, Cui Hui had already made up his mind in his heart, and decided to go to Daming Temple in two days to see who wanted to see him.

"Master, will they want to harm the master in Daming Temple?" Liu realized that Cui Hui wanted to go to Daming Temple to make an appointment, and couldn't help but ask with concern, God knows what the other party meant.

"If they want to be unfavorable to the master, they have already done it just now." Cui Hui smiled slightly when he heard this, stretched out his hand and hugged Liu into his arms, and said with a cold expression, "It seems that the master is going to arrange the personnel in the house to be on duty, and outsiders have not been found when they come to the master's bedroom twice, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that the master will lose his life and the group of fools will not know!" ”

The "idiot" in Cui Hui's mouth naturally refers to the homekeeper, Gu Chen and the bearded middle-aged man broke into Cui Hui's bedroom twice in succession, which made him very insecure, thinking that the housekeeper in the courtyard was simply a rice bucket.