"Master Qi, that's a ridiculous compliment!" Liu Zhongqing smiled modestly, but there was a bit of satisfaction between his brows, and he obviously enjoyed the compliment very much.

Seeing this, Qi Ming wanted to strike while the iron was hot, "And in the final analysis, this is not the trouble caused by him being too ambitious and wanting to compete for that position. If he had been his prince obediently, why would he have to suffer so much."

Liu Zhongqing nodded with satisfaction. This Qi Ming was aware of current affairs.

If Li Yunxing hadn't insisted on going against him, Liu Zhongqing wouldn't have caused trouble repeatedly just to cause trouble for him.

"Don't spread today's matter to outsiders. I will start the trial of Qian Yueshan tomorrow and will definitely give His Highness the Crown Prince a satisfactory answer."

Liu Zhongqing raised his eyebrows and ordered coldly.

Qi Ming immediately stood upright and said loudly: "Don't worry, sir, I will never leak any information."

"Um."

After Qi Ming left, Liu Zhongqing lowered his head and glanced at the secret letter, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.

"Your Highness, it depends on whether you come back alive or not."

He folded the letter and put it back in his arms.

The next day, early morning.

Qian Yueshan was imprisoned in Tingwei Mansion for one night. There was not even a drop of water in the cell. He was exposed to the sun and rain in the prison car for several days. Unexpectedly, he was sent to Tingwei Mansion as soon as he arrived.

It wasn't until Liu Zhongqing came that he was so excited that he almost shed tears as if he had seen a savior.

"Master Liu! Master Liu! You are finally here."

"You finally came to save me! Quick, let them let me out."

Qian Yueshan had already passed his thirties and was accustomed to a comfortable life. He had never been in a cold and dark dungeon. Looking at Liu Zhongqing was like seeing a relative, with tears in his eyes.

Now he can't wait to go out and feel the warmth of the human sun.

Who would have thought that Liu Zhongqing came together with the Minister of Tingwei Mansion.

"The guilty minister Qian Yueshan, today I, Mr. Lu from the Tingwei Mansion, will jointly examine your rebellion in Jingzhou." Liu Zhongqing had just finished speaking.

Two officers from Tingwei Mansion came forward and unlocked the prison door. The sound of the iron chains clanging was particularly sharp and harsh in the entire dungeon.

The prisons held in Qianyue Mountain are only for serious criminals and death row prisoners.

The more so, the more eerie and weird it appears.

There has been no sunshine for many years, and there is no popularity in this prison.

The candles on the wall flickered and occasionally made a crackling sound, reflecting the mottled old tables and chairs on the ground, as well as the large amounts of moldy and rotten hay piled up in the corners...

Liu Zhongqing could even smell the nauseating smell of blood inside, which was the remaining traces of the executioners left by the Wu Dynasty for hundreds of years.

"Master Liu! I am Qian Yueshan. I joined the army in Jingzhou. Have you forgotten about your nephew Su Tianyang's men?" Qian Yueshan shouted in grief and indignation.

Liu Zhongqing's face was still stern, and his eyes showed disgust: "I know it's you, so stop talking nonsense."

The reason why he brought people from the Tingwei Mansion together for a joint trial today was to prevent Li Yunxing from catching him in the future.

At least Qian Yueshan was tried in Tingwei Mansion, not counting Liu Zhongqing's lynching.

Qian Yueshan's hands and feet were tied with thick and heavy shackles. Every step he took required a lot of effort. He walked along the corridor from the cell to the torture chamber. The distance was only a few dozen steps, but it seemed like he had walked for a whole day.

, his body could no longer hold up at all, and he knelt down on one knee on the cold and wet stone pavement.

He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Liu Zhongqing standing opposite, with red eyes: "Master Liu, please save me!"

Liu Zhongqing snorted slightly, and his tone was cold and ruthless: "After entering this Tingwei Mansion, no one has been able to walk out intact. Instead of thinking about how I can save you, it is better to think back on how you plotted rebellion and how you harmed King Zhaoyang.

, why are you working for the tiger in Jingzhou!"

Liu Zhongqing's words actually sentenced him to death.

When the iron door behind him closed heavily, Qian Yueshan knew that he would be buried in Tingwei's Mansion today.

What's more, when he looked up, he was surrounded by Liu Zhongqing's informants. Even if he told the truth now, no one would listen, right?

…

Thousands of miles away in Jingzhou, Li Yunxing has left Zhijiang County.

In order to speed up the construction of the dam and ensure peace, Li Yunxing finally chose to come to Jiangling City, in other words, the provincial capital of Jingzhou.

Different from Zhijiang City, although Jiangling City is close to the river, it is in the upstream area, and the river flow does not pass through the main city.

Therefore, compared with the flood disaster in Zhijiang County, Jiangling City was much less affected, and at the same time, the population and excitement in the city were much larger.

Following Li Yunxing was Lian Jirou. She wore a veil made of a bamboo hat to cover her appearance, but her graceful and graceful figure was enough to make the men on both sides of the street look back frequently.

She was wearing a plain white dress, with her skirts swinging in the wind, revealing half of her slender waist. Combined with her delicate and lightly powdered face, she looked like a fairy walking out of a painting, extremely beautiful.

"Your Highness, why don't we go directly back to the capital to ask for help, instead of coming to Jiangling City to bring in reinforcements?"

Li Yunxing shook his head, "Once we go back, the situation will be different."

"This Liu Zhongqing dares to deceive the superiors and conceal the truth from the subordinates. He even dares to refuse to report the rebellion. I... If I go back, it will be difficult for me to control the situation in Jingzhou as I do now. I must find a group of reliable people.

Just a helper."

Lian Jirou was quick-witted and could make a point: "So His Highness wants to take this opportunity to establish his authority? But Jiangling is far away from the capital and is the seat of Jingzhou. Your Highness is not worried about Liu Zhongqing jumping over the wall in a hurry?"

Li Yunxing laughed: "My master is letting Qianyue Mountain go back just to make him let down his guard. Moreover, he will send 500,000 taels of silver within ten days."

Lian Jirou nodded thoughtfully, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's plan is indeed brilliant, but my subordinates are a little worried. What if Liu Zhongqing doesn't pay the money? Will His Highness's plan fail then?"

"Don't worry, Liu Zhongqing's family is extremely wealthy, and a mere five hundred thousand taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket to him." Li Yunxing was very confident, he knew that old fox.

There is another important reason why Li Yunxing was sent back to Qianyue Mountain.

Before, Qian Yueshan worked under Su Tianyang and must have had very little contact with Liu Zhongqing. Perhaps it was because of Su Tianyang's death that Qian Yueshan switched to working directly with Liu Zhongqing.

But if you want to overthrow Liu Zhongqing, you are just a Qianyue Mountain, which cannot touch his foundation at all. In the end, the crime of treason will become an irritation for the other party.

Instead of doing this, Li Yunxing might as well hand over Qianyue Mountain to Liu Zhongqing.
Chapter completed!