After Ning Er left in response, Hong Zhou hurried to the Hangzhou government office. When he arrived at the government office, Wang Jiu also happened to arrive with someone.
Li Shifeng solved Qiao Yan'er's case and was in a good mood. He was drinking tea in the back garden. He was not too surprised by Hong Zhou's departure and return. He seemed to have expected this. He stood up and saluted: "See you there."
My lord, I wonder what the important thing is for your lord to bring so many people to this place of official service?"
Hong Zhou was concerned about the safety of Hong Li and the others, so he said directly without going around in circles with him: "I would like to ask you, where have Hong Si and the others gone?"
Li Shixun raised his eyebrows and said, "I told the prince before I went down to the official position that Qiao's case had nothing to do with them, so I let them go early this morning."
Hong Zhou said coldly: "But I went to Yuelai Inn to see them, but they didn't go back!"
Li Shi said in surprise: "This official doesn't know. Maybe they went to travel elsewhere, or they have already left Hangzhou." After a moment of pause, he said: "How could the prince think of looking for them, and knowing that
They live in Yuelai Inn, could it be that...the prince has known them for a long time?"
Hong Zhou looked grim and said: "You don't need to ask about this. I just want to ask you, where are they?"
Li Sifeng said with a helpless face: "I have told you several times that I will indeed let them out of the prison. As for where they are now, I really don't know."
Hong Zhou was concerned about the safety of Hong Li and Hong Li, but when he saw him speaking in an official tone and not knowing what he was asking, he suddenly became angry and said in a cold voice: "Li Shihui, you'd better not talk to me.
The king is playing tricks, otherwise I will make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
Li Sifeng did not expect that Hong Zhou would suddenly attack, so he couldn't help but panic, and said anxiously: "How dare I play tricks with the prince? Everything I said is the truth."
Hong Zhou snorted coldly, let him go and said, "Take me to the cell!"
Facing Hong Zhou's fury, Li Shiyun did not dare to neglect and personally led Hong Zhou to the cell. The two cells where he was originally detained were empty, and there was no trace of Hong Li and the others.
Seeing Hong Zhou standing there without saying a word, Li Shixun felt a little more confident and said: "Your Majesty, you have seen it. I really did not lie to you." After a pause, he said tentatively: "Your Majesty, how could you do this?
Do you know that businessman?"
"Businessman?" Hong Zhou sneered, his face illuminated by the dim yellow oil lamp, eerie and terrifying, "I will give you one last chance to reveal their whereabouts, otherwise I will take off your official title now.
I will take off your official uniform, depose you as the magistrate of Hangzhou, and lock you up here!"
Li Shiqun's expression suddenly changed, and he felt a little angry in his heart, "Your Majesty, I have already made everything clear to you. No matter how many times you ask me, it will still be the same. In addition, although I am a low-ranking official, I have a low position."
, but it is also an official appointed by the emperor himself. Even though you are a prince and hold a high position of power, you have no right to dethrone the post of an official!"
"Really?" Hong Zhou said with a ferocious smile: "Come here and capture him for me!"
"Hey!" Wang Jiu agreed, waving his hand to the two guards behind him to hold Li Shiqiu on the left and right. Seeing that Hongli had shown his true strength, Li Shiqiu was shocked and angry, struggling and said: "There is no order from the emperor.
, no one has the right to dethrone my position, you should let go of me immediately, otherwise the emperor will blame me, and none of you will be able to escape."
Hong Zhou said with a face full of sarcasm: "Li Shihui, do you really think that I don't know about your private activities? If you tell them where they are going now, you may have some chance of survival, otherwise you will definitely die!"
Li Shixun's face was ashen and he said: "How dare you!"
Before he finished speaking, Hong Zhou quickly pulled out a steel knife from the waist of one of the guards and placed it on Li Shiguo's neck. Yu Senhan said sharply between the blades: "Tell me, where are they?!"
Li Shi never expected that he would dare to threaten him with a knife. He was so horrified that he said in a trembling voice: "You... you are crazy. You threaten the imperial officials like this. Even if... you are the prince, you will not be safe."
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His words brought the steel knife closer to his skin, "Do you have to wait until I cut your throat before you are willing to say anything?"
Li Shifeng tried his best to tilt his neck back to prevent the blade from scratching his skin, and gritted his teeth and said: "Seeing that the prince is so nervous, those people are indeed related to the prince, but I don't understand why you did this."
"You don't need to understand, just say it quickly!" Hong Zhou put a little force on his hand, and even though Li Shihui tried his best to avoid it, the sharp blade still left a bloody mark on his neck.
Li Shi was in pain and said in a sharp voice: "Are you crazy? I am a fourth-rank imperial official. How could you treat me like this? Even if you are a prince, nothing will happen to you."
Hong Zhou was unmoved by his words and just pressed him: "If you don't tell me, you will suffer a lot!"
Crazy, Hong Zhou is crazy!
This was the only thought in Li Shiqun's mind. If he hadn't been crazy, how could he have threatened him with a knife for the sake of a few servants? After all, Hong Zhou was just a prince, and it was really treasonous to do such an act. He deserved this.
After that, he will go to court to impeach Hong Zhou and see how arrogant he will be when the time comes.
Seeing Hong Zhou tightening his grip on the handle of the knife, Li Sifeng hurriedly said to the jailer standing aside: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and save me!"
Before the jailer could make any move, Hong Zhou said sternly: "If you dare to move, arrest them all and judge them all together with Li Shiguo!"
When he shouted like this, the jailers looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't dare to move in vain for a while. Li Shijun said anxiously: "You don't have to be afraid of him. He caused such a ridiculous thing today, and it will definitely be difficult for him to be arrested again."
If the emperor tolerates it, I'm afraid even the hereditary title will not be guaranteed when the time comes! You have accomplished a great service by rescuing me, and I will definitely be rewarded heavily."
Hearing this, the jailer's mind became active again, and he began to move forward tentatively. Hong Zhou glanced at the few people and said to Wang Jiu in a cold voice: "Whoever dares to take action, arrest them all and put them in prison!"
Li Shijun said angrily: "Prince He, you behave like this, do you want to rebel?!"
"You are the one who wants to rebel!" Hong Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me quickly, where did you imprison the three of them?"
Li Shixun said coldly: "Is it worth it for the prince to put himself in this situation for those three people? I'm afraid that after returning to the capital, the prince will have no place to stay!"
"So, you don't want to talk anymore?" Faced with Hong Zhou's question, Li Shijun frowned and said, "I don't know where they are going, so how can I start talking about it?"
"Okay!" Hong Zhou nodded slowly and said in a cold voice: "Do you know who Hong Si is?" He was unwilling to tell the identities of Hong Li and others, but judging from Li Shikun's attitude, if he didn't tell them,
, I'm afraid that he won't tell, and he can't really kill Li Shihui and cut off this clue!