A young eunuch next to him immediately said: "How can this little beast compare to my father-in-law? He is just one person below me. This..."
Before the little eunuch finished speaking, Xiang Ji sneered and said: "What's the difference? This cage is made of golden nanmu, the hook is made of gold, and this cup is made of sapphire. Each one is the best.
But it can only be in a cage."
"If our family gives it, it will eat it. If one day our family stops feeding it, it will starve to death."
"The same goes for us. Everything is given by the emperor. If we fall out of favor one day, we will starve to death in this prosperous place."
Xiang Ji was very sober and knew that everything he had might be fleeting and that all honors and favors came from the imperial power.
The imperial court was controlled by ghosts, and the emperor Li Chengdao looked different. Xiang Ji felt that the situation was precarious and his life was precarious.
The little eunuch had no choice but to laugh and didn't dare to say anything.
Outside the door, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked in and said, "Father, we have some clues."
When the young eunuch knew that Xiang Ji was going to tell something secret, he immediately took the birdcage and left the back office.
"How to say?"
Xiang Ji put his hands behind his back, his face gloomy and serious.
The man replied: "King Wu'an has been active recently, and Huairen seems to be contacting officials in the DPRK."
The scholar in the restaurant openly threatened to rebel. Although the imperial army arrested and killed the person, no one continued to ask who was behind the scenes.
The Forbidden Army and Xini did not want to delve into the matter, but Xiang Ji was different.
The purpose of the garrison is to guard the imperial city for the emperor and eliminate all traitors and rebels. This is the responsibility of the garrison.
"King Wu'an, you have been honest for decades, but you still have some evil thoughts."
Xiang Ji sighed slightly.
Li Chengdao liked and trusted his younger brother very much.
King Wu'an also abided by his duties and spent decades living and drinking without asking anything about government affairs. The two brothers shared a warm and affectionate relationship, which was regarded as the last trace of family affection that Li Chengdao retained.
But now, the war is tense in the front, and King Wu'an is trying to usurp the throne from behind.
"Father, do you want to report this matter to the Emperor?"
The middle-aged man felt that this was a big deal and he needed to tell Li Chengdao.
But Xiang Ji shook his head and said: "There is no conclusive evidence about the matter, so we should not report it rashly. Your Majesty values family ties, and King Wu'an is the only brother left. If we cause the brothers to turn against each other, the world will definitely gossip and talk nonsense, which will damage the reputation."
Xiang Ji always thought about Li Chengdao and did not want to take action without conclusive evidence.
Doing so would be detrimental to Li Chengdao.
In fact, there is another point. Xiang Ji has 20,000 troops and horses. He is confident that he has the ability to control the situation, so he is not in a hurry.
"Keep staring, the fox will always show its tail. We don't believe King Wu An can hide it."
There are only so many people in Wu'an Prince's Palace. If he gets the evidence, Xiang Ji can lead his troops to confiscate them now.
The middle-aged man bowed and said, "I obey."
"What about Huairen? This guy has been gathering with officials from the central government at night recently, so there must be something wrong with him."
Xiang Ji said: "Huairen is the son of Huai Yi. Huai Yi died tragically, and he is respected by both the government and the public."
"Don't touch Huairen easily. Let him continue to contact and record all the officials he has contacted. When the time is right, our family will take care of him."
Xiang Ji decided not to leave Huairen for the time being. The reason was simple. Huai Yi had just died and his reputation was still there.
At the same time, Xiang Ji planned to use Huairen as bait to fish out all the traitors in the court.
The middle-aged man bowed and said, "My father-in-law is wise, I will take care of it now."
Xiang Ji nodded slightly and the middle-aged man exited the garrison.
When I walked outside, a thin eunuch in his 50s happened to be passing by. The middle-aged man immediately paid his respects: "I pay my respects to Eunuch Liu."
This person is Liu Lan, deputy superintendent of the garrison office.
The garrison is very important and cannot have only one person in charge. Xiang Ji is the principal supervisor and Liu Lan is the deputy supervisor.
Liu Lan glanced at the middle-aged man and said coldly: "Sha Baotou has been very busy recently."
This middle-aged man's name is Sha Wuliang, a lay disciple of Baoguo Temple, and serves as the head catcher in the garrison mansion.
Sha Wuliang immediately replied: "How dare I say that I am busy? Eunuch Liu is the one who works hard."
Liu Lan smiled coldly and walked aside with the young eunuch. Sha Wuliang watched Liu Lan leave respectfully, then turned and walked out.
...
The next afternoon.
King Li Zhaoliang of Wu'an rode a carriage, followed by dozens of horses, and slowly left the palace and walked towards the south gate.
After walking through the streets and arriving at the city gate, the imperial guards recognized Li Zhaoliang's driver and immediately let him go.
The prison gate saw Liao Houqi and greeted him warmly.
"Are you going out so late?"
Liao Houqi said coldly: "It's so hot in the scorching summer, so the prince went to his hometown to escape the heat."
The prison gate immediately and respectfully sent the carriage out of the city.
After the convoy left, the prison guard raised his head and glanced at the setting sun, complaining: "Your Majesty, it's great, you can escape the heat, but we are going to die in the sun."
His subordinates, the Imperial Guards, echoed: "That's right, we will never be able to get the wealth we are born with in our lifetime."
The prince is born and relies on the skills of reincarnation. If you have it, you have it, if you don't have it, you don't have it. You can't envy him.
"Unless...you have the power to follow the dragon."
A forbidden soldier looked at Li Zhaoliang's carriage and said.
The prison door was startled. He stepped forward and slapped the forbidden soldier on the face, and cursed: "You are looking for death. How dare you say such a thing."
The surrounding Imperial Guards were also shocked. They didn't expect this bastard to dare to say such a thing.
The so-called Conglong Gong is to assist a person to become emperor, such as assisting Li Zhaoliang to proclaim himself emperor, and then break the earth to become a marquis.
What the Forbidden Army means by this is rebellion.
The imperial guards were beaten so hard that they didn't dare to fight back and retreated angrily.
When Li Zhaoliang went out, Huairen also set off from the east gate on a horse.
He did not take the south gate and deliberately separated himself from Li Zhaoliang so as not to be noticed.
At Qijia Liquor Shop, Long Chen and Yu Fuguo changed into casual clothes.
When they came out of the liquor store, they rode two donkeys instead of horses.
Horses can only be ridden by those with status. Businessmen like them honestly ride donkeys when going out.
The donkey slowly walked through the street. Many shops were already closed. When they arrived at the south gate, the imperial guards stopped the two of them.
"For what?"
The forbidden soldier's tone was irritable and his face was a little red. He was the one who had been beaten just now.
Seeing that this man must have been beaten just now, Long Chen immediately shook out a few large coins from his sleeves, respectfully handed them to the hands of the imperial guards, and said: "Master Jun, it's a convenience for those who are out to visit relatives."
The Imperial Guard originally wanted to bring bad luck to Long Chen, but after accepting the money, they felt much better.
"roll!"
The imperial guards cursed, and Long Chen and Yu Fuguo immediately rode out of the city on donkeys.
When they got outside, Yu Fuguo cursed: "These forbidden soldiers only know how to collect money, it's disrespectful."
Long Chen smiled and said: "It's better to collect money. If you are willing to accept money, you can bribe them. If they are aloof, we will have nowhere to attack them."
As the saying goes, if you stand a thousand feet high on a wall, you will be strong if you have no desires.
As long as people have desires, they will have a breakthrough.
Greedy for money, lustful and alcoholic, they always have the same hobbies.
"That's true."
Saying this, Yu Fuguo felt better.
The two of them rode donkeys and walked slowly towards Wangyou Pavilion.
At this time, people from the garrison mansion were following Li Zhaoliang and Huairen towards the Wangyou Pavilion.
