Li Yuangui quickly reined in the horse's head and ordered the people around him: "Come forward and have a look."
The guards behind him also reined in their horses and stopped. Two people immediately jumped off their horses and ran forward to check. They first helped up the fallen colleague and saw that he only had some scratches and was a little dizzy from the fall, but was not seriously injured.
, he was relieved, and turned the motionless man over again. After checking, he saw blood on his face, and when he tested his breathing, he was suddenly surprised.
"Prince Qi, this man fell to death."
Li Yuangui was stunned for a moment and cursed: "What a bad luck!"
He raised his head and looked around. It was completely dark now. It was far away from Baqiao and still far away from Tongguan. There were no pedestrians on the road. Naturally, no one noticed the "car accident" that happened here.
"I will go ahead and leave a few people to push the people and vehicles into the Bahe River, and we will meet again at Tongguan."
He was cautious at this time and took the first step, leaving his bodyguard to deal with the scene. If someone broke into the scene, it would just be that the bodyguard accidentally killed a pedestrian. As long as he was not present, there would be room for change. It would not be a big deal.
How much money would a mere passerby, a farmer, deserve to pay for his sins with money? But if someone crashed the cart while disposing of the corpse and he was present at the scene, it would be hard to tell.
After all, King Huo's slave riding his horse to kill a pedestrian is completely different from King Huo's riding his horse to kill a pedestrian.
Even though the person pretending to be dead is indeed a personal guard, if Zhang Yang goes out at this time, the censors and officials in the court will definitely drag him down...
"Here!"
The guards agreed, and six or seven people jumped off their horses, and two of them went to lift the pedestrian who was killed. The other few people came to the overturned bullock cart, trying to right it and push it into the Bahe River.
Destroy corpses and eliminate traces.
Li Yuangui turned his horse's head and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard someone shouting in the night: "Who is that person?"
Li Yuangui was startled, thinking that he couldn't be so unlucky, right? He remained silent, raised his riding crop and was about to slap it on the horse's buttocks, and left first.
But there was a sound of "squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, squeaking, and squeaking sound."
Li Yuangui looked confused...
What's going on?
Just running in the dark, you can actually encounter soldiers carrying crossbows?
If you disagree, you will be "shoot to death"... Do you think this is the palace?
But he didn't dare to move after all.
The Tang Dynasty was not long after its founding, and it had been fighting for many years. The military disciplines were strict, and orders and prohibitions were enforced. If the commander of these soldiers really issued an order to "kill without mercy", then even if they knew that he was King Huo, they would still use arrows and crossbows without blinking an eye.
one time!
In military affairs, military orders are more important than imperial edicts!
Just a prince, what does that mean?
The guards on the left and right didn't care about destroying the corpses and eliminating traces. They drew their weapons in a swarm, tightly guarding Li Yuangui in the middle, and stared nervously at the direction where the sound came from.
Before they arrived, an army of more than 20 people appeared from the night, wearing armor and holding horizontal swords, and five or six soldiers holding strong bows and crossbows, approaching with murderous intent.
Li Yuangui was so depressed that he was really unlucky. What were these soldiers doing here in the middle of the night?
"I am Li Yuangui, King of Huo. You are here late at night with all your weapons ready. What do you want to do?"
A man walked out from the army, dressed as a school captain, and said respectfully: "We are soldiers of the Youtun Guards. Under the orders of our general, we block the roads near Lishan Farm to prevent people from wandering around and destroying the mountains.
Greenhouse…”
At this point, he noticed the pedestrians lying dead on the road and the overturned bullock cart, and he immediately asked with suspicion: "May I ask your lord, what happened here?"
Li Yuangui snorted, feeling something was wrong.
Youtunwei?
Those are Fang Jun's soldiers...
If it were another army, he would have been able to suppress it with King Huo's power, escape first, and then deal with this "traffic accident", but since it was Fang Jun's soldiers, it might not end well.
He said solemnly: "The personal guards were in a hurry, and this man suddenly drove up from the roadside and crashed into a place, injuring his life. I will let the personal guards go to Jingzhao Mansion to surrender, and let the national law handle it..."
At this point, he changed his tone, intending to seize the opportunity, and yelled: "Since you are soldiers of the Youtun Guards, you should know that military laws are strict, why do you dare to carry weapons around late at night, and use the heavy weapons of the military to protect you?"
Fang Jun's private property? Such acts of pretending to be public and benefiting one's own private interests will turn you all into slaves, which is not an exaggeration! It's just that I have something important to do, so I will let you go for the time being and not be held accountable. Get out of the way quickly.
!”
The dignified prince sat on the horse and shouted repeatedly. This kind of power was not something that ordinary people could withstand.
However, the person in front of him was no ordinary person...
The captain at the head was not afraid at all, and said solemnly: "The good prince knows that we are ordered to patrol here. There are high-yield grains from overseas in the greenhouse of the farm, which are being cultivated to prevent people with ulterior motives from harvesting them.
We have to be more careful because of the damage. If the prince thinks that we have violated military laws, he can naturally complain to Wei Qing, but..."
He glanced at the corpse lying on the ground and said in a cold voice: "I suspect that this person was hit by His Highness's horse. I would also like to ask Your Highness to follow me and go to Jingzhao Mansion to explain clearly."
Li Yuangui shouted angrily: "How bold! I am the prince, who are you? Who gave you the courage to frame me like this? Do you want to risk your life?"
The captain said calmly: "General Gao Kan, the captain of the Youtun Guard, if the prince wants to kill the general, he will kill him with one sword. The general will never retreat. But since someone is killed now, the general would like to give the prince a piece of advice."
, it is better to go to Jingzhao Mansion together and explain clearly. Otherwise, it is inevitable that some people who do not know the truth will think that the prince has a cruel temperament and harms the people, and even intends to push the corpse into the Bahe River and destroy the corpse. I am afraid it will damage the prince's reputation.
damage……"
"presumptuous!"
"How dare a mere school captain dare to be arrogant in front of the prince?"
"Retreat quickly, or I will kill you!"
…
The guards of Prince Huo's palace on the left and right yelled at him one after another, and their anger boiled.
They are worried about the humiliation of their ministers, and they are willing to humiliate their ministers to death. These people are all Li Yuangui's personal guards. How can you allow these soldiers to speak like this to your own prince?
Everyone was gearing up, and as soon as the prince gave the order, they rushed forward and started killing!
With a few strong bows and powerful crossbows, do you think you are invincible?
childish!
Li Yuangui sat on the horse, his face was as deep as water, and he remained silent.
He knew that what happened today might not be rectified, so he was not afraid of going to Jingzhao Mansion. The person who killed the man was indeed his personal guard. Jingzhao Yin and Ma Zhou had always been upright, selfless and upright, and they would definitely not wrong him.
But once this matter becomes public, I am afraid that the imperial officials will flock to him, and the memorials to impeach him will fly into the palace one by one...
But now he knew that he couldn't leave.
The captain in front of him was so strong that he must have something to rely on. For a moment, he even doubted whether this was a trap...
Is it Fang Jun who wants to mess with him?
Li Yuangui was shocked and confused. He raised his hand to stop the shouting of the guards, stared at Gao Kan, and said slowly: "The Qing Dynasty will be Qing Dynasty, and I will accompany you to Jingzhao Mansion."
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty! You can't!"
"You are a nobleman of Tianhuang. Even if you make a mistake, it should be dealt with by the Zongren Mansion. The Jingzhao Mansion is nothing, how dare you interrogate the prince?"
The soldiers exclaimed one after another and angrily tried to dissuade Li Yuangui.
People like them usually show off their power and run rampant in Xuzhou, how have they ever been humiliated like this?
Li Yuangui raised his hand, and the guards suddenly fell silent. He looked around and said: "Be calm, this is not Xuzhou. How can the emperor allow you to make noises at his feet? I just want to go to Jingzhao Mansion and explain the situation.
No need to worry."
Gao Kan also said: "The prince is right, he is just a farmer, what's the big deal? It's not like the prince kills wantonly, accidents are always unavoidable, it's just a fine of gold and silver, it's just a delay
It’s a one-day trip. Your Majesty, let’s go to Jingzhao Mansion now, right?”
He followed King Huo's words and spoke very easily.
If you don't follow the rules, if King Huo Li Yuangui really gets angry and rides away, is it possible that he really dares to shoot him?
Once Li Yuangui leaves the scene, then this game will be in vain. It seems that it is difficult to find such gangsters who want money rather than life... Of course, the original intention was to seriously injure Li Yuangui and add trouble to Li Yuangui, but now he accidentally fell to his death. Look,
I was able to bite off a piece of Li Yuangui's flesh, which was more perfect than what Fang Jun had explained.
It's just that since a person dies unexpectedly, it's better to pay more money later...
Li Yuangui knew that it was impossible to escape today. If this was a trap, Fang Jun would definitely want to bear the charge of "killing a farmer by riding his horse" and would not let him go easily.
But even so, apart from disgusting myself, what can I do?
The dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty, what is the value of killing a farmer? The worst he can do is just lose a little more money.
Then he nodded and said: "Then quickly go to Jingzhao Mansion and ask Jingzhao Yin to make a decision. The affairs in my fief are busy. Please resolve this matter as soon as possible and return to the fief as soon as possible."