Chu Li stood beside him, lazily letting the horse move forward while his mind was on Prince Ping.
Why did Princess Ping suddenly appear? There is obviously the shadow of Prince Ping behind this, otherwise, Princess Ping would not have suddenly left the palace.
Prince Ping has always been in an awkward situation. He has done great things for the court. Everyone can see that the emperor is hesitant and indecisive, and so are the courtiers.
If the horses were released to Nanshan, there would be no more fighting on the border, which would relieve King Ping's military power. However, the current situation is getting more and more tense, the distance is getting stronger day by day, and the eastward invasion is already underway. A big war is inevitable sooner or later.
If King Ping's power is not reduced, once a war breaks out, he will make greater contributions, and he will be in a situation where there is no reward, so he can only be granted the position of prince; if King Ping's military power is reduced, once a war starts, he will not be able to withstand the great cavalry of Dali.
Once the border is in danger, King Ping will have to take action. At that time, King Ping's prestige will be even higher. The situation has been established, and no one can stop him from ascending to the position of crown prince.
But the prince who the courtiers preferred was King Jing. In the eyes of the courtiers, King Ping was just a warrior. It was not a good thing for a warrior to rule the country.
Chu Li thought as he walked and walked a few miles without knowing it.
"Boom..." The ground shook and rolled like thunder. A group of knights galloped wildly and quickly caught up with them.
"It's Uncle Bao Wang." Leng Tao turned to look at the group of knights.
Chu Li signaled the guards to move aside.
As the knights approached, the ground shook even more violently. Fortunately, water had been sprinkled on this road in advance, which moistened the soil and neither made it muddy nor let the dust fly up, so even the galloping horses did not see the rolling yellow.
Dusty, very clean.
The knight in charge is none other than Prince Bao.
He was dressed in a purple shirt and was riding a horse. He did not look old at all, but was full of energy and his eyes were like lightning.
"Xi Yuyu..." Prince Bao was about to gallop away. He usually ignored these juniors, but suddenly he reined in the reins.
He suddenly stopped his horse, and the eight knights reined in the horses at the same time. The horses neighed endlessly, and they stood firmly in place, still protecting Prince Bao, showing that the eight guards were extremely skilled and reacted very quickly.
Prince Bao laughed loudly and said, "Chu Li, when did you get out of seclusion?"
Chu Li cupped his fists and said with a smile: "I've met the prince, he just came out of seclusion today."
"Okay, come here and let's go together!" Prince Bao waved and said with a smile: "There won't be any danger here, there's no need to protect them!"
"Yes." Chu Li smiled.
He turned around and hugged Xiao Shi, Xue Ningyu, Song Liuying and the others.
"Go." Xiao Shi nodded lightly.
Xiao Shi and the other girls all clasped their fists at Prince Bao. Prince Bao waved his hands to indicate that there was no need to be polite and he had no intention of talking to them.
Chu Li came to Prince Bao and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has made great progress in cultivation. I am very happy and congratulated."
"Haha." Prince Bao rode his horse and rode side by side with Chu Li, and said with a smile: "You are in seclusion, I am not idle either!"
The two of them were chatting and laughing, while their horses were trotting with hooves, and eight guards were closely guarding them.
Leng Tao said angrily: "Uncle Baowang is too biased. He only talks to Chu Li. It's true!"
"Is it possible that Uncle Bao Wang is looking for you?" Leng Qiu glanced at him sideways and hummed: "You don't even want to see if you are worthy!"
"Huh, Manager Chu is just an outsider!" Leng Tao said: "It's really unfair to not favor one's own people, but to value outsiders more!"
"Your ability is comparable to that of the chief manager!" Leng Qiu curled his lips and said angrily: "If you want to be valued, you must first have your ability to be valued. Apart from being fat and eating like a pig, what else do you have?
ability?"
"Sister Leng Qiu, this is wrong!" Leng Tao said unconvinced: "My martial arts is still good!"
"How about a competition?" Leng Qiu hummed.
Leng Tao shook his head hurriedly.
No matter how strong he is, he can't defeat Leng Qiu. Leng Qiu's swordsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds and is unstoppable. She is really crazy. Could it be that she is really a prodigy in martial arts, but her own qualifications are so poor? I heard from my father that her own qualifications are not good either.
Bad!
Xiao Shi saw Xiao Qi staring at Chu Li's back and said with a smile: "Prince Bao and Chu Li have been friends for years."
Xiao Qi nodded and looked at Chu Li's retreating figure.
Chu Li sat on the horse and walked side by side with Uncle Bao Wang, chatting about the gossip of the divine capital.
"Mrs. Prince Ping will also attend the ceremony this time." Prince Bao shook his head and sighed: "It's troublesome!"
Chu Li said: "Is it difficult to get along with Princess Ping?"
"That's not true." Prince Bao shook his head and said: "Although this girl Xinxiang is a little cold, she still has a good heart. She just doesn't like to deal with people. She would rather stay in the house and raise flowers and grass. Moreover, her identity is too sensitive.
King Jing’s wife will also come, and when the time comes…”
He said with an embarrassed look on his face: "I'm not afraid that the two of them will quarrel. Neither of them are in the temperament to quarrel. I'm just afraid that the guards will act strangely, or that people with ulterior motives may provoke them and cause trouble."
"The two princesses will definitely restrain their servants," Chu Li said.
"I hope so, this is really a hard job, but the emperor insists on me coming!" Prince Bao smiled bitterly: "He thought it was a good job."
"The emperor is looking after the prince. Will he let the prince be in charge of the Heavenly Mansion in the future?"
"Did you see it too?"
"The emperor's intention is already obvious."
"Alas..." Prince Bao shook his head: "I really don't want to offend others by being the official of the Heavenly Mansion."
"Then it's not up to the prince." Chu Li smiled and said, "If the emperor thinks it's appropriate, that's enough."
"You can't help yourself!" Prince Bao sighed: "Sometimes I envy you. Although you are the manager, you are free and easy. You can retreat as much as you want, and no one can take care of you. Unlike me, who is involved in worldly things!"
Everyone knows the situation in Prince An's Mansion, even the first-rank manager, Prince An, can't do anything about him.
Chu Li laughed.
The two of them talked and walked more than ten miles without knowing it.
The sky suddenly lit up, and another sun seemed to appear. A light gate appeared vaguely in the sky, and there was a faint voice lingering. A white light rose from the city of God, shot into the light gate, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The light gate slowly dissipated and the sky returned to normal, as if it was just an illusion.
Chu Li frowned and his face darkened.
Prince Bao also lowered his face, gritted his teeth and hummed: "The Holy Religion of Light!"
Chu Li said: "There must be no good things happening where they appear!"
"Damn guy!" Prince Bao snorted: "He has ascended to heaven, his merits have been completed, and I don't know who he assassinated again!"
Chu Li nodded.
From this situation, it can be inferred that the assassination should be by the disciples of the Guangming Holy Cult. As for the assassination, it was said that they were not successful because they were already more than ten miles away from the city of God, and Chuli's Great Circle Mirror Wisdom could not see clearly.
Prince Bao rubbed his eyebrows and said, "My uneasiness may have something to do with me."
Chu Li's face changed slightly, and he frowned and said, "It can't be Brother Shoushi, right?"
Prince Bao turned around and shouted: "Jia He, go back and have a look and find out what happened!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." A middle-aged guard clasped his fists in response, jumped off his horse, and disappeared in front of them in the blink of an eye like a gust of wind.
Prince Bao said: "There will be news soon."
Chu Li said: "I hope I won't cause any more trouble!"
He felt strange. Logically speaking, the Holy Sect of Light was now fully engaged in dealing with Da Li and had no intention of dealing with Da Ji. How could it cause trouble again?
In a moment, Jia He appeared in front of the horse like a gust of wind, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, I have found out clearly that it was Princess Ping who was assassinated just after she left the palace!"
"Assassinated?" Prince Bao said solemnly.
Jia He is a middle-aged man with mediocre appearance and medium build. He would not attract attention if thrown into the crowd. He said with a serious expression: "Princess Ping was assassinated." (To be continued.)