Chapter five hundred and seventy-three: a letter from home
It took Wei Wang Li Tai and Hou Junji seven days to gather all three thousand soldiers.
However, although the time was a little slower, they were able to ensure that their whereabouts were absolutely not leaked.
Next, they ordered three thousand soldiers to quickly change into military uniforms and march directly towards Yizhou New City.
Because both Li Tai and Hou Junji knew very well that they had now reached the territory of Shu King Li Min.
It is impossible for three thousand soldiers and horses to escape the eyes and ears of the King of Shu.
What they can do now is to rush to the Jiedushi Mansion as quickly as possible and search Cui Shiniang out before the King of Shu has time to transfer her.
As long as we find the person, everything will be solved.
With the holy decree and the three thousand soldiers and horses brought by Hou Junji, I believe that the King of Shu cannot make much trouble.
Even if it doesn't work, you can escape intact.
As for the King of Shu, as long as he dares to resist, he will be charged with rebellion.
What they need most now is time.
Three thousand troops, led by Hou Junji, quickly rushed towards Yizhou New City.
Along the way, countless tourists saw these three thousand soldiers and did not feel scared at all.
Instead, he pointed to the side.
Well, I can only blame the public security in Yizhou New Town for being so good.
In Yizhou New City, even if you want to find a petty thief, let alone a major murder case, it is not easy.
Seeing these soldiers, wearing the military uniforms of Tang soldiers, no one was afraid at all.
When entering the city, Li Tai and Hou Junji were afraid of being intercepted.
Once their army was intercepted, King Li Min of Shu was prepared and could move the people away in time.
When the time comes, their efforts will be in vain.
The result, to their surprise, was not.
Along the way, they marched straight in and directly surrounded the Jiedushi Mansion without encountering any resistance.
This made Li Tai and Hou Junji feel happy, but at the same time they could not help but feel contempt for King Li Min of Shu.
I am afraid that the name of the King of Shu is probably 80% due to boasting.
Otherwise, how could their three thousand soldiers and horses march in so easily?
Now that they have successfully surrounded the Jiedushi Mansion, the King of Shu will definitely not have time to move Cui Shiniang.
Everything is easier to handle.
The Jiedushi Mansion was actually besieged. As the steward of the Jiedushi Mansion, Liu Shan couldn't bear it anymore.
Liu Shan is Xue Rengui's father-in-law, and Xue Rengui is now a general.
According to Li Min, he wanted Liushan to take care of himself in old age.
It wouldn't sound good if the old man continued to be the housekeeper, wouldn't it?
But Liu Shan was used to being a housekeeper, and he had become obsessed with the feeling of managing an entire house, and he refused to give up.
Even Xue Rengui couldn't persuade him and could only let him go.
Now Li Min has become the Jiedu Envoy of the entire Jiannan Road. As the steward of the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, Liushan's status has also risen with the tide.
Throughout Jiannan Road, no matter how old an official is, he must be polite when meeting Liu Shan.
And now, Liu Shan discovered that the Jiedushi Mansion was surrounded by people?
Liu Shan became angry immediately. He couldn't help but walked out of the house with a cane and yelled angrily:
"Who are you? How dare you besiege my Jiedushi Mansion? Have you never died before? Who gave you the courage?"
Li Tai and Hou Junji were both scolded by the old man.
This Jiedushi government is incredible. Is a housekeeper so tyrannical?
Li Tai's face was ashen and he did not speak.
He is a dignified prince, and speaking to a butler in person is too low a price.
Li Tai didn't speak, so Hou Junji had no choice but to speak.
"We are imperial envoys and will immediately order the King of Shu to come and receive the order."
What?
These people are actually imperial envoys?
They brought so many soldiers and horses? What on earth do they want to do?
At this time, Liu Shan did not dare to continue his violence, and quickly stepped aside and sent someone to call the King of Shu.
Not long after, Li Min walked out of the house.
Seeing Li Tai and Hou Junji, Li Min couldn't help laughing and walked out.
"Hey, what kind of wind brought Fourth Brother and General Hou here? No wonder the crows were cawing this morning. Well, it's a magpie, a magpie!"
Neither Li Tai nor Hou Junji looked very good-looking. Hou Junji stepped forward first and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu!"
Li Min smiled lightly and said: "Fourth brother, General Hou, you brought troops and horses to besiege my Jiedushi Mansion. What do you want to do?"
At this time, Li Tai stared closely at Li Min's face, trying to see something from his face.
But the result was that Li Tai was disappointed.
Because from the face of his sixth brother, he did not see the slightest trace of panic or uneasiness.
Li Tai believed that the information he received must be correct.
So, why is my sixth brother so calm now?
In fact, Li Tai had placed spies outside the Jiedushi's mansion long before the operation.
Staring at the Jiedushi Mansion every day, he could be sure that Cui Shiniang had not been transferred.
In this case, why can his face remain so calm?
Are you ready to fall out here?
Li Tai couldn't help but become nervous.
Li Tai took a deep breath, and then said to Li Min: "Sixth brother, it's like this. A maid in the palace escaped from the palace. It is said that she ran to Yizhou and hid in your governor's house."
"I am here this time to find this palace maid. I can not only deal with it in front of my father, but also clear your innocence, sixth brother. Here is my father's will, you can take a look."
Li Min took over the decree from Li Tai.
This decree was not actually given to Li Min.
It was given to Li Tai. The decree stated that Li Tai was ordered to handle a case and no official could stop him.
After reading the imperial edict, Li Min smiled slightly and said: "Fourth brother, since this is the errand entrusted to you by your father, I will definitely cooperate with you, please!"
Um?
Is my good sixth brother actually so cooperative?
Li Tai couldn't help but secretly take a breath of cold air, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
However, things have reached this point, and there is naturally no possibility for them to back down.
Next, Hou Junji led the soldiers and entered the Jiedushi Mansion to conduct a search.
And this is the base camp of the King of Shu. Before Cui Shiniang was searched, Hou Junji did not dare to rashly anger the King of Shu.
Therefore, before the search, the soldiers were strictly ordered not to damage the property in the mansion or disturb anyone in the mansion.
Li Min also ordered Liu Shan to pass on the order and everyone should cooperate with the officers and soldiers in the search.
Li Tai and Hou Junji led the soldiers and went straight to Zizhu Garden.
Because of the information they got, people live in the Purple Bamboo Forest.
Seeing their actions, Li Min couldn't help but have a cold look in his eyes.
Soon, a group of people came to Zizhu Garden. After asking to open the door, they found that there were two women in Zizhu Garden, a master and a servant.
The woman who is the master, Pingping Tingting, is thirteen or fourteen years old.
Her brows are furrowed and her eyes are full of autumn water, and she is exceptionally beautiful.
Seeing this woman's face clearly, Li Tai and Hou Junji couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.
Unexpectedly, I found the real owner directly.
Now, let’s see how he can still quibble!
Hou Junji immediately ordered: "Come here and take them down!"
"Wait!"
At this time, Li Min, who was following several people, suddenly stood up.
"General Hou, what crime did she commit? Why did you take her?"
The girl and the maid were both frightened by the scene before them. They hid behind Li Min and trembled.
Hou Junji sneered and said: "His Royal Highness, King of Shu, what else do I want to ask you? This girl is a maid in the palace. What is your intention in harboring a maid? Do you want to rebel?"
Li Min laughed loudly: "What a joke, this girl is the sister of Lieutenant Colonel Cui Shan of our army. Cui Shan unfortunately died in the last battle with the Dashi Kingdom."
"Recently, Cui Shan's parents also died of illness. So I brought Yingying into my Jiedushi residence some time ago."
"Yingying is clearly a family member of a martyr, but you, Hou Junji, dare to confuse right and wrong in front of me and go to my Jiedu Envoy's house to arrest someone? Who gave you the courage?"
"Hou Junji, I don't care what tricks you are playing, if you dare to take someone today, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Hearing Li Min's words, Li Tai and Hou Junji couldn't help but take a breath.
The two looked at each other and saw uneasiness in each other's eyes.
They didn't actually know Cui Shiniang, but they lived in Zizhuyuan and were so young and beautiful, so they were right in every aspect.
So I subconsciously thought that this girl must be Cui Shiniang.
But now after hearing what the King of Shu said, they immediately realized that the woman in front of them was really not Cui Shiniang.
I'm afraid that the King of Shu has long since given up the real person.
No wonder people are so calm when they are at the door of the house!
It's ridiculous that they rushed in so stupidly.
Hou Junji was scolded, and his face looked ugly. He couldn't help but clasping his fists at Li Min and said: "The general will take advantage of people's hearts. Don't be upset, Your Highness. I have someone here who knows the maid. You will know it at a glance. Young man, come here.
Let’s see if this girl is the palace maid who ran away?”
Not long after, a man came out from the army.
Li Min concluded that this person must be from the Cui family, and he was also a member of the Cui family with some status. He must know Cui Shiniang without a doubt.
This man stepped forward, glanced at the girl behind Li Min, and couldn't help but shook his head at Hou Junji and said, "General, no."
really!
Hou Junji took a breath of cold air and quickly apologized to Li Min: "It was the last general Meng Lang just now. Please forgive me for the offence, His Highness the King of Shu!"
Li Min snorted coldly and said: "You came here with the order, and I don't care about you. Aren't you going to search my Jiedu Envoy's residence? Search, I want you to see today whether it is me.
By harboring criminals, I can clear my name!"
Hou Junji and Li Tai looked at each other, and Hou Junji quickly said: "Your Highness, King of Shu, we have already searched. There is no need to search anymore. We will leave now."
Li Min sneered and said: "That won't work. If you don't search, then you will say later that I didn't let you search. Then I really can't explain it!"
Hou Junji laughed and said: "How could it be possible? Your Highness, King of Shu, is too worried. We have already searched! The emperor's orders are on our side, so we have to go through the motions. If we have offended anything, we hope that His Highness will forgive you!"
Li Min asked with a sullen face: "Have you really searched everything? If I heard afterwards that I was the one who stopped you from searching, I would be the only one to ask you!"
Hou Junji repeatedly assured: "Your Highness, King of Shu, please rest assured, this will never happen! Everyone obeys the order and exits the Jiedushi Mansion!"
After everyone exited the Jiedushi Mansion, Hou Junji looked at Wei Wang Li Tai beside him with a bitter face and asked: "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Li Tai said with a dark face: "How do I know?"
"Hmph! It seems that my sixth brother has been prepared for a long time! He changed people a long time ago, just waiting to see our jokes!"
After the incident, they indeed sent spies to monitor the Jiedushi Mansion.
But if the King of Shu had been on guard, there would have been many ways to trick someone without anyone noticing.
It is simply impossible to completely monitor their people.
But if we go back like this, there is no way to report to the emperor!
In the end, Li Tai and Hou Junji could only pretend to search Yizhou New City for a few days, and then withdrew everyone.
…
After the army left, Princess Qin Mengxin and Xue Xiaoxiao came over nervously to question Li Min.
"Husband, what happened? Why is there a large army searching?"
Li Min couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, it's okay, you don't have to worry. I will handle this matter."
After Qin Mengxin and Xue Xiaoxiao left, Shangguan Yi also rushed over.
"Your Highness, they are coming with great force. I'm afraid this matter won't just let go!"
Shangguan Yi did not know about Li Min's rescue of Cui Shiniang.
But today an army raided the palace. How could Shangguan Yi not guess the whole story?
Moreover, Shangguan Yi guessed that Cui Shiniang should have been saved by the prince.
Even before, it was hidden in the palace.
Of course, with the prince's ability, it is impossible for them to find him.
But this incident clearly angered the emperor.
Otherwise, there would not have been a large army searching the house.
Although they didn't find anyone, I'm afraid this matter won't go away so easily.
Li Min said to Shangguan Yi calmly: "Shangguan Chief, I have my own solution to this matter, so you don't need to interfere."
Shangguan Yi took a deep look at Li Min, and then said: "Yes, I will resign."
In fact, Li Min knew it as early as when Hou Junji led an army of three thousand to Chang'an.
Dream Weaver is not jealous. They may not be able to penetrate the news in the palace for a while.
But if they are unaware of such a large mobilization of troops and horses, there is no need for it to exist.
Now that we know that Hou Junji mobilized troops and horses, the target is Yizhou New City.
How could Li Min not guess that their target was Cui Shiniang?
Therefore, Li Min moved Cui Shiniang out early and took Cui Yingying over.
That Cui Yingying really has this name, everything about her family background is true, and she is not afraid of investigation.
Of course, this Cui Yingying has nothing to do with the Cui family whose surname is Qiwang.
However, although this matter has been temporarily resolved, there are still consequences.
If this matter is not completely resolved, my father will be on my radar and I will be very passive in the future.
Therefore, as early as when Hou Jun gathered his army to go to Yizhou, Li Min sent out five hundred members of the Huya Special Forces and asked them to do something.
Counting the time, they will almost have news.
At this moment, Li Chunfeng came to ask for a meeting.
When Li Chunfeng first came to Yizhou, Yizhou University had just been established, and there was a severe shortage of teachers at that time.
Therefore, Li Chunfeng was dragged by Li Min to become a teacher.
Later, when there were graduates and there were enough teachers, Li Chunfeng quit his job as a teacher and devoted himself to writing books.
However, because of scientific research, the book written by Li Chunfeng deviated a lot from his original book writing routine.
This Li Chunfeng is simply busier than him, and we only see him less than a few times a year.
This time, Li Min was surprised, why did Li Chunfeng come to see him?
Li Min invited Li Chunfeng in. He wanted to hear what was going on with Li Chunfeng coming to him.
Soon, Li Chunfeng walked in.
After coming in, Li Chunfeng couldn't help but said to Li Min: "Your Highness, I have been observing the sky recently and found that within half a month, there will be heavy rain in the direction of Luoyang, which may cause floods. It is better to take precautions as soon as possible."
Um?
Has there been heavy rain in Luoyang recently?
After hearing what Li Chunfeng said, Li Min couldn't help but search the system and found that in the original historical trajectory, such a thing really happened.
Heavy rain caused the Gu and Luo Rivers to overflow into the Luoyang Palace, damaging government offices and residential buildings, and killing more than 6,000 people.
This happened in July. Floods killed more than 6,000 people.
Li Min did not dare to neglect, so he quickly wrote a memorial and wrote a letter about this matter.
…
But he said that Li Tai and Hou Junji were going back to resume their duties.
When Li Shimin heard that Cui Shiniang was not found, Li Shimin's face didn't look very good.
Because in Li Shimin's heart, he was basically sure that Li Min did this.
Just because he didn't find anyone, it doesn't mean that Li Min didn't do it.
The most likely possibility is that he hid the person in advance.
When Li Tai saw Li Shimin's face, he immediately knew what was going on.
So he couldn't help but said casually: "Father, I sent people to search everywhere in Yizhou New City, but no one was found. However, there is a piece of news that makes me extremely confused."
"I heard that during the two days when Cui Shiniang's accident occurred, no one saw the King of Shu show up! I don't know where my sixth brother has been in the past two days!"
Hearing Li Tai's words, Li Shimin felt increasingly uncomfortable.
He now wants to punish Li Min, but he has no evidence.
It's exactly this: the more you think about it, the angrier it becomes, and the more you think about it when you step back, the more you lose.
Li Shimin felt so uncomfortable that he finally couldn't help but write a letter to Li Min.
In the letter, Li Shimin asked Li Min what he was doing during those two days.
After writing the letter, Li Shimin ordered people to send it to Yizhou and hand it over to the King of Shu in person.
But at this moment, the memorial from the King of Shu was sent to Li Shimin's case.
Um?
My letter hasn't been sent yet, but his memorial arrived first.
Li Shimin wanted to see what was written in the memorial of the King of Shu?
Is it redress of injustice? Or is it discrimination?
As a result, after opening the memorial, Li Shimin discovered that he had guessed wrong.
The result was neither. Li Min's memorial was to remind Li Shimin that there might be a flood in Luoyang recently and to take precautions as soon as possible.
After reading the memorial, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel nervous.
The so-called fire and water are ruthless, and this flood is no joke.
Next to him, Li Tai saw Li Shimin's expression and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Father, I wonder what is written in the memorial of the sixth brother?"
Li Shimin frowned and said, "He wrote in the memorial that floods may occur in Luoyang recently, and he reminded me to take precautions as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Li Tai couldn't help laughing and said: "Father, I have concluded that my sixth brother is making alarmist remarks!"
"I guess my sixth brother is deliberately alarmist in order to distract my father's attention, right?"
"Even if there is no flooding in Luoyang by then, Sixth Brother can still say that this is just a guess! Because what he said is possible, not certain! Sixth Brother really made a good plan!"
After listening to Li Tai's words, Li Shimin's face also became uncertain.
However, in the end, Li Shimin still said: "Qingque, the king is the boat and the people are the water. The water can carry the boat or capsize it. Therefore, in this matter, it is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist."
"I must instruct the officials in Luoyang to prepare for waterproofing."
"However, if they go against their will, it will still be the common people who will suffer!"
"By the way, Qingque, why don't you just make this trip! Go to Luoyang and supervise the officials there to do a good job in waterproofing. Take precautions in advance and don't let the people suffer."
Li Tai stood up and said: "Yes, Father! Father, please rest assured that I will definitely complete the tasks assigned by Father!"
"If you don't have any other instructions from me, my father, I'll take my leave first and go home to prepare. I'm going to Luoyang right away!"
Hearing Li Tai's words, Li Shimin said happily: "That's very good. I will leave the affairs of Luoyang to you."
When he walked out of the royal study, Li Tai couldn't help but show disdain on his face.
snort!
This is clearly his good sixth brother, deliberately throwing it out to attract attention in order to divert attention.
Although in front of Li Shimin, he happily accepted this task.
But it's just superficial.
In fact, in Li Tai's mind, he didn't take this matter seriously at all.
However, Li Tai's superficial words are indeed very effective.
After returning to Prince Wei's Mansion, Li Tai simply packed up, took his guards, and set off quickly.
Before Li Tai left the city, Li Shimin received the news.
This couldn't help but make Li Shimin become more and more satisfied with Li Tai.
Among my many sons, I feel most at ease with Qingque.
…
The next day, Li Min received a letter home from Li Shimin.
After reading this letter, Li Min couldn't help but sneer.
It seemed that his good father didn't believe him at all!
Well, fortunately, I didn't live up to his distrust.
Because people were indeed saved by him!
But those more than 800 people were really not killed by him!
At the beginning, he took Li Yuanfang alone.
Of course, there were a few soldiers from the Huya Special Forces on the road to support them.
But there were no more than ten people in total. How could they kill so many people?
Li Min had no evidence for the death of those eight hundred guards.
And what he is doing now is looking for evidence.
As long as the evidence is found, the stigma on him can be washed away.