"Liu Lieutenant, you called me at this time. What happened?" Chai Yan asked Liu Hongxuan as soon as he saw him.
Liu Hongxuan signaled Chai Yan to sit down, then waved away the soldiers in the tent, and then said with a solemn expression: "Master Chai, I just received a letter from Fei Ge, saying that two days ago, the emperor...
.Dead!"
"What?" Chai Yan was shocked. He never expected that this was the important thing Liu Hongxuan said.
Then, Chai Yan couldn't help but ask: "Liu Xiaowei, is this news true?"
In fact, Chai Yan's question is meaningless. As the commander of the first battalion, Liu Hongxuan can specially invite him to inform him of the situation, which already shows the authenticity and reliability of the news.
Liu Hongxuan looked heavy, nodded vigorously, and said: "My news will be a little faster, but the people will have to wait two more days to know the speed of the various post stations."
Then, Chai Yan just sat in the tent and remained silent. Liu Hongxuan did not speak either, but patiently accompanied him.
After a while, Chai Yan stood up slowly, raised his hands to Liu Hongxuan and said, "Liu Lieutenant, thank you for informing me of this matter as soon as possible."
"That's right. You're welcome, Mr. Chai!" Liu Hongxuan also said.
Then, Chai Yan said: "It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
Liu Hongxuan asked hurriedly: "Master Chai, will you still go into the mountains tomorrow morning?"
"Yes!" Chai Yan nodded.
Liu Hongxuan said worriedly: "But the grain truck was just robbed today. I'm worried that Lu Dan and the others will set traps and ambush in the mountains and treat you as people guarding the camp!"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Liu Lieutenant, someone has already told me what you said just now, but I don't care. If those bandits dare to appear in front of me, I will make sure they never come back!"
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Coming out of the Nanying Station, Chai Yan frowned, with various questions running through his mind as he walked...
For example, whether Yuanyuan and the others arrived in Beijing safely, whether they saw the emperor for the last time, whether the Jimo family is still well, what happened to Mr. Gu and the others, etc...
Shangguan Peining suddenly said: "Chai Yan, what are you worried about? The death of the old emperor is a good thing for you!"
"A good thing?" Chai Yan was puzzled.
"Isn't it?" Shangguan Peining said: "When your prince didn't let you return to the capital, wasn't it because he was worried that the old emperor would be angry with you for abducting Yuan Yuan and punish you? Now that the old emperor is gone, the prince will ascend the throne in the future.
As the new emperor, he has the final say, so you can go back to the capital whenever you want, right?"
"Yes!" Chai Yan was happy, and then his smile fell again: "No, I can't leave now. If I hadn't found the gold vein, I would have rushed back tomorrow morning, but now that I have found it,
I have to find out the specific location of the gold mine first!"
"Then find out as soon as possible! It's not easy..." Shangguan Peining said lightly.
Chai Yan nodded and said to himself: "You are right, finish it one day earlier and go back to reunite with my wife one day earlier!"
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Late at night, the Imperial Palace in Beijing.
In the imperial study room, although Prince Liu Lang was wearing filial piety, he still insisted on reviewing the memorial under the lamp. Sometimes he sighed, sometimes frowned, sometimes scolded, and his mood fluctuated with the contents of the memorial...
In the room, Pei Yang was the only one standing beside Liu Lang's desk, waiting quietly...
After a long time, Liu Lang finally got tired of reading the memorial. After putting down his pen, he breathed a long sigh of relief: "Huh... Eunuch Pei, these two days have truly made me realize how hard and difficult my father is.
, look at the mountain of foldables piled up on a table, it’s almost suffocating..."
Hearing the sound, Pei Yang took two steps forward, lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, why not take a short break and drink a bowl of ginseng soup to regain your senses..."
Liu Lang thought for a moment and nodded lightly.
Pei Yang immediately walked quickly to the door and gave Xu Mao a few words of advice outside.
Xu Mao quickly agreed and went to do it quickly.
By the time Pei Yang came back, Liu Lang had already stood up and finished stretching.
Pei Yang said attentively: "Your Highness, I will give you a shoulder massage..."
Liu Lang shook his head and said: "No need, just do some exercise by yourself."
With that said, Liu Lang left the desk and started walking around the imperial study room, lifting his legs and expanding his chest from time to time...
After walking back and forth for two times, Liu Lang suddenly asked: "By the way, Eunuch Pei, I have been too busy these past two days. Have you caught Duanmu Yuanwei?"
"Your Majesty, I have already been caught," Pei Yang said respectfully.
"Oh? Then tell me how to catch him?" Liu Lang asked with some interest.
Pei Yang said truthfully: "Your Highness, he was found in a hidden dark room of a private residence in Duanmu Yuanwei. I heard that when he was found, there was a lot of water and food stored in the dark room..."
Then, Pei Yang carefully described what he knew to Liu Lang.
After hearing this, Liu Lang said angrily: "This Duanmu must be hiding in a dark room, waiting for a while, and then fleeing the capital when no one is prepared!"
"Yes, His Highness is absolutely right!" Pei Yang agreed.
Liu Lang asked again: "What about Duanmu Yuanwei's gang members?"
"Back to Your Highness, Di Chu is dead, Pu Junxiong has absconded, and as for the rest of Wude Division, Commander Gu has taken over and is conducting a thorough investigation!" Pei Yang said.
Liu Lang nodded slowly: "Very good, I'll leave this matter to Gu Qing, so I can rest assured!"
After saying a few words, Xu Mao appeared outside the imperial study with ginseng soup.
Pei Yang took the tray from Xu Mao's hand and said softly: "Eunuch Xu, it's enough to have a miscellaneous family here."
When Xu Mao saw that Pei Yang wanted to send him away, he immediately felt very unhappy. However, the power of the two of them was clearly placed in front of them. Even if he was from the Prince's Palace, he could not say much.
Just when Xu Mao was about to leave, Liu Lang suddenly called: "Xu Mao, come in!"
"Your Highness, this servant is here!" Xu Mao was immediately excited, and then stepped into the imperial study room.
As soon as Liu Lang returned to the table and sat down, Pei Yang presented the ginseng soup in front of Liu Lang, and then obediently stepped aside.
"Xu Mao, what's going on with Chai Yan?" Liu Lang asked.
Xu Mao immediately said: "Back to Your Highness, we only know that Secretary Chai and others have arrived at Lintai Mountain."
Liu Lang thought for a moment and said to Xu Mao: "Send a message to Chai Yan and the others as soon as possible and tell them to return to Beijing immediately!"
"Slave, you obey!" Xu Mao accepted the order.
Liu Lang then waved his hand and said softly: "Go down..."
"I excuse you, my servant." Xu Mao responded and slowly exited the imperial study.
Then, Liu Lang quickly drank the ginseng soup in the bowl, then picked up his pen and continued to focus on the memorial...