Ever since Su Shun had asked Jing Shou to send someone to warn the Gong Prince, Su Shun had been deeply worried. He didn't know if he was doing the right thing or not. What was worse was that just as he was eating dinner, Jing Shou brought him another piece of news that completely made him fall into fear and unable to sleep.
Unfortunately, Sushun did not know that he was not the only one who could not sleep tonight.
The news of the Gong Prince entering the palace the next day but being assassinated in the afternoon spread like wildfire throughout the entire Cheng De City. To the commoners, this matter naturally had nothing to do with them, but to the courtiers, this was huge news. If the Gong Prince was assassinated and led his troops into the city in a fit of anger, then it would be a matter of changing the Emperor. This night was very long!
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"Your Highness! Chengde is up ahead!" Liu Qi pointed at the outline of the city in front of him.
Li Qing nodded. He looked up at the hazy sunlight in the sky. It was almost seven o'clock in the morning (7 - 9 o'clock in the morning), but because it was a long night, the sky was still not bright.
"Wang Lei, go ahead and see if the city gate is open!”Li Qing shouted.
In ancient times, other than the capital, the city gates of other places basically opened at dawn and closed at dusk. Logically speaking, the city gates should be opening soon, but now that Xianfeng lived in Chengde City, Li Qing felt that it was necessary to explore the way!
Just as Li Qing was thinking about what to do if the city gates were not opened, Wang Lei rode back on his horse and said,"Wangye, the city gates are open! And everything inside is normal."
Li Qing nodded and said," Wang Lei, pick ten of the smarter brothers to follow me first. Liu Qi, you will arrange for the rest of the brothers to enter in batches. Remember to go to a restaurant called Three Yuan Restaurant in the east of the city after a period of time. There will naturally be people there to pick you up!”
On the way, Li Qing, Wang Lei, and the others, who were dressed in casual clothes, walked unhurriedly to the city gate.
"Stop! I told you to stop." The soldier at the city gate pointed his spear at Li Qing and shouted impatiently,""What are you people doing in Chengde so early?”
"General! We were all out running errands, but our errands were intercepted by bandits just now, so we came back to apologize to the main family!”Wang Lei said with a sad face.
The city gate soldier sized up everyone and saw that each of them was very strong and did not look like they had anything to gain. He waved his hand and said,"Go, go, go. Hurry up and go in. It's so early in the morning and you're already being robbed.”
After Li Qing led everyone into Cheng De safely, Wang Lei whispered,""Wangye, why didn't you show your identity and bring our brothers into the city?”
Li Qing looked at Wang Lei appreciatively. His words at the city gate made Li Qing feel that Wang Lei was also a talented person, so he said,"The reason why this king did this was because he did not want to expose his identity. Only by coming in without anyone knowing can he see more truthfully whether this Cheng De City is a dragon's pool or a tiger's den!”
"So that's how it is!" Wang Lei sighed. Your Highness, where are we going next?”
Li Qing pondered for a moment and said,"Do you still have those waist tokens?"”
"Yes, but before entering the city, this humble servant felt that there were too many and was afraid that something would happen, so I only brought one!”
"One is enough!" As he spoke, Li Qing took the waist token and drove in the direction of Sushun Prefecture.
Sushun Prefecture was located in the south of the city. When Li Qing was in the capital, he had already memorized the layout of Chengde City and the locations of the various officials 'residences.
"Bang bang bang!" After receiving Li Qing's instructions, Wang Lei dismounted and ran up to knock on the door.
"Who is it? It's so early in the morning." The sound of yawning came from inside.
"Is it your grandpa?" Li Qing shouted.”
When the butler heard this, he thought to himself, could it be Prince Zheng? Hence, she quickly opened the door.
Who would have thought that as soon as he opened the door, Li Qing would lead his horse into the manor.
"Who exactly are you?" The butler quickly stopped them.”
Li Qing pulled the reins and said,"Go and tell Sushun that the sixth master of the capital is here. Tell him to come out quickly."”
At this moment, Sushun had just fallen asleep after a night of insomnia.
At this moment, the butler's voice came from outside the door." Master, something bad has happened!”
"Ah!"
"What's wrong?" Su Shun was startled awake and said angrily. If you can't say it, I'll make you into a big mess!”
The butler was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed. "Master, there are more than ten people riding horses at the door. The leader claims to be the sixth master from the capital!”
Su Shun was stunned after hearing that. Wasn't Godfather Liu himself? When did there come another one? No, Sushun quickly grabbed the butler's clothes and asked,"Did that person really say that he came from the capital?”
"Absolutely!"
"This is bad! Dog slave, why aren't you bringing me to see that person?”Su Shun kicked the butler and said anxiously.
The two of them were one in front and one behind. Sushun never expected the Gong Prince to arrive at Cheng De so quickly, and even more unexpectedly, he actually came to his house…What was he here for? Was he here to provoke them?
When Su Shun arrived at the door, he saw that it was the Gong Prince himself and he dared to come with only ten people. He couldn't help but admire the Gong Prince's courage. He thought for a moment and ordered,"Sixth Master, it's really you. Long time no see. It's windy here. Why don't we go to your guest room..."
Li Qing nodded with a faint smile.
Along the way, Li Qing and Su Shun didn't say a word, while Wang Lei and his personal guards looked around in high spirits.
Sushun's guest room was famous for its luxury. There was a set of high-quality rosewood furniture and a screen made of a whole piece of Lantian jade. It was crystal clear and flawless. Even the teacup on the small table was made of the best celadon of Yue kiln. Even the white ash on the wall was mixed with pearl powder, making the wall shine with a sense of harmony.
After the two of them entered, Su Shun ordered someone to bring up the best tea. Seeing that Su Shun had no problem drinking it, he slowly drank it.
After the irrelevant people left, Li Qing said,"Lord Sushun, how have you been since we parted at the Great Light Palace that day?”
"Thanks to wangye's concern, this official is fine!”
Li Qing smiled and said,"I heard that Lord Sushun has been reinstated and has received the emperor's favor. Congratulations…"
Su Shun looked at the Gong Prince's smiling face and felt like he was mocking him. He took a deep breath and said,"Gong Prince, I've said enough of my compliments. You're talking about serious matters, right?”
"Lord Su Shun is still so straightforward. Actually, this king came so early to show you something!”After saying that, Li Qing took out a waist token from his pocket and placed it on the table…He pushed it to Sushun.
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