The emperor reluctantly listened, but he was still not happy, and sighed: "Oh, if I had known better, I wouldn't have let Mingda go out. How good is Chang Yu? He is right under my nose, and he won't be bullied."

The queen smiled and said: "The consort is here, who dares to bully her? Moreover, there is Zhou Man in Qingzhou, so she will be safe there."

The emperor has been convincing himself in this way recently so that he is not so upset, but only he knows how he feels in his heart.

Among so many children, the three children he loved most were all legitimate children, among whom Mingda was the most loved. He could dote on Prince Gong so much, but in fact Prince Gong had to take a step back in front of Mingda.

The queen also knew that he always loved Mingda, so she no longer bothered him by mentioning this matter, but asked: "When will the prince come back?"

The emperor said: "I have sent back a secret message, and I am already on my way back. I should be able to reach the capital soon."

But at this time, the prince's return trip was not peaceful. Although they did not go deep into the south of the Yangtze River this time, they boldly wandered around several states and counties on the border of the south of the Yangtze River.

Although the two censors who followed were steady, they were hateful people, not to mention Tang He, who was not afraid of trouble. The prince himself was even more daring, so he rectified the officials who passed by and cut off the flow from south to north.

On the road transporting official salt, he had already sent a letter to Qingzhou and the capital to return to the capital. When he passed by Haizhou, he couldn't help but go to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect.

Although he was only in a few states and counties near Haizhou, he went there to pay the salt tax and caught the other party off guard.

He found out a lot of things.

I heard that Yang Heshu encountered many obstacles in his activities in Jiangnan, so the prince took the things he found and beheaded a few people for him.

Well, as the prince and patrolling on behalf of the emperor, he still has this right.

But when he ransacked his house, he also found some incredible things, and the prince and his entourage immediately prepared to return to the capital.

Seeing that they had lost eight guards, Xia Yushi couldn't help but persuade the prince, "Your Highness, we should change the route to Beijing. It is better to divide the troops into two groups. I will lead the pursuers away, and Your Highness will hurry back to the capital."

The prince just watched the guards around him dig a hole and bury the three bodyguards who had just died. Hearing this, he snorted coldly: "Is this the land of the king? Why are you hiding from them? A group of monsters and monsters are worthy of abandoning their good ministers and running for their lives?"

"

He said: "We traveled overnight to Bianzhou and asked the garrison to escort Gu back to Beijing."

Although Xia Yushi was very touched that the prince did not abandon them and listed them as good ministers, he still said: "How do you know that the people who are chasing and killing have not colluded with the aristocratic families in the Central Plains? Once they collude with each other, it will only become more dangerous for us to enter the city.

.”

The prince looked directly at Tang He, "What do you think?"

Tang He had to protect the two censors during the fight just now, and his arm was slashed with a sword. It was not a big problem. He was bandaging it at this time. After thinking about it, he said, "Xia Yushi's concerns are not unreasonable."

The prince sneered, "Is there such a ridiculous thing in the world? I am the crown prince!"

Tang He said nonchalantly: "There are too many ridiculous things in this world, including fathers killing their sons and sons killing their fathers, not to mention plotting to assassinate the crown prince? Aren't they plotting to assassinate him now?"

He said: "What your Highness has in your hands now can kill many people, and no one knows how many forces are involved behind it besides the people written in the book."

"It's already a life-and-death situation. Why don't they dare?" Tang He said: "If we are lucky and there are no accomplices of theirs in the city we enter, we can naturally summon the garrison to escort the prince into the capital. But if we happen to meet one of theirs,

Where are the accomplices?”

The two censors also said yes and advised: "Your Highness's safety is the most important thing."

The prince pursed his lips tightly and asked after a long while: "Then how can we have both?"

"Two ways, let's divert to Yanzhou." Going south from Qingzhou, the area north of Haizhou has been cleaned up by the prince, and land transportation has been mastered. Yanzhou is among them, and it is not very far away from them now. In fact, it can be trusted.

of.

"The garrison in Yanzhou is available, that is..."

"Too weak," the prince said expressionlessly.

"Yes, they may not be able to withstand the increasing number of assassins, but they can certainly delay time. We will send people to send a message to the capital. If Jiangnan does not want to rebel, they will have no choice but to stop."

Tang He actually didn't want to get to this point. Once Jiangnan rebelled, not only would war resume in Jiangnan and all life would be devastated, but even Yang and Shu would not be able to survive.

Before they ran away, they sent someone to deliver a letter to Yang Heshu. I wonder if he received it and whether he could escape in time...

"There is another way. Your Highness will give the things to me, and I will take the people back to the capital first," Tang He said: "The person who is in danger is the person who brought the things, not His Highness."

The prince lowered his eyes and thought, then raised his eyes to look at him after a while, "Which one do you prefer?"

"First," Tang He's face gradually became serious, and he said: "Your Highness can recruit garrison escorts when entering Yanzhou, and continue to recruit garrison escorts when you go to the next state or county..."

Xia Yushi felt bad after hearing this, and immediately asked: "What if an assassin gets involved?"

Tang He: "Your Highness is protected by us, but assassins are among them. I don't believe there are more assassins than the soldiers who serve the country."

Ning Yushi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "When you pass a state, you summon a garrison. Not to mention that your highness has no military symbols and no power to mobilize the army. Even if you can mobilize, there must be a lot of soldiers following you. Once the news reaches the capital,

, I’m just afraid of being suspected of forcing her into the palace.”

The prince's eyes widened, "I've eaten enough to hold on, now I'm going to force you into the womb?"

Ning Yushi choked for a moment and then said: "Your Highness, this is a hypothesis."

Who can tell clearly about things in this world?

He hinted: "Prince Ru was a kind father and a filial son to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty during his lifetime, but Jiang Chong slandered him. Didn't the emperor also suspect him of witchcraft? Otherwise, why would Prince Ru rebel and commit suicide?"

Prince: ...The prince who had prepared for rebellion felt that what he said was particularly reasonable.

However, at this time, he had more trust in his father. After thinking for a while, he said: "I believe in my father, and my father must also believe in me."

His wife and children are still in the palace. Even if he wants to rebel, he has to bring his wife and children out first, right?

Now he is not really alone like before.

And there is also a queen mother. The prince trusts the queen very much.

The first method was indeed the safest at the moment, but...he glanced at Tang He and asked, "What's your plan for suggesting this?"

Tang He took a deep breath and said: "Your Highness, I want to take the initiative to spread rumors that you are planning to rebel."

The two censors glared at Tang He. Wasn't this trying to drive a wedge between the father and son of the Tian family?

Tang He said quickly: "This is also a last resort. We have done this wrong from the beginning. We should not have gone to Haizhou, let alone killed the governor of Haizhou. Although it has been done, we should not regret it.

, but we should think of a remedy, but we should also know that if we don't handle it well, Jiangnan will start a war again. I don't want the people to suffer, so I can only ask Your Highness to take the risk."

? ?See you at nine o'clock in the evening

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