but……

Zhao Lingrui's expression turned gloomy again.

He heard that his father used to talk to the Prime Minister of Qin, the King of Zhenbei, and Governor Cao, and they were all close friends who talked about everything and slept together on the same bed.

Compared with Gu Beiju and Yan Wulu, their friendship is deeper.

But since my father ascended the throne, and now, no matter how good friends are, they can never be worth the words "the king and his ministers are different".

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui shook his head slightly.

He thought, if he could only choose between "Emperor" and "Friend", then...

...He will definitely choose "Emperor" without hesitation!

What the "Emperor" brought him, apart from the so-called loneliness, was all happiness that ordinary people could not imagine!

As Zhao Lingrui thought, his face gradually dispersed his worries and revealed a perfect smile.

…

Imperial City.

Prince's East Palace.

On the long journey, Prince Zhao Lingfeng was dealing with a series of decisions regarding the restoration of the northern urban area of ​​Jinling City, the aftermath of the massacre of the Yi family mission, and reconnection with the Yi family in the Western Regions.

The old emperor now seems to be willing to rely on the prince, and many things have begun to be handled by the prince.

A secret agent from the secret door appeared from the shadows, stepped forward, and bowed to report——

"His Royal Highness, there is a letter from a secret agent under his command. The Yi family has issued a 'Jianghu Order', intending to use the power of the Jianghu to intercept and kill the prince of Zhenbei on his way back to the north."

"Yi family? Intercept and kill? Prince Zhenbei?"

Zhao Lingfeng murmured to himself, slightly confused for a moment...

"Yes."

The chief of secret agents responded, "Looking at the secret letter, Yi Xiangtian suspected that the Prince of Zhenbei was secretly sabotaging the marriage and taking away his two legitimate daughters, so he posted widely in the world to recruit assassins."

"...In the Yin Yuan Secret Book, several masters on the list have already accepted the post. It's really scary."

"...Furthermore, Lu Minghui, a disciple of Prince Jin's palace who was able to fight with Governor Cao, also accepted the order of Jianghu this time after escaping from Jinling. I'm afraid that Prince Zhenbei is in great danger."

When Zhao Lingfeng heard this, his eyes were playful, and he was no longer as generous and gentle as before...

"These charlatans are becoming more and more outrageous."

"...We must not let them assassinate the Prince of Zhenbei."

"His Royal Highness, but..."

The chief secret agent looked ashamed, "Yi Xiangtian spent all his personal wealth and even hired some masters from the Yin Yuan Secret Book. How can we... stop him?"

"...How about Fei Ge informs King Zhenbei? Or informs His Majesty and asks Governor Cao to take action?"

"The King of Zhenbei is already too far away from us. Telling this matter will only leave a gap in the air. My father is busy with government affairs for another day. I won't trouble my father about this small matter. I will handle it."

Zhao Lingfeng still looked calm. He slowly stretched out his hand, picked up a cup of white jade tea, and took a sip.

The secret agent felt anxious and restless inside.

He really couldn't think of how His Highness the Crown Prince could stop Yi Xiangtian, who was already on the verge of taking action.

And Zhao Lingfeng also clearly saw the impatience and doubts of the secret agent around him...

He chuckled lightly, without any sense of gentleness and clumsiness. It only made people feel that he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand. He continued calmly——

"Don't Yi Xiangtian want to use the power of Jianghu?"

"...That just lets him know who has the final say in today's world. (1)"

…

…

Yan Wulu's team headed north.

Close to Yaowang Valley in Hedong.

Passing through the last section of the valley.

After passing here, there is the flat Hedong Plain, and there will be no more terrain changes until you reach Yaowang Valley.

After leaving Yaowang Valley and heading north, we entered the territory of Beidi, which was controlled by the Zhenbei Army.

In other words - there is no place more suitable for interception and killing than this section of the valley.

The leading team is about to enter the valley.

Yan Wulu suddenly raised his hand to signal the team to stop and observed the cliffs on both sides.

Ye Changtian and Li Mieling also stopped their horses for a moment and stopped beside Yan Wulu to be on guard.

"Have you sent a vanguard to inspect the cliff?" Yan Wulu suddenly asked.

Li Mieling had a higher position in the army and was the first to answer——

"Brother-in-law, sentries have been dispatched, but there is no reply here yet."

Ye Changtian then raised his hands and continued to suggest——

"Your Majesty, this place is too dangerous and it is easy to set up an ambush. Why don't you stop the army first and then send someone to check it out?"

"Brother-in-law said that we need to march quickly. It is enough for me to take a look at these places. The team does not need to stop."

Li Mieling said directly.

It's still difficult for him to always remember what Yan Wulu said at the beginning.

After saying this, Li Mieling was ready to fly up the cliff.

Yan Wulu waved his hand slightly to signal him to stop.

"It's better to send some skilled sentry riders to inspect with you."

"...I don't know why, but I always feel that there may be traces of enemies here."

"...It would be too dangerous for you to go to Mi Ling alone."

As he said that, some sentry riders from the team took the initiative to come out and ride up the cliff with Li Mieling.

…
Chapter completed!