Li Hong took the jade and turned it over in his hand to look at it. It was indeed a piece of fine jade. This thing is very valuable to ordinary people, ordinary wealthy businessmen, or other officials, but to Li Hong, this thing There are many in the palace, and every year the emperor and the queen give themselves a few pieces of money.
The crystal tablets that were regarded as treasures by the father and mother back then seemed to be cheaper now, and the price began to be lower than that of jade.
"In this case, remember to find Bai Chun when you arrive at Taiyi City. She will arrange it for you. Take this." After Li Hong finished speaking, he took off a jade pendant from Cheetah and handed it to him along with the jade pendant. Zong Chuke.
"Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince." Zong Chuke naturally understood that this was the Crown Prince's care for him. No, this is because of myself, so I care for the people of Lantian.
"You don't have to pay back the piece I gave you. A high-ranking county magistrate doesn't even have a decent jade pendant. If word spreads, people will laugh at it, so I'll give it to you." Li Hong said with a half-smile. .
"I would like to thank Your Highness for the gift. I will cherish it and work harder for the welfare of the people of Lantian." Zong Chuke was overjoyed and turned over the jade pendant to look at it with joy.
"Master." Bu Bu suddenly reminded in a low voice.
Welfare and Wutian are more like a farmer than Zong Chuke. He is of medium height and has an extremely ordinary appearance.
Zong Chuke almost mistakenly thought that these two people were Taiyi City people and had followed the prince as guides. When I heard the two people talking, I was shocked. I didn't expect that the two of them were the prince's bodyguards.
"Huh?" Li Hong ignored Zong Chuke and looked helpless.
"Sir, we've found it out. The people guarding Cuiwei Palace are from Weiwei Temple..." Fang Zhan and Heng Qiao seemed to appear out of thin air out of nowhere.
"Just tell me who is inside. The guards are not important. Don't you know what I want to know?" Li Hong became irritated when he mentioned this matter. He interrupted impatiently and asked directly for the result.
Zong Chuke on the side found that he was a bit redundant at this moment. It seemed that what he was saying now was obviously not something that his level could listen to.
But let's take leave now, but the prince's face is as cold as ice, and he has just rewarded himself with a fine jade pendant. If he takes the initiative to resign, will he lose etiquette or make the prince angry
Before he could figure it out, two people appeared beside him and hurriedly lowered their heads to apologize to the prince.
"Yes, I forgive you." Heng Qiao and Fang Zhan said hurriedly.
Heng Qiao glanced at Fang Zhan and continued to say to Li Hong: "The people inside are He Lan Minzhi, Japanese envoys, Xiao Shoudao, Xiao Shougui and others, who are drinking and having fun."
Li Hong had guessed from the beginning that it was probably He Lan Minzhi who moved into Cuiwei Palace due to his favor. He thought Wen Ting and Wen Zhen would also participate, but he didn't expect that it would be Xiao Shoudao and Xiao Shougui! These two people are really seeking death!
"Which palace is it in?" Li Hong frowned and his tone became calmer, but Zong Chuke felt shuddering.
"Hanfeng Palace." After Heng Qiao finished speaking, he closed his eyes and waited for the prince's anger to burst out.
"Hanfeng Hall! Hanfeng Hall! Okay, yes, He Lanminzhi, you have the guts! Which guard is closest to here? Mobilize it immediately! Cheetah, immediately draw up the decree of the East Palace, summon the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, the Ministry of Personnel, and Zongzheng There are also officials from the Shaofu Prison who have come to Taiyi City!" Li Hong's face was full of gloomy murderous intent!
Everyone present could feel the prince's suppressed anger and rage!
"Is there any other place where I can enter Cuiwei Palace?" Li Hong looked at Fang Zhan and asked.
"As for me, except for Jinhua Gate, the other two gates are guarded by people from Weiwei Temple. We can only break in by force, but we still need to wait for the people from Weiwei Temple to come..." Fang Zhan replied cautiously and respectfully. road.
"It's too late. If the news leaks out, who knows if they will run away. We must enter immediately." Li Hong waved his hand impatiently. This time when he came to Taiyi City, there was no good news waiting for him. It was all bad news. matters of the heart.
Zong Chuke listened for a long time and understood. It turned out that the prince was refused to go outside Cuiwei Palace by others. No wonder he chose a path rarely used by people to go up the mountain.
I just don’t know if this Helan Minzhi is the queen’s nephew. If so, he is too bold to even reject the prince!
At this moment, when he heard the prince asking if there was any other way, he turned his head, looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and whispered: "Your Highness, I remember that Sun Shenxian said that there is a small way into Cuiwei Palace, but there is no way. Know if it’s still there now.”
"Let's go and ask the old god." After Li Hong finished speaking, he turned around and headed up the mountain again.
Zong Chuke and others hurriedly followed and came to the place where they were just now. They saw Sun Simiao still sitting there. He was still startled when he saw Li Hong. He stood up slowly with his hands on the ground and asked: "Your Highness, why are you there again?" came back?"
"Old immortal, I heard from Zong Chuke that you know a path into Cuiwei Palace?" Li Hong asked directly.
Sun Simiao was stunned for a moment. The prince didn't leave the main entrance, so why did he go to the side road
So he asked strangely: "Prince, what are you...?"
After living to this age, not to mention his status and achievements, even an ordinary old man who lives to this age is no longer bound by the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, he can ask and treat Li Hong with a normal attitude without any regard for identity and status.
In fact, let alone Li Hong, even if Li Zhi came in person, Sun Simiao was qualified to yell at him in front of him. However, Sun Simiao was devoted to medicine and had always been indifferent to fame and fortune, living in seclusion in the mountains all year round. Otherwise, he would not have lived to be over a hundred years old, but he could still live for several decades more.
"Didn't I tell you, kid? I was kicked out just a few steps after walking to Jinhua Gate, so I asked you for help." Even if Li Hong has been reincarnated for nine or ten lifetimes, he is just a young boy now. , No matter how irritated or angry I feel, I still have to answer calmly when faced with Sun Simiao's questions.
"So, you want to sneak in? No problem, but you have to promise me something." Sun Simiao walked up to Li Hong without hesitation and extended his hand to invite Li Hong to go forward.
The two of them walked side by side at the front, and Sun Simiao continued: "You have to promise the old Taoist, and you can't punish the old Taoist just because he knows this trail?"
Li Hong turned to look at Sun Simiao. He seemed to have become more childlike as he got older, and he still had the leisure to joke with him.
"No problem. After I walked this trail today, I forgot about it. That's okay." Li Hong glanced at Sun Simiao and said.
"Okay, then Lao Dao can rest assured. This trail was accidentally discovered by Lao Dao when he was collecting medicine. The mountains there are severe, so when Cuiwei Palace was built, there was really no way to connect them, so there was only such a trail left. "
As the trees grew taller and the forest became denser, the path became narrower and narrower. In the end, only one person could pass through.
Sun Simiao led the way, Li Hong followed closely behind, and Lawless guards on both sides to prevent any mistakes.
Xiaoxue followed step by step. Needless to say, Zong Chuke had no choice but to follow from the back.
"Jingzhe, step forward and clear the way for the old immortal." Li Hong looked at the medicine hoe in Sun Simiao's hand, swung it at the branches protruding from both sides from time to time, and walked forward with difficulty, so he said to Jingzhe.
"Yes, it seems that the prince's reputation for kindness and filial piety is not false." Sun Simiao has been walking in the mountains all year round, and his feet are still very stable. After hearing Li Hong's words, he can still say it in a calm tone, without any hint of it. A hundred year old man.
"Then you haven't heard from outside rumors that the prince is determined to retaliate for his actions?" Li Hong looked leisurely, with people guarding him on his left and right, and he was not afraid of stepping on the wrong foot or anything else.
"Haha, I have heard something, but as far as I know, the prince's vengeance is all used on hateful people, not on the common people, right?" With Jingzhe clearing the way ahead, Sun Simiao felt much more relaxed. He said that he could look back at Li Hong at the end.
The mountains and forests are becoming more and more confusing, and the sunlight is blocked. Only a few rays of light are lucky enough to shine in. Everywhere you can see are weeds and trees. From time to time, you can hear frightened small animals in the grass, panicking. The sound of escaping rubbing.
This place itself is not very far from Cuiwei Palace, so a few people walked for a short time and came to the corner of a cliff. Between the mountain and the palace wall, there was a gap that could only be passed by one person, and it was cat-shaped. Just barely passed.
"This is it. When it was built, the mountain was too thick and hard to break open, so a hole like this was left." Sun Simiao said, pointing to the small hole where Jingzhe was clearing the weeds in front.
Li Hong raised his head and looked at it. If he wanted to truly connect the mountain and the palace wall, he would probably need explosives. With the current technology of Taiyi City, it would take several explosions to explode.
Before Li Hong could speak, Sun Simiao continued: "If you worry about your identity, Prince, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass."
"How could it be possible? I'm small and walked in even though I straightened my back." Li Hong kicked Jingzhe and signaled him to hurry up.
When Fang Zhan and Heng Qiao saw it, they hurriedly joined in the process of clearing weeds, leaving only Weili, Wutian and Xiaoxue to guard Li Hong.
Seeing that the weeds were almost cleared, Sun Simiao said with a smile: "Okay, you guys go in, it's getting late, and it's time for the old man to go back. Otherwise, if you leave the forest in a while, you won't be able to see anything. "
"Fang Zhan and Heng Qiao sent the old immortal back, and then directly waited for Cheetah at Jinhua Gate." Li Hong said to the two of them.
"Sir, what should we do here? Let's go in, just in case..." Xiaoxue said hurriedly, how could they transfer two people away just because of an old man? Who knows what kind of situation they will encounter after entering.
"It's okay. If I borrow a hundred courages from them, they won't dare to do anything. Just do as I say." Li Hong ordered.
"Thank you for being so experienced, Prince. Chu Ke, are you...?" Sun Simiao looked at Zong Chuke at the back and asked.
(End of chapter)