But no matter what, since they were able to gain the freedom they had lost for several hours, their hearts were still very relaxed. They followed Wen Wen and Fan Ning'an one by one through the winding mountain road and walked to the mountain gate very skillfully. go.
Quan Shancai and Su Honghui in the room also looked at Wen Wen and others. They knew that this must be arranged intentionally by Li Hong.
What a heinous crime it is to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? How could you let these people go so easily? Playing the long game to catch the big fish, the prince obviously wanted to know who was behind all this.
"It seems that the prince doesn't want us to follow him because he is also on guard against us." Su Honghui pinched the edge of the window with some uneasiness, watching Wen Wen and the others walking on the path of Chang Tao Temple with ease.
"So what? These idiots have no idea who gave them the information. Even if the prince is suspicious, he will not doubt us. Apart from us knowing their whereabouts, Chang Daoguan also knew about him three days ago. His whereabouts? Speaking of informing, after these people arrived at Baiyun Temple and Zhaixing Temple, the prince would be more suspicious that someone in Changdao Temple had informed him of his whereabouts. After all, Taoist temples should know each other and be familiar with each other. Yes, and the fact that they came here with ease is enough to show that they are familiar with the terrain of Changdao Temple. If the prince does not doubt Changdao Temple, will he still doubt us?" Quan Shancai rubbed his hands together and sneered. He paused and said.
The morning sun had just risen. Even with the windows open, there was still a hint of coolness in the room. When the windows were closed, the two of them seemed to have taken reassurance. They felt a little bit uneasy about Li Hong letting go of these knights and knights. Worry is gone.
If Li Hong didn't let them go, Quan Shancai and Su Honghui might still be a little worried, but as soon as the prince let them go, they would disband and go down the mountain from Star Picking Temple and Baiyun Temple. If they wanted to find them again, they would have to go to great lengths. It took a lot of effort.
Moreover, at this time, the only thing the prince could count on was the Chengdu Mansion, and he sent them out to look for him casually to deal with errands. Two months later, Shangshu reported to the prince who was far away in Nanzhao that he had not found him.
At that time, he was busy dealing with the princes of Nanzhao and Zhenla, and he was probably already exhausted. How could he care about the small matter of assassination in Chengdu Prefecture, let alone think about blaming himself and others for the failure of the search.
The two of them were making wishful thinking in the room, and at the same time, they were also planning how to continue with the next plan with Li Qian and others after returning to Chengdu Mansion today.
Whether the officialdom of Jiannan Dao can always ensure that a needle cannot penetrate and water cannot penetrate, it depends on whether Prince Li Hong has enough methods to find a breakthrough in the past few days.
So when Li Hong suddenly changed his mind and planned to stay in Qingcheng Mountain, Quan Shancai and Su Honghui were shocked. They ran to Li Hong and shouted: "No way."
His Highness has just been assassinated in Changdao Temple. His magnanimity in not pursuing the responsibility of Yuan Keshi and Li Yan in Changdao Temple is already widening the net. If he continues to stay here, if another thief attacks, the sins of the ministers and others will be serious. .
But no matter how Quan Shancai and Su Honghui tried to persuade them, His Highness the Crown Prince was determined to stay here, and he did not intend to let them leave, and kept them tightly tied to him.
Di Renjie had gone down the mountain early this morning and was already on his way to Chengdu Mansion.
In Chengdu Mansion, Li Qian, Pei Shoude, Li Gui, Li Wen, as well as King Cao's sons Li Jun and Li Jie, including Yuyao County Lord Li Lin and her husband Murong Bin, had also quietly gathered in Chengdu Mansion, waiting for Quan Shan. After returning with Su Honghui, they discussed how to win over Di Renjie and find some things to frame Li Hong in the shortest possible time. As a result, Li Hongyuan left Nanzhao to attack the Central Plains whip in time, forcing Li Hong into trouble.
On the Ax Mountain in the northern suburbs of Chengdu Prefecture, pandas were seen walking down the mountain for several days, but within two days, the entire Ax Mountain returned to normal.
The local people even kept some young pandas in their homes, but every two days, these pandas fled en masse and returned to Ax Mountain and their original habitat.
This incident did not attract anyone's attention. Even Li Qian, Pei Shoude and others who were quietly hiding in Chengdu Mansion did not think there was anything unusual about the giant panda suddenly going down the mountain.
And not far away from them, in a small courtyard less than three or four miles away from Jianyuan Temple, Bai Chun was scolding Bai Qi who looked indifferent.
Since arriving in Chengdu, this guy has been like crazy. He runs to the Ax Mountain not far away every day. He has killed several pandas. In order to please Bai Chun and avoid being reprimanded, he even brought one back in his mouth. Live cubs to Bai Chun.
Yang Wu and Lian Tie had no choice but to stand on either side with their eyes closed and rest their minds, listening to what was going on outside, or listening to Bai Chun scolding and lying on the ground as if talking to someone. The paw teases the panda cub that is no longer afraid of it.
"Di Renjie showed up in Chengdu."
At the same time that Li Qian received the news, Bai Chun also received the news, so on the way from Qingcheng Mountain to Chengdu Prefecture, which must pass through Jianyuan Temple, the atmosphere began to become weird.
"Sir, this official road is unusual." Yuan Fang was riding on horseback, half a body behind Di Renjie. He looked at the common people and merchants passing by on the official road from time to time with some vigilance, and reminded him.
"Isn't this normal? Now that we have shown up, the demons and ghosts in Chengdu Prefecture may have been alarmed. This is to welcome us." Di Renjie said with a cheerful smile.
"Welcome? Your Excellency, you are really optimistic. I don't even know if I will be able to come out alive after this trip to Chengdu." Yuan Fang shook his head and said his last words to the other two people behind him. said his colleague who came out with him.
"After all, I, Di Renjie, am still an important member of the imperial court. Although I had an unpleasant quarrel with His Highness the Crown Prince, no matter where I go, whether it is to the three religions or nine schools, or to local officials or noble families, if I, Di Renjie, want my life, I have to weigh it carefully. ." Di Renjie's expression showed no trace of nervousness, and even contained some leisurely and relaxed expression.
"Sir, you were not like this a few days ago. Why are you like this now... Did something happen?" Yuan Fang used his brain less and less. He felt that when he was with Di Renjie, he just had to be a good person. Okay, as for using your brain, just leave it to Master Di.
"You should learn to use this place more in the future." Di Renjie pointed to his temple and continued: "It stands to reason that after His Highness was attacked in Qingcheng, Quan Shancai and others would immediately invite the Prince back to Chengdu Mansion. , but we drove slowly for two days and didn’t see His Royal Highness’s guard of honor. What does that mean?”
"What does this mean? Does it mean that there are many of them and their journey is slower than ours? But our speed is already slow enough."
"It means that His Highness the Crown Prince has no plans to return to Chengdu Mansion as soon as possible. He is afraid that he will have to stay for a few more days. Quan Shancai and Su Honghui should be anxious to return to Chengdu Mansion, but we didn't see them either. They must have been left behind by His Highness. . At this time, Chengdu Mansion is like a city without an owner. If we don't enter without permission, wouldn't we be suspected of deceiving our colleagues?" Di Renjie said confidently.
Although Yuan Fang didn't understand what his intention was, Mr. Di, who had chosen to walk on a small road yesterday, chose to walk on the spacious and flat official road today after being beaten last night, as if he was afraid that no one would know that he, Di Renjie, was coming to Chengdu. Similar.
Yuan Fang didn't know, but Di Renjie knew very well that the reason why Prince Li Hong was so anxious was because he was worried about Nanzhao. More importantly, if he wanted to reorganize Nanzhao and conquer Zhenla, a stable rear was essential. Less.
Chengdu Prefecture has always been known as the land of abundance. As the rear area of the army, it is naturally the most suitable state capital to provide grain, grass and other supplies to the prince's army.
But if the Chengdu government is unstable, no matter how brave and tenacious the soldiers at the front are, they will one day be dragged to death by the unstable rear.
Whether it is the era of cold weapons or the era of hot weapons with long guns and short cannons, war is always a test of logistics capabilities. Once there is a problem with logistical supplies, the balance of the war will begin to tilt. Therefore, it is impossible for no one to ignore such an important link. Attention.
Jianyuan Temple was already in sight, and even the peaceful bells in the temple could be heard clearly. Yuan Fang also understood one thing.
His Royal Highness stayed in Qingcheng Mountain to restrain Quan Shancai and Su Honghui for Di Renjie, thereby giving Di Renjie a chance to seek a breakthrough in Chengdu Mansion.
A wolf suddenly jumped out from the wall of the backyard of Jianyuan Temple. In a yellow sea of rapeseed flowers, the black wolf seemed to be in a deserted land, stirring up the field of rapeseed flowers and making ripples.
When Yuanfang watched the dust rising from the rapeseed field in surprise, when he was about to reach the roadside, he suddenly saw the black wolf rolling over, but it had already bitten a hare that was no longer struggling. He quickly pointed it out to Di Renjie in surprise: "Sir, look, that wolf can actually catch a rabbit in the rapeseed field. This is something even a goshawk doesn't dare to try."
"The goshawk is afraid of being caught by rapeseed flowers, so the wolf is naturally not afraid of it. What's more, the rapeseed flowers are not an obstacle to the wolf, but to the hare. Being able to catch a hare at such a short distance is not worth making a fuss about. But..." Di Renjie seemed to smile. Looking at Yuan Fang with a non-smiling look on his face, he continued to ask: "Don't you think it's unexpected that a wolf appears here?"
"What's wrong with this... Sir, you mean..."
"Let's stay one night at Jianyuan Temple. I remember that you believe in Buddhism." Di Renjie said to Yuan Fang, and then tapped the horse's belly with his right leg, signaling the good horse under his crotch to speed up.
Looking at Di Renjie's back as he quickly moved forward, Yuan Fang murmured stupidly: "When did I believe in Buddhism? I don't believe in foreign things. Is it okay if I believe in Buddhism?"
(End of chapter)