840, the prince fell short
"Old friend?" Not only Chu Yan, but also Yao Zhen and others were very curious.
Gu Qianxue shook her head, "Sorry, I can only say so much. After all, it's other people's privacy, and everything is just my guess, maybe it has nothing to do with him."
Seeing that Princess Qianxue didn't want to say more, but they didn't ask any more questions, they dropped the matter.
Gu Qianxue went back to her room to rest, but a person's name kept popping up in her mind—Gong Ling'an.
Could it be him
She clearly remembered that when the Xueyue Building rescued her from the East Holy City, there were a large number of followers of the Ming Sect, but after entering the forest, the pursuers retreated strangely.
There must be a reason for it!
Are the pursuers afraid of death or injury? She didn't believe it, because even if the other party didn't use poison, they could kill them alive with a wheel fight.
There is only one answer, that is, the owner of the chasing soldiers withdrew the order.
The owner of the chasing soldiers is none other than the Second Emperor's uterus, Ling An.
Today, knowing that King Li and the others had returned and recalled all the people from Chu Yan Kingdom, except for Gong Ling'an, she really couldn't think of anyone else or any other reason.
She lay down on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and her mind was buzzing.
Why did the second prince withdraw his troops? Was he helping her? Li Wang said that there are many things beyond her imagination, so what is it? Also, what about Su Lingxiao
The more she thought about it, the more her head hurt. She reached out and rubbed her temples.
Why is the world so complicated? Now she really yearns for an ordinary life.
the other side.
After the army arrived at the official yamen, the eunuch announced the imperial decree, and the prince knelt down to receive the decree, so he didn't say anything.
In the yamen lobby, the officials stood aside tremblingly, and the atmosphere in the lobby was astonishingly oppressive.
The officials never dreamed that they would meet His Highness the Crown Prince one day at the border far away from the Emperor Tiangao, and they never dreamed that they would meet His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Li at the same time one day.
If you talk about it carefully, they are even more afraid of King Li.
Everyone knows the purpose of King Li coming all the way to Guandong City.
And His Royal Highness Li Wang has a nickname among the officials—Queen Executioner!
King Li is coming, the person who comes is not good!
The prince wearing a bright yellow prince's robe is extremely noble, with a kind of royal majesty all over his body.
But King Li, who was dressed in pure black, was full of murderous aura, with irresistible domineering, like a king's landing.
The two remained calm, but confronted with momentum, silently confronting each other.
The prince first smiled lightly, "I really didn't expect that I would see King Li here. King Li has worked hard in this line of work."
King Li's face was cold, and his black eyes made it hard to guess his emotions, "It's the prince who has worked hard. The Guandong City has been prosperous and stable under the hands of the prince, and the prince has contributed a lot." But it was sarcasm.
There was a trace of stiffness on the prince's elegant and handsome face, but then disappeared without a trace, "King Li is joking, but it's still King Li who is tough. I can't do anything to take over such a mess."
Put everything in Kanto City on the previous officials.
King Li didn't bother to expose him, "The prince is modest. It is not easy to govern the Guandong City in just a few months, and the prince's talent is appreciated by his father, so he is surprised that it is indeed an overkill for the prince to handle the case of the Guandong City." , and sent this king here."
The prince was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, but he still forced his smile, "King Li is modest."
King Li was too lazy to be courteous to the prince.
"If that's the case, then the king will not be polite." He coldly glanced at the officials, and the temperature of the entire lobby immediately dropped by three degrees.
The officials were as silent as cicadas, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to look at King Li.
At this time, the prince stood in the hall and greeted Li Wang, while Li Wang walked slowly to the table in the lobby, lifted his clothes, and sat down.
This position originally belonged to the crown prince.
Just when everyone thought that the crown prince would sit on the high seat in the hall with King Li, they heard King Li say calmly, "Come here, please take the seat of the prince." As he spoke, his slender fingers seemed to point at a place under the hall at random.
The officials were even more shocked and lowered their heads even lower.
This seat speaks volumes!
During a general trial, several officials sit together in the lobby. In other words, the person sitting behind the table in the lobby is the one who holds power.
And if the VIPs come or watch from the sidelines, they have no right to sit behind the table in the lobby, but to sit on the side of the lobby.
King Li just quietly took over the power of the prince.
Different from the previous embarrassment, the prince's face was calm, and there was only a calm smile on his handsome and elegant cheeks, without any embarrassment.
He gracefully sat on the chair given by the guard.
King Li casually picked up the sandalwood gavel, "How many of the officials in the lobby are officials from this city, and how many were temporarily transferred from other cities?"
Some officials were ashamed, while others were trembling.
There was a moment of dead silence in the lobby, and the leading official stepped forward, "Return to His Royal Highness, because the Guandong City is short of manpower, most of the officials are temporarily transferred from other cities, and only a small number of officials are from the original Guandong City."
"Oh?" Li Wang's expression was playful, "So, before the prince came, Guandong City was always understaffed?"
The crowd didn't know how to answer, because the prince began to exchange blood after he came to Guandong City, and sent away some officials who were unwilling to obey him, and the rest were those who were willing to be loyal to the prince.
And because of the shortage of manpower, some officials were transferred from other cities.
"Return to His Royal Highness King Li... yes." The official could only answer in this way, "Originally, most of the officials in Guandong City have retired and returned to their hometowns when they are old, and some have resigned because of personal pursuits."
"Personal pursuit?" The corners of Li Wang's lips curled up, but it was not a smile, but a sarcasm, "This word is well used, and this king likes it."
The conversation between the two did not reach the ears of the prince, he just sat quietly on the chair, looking at the door of the lobby with a pair of peach blossom eyes.
In this battle, did he lose
Fall short!
As soon as he entered the Guandong City, he bought officials, cleared all those who did not want to take refuge in him, promoted and rewarded some who were willing to take refuge in him, and transferred many officials and soldiers from other places. He even made plans to take over the Zhao family army. Prepare.
But the first problem came up, Pei Xiang suddenly took refuge in the emperor, and wanted to hand over the Zhao family army to the emperor.
So he had a dispute with Pei Xiang, using his power to squeeze the power of the Zhao family army, and even using scheming to provoke the relationship between Pei Xiang and Xue Xufeng, and bought Xue Xufeng.
Xue Xufeng deceived others, and he also made up an illegitimate son of Marshal Zhao.
He brought in people from Chuyan Kingdom not only to use Mingjiao to control Marshal Zhao, crowd out and pressure the Zhao family army, and control the people of the whole city, but there is actually another reason!
Only when the city is in chaos can he take action to clean it up!
Originally, the Guandong City was peaceful, and he had no way of attacking it, but it was very different when Chu Yanguo came. After he completely took over the Guandong City and its surrounding areas, and took down the Zhao family army, he could use the name of the Qing Cult to attack the Guandong City again. A big cleansing will kill all those who refuse to take refuge in him!
If everything goes well, in this battle, he can regain a quarter of Nanyue Kingdom's power.
However... the success fell short, where is the problem
841, King Li's Invitation