0p0 Chapter 364 After Su Heng was Imprisoned
Chapter 364 After Su Heng was Imprisoned
Li Lang took a sip of tea, his face showing undisguised joy, "How is it going? Any news from the street?"
He and Su Heng work together, and this approach is a win-win situation.
He and Su Heng had already discussed it. Su Heng would help him get rid of his two biggest worries, and he would help Su Heng get Xiao Yu's head. In addition, Su Heng would give him five of the ten cities he asked for from the emperor.
With these five cities, plus the wealth and connections he had accumulated over the years, when he returned to Xiliang Kingdom, he would be a hero admired by everyone.
Although they lost their crown prince, the brave and resourceful Third Prince helped them gain more land.
Although the Second Prince ranked ahead of him, he had no achievements in all these years and could not compete with the hero of Xiliang - him, Li Mao.
Gray Bird looked at Li Mao, who seemed to be confident in what he was doing, and for a moment he didn't know how to start. "Master, on the street..."
Realizing that Graybird's reaction was wrong, Li Mao put away his calm expression and asked solemnly, "What happened? Tell the truth."
Gray Bird looked at Li Mao and spoke carefully, "Just now, I happened to hear the emperor's edict announcing to the people on the street. The edict said that all the things that happened during this period were caused by Su Heng. Now the emperor has imprisoned him and is investigating everything about him."
"boom"
Li Mao threw the quilt hard on the ground, his face cold.
Su Heng said this plan was foolproof, but he actually sent himself to jail! "
His father was a coward and certainly didn't want to go to war with Daning. In this case, it might not be so easy to get the five cities. Three princes and one princess went out, and only he came back. Without getting the compensation for the five cities, his status in the hearts of the people would be greatly reduced!
"What a waste!" Li Mao clenched his fists and cursed softly.
"Master, don't get yourself hurt by being angry," Gray Bird glanced at Li Mao, "What are you going to do next?"
Li Mao's eyes were cold.
The next plan is that Xiao Yu must die and the things in his hands must be taken back no matter what!
I wonder what his father was thinking when he let a general from Da Ning hold the military command of Xiliang!
He has the financial resources provided by the largest trading company in Xiliang State, plus this military token. Even if the second son tries to please his father, the position of crown prince can only be his.
Li Mao said coldly: "Wait until tomorrow to see how the emperor will deal with Xiao Yu!"
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The news that Su Heng was thrown into prison quickly spread throughout the imperial city.
Similarly, it was also reported to Qingfeng Pavilion.
Although the wind was howling outside, Qingfeng Pavilion was warm. A charming and seductive woman in a red dance costume was sitting in front of a dressing mirror, drawing her eyebrows.
Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, Chu Yin's slightly raised eyebrows frowned in displeasure.
"What's going on! Didn't he say it was foolproof? How did he end up in jail?"
The person standing behind him was wearing a very ordinary black brocade suit with a gold-embroidered pattern on the collar and a gold-embroidered belt of the same color around his waist. He looked like a playboy.
He said respectfully: "The emperor's edict says that Su Heng is the culprit behind these assassinations of envoys."
Chu Yin stopped drawing her eyebrows and asked the man, "Didn't you say you were going for Xiao Yu's head this time? How did you get him in?"
The man shook his head, "I don't know."
"Now that things have come to this, what should we do with King Linchuan's plan? Does the girl have any ideas?" he asked again.
As a spy lurking in Daning, Chu Yin had to find a way to complete the task assigned to her by King Linchuan.
This time, together with the third prince of Xiliang, they disrupted the internal affairs of Daning. Prince Linchuan Huyanping had been planning for a long time.
If this mission is successful, Xiliang and Daning will break their decades-long friendly relations and go to war again. King Linchuan will take the opportunity to break through Hanshan Pass in one fell swoop and take over the entire northern border.
At that time, the people of the Xiongnu would have more vast grazing lands and would not have to huddle in that bitter and cold land and struggle for survival.
Hanshan Pass should have been captured seven years ago. If it weren't for Xiao Yu, King Linchuan's army would have captured all the territory north of Daning.
She must not waste this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and let Prince Linchuan's plan go to waste.
Chu Yin pondered for a moment, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, making her look even more charming.
"How many people do you have in the capital?" she asked.
The man thought for a moment and frowned, "Two hundred to thirty-six hundred people. Miss, are you going to rescue Su Heng from prison?"
Chu Yin raised her lips and smiled seductively, "It's not a jailbreak, it's a murder. Get me 20 insignificant assassins with clean backgrounds. Tonight is the day they give the King of Linchuan Jinzhong a chance."
The man frowned, looking somewhat unhappy. "I spent a lot of effort to train these people. If we lose twenty of them at once, we will suffer a huge loss!"
Chu Yin slowly stood up, twisting her slender waist towards the man. Her charming eyes were like thousands of troops, full of oppression.
"You dare to question my decision? Have you forgotten who your master is?" Chu Yin stared at the person in front of him with cold eyes.
Gazing at Chu Yin's enchanting and beautiful face, the man was distracted for a moment.
Chu Yin's voice was very light, but the invisible pressure made the man lower his head, "King Linchuan is my master, how could I forget!"
"Humph! I'm glad you didn't forget!" Chu Yin glanced at him and sat back down. "Twenty of them, send them to me tonight!"
"Yes!" The man responded respectfully, looked at the person in the mirror again, turned and entered the secret door.
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At night, in the study of Li Yi, the Minister of War, Li Qingyuan, dressed as a peasant girl, stood in front of Li Yi's desk with a worried look on her face.
"Father, my father-in-law is in jail now, what should we do?"
Li Yi's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Yuan'er, your father has done his best according to his words. Now, for some reason, Su Heng has gone to jail by himself. It's not our fault."
Li Qingyuan was so anxious that tears came out. "But my brother is still in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. If father-in-law doesn't sign the document to forgive him, he will probably stay in prison for the rest of his life."
Unlike Li Qingyuan's anxious expression, Li Yi seemed very calm. "Do you think Su Heng will let Xiao'er go when he comes out? He will only use Xiao'er's life to continue threatening his father to do things for him."
"What should we do? We can't just ignore our brother!" Li Qingyuan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Wait until Su Heng dies!" A fierce light flashed in Li Yi's eyes. "Your Majesty wants his life, and no one can stop him. When he dies, I will use this black hat on my head to buy his peace."
Hearing what Li Yi said, Li Qingyuan was shocked at first, and then his eyes slowly became calm.
It's better this way. Her father is over fifty years old, and he has to live a miserable life because his younger brother is held hostage by her father-in-law and has to go along with the evil people.
As long as her father-in-law died and there was no victim, they would find a way to save A-di.
After returning to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Su Xiuyuan anxiously asked Li Qingyuan, "Yuan'er, what did your father-in-law say?"
Li Qingyuan felt a little guilty, but thinking about how Su Heng had used Li Xiaoyun to pressure their family these days, she raised her head and looked at Su Xiuyuan, "Father said that he hasn't figured out why my father-in-law was imprisoned. If he wants to save my father, he has to find out first before asking His Majesty for help."
Su Xiuyuan nodded, "Father-in-law is right."
He held Li Qingyuan's hand tightly, "Yuan, you are all I have now."
Li Qingyuan held his hand back and tightened it, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.