Chapter 44 Frankness
Gu Changxiao was immediately anxious, he was sure that the 'King of Li' in Yanzhou was Taoist Xiao Ji.
The subordinates of King Li who were looking for the Taoist priest to administer medicine in Luocheng must be the soldiers of the Black Feather Camp.
If we turn around and go to Los Angeles, it will take a lot of time.
Taoist Xiao Ji had besieged the city in Yanzhou to demand payment, and Prince Yu's men were chasing her. Her situation was too dangerous! She had to rush to Yanzhou as soon as possible to exchange their identities.
But this time, Grandpa Ling and Jin'an both felt that they should go to Luocheng first to find the person who applied the medicine and ask about the situation.
Their reason was that Yanzhou was too far away and the border of Yan was closed. It was impossible for the three ordinary Taoists like them to enter Yan.
Luocheng is close, so I'll go get some confirmed news about Jinsui before considering the next plan.
Gu Changxiao couldn't persuade the two for a moment, so after thinking for a while, he decided to tell them the truth.
"Master Ji, you have been asking me why I am sure that Master Ji went to Yanzhou. Today I will tell you the truth."
Then Gu Changxiao told a story that almost made Grandpa Ling and Jin'an drop their jaws in shock.
"You, you said you were the King of Li, and Sui Sui took your badge and pretended to be the King of Li?"
Grandpa Ling was so shocked that he ripped out a few strands of his beard without feeling any pain. He turned around and said:
"Wait a minute, let me sort it out."
Jin An shook his head beside him: "Impossible, how is this possible? Others are not blind. My...brother, it is impossible for him to pretend to be the King of Li."
My sister looked really good in her Taoist priest costume, but she also looked pretty good in another man, King Li, who beat Jiang Nansheng, sold treasures in Weizhou, and led thousands of soldiers to besiege the city to demand pay.
Is this something my sister would do?
Grandpa Ling was pinching his fingers, and Jin An thought he was telling fortunes: "Grandpa, did you figure out that the Li King is my brother?"
Grandpa Ling said unhappily:
"How can I calculate this? I calculated the timeline of the Li King's journey, and it really matched the day your brother left."
Gu Changxiao said in a deep voice:
"Master Ji, I have told you the truth, and please believe me for once. The young master is really in Yanzhou, and she is in a very dangerous situation. We must rush there as soon as possible."
Grandpa Ling still thinks it would be more reliable to go to Luocheng first and find those people who applied the pesticides.
In his indecision, he decided to use the old method to make a decision, that is - fortune-telling.
Draw a talisman on the spot and ask for directions. To the north is Yanzhou and to the south is Luocheng.
After throwing three copper coins and opening his eyes, Grandpa Ling made a decision: "Go to Yanzhou."
Gu Changxiao was both relieved and helpless. He was relieved that the three of them had no more disagreements about the itinerary.
What was helpless was that he trusted Master Ji so much that he told him his true identity.
But the other party would rather believe the hexagram than believe him.
However, before leaving, they found a group of people who went to Luocheng to ask for medicine, and asked them to tell the people who gave the medicine about the three Taoist priests named Ji going to Yanzhou.
Gu Changxiao soon discovered that since he told Master Ji his true identity, he had become a little reserved towards him and was not as comfortable as before.
Jin'an became distant from him and even more wary.
Gu Changxiao realized belatedly that Taoist Ji had been trying to find out his identity all the way, and he was also trying to find out the past of the three generations of the Ji family.
Now, he is honest and has nothing to hide.
But he didn't find out anything about the Ji family!
Looking at Jin'an's reaction, do they dislike the King of Li? Yes, many ordinary people who don't know the truth dislike the King of Li and accuse him of intending to kill his father and seize the throne.
Gu Changxiao laughed at himself. Taoist Xiao Ji had caused so many troubles by taking advantage of the identity of the King of Li. Perhaps he believed that he was an arrogant and conceited person.
How could he have imagined that the three generations of the Ji family had other connections with him.
After knowing that Big Brother Gu was the King of Li, Jin An was very angry with himself. He had been so nice to Big Brother Gu before, but he didn't expect that this man was also one of the murderers who killed his father.
Grandpa Ling knew that this child had been complained about by his mother for a long time about his father's death, and he had developed resentment not only towards Lord Huang, but also towards the King of Li and the Emperor.
Afraid that he would let the cat out of the bag in front of Gu Changxiao, she warned him privately: "Don't tell anyone about your father before you find your sister."
Jin'an nodded painfully. His sister was in danger now and he had to take a big responsibility.
Jinan has grown a lot along the way, and now he understands how naive he was in the past.
Overturning my father's verdict is as difficult as moving a mountain.
He asked sadly, "Grandpa, is it impossible to clear my father's name?"
Grandpa Ling stroked his head and sighed softly, "Everything depends on human effort. You see, God let us meet the King of Li to give us a chance!"
I just hope that my granddaughter won’t do anything sensational again. If she angers the King of Li, it will be troublesome.
As the three of them were struggling to get to Yanzhou, Jinsui was so engrossed in his role as the King of Li that he was negotiating with Lizhou Mu about the assassination by Commander Huo! Han Xing sent the four bodies to the gate of Yanzhou City, but the guards naturally refused to let him in. So he spread the news that the assassin was Lizhou Mu who was sent to the border city and assassinated the King of Li.
This once again caused a heated discussion in Yanzhou City, and many people came to watch the excitement. Ever since King Li came to Yandi, there has been one excitement after another!
After hearing this, Li Zhoumu was horrified. This was really yellow mud falling into the crotch. It must be shit if not shit!
Why is the King of Li acting so haphazardly? Can such a thing be made public?
He quickly asked someone to invite Han Xing into the mansion, and ordered him to keep his mouth shut. This matter must not be spread outside Yanzhou City.
It's not only about him, it's also about Prince Yu!
When he heard that the King of Li was asking for 10,000 taels of silver, he threatened to file a complaint with the emperor if the money was not given.
Li Zhoumu only felt that he was facing not a prince, but the leader of a street rogue, the ancestor of scoundrels.
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone so shameless!
"How can I have 10,000 taels of silver? Besides, this assassin killed five of my clerks and sneaked into the border town. What does this have to do with me?"
Han Xing insisted: "Anyway, they were sent by Lord Li, so Yanzhou City cannot escape responsibility."
Li Zhoumu was unwilling to pay the silver, not only because he was poor, but also because if he paid the silver, wouldn't it be confirmed that he admitted the crime? Not only could he not pay the silver, but he also had to get himself out of it.
But he underestimated the King's shamelessness, and Han Xing did not return home that night.
The next day, King Li sent another team into the city, not only to demand the medical expenses caused by the assassin, but also to demand Captain Han.
Li Zhoumu invited people to enter the city again, but they were still unwilling to go in, saying: "After Captain Han goes in, his life or death is uncertain. What if we go in and are silenced?"
"The prince said that as long as you pay the money, he will forgive you. If you don't pay, he will bring witnesses to Chang'an to file a complaint with the emperor."
Everyone knows that it is impossible for the King of Li to return to Chang'an, but you can't stop him from pestering you every day! Now the whole city is talking about this matter, and the local nobles are speculating that Li Zhoumu boarded the ship of the King of Yu and joined forces to kill the King of Li.
If this goes on, even if Chief Lizhou had ten mouths, he wouldn’t be able to explain himself.
When the King of Li sent people to Yanzhou for the third time to demand people and money, he changed his words and said that it was okay for Governor Li not to compensate the money.
Then agree to the following two points. First, build a road from Yanzhou to the border town according to the specifications of an official road.
The second is to open up the border towns’ right to trade. A few years ago, border towns were able to do business, but since Li Zhoumu took office, border town trade has been banned.
The "Li Da Wuxian King" used a privately-stamped letter to give Lizhou Mu three days to consider. If he did not agree, the matter would be reported to Chang'an.
If all five were dead, Li Zhoumu would definitely refuse to agree, but there was still one survivor, and this Li Wang was so unreasonable and unreasonable.
Even if you read all the history books and military strategies, you cannot figure out what he will do next.
(End of this chapter)
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