Chapter 252 Discovered
Prince Gong was appointed as the imperial envoy by the new emperor. After receiving the order, he immediately took his entourage and set off for Liaodong County to deal with the issue of Tuoba Lian.
To reach Liaodong Commandery quickly, Prince Gong spent half a day riding a horse and half a day in a carriage, covering nearly 600 li a day. The journey was so arduous that he felt his old bones were falling apart.
On the way, Prince Gong also heard that Lu Desheng, in the name of Houcheng County Magistrate, strongly advocated negotiations with the Xianbei royal court. At that time, Prince Gong was quite surprised. He just thought that Lu Desheng was amazing. He had just left Chang'an and took up his post, but he was already highly valued by the county magistrate and the governor. Was he the one who took on the responsibility?
It seems that Lu Desheng is quite suitable for being an official in a remote area. He has become very successful in such a short period of time.
However, when they hurried into Liaoxi County and checked into the Governor's Mansion, they learned from the Governor's Mansion's chief steward that Lu Desheng had presided over the negotiations without the Governor's consent!
Prince Gong staggered for a moment, unable to believe what he heard. How could this guy Lu Desheng deceive his superiors and abuse his power?
But when he thought about it, he felt that it was something he, Lu Desheng, could do.
Wait, Prince Gong thought about the fact that this negotiation with the Xianbei royal court was led by Lu Desheng, and he couldn't help but wonder, would Lu Desheng even bypass Zheng Xun, the governor of Feng County, who was right above him?
Prince Gong suddenly felt his scalp tingling. He stomped his feet as he looked in the direction of Liaodong County. This guy Lu Desheng was really good at causing trouble. He caused a big disaster as soon as he left Chang'an!
At this time, the chief steward of the Governor's Mansion was about to settle them down, but Prince Gong said directly, "No, we have to continue on our journey!"
The attendant reminded him, "Your Highness, today is March 22nd, and the negotiations have already begun." It's too late to rush over now.
The chief steward of the Governor's Mansion also hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Imperial Envoy. Our Governor rushed over as soon as he received the news. He must have arrived in Houcheng by now."
Prince Gong refused to listen and said, "Let's hurry up!"
The governor is the governor, he is him!
Besides, negotiations don't always produce results in one day. They'll have to go back and forth for a long time. If they rush over now, they'll definitely make it in time.
The attendants wanted to persuade him again, saying that they already spent almost eight hours a day on the road. If they continued to travel, it would be fine for them, but Prince Gong, with his old bones, might not be able to bear it.
"Your Highness, we are all exhausted. Why don't we rest for two hours? We can get up early tomorrow and continue our journey."
Prince Gong glanced at his entourage and horses, and at the same time felt a wave of fatigue coming over him, so he had to nod.
The governor they mentioned was also stuck on a section of the official road in Wangping County.
"Sir, it's getting dark. Should we continue digging?" Jiang Changyun asked the sir after being pushed by his companions.
They spent a whole day clearing this section of road, but only cleared two-thirds of it. Even if they started working overnight, it would probably take the whole night.
The people who blocked the road are really wicked. The road they chose was really well-chosen. There is no village in front and no shop behind. It is very difficult for them to organize people to clear the road, which has caused great trouble for their unblocking work.
Although Jiang Changyun was asking for instructions, he knew in his heart that the villagers who were working wanted to go home. Their homes were three or four miles away, and they all wanted to go home when it got dark.
Shi Tao waved his hand and said, "No, let them go back and come back tomorrow."
He was no longer anxious. The negotiations had already begun, so there was no point in being anxious. For him now, a day earlier or later made no difference. Once the road was open, he could go directly to confront Lü Desheng.
It was certain that Lü Desheng had abused his power and exceeded his authority! No matter what the outcome of this negotiation was, Lü Desheng would suffer a fate unpleasant.
When Jiang Changyun went to ask for instructions, the villagers gradually stopped what they were doing.
The other villagers all left the official road and found a place to sit or lean against. Only two villagers were lazy and simply lay sideways on the stones blocking the road.
The two were chatting, and suddenly the one who was talking was stopped by the other, "Don't talk. Did you hear anything?"
The two of them listened attentively.
"Help! Help—"
"It seems like someone is shouting for help?"
"The sound seems to be coming from the other side of the road. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
"Let's report this to that Lord."
After the two villagers reported the situation, Shi Tao was not too concerned and casually told them to go over and take a look.
Later they really rescued a person, but the person fainted. Shi Tao gave some change to the villagers and asked them to take the person back for treatment.
During this time, Jiang Changyun quietly disposed of the remaining croton powder. The master was no longer in a hurry, so he had no use for it. His mission complete, he didn't care what happened next.
Shengle Royal Court
Tuoba Khan was in a good mood because his eldest son Tuoba Xun performed well.
After Tuoba Xun left, the second steward Qiumuling racked his brains to think of something to say to make the Khan continue to be happy.
Last night, he went to see a southerner named Xue Xu. He talked a lot with him that night and taught him several ways to please the Khan. He tried one of the methods in the morning and it worked very well.
Now, let him think about whether there are any words that are suitable to praise the Khan here.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He got it.
"Congratulations, Khan."
"Why should I be happy?"
"The eldest prince has grown up and can help the Khan share his worries."
"Hahaha, you can see that he has improved?"
Tuoba Khan smiled, and Qiumulingfang felt that he had found the right direction. He immediately continued, "Yes, the eldest prince's way of handling it is the best. The Khan has always had great ambitions, and now that the time is not right, it is indeed not right to start a war. I have heard that the southerners have a saying: build high walls, store up food, and slowly claim the throne..."
He was so focused on showing off that he didn't notice that Tuoba Khan's expression had changed and become terrifying.
"Qiu Mulingfang, who told you this?"
Qiumulingfang realized that there was something wrong with Khan's voice. He looked up and found that Tuoba Khan's face was very serious at the moment. He was completely dumbfounded. Did he say something wrong?
Tuoba Khan repeated his question.
Tuoba Khan knew full well that his second steward wasn't a brilliant mind, not as good as the chief steward. He constantly teased him, but he was loyal and always completed his orders perfectly. He had some merits, so he kept him by his side.
Qiu Mulingfang was frightened, "No, no one——"
The butler spoke at this time, "This is a serious matter, you'd better tell the truth."
Looking at the serious faces of the Khan and the chief steward, Qiu Muling suddenly realized that things were not simple. He quickly told Xue Xu everything about his meeting and conversation.
Tuoba Khan listened with a sullen face and said to the chief steward, "Send someone to capture him for me!"
"yes!"
However, when the chief steward led the most elite warriors of the Xianbei to Shengle No. 1 Restaurant, the people who originally lived on the second floor had already left.
He asked the shop owner, and the shop owner said that he had not seen anyone all day.
The butler realized that the other party might have noticed something was wrong, so he decided to leave first.
"Divide the troops into three groups and chase them!" The butler gave the order, and all three groups headed towards Dali.
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