The words Su Zhenbei said to him on the way suddenly rang in his ears again.

King Yan, who usually didn't like to think, was silent for a moment.

It must be said that Gu Tai was always good at guessing people's minds and immediately found the weakness of the King of Yan.

"The Queen Mother personally gave Madam Su a donkey cart, and the Emperor also issued an order. Your Highness, Prince of Yan, think about it, why did the Queen Mother give a donkey cart?"

Gu Tai looked at the King of Yan, with a look on his face, "Don't you understand yet?" The Queen Mother is such a smart person. If she wants to give a gift, she can afford any luxurious car. Why didn't she even give a carriage with tall horses, but gave a donkey cart instead, and repeatedly said that it was for Madam Su to travel?

First of all, it was granted by the Empress Dowager herself and approved by the Emperor. Who in the world would dare to take this car?

What's more, it was just an inconspicuous donkey cart of no great value.

Even if you buy it in the market, the donkey and the cart would only cost about 10 to 20 taels of silver.

No one would take the risk of robbing a donkey cart like this.

In addition, after the exiled prisoners leave Yangcheng, the emperor is far away and it is possible for them to establish good relationships with the escorting officials and buy ox carts to transport things and passengers.

Anyway, as long as it's not excessive, the officers won't say anything.

But it was at least several hundred miles from the Imperial City to Yangcheng, and no convict would travel this distance in a carriage.

"Song Huangshang is quite shrewd. Your Highness, why did Song Huangshang prepare three horse carriages and a donkey cart instead of four horse carriages?"

Prince Yan looked at Gu Tai's fake smile and wanted to slap him in the face.

King Rui quickly interrupted,

"Uncle, what General Gu said is absolutely right. Song Huangshang is indeed a shrewd man. The Queen Mother gave Madam Su a donkey cart, and when the cart broke down, Song Huangshang happened to send another donkey cart to replace it. This was in accordance with the Queen Mother's wishes. Song Huangshang is really loyal. No wonder the Queen Mother and my father often praise him for his benevolence and justice."

King Rui is so smart. These few sentences point out all the key points.

The implication is obvious. If you really want to do good for Su Zhenbei, it is safer to follow the rules."

King Yan frowned.

"Yan Xiao, take the people to make arrangements. Try to make Zhenbei lie more comfortably and with less bumps."

"Yes, Master."

A big stone in Yan Xiao's heart finally fell to the ground.

Yan Xiao has always been quick-witted and has a good eye.

He knew that his prince's insistence on standing up for Su Zhenbei was not a good thing for the Su family and Su Zhenbei.

He had just observed carefully and found that as several exile teams gathered together, the number of prisoners increased.

The remnants of the Su family, the Wang family, and the Eastern Palace, as well as the numerous civil officials and military officers, as well as the merchants and tycoons implicated by the three families, numbered over a thousand.

These people were all nobles who had lived in luxury for many years. Now that their entire family was exiled, not only did the elderly and children have to walk, but the adult men also had to wear shackles, and the women and children had to be tied up with ropes.

There were also more than 200 criminals and fugitives in Zhaoyu, from all walks of life, including some big-name bandits.

If the Su family had brought four large carts with them, they would have become the most eye-catching idiots in the exile team.

It's obvious that it was stolen by someone else.

But he didn't dare to say anything because of his own prince's temper.

Now, the prince has finally come to his senses.

Yan Xiao hurried to make arrangements.

"Well, Prince Yan is a thoughtful person. I have nothing to say. But since you hit me, I will have to take you to the palace and talk to the emperor."

Gu Tai knew that it would be useless to talk to the King of Yan about the car, so he changed his approach.

"Uncle, my father asked me to accompany him to repair the imperial mausoleum. Now that my uncle has sent many people away, it is time to go back."

After saying this, Prince Rui glanced at Gu Tai.

Gu Tai was shocked.

He was only focused on killing Su Zhenbei, how could he forget about this important matter?

The imperial mausoleum collapsed, which was his great sin.

The emperor handed this matter over to the Prince of Yan and the Prince of Rui, which was like washing his neck clean and handing it over to his opponent. What if...

He didn't dare to think further.

"Lu Zan, you escort the prisoners on the road. If there is anything on the way, please discuss it with Zhou Fuan."

Gu Tai waved to Lu Zan, told him to lead those evil criminals from Zhaoyu into exile, and then left in a hurry.

He had to go back quickly to find a way to settle the matter of the imperial tomb.

As for the killing of the Su family on the way to exile, Lu Zan was leading hundreds of prisoners from Zhaoyu Prison, so there was plenty of time and means to deal with the Su family.

Gu Tai left, and just now, Prince Rui, who had been blown by the wind, looked very bad.

"Master, everything has been done. General Su has also made arrangements."

Yan Xiao is very efficient and gets things done in a short time.

"Return to the Imperial Tomb!"

Prince Yan waved his hand and took Prince Rui to the imperial mausoleum.

He thought to himself that he had to rush back to the imperial mausoleum as soon as possible. The steward of Prince Yan's mansion was still waiting for him near the imperial mausoleum.

He had to go back quickly and arrange for the ghost doctor to follow the exile team.

With all the injuries Zhenbei had, there was no way he could survive to the place of exile without the ghost doctor.

Besides, the Ghost Doctor had been saying for a while that he was leaving the Prince of Yan's Mansion because his apprentice had sent him a message that something had happened in Ghost Valley and he had to go back to take care of it.

Guigu was on his way to exile, so this was a good way to kill two birds with one stone. Otherwise, he would have to find a way to deal with the weird old man, the ghost doctor.

"This car is good and solid. Brother, you and King Yan are really thoughtful."

Su Chengyi patted the donkey cart with an excited look on his face.

The green-sunken cart that Gu Tai had originally given was small and narrow, and was pulled by an old mule.

The car that my eldest brother prepared is the one that merchants often use when traveling. It is spacious and solid.

Yan Xiao cleaned up the room again and laid out the tiger skin mat from King Yan's carriage. Su Zhenbei was carried into the carriage and was able to lie down flat. The remaining space was occupied by his mother, who sat in the middle, and his seventh brother's wife, who was leaning against the other side.

"What's good about that? I prepared four truckloads of stuff, but you can only take one truck. All those things would be wasted."

Zhou looked at Song Jinri with dissatisfaction.

"Sister-in-law, we are exiles. Men must wear shackles, and women and children must be tied with ropes. We cannot break the rules. The Queen Mother personally gave my mother a donkey cart for transportation. Brother, what you prepared is right. The Queen Mother has decreed and the Emperor has personally granted that no one can take this donkey cart."

"Don't worry, I sent our housekeeper to the horse market to buy it. This donkey looks skinny, but it's actually a very good breed. It's a famous walking donkey in northern Xinjiang. It has broad shoulders, thick legs, and big hooves. It walks fast and steady, and its endurance is better than that of ordinary mules and horses."

Song Jintian whispered to his sister, "There's not enough food. It's not convenient for you to get drinking water on the road. You can't raise large animals either."

"It's a pity that I can't pull the stuff from those three cars back, right?"

Zhou was not happy.

Zhang, the third daughter-in-law of the Song family, who was wiping her tears nearby, said,

"Prepare some more banknotes for my little sister. When we are on the road and find a city where we can stop, we can buy some more things."