Now that there was finally reliable news, the generals looked at Huo Cenji with admiration, thinking silently in their hearts -
"Your Highness's personal words of scare really work!"
Sometimes it is even more effective than them executing the person themselves.
"Drag him out first."
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Huo Cenji signaled the generals to take action.
Since I haven't left the house, I can just search it thoroughly from beginning to end.
Even if he has to dig three feet underground, he will find the person.
Huo Cenji returned to the table, exerted force with his slender wrist, and picked up a stack of letter papers on the table with his fingertips. Then he sneered and threw them into the glass cup that was flickering with flames without hesitation. In an instant, the orange-red flames suddenly jumped up and swallowed up all the letter papers.
Zhao Yunqi only knew that the secret letters he delivered to the ministers in the court fell into oblivion, but he did not know that all those secret letters were presented by those officials just to show their pitiful loyalty.
Zhao Yuanqi wants to compete with him?
How to fight? How to fight?
Tang Yu in their hands was just the last trump card they had.
Huo Cenji paused for a moment, then tightened his grip on the black iron sword and slowly pushed open the door engraved with intricate patterns.
In an instant, bright light filled the dim palace, as if driving away the terrifying silence.
Huo Cenji lowered his eyes and stood at the palace gate, saying word by word:
"Two teams of elite cavalry will follow me out of the palace!"
*
The sound of horse hooves was endless, and the dust stirred up slowly dissipated in the air.
Elite soldiers in armor surrounded the quiet house in an orderly manner, as if waiting for Huo Cenji to give orders.
The exquisite mansion with carved beams and painted rafters was silent with only the occasional chirping of birds. As Huo Cenji raised his hand, two elite soldiers immediately kicked open the door, revealing the true appearance inside.
There were pavilions and terraces on the waterside, and courtyards deep in the garden, all covered with blooming flowers. It didn't look like it had been idle for many years at all.
Huo Cenji sneered, said nothing, and just gave his subordinate a look.
The subordinates immediately understood what he meant and led teams of elite soldiers in. The black figures almost drowned out the splendid and prosperous scene in the courtyard.
Every room was pushed open for careful inspection, and for a moment, standing in the courtyard, the only sound one could hear was the creaking of wooden doors.
Huo Cenji's dark red robe was extremely conspicuous among the countless dark black armors. He stood quietly under a willow tree with its branches stretching towards the sky, looking up at the sky.
Tang Yu had mentioned many times before that he wanted to conduct undercover investigations among the people, saying that only what you see with your own eyes is true.
However, he was concerned about Tang Yu's health, so he calmly rejected Tang Yu many times on the pretext of "it's not the right time yet".
Although Tang Yu was indeed ruthless to him, apart from that, there was nothing wrong with Tang Yu in other aspects. He was not only diligent in government affairs, but also cared about the people of the world.
If it weren't for his frail body, Tang Yu would probably have become a wise ruler.
But Tang Yu could have the whole world in his heart, but he could not have Huo Cenji in his heart.
"Your Highness! We have checked both the east and west wings, and have found no trace of His Majesty or the Zhao family!"
"Your Highness, there is nothing here..."
…
The sounds in his ears were clamoring together, and Huo Cenji's thoughts slowly unraveled from it, and in the end he only got one piece of news -
They didn't find Tang Yu.
Huo Cenji lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, a dark light flashed in his eyes:
"Then dig three feet into the ground!"
It is impossible for Zhao Yuanqi to take Tang Yu away from the capital now. The fact that they were not found after the previous large-scale manhunt means that they must have prepared a hiding place long ago.
What's more, that person also said that Zhao Yuanqi did not leave here, so now they can only do this.
Since they took Tang Yu away from the secret passage of the palace, it would not be impossible for them to find an underground shelter here.
As soon as Huo Cenji finished speaking, the leading general blurted out in astonishment:
"Your Highness? You mean..."
Here? Digging a hole?
"Of course, we're not digging randomly. Take someone to check for any signs of soil being turned over in the yard, and then take someone to each room to check if there are any loose floor tiles."
"Oh, yes! Your Highness!"
The general breathed a sigh of relief. He almost thought that His Highness meant for them to start digging immediately.
He didn't know why, but he vaguely felt that His Highness seemed to be particularly concerned about the little emperor.
Now, His Highness can obviously take the throne smoothly while the little emperor is missing. Even if the little emperor is found later, he can just make arrangements quietly and covertly.
By then, even if someone tries to make trouble by taking advantage of the little emperor, Your Highness can simply label them as "fake emperors", and the problem will be solved smoothly, right?
Anyway, no one in the court dares to disobey His Highness's wishes.
But since His Highness had already given them the order, what could they say? They could only obey.
After all, he didn't want to be stepped on by His Highness.
They followed Huo Cenji's instructions to thoroughly check the entire house, and soon they made a new discovery -
"Go and invite His Highness over!"
A loose floor tile was moved aside, and a black hole suddenly appeared on the ground.
"yes!"
The two figures quickly disappeared into the house.
*
"My lord! My lord! Let's go!"
A spy appeared in Zhao Yuanqi's sight in a panic. However, Zhao Yuanqi was annoyed and annoyed because Tang Yu was still stubborn and refused to give in. So when he saw his subordinate running over in such a panic, he frowned and asked impatiently:
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