Chapter 72: Incognito Visit (3)

Yang Shidao felt like the sky was falling. The prince had played such a trick on him, leaving him powerless to fight back.

What should he do now? Yang Shidao was extremely mad.

The guards looked at Yang Shidao with a sad face and felt very sympathetic towards him, but they did not say much. They were just following orders.

"Left Prime Minister! What should we do now?" the guards asked.

"What should we do? Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and find the prince? If you can't find him, no one will survive!" Yang Shidao said hysterically.

"Yes!" The guards clasped their fists and saluted, then quickly jumped on their horses to chase after Li Chengqian and others.

Li Chengqian already knew that Yang Shidao would definitely let these guards look for them, so that the guards could follow him and protect him secretly.

These guards are all experts picked from hundreds, and if there are only four or five of them, they can't get close to them.

Yang Shidao thought about it and felt that something was wrong, so he hurried back to Chang'an City to discuss it with Fang Xuanling.

"What? You said that the prince left the capital and went on a private visit?" Fang Xuanling was shocked when he heard it!

"Prime Minister Fang, I didn't know at first that this was planned by the prince a long time ago. I was also deceived by the prince. Otherwise, I would definitely not agree to the prince leaving the capital. What should we do now?" Yang Shidao asked.

"It's urgent! Let's report this to His Majesty in Luoyang, and let His Majesty decide." Fang Xuanling said.

Fang Xuanling couldn't make the decision on such a big matter, so he had to let Li Er make the decision.

"This is absolutely not allowed!" Yang Shidao said hurriedly.

"Why not? If the prince is hurt outside, how can you and I bear it? Besides, deceiving the emperor is a capital crime." Fang Xuanling said.

"Prime Minister Fang is wrong! If His Majesty blames us for this, you and I can't bear the blame. Besides, His Majesty is preparing for the Eastern Expedition. If His Majesty knows that there is such a big mess in the capital at this critical moment, what will happen..." Yang Shidao pulled Fang Xuanling and persuaded him.

After Yang Shidao's persuasion, Fang Xuanling gave up the idea of ​​sending someone to report to Li Er in Luoyang.

Yang Shidao was a timid and cowardly person. He didn't dare to let Li Er know that the prince had left the capital privately, for fear that Li Er would punish him after knowing it.

This is why Li Chengqian chose Yang Shidao. Yang Shidao was timid and naturally didn't dare to tell Li Er about this matter.

He would definitely suppress this matter and persuade Fang Xuanling to join him in resisting this matter together.

"Then you say, what should we do now? Can we keep it a secret from His Majesty?" Fang Xuanling said. At this time, he was already at a loss because of what Yang Shidao said.

Fang Xuanling is good at making plans, but he can't make up his mind, otherwise there wouldn't be the saying that Fang planned to make a decision.

Yang Shidao was relieved to see that Fang Xuanling finally didn't

tell Li Er about the prince's departure from Beijing. "The prince shouldn't be able to go far. We may be able to find him if we chase him now. We should secretly send more people and don't make it public to avoid attracting other people's attention. It's best to search in secret." Yang Shidao suggested.

"Will this work?" Fang Xuanling was still a little uneasy.

"Just listen to me! This is how we do it! Only when we find the prince can we redeem ourselves!" Yang Shidao said.

"Okay! I'll do as you said. Send people out to look for the prince immediately. We must find the prince no matter what." Fang Xuanling finally compromised.

When Fang Xuanling and Master Yang were sending people to look for Li Chengqian, our real prince Li Chengqian and his gang were on the official road to Fucheng.

A horse-drawn carriage was speeding on the official road, with Li Chengqian, Di Renjie and Du He sitting in the carriage.

Li Chengqian was dressed like a shabby scholar. If it weren't for his leg disability, he would have been a graceful and elegant scholar with a bookish aura.

What a pity! His leg disability ruined his overall image.

Du He was dressed like a scholar like Li Chengqian.

Di Renjie was dressed like a small merchant, and with his slightly fat belly, he looked like a businessman doing some small business.

Wang Quan dressed up as a servant and sat in front of the carriage with the guards.

Zhao Jie, Wang Fangyi, Cheng Wuting and several guards pretended to be guards, guarding the front, back, left and right of the carriage.

A few days later...

"How far is it from Fucheng?" Li Chengqian poked his head out and asked.

"Your Highness! It's still one day away from Fucheng. It looks like we won't be able to get there today." Wang Quan said.

"How many times have I told you that outside is not like in the palace, you can't call me Your Highness! You are my servant now, you have to call me Young Master! Do you understand?" Li Chengqian said.

"Slap me, I must remember Young Master!" Wang Quan slapped himself.

"That's enough! It's getting late. Let's find a place to rest for the night and then set off early tomorrow morning." Li Chengqian said, and put his head back.

This time, Li Chengqian not only wanted to completely solve the problem of running an education, but also to relax, travel, and learn about the local customs and practices of various places.

"Young Master! There is an inn three miles ahead. You can rest there tonight." A guard rode his horse to the side of the carriage and reported to Li Chengqian inside.

"Got it!" Li Chengqian's voice came from the carriage, "Wang Quan! Speed ​​up and get to the inn to rest before dark."

"Okay!" Wang Quan responded, urging the guard to hurry up: "Speed ​​up!"

"Drive!" The guard raised the whip in his hand and slapped the horse's buttocks with a snap. The horse neighed in pain and ran faster.

Soon they arrived at the inn the guard mentioned.

This inn was built next to the official road of a township under a county close to Fucheng, Fangzhou.

It is an inn for travelers to rest and stay.

There are many guests coming and going here, and this inn is built on the central section of the road, so it naturally attracts many visitors, and the business is good.

The carriage stopped at the door of the inn, and Li Chengqian and the other two got out of the carriage.

Immediately, a waiter came forward and asked with a smile: "Dear guests, welcome to Tongfu Inn. May I ask if you are here for a quick stopover or to stay overnight?"

Li Chengqian looked up and saw a large flag hanging on a flagpole nearby, with four large characters "Tongfu Inn" written on it.

Li Chengqian had never thought that there was a Tongfu Inn in the Tang Dynasty.

"We're staying here! Waiter, feed our horses! Bring us a few more rooms, and bring us all the good food and wine. We've been traveling all day, and we're really hungry." Li Chengqian said.

In addition to providing food and accommodation for guests, the inn also provides a service to help feed the animals, and the service fee is calculated as one.

"Okay! Please come in, guests. Boss, the distinguished guests are here, five rooms are upstairs!" The waiter shouted inside.

After Li Chengqian and others checked in, they took the key and followed the waiter upstairs.