Chapter 180 Locking Range
"Xiao Yu'er is here?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Meet my aunt."
Li Huaiyu bowed respectfully.
"Have you finished taking care of all the household chores?" Li Yueyao asked.
Li Huaiyu nodded: "Yes, all the people in Wang's company have been cleared out.
Fortunately, my grandfather went to the palace in advance to confess his crime to His Majesty.
Your Majesty believed that our Prince Cheng's Mansion was also a victim and had made contributions in this matter, so he did not take it to heart.
The palace only told the public that Wang was seriously ill and died suddenly.
Li Yueyao nodded after hearing this: "That's fine."
At this time, Li Huaiyu turned his head and saw Prince Jin lying on the bed, and his whole body stiffened for a moment.
"Brother Prince Jin?" Li Huaiyu asked tentatively.
Prince Jin blinked with relief on the bed.
Li Huaiyu said in disbelief: "How could he be injured like this?"
Li Yueyao sighed and said, "The Xiao family imprisoned him underground for four years and severed his tendons.
And they tortured him day and night, until there was hardly any intact part on his body."
As he spoke, tears were about to come out again.
Feng Shenyu hurried forward, patted Li Yueyao on the back, and comforted her:
"Your Highness, the imperial physician said you should remain calm."
Li Huaiyu was very angry when he heard this, and his fists clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound.
After a while, he said, "Brother Prince Jin, don't worry. I will help you capture that Xiao and tear him into pieces."
Prince Jin was lying on the couch, blinking with relief, his eyes red.
Li Huaiyu comforted King Jin for a long time and told him some interesting stories, and finally talked about the story of Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu.
Prince Jin smiled and seemed very satisfied with the marriage.
After Li Huaiyu's jokes, King Jin seemed to be in a much better mood.
After Prince Jin rested, Li Yueyao also went to rest.
Feng Shenyu and Li Huaiyu went to the flower hall to discuss matters.
"The Wang family's affairs have been dealt with, and His Majesty has issued an edict to execute all nine generations of the Wang family.
The incident at Prince Jin's mansion and the arson in the capital last night were both the work of the people of Nanli.
The only thing that is clear now is that their leader is Prince Jin's concubine, Xiao."
Li Huaiyu heard this and said, "Xiao, the princess who was married to the Great Yu Dynasty?"
“I suspect she’s not originally from the Xiao family, but from Nanli.
Otherwise, how could she have directed the spies from Nanli to stir up so many troubles in the capital?"
Li Huaiyu nodded in agreement.
"As for the man who died in Misty Rain Tower, Liu Yan said he liked to wear black and sing Nanli folk songs, so we infer that he was from Nanli.
Do you think this leading woman could be a princess of Nanli? A concubine? A member of the royal family?"
Feng Shenyu thought for a moment and said, "There is only one woman in the Nanli royal family who has this ability, and that is Princess Cangli.
It is said that he could pick up a pen at the age of three, compose poetry at the age of seven, and was proficient in classics, history, and literature at the age of ten. He was a rare genius in their royal family.
In their country, he is often compared to your aunt."
Upon hearing this, Li Huaiyu said bluntly:
"Bah, a princess from a small country who only knows how to scheme and scheme. How dare she be compared with my aunt? She doesn't deserve it!"
After saying that, he opened the folding fan in his hand and fanned himself wildly.
"Is she the princess who has the same father and mother as Crown Prince Lin Guangyao of Cangli?"
"Yes, it's her." Feng Shenyu said.
After hearing this, Li Huaiyu said with a bad face: "Since she is here, let Yongyuan stay in my Dajin."
After saying that, he looked at Fengshenyu and said, "Ice Face, do you have any clues?"
Feng Shenyu took out a messy map in his hand and pointed to the area near Nanshi.
“I’ve been thinking about this all day.
The most important thing is to consider their hiding place after the last assassination attempt by His Majesty, the location of Prince Jin's Mansion, and the scope of the fire they set yesterday.
They should be hiding near Nanshi.
Most likely hiding in Yanfu, Yongtai, and Linhuan. "
Li Huaiyu looked over and said, "That's easy. Just have the Jinwu Guards check every household."
Feng Shenyu shook his head and said, "After His Majesty was assassinated last time, we also arranged for the Ministry of War, the Jinwu Guards, and the Hundred Cavalry Division to investigate together.
In the end, they only found some minions, but did not find their final hiding place.
Last night, Huai Xiucheng took control of the Prince of Jin's Mansion. This morning, they discovered their hiding place in a small courtyard on the east side of the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
Therefore, even if we predict that they are hiding in these three districts of Nanshi, it may be useless to use conventional methods to search them.
The population of these three districts is complex, and since they are adjacent to the South City, there are all kinds of people, so it is very difficult."
Li Huaiyu heard this and said, "What should we do then?"
"Since we can't act brute-force, we can only outsmart them."
"Then tell me, what should we do?"
"What else can we do? Alert the snake and lure it out of its hole."
As soon as Li Huaiyu heard it, he knew that Feng Shenyu had already thought of a plan.
"Tell me about it."
Feng Shenyu explained his plan, and Li Huaiyu nodded and said, "The plan is simple, but it requires a lot of manpower."
"Go find Huai Xiucheng and ask him to help you."
"Isn't he busy at Prince Jin's Mansion?"
"The Prince of Jin's Mansion has been taken over by the Qianyu Guards. You don't have to worry about it."
Li Huaiyu nodded, stood up and said goodbye, and went to find Huai Xiucheng under the scorching sun outside.
Finally, Huai Xiucheng was found on Ximen Street, leading a search.
He was talking to his younger brother Huai Xiujing.
Huai Xiujing had his back to Li Huaiyu. When Li Huaiyu stepped forward, he realized that the man was Huai Xiujing.
When meeting his love rival, Li Huaiyu was embarrassed for a moment.
Then he saw Huai Xiujing bowing to him, so he returned the bow and then talked to Huai Xiucheng about business.
When Huai Xiucheng heard that they came on the orders of the Right Prime Minister and that the leader of the other party was probably Princess Lin Wangshu of Cangli of Nanli, he became excited.
He turned to Huai Xiujin and said, "I have to go to work. I know everything you said. Go back."
After saying that, he took Li Huaiyu with him and talked as they walked.
After Li Huaiyu told Huai Xiucheng about Feng Shenyu's plan, Huai Xiucheng nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, then what should we do? Lure the snake out of its hole. Don't worry, we can catch it."
After the two finished talking, Huai Xiucheng and Li Huaiyu began to deploy manpower.
Huai Xiucheng found a detailed map of the three districts, and Li Huaiyu began to write and draw on it.
"First, send the Jinwu Guards to ambush in every alley.
The neighborhood chief summoned two people from each household to come to the neighborhood chief's office to listen to the imperial court's instructions on catching spies.
In the name of Fang Zheng, people are temporarily trapped.
Then they sent people to every alley to beat gongs and sing an announcement, saying that two thieves had been caught.
Let the Jinwu Guards secretly watch and see if there are any unusual movements.
If you notice any unusual movement, immediately set off fireworks to signal others to gather."
Huai Xiucheng nodded after hearing this.
The two men went their separate ways. Huai Xiucheng went to arrange the Jinwu Guards, while Li Huaiyu took the people from Jingzhao Prefecture to find the heads of the three wards.
When Jiang Xing, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, saw that it was Li Huaiyu and heard that they were going to catch a spy, he cooperated very well.
All the people responsible for managing the area near Nanshi were called over to help.
Li Huaiyu looked at the people from Jingzhao Prefecture and the three district chiefs in front of him and said seriously:
"The Nanli spies are now rampant in the capital, and Your Majesty is furious.
Now we have confirmed that the spy is hiding in our three workshops."
When everyone heard this, they all looked terrified.
"Spies appeared in your respective neighborhoods, and you were completely unaware of this. What crime should you be held responsible for?"
When everyone heard this, they all knelt down and apologized.
"Please spare our lives, my Lord. We are guilty."
Li Huaiyu did not ask everyone to stand up, and continued: "Come here, remember all these people first.
Since you admit your guilt, you will all be thrown into the Jingzhao prison and await execution."
When they heard this, their legs began to tremble and tremble uncontrollably.
He kept saying, "Spare my life..."
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