"It's okay, but someone has to follow us," Liao Chongwu curled his lips slightly. Then he sighed, "If no one follows us, how can His Majesty know that our Hui County Prince's Mansion has made up its mind to cut off all ties with the Cui family and never have any contact with them again?"
"That's right." Gao Zhiqi nodded, and watched the guards lead the horses over. He then bowed and clasped his fists to Liao Chongwu. "Brother Liao, have a safe journey!"
"I'll leave the house to you!" Liao Chongwu glanced at the backyard, then patted Gao Zhiqi on the shoulder and got on the horse.
"Yes, Brother Liao, don't worry!" Gao Zhiqi handed the box containing the human head to Liao Chongwu.
Liao Chongwu was about to set off with the reins in his hand. But when the horse went out, he saw three burly men dressed as Jinyiwei standing outside. Liao Chongwu and Gao Zhiqi were both startled. Liao Chongwu jumped off the horse in a hurry. He threw the box to Gao Zhiqi and walked to the three Jinyiwei with his fists clasped: "I didn't know you three generals were here. Please forgive me!"
The three men snorted indifferently, with a very arrogant attitude: "Why do you want to go on a long journey again just after arriving in Yongzhou?"
The Jinyiwei was founded by Zhong Zhiheng. They were the most trusted and relied upon by Zhong Zhiheng, and their status was actually higher than that of the Imperial Guards. They were always arrogant, not to mention that they were just guards of the Prince's Mansion, so they naturally could not be in the eyes of the Jinyiwei.
"Your Excellency. I have an extremely urgent matter to attend to. I must rush to Ganzhou." Liao Chongwu said respectfully, but he was actually afraid. As expected, Zhong Zhiheng had long ago sent the Embroidered Uniform Guards to Yongzhou to keep an eye on Prince Hui's Mansion. If he had been a little slower and a little soft-hearted, and had let Zhen Zhaosi leave alive, he would have been in great trouble.
"What's in the box?" The leading Jinyiwei glanced at the box in Gao Zhiqi's hand and asked indifferently.
"Your Majesty, there is a human head inside," Gao Zhiqi also hurriedly stepped forward and explained, "This man claimed to be Cui Youan's subordinate, saying that he was sent by Cui Youan to bring a message to Your Highness, but the content of the message was extremely treasonous. Your Highness was furious and ordered his subordinates to execute this lunatic on the spot. As if that was not enough, he ordered Guard Liao to personally take the lunatic's head to Ganzhou to confront Cui Youan, the governor of Ganzhou, on the spot. If Cui Youan really has the intention of being disloyal, Your Highness will write a letter to the emperor and report it to him!"
The Jinyiwei curled his lips in sarcasm: "Didn't the Hui County Prince's Mansion and the Cui family have a close relationship? And Cui Youan is the Hui County Prince's grandfather. If Cui Youan is not honest, will the Hui County Prince really be willing to kill his own relative for the sake of justice?"
"General, you must understand. Although your Highness has the blood of the Cui family flowing in his veins, Your Highness is a descendant of the royal family. Naturally, Your Highness always puts His Majesty first in everything he does," Liao Chongwu added. "If not, why would Your Highness order me to kill this lunatic on the spot? This shows how loyal Your Highness is to His Majesty!"
"In that case," the leading Jinyiwei took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his backpack, held it in both hands and brought it in front of him, saying solemnly, "Prince Hui, accept the edict!"
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Zhong Ming'e hurriedly put on the county king's robes and hurried to the front yard. He saw that the guards in the front yard were already kneeling on the ground. He hurriedly walked to the three Jinyiwei, then knelt on the ground, saying respectfully: "Your son accepts the order!"
The Jinyiwei unfolded the bright yellow imperial edict and said in a loud voice: "My son Ming'e has been smart since childhood and has a kind and compassionate heart. Although he has an ominous appearance, I still have high hopes for him. Now, I am very grateful for Ming'e's loyalty and sincerity, and I am very pleased. Therefore, I promote Ming'e to the first-rank Prince Hui and grant him military power in Huguang. I decree this!"
"Your son obeys your order and thanks you!" Zhong Ming'e kowtowed three times.
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