At this darkest moment before dawn, a neat cavalry team walked on the Suzaku Avenue in Yujing City.

To be precise, these are two teams.

One with black armor is on the left side, and one with silver armor is on the right side.

Those wearing black armor are naturally from the Xuanjia camp, while those wearing silver armor are the guards brought by the second prince Ning Zhixing.

Li Chenan couldn't ride a horse, so he rode the carriage driven by Wang Zheng Jinzhong.

He thoughtfully invited the second prince to ride with him.

At this moment, he opened the car curtain and looked at the yellowish lights outside, "Originally, I planned to create momentum for His Highness. I just invited a troupe to come and beat gongs and drums in front of us."

"I originally planned to get a few banners saying that His Royal Highness Prince De is personally marching, and let those people hold them up so that the people of Kyoto can see them."

"In this way, firstly, we can promote His Highness's reputation, and secondly... we can also let the people of Kyoto know about His Highness's bravery."

Ning Zhixing walked towards Li Chenan and raised the corner of his mouth: "Then why did you give up?"

Li Chenan put down the car curtain and turned to Ning Zhixing, "Because... I suddenly felt that it was no longer necessary."

"What's the meaning?"

Li Chenan smiled slightly, "It's unnecessary and a waste of money!"

Ning Zhixing narrowed his eyes slightly, "You said we are sitting so close now, what will happen if I kill you now?"

"You're not that stupid. Since I dare to invite you to ride with me, I won't worry about you doing anything to me."

"My people are much more powerful than yours, and they are loyal to me. Even if they kill me, you will have to bury me with them."

"This deal is not a good deal. After all, you are a serious second prince, and you might actually be able to inherit the throne in the future."

"And I..."

Li Chenan was interrupted by Ning Zhixing before he finished speaking.

He leaned over and said to Li Chenan very seriously: "It is said that your favorite thing is doing business?"

"That's right."

"Then I sincerely want to do a business with you where you can definitely make a profit without losing any money. Are you willing?"

Li Chenan grinned:

"His Highness is indeed a smart man. I invited His Highness to ride with me just to see if His Highness has any intention of making a deal."

Ning Zhixing was silent for a long time, because this matter was too important, and because he still didn't understand whether Li Chenan was worthy of his trust.

"I certainly can't promise you anything,"

Of course, Li Chenan knew Ning Zhixing's hesitation. He would not have bothered to say anything to Ning Zhixing before he got the letter from last night.

But now because of that letter, he changed his mind.

He smiled and said: "If I were to choose, I would still choose your royal brother, His Royal Highness... because if he ascends the throne as emperor, I will be safer."

"Since we want to do business, everyone must show some sincerity. To be honest with you, Your Highness, I don't care how well prepared you are, you will definitely die in Shuangjiao Mountain!"

Ning Zhixing frowned: "Why are you so sure?"

Li Chenan took out a bottle from his sleeve pocket: "Blurred.".o

He took out a small can from his sleeve pocket: "Fireworks!"

"How many people do you think can be killed by blur and fireworks?"

Ning Zhixing was shocked when he saw Li Chenan suddenly untied his clothes, revealing the silver armor underneath.

"These ordinary swords and arrows can't hurt me. Even the arrow from Beiqiu Zuoqiu Bu Ming... Even if he is a half-step master, if he shoots me with an arrow from a hundred steps away, he may not be able to kill me.

life!"

"But it's not too difficult for me to kill His Highness!"

From then on, Ning Zhixing took a deep breath and said, "Come on, you know a lot."

"After all, I am the deputy director of the Imperial City Department."

"Okay, then let's talk about this business!"

"Your Highness, please speak."

Ning Zhixing pondered for three breaths: "My mother-in-law has been to Changle Palace."

"That's a city!"

"There are many people in town!"

"They are all soldiers!"

"It is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers!"

"Raising so many soldiers requires a lot of food!"

"The water bandits in Shuangjiao Lake...are not water bandits, but...the soldiers raised by my father there!"

Li Chenan was suddenly shocked, "What do you mean..."

"That's right, they robbed the Jiangnan tax grain last year. Instead of storing it on Shuangjiao Island, they took it to the Changle Palace via the Qishan Corridor!"

Li Chenan pondered for three breaths, "This news is indeed shocking, but why do we need to do this when the emperor can solve it with just one decree?"

Ning Zhixing didn't answer, but there was a look of fear on his face.

"The reason why I agreed to go with you to suppress the bandits is because I wanted to see for myself whether it was true."

"If it's true, then this business will be ours!"

"I need you to help me. Although the emperor is the prince, he can't do this big thing!"

Li Chenan stared at Ning Zhixing, and there was nothing false about Ning Zhixing's expression.

"You want to rebel?"

"If we don't rebel, Ningguo's three hundred years of history will be over."

"Jitai told you?"

"No, he doesn't know at all."

"He wholeheartedly wants to support this king to ascend to the throne, so a few years ago he secretly recruited many people and placed them in Shuangjiao Lake. His purpose was also to hijack Jiangnan's tax revenue, because fighting for food and grass is crucial."

"But he didn't know that the people he recruited were all three hundred elite soldiers deliberately released by the emperor!"

"So a few days ago, Shilipo's tax and grain were robbed. There were as many as 500 people escorting the tax and grain, but they were no match for the bandits!"

"These bandits now have a leader, his name is Xia Yunhu!"

Li Chenan was shocked again. Changsun Jinghong suspected that Xia Yunhu was in Changle Palace, but Ning Zhiyi said that Xia Yunhu was in Shuangjiao Lake.

"All the food that was robbed this time was hidden in a cave. There is an underground river in that cave that is connected to Shuangjiao Lake. Now the underground river from Shuangjiao Island to that place has been connected by boats. Those grains

It is being transported to Shuangjiao Island... I am afraid it is also being transported to Changle Palace through the Qishan Corridor!"

At this point, Li Chenan believed that Ning Zhixing indeed had great sincerity.

"I still don't understand why he did it!"

"...I thought Changsun Jinghong would tell you what happened in the 34th year of Jingtai."

Li Chenan already knew something about the letter from last night, but he still asked a question to confirm the authenticity of the letter:

"What's up?"

"The emperor's grandpa has done great things, the imperial edict has been changed, and the Imperial City Department has been burned to the ground... I don't know much about these things, but Changsun Jinghong must know!"

"That's why Empress Lu worked hard to rebuild the Imperial City Division and advocated for Changsun Jinghong to take charge of the Imperial City Division."

Li Chenan thought about it carefully and asked again: "Even if this is true, more than 20 years have passed since it happened. He is already firmly established in the country, so what is there to fear?"

"I don't know either, but my mother-in-law said... She said there must be a secret behind this, but she asked my father several times, but couldn't get the answer."

Li Chenan frowned, so some of Wen Boiyu's inferences in that letter were correct.

But it was just an inference and could not really explain the emperor's still confused behavior.

What the hell, is it true that practicing Taoism has damaged your brain?

Ning Zhixing looked like Li Chenan was thinking, and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to do this business or not?"
Chapter completed!