Chapter 60(1/2)
When Liu Xia saw that the shopkeeper was afraid of committing suicide, he didn't need to ask any more questions.
"Arrest them all, hand them over to the local government, and have them escorted back to Beijing. Immediately notify the prefect and guards here..."
At that moment, Liu Xia issued a series of orders.
The Royal Forest Army hurriedly put the scene under martial law. After a while, the prefect and guards of Guanshandu came in a hurry.
When I heard that it was Prince Weiyuan, I didn't dare to neglect him.[
The prefect of Guanshan City was in his fifties and his name was Ding Youmin. When he saw Liu Xia, he hurriedly saluted Liu Xia.
At this moment, the guards were also wearing military uniforms and arrived with the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Without saying anything, they first controlled all those involved in the case.
"Master Ding, I am handling the case according to His Majesty's imperial decree. These people are all involved in the case. I am going to take this batch of stolen goods back to Longdu today. Please ask Master Ding to escort these people involved on my behalf."
Liu Xia hurriedly helped Ding Youmin up and said.
Ding Youmin thought at first that he had caused trouble and had frightened the Six God Lords for a long time. But now he felt relieved when he heard that it had nothing to do with him.
This case was personally supervised by Prince Weiyuan, and he brought the Royal Forest Army with him. He knew that the stakes were very important, so how could he dare to escape?
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Wei Chen will go back and prepare for the escort."
"Very good. Lord Guard, please escort me out of the city."
Liu Xia turned to Guanshan City guard Wang Hao and said.
The garrison is the general who is responsible for the security of the city.
Control the various military posts. Guanshandu is an important port, so it is natural to have guards stationed there.
Naturally, Wang Hao did not dare to say anything. He just glanced at the sky and said: "Your Majesty, I will say too much. Please don't take offense. It is already afternoon. Your Majesty is leaving the city to escort these goods. If you don't
I'm afraid I'll arrive at Minluo City tonight by water transport. I might have to stay overnight. Isn't it too dangerous?"
"Haha, why not. Thank you Mr. Wang for your concern. Just follow my instructions."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
Wang Hao didn't dare to say anything, so he hurriedly ordered people to mobilize drivers from the city and directed his people to load the goods into the trucks.
Then, under the guidance of the defenders, Liu Xia and others were sent out of the city in fear.
After traveling for more than ten miles, it was already evening, so Liu Xia asked Wang Hao to turn back.
As a result, more than 500 royal guards escorted hundreds of carriages and headed towards Longdu in a majestic manner.
"I said, brother, why don't you use water transport?"[
Dabao didn't understand. If we transported by water, it would at least be safe. Such a long journey would be a bit troublesome.
"Haha, I did this on purpose. I just wanted to see if anyone would be unable to sleep after I robbed this batch of money."
Liu Xia smiled meaningfully.
Dabao was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said: "You are still insidious."
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, this batch of goods was very safe. After walking all night, there was no trouble at all.
In the morning of the next day, we arrived at Minluo City.
Here, Minluo City is a small town, and the local magistrate was flattered when he knew that Prince Weiyuan was coming.
He hurriedly vacated his mansion for Liu Xia to live in.
After working hard for several days, everyone arrived at the city and fell asleep.
Liu Xia sat in the study, looking at the map, silent.
Dabao snored one after another, and Caiwei and Wenxin also went to rest.
Only Zhang Zong is still with Liu Xia.
"Master, why don't you go and take a rest?"
Zhang Zong stood behind Liu Xia and asked with concern.
It seemed that Zhang Zong seemed to have become a different person since the Dan Dan battle ended that night.
He was silent all day long, just flipping through the Alchemy Book given to him by Liu Xia and watching silently.
This Alchemy Sutra was written by Ao Cangqiong. Zhang Zong recognized Liu Xia as his master, so naturally Liu Xia expressed his shamelessness.
Zhang Zong felt like he had found a treasure in this Alchemy Sutra, and he was "fascinated" by reading it all day long.
Obviously, Zhang Zong, who had dreams when he was young, seems to be back again.
"I walked away safely yesterday, which made me feel more and more uneasy. Tell me, if the prince is really the boss and I robbed him of his money, why didn't he react at all?"
Liu Xia said suspiciously.
"The prince is too impatient. Yesterday's incident was reported to Longdu, and then orders were issued from Longdu to mobilize troops. It will take at least a day and a night to complete. If the prince is really the boss, I don't think he will just sit back and wait for death."
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Zhang Zong said.
"No, our enemies know our whereabouts very well. I guess we went to the wrong place yesterday. That's the official road. If something happens, officers and soldiers can arrive. The enemy doesn't dare to act rashly. Tonight,
We take small roads, go there in remote places, and we have to give them a chance to take action. Otherwise, this time will be in vain."
Liu Xia said.
"But isn't this very dangerous?"
"The more dangerous I am, the more I can prove their guilty conscience. But I think this matter seems too simple."
Liu Xia stood up with his hands behind his back and walked around the study room and said.
"Your Majesty, do you think this time it went too smoothly?"
"Yeah, it's not just smooth, it's smooth. I always feel that this thing seems too easy. By the way, Zhang Zong, when you pay them money every month, do you use silver ingots like this?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"I have personally checked today. The income of the Onmyoji Association will be converted into limited silver, and then we will personally smelt it into silver ingots of this specification. You see."
As Zhang Zong spoke, he took out a silver ingot he had on him.
This silver ingot is worth ten taels, and the logo of the Onmyoji Association is indeed engraved on the bottom.
It is exactly the same as the silver found today.
It seems that this shadow really comes from the Onmyoji Association.
Moreover, the money was shipped out before the riot in the Onmyoji Association. If they framed the prince, it would be unreasonable. If it was sent out after the riot in the Onmyoji Association, it would be suspected of being framed.
After all, no one can truly predict the future.
If it is cut off in this way, there is no mistake that the silver belongs to the prince.
Then, the prince is suspected to be the owner of this matter.
However, Liu Xia disappeared and felt that something was wrong. As for what was wrong, she couldn't tell.
"Notice to leave Minluo County this evening."
Liu Xia said calmly.
"I'll go give the orders right away."
Immediately, Zhang Zong left the study.
Liu Xia lay down on the chair with a bit of fatigue, rested for a while, and then began to practice cross-legged.
In the evening, Liu Xia and the Royal Forest Army set off again.
Only this time, after leaving the city, we left the official road and took a small path.
The official road was built by the imperial court with money. It is very flat and relatively safe.
After all, there are inns along the way. If any accident is discovered, the inns will report the news, and there will be garrison troops stationed in the cities along the way. Bandits generally do not dare to attack on official roads.
However, you have to pay a certain fee.
Some people will choose small roads if they don't know the goods, or if they encounter caravans who want to save money.
If this money belongs to the prince, the prince will never let this money return to Longdu.
Otherwise, he would not be able to explain how polite he is.
As long as there is a death confrontation, everything can be concealed.
Liu Xia was sure of this, so he wondered if the prince's people dared to come. If they didn't show up, then someone might have really tampered with the money.
But once it appeared, the prince could not escape his involvement.
Liu Xia was confident that these five hundred people could return to Longdu safely.
He also has a card, over there is the Tiger Guard.
Although Liu Xia has never met the Tiger Guards, the emperor must have been special in keeping this mysterious army secret.
There are tiger guards waiting for the opportunity on one side. They serve as bait, waiting for the prey to take the bait.
To be continued...