On the vast river, a fishing boat went down the river at the fastest speed, and soon connected with a large boat in the center of the river, and went south together. Along the way, although there were occasionally one or two official ships passing by for inspection, , but everyone on the boat bought the road with money, so the journey was smooth.
In the cabin of the big ship, a woman with an oval face opened a cargo box. Inside the cargo box was a woman in Chinese clothes with her hands and feet bound, and a ball of rags stuffed in her mouth. Judging from her frightened expression, Look, it’s Princess Nanping.
"Drink porridge." As soon as the oval-faced woman pulled away the cloth from Princess Nanping's mouth, she heard her yelling: "Who are you? How dare you kidnap this princess? The emperor will definitely kill you... .”
"Pah!" A slap hit Princess Nanping's face, "Remember, my name is Li Ling, not Little Carrot. Our Li family has been wiped out by your Zhu family for a long time! I can't wait to kill all your Zhu family. Avenge more than seventy ancestors."
"Li Ling? Li family?" Princess Nanping's eyes widened with fright, because she remembered that the Li family that had more than seventy people killed was the family of Korean Gong Li Shanchang, but she never expected that the Li family still had descendants. People, and they are also lurking around her to plot revenge. This is really tit for tat. It's not that she won't retaliate. The time has not come yet.
"Just understand. Don't act like a princess in front of me. The reason why I didn't kill you is because we want to use you to get our master back. If you are wise, just write a letter and let your bastard emperor Brother, let our master go." Li Ling shouted angrily.
"You treacherous ministers and traitors, don't even think about it. Even if I die, I will not let you get what you want." Princess Nanping's words were also very tough.
"Okay, it's okay not to write. If there is something wrong with our master, I will sell you to a brothel and let those flowers with thick sores on your body be your consorts. Tsk, tsk, tsk, a dignified princess of a country has been reduced to the lowest possible level. With my husband's status, I think the court must be very respectable." Li Ling sneered.
"You, you dare, my princess..." Princess Nanping turned pale with fright. But when she saw what those beggars on the street looked like, she thought of being pressed down by those dirty and smelly beggars. His eyes turned white and he fainted from fright.
"Pah!" Another slap came to Princess Nanping's face, slapping her awake, "You Zhu family treated my Li family unkindly, so don't blame my Li family for treating you unkindly, and the Zhu family didn't sell you to Go to the cellar, and if you don't obey me, we will strip you naked and throw you into the street, so that everyone in the world can see what gold branches and jade leaves are."
"You, you..."
"Should we write or not?" Li Ling directly scooped up a piece of paper and a pen.
"I..., I don't know how to write it." Princess Nanping was frightened, but she still pretended to be pitiful.
"I'll read something and you write something." Li Ling untied Princess Nanping's hands. As soon as her hands were free, Princess Nanping wanted to resist, but she was slapped in the face by Li Ling. "Be obedient and don't try to play tricks." If this trick falls into our hands, you won't be able to die even if you want to, let alone escape."
After being slapped several times in a row, Princess Nanping felt unwilling to do so, but she had to pick up the pen honestly and start writing a letter as Li Ling said, because she knew that if she didn't listen honestly, there would definitely be a few more palm prints on her face. .
After a while, an easy-to-understand letter was written. The main content of the letter was to ask the court to exchange Xu Huizu's family for Princess Nanping. At the end, he also added some threatening words. If the court were to exchange for Princess Nanping on October 25, If Xu Huizu's family had not been sent to Zhoushan Island before, beggars from all over the world would have been allowed to serve as the imperial consorts.
Li Ling put away the letter with satisfaction, tied up Princess Nanping, and took a gold hairpin from her head, and then walked away, leaving only the sound of protest in the cabin.
"How are things going?" Outside the cabin, a man with a resolute face was waiting there, and beside him stood a woman dressed as a peasant woman, who was Liu Wan.
"It's done. That guy was just tough-talking and gave in when he was threatened." Li Ling handed over the letter and whispered: "First Officer, do we really use her as a replacement?"
"Don't worry about the replacement. You are responsible for transporting her to Zhoushan Island. There will be someone to take care of her there." The resolute man handed the letter to Liu Wan and said: "Nightingale, I know that you have a grudge against the Zhu family, but I don't care. Don't be blinded by personal hatred, let alone ruin your master's overall plan."
"Understood." Li Ling said, but she was still a little unwilling in her heart. Two years ago, she was ordered to lurk in Jinling, codenamed Nightingale, as the most secretive spy. She first entered the Xu Mansion as a maid, Later, she was sent to Princess Nanping to be a little palace maid. She originally wanted to find an opportunity to kill Emperor Jianwen, but this time in order to kidnap Princess Nanping, she was forced to be exposed. I am afraid she will not have the chance to kill her enemy in the future.
"Nightingale, you have to be more patient. Revenge will be avenged sooner or later. The most important person in the Ming Dynasty is not the emperor, but Xu Huizu. If Xu Huizu can be used by our Peking Army, it will be even more powerful. The Peking Army can wipe out the remaining Ming Dynasty It's just around the corner, and the Zhu family will be uprooted by then." Liu Wan patted Li Ling on the shoulder.
"Well, I understand. We have been waiting for more than ten years. It doesn't matter if we let the Zhu family be arrogant for a few more days." Li Ling shrugged, with a smile on her face again, and asked the resolute man: "Sir, let's After finishing this errand, is it time to go back to Peiping? I heard that Mrs. Wan is about to give birth, maybe we can have a wedding banquet when we go back."
"Your identity has been exposed, and you really shouldn't stay in the Ming Dynasty. Commander Zhang said that he will transfer you back to be her assistant. This is a good opportunity to seek promotion, and you must learn well from Commander Zhang. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will not let you down, Your Majesty." Li Ling was overjoyed, but she also knew that if she could return to Peking, the boss in front of her would definitely give her a good word.
In fact, every elite guard who is performing a mission abroad is eager to return to Peiping, because Peiping is not only the political center, but also their home. Only when you return to Peiping can you truly feel the civilization and prosperity. It is precisely because of your love for Peiping. There is such a love that they carry out dangerous missions in far away places, shedding blood and tears without any regrets.
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On October 17, during this day, tens of thousands of Jinyi guards and government officials searched Yingtian Mansion from top to bottom, but could not find any trace of the kidnappers who kidnapped Princess Nanping, let alone rescued her. Emperor Jianwen was so anxious that he sent more people to search and interrogate Xu Huizu's family, hoping to find clues.
However, Xu Huizu's family knew nothing about the kidnapping case, and even if they were tortured, they couldn't tell anything. However, Emperor Jianwen no longer trusted Xu Huizu completely, and he kept ordering the Jinyi Guards to interrogate and torture, and directly tortured the Xu family. They were beaten all over, and some people couldn't survive the torture, so they summoned confessions randomly. In short, they said whatever the Jin Yiwei wanted them to say.
A bunch of confessions forced out by torture are naturally not credible. However, Emperor Jianwen had gone to extreme lengths and still asked Jin Yiwei to catch people everywhere. Anyone involved in the confessions would be imprisoned. , people were brought in, and they were beaten and interrogated without saying a word, and more people were brought in to confess, and a great unjust prison began.
Just when the whole city of Jinling was in turmoil and everyone was in danger, a cold arrow suddenly hit the tower of the east city. A piece of paper was tied to the long arrow. When the defenders on the top of the city took it off and took a look, their expressions suddenly changed and they were busy. He went downstairs, hit the horse and galloped towards the palace.
"Report! I received a blackmail letter from the traitor." A sharp voice sounded in the palace, and the letter was presented to Emperor Jianwen by a eunuch. Emperor Jianwen opened it and his expression suddenly changed, because he saw the letter. Those threatening words at the back.
"Bold Xu Huizu, if I don't kill the nine tribes, how can I save my face?!" Emperor Jianwen slapped the blackmail letter on the imperial case and said angrily.
"Your Majesty, calm down." The dignitaries accompanying him were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, but King Gu was secretly overjoyed: Now, the Xu family is finished!
"Your Majesty, there are priorities. Her Royal Highness Princess Nanping fell into the hands of thieves, and rescuing her is the top priority." Fang Xiaoru said. Although he had not seen the content of the blackmail letter, he guessed from the expression on Emperor Jianwen's face. Out seven or eight points.
"Those gangs of thieves want to exchange Princess Nanping for Xu Huizu's family. How can I let the tiger return to the mountain?" Emperor Jianwen said angrily.
"Your Majesty, there is a way to achieve both ends of the low-level position. I wonder if it is feasible." As a result of his report, Xiao Dezi made an exception and was promoted to Deputy Qianhu of the Jinyi Guard, and he could also go to the palace to meet the emperor.
"Oh?" Emperor Jianwen was not stupid. He looked at Xiao Dezi and asked, "What poison is used?"
"I know that there is a hidden poison. After taking it, you will be no different from ordinary people. The poison will not show up until ten days later. When the poison takes hold, your liver and intestines will be broken and you will die."
"Your Majesty, the safety of the princess is of great importance and should not be trivial. If the thieves find out about the poisonous scheme, it will probably be detrimental to the princess." Fang Xiaoru advised again. He did not dare to risk Princess Nanping's life.
Emperor Jianwen looked at Fang Xiaoru, then at Xiao Dezi, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't raise tigers to cause trouble. I will do this as you say. I must not let Xu Thief survive this year."
"You will live up to the trust of the Holy One by accepting orders from a humble position." Xiao Dezi said, but he laughed in his heart: I believe all the nonsense, he is really a stupid emperor.
Now that the decision has been made, we will discuss how to replace the person. However, according to the blackmail letter, the court must send the person to Zhoushan Port before October 25th, and it is clearly stated that all relatives within three generations of Xu Huizu must be sent. Come on, if one is missing, Princess Nanping will be missing one finger.
Seeing such an arrogant blackmail letter, Emperor Jianwen's confidence dropped significantly. Because the kidnapped person was his own sister, he had to save him. What he was more worried about was that the kidnappers did not keep their promises and scooped up the Xu family. He was still unwilling to let him go, so he had to tell the Jin Yiwei commander in detail to bring him back completely.