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.
If the Tiger Guard is unreliable, Liu Xia is confident that with so many experts escorting him, it won't be a big problem to kill him.
An hour after leaving the official road, the sky had already darkened.
It has just entered October and the weather is getting cooler day by day.
Especially at night, it is already a bit chilly.
Liu Xia was riding in the carriage, playing mahjong with Caiwei Dabao Wenxin and others to pass the time.
Dabao's luck was obviously good today. He had piles of white money in front of him, a big face, and a smile like a steamed bun.
Liu Xia was absent-minded, so she lost the most, while Caiwei and Wenxin won a little.
"Confused."
When Dabao Mahjong arrived, he shouted excitedly: "Qingyi's color, please pay quickly."
"'Yin' monk, what did you eat today? Are you so lucky?"
Caiwei stared at Dabao and reluctantly threw the silver on the table.
Liu Xia looked at the mottled tree shadows outside the car, took out the map from his sleeve, took a look at it and said, "We're almost there."
"Are you there?"
Dabao asked curiously.
"Another quarter of an hour's walk later, we arrived at Desolate Blind Ridge. The vegetation there is lush, inaccessible, and the moon is dark and the wind is high. It's a good place for killing people and stealing goods."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
"That's good, no more fun. I'm going out to explore the road."
After saying that, Dabao opened the car door and went out.
Liu Xia took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
The carriage was swaying and moving forward at a steady pace.
A quarter of an hour later, we entered a forest as expected.
The imperial guards all lit up stone lanterns, and there were more than five hundred people in front and behind them, making them extremely conspicuous.
Cars sparkled, horses rustled, and the frightened animals in the woods fled in a hurry.
After walking in the woods for less than a quarter of an hour, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
It seemed that only the crunching sound of horses' hooves and carriage axles could be heard.
Liu Xia immediately got off the carriage and put on the wind-chasing beast, guarding the side of the convoy.
These imperial guards clearly felt something strange and became cautious.
Sure enough, after walking less than fifty meters, a cloud of arrows suddenly flew from all directions, densely packed, like rain.
At that moment, several guardsmen fell from the car to the ground.
"Shield Defense!"
At that moment, Liu Liansheng gave an order, and a shield of air instantly enveloped the convoy.
The imperial guards protect the emperor, so they are well-trained.
The speed and power of those arrows don't seem to kill them here, but just scare them and make them move forward.
Liu Xia had seen the terrain here. After leaving the woods, there was a grass factory outside. It was estimated that these people ambushing in the woods just wanted to drive them out and let them enter the encirclement.
Liu Xia had already guessed this, so he was afraid.
"Get out. Get out."
Immediately, Liu Xia issued the order.
The team began to pick up speed.
Sure enough, the rain of arrows in the sky stopped after they accelerated their speed.
There is an ambush outside the woods, and I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle.
"Zhang Zong, go explore the way."
Liu Xia drank.
Zhang Zong immediately spread out his Xuantian wings and soared into the sky in an instant.
"Your Majesty, it's very peaceful outside the woods."
Zhang Zongfei came back and said.
"Huh, calm down. Tell the front line. Once out of the woods, rush out at all costs."