Early the next morning, Wu Chengsi and Zhuge Sanyuan returned to the inn and saw Xu Wenqing, Lu Wei and Mr. Huang Shan sitting at the same table in the lobby, having breakfast.
After seeing Wu Chengsi and the others, Xu Wenqing hurriedly stood up and came over to greet them, saying, "Master Wu, why are you back?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "I was delayed too late last night and the city was closed, so I slept outside all night."
When he glanced at the Huangshan man behind Xu Wenqing, he felt slightly surprised.
The Huangshan man's face was bruised and bruised, as if he had been beaten violently.
Seeing Wu Chengsi looking at the Huangshan man, Xu Wenqing hurriedly explained: "Mr. Wu, this is Mr. Li. Fortunately, he saved me and Lu Wei yesterday, otherwise we would have been bullied."
Wu Chengsi asked curiously: "What's going on?"
"It's Wuwei!" Luwei interrupted.
Wu Chengsi's face darkened and he said, "He is coming to trouble you again?"
Xu Wenqing glared at his maid, waved his hands and said, "No, no, Mr. Wu came to see me last night to discuss the solution to the Nine Links. After I told him the technique, he was very happy and gave me a Nine Links as a gift."
Wu Chengsi was greatly surprised and asked: "What happened next?"
"Later, as soon as Mr. Wu left, three men in the inn suddenly yelled at us. They even grabbed the nine-ring ring and threw it on the ground, crushing it." Xu Wenqing lowered his head and said.
Lu Wei hummed: "Those people went too far and wanted to beat us. Fortunately, Mr. Li came to the rescue."
Wu Chengsi wondered: "Why did they suddenly do this?"
Mr. Li snorted coldly: "They are just three bereaved dogs that dare not seek revenge from Wu Wei and only want to anger others."
Although he learned some bow and horse skills, after all, one against three, not only did he not take advantage, but he was also beaten up by the opponent.
If the shopkeeper hadn't come forward, I'm afraid the injury would have been more serious.
With his status, he had never been beaten like this before. He had already memorized the faces of the three people and asked for their identities. He just waited for his subordinates to come back and make them look good.
Unexpectedly, after waiting until morning, none of his men came back. Instead, Wu Chengsi and Zhuge Sanyuan came back.
The Huangshan man secretly thought: "Could it be that after a fight, only two of the other party were killed, but all of his own people were killed?"
That's not right. If his housekeepers also took action, they must know that they were the ones who did it. But looking at Mr. Wu's expression, he didn't have any hostility towards him at all.
Butler Wu, what the hell are they doing!
He couldn't sit still anymore, so he said hello to Xu Wenqing and left the inn to go to the red leaf forest to check out the situation.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the door, a group of police officers suddenly rushed in and lined up. The leader was none other than Mr. Wang, who had been following Wu Wei that day.
"You, you, and you, follow me back to the Yamen and accept the investigation!" After Wang Captou's pair of triangular eyes scanned the inn, he stretched out a hand and pointed at Xu Wenqing, Lu Wei and Li respectively.
Young Master.
"You want to arrest me?" Mr. Li said gloomily.
Wang Captou crossed his arms and said, "Stop talking nonsense and just follow us."
Xu Wenqing hid behind Wu Chengsi and said anxiously: "Why do you arrest people?"
"There's so much nonsense, everyone who comes will be locked up." Wang Captou said impatiently.
Wu Chengsi took a step forward and said coldly: "Do all your Linhai County officials enforce the law like this?"
Capt. Wang raised his eyebrows and said, "How can we enforce the law and we need you to teach us? If you continue to be verbose, I'll arrest you too!"
Wu Chengsi's eyes became even colder, and just as he was about to take out the token of Censor Zhongcheng, he suddenly heard Mr. Li scold angrily: "You talented dogs, you are such a courageous dog, do you know who I am?"
Wang Baotou was furious and put his right hand on the handle of the knife. However, out of caution, he asked first: "Who are you?"
Mr. Li said sternly: "I am Li Wen, Duke of Shen. You should immediately call the governor of Taizhou to see me."
Wang Captou was shocked and said: "You, are you Duke Shen?"
Not only was he taken aback, Xu Wenqing was even more astonished and stared blankly at Mr. Li.
Wu Chengsi frowned and looked at Zhuge Sanyuan. Both of them thought of a lot.
If this person is really Li Wen, the third son of King Yue, it can explain why he hates people from the Wu family so much, because his brother Li Chong, King of Langya, was imprisoned by Wu Chengsi.
For someone like Li Wen to come all the way to Taizhou and seem to be deliberately trying to win Xu Wenqing's favor, there must be some purpose behind this.
The incident with King Langya had long made Wu Chengsi suspicious of Yue King Li Zhen, and he even felt that the person behind the incident was actually Li Zhen.
Li Wen's actions were probably ordered by the King of Yue.
To make the King of Yue do such a thing, it would definitely not be for the little girl Xu Wenqing. The real target of the King of Yue should be Xu Yuanju.
At this moment, Wu Chengsi had already concluded that the purpose of the King of Yue letting his son get close to Xu Wenqing was to win over Xu Yuanju.
The King of Yue lived in Yangzhou, and Xu Yuanju was the governor of Yangzhou. Xu Yuanju's case may have been led by the King of Yue behind the scenes.
In this way, another question is also solved.
Xu Yuanju belonged to Wu Mei. After he was imprisoned, he naturally asked his daughter to seek help from the Wu clan. Wu Mei was not easy to find, so she asked her daughter to come to him.
The King of Yue, Li Zhen, had already calculated this step and had people follow Xu Wenqing all the way. He deliberately pretended to be Wu Chengsi and refused Xu Wenqing's request for help.
As a result, Xu Wenqing had no choice but to go to Taizhou to seek help from his uncle, but Li Wen had already been waiting in Taizhou, trying to win Xu Wenqing's favor on the way, and then took the initiative to help rescue Xu Yuanju.
By then, with the Wu family turning a blind eye to the Xu family and Li Wen helping them out of righteousness, Xu Yuanju would most likely betray the Wu family and seek refuge with the King of Yue.
The question now is, did the King of Yue spend so much effort to subdue Xu Yuanju because he only took a fancy to his talent?
Or is there any other reason?
While he was thinking, sparks sparked again between Wang Captou and Li Wen. The reason was that Li Wen couldn't produce anything to prove his identity.
"I have already said that my seal is on the steward, and he will let you see it when he comes back!" Li Wen said angrily.
Because he didn't like to carry things with him, he asked Butler Wu to carry everything, never expecting that the old butler would never come back.
Wang Captou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Damn it, I almost scared me. I said why did a prince suddenly appear? It turned out to be a fake. Boy, do you know what pretending to be a prince is? A crime?"
Li Wen said sternly: "I am Shen Guogong. If you hateful officials don't believe it, you can call Li Ai over. He knows me!"
Wang Captou was stunned for a moment. He didn't know who Li Ai was, and said angrily: "It's useless to call anyone. I've seen a lot of bad guys like you, and you still pretend to be cool. Come on, lock me up." !”
Wu Chengsi suddenly said: "Li Ai is Prince Fan Yang. You'd better invite Prince Fan Yang over quickly. Otherwise, if this young master is really Duke Shen, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Mr. Wang turned around and looked at Mr. Li for a while, vaguely feeling that he was indeed different from those gangsters who pretended to be princes and nobles in the past.
Thought: "It's better to be cautious."
He gave instructions to the other agents and left the inn.
Since he was a small arrester, it was naturally impossible for him to actually go to the palace to ask King Fan Yang to come over. He decided to return to the Yamen and report the matter.
Even if something happens by then, the responsibility will not be placed on him.
Linhai County Lieutenant was better than Wang Captou. After hearing the report, he reported it to the county magistrate without saying a word, and the county magistrate reported it to Sima.
Finally, Wang Zuoquan, the governor of Taizhou, brought a large group of people to the "Hao Zai Lai" inn in person.
Before Wu Chengsi came to Taizhou, he had known Wang Zuoquan for a long time.
This man is the brother-in-law of King Ji Li Shen. Among the kings of the Li family, King Ji is different from other princes in that he is only loyal to his brother Li Zhi.
Because Li Zhi trusts his wife, he is also one of the few princes who does not have much hostility towards Wu Mei.
Wang Zuoquan's political stance was the same as that of King Ji. He nominally sided with the Li kings, but in actual actions he did not join in the fight between the two sides.
It is also for this reason that although his ability is mediocre, the governor is in a stable position.
The governor of Taizhou is about forty years old. He is short and fat. His eyes are squeezed into slits. When he smiles, he looks like Maitreya Buddha.
After entering the inn, he glanced around with his small eyes, and finally his eyes rested on Wu Chengsi. He walked forward quickly and said with a smile: "Is it possible that the distinguished commander is Duke Shen?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and shook his head, pointing to the Huangshan man: "He is the one."
Wang Zuoquan looked sideways and saw a young man whose face was ashen, and his eyes seemed to be about to burst into flames.
However, although this man acted very angry, he did not have the natural majesty of Wu Chengsi.
Wang Zuoquan frowned and said, "Are you Duke Shen?" His tone was far less respectful than to Wu Chengsi just now.
Li Wen gritted his teeth and said, "Not bad."
"Do you have anything on you to prove your identity?"
"No, but I know Fan Yang Wang Li Ai. You just need to ask him to come over and you will know." Li Wen said angrily.
Wang Zuoquan frowned and remained silent, as if he was hesitating whether to bother King Fan Yang about this.