The cronies also felt that Zhao Chen was just a dozen people, how could he turn the world around when faced with a hundred of them?
What's more, among Zhao Chen's dozen or so people, there are still several who have no skills at all.
Zhao Chen would never dare to go head-to-head with so many people like him.
Looking at the group of Zhechong Mansion soldiers who came forward to search for the traces of Zhao Chen and others, a faint look of pride appeared on the faces of the confidants.
As long as Zhao Chen is captured today, Wei Ting will definitely look at him with admiration.
It's no big deal that he will be successful in the future.
But the joy in my heart had not lasted for a moment when a scream came from deep in the woods ahead.
"What happened?"
"Oh my god, there's a trap."
"Run quickly."
A few panicked sounds made all the Zhechong Mansion soldiers frightened.
Before the confidant could even react, dozens of Chongfu soldiers ran back to him with shock on their faces.
"Sir, sir, there is a trap ahead of you." Izhe shouted to the soldiers and cronies of Chongfu.
The confidant's face darkened.
Zhao Chen and others had just entered the forest, so they had time to set up traps.
This is clearly a trap set for hunting prey in the mountains.
These people are really greedy for life and afraid of death.
"That's a trap set by hunters in the mountains, not one set by Zhao Chen and others."
"They have only been in the forest for a short time, how could they have set up a trap so quickly."
"Can you please use your pig brains to think more?" The confidant was very annoyed.
After such a delay, Zhao Chen and the dozen or so people might not have to go anywhere later.
Being reprimanded by his cronies, the Zhechong Mansion soldiers dared not speak out in anger.
Wei Ting has handed over the command power to his close associates. If he wants to deal with someone, will it be easy?
Everyone bowed their heads and did not dare to answer.
The confidant looked around, waved his hands, and said: "Go and block the roads into the city. No matter what, they cannot be allowed to enter the city."
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"Sir, what should we do now?" Li Ke asked Zhao Chen softly, looking at the retreating Zhechong Mansion soldiers in the forest.
Li Ke really wanted to rush out and kill all the Zhechong Mansion soldiers who had run into the mountains.
But Fang Yizhi and the others around him didn't have the skills.
Once a fight actually breaks out, they may be hurt.
Therefore, Li Ke's idea was rejected by Zhao Chen from the beginning.
At this moment, watching the Zhechong Mansion soldiers in front of him walking out of the woods, Li Ke also wanted to know Zhao Chen's next plan.
"When they leave the mountains and forests, they will definitely block the road into the city."
"Yingzhou City is the territory that Wei Ting has been operating for ten years. If we enter the city, we have no idea who is Wei Ting's informant."
"It is no longer possible to return to Yingzhou City at this moment. Li Ke, you and Changsun Chong go to Dingzhou City and ask the Governor of Dingzhou to bring the soldiers of Dingzhou Zhechong Prefecture over."
"By the way, tell Xue Wanche that we already know the whereabouts of Li Yuanji." Zhao Chen explained to Li Ke.
Li Ke was a little stunned.
He can still understand why he went to Dingzhou City to move reinforcements.
But what does this mean that Xue Wanche knew about Li Yuanji?
"Sir, Xue Wanche is Li Yuanji's former subordinate. If he knows that we have found Li Yuanji's whereabouts."
"Aren't you trying to get in the way?" Li Ke and Zhao Chen reminded.
He always felt that Zhao Chen's idea was a bit strange.
At least normal people shouldn’t do this!
"Just do it." Zhao Chen waved his hand without explaining to Li Ke.
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Lujiang City.
The emperor and Wei Zheng entered the city.
The residence of Prince Lujiang is still easy to find out.
In less than half an hour, the two of them arrived outside the Lujiang County Prince's Mansion.
Although it is said to be the palace of the Prince of Lujiang County, it is actually not much larger than an ordinary residence.
As a county king who was relegated here, local officials would not curry favor with Li Chengqian.
He even used excuses to suppress Li Chengqian because he was worried about being resented by the court ministers, the emperor, and popular figures such as Zhao Chen.
Of course, this is the idea of local officials themselves.
But officialdom has always been like this. No matter who it is, once they lose power, life will definitely not be easy.
"Shopkeeper, shall I report it?" Wei Zheng looked back at the emperor and asked.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, Wei Zheng couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Li Chengqian's life was not good, and he brought it upon himself.
Even without Zhao Chen, if Li Chengqian was seeking death, no one could save him.
At this moment, Wei Zheng was worried that the emperor would feel sympathy and open his eyes to Li Chengqian.
"No need, just go in like this." The emperor waved his hands, with no trace of sadness or joy on his face.
Wei Zheng looked at the Lujiang County Prince's Mansion in front of him, and felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart.
The two entered the mansion, only a few deserted servants were sitting in the yard basking in the sun.
The place was littered with leaves, and no one moved.
"Where is Li Chengqian?" The emperor glanced at the surroundings, and then asked a servant of Zuiqianmin about Li Chengqian's whereabouts.
"Who are you, dare to call our prince by his name?" The servant looked a little ugly.
Apparently he was very dissatisfied with the emperor's move of calling Li Chengqian by his first name.
"How dare you, let the king of Lujiang County come out to meet you." Wei Zheng and his servant shouted.
Although he didn't want the emperor to meet Li Chengqian.
But this servant of the Lujiang County Prince's Mansion may not be crazy, and even the emperor dares to scold him.
Wei Zheng's old face was always majestic, but his scolding at this moment actually startled the servants in the prince's palace.
The servant obviously knew that the two people in front of him were not easy to mess with.
He quickly raised his hands and said: "You two, my prince has gone out of the city, and he probably won't return home today."
"How about you two come back tomorrow."
"Out of town?"
"Where has he gone?" The emperor frowned.
Just as the two of them came in from outside the city, Li Chengqian left the city?
What, how many more times do you want to visit Li Chengqian?
The emperor was also worried about the situation on Zhao Chen's side.
Suppressing the bandits in Tianzhu Mountain is not that simple.
I can't spend too much time here.
Moreover, if everything goes well, they will continue to look for traces of Li Yuanji.
The emperor has no intention of coming back tomorrow.
"There is a small village ten miles away from the east of the city. His Royal Highness received a letter yesterday and went there today." The servant could not figure out the origin of the two people, so he did not dare to offend him, so he told them the whereabouts of Li Chengqian.
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"Outside the city? Received a letter?" The emperor muttered the words of his servant.
But I was curious in my heart.
Who wrote a letter to Li Chengqian and asked Li Chengqian to go out of the city to meet him.
"Shopkeeper, I'm afraid this matter is not simple. The people Lujiang County Prince saw may have some identity." The two people left the Lujiang County Prince's Mansion, Wei Zheng whispered to the emperor.
No one in Lujiang was familiar with Li Chengqian.
Therefore, there should be no one who can ask Li Chengqian to go out of the city to meet him in person.
And now, Li Chengqian has really gone.
Then who could he meet?
The emperor knew very well the meaning of Wei Zhengcai's words.
The person who can let Li Chengqian go out of the city to meet him will definitely not be a simple thing.
"Xuancheng, tell me, could the person Cheng Qian met out of the city be Yuan Ji?" the emperor said suddenly and inexplicably.