The three of them came outside the inn and saw many people going to watch the fun, so they followed the large group and walked over there.
When we arrived outside the military camp, a giant bonfire lit up the surrounding area.
In front of the bonfire, hundreds of people were kneeling neatly, including men, women and children, all tied up.
In front of the kneeling people were some officers and soldiers holding steel knives. They stood there, as if waiting for something.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Li Qi was stunned for a moment and thought: Damn it, these guys want to kill all these people, right?
"Young Master..." Tang Yun frowned and shouted.
"What's wrong?" Li Qi asked.
"What do these people do?"
Li Qi said: "I don't know either."
At this time, a man watching the excitement said: "These are bandits from nearby."
"Bandit?" Li Qi looked puzzled, handed over a couple of silver coins and said, "Brother, can you tell us what's going on?"
Seeing Li Qi's generous move, the man smiled and took the money and said: "A month ago, the messenger soldiers of the Xuanyuan Army were intercepted and killed by bandits. This incident made the third prince furious, so after the third prince returned to Beijing
, please immediately ask the emperor to destroy the bandits here. In the past month, the third prince has led the Xuanyuan Army to catch bandits everywhere in the vicinity, and today's batch is the fourth batch..."
Li Qi asked: "Does this mean that many people have died during this period?"
The man nodded: "No one of Xuanyuan's army is dead, but this bandit is probably dead."
Having said this, the man looked around and whispered: "I heard someone say that the messenger soldier seemed to be intercepted and killed by someone sent by the prince..."
Li Qi was stunned, looked at the man, and asked, "What does this eldest brother do for a living?"
"I'm just a salesman."
"Then why does the eldest brother know so much about the royal family?"
The man smiled and said: "This matter has been spread all over the world these days. The Xuanyuan Army is the third prince's opponent, whoever kills him will die. How could some bandits just kill the messenger of the Xuanyuan Army? Isn't that looking for death?"
Li Qi nodded and asked again: "Isn't it true that people in Kyoto are panicking during this period?"
"No, these three princes killed thousands of people as soon as they came back. Although they were all bandits, but..." the man sighed, "You have also seen that among those people, except for the man who was a bandit, the others
They are all women and children..."
Before he finished speaking, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded.
Following the sound, I saw officers and soldiers holding steel knives not far away, already ready.
"kill!"
Suddenly, a neat voice rang out, and the knife was raised and dropped. In an instant, all the people kneeling on the ground were not spared.
This was the first time Li Qi had seen this scene, and it also made his scalp numb.
In particular, the word "kill" shouted by the officers and soldiers seemed to have the power to shock the soul, making people feel weak after hearing it.
Damn it, the Third Prince's soldiers are really ruthless.
I just don’t know what the third prince looks like.
After returning to the inn, Li Qi tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Finally, he woke Wei Gang up in the middle of the night, and then took Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan with him and rushed directly to Kyoto that night.
At night in Kyoto, the city gates are closed, and there are merchants waiting to open the door.
Originally, Li Qi could stay at the inn until he came over the next morning. By then the city gate would have been opened, and he could enter the city directly.
But now he had to come over in the middle of the night.
Wei Gang didn't care, but Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan were obviously a little overwhelmed.
They also couldn't figure out what Li Qi was doing here suddenly.
After watching the scene last night, Li Qi felt panicked.
To be honest, now he finally saw the legendary third prince's style of doing things.
Damn it, if the prince falls, I might not even know how he died.
With his current status, the third prince will definitely eliminate him as soon as he ascends the throne.
In this battle for the throne, Li Qi was not sure at all.
The main reason is that the prince is a bit out of character.
The more I thought about Li Qi, the more depressed I became.
Forget it, I've already arrived in Kyoto to take a look at the situation. If it doesn't work, I'll find a way to run away.
But the good news is that the emperor has not yet ordered the attack on Feiyan Village...
Thinking of this, Li Qi was startled again.
Could it be that the emperor wanted to wait for the third prince to come back and leave this job to him?
If this is the case, wouldn't Feiyan Village become colder?
…
As soon as the city gate opened early in the morning, Li Qi and his party entered the city.
After returning to the Li Mansion, Li Qi tidied up and immediately rushed to the palace to report to the prince without staying too long.
Donggong, who had not been here for several months, suddenly became a bit strange.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard a melodious sound of the piano.
When Li Qi entered, Zhao Fu was dozing off against the door beam.
"Eunuch Zhao." Li Qi shouted.
Zhao Fu woke up with a start and was startled when he saw it was Li Qi: "Li Shidu!"
"Eunuch Zhao, why is there someone playing the piano so early in the morning?" Li Qi asked.
Zhao Fu looked helpless and said, "Li Shidu, you are finally back."
"Where is Your Highness?" Li Qi said and was about to walk inside.
Zhao Fu quickly grabbed him.
"What's wrong?" Li Qi looked at Zhao Fu with confusion.
"Li Shidu, you'd better wait a while before going in."
"Why?"
"His Royal Highness is doing morning classes. If you go in, you will probably be kicked out..."
"Morning class?" Li Qi was even more confused.
Zhao Fu sighed, pulled Li Qi to the corner and said: "Li Shidu, during your absence, His Highness found a piano master to come over and study the piano every day. And especially in the morning, if anyone dares to go in and disturb him, he will
He was kicked out directly. Even the imperial concubine came over once and was thrown out by His Highness..."
Having said this, Zhao Fu did not continue talking.
Li Qi quickly thought of a possibility.
Prince Jiang Qian most likely brought Ye E to the palace!
Grandma, when has this been, are you still thinking about picking up girls?
Li Qi gritted his teeth, shook off Zhao Fu's hand, and rushed in directly.
"Li Shidu! Li Shidu!"
No matter what Zhao Fu called, Li Qi came directly to the garden.
I saw that the garden had also changed greatly. It had obviously been renovated. In a small pavilion by the lotus pond, Jiang Qian and Ye E were sitting there drinking and having fun.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, Li Qi becomes extremely angry.
Jiang Qian was leaning on a couch, and Ye E was playing the piano beside him. The two were talking and laughing.
"Your Highness, Li Qi, comes to see you!" Li Qi walked over and deliberately raised his voice and shouted.
When Jiang Qian saw it was Li Qi, his face lit up: "Li Shidu, you are finally back."
Li Qi glanced at Ye E, and when their eyes met, Li Qi suddenly felt that the woman in front of him had become much stranger.
The person is still the same person, but the eyes are no longer the familiar eyes.