"Brother, something happened!" The emperor said to King Xiao.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what exactly disturbed you?" Prince Xiao asked.
"Princess Qingying escaped from the palace last night! But my mother was very anxious, so I immediately went to the emperor to discuss the matter." The emperor replied.
"Why did the princess leave the palace at this time?" Prince Xiao asked puzzledly.
"Hey! I don't know who told the emperor's sister that the fifth line went to Jiangnan. Fortunately, there was no news. As soon as the emperor's sister heard the news about the fifth line, she couldn't sit still, so she escaped from the palace overnight, even her Those three girls have also disappeared together." The emperor said anxiously.
"The princess has a stubborn personality. Most people can't control her at all, and we can't blame the three maids. So how does the emperor plan to deal with it?" Prince Xiao asked.
"This matter should not be made public, so I just informed the emperor's brother alone. The emperor's brother has many connections in the world and may be able to find the whereabouts of the princess quickly, so I hope that the emperor's brother will send someone to bring the princess back to the palace as soon as possible." The emperor replied.
"Yes! If ordinary people go, I'm afraid there is really nothing they can do against the princess. There is only one person suitable." Prince Xiao thought for a moment and answered.
"who?"
"Commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mr. Wang." King Xiao replied.
"Can the princess listen to him?" The emperor seemed a little unconvinced.
"The princess doesn't listen to him either, but the princess is afraid of him." Prince Xiao said with a smile.
"Oh! So that's it. I'll leave this matter to the emperor's brother. Kubi will find the princess as soon as possible." The emperor said.
"I obey the order." Prince Xiao accepted the order and was about to leave.
"Oh! Brother Emperor, there is one more thing. Japanese invaders have been incessant in the south of the Yangtze River recently, and the officers and soldiers of the towns along the coast cannot resist. I hope that Brother Emperor can pay attention to this matter. See why the disease of Japanese invaders has been difficult to eradicate for a long time? If possible, Emperor Brother Wang sent troops to suppress the enemy in order to eliminate the trouble in the south of the Yangtze River." The emperor added.
"I understand." Prince Xiao said, and then he really followed the order and left.
The emperor and Prince Xiao are brothers, so they both speak concisely. The emperor only said a few simple words, and Prince Xiao already understood what he meant. The Japanese pirates have been in trouble for a long time. In fact, the Japanese pirates' whereabouts are erratic, but the more important reason is the lax military preparedness in the south of the Yangtze River.
Flies do not bite seamless eggs. It is precisely because of the lax defenses along the coast that the Japanese plague has become more arrogant. This is the reason why the Japanese plague has been difficult to eradicate for a long time. The emperor's true intention is not only to suppress Japanese pirates, but also to hold incompetent officers and soldiers accountable.
However, Prince Xiao still had to get the first thing done first, which was to get Princess Qingying back.
Prince Xiao could no longer remember how many times Princess Qingying had left the palace privately. Almost every time, the emperor asked him to send people to look for her. As the emperor said, the young master has a stubborn temperament and he doesn't take it seriously to most people, but the princess has always respected King Xiao like a god and is very good at disobeying him. This is probably because Prince Xiao is the most aristocratic prince among the royal family.
When Prince Xiao returned to the prince, he immediately sent someone to ask Wang Jinghao, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and then called in his three most caring staff for discussion.
"Since the princess ran away to find the fifth young hero, the prince must first find the whereabouts of the fifth young hero." Wu Buxiao said first.
"Mr. Wu has been well-informed throughout his life. Does he know where the fifth line is now?" King Xiao asked.
"As far as I know, the fifth line is currently assisting Xiaoyaomen to contact various sects in the south of the Yangtze River, and is preparing to jointly fight against the Japanese pirates at sea. Based on this, it is speculated that the fifth line is probably not in Xiaoyaomen, but I don't know which martial arts sect the fifth line has gone to yet. ." Wu Buxiao replied.
"Mr. Wu, is there any way to find out?" Prince Xiao asked again.
"Yes, but it will take some time. However, based on further inference, most of the martial arts in Jiangnan are small sects. Xiaoyao Sect generally does not care much about it. There is only one family that can compete with Xiaoyao Sect, and now The strength is not weak either. If the Xiaoyao Sect wants to fight against the Japanese pirates, they must contact this sect to join the gang." Wu Buxiao guessed.
"Which one?"
"Su Bei, Star Sword Sect."
"Mr. Wu, does he mean that the fifth line is very likely to go to the Star Sword Sect?" Prince Xiao immediately realized.
"All the sects in the south of the Yangtze River have always followed the Xiaoyao Sect, but the Xingjian Sect relies on its own strength and never interacts with the Xiaoyao Sect. Only such a sect is worthy of a person like the fifth line." Wu Buxiao added.
"Mr. Wu is right. Another important reason is that this Star Sword Sect has three disciples ranked among the top ten swordsmen." Cheng Shiyou also said.
"Oh! How come I don't know about this?" Prince Xiao asked curiously.
"Star Sword Sect Ou Zhen has not been to Star Sword Mountain for more than 30 years, and Li Tianhao has disappeared even more. Therefore, although Star Sword Sect is powerful, it has not been very famous in recent years. In addition, Star Sword Sect has appeared again. Having a character like Qin Gang ruined his reputation, so his reputation in the world has become smaller and smaller." Bai Zhonghuan said.
Just as he was talking, Wang Jinghao, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, had already arrived at the palace.
"Master Wang, please sit down. I believe the emperor has informed Master Wang of the purpose of this trip, right?" King Xiao asked.
"Your Majesty asks all ministers to obey His Majesty's arrangements." Wang Jinghao replied.
"Then, I want you to go to Jiangnan and find a way to bring Princess Qingying back to the palace." Prince Xiao said bluntly.
"Will the princess listen to me?" Wang Jinghao asked.
"Among the palace ministers, you are the only one who can make the princess afraid, so you are the most suitable." Prince Xiao replied.
"But the princess is disobedient, and I can't do anything to her." Wang Jinghao felt a little confused.
The princess was worth a thousand pieces of gold, and he, a minister, did not dare to use force on the princess. However, if he could not find the princess, it would be against the emperor's order, and it would be a crime of beheading. Wang Jinghao was even worried and didn't know why Prince Xiao asked him to go.
"Master Wang will find the princess first. Then I will think of a solution. I will ask Brother Cheng and Brother Bai to accompany you. If anything happens, you can discuss the matter. Mr. Wu will find out the whereabouts of the fifth line as soon as possible, and then Let me inform you that as long as you find the fifth row first, the princess will most likely appear." Prince Xiao added.
"Okay then! We have Brother Lao Cheng and Brother Bai." Wang Jinghao knew that it was difficult to disobey the emperor's order, so he had no choice but to agree. Time was urgent, so the three Pegasus horses immediately left the city and headed south.
In front of them was Princess Qingying, who was naturally the first to leave the palace. Together with her three maids, the four of them had already left the capital the day before and were heading to the south of the Yangtze River.
"Princess, how did you know that the fifth young hero went to Jiangnan?" Hua'er asked curiously. The princess is deep in the palace. How she received such news from the world really makes people curious.
"Didn't I have many masters? One of them told me that he had seen the fifth line in Jiangnan. Hum! The fifth line, let's see if you can escape from my grasp!" Princess Qingying replied fiercely.
"Oh! That's it. It's just that the details of your master, princess, are best not to be known to the emperor and prince. If they know, they will have to kill him." He Ye reminded.
"Yes! This time, princess, you leave the palace privately. The emperor and the queen mother must be anxious again." Qingcao also said.
"Oh! Are you bothered? If I had known, I wouldn't have brought you out!" Princess Qingying said angrily.
