Youzhou.
In the palace of Prince Yan.
Zhao Ding lay on the wicker chair with a look of despair.
He couldn't eat or drink water these days.
The more he thought about Li Long's letter and Gao Youqian's sudden order.
Zhao Ding couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Was his little calculation discovered by his father?
Otherwise, as his father, how could he believe what that stupid businessman Li Long said?
"That Sun Bing?"
Thinking of this, Zhao Ding couldn't help but think of Sun Bing again.
Judging from the specific news obtained from the capital.
That Sun Bing seems to have been dismissed...
Don't ask why, just ask who doesn't have a few spies in the capital these days?
Even his father, Zhao Chongyuan, has spies in Youzhou, okay?
It's just that they were bribed by Zhao Ding one by one, and now they have become Zhao Ding's spy.
After kicking Hu San who was lying next to him, Zhao Ding touched his chin, smacked his lips carefully and said, "Hu San, do you think your prince will be betrayed?"
Hu San frowned, looked at Zhao Ding with some embarrassment, and said hesitantly: "My lord, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"You're so damn good at telling lies to me, right?"
Zhao Ding rolled his eyes, glared at Hu San angrily, picked up the shoehorn on the ground, and tried to pull it away.
Hu San blocked it subconsciously. Seeing that Zhao Ding didn't pull out a shoehorn, he said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. What I meant was..."
"Speak quickly and don't beat around the bush."
Zhao Ding glared at Hu San angrily again.
Hu San then smiled coquettishly and said: "Actually, Your Majesty, judging from the news coming from the capital in the past few days, Your Majesty, you are probably betrayed by that scumbag Sun Bing.
the reason is simple.
With all the hush money we have paid to Sun Bing over the years, he will not be able to escape if he is sentenced to death.
As a result, His Majesty sentenced him to be dismissed from his post and moved back to his hometown.
This guilt is too light. "
At this point, Hu San glanced around subconsciously, and after seeing no one around, he said cautiously: "Furthermore, Your Majesty, that Li Long said that he recommended you to His Majesty, I think this is extremely suspicious.
Among us, businessmen have always been the most humble.
Although Li Long's family has some wealth, it will not be noticed by His Majesty anyway.
So as a young child, I made a bold guess..."
"You mean that bastard Sun Bing betrayed me? Then my father noticed the things Li Long brought back from Youzhou, so he just followed the trend and praised that Li Long quietly?
Is it because of this that Li Long would send a letter to this king with a sullen face?
Is the purpose just to prevent this king from causing trouble to him in the future? "
Before Hu San could finish speaking,
Zhao Ding suddenly sat up from the wicker chair and patted his head.
Ouch, my brain is so smart.
Invisibly, several unrelated logical links were smoothed out by him in an instant.
"Yeah."
Hu San nodded repeatedly, as if pounding garlic.
Zhao Ding rolled his eyes again.
However, although the logic has been figured out, the problem is that it seems that Youzhou cannot hide it...
Thinking of this, Zhao Ding had a toothache again.
Right now.
A guard hurriedly ran in from the palace.
All the way around the rockery of the palace, he hurriedly ran to Zhao Ding, knelt on the ground and handed a letter in his hand to Zhao Ding: "Your Majesty, a letter from the capital."
"show me."
Zhao Ding frowned.
On the front foot, he was still discussing with Hu San whether he had been discovered by his father, but on the other hand, a letter came from Jingcheng.
This is really what you are afraid of.
Hu San on the side also raised his head at this moment, but Zhao Ding fiddled with it and cursed: "Wait until I finish reading."
Then, he opened the envelope in front of Hu San.
But after reading the envelope.
Zhao Ding's face suddenly turned pale, and he slumped down on the chair weakly. He threw the letter aside and said helplessly: "Oh, it seems that I must go to the capital."
"My lord, what's wrong with you?"
Hu San looked at Zhao Ding with a puzzled look, and subconsciously picked up the envelope dropped by Zhao Ding, but when he saw the contents of the envelope clearly.
Hu San's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly looked at Zhao Dingdao: "Your Majesty, is the Queen sick?"
As Zhao Ding's confidant.
He knew very well Zhao Ding's feelings for the Queen, his adoptive mother.
Although she is not her biological mother, she is better than her biological mother.
Raised Zhao Ding single-handedly.
Even after Zhao Ding had been a vassal for so many years, he still received three to four letters every month.
They are all concerned about Zhao Ding's daily life and the situation in Youzhou.
That's exactly what it is.
Queen Ma's status in Zhao Ding is no less than that of Zhao Chongyuan, or even above it.
"this...."
For a moment, even Hu San looked at Zhao Ding with some embarrassment.
"What can I do? Return to Beijing."
Zhao Ding smacked his lips and looked at Hu San.
It has already reached this level.
If you don’t want to go back to Beijing, you have to go back to Beijing.
"This time, you go with me."
Zhao Ding ordered Hu San beside him.
"yes."
Hu San responded respectfully, but after thinking about it, Zhao Ding felt a little uneasy and said, "Forget it, you stay in Youzhou. With you here, I can rest assured. Let Zhang San go with me."
"In addition, let Niu Budou select two hundred skilled people from the Youzhou Army to follow me to Beijing."
Zhao Ding originally thought of taking Hu San to Beijing.
But when I think about how Hu San has been in charge of Youzhou for so many years, Hu San has basically been helping him and Zhao Ding to handle all matters large and small.
If you just take it to the capital.
On the contrary, he was a little worried about Youzhou.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will listen to you."
Hu San responded subconsciously, but when he heard Zhao Ding's next sentence, he was stunned and asked subconsciously: "My lord, you are going to the capital to visit the queen. Why are you bringing so many soldiers to the capital?"
Zhao Ding said angrily: "Do you think the capital is a small place like ours in Youzhou? When I get to the capital, I will be like a dragon, and I will be under great constraints, especially since the officials in the capital are so complicated and powerful, and I am a small vassal king. , there is no power, it will be easier to deal with it if you bring more people."
Hu San blinked, touched his chin and said, "That's right."
Although my prince is powerful in Youzhou and can be called a local emperor, he is indeed a little constrained in a place like the capital where the emperor is at the feet and the palace and nobles gather.
After thinking for a long time, Hu San looked at Zhao Ding and said: "Then Prince, why don't I let Niu Budou pick some more for you? How about five hundred? They are all top-notch experts in our Youzhou Army. Go out and fight three of them." Four!”
