The old man was so frightened that he immediately knelt on his knees and shouted for death.
"My subordinate failed to remove the head of the thief, and his colleagues died in the battle. The thief escaped. Please forgive me."
The old man who came back was a Qi practitioner with Buddhist roots. Shen Li looked at his injuries and found that he was lucky to be from the Buddhist family, otherwise, he would have been beaten to death by that guy.
The prince's eyes flickered from the old man and asked, "Have you seen who that person is?"
The old man shook his head slowly, "This thief wore a human skin mask, and because of the thick darkness of the night, my subordinates couldn't see clearly. He is bound to die. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Shen Li quickly looked away, and the prince's face became even more ugly. He had just vowed to take off that man's head, and now it was really embarrassing for a subordinate of the third-grade Chaolu realm to join him.
"Where's Zhang Run?"
"Zhang Run couldn't see the enemy, so he tried to sneak away in the chaos, but he was caught up and killed."
"Well, send Zhang Run's body to the capital, place it in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, and announce it with great fanfare. Zhang Run conspired with the Northern Sui Dynasty to murder the orphan."
"As you command!"
"As for the Northern Sui master who escaped, there is no need to publicize this matter. In addition, you don't have to die ten thousand times. Gu will kill you. My dear brother can't protect Gu alone."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
"You are so seriously injured. Stop kneeling. Get up and go find Tang Fengxian. She has healing elixirs."
"I would like to thank Your Highness for your kindness! I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness, even to the death."
The old man staggered around looking for Tang Fengxian, but he and Shen Li were left alone.
The prince said: "Look up, what are you afraid of? Are you such a petty person?"
"The eldest brother has a broad mind and embraces three rivers and five lakes. I sincerely admire him." The young man bowed his hands and said.
"With three rivers and five lakes? Haha... You have a lot of witty words, and famous quotes that no one else could ask for come out just by opening your mouth. I don't even know what to praise you for, brother."
Seeing that the prince's mood changed for the better because of his "three rivers", Shen Li smiled and said: "The great master of the Northern Sui Dynasty watched Jiang Huchen die in Zuichun Tower and still did not take action. This shows that the city is very deep and difficult to deal with. And the eldest brother said with a smile The noble prince is personally in a dangerous situation, and deliberately makes a group of thieves unable to restrain themselves and jump out. With this courage and courage, I have to ask myself, I can't do it."
Without stopping, he continued.
"When a minister makes a mistake, the eldest brother appreciates his hard work, forgives his mistakes, and rewards him with elixirs. His mind is boundless, his vision is far-sighted, and his methods are subtle. It is no exaggeration to say that the few fights that the younger brother fought in Kaixi City are incomparable to those in Kaixi City. The knowledge gained from being around my elder brother.”
"Oh?" The prince smiled happily.
Shen Li said: "The experience gained from fighting is called cruelty, and the knowledge gained from the elder brother's words and deeds is called benevolence. One cruelty and one benevolence are the judgment of superiority and inferiority."
After being slapped with flattery, the prince laughed loudly, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I know more about flattery than you do, so stop showing off like a flatterer like you."
"As commanded."
The prince stood up and stretched in front of him without hesitation: "Others can't trust me as a brother. Tonight, you can watch me sleep with me."
"Yes!!"
If the ministers in Kaixi City were to know that the prince had put a young man with whom he had only a few words and acquaintance on guard duty at night, they would be jealous and fight for the ground with their heads!
Even if the eunuchs in the East Palace wanted to stay on guard duty for the prince at night, they would definitely not be able to do so if they were not trustworthy confidants.
In other words, when the prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future, Shen Li will definitely be a celebrity before the emperor.
Everyone saw how much power and wealth Liu Taiyuan, the former emperor and celebrity, gained.
When the prince was about to go to the prepared room, Shen Li suddenly asked: "Brother, is that guy Cao Xu really yours?"
"Yes and no."
After saying that, he opened the door and heard snoring.
If you don't say some words, outsiders will figure it out on their own. Once you say it for sure, you will always be a slave to these words.
Daybreak.
Shen Li, who had been on duty all night, was shaken by someone's arm.
"You have to work harder and rest when you get to Woxia Temple."
"yes."
The prince, who had slept peacefully for a night, was in good spirits. He walked out of the inn with Shen Li, counted the men and horses, and ordered Tang Fengxian to send someone back to the capital to bring supplements.
Apart from the messy vegetation, no corpses or blood could be seen at all.
The beautiful woman named Tang Fengxian looked at Shen Li a few times and then went to follow the prince's instructions.
After he got on the magnificent carriage, the prince sat cross-legged in the carriage, and Shen Li sat with the coachman.
During the day, I saw the prince accompanying the ceremonial guard, which was very simple and shabby. However, there were a lot of fully armed soldiers. A rough count showed that there were three or four hundred people left.
"Have you seen Tang Fengxian?" the prince asked.
Shen Li said: "I saw it."
"This girl grew up with me. We are childhood sweethearts. I originally wanted her to be the crown prince, but my father didn't allow it, so I just kept him with me all the time. Don't underestimate her because she is a girl. She has already practiced her Taoist skills. The sixth grade is not far from the fifth grade."
He seemed to have opened up his chat box, and things about the Tian family kept coming out.
"Da Wu was called the Buddha Kingdom of Ten Thousand Miles by Western Shu and Northern Sui Dynasty. This is not good. I want to change it. Dear brother, do you have any good ideas?"
You can't take this matter casually, the young man said: "The eldest brother thinks highly of the younger brother. You can write lyrics and poems according to orders. It's really difficult for the younger brother to use his brain to come up with ideas."
"Haha... You are very clever. There were so many masters in Kaixi City snatching away the Eight Heavenly Dragons. In the end, even your Xingxiu Cult Master set out to contain Zen Master Foyu. Don't you want to ask me about my brother?"
The prince changed his position, half-lying down, and asked with squinted eyes.
Shen Li looked around at the dense mountains and forests, with the looming water in front of him, and replied: "My mission in Kaixi City is completed. I can't figure out other things in my mind. Just stop being suspicious and take the path in front of you."
"It's rare to be confused, it's rare to be confused!" the prince sighed.
"The elder brother doesn't care about the younger brother's previous excessive behavior, and the younger brother is very grateful."
Overstep? The prince immediately recalled that he was talking about the assassination of Wang Chunfu and Peng Dongzhi.
"You boy, you are not very smart, but you are full of cleverness. To tell you the truth, whether I killed Wang Chunfu or Peng Dongzhi, I knew about it in advance, and I acquiesced to it. Just keep it in your heart, for My cousin Prince Wu can let you, a charlatan killer, stay on duty at night, so why can't you be more generous?"
Shen Li deliberately muttered loud enough for the prince to hear: "Brother's heart is the same in the world, how can he force me to compare with you!"
"Haha... don't whisper behind your back!"
"Okay, brother."
Tang Fengxian rode majesticly to the side of the carriage, got into the carriage nimbly and lay in the prince's arms.
The two whispered.
Shen Li looked at Daze who was getting closer and thought. The prince did not even bring the princess with him to the Buddha's birthday event in Woxia Temple, but only brought Tang Fengxian with him. There might be trouble in the harem in the future.
The fighting outside the inn last night did not affect her. It seemed that the prince sent another master to protect her secretly.
The journey was uneventful. Shen Li and the prince talked about everything, as if they had truly become close friends.
During this period, the prince ordered him to compose poems.
The young man obeyed happily.
The poem says:
The mountains are green and the rivers are white, and the rain is like smoke amid the sound of the rules.
There are few idle people in the countryside in April, so they are planting sericulture and planting fields.
