Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"For the current plan, we must first hide this Lu Peng!"

"For the outside world, let's just say that Lu Peng escaped and fell off the cliff and disappeared without a trace!"

Ning Fan said with a gloomy expression.

"Your Highness, it was Song Chengzhou who sent people to attack Your Highness. Why can't we just lead troops to conquer Tianzhou?"

Luo Yong was a little anxious.

"Have you ever thought about it, if Song Chengzhou has no intention to rebel, if we do this, we will only force him to rebel in advance!"

"The current imperial court is suffering from internal and external troubles and can no longer withstand the tossing, so the matter of Song Chengzhou must be resolved!"

"Capturing Song Chengzhou is not the goal, resolving this rebellion is the biggest thing!"

Ning Fan gritted his teeth and said.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Luo Yong seemed to understand, and looked at Ning Fan with even more awe.

"When you take someone into the city to see Song Chengzhou later, tell him that His Highness is waiting here and ask him to come and see you!"

Ning Fan ordered.

Seeing Luo Yong leading a group of troops straight to Tianzhou, Ning Fan called Wang Tao. The little garrison officer behaved a little unnaturally when he saw Ning Fan.

"Wang Shoubei, have you ever interacted with those big officials in Tianzhou?"

Ning Fan probed.

Hearing Ning Fan's question, Wang Tao looked at a loss: "Your Highness, the villain is just a small guard. The adults in Tianzhou cannot be cured by the villain."

"Okay, what do you think of today's events?"

Ning Fan asked.

Hearing Ning Fan ask this, Wang Tao trembled with fright.

Someone wants to ambush the prince, which is definitely a shocking event.

When Ning Fan didn't ask, he didn't feel scared, but suddenly his back was soaked in cold sweat.

If it is believed that the prince was really attacked in Tianzhou, then not only the big officials in Tianzhou will have to take responsibility and move their heads, but Shoukang's Zhima official will also be beheaded and buried with him.

"I'm glad His Highness is fine, otherwise the villain's whole family would have been buried with him."

Wang Tao wiped a cold sweat and said.

"Wang Shoubei, can this imperial envoy completely trust you?"

Ning Fan suddenly asked.

Straight to the point, no nonsense.

Wang Tao was stunned for a moment, and then he knelt on the ground with a plop: "Your Highness, the Wang family has been loyal for generations, and we will always be loyal to Dakang and His Majesty!"

"it is good!"

"Get up first and call Chang Yuan over."

Ning Fan said to Wang Tao.

Chang Yuan came over, and Wang Tao consciously walked aside and became alert.

Ning Fan used the same words once on Chang Yuan and got the same result.

After confirming that these two defensive officers were loyal and available, Ning Fan finally felt relieved.

He called the two of them together and ordered two things.

The first thing is for the two of them to select some loyal soldiers, disguise themselves as ordinary people, sneak into the city and find a place to hide, in case of emergency at critical moments.

The second thing is to unify the caliber. When Song Chengzhou comes, he will bite Luo Peng to death, escape and fall off a cliff to death.

"Your Highness, don't worry, the two of us are absolutely loyal to Your Highness! We will not regret it even if we die!"

They both knelt down at the same time.

After arranging for the two of them to take Lu Peng to Shoukang and imprison him secretly, Ning Fan rode Feiying along the original road to find Ergou and the others.

Before walking too far, I saw a carriage driving slowly on the official road.

When Ergou saw that it was Ning Fan who had brought someone here, he knew that the matter had been settled safely, and he finally let go of his hanging heart.

"If His Highness doesn't come back, the two dogs will be scared to death."

Ergou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Yueying also got out of the carriage and scanned Ning Fan's body with a pair of wonderful eyes. She felt relieved when she saw that Ning Fan was safe.

"Follow me and wait for Song Chengzhou at Hulukou in front."

Ning Fan patted the horse and walked in front.

By the time Ning Fan returned to Hulukou, Wang Tao and Chang Yuan had already dispersed the extra soldiers, leaving only 300 cavalry guarding 200 Tianzhou soldiers.

In order to make Song Chengzhou believe that Lu Peng was dead, Wang Tao and Chang Yuan performed a special scene.

Lu Peng was allowed to escape in full public view, and then Wang Tao chased him into the mountains and forests with a few cronies. As for Lu Peng's ending, only a few people knew.

After noon, Song Chengzhou rushed to Hulukou with a large number of people, and Ning Fan also met the most powerful official in Tianjiang Province.

Unlike the expected domineering Feiyang, Song Chengzhou looked like an ordinary old man. Except for his smile, which was a bit cunning, there was no hint of hostility at all.

"Mr. Governor, please explain, what is going on? This imperial envoy just entered the territory of Tianzhou and encountered an ambush by Tianzhou soldiers!"

Ning Fan pretended to be angry.

Song Chengzhou had known about this for a long time, and he looked apologetic when he heard this: "Your Highness, I did make some oversights in this matter! I will bring back the Tianzhou soldiers for careful screening. As for Lu Peng, I must also investigate him carefully. motivation."

"Your Highness, has Lu Peng been caught?"

Zhuang Wen, the governor of Tianzhou, came up.

As one of the three chief officials in Tianjiang, this important figure is naturally indispensable for welcoming the imperial envoy.

On the surface, Zhuang Wen and Song Chengzhou were chatting and laughing, but Ning Fan had no idea that the governor of Tianzhou would secretly go to the secret service to inform.

"This Lu Peng was so stubborn that before he could be questioned, he ran away like crazy and fell into the cliff without any trace of his body."

Ning Fan sighed.

When he heard that Lu Peng fell into the cliff, Zhuang Wen's eyes flashed with a mixture of disappointment and joy.

Song Chengzhou and Zhuang Wen both finished greeting Ning Fan, and then came Tianjiang Commander-in-Chief Yue Chunping.

Lu Peng was Yue Chunping's subordinate, and the ones who attacked and ambush were also Tianzhou soldiers, so Yue Chunping must bear the responsibility for this matter no matter what.

So when he saw Ning Fan, Yue Chunping's expression was extremely unnatural.

"Your Highness the Sixth Prince, I, Yue Chunping, have failed in my duty this time! I promise Your Highness that this matter will definitely be brought to the bottom of the matter."

Yue Chunping is a bearded man, a very typical military commander. He speaks in a loud voice, but his eyes contain a bit of wisdom.

When they met for the first time, Ning Fan felt that this Yue Chunping was not simple.

No matter who wants to rebel in Tianjiang, the commander-in-chief Yue Chunping will definitely not be able to get around it, so this person is definitely not simple.

"General Yue, this matter must be investigated clearly, otherwise I will report it to my father!"

Ning Fan was not polite at all, displaying the majesty of a prince and an imperial envoy.

"His Royal Highness, the Sixth Prince, has been tired all the way, so let's go to the city first! I'll prepare a little wine to help His Highness wash away the wind and dust."

Seeing Ning Fan's unkind tone, Tianjiang Governor Song Chengzhou hurriedly spoke out to relieve the situation.

"Well, as Governor Song said, let's go to the city first!"

Ning Fan didn't want to completely break up with Tianjiang, so he could only endure it for the time being and let the matter of the ambush be revealed for the time being.

The pomp prepared by Song Chengzhou was still very grand, which gave Ning Fan enough face. All the officials in Tianzhou came out of the city to greet him and knelt on both sides of the road.

"Governor Song, in fact, there is no need for such a grand ceremony. My father sent me to Tianjiang this time just to increase my experience and walk around casually."

Ning Fan sat on a horse and rode alongside the three chief officers of Tianjiang.

Song Chengzhou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Ning Fan came to Tianjiang just for a walk to gain experience.