Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

Also, why is Minister Cui pretending? Didn't you secretly send the Crown Prince here? Do you think I know nothing?

Magistrate Li was thinking a lot, but he still spoke respectfully: "I have also seen the proclamation of war. We should indeed drive the Uighur thieves out."

Minister Cui frowned slightly. What he wanted to ask was not about driving out the Uighurs. Was Magistrate Li a fool?

He simply asked directly: "Have you ever seen the eldest prince?"

"never seen it."

At that time, Magistrate Li was only asking about Jinyi's case and didn't know about the eldest prince.

Prime Minister Chu looked unhappy and didn't want to argue with Magistrate Li. He said, "The Cui family in Longmen Town is a branch of the Cui family. Lord Cui wants to visit his family. Lord Li, please make the arrangements."

Minister Cui said he wanted to go and see it himself, but he didn't need Magistrate Li to accompany him, so he could just find a captain of the police to lead the way.

County Magistrate Li understands! ! Don’t you just want to go there secretly? Okay, arrange it! !

Call Captain Xue and ask him to accompany Minister Cui.

He told him privately: "Captain Xue, the real prince is the one in Ganzhou City. Minister Cui did not allow me to accompany him because he did not want the people in Longmen Town to know his identity. Now I don't know why this Cui is looking for the prince, you might as well take advantage of him..."

Captain Xue nodded repeatedly.

Under the leadership of Captain Xue, Minister Cui went to Longmen Town with his two guards.

Captain Xue first pretended to go to Trefford's house, and after a while, he came back with a grim look on his face.

"Master Cui, I asked the Cui family's neighbors and they said that a relative originally lived in their house. He was a fool and was starved to death by them. They were afraid that their relatives would cause trouble, so the whole family moved away."

Minister Cui suddenly became anxious: "Did that fool starve to death?"

"Yes, it's in the old house over there." He pointed to the old house where "Jinyi" was originally tied.

Minister Cui said, "Let's go and take a look."

Captain Xue took Minister Cui to the Cui family's old house.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Cui family's old house. Minister Cui got off the carriage and entered the yard with the guards.

The old house was even more dilapidated. Nothing could be seen in the yard. When I entered the old house, I saw a shabby three-legged bed and a clearly broken iron chain beside the bed.

Minister Cui gently picked up the chain and looked at it, and saw dark bloodstains on it.

There were deep scratches on the wall next to the broken bed, as well as dark bloodstains.

There were also traces of crawling on the ground.

According to the eldest prince's hidden illness, these traces were indeed left by him.

Seeing that Minister Cui was watching seriously, Captain Xue volunteered, "Master Cui, please watch first. I will go call the neighbors next door and ask them if you have any questions."

This is exactly what Minister Cui wanted to hear. If Captain Xue refused to go, he really wanted to ask his guards to ask the neighbors.

Captain Xue immediately went to the neighbor's house - Aunt Zhang's.

Aunt Zhang was sewing shoe soles with Zhang Xiangxiu at home. Since Ye Ting was driven away, Zhang Xiangliang's illness has gradually stabilized. Although he is still timid, he has gotten much better.

When Captain Xue came in, Aunt Zhang became nervous again. She had made up her mind that no matter who asked about Jin Yi, she would just say "I don't know" and deny it.

"What can I do for you?" Aunt Zhang was still very polite. The captain of police and the county magistrate were both government officials.

"Aunt Zhang..."

Captain Xue briefly recounted the incident and pleaded, "The Great Prince has already started a rebellion and is about to fight his way from Ganzhou to the capital. If he succeeds, he will be our future emperor. If you can help him, you will surely be blessed in the future."

Captain Xue's idea was to have Aunt Zhang tell Minister Cui openly or secretly that the eldest prince was dead.

Aunt Zhang immediately agreed: "Okay, I understand, I'll go and reply."

The Zhang family owes Jinyi, and Jinyi is the eldest prince. As long as he returns to the capital, he may very well become the emperor. Aunt Zhang knows this clearly.

As long as Jinyi successfully ascends the throne, Minister Cui and his family will definitely die.

Captain Xue didn't expect Aunt Zhang to be so straightforward. In his heart, he once again secretly admired Magistrate Li's cleverness.

Aunt Zhang and Captain Xue went to see Minister Cui. The second son, Zhang Xiangshan, said, "Mother, I will go with you."

Aunt Zhang said, "Why are you following me? Don't go."

Officials should avoid meeting the person if possible.

"Mom, please ask me to go. If something really happens, our whole family won't be able to escape."

Minister Cui looked at Aunt Zhang and her son and asked politely, "Who are you?"

"Greetings, sir. I am your neighbor to the east, and my husband's surname is Zhang."

"Hello, Mrs. Zhang. I heard that Trefford raised a child in this yard before he died?"

"I'm not raising it, I'm tying it here."

Aunt Zhang said that the child's name was Jinyi and that he was very pretty.

Minister Cui asked where the person had gone.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. I don't know where you went."

"Did you hear any noise when he lived here?"

"I heard him howling. He has been here for more than three months, and he seems to have howled twice. It's very scary. Trefford has warned the people in the town not to get close to him because he will kill people."

Minister Cui was relieved, thinking that it must be that fool Xiao Jinan.

"Has anyone come to see him?"

"I don't know. We have farm work to do every day. If the Cui family doesn't want us to get close, we won't interfere."

Zhang Xiangshan then said, "My friends in town and I have visited him. He is a fool. He is chained and his legs were broken by the Cui family. He can only lie down and cannot even sit. The Cui family often forgets to send him food. He is as thin as a skeleton. He must have starved to death."

He gestured and said that everyone was almost scared to death by the look of Jinyi.

Aunt Zhang pretended to hit him and said in panic, "Don't talk nonsense."

Zhang Xiangshan said aggrievedly, "How could I say such nonsense? Many people said that he must have starved to death. When the rich young master sent him here, he gave him a big bag of silver, but the Cui family kept it for themselves and didn't give him any food."

Aunt Zhang hurriedly apologized to Minister Cui: "My lord, don't listen to the child's nonsense. Jinyi is gone or somewhere else. We really don't know, but we haven't seen him for a long time."

Minister Cui showed no expression and thanked Aunt Zhang.

He guessed that the fool must have starved to death and was buried carelessly by the Cui family. Fearing that he would be held accountable by the Cui family in the capital, his entire family moved away from Longmen Town.

After returning to the county government with Constable Xue, Minister Cui privately told Prime Minister Chu, "That idiot must be dead. I checked where he was chained, and there were obvious signs of struggle. Half of the house collapsed, and there were rat skins on the ground that had been eaten..."

When Prime Minister Chu heard that Xiao Jinan was so hungry that he ate rats, he suddenly felt a little nauseous.

"Prime Minister Chu, how are we going to explain this to His Majesty when we return?"

"What is there to explain? He is a fool. Who knows where he was taken?"

"Then shall we return to the capital now? Jie Gan has led the Uighurs to Lingzhou."

"Let's go to Ganzhou first and meet that person to make sure he is not that fool." Chu Xiang said, "He was able to repel the Uighurs, which is a good thing, but he wants to take the throne in the name of the eldest prince."

Minister Cui understood the situation, so he asked the fake prince to drive out the Uighurs first, and then reveal his identity and kill the "traitor".

In fact, in addition to wanting to confirm who the "eldest prince" of Ganzhou Prefecture is, Prime Minister Chu also wants to find his son and King Liang. He wonders if they have killed Xiao Jinan?

Prime Minister Chu and Minister Cui did not stop but left Yongle County and went to Ganzhou Prefecture. They wanted to see with their own eyes whether this "eldest prince" was Xiao Jinan.

Magistrate Li sent them off respectfully and immediately said to Captain Xue, "After settling the family, we will quickly send a letter to the eldest prince and deliver the food and fodder."

Xiao Hongli and Chu Bunu died in Longmen Town. He and Captain Xue would definitely be relocated, and it would be difficult to save the nine clans.

For now, hiding the truth from Prime Minister Chu and Minister Cui is just taking advantage of the Prime Minister Chu and Minister Cui's ulterior motives.

The case of Longmen Town can be easily uncovered if it is investigated openly. As long as Prime Minister Chu is still a powerful official, Magistrate Li will not be able to save his head.

He and Captain Xue must surrender to the eldest prince and support his ascension to the throne, so that the nine clans can have a chance of survival.

After Magistrate Li and Captain Xue settled their families, they immediately went to the provincial capital. On the way there, they had people drive ox carts to transport thirty carts of grain.

*Longmen Town, Zhang Family.

Zhang Xiangshan packed a bag and said to Aunt Zhang, "Mother, Jinyi is the eldest prince. Young Master Wang has already followed him and even quit his job as county magistrate. I want to join Jinyi, too."

Aunt Zhang was shocked: "Really? Landlord Wang's family are all shrewd people. Young Master Wang follows him, it seems that he wants to be rich and powerful."

"Mother, the eldest prince is very powerful. He has led his men to drive out the Uighurs in Ganzhou. He issued a declaration of war a while ago. My business partners and I have made an agreement to go and join him."

Aunt Zhang and Zhang Tiezhu had no objections. They owed Jinyi money, and she had no money or food, so she offered a son to help him conquer the world.

But the Zhang family was poor and could not even afford a horse, so they were afraid they would not be able to catch up if they tried to chase on foot.

Zhang Xiangshan was smart. He went to the landlord Wang's house and told him that he wanted to seek refuge with the prince and asked if he could lend him a horse temporarily. He would repay the landlord Wang when he had made great achievements.

Landlord Wang already knew that his son had joined Yin Jinan in the rebellion. If he helped Zhang Xiangshan, it would be equivalent to finding a loyal helper for his son.

He gave the horses at home to Zhang Xiangshan and said excitedly: "You are determined to serve the country. I support your idea. These three horses are for you. His Highness is very busy and may not have time to see you. When you go to Ganzhou City, you can go to the eldest son. He will definitely take care of you. I wish you to achieve success soon!"

This means that you all should follow my son, and when you become successful in the future, don’t forget my son, and don’t forget me, the landlord Wang.

Zhang Xiangshan and his two companions rode their horses, carried small bags on their backs, and rushed towards Ganzhou City in the wind and snow.

*On the official road from Kyoto to Ganzhou Prefecture.

There are thirty-two fast horses, each of which is a mixed breed of Dayuan horses and Turkic horses. They are both strong war horses with great speed and endurance.

The men on horseback wore iron helmets and armor and carried different weapons. Although not all of them were tall, they all looked like fierce and ferocious warriors with a fierce aura.

The horse gallops like an arrow and travels a thousand miles in a flash.

These people have been working non-stop since they heard that Yin Jinan issued a declaration of war in Ganzhou. They immediately traveled day and night from the capital to Ganzhou city.

The thirty-two men arrived outside the gate of Ganzhou Prefecture, reined in their horses, looked at the tall city gate, the soldiers standing on the gate, and the royal flag planted on the city wall with a big word "Xiao" on it.