Chapter 18: A lot of worries (4)

"Bang..." A Hongwu official kiln blue and white hand pressing cup fell to pieces on the stone slab.

"A living person disappeared in an unknown way. You all eat a meal?" The burly figure walked around in a hurry, his broad face turned red slightly, and Liu Heng's disappearance made Zhu Di furious.

On the ground, the prince's guards were kneeling Ma Sanbao, the Beiping Prefecture Censor Zhao Yizhi and Yanshan Central Guard Commander Zhang Yu. The three of them had been kneeling for a while, but no one dared to speak. They seemed to have never seen the King of Yan get such a big temper.

Yao Guangxiao kept closing his eyes, pulling Buddhist beads in his hand, and chanting sutras silently.

Zhu Di cursed for a while and was a little tired. He sat on the Grand Master's chair and drank a sip of tea, but still looked at the three of them angrily.

At this time, Yao Guangxiao opened his eyes and said, "Your Highness, don't be impatient. This matter cannot be blamed on several adults. Now we have to think of countermeasures as soon as possible."

Zhu Di's anger was a little relieved. Seeing the three of them kneeling, he said, "You all get up and talk." The three of them thanked His Highness, then stood up carefully, stood by with their hands down, without looking sideways.

Zhao Yiqiu said: "Your Highness, have you drawn a graph and sent the world to find Lord Liu?"

Zhu Di slapped the table and said, "I am not wanting him, what figures are drawn?" Zhao Yizhi even more afraid to speak when he hit a nail.

Yao Guangxiao gave Zhu Di a wink, and Zhu Di understood and said to Zhao Yiqiu: "Sir Zhao, go back first, and then organize people to search in the city. This person can't be gone like this.

"When Zhao Yiqiu heard Zhu Di let him go, he felt relieved and quickly bowed and left.

Seeing Zhao Yiqiu leaving, Zhu Di touched his beard and said, "Okay, there are no outsiders here, just say anything."

Ma Sanbao said: "The last person to see Lord Liu were the guards in front of the palace. After he left the palace five days ago, no one had seen him again.

In the past two days, my subordinates have investigated all the shops and related people along the way from the royal palace to the Liu family, but none of them have an impression of Lord Liu.

Zhang Yu said: "If so, is it possible that he was out of the city by carriage?"

Ma Sanbao said: "It's impossible. Since the Xiguan Street fire, there have been people from our guard camp in all cities, and all the carriages and sedans must be inspected."

Zhu Di said: "Inspection, check, don't others know that the guard camp is inspecting the city gate? It's already covered up... Okay. Okay, you all go down." Ma Sanbao was scolded again and blushed, and quickly took the leave with Zhang Yu.

Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Highness, don't be busy and irritable. Now the plan is to determine where Lord Liu is, whether he ran away or was caught by someone, whether he died or lived."

Zhu Di said: "What about Is Dao's views?"

Yao Guangxiao said: "I think Mr. Liu is most likely to be guilty of being fled. The fire on Xiguan Street may make him smell something wrong. But he doesn't even want his wife and children. It seems that he is leaving in a hurry.

What I worry most now are two things. First, Lord Liu has other things in his hands besides the account book he handed over.

Zhu Di said with a worried look on his face: "This?"

Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Highness, look at Liu Heng's wife who goes to the royal palace every day to make noise. Should you say hello first?"

Zhu Di said: "What does Sidao mean?"

Yao Guangxiao said: "He was charged with a crime and arrested his family. He said that Liu Heng was guilty of absconding and absconding his family was asking about his whereabouts. In fact, it was also a reminder for Liu Heng. Let him be honest."

Zhu Di nodded: "Now I have to do this first. Do you think he wants to go to Yingtian Mansion to complain to his father?"

Yao Guangxiao said: "This possibility is very small. After all, he himself is an important figure in the case. He is not sure whether the emperor will be able to get into trouble if he gets angry.

Maybe he just wanted to escape his life. In short, he had to control his family first, don't force him into a hurry, and then search for it slowly."

Zhu Di said with a blue face: "Only the current plan is the only way."

Yao Guangxiao said: "In fact, Liu Heng's escape may not be a good thing for Your Highness. Even if the private salt incident happened in the future, Your Highness would have all the charges on Liu Heng.

"As he said that, Yao Guangxiao closed his eyes and recited the Buddha's name, he stopped talking. Zhu Di thought about it carefully and realized it suddenly.

...

"Who are you? You dare to abduct me." Liu Heng saw two people walking into the cell with missed appearances.

I knew that the person who arrested him was not a bandit or a Mongol, and that he was a dignified eighth-rank official, but he couldn't just catch him, so he also had the courage to question the person.

A young scholar with a low figure walked into the cell and looked up and down on the chair at the door. Liu Heng was so furious that he was looking at his sharp eyes and said, "Who are you, you dare to plunder the imperial officials?"

The visitor sneered and said, "Who tied Lord Liu like this? Loosen it quickly." Two spies walked over and untied the rope tied to Liu Heng.

Seeing that the person who came to loosen his ties, Liu Heng became more courageous. He rubbed his hands and feet, cleared his throat and said, "Since you know this, why don't you release him quickly?"

The person who came said, "It is easy to invite God, but it is also difficult to send God. My master wants to save your life, but you are still ungrateful."

Liu Heng said: "Who is your lord?"

The visitor did not answer his words, but asked, "Are you afraid of death?"

Liu Heng was trembling when he asked a question, saying, "If you have anything, just say it. I am not afraid of you intimidation."

The person who came said, "If you are afraid of death, then I will show you a way out."

Liu Heng said: "If you have something to say, please say it."

The man came to say, "The King of Yan wants to kill you, do you know?"

Liu Heng was shocked. Who was in front of him? How did he know this?! He was speechless and couldn't speak. The visitor continued, "So my lord brought you here to protect you."

Liu Heng's eyes turned twice and said, "Whoever wants your protection should not discord between King Yan and my official."

The person who came said, "You are still stubborn. Your nephew's family is dead. If the next big fire burns to your house, see if you can escape?"

Liu Heng knew in his heart that the people in front of him knew too much, but he knew nothing about the other party's identity. He made up his mind and said, "Don't scare me, please ask the name of the Gao surname."

The person who came said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm just going to save you, I haven't introduced myself yet. This is Yang Rong, the left chief of the Liao Prince's Mansion."

Liu Heng is not a stupid person. He already knew the key points after contacting what happened before and after. He bowed and said, "Since he is Lord Changshi, please release me immediately. I should not hold you responsible for the robbery of the imperial court."

Yang Rong sneered: "If you are released, where are you going?"

Liu Heng said: "Of course I'm going back to Peking."

Yang Rong said: "Can you still go back to Peiping?"

"This..." Yang Rong's words fell into Liu Heng's heart like a bomb.

Yang Rong said again: "You know yourself well why we in Liaodong want to capture you. Everyone is smart, there is no need to say it too clearly."

The big sweat beads on Liu Heng's forehead fell down his face one by one, subconsciously grasping the belt tightly. But he still gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Yang Rong said: "If you don't know, unless you don't do it yourself, we have investigated what your uncle and nephew have done clearly in Liaodong. But we know that the person behind this matter is His Highness King Yan, and you are just front-line pawns.

Do you know why King Yan killed your nephew and silenced him? That's because he knew that we have mastered your crimes and had to do it. Has Lord Liu ever thought about this level?"

Yang Rong said while observing Liu Heng's expression, and said, "Let you go? I'm afraid Lord Liu is already on the way to escape in the eyes of King Yan.

If you dare to return to Peking, I dare to bet that you will become the ghost under the sword of King Yan before you step into the city of Beiping. So this cell is the safest place in the world. At present, Lord Liu’s only way to live is to cooperate with us and hand over the evidence.

His Highness the King of Liao personally promised that in the future, your life will be saved in front of the emperor. What will happen? Let Lord Liu choose where to go."

The sweat beads fell down tickingly. Liu Heng thought about the past and afterwards carefully and found that he had no choice now. As Yang Rong said, the King of Yan would definitely think that he was afraid of him killing someone to silence him, so he ran away.

At this time, except for relying on the King of Liao, I had no chance of life. But at this time, I only held the last card in my hand, and as long as I played it, everything would no longer be controlled by myself.

Liu Heng was in a fierce ideological struggle, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I have handed over everything to the King of Yan, and I have nothing left in my hands."

Yang Rong smiled and said, "Since that's the case, is Lord Liu willing to record a confession and tell the fact that King Yan instructed you and your nephew how to sell private salt in Liaodong for huge profits?"

Liu Heng said: "Mr. Yang, don't persuade me anymore. Please do whatever you want to kill or cut. I won't sell my owner and ask for survival."

Yang Rong laughed and said, "What a great man who can't sell the owner for survival, but unfortunately your master sold you first. Since Lord Liu is still obsessed with it, then Yang has nothing to say. Just think about it and say goodbye.

"As he said that, he stood up and walked out of the house.

When Liu Heng saw Yang Rong go out, he suddenly felt much more relaxed. He suddenly lost his strength and fell on the bed, feeling painfully in his heart. What should he do...

Yang Rong left the cell and whispered to the left and right: "No one is allowed to approach him within three days, but you must observe his every move in secret." The two spies bowed and agreed.
Chapter completed!