Chapter 94 Hostage

After the agreement was made, the next day, Li Shimin took the deputy envoy into the living room of the Shu Prince's Mansion. Along the way, Li Shimin looked normal and acted calmly, but the deputy envoy's face was a little panicked, and his steps were obviously panicked. Li Shimin kicked the deputy envoy a few times, and the deputy envoy became normal.

In order to prevent someone from making a mistake in the King of Shu, no one who seeks to see the King of Shu must carry weapons. Even if Li Shimin and the Deputy Envoy are still the same as the imperial envoys, they are not afraid to search their bodies openly. Li Shimin had a short blade hidden in his sleeve. Today, if he found out that the King of Shu still wanted to push and block four, he would directly put the short blade on the King of Shu and let the King of Shu follow him into the capital. This fact is too dangerous and he will fail if he is not careful. If the Deputy Envoy had not been required to attract the attention of the Prince of Shu and the Guard, Li Shimin would rather act alone.

As soon as the two entered the living room, they saw the prince Yang Ming of Shu (the nickname of Guazi), walking over with a smile, but they didn't even see the shadow of Shu. Li Shimin felt a little embarrassed, and he asked quickly: "Criminal, I wonder when will His Highness of Shu come?"

Yang Mingdui smiled and said, "The road to Shu is difficult and dangerous. My father is fat and old. He really cannot bear the pain of long journeys. This prince is not talented and voluntarily goes to Beijing to explain to the emperor on behalf of his father. The two imperial envoys do not have to meet with his father again."

"How to do this, how to do it..." The deputy envoy murmured. He was worried that he could not complete the task, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, at least he didn't have to bear the charge of holding the prince hostage.

Yang Ming's face sank: "Why can't it be? The father is the emperor's brother and brother. The emperor summoned his father to the capital, and it must be because he had been separated for too long. He just didn't expect that his father was old and could not walk on the mountain road. Now that this prince's son is in the capital instead of his father, it is still natural, so why not?"

The deputy envoy wanted to open his mouth to help him back, but Yang Ming said coldly: "This is my family business!"

Hearing the prince say this, the deputy envoy immediately shut up. Yes, the King of Shu is the emperor's brother, and even the King of Jin can let go of the Emperor's rebellion. No matter what, the King of Shu has not rebelled, and it is not wise to offend the King of Shu.

With this period of buffering, Li Shimin has already recalled that he would meet the King of Shu no matter what, otherwise his errand would be like to be ruined. Everyone knows that what the emperor wants is the King of Shu to enter the capital rather than the Prince of Shu.

"Since His Highness is willing to go to Beijing on behalf of his father, it is absolutely impossible. Speaking of which, this is a matter of loyalty and filial piety."

As soon as Li Shimin said, the deputy envoy almost didn't believe his ears. Yesterday, this man kept hijacking the King of Shu and wanted to let him enter Beijing. Unexpectedly, he turned around in an instant.

Yang Ming laughed: "It's still Li Zheng who is aware of it, so that's it. The Japanese crown prince of Ming Dynasty set out with the two on time."

Seeing Yang Ming laughing, the deputy envoy showed a look of frustration on his face, but Li Shimin didn't have much expression. After Yang Ming finished laughing, he said seriously: "I went to Chengdu for a few days and was welcomed by the King of Shu and the Crown Prince. I will leave tomorrow. I wonder if the Crown Prince can let me say goodbye to the King of Shu."

Li Shimin just agreed readily. To be honest, if the two of them disagree, the Shu Prince's Mansion would definitely have a lot of trouble. Now that the other party has given in, it would be too unreasonable to refuse to meet again. Yang Ming did not think much about it and nodded and said, "Well, you follow me."

Following Yang Ming, the three of them walked through countless pavilions and towers along the way to a hall. The King of Shu was lying on a Hu bed. Several beautiful maids were beating the legs and feet for the King of Shu. They peeled the fresh fruits beside the table and put them into the King of Shu's mouth. When they saw Li Shimin coming in, the King of Shu's face suddenly sank.

"Father, Lord Li has agreed to the child's request. They are here to say goodbye to the father."

After hearing what his son said, Yang Xiu's face calmed down again and lay on Hu's bed and said without moving: "That's good. Thank you for your hard work from the capital. Guazi. Before leaving tomorrow, you can give your father some small gifts to the two adults, which is also my wish."

"Yes, father, the child will do it."

The deputy envoy was sad and failed to do this job. He didn't know how much punishment he would be when he returned to the capital. He didn't dare to accept the gift from the King of Shu. He was about to refuse, but Li Shimin said first: "Thank you for the gift from His Highness of Shu. The King of Shu is rich in the world. I guess the gift he gave is not light. I don't know if I can see it now, otherwise I will definitely not be able to sleep at night."

Li Shimin's words immediately shocked everyone present, and the deputy envoy wanted a crack to penetrate the ground. He had never seen such an imperial envoy who was so unscrupulous to ask for bribes. However, the more Li Shimin did, the less doubted Yang Xiu had. He had been managing the entire Yizhou for 30 years, and his money was a little money that others could not reach in their lifetime.

"Okay, it seems that Lord Li is a happy person. Guazi. You can ask someone to send the gifts here first, remember to back up the large ones."

"Yes, Father." Yang Xiu turned around.

Yang Xiu went there, except for the King of Shu, there were only a few maids in the hall, and the guards outside the door were at least ten steps away. Li Shimin immediately stopped being polite, took a few steps forward, pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and put it on the King of Shu's neck, shouting, "Don't move."

This time, several maids who were serving the King of Shu were dissatisfied and screamed in surprise. More than ten guards outside the door rushed in when they heard the scream. When they saw the imperial envoy put the dagger on the King of Shu's neck, they were stunned and didn't know what to do.

"What are you going to do? Lord Li, put down the dagger, and the Lone King can act as nothing happened, otherwise you will know the consequences." After the initial panic, Yang Xiu calmed down. He was famous for his strong personality when he was young. Although his skills are not as good as before, his nature has not changed. How could he be willing to surrender under a small dagger?

"What are you doing? Your Highness, the Emperor has issued an order to let Your Highness follow me to the capital. As long as your Highness agrees, I will naturally take back the dagger."

"So what if the Lone King doesn't agree? Do you really dare to kill the Lone King? You don't have to worry about this king and take down this crazy sect?" Yang Xiu shouted loudly at the guards.

Li Shimin was very surprised at the reaction of the King of Shu. In his opinion, the King of Shu has a noble status and a good life. He will definitely care about his life very much. He will try to avoid even a small danger. Unexpectedly, the King of Shu will not be threatened by him.

"Don't come up. I am under the emperor's secret order. If the King of Shu is unwilling to enter the capital, he can kill him on the spot. Don't blame me for being rude when I come over."

Li Shimin's words made the guards who were about to move forward feel embarrassed again, and their eyes were staring at Li Shimin's hand. Just now, Li Shimin was nervous. The dagger had already cut through the skin on the King of Shu's neck. A thin strand of blood flowed down from the King of Shu's neck. The guards' hearts were pounding. Only the dagger of the imperial envoy went deeper, and the King of Shu's life was really about to be explained.

"Uh." Yang Xiu wanted to open his mouth to speak, but the pain from his neck made Yang Xiu understand that the imperial envoy in front of him was really possible to kill him, so he had to shut up. He still had a hint of panic in his heart. Will the emperor really have the will to kill him?

"No, no, the Lone King and the Emperor are brothers. The taxes in Yizhou are paid normally every year. The emperor's brother will not be so cruel. It must be this person who falsely preaches the imperial edict." Yang Xiu had a thought in his mind, but in the end his life was in the hands of others, and he still didn't dare to take a gamble.

"Mr. Li, does the emperor really have the will to kill the orphan king?"

"Of course, otherwise how dare I treat the prince like this?" Li Shimin replied firmly, while the dagger in his hand tightened again.

Li Shimin is already in a difficult situation. Of course, he has no intention of an emperor to kill the King of Shu on the spot. If the guards surge up, he can only surrender. It is brave enough to hold a prince hostage. If he kills a prince, not only will he not be able to escape by himself, but the entire Li family will be implicated by him.

For a moment, the entire hall became quiet, with only the heavy breathing of everyone. Yang Xiu was worried about his life safety, but he was unwilling to be held hostage by a young man in his twenties. The guards did not dare to move without Yang Xiu's instructions.

"Let go of your father." Yang Ming walked in from outside, his face turned pale. He didn't expect such a big thing would happen if he went out for a while.

"Stop him." Seeing that the prince of Shu was rushing towards him, Li Shimin quickly ordered the deputy envoy beside him. Although the deputy envoy was afraid and hit his legs, he knew that the two of them were already grasshoppers on the same line and hurriedly blocked Yang Ming.

Yang Ming ran over angrily just now, but he was so angry that when he saw that he was stopped, he was afraid of being attacked and did not dare to move.

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and advised: "Prince, Prince, the emperor is just Prince Xuan who came to Beijing, so why should he do this? The emperor even released the King of Jin. Is the prince still afraid that the emperor will not treat the prince?"

The cold dagger was undoubtedly very uncomfortable when it was placed on his neck, not to mention that Yang Xiu's neck was cut a little, which made Yang Xiu feel the pain all the time. Hearing Li Shimin's advice, Yang Xiu's heart was still not firm and sighed: "Okay, the Lonely King promised to go to Beijing with you, you can put the dagger down."

Hearing this, Li Shimin was immediately overjoyed. He knew that he had won the bet, and immediately refused: "No, this dagger will be taken down only if it leaves the Shu Palace."
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