Chapter 154: The Game
Huang Zhaozhong was a little surprised. He paused for a moment and patted Zhao Bingchun on the shoulder. "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Zhao. After this matter is resolved, I will report it to His Majesty."
The bailiffs have already started the search and rescue operation, so there is no point in staying here any longer.
Huang Zhaozhong did not beat around the bush and said directly: "Sir Zhao, the 1,000 men I brought with me were carefully selected from the Xishan Camp. The people in your office are definitely not as capable as them in combat.
Lord Zhao will lead the government officials to search and rescue, and I will lead these people to suppress the bandits. Lord Zhao, do you think this arrangement is reasonable?"
Zhao Bingchun was looking forward to it.
"Everything depends on Master Huang. Master Huang will make the final decision on all this."
Huang Zhaozhong said, "I dare not say who is in charge. Let's discuss it together. By the way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess are in love. If His Royal Highness is in trouble, have you informed His Royal Highness the Crown Princess?"
Only then did Zhao Bingchun remember what he was doing before meeting Huang Zhaozhong.
Crown Princess...
Whether the Crown Princess is in the yamen is still a question.
He didn't dare to say this, so he could only say ambiguously: "I haven't dared to notify you yet."
Huang Zhaozhong sighed, "We need to inform the queen..."
Huang Zhaozhong did not finish his words as to how the Empress was doing. He just looked into the distance at the sky and sighed deeply, then turned back in silence.
When the group returned to the yamen, the first thing Huang Zhaozhong did was to ask Zhao Bingchun about the details of the bandit incident.
Zhao Bingchun was completely confused.
It was he who reported to the court that the people here were suffering due to the bandits, but in reality, there were no bandits at all!
In his opinion, there were no bandits at all.
Therefore, Zhao Bingchun had no idea where the bandits came from to loot the granary and where the bandits came from to beat Rong Que to the point where his body disappeared.
But he couldn't tell Huang Zhaozhong.
Just when Zhao Bingchun was trying his best to make up a lie, the bailiff outside came back to report that the Crown Princess had arrived.
When the prince led his men to suppress the bandits, Zhao Bingchun was afraid that the princess would run away.
But since Rong Que's life or death was uncertain and Huang Zhaozhong came here with his troops, Zhao Bingchun couldn't wait to let the Crown Princess run away.
If the Crown Princess runs away, half of Huang Zhaozhong's energy will be taken away by her, and he will feel much more relaxed.
At this moment Su Qingqing came back.
Zhao Bingchun watched Su Qingqing come in from outside with an angry face. When Huang Zhaozhong stood up to salute, he was interrupted by Su Qingqing with a cold voice.
"Where is your highness?"
Su Qingqing's voice was low and sharp, and her furious aura actually made Zhao Bingchun shiver. He didn't know what could allow this foreign princess who had been spoiled since childhood to have such an aura. He only knew that at this moment, he didn't dare to speak.
Fortunately, Huang Zhaozhong did not seem intimidated and explained the prince's affairs in detail.
While Huang Zhaozhong was speaking, Su Qingqing sat steadily in the main seat in the room and listened to Huang Zhaozhong's words without saying a word. When Huang Zhaozhong finished speaking, Su Qingqing slammed the table and decided, "I will go and suppress the bandits myself!"
Zhao Bingchun was so shocked that he blurted out, "Ah?"
Su Qingqing didn't even bother to look at him, she just said to Huang Zhaozhong: "Didn't you bring a thousand people? I need these thousand people."
Zhao Bingchun just thought that the Crown Princess was crazy.
He turned to look at Huang Zhaozhong, wanting to see how Huang Zhaozhong would reject the sick Crown Princess.
However, Huang Zhaozhong did not even blink, "It's all up to you, Madam Queen."
Zhao Bingchun:!
He stared at Huang Zhaozhong in astonishment.
Are you crazy or am I crazy?
Facing Zhao Bingchun's astonished gaze, Su Qingqing said, "Please bring me a local map, Lord Zhao. I want a full version."
Zhao Bingchun accepted the order in a daze and held up the map in a daze.
Even when Su Qingqing and Huang Zhaozhong started studying something based on the map, his mind was still buzzing, unable to accept the fact before him.
The Crown Princess, a woman, wants to lead troops?
An hour later, when Su Qingqing changed into a riding suit and was ready to go, Zhao Bingchun completely accepted this crazy fact: the Crown Princess, a woman, was indeed going to suppress bandits.
"Sir..." Zhao Bingchun's mind went blank for a moment and he didn't even know what to say.
Huang Zhaozhong patted him on the shoulder, glanced at Su Qingqing who was riding on the horse, and said: "The Crown Princess is worried about your safety and is willing to lead the troops to suppress the bandits personally. Your Excellency should be happy."
Zhao Bingchun's heart, which had already calmed down, began beating violently again.
What does Huang Zhaozhong mean by this?
What are you hinting at him?
Is he hinting that the Crown Princess might not come back?
That Huang Zhaozhong...
Meeting Zhao Bingchun's eyes, Huang Zhaozhong said softly, "Before I came here, the old marquis specifically told me to bring some local specialties when I return."
Old marquis?
Marquis Rong'an?
Zhao Bingchun's heart skipped a beat. "You are Marquis Rong'an..."
Huang Zhaozhong raised the corner of his mouth, made a gesture to keep quiet, and took out a jade pendant from his waist. On the jade pendant, there was a word "Rong" engraved.
It is exactly the item from Rong'an Marquis Mansion.
Zhao Bingchun's heart, which had been fluctuating, finally settled down at this moment. He licked his dry lips quickly and watched Su Qingqing leave the government office with her troops. "She won't be coming back this time, right?"
Huang Zhaozhong smiled and said, "Who knows? It all depends on God's will."
Zhao Bingchun slowly closed his eyes and took a breath. He opened his eyes again with a fierce look in his eyes, "I can't come back! I won't come back. God's will cannot defeat human will!"
Half an hour later.
There was a knock on the door of a private house in the county town. After three knocks, the door was opened from the inside. A little girl poked her head out and was surprised when she saw the person in front of her.
Zhao Bingchun, who was standing at the door, looked solemn and alert, "I have something important to discuss with your master."
The little girl stuck her head out of the door and looked around.
Zhao Bingchun said quickly: "Don't worry, no one is following."
The little girl ignored him. After confirming everything herself, she opened the door a crack and let Zhao Bingchun in.
The house was not big, and vegetables were neatly planted in the yard. But now it was late autumn, and all the vegetables had been harvested, leaving only the seedlings that were about to turn yellow.
Passing through the vegetable garden, the little girl brought Zhao Bingchun directly into the house.
An old man was reading a book in the room. "Didn't I tell you not to come to me unless it's important? Last time you asked me to send someone to capture the person next to the Crown Princess, the person has been sent out. He will definitely succeed. Just wait."
"Someone has come from Kyoto again, have you heard about it?" Zhao Bingchun did not respond to him.
The old man was very dissatisfied with Zhao Bingchun's question. He frowned unhappily and looked at him.
Zhao Bingchun immediately said, "The people who came brought a thousand elite soldiers, all of whom were selected from the West Mountain Camp . Just half an hour ago, the Crown Princess took them away, saying that they were going to suppress the bandits and rescue the Crown Prince."
The man looked stern, "I told you long ago that the so-called bandits were all written and performed by them. There are no bandits at all."
Zhao Bingchun didn't bother to argue with him about this matter, and just said, "I don't care whether there is one or not, I just hope that this time, the Crown Princess won't come back."
The man looked at Zhao Bingchun.
Zhao Bingchun gnashed his teeth and said, "My wife must have been poisoned to death by the Crown Princess. I must avenge her. Let your wife go and meet her. I promise you that as long as this matter is resolved..."
Before Zhao Bingchun could finish his words, the little girl who had just led Zhao Bingchun in suddenly ran in with a look of panic on her face.
