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It seems that even if you go by yourself, it won't work.

He calmed down and thought carefully.

"Li You shouldn't be in any danger. The gangsters are holding him hostage. After all, they have a plan. If his life is taken away, it will become a way to kill him."

He turned around and went back to the room, quickly wrote a letter, and Fei Ge sent it to Yuezhou.

I don't know what Xiao Zhuzi understood. Li Chengqian just let the pigeon go, Xiao Zhuzi let out a low growl, jumped onto the wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Chengqian didn't notice Xiao Zhuzi's departure.

When he first came to Dongzhou Island, Xiao Zhuzi often ran out to play by himself.

If it wasn't for the fact that someone always came back and complained that the little pillar had damaged things in their house, Li Chengqian wouldn't have kept it locked at home.

After sending the letter away, Li Chengqian leaned on the porch of the yard and was lost in thought.

Worrying is of no use.

The reason why he didn't rush to Muzhou immediately was not entirely because he was useless.

Rather, he was worried that someone had ulterior motives.

The most valuable person to be kidnapped in Jiangnan Road is not Li You, or even Liu Bai, but the prince.

He needs to do what he can on the basis of ensuring his own safety.

After all, his life is not entirely his own.

Chapter 1718 If you can't do it well, you can prepare for the funeral

Li Chengqian forced Qiang Qiang to calm down, closed his eyes and began to think carefully.

"It's obviously useless to ask other brothers for help at this time. Since those people can kidnap Li You, there must be people around the other brothers watching!"

"Brother Liu can't even move. Brother Liu has the biggest target. If he moves, the enemy will probably run away."

"In Jiangnan Road, whose strength can we rely on?"

Li Chengqian felt that his mind was a little messed up.

It stands to reason that he should immediately seek help from the court and the royal family.

On the one hand, Li You is the king of Qi, the core blood of the royal family.

On the other hand, he has countless friends in Jiangnan Dao. Over the years, many graduates of the academy have gone to Jiangnan Dao to become officials.

"Lu Dunxin, the governor of Suzhou and Yuezhou, seems to be not capable enough. If he mobilizes the government soldiers, it will have a counterproductive effect."

Suddenly, Li Chengqian opened his eyes.

"Gather all the major ethnic groups in Suzhou!"

He sent someone to go ahead, and then hurriedly put on the prince's court clothes he brought.

Also hurried to Suzhou City.

Since the fall of the Zhu and Gu families, the entire Jiangnan Chinese have been silent.

The Wang and Xie families in Yuezhou have long since lost their momentum.

There are only two or three people who are really in full swing.

First of all, it is the Wang family where Wang Hongzhi lives.

Secondly, it is the Lu family where Lu Deming lives.

In the end, it was the Zhang family cultivated by Liu Bai in Suzhou.

Zhang Yong is the best at drilling.

Once upon a time, he, who was regarded as a fool, no longer bothered to hide his ambition.

While the banker was expanding rapidly, he also gained status in the officialdom.

At the beginning, before the Water and Land Ceremony was held, Li You personally appointed him as the chief history of Prince Qi's residence.

It was logical for him to come forward to rescue Li You.

This official status can completely mobilize the soldiers in Suzhou, and it will not arouse the suspicion of the court.

That's right, from the very beginning, Li Chengqian never thought of telling the court about Li You's kidnapping.

He knows who to blame and who to appease.

With his father's temper, he absolutely cannot be angry. If he is a little bit unhappy, hundreds of thousands of troops can push him across.

Fighting and fighting, Li You's life became second.

Moreover, a large-scale transfer of personnel will also attract the attention of the enemy. Who knows if they have placed spies in the court?

In Suzhou City, the heads of the various Chinese families were summoned to Wangjiang Tower by Li Chengqian.

When Li Chengqian arrived, the Patriarchs had already been waiting for a long time.

Zhang Yong has obviously become the leader.

He often regards himself as the dog leg of the Liu family and the princes.

No matter in the eyes of Liu Bai, or in the eyes of Li Chengqian and his brothers, Zhang Yong has indeed become a vicious dog.

Not surprisingly, in the near future.The number of Jiangnan Chinese will be reduced by at least half.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Yong was crazily collecting money.Part of it is the interest that the major Chinese in the south of the Yangtze River used to bully his Zhang family, and the most important part is the operation of the money printing bureau.

With a knife on his waist, he stood behind the main seat in the private room.

Seeing Li Chengqian coming in, he hurriedly put the knife aside and knelt down on the ground.

"See Your Royal Highness!"

Other families also knelt down to salute. Li Chengqian probably glanced at the people, and they were fairly complete. Thinking back to the time when the Jiangnan Chinese were at their peak, there were dozens of families with wealth exceeding one million guan.

But now there are only seven people here, and Zhang Yong is also added here.

"All sit down."

Li Chengqian put on the crown prince's court clothes on purpose, just to intimidate this group of people.

He sat down and said straight to the point: "The prince has a big job here, and I want to leave it to you!"

Zhang Yong immediately shouted: "I am willing to die for the prince!"

Others also shouted.

I don't know how many people here are willing.

Li Chengqian didn't pin his hopes on mobilizing all of them.

As long as Zhang Yong is obedient enough.

Among the major Chinese families in the south of the Yangtze River, which family does not have a hundred or eighty servants?

Who doesn't have thousands or eight hundred black households without household registration?

This group of people usually like to wander around when they have nothing to do, even if they go to the ends of the world, no one pays attention to these little people.

Li Chengqian was not worried that there would be enemy spies around him.

Because he lived on the island most of the time, the vast sea cut off all news.

Even if someone went to Muzhou to deliver a letter to the enemy at this time, his arrangement had already been completed.

"Zhang Yong, how many black households are there in your clan who haven't been registered?"

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Yong's face became a little unnatural.

It is normal for others to hide the population, and there have been too many people doing this in the past dynasties.

Even those high-ranking officials in the DPRK, most of them would do the same, and the less the population, the less tax they would pay. Who wouldn't be willing to save some money?

But he is a new loyalist, so it is indeed a bit taboo to do so.

"this, this"

Zhang Yongzhi hesitated and didn't know what to say.

Li Chengqian is no longer the young man he was back then. During these years of staying in Chang'an City, he has cultivated to the point of perfection in grasping people's hearts and where he is under the imperial court.

"The matter of hiding the population will be discussed in the future. The prince called you here today to let you spread out all the hidden population in the clan, and split up to find out the news!"

Hearing this remark, everyone talked a lot.

Zhang Yong cautiously approached Li Chengqian, and took a peek at the two palace guards beside Li Chengqian.

He lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Li Chengqian took a deep breath.

"This matter is very important. If you leak it out, even the crown prince will not be able to keep you all."

The discussion of the crowd stopped instantly.

The private room was quiet, only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.

Zhang Yong turned his head and glanced at the Patriarchs, and said in a deep voice, "Please show me the prince!"

What Li Chengqian played was the combination of grace and power.

They have no room for rejection at all.

If you dare to refuse, the crime of hiding the population is enough to send their whole family to the beheading platform!

What's more, Li Chengqian also made his meaning clear in what he said.

If this errand can be successfully completed, no one will care about the hidden population.

A gray-haired Patriarch boldly stepped forward and bowed his hands.

"His Royal Highness, we are just merchants, not officials, if this job can't be done well"

He originally wanted to leave room for everyone to maneuver.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian's expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.

"If you can't do it well, you can prepare for the funeral!"

For the sake of his brother, Li Chengqian didn't even care about his face.

Chapter 1719 This is a force powerful enough to sweep the world

Arranging the hidden population of each household, that is, black households, to go to Muzhou to investigate the kidnapping of Li You is a wonderful move, but it is also a dangerous move.

The beauty of it is that it is invisible.

Even if the enemy has the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible to notice these black households.

The reason why this is a dangerous move is because the current situation in Suzhou City is not stable.

These Jiangnan Chinese are not completely loyal. Except for Zhang Yongzhong, everyone else is a guy who repeatedly jumps.

Perhaps, in their eyes, the court is their real enemy.

If Muzhou's power is strong enough to tempt them, they may turn against the water at any time.

Li Chengqian didn't have time to think about so many details.

Li You was kidnapped, and he had already lost his sense of proportion.

Once Li You was in danger, he didn't know what terrible consequences it would cause.

Whether it is from a personal standpoint or as a prince, Li You can't be in any danger.

Perhaps, for the sake of peace in the world, his father could bear it for a while, but he knew very well that Liu Bai usually seemed to be strict with them, but in fact he was a very emotional person.

For the sake of brothers like them, Liu Bai didn't care what the world thought of him.

It is not impossible to destroy Muzhou and avenge Li You.

After arranging the affairs of the major Chinese tribes, Li Chengqian kept Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong raised his head and glanced at Liu Da, the old butler who used to belong to him, has now become the chief butler of the Liu family.

In terms of status, his old master is no longer comparable to Liu Da's one toe.