The waste prince is so fierce

Mingyue looked at Li Quan's leaving back, feeling mixed emotions.

She wondered, if Xiaoqiu hadn't appeared suddenly, would she have really kissed Li Quan?

The time she spent with Li Quan made her feel both sweet and confused.

Although she is the master of Yihua Palace and a top expert in the martial arts world, she is no different from an ordinary girl like Xiao Tingting in terms of feelings. Facing Li Quan, she would be at a loss and panic.

Li Quan entered the study and saw that the housekeeper Fu Bo had already made tea and was chatting with Xiao Changsheng. Seeing Li Quan coming, Fu Bo tactfully retreated.

Li Quan and Xiao Changsheng were the only two people left in the study, so Li Quan asked, "Brother Xiao, why do you come to see me so late? Is there something urgent?" Usually, Li Quan called Xiao Changsheng "Brother Xiao" in private, not by his official title.

Xiao Changsheng said, "Your Highness, the governor of Zhao County asked me to lead troops out of the city to suppress bandits, so I have to leave Wuwei County for a while."

When Li Quan heard this, he asked, "Suppress the bandits? Which bandits are you suppressing?"

Xiao Changsheng explained, "There is a place in Wuwei County called Black Wind Mountain, and on the mountain there is a Black Wind Village. The bandit leader there is called Smiling Tiger, and he has eight Vajra and more than 300 bandits under his command. They always harass the nearby villages and towns, and the people are fed up with it. So County Magistrate Zhao asked me to lead the troops to suppress the bandits, flatten the Black Wind Village, and restore peace to Wuwei County."

When Li Quan heard the names "Black Wind Village" and "Smiling Tiger", he frowned and asked, "These two names sound familiar to me. Have you heard them in Xihuang Town?"

Xiao Changsheng nodded and said, "That's right. The last time Deputy County Lieutenant Wang led his troops to suppress the Black Wind Village, it was this village. However, the Black Wind Village is in a very dangerous position, with only one way to get up. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. And Wang Li is a very timid person. I guess he didn't even dare to approach the Black Wind Village before returning."

Li Quan asked again: "How many people are you taking with you this time?"

Xiao Changsheng said: "One thousand people."

Upon hearing this, Li Quan frowned even more and said, "The Black Wind Village has the advantage of location. Do you think a thousand men are enough? Smiling Tiger and his men are not easy to deal with."

Xiao Changsheng said confidently: "That's enough. My Wuwei Army is no pushover. I came to see Your Highness not because of the Black Wind Village, but to remind Your Highness that when I'm not in the city, you should be careful, especially when dealing with Zhao He and the other two."

Li Quan felt warm at heart after hearing this. He knew that Xiao Changsheng was worried about him, so he said, "Don't worry, Brother Xiao. I am not a pushover to survive in the capital. Just focus on suppressing the bandits. I'm waiting to celebrate your success!"

Seeing Li Quan say this, Xiao Changsheng felt relieved and said, "Take care, Your Highness!" and left.

"Brother Xiao, you have to be more careful and don't make any mistakes!"

After Xiao Changsheng left, Li Quan narrowed his eyes and thought about something.

Logically speaking, it was not necessary to have a high-ranking official like Xiao Changsheng to fight against the bandits, and even the deputy county lieutenant Wang Li was not needed. But Zhao Wang suddenly asked Xiao Changsheng to fight against the bandits, and Li Quan was worried, and felt that something was wrong.

So when he was leaving, he specifically told Xiao Changsheng to be careful. Although he felt that the bandit suppression was a bit strange, Li Quan did not delve into it, after all, bandit suppression was Xiao Changsheng's job.

Putting aside all the messy thoughts in his mind, Li Quan returned to the bedroom. When he looked, Mingyue had already made the bed for him, so Li Quan took off his coat and lay down.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance. I turned around and saw that it was Mingyue.

Before Li Quan could react, he felt a cool touch on his face. When Li Quan came to his senses, Mingyue had already returned to the bed.

"I don't owe you anything this time!"

Taking advantage of the darkness, Mingyue gave Li Quan a kiss.

In the imperial palace, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Although it was late at night, Kangdi, wearing his dragon robe, had not yet rested.

Seeing his personal eunuch Huang Saner hurriedly walking in with a secret letter, Emperor Kang put down his pen and asked, "Has there been any news from Commander Hong?" He saw the mark of the Shadow Dragon Guard on the secret letter at a glance.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a secret letter from Commander Hong." Huang Saner was about to present it, but Emperor Kang looked a little tired, so he leaned back on the dragon chair and said, "No need, just read it to me."

"According to the order!"

Huang Saner saw that Kangdi was very tired after a busy day, so he quickly agreed. He opened the secret letter and read ten lines at a glance. After a while, he finished reading the contents of the secret letter.

"What did Hong Tianyang say in the secret letter?" asked Emperor Kang.

"Your Majesty, Commander Hong said in the secret letter that according to the intelligence of the Shadow Dragon Guard, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has already established a government in Liangzhou and recruited 100 soldiers from the Wuwei Army." Huang Saner reported everything.

"One hundred soldiers?" Kangdi frowned.

"Yes, Your Majesty. And according to intelligence, these one hundred soldiers are all teenagers between fourteen and fifteen years old, and are not official soldiers of the Wuwei Army." Huang Saner continued.

"A young soldier of fourteen or fifteen years old?" Kangdi's heart moved. "Isn't the governor of Wuwei County called Zhao something?"

When Emperor Kang heard that Li Quan had only recruited a hundred young soldiers to serve as the palace guards of the Prince of Qi's Palace, he felt that there was something fishy about the matter.

"The prefect of Wuwei County is Zhao Wang, who is from the Zhao family, a prominent family in Longxi." Huang Saner reminded.

"Yes, Zhao Wang!" Kangdi thought for a moment, "I remember that Zhao Wang seemed to be Zhou Qingshan's disciple, right?"

Huang Saner reminded him and Kangdi remembered it.

"That's right. When Zhao Wang took the imperial examination, Prime Minister Zhou happened to be the examiner."

In the ancient officialdom, you had to treat whoever was your examiner as your teacher.

If you want to pass the imperial examination, it is impossible without the examiner's appreciation.

So this rule has been passed down.

Kangdi looked at Huang Saner and nodded, then narrowed his eyes and thought about something.

"Prime Minister Zhou is Zhao Wang's teacher, so the one who asked Zhao Wang to embarrass Old Nine must be the Crown Prince, right?"

Although Kangdi sat on the throne of the emperor, he knew which side each official stood on because the Shadow Dragon Guards were watching for him.

Kangdi asked Huang Saner, but Huang Saner just lowered his head and said nothing.

Huang Saner is the emperor's most trusted person, and he only wants to work for Emperor Kang.

He would not say a word about matters concerning the heir to the throne.

Seeing that Huang Saner didn't answer, Kangdi shook his head.

"You are always like this."

After hearing what Kangdi said, Huang Saner just smiled and said nothing.

"Okay, I know I can't get anything out of you."

"Go tell the prince that I have exiled Lao Jiu to Liangzhou. Don't let anyone embarrass him. After all, we are brothers. We should not go too far."

Huang Saner nodded after hearing what Kangdi said.

Compared to the arrogant prince and the sweet-mouthed but treacherous third brother, Huang Saner prefers dealing with the powerless ninth brother.