The waste prince is so fierce

Li Quan understood immediately after hearing this: "You mean, Lord Xiao suspects that there is a traitor in your team, and that this traitor is colluding with people in the city?"

Meng Shan did not answer directly, but remained silent.

He was just a small captain, so he didn't dare to say anything about such things.

"I am only carrying out Lord Xiao's orders. I don't know anything else."

Meng Shan knelt on the ground and answered with a fist.

Li Quan nodded: "I understand, you go down first."

After Meng Shan left, Zheng Qiutong looked at Li Quan again and said anxiously: "Your Highness, Changsheng has always been at odds with the county governor and the chief secretary. Now only you can save him!"

Zheng Qiutong and Xiao Changsheng had a deep relationship. Now that Xiao Changsheng was in trouble, she was naturally extremely worried.

Looking at Zheng Qiutong's pleading eyes, Li Quan said seriously: "Please rest assured, sister-in-law, Brother Xiao has always taken good care of me, and I will not watch him get into trouble.

You go back first, I will find a way to rescue Brother Xiao."

Li Quan never expected that Xiao Changsheng would fall into the hands of the Black Wind Village.

Now, he has to think carefully about how to save people.

Judging from the current situation, Li Quan thought that the trouble Xiao Changsheng encountered this time was most likely caused by Zhao Wang.

As the county lieutenant of Wuwei County, it was not Xiao Changsheng's turn to go out of the city to suppress bandits.

Now, we are leading a thousand elite soldiers to suppress the bandits, but instead we are being led by the nose by the horse bandits everywhere. There must be someone tipping off the horse bandits from behind.

As for why Zhao Wang wanted to get rid of Xiao Changsheng, is there any need to explain it?

If Xiao Changsheng were to die, Deputy County Lieutenant Wang Li would be able to take over the position of County Lieutenant with full legitimacy, and at that time the entire Wuwei County would belong to Zhao Wang.

Therefore, whether for official or personal reasons, Li Quan could not just watch Zhao Wang's conspiracy succeed.

After seeing Zheng Qiutong off, Li Quan stayed alone in the courtyard. Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him. Just as Li Quan was about to turn around, he felt a mink coat on his body. When he turned around, it turned out to be Mingyue standing next to him, putting the coat on him.

"It's late autumn and the weather is so cold, why are you wearing so little?" Mingyue said as she put the cloak on Li Quan.

Li Quan felt the warmth on his body and said softly, "Thank you, ma'am."

The wind in late autumn was a little chilly, but Li Quan felt warm in his heart.

"Are you still thinking about Lord Xiao?" Mingyue asked tentatively when she saw Li Quan standing in the yard in a daze.

"Yes." Li Quan nodded. "Lord Xiao is from the Black Armor Army. He is first-rate in martial arts and commanding troops. Now he is trapped by a group of horse bandits. There must be something wrong. Moreover, I think this matter may be related to me."

Li Quan felt uncomfortable when he thought that if something happened to Xiao Changsheng, he would be really isolated and helpless in Wuwei County.

After listening to Li Quan's analysis, Mingyue did not rush to answer, but leaned gently in Li Quan's arms.

"Everything will work out when the time comes. My husband, you are already very capable. You have been able to gain a foothold in Wuwei County and start a business. This is all due to your ability." Mingyue said softly.

Before being exiled to Liangzhou, although Li Quan shocked the literary world with an article, he was ultimately just a poor prince with no money and no power.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in Wuwei County, he not only established himself, but also started a business.

Although Mingyue was not directly involved in these things, she had heard about them from Xiaoqiu and Xing'er. In Mingyue's opinion, it was already very remarkable that Li Quan could do these things.

Even Xiaoqiu, who had been somewhat distrustful of Li Quan before, now admires him wholeheartedly.

Li Quan was still thinking about Xiao Changsheng, but when he heard that Mingyue valued him so much, he couldn't help feeling a little proud.

"So, I am already a very capable person in your eyes?" Li Quan asked with a smile.

Li Quan stared at Mingyue's big watery eyes and asked curiously, "Do you think I can do it?"

Mingyue nodded obediently and said with a smile: "Well, husband, you are the best!"

She continued to encourage Li Quan and said, "Look, after you came to Wuwei County, you opened a government office, recruited the Black Tiger Guards, and made money by selling pearl soap. Which of these things did you not do very well? So I believe that you will be able to handle Lord Xiao's affairs well!"

Hearing Mingyue's full trust in him, Li Quan felt warm in his heart. He pondered for a moment and said to Mingyue: "Lord Xiao's matter is indeed a bit tricky. I have to go see Zhao Wang tomorrow."

"Although Lord Xiao may have been captured, he is a high-ranking official in the court after all. The Smiling Tiger should not dare to do anything to him easily."

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days, Madam. When you have time, go spend more time with Madam Xiao, so that she won't let her thoughts run wild and do something impulsive."

Mingyue listened to Li Quan's instructions and agreed without hesitation: "No problem, I'll go right away."

She and Zheng Qiutong have been good friends for a long time and often visit each other. Now that the Xiao family is in trouble, she will certainly not stand idly by.

……

The next morning, before Li Quan came to visit, Chief Secretary He Chong hurried to the prefecture governor's mansion. When Zhao Wang was woken up by the servant, he was still yawning and looked sleepy.

"Tell me, what happened so early in the morning and disturbed my sweet dream." Zhao Wang rubbed his eyes and said lazily.

He Chong said in panic: "Master Zhao, something big has happened!"

Zhao Wang came to his senses instantly after hearing this and asked nervously, "What happened? Did Wang Li's affair get exposed?"

He knew that colluding with horse bandits to assassinate court officials was a capital crime, and as a county magistrate, if he was found out, the consequences would be disastrous.

He Chong shook his head and said, "No, it's Xiao Changsheng's deputy Meng Shan who's back."

When Zhao Wang heard this, his face suddenly darkened: "He's back? How many people? Who else came back with him?"

He Chong reported: "He was alone. He probably broke through the bandits' ambush and came back to ask for help."

Zhao Wang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was fortunate that Meng Shan was alone. But he asked in confusion: "Since he came back to ask for help, why didn't he go to the camp in the north of the city? Why didn't I receive any news?"

He Chong explained: "He did not go to the North City Camp, but went directly to the County Commandery. Last night he also went to the Prince of Qi's Mansion with Xiao Changsheng's wife."

When he heard the three words "Prince Qi's Palace", Zhao Wang frowned even more tightly.

"Prince Qi's Palace? Why would Meng Shan go there?" Zhao Wang was puzzled.

He knew that Li Quan and Xiao Changsheng had a good relationship, but Xiao Changsheng was now captured by horse bandits. Even if Li Quan wanted to rescue him, he could not move a single soldier in Wuwei County without his order.

So Zhao Wang really couldn't understand why Meng Shan went to find Li Quan.