The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

Kyoto, Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

Prince Yu has been uneasy ever since he was attacked. In panic, he came to his grandfather again.

"Grandfather, if Zhao Qi is really not dead, then the matter of Qinglu County in Cangzhou will be..."

Ever since the Crown Prince left, Prince Yu's heart has been getting more and more confused. He has been absent-minded in the morning court sessions in recent days, and even the Emperor has noticed something strange.

The other party personally called him over to question him, and he was forgiven a little by using the fact that his mother was ill and bedridden.

"Calm down, the prince is just trying to intimidate you, don't panic."

Lord Xiao frowned. Thinking of the authentic handwriting on the letter and the few but precise words, he did not feel as relaxed as before.

On that day, during the border war, it was his subordinate Qi Qin who was responsible for hunting down and killing the three masters of the Zhao family. I have never seen it with my own eyes, but the corpse did appear on the pipeline. If there is really a mistake... it is unknown.

"But, the handwriting is clearly..."

"Handwriting can also be faked, You Cheng, why are you panicking?" Wasn't the handwriting used to frame Master Lou that day also faked?

Lord Xiao was an experienced man and still firmly believed that those people had been killed that day.

"Even if it's fake, You Mu must have known something. Maybe he went out this time to investigate... If he really found out that the epidemic in Qinglu County was man-made, then wouldn't we all have to..."

In order to destroy the evidence, they massacred a small village on the border of the country. In order to cover up the bodies, they secretly collected disaster relief funds and caused an epidemic in the entire county. If these crimes were really discovered...

In order to completely defeat the crown prince, he never repented of his actions that day, but now, Prince Yu is afraid.

Just because Jiang Xie was still detained, even though the other party was unaware of the inside story and was only embezzling money to profit for him, Prince Yu himself could not sleep day and night.

"Shut up! You Cheng..."

Fearing that there might be ears on the other side of the wall, Lord Xiao looked towards the window and wanted to scold Prince Yu, but he could not stop Prince Yu's panic.

Prince Yu pulled the corner of Marquis Xiao's clothes, his eyes gleaming with ferocity:

"Grandfather, we can't just sit there and wait for death. If You Mu really knows something and tells Father, then my mother, you, and I will be finished!"

"Besides, Yan Cheng who is beside the emperor is also here. Once he knows, the emperor will know everything!"

"Kill him, kill him, kill him now!"

Lord Xiao's ears were ringing from the noise, so he poured a bowl of cold tea over Prince Yu and finally suppressed Prince Yu's impulse.

"Killing is easier said than done. Have the assassins sent out by the prince ever returned successfully? Even the ones I pointed out have no news... dead."

With a heavy sigh, Lord Xiao put down the tea bowl.

"...Then, what should we do? Are we supposed to...just wait here..." Prince Yu brushed away the sticky tea leaves from the corners of his eyes, calmed down a little, and thought carefully about how to deal with the situation.

Now that the prince has regained his father's favor, he can't find any fault with him. The other party is far away from Kyoto, so they are inevitably restricted in what they want to do.

Furthermore, You Heng has taken up a lot of his father's energy recently. He originally thought that You Heng was not a threat at all, but now it seems that there are some ominous signs.

At this time, his mother was ill, which displeased his father. He had no one in the harem who could intercede for him.

"Forget it. I will go for the prince... Tomorrow, I will report to His Majesty that I need to return to my hometown Qiyang to attend the funeral."

Lord Xiao sighed, and was also puzzled by the inside story that the prince now knew. What tricks did he want to play by making these letters? But no matter what the other party planned, killing him was the most convenient way.

Since ordinary assassinations could not harm the prince, he could only drag his old body and go there personally to weave a trap for the prince!

He is an old man...he always wants to eliminate all worries for his children and grandchildren.

You Mu rushed to the Tongzhou Governor's Mansion with the accounts. The sun was high in the sky. The government officials, who had received the news in advance, saw a group of people on tall horses and hurriedly ran back to report the news.

"Oh, Your Highness, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I wish this governor's mansion would be honored!"

When they arrived at the main gate of the government office with their troops, a short and fat man with a belly as big as a basin and wearing dark green clothes hurried forward and bowed down to kowtow.

"Who is coming?" Yan Cheng dismounted with a knife in hand and stared at the person who came with a stern look on his face.

The green-clad official smiled and introduced himself: "I am the chief official of the Tongzhou Governor's Office, my surname is Du. You have been exhausted from the journey, why don't you follow me to the Governor's Office to take a rest first?"

"How dare you! Your Highness has never said anything, so how can you speak so recklessly?"

The sword blade slashed out and crossed Du Changshi's neck. The masked man suddenly appeared and frightened him.

“Your Highness, please spare my life, Your Highness…I only meant well…this…” The Chief Clerk, who had just climbed up from the ground, carefully avoided the sword and knelt down again.

Immediately, the prince looked unpredictable and asked, "Where is the governor of Tongzhou?"

"Governor Yuan went to the prefecture's counties for inspection today and has not returned yet." Du Changshi looked up to observe the prince's reaction. Seeing the prince dismount from his horse, he thought he had gotten away with it and breathed a sigh of relief.

But unexpectedly, the next second, he felt a chill on the back of his neck, and the sword blade pierced through from the back, cutting his skin and throat.

As the blood gushed out, Du Changshi fell to the ground twitching.

Originally, the prince's huge display was enough to make passers-by stop and look, but killing people in the street with blood splattering all over the wall was truly unheard of.

Pedestrians on the road hurried past, fearing that they would be contaminated by the disaster, and tried to avoid it.

The prince stepped into the government office. Behind him, Lou Jian wiped the blood off the sword and followed with the sword in hand.

Yan Cheng led his troops to guard the outer room, fulfilling his duties faithfully. He could not see what was happening, so he naturally could not tell the emperor about it.

"Where is Governor Yuan?"

The servants in the government office were all silent, watching the prince leisurely sitting on the seat of honor, secretly glancing at each other, not knowing how to react.

Finally, Governor Yuan, who was hiding in the back, could no longer sit still. He was frightened when he saw the bloodstains at the door. He knew that he could not fool people this time, so he had to show up from the side and kneel down at the steps.

"Your Highness, may you be safe and sound. Your servant Yuan Feng pays respects to His Highness Prince Ling!"

The prince signaled to Lou Jian with his eyes, and Lou Jian took out the bill details and the matter of Tongzhou's falsified salt tax from a stack of official documents and threw them in front of Governor Yuan.

"I don't like nonsense. Now that the missing information has been found, Governor Yuan should fill it up immediately and we can live in peace."

Among the several states of Qi State, Tongzhou has a geographical advantage and has made considerable profits from various trades in recent years. However, because the upper limit is much higher than that of other states and counties, the things paid to the court contain the most impurities.

The others are easy to collect, but this one is so cunning that You Mu has to come here in person.

However, he came here not to be dismissed but only to seek money, so he did not need to spend too much energy on it. If he wanted to deal with it, there would be plenty of opportunities later.