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Liu Jingting came in with two attendants, knelt down at the bottom of the steps and saluted.

Rong Zhuo's face was gloomy, and he stared at him for too long.

It wasn't until the two attendants became slightly uneasy that the emperor said coldly: "Excuse me."

"I don't know that the emperor is coming, but I am not far away to greet you, so I am really panic." Liu Jingting was respectful, the expression of surprise on his face was impeccable.

"I came out for a private visit." The emperor paused before saying word for word.

The two of them knew each other well, and after talking about this scene, it became cold.

The difference was that Liu Jingting was calm and calm, while Rong Zhuo was secretly gnashing his teeth with hatred, only suffering from having an attack.

"The emperor is sympathetic to the people, that is the blessing of all the people. It's just that the place is poor and remote, and the care is not good enough. It is inevitable that the emperor will be wronged." Liu Jingting said with a smile.

"It's not a grievance." Rong Zhuo looked at Pi Liyang Qiu coldly, and ignored him with a snort.He interrupted the topic directly: "Instead, it is the son, and this place is not under the jurisdiction of King Fan. Why is the son leading the army here?"

"This matter is about to be reported to the Emperor." Liu Jingting said with a smile. "This time I also ordered a batch of military supplies at Gu's house in Xutang. It was only because the quantity was relatively large that I came here to check it myself."

Rong Zhuo was startled for a moment, and changed his face in disbelief: "Since they are military weapons, why don't you buy them from the Ministry of War? Besides, the Shi family seems to be engaged in timber trading. When will they start reselling military supplies? What is your son's intention to buy weapons in private?"

"The emperor taught you the right thing." Liu Jingting said with a bow. "However, most of the purchases this time are wood and bamboo, and the land is the most convenient. As for weapons and other things, I don't know where the emperor started. The emperor can send people to check, and the minister also has detailed accounts. If the emperor wants to check, the minister Then send it over.”

Every year, a certain amount of weapons are replenished locally to replace aging knives and guns.The most important thing is that the amount is not too much, the Ministry of War mostly acquiesces, and there is no need to make a special report to the Holy One.As for repairs, the preparation of ordinary arrows only requires some wood and bamboo arrows, and there is really no need to go to the designated workshop of the Ministry of War to buy them.

Liu Jingting clearly did not buy this thing, but he dared to point it out at this time, he clearly had complete preparations, and the account had been done in a watertight manner.Even if the emperor really sent someone to check it out, they couldn't find out why.Rong Zhuo forced Shi Wei to write a confession, and was about to bite Liu Jingting.He was the first to take it out, but now it is taken out, but it does not go up and down, and it becomes a chicken rib.

The emperor was not doing anything, Xiao Ruan saw that his face was respectful, but his eyes were sharp and unruly, suddenly he was overwhelmed, pointed at Liu Jingting and said sharply: "Presumptuous."

"This matter was missed by the minister, and he did not report to the emperor in advance." Liu Jingting pleaded guilty to Rong Zhuo, and did not look at Xiao Ruan. "Please also punish the emperor."

"It's just a misunderstanding." Rong Zhuo squeezed out his voice after a while, and showed him the confession. "It's just that Shi Wei testified, and I have to ask the prince if there is such a thing."

After reading the confession, Liu Jingting sneered in his heart, and naturally wanted to say that he was wronged.He has already covered up the matter tightly, and he is not afraid of people to check it out.The emperor hastily pursued the investigation, what can be found.Furthermore, Shi Wei wrote this confession as a temporary expediency, and there will be a number of confessions, in which falsehoods and facts are made up and full of loopholes.I really want to use this to punish him, but it is still far away.

He is the son of the eldest son, not the status of a big family in the Shi family.Even if it is the emperor, he can't be arrested whenever he wants, and he can be beaten if he wants to.Besides, Rong Xuan's falling into his hands is something both parties know well, and this is the biggest hole card.How the emperor wanted to deal with him had to be considered first, and he had to be cautious.

So he made a few low-key defenses, then watched Rong Zhuo put away the pleadings with a gloomy face, and left the matter aside.

Liu Jingting expressed his loyalty again, and was willing to do everything for the emperor.Rong Zhuo's hands and feet were cold, and he listened coldly, reluctantly nodding slightly.I just hate that there are so many scruples, and I can't draw the sword to kill this duplicity villain immediately.

The taste of such a strong self-care is full of torment.Finally, I heard Liu Jingting say: "...the emperor came here on a tour. It is said that the minister is at the emperor's side for reasons, and is always at the emperor's disposal. But yesterday, the minister received a letter from home saying that his mother was seriously ill, and the minister was very worried. Go back to Nanjun. I will resign from the emperor today." As he spoke, he seriously presented a letter for the emperor to read.On the envelope was the private seal of King Huaishun.

"Your Majesty is really filial." Rong Zhuo's face was livid, and he smiled ferociously.He got up from the chair with a flick of his sleeves, and took two hurried steps before calming down the blood that was about to boil in his chest.He stopped in front of the prince with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes, and didn't go to get the letter. "Ordinarily this is human nature, I had no choice but to agree."

Liu Jingting just pretended not to know, so he should thank the leader.Rong Zhuo waved his hand to stop him: "But I still have an errand here, and I have to have Mr. Lao."

"I am not alone on my tour this time." Rong Zhuo said, and simply put the words aside. "Uncle Nine Emperors came with me, but got lost in Xutang territory."

"Is there such a thing?" Liu Jingting raised his face, his expression of astonishment was just right, if Rong Zhuo hadn't experienced it himself, he would have thought him innocent.

"Someone has seen it, so it can be said that the disappearance of the emperor's uncle has nothing to do with the prince's subordinates." Rong Zhuo said coldly.

Such a shrewd person as Liu Jingting, he didn't argue at the moment: "If there is such a bold and reckless person under my subordinates, I will definitely not forgive you lightly. Whoever saw it, the emperor asked him to come out, so I went to the camp with my ministers. Search inside."

"I'm worried about Uncle Emperor, but I have this question. Although it's just hearsay, maybe there are some people who are not open-eyed. It's not necessarily true." Rong Zhuo glanced at him with a calm face.The anger in his chest had already churned several times. "I only want the emperor's uncle to be safe. The prince's rule is strict. If this happened, the prince will definitely punish him severely."

It's not that Liu Jingting can't hear the concession in his words.On the surface, he said yes, paused and said: "This matter may be the work of bandits and grass bandits."

Rong Zhuo glanced at him, and said in a very cold tone, "The Shi family also said the same, and the son also said the same. It turns out that there are many thieves in this small place of Xutang."

Liu Jingting then lowered his head and refused to talk to him.Rong Zhuo turned to ask: "How many soldiers and horses did the prince bring this time?"

"Because the escort is military supplies, I dare not live, so I brought 2000 people with me." Liu Jingting thought about it. With his identity as the son of Prince Fan and the name of escort, it is reasonable to bring so many people. He didn't find any excuses for Rong Zhuo.

"These bandits are so rampant, the government here is not doing enough. The prince must be an elite soldier, so the son of Lao will stay here temporarily to quell the banditry for me." Rong Zhuo didn't allow him to shirk. "Your Majesty is worried about the court. I sent a famous doctor to treat him. My son, please rest assured. If there is something wrong, I will write to Huaishun Wang Daoming in a few days."

Liu Jingting thought for a while, but couldn't shirk, so he had to agree to resign.

"Your Majesty." An aide, pretending to be an attendant, whispered to Liu Jingting on the way. "Seeing what the emperor meant, it was just for the Ninth Prince. The emperor took the letter seriously, and the concubine's claim of illness must not be concealed. There is no need for the son to be here, because of this, it is difficult for the emperor."

"Over there, old man, I will have my own opinion when the time comes." How could Liu Jingting let go.Hearing this, he looked at the staff and sneered. "Your staff did it for nothing? When did the emperor say that as long as Rong Xuan is handed over, he will not be held accountable? Even if it is true, it is so common for the Tian family to repeat itself. Even if it is to coax a three-year-old child, he does not believe it is true." reason."

"Ping Kou is just an excuse to keep me here." Liu Jingting raised his face and let out a long breath coldly.Today, he has never lost the wind, and he is not afraid of exhaustion like this. "I want to see how he can stand me."

Seeing that he insisted on this, the staff had no choice but to keep silent.

It is said to be Pingkou, but Xutang is mostly a waterway.On the mountain road, there are at most two Xiaoxiao Xiaoxiao who usually do crime when the farm is not working, and the business must be very deserted.If there were a lot of bandits camping here, they would have to drink the northwest wind for ten months a year.

Knowing that the emperor was just looking for an excuse for nothing, Liu Jingting took the emperor's order, but he never neglected at all, allocated a battalion of troops, stationed at the foot of the mountain outside the city, wandered around the mountain all day long to pacify unnecessary bandits.He took the deputy general to lead the team, and he stayed in the other courtyard in the city honestly, and didn't bother the emperor's men and horses to watch a little hard.

It took two days like this, Xu Tang, a place with pure folk customs, really drilled out of nowhere a group of bandits to relieve Liu Shizi's worries.

When the deputy came to report, Liu Jingting's eyes were gloomy, and he crushed a white jade wine glass in his hand.