Chapter 175 Control the hostages
Li Mao and Li Cui drank a few more drinks last night, and when they woke up, it was almost noon.
A maid told him that his aide Liu Quan had looked for him several times.
"Go and find him for me!"
Li Mao took a sip of strong tea to make his mind clearer. He felt that Li Cui told him many important things last night, and he couldn't remember them clearly.
At this time, Liu Quan hurried in and bowed, "See Your Highness!"
"Mr. Liu has something to ask me for?"
Liu Quan was stunned, "Your Highness asked me for important things!"
Li Mao was a little dizzy, "Has I looked for you?"
"After your highness came back last night, he told me that there is something important to discuss with me and let me come to you tomorrow. Did Your Highness forget?"
Li Mao remembered that he had said a few words to Liu Quan last night, but what did he forget to say?
"What did I say last night, I kind of forgot?"
"Your Highness said, Li Cui told you a lot of secrets. Regarding the struggle between Li Xun and Li Feng for the prince, it seems that Li Feng has an illegitimate son, don't let the idyllic wife, have you forgotten?"
Li Mao was paced back and forth in the room, and he gradually remembered that Li Cui told him a lot of things about the prince's struggles.
"I remembered it. It seemed that Li Wen had a bureau and sent someone to pretend to be him and became a fake otakus and illegitimate son. Li Xun almost fell for the fool, but I didn't understand why he was deceived."
"Your Highness, Li Xun may have lured Li Xun to the Regent to file a complaint. When the Regent sent someone to investigate and find it was fake, it turned out that Li Xun deliberately made fake and slandered Li Xun. Li Xun's favor in the Regent's heart disappeared."
Li Mao patted his forehead, "So that's it, I finally understand."
Li Mao paused and said, "But Li Cui said that Li Feng did have other owls and illegitimate children, and many people know about it."
Liu Quan nodded, "I think so, I won't be groundless. Li Feng also sets a trap for this matter, so Li Xun almost fell for it."
"But what does this matter have to do with me?"
Liu Quan smiled slightly, "If Your Highness is satisfied with your current title and your current life, it does have nothing to do with Your Highness, but if Your Highness wants to restore it to Prince, grant a real official position, and even have hope of fighting for the Eastern Palace, then this matter has something to do with Your Highness and a lot to do with it."
Li Mao's eyes lit up and he asked quickly: "Tell me specifically, where is my opportunity?"
"If Your Highness can further provoke the internal struggle between Li Xun and Li Feng, and make them live to the death, or even bleeding, it will inevitably bring a heavy blow to the Regent. It is said that the Regent is in poor health and cannot be excited. If the Regent falls into a long-term coma or even collapses, can the Emperor seize power? Once successful, Your Highness's contribution will be the first, which is a hundred times greater than Li Xiu's contribution. Restoring the Prince is a little bit of a matter of reincarnation. The key is power. I think there are all possibilities for the general."
Li Mao felt hot all over and was excited when he heard this. He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, unable to control his restlessness.
"Look at Mr. Nayi, what should we do first?"
"Your Highness, we must first be calm and not take action blindly. Then we will wait for the opportunity to attack decisively. If we succeed in one blow, we need to be ruthless if necessary!"
Li Mao nodded repeatedly. Liu Quan's suggestions were deeply rooted in his heart. They were steady, accurate and ruthless. They have always been his creed. He especially advocated ruthlessness.
"Sir, right."
Li Mao calmed himself down and asked again: "Can you tell me the details?"
"Bizhi thinks Li Feng's other idler and illegitimate son are indeed a good entry point, and Li Xun must start from here, and he doesn't have many subordinates, so he must let Li Cui do this. Beizhi suggests a two-pronged approach!"
"Continue, what two-pronged approach?" Li Mao was very focused when he heard it.
"Bizhi believes that the key is to avoid the idyllic wives and illegitimate children. As long as you hold this evidence in your hands, you will not worry about Li Guan not submitting. In order to obtain the evidence, Beizhi suggests that we divide the troops into two groups. One way we will find them ourselves, send a person with high-quality light skills as the leader, and lead a group of men to find the idyllic wives and illegitimate children. The other way is to get the exact information from Li Cui. This requires close contact between Your Highness and Li Cui. As soon as you get the news, you will take the lead."
"It's so important not to give up the idyllic wife and illegitimate son?"
"Your Highness, this is Li Feng's life. As long as you grab other occupants and illegitimate sons, whether your Highness will deal with Li Feng personally or hand over this key evidence to the emperor, your Highness will make a great contribution. Don't hesitate anymore, the opportunity will disappear in hesitation!"
Li Mao finally nodded, he raised his troops for a thousand days, and used troops for a while. He recruited so many warriors. He didn't use this critical moment, when did he use it?
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At night, a passenger ship sailed on the Wei River. After two days of leaving Chang'an, the passenger ship had passed Huayin County.
This ship was the ship of Li Wen's resident wife and illegitimate son. The woman's surname was Jiang. In addition to taking her son, she also brought two maids and an escort to protect them, mother and son along the way.
The group was going to Suzhou, Jiangnan, and of course they took a boat to go. The only section of land here was to pass Tongguan. After passing Tongguan, they could continue to take a boat and take a boat along the Yellow River and Caohe River to Suzhou.
The guard sat cross-legged on the back deck of the passenger ship, keeping his mind closed. At this time, he felt a big ship beside him, and slowly opened his eyes. It turned out to be a big truck that was sleeping overnight, occupying half of the river, forcing their passenger ship to walk close to the cargo ship.
The guard was about to close his eyes when he suddenly found a strange reed tube growing on the water surface. He was wondering in his heart how could reeds grow on the main river channel? Suddenly, he suddenly reacted, but it was too late. A little blue light shot out from the reed tube and hit the guard's forehead.
He screamed, fell on the deck, and his whole body began to convulse.
At this time, more than a dozen black-clothed warriors appeared from the cargo ship next to them, and they jumped onto the passenger ship. The boatman was so scared that he knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
The sleeping Jiang was awakened by the screams. Before she could react, the curtains in the cabin were pulled open and a very tall female warrior poked in.
"What are you... going to do?" Jiang was so scared that he hugged his son tightly.
"Follow us! I won't hurt you." The samurai said coldly.
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In the middle of the night, Li Xiu quickly walked to the study room outside. Under the light, Pei Min and Zi Linfeng had been waiting for him for a long time.
"Li Feng's woman and son were caught?" Li Xiu asked with a smile.
Zi Linfeng nodded, "Biyi temporarily placed them in Xinfeng County."
"Very good, what else can I get?"
Pei Min handed Li Xiu a brocade bag, "This is what Your Highness wants!"
Li Xiu opened the brocade bag and there was a letter, a strand of hair and a silver medal inside.
Li Xiu took the letter and looked at it. This was a letter of self-written proof from Li Wen, proving that the child was his son and his hair was a strand of his hair. This should be a token for a woman.
Li Xiu picked up the silver medal again, but didn't know its purpose?
Zi Linfeng said: "I asked the woman that this silver medal was also Li Feng's token. The slave butler in Suzhou knew this silver medal."
"Your Highness, what should I do next?"
Pei Min and Zi Linfeng looked at Li Xiu together.
Li Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "Waiting for the opportunity patiently, Miss Zi is ready to send their mother and son back to Baoningfang at any time!"
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In the room, Li Xiu paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. His plan was very risky, and he might die of self-destruction, so that the emperor could see that he was digging a trap to deal with Li Mao.
The Changsun family is a very good ally and must bring them to their own side. It is necessary to visit Changsun Nanhao.
Another key figure is Liu Quan. If this person kills him, his family will leak it. Killing his family will make people suspect that Liu Quan is being manipulated. Maybe he has a backup plan, which is a bit difficult to deal with!
Chapter completed!