First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 474: The Safety of Prince Chenliu

Prince Chenliu smiled and said, "He naturally has his own considerations." Then his expression tightened and his eyes became sharp.

"It seems that the people around me have been infiltrated by our Majesty." He said in a hoarse voice to his trusted guards.

When he left his territory in Jiangnan this time, he knew that he would encounter countless ambushes along the way.

So he deliberately concealed his whereabouts from the outside world and divided his troops into two groups.

We walked with great fanfare all the way, taking the Zhijiang waterway. The pace was slower, but the waterway was relatively safer.

However, along the way, we encountered countless bandits and pirates.

He took his most elite guards and traveled by land, which was a very fast route.

Everyone in the capital thought that it would take him half a month to arrive, but that was only the team traveling by water, and he would actually be able to reach the capital in a few days.

His original plan was to stay in Furong Town for a while and send someone to the capital to check the situation first.

After all, Furong Town is less than a hundred miles away from the capital. If you travel by horse, you can reach the capital in just one day.

However, since Wei Ling was able to send this secret letter and remind him that there was a spy around him and that there would be an ambush in Furong Town, it really meant that the people around him were no longer safe.

But who is this spy?

Prince Chenliu's troops were divided into two groups and came out from the south of the Yangtze River. At the beginning, his team traveling by land did not encounter any real obstacles. Although there were robbers along the way, it was obvious that they were just a mob.

Ever since Emperor Longchang came to power, the local area has not been peaceful. After all, when the deposed emperor was in power, the people were really living in dire straits, and there were many people who became bandits. After Emperor Longchang became emperor, he did not have much energy to focus on suppressing bandits.

After all, he was in Jiangnan, and he had stationed a large number of troops there to confront him, while there were other armies on guard against the surrounding countries who were eyeing him covetously.

Furthermore, the deposed emperor's extravagant and dissolute lifestyle had left the Daxie Dynasty penniless. Three of the five years following the Longchang Emperor's ascension to the throne were marked by consecutive years of disaster, resulting in a pitiful amount of tax revenue. With no money, it was difficult to recruit troops to suppress bandits. Consequently, after leaving the capital, bandits of all kinds could be found everywhere.

Compared with the team that traveled by water, the bandits he encountered by land were simply not worth mentioning.

But even so, he did not dare to be careless. He could not stay in the official inn or walk in the wilderness along the way, for fear that something might happen.

He had arrived here in fear and trepidation, and as the capital was just around the corner, he suddenly received a secret letter from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion warning him.

When he was reading the letter just now, his heart was suddenly gripped.

He didn't know how the Marquis of Zhenbei found his team so accurately. After all, he had disguised himself as a merchant caravan when traveling by land.

Not only was the Marquis of Zhenbei able to find him, he also reminded him in a secret letter that among his guards were his majesty's men! And his majesty's men had already occupied the inn in Furong Town, waiting for him to fall into their trap.

Prince Chenliu felt a layer of cold sweat on his back.

He was indeed planning to settle in Furong Town!

His guards had already found out that there was an inn in Furong Town. Although it was the only one, it was newly renovated, well-decorated and comfortable.

Therefore, if Emperor Longchang's spies really set an ambush in Furong Town, then he would have no way to escape!

The Prince of Chenliu once again carefully read the secret letter sent by the people from the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion. He had no close relationship with the Zhenbei Marquis. It could be said that he and his men had fought a life-and-death battle over who would enter the capital first! He had even ordered a secret pursuit of the Zhenbei Marquis to prevent him from entering the capital first on behalf of Emperor Longchang!

Such a person now sends such a letter to remind himself...

After much consideration, Prince Chenliu decided to trust Marquis Zhenbei!

After all, the relationship between him and Emperor Longchang no longer needs to be instigated by Marquis Zhenbei!

In recent years, the Marquis of Zhenbei has become increasingly powerful in the north, and even he, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, has heard of it.

So he is trying to show goodwill to me!

So what Wei Ling was aiming for was...

Prince Chenliu suddenly clenched the letter in his hand, and some thoughts began to occur in his mind.

The route he took was very covert. If he could be found by the Marquis of Zhenbei, then it means that the tentacles of the Marquis of Zhenbei Wei Ling have already extended to the south of the Yangtze River?

Since he has His Majesty's people around him, does it mean that he may also have the Marquis of Zhenbei's people around him?

However, the relationship between him and the Marquis of Zhenbei has not yet reached the point of hostility like that between him and Emperor Longchang.

Marquis Zhenbei does not want to die in Furong Town. He hopes that he and Emperor Longchang can continue to compete with each other, so that Marquis Zhenbei can live safely in the north!

After figuring this out, the Prince of Chenliu knew that the secret letter sent by Wei Ling was real. Not only was the news he sent true, it also showed that the Marquis of Zhenbei wanted to join forces with him!

Otherwise he would not risk being exposed by meeting with his guards.

He glanced at Tie Zheng.

The fact that Wei Ling was able to accurately find Tie Zheng shows that he knew everyone around him very well, and he also knew that even if there were people from Emperor Longchang around him, that person would definitely not be Tie Zheng.

He knows himself so well, but he knows very little about Wei Ling's current situation!

This news is extremely unfair!

"Your Highness, should we continue to move forward?" Tie Zheng had just seen the contents of the secret letter with Prince Chenliu, so he asked with some concern.

Not far ahead was Furong Town! If there really was an ambush in the town, he would be walking into a trap.

If they didn't move forward, they would end up in the wilderness! This was also extremely unsafe!

"Don't make any noise for now." Prince Chenliu thought for a moment and said, "Let's rest here first. Go and observe and see if anyone in the team would be suspicious of us resting here for too long. If you find anyone doing something wrong, don't alert them. Tell me first."

"Yes," Tie Zheng nodded. "It's just that the Marquis of Zhenbei wrote that there are spies among us, and I can't completely tell who's who. I'm afraid that if I leave the prince's side, he won't be safe..."

Tie Zheng has followed Prince Chenliu since he was a child and is loyal to him. This is naturally beyond doubt, but now no one knows who the spy lurking around Prince Chenliu is, and Tie Zheng dare not rashly hand over Prince Chenliu's life to other guards.

He suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, and was so anxious that cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

"It's okay, it's safe here for now." Prince Chenliu said, "Since they want to take action in Furong Town, if I don't arrive, the spies around me won't take action in advance, at least not this far in advance!"