Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 73

Since Gao Ming decided to deal with Hou Junji, he naturally couldn't agree to visit Helan Chushi's house, let alone meet Hou Junji.

But Helan Chushi didn't know this, he thought he didn't speak clearly enough, so he explained to Gao Ming.

"Your Highness, my father-in-law would like to see you again. He said that he has something very important to discuss with you, His Royal Highness, about the matter mentioned in your letter last time."

As soon as Helan Chushi finished speaking, Gao Ming was taken aback.

"There is still a letter exchange? It seems that there is a lot of trouble!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming could only sigh helplessly, and then nodded towards Helan Chushi.

"Okay, go back and ask Mr. Hou to see when he is free, and just let me know when he is."

"Yes, His Royal Highness, I will retire!"

Helan Chushi left contentedly, and after he left, Su Wan'er came to Gao Ming's side.

"Lang Jun, I always feel that there is something wrong with Helan Chushi, you better be careful!"

After hearing Su Wan'er's words, Gao Ming raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Is this a woman's sixth sense?

Of course Gao Ming knew that something was wrong with Helan Chushi, because this guy was simply a model of a sinister villain!

In history, after Li Chengqian and Hou Junji failed in their rebellion, Li Chengqian was demoted and Hou Junji was imprisoned. At first Hou Junji pleaded not guilty, but Helan Chushi ran to Li Shimin's high secret, and took out the secrets between Li Chengqian and Hou Junji. Hou Junji had no choice but to plead guilty.

Helan Chushi can even trick his own father-in-law, let alone other people, so Gao Ming is on guard against him!
Seeing Su Wan'er's serious expression, Gao Ming suddenly smiled.

"Wan'er, don't worry, I know it well, let someone prepare dinner."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, although Su Wan'er still had some doubts, she still nodded obediently.

"Yes, my concubine is resigning!"

After Su Wan'er left, the smile on Gao Ming's face also disappeared.

"Helan Chushi..."

Seeing the direction in which Helan Chushi left, Gao Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, and then snorted softly.

"Hmph, I'm not that idiot like Li Chengqian. If you want to play with me, let's see who can beat who!"

After dinner, Gao Ming called Zhang Sizheng to his study and gave him a task.

"Azheng, I have something for you to handle. Find some strangers and sneak into Helan Chushi's house to see if he has hidden the correspondence between me and Hou Junji. By the way, let me keep an eye on Helan Chushi. Tighten up, report to me in time if there is any trouble."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhang Sizheng nodded immediately.

"Yes, this subordinate will send someone to do it. His Royal Highness, this Helan Chushi is so bold, do you want him to..."

Having said that, Zhang Sizheng raised his right hand and put it on his neck, and then made a gesture of wiping his neck towards Gao Ming.

Seeing his action, Gao Ming immediately shook his head.

"No! Before you find out the matter, you must not act rashly. Just do what I say."

"Yes, my subordinates retire!"

Looking at Zhang Sizheng who was about to leave, Gao Ming suddenly thought of something again, and quickly stopped him again.

"Wait, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to. Don't let Hegan Chengji know about today's matter."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, a trace of astonishment flashed across Zhang Sizheng's face, but he quickly recovered, and then he nodded towards Gao Ming again.

"This subordinate understands, please rest assured, Your Highness, please allow this subordinate to leave first!"

"Well, let's go!"

Zhang Sizheng left, Gao Ming believed that he should be able to handle this matter well, after all Helan Chushi was just an ordinary military officer, compared with the heavily guarded palace, his home was naturally nothing.

If it wasn't for worrying about scaring the snake away, Gao Ming even wanted to send a few people pretending to be robbers to take away his house. As for the letters he kept privately, it would be great if he could find them. Even if he couldn't find them, he would set fire to his house. Yes, the result is the same.

But in this way, there are too many funeral affairs that need to be taken care of, and Gao Ming himself can't pass the test of his own conscience, so he can only change to a gentle method.

"Murder and arson are not suitable for me at all. It seems that I still can't be a bad person. Now I can only hope that the people sent by Ah Zheng will be better."

Gao Ming's expectation was quickly answered. On the next afternoon, Zhang Sizheng came to the East Palace again, and brought two boxes, one big and one small.

After carrying the two boxes into the study, Zhang Sizheng bowed his hands to Gao Ming.

"Your Highness, it's a good luck that this subordinate did not disgrace his life."

Looking at the two boxes, one big and one small, Gao Ming suddenly smiled and nodded.

"Well, fortunately."

"Your Highness is serious, this is what your subordinates should do!"

Looking at Zhang Sizheng with a serious face, Gao Ming stopped being polite to him and opened the small box directly.

Just as Gao Ming thought, this small box was filled with letters, roughly a dozen or so. Gao Ming opened it and found that it was indeed a letter between Li Chengqian and Hou Junji.

However, these letters did not involve anything like rebellion. Gao Ming's letter to Hou Junji basically only expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Shimin and Li Tai, while Hou Junji's letter to Gao Ming told him to be patient, and to retaliate. Indicate the location of the next private meeting.

After casually reading a few letters, Gao Ming closed the small box, and then opened the big box.

After opening it, Gao Ming was surprised to find that the big box was full of belongings. In fact, copper coins only accounted for a small part, and the rest were all gold, silver and jewelry!
Datang's one catty is 16 taels, and the gold and silver contained in this box are at least 300 catties. Gao Ming roughly estimated that the gold and silver in this box are worth at least four to five thousand copper coins!
Gao Ming guessed that this was probably all of Helan Chushi's property.

Seeing Gao Ming suddenly fell silent, Zhang Sizheng was afraid that he might misunderstand, so he quickly explained to him.

"Your Highness, this subordinate was worried that he would be suspected of only stealing letters, so he took everything he could. Moreover, because of the theft in the mansion, Helan Chushi had driven away all his servants. This subordinate has arranged for two Individuals entered his mansion."

Hearing what Zhang Sizheng said, Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"Well, you did a good job on this matter. Since you got this box of goods, I will hand it over to you. In addition to daily expenses, you can find a few people who can do business and use this money as capital. Doing some business, in addition to making money, the status of a businessman is also conducive to inquiring about news."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Zhang Sizheng nodded solemnly.

"Your Highness said yes, this subordinate understands!"

Seeing Zhang Sizheng's serious face, Gao Ming suddenly smiled helplessly.

"Okay, the business is over, let's talk about other things, how is Li Goudan? Didn't cause you any trouble?"

Hearing Gao Ming ask about Li Goudan, Zhang Sizheng suddenly showed a weird face.

(End of this chapter)