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Chapter 376 Secret Letter
In the study room of Linjiang Palace, Li Ke was looking at the memorabilia sent by the military government in the southeast to the governor of Yangzhou.

It has only been two months since Li Ke returned to Beijing, but at the end of the year, there are many events. The Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has [-] prefectures and [-] military mansions. Only watched half of it.

"Your Highness, Duan Cui, the commander of the Gusu Mansion, asks to see you." Wang Xuance entered the study and said to Li Ke.

"Duan Cui? Why is he in such a hurry to see this king?" Li Ke put down the memorabilia in his hand after hearing this, and said to Wang Xuance.

Although Li Ke is not very familiar with Duan Cui, after all, under his command, he knows a little bit.Although Duan Cui's reputation is not obvious, but his brother Duan Xiong Duan Zhixuan is very powerful and famous.

Duan Zhixuan is a military minister, especially Duan Zhixuan has recently joined the Xikaidao Army Commander to lead the troops in Liangzhou in the Northwest, and Li Ke is the prince, so he needs to be more cautious about such a frontier commander who holds a heavy army.

If Duan Zhixuan doesn't take the initiative to show his favor to him, Li Ke can't take the initiative to win over Duan Zhixuan, so as not to arouse Li Shimin's jealousy. Duan Cui is Duan Zhixuan's younger brother, and Li Ke's attitude towards him is the same.Therefore, when Li Ke heard that Duan Cui asked to see him, he instinctively felt a little alienated.

Wang Xuance said: "Duan Cui brought something that His Highness never expected to see His Highness."

Hearing this, Li Ke showed a strange look on his face, and asked in puzzlement, "What is it?"

Wang Xuance replied: "The corpse of Zuo Youxian."

Li Ke heard this, his face was full of surprise, he never expected that Duan Cui actually brought Zuo Youxian's corpse to meet him, Li Ke asked: "Is it true?"

Wang Xuance said: "General Xi has seen it with his own eyes, it is true."

Of the people under Li Ke's command, only Xi Junmai knew Zuo Youxian. Xi Junmai and Li Ke had seen Zuo Youxian with their own eyes, so they knew it.

"Broadcast!" Li Ke instructed Wang Xuance.

"No." Wang Xuance agreed, and went down to bring Duan Cui in.

A moment later, Duan Cui followed behind Wang Xuance, and followed Wang Xuance into the study.

"The last general, Duan Cui, pays homage to the governor." Duan Cui entered and bowed to Li Ke.

Li Ke raised his hand, signaled Duan Cui to get up, and asked: "I heard that you brought Zuo Youxian's body?"

Duan Cui replied: "When the general learned that the ordnance was lost, he personally led the people to go up and down Suzhou. Yesterday morning, he got the news that he found a group of suspicious people in the suburbs of Suzhou Qionglong Mountain, so he took people to capture and kill them. .”

Li Ke asked: "Except for Zuo Youxian's corpse, have you ever recovered the lost weapons?"

Although Zuo Youxian is a traitor, Li Ke also wants to capture him, but this matter is not in a hurry, what is imminent right now is the loss of ordnance, if this matter is not resolved, I am afraid that Chang'an will not be peaceful.

Duan Cui replied: "The last general is incompetent. He only sees the thief, but not the lost ordnance."

Li Ke then asked: "Is there anyone alive?"

Duan Cui replied: "Those rebels are tyrannical. They fought with the last general with swords in their hands. They fought for a long time. The last general was worried that many of his soldiers would be killed or injured, so he ordered to shoot them. No one was left alive. I hope the governor will not blame him."

If there are survivors, they can naturally ask the whereabouts of the things from them, but the batch of ordnance was originally hidden by Duan Cui, since Duan Cui killed Zuo Youxian and the others, how dare he keep the survivors and bring them to Li Ke Be around, leave trouble for yourself.

Li Ke frowned slightly when he heard Duan Cui's words, Zuo Youxian was dead, and there were no survivors among those rebels, if the ordnance was really robbed by Zuo Youxian, there would be no evidence of death. It's hard to get it back.

But what Duan Cui said was also true. He ordered the shooting of the rebels to save the lives of his soldiers, and Li Ke had no other way to take him.

Wang Xuance at the side looked at Duan Cui who was answering the question with Li Ke, but felt something was wrong. After thinking for a while, he said to Li Ke: "Your Highness, I would like to consult with General Duan about something. Is it possible?"

In front of Duan Cui, Wang Xuance interrupted Li Ke's questioning. Li Ke knew that Wang Xuance must have something important to ask, so Li Ke said, "It's okay to ask, sir."

After receiving Li Ke's words, Wang Xuance asked Duan Cui beside him, "I wonder when and where General Duan found these thieves?"

Duan Cui replied: "It was at noon yesterday, in the Swallow Valley at the foot of Qionglong Mountain. The general not only found these rebels, but also found the carriages specially used for escorting ordnance. However, when the general found out, the wooden boxes on these carriages were already empty. The ordnance has disappeared."

Hearing this, Wang Xuance nodded, and continued: "The total number of thieves who didn't know the general shot and killed? And how were they dealt with?"

Duan Cui replied: "At the end of the day, the general led the army to shoot and kill the rebels in the Swallow Valley, including Zuo Youxian, a total of 83 people, all of them were buried on the spot."

"83 people?" Li Ke heard Duan Cui's words, muttered softly, and looked up at Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance only asked this question, and Li Ke understood what Wang Xuance meant.That day when Duan Cui shot and killed Zuo Youxian, he must have used the army of the Gusu Mansion. As long as Li Ke wanted to ask, he could send someone to ask him carefully. Wan didn't have the guts to fake it.

But the problem lies in the number of people. If there are only a few people, they can only kill the thieves. Is it impossible to capture several people alive?

Although Li Ke didn't say anything, he was already somewhat dissatisfied with Duan Cui in his heart.

Li Ke was still thinking about Duan Cui's words just now, and suddenly thought of something, so he quickly asked: "Are there any women among the people you shot?"

Li Ke asked this question, naturally he was not concerned about whether these rebels had women, but he was concerned about whether Xiao Yuexian was among them. Duan Cui also knew what Li Ke meant, so he replied: "Your Highness is asking about Xiao Yuexian?"

Li Ke just nodded calmly, without answering.

Seeing this, Duan Cui replied: "The general doesn't know what Xiao Yuexian looks like, but the 83 people shot and killed that day were all men, and no women were seen."

Li Ke asked: "So Xiao Yuexian is not among them?"

Duan Cui replied: "The last general is incompetent, and if he failed to behead his thief, he is indeed not among them."

Hearing this, Li Ke didn't know if it was because Xiao Yuexian had saved his life, knowing that Xiao Yuexian was safe, he felt a little more relaxed.

Duan Cui stood in front of Li Ke, looked up at Li Ke, and slowly, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Duan Cui hesitated and said to Li Ke: "The general found something while searching Zuo You's immortal body, I don't know if I should tell it or not."

Li Ke looked at Duan Cui's reluctance to speak, obviously waiting for Li Ke to ask questions, Li Ke waved his hands and said, "That's right."

Duan Cui took out a secret letter sealed with wax from his sleeve, and said to Li Ke: "The general found a secret letter on Zuo Youxian's body, and the recipient on this envelope is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I hope His Highness will read it."

(End of this chapter)