Yan Cigui.

Chapter 477 On the Order of Father

Sure enough, as Lin Yunyan thought, Li Shao only stayed in the paddock for half a day.

Hunting on a cloudy day brings little harvest.

The group of people ran for half a day, and there were only a few rabbits and roe deer.

In the afternoon, it rained heavily, and Li Shao had to go home.

The next day, Li Shao refused to give up halfway and still took people out of the city to the paddock.

Lin Yunyan blocked him at the city gate.

Seeing Lin Yunyan blocking him, Li Shao couldn't turn a blind eye, so he had to follow Lin Yunyan's words and "take a step to speak."

"Is Your Highness really going to hunt deer?" Lin Yunyan asked in a low voice.

Li Shao frowned: "What else?"

"After much thought, I'm afraid it's Li Du's trap," Lin Yunyan "persuaded" him, "If Your Highness goes to catch Li Du, he might fall into a trap."

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Li Shao said, "If it wasn't a trap and he and Su Yi met there, we could catch them all in one fell swoop; if it was a trap, he would have to go to that mountain temple. If I hadn't seen him with my own eyes, I would Will he show up rashly? He wants to catch my fish, and he will use it as bait!"

Lin Yunyan's face darkened: "His Highness said that the deer hunting was fake?"

Li Shao became irritated and said coldly: "If you ask this, it means you know why Su Yi returned to Su Chang?"

Lin Yunyan pursed her lips and remained silent.

Li Shao became even more unhappy when he saw her reaction.

Ning'an is timid!

But he couldn't let Ning An sue and ruin his affairs, so he said: "Look clearly, I am going to the paddock. Li Du wants to be a bait, but I don't want to be a fish yet! Okay, don't worry about it."

Li Shao turned around and left.

When Eunuch Gao saw Li Shao coming back, Lin Yunyan looked sad and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with the princess..."

"She asked me to hunt a deer for her. She wanted to offer it to her mother," Li Shao compiled. "I told her that hunting a deer is not that easy. I haven't hunted one myself. How can I agree to her request?" It’s not like that.”

Hearing this, Eunuch Gao didn't fully believe it and said, "The princess is also filial."

It has to be said that Li Shao's deer hunting was not smooth this time. There was no harvest for two consecutive days. On the third day, the morning of the 24th, it was still the same.

Li Shao then proposed to go deeper into the forest.

I encountered a blind bear in the deep forest before, and His Highness escaped safely despite all the difficulties and dangers. Now that I was asked to go in again, how could the young commander of thirty people in the forest dare to agree?
Last time, Duke Fu helped turn the tide, but now there were just dozens of them. If he ran into trouble, he might not be able to send His Highness out with his beard and tail intact, so how could he risk his life?

Li Shao sat on the horse and without saying any nonsense, he directly raised his hands in the direction of the imperial city.

"Do you really think I'm here to hunt deer?" He laughed. "I'm here on my father's orders to capture Li Du!"

Royal Foresters, you look at me and I look at you, all filled with hesitation and doubt.

The little commander didn't believe it either.

Perhaps the Holy Emperor had a keen eye and had discovered Li Du's whereabouts. The person who was ordered to do so would be either their imperial forest or the garrison in the capital, or they might use the garrison office, but it would definitely not be His Highness leading the team.

The Holy One will not let His Highness be put in danger.

Li Shao said: "Do you know how many hidden stakes there are for Li Du in the capital? If there is no name, suddenly mobilizing the guards will definitely arouse the enemy.

That's why my father asked me to bring thirty Yu Lin to the paddock to show off in the name of hunting. I've been pretending for three days, and today it's time to capture that Li Du.

One by one, all of you should keep an eye on the left and right, and no one can leave the team.

The one who left the team was Li Du's spy, who wanted to report the news to Li Du. "

This place is some distance away from the Paddock Palace, and no one knows what orders Li Shao gave.

The people in the palace and Eunuch Gao waited until it got dark and still didn't see them return. Then they reported back to the capital, which was a step too late and they didn't know where they were. Li Shao calculated very clearly.

They set off for Ji'an Town now, which is more than enough time, but when Eunuch Gao returns to Beijing to report the message, Li Du's eyes and ears receive the news and want to send another message to Ji'an, which is not enough.

"Your Highness," the young commander hesitated, "Your Majesty, you are serious..."

"What? What did I lie to you for? Or do you dare not catch Li Du?" After Li Shao finished speaking, he said angrily, without waiting for the young commander to speak again, "Think about it, there are only one person running around me. Eunuch Gao, if it hadn't been for my father's orders, would I have relied on Eunuch Gao to find out Li Du's whereabouts? That means Eunuch Gao couldn't ride a horse, otherwise he could have followed me for twelve hours."

The young commander said: "Then, young men, please tell Eunuch Gao first..."

"He doesn't know. Except for Eunuch Cao, my father only told me," Li Shao said. "If we delay it any longer, if Li Duruo runs away, will it be yours or mine? Hurry up and follow me. Who dares to fall behind and directly threaten me?" Kill the traitor!"

Now that the words have been said, no one can say anything more and can only follow Li Shao.

The young commander looked at Li Shao's back and said to himself that His Highness had indeed done something extraordinary before, but for such an important matter as catching the traitor Li Du, he shouldn't talk nonsense...

Li Shao didn't care what they thought.

As long as everyone keeps up, no one leaks the secret, and they can kill Li Du at night, that's enough.

He knew the route and could go all the way through the forest to Ji'an.

When we arrived near the Waishan Temple in Ji'an Town, it was already dark.

Li Shao didn't let anyone light the torch, and quietly hid in the nearby mountains and forests, intending to observe.

The young commander said in a low voice: "I am from the village below. I know this area. This mountain temple has been abandoned for decades. If you look over there, you can still see some bright places, which is Ji'an Town." ”

Li Shao listened to Xu Xu's introduction to the terrain and said, "It should be the third watch. I see clearly that Li Du will only be arrested if he shows up."

"This is natural!" the young commander agreed.

They all took credit for catching Li Du, so naturally they wouldn't shirk it.

But if there was no Li Du, they would never go out. They still had to keep an eye on His Highness and return to the capital properly.

There is no rain today, the clouds are low, and there is no moon or stars.

They took a detour, and because the young commander knew the way and took all the mountain roads instead of the main road, Li Shao thought that they had not alerted the enemy.

He was hiding not far from the mountain temple, and could see the dark shadow underneath.

Counting the hours, it's not far from midnight.

"Look!" The young commander's sharp eyes suddenly pointed to Li Shao, "There is a bit of light over there, and there is a group of people coming down the mountain."

Li Shao looked over and his heart beat a little faster.

The team only lit two or three torches, but judging from the distance of the torches, the team was neither long nor short. They walked down the mountain road and arrived at the mountain temple.

Now that we are together, we can see things more clearly.

One carriage and ten men.

Li Shao's heart dropped halfway.

One side has fewer people, and the other side doesn't have many. Put them all together, and his thirty-year-old royal forest has the upper hand!

The curtain of the carriage opened, and a person got out of the carriage.

Li Shao opened his eyes wide and looked at it, and immediately confirmed it.

His stature was exactly the same as Li Du's.

As for the facial features, I only had a quick glance due to the dim light, but they should be right.

"It's indeed Li Du!" He gritted his teeth.