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 will not yield a good 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 her, Li Shao couldn't turn a blind eye, so he had to "take a step to speak" as Lin Yunyan said.

"Your Highness, are you 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 may 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: "Your Highness said that the deer hunting was fake?"

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

Lin Yunyan pursed her lips and said nothing.

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 be a mother-in-law."

 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 even hunted one myself. How could 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.”

I have to say that Li Shao’s deer hunting was not smooth this time. He had no harvest for two consecutive days. It was still the same on the morning of the third day, the 24th.

Li Shao then proposed to go deeper into the forest.

 Last time I encountered a blind bear in the deep forest, 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 are only a few dozen of them. If trouble comes, he may not be able to send His Highness out in full, beard and tail, so how can he risk his life?

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

“Do you really think I’m here to hunt deer?” He laughed, “I went out of the city to capture Li Du on my father’s order!”

 You look at me, the royal guards, and I look at you. They are all filled with hesitation and doubt.

 The little commander didn’t believe it either.

Perhaps the Holy Emperor was smart enough to discover Li Du's whereabouts, and the people who were ordered to do so were either their imperial forest, the garrison in the capital, or the garrison yamen, but it was definitely not His Highness who led the team.

Your Majesty 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 and generals 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. Today it's time to capture Li Du.

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

 Those who left the team were Li Du's spies, who wanted to report news to Li Du. "

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

The people who were waiting in the palace and Eunuch Gao waited until nightfall 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 it 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 a 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 talk to 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. Who dares to fall behind? Kill the traitor!"

Having said this, 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 doesn’t care what they think.

As long as they all keep up, no one leaks the secret, and they can kill Li Du at night, it will be enough.

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

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

Li Shao did not let anyone light the torch, but 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, "He should show up at midnight. I can see clearly that Li Du will be arrested only when he shows up."

 “This is natural!” the young commander responded.

 They all deserved credit for catching Li Du, so naturally they would not shirk it.

 But if there is no Li Du, they will never go out. They still have to keep an eye on His Highness and return to the capital well.

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

They came around in a detour. Because the young commander knew the way, they took all the mountain roads and did not take the main road. Li Shao thought that they did not scare the snake.

Hide not far or close to the mountain temple, and you can see the dark shadow underneath.

 Counting the hours, it’s not far from the third watch.

"Look!" The young commander suddenly pointed to Li Shao with sharp eyes, "There is a little 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.

That team of people 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 imperial guards have the upper hand!

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

Li Shao looked at it with his eyes wide open and was immediately sure.

 That stature is exactly the same as Li Du.

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

 “It’s indeed Li Du!” He gritted his teeth.