blogombal Chapter 2220 King Ji was frightened
Chapter 2220 King Ji was frightened
"It seems that this is the retaliation of the rebels. The imperial court has been suppressing them. Some of them died, some escaped. They must be holding a grudge against the imperial court."
Wang Xuance nodded after hearing this.
"We both thought so too. I wonder if Prince Ji's mansion suffered any losses?"
"No." Hearing Pei Ziyu's question, Wang Xuance shook his head.
"That's good. Prince Ji's mansion has 10,000 soldiers. I don't think those rebels would dare to cause trouble here." Pei Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Wang, I have a question and I want you to help me solve it." At this time, General Li on the side suddenly spoke.
"General Li, please feel free to speak." Wang Xuance didn't care.
"Master Wang, since there are 10,000 soldiers here, why didn't you go to rescue them last night?
I heard that the rebels last night only numbered a few thousand people. If the Ji Wang Mansion had sent troops to help, such a tragic incident would not have happened."
General Li had a serious look on his face.
"General Li, are you questioning His Royal Highness Prince Ji?" Wang Xuance's face darkened and his tone became cold.
"I dare not question His Royal Highness Prince Ji. I just think that if His Royal Highness Prince Ji had come to the rescue last night, there would not have been such a loss."
General Lee explained.
"Hmph!" Wang Xuance snorted coldly.
"Calm down, Mr. Wang. General Li is not questioning His Royal Highness Prince Ji. This is a very serious matter, so he is a little anxious."
Seeing that Wang Xuance was about to get angry, Pei Ziyu on the side quickly spoke up to explain for General Li.
Their leverage is still in other people's hands, how dare you offend them at this time?
Wang Xuance glanced at General Li, and then his expression eased a little:
"Your Highness Prince Ji did want to seek help yesterday, but I dissuaded him."
"Oh? I wonder why?" Pei Ziyu asked.
"Of course, I am considering the safety of His Royal Highness Prince Ji. Last night, the enemy was in the dark while we were in the light. Who knows if they were secretly repairing the plank road in the open?
What if their attack on the workshop was just a diversion and their target was His Royal Highness Prince Ji?
To be honest with you two, there were only 5,000 soldiers guarding here last night. Knowing that the rebels were attacking the workshop, His Royal Highness Prince Ji transferred 8,000 soldiers to guard the workshop in Prince Ji's mansion.
If we send another 5,000 troops to rescue him, won’t His Royal Highness Prince Ji be left without anyone to guard him?
If anything happens to His Royal Highness Prince Ji, not only us, but you two will also be implicated.
The workshop is gone, and the loss is just some money. Nothing is more important than the safety of His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
Wang Xuance said solemnly. This was all prearranged long ago.
Who made Li Shen's identity so special? If Li Shen was arrested, where would the Tang Dynasty's reputation be?
Wang Xuance's words left Pei Ziyu and the others speechless. They had not expected that the young prince would actually transfer most of his troops to defend his own workshop.
Only a small number of people were left around him. How much does he love money?
"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for clearing up my doubts. Mr. Wang is right. Nothing is more important than the safety of His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
The two of them quickly agreed.
"Wang Changshi, the prince has woken up and wants to summon Pei Changshi and General Li." At this time, Shi Tou walked in.
Wang Xuance agreed and took the two of them to follow Shitou to the back house.
When the three of them looked at Prince Ji, they were shocked. They saw Li Shen lying on a rocking chair, covered with a blanket, with a handkerchief on his forehead.
A maid was feeding Li Shen medicine spoonful by spoonful.
"You are here." Li Shen said weakly. These four words seemed to have drained all his strength. He was barely able to breathe and could return to his hometown at any time.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, we are guilty of frightening you."
Seeing Prince Ji like this, Pei Ziyu and the others hurried forward and bowed. It seemed that Prince Ji was quite frightened last night.
However, the two thought it was normal. Prince Ji was young and had always lived in Chang'an, leading a life of luxury and had never seen the world.
The rebels attacked last night, setting fires and killing people. Prince Ji had never seen such a thing before, so it was normal for him to be frightened.
Li Shen raised his hand weakly and pointed at the stool beside him.
"The prince told you to sit down." Shitou translated at the side.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." The three of them bowed and sat down.
Li Shen pointed in the direction of the workshop again:
"The prince asked, what's the situation over there?" Shitou translated again.
"Your Highness, everything over there has been destroyed and all the supplies have been looted." Pei Ziyu reported.
"Oh~~~~" Li Shen sighed, showing a look of pain, with tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.
Wang Xuance standing next to him was stunned. Was Prince Ji going a little too far?
"You can send people to chase them now. They shouldn't have gone far." Li Shen said weakly.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have sent people to look for clues and investigate their whereabouts," General Li replied.
Li Shen nodded.
"You two, His Royal Highness Prince Ji was frightened last night. The doctor said he needs to rest and should not overwork."
Shitou saw that Li Shen had nothing to say, so he ordered Pei Ziyu and the other man to leave.
The two men immediately stood up, bowed and left.
Wang Xuance sent the two men out of the gate, and they mounted their horses and headed towards the workshop area.
"Brother Pei, I think King Ji deliberately didn't send troops to rescue. If he wanted to rescue, even 2,000 people would scare off the rebels."
On the way, General Li was a little indignant.
Just now he really wanted to ask Prince Ji why he didn't go to rescue, but was stopped by Pei Ziyu.
"Brother Li, Prince Ji will definitely not send troops to rescue us. You also know that Prince Ji has grudges against the noble families.
Wang Wencheng’s case is what they called it. Do you think Prince Ji would be willing to protect the family’s workshop?
It's good enough that you don't add insult to injury.
Moreover, the reasons given by Prince Ji were very reasonable. Even if the family knew about it, they could only feel resentful.
Even if we report it to His Majesty, nothing will come of it."
Pei Ziyu tried to persuade him. It was obvious that Wang Xuance's words were just excuses, but they were reasonable and sufficient.
Protecting Prince Ji is a big deal. If the workshop burns down, it burns down. It is not the workshop of Prince Ji’s mansion.
"Huh, I'm doubting now..."
"Brother Li, be careful with your words. This is not something we should be thinking about. This matter has nothing to do with us. Let the nobles here worry about it.
The Crown Prince is very close to Prince Ji. Since we have been favored by the Crown Prince, we should also get closer to Prince Ji in the future.
do you understand? "
Before General Li could finish speaking, Pei Ziyu interrupted him because he knew what General Li was going to say.
It’s just that they are the prince’s people now, and the prince has a close relationship with Prince Ji, so they can be considered as their own people.
As long as Prince Ji can speak a word for them in front of the Crown Prince, they will be able to be reused and rise to prominence.
Other things have nothing to do with them.
(My memory is getting worse.)