Chapter 1118: Burning incense... bathing?

"Dong dong dong..."

Before dawn, Yun Zheng and Miaoyin were awakened by a series of hurried knocks on the door.

"Your Highness, Li Xiu's troops have sent someone to say that they have important news that they want to personally deliver to Your Highness!"

The voice of the guards on duty was heard outside the door.

"Tell him to wait a moment, the King will be there soon!"

Yun Zheng answered and quickly sat up to put on his clothes.

Miaoyin, who was woken up, got up and wanted to help Yun Zheng get dressed.

"You go back to sleep! I'll go see what's going on."

Yun Zheng patted Miaoyin and put on his clothes.

"I've already told you it's important news, how can I sleep?"

Miaoyin shook her head and smiled, "You go take a look first, I'll come over after I get dressed."

"Fine!"

Yun Zheng nodded and quickly got dressed.

Soon, Yun Zheng, dressed, came outside.

"See Your Highness!"

Seeing Yun Zheng, the soldiers who came to deliver the letter immediately saluted.

"No gift!"

Yun Zheng waved his hand gently, "What important news is there that you have to hand it to me personally?"

The soldier immediately presented the letter in his hand to Yun Zheng.

Yunzheng took it and opened it.

Seeing the contents of the letter, Yun Zheng was stunned.

The next moment, Yun Zheng quickly put away the letter and asked in a deep voice: "Who gave you this?"

"I don't know, little one."

The soldier shook his head and said, "We were escorting the imperial envoy on General Li's orders. They had just arrived in Baoquan County and settled there not long ago when our people picked up this letter..."

Picked up?

Yun Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

Can this be picked up?

This must have been picked up for them by someone in the team that was delivering the imperial edict.

But this person didn't want anyone to know his identity, so he did this.

"Has anyone read this letter?"

Yunzheng asked again.

"It's just me and Captain Fang!"

The soldier replied, "Captain Fang read it and felt that this matter was of great importance, so he ordered me to rush to Jingyang Prefecture overnight and personally deliver this letter to Your Highness."

"very good!"

Yun Zheng nodded in satisfaction, "Go down and rest first. Don't mention the contents of this letter to anyone!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers obeyed the order.

Yun Zheng said this and ordered someone to take him downstairs to rest.

As soon as they left, Miaoyin, dressed in her clothes, came over.

"What happened?"

Miaoyin asked worriedly.

"No big deal."

Yun Zheng smiled and said, "Let's talk about it in the room!"

Miaoyin looked at him doubtfully and followed him into the room.

Soon, the two returned to the room.

Yun Zheng then handed the letter in his hand to Miaoyin.

Miaoyin quickly finished reading the letter. When she looked up, a cold light flashed in her eyes: "What a good trick! If you didn't have this letter and met the messenger, it would be wrong for you to accept the order, and it would be wrong for you not to accept the order!"

"Okay!"

Yun Zheng smiled indifferently, "The Third Brother is not a fool. Can he really expect me to bring my whole family back to the Imperial City and wait for him to kill me? He is obviously trying to disgust me!"

It can be seen that the tax reduction and exemption for Fuzhou made the third brother very unhappy.

I disgusted the third brother, and he wanted to disgust me back.

It's nothing more than wanting to ruin your own reputation!

The third brother is really something. Didn’t he go inside the country to find out what his reputation is?

Ever since he seized military power, some people inside the country labeled him disloyal and unfilial.

He doesn't think he really cares about these reputations, does he?

Miaoyin nodded slightly and smiled, "However, the idea this person gave you is quite good! As long as the messenger can't find you, the situation will naturally break! It seems that your father or Mu Shun's people are in the team that is delivering the decree!"

"Who knows?"

Yunzheng shrugged.

"Then let's just not meet them."

Miaoyin smiled, "You can make up any excuse you want, such as going on a military inspection, or going to Beihuan. Anyway, no one knows where he is, so let them look for him slowly!"

"no no!"

Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "I'm in Jingyang Prefecture, waiting for their orders!"

"what?"

Miaoyin's eyes suddenly widened, "You don't want fame anymore?"

Yun Li, this is an open conspiracy!

As long as he saw the person who delivered the imperial edict, he would fall into Yun Li's trap.

"No!"

Yun Zheng showed a fox-like smile on his face, "I'm going to turn the tables on Old Third! This time, I really want to thank Old Third!"

Thanks to the third brother?

Miaoyin was puzzled and looked at Yun Zheng with confusion.

……

Two days later, Yan Li and his party were about to arrive at Jingyang Prefecture.

Just when Yan Li was planning to rest in Jingyang Prefecture tonight, several cavalrymen came galloping over on horseback.

The leader was none other than Shen Kuan, the commander of Yun Zheng's personal guard.

"Who is the Holy Envoy of the Imperial Court?"

Shen Kuan dismounted and walked up to them, asking questions even though he knew the answer.

Yan Li glanced at Shen Kuan, feeling confused.

He had met Shen Kuan when he went to Dingbei to convey the imperial edict.

He also knew that Shen Kuan was the commander of Yun Zheng's personal guards.

But why would the commander of Yun Zheng’s personal guard appear here?

Could it be that Yun Zheng is in Jingyang Prefecture?

No way?

Could it be that Yun Zheng and Yun Zheng’s people didn’t pick up the letter?

Yan Li suddenly became nervous, but his face remained calm. He said calmly, "I am the envoy! Who are you?"

"Meet the Holy Envoy!"

Shen Kuan simply saluted Yan Li and said, "I am Shen Kuan, the commander of the personal army of King Jingbei. I am here on the orders of the King to welcome the Holy Envoy!"

Welcome...welcome?

Yan Li's heart twitched violently, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

Yun Zheng sent someone to greet them?

How can it be!

The more polite Yun Zheng is, the more abnormal it is!

Yan Li felt uneasy and immediately asked, "Where is King Jingbei now?"

"The prince is in Jingyang Prefecture!"

Shen Kuan replied, and then said: "The prince is burning incense and bathing, preparing to receive the imperial edict. Please ask the Holy Envoy to follow us to Jingyang Prefecture."

Burn incense...bath?

Yan Li almost bit off his tongue.

Would Yun Zheng, such an arrogant and domineering person, burn incense and bathe to welcome the imperial edict?

Of course, none of this matters!

The important thing is that Yun Zheng is in Jingyang Prefecture!

Wait for his order!

Damn!

What exactly is going on?

Is it true that no one gave that letter to Yun Zheng?

Or did the letter not fall into the hands of Yun Zheng's people, but instead fell into the hands of the guards around him?

If it was the latter, he already had one foot in the grave.

The more Yan Li thought about it, the more panicked he became. Even though the weather had turned cooler, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

"In that case...you lead the way!"

Yan Li replied in a panic, but his eyes moved back and forth among the guards accompanying him.

He also didn't know whether the letter was with these guards.

But these people are indeed questionable.

If the letter was picked up by Yun Zheng's people, given such an important matter, Yun Zheng's people would definitely send the letter to Yun Zheng.

I have already thought of a countermeasure for Yun Zheng, there is no reason for Yun Zheng to stay obediently in Jingyang Prefecture waiting for the order!

Damn!

Now how to do?

Yan Li was extremely panicked, and for no apparent reason, he was sweating profusely...