diskusbooks Chapter 298: The Informant Reports
Chapter 298: The Informant Reports
Li Jingyang spent a day riding a horse to bring Li Xiaokui to the frontier, just to show him how war-torn the frontier was.
Clearly, Li Xiao Kui saw it.
The situation before us can no longer be described as simply not having enough to eat; it's incomparable to the previous state of food shortages in Suzhou.
The air was thick with the stench of blood and sourness. The soldiers here were all wounded to varying degrees, but this was the frontier, a place ravaged by war, and no one would seek medical help for them.
Li Jingyang glanced at him coldly. He wasn't a talkative person, but at this moment, he couldn't help but say, "Li Xiao Kui, if what you said back then was true, then take a good look at the battlefield in front of you and see what it's really like."
"This horse is yours. If you still choose to live a life of debauchery in the tavern, from today onwards, neither I nor As will care about you anymore."
After saying that, Li Jingyang rode away, leaving Li Xiaokui alone.
As Li Xiao Kui looked at everything before him, his eyes gradually reddened. He was wrong; he shouldn't have been so immersed in the grief of Yao Shi's departure.
The princess was right. Yao hadn't saved him to see him wallowing in sorrow every day. He suddenly came to his senses and quickly made a decision.
He turned his head, but Li Jingyang was already gone.
Having left only one horse for himself, Li Xiao Kui snapped out of his daze and immediately rode back to Suzhou.
Meanwhile, Li Jingyang had already returned to the post station to have tea with Lin Rusi.
The two were still drinking tea when Lin Rusi, curious about what he had said yesterday, asked, "Didn't Your Highness say that Li Xiao Kui's matter would be resolved today? What are Your Highness's plans to do?"
Seeing her puzzled expression, Li Jingyang took a sip of tea and smiled without saying a word.
"If Li Xiao Kui is truly hopeless, would Asi still help him?"
Hearing this, Lin Rusi also fell silent.
She sighed softly, somewhat helplessly: "If that's really the case, it would be a pity, but I won't help anymore."
She spoke with conviction, and upon hearing this, Li Jingyang smiled and patted her head.
“I knew Asi would do that.” Li Jingyang nodded slightly and said no more.
Looking at his expression, Lin Rusi became even more curious, but no matter what, he refused to say what he had done.
……
As darkness fell, a figure hurriedly rode in from outside. Seeing that Li Jingyang and the other man were both there, he knelt down in front of them.
Even Lin Rusi was taken aback, clearly not expecting Li Xiaokui to suddenly appear and kneel before her: "What... what are you doing?"
“Your Highness, I was not thinking clearly that day. I shouldn’t have been so immersed in pain and unable to get out of it. Now I am clear-headed. Yao Shi saved me. This life was given to me by Yao Shi.”
Li Xiao Kui took a deep breath, as if he had made a momentous decision.
"From this day forward, I will use Yao Shi's life to serve the people, so that there will never be another Yao Shi in the world!"
After saying this, he kowtowed deeply to Li Jingyang again: "Your Highness! I want to join Your Highness's ranks and serve Your Highness!"
Lin Rusi blinked, then turned to look at Li Jingyang with a puzzled expression.
Although I don't know why, I'm certain that Li Jingyang must have done something to make Li Xiao Kui change his mind.
Lin Rusi winked at Li Jingyang and said gently, "It's a good thing that you want to join the army, of course we welcome you."
Li Xiao Kui immediately smiled, his eyes filled with determination.
Seeing this, Lin Rusi finally felt relieved.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Qing took Li Xiao Kui to complete the formalities, and that was the end of the matter.
In the next two days, the newly appointed prefect of Suzhou arrived quickly. Before the new prefect arrived, all matters in the city were handled by Lin Rusi and her colleague.
Now that the new prefect has arrived, a handover ceremony is naturally necessary.
Two days later, the new prefect finally appeared.
The new prefect, Fang Yun, greeted Lin Rusi and the other woman immediately upon his arrival, his eyes filled with gratitude.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! This is all thanks to you two. If it weren't for you, the people of Suzhou would have suffered even more."
Fang Yun spoke directly, but Lin Rusi was not particularly pleased with what he said. She frowned and her eyes showed some displeasure.
"Lord Fang, this matter is due to His Majesty's wisdom. Knowing the suffering of the people of Suzhou, he sent me here."
Fang Yun's eyes darkened slightly, then she smiled enigmatically: "That's also because Your Highness governs the country well."
"It is Your Majesty's wisdom that you cannot bear the responsibility of governing the country well."
Li Jingyang repeatedly denied any connection, and Lin Rusi unconsciously tugged at his sleeve.
Both of them felt that Fang Yun's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, and they could both see it, so Lin Rusi took a step forward.
"Lord Fang, you must be tired from your journey. We will need your help with the rest of the matters. Why don't you rest early today?"
Lin Rusi's eyes turned slightly cold, carrying a hint of threat. Fang Yun was also a smart man and knew when to stop, so he nodded.
"Yes, then I will go and rest."
After seeing Fang Yun off, the two walked back together, discussing Fang Yun as they went.
"What does Asi think?"
Li Jingyang smiled and turned his head to look at the person next to him.
Seeing this, Lin Rusi also smiled.
"Your Highness clearly knows he is the Prime Minister's man, yet you still ask me." She pouted, a hint of grievance in her eyes.
Li Jingyang chuckled, affectionately ruffled her hair, then took a letter from his pocket and handed it directly to Lin Rusi.
"This is a report from our informant in Beijing."
Lin Rusi was taken aback, then opened the letter to read it. She wasn't surprised by the contents; Fang Yun was from the Prime Minister's faction, as she had noticed when they met.
This time, he was there to quietly resolve the conflict between himself and Li Jingyang; if nothing unexpected happened, he was there to take his life.
Lin Rusi understood, but said nothing more: "Now that he's here, Your Highness, have you thought about how to deal with him?"
Li Jingyang didn't answer, but stared straight at Lin Rusi and asked, "Judging from what Rusi said, you must already have a plan?"
"Why not turn the tables on him? A new broom sweeps clean, and Lord Fang will surely want to make an example of someone, won't he?"
Lin Rusi raised her eyebrows and asked softly in return.
Hearing this, Li Jingyang nodded in agreement. Yes, they were probably Fang Yun's first target.
"Why don't we play along and wait for him to make the first move?"
The two made up their minds and neither said anything more.
The work of liaising with the government only took two days, but Li Jingyang and his companion were not in a hurry to leave, simply because Fang Yun had not yet made a move.
The two stayed in Suzhou for an unknown period of time. One day, Tian Lingzi reappeared, carrying large and small bags of luggage, which seemed to belong to a woman.
Lin Rusi frowned slightly, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
"Master, what's wrong..." Lin Rusi quickly came over to greet him.