Volume Three, Chapter 299, Step by Step
Xu Wenqiang and Feng Jingyao did not expect that there were such masters around Li Hong. Before, they just thought that the prince was very powerful and had a high position and was the emperor of the Tang Empire in the future. Now they discovered that the prince not only had ministers in the court supporting him, but also people from the world, like Sun Simiao. The two were meticulous people. They had just judged from the tone of Li Hong calling Sun Simiao a teacher that the relationship between Sun Simiao and the prince was extraordinary.
"Third brother, the prince is so powerful. There are so many talented people gathered around him. It's amazing..." Feng Jingyao sighed. He thought that there were only a few court officials around the prince. The prince's life was very simple, but now he realized that there are all kinds of people around the prince. There is a group of imperial doctors with dozens of people in the East Palace. What is this concept? Feng Jingyao doesn't think that the prince is idle and spends money to support so many imperial doctors just to see a doctor. There must be any conspiracy here.
Of course, this is his guess, because he is not a person in the officialdom, so he naturally does not know that Li Hongyang has so many doctors to edit books for Sun Simiao.
Just as the three of them were sighing, a guard hurriedly walked in. The guard bowed to the three of them and handed something to Xu Wenqiang.
When Xu Wenqiang saw this thing, his face looked a little ugly, and a hint of wail flashed in his eyes. Because the box he gave him to Ding Li back then, it was a gift he gave to Ding Li when they formed the Qing Gang. Now the prince gave this thing to himself, what exactly is it for? What is it for? Xu Wenqiang was a little puzzled.
"Brother Xu, what is this? Why does your face look so ugly?" Feng Jingyao asked. He followed Xu Wenqiang and rarely saw Xu Wenqiang behave so disobediently after seeing something.
"Brother, is this Ding Li's thing?" Du Yuesheng asked when he saw Xu Wenqiang not speaking. At the same time, his face was very ugly, because it could be seen from Xu Wenqiang's eyes that this thing touched Xu Wenqiang so much. What could have caused such a big touch to Xu Wenqiang? Du Yuesheng felt that only Ding Li was, and only Ding Li could have such a big touch to Xu Wenqiang, who had no relatives and no offspring now.
"This is Ding Li's box, which I gave him many years ago." Xu Wenqiang said, with a little desolate expression. Ding Li is his brother, but he killed him with his own hands and cut Ding Li's head off. Although Ding Li was unrighteous to him, he still couldn't let it go. "I didn't expect to appear here. I didn't expect that so many years have passed, and he kept him without throwing it away."
Xu Wenqiang fell into remembrance of this box.
However, at this time, His Highness the Crown Prince handed Ding Li’s things to Xu Wenqiang. What is this to do? Not to mention Xu Wenqiang, even Du Yuesheng and Feng Jingyao were a little strange. Is the Crown Prince not satisfied with the way he and the three of them deal with the Ding Li issue, and still hold them accountable?
Xu Wenqiang and Du Yuesheng and Feng Jingyao's faces were a little pale. The more they understood Li Hong's strength, the more they were afraid of Li Hong, and the less they dared to think about Li Hong.
"What is this? Does Your Highness the Crown Prince have any instructions?" Du Yuesheng asked. Since the crown prince handed over this thing to the three of them, he must have had some instructions, otherwise he and the three of them would not know what to do if they wanted to do things for the crown prince!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince said, let you see what is inside. After you see what is inside, you will know what to do." The guard said, and handed the box to Xu Wenqiang. After that, he strode away and was not ready to eavesdrop on the conversation of several people. He is the guard of the Eastern Palace and he has his own professional ethics. Besides, he eavesdropped on the conversation of several people. Yuchi Xunyan naturally arranged it, could he do it so obviously?
"Why didn't the Prince of Crown Prince tell us?" Feng Jingyao asked in confusion. He felt that since this was the case, the Prince of Crown Prince had just told them, how could he hand over this thing to him and the three of them later? Could it be... Feng Jingyao also speculated randomly that they were too afraid of Li Hong? Who said that their status was too low, so low that they felt that they were very humble when they got along with the people around Li Hong. In this case, how could you ask them to face Li Hong, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty with the right attitude?
Xu Wenqiang thought about it and finally decided to say, "No matter what Your Highness means, let's open it and take a look."
Du Yuesheng nodded slightly and said, "Well, let's open it and talk about it, otherwise it would be useless to guess it."
Feng Jingyao also nodded in agreement with the two of them.
The three of them agreed to open the box and did not leave the hall immediately, but opened the box in the hall.
"Bang--"
When the box was opened, there was nothing valuable inside, only a few letters.
Seeing that there were only a few letters in the box, Xu Wenqiang and Du Yuesheng and Feng Jingyao both showed disappointment on their faces. What value can ordinary letters have? It is probably a letter to home, or a deed.
However, Xu Wenqiang, Du Yuesheng, and Feng Jingyao took out a few letters and took them apart and looked carefully.
At this time, their faces froze.
Because they didn't know if they didn't read it, they realized that the content in the letter was too shocking.
These letters are the communication between Ding Li and the people behind them, and are the agreement signed by Ding Li and them before, which requires Ding Li to report their whereabouts to the people who control them.
Moreover, Xu Wenqiang also had a letter of agreement reached between Ding Li and Confucian scholars, and the content written in black and white, asking Ding Li to assassinate Li Hong and make Li Hong and Xu Wenqiang turn against him. He said that he would send someone to pick up Ding Li, Xu Wenqiang, Du Yuesheng, Feng Jingyao, and let Ding Li take charge of Xu Wenqiang, Du Yuesheng and Ding Li in the future.
When Xu Wenqiang saw this letter, he completely collapsed on the ground.
Because the things in the box had a great blow to him, he always felt that Ding Li was dissatisfied with him because he had participated in Li Hong. Ding Li was unwilling to be an official and just wanted to be a member of the Qing Gang Xiaoyao. The two of them had different attitudes to look at the problem. Now they found that Ding Li had betrayed a long time ago, but because he pretended very deeply, he didn't notice it.
Now I know that his good brother Ding Li was betraying him a long time ago, but he did it very secretly.
These days, Xu Wenqiang has been feeling guilty for killing Ding Li and it is difficult to let go. For this, he is inevitably blamed for his coldness all night. Now he realizes that he is too naive and that Ding Li is no longer the Ding Li he had in his mind before.
After recognizing Ding Li's truest face, Xu Wenqiang felt very tired. He found that no matter how hard he worked or how tired he was before, he was not as tired as he was betrayed by his brothers today. This kind of fatigue is heart-wrenching, and it is the fear of his own efforts from the bottom of his heart.
"Brother, Ding Li has been used, we cannot let this matter go." Du Yuesheng said gritting his teeth.
In fact, Ding Li's death had nothing to do with him. His relationship with Ding Li was not as good as Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li. But he vaguely guessed that the prince handed this thing over to him and the other three. In addition to trying to untie Xu Wenqiang's knot, he might also use the hands of their Qing Gang to destroy the Confucian scholars' power in Luoyang City, so he proposed this.
Feng Jingyao didn't know why Du Yuesheng said that, but when he saw Du Yuesheng's firm eyes and unrefutable tone, he knew that Du Yuesheng must have guessed something, and then he said so firmly, and supported Du Yuesheng and said, "I think so too. Since the deputy gang leader has been used, we must avenge him. Besides, there is also a brotherhood between you and the deputy gang leader. Now that he is used to die, we should avenge him."
Xu Wenqiang didn't say anything, and he was in a mess at this time. However, he also agreed with Du Yuesheng and Feng Jingyao's words. Since Ding Li was used, he would have to make the people who use Ding Li pay the price. The people who control them behind them were too powerful and they were powerless, but the Confucian scholars dared to use Ding Li, but he still had the ability to solve the problem.
Therefore, Xu Wenqiang was silent for a moment, and said with a gloomy face, "Okay, let's avenge Ding Li, Yuesheng, you should check who this Confucian scholar is. No matter what his identity is in Luoyang City, how powerful the power behind him is, I, Xu Wenqiang, want him to die and make him pay a heavy price."
"Yes, big brother." Du Yuesheng Langsheng said.
The three of them were sure to avenge Ding Li, so they left Li Hong's mansion. After leaving the prince's mansion, Feng Jingyao asked Du Yuesheng in a low voice, "Brother Du, is this the prince's meaning?"
"I guess it was the prince's intention. The prince who used Ding Li knew very well. It was just that if we didn't take action, we might be able to do it." Du Yuesheng whispered, and then he said again, "Perhaps, the person who used Ding Li was too close to the prince and did not have the chance to attack, so that the prince would use this method to let us do this. No matter what, since it was the prince's intention, we must complete it well."
"Yes, I think this is the prince testing our ability. Whether we can leave a good influence in the prince's mind depends on our actions this time." Feng Jingyao agreed. Now he really wants to play with Li Hong, and wants to achieve some results. He wants to shine his ancestors, so he considers Li Hong everywhere and supports Du Yuesheng under any circumstances, because he knows that Du Yuesheng also thinks the same as him in his heart.
"Yes." Du Yuesheng nodded.
The two had an agreement on their views, and then they turned their eyes to Xu Wenqiang, "Brother, what do you think about this?"
Xu Wenqiang did not answer Du Yuesheng, but said to himself, "Whoever dares to use Ding Li, I will make him pay a heavy price."
Xu Wenqiang also knew that this was the prince’s meaning, so he did not dare to rebel. Besides, he would feel a little relieved if he avenged Ding Li and killed this Confucian scholar.
Chapter completed!