When Li Ke returned to the restaurant, he went straight to the emperor's room.

The emperor was still eating pastries happily. When he saw Li Ke enter the room, he greeted him.

Li Ke sat down next to the emperor.

I ate a piece of pastry handed over by the emperor.

"How is it?" the emperor spoke and looked at Li Ke.

Li Ke shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Father, I have just gone out, and Ninggu County Magistrate Chen Qu followed me all the way."

"I originally wanted to walk around the street, but when I walked over, I found that there were wooden boards everywhere."

"There are craftsmen everywhere, Chen Qu told Erchen that it was their Ninggu County that was renovating the streets."

"But I found that those craftsmen were not ordinary craftsmen at all."

"After hearing about Erchen's identity, they were not afraid or surprised at all."

"This doesn't look like a craftsman should be."

The emperor nodded, he had long expected such a result.

Ninggu County is now guarding them from head to toe, and she wishes she could imprison them in this small restaurant.

"Since you can't find the evidence, let me tell you all the abnormalities you found."

"You, my father and son, you, I, are so happy to eat and drink here." The emperor said with a smile.

The emperor is now lying flat.

Since Qizhou officials were strictly guarding themselves, he simply stopped investigating them.

Enjoy it here.

When Zhao Chen is about to arrive, they can go to the next place.

And here, I will leave it for Zhao Chen to check it out.

"Ah?" Li Ke was a little stunned.

They didn't investigate at all, and left them all to Zhao Chen?

"Father, if the emperor knew that his father was treating him like this, would he let it go?"

"After all, the emperor's temper..." Li Ke did not continue to say.

He was just worried that if Zhao Chen knew that the emperor was lying so flat, would he be so angry that he would go back to Chang'an directly?

"You kid won't use your brain. If you tell Boy Chen directly that I won't investigate anymore and ask him to investigate it by himself, he will of course be unhappy."

"But if you tell Boy Chen that we have tried our best, we have not found out anything. Now we can only turn the tide with him alone."

"Will boy Chen feel much more comfortable like this?"

"Boy, you should pay attention to art when speaking, and don't tell all the truth."

The emperor looked at Li Ke with a smile, and said earnestly.

Li Ke thrust his face.

Where is the art of speaking?

It was clearly just to find an opportunity to let Zhao Chen deal with him, Li Ke!

"You know everything you said, but you should write the letter to your brother."

"My son is worried that if the emperor knows about this in the future, he will beat him to death." Li Ke and the emperor said.

The emperor glanced at Li Ke.

He secretly said that he didn't want Zhao Chen to cause trouble for him in the future.

Li Ke in front of him had no vision at all.

This son doesn’t share his worries, but he still wants his father to push up?

No filial piety at all!

"Don't worry, with me supporting you, how dare you boy Chen treat you?" The emperor waved his hand.

He just wanted to lie down quietly.

It is impossible to take the blame for Li Ke.

Li Ke secretly curled his lips, and he knew that it would be no good for him to come out with his father.

Sure enough, he, Li Ke, had to take the blame for such a thing.

"Go and bring the paper and pen, I say, you write." The emperor waved his hand with Li Ke, not giving him a chance to speak again.

What can Li Ke do?

I could only swear in my heart that I would never come out alone with the emperor again.

...

Li Ke was writing about some of the situations in Ninggu County for Zhao Chen.

Chen Qu also returned to his county government.

Ma Zhiyuan is already waiting here.

"I heard that the King of Shu went out just now, what's going on?" Ma Zhiyuan and Chen Qu asked.

Chen Qu bowed his hand, smiled and said, "Li Ke wanted to come out to investigate the situation in our Ninggu County, but the officials had already prepared."

"The roads around were blocked with wooden boards on the grounds of being repaired."

"Although Li Ke was angry, he had no choice."

Hearing Chen Qu say this, Ma Zhiyuan finally smiled on his face.

He was also worried that he would see something when Li Ke left the restaurant.

Fortunately, Chen Qu's way of dealing with it is very good.

Even if Li Ke had doubts, he saw nothing and was of little use.

"Chen Qu, you are doing this well."

"As long as they don't find evidence, nothing can be explained in the past."

"After all, the one in Chang'an will not watch us being investigated." Ma Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Chen Qu has always been curious about who the person Ma Zhiyuan has always talked about is.

"Governor Ma, who is the one you have been talking about in Chang'an? Can you communicate with the lower officials?" Chen Qu asked Ma Zhiyuan again about the man in Chang'an.

When asked every day before, Ma Zhiyuan would make excuses himself for various reasons.

"The one in Chang'an has a high position and a powerful position, even in front of the emperor, can still say something."

"So, magistrate Chen County, just do your own business. When the time comes, I will recommend you to Chang'an with the one."

"At that time, we will be able to achieve success and bring glory to our ancestors." Ma Zhiyuan just said a few words.

As for who the one in Chang'an is, Ma Zhiyuan is still keeping his mouth shut.

Chen Qu felt a little disappointed without getting the answer he wanted.

But he nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will thank Governor Ma for his cultivation."

"If there is really a day in the future, the lower officials will definitely not forget the kindness of Governor Ma."

Ma Zhiyuan was also happy and said, "Today's matter should be over, and the emperor and the others will not send anyone out."

"Mr. Chen, later, go with me to deal with those who have not been dealt with yet."

There was a hint of unbearable expression on Chen Qu's surface.

Then he nodded again, a sharp look flashed across his face and said, "Yes."

...

Ninggu County did not see any breath of life at night.

The entire city was shrouded in the terrifying aura of darkness.

About three miles away from the restaurant where the emperor and his friends stayed, there was a dilapidated village.

Around the village, there are Ninggu County yamen runners guarding here with weapons.

Everyone's face was full of sharp expressions, and their eyes were cold looking at the ordinary people tied into a row in front of them.

"I'll ask you again last time, where did that person hide?" A yamen runner walked over with a fierce look on his face.

He put the knife around the neck of a middle-aged man, and his tone was cold and stern.

The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with fear, but he didn't say a word.

"Looking for death!" The yamen runner seemed to be angry by the attitude of the middle-aged man.

With a knife, the blood dyed the blade red.

"father!"

When the middle-aged man fell to the ground, the little boy's cry came from behind him.

The little boy ran over and tried to help his father up.

But the yamen runner grabbed the little boy in his hand and shouted, "Say, where is that person hiding?"

"If you don't say anything, I'll kill you all!"

In the crowd, everyone looked sad.
Chapter completed!