Although they kept a low profile as much as possible, Prince Su's motorcade could still be seen from a distance on top of the city.
The fluttering light yellow four-clawed python flags were carried on the shoulders by a team of cavalry. They fluttered rapidly as the horses ran, making hunting sounds, warning passers-by from afar to avoid hitting the cars.
Behind the cavalry were several carriages, with the same decoration and the same size. Even the horses pulling the carriages were the same, making it impossible to guess which carriage Prince Su was sitting in.
When they were still a hundred steps away from the city wall, a cavalryman in front shouted: "Prince Su is out on patrol, everyone is waiting to get out of the way!"
Behind him, several cavalrymen also recited sonorously and forcefully, causing the entire road to be filled with neat and majestic shouts. Along with the unique sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, it made people panic, but their eyes moved unconsciously. Look where the sound is coming from.
The soldiers and horses waiting to welcome the motorcade had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. The two commanders were standing at the front in formal attire, with their breasts in their mouths and their heads lowered.
After the army was reorganized, the original military uniforms or costumes have been replaced. Only on such grand occasions, they will wear mandarin jackets and bamboo hats to greet guests.
The arrival of Prince Su is naturally the most solemn time in several years.
The emperor's fifth younger brother, an iron-hatted prince, a bachelor of the military aircraft department, a guest of foreigners, and the leader of the reformist faction. Regardless of his status, he would make him sneeze, and most of Kyushu would tremble three times.
The leading cavalryman still had no intention of dismounting when he arrived at the city gate. He just held the tall horse, which was spraying hot air and restless, with one hand and told it to stamp on the ground and spin in circles.
Glancing at the two commanders, the cavalry asked: "Master Di, why don't you see him coming to see the prince?"
"Master Di was dealing with official matters and couldn't get away. He specifically asked us to apologize to the prince."
"Can't get out of business?"
The cavalryman held the reins and glanced condescendingly at the two respectful commanders with a rather dissatisfied tone.
However, no matter how dissatisfied he was, as the commander of the guards in Prince Su's palace, the most he could do was lose his temper with these subordinates. It was absolutely impossible for him to say anything to the governor of Liangjiang.
So he just said in a deep voice: "Lead the way to the Governor's Mansion!"
"Yes!"
The people and horses gathered together in one place and headed towards the Governor's Mansion located in the east of the city.
"Prince Su" Gao Tianyu sat in the carriage, opened a corner of the curtain and looked out, seeing antique buildings everywhere.
A lion with a ball in its mouth stands on the eaves, and in the distance are some gorgeous western-style buildings and churches.
The willow branches on both sides of the river sway gently in the wind, causing ripples on the water if they are slightly off the ground. This is probably what the late autumn in the south of the Yangtze River looks like.
Putting down the curtain, he looked at Zhou Boguang who was sitting in the corner with his eyes closed and his hands intertwined and inserted into his sleeves.
"Jiangning is really an interesting place."
"Your Majesty."
Zhou Boguang called him very awkwardly, "I really don't feel that this place is good. I just feel that it is neither local nor foreign, and has a weird feeling similar to that of a magical city."
"But the Magic City is a little weirder than here, isn't it?"
Gao Tianyu intertwined his hands and asked: "Boguang, in your eyes, who is the Governor of Liangjiang?"
"My subordinates don't know." Zhou Boguang seemed unwilling to talk more.
"Perhaps there are only two types of people in your eyes, one is not a lackey, and the other is a complete lackey?"
"They are all the same. Heaven and earth are merciless, and everything is treated like a humble dog. In this case, there really is no difference. They are just different breeds of dogs."
"Including me?" Gao Tianyu pointed at himself with a smile on his face.
"I don't dare." Zhou Boguang quickly lowered his head.
"It doesn't matter."
Gao Tianyu didn't take it seriously, "These days, nothing is more comfortable than being a human being. Have you heard about Wen Ling?
Not many people died during the war. It was just some unlucky ones who were killed as White Lotus Cults, or who were hit by stray bullets and died.
But after the war, when the army entered the city, corpses were everywhere and the city was devastated. At times like this, it was much better to be a dog than a human being. ”
Zhou Boguang didn't answer, but kept his mouth shut carefully to avoid making any mistakes and causing trouble to come out of his mouth.
After all, it only took a few days to transform from Gao Tianyu's entourage to "Prince Su's" entourage. Many rules, titles, and even the style of conduct had to change accordingly, which made the usually silent Zhou Boguang quite uncomfortable.
Gao Tianyu crossed his legs and swayed as the carriage moved forward, seeming to enjoy this rare leisure.
After a while, the carriage stopped.
An attendant rushed to the carriage and knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, the Governor's Mansion has arrived!"
"Got it!"
Gao Tianyu stretched out his hand lazily, and immediately someone came forward with a handkerchief in both hands and knelt on the ground.
This is the person responsible for waiting for him to get off the bus.
Gao Tianyu gently put his hand on it, and as soon as he put his feet down, a stool appeared on the sole of his shoe, as if it had grown out of thin air, gently dragging him, the timing was perfect.
The only ones who can do this kind of thing are the well-trained servants in Prince Su's mansion.
If it were a big boss like the White Lotus Sect who didn't know a few Chinese characters, let alone doing it, he had never seen these etiquette before, I'm afraid the whole thing would have been leaked immediately.
In this way, Gao Tianyu felt a little lucky that those who died on the Golden Night that night were the Dharma King and Dharma Protector, not the slaves who had never followed the ship.
After getting off the ground, the governor of Liangjiang was already standing in front of the door, bowing his head and saluting him.
Next to him was He Zhenren, who only had one eye lit up. As if to not be rude, his other eye wore a black eyepatch with a gold rim, showing a kind of cruel luxury and even more nondescript. .
"Gongming, long time no see." Gao Tianyu called out this affectionate name.
"Your Majesty, the last time we met was in Yujing."
"Yes, the soil and water in Yujing is completely different from that in Jiangning, and the Jiangning Mansion and the Magic City are completely different."
"Kyushu is vast and full of strange things!"
Di Jie was also quite excited and rushed to greet him.
There was an arm's length between the two of them, and Di Jie was by his side personally guiding him, stretching his hand forward.
Gao Tianyu's face was filled with a smile, but his eyes looked left and right from time to time. After entering the lobby and sitting down separately, he finally asked.
"Where are the other officials? Why don't they come to see the king?"
"The common people are noisy. These people can only flatter and flatter others, but each of them is still an old scholar. Asking them to come will not ruin the prince's elegance. I have asked them to come and see you tomorrow."
"Well, not bad."
Gao Tianyu took the tea cup and took a sip, his mouth filled with aroma.
This is the authentic Mingqian Longjing, picked from the edge of the West Lake. It is said that apart from sending one portion to Yujing every year, the rest have been wrapped up by successive governors of Liangjiang.
In this case, wouldn't the governor of Liangjiang be more imposing than the emperor?
However, the fragrance of this tea is so pure that it really makes people feel that it is better to keep it for themselves. Yujing water is bitter and cannot brew the fragrance of this tea.
Putting down the tea cup, Di Jie looked at the attendants around Gao Tianyu: "I have never seen these people before. The prince has changed a group of subordinates?"
Gao Tianyu smiled bitterly, "When he was assassinated in the magic city before, if they hadn't guarded him with all their heart, I might have been assassinated." "Hey, they are all a bunch of loyal and good men."
Di Jie sighed, "Speaking of which, this is also a dereliction of duty by a humble minister. He actually allowed the rebellious ministers and thieves of the White Lotus Sect to cause trouble under their noses without knowing it. Such dereliction of duty, I will definitely give Yu Jing a copy of the book and copy it for myself."
Gao Tianyu waved his hand, "Isn't this king still here fine? Have all the White Lotus sect surrendered? It's really not worth your reputation for this. After all, they are just a few small characters."
"Small role?"
Di Jie paused, nodded and said: "I'm not shirking responsibility, but when I heard that the White Lotus Saint was caught, I was happy for a while.
Unexpectedly, she turned out to be a crazy woman. Not only did she bite her own tongue into pieces, but she also scratched her face, making it unrecognizable when the guards weren't paying attention.
How could such a person be the White Lotus Saint? ”
Gao Tianyu laughed softly, "There are many White Lotus Saints. When we were in Wenling, we also said we caught the White Lotus Saints.
In the past two years, in Guangfu, there was also an uprising claiming to be the White Lotus Saint. The government took down the rebellion before they could gather together. These days, it seems that the woman is the White Lotus Saint. ”
"Then Prince, what kind of person do you think the White Lotus Saint should be?" Di Jie suddenly asked.
"Huh?"
Gao Tianyu glanced at him, and then laughed with Di Jie, "How did I know that? Maybe it's an ugly, fat woman or something. Anyway, it's definitely not Xiaojiabiyu's character who can gather people to rebel.
Maybe it's the reincarnation of a dominatrix, and one look at it can scare people to death. ”
"What about the Holy Son?"
Di Jie asked again: "What kind of person is the Holy Son?"
"What do you think? This time it's my turn to ask you." Gao Tianyu looked playfully.
"My lord, do you want to know?"
"Of course, I am also very interested in the holy son who sees the dragon but never sees its end."
"Wei Chen doesn't have the ability to predict people's appearance before they meet them, but there is a fortune teller here who is quite accurate and may be able to answer one or two questions."
"Oh?"
Gao Tianyu looked at Mr. He who was standing beside him, "Is that you?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the common people just have a false reputation and are really not worth mentioning."
"Let's do the math, I am very interested. What kind of person do you think the Holy Son of White Lotus is?"
"As commanded."
He Zhenren bent down to salute, then kept counting on his four fingers with his thumb, and frowned.
After a while, He Zhen stopped calculating and breathed a sigh of relief.
"What, you figured it out?"
Gao Tianyu asked this, and even Zhou Boguang's eyes were on He Zhenren's body.
"Forget it," Master He said with a relaxed expression, "This Holy Son of White Lotus is a beast."
"Huh, beast?" Gao Tianyu frowned.
"Yes, a pure beast. Don't you think he is just like those cave-dwelling beasts after he has been hiding in this country for many years, not daring to show his true colors?
In fact, from the perspective of ordinary people, even cave-dwelling animals sometimes show their fangs, either to find food or to defend their territory.
And this Holy Son, just blindly hiding himself, isn't he worse than these beasts? ”
"Worse than animals?" Gao Tianyu asked.
"Yes, that's what the common people think. I wonder what the prince means?"
"What do I mean?"
Gao Tianyu suddenly laughed, "What I mean is that what you said is very good and you should be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, my subordinate's words are vulgar and arrogant. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Gao Tianyu waved his hand, "Tell the truth, what crime do you have?"
"Yes, telling the truth should not be a crime. In this world, can we not let people tell the truth? Can we still let people pretend and hide all the time?"
"Gongming, do you mean what you said?" Gao Tianyu's expression changed.
"You know what I'm talking about."
Di Jie's face suddenly turned cold, and he and Zhenren He looked directly at Gao Tianyu.
Gao Tianyu glanced at the two of them, suddenly understood, and grinned, "I see, when did you notice it?"
"I noticed the clues when you wrote that letter, and then yesterday I met the person who [killed] you."
"Oh?"
Although it was very strange, Gao Tianyu knew what he was talking about.
"Even so, those are what a few traitors said, and I can't believe them all. So..."
Di Jie took out a card from his pocket and said, "Two months ago, Prince Su and I met, but not in Yujing, but in Hong Kong City. At that time, a Western arms dealer was holding an exhibition, and we were there. We met once. Why, didn’t he tell you, Mr. Gao?”
When his identity was discovered, Gao Tianyu just smiled indifferently. After all, no matter how well he understood the prince's living habits, diet and daily life, there were some things that he could not learn, and it was easy for others to spot the clues.
He just didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and what surprised him even more was that Di Jie actually figured out his identity at a glance.
"Is this what the traitor told you?"
"No, some of them don't even know your name, they only call you Holy Son."
Di Jie smiled and said, "That's just my guess."
"Who are you?" Gao Tianyu stood up and asked.
"Me? Governor Dijie and Di Gongming of Liangjiang!"
Di Jie suddenly threw the tea cup on the ground. As the hot tea splashed everywhere, groups of soldiers rushed out with guns, surrounding the people near the hall, pointing their black guns at everyone.
Gao Tianyu couldn't help laughing when he saw this, "Are you going to fall out with me?"
"Wrong."
Di Jie stood up and gave him a cold look, "You are a rebellious traitor from the White Lotus Sect. I am an official of the imperial court. I am not arresting you for turning against you. I am just enforcing the law. And you are pretending to be a prince of the clan. This alone will kill you." Even ten cuts are not enough!”
Gao Tianyu stopped looking at him and just laughed coldly. (End of chapter)