The prince is more stable

Chapter 95: The Lord is in Trouble and the Minister Saves Him (Please Order First!!)

Friends who often lose the emperor must know that it is easy to lose the emperor but difficult to find him.

If a pig is lost in the village, the whole village will go out and search for it in the mountains with drums and gongs, let alone a living person who can drop orange equipment.

It should have been a happy thing to meet again after the disaster, but Wei Jie was worried at the time and had no intention of chatting with Zhao Xiaoqian. After briefly pointing out the general direction where Zhao Xu had lost contact, he urged his men to continue searching.

Zhao Xiaoqian did not let him go so easily. He stopped him and asked about the approximate scope and direction of the search by the Imperial Guards and the Imperial City Administration. Finally, he let Wei Jie leave.

Compared to the direction in which Zhao Xu disappeared, what is more important is to know the scope and direction of other people's searches, so as not to repeat the routes that others have already searched and waste time on useless work.

After Wei Jie left, Zhao Xiaoqian stood at the bow of the boat and turned to look at everyone.

Feng was the first to speak: "Qian'er, finding the official is more important. Don't worry about us. You lead the people there. We will find a high place to moor the boat and wait for you to come back."

Zhao Xiaoqian thought about it and realized that this was indeed the only option at the moment.

So the dozen or so imperial guards who were accompanying them were split up, with half of them assigned to the boat of Feng and others to protect them, while the rest took another boat with Zhao Xiaoqian to look for Zhao Xu together.

Unexpectedly, Di Ying's father Di Zi also boarded Zhao Xiaoqian's boat.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoqian looking at him in surprise, Di Zi grinned and said, "What's the matter? I'm the Deputy Envoy of the Imperial Court, directly under the various guards. If the emperor has lost him, of course it's my duty to find him."

Zhao Xiaoqian smiled politely. Di Ying's biological father looked like a typical military general with a straightforward personality, but he seemed to have a bad temper.

If I marry Di Ying in the future, I'm afraid there will be some difficult negotiations on the bride price. This future father-in-law is obviously a ruthless character who will overturn the table if he disagrees with something. I'm afraid that our Chu Palace can only send two Tibetan mastiff-like strong men to make him sit down and talk calmly.

However, the Chu Palace didn't have a Tibetan Mastiff, only a human-shaped Teddy, and this Teddy was a little weak...

Di Zi didn't know that in this short moment, the Prince of Chu in front of him actually went through a long inner drama.

"Boy, my daughter seems to attach great importance to you. She has mentioned you many times in the mansion these days, and her eyes light up when she mentions you. You two...well, what kind of magic potion did you feed her?" Di Zi looked at him expressionlessly, his eyes a little creepy.

Zhao Xiaoqian was shocked. How should he answer this?

What if I dyed my hair yellow, dressed up the palace horse as a will-o'-the-wisp, rode to the gate of Di's house, and then told him arrogantly: "Lao Deng, is there room on your shabby door for my will-o'-the-wisp?"

This might earn Di Zi more appreciation.

"Uh, Uncle Di, my daughter and I are just good friends. Really, your daughter still owes me money for two meals..." Zhao Xiaoqian explained palely.

Di Zi sneered: "A man and a woman alone are just friends? Are you trying to fool people with that?"

"Boy, I'm warning you, if you are really just friends, don't cross the line and ruin Ying'er's reputation. If you have any feelings for Ying'er, just follow the rules. If you dare to touch her before you have a name and status, I will chop you into pieces." Di Zi threatened viciously.

For the first time, Zhao Xiaoqian felt the powerlessness of being blocked in an alley by people from society and robbing him of his pocket money...

——You didn’t say a word about your daughter owing me money for two meals.

"Uncle Di, let's talk about this later. The important thing right now is to find the official. What do you think?" Zhao Xiaoqian said carefully.

Di Zi twitched the corner of his mouth. This young man was very famous. It was said that he was both civil and martial. Everyone in Bianjing knew about it. Why did he feel that this guy was just a little fox who changed his attitude according to the situation?
Where is the so-called talent of being both civil and military?
"Okay, let's not talk about it for now. Let's talk about it after we find the official. You are the one who decides what to do with the official. I won't say anything."

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When Zhao Xiaoqian gets serious, he is so powerful that it is terrifying.

At least that’s what Zhao Xiaoqian himself thought.

After specifically asking Wei Jie, Zhao Xiaoqian first ruled out the direction of the search by the Imperial Guards and the Imperial City Administration, and then ordered the boat to sail southeast.

This direction was an area they had never searched before. Even if it was like looking for a needle in a haystack, they had to find a place where no one had looked before. Most people were now searching southwest towards Xuchang. After all, this was Zhao Xu's original plan.

If Zhao Xiaoqian did the opposite, the chances of finding him might be greater.

The boat was moving very slowly, and everyone kept their eyes open and carefully observed everything around them, including the higher hills, branches sticking out of the water, luggage floating downstream, etc. They didn't miss anything they saw.

After searching for a whole hour, I still found nothing.

Everyone was beginning to look tired, and what was even worse was that everyone was hungry.

Zhao Xiaoqian once doubted himself, wondering if he had chosen the wrong direction. Just like the choices in life, if you choose the wrong direction, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.

Zhao Xiaoqian grabbed a handful of sand and spread it in the cabin. He then drew a simple map on the sand with a serious expression. Di Zi next to him looked at him with confusion.

Starting from the Tongjin Water Gate in Bianjing, with five miles outside the city as the center, a complete circle was formed in all directions, excluding the directions that the Imperial Guards and the Imperial City Bureau had already searched...

Finally, Zhao Xiaoqian sat in the cabin, muttering to himself in confusion: "It should be correct. This is the only direction most likely to find it. What went wrong?"

Facts have proved that there is nothing wrong with Zhao Xiaoqian's judgment. The problem is that he lacks patience.

After the boat had moved forward for another incense stick of time, Zhang Xiaoyi, the boatman, suddenly called out, "Prince, there seems to be a figure moving two miles ahead!"

Everyone in the cabin suddenly became alert, stood up at the same time, and looked forward eagerly.

"Hurry, come over!" Zhao Xiaoqian ordered calmly.

Zhang Xiaoyi quickened his pace and soon arrived nearby. Everyone was shocked to find that there were indeed people on a small hill not far ahead, about five or six people.

Five or six people also discovered them and shouted at them at the top of their lungs.

Zhao Xiaoqian's eyebrows twitched. He recognized at first sight that the person standing in the middle of the hill was indeed Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was dressed in plain casual clothes, his hair was disheveled and draped over his shoulders, and his clothes were wet and torn, making him look like a beggar. Several eunuchs were standing beside him. Zhao Xiaoqian only recognized the personal eunuch named Zheng Chunhe.

As the boat got closer to the hill, Zhao Xu recognized Zhao Xiaoqian. After one look, he burst into tears.

"Zi'an! Zi'an has lived up to my expectations!" Zhao Xu almost burst into tears.

Zhao Xiaoqian just smiled when he suddenly discovered that the soil on the edge of the hill was flowing into the water.

The smile on his face froze...

Perhaps even Zhao Xu was unaware that the hill was actually a mound of loess. After being soaked in floodwaters for a long time, it had already shown signs of mudslides. The weight of Zhao Xu and his men further accelerated the loss of soil.

While Zhao Xu was still laughing and crying in relief, Zhao Xiaoqian's eyelids twitched and he blurted out, "Don't move, my Lord! Don't move, or the country will perish!"

Zhao Xu looked at him in confusion.

Before he could ask, Zhao Xu's feet suddenly went weak. His body swayed and he was about to retract his foot to maintain balance, but then he found that the foot of his other foot suddenly became empty. Zhao Xu cried out and fell into the water.

Zhao Xu was clearly a landlubber who couldn't swim. He panicked the moment he entered the water, flailing his arms and legs while uttering shrill cries. Then, he gulped down several mouthfuls of the yellow water, the love from the mother river...

Zhao Xiaoqian cursed angrily, "The country is doomed!"

Then he gritted his teeth, jumped into the water, and swam hard towards Zhao Xu.

It's really not that easy to pick up orange equipment. He clearly wants to be a living emperor, but this guy is not willing to do his best and has to die in front of you...

(End of this chapter)