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Chapter 84 Longkodo's Test
Wu Sidao smiled and said, "Master Shi, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will tell you everything I know."

"Last time in Rehe, the Emperor discovered that the Crown Prince's order to mobilize troops was fake, because before the incident, I saw the Fourteenth Prince go to the Eighth Prince with a sneaky look on his face, and I told the Emperor this guess. The Emperor asked me to help investigate the matter and not to alert anyone. I couldn't refuse at the time, so I accepted it and asked the Emperor for a gold medal."

"This time, taking advantage of the official's report, I asked my fourth brother to give the pawn ticket to the Fourteenth Brother. Sure enough, the Fourteenth Brother imitated Ren Bo'an's handwriting and wrote a letter. This letter is now with me. If I give it to the emperor, then the Fourteenth Brother's crime of forging the prince's handwritten order and maliciously framing him will be confirmed. Tell me, should I report to the emperor now?"

Wu Sidao thought for a while, asked a few questions, and then said, "Your Highness, since you told me about this matter at that time, the Emperor must have known about it. He asked you to investigate but didn't want to alert other people. It can be seen that the Emperor does not intend to investigate. Even if the matter of the fake imperial edict is confirmed, the Emperor will not do anything to the Fourteenth Master. If the Emperor does not ask, Your Highness might as well delay it. Now that the matter of the Ninth Prince has happened, the Emperor has no time to care about the Fourteenth Master. If you hand it over now, it may disgust the Emperor and think that the Tenth Master and the Fourteenth Master are fighting each other, which is not worth the loss."

"Your Highness, it would be better for you to keep this matter in your hands and not reveal it. You never know when you might need it. Besides, I guess Your Highness would be reluctant to hand over the token!" Wu Sidao laughed when he said this.

These words touched Li Yan's heart.
Li Yan thought about it and felt that it would be better for him to keep a low profile at this time.

Who knows how angry Kangxi will be if the ninth prince dies? It is better for me not to appear in the sight of these big shots at this time and make myself uncomfortable.

In the following half month, the capital fell into an eerie calm. The army that searched for the murderer was finally stopped by Ma Qi after three days of searching. If this continued, the capital would be in chaos. After three days of symbolic persistence, the market returned to calm.

However, discussions in official circles were rampant and could be heard everywhere.

Everyone was waiting for the imperial edict from Emperor Kangxi in Nanjing. During this period, all the officials in the court were very cautious and followed the schedule. The usual passive attitude was swept away. They all finished their own tasks quickly and well, for fear of being caught. In this critical moment, everyone knew that Emperor Kangxi would not be in a good mood, and did not want to be implicated at this time. Even the princes who usually acted flamboyantly kept their tails between their legs and behaved themselves. No one caused trouble at this time.

Finally, a messenger from Nanjing arrived, announcing that Kangxi would arrive in Beijing on August 16, and sent a box to the prince.

There was no mention of the matter of the ninth prince Yinzhen, so Shuntian Prefecture had to put Yinzhen's matter on hold for the time being and deal with it after the emperor returned to Beijing.

Li Yan knew that the Eighth Brother had asked the Fourteenth Brother to present the letter from the Crown Prince to Ren Bo'an to Kangxi. The letter was in Kangxi's box. The purpose of doing this was to force the Crown Prince to mobilize troops and then capture the Crown Prince legitimately.

Li Yan didn't care about what was happening in the outside world. He had done what he was supposed to do. Now he wanted to let the situation develop while he hid in his mansion and enjoyed his leisure time.

Li Yan spent most of this time in his own residence, accompanying his wife and children. He only occasionally went to Xishan Ruijian Camp to see if there were any matters that needed his coordination and handling. He looked like a person who was not interested in fame and fortune, and won the praise of many ministers.

Someone in the world reported that Longkodo was visiting. Li Yan wondered what he wanted to talk to him about at this time. He asked the servants to lead Longkodo to the reception hall.

As soon as Li Yan arrived, he heard Longkodo's enthusiastic face. He kowtowed to Li Yan and said, "Your Majesty, I, Xiao Duozi, pay my respects to you." "Oh! What are you talking about? Such a big greeting. Hurry up and get up."

"Come here, serve tea!"

Li Yan gave an order, then asked with a smile: "Xiaoduo, why didn't you focus on investigating the case during this period of time and come to my place to hang out? What's the matter? Is there any progress in the case?"

"Tenth Master, you are bringing up something that is not relevant! Investigating the case is the assignment of Shuntian Prefecture. My Infantry Command Office only cooperated in the search for a few days. This case has nothing to do with me at all." Seeing that Li Yan didn't seem to care much about the Ninth Prince's affairs, Longkodo casually explained a few words.

"Xiao Duozi, you are now a second-rank official, the governor of the Nine Gates, in charge of the safety of Beijing City. I should call you Lord Long."

"Oh, Master Ten, if you call me Lord Long, that would be a slap in my face and you don't want me to come to your house. Not to mention the second rank, even if I become the first rank one day, I will still be Xiao Duozi. If one day you don't call me that, it means you are tired of me. Then I will not say anything and will never come to you to ask for your dislike." Longkodo said sincerely.

Li Yan smiled and said, "Okay, Xiao Duozi, it's my fault. You came to see me today. What's the matter? But I have to say it in advance. You know, I am an idle prince who doesn't care about things. You are now a second-rank official in the Infantry Commander's Office, and you rely on the Tong Jia family. If there is something you can't do, I am afraid I can't do anything about it. Please don't embarrass me."

"Look at what you said, Master Ten. I can't always trouble you. If I do, I will be nothing! I came here today to tell you something. The emperor sent me a secret decree. The meaning of the decree is that the prince may make some moves. He asked me to send someone to keep an eye on the prince's movements. As long as the prince makes any unusual moves, I will cooperate with Master Four to directly arrest the prince and his followers. I came here to inform you, so that you don't think that I didn't inform you about such a big thing and blame me later."

Li Yan knew that this was Longkodo showing his loyalty to him. This guy was always slippery and frivolous. He would not be loyal to anyone but his own family. Now Longkodo was leaning on the fourth brother while paying attention to him. He was betting on both sides, which was much worse than his uncle Tong Guowei.

"Then you should act according to the Emperor's will. You know what's going on in the court, and I don't care. Just do whatever the Emperor tells you to do, and don't make any mistakes."

Longkodo looked around to see that there was no one around, and whispered, "Master Ten, the Crown Prince has committed a crime this time, and it seems that the Emperor is really going to arrest him. Don't you have any ideas?"

"What idea? Xiao Duozi, what do you mean?"

Li Yan knew exactly what Longkodo meant, but pretended to be confused.

(End of this chapter)