eurekapd Chapter 405: Hit the right spot!
Chapter 405: Hit the right spot!
Without the large army holding them back, Gu Jingzhi and Lin Feng's speed in returning to Beijing...was shortened from several days' journey to just one day.
As soon as he and Lin Feng entered the city, several white pigeons suddenly flew up in the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
When Gu Jingzhi returned home, Chen Yu was shocked.
She hurried out to greet him, and upon seeing Gu Jing, she immediately said, "Why is my husband returning to the city at this time? The prince..."
He was halfway through his words when he saw a servant following him and stopped immediately.
Seeing this, the servants around tactfully retreated one by one. Gu Jingzhi smiled and picked up his eldest daughter. The little girl was learning to walk by stumbling.
When he was held by his own father, he immediately refused.
The two little claws were grabbing at something.
Gu Jingzhi happily bit his daughter's chubby little round face twice, then walked into the house with his wife and children.
He put his daughter down casually and then said, "Lin Feng and I finished our work, so we returned to Beijing early."
"..."
Chen Yu asked curiously, "My husband, aren't you worried about the Crown Prince's safety?"
Prince?
Gu Jingzhi sneered, "It's hard to persuade a damned devil with kind words! It's all about the Zhou brothers' quarrel. Why should I take my own people to die? Besides, hasn't the Madam made arrangements? I believe the prince will have no danger on this trip!"
Uh……
Chen Yu smiled bitterly. "I heard that the Crown Prince was making things difficult for my husband, so in anger, I had the Ministry of War's undercover give the Yongcheng Army the documents to pass through. Now that my husband has returned to the city, what about the Yongcheng Army and the Crown Prince..."
She glanced at her man weakly.
Previously, I had only thought of using the chaotic army to teach the prince a lesson, but I didn't expect my husband to quit directly. I don't know if the prince will be able to... after my husband left...
After hearing this, Gu Jingzhi frowned subconsciously!
When Chen Yu saw this, she immediately said, "I have made this decision privately without my husband's permission. I..."
“Don’t panic!”
Seeing her being so cautious, Gu Jingzhi immediately said in a gentle voice, "The Crown Prince has a large army with him. The Eastern Palace Guards and the private soldiers of each family have also gone. Together, there are more than 20,000 people on both sides. Even if the Yongcheng army rebels, it will be of no use!"
"Uh……"
Chen Yu was touched by her husband's forgiveness, but...
She worriedly said, "This was all planned by Prince Heng. Now that the Yongcheng army has been dispatched, coupled with Prince Heng's men, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with this time!"
No one knows how many people the Third Brother has. The Yongcheng Army has tens of thousands of people. What if...
Gu Jingzhi took Chen Yu's hand and said, "I've already returned to the city. If the third son is smart enough, he won't dare to cause trouble again. If anything happens to the crown prince and the second son, I will definitely blockade the capital. He's a smart man. He can transfer people from outside to the capital. If a rebellion breaks out, he won't be able to get himself out!"
"When that happens, he'll be accused of treason and will never be able to take the throne again!"
Chen Yu heard this and suddenly realized something, but hesitated before saying, "Then the Yongcheng Army..."
"hehe!"
Gu Jingzhi sneered: "You want to teach the prince a lesson! Then let the Yongcheng Army handle it!"
Who could have thought that the Yongcheng Army controlled by the Yin family would actually abandon the second and third brothers to cooperate?
Originally, he thought that the Jicheng Army would be the most likely to be instigated to rebel with the Third Brother, but in order to be on the safe side, he also informed Chen Yu of his speculation that the Yongcheng Army might be involved.
Chen Yu took advantage of the situation and asked the secret agent of the Ministry of War to provide the approval documents.
This hidden man was originally the third brother's man, but he was extremely secretive. If the secret guards had not noticed something wrong, they would not have been able to incite him to rebel. Now that the official documents have been sent out, the Yongcheng army would have been on the way!
However, two days had passed since Gu Jingzhi returned to the city, but the Yongcheng army had not received any news. This was going to be troublesome!
Unless the third brother's original plan remains unchanged, he is trying to trick the prince!
If the third brother gave up on making trouble at this time and the Yongcheng army didn't get the news, when the time came and the Yongcheng army met the prince's guard, the two sides would be on the verge of a fight. Without the third brother to stand in front, the second brother and Queen Yin would inevitably be implicated.
The second son had clearly given up fighting for the throne, but his uncle colluded with others and even got himself tricked.
It would be fine if the Yongcheng army won, but if they lost... that would be fun.
Although Chen Yu's action disrupted Gu Jingzhi's plan, the effect was even better.
Gu Jingzhi made a compromise and returned to Beijing first. He seemed dissatisfied with the prince's arrangement, but in fact he directly thwarted the third brother's plan.
However, despite this, the prince would not appreciate it. On the contrary, he would think that Gu Jingzhi had made a mistake in judgment and he could openly criticize Gu Jingzhi.
Now Chen Yu gave the Yongcheng Army the official documents, causing the Yongcheng Army to go and kill the prince.
First, it can verify Gu Jingzhi's previous speculation, which will give the prince no excuse to disgust Gu Jingzhi. In order to show his magnanimity as a new monarch, he may even take the initiative to apologize to Gu Jingzhi.
Secondly, it was the third brother who caused the rebellion, but the evidence would point to the second brother. In this way, the second brother and Queen Yin, who had done nothing, would be implicated.
If he dealt with the second son and Queen Yin... anyone with a discerning eye would know that these two were innocent. If the prince touched them, not only would his reputation be tarnished, it would even chill the hearts of some court officials!
If he is not dealt with, then as a new monarch, his reputation will not be good if someone is causing chaos before he ascends the throne, especially... If he is not dealt with, then the so-called crime of treason will be nothing but a joke!
No matter what, the prince will be in a dilemma.
What made him most uncomfortable was that what he originally intended to express was to maintain the reputation of his new king, but in the end, it was the new king's reputation that was lost.
By the way, he also disgusted Gu Jingzhi. The prince was about to face the situation of being caught between two sides.
Gu Jingzhi told Chen Yu these words. Chen Yu's mood immediately brightened after hearing them. She said softly, "Originally, I acted on my own and thought I would delay my husband's important affairs. Now... I feel relieved!"
Gu Jingzhi embraced his wife and said gently, "This time it was a lucky coincidence, but in the future, when it comes to matters like this, you still need to be extremely cautious. There's no need to involve the soldiers below you in the court games!"
Speaking of which, in this era... the soldiers at the bottom of society are really sad.
Such as the Yongcheng Army and the Imperial Guards!
It was just a conspiracy by the people above, one was inexplicably involved in the war, and the other had to bear the crime of treason.
Fortunately, when leaving Beijing, considering that Lin Chong in the capital also needed assistance, the three thousand people under Lin Feng's command... that is, the earliest three thousand guards who followed Gu Jingzhi stayed in the capital.
What was originally the most dangerous place has now been spared from a war!
They are quite lucky!