Chapter 113 "Then my uncle is in danger?!"

The joyful sounds of stringed instruments, drums, and string music penetrated the huge front yard and drifted into the east courtyard on the night wind.

The entire Governor's Mansion was decorated in red and colorful decorations. The hustle and bustle of the banquet extended from the huge front yard all the way to the long street. Even the alleys on both sides of the Governor's Mansion were set up with buffets. The laughter was faint yet so clear.

Today is Li Yi’s wedding.

The entire East Courtyard was dead silent. Yu Manzhen sat there for a long time. Her daughter curiously asked her why it was so noisy today. She smiled uglier than crying and said that there was something going on in the mansion today, so she coaxed her daughter back to her room.

Yu Manzhen's East Courtyard didn't remain quiet for long. Tian Jian, Tang Fen, Yuchi Zheng, and others arrived one after another. Li Yi's wedding was today, and Zhu Zhaopu was very important, so they couldn't help but drink. Their faces were flushed and they smelled of alcohol, but they all found excuses and came to the East Courtyard one after another.

These counselors and generals have worked with Yu Manzhen for a long time. Yu Manzhen is the mistress they recognize. Even though Yu Manzhen's talent in recent years is not as amazing as in her early years, the feelings they have for each other are different after all.

They hadn't forgotten Yu Manzhen, and they all found excuses to leave the table to comfort her. Tang Fen himself wasn't shy about women, but he said, "If something big happens in the future, you'll be my mistress."

Needless to say, they would definitely support Yu Manzhen, so she didn't have to worry.

"Yeah, this main courtyard is only temporary!"

There was a general named Zhang Jie, who came from a rough background. He whispered, "In my opinion, Zhenniang, you should hurry up and give birth to a boy."

The words may be a little blunt, but the truth is there. Li Yi has no children yet, so he should hurry up and give birth to a legitimate eldest son so that he can secure the title. This is the right thing to do.

No matter whether it's the Zhu family, the Xiao family, or any other family, they can't make any big trouble.

Tian Jian and others could not stay for too long. Zhu Zhaopu and the people from Jingnan Army were still at the table, comforting Yu Manzhen. Soon a servant came running over and urged them to leave, saying that it was almost a quarter of an hour, so they hurried back.

The huge main courtyard became quiet again. Gusts of wind blew through the tops of the big osmanthus trees in the courtyard. Zhang Jie's words were still ringing in her ears, but Yu Manzhen showed a smile that was uglier than crying. As soon as her lips moved, tears came down.

In the past few years, Li Yi was actually very good to her. There was no one else in the room, and the two of them were like an ordinary couple.

But unfortunately, she was never able to conceive her son early.

Zhu, Zhu, a chill ran through my bones.

In his previous life, Li Yi’s queen was also from the Zhu family.

Li Yi's first wife in his previous life was a sickly woman and died a year after their marriage. After that, a concubine took charge of the backyard for three years, and Li Yi then married Zhu.

It was also this Zhu Qiuwen. Zhu Qiuwen had been married once in her life because of her interference, but after her husband's death, she returned home and married Li Yi again.

After Li Yi discovered the manpower she had secretly reserved, it gradually fell into his hands and she was controlled by him.

With the fall of the Tangshan Palace, she lost her important position in the family. In addition, without her external support, she gradually became indistinguishable from the crowd, responsible for some logistical matters without any outstanding performance.

Yu Manzhen's hands and feet were cold and she was even trembling. She cried and cried uncontrollably. It seemed that no matter how hard she tried, she could not change her fate much.

how so?

Why is this happening? !

She had put so much effort into every step of her life, so why was it still like this? Was her life just a joke?

…

The main hall of the Ningzhou Governor's Mansion.

The place was bustling with people and filled with joy. The red carpets, hanging curtains, chairs and tablecloths were all in full swing. The window frames and wedding baskets were covered with red double happiness patterns, and the wedding hall was as fiery as a wedding.

After the ceremony, Li Yi personally hosted a banquet for the guests and the whole house was filled with celebration. Then he returned to the new house in the west courtyard. The servants in the courtyard, all dressed in red, greeted him with joy. Li Yi accepted them all with a smile and entered the new main house, which was illuminated by red candles. Zhu, wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe, sat on the edge of the wedding bed, holding a silk fan, with her beautiful eyes slightly raised.

The bride was shy and timid. Li Yi smiled and recited a poem about the fan. Nanny Xi held up two bright red mandarin duck cups. He took them and handed one to Zhu, smiling, "Madam, please."

Li Yi was tall and handsome, with a pair of eyes with dark eyeliner that were bright, sharp and lively. He had a noble and elegant temperament. He had been in power for a long time and was extremely powerful, but he also had a gentle smile. The bright red robe he wore made him look like a god, powerful and influential. Zhu was overjoyed when she saw him.

She looked at him shyly and met Li Yi's smiling eyes. Zhu lowered her head shyly, took the wine glass, and the two drank the wedding wine.

The servants carried the trays and filed out.

Li Yi brushed down the two large red wedding curtains and said with a smile, "Madam, let's go to bed."

They shared the same pillow, and the wedding night was decorated with candles. Li Yi smiled gently throughout the whole process, and he felt very sympathetic towards Zhu.

After the wedding ceremony, it was already late at night. The noise of the banquet outside gradually faded away. Zhu was extremely tired and fell into a deep sleep.

Li Yi got up, dressed, opened the door and went out. He called the maid, gave her a few words of advice, and left the bridal chamber.

After leaving the west main courtyard of the dazzling red and brightly lit new house, the gentle smile on Li Yi's face disappeared in an instant, and his expression even looked a little gloomy.

Li Yi was not very happy. Zhu was not the person he wanted to marry. If the previous plan had gone smoothly, he would not have had to marry Zhu.

How could these complex forces rival the imperial army?!

Marrying Zhu meant that he had reached the last step.

The wind is cold in early winter. There is no snow in the south of the Yangtze River, but the moisture is chilling. The grass in the cracks of the walls and the pine trees are all covered with white dew.

It was late at night, and the guests left one after another to rest or return home. There was the sound of carriages and horses, the mess of cups and glasses, and the faint sound of farewell laughter.

Li Yi stood with his hands behind his back on the steps on the side of the hanging flower gate. The red light of the big red lantern did not cover the place where he was. He stood in the dim shadow.

Li Yi asked, "How is it? Who is it?"

Meanwhile, the wedding banquet was drawing to a close. Drunken guests were being helped to the guest house, or left the table in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing, and went to the side doors and main gate to board their cars. In the front yard, a young scholar in a navy blue robe took advantage of the situation, pretended to vomit, leaned over, and quietly stuffed a crumpled piece of paper into the edge of the flower bed.

The paper ball was very small and had been painted brown. No one noticed him when he put it away. Unexpectedly, just as he let go of his hand, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and grabbed his wrist.

The moment the other party grabbed his wrist, the entire front yard suddenly moved. Many drunken guests suddenly stood up, and more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared behind the wall.

Gongsun Jian was horrified and turned around suddenly, only to see that the man holding his wrist was none other than Han Zhun, Li Yi's trusted deputy commander of the imperial guards.

Han Zhun's hands were like iron pliers, and Gongsun Jian struggled but refused to move.

Han Zhun leaned over and used two fingers to accurately pick up the small ball of paper he had just put down.

Gongsun Jian's expression changed instantly.

At the same time, a personal soldier who was supporting a guest at the end of the table also changed color. He clenched his fists for a moment, lowered his head, and quickly helped the guest to the guest house.

…

Who is Gongsun Jian? He was the one who sent the letter out when Li Yi's three armies surrounded Xie Ci's troops.

Gongsun Jian had his mouth and nose covered and was locked up in the corner room of the second entrance on the east side.

There was the sound of footsteps as they entered the courtyard, turned onto the corridor, and headed straight for the corner room. Li Yi appeared in front of the door of the corner room.

He had changed back into a dark purple jade-belted python robe. The moonlight fell on his profile. Li Yi stood outside the door half against the light, his handsome brows shrouded in an unprecedented haze.

"So it's you, Gongsun Jian!"

As soon as Li Yi made a mistake at Shoutai Mountain, he immediately realized that there was a spy around him, "You are Feng Kun's man!"

Li Yi's eyes suddenly became sharp. The Zhenwu Army arrived at such a timely moment. According to the distance at that time and the time when the Zhenwu Army appeared, this spy must have been placed by Feng Kun by his side.

One can imagine how shocked and furious Li Yizi was.

In fact, Gongsun Jian was also very cautious. He had not moved at all, but after crossing the river, he lost contact with news from Jiangbei.

Two days ago, Li Yi suddenly released the news that Feng Kun had died from his injuries.

Gongsun Jian could no longer contain his excitement. Li Yi's wedding was a rare lively and chaotic day in the governor's mansion in recent days, and Gongsun Jian finally sent a message out.

Li Yi had secretly investigated these counselors, generals and the guards around them, but found nothing.

He endured it silently and finally succeeded in capturing Gongsun Jian.

…

Most of the waiters at Li Yi's wedding were temporarily transferred from the camp of his personal army. After helping the guests and clearing away the dishes, tables and chairs, the waiter returned to the camp and hurriedly sent out a letter.

However, since the Yangtze River is now under martial law and blockade, the original information channels are no longer accessible, and the only way to deliver the message is to use manpower to go up to Fuling and then circle thousands of miles.

After Yin Luo reopened the information channels around Li Yi, the first piece of news he received was this bad news.

Yin Luo's expression was not very good, but it was not unexpected. "Gongsun Jian is indeed the one who is most likely to be exposed."

Gu Wan frowned, "What should we do now? Is there any way to rescue him?"

She quickly said thank you.

But to their surprise, after Li Yi captured Gongsun Jian, he did not do anything but imprisoned him. He neither shouted at Xie Ci to kill Xie Ci nor made an example of him to scare the others around him.

The situation in Jiangnan was getting much more tense. For a while, not much information could be obtained from Li Yi. All that was known was that Gongsun Jian had been imprisoned in the governor's mansion.

Xie Ci had just returned from Matouji. Although many things were different from his previous life, the Northern Army was ultimately under his command. The Imperial Army was amphibious, needless to say, but many in the Northern Army were landlubbers. He had ordered Generals Fan Dongyang, Liang Fen, Qin Xian, and Chen Yan to lead the Zhenwu Army and the Shuofang Army eastward to the coast. The warships' decks needed to adapt to the rough seas as quickly as possible. Furthermore, Yanzhou had hot springs, which they dug day and night to divert water down, forcing batches of soldiers to learn to swim before spring.

At that time, they will be mixed with the imperial army.

The imperial army finally came under Xie Ci's command, which was indeed a great help to Xie Ci, but Xie Ci did not use any tricks to regain the imperial army.

He is a man of great integrity, and now he is confident that he is worthy of being the driver.

But he could also guess Li Yizi's resentment.

Xie Ci said, "Could it be that he wants to keep Gongsun Jian as a sacrifice?!"

Sacrificing the flag at the beginning of a war can undermine the enemy's morale and intimidate those around you who have potential disloyalty. This is the maximum use of spies.

When Xie Ci received the news, he and other generals including Zhang Shen, Huang Zongxi, Lu Liang, Xun Xiao, and logistics officers including Zhang Yuanqing and Qin Ying were discussing the details of the mixed-organization and full-scale preparations for war.

But his guess was quickly overturned.

Because Yin Luo's mind suddenly turned, and he quickly remembered Gongsun Jian's life and interpersonal relationships.

His brows furrowed immediately, and he suddenly said, "Gongsun Jian's original name was Chen Yunzan, and he was the son of Teacher Zhang Yuanrang."

Zhang Yuanrang studied under Chen Qian, the principal of Chongshan Academy. Gongsun Jian originally had two brothers, but both elder brothers have passed away, and he is now Chen Qian's only son.

Zhang Yuanrang was a stubborn and upright man. He was loyal to the emperor and refused to change his ways.

Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers.

The teacher and the king are ranked side by side.

Gu Wan's heart skipped a beat, "No way?!"

She stood up suddenly and ran towards Xie Ci almost like flying.

Rushing into the large meeting hall, everyone looked up at her. Gu Wan said anxiously, "Oh no! Gongsun Jian is Teacher Zhang Yuanrang's only son!"

Xie Ci understood almost immediately after hearing it. He stood up suddenly: "The imperial court!"

Li Yi’s goal is not to sacrifice himself.

It’s the imperial court!!

——The court did not issue a warrant for Xie Ci at the beginning, so the emperor’s death, which was announced to the world, must have been a natural death, otherwise the warrant would have been issued.

Therefore, officially speaking, the old emperor was not killed by Xie Ci.

No matter how many rumors there are, they are just rumors.

So at present, Li Yi is not much more righteous than Xie Ci. He has troops in the south of the Yangtze River and does not even have the logistical support of the court. He stirs up the world, while Xie Ci has the unprecedented merit of expelling the northern barbarians. He is the unjust party.

But once Li Yi succeeded in assassinating Zhang Yuanrang, took control of the court, and occupied the open position of righteousness, he would issue an order of attack in the name of the court and the young emperor. Xie Ci and even Zhang Shen, Huang Zongxi and others would instantly become rebel generals.

In addition, the 400,000 troops came from the Beijing camp, and many families of generals and middle-level officials were in Zhongdu.

Li Yi must first seize the righteousness, take the initiative, and control his family. There is also another very important point: once he controls the court, he will be able to legitimately rule Zhu Puzhao and the aristocratic families under his command. Combined with the internal and external effects of the marriage, he will instantly truly transcend all forces and become one.

In today's world, legitimacy is also very important. Why did Xie Ci make such a desperate and utterly aloof decision to assassinate the emperor? Why did Zhu Zhaopu and Yang Shu have to find an excuse to withdraw their troops and even tell Wen Taishi to acquiesce?

This is the root cause.

Is Xie Ci on guard?

Of course, it is a big deal to be on guard against this.

The Jiazhou court had already moved back to Zhongdu. Once the strong passes such as Sishui were closed, even if Li Yi led an army of nearly 600,000 to the south and passed by, he would be powerless.

The Sishui Pass is a majestic pass where one man can hold off ten thousand. If it weren't for the Third Prince called Men, the Northern Rong would never have been able to invade the capital so easily. You see, nearly two million soldiers besieged the capital day and night for almost a month before they broke down the gate, resulting in countless casualties.

Xie Ci and Zhang Yuanrang exchanged letters once. Zhang Yuanrang was well prepared and Li Yi could not find any loophole.

But now a breakthrough has appeared!

Yin Luo had followed at some point, his tall, thin figure standing just outside the threshold: "Gongsun Jian is bold, intelligent, cunning, and has a strong desire to survive."

As for Feng Kun, he is Gongsun Jian's savior, and there is a high probability that Gongsun Jian will not betray Feng Kun.

But thank you is different.

Yin Luo said: "It is very likely that he does not know what happened next."

The river blocked the news and even carrier pigeons could not fly over it. The communication channel had just been reopened around Fuling.

Later, Feng Kun was injured but not dead. He gave the Zhenwu Army to Xie Ci and the people around Li Yi to Gu Wan. Gongsun Jian probably didn't know about this.

However, Gongsun Jian knew that Feng Kun had never been very pleasing to him.

In order for Gongsun Jian to infiltrate Li Yi's group of advisers, he had, of course, fabricated a false identity and life story.

But if we investigate further after arresting Gongsun Jian, there is no guarantee that we won’t find any suspicious points.

Under severe interrogation.

Xie Ci's expression darkened instantly: "Li Yi may have already learned Gongsun Jian's true identity."

In order to save his life, Gongsun Jian would most likely follow, lead the way, take people with him, and wait for rescue.

Zhang Yuanqing's serious face paled instantly. Zhang Ningyuan was also there. He stood up suddenly and said, "Then my uncle is in great danger!!"

Gu Wan: “Oh my god!”

It's more than just dangerous.

Everyone here is in danger, okay?

The author has something to say:

This matter does not involve a huge army, but it is of great significance. If Li Yi's conspiracy is crushed, it is almost half the battle.

Good afternoon, my dears! Okay~ (*^▽^*) I love you guys so much, see you tomorrow hehe

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