Having resolved two worries in succession, and learning that Chief Secretary Xie and the others intended to stay with him in Xinliang, Gu Yuzhi felt that all his troubles were gone.

In Teacher Shu's words, she was so beautiful she seemed to be bubbling with radiance, and she even walked with a swagger.

He didn't even notice when he left the council hall that Guard Qi followed him a couple of steps behind, wanting to say something to him, but Gu Yuzhi skipped away quickly.

The guard called out twice but the young prince didn't turn around. He thought the prince was angry, so he lowered his head and went back to his room. He then picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Qi Chengjun.

It's been so long, I wonder how my brother is doing in Huizhou.

Compared to Qi Shiwei in Xinliang, who was always smiling and only worried about the young prince wanting to join the army and the peace of his own status, Qi Chengjun's life could be described as being in dire straits.

The news that Bai Jiwu had been captured and that General Lu had gone to Quanzhou to take over the Mobei Army quickly reached the ears of the King of Chu. The King of Chu even knew about it before General Lu had even arrived in Xinliang.

The King of Chu immediately smashed the entire council hall and summoned his advisors to discuss the matter.

Ling Changshi and his group met at the entrance of the Chu King's residence. They exchanged glances and quickly hid behind the stone lions at the entrance, clearly not wanting to rush in.

One of them said, "Does Chief Secretary Ling know that His Highness has summoned us here? What has happened?"

During this period, the King of Chu's great cause was not going smoothly. The Li Ji Trading Company was destroyed, and his forces in the capital were also pulled out on a large scale.

Most importantly, some time ago, the King of Chu went crazy and made things difficult for the Qi guards and others. As a result, the Qi guards and others returned safely to the northern desert, while the King of Chu was in trouble.

The Jiangnan navy harbored resentment towards the King of Chu, and Qi Chengjun also noticed the King of Chu's private army because of this matter, and has been investigating it recently.

Most importantly, those in the martial arts world have designated the King of Chu as someone they will never cooperate with.

In other words, they have completely lost the support of people in the martial arts world.

The successive defeats in the capital and the northern desert have given Ling Changshi and others a bad feeling; it seems that His Highness the Prince of Chu is doomed.

But it was clear that the King of Chu did not think so. Instead, because of these setbacks, he began to plan something bigger.

Ling Changshi tried to persuade him to no avail, and felt that he was about to be killed by the King of Chu.

Hearing the words of his advisors, Chief Secretary Ling sighed slightly: "I heard that Bai Jiwu has been sent to the capital, and Lu Muchen, the deputy commander of the Divine Might Battalion, has taken over the northern frontier."

“You have followed the King of Chu for many years, so you should know that this Lu Muchen comes from the Huo family army. If he goes to the Northern Desert Army, he will only promote the original Huo family army members again.”

Everyone was shocked; no one had expected Mobei's defeat to happen so quickly!

"The reason Bai Jiwu went mad and sealed off the city was because after Xinliang collapsed, the bodies of Huo Qiyuan and others were not found. They may not be dead, or even have been hidden by someone."

As soon as Chief Secretary Ling finished speaking, the eyes of these men widened in shock, and their bodies trembled involuntarily. After a long while, one of them finally spoke, trembling, "Who is it? Who dares to hide the traitor?"

Every single one of them was someone who had framed the Huo family back then.

Huo Qiyuan didn't die and even escaped his status as a wanted criminal. With his abilities, wouldn't it be an easy thing for him to take revenge on them?

Everyone felt a chill slowly spreading from their hearts to their limbs, freezing them in place, yet their bodies trembled involuntarily.

It felt like there was a giant knife at their necks, and if they moved even slightly, the sharp knife would cut their heads off!

Chief Secretary Xie glanced at the man with a half-smile: "Do you think anyone in a place like the Northern Desert could hide Huo Qiyuan without being discovered?"

The group exchanged stiff glances: "Prefect of Changzhou? Prefect of Quanzhou?"

Ling Changshi closed his eyes slightly, feeling very tired.

The news that Bai Jiwu was escorted to the capital, Lu Muchen took over the Mobei Army, and Huo Qiyuan was still alive completely bewildered these people, rendering them incapable of even the most basic thinking.

Ling Changshi rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Don't forget whose territory Xinliang is."

The group gasped, their voices trembling with disbelief: "You mean, Prince Wen?"

How old is the Prince Wen? Even if he is very intelligent, how could he accomplish such a great thing?

Moreover, does he even know what the imperial court's "criminal wanted" means?

Harboring members of the Huo family is such a serious crime that even if he were Prince Wen, he would not escape death!

Seeing that these people were still in a daze, Chief Secretary Ling could only sigh again: "Originally, we always thought that His Majesty was worried that Prince Wen would affect his throne when he grew up because of Prince Chu..."

Ling Changshi still remembers when the Emperor announced such news just a few days after ascending the throne, the Prince of Chu almost laughed himself crazy, saying that the Emperor was a coward and that such a person was not worthy of sitting on the throne.

But now it seems that things are completely different from what they thought!

"I have been investigating the people around His Highness Prince Wen during this period of time, and I have discovered something very interesting. All of Wen's advisors were his advisors when he was the Crown Prince."

These people were supposed to shine in the officialdom as the most trusted people of the new emperor after the crown prince ascended the throne, but they secretly followed Prince Wen to the northern desert.

Upon learning this news, Chief Secretary Ling knew that they had all been tricked by the Emperor!

No wonder Prince Wen was able to discover potatoes and sweet potatoes after going to the northern desert. The emperor not only rewarded him, but also made all the people in the world extremely grateful to Prince Wen.

Especially the people of the northern desert!

Ling Changshi believed that this was Gu Yuzhi's doing, thinking that the emperor had received the news and had the advisors around Prince Wen dig out these two items to create momentum for Prince Wen and make it easier to subdue the Northern Desert Army.

This can be seen from the fact that after King Wen went to the northern desert, they gradually lost control of the northern desert.

Only then did these people understand what Chief Secretary Ling meant.

This Prince Wen appears to be a prince of the northern desert, but in reality, he is just a puppet placed there by the emperor!

He used this puppet that everyone looked down upon to achieve his goal!

Everyone gasped and turned to look at the gate of the Chu King's mansion.

With the Emperor's cunning, it's only a matter of time before the Northern Desert Army is subdued. Can His Highness Prince Chu's grand plan truly succeed?

I don't know if it's a change in their mindset, but the once vermilion and imposing gates of the Chu Prince's mansion seem to have become somewhat dim and lackluster at this moment...