At night.
Scattered all over.
Ning Que walked barefoot on the soft sand.
Haizai and others followed.
"Bai Yu, have you arranged all the manpower?"
"Everything is ready." Bai Yu walked behind and said seriously, "I personally reviewed and vetted each person to ensure they are loyal enough and will not leak any information. We only need to wait for the prince's order to send them to Lingnan."
"Okay." Ning Que turned to look at Gongshu Chou and whispered, "Senior Brother Gongshu, I'm going to have to inconvenience you and your people from now on."
"Haha, it doesn't matter." Gongshu Chou waved his hand nonchalantly. "For me, it's the same anywhere. I've heard of Lingnan for a long time. Legend has it that the local lychees are quite delicious. When I go to Lingnan, I must try them."
"Okay then."
Ning Que smiled and nodded.
He and Gongshu Chou actually had no relationship.
But it had something to do with his father. After all, Gongshu Chou was able to take over the family because he had the support of the old King Ning. It was precisely because of this that Gongshu Chou always remembered this favor and was willing to fully support Ning Que.
"The sea breeze is really cold this evening."
"Now that everything has been arranged, let's all go back and rest."
Ning Que said this and sat down on the reef next to him.
Wash the sand off your feet with cold sea water.
When he raised his foot, Gongshu Chou was stunned.
"Huh?"
"Junior brother, your feet are not clean."
"Why are there still black spots?"
"A black spot?" Ning Que was stunned for a moment, then lifted his foot and glanced at it. He then said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "This is my birthmark. My master once said that I had seven stars under my feet, that I could command all the armies in the world, that I was born to be an emperor, that I was the Ziwei Emperor incarnate. I didn't really care at first, thinking it was too far-fetched. Mainly because I didn't have the desire to fight for power at the time, I never imagined..."
"It was just destined to happen."
"This shows that Master is really good at judging people!"
"Hahaha!"
Gongshu Chou frowned.
He looked at the soles of Ning Que's feet with a strange expression.
"Brother Gongshu, what are you thinking about?"
"I thought of something..."
"What is it?"
"I remember hearing someone mention this when I first met your father."
"What's so strange about this..." Ning Que smiled and said calmly, "My father knows that I have a birthmark, so it's normal to mention it to others occasionally."
"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Gongshu Chou said seriously, "They are not your father or brother, but people in the military camp."
"Military camp?"
"Anyway, they give me a very strange feeling. Their temperament is not like Tie Niu, Bai Yu and the others."
"That's perfectly normal." Ning Que waved his hand calmly. "When we recaptured Yanyun, the late emperor dispatched several captains. Among them was Jiang Quan, then the Minister of War. Think about it yourself. Leading an army of hundreds of thousands would be a worrying prospect for the emperor, so he would place some personnel in charge of logistics. By controlling food and military pay, he was in effect controlling the army."
This operation is also common in Kyushu.
This is basically how monarchs of various countries control their armies.
After all, leading troops to fight requires eating.
Just control their logistics.
"By the way, what did they talk about?"
"I was also getting up to pee at the time, and I was half asleep so I didn't hear it clearly. I just heard something about a prince and a prince, and something about stepping on seven stars. Mainly because it's been so long, I can't remember it clearly."
"Is that so?"
Ning Que was stunned for a moment.
I feel for no reason that this matter is not simple.
Mainly, a lot of things happened during the recovery of Yanyun.
At that time, Emperor Feng and the former crown prince were both in the army.
Then, Emperor Feng framed the former crown prince, ultimately leading to his dethronement and the exile of his entire family to Xinzheng. Originally, they were to be exiled to Bashu, but it was Emperor Feng's intercession that secured the move. At the time, every official and military official in the court praised his benevolence and righteousness. But now, thinking back, it was actually because Xinzheng had people planted by Emperor Feng. For example, the recently promoted Minister of Personnel, Wang Wu, was originally from Xinzheng!
The place where Emperor Feng truly implemented his plan was in Yanyun!
What Gongshu Chou heard was definitely not simple.
"Wow, could it be that Junior Brother is the real prince?" Hai Zai joked, "If Junior Brother is the son of the previous emperor, then he would be the legitimate heir to the throne. But the current Emperor Feng is plotting to usurp the throne!"
"How is that possible?"
Ning Que looked helpless and raised his hand to interrupt.
"Hey, what Senior Brother Hai said is really possible. I remember you said it before? You and Emperor Feng were born on the same day of the same month of the same year, with a difference of just over half an hour."
“…”
Ning Que frowned as he listened to what Hai Zai said.
He remembered hearing his mother say that he was seriously ill when he was born. He learned that Chang Baicao happened to be a guest at the mansion at the time and saved him. Because of this, he fell ill several times before he was even a hundred days old.
His father, worried about his safety, had the audacity to leave Chang Baicao at his residence. Chang Baicao had mentioned this to him before, saying it was a condition he'd had since birth. It was truly a miracle that he'd survived, after all, even he wasn't entirely sure.
Chang Baicao passed away during the first birthday party, having prescribed a tonic. Mother would often mention Chang Baicao, saying it was thanks to Chang Baicao that Ning Que survived. Later, his strong health was also thanks to Chang Baicao's tonic.
"Isn't this... unrealistic?"
Bai Yu became increasingly alarmed as he listened, and quickly said, "The imperial physicians in the palace are no ordinary people. They wouldn't be so confused as to not be able to tell the difference between the living and the dead, right? Besides, even if Gu Shuang really wanted to be replaced, she would definitely choose someone from the Gu family."
"What if the Gu family doesn't have someone suitable?"
"this……"
Hai Zai turned around, seemingly joking but also extremely serious, "Think about it yourselves, why has the Queen Mother been so kind to my junior brother since he was young? I heard that when a prince is born, someone will be specially assigned to record his characteristics. My junior brother has seven stars under his feet, and the clan order will definitely record it. Although I don't know how they changed it, the Queen Mother will definitely know who her biological children are."
"Then why not change it back?"
Everyone looked at Chunlun at the same time.
This guy is really stupid!
"Use your brain! This is a capital crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of your clan. If the truth comes out, everyone involved will die!"
Tie Niu also felt very disappointed with the result.
Gongshu Chou nodded in agreement, "I think this matter can be handed over to the Shenji Pavilion to help investigate. Junior Brother can also find an opportunity, after all, it is indeed possible. Although we don't know the details, I did hear something about a prince. Perhaps, you are the son of the late emperor, and Emperor Feng is the youngest son of the old King Ning. Emperor Feng may have killed his own father for the throne!"
Rumble...
Suddenly there was a loud thunder.
Ning Que stared blankly at the sea.
Could it be that these are all true?!
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