Although they were unable to see in person this young man who was said to have the same name as the former Prince of Zhenbei, the intuition of the Prince of Zhenbei and the Duke of Jingguo told them that this "Yu Zizhen" must be the "Yu Zizhen" they thought he was.
Duke Jingguo, who had never dreamed that there would be such a rising young man beside his bed, sighed and asked his trusted attendant to call Chen Hushan to inquire with him in detail about Yu Zizhen.
When Chen Hushan heard his grandfather say that a man named Yu Zizhen had built a force in the eastern region that was no less powerful than their Jingguo Mansion, he almost immediately concluded that the man must be the Yu Zizhen he knew.
He was shocked and impressed, but at the same time he felt a little ashamed of his own cleverness.
The intelligence sent back by the spies said that the man actually claimed to be Tan Lang at the beginning, but someone from the capital first identified him as the former Prince of Zhenbei, Yu Zizhen, and then his subordinates announced to the public that although his real name was indeed Yu Zizhen, he was not the Yu Zizhen that everyone thought he was. He just happened to have the same name as the former Prince of Zhenbei.
The spy also said that the person who identified him did not reveal his true identity to his face. After recognizing him, the person timidly avoided him.
"That's definitely him." Chen Hushan's voice was vague and ethereal. "You might not know, but he's actually used the name 'Gan Lang' several times before."
Chen Hushan didn't know about the big things that Yu Zizhen did outside the capital, but she kept completing tasks and accumulating points in the capital under the name of Tan Lang. After a long time, Chen Hushan, who was already very smart, was able to catch some clues.
He was one of the few people in the capital who believed that Yu Zizhen was not as stubborn, straightforward, reckless, and uncontrollable as she appeared to be.
After he became suspicious of Yu Zizhen's character, his attention to Yu Zizhen increased significantly. Otherwise, he would not have noticed something wrong with Yu Zizhen several times when Mr. Jiang did not notice anything wrong.
Although he failed to catch Yu Zizhen in the act every time, and although many of his theories and guesses about Yu Zizhen's actions were just inferences and speculations without evidence, this did not prevent Chen Hushan from believing in himself and the intelligence capabilities of the secret agents in the Jingguo Mansion.
He didn't need evidence. After all, he had no intention of exposing Yu Zizhen to the Lu family.
Of course, he now regrets his indifferent attitude.
If he had known earlier that Yu Zizhen could actually conceal the truth and do such a jaw-dropping thing, he would have used the Lu family to crush him to death in his little piece of land in the capital.
At this moment, Chen Hushan was more discouraged than ever before. He knew that it was his self-judgment that gave Yu Zizhen the opportunity to quietly strengthen himself, and it was his blind arrogance that made him miss the best opportunity to kill Yu Zizhen.
For a long time, he had always regarded Yu Zizhen as half a fool because of Yu Zizhen's unnecessary insistence on certain principles and bottom lines, because of Yu Zizhen's kindness towards the emperor and his son and the common people, and because of Yu Zizhen's stubbornness in indulging in unorthodox ways.
However, the half-idiot in his eyes, without his knowledge, did something that a smart man like him would never dare to think of.
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Chen Hushan tried hard to swallow his bitterness. "If my grandson is not mistaken, His Majesty and the eldest prince should also be in his hands."
Duke Jingguo could see that Chen Hushan was so struck by Yu Zizhen that he couldn't help but start to doubt and deny himself. He sighed secretly, reached out his big hand and gently patted his grandson's shoulder, "This is not your fault. Even I and the King of Zhenbei were caught off guard by that kid, weren't we?"
He stroked his beard, which was already a little gray but still neatly groomed. "In troubled times, heroes emerge, and heroes emerge from young people. We didn't expect it. It wasn't that we were inconsiderate, but that the child was simply too strange. Fortunately, this isn't a major problem that can't be completely rectified."
Even if Yu Zizhen rises strongly, so what? Even if he rises strongly, he is just one of the four major forces that divide the world.
Duke Jingguo didn't think that Yu Zizhen could close the huge gap between her, himself, and the King of Zhenbei in just a dozen years.
There was also the mysterious middle-aged general in the western region who appeared out of nowhere. Duke Jingguo didn't really take a person like him seriously, as he was not well-known and had a humble background.
If Yu Zizhen was not Yu Zizhen, Duke Jingguo might have directly classified her and the mysterious general who suddenly appeared and occupied the western region as "runners-up".
The reason why he attaches so much importance to Yu Zizhen is, after all, because Yu Zizhen and Prince Zhenbei are genuine father and son.
Although there were obviously many tricks in the King of Zhenbei's hasty announcement of Yu Zizhen's death and the appointment of Yu Zicheng as the Crown Prince of Zhenbei, Yu Zizhen now has a powerful army under his command, and the King of Zhenbei will definitely not treat Yu Zizhen as a pawn anymore.
People in their position, without exception, value benefits more than face. Duke Jingguo believed that when Prince Zhenbei received the news, he would immediately eat back what he had said before.
He said to Chen Hushan, "The Prince of Zhenbei also has his sights set on that position. If word of Yu Zizhen's affairs reaches the northern border, he'll most likely use his father's status to demand that Yu Zizhen give up the power he's already got. Based on your understanding of the Prince of Zhenbei, do you think he'll give up the power he's already got?"
Chen Hushan immediately shook his head, "He won't!"
Duke Jingguo was surprised, "Why are you so sure?"
Chen Hushan then told his grandfather about the non-interference between Yu Zizhen and Mr. Jiang, as well as his treatment of the Zhenbei Princess's trusted subordinates. "He has a very distant relationship with the Zhenbei Prince and his wife, especially with the Zhenbei Princess."
Duke Jingguo instinctively sensed something was amiss and frowned slightly, "Do you know why they've become estranged from each other?"
As the old saying goes, both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh and blood. Yu Zizhen and Yu Zicheng are siblings from the same mother. It doesn't make sense that Princess Zhenbei loves her second son so much but doesn't have the motherly love for her eldest son Yu Zizhen, right?
"According to the servants of the Zhenbei Palace, their relationship is bad because Yu Zizhen is resentful of the prince and princess for allowing him to enter the capital."
Duke Jingguo frowned, "It's just one side of the story, so don't trust it completely."
Chen Hushan actually felt the same way. He nodded slightly and said, "My grandson can't find out any other reasons, but from my understanding of Yu Zizhen, I don't think he is the kind of person who would blame his parents for something like this."
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