Xuanyuan Zhan glanced speechlessly at the simple-minded Deputy General Liu: "If you can't even guess what he means, how would I know?"
Deputy General Liu's face stiffened, and he looked at Ye Feng expectantly.
The prince didn't know either, and Lord Ye Feng said he would ask the prince when he returned.
"I think General Cao has agreed to submit to the Prince," Ye Feng suddenly said.
Xuanyuan Zhan raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"
Deputy General Liu and Ye Yun, among others, all turned to look at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng was present at the time, so he naturally had the most authority to speak on the matter.
“When we arrived, there were guards at the gate. After General Cao recognized us, he sent them away immediately, which shows that he did not want to kill us, or at least he did not want to be our enemy.”
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned: "Perhaps he was just thinking of Deputy General Liu, which is why he didn't alert the guards."
This doesn't prove anything.
Ye Feng added, "General Cao looked at me more than once at that time. He must have known that I was the prince's personal guard. Besides taking care of Deputy General Liu, he must have had reasons for sending the guards away."
If General Cao had been determined to be the Prince's enemy, he could have immediately ordered the guards to arrest him and Deputy General Liu upon recognizing him.
After all, besides being the prince's personal guard, Deputy General Liu had already pledged allegiance to the prince.
"Furthermore, after Vice General Liu finished explaining the Emperor's poisoning, General Cao was shocked. Vice General Liu also explained that the Prince's ultimate goal in raising an army was to save the Emperor. If General Cao wanted to save the Emperor, he should submit to us."
Xuan Yuanzhan nodded silently: "In that case, General Cao might actually be turned against us."
Whether it's the Kyoto Reserve Army or the three armed forces, they were all previously under Xuanyuan Peng's control, so they should still be loyal to him.
Previously, they didn't know that Xuanyuan Peng was controlled by Xuanyuan Yu using Gu worms, so they thought that the imperial edicts were all issued by Xuanyuan Peng. Now that they know, they might no longer listen to Xuanyuan Yu.
They probably also wanted to save Xuanyuan Peng!
Xuanyuan Zhan thought of something and said, "Even if General Cao is not turned, it doesn't matter, I have obtained the military seal of the Su family army."
Upon hearing this, Deputy General Liu and Ye Feng were instantly overjoyed.
Since the prince has obtained the military tally of the Su family army, wouldn't he be able to control the Su family army?
The reason they are so worried now is because the Su family army has been added to the city's defense. If the Su family army helps them, then there is no need to fight this battle at all; the capital city will surely fall!
Of course, even if the Su family army can remain neutral and not interfere in the struggle between the prince and the third prince, it is only a matter of time before they take over the capital city, given their strength!
This military tally must have been given to the prince by the princess, since the prince didn't have one before today.
"Go to Shili Pavilion and wait for Marquis Dingping and his army to arrive before reporting back."
"Yes." At Xuan Yuanzhan's command, Deputy General Liu immediately led his men back to Shili Pavilion.
Ye Feng did not go with them, but stayed by Xuan Yuanzhan's side.
Xuanyuan Zhan led Ye Feng and Ye Yun back to the bamboo forest.
Back in the bamboo forest, Xuanyuan Zhan asked Youyi, "Uncle-Master, I captured that demoness a month ago. It must have been that demoness who put the curse on him. With that demoness around, can we remove the curse from him?"
My uncle used that demoness to remove the curse from Ning'er before, so he should be able to do the same for him.
“This…” Youyi and Bai Shi exchanged a glance, unsure whether they should tell Xuan Yuanzhan about Xuan Yuanpeng’s specific situation.
Bai quickly replied, "You can have your uncle show this to the Emperor after you've captured the capital."
Xuanyuan Zhan had no doubts and nodded.
Indeed, no one can say for sure what the person's condition is right now. We can only wait until we go into the city to see his condition before we can figure out a way to remove the curse.
Su Xuening glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan with concern, then silently lowered her eyes.
He doesn't know the Emperor's true condition yet. If he knew that the Emperor would die as soon as the puppet curse was lifted, he would probably be very sad.
Although he used to hate talking about the emperor, he actually had deep feelings for the emperor.
If even my martial uncle can't help the emperor remove the curse, then no one else should be able to either!
It wasn't until dark that Deputy General Liu came to report again, saying that Mu Lingchen had led his army past Shiliting and was about to reach the capital.
Xuan Yuanzhan quickly said to Su Xuening and Bai Shi, "I need to go to the city gate first to meet up with Mu Lingchen and the others. You and Mother can stay with Master for now; it's safer here."
Su Xuening nodded obediently.
Su Yun'an, however, was somewhat eager: "Brother-in-law, I want to go with you."
His main purpose was to meet with the Su family army and take the opportunity to find out what was going on with them, and see who had harmed his father!
Su Xuening frowned suddenly, saying worriedly, "Yun'an, don't be silly. They're going to fight soon, and it's very dangerous at the city gate!"
"I want to go," Su Yun'an said, pleading with Su Xuening.
Su Xuening frowned, about to speak, when Xuan Yuanzhan rubbed Su Yun'an's head: "It's alright, let him come with me, I'll protect him."
“But…” Su Xuening wanted to say something more.
Xuanyuan Zhan quickly assured him, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to him."
He was about to face the Su family army, so he sent Yun An along. He wanted to see how the Su family army would deal with Yun An.
Su Xuening said helplessly, "I'm afraid he'll delay your plans."
"No, Yun'an might be able to help." Xuan Yuanzhan said with a smile, and assured Su Xuening again, "I will bring him back safely."
Su Xuening couldn't refuse the two of them, so she could only agree: "You need to be careful too."
"Wait for me here." Xuan Yuanzhan reluctantly kissed Su Xuening's forehead.
Su Xuening nodded obediently.
"I'll go too. I'll join in the fun and protect this kid while I'm at it," Youyi said.
“Alright.” Xuan Yuanzhan glanced at You Yi and did not refuse.
He might be the commander-in-chief for a while, so he might not be able to keep a close eye on Yun An. It would be safer for him to have his martial uncle with him.
Seeing that Youyi was also going, Su Xuening felt much more at ease.
"We're leaving." Xuan Yuanzhan led Su Yun'an, You Yi, Ye Feng, and Ye Yun out of the bamboo forest.
The group headed straight for the gates of Kyoto.
Xuanyuan Zhan and the others went to do important business, and Su Xuening didn't want to leave the bamboo forest alone for safety.
"Does Mother still remember the Purple Book?"
Bai nodded: "Of course I remember, you wanted to..."
Su Xuening's gaze darkened slightly as she said, "It's time to settle some scores with them."
Su Xuening called Ye Xue over: "Is the Purple Book ready for production?"
She had previously asked Ye Xue to keep an eye on Zi Shu and calculate the dates. Zi Shu should have gotten pregnant more than a month later than her, but she was premature, almost a month earlier than expected.
So if you calculate the correct dates, it's not yet the production date of the Purple Book.
Ye Xue nodded: "She gave birth. Two days ago, Physician Liu gave Zishu some labor-inducing medicine, and Zishu gave birth prematurely. It's a boy, and it's been two days."
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