For several days in a row, Helian Zheng failed to steal Xiao Bao, and Helian Jun became restless and went directly to the Prince Rui's residence.
"Second brother, have you sent anyone into the palace yet? Why hasn't it been accomplished by now?"
Helian Jun was extremely anxious, mainly because the one-month deadline was fast approaching, and the old man's health was deteriorating day by day. In the past two days, he had even stopped attending the morning court session, which showed that he was really nearing his end.
If they don't steal Xiaobao now, they'll be in a difficult position once the old man dies.
Helian Zheng was also worried about this matter: "I have already sent several groups of people into the palace. You know that the palace is the old man's territory. It is not easy to put people in there, especially the East Palace. The old man was afraid that we would harm Helian Ci, so he made the East Palace as solid as a fortress. It is not easy to put people in there!"
Now, let alone stealing people, even planting someone in the Eastern Palace is extremely difficult!
Moreover, even if they entered the Eastern Palace, with so many people watching over them, and even a Xuanwu divine beast eyeing them covetously, they would probably find it very difficult to succeed.
Who came up with this idea in the first place? This terrible idea is completely impossible to implement!
Upon hearing Helian Zheng's tone, Helian Jun knew that he hadn't even placed anyone in the Eastern Palace, and immediately became anxious: "We don't have much time left. The old master hasn't come to the morning court for the past two days. I'm afraid his health is really failing. If we don't capture that child soon, it will be too late!"
Helian Zheng narrowed his eyes coldly.
He was anxious, but what could he do? He had tried everything, and several days had passed, yet his men still hadn't managed to get into the East Palace. Forget about them stealing the child; by the time they managed to sneak into the East Palace, the old man would probably be dead.
Seeing that Helian Zheng remained silent, Helian Jun said anxiously, "Why don't we think of another way?"
Helian Zheng frowned at him: "What method?"
After a moment of contemplation, Helian Jun suggested, "If we can't catch that child, why don't we try catching someone else? That girl? That boy? Or perhaps the Empress of Western Liang?"
Helian Zheng frowned and analyzed, "Capturing the Empress of Western Liang is out of the question, as she can summon the Vermilion Bird divine beast. Capturing that kid is definitely out of the question too, as he can also summon the Azure Dragon divine beast. As for that girl, didn't Third Brother say she's the Crown Princess of Western Liang? Perhaps she can also summon the Vermilion Bird divine beast?"
Helian Jun didn't care about anything else: "Who cares if she can summon or not, let's capture her first. I heard that the girl goes to Changshou Palace every night to treat the old man, which means she's not in the East Palace for a period of time every night. Isn't that perfect for us to make our move?"
He Lianzheng's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "That's true. It's nighttime anyway. After she finishes treating the old man, we can ambush some people on her way back to the East Palace. It should be easy for us to succeed."
Helian Jun was also somewhat excited: "Then we'll send some more people to meet them outside the palace early. We must get the person out of the palace before they realize what's happening. If they do, it will be very difficult to get the person out of the palace."
“That’s easy. I’ve already arranged the people in the palace.” Helian Zheng said, then looked at Helian Jun: “Then let’s change our plan and capture that girl.”
Helian Jun was extremely anxious: "Change it, we really don't have time."
"I'll make the arrangements right away," Helian Zheng said, getting up to stand up.
Seeing this, Helian Jun quickly called him back: "There's one more thing."
Helian Zheng turned around and looked at Helian Jun strangely: "What?"
Helian Jun said with a serious expression, "Third Brother has been acting strangely these past few days. Ever since the old man sowed discord that day, Third Brother has refused to see me. I have tried to see him several times, but he has refused to meet me."
Helian Zheng didn't care and didn't care about Helian Qin at all: "If we don't want to see him, we don't want to see him. Anyway, we have the military seal now. Whether he is here or not is not important."
Seeing that Helian Zheng had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, Helian Qin frowned and said, "No, I'm worried that the third prince will betray us! I even suspect that the reason why the Eastern Palace is so heavily guarded is because the third prince went to inform them."
Upon hearing this, Helian Zheng frowned and subconsciously said, "That can't be right. What benefit would it bring to the Third Brother if he tipped them off? Why would the Third Brother do such a thing?"
Helian Jun snorted coldly: "The old man himself said he absolutely cannot inherit the throne, so he probably knows it in his heart, which is why he doesn't want to work with us anymore. Since he can't be the emperor of Northern Wei himself, why doesn't he align himself with another side? He probably thinks that the other side has a better chance of becoming the emperor of Northern Wei than we do!"
Anyway, if he were the third son, and he didn't want to stick with this side right now, he would definitely go and join Helian Ci and the others.
After all, Helian Ci and his group still have a better chance of winning. Even though their forces are weaker, Helian Ci has the support of the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, which makes him very powerful.
With the old man also strategizing for him, Helian Ci and his group definitely have a much better chance of winning than them.
So he thought it was very likely that the third brother would go and seek refuge with them!
Helian Zheng, however, didn't think Helian Qin would do such a thing: "Do you think the third prince is like you? The third prince doesn't have that kind of brain. I guess the old man said he had no chance of inheriting the throne, so he lost heart and became too lazy to plan with us anymore. Anyway, no matter how much we plan, he has no chance of becoming emperor. Besides, he went to join Helian Ci, and Helian Ci let him join. Before, the third prince was always at the forefront, always acting like a mad dog when facing them. Now that he says he wants to join, they just let him join? Are those people so easy to talk to?"
Everyone has a temper!
If it were him, he wouldn't accept Helian Qin's offer of allegiance, even if Helian Qin knelt on the ground and begged him!
Moreover, although Helian Qin was not very bright, he still had backbone.
Those people were all his juniors. Would he really be so shameless as to kneel down and lick their shoes?
Anyway, he didn't believe that Helian Qin could do such a thing.
Helian Jun wasn't sure if those people would accept Helian Qin's defection, but he felt that Helian Qin's heart was definitely not on their side anymore.
Regardless of whether Helian Qin will definitely go to join Helian Ci, he is definitely not on their side now!
"I think we should find an opportunity to get rid of the third brother, so that things don't get complicated."
Helian Jun was silent for a moment, then suddenly blurted out this sentence, which startled Helian Zheng, who looked at Helian Jun with a shocked expression.
Helian Jun said with a sinister look on his face, "Anyway, the third brother is no longer on our side. Keeping him around will only cause trouble sooner or later. We might as well find an opportunity to get rid of him as soon as possible. You don't have to return his part of the troops!"
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