Chapter 433: No Way to Defend
Zhou Yunshu and Zhou Yunzhi looked at each other and immediately thought of someone.
The person who could point out the alliance between the new emperor and the crown prince was Ji Mingxue, the youngest son favored by the King of Huainan.
Zhou Yunshu had previously used the identity of the Prince of Huainan to cheat people outside, so he was quite familiar with the sons of the Prince of Huainan.
"If Ji Ming learned the wrong thing, then it's not surprising."
After all, the King of Huainan once wanted to depose the Crown Prince and enthrone Ji Mingxue. Ji Mingxue saw that the fat meat was about to fall into his mouth, but it was eaten up by the King of Huainan's Crown Prince in the blink of an eye. How could he not go crazy?
Zhou Yunzhi looked at Feng Xujie who ran in and asked, "Did they go north?"
Feng Xujie shook his head, "They don't have the courage to go north."
Ji Sheng alone was enough to scare them to death.
"They rebelled in the Huainan King's fiefdom and refused to allow the new Huainan King to return to his fiefdom."
"He's more cowardly than I thought." Zhou Yunshu said after hearing this.
Zhou Yunzhi raised the corner of his mouth and smiled at Zhou Yunshu, "How do you want him to behave?"
"Let's not even mention that the vast majority of people within the Huainan King's faction are optimistic about the Crown Prince. Even if there are still some who don't support the Huainan King's Crown Prince, the Huainan King's trip to the capital this time has probably been handled by the Huainan King's Crown Prince."
Ji Mingxue's current reaction is simply desperate. If he doesn't rebel, he will be dead when the Prince of Huainan comes back, so it is better for him to occupy his father's fiefdom before the Prince of Huainan comes back.
Zhou Yunshu nodded. The Prince of Huainan dared to kill his own father, so it was normal for him to kill some of his confidants.
But since this news can be spread, it means that the Prince of Huainan has not killed enough people.
"Then don't care about it?" Feng Xujie asked with some confusion when he saw that Zhou Yunshu and the others didn't seem nervous.
Zhou Yunshu is the biological mother of the new emperor, and Zhou Yunzhi is the biological uncle of the new emperor. Now someone wants to rebel against Xixi. Aren’t they going to do something?
"It's not that they don't care, but someone is in charge."
The Prince of Huainan was probably so happy that he couldn't sleep after hearing the news of Ji Mingxue's rebellion.
He was originally worried that he couldn't find a suitable excuse to get rid of this ignorant half-brother, but he ended up bringing his own death upon himself.
Now, not only can he take this opportunity to legitimately get rid of the thorn in his side, but he can also show his loyalty to the court and consolidate his power in his fiefdom.
"Indeed, I heard that the Prince of Huainan has already arrived in Luzhou and will soon be arriving at his fiefdom."
"wrong!"
Zhou Yunshu suddenly thought of something, a very serious thing.
She looked at Zhou Yunzhi beside her and said, "Brother, do you still remember the group of people who massacred people in Yuncheng?"
"Remember, isn't he dead?"
Zhou Yunshu shook her head. "That's only part of it. Second brother said that group of people have many burrows, so it's impossible for them to all die out. Even if they return to the island to recuperate, it's still uncertain."
Feng Xujie looked at Zhou Yunshu in confusion, "Sir, does this have anything to do with Ji Mingxue?"
Zhou Yunshu nodded, and Zhou Yunzhi explained to Feng Xujie, "Yunhai once said that group of people surrendered to Ji Mingxue, but Ji Mingxue didn't like them at the time."
"Just because I didn't like them back then doesn't mean I don't like them now. If Ji Mingxue really wants to compete with the new King of Huainan, he'll definitely need as many people under his command as possible."
So, the opportunity for those pirates has come.
Zhou Yunshu's face darkened, and she said to Zhou Yunzhi, "I will return to Yuncheng today."
Yuncheng has a very good location. Because of this, if the pirates want to go to the fiefdom of King Huainan, they will definitely pass through Yuncheng again.
They had tasted the sweetness of success when Yuncheng was massacred last time. This time, they might come back again, looting the food and using it as their own rations to rush to the fiefdom of King Huainan.
Zhou Yunshu had to hurry back. She couldn't let Yuncheng, which had just regained some vitality, be plundered by pirates again, even if it was just a possibility.
But even if Zhou Yunshu wanted to leave, she couldn't leave immediately.
If you want to be confident, you must have soldiers and food.
Zhanchuan did not bring the three thousand elite soldiers with him when he came, so he had to go back to mobilize troops first.
If you have soldiers, you need food. If you can't even feed them enough, why would they risk their lives for you?
Let’s not talk about loyalty. Whether it is Zhou Yunshu’s subordinates or the elites trained by Zhan Chuan now, they all came to Zhou Yunshu’s command because they could not survive. They are not the Zhou family army.
They came to work for her just to have enough food and clothing to survive. If this requirement is not met, they will immediately turn against her without the pirates' instigation.
There are also differences between soldiers.
Zhou Yunshu and Zhan Chuan split their troops into two groups. Zhou Yunshu took the food and tried to return to Yuncheng today, while Zhan Chuan returned to the training place, arranged the patrols, and then took the 3,000 elite troops to Yuncheng.
Zhanchuan went to Yuncheng this time just to familiarize himself with the route. After dropping the people off, he would return immediately if there were no accidents.
After agreeing on this matter, Zhou Yunshu had a brief chat with Feng Xujie, and then asked Wei Zhong to arrange for someone to send Feng Xujie to the capital.
As long as Feng Xujie delivers the secret chamber to Ji Sheng and Xixi, the Feng family will only have one head of the family in the future.
Therefore, in order to prevent the previous incident of Feng Xujie being assassinated by Feng Kewen and others from happening again, it is most appropriate to have Wei Zhong and others escort him.
When Li Jialan and Wu Yue learned that Zhou Yunshu had suddenly decided to leave, although they were very reluctant, they still went to pack luggage for Zhou Yunshu and Wu Gui.
Zhou Yunshu wanted to clean up the mess herself, but Li Jialan didn't want her to do it.
There wasn't much she could do for her daughter, so she was happy to do whatever she could herself.
Zhou Yunshu held Kang Kang, who finally got a little close to her, in her arms and said to Li Jialan, "Mom, there's something I forgot to tell you."
Li Jialan didn't stop packing her things and just asked, "What's the matter?"
"Cao Zhengxing is dead."
Li Jialan paused while packing her bag and turned to Zhou Yunshu unconsciously. "He, is dead?"
Zhou Yunshu nodded.
Li Jialan lowered her eyes slightly, turned around and looked at Zhou Yunshu's clothes, nodded and said, "I understand."
Li Jialan still remembers the scene when she and Cao Zhengxing met for the first time.
Li Jialan was happy when she learned that Cao Zhengxing was not dead.
But this joy disappeared after discovering that Cao Zhengxing was becoming more and more paranoid, as if he had become a different person.
Not only did she disappear, Li Jialan even began to be afraid of Cao Zhengxing.
He was far different from the gentle and refined young man in her memory, and had become what everyone called a treacherous villain.
The two of them were no longer an engaged couple, but Cao Zhengxing had no awareness of this. Not only did he harass her, he also harassed his own children.
What she could not accept the most was that Cao Zhengxing actually provoked her in front of her husband.
If Zhou Jianzhang hadn't believed in herself, Li Jialan would really have no way to defend herself.
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