Yin Jin'an knew they were observing and wondering.
But we cannot acknowledge each other now.
With the main army and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in front of him, and the imperial court officials before him, he could not afford to "collude" with the Jade Dragon Kingdom.
Otherwise, if he forced the emperor to abdicate and killed Emperor Yangsheng, it wouldn't be considered revenge, but rather collusion with foreign tribes and wolfish ambitions.
The reason he said those things was to make Gu Zhongjin and Xu Li suspect him, so that they wouldn't use the new weapons to kill him.
He wasn't afraid of death, but if he died at the hands of the Living Guanyin, wouldn't he die a humiliating death?
Gu Chongjin and Xu Li didn't stay here for long before returning to the capital.
On the one hand, Yin Jin'an is a prince, so they cannot stay close to each other forever.
Don't even mention Yin Jin'an, Xiahou Yan could gouge their eyes out. What are you looking at? Trying to be a spy? Trying to steal the clay pot grenade or something?
In addition, they needed to return immediately to discuss this special and unexpected situation with Ling Xun.
News of Yin Jin'an's victory over Chu Bubai has reached the palace, much to Emperor Yangsheng's displeasure.
When Gu Chongjin and Xu Li returned to the capital, Emperor Yangsheng rebuked them, "Duke of Wei, Emperor An and Emperor Chen summoned you to assist me, why didn't you do anything?"
Gu Chongjin calmly replied, "His Majesty has ordered us to help expel the foreign invaders, but the Crown Prince is your prince, and we have no right to interfere in your country's internal affairs."
Emperor Yangsheng was speechless for a moment.
Upon learning that Yin Jin'an's army had marched towards the capital, Chu Hanhua said urgently, "Duke of Wei, if your country helps to repel the rebels, I am willing to offer up the entire Chu family's assets in Huainan. If the Crown Prince can be captured alive or killed, His Majesty can cede three cities... Is that right, Your Majesty?"
She looked at Emperor Yangsheng with longing.
Emperor Yangsheng was an emperor; how could he possibly hand over his territory to someone else?
He gritted his teeth and said, "No, I agree that the Jade Dragon Kingdom can trade throughout the entire territory of Western Xia, and will be granted most-favored-nation treatment, with no taxes levied!"
Logically speaking, this condition is extremely generous.
Ling Xun was somewhat tempted, but before Ling Xun could agree, Gu Chongjin said, "Prime Minister Ling, His Highness the First Prince will be arriving soon. I suggest you take a look before you agree."
Ling Xun glanced at Gu Chongjin and knew there must be a reason behind it.
He then bid farewell to Emperor Yangsheng and stayed at the post station with Gu Chongjin.
Emperor Yangsheng and Empress Chu assumed they were going to discuss terms of exchange. As they left the palace, Empress Chu added, "Prime Minister Ling, please be sure to help defeat the traitors. The Jade Dragon Kingdom can set any terms they wish."
"I will discuss this seriously with the Duke of Wei."
When the group returned to the inn, Gu Chongjin ordered someone to guard the door and close the windows, and looked at Ling Xun and Xu Li with a serious expression.
"Duke of Wei, what exactly happened?"
"Prime Minister Ling, the earthenware pot thunder made by the Crown Prince of Xixia is exactly the same as the method and effect of making thunder when the King of the West was alive."
"Is it the same model from fifteen years ago?"
“Yes. The key point is that the eldest prince is very strange. Although he is wearing a mask, I have an extremely familiar feeling about him.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Li immediately said, "If I hadn't personally witnessed the encoffining of the King of the Army, I would have definitely thought he was the King of the Army."
"What?" Upon hearing this, Ling Xun's eyes widened in shock.
"Yes, you heard right. That person, apart from age and appearance, is almost exactly the same as Second Master."
Gu Chongjin said, "There's something outsiders might not know: General Chu Zhongtian of the Ordnance Bureau, nicknamed 'Lin Dan Da,' was given to him by the late King Bingjian. Today, he asked me if Lin Dan Da had upgraded the clay pot mine again. Prime Minister Ling, apart from Second Master Yin, no one could ask that question."
Xu Li immediately said, "As soon as he opened his mouth, he called me 'Little Fatty,' and his tone was the same as before. I thought Master Yin's whip was about to come down again, so I quickly covered my head in fright. He laughed heartily, and everything was the same as before."
Ling Xun was speechless for a long time.
If others heard this, they would find it unbelievable, but Ling Xun would not.
Because when he was a court attendant, Xie Zhaozhao asked him to record the confession of "Princess Yurong," and he learned that Princess Yurong was a woman from the Guan family, and a ghost from a thousand years in the future.
It was then that he learned that reincarnation truly existed.
At this moment, Ling Xun wondered if their King of the South was also a reincarnation.
If the King of the Parallel Shoulders were to be resurrected, then his heart would be with the Jade Dragon Kingdom and with His Majesty Emperor An.
“Let’s go take a look first, but don’t get involved.” Ling Xun’s voice was hoarse. Because of his excitement, he stood up and took a few steps, saying to Gu Chongjin and Xu Li, “Even if we confirm that he is the reincarnation of the King of the South, we must never admit it in front of others.”
Gu Chongjin nodded.
After discussing it, the group was so excited that they couldn't wait to walk up to Yin Jin'an, rip off his mask, and ask him if he was Yin Er.
After staying for two days, Yin Jin'an led his men to continue north, and he was only seventy li away from Emperor Yangsheng.
The surviving generals of Wuzhong Prefecture packed their weapons and prepared to follow Yin Jin'an into the imperial city, intending to support the Crown Prince as their leader.
An army of 100,000 men stood guard outside the capital city gates, and Emperor Yangsheng was also on the city wall. Ling Xun was worried about this, so he followed Gu Chongjin and Xu Li to the watchtower on the corner tower of the city wall to keep watch.
All of them looked for Yin Jin'an.
The moment Ling Xun saw him, she exclaimed in surprise, "Why is he with a child?"
Gu Chongjin was also puzzled and said, "That child is said to be his nephew, and he takes him everywhere he goes. He's probably an orphan with no one to entrust him to, so he has to take care of him himself."
Ling Xun, Gu Zhongjin, and Xu Li are all married with several children, so they were all a little angry when they saw this little kid.
"Who brings children to war? Isn't that ridiculous?" Ling Xun frowned. "This person can't be Second Master Yin. How could he possibly take care of a child?"
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