The captain of the guards sat down, gently moistened his clothes with the water in the basin, and examined the wound. Fortunately, it was not deep, and the knife was not poisonous. He took out the wound medicine he usually prepared from the cabinet, applied it, and skillfully bandaged it.
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"Did you pick it up?" Song Chengze asked.
"Yes, I saw Prince Duan's men taking it away." Chu Yong said in a low voice.
"Well, let's check out the situation of that house. From the looks of it, it should be the second brother's base. Keep a close eye on it these days. If it's a place they often go to, and they're moving at this time, there must be some items that need to be moved."
"Yes, I understand. I've already arranged for someone to keep an eye on it. Uncle Qi has been informed at the West City Gate, and his people will be keeping an eye on it."
An older, thin man stood up from his chair. "Your Highness, I have always felt that Meng Hai is a man of some importance. If we could learn more about him, it would be extremely beneficial to Prince Cheng, Prince Jing, and now Prince Duan."
"Uncle Lu is right. This Meng Hai is very important. Unfortunately, we don't have anyone like him in the northwest. Not to mention us, the prince has always wanted to win over the northwest but has never had the opportunity. The King of Zhenbei only has the emperor in his eyes. If we do too much and attract his attention, he will mention it to the emperor and we will have to explain ourselves." Song Lu said.
"So, both Prince Cheng and Prince Jing reached out to Meng Hai. After all, he is the most capable subordinate of Prince Zhenbei. Judging from the speed at which he has improved in the past two years, Prince Zhenbei is probably trying to train him to be the Crown Prince's right-hand man." Lu Jianzhou stroked his beard and said.
"Hmph, it's hard for my uncle, the emperor. He has been brave and wise all his life, but he only gave birth to such a cousin who is ambitious and incompetent, and I have to hand over the family business to him. I'm afraid that my uncle has studied Meng Hai for a long time, but there is one thing I really don't understand." Song Chengze turned around and looked at Lu Jianzhou.
Lu Jianzhou said softly, "Your Majesty, please speak."
"Before, neither the Crown Prince nor I paid much attention to Meng Hai. Even when he asked Meng Changfeng to send a young girl to Prince Cheng's residence last year, we all thought it was just a way for the Huainan Marquis's residence to curry favor with Prince Cheng. After all, every year, many young girls are sent to Prince Cheng's residence by aristocratic families under various pretexts.
"But this year he promised his only daughter to King Jing's brother-in-law. This is quite surprising. In Uncle Lu's opinion, who does this Meng Hai belong to? Or is he nobody's and is he just trying to find a balance?"
Lu Jianzhou shook his head. "To be honest, Your Highness, I can't quite figure out what this Zhongwu General is up to. Or is all this the Prince of Zhenbei's plan? Judging from his current situation, Prince Jing has the bigger hand. Your Highness just heard Prince Duan say that he wants to make things difficult for Prince Cheng within six months. Did you understand?"
Song Chengze nodded. "It's clear. It's quiet at night and there's no one there. If you go by that statement, I think Meng Hai is either playing the fool for the King of Zhenbei or is on the side of Fourth Brother. But if it's for the King of Zhenbei, why would the Emperor's uncle do this? He has absolutely no reason to arrange for his men to return to the capital and arouse suspicion among the princes. If he's on the side of King Jing, how did Meng Hai manage to balance the King of Zhenbei and King Cheng?"
Song Chengze rubbed his forehead. This Meng Hai was truly unexpected. His series of actions were completely illogical. What was the plan he had promised the second brother to deal with the fifth brother? Was there anything he could accomplish in two months?
"After all, it would be great if we could have someone by Meng Hai's side so that we could find out something." Lu Jianzhou sighed.
"You blame me. I never thought that the Northwest would intervene so quickly. I should have made arrangements earlier." Song Chengze said.
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