Chapter 319: Got Fooled Again
"Your Majesty, I have received news from Yancheng that there are indeed traces of military activities in Baisha Valley, but there is no one in Yangjiazhuang. The Jinyiwei who went to arrest people not only came back empty-handed, but were almost killed in the explosion inside the manor." Xie Hui said as he placed the letter on the desk and asked Xiao Jingfan to take a look.
Xiao Jingfan opened the letter and scanned it quickly.
In addition to what Xie Hui had just reported, the letter also mentioned that someone had witnessed the owner and steward of Yangjiazhuang escorting a veiled woman into Baisha Valley.
The writer of the letter speculated that the woman might be the Fifth Prince's wife Yin Lanci.
He actually let the person run away!
Xiao Jingfan held the letter, his face somewhat gloomy.
Xie Hui asked, "Explosives have long been buried in Yangjia Manor, seemingly deliberately designed to lure the Jinyiwei there. How did you get the information that Yin Lanci was inside Yangjia Manor?"
"She said so." Xiao Jingfan pointed at Chu Liuzheng who was standing quietly beside him.
Xie Hui looked over suspiciously: "Where did you get this information from, young lady?"
【What's with this tone of calling for accusations? 】
Chu Liuzheng blinked, feeling so wronged.
[The system message is absolutely authentic. The Fifth Prince's wife did indeed stay at Yangjiazhuang for a while. I told the Tyrant that she was still there at the time, and there was no sign of her leaving. Are you blaming me for not being able to catch her because of your own lack of ability, Jinyiwei?]
"It's a long story. I'll tell you later." Xiao Jingfan helped explain and made the final decision, "She is trustworthy."
After hearing the last three words, Xie Hui immediately retracted his suspicious gaze and smiled at Chu Liuzheng in a friendly manner.
[Ah, thank goodness the tyrant believed me. Lord Xie's eyes are too scary. I don't want to go on a day trip to the Imperial Prison.]
Chu Liuzheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled back.
Xie Hui realized that he might have been mistaken before. His Majesty did not want to take this palace maid into the harem, but to train her to be his right-hand man like he did with Zhou Yuande.
He secretly looked at Chu Liuzheng.
I wonder what else is so special about this palace maid besides her good looks that makes His Majesty look at her specially.
Xiao Jingfan read the letter again, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, he placed the letter on the candlestick and lit it.
The flames licked the scroll, and the letter turned into ashes in the brazier.
He ordered in a cold voice, "Send a message to Li Ze immediately and have him deploy 5,000 men to station outside Baisha Valley and keep an eye on the situation inside. If there are any unusual movements, I allow him to act accordingly."
Li Ze is the commander of the Xuanjia Army. When Xiao Jingfan was still a prince, Li Ze was his study partner.
The Black Armor Army was trained by Li Ze himself. The soldiers are all extremely brave and it is an elite force.
Xie Hui was surprised: "You want to force Yin Lanci to mobilize the Dragon Shadow Guard?"
"If she's willing to move, that would be great." Xiao Jingfan's eyes were slightly cold. "If she doesn't, I want to see how long she can hide in Baisha Valley with the Dragon Shadow Guard."
Baisha Valley is full of miasma and poisonous insects, snakes and ants. It is not a good place to retire.
They might be able to be self-sufficient in the short term, but over time, without supplies sent in from outside, he didn't believe that Yin Lanci, that woman, could really stay.
Xie Hui moved his lips, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Xiao Jingfan glanced at him: "If you have something to say, just say it."
Xie Hui said, "It will take some time for the Black Armor Army to mobilize. If that woman is really Yin Lanci, with her agility, she might be able to take the Dragon Shadow Guards and move away in advance. What should we do then?"
Xiao Jingfan sneered: "There is no other Baisha Valley in this world. If she dares to come out of Baisha Valley with the Dragon Shadow Guard, it will be exactly what I want."
If Baisha Valley was not so difficult to enter and exit, and a rash attack would have resulted in heavy casualties, he would have sent Li Ze to lead the troops there long ago, instead of just letting the Xuanjia Army train nearby.
[Tsk, the tyrant has been tricked by the Fifth Prince's wife again.]
Xiao Jingfan:?
Chu Liuzheng looked through the system.
[The woman who entered the valley was not the Fifth Prince's wife, but the wife of the manor owner. Knowing that the Imperial Guards were coming to arrest her, the Fifth Prince's wife had already changed her appearance and fled. She is now heading towards Xiancheng.]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Even if that woman is not Yin Lanci, Dragon Shadow Guard is definitely real, right?
Unexpectedly, just as he finished thinking this, Chu Liuzheng's voice came into his ears again.
[Oh no, the leader of the Dragon Shadow Guard received the news from the owner of the manor and was planning to disguise themselves as a caravan and send them to King Cheng's fiefdom in batches. By the time the Black Armor Army arrived, they had already fled.]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Could you tell me earlier?!
Chu Liuzheng had no idea that the emperor was angry with him again and was still searching in the system.
[Tsk tsk, what a fool! Prince Cheng really thinks he's so lucky! He dotes on the three beauties sent by the Fifth Prince's wife.]
If he knew that the faces of these three peerless beauties were nurtured by Gu worms, and that they couldn't even maintain their human form without the worms, would he never be able to stand up again?
[Speaking of which, according to the Fifth Prince's wife's plan, in three months, Prince Cheng will be her puppet. By then, he'll be able to point east and not west, and even a dog won't dare chase a chicken. He'll be more obedient than a puppet on a string.]
Puppet?!
Xiao Jingfan's hands on the table suddenly clenched into fists.
Xie Hui saw this and thought that the emperor had suddenly thought of something extremely important, so he quickly put on an attitude of listening attentively.
One, two, three, four, five...
He counted to ten silently but heard no sound, so he looked at the emperor in confusion, "Aren't you going to tell me?"
Xiao Jingfan had a serious face and listened attentively to the inner voice.
[Oh my, Prince Cheng is quite bold, actually secretly plotting against the Fifth Prince's wife, trying to use the opportunity of cooperation to make unreasonable demands. Tsk tsk, did you know that apart from pure-blooded naive people like the Silly Princess, the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is?]
Chu Liuzheng continued to dig down.
[He didn't have the guts to go to Beijing to save his son, but he had the guts to seek death.]
[However, I've seen many people seeking death, but this is the first time I've seen someone like King Cheng with so many layers of death buffs stacked on him. Even the King of Hell would shake his head when he saw him.]
As she was flipping through the pages, she suddenly caught sight of a very short piece of gossip and scanned it in a few seconds.
[Frog fun! This guy even had the audacity to think about Concubine Dou before. He wants to cuckold the tyrant, isn't he afraid that the tyrant will chop him down with a sword?]
Xiao Jingfan loosened his clenched fists and suddenly felt that turning into a puppet was still too easy.
He tapped his fingertips on the table, thinking carefully about the message revealed in his heart.
Yin Lan resigned from Xiancheng, and the Longying Guards were to disguise themselves as a merchant caravan and flee to King Cheng's fiefdom in batches. Three months later, King Cheng would become an obedient puppet.
If the news is to be passed to Li Ze, it will take at least three days. Including the mobilization of troops, it will take five days to reach Baisha Valley.
According to the information sent back by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the number of Dragon Shadow Guards is approximately between two thousand and three thousand, and no more than three thousand at most.
If the Dragon Shadow Guards act fast enough, it is not impossible to transfer all of them within five days.
Xiao Jingfan knocked on the table and said to Xie Hui, "You were right."
Xie Hui was confused. Which sentence?
Xiao Jingfan said: "The Jinyiwei failed to catch the person, and they have already alerted the enemy. The Longyingwei may have moved away in advance, so we have to be on guard."
Xie Hui looked at him.
Didn't you just say you were afraid they wouldn't move? Why are you changing your tune now?
Just now, Xiao Jingfan didn't expect that the Dragon Shadow Guards had already started to move without even looking at the wind direction, and they were heading to King Cheng's fiefdom. This woman, Yin Lanci, was more cautious than he thought.
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