Upon hearing this, Ning Ye felt as if he had heard something unbelievable.
This is a bit too outrageous, isn't it? The thing that King Jingyang kidnapped was actually General Lin's wife?
Seeing that Ning Ye showed no sign of believing her, Lin Ruxin slowly explained the whole story.
The reason things turned out this way was because General Lin's wife was not from the Central Plains, but a princess from a small kingdom in the Western Regions. She had been forced to leave and return to her hometown a few years ago.
Last year, just as he was preparing to return, Jingyang King's men learned of his plans and kidnapped him, threatening that General Lin must rebel with him or his wife's life would be in danger.
If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't care at all, but Lin Xinping was different. When Lin Xinping was still insignificant, this princess had already been by his side. Even if she was a princess of a small country, she was still a princess after all.
Their relationship, which began in humble beginnings, was naturally stronger than gold. Otherwise, Lin Xinping would never have done such a heinous thing. Even though he knew that even if things improved, he would still be doomed, he still did it resolutely.
Ning Ye couldn't help but be moved. After all, people who value emotions so much are extremely rare, no matter the time.
"What you want from me is to rescue your mother from King Jingyang's clutches. If that happens, General Lin will choose to withdraw his troops, leaving King Jingyang alone and unable to fight back. This rebellion will then come to nothing, right?"
Lin Ruxin nodded and said, "The landslide at my father's place was not a coincidence at all. He deliberately arranged for people to do it in order to buy time. Of course, if my mother is not rescued before the road is cleared, then my father will have no choice but to continue on this road."
Ning Ye asked with slight doubt, "Since you already know who did it, why don't you do it yourselves and instead come to me? To you, I'm probably an outsider, which seems a bit inappropriate, doesn't it?"
“Young Master Ning is joking. If we still had people we could use, we would never have done this. My father’s every move is being monitored. Even his relatives don’t know who the informants are or who they can trust. That’s why we had to resort to this desperate measure.”
Ning Ye had to admit that the other party had presented him with a huge problem. It sounded somewhat reasonable, but if he actually did it, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
The pros and cons of this matter have been clearly analyzed, but rescuing people from King Jingyang's clutches is still a difficult task.
Putting aside the difficulty of rescuing the person, we don't even know where this person is being held captive, so how can we even begin?
At this moment, Hu Laosan spoke up, "Young master, I think Madam Lin is very likely in Jiangyang City, and I think I know the general area, but I can't be sure."
"Oh, how did you know? Did you discover something unusual when you were gathering information earlier?"
Hu Laosan nodded and said, "When I was investigating the Prince's Mansion before, there were some places I could approach, but there were some places that were absolutely forbidden. I asked around and found that most of them were private and important places. But there was only one place that was forbidden to anyone after that incident."
Upon hearing this, Ning Ye knew that this place was very likely where Madam Lin was being held, otherwise it wouldn't have suddenly become like this.
Although doing so was indeed a bit too obvious, considering the personality of that King Jingyang, he probably didn't take anyone else seriously and didn't think anyone would actually dare to save people.
An overly confident and arrogant person never takes others seriously.
Lin Ruxin said excitedly, "Young Master Xing, as long as you help me, I will definitely not let you do this for nothing. Even if my neighbor's family declines in the future, we still have a lot of things to offer. As long as you nod your head and this matter is settled, I can give you whatever you want."
Ning Ye analyzed the situation carefully. If Lin Xinping was really only forced to rebel and then made amends afterward, given the current state of the Da Gan Dynasty, he might not actually be killed. In that case, General Lin would indeed be a valuable connection. However, this gamble was far too big.
If I guess wrong, all I'll get is some gold and silver. It's really not worth taking such a big risk for this.
But if this rebellion can be ended sooner, then this deal will be worthwhile. After all, no matter what, we can't just think that our world has suffered for too long and can't withstand so much war. If King Jingyang really leaves Cangzhou, then the world will inevitably descend into chaos.
Ning Ye used to think that being a good person was the most tiring thing, but now he really realized that being a good person is indeed the most tiring thing to do, and also the most thankless thing.
Ning Ye sighed deeply and said, "Miss Lin, congratulations. You have successfully persuaded me. I am willing to help with this matter, but whether it will succeed or not is up to fate."
Lin Ruxin also said decisively, "I will go with Young Master Ning's people. If this matter fails, I will die rather than not see my mother again."
"Since you brought Old Hu back, then you should take care of this matter."
Hu Laosan pointed to himself, "Young master, I've just returned, and you're already trying to get rid of me? I've been running around and I'm exhausted. Young master, why don't you consider finding someone else? It's a bit too much to just send me away."
Ning Ye said irritably, "Besides you, we don't know anyone else well, so if we don't let you go, who are we going to send? Are you planning to send our brothers to their deaths for nothing? If that's the case, then just pretend I didn't say anything."
"Alright, alright, young master, please don't say anymore. I'll go, okay? But this time I'm afraid I'll have to take a lot of manpower and wages with me. I'm afraid you can't spare many people from your side, right? The risk of doing this is too great. Why don't you reconsider?"
Ning Ye said in a serious tone, "There's something I haven't told you. I've secretly prepared some subordinates for you. These people are all precious treasures, so you'd better take good care of them, or I won't let you get away with it."
Hu Laosan was immediately stunned. What did it mean to secretly prepare some subordinates for himself? Could it be that Ning Ye had already considered how to arrange things for him?
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