Chapter 218 Dog-eat-Dog
"Don't let anyone know about the disappearance of the warhorse. Warn everyone in the Cavalry Battalion. If the news gets out, it will be bad for everyone in the Battalion. If you want to live, keep your mouth shut!
"Secretly search the entire city for the whereabouts of the war horses! There's not much room to house 30,000 war horses, and wherever so many horses pass by, there will be huge traces. We'll definitely find some clues!"
Deputy General Cao realized the seriousness of the matter. If the warhorse could not be found, he would not be able to escape the crime. This might be a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of his clan!
"Yes, Your Highness! I will go back and investigate this matter thoroughly. There are only 30,000 war horses and 30,000 soldiers in the Cavalry Battalion. This matter can be hidden for a while, but not forever... I am afraid..."
Yuwen Heng looked at him, his eyes full of anger, and said angrily: "You also know that you can't hide it, so I asked you to investigate. I give you three days. I want to know useful information! If you can't find Deputy General Cao, you will die as an apology!"
Deputy General Cao's eyes were filled with shock, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! I obey your command!"
"Get out of here!"
Deputy General Cao tumbled and crawled out. Yuwen Heng was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. As if he had thought of something, he shouted urgently, "Someone come here!"
"Your Highness, I am here to receive your orders!"
"Let Qinglong come to see me!"
"Your Highness, Qinglong hasn't returned all night!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Heng was stunned: "Qinglong didn't come back?"
"Yes! Your Highness! Qinglong is not here!"
"Hurry up and go to the clan house to find out the news!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
After the guards left, Yuwen Heng stood at the door and could not move. He felt panic in his heart.
Back in the bedroom, the maid helped him put on his clothes. Just as he was about to leave, the guards came running towards him and shouted urgently:
"Your Highness, Your Highness, something's wrong!"
"What's up?"
"Qinglong was captured!"
Yu Wenheng looked incredulous and asked, "What did you say? When was he arrested? By whom?"
"Your Highness, Qinglong was apprehended last night for trespassing into the clan residence! I've also heard that he's already confessed!"
"Confess? Confess what?"
"Confess... Confess... Confess all the charges... Qinglong betrayed His Highness! I'm afraid the Third Prince and Lord Li have already brought Qinglong to the palace to meet the Emperor...
Your Highness... Your Highness, you must come up with a solution quickly..."
Yuwen Heng was in a panic, and a look of helplessness appeared on his face. He forced himself to calm down.
After a long while, he said, "Someone from the palace said I went to the Cavalry Battalion for training!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
Afterwards, Yuwen Heng left the Grand Prince's Mansion without looking back and rode a fast horse to the Cavalry Camp.
He was in a mess now. Qinglong was captured, and all the horses of the Cavalry Battalion disappeared overnight. All these things were aimed at him, catching him off guard. Qinglong knew a lot about him, and many of them were ordered by him.
Confess? What did Qinglong confess? And what was wrong with his trust in him for so long...
For now he had to hide, one day at a time. He had to sort out his thoughts before he could come up with a countermeasure. Compared to Qinglong being captured, the 30,000 war horses of the Cavalry Battalion were a bigger problem!
He didn't even dare to think further. What would he do if he couldn't find these 30,000 war horses?
Who is behind this?
Inside the main tent of the Cavalry Battalion, four staff members sat below Yuwen Heng, discussing and analyzing the situation intensely.
"Your Highness, the current situation is very unfavorable to you. I think we should take the initiative. Instead of waiting for the Emperor to summon you for trial, why not create something ourselves to act as a shield?"
Hearing this, Yu Wenheng's eyes lit up. "Oh? For example, what is it?"
"Last time, our people discovered that His Royal Highness the Second Prince was keeping several assassins in the suburbs... Why don't you pin the blame on the Second Prince?"
Yuwen Heng's eyes flashed with anger, and then he said in a deep voice: "He's just raising some assassins. How many can he raise? These are 30,000 war horses, not 30 or 300. How can he shift the blame?"
The man below smiled slightly and said calmly: "The Second Prince is raising assassins, but how can he explain whether he is raising assassins? The laws of our Yu Kingdom strictly stipulate that officials and nobles are not allowed to raise assassins. If they are found, they will be killed on the spot! Although everyone tacitly raises assassins in private,
But no one dared to admit it openly! So the Second Prince didn't dare to admit it. Since he didn't dare to admit it, we can say that he was raising troops and secretly stationing troops. We just need to create the illusion that he was stationing troops.
Then His Highness took advantage of the situation and put the blame for the lost warhorse on the Second Prince.
Of course, we can't tell the outside world that all 30,000 war horses disappeared, we can only say that thousands of war horses were lost, and then find out where the second prince is in the western suburbs.
During this time, Your Highness should send people to purchase horses from various places. If those 30,000 war horses cannot be found, Your Highness should make preparations for both scenarios!
Yu Wenheng glanced at the people below and asked in a deep voice, "What do you think of this method?"
"Your Highness, I think this method is excellent. It can not only solve your current predicament, but also give us the opportunity to get rid of the Second Prince! It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!"
"I think it's a good idea too. Now that the warhorse issue has been resolved, Your Highness should think about how to apologize to the Emperor. The Qinglong matter could be a big deal or a small one, it all depends on the Emperor's opinion! Right now, I'm afraid Qinglong knows too much. If he tells Your Highness everything, I'm afraid..."
Yuwen Heng rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought for a long time before saying, "Let's make arrangements right now! Remember, make sure it's flawless! I'm going to the palace to meet with my father and expose the Second Prince's suspicion of secretly raising an army!"
"Yes! Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll make the arrangements right away!"
"We still need to find out who is impersonating me. I will find him and tear him into pieces!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study
The Emperor was looking at the confession presented by Lord Li, questioning Qinglong, and was sending someone to invite the eldest prince
Yuwen Heng walked into the imperial study and saluted the emperor above him, saying, "Your Highness, your son pays respect to you, Father!"
Yuwen Yuntian threw a stack of confessions at Yuwen Heng's feet and said, "Look, did you do all this?"
Yuwen Heng didn't pick up the paper on the ground. Instead, he looked up and said calmly, "Father, I want to expose my second brother for secretly raising an army!"
Yuwen Yuntian's pupils were shocked: "What did you say? The second brother secretly raised an army?"
"Yes! Reporting to the Emperor, my cavalry battalion lost some war horses last night, so I ordered people to search for them. They found some clues and found that the lost war horses were in a secluded villa in the western suburbs of the city.
There are all kinds of weapons in that villa, and there are also some private soldiers..."
Yuwen Yuntian asked in a deep voice: "Then how did you determine that it was the second brother who did it?"
"Father, please call the Second Prince and ask him! I just found out that the manor is somewhat related to the Second Prince..."
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