Chapter 235 An important piece of information
Half an hour later.
Wei Changtian walked out of the tea room with a smile, and then walked out of the Xu family's house with Qin Zhengqiu, got into the carriage and prepared to go home.
"Changtian, how did the conversation go?"
As soon as he sat down, Qin Zhengqiu asked anxiously, "Has Madam Wei agreed?"
“.”
The smile on his face gradually faded. Wei Changtian didn't say anything, but just shook his head gently.
As expected, the first round of negotiations did not result in an agreement.
The main reason is that there is a conflict in the core interests of both parties.
For the Xu family, they actually don't want to see the dispute between Liu and Wei end too quickly.
After all, the longer the Liu family and the Wei family fight, the more energy Ning Yongnian will have to spend on it, and thus he will not be able to devote all his energy to dealing with the Xu family and Dafeng.
As for the Wei family, it is impossible for them to choose to openly stand on the side of the Xu family in order to defeat the Liu family.
What Wei Changtian wanted was for the Xu family to help the Liu family "rebel".
Wei Yanyu, however, wanted the Wei family to really rebel.
The negotiations then reached a deadlock.
As for how to break the impasse, Wei Changtian hadn't figured it out yet. He could only go back and discuss with Chu Xianping before making plans.
At this moment, in the imperial palace in Beijing, thousands of miles away, another conspiracy was quietly taking place.
Dozens of fist-sized night-shining pearls, thousands of bright lights, and a huge map covering the entire wall Ning Yongnian stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and behind him were five figures standing with their heads bowed.
"Your Majesty, today the spies reported back that Dafeng has begun to gather troops to the border, and will arrive at Yuanzhou City within ten days."
"Based on the current scale, it's about 100,000 people."
“One hundred thousand.”
Ning Yongnian did not turn around, but asked calmly: "What about Jizhou?"
"Return to the Emperor!"
Another man immediately stepped forward and answered in a deep voice: "The troops of each state have made all preparations. We are only waiting for the emperor's order to attack Jizhou City and kill all the rebels!"
"Kill them all. Haha, General Lin, you underestimate the Xu family."
Ning Yongnian's gaze lingered on the Jizhou territory on the map, with a playful look in his eyes.
"If Jizhou was really so vulnerable, why would I have waited until now?"
“But now is indeed the time.”
“.”
The five people behind him looked at each other in confusion, none of them knowing what this meant.
In fact, they had long been wondering why Ning Yongnian had not yet ordered an attack on Jizhou even though the army was already in place.
It's like waiting for something.
So, is the wait finally over?
"Two days later, at midnight, we will send troops to Jizhou."
On the other side, Ning Yongnian slowly turned around and glanced at the five people one by one: "No need to worry about the three counties along the way, just go straight to Jizhou City."
"After the war drums sound for a quarter of an hour, the South City Gate will open."
"I will personally supervise the battle. The entire city must be captured before sunrise."
"You all, do you understand?"
“.”
In the huge secret room, one could hear a pin drop. The five people's pupils shrank slightly, and their eyes were full of shock.
They were not surprised by the practice of "attacking the city at night" which violated the art of war, nor were they surprised by the seemingly impossible task of "taking Jizhou City overnight".
There was only one sentence in the minds of the five people at this moment -
A quarter of an hour after the war drums sounded, the South City Gate opened.
This "open" certainly does not mean that the city gate was breached by the imperial army.
If that's the case, then it means one thing.
There is an insider in Jizhou City.
An important and powerful insider in the Xu family.
So this is the reason why the army has been sitting still! The five people who suddenly realized something immediately bowed to Ning Yongnian and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
"I understand!"
An hour later, Chengqian Palace.
"Your Highness, it is getting late."
The hunched old eunuch looked at the thoughtful man in front of him and whispered, "You should rest early."
"Yes, I know."
The man was the second prince Ning Wenyu. He turned his head to look at the old eunuch and suddenly said, "Call Dongxiu."
"Well"
The old eunuch was stunned, but didn't say much. He walked out of the room with small steps. Not long after, a woman dressed as a palace maid knocked on the door and walked in.
All the servants working in Chengqian Palace knew that Dongxiu was a palace maid who had just entered the palace a month ago.
Although her appearance was not particularly outstanding, she was extremely lucky. As soon as she entered the palace, she was noticed by Ning Wenyu. It was no exaggeration to say that she became a phoenix in one fell swoop.
"Your Highness."
Turning back to close the door, Dongxiu lowered her eyebrows and asked softly, "Are you looking for me?"
"Um."
Ning Wenyu nodded: "Help me undress."
"yes."
Dongxiu walked over to Ning Wenyu and gently took off his outer robe, then his inner robe. And as Ning Wenyu's clothes were removed piece by piece, her own clothes also slowly fell to the ground.
"Your Highness, be gentle."
The suggestive panting sound continued from the outer hall to the inner room and then into the bed curtains.
“Hula!”
The thick bed curtains spread out, completely blocking out the erotic scene inside, while also blocking out several views outside.
Listening to the continuous spring sounds in their ears, the several masters responsible for monitoring Ning Wenyu all had unchanged expressions, as if they were not surprised by this.
After all, this kind of thing happens almost every day.
However, if their eyes could see through the bed curtains, they probably wouldn't be so calm at this moment.
"Your Highness, ah."
"Miss Dongxiu, I have important information to inform Master Wei!"
“.”
At the same time, in Jizhou, Ruyi Inn.
". Sir, this is the only way we can try now."
"With such conditions, I'm sure the Xu family will consider it."
After listening to Wei Changtian's talk about the negotiations tonight, Chu Xianping has already given his own suggestions -
Although the Wei family cannot openly rebel with the Xu family, they can reserve a way out for the Xu family after the rebellion fails.
If Jizhou cannot be defended, whether the Xu family plans to flee to Dafeng or Dali for refuge, the Wei family will provide all necessary assistance in the process.
Although this will undoubtedly further intensify the conflict between the Wei family and Ning Yongnian, it will all be worth it as long as the Liu family can be eliminated.
"Well, I'll talk to Wei Yanyu tomorrow, but..."
Wei Changtian nodded and was about to ask something else.
But at this moment, Chu Xianping's expression suddenly changed.
He quickly took out a piece of mother-and-child jade from his waist. Without giving any time to explain, he took out a booklet from his sleeve and kept flipping through it. At the same time, he used his inner strength to carve small words on the table with a serious expression.
Wei Changtian shut up instantly, knowing what Chu Xianping was doing.
After some thought, I have already roughly studied the "Chinese telegraph code".
However, apart from Chu Xianping, only a few people in Tongzhou Club have mastered this technology.
So, someone on the same boat was passing on information. Unable to suppress his curiosity, Wei Changtian simply stood up and stood behind Chu Xianping, reading each word the latter carved.
Amid the flying wood chips, words jumped into my eyes one by one, and finally pieced together into a complete sentence of information.
"Two days later at midnight, the army attacked the city. The war drums sounded for a quarter of an hour, and the south gate opened. The Xu family had spies from the imperial court."
(End of this chapter)
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