Chapter 793: Preparing a "Meeting Gift"
That night, at the hour of Xu.
Just as night fell, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi walked out of the courtyard after dinner and prepared to go to Longshou Mountain to "test their swords."
Walk through the bamboo forest and arrive at the front hall of the inn.
Qin He, who was sitting in the hall enjoying the cool breeze, saw the two of them and stood up and asked with a smile:
"Sir, Madam, are you going out?"
"Yes, since we have come all this way, we must go for a walk in the city."
"In that case, why don't you go to the West Market? There should be a night market there now, and it's quite lively."
"Really? Then let's go and take a look at how the customs and practices of Dahui differ from those of Dajue."
"Well, sir, how about I go with you?"
"Hahaha, I appreciate your kindness, but we're just going to take a look tonight, so I won't bother you."
"Okay, then my lord and madam, remember to be careful. Now that the emperor has passed away and the new emperor has not been appointed, there is more or less unrest in Yongding City."
"Thank you for your reminder, young lady. We will pay more attention to it."
“.”
After chatting with Qin He for a few words in the front hall, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi quickly walked out of the inn and got into an ordinary carriage.
A half-crescent moon hung obliquely in the eastern corner of the sky. The night sky was a little pale, and the starlight was like broken jade, shining brightly.
“Bang!”
Zhang San, who was driving the carriage, waved the whip, and with a crisp sound, the carriage slowly drove into the Yongding City where thousands of houses were lit up.
Why did Wei Changtian go to Longshou Mountain tonight? He had already told Yang Liushi the reason, which was to prepare a "meeting gift" for Gongsun Yan.
And if nothing unexpected happens, this "greeting gift" should be a few human heads.
You know, although Gongsun Yan is a prince, he is after all just a king of a different surname who came from a merchant family. Some people may not take him seriously, and may even look down on his identity.
Among them, the second prince Lu Yuansong was the one who looked down on him the most.
As the second prince of Dahui and a strong contender for the throne, Lu Yuansong not only has the surname Lu, but also has a huge force under his command.
More importantly, he and Gongsun Yan had had many conflicts over business before.
Because of this, when Lu Hongji was about to confer the title of marquis on Gongsun Yan, Lu Yuansong was the first to jump out to oppose it, and he brought a large group of remonstrants to almost ruin the plan.
This also forced Gongsun Yan to pay a considerable price, which allowed Lu Hongji to withstand the pressure and not go back on his word.
In the end, the throne was conferred and Gongsun Yan became a prince as he wished.
But he and Lu Yuansong had a complete feud, and the relationship between the two became increasingly hostile.
Lu Yuansong even set up a plan to get rid of Gongsun Yan, the thorn in his side.
Although it was not successful in the end, it had already escalated the conflict between the two to the point of life and death.
Of course, in Lu Yuansong's opinion, he would definitely not be the one who died.
After all, no matter how rich Gongsun Yan is, he is just rich, which is undoubtedly far from power and influence.
But for big shots at their level, money is the most worthless thing.
In fact, Lu Yuansong’s confidence is not wrong.
Subsequent facts have repeatedly proved that Gongsun Yan could not gain any advantage at all in the fight with Lu Yuansong. He could only passively take the beatings and barely save his life.
It was not until Lu Hongji died in Xinfeng and Lu Yuansong had no time to care about Gongsun Yan's affairs in order to fight for the throne that the latter finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From this point of view, apart from Lu Yuansong’s “direct competitors”, Gongsun Yan is undoubtedly the person who is most reluctant to see the former sit on the throne.
In fact, in order to prevent Lu Yuansong from doing this, Gongsun Yan had already done a lot of things in secret.
And now, Wei Changtian was ready to help him solve all this once and for all. "Master, we're here."
At the end of the Xu hour, on the south side of Longshou Mountain, outside the tall red wall.
The entire Longshou Mountain is surrounded by a long and tall red wall. There is a neat road outside the wall, but there are few pedestrians and the surroundings are extremely quiet.
It can be seen that the people of Dahui are still quite afraid of this place.
After all, this is such an important place. If you happen to encounter a few unreasonable soldiers who mistake you for a spy from the enemy country, you won't be able to explain yourself and you might even lose your life in vain.
Therefore, unless it is really necessary to pass through this place, people will often take a detour.
However, Wei Changtian didn't care about all this. He directly ordered Zhang San to drive the carriage to the foot of the city wall, and then he slowly got out of the carriage with Yang Liushi.
"You go to Xishi and wait for us first."
Glancing at the glowing Longshou Mountain in front of him, Wei Changtian waved to Zhang San, "Remember to buy something."
"Yes, I understand."
Zhang San didn't say much. He just responded and drove away, leaving Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi standing there.
The two men did not immediately climb over the wall and go into the mountains. Instead, they looked around to determine their current location, and then took out a map to check it out.
After roughly figuring out the location of the "Changding Palace" where Lu Yuansong lived on the mountain, Wei Changtian put the map in his arms, looked at each other with Yang Liushi, and each took out a piece of black cloth to cover their faces.
In the moonlight, neither of them spoke, but just nodded to each other.
The next moment, the two figures suddenly disappeared from where they were, leaving only a gust of wind that swept across the red wall and then merged into the vast night.
Half an hour later.
Return to the imperial palace, Changding Hall.
It was already late at night, but the main hall was still brightly lit, and six or seven people were discussing matters inside.
Half a month has passed since Lu Hongji's death, and the undercurrent of the struggle for the throne has also been surging for half a month, and now it is on the eve of breaking out.
As a strong contender for the next emperor of Dahui, Lu Yuansong has certainly had a lot of time to spare in recent days, and he even sleeps less than two hours a day.
However, there was no sign of fatigue on his face, and none of his followers dared to slack off.
After all, everyone knows what this big fight means.
If we win, everyone will be able to rise to the top.
If we lose, no one will survive.
To put it bluntly, for these high-ranking officials, they were betting their lives that they had chosen the right person.
"Your Highness, the eldest prince left the palace yesterday and went to Lingyun Sect, and has not returned yet."
"King Kang has been very close to Lord Song from the Ministry of Personnel recently. I wanted to meet Lord Song today, but he declined on the grounds of being unwell."
"Your Majesty's body has not been found yet. I have sent more people to Fengyuan."
"King Feng still refuses to see our people, and there has been no news about how to deal with the 300,000 surrendered soldiers. He must be waiting and watching."
“.”
As the candlelight flickered, one counselor after another reported the latest developments in various aspects to Lu Yuansong and gave his own judgments.
The fight for the throne has reached this point, and there are two things that will directly affect the final outcome.
One is who can find Lu Hongji’s body first.
Second, who can reach an agreement with Xinfeng to redeem the 300,000 surrendered soldiers?
If someone can do these two things, he will undoubtedly have an advantage.
It’s a pity that Lu Yuansong has not made any breakthrough so far.
Fortunately, based on the current situation, the same is true for others, and none of them have been able to get in touch with Xu Suisui.
The new empress did not meet anyone and did not reveal any relevant information.
As if waiting for something. "We shouldn't waste our efforts on Fengyuan anymore."
After thinking for a while, Lu Yuansong, who was dressed in white, shook his head and said, "Xu Suisui obeyed Wei Changtian's orders. It must be the latter who told her to do so."
"How's Wei Changtian doing? Have you seen him?"
"Your Highness, our people have already arrived in Shuzhou City, but they were turned away every time they visited the gate."
One of the counselors immediately replied: "And Wei Changtian has not shown up since he returned to Shuzhou City."
"Didn't show up?"
Lu Yuansong frowned and immediately ordered, "Send more people! We must see Wei Changtian first at all costs! Father's body may be in his hands!"
"yes!"
The counselor responded in a deep voice and was about to say something else.
But at this moment, a voice that seemed like a smile suddenly came from not far away.
"Your Highness, what do you want to talk to me about?"
(End of this chapter)
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