Chapter 188 Nice to meet you, Prince Chang'an
Prince Chang'an's words "The rebellion must be quelled, and the people must be saved as well" gave the generals a new understanding of the prince who was born into the royal family and grew up in a luxurious environment.
Not all of the emperor's sons are as eager for quick success and instant benefits as the ninth prince Huo Yan, who does not take the lives of the people and soldiers seriously. There are also people like Prince Chang'an Huo Zheng who "pity the suffering of the people and cherish the lives of the soldiers."
The officials and generals discussed the matter of suppressing the rebellion more and more in depth. Everyone expressed his thoughts and provided King Chang'an with ideas for defeating the enemy.
Huo Zheng was about to speak when a soldier outside the tent came to report, "Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace."
"Someone's coming from the palace?" Huo Zheng frowned slightly, "But what happened in the palace? Let him in."
When the officials and generals saw that Prince Chang'an had family matters to attend to, the discerning ones immediately spoke up, "I will discuss the method of defeating the enemy with you gentlemen when we return home. I will take my leave now."
"I will take my leave."
The generals also said they were going to train troops and patrol, and then took their leave together.
When the guards brought Tan Qi in, these people left one after another. Soon, only Huo Zheng and Gu Yuanjia were left in the main tent.
Gu Yuanjia had been working for Prince Chang'an as early as when he was in Nanzhou. Over the past year or so, the two of them had cooperated very well, and Master Gu had become Huo Zheng's confidant.
Tan Qi followed the soldiers into the main tent and said, "General Tan Qi greets the prince and Master Gu."
Huo Zheng saw Tan Qi enter and stood up and asked, "Why are you here in Xizhou? What happened in the mansion? Is the princess okay?"
Tan Qi was a retainer of the palace. Before Huo Zheng left Beijing, he specifically called the housekeeper Cheng Wen and Tan Qi to his side and repeatedly instructed them to protect the princess and the young master and not to leave their posts no matter what happened.
Huo Zheng couldn't figure out what had happened in the mansion that would make Tan Qi leave the princess and the young master behind and run to Xizhou.
The moment he saw Tan Qi, he even wondered if something had happened to Chunzhi...
Tan Qi quickly said, "Princess, everything is fine."
Huo Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Yuanjia asked, "Then why did you come to Xizhou?"
Tan Qi said, "I am here to send someone to the prince in the name of the princess."
"The princess sent you to deliver someone?" Gu Yuanjia asked in surprise, "Who is she delivering?"
Chunzhi was born in the countryside. Even though she regained her status as the legitimate daughter of the Mu family and became the Princess of Chang'an, she was very aware that her knowledge was limited, so she never interfered in the affairs of the Prince of Chang'an.
Such a princess, yet she sent Tan Qi to send people to the front line when the battle in Xizhou was at a stalemate.
How can this not make people curious?
Tan Qi said, "Mr. Gu, why don't you take a guess?"
When Gu Yuanjia heard this, he knew that the palace would be safe and sound, and the person that the princess asked Tan Qi to send to Xizhou would definitely not be a useless person.
Master Gu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Could it be someone who can help the prince pacify Xizhou?"
"Don't keep me in suspense, tell me." Huo Zheng was also quite curious about the person that Chunzhi sent Tan Qi to Xizhou.
You know, Chunzhi never interferes in his business, but this time she made an exception.
Tan Qi said, "He's the adopted son of the rebel leader Cao Jing!"
"This is really strange." Gu Yuanjia said, "How could Cao Jing's adopted son end up in the hands of the princess?"
"What a coincidence..."
In front of Huo Zheng and Gu Yuanjia, Tan Qi told them everything about how Jiang San, under Cao Jing's orders, went to the capital to collect money, set his sights on the Song family, and deliberately approached Song Wan'er but failed miserably.
Huo Zheng didn't expect Song Wan'er to have this ability, and couldn't help laughing, "This is really God's help."
Gu Yuanjia smiled and said, "Cao Jing has more than a dozen adopted sons. The one Cao Jing values the most is named Jiang Hao. Jiang San should be the pseudonym of this Jiang Hao."
Huo Zheng said, "Since we came to Xizhou, we've fought several battles with the rebels, but Jiang Hao hasn't shown up. It turns out he went to the capital."
The smile on Gu Yuanjia's lips deepened. "If Cao Jing knew that his most cherished adopted son fell into our hands, I wonder how he would react?"
Huo Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's Yuanjia's plan?"
Gu Yuanjia was not in a hurry to offer any advice. He smiled and said, "Let's meet Jiang Hao first."
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Huo Zheng said, "Tan Qi, bring the person in."
Tan Qi replied with a "yes," and was about to bring the person in. He had taken two steps outside when he suddenly remembered something and turned back to Prince Chang'an and Master Gu, saying, "This Jiang San is a bit strange. He previously offered to release him in exchange for helping us rescue the Ninth Prince. That's why the Princess sent me to Xizhou to hand him over to the Prince for disposal."
Huo Zheng hummed, indicating that he understood, and said, "Go and bring the person in."
"I will go immediately."
Tan Qi said this and turned to leave the main tent.
After a while, Tan Qi and two guards took the tied-up Jiang Hao into the main tent.
"Kneel down!" The guards forced Jiang Hao to kneel down.
The latter knelt on the ground, but there was no fear in his eyes. He even smiled, "Nice to meet you, Prince Chang'an."
After days of traveling from the capital to Xizhou, Tan Qi and others were exhausted. This prisoner was in a dishevel, but he still had a handsome face.
No wonder he dared to approach the girl from the Song family.
"Long time no see, Jiang Hao." Huo Zheng said with a smile, "I didn't expect that the first time I met you would be like this."
Jiang Hao, the most favored of Cao Jing's many adopted sons, fell into Song Wan'er's hands, which no one expected.
When Jiang Hao heard this, his face immediately turned dark.
Huo Zheng raised his hand to signal the guards to leave. He smiled, admiring the other party's face, which had suddenly darkened, and sat down leisurely. "I heard you wanted to make a deal with me?"
Jiang Hao studied the Prince of Chang'an for a moment, knowing that he was different from that useless prince Huo Yan. He immediately said straight to the point, "I can help you rescue the Ninth Prince, on one condition—"
"Let you go?" Huo Zheng interrupted immediately, "You can't even save yourself, how can you save others?"
"No!" Jiang Hao had a new idea in his mind after seeing the Prince of Chang'an. He looked at Huo Zheng and said, "I'm not asking you to let me go. I can do more than just help you save people."
This is obviously different from what Tan Qi said.
Jiang Hao is quite smart. He can read people's moves and changed his mind after seeing Huo Zheng.
Gu Yuanjia said, "What else can you do? Tell me about it."
In this tent, apart from the Prince of Chang'an, there was only Tan Qi who escorted him to Xizhou, and the young man in front of him who looked like a counselor.
This person must be the confidant of King Chang'an.
Jiang Hao made no secret and said in a deep voice, "I am Cao Jing's adopted son. It will not be difficult for me to approach him and rescue the Ninth Prince. But the prince's first priority in coming to Xizhou is to quell the rebellion. I can cooperate with the prince from within and outside to defeat the rebels and suppress the rebellion."
Jiang Hao said this, looking up at Huo Zheng, and said in a very serious tone: "I am willing to submit to the prince and work for the prince."
Huo Zheng met Jiang Hao's gaze and remained silent for a moment.
Gu Yuanjia said, "Your words are just empty words, why would His Majesty believe you?"
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