That night, the Taijing prefectural government office was attacked by unidentified armed men. The attackers killed the yamen runners who were guarding the bodies of the villa arson case, as well as the prime minister's housekeeper and servants who came to identify the bodies, and chopped off the head of one of the corpses.
The next day, a familiar box was placed on the study table in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
No one saw how it was put in. All they knew was that the Right Prime Minister sat alone in the study for a long time holding the box.
Speaking of the Right Prime Minister’s 60th birthday, Qinghe has already sent two gifts.
The Right Prime Minister aged twenty years overnight. No one would be surprised if he held another 80th birthday party today.
The number of troops hiding in the valley outside the city has reached 15,000. The right prime minister wanted to go out of the city directly and take the soldiers to fight Meng Yang, but a group of generals told him directly that there was no guarantee without 20,000 soldiers.
"Who knows if the Qinghe bandits are trying to provoke us into a fight without adequate preparation? If we disobey orders and go into battle like this, everything will be fine if we win, but if we lose, I'm afraid we won't be able to take the blame."
"Provocation? Provocation to kill two sons?"
"We all thought the Right Prime Minister only had two sons, but we didn't expect he had three. What's even more surprising is that the one who died was the one who was hidden..."
"The Right Prime Minister is in better health. After all, he's on the same side as us generals. Look at his physique. He could easily have a few more children. If the Left Prime Minister had a few sons die, I'm afraid there would be no descendants..."
"The Right Prime Minister has a legitimate son, the eldest son..."
Right Prime Minister Yang Yizhen listened to his generals' whispered discussions. Of course, for those warriors, as long as they didn't shout loudly, they would be considered to be in a low voice. He spat out a mouthful of blood...
"I was just saying that the Right Prime Minister is in good health. Look at an average old man, sixty years old. Who can vomit blood so far..."
"Since the generals feel that now is not a good time to send troops, please lend me a few teams of personal soldiers. I don't think we can defeat those bandits relying solely on the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion." The Right Prime Minister, who had vomited blood, felt much more relaxed. Since it was impossible to attack Qinghe openly, necessary revenge was still necessary.
"Oh? The Right Prime Minister has found where the thieves are hiding? In that case, there is no need for you to do anything. I am willing to lead the troops there." said a general.
"I didn't find it. But it doesn't matter. When my son goes, I must give him some blood food to prevent him from starving on the road. As a father, I have no other ability but to use all the Qinghe people in Taijing City to sacrifice blood to my son." The right prime minister said every word, looking very calm, quite in line with his usual advocacy of "remaining calm even when Mount Tai collapses in front of him", but his trembling right hand still revealed his current mood.
"This..." The general who had just stood up to salute sat back down and said awkwardly, "It's reasonable to get some blood food, but the Qinghe people in Taijing City are protected by a treaty, and many high-ranking officials in the court have shares in the Qinghe people's business. I'm afraid it won't be easy..."
"Oh, I'm old, I live day by day. After this matter is settled, I will go to the palace to apologize to His Majesty. As for the other high-ranking officials in the court, they didn't lose sons, so how can they immediately feel the same way? If anyone has complaints, I will let him lose a few sons as well. I believe he will understand me."
The more the right prime minister spoke, the more ferocious his expression became, and in the end, he actually made a bunch of murderous generals feel a little bit of a chill.
"Forget it. No matter what, the Right Prime Minister is on our side. We can't just stand there and not fight back when we're bullied. So, each of us will send a team of personal soldiers to help the Right Prime Minister get things done." The leading general gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and said.
Indeed, if they don't fight back, the Xingwu family will lose all face. This is no longer a matter of life and death.
"Have our people evacuated?" Wang Zuo confirmed with Jiang Ping again.
"The Ministry of Commerce has already been notified. All the visible personnel, including the loyal Khmer subordinates we have trained, have been withdrawn. Don't worry, they all found excuses such as outings, visiting friends, and purchasing goods. They left in batches without attracting attention. Those who stayed behind are those who are difficult to train and those sent by other forces. The people in the intelligence station have gone into hiding, and the action team is also ready."
Jiang Ping patted his chest and replied.
"Well, then please let the Right Prime Minister vent his anger. I hope he will feel better after venting it." Wang Zuo still looked compassionate.
"Boss, why can't we go and kill the right prime minister's youngest son who was sent to the countryside?" He Chang, who was strictly ordered not to go out, asked boredly.
"Do you still remember what the external identity of his youngest son is?" Jiang Ping asked seriously.
"Remember, he's the grandson of the old housekeeper who was hacked to death. Why, is there something wrong with this identity?" He Chang asked in confusion.
"That child is the grandson of the old housekeeper who was hacked to death, no doubt about it. We almost fell into the trap of that old villain. He knew that he had offended too many people, and there must be people who suspected that he had hidden his son outside, so he used a trick to cover up the truth and deliberately sent the child to the countryside under everyone's noses, just to lure his political enemies and killers over there, as a warning to himself." Jiang Ping said.
"Wow, the old butler is willing to do so." He Chang said with emotion.
"What's there to be reluctant about? A child born in the family means the lives of the entire family belong to the master, and he may not die. If the child doesn't die and the Right Prime Minister's family continues to prosper, the child will definitely have a future when he grows up. It is not impossible for him to set up his own family and become a branch of the Right Prime Minister's family." Wang Zuo added on the side.
"What a pity, it was an accident... We thought the child was too young to attack, and the journey was too long, so we had to put him behind. We didn't expect that he would actually break the old man's plan."
"Indeed, when the old man made this plan, I think he didn't expect that there would be assassins who would not rush over because of the long distance."
"Hahahahahahahaha." The room was filled with happy laughter.
"Okay, let the Right Prime Minister be busy for a while tonight. Everyone should have a good rest. There is still a lot of work to do tomorrow night." Wang Zuo said with a laugh.
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