Chapter 2142: Jiang Gan Steals the Book and the Gathering of Heroes
The next evening.
After the beginning of autumn, it gets dark earlier and earlier every day, and there are even a few drops of rain when the sun sets, and the weather suddenly becomes cold.
Wu Yingqiu sat in the lobby with the door open. The draft blew through the hall, making people feel cold.
He was wrapped in a cloak, and because he was thin, he was slightly hunched over, revealing his wrinkled face, which made him look like a piece of rotten wood.
The only thing that hadn't decayed were his eyes.
His eyes always contained a cunning and calm light.
Around him were other officials who were dissatisfied with the emperor's new policy of reducing the number of guards in the palace. Although these people were dissatisfied with the emperor's new policy, they were intimidated by Zhu Feng's thundering methods and dared not speak out.
At this time, Wu Yingqiu sent people to their homes to persuade them one by one.
These people dared to be angry but not to speak out because they were afraid of Zhu Feng. No one could resist the emperor's pressure, but if they united and had someone to take the lead, the situation would be different.
In particular, the leader was Duke Chengguo.
Everyone knew that he was almost the only surviving military general who had followed Emperor Gao in his conquests of the world. Unlike others, he was the one who truly survived the purgatory-like battlefield back then.
Compared to Zhu Feng, he is more experienced and gloomier.
So, after much deliberation, these people decided to follow him and do this life-threatening thing.
However, when they got together, Wu Yingqiu didn't speak for a long time.
Instead, he closed his eyes and dozed off.
Everyone looked at each other anxiously, and finally someone couldn't help but stand up and asked softly, "Duke, we—"
Wu Yingqiu still didn't speak.
However, Wan Liangchou, who was sitting behind him, raised his hand and signaled him to calm down.
Just then, footsteps were heard outside.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Gao Ce, the commander of the palace guards under Wu Yingqiu. He walked over with a few short soldiers behind him. He asked those people to stand outside the lobby and walked into the lobby himself.
He bowed to Wu Yingqiu and said, "Duke."
Wu Yingqiu still had his eyes closed. When everyone thought he was asleep again, they heard him say in a lazy and hoarse voice, "How is it?"
Gao Ce said, "We've already sent people to investigate. Besides the sacrifices arranged by Yufu Chief Steward, Xu Shifeng's men did appear at the Grand Altar."
"oh?"
Wu Yingqiu slowly opened his eyes a little.
The light in his eyes was cunning and dangerous.
He said, "Do you know how the troops are arranged?"
Gao Ce shook his head: "I don't know yet."
"Um?"
Wu Yingqiu frowned slightly and looked at him out of the corner of his eye.
Everyone knew this was a sign that the Duke was about to get angry. Gao Ce hurriedly said, "Calm down, Duke. It's not that the spies haven't figured it out, but Xu Shifeng hasn't made any arrangements yet."
"What? No arrangements have been made yet?"
"Yes. Although spies have discovered the presence of his men at the scene, no specific arrangements have been made yet."
“…”
Wu Yingqiu raised his eyebrows slightly.
After a while, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "I understand."
Everyone was still confused.
Hearing him say this, he hurried forward and asked, "Duke, what's going on?"
"I still don't understand."
"Please let me know, Duke."
Wu Yingqiu sneered and said, "It's not that Xu Shifeng and the others haven't arranged their troops yet, but they are waiting for our position."
Everyone was stunned and looked at each other.
Gao Ce immediately reacted and said, "The Duke means that they should wait until the Emperor arranges the sacrificial ceremony and the Duke and us have a place before arranging their troops?"
"good,"
At this point, Wu Yingqiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Speaking of which, the Emperor should have known by now that we are planning to take action at the Grand Altar."
Wan Liangchou immediately said, "If my brother-in-law's guess is correct and Liu Yueze is really pretending to surrender, then he will definitely report our situation to the emperor."
"good."
Wu Yingqiu nodded and said, "Then the emperor is probably waiting for—"
Everyone hurriedly asked, "What are you waiting for?"
This time, Gao Ce reacted quickly and said immediately, "Wait for us to arrange the troops first?"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Wu Yingqiu's mouth.
Said: "Not bad."
“…”
"As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. The Emperor is a very patient man. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to defeat one enemy after another over the years."
“…”
“Now that he has to deal with this old man, he dare not take it lightly.”
“…”
"Since he knows we are going to take action, he must have waited until we have arranged our troops and sent Liu Yueze to find out the information. Then, he will let Xu Shifeng arrange his troops."
“…”
"Then we shall have no chance of survival."
Hearing what he said, everyone around him broke out in a cold sweat.
You know, they came here today and expressed their intention to follow the Duke, and then urged the Duke to quickly arrange people for the ceremony, but the Duke remained silent, which made them all a little angry.
I just found out now.
Only if you can keep calm can you have the last laugh.
If they really arranged their men and horses as they had planned, when the anniversary of Emperor Gao's death came, I'm afraid they would all become the dead souls under Xu Shifeng's knife.
Everyone hurriedly said, "The Duke is still wise!"
"If it weren't for the Duke, we would be dead!"
"We are willing to follow the Duke's lead and have no second thoughts."
Seeing everyone so sincerely convinced, Wu Yingqiu smiled faintly. He wanted these people to follow him wholeheartedly. After all, this matter would cost him his life. Even if he had given it his all, he couldn't die before achieving his goal.
He must ensure that everyone is loyal to him.
And what we need to deal with next is——
Wan Liangchou frowned and said, "Brother-in-law, if that's the case, what should we do next?"
“…”
"The Emperor is already going to deal with us this way."
Everyone was a little troubled when they heard this.
Wu Yingqiu, however, was calm and at ease. After a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "You forgot, we have another person here who has come to 'surrender'."
Wan Liangchou asked, "Liu Yueze? What can he do?"
“…”
"Isn't he here to gather information about us and report it to the Emperor?"
Wu Yingqiu sneered, "That's exactly what I want."
“…”
"That's exactly what I want him to do, to find out as much news as possible about us and report it to the Emperor!"
Everyone was stunned and immediately understood.
They all said, "What a good plan, Duke!"
"Since this guy wants to play the role of Jiang Gan stealing the book, let's give him a gathering of heroes!"
Wu Yingqiu also laughed and said, "Well said, a gathering of heroes!"
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