In his previous life, Gu Chuzhi was in the camp of the Fifth Prince Yi Chenqi. Back then, the First Prince and the Fifth Prince fought endlessly, and in the end, neither of them could determine a winner.
At that time, Gu Chuzhi occasionally clashed with the tyrant Yi Chenli, but the number of times they fought was not many.
But now, the situation is completely different. The tyrant has not yet risen, and Gu Chuzhi has abandoned Yi Chenqi, with whom he fought in the previous life, and chosen Yi Chenxuan, the hot-tempered and impulsive eldest prince. In terms of talent and character alone, Yi Chenxuan is incomparable to the other two.
But this is precisely what Gu Chuzhi wanted most. Because such people are simple-minded, easily swayed, and easy to manipulate.
Thus, Gu Chuzhi secretly began to associate with Yi Chenxuan. On the surface, Lan Jingtang was helping Yi Chenxuan, but behind the scenes, Gu Chuzhi was the real "strategist" behind Yi Chenxuan.
Gu Chuzhi is a hidden arrow; he either doesn't strike at all, or when he does, it must be fatal.
Even a tyrant in his youth is not invincible; once he is moved, he develops his greatest weakness.
Gu Chuzhi used An Yuan'er as bait and, while the two were outside the palace, he carried out a sneak attack outside the Shengjing camp.
First tactic: Feint. Using a bald man as bait, pretending to be refugees to confuse the enemy, the real purpose is to secretly assess the situation at the camp.
The second tactic: severing the fire from across the river. The palace had just replenished the camp with a batch of provisions. Gu Chuzhi sent men to intercept it beforehand, deliberately creating obstacles for Yi Chenli, while he himself remained indifferent to the disaster.
The third tactic: a surprise attack for a fatal blow. While cutting off the camp's food supply proved ineffective against Yi Chenqi, who quickly devised a countermeasure, Gu Chuzhi, lurking in the shadows, had already extended his sharp claws. He had contacted Yi Chenxuan beforehand and had assassins ambushed the camp, using the refugees as shields and An Yuan'er as bait. He was betting that Yi Chenli wouldn't ignore the danger An Yuan'er posed.
As expected, everything went exactly as Gu Chuzhi had predicted.
The tyrant knew that the hidden arrow was no ordinary weapon, but in a life-or-death situation, the body's instinctive reaction cannot be faked. Yi Chenli immediately stood in front of his beloved woman, taking the arrow himself.
To prevent any future trouble, even Gu Chuzhi himself did not have an antidote for the poison on the arrow.
A few days later, news of the tyrant's death arrived.
Yi Chenxuan eliminated Yi Chenli, a thorn in his side, and even stole his credit. That day, Yi Chenxuan secretly hosted a banquet for Gu Chuzhi to celebrate. Yi Chenxuan was overjoyed, with beautiful women by his side. He was extremely happy and said that he would definitely join forces with Gu Chuzhi in the future to seize the throne.
That arrogant fellow, having only won one step, has become so unrestrained. Gu Chuzhi curled his lips. Good, the less clever he is, the more things will go according to his wishes.
In his previous life, he was just a leisurely prime minister. Now that he has been given a second chance, Gu Chuzhi thought he might as well seize the emperor and use him to command the feudal lords. That way, he wouldn't have lived in vain.
Gu Chuzhi downed the wine in his glass in one gulp. He drank too much and began to feel slightly tipsy.
Slightly tipsy, with a beautiful woman whispering in his ear beside him, Yi Chenxuan couldn't wait any longer. He pulled several maids and went to the next room to make love. Loud noises and suggestive sounds came from the room.
The woman beside Gu Chuzhi, listening to the sounds from the private room, looked up at Gu Chuzhi's handsome face and her heart fluttered. She breathed softly into Gu Chuzhi's ear and said ambiguously, "My lord, my heart is beating so fast, come and listen to it."
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