Gu Chaoyang said that he discovered something strange, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
Gu Chaoyang:
"Near Qiushan... there seems to be another group of people wearing the clothes of the imperial guards."
Zhao Sicheng: "At this time, it is normal for the imperial army to go to the border to garrison in advance, right?"
"No, that group of people is definitely not the imperial guards." Gu Chaoyang said with certainty.
He was in the military and had some understanding of the training methods of the Royal Guards. The movement patterns of those people were completely different from the Imperial Guards he knew.
"I observed for a while, and the actions of that group of people don't seem to be from the regular organization of the imperial court."
The expressions of several people present suddenly changed.
"The emperor has little power, and the Li family has long had ambitions. It's not surprising that they secretly raise private soldiers." Zhu Lan said in a deep voice.
"Li Zhengqing didn't know that Chaoyang and I had already returned to the capital. He moved up the Qiushan patrol just to take action against Yuwei while I was away."
Zhu Lan thought for a moment and asked Gu Chaoyang:
"Chaoyang, do you have a way to place your men among the imperial guards?"
Gu Chaoyang spread his hands, "Those are the imperial guards, the emperor's personal guards. If they can just place people there, I'm afraid the commander of the imperial guards should be replaced."
Zhu Lan stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.
Gu Chaoyang was right. The reason why the Li family was able to successfully place private soldiers into the country was probably because they had Yan Ning's tacit consent.
The room fell silent for a moment, and no one could think of a good solution.
At this moment, the wooden door of the box was opened again, and Qiao Youyou's charming smiling face peeked in.
"La la, everyone is here!"
Qiao Youyou walked in with her hands behind her back, and seeing that her companions all looked sad, the corners of her mouth raised even higher.
"Guess who our 'Sky Eye' discovered in the capital today?"
Zhu Lan and the others looked at each other and shook their heads, unable to guess what she was up to.
Qiao Youyou snapped his fingers and said mysteriously:
"A person who is very familiar with the Imperial Guards!"
Zhu Lan thought for a moment, and showed a rare look of surprise.
"Xiao Yuan!?"
Zhao Sicheng also widened his eyes, "The former commander of the imperial guards, Xiao Yuan? Didn't he already... Is he a human or a ghost?"
He subconsciously glanced at Xu Shiqi.
Xu Shiqi shrank back, "Why are you looking at me? I can't catch ghosts."
Qiao Youyou sat down and said with a smile:
"He didn't die when he fell off the cliff, but was rescued by a troupe of actors. Later, he returned to the capital under an assumed name and kept an eye on the developments in the imperial city.
During the autumn mountain inspection next month, Xiao Yuan should have realized that someone might cause trouble and was worried about threatening the emperor.
He knew about Yu Wei's relationship with Tongyun Bank, so he came to me and asked us for help."
"That's great." Zhu Lan stood up.
"As the former commander of the Imperial Guards, Xiao Yuan not only knows the Imperial Guards far better than we do, he must also be very familiar with the terrain of Qiushan.
With his help, it shouldn’t be difficult to arrange for the people Chaoyang brought to stay near Qiushan.”
…
There are only three days left until the Autumn Mountain Tour.
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