Chapter 830 I want to protect everyone in the world, but who in the world will protect me?
Although the two places are far apart, there has been no news of any unusual movements from the royal city so far, but just as the old prince expected when he first took action, it cannot be concealed at all.
Jiang Yubai is the crown prince of Lingnan. He has countless spies and informants in the royal city, both openly and covertly.
Thousands of miles away could not stop Jiang Yubai from controlling the royal city.
Or perhaps, as early as when Xu Yu suddenly decided to return to the royal city, Jiang Yubai had already noticed something subtly wrong.
Facing the still silent scholar and monk, Jiang Yubai's face was sullen as he spoke word by word, "I'm saying, why did Xu Yu's injury suddenly worsen to such an extent? Why did he insist on going back at this critical moment?"
"At first, I just thought he was worried about the birds flying away and the good bows being put away, and I was afraid that the general's achievements would surpass his master. Or maybe he really didn't want to enter Kyoto and face his father-in-law sword to sword, so he simply found a chance to hide in advance."
"But when did Xu Yu become a cautious person?"
"He dared to send eighteen human heads to the Sang family overnight and arranged them in a circle around his father-in-law's bed. Could he be afraid that those people would die at his hands?"
Xu Yu was not hiding from Yue's family, nor did he really feel it was difficult to talk to old friends.
Xu Yu was not someone who was afraid of these things at all.
It was the old prince's idea that he return to the royal city.
A major incident occurred in the royal city that required a brave general to suppress. The person who went must be someone trusted by the old prince and had no connection with the powerful families in the royal city.
Xu Yu is the most suitable candidate.
Xu Yu and the old prince deceived him together.
There were even more people, all conspiring to deceive him.
Jiang Yubai's face was as gloomy as iron as he took a few steps back. The long sword in his hand slammed to the ground with a clang. Then, a flat voice rang out: "Pass the order down. The Right Lieutenant and the Left General will take over the command. The final general attack on Kyoto will be launched tomorrow."
"Prepare another 3,000 soldiers and horses. I will return to Lingnan Royal City in a quarter of an hour."
A major purge in the royal city is necessary.
Jiang Yubai knew this very well.
He also understood the old prince's fatherly intention of wanting to do the bad guy himself and give him a safe start.
But you shouldn't be so hasty anyway.
Kyoto has not yet been captured and the situation has not yet stabilized. The old prince must have had a reason to take sudden action.
Only he didn't know what it was.
The monk and the scholar knelt on the ground like two mutes with their tongues cut off, but their expressions fluctuated after hearing these words.
The scholar touched his head to the ground and said in a hoarse voice, "The war is imminent. The young prince is the support of the army and the people."
"At this moment, my young prince should be stationed in the garrison. After the capital is captured, you should be the first to wave the military flag into the city. This will demonstrate the might of our army and boost the morale of the people."
The monk revealed his dark scalp, not daring to look at Jiang Yubai's expression. He stiffened his neck and said in a hoarse voice, "What the Right Assistant Commander said is absolutely right."
"It has not been easy for our army to reach this point. The battle between the two sides cannot be without the main general. Young prince must not leave the army. The overall situation should be the most important."
"The overall situation is important?"
Jiang Yubai twitched the corners of his mouth as if he heard some funny joke, his eyes filled with unspeakable desolation and sarcasm.
“What is the big picture?”
"Tell me, what is the real big picture?"
Jiang Yubai lost control of his emotions and punched the monk in the face, pointing at the man lying on the ground and shouting, "That's my father!"
"I only have this one dad!"
"My mother was wrongfully imprisoned and committed suicide out of despair. My father spent half his life working hard to have only me! I'm his only son! I lost my mother when I was young, so I only have a father!"
"I don't even know what happened to my dad right now, and you're telling me the big picture?"
"What is the overall situation? What is the Kyoto world? What do I need these for?!"
The scholar suppressed his grief and advised, "Young Prince, countless people have been displaced and suffered from the war for a long time. All the common people..."
"Why should I care about the lives of those people?"
Jiang Yubai sighed in self-mockery, then closed his eyes as if exhausted and said, "I can't even protect my own father, and my own family is in danger. What do I care about the lives of the people?"
"I want to protect everyone in the world, but apart from my father, who in the world can protect me?"
If the old prince really can't hold on any longer...
Bloodshot quickly filled Jiang Yubai's eyes, and he was instantly enveloped in immense fear.
No.
Absolutely not.
Everything was fine before he went to war.
"My father also promised to wait for my triumphant return... My father will wait for me..."
"As long as I go back..."
Jiang Yubai muttered a few words like a madman, ignored the monk and scholar's dissuasion, grabbed his royal seal and strode out.
"Someone come!"
"Send a message to the Golden Feather Guards, I..."
"Oh, Bodhisattva!"
The monk looked at Jiang Yubai, who fell to the ground with his eyes closed, as if he had seen a ghost. Then he looked at the scholar who turned over and attacked his master with the back of the knife. His facial features twitched with a terrible ferocity.
The monk didn't even bother to stand up and crawled over using his hands and feet. With his trembling hands, he touched the tip of Jiang Yubai's nose. After confirming that the person had just fainted, he let out a long sigh of relief.
"you……"
"You are so brave..."
The monk covered his face in despair and said, "If this gets out, even if you grow eight heads at once, they won't be enough to chop off. How could you..."
"What else?"
The scholar smiled bitterly, his face pale. "Are we really going to watch helplessly as the young prince abandons the capital, which is so easily within his grasp, and insists on returning to the royal city?"
"Have you forgotten what the prince said before we set out on the expedition?"
There were early signs of the old prince's illness.
Before the army set out, the old prince specially summoned his trusted ministers of many years into the palace, and spoke earnestly, almost entrusting his son to them.
Mr. Xue knows, they know.
Those who have followed the old prince for many years also know this.
In fact, to be precise, Jiang Yubai was the only one who was kept in the dark throughout the whole process.
Since the war began, the Lingnan army has been advancing continuously, and they are more anxious than anyone else.
Because they were afraid that if they were a step late, the old prince who was waiting in the royal city would never hear the good news from the front, and they were also afraid that the old prince would never have the chance to set foot in Kyoto again in his life.
But precisely because of this, Jiang Yubai cannot lose his composure at this time.
The scholar, disregarding his appearance, sat sprawled on the ground, forcing himself to swallow the bitter taste that kept welling up in his throat. He closed his eyes and said, "When Xu Yu insisted on returning to the royal city, I more or less guessed it."
In terms of a clean history, Xu Yu is definitely the best among them.
Except for the Nan family, who was married to Xu Minghui, all the powerful families in Lingnan had no dealings with Xu Yu.
Xu Yu was the most suitable person to be pushed out as a knife maker.
As expected...
The scholar ignored the monk's silence and continued, "Your Highness, this time, it won't end well. The thorns in the backyard can be cleared away at once. This will also save the young prince from being labeled as ungrateful and punishing his meritorious officials after he ascends the throne. This is actually a good thing."
The old prince became a villain, and Xu Yu was willing to be a butcher.
Clearing the stumbling blocks once and for all also served as a bloody deterrent to the rest of those who were interested, and the new monarch's majesty could not be offended.
According to the old prince's arrangement, as long as Kyoto is successfully taken, Emperor Yongshun's kingdom will be completely renamed and handed over to Jiang Yubai in a good situation where everyone is united, without being constrained in every way and able to go into battle with ease.
But everyone in the know knows that such a good situation is too cruel for Jiang Yubai.
The monk nodded repeatedly, indicating that what the scholar said made sense. However, looking at Jiang Yubai, who had fainted and still had a frown on his face, he could not help but sigh, "I understand everything."
"But seeing how angry the young prince is, I feel that we all have to follow Xu Yu and offer sacrifices to the military flag together."
Scholar: “…”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
