"I've packed everything." Liao Chongwu's eyes dimmed, and he paused, then said, "Tomorrow morning, I will follow the army northward."
"Then there are only a few hours left." Zhong Ming'e said softly, with a dejected look on his face. He couldn't drink any more calming soup, so he simply put it back on the table.
Half a month ago, the Jinyiwei people arrived in Yongzhou again, but not long after that, the Jinyiwei had changed. Jiang Bairen was no longer the commander of the Jinyiwei, and he was replaced by Ling Shi'an. Naturally, the capital had also changed. The Jinyiwei conveyed the secret decree of the emperor, announcing that Prince An and Prince Pingxi had colluded to murder the fourth prince, and ordered Prince Hui to search for Prince An's whereabouts within Yongzhou. Also, His Majesty ordered Prince Hui to hand over the military command of the Huguang army.
Without much hesitation, Zhong Ming'e ordered Liao Chongwu to kill all the Jinyiwei. Then Zhong Ming'e began to have trouble sleeping and eating. He knew at whose hands the Fourth Prince died, and he also knew that once he handed over the military order, he would follow in the Fourth Prince's footsteps. So he could not hand over the military order. However, if he did so, sooner or later he would be killed. If the Jinyiwei who went to Yongzhou did not return to the capital to report within a month at the latest, he would probably receive a new imperial edict soon. By then, it would not be as simple as Liao Chongwu killing people.
"Your Highness, you can't hesitate any longer. At this point, there is only one way out, which is rebellion!" Gao Zhiqi couldn't hold back any longer. After killing the Jinyiwei who delivered the imperial edict with Liao Chongwu, the blood on his body hadn't dried yet, but he couldn't help it. "If His Majesty was still in the capital, we wouldn't be traitors. Our Prince Hui's Mansion has never had the intention of rebellion! But now His Majesty's life and death are unknown, and Prince Rong has actually sat on the throne. Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but how can such a person who can kill his own compatriots and is worse than an animal be worthy of ruling the world?! How can the Great Zhou Dynasty be allowed to be ruined at will?!"
Liao Chongwu didn't say anything, he just sat there in silence, no one knew what he was thinking about. Zhong Minge didn't say anything either, he just sat there in silence, also looking down at the tender and stretching young buds in the cup.
"Your Highness, what are you still hesitating about? There is no news of His Majesty's death in the capital, but Prince Rong dared to ascend the throne based on an oral order! It shows that this throne was not obtained in a legitimate way! We don't know how Your Majesty was abused and humiliated by him! It's time for us to uphold justice and enforce justice!" Gao Zhiqi was still talking endlessly, "Although we only have 300,000 troops, we are following the will of heaven and will definitely win the hearts of the people. Moreover, Prince Rong has put the blame of murdering the Fourth Prince on Prince Pingxi and Prince Anjun. I believe that Prince Pingxi also hates Prince Rong to the core. We can take this opportunity to win over Prince Pingxi. If we have the help of the most elite northwest army of the Great Zhou, we can definitely go straight to Huanglong! Capture Prince Rong, such a traitor and traitor! Your Highness..."
"You go down first," Zhong Minge suddenly interrupted Gao Zhiqi and said lightly, "You don't need to serve here."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Even though Gao Zhiqi still had a lot to say, he still retreated respectfully.
"Chongwu, what do you think?" After Gao Zhiqi left the backyard for a while, Zhong Minge finally spoke.
"What?" Liao Chongwu was stunned and hurriedly raised his head with a confused look on his face, obviously distracted.
"What do you think about what Xiao Gao said just now?" Zhong Minge looked into his eyes without blinking, and then said slowly.
"What Xiao Gao said... does make sense," Liao Chongwu said softly. As soon as his eyes met Zhong Ming'e's, he hurriedly moved away. He lowered his head and didn't look up again. After a long while, he raised his head and looked into Zhong Ming'e's eyes. Then he said seriously, word by word, "Ming'e, if you want to make a comeback, I will definitely help you to the throne without hesitation."
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