Chapter 1263 Leaving One Person Behind
Yuwen Ye only glanced at her once, and Shang Ruyi immediately understood.
He didn't say much, but silently put the jade pendant into his sleeve, then pointed to the servant behind him and said, "Go find some good wound medicine and give it to him."
Shang Ruyi said, "Okay."
So she turned around and went downstairs with Tushe'er to the storeroom to find the best wound medicine and gave it to the servant, who then quickly left.
When Shang Ruyi returned to the council hall, it seemed that a heated debate had just taken place, and the atmosphere was still somewhat tense.
Yuwen Ye's expression had returned to calm.
However, his gaze grew even colder.
Shang Ruyi silently walked over and sat down next to him, then looked at him with a questioning gaze. Yuwen Ye calmly said, "The Crown Prince and Prince Qi are going to attack me on the way."
"..."
Shang Ruyi frowned.
Indeed, it's not surprising at all.
Shen Tu Tai couldn't wait any longer and sneered, "You've come at the perfect time!"
Having come from a military background, he was naturally accustomed to resolving everything with force. In fact, the current situation had reached a point where only force could resolve it.
So Shang Ruyi asked, "What are your plans?"
Hearing her say that, Shen Tu Tai's eyes widened: "Your Highness, what other 'plans' are there? They're already about to attack His Highness Prince Qin, are we not going to retaliate?"
Shang Ruyi glanced at him, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but still looked at Yuwen Ye.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Yuwen Ye said, "Of course we must retaliate, but we must be clear about the target of our counterattack."
Shen Tu Tai was taken aback: "What?"
What more is there to say? Since it was the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi who wanted to harm him, then the target of the counterattack was naturally—
Just as he was thinking, Yuwen Ye looked up at him.
It was getting late. The council hall was too big and too dark, so the lighting was not very good. Since there were no lights on, Yuwen Ye, who was sitting in the deepest part, was almost half-submerged in the darkness, but his eyes shone as brightly as lamps.
Shen Tu Tai's heart skipped a beat, and everyone else also read something in that cold gaze.
Yuwen Ye calmly replied, "If my targets remain the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi... then even if I defeat them, afterwards I will only be seen as a 'traitor' in my father's eyes."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood.
Shang Ruyi sat beside him, quietly watching him, but her eyes were full of smiles and admiration.
Yuwen Ye was Yuwen Ye; he remained clear-headed and composed. No matter what happened, no matter the predicament he faced, or no matter how enraged he was, he remained steadfast. He understood that his goal was to seize imperial power from the emperor, and that imperial power belonged only to the emperor, not to the crown prince or the Prince of Qi.
Therefore, his target for retaliation should be—
Realizing this, Shen Tu Tai hesitated for a moment, then his fierce tiger eyes flashed with excitement, almost red, as he stared intently at Yuwen Ye: "Then when shall we make our move?"
He already knew who their target was.
But Yuwen Ye waved his hand: "We can't take action directly."
Shen Tu Tai looked disappointed again and asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Since their target is not the Crown Prince and Prince Qi, but the person who truly holds imperial power, all they need to do is follow his angry shout of "Rebellion!" So why can't they just take action? In this world, what rebellion doesn't start with direct action?
This time, it was Shang Ruyi who spoke up. She said softly, "If we take action directly, how will His Highness Prince Qin face his subjects in the future?"
To reiterate, Yuwen Ye did not want to leave behind a lasting infamy in history.
Hearing this, Shen Tu Tai frowned and said impatiently, "Isn't this just going in circles again!"
Previously, when the emperor threatened to kill Xiao Yuansui to force the Prince of Qin to give up Shangdang and Puban, the Princess of Qin said that whether it was the previous dynasty or the current dynasty, the country was governed by filial piety, and no one could be allowed to make a pretext for rebellion. Therefore, they were not allowed to rebel directly. Now, they are stuck on this point again.
Just then, Shen Wuzheng, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "But this time, it is the Crown Prince and Prince Qi who will make the first move."
Shen Tu Tai turned to look at him.
Shen Wuzheng said, "They want to frame His Highness Prince Qin for rebellion in order to 'suppress the rebellion' and eliminate dissidents. Why doesn't His Highness Prince Qin play along?"
"..."
Ultimately, there must have been 'traitors' in this rebellion.
"..."
"It all comes down to who's standing last; the one who falls is the 'traitor.'"
Shen Tu Tai immediately understood.
Yuwen Ye's eyes flickered violently in the increasingly dim shadows, and he said in a deep voice, "Fu Ming's words make sense."
The people around him also understood his plan. After discussing it in hushed tones, they all agreed that the plan was feasible, and nodded to Yuwen Ye, saying, "That's it!"
"Your Highness, let's do it!"
"We will all obey Your Highness's orders!"
"Success or failure hinges on this!"
But at this moment, Shen Wuzheng frowned and said with some hesitation, "But there is a problem with this plan."
Everyone immediately turned to look at him, and Yuwen Ye asked, "What's the problem?"
Shen Wuzheng said, "If we want to turn the tables on them, then His Highness Prince Qin must follow their ostensible plan and lead the Prince Qin's forces out of Chang'an in ten days. We can then return to fight back after they make their move."
Yuwen Ye said, "That's natural."
Shen Wuzheng said, "But if we did that, Chang'an would be completely out of our control for a period of time."
"..."
"However, to accomplish this great task, Chang'an City cannot escape our control."
On the other side, Shi Yutao, unaware of the situation, said: "We're just leaving Chang'an temporarily. We can come back when the time comes. What's there to worry about if Chang'an is out of our control for a while?"
Shen Wuzheng frowned and said in a deep voice, "No, not even for a moment."
"..."
"Because I always felt that there was a gap in this plan."
Yuwen Ye looked at him: "You mean—"
Shen Wuzheng said, "During the time we were away from Chang'an, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi stayed in Chang'an. There were many things they could do."
"...!"
Yuwen Ye took a deep breath and suddenly understood what was going on.
He frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said, "However, the Emperor has ordered that all the people from the Prince of Qin's mansion leave Chang'an with me in ten days. Moreover, the decree has already been issued. If I dare to disobey the decree, he probably won't let me off so easily. If something unexpected happens, our plan to turn the tables on him will also be affected."
Pei Xingyuan said, "Then, shall we leave one person behind?"
Shan Tong'er pouted: "Who should we keep? If His Majesty doesn't even allow Prince Qin to stay, then whoever stays will be guilty of deceiving the emperor."
Just then, a calm voice said, "I'll stay."
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