Prince Jing's men, in the army, cursed when they saw Wu Yuanlou hadn't heeded the Murong siblings' pleas. It was just a matter of seconds. If Wu Yuanlou had truly followed their advice and deployed his troops, Gu Nanji and Wu Yuanlou would have been convicted of collaborating with the enemy. But now it was almost there. The undercover agent had reported to Prince Jing that Gu Nanji had rescued the Murong siblings and was keeping them in the army, hoping it would be helpful.
A few days later, Prince Jing received a secret letter. After reading it, he stroked his mustache and said, "Haha, I wonder how you, Gu Tianze, can turn things around this time?"
Prince Jing is the emperor's half-brother. He is still alive today because of his good relationship with the emperor.
Gu Tianze was the emperor's good brother who helped him expand the territory, and they went through life and death together.
Gu Tianze also had a deep relationship with the emperor. Prince Jing often felt that the emperor treated Gu Tianze better than him and was often dissatisfied.
The two of them had many conflicts and often quarreled.
Another reason is that he hated Gu Tianze for choosing to expand territory with the current emperor and supporting him to ascend to the throne instead of supporting himself. Prince Jing holds a grudge and has been wanting to deal with Gu Tianze for a long time.
Now Gu Tianze can be said to be the emperor's right-hand man, and no one can easily shake his position.
In the imperial hall, Prince Jing stood before the emperor with a solemn expression. His eyes were like torches, shooting straight at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.
Qi Xiaohan looked at his brother looking at him like this, with a puzzled look on his face, and then looked at the other ministers and said, "If you have something to report, please submit it. If you don't, please leave the court."
"Your Majesty, I have an important report." Prince Jing's voice was low but firm. "Gu Tianze has always demonstrated his loyalty to the country and respect for Your Majesty. However, I recently received a secret report stating that his son, Gu Nanji, is secretly colluding with the enemy and attempting to overthrow our dynasty."
The emperor frowned upon hearing Prince Jing's words, a flicker of doubt and worry in his eyes. He knew Gu Tianze's position and influence within the court, and was also well aware of his abilities and strength. But if Prince Jing's words were true, this would be an unprecedented crisis, posing a serious threat to the country's stability and security.
Gu Tianze snorted and turned his head aside. After thinking for a moment, he defended himself, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of being a disloyal subject. If I had such intention, I would be struck by lightning!"
"I know you have always been loyal to the country," the emperor said in a deep voice. He turned to Prince Jing and said, "This matter is of great importance. Prince Jing, do you have any evidence to confirm it?"
Prince Jing nodded. He pulled a thick memorial from his sleeve and presented it to the emperor with both hands. "Your Majesty, this is a secret report I received. It details the crimes and evidence against Gu Tianze's son, Gu Nanji. Please review it."
The emperor took the memorial and read it carefully. As he read deeper, his expression became increasingly gloomy. The contents of the memorial were indeed shocking. The emperor threw it at Gu Tianze's feet and said, "Read it for yourself. See what your son is up to."
Gu Tianze picked it up and looked at it. It was densely written with information about when Gu Nanji saved the Murong siblings, how the Murong siblings had challenged Gu Nanji to a duel, and how Gu Nanji had repeatedly spared them. Furthermore, the Murong siblings were none other than the children of Murong Tianqi, who had previously led troops to invade our dynasty.
Gu Tianze's expression remained unchanged as he spoke seriously, "Your Majesty, my son has absolutely no intention of rebellion. He has been guarding the border for over seven or eight years, going into battle at the age of fourteen. He has defended the peace of the border countless times, and he has at least a hundred, if not eighty, scars on his body. Your Majesty, I think there must be something fishy going on here. Why not summon him to the capital to report?"
"Then let him bring the Murong siblings to report back." Qi Xiaohan waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, this is not possible." Yao Dingliang stood up.
Qi Xiaohan glanced at him and said, "Speak."
"We killed Murong Tianqi before, but now the Sars regime has changed. The previous Khan Humuqi has been killed by Murong Tianyi. Now the Khan of the Sars has become Murong Tianyi. If we ask Gu Nanji to take the Murong siblings to the capital, I am afraid it will cause another war between the Sars and us." Yao Dingliang analyzed the situation.
"Who said that we should bet and ask for an invitation? What does it mean to ask for an invitation? Besides, do the Murong siblings and Murong Tianyi have such a good relationship? How could Murong Tianyi go to war with us for these children? He is not a blockhead like Murong Tianqi." Qi Xiaohan said.
"Your Majesty, I think we should ask Gu Nanji to come to the capital to report on his work, and let Wu Yuanlou take care of the Murong siblings. This is also a solution." Wu Yuanlou's father Wu Huxiao said.
Qi Xiaohan glanced at Wu Huxiao and Gu Tianze and said, "Let's do it this way."
An urgent order was sent to the border.
Gu Tianze's urgent letter arrived at the border first. Gu Nanji looked at his father's letter and thought with his eyes lowered.
As expected, there was an undercover agent of Prince Jing in the army. He summoned Wu Yuanlou and showed him the letter. Wu Yuanlou's eyes widened, "What should we do?"
"You should do as your father says. Take good care of the Murong siblings. Don't let anything happen to them at this critical moment, and don't let anyone hurt them. If they die, Murong Tianyi will use this as an excuse to start a war with us, and we won't be able to explain ourselves." Gu Nanji said solemnly.
Wu Yuanlou nodded.
Gu Nanji sent a letter to Gu Beijian.
He said that he would pass by Luguang Town on his way to Beijing this time, and asked him to be prepared so that they could get together as brothers.
The next day, he received an imperial edict. The content of the edict was similar to what Gu Tianze had said, requiring Gu Nanji to go to the capital to report on his work. The only difference was that he had to bring the Murong siblings with him. Wu Yuanlou was also to go with him.
Gu Nanji blinked, and after the imperial envoy left, he said to Wu Yuanlou, "It seems that the old emperor wants to deal with both you and me."
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