Chapter 610 As Long as One Person Believes in Me (Part 2)
"Second-hand preparation?" Princess Qinyang was puzzled. "How to do it?"
Ye Chutang thought thoughtfully, "If a conflict really breaks out, it may not be impossible to mobilize soldiers to fight them."
Princess Qinyang almost thought she had heard it wrongly, "What!?"
Deploy troops?
How is that possible!
"But now the entire Longcheng has fallen! Longcheng is just a small border town. Although there are defenders in the city, their number is small. How can they fight against the 5,000 Nanhu soldiers ambushed in the city? They can even deal with my father's personal soldiers. They must be elite soldiers and good generals!"
"Five hundred versus five thousand, there is already a huge disparity, not to mention that King Yannan was tricked by the other side and suffered a great loss, which led to this situation." Ye Chutang did not think that the other side's five thousand soldiers were that powerful. "I'm afraid the two sides have never even had a head-on confrontation, otherwise, the people in the city would not have been fooled so easily."
Princess Qinyang was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands suddenly, "Right! Why didn't I think of that!? With so many people fighting, the noise must be huge. It would be extremely difficult to cover it up! The biggest possibility is... my father was deceived as soon as he led his troops there!"
Suddenly, Princess Qinyang thought of something and sat back down dejectedly.
"But even if we know this, what's the use? Even if their 5,000 soldiers are all useless, it's not easy to get rid of them!"
The more she thought about it, the more headache she felt. She felt that this was a dead end that was difficult to solve.
"Your Majesty doesn't know what happened over there, so he won't send troops there. How can we raise an army out of thin air?"
Chen Yanchuan does have the power, but he is in charge of the soldiers in the northern border, so how can he do it in time?
Ye Chutang said, "Not necessarily."
Princess Qinyang was completely stunned.
not necessarily?
Could it be that Ye Chutang could really be like a god and create a group of battle-hardened soldiers?
"If we can transfer troops from other places and act secretly, we may be able to catch them off guard."
Princess Qinyang felt that what she said was getting more and more outrageous.
"Mobilize troops? You and I have no military authority, who will listen to us?"
"Of course, no one will listen to our orders, but what if... Longcheng requests reinforcements to help resist the foreign enemies?"
"Reinforcements?" Princess Qinyang frowned. "That's indeed feasible, but Longcheng has been controlled by those people. Even if we send a letter for help, no one will believe it without the tiger talisman and official seal."
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Ye Chutang's face.
"I didn't intend to convince so many people. As long as one person believes in me, that's enough."
Princess Qinyang could hardly believe it. "One person? Who is it? Is he so powerful?"
Ye Chutang raised her red lips slightly.
"Someone who trusts me absolutely."
"It depends... on whether he can make it in time..."
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After an incense stick of time, Princess Qinyang left Ye Mansion drunk with two pots of wine.
In the evening, a black eagle quietly took off into the sky, flew away into the distance, and gradually disappeared in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The capital city was still bustling as always, and this little disturbance did not attract anyone's attention.
A few days later, in the same afterglow, a carriage slowly drove into the capital.
The carriage looked very ordinary and plain, and inconspicuous.
The driver was quite tall and dressed simply, and it looked like this was not his first time in Beijing. He drove the carriage along the streets, turning left and right, as if he was very familiar with the roads in the capital.
As night fell, the carriage finally stopped slowly in front of a mansion gate.
"Master, we're here."
The driver jumped off the carriage and whispered.
Then, a middle-aged man with a plump figure got out of the car.
After standing still, he straightened his clothes and then looked up at the plaque in front of him.
——Jiang Mansion.
This is the residence of the former Prime Minister Jiang Zhaoyuan.
Unlike the bustling scene in memory, the door of Jiang Mansion was closed at this time, and there were few visitors, making it look deserted and desolate.
Zuo Ci looked again and again. Although he had heard some news before, he felt very complicated when he saw this scene with his own eyes.
In fact, he had not originally planned to come. The Jiang family had never supported him much in the past, not to mention that they were in decline now?
But Jiang Zhaoyuan's letter was written with real sincerity and, more importantly, he promised to help him transfer back to the capital once he turned things around.
Zuo Ci was really fed up with staying there. Although he had extorted a lot of people's money, Qingzhou was a small place after all. How could it be compared with the capital?
Officials in Beijing have truly promising futures!
"Go and knock on the door." Zuo Ci raised his head.
"yes."
Gao Yi responded and immediately went forward and knocked on the door.
The sound of the door knocker echoed in the quiet streets.
After a while, the tightly closed door was opened a little from the inside, and a servant poked his head out nervously, "Who is it?"
Gao Yi clasped his fists and said, "Please pass on the message that Zuo Ci, a disciple of Lord Jiang, is here to pay a visit."
The servant looked him up and down, then relaxed his vigilant expression a little, and looked at Zuo Ci behind him.
"This is...Lord Zuo Ci from Qingzhou?"
Zuo Ci took a step forward and put on a smile, "Not bad."
He thought to himself that the Jiang family is really different now than it used to be. Even a servant is so timid and cautious when opening the door to welcome guests.
This couldn't help but cause a trace of doubt in his heart: Can the Jiang family, which has fallen into such a situation, really make a comeback?
But this thought only flashed through my mind.
When the servant heard the answer, a smile suddenly appeared on his alert face. He opened the door and said, "Great! Master Zuo Ci, you are finally here! Please come in! My master has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Zuo Ci felt something was wrong when he heard this, but he didn't think much about it. He straightened his collar and walked inside.
"It has been a long time since I last visited my mentor. It's really..."
As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Zuo Ci realized something was wrong.
——This house was extremely dark, as if even a few lanterns were not lit. Looking inside, it was dark and gloomy, with a faint sense of eeriness.
Zuo Ci paused, doubtful, "This..."
Even if the Jiang family had fallen on hard times, they wouldn't be so reluctant to even light a lamp, right?
Gao Yi, who was following behind him, also frowned. He caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that the servant who had just opened the door was walking in with his head down, in a hurry, as if he was running away.
Gao Yi suddenly felt uneasy.
"My Lord, this——"
Before he finished speaking, a cool breeze suddenly blew from behind!
Gao Yi's face changed, "Not good!"
He immediately drew his sword and fought back!
However, the opponent moved faster, and they fought hand-to-hand in the darkness. Gao Yi only felt a strong force coming at him, and then the sword in his hand was knocked away!
Clang——!
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