Chapter 776 Clash - The Spy
Why hasn't he/she arrived yet?
During the day, Wuying returned with a group of guards, saying that people from Wei would arrive tonight, but it's already past midnight and there's still no sign of them.
Ji Wenxuan picked up the freshly served tea, took a small sip, and then replied to General Ji, "Grandfather, don't worry, we should be here soon."
General Ji stopped pacing and sat back down when he saw the extremely calm Ji Wenxuan.
"Drink less tea, I don't want to sleep in the middle of the night."
Ji Wenxuan ignored the old general's words, took another sip, and then said, "Grandfather, do you think you can still sleep tonight?"
Yes! The Emperor of Wei has arrived, how can they possibly sleep?
After thinking it over, the old general let Ji Wenxuan go.
"Bang bang bang!"
There was a knock on the door, and then the Emperor Wei, the Crown Prince Wei, and General Song were led into the room.
General Song was visibly taken aback when he saw General Ji.
The emperor never told him why he had come to the Great Zhou, and because he was doing it so secretly, General Song thought he was going to meet some kind of spy.
But to everyone's surprise, the Wei emperor was actually coming to meet with the enemy's general.
General Song was surprised and became wary. If something happened to the emperor in Wei, wouldn't he, as the general, be fully responsible?
"His Majesty!"
General Song couldn't help but step forward, blocking the emperor's path.
"General, there's no need to be nervous!"
Bai Moqin patted General Song on the shoulder as she spoke, then bowed respectfully to the old general, saying, "Thank you for keeping me waiting, General!"
Logically speaking, as a junior, even if Prince Wei wanted to see the old general, he should have personally paid his respects.
But today, General Ji has come here and waited for so long. Bai Moqin feels embarrassed both emotionally and logically.
"Your Highness is overthinking it. Today's meeting was a secret discussion, so it's understandable that we were a little less formal."
The old general, a veteran of many battles, would not concern himself with such a trivial matter, especially since the other side had brought people in public today, including their own king.
"Your Majesty, please have a seat!"
Upon seeing the old general's face, Ji Wenxuan knew that he had no intention of bowing to the Emperor of Wei. As the person in charge of this matter, Ji Wenxuan took the initiative to stand up and gestured to the emperor.
When General Song saw that the Ji family was showing no respect for His Majesty, he immediately became furious and was about to lash out at the two men, but fortunately Ji Wenxuan stopped him in time.
"Father, I will support you!"
Crown Prince Wei helped Emperor Wei to sit in the main seat, and then sat down next to Ji Wenxuan.
The two exchanged a glance, and Bai Moqin said with a smile, "To be honest, I didn't mean to bother you today, but the general and the young master are both aware of the current situation in Wei. I wonder if either of you has received a letter from Lord Yun?"
Bai Moqin had just escaped the pursuit and was basically completely unaware of the current situation.
Whether or not they should lead their troops back to the capital depends on Yun Yichen's instructions. Most importantly, Bai Moqin wants to know the current situation among the three kingdoms.
Ji Wenxuan had been waiting for Bai Moqin's words all night.
Pulling out a letter from Yun Yichen that had only been there a few days prior, Ji Wenxuan slowly said, "Since Zhong Lin has received Your Highness, Your Highness must already know about the matter of Crown Prince Jin. Now I can responsibly tell Your Highness that Crown Prince Xu has arrived in the capital. However, unlike Wei, Crown Prince Xu has left behind a double, and this will not be discovered in the short term."
After discussing the situation in the State of Jin, the next step was to talk about the State of Zhou.
However, because Gu Shuyan had not yet given birth when the letter was sent out, those present did not know about the part about the child being switched.
"So you think that the person you're talking about not only controls the fourth prince of the Great Kingdom, but also colludes with the eldest prince of the Wei Kingdom? How is that possible? If such a person really existed, how could the three kingdoms still be able to coexist peacefully?"
General Ji Wenxuan had talked himself hoarse to get General Ji to sit here today, and now, hearing such absurd words, General Ji instinctively refused to believe it.
General Song and General Ji, who were separated by the ridge, agreed with his words.
In his view, the eldest prince did all that because his maternal family was powerful and ambitious. It was just an internal power struggle; how could it possibly be related to the mysterious person they were talking about?
Moreover, how could the courts of these three kingdoms be stirred up by some so-called mysterious figure? Does this mean they think the emperors of the three kingdoms are all fools?
"I think it's better to believe it than not. In the letters Yichen has written to me over the years, he has mentioned this mysterious person behind the scenes quite often. Someone who can make him wary must have considerable abilities."
The emperor's words were merely a matter of following the trend, but to the two generals, they were filled with a big question mark.
Yun Yichen is the Grand Secretary of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a fact known to all. So why does the Emperor of Wei address him so intimately?
Could it be that Yun Yichen is a spy for the Wei Kingdom?
The idea occurred to both of them simultaneously.
"Whether that's true or not, the best approach now is to do as my brother-in-law suggested and create the illusion for outsiders that their plan has succeeded."
Ji Wenxuan interrupted their wild guesses, and Bai Moqin nodded in agreement.
In the end, the two generals had no choice but to put aside their doubts and listen quietly to the arrangements made by the two men.
Because the details of the plan were constantly being overturned and re-planned, the meeting and discussion didn't end until dawn the next day.
The group was escorted out of the city as if they had been quietly brought there. On the way back to the military camp, the old general couldn't help but ask, "Should we tell your second uncle about today's plan in advance?"
After all, he was his own son. Even though he knew the son was hopeless, the old general couldn't help but hold onto a sliver of hope.
Since the old general's last outburst, Uncle Ji had become much more restrained. Coupled with his deliberate performance, the old general couldn't help but let him return to the military camp.
However, for the sake of honing his skills, he was only made a small vanguard.
Ji Wenxuan knew it would be difficult to get General Ji to completely give up on his son. After silently apologizing to General Ji, Ji Wenxuan simply took the old general to the Happy Pavilion in the border town.
Just like its name suggests, Happy House is the only place in the border town that squanders money.
Why did you bring me here?
The old general frowned. As a valiant general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the old general was most wary of generals coming to this place.
Moreover, there are military prostitutes in the army, so even if they needed them, they wouldn't need to come to such places.
"Grandfather will find out soon."
Ji Wenxuan didn't explain, but simply led the old general to sit down in front of an inconspicuous stall.
Before long, the doors of the Happy Pavilion opened, and a man with slightly disheveled clothes walked out.
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