Chapter 626 Who is the rescuer?
"What?!"
Upon hearing the eunuch's report, Emperor Yongping, who was sitting firmly on the dragon throne, stood up suddenly.
"That's impossible!"
Prince Yu, the head of the clan affairs office, was panicked and completely stunned by the news.
The Zongrenfu was breached and the serious criminal was rescued. As the leader of the Zongrenfu, Prince Yu must take responsibility.
"Your Majesty, please issue an order to seal the city gates and capture Prince Yan throughout the city!"
Rather than holding Prince Yu accountable, the most urgent task is to find Prince Yan who was rescued.
The eldest princess was in a really bad mood at the moment.
If the Prince of Yan had been rescued and had escaped the capital, it would have been fine. But if he was hiding in the capital, then if the Prince of Yan wanted revenge, he would definitely look for her.
She was the one who planned the betrayal of Leng Ci, the deputy general of the Whirlwind Cavalry, and the surrender of the four commanders of the Northwest Army.
The eldest princess was so worried that she couldn't sleep or eat when she thought that she had another powerful enemy hiding in the dark.
The Whirlwind Cavalry is the King of Yan's support.
In the eyes of many people, the Whirlwind Cavalry is equivalent to the private soldiers of King Yan.
In fact, the original Whirlwind Riders were indeed the private soldiers of the King of Yan. However, after the Jieyundao colluded with the Underworld to assassinate the King of Yan, the King of Yan escaped by chance and later led the Whirlwind Riders to take revenge on the Underworld.
During that revenge, most of the Whirlwind Riders were killed.
The subsequent Whirlwind Riders were all new recruits.
King Yan trusted Leng Ci, so he handed the matter over to Leng Ci.
He never expected that Leng Ci had already betrayed his trust and secretly dismissed all the old Whirlwind Cavalry soldiers who were loyal to King Yan.
The new Whirlwind Cavalry is no longer the Whirlwind Cavalry under the control of King Yan.
This is also the reason why Leng Ci could easily stab King Yan in the back.
But after losing the Whirlwind Riders, did the King of Yan really become a lonely man?
The answer is naturally no.
The Whirlwind Cavalry was the strongest cavalry unit in the Northwest Garrison Army. Prince Yan had guarded the border at Longxi Prefecture for over a decade, and the Whirlwind Cavalry had undergone several changes. The veterans of the Whirlwind Cavalry who had retired were truly loyal to Prince Yan.
Originally, the Grand Princess was thinking of finding an opportunity to slowly purge those old Whirlwind Cavalry soldiers, but before she could start her plan, the Prince of Yan had actually been rescued!
Being able to capture the clan residence, especially in the capital, is not something that ordinary people can do.
Even if all the veterans of the Whirlwind Riders were to gather together, it would be impossible to accomplish this task without alerting the Imperial City Administration.
But in fact, the Imperial City Bureau had not received any news before this.
"Pass on my order to seal the city gates!"
"Move the troops into the city and investigate for me. Even if we have to turn the capital upside down, we must find the Prince of Yan!"
After hearing what the eldest princess said, Emperor Yongping quickly issued an edict.
The meeting dispersed.
Everyone was in a hurry.
The eldest princess walked even faster. After leaving the palace, she immediately took her female guards and headed towards the Imperial City Office.
Someone attacked the Imperial Clan House, but the Imperial City Bureau, the government office that monitors the capital, did not receive any news. In the eyes of the Grand Princess, this showed that the Imperial City Bureau was incompetent.
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The Xu Mansion is a quiet house in the courtyard where Xu Yuanzu, the Duke of Antai, lives.
The haggard Prince of Yan sat quietly on the chair with a sharp look in his eyes.
Since he was rescued from the dungeon of the Imperial Clan Court, he had been blindfolded and was sent to this room, where the black cloth bag covering his face was removed.
But no one spoke to him.
King Yan, you are a veteran of many battles, not a naive young man.
He knew very well that since this person had arranged for someone to rescue him, he would definitely come to see him. No matter what the other party's purpose was, everything would eventually become clear when the two sides met.
This wait lasted for an hour.
When Xu Yuanzu appeared in front of Prince Yan, it would be a lie for Prince Yan to say he was not surprised.
Xu Yuanzu, the newly appointed Duke of Antai.
He was a descendant of the Xu family who came from Xujiazhuang on the Wei River. Due to some special reasons, he came to the capital and became a duke.
"Who are you?"
After being shocked, King Yan naturally understood that this man's identity was definitely not just a member of the Xu family, and there must be something he didn't know.
"It doesn't matter who I am!"
Xu Yuanzu smiled slightly, "But you, Li Zhen, do you accept your fate?"
Do you accept your fate?
The King of Yan did not respond.
Accept your fate?
How could he possibly accept his fate?
But what can he do if he doesn't accept his fate?
Frankly speaking, until now, he still didn't know how he had fallen from a position of absolute advantage to a prisoner.
He really didn't expect Tottenham's betrayal.
But since Leng Que had betrayed him before, King Yan was not too surprised.
What King Yan could not accept the most was that Whirlwind Rider actually followed Leng Ci and betrayed him.
"Don't you understand how you ended up like this?"
Xu Yuanzu looked at Prince Yan with a smile.
King Yan nodded.
Xu Yuanzu raised his lips slightly and said, "The Whirlwind Riders earned you the name of the God of War, Li Zhen. So, do you still remember how the Whirlwind Riders first came about?"
"How did the current Whirlwind Riders come about?"
After hearing these two simple questions, King Yan opened his eyes wide and suddenly understood.
He finally understood what went wrong.
He had once created Tornado Rider, and he and Tornado Rider ate and slept together, and trained together. But when did he and Tornado Rider become estranged?
The King of Yan began to reflect, deeply reflect.
Xu Yuanzu didn't give the Prince of Yan time to reflect. Instead, he coughed lightly and said, "Li Zhen, did you know that at court not long ago, the Grand Princess suggested that you assist a prince in commanding the Whirlwind Cavalry and the Northwest Guard Army to attack Japan?"
"Would she be so kind?"
Hearing Xu Yuanzu's words, King Yan responded coldly.
"Do you think this is the kindness of the Grand Princess?"
“I don’t think so!”
Although Prince Yan didn't know why Leng Ci betrayed him, he thought it was closely related to the Grand Princess.
His good aunt is truly a woman who is as capable as any man.
"If you go out to sea with the army, then none of your veterans of the Whirlwind Riders will be spared."
"This is the purpose of the Grand Princess."
Xu Yuanzu spoke bluntly.
The King of Yan looked at Xu Yuanzu coldly and said, "So, what is your purpose?"
It is important for people to know themselves!
Xu Yuanzu, who suddenly emerged from Xujiazhuang on the Wei River, had no previous friendship with the King of Yan. Yet, under such circumstances, Xu Yuanzu risked the crime of deceiving the emperor and had the clan residence stormed, snatching him from the dark dungeon.
As the saying goes, if someone shows kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
"If I told you I wanted to destroy the Tang Dynasty, would you believe me?"
Xu Yuanzu looked at King Yan calmly and stated his purpose.
"I believe it!"
Prince Yan and Xu Yuanzu looked at each other for a long time and finally nodded.
"So, can you and I work together?"
This was the first time Xu Yuanzu looked Prince Yan in the eye.
Because he found that King Yan really believed what he said.
(End of this chapter)
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