"oh?"
Liu Wei frowned, then chuckled, "I didn't expect them to be smuggling in their own agenda!"
"Your Highness, what should we do? Should we arrest them all?"
"I believe that no one can survive the methods of our Embroidered Uniform Guard without uttering a single word."
"Either you die, or you tell the whole story!"
A glint appeared in Shen Lian's eyes. The Jinyiwei's cruel tortures were endless and would surely make them scream in agony.
"No need for that. Let's wait and see. They'll definitely take action in a day or two," Liu Wei said after thinking for a moment.
"Great monk, General Xue, you don't need to attend the banquet later."
"They just finished scolding you and then immediately started drinking and chatting with you. They can tell how fake it is!"
"yes!"
The two immediately agreed in unison and turned to leave.
Yao Guangxiao had no desire to attend this insincere banquet!
Xue Rengui was even less adept at social maneuvering.
After returning to Wuyuan City, he learned that Liu Wei had obtained a fierce general from the dungeon and was taking only a hundred men to seize Juyan Lake.
This truly amazed Xue Rengui, who never expected there to be such a capable person.
Aside from deep admiration, Xue Rengui had no other thoughts, and he was not unhappy that Liu Wei had not asked him to go.
The lord must have his reasons for doing this, and as his subordinates, we should simply carry it out.
The two of them had just acted badly in front of the imperial envoy, so naturally they should let their lord take the good role.
After Xue and Yao left, Shen Lian was about to leave when Liu Wei stopped him:
"Commander Shen, also secretly investigate the two attendants beside Lord Cai."
"When the imperial edict was being read out just now, the two of them kept staring at me."
"One of them, who was quite handsome, kept staring at me the whole time!"
"It seems a little strange for a man like me to be stared at like this by another man."
Liu Wei has no homosexual tendencies.
Upon hearing this, Shen Lian immediately accepted the order.
When he came in, he received a report from Ogawa that the hundred-person delegation consisted of at least three groups belonging to different people.
Unexpectedly, among those who followed Cai Yong in were also treacherous individuals.
It seems the Embroidered Uniform Guards are in for a busy time.
......
"I heard that the King of Clouds will be hosting a banquet for us tonight. This is a rare opportunity, and our only chance!"
Not far from the main tent was the area used to receive this delegation.
More than one hundred people were housed in more than twenty tents.
Inside a tent, a dozen or so palace guards gathered together, discussing the matter in hushed tones.
They were planted by Empress Dowager Dong to openly assassinate Liu Wei, then claim to be sent by her to mislead Liu Wei and make him suspect Empress He.
"Since we've chosen to die for our cause, we'll risk everything tonight, regardless of success or failure."
"The Empress Dowager promised to take care of our family and provided compensation, so we have no worries about the future."
"Alright, brother, let's do it tonight."
"......"
at the same time.
Two of the palace guards were alone in a tent, quite out of place with the others.
"Brother, with so many people here, how can we contact the person the Empress Dowager mentioned?"
"Young man, don't be anxious."
The man addressed as "elder brother" remained calm. "The Empress Dowager said this person is by the side of the King of Yunzhong. I paid special attention to him when I came here."
"Behind the main tent, there are three more enclosed tents. If I'm not mistaken, these must be where the King of Clouds' family resides."
The younger brother asked, "Even if we know that's where his family lives, how can we get in touch with them?"
The elder brother said confidently, "Tonight, under the cover of darkness, we will quietly leave secret marks around that area."
“As long as that person goes out, we will definitely see him. If he still remembers the Empress Dowager’s instructions, he will definitely take the initiative to appear here with our delegation.”
"By then, we will be able to pass on messages."
The younger brother couldn't help but ask again, "What if he pretends not to see it?"
"This makes things even easier. It shows that this person has already betrayed us. We don't need to go to great lengths. We just need to report the truth and then wait for the Empress Dowager to decide what to do."
The elder brother smiled slightly.
In this way, they wouldn't have to risk their lives to deliver the message.
At this moment, Cui Hao returned to his group.
"Master, what should we do?"
As soon as Cui Hao entered, about a dozen people surrounded him and asked him questions.
"As you can see, there seem to be few guards around this tent, but the people around the prince are all extraordinary."
"We can only make our move when this prince is alone."
Cui Hao's face was sinister.
"My lord, we attempted to assassinate a prince! This is a capital offense!"
With the battle fast approaching, some people were starting to feel uneasy.
"There is no way out now."
Cui Hao stared intently at the man who wanted to back down at the last minute, "Don't forget that you are all men on the verge of death, notorious wandering knights of the martial world."
“If General He hadn’t rescued you from the death row, you would have died long ago in the dark and damp dungeon, your bodies swarming with flies and slowly rotting and infested with maggots.”
"Now you've been given a chance to live an honest life. If you don't fight for it now, when will you?"
Upon hearing this, the man lowered his head in shame, then resolutely raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, clearly resigned to his fate.
"Alright, the Prince will be hosting a banquet tonight to welcome us!"
"We'll have more people if we have the chance."
"If the Prince also appears at the banquet, we'll act accordingly."
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