Chapter 295: No trace of Gu Qishan's body remains
Gu Qishan personally selected his troops and prepared to leave the city to negotiate with the Qiangdi people.
Gu Zhaolin came over upon hearing the news, his face filled with anxiety, "Foster father, the poison still remains in your body, how can you lead the troops at this time?"
Gu Qishan had already put on his armor, and his expression was unquestionable.
"Prince Jin and Xu Bai are both in each other's hands. I must go and rescue them personally."
Gu Zhaolin said anxiously, "Foster father, let me go. I will definitely bring Prince Jin and Xu Bai back. You haven't recovered yet, so you must not leave the city rashly. If anything happens to you, how will the peace of Xiping City be maintained?"
Gu Qishan's trusted veteran general Duan Hengjiang also stood up to persuade him.
But Gu Qishan was very resolute. "I've been recuperating for many days and am almost fully recovered. I don't need to worry about the Qiangdi bandits. Prince Jin and Xu Bai are in their hands. I absolutely cannot sit idly by."
Gu Zhaolin grew increasingly anxious. "Foster father, I'm afraid this is a scam. Lord Chu clearly said that Prince Jin had fallen off the cliff, so how could he be in Qiang Di's hands now? Don't fall into their trap."
Gu Qishan's eyes darkened. "Prince Jin fell off the cliff, but perhaps he didn't die, but was captured by the Qiangdi people. Commander Zheng said he saw it clearly, so he must be right. Even if there's a possibility of a trick, even if there's a one in ten thousand chance, I'll get to the bottom of it."
Everyone was about to persuade him again, but Gu Qishan waved his hand and said, "Alright, there's no need to persuade me anymore. Prince Jin is a prince. If something happened to him in Xiping, I, the general, cannot escape the blame. And now the imperial envoy is still in the capital. If I don't show my attitude, how can I explain it to the emperor?"
This left everyone speechless.
Gu Zhaolin offered to go with him, but Gu Qishan declined, "The city needs someone to guard it. I can feel more at ease if you stay and guard the rear."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhaolin no longer insisted, and a calculation flashed in his eyes.
Shu Ning was right. If we use Prince Jin and Ge Xubai as bait, my adoptive father will definitely take the bait.
He secretly passed a letter to the Qiang flute player, which led to this drama.
The Qiangdi people had prepared a tight net, and he had also prepared a great gift for his adoptive father. As long as he left the city, he would be attacked from all sides and there would be no way back.
Just wait, he will soon be able to reunite with his beloved disciple in Yama Palace.
After hearing this, Chu Yian could no longer lie down and propped himself up to sit up in bed.
"How is this possible? How could Prince Jin be alive? I clearly saw him fall from such a high cliff! I saw it clearly, it was him!"
He said this so many times that he completely believed it.
It was as if I had really seen Xiao Yanci's face with my own eyes that night.
Zhao Shuning listened to his chatter with a calm expression.
"Why are you panicking? If Prince Jin falls into Qiang Di's hands, how can he survive?"
Chu Yian's face was still ugly.
How can this be the same?
If Prince Jin died by falling off a cliff, the credit would be his.
But if Prince Jin lost his life because he fell into the hands of the Qiang flute people, the credit would have nothing to do with him.
How could he be willing?
Even if Ge Xubai didn't die, wouldn't all the injuries he suffered be in vain?
Zhao Shuning saw what he was thinking, but gave no explanation.
It won’t be too late to tell him after this matter is done.
Gu Qishan personally led the army out of the city, and Duan Hengjiang accompanied him, which caused a lot of discussion among the people.
Gu Zhaolin stood at the city gate and watched the army leave. A cold smile appeared on the corner of his lips. "Foster father, our father-son relationship ends here."
The next day, a team hurried back to the city. Of the original 5,000 troops, less than half remained.
The leader was Duan Hengjiang, his face was pale, and the soldiers behind him were also in a mess.
As soon as he entered the city, Duan Hengjiang couldn't hold on and fell down.
A soldier immediately came forward to support him, and only then discovered that he had been stabbed in the lower back and was bleeding profusely.
Upon hearing the news, Gu Zhaolin rushed there immediately.
"General Duan, what's going on? Why are you in such a mess? Where's my adoptive father? Where's Prince Jin and Xu Bai?"
Duan Hengjiang breathed heavily and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth with difficulty.
"General, it's gone..."
Then, the whole person fell into a coma and lost consciousness.
These words made Gu Zhaolin's heart pound.
He hurriedly called other soldiers and asked them about the battle situation in detail.
"We were fighting the Qiangdi people, and we were initially unstoppable. We even killed the Second Prince of Qiangdi. But our people were once again possessed by an evil spirit and went mad, killing each other. The general was caught off guard and was hit by an arrow!"
"The general insisted on rescuing Lieutenant General Ge. We could have protected him and helped him escape, but Lieutenant General Ge suddenly turned against us and killed us! Our morale was broken, and the Qiang Di Army took advantage of the situation and launched a fierce attack. We were defeated and couldn't even retrieve the general's body."
After saying this, the young general burst into tears.
Everyone was in disbelief.
But those who experienced this war personally all said the same thing, and they had to believe it.
Everyone was hit hard.
Gu Qishan was the backbone of the Zhenxi Army. He was gone, and died at the hands of Ge Xubai. This blow was like a bolt from the blue.
Especially those from Ge Xubai's faction, they were completely incredulous.
Gu Zhaolin's face showed shock and grief, but his heart was filled with an unconcealable excitement and excitement.
His plan succeeded!
The Qiangdi people wanted his adoptive father's life more than he did, so they adopted his plan and sent someone to disguise themselves as Ge Xubai, gaining his adoptive father's trust and killing him when he was caught off guard.
His adoptive father was dead, and Ge Xubai became a murderer who colluded with Qiang Di. Even if he was still alive, he would never be able to come back.
He would no longer be a threat to himself.
The second prince of Qiang Di was also killed, which was an unexpected surprise.
Gu Zhaolin tried very hard to suppress the excitement in his heart.
After a while, he raised his head, his eyes were scarlet.
"What a wretch Ge Xubai! His adoptive father treated him well, yet he colluded with the Qiangdi people to kill his adoptive father. He is truly heartless!"
Everyone echoed and scolded Ge Xubai.
Some people couldn't help but question, "General Ge is not that kind of person. Is there some misunderstanding here?"
"Yes, Admiral Ge has always been highly regarded by the general. He has no reason to do this."
Someone immediately objected, "Misunderstanding? So many eyes saw it, how could it be a misunderstanding?"
Those who spoke up for Ge Xubai were soon silenced.
Gu Zhaolin spoke quietly, "During this period, my adoptive father often told me that there were many strange things about his last poisoning."
He only said this one sentence and didn't say anything more, but just this one sentence aroused endless associations among everyone.
"Could it be that he was the one who poisoned the general last time?"
"Nine out of ten!"
"He must have known that the general suspected him, so he took advantage of the time when he left the city to rescue Prince Jin to secretly collude with Qiang Di!"
The more they talked, the more excited they became. The more charges were laid against Ge Xubai, and his original contributions were completely wiped out.
Gu Zhaolin felt unprecedented pleasure in his heart as he listened to everyone's criticism of Ge Xubai.
Ge Xubai, you have come to this day!
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