If it weren't for the tragic destruction of Huiying's family, Gong Yiming would never have changed his temperament, and it would be impossible for him to leave the palace without permission.

What is really hateful is the real culprit behind the tragedy, which not only ruined Huiying's family, but also crushed Gong Yiming's sanity.

"Although there are extenuating circumstances, the bad influence that Ming'er has caused on the royal family should also be severely punished......"

The old king sighed, and did not continue to dwell on the palace's 'words of disobedience'.

This time, Gong Yibo and the old king had a separate conversation, and the specific content was unknown to the outside world.

However, the old king's subsequent will made the ministers speculate.

The task of suppressing bandits was handed over to Gong Yibo to complete, leading 10,000 elite soldiers, and Master Li went out as an accompanying deputy general.

Asking Gong Yibo to eradicate the Ice Explosion Bandit Group in one fell swoop in the name of the Xuanbing Kingdom Imperial Court did not limit the exact time of the mission.

Hearing this news, the ministers discussed a lot, some of them succeeded in the prayer palace, and some thought that the result was unpredictable.

In view of Gong Yileng's fiasco, more court officials were cautious, feeling that the troops sent were too small, and Lord Li was not a commanding general, and Gong Yibo's burden was too heavy.

Before Gong Yibo set out on the expedition, some officials asked to see the old king, hoping to increase the number of troops to supplement the generals, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the last defeat, but the old king refused.

Unlike the worried officials, the Second Highness Gong Yileng had a short period of loss, but after some analysis by the supporters, he turned his worries into joy.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness!" a court official with a white beard said with a happy compliment.

"Where does the joy come from?" Gong Yi grimaced and glanced at the other party coldly.

But he suppressed the joy in his heart, and maintained the majesty of His Royal Highness the prince as much as possible.

"The Third Highness is greedy for merit and has lost all the advantages that he originally had, and it is only a matter of time before the Second Highness wins......"

This old official has been immersed in officialdom for most of his life, and he has already seen through the power struggle in the palace, and standing on Gong Yileng's side, he is mainly afraid of the other party's violent character.

As an important minister in the imperial court, no matter who wins the competition, he will take a back seat, allowing the young and promising future generations to take the lead.

However, how to hand over the baton in their hands to their children and grandchildren is the issue they are most concerned about.

Everyone knows that Gong Yibo is benevolent, but there are many ministers who prefer Gong Yi Leng, not only because Gong Yi is cold-hearted, ruthless, violent and arrogant.

A more important reason is that benevolence tends to succumb to cruelty, and Gongyi's indecisive character almost determines the fate of failure.

The officials standing in Gong Yi's cold camp first ensured the safety of their own lives, at least Gong Yibo would not kill them.

In response to the old saying, I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain.

No matter who wins in the end, as long as you are a little more restrained, you will be able to survive smoothly.

On the contrary, if you rashly support Gong Yibo, it is very likely that you will not be able to wait for the day when the winner will be decided, and you will be killed by Gong Yileng and secretly.

Because of this, there are many wavering officials, all tacitly inclined to Gong Yileng, the purpose is to protect themselves.

"Haha, like the wind, what do you think?" Hearing compliments, they are generally very useful, and Gong Yileng is even more so.

"I don't think it'......," Ice Like Wind said cautiously.

After killing the plague patients failed, after Bing Rufeng returned to Gong Yileng's mansion, he was severely reprimanded by Gong Yileng.

However, in front of the old king, Gong Yileng still tried his best to help Bing Rufeng exonerate himself, saying that Bing Rufeng's will to His Majesty had a misunderstanding.

Moreover, Gong Yileng quibbled that Ice Like Wind was also for the safety of the entire Xuanbing Kingdom, hoping to eliminate the hidden dangers caused by the plague.

Despite the adverse effects of the act, there is nothing wrong with the offence and it should be forgiven.

After some hard work, he finally helped Bing Rufeng to be exempted from the death penalty, making Bing Rufeng grateful to Gong Yi Leng.

"Well, with the cowardice of the third child, he still went out on a high-profile expedition when he knew that the Ice Burst Bandit Group was not easy to deal with, and he obviously relied on it. ”

Gong Yi nodded coldly, basically agreeing with Bing Rufeng's judgment.

Regarding the control of the epidemic in Ping'an Town, Gong Yileng had already learned about Yichen's existence from Bing Rufeng's report.

However, the Sanying mercenary group, which was far away in the capital of the Tianluo Kingdom, did not seem to have taken large-scale operations, let alone entered the Xuanbing Kingdom, which made Gong Yileng feel a little relieved.

Even though Yichen has means that are difficult for ordinary people to reach, his strength is weak enough to compete with the Ice Burst Bandits.

On the whole, Gong Yileng is biased towards this bandit action, and it is difficult to achieve the desired victory.

"Second Highness, I think we should take precautions and be careful to sail the ship ......of ten thousand years."

Although his status is not high, Bing Rufeng's judgment of the situation is obviously stronger than Gong Yileng.

After experiencing the events in Ping'an Town, Bing Rufeng jumped from the dark to the light, and there was no second way to go except for the cold of the Dead Palace.

In order to ensure that Gong Yileng won the position of prince, Bing Rufeng put forward his ideas and looked for a solution with Gong Yileng.

The news that the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, personally led by the Third Highness Palace, went to the northern foot of the Xuanbing Mountain Range to suppress bandits soon spread.

It has only been a few months since the last failure to suppress bandits, and most people think that Gong Yibo is embarrassed by the big task, maybe it will be the same as Gong Yileng, the thunder is heavy and the rain is small, and then it will be a trip for nothing.

What happened next seems to confirm people's judgment.

Gong Yibo and 10,000 officers and soldiers arrived at the boundary of the nameless town, but due to the wind and snow, they temporarily stopped advancing, and lived in the nameless town for more than half a month.

With the funds provided by the imperial court to suppress bandits, he ate and drank all day long, and almost ate all the restaurants in the nameless town.

This news also reached the ears of the leader of the Ice Burst Bandit Group.

"Report to Commander Meng, a caravan has appeared in the depths of the Xuanbing Mountain Range, about two hundred people......

A member of the Ice Burst Bandit Group hurriedly rushed into the regimental headquarters compound and brought new news.

"Oh, what is the strongest of the strongest?"

Meng Hun in the chair was the deputy head of the Ice Explosion Bandit Troupe, and after Peeling Zhou disappeared inexplicably, he sat on the second chair of the Ice Explosion Bandit Troupe.

"For the time being, I haven't found any strong warriors, but there are at least fifty high-level battle commanders, and there are no less than ten people at the peak level. ”

The one who reported the news told the news he had in its original form.

Since learning that Gong Yibo had led his troops to the battle, the Ice Burst Bandit Group has strengthened its vigilance and expanded the scope of vigilance to the depths of the Xuanbing Mountain Range.

Hearing that Gong Yibo was blocked by the wind and snow, stranded in the nameless town, and the top and bottom of the Ice Explosion Bandit Group, they all felt a sense of relief.

It stands to reason that the soldiers were quick and took advantage of the high morale to quickly enter the battle in order to lay a solid foundation for victory.

However, Gong Yibo was helpless even in the wind and snow, and he had no general's style, which also gave the Ice Burst Bandit Regiment a signal that the officers and soldiers were not to be afraid.

Although Meng Hun reminded his subordinates to prevent Gong Yibo from being suspicious, everyone must remain vigilant and pay attention to Gong Yibo's every move at any time.

Fortunately, the caravan that passed through the depths of the Xuanbing Mountain Range could not have been disguised by Gong Yibo's officers and soldiers, which also made the members of the Ice Burst Bandit Regiment who were in charge of vigilance not attack at the first time.

"Got it, let's explore again!" Meng Hun waved his hand and sent his subordinates away.

I was a little puzzled in my heart, when the officers and soldiers of the imperial court were on a high-profile expedition, there would be a caravan in the depths of the Xuanbing Mountain Range, and it always felt that it was not so simple.

There are more than 200 people in total, and there are more than 10 battle commanders who are at the peak of powerhouses, which is not common in the past.

Ordinary caravans, unless the scale is very huge, it is already good to have three to five strong men at the peak level of the commander to suppress the formation.

Even if you hire a mercenary group to escort you, it is difficult to afford to hire a strong warrior.

Meng Hun asked his subordinates to continue to investigate, just to confirm whether there was a strong warrior in the middle, so as to determine the response plan.

An hour later, the second group of spies reported that there were three beginner war kings in the caravan, and although they were mixed in the crowd, their breath was leaking out.

"Three...... How is that possible?" Meng Hun asked in disbelief, jumping up from his chair.

At such a sensitive moment, on the mountain road not far from the northern foot of the Xuanbing Mountain Range, three battle king powerhouses appeared at once, which was by no means an ordinary caravan!

"Some brothers recognized that these three were the strong men of the war king who fought with the officers and soldiers last time and escaped by luck......"

Detective told Meng Hun that according to the information he had discovered, these three war king powerhouses came from the three Jianghu forces near the North Underworld Town.

They are Qi Ben, the owner of Qijiazhuang, Wan Ma of Wan Mulin, and Zhong Shengxiang of Zhong Academy, all of whom are participating in the competition for the position of prince in Libao Palace.

Of the eight strong warriors sent by Gong Yileng, there are only three of them who can retreat with their whole body.

Now, Gong Yileng's command has fallen into the hands of Gong Yibo, and these three war kings and powerhouses have led the team, I don't know what the intention is.

"Captain Meng, I'm afraid there is fraud. An old man opposite Meng Hun frowned and said.

"Kan Lao, let's get to the point. Meng Hun sat back in his chair and regained his previous composure.

"I thought that these three strong warriors were sent by the imperial court to explore the way. ”

Kan Lao felt that these three had originally participated in the last battle, and after they escaped by luck, they relied on their familiarity with the battlefield and disguised themselves as caravans, wanting to mix in the northern foothills of the Xuanbing Mountains to investigate the situation of the Ice Explosion Bandit Regiment.

The best way is to directly kill him, give Gong Yibo, who has not yet felt the front line, a dismount, and hit the morale of the officers and soldiers.

"No, Gong Yibo and Gong Yileng fought to the death for the position of the prince, and the supporters of both sides also secretly competed with each other, so ......"

Meng Hun disagreed with Kan Lao's speculation, the three battle king powerhouses who went to the depths of the Xuanbing Mountain Range were originally Gong Yileng's people, and it was impossible for them to serve Gong Yibo.

The forces of the rivers and lakes are different from the officers and soldiers, they do not accept the transfer of the imperial court, unless the other party is their own master.