313. The Changing Sky (1)
After confirming that Zuo Yi had indeed gone away, Gao Ran called the innkeeper and asked him to quickly send someone to inform Ji Muqing that the Banana Emperor would die within five days, and let him quickly prepare to deal with the upcoming battle with Ji Muchen for the throne. It's best to come back before Ji Muchen!
ββThe implication is obvious: no matter whether the Jiaohuang Emperor has prepared a holy decree to inherit the throne in advance, Gao Ran can make it never see the day. She will give Ji Muqing the last chance and qualification to compete with Ji Muchen.
But for the sake of safety, Gao Ran also sent another team to secretly go to Ji Muchen's place, intending to destroy all the grain and grass in his army and the weapons that were only used in wartime for the time being before he received the news and set off for Luoyang City, and tried to spread some rumors among his army to shake the morale of the army: for example, the secret affairs of several important members of the army that were specially detected were quite secret, so that other important people could be "inadvertently" informed, so that they would be both suspicious of each other and secretly panicked; Or simply announce their affairs in the most conspicuous place in the army overnight, so that the whole army knows it clearly.
Naturally, most of the intimate things revealed by these mysterious nameless assassins are also mixed truths. But no matter how deep the bonds between the generals are, as long as the gossip is repeated more times, the suspicion accumulated in their respective hearts will explode sooner or later. - After all, even if a person can withstand one slander, he will not be able to withstand one slander after another - human nature will not stand the test in the end. It is neither as fragile nor as resilient as one thinks. But overestimating oneself is a common problem at the bottom of everyone,ββ if this is used properly, it can become the greatest help to defeat the enemy. - And Gao Ran, that's how he thinks and does it.
As a result, even if it takes a longer time to brew, the risk of each action is the lowest of all the options. - What's more, the people sent by Gao Ran were all top-notch killers who were well-trained in Tiange and had top-notch martial arts and resourcefulness.
It's just that even so, Gao Ran still feels regretful: in fact, it was only at this time that Gao Ran felt that he had promised Ji Muqing that he would never interfere in the affairs of Jiao's domestic affairs, which was really too inconsiderate. This internal affairs are already a whirlpool, and they can only enter and exit. And since she had to go deeper to find out more about the various factions in the Banana Kingdom court in order to protect herself, then she was equivalent to stepping into this whirlpool, and it was only a matter of time before she was caught up in it and was drawn deeper into it.
But she had no choice but to think too shallowly and agree too early, so that even if she wanted to get rid of Ji Muchen's henchmen as soon as possible for more secure self-preservation, and even Ji Muchen himself, she had already promised Ji Muqing not to interfere in the internal affairs of their Banana Country, and she had to really do this step for him.
As a result, Gao Ran could only do some small actions as often as possible - such as destroying things, such as disturbing people's hearts, such as "occasionally" eating and drinking in Ji Muchen's army, and taking some medicine that would make people weak and diarrhea, but not harmful to people's lives......
Come to think of it, even if it is a tenacious army, it can't withstand Gao Ran's seemingly painless toss like this. What's more, the people she sent to do this are all first-class assassination masters. - Although what they asked them to do were all small actions that did not enter the stream, it was also Ji Muchen's failure to catch the current low-risk actions. At the same time, this also intensified the already increasingly unstable military spirit in Ji Muchen's army.
"I hope he won't disappoint me......" In order not to cross Ji Muqing's bottom line that she would not allow her to violate, Gao Ran knew that he could only do this step at most. For the rest, she could only hope that Ji Muqing could completely defeat Ji Muchen's army, whose heart had been shaken, and successfully ascended to the throne.
In addition, at the same time, Gao Ran had to think about another thing in her heart: after Ji Muqing came back one step ahead of Ji Muchen, how could she persuade him to choose to ignore the fact that she had helped Ye Yu kill the king?
Although Gao Ran was seven or eight points sure of this matter in her heart, as long as the matter did not become a reality for a day, its variables would always exist, so she did not dare to assume that everything could be under her control early.
And in her opinion, the first variable that she needs to solve at the moment is to meet the impostor who disrupted her original plan for a while, and control this variable as soon as possible. - Even if Emperor Jiao's death within five days is a foregone conclusion, she must first stabilize the balance between the various forces in Luoyang City for him before Ji Muqing returns, and must not let any one suddenly dominate, let alone let the forces behind the sudden monarch killer stand out!
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The next day, Zuo Yi brought the impostor to Gao Ran's eyes as promised. And it wasn't until he saw the impostor with his own eyes that Gao Ran's heart that had always been hanging before finally landed.
"Sure enough, it's you. β
"What? she's wearing a veil, can you still recognize her?" Zuo Yi asked with some puzzlement.
How could he not see that as soon as the two of them met and looked at each other, the eyes of each other had already exposed the truth that they had already known each other. But just by this glance, you can be so sure who the other party is?ββ if it is only the impostor who recognizes Gao Ran, then it is okay to say, but Gao Ran also recognized the impostor almost at the same time. - It's not instantly recognizable just by a glance.
Zuo Yi felt that there must be other unique identification references between them. And the reason why he deliberately asked knowingly was to know this way of identification between them, which was unknown to outsiders. I thought that maybe in the future he could borrow the same way to help him save the day.
But the two men turned a deaf ear to his questioning. I only heard Ye Yu completely ignore his question, and asked directly to Gao Ran, "How can you be sure that he can bring me to see you?"
And Gao Ran also didn't care about Zuo Yi's question on the side, and also only responded to Ye Yu: "If he can't even do this little thing, he won't be alive today." Isn't it?"
When Ye Yu heard this, he followed Gao Ran's gaze towards Zuo Yi, and also glanced at him meaningfully. But it was only a glance, and then he turned back and continued to ask her: "Say, since you will specially ask me to come to see you, you must have thought of a perfect plan." How do you want me to cooperate?"
"Oh, I don't dare to say that there is a perfect solution, but my idea may be more feasible than yours compared to your willful action...... And the first thing I need you to do for me is to get rid of all the poison on Zuo Yi's body. Not only did he have to cure the dream poison on his body now, but he also had to give him the other half of the Gu poison antidote. β
"What?" Ye Yu looked at Gao Ran in disbelief, then turned his head to look at Zuo Yi.
"Don't forget, the aftermath of Emperor Jiao's death depends on me. And the value of Zuoyi is crucial to my future aftermath. Besides, I'm already willing to cooperate with you to advance the death date of Emperor Jiao, can't you cooperate with me in the aftermath of the aftermath?"
was asked by Gao Ran, and Ye Yu didn't say anything more. What's more, she already had a trace of guilt for her. And since Gao Ran took the initiative to make a request to her, as long as Zuo Yi's existence would not hinder her revenge, it would be okay to agree to Gao Ran's request. And, in this way, she will feel less guilty in her heart.
"Can you trust him?" But even if he was basically willing to make concessions, when it was over, Ye Yu still had to make one final confirmation, so as not to be confused because of Gao Ran's possible mistakes, and even she would be confused.
But she didn't think that Gao Ran's answer not only surprised her, but also gave her full confidence. - Gao Ran replied almost without thinking: "I believe in his judgment of the changing times. β
Her answer is definitely more convincing than saying that she believes in Zuoyi's "human being" for such a superficial reason. And she didn't just say it to Ye Yu, but also to Zuo Yi on the side. - It's really a two-pronged effect.
"Good. I save him. With that, Ye Yu turned his head and looked at Zuo Yi for the first time.
After getting Ye Yu's personal consent, Gao Ran faced Zuo Yi's existence for the first time since the two of them entered the door, and reminded him: "How to act in the future, I believe you also know in your heart?"
Zuo Yi just nodded to Gao Ran silently, and then turned to cooperate with Ye Yu's instructions without saying much, and sat down in peace, preparing to accept her next detoxification.
And it wasn't until Ye Yu finished his work that Gao Ran wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead for her and asked, "I talked to 'that person' about the five-day period, how many days will it actually be?"
Ye Yu looked at Gao Ran for a while, and then he understood, and replied, "Four days at most." β
"Good. Then after you are done, you will leave the land of right and wrong immediately, and Zuo Yi and I will take care of the rest. Besides, you'd better get as far away from Luoyang City as possible. β
"Good. β
After negotiating with Ye Jue, Gao Ran turned to Zuo Yi, who was gradually regaining his senses, and asked, "Do you know what kind of succession decree Emperor Jiao has prepared in advance?ββ after all, people will eventually die, even if he doesn't want to, he can't really not think about it at all, right?"
"Yes. I was there at the time. β
"But there was anyone else there to witness besides you?"
"Nope. Because at that time, Emperor Jiao also wanted the two princes to continue to contain each other, and let the two factions that supported them in the court continue to contain each other. So, I didn't let anyone else know about it except me. β
"Good. Who does the Banana Emperor want?"
"The Seventh Prince. β
"Ji Muqing, then why did he make Ji Muchen the crown prince again?"
"Didn't I say it, Emperor Jiao didn't want to give up the throne yet, so he wanted the two of them to contain each other to avoid one of them from becoming the dominant one, and then threatening him......"
"Huh. Do you know where the decree is now?"
"Yes. There is a secret compartment in the Jiaohuang Palace, and the holy decree is placed in it. β
Hearing this, Gao Ran did not have the slightest hint of joy, but leaned at Zuo Yi with some hesitation, and questioned: "How could the Jiaohuang even let you participate in witnessing this? Isn't he afraid that you will deliberately favor the next Jiaohuang because of this, and even betray him because of this?"
But Zuo Yi smiled disapprovingly: "It's not that I won't, and it's not that the Banana Emperor won't doubt it, but as far as the current power of the two princes is concerned, if there is no foreign aid force comparable to the Banana Emperor, not to mention stronger than the Banana Emperor, which of the two of them can completely gain the upper hand and completely overpower the other - this is not yet a certainty! With such strength, how could anyone who knows the times be stupid enough to abandon the Banana Emperor and choose them?ββ not to mention, as long as the Banana Emperor reigns for one day, this holy decree is not impossible to change...... β
Gao Ran listened, and then finally smiled lightly: "Hmph...... So, right now, I'm your best choice?"
But Zuo Yi didn't answer, just smiled at Gao Ran.
In the eyes of Ye Yu on the side, the interaction between the two of them was enough to show that there was a lot of tacit understanding between them. As a result, Ye Yu also had more confidence in Gao Ran's decision to choose to unite with Zuoyi.