Chapter 175: Step by Step
Yan Jinxuan understood very well what Gu Bing meant, and he didn't want the emperor to send troops, and at the same time, he didn't want the sixth prince to be arrested.
"Could it be that Gu Aiqing has another way," the emperor looked at Gu Bing and asked.
"King Jin will come to the Hajj early next month, so we might as well detain him at that time to force him to tell him the whereabouts of the six princes." Gu Bing said.
"At that time, it will be late, Lord Gu, today is only twenty-one, nine days can allow a person to run several provinces, if someone reports the news, he can even stay away from the northwest." Yan Jinxuan said immediately.
The emperor pondered for a moment and then said: "He and King Jin must be arrested, so it is imperative to send troops, who do you think is the most suitable to be the leader?"
"It's quite appropriate for Weichen to send Lord Gu there, Lord Gu has served in the Great Northwest for nine years, and he is familiar with the local situation." Yan Jinxuan said seriously.
Gu Bing was drinking tea, and he almost didn't squirt out the tea after listening to it. He secretly scolded in his heart: Yan Jinxuan, you old fox, you want me to do this kind of thankless thing, so he hurriedly said: "Lord Yan, the old man thinks you are more suitable, wasn't it the seventh prince who was captured by you and your father back then?"
"Back then, now my dad is old, and I sprained my foot on the road." Yan Jinxuan said, and immediately exposed his red and swollen feet to show everyone.
He sprained it on purpose.
In order not to get involved in the matter of catching the six princes and King Jin. After all, the sixth prince only showed signs of rebellion at the beginning, but he did not really rebel, so the emperor could only imprison him for some years at most or directly demote him to a commoner, in short, it was not to death. Again. The Sixth Prince and King Jin both hated Yan Shichong, and Yan Shichong was the person who should be eradicated the most in the Ming Kingdom, so he preferred to be allies with them rather than mortal enemies.
Even if they can't become allies with each other in the end, the existence of such a person is also a deterrent to Yan Shichong's forces.
So Yan Jinxuan decided to make a temporary appearance, after all, he had already completed the most critical step.
"Then it seems that Yan Aiqing can't go." The emperor said. After saying that, he looked at Gu Bing.
Gu Bing suddenly had goosebumps all over his body.
"Gu Aiqing, I also think it's quite appropriate for you to go," the emperor said with a light smile.
"Your Majesty, Weichen is deeply afraid" Gu Bing didn't dare to say it halfway through his words. You can't tell the emperor that I'm afraid I won't be able to pay the difference
However, he knew very well that with his current position, he had to send someone to send a message to the Sixth Prince, so that he could escape, and this would lead to the consequence that he could not capture the Sixth Prince, and the Emperor would definitely blame him. At that time, he really couldn't even keep the black gauze hat on his head.
The emperor secretly sneered and said: "I'm afraid that I can't catch him and be blamed by me."
Gu Bing hurriedly took advantage of the situation and said, "Yes." ”
"Then I will send you all the more. If you don't try, how do you know that you can't do it?" So Zhu Zhi assigned him and five generals on the spot to go to round up the six princes and King Jin in three ways.
The total number of troops sent was 90,000.
Gu Bing had no choice but to kneel down and take the order.
That night, Gu Bing secretly met with Father-in-law Lu in his mansion.
"Imperial Envoy Pang hasn't returned yet, so I have to discuss this matter with you." Gu Bing said.
Gonggong Lu listened to him with a smile, and then said softly: "Master Gu, if I were you, I wouldn't send someone to deliver a letter to the Sixth Prince." After all, the ebony hat on your head is more important to you. ”
Gu Bing was shocked. Hurriedly asked: "Then didn't we betray the six princes?"
"In this situation, there is no way to take care of this. Let's save our lives first. Lu Gonggong said.
But the Lu Gong Guild would not secretly take a copy of him from the Sixth Prince, Gu Bing was really a little worried.
So he asked quietly: "Then since Gonggong Lu supports me in doing this, he won't make it difficult for me to do it afterwards."
"No, no, I don't know what to do." Father-in-law Lu said busily.
I don't know what to do, for a know-it-all like Gonggong Lu, such a reason seems too unconvincing.
However, heroes don't suffer immediate losses. Gu Bing decided to take care of himself first, so he smiled and said, "Then thank you father-in-law."
Anyway, I sent him out of the door personally.
Mrs. Lu personally took an ice pack to make a cold compress for Yan Jinxuan's feet.
"You are usually very cautious, why are you so careless this time," Mrs. Lu said as she looked at his red and swollen feet, feeling very distressed.
"It's just a little twisted, it's not a big deal." Yan Jinxuan said with a smile.
Now that he has someone in his heart who needs to be protected, he has to cherish his life, and he naturally doesn't want to do such a thankless task as catching the sixth prince.
Moreover, the situation of the sixth prince is very different from that of the seventh prince.
"Well, then you should rest for a few days."
"Yes, I've taken three days off and I'll be resting at home." Yan Jinxuan said with a smile that because he learned the whereabouts of the sixth prince, there was finally one thing missing in his heart.
He decided to take advantage of Mu Xiu to meet the county lord in the past few days to find out what she was thinking at the moment.
So the next day he went to the palace of King Zong.
Since the ninth prince went out to run errands, it was Princess Li who received him.
"I haven't seen you for several months, I heard that you went on a business trip to the Great Northwest, did you just come back?" asked Li enthusiastically.
"I came back yesterday."
"It's good to be back. The Nine Princes will not be able to come back until about noon. ”
"Okay."
"You must stay for lunch today."
Yan Jinxuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay." ”
Then he asked, "Is the county lord at home?"
When Li heard that he took the initiative to find the county lord, his face suddenly burst into laughter, and he said repeatedly: "I am here." After that, let the next person inform Zhu Qingmei.
Zhu Qingmei was reading the Korean novel given to her by Yan Jinxuan in the boudoir, and immediately put down the book and rushed over after hearing the news of his arrival.
"Lord Yan, long time no see," Zhu Qingmei said crisply, while bowing him slightly.
"Yes, county lord, your complexion is getting better and better," Yan Jinxuan said with a smile.
Indeed, Zhu Qingmei looks a lot richer than a few months ago, and her gestures are becoming more and more charming.
Sure enough, when the woman reaches this age, she is getting different day by day, and there is love nourishment.
"Let's go for a walk," Yan Jinxuan suggested.
"Okay, Lord Yan, please." Zhu Qingmei immediately got up.
She knew he had something to say to herself, and she had something to say to him.
So the two of them walked across the rockery to the gazebo where they had last chatted.
After sitting down, the two looked at each other.
"County Lord, the second prince of North Korea will visit in a month and a half, what are your thoughts now?" asked Yan Jinxuan. At the same time, he was nervously waiting for her reply. To be continued
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