Now the news of Gongsun Yan's entry into the capital has spread throughout the court, and all the officials are shocked when they hear it.

The Gongsun family and the prince have not set foot in the territory of the capital for many years, and the two of them paid tribute on time and obeyed the transfer of the holy decree, and they did not do anything cheating on the surface, so the emperor and the fifth prince turned a blind eye to let them develop.

After all, one is based on the seven counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and the other is guarding the borders of the eight cities in the East China Sea, and they are all doing things for the country and the people.

But now the Gongsun family, which has always hinted at supporting the five princes, suddenly turned against each other and defected to the emperor, which was something that no one expected.

Under the entry of the Gongsun family, the emperor's strength suddenly increased a lot, and almost in an instant, he competed with the five princes on the chessboard to a level of half a catty and eight taels, and because of the difference in identity, the emperor vaguely had a little upper hand.

The time of the day passed quickly, and in the imperial garden in the palace, the emperor sat alone on the stone bench in the stone pavilion, leisurely tasting the best tea, and there were dozens of Yulin soldiers standing guard beside him to protect his life.

The affairs of the Gongsun family were naturally planned by him, but he had not reflected it before this, and the purpose was to achieve a blockbuster effect.

No matter how good the chess pieces are, they must be used in the best season to achieve the best results, and even Xing Tianze, who is a prince, can get the news, can't he think of being an emperor for decades?

He had previously sent Yang Miao to Jiangnan to secretly investigate the matter of the arms, although he was robbed and killed halfway, but he also secretly sent someone to persuade the Gongsun family.

The emperor gave two very generous conditions, the first is that Xing Tianze can give double to their emperor, and the second is that no matter how many shady things the Gongsun family has done in the development of Jiangnan, the court will not be held accountable, which is equivalent to giving a gold medal to avoid death.

What Gongsun Yan is afraid of Xing Tianze is that the prince has the evidence of the Gongsun family's crimes in his hands, and now that all this has been nullified, if he can't make a choice, he will really be the head of the family in vain.

It's just that what the emperor didn't expect was that Xing Tianze's hand had stretched so far beyond his inadvertent moment, not only secretly getting the support of the Gongsun family, but also deeply getting the help of the Wang family.

No matter what kind of people he sent to the Wang family, he was rejected by Yiyun, and invisibly, the east of Xing Zhaoguo had become Xing Tianze's base camp, and it was run by him and Wuxian with the people of the Wang family.

The Emperor shook the teacup in his hand slightly, and there was not the slightest joy of victory between his eyebrows, and even more so, there was a deep look of worry.

The Wang family is already deeply entrenched in the eight eastern cities, and it is definitely not an easy thing to eradicate them, and the emperor does not have so much spare energy to put them away.

Now there are several problems in front of the emperor, the military situation on the northern border is urgent, except for Xing Tianze, he has no suitable personnel in his heart at this time.

But if Xing Tianze was really sent over, there is no doubt that the emperor himself gave the fifth prince real military power, which is definitely not good news for him.

What kind of character is Traceless? As long as he has the military power in hand, he can definitely stir up the chess game of the whole world, which is the first thing that the emperor must not guard against.

In addition to this, there is one more thing that worries him, among the sons under his knees today, none of them have the appearance of an emperor.

It is precisely because of this that there are so many ministers in the court who support Xing Tianze, and there have been many ministers who have jointly written more than once, asking him to appoint the fifth prince as the prince.

"Emperor Qi, just came the news that Lord Gongsun was attacked by a killer on the way, although his lords resisted desperately, but Lord Gongsun was hit by two swords." A eunuch hurriedly ran over, knelt on the ground and reported respectfully.

"How is Gongsun-sama's injury?" The Emperor's brows furrowed suddenly, and he stood up from his stool after placing the cup on the table.

"According to the news, Lord Gongsun was hit by two arrows, one of which hit the shoulder blade and the other through his chest, and is now being sent to the capital by his men." The eunuch did not dare to say the matter carelessly.

"How can this be reasonable, these killers are really daring, and they dare to attack the officials of the imperial court!" The Emperor swept everything on the table to the ground.

The eunuch was so frightened that he buried his head directly on the ground, trembling all over.

The emperor's chest kept rising and falling, and he didn't need to send someone to investigate at all, he could think that this was Xing Tianze's hand, but what he didn't expect was that the fifth prince was so urgent, and he had to let Gongsun Yan die, and he sent a killer to intercept it before he arrived in the capital.

"Immediately pass on my holy decree, and let the Tai Hospital immediately send five top imperial doctors to meet Lord Gongsun, and you will also go with you to see the situation, and you let those imperial doctors remember to me that no matter what method you use, you can't let Gongsun Yan die in the middle of the road." The emperor bowed his head slightly and issued an order.

"The slave obeys, and the slave will do it!" The eunuch hurriedly kowtowed a few times before turning and leaving.

The emperor took a deep breath and slapped the table, so far he could do nothing except send the imperial doctor, he could only secretly think in his heart that Gongsun Yan must survive, otherwise he would be thrown out of this situation as an outcast before he arrived in the capital.

Suddenly, the emperor slowly raised his head, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Old five, old five, you are really good at it, and you don't take me seriously anymore!" ”

At the same time, Xing Tianze and Wuxian were sitting in Tao Mingxi's courtyard, slowly playing chess in the still warm sun.

As the princess, Tao Mingxi was directing the cooks of the Five Princes' Mansion on the side, and she didn't know what mess she was messing up again.

A guard suddenly ran in and handed a letter to Xing Tianze, but after quickly scanning the contents of it, the fifth prince handed it over to Wuji.

"It seems that there is not much chance of surviving with two arrows in his body!" After Traceless folded the letter and put it in his sleeve, a sunspot fell slightly on the chessboard.

"Before seeing Gongsun Yan's body, everything can't be closed." Xing Tianze's expression did not change in the slightest, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Wuxian stared at the situation on the chessboard tightly, a trace of curvature appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he was also very reluctant to see Gongsun Yan enter the capital alive.

However, if Gongsun Yan dies, the dependent forces of the Gongsun family in the seven counties of Jiangnan will inevitably fall apart.

But it has become a question of who to send to guard Jiangnan, after all, the Gongsun family has been working hard in Jiangnan for many generations, and the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and no one can predict what the situation will be like in the seven counties of Jiangnan in the future.