Zhao Pengfei escaped death and fled from the City Lord's Mansion without looking back. After galloping for a distance, he suddenly stopped and touched his chest which was still painful. "Shi Chengsong almost killed me just now! How can such a moody, reckless and tyrannical person be followed! The Great Xia Kingdom is about to enter a chaotic era. I must think of a good future for myself! Anyang?!"
Zhao Pengfei looked at the direction of Anyang in the northeast, and suddenly gritted his teeth and made a decision! Before entering Luliang County, Zhao Pengfei suddenly turned his horse's head and galloped towards Anyang! For the last section of the journey, he even gave up the horse and walked through the mountains and forests for hundreds of miles, entering Anyang late at night.
Coincidentally, the person guarding the city gate that night was still Yang Yishan.
"Zhao Pengfei, I am..." Zhao Pengfei said, revealing his situation truthfully, and even took out the letter he was going to send to Zhao Guoshan, the governor of Luliang County.
Yang Yishan did not dare to open the letter to verify it, but immediately contacted the superior military officer, who woke up Beichen Yuqing overnight; after Beichen Yuqing met Zhao Pengfei, he woke up Xu Ren and Yan Ze'an; then Xu Ren asked the maid to wake up Xia Qingqing.
At midnight, the lights in Anyang Mansion were on, and everyone watched Xia Qingqing and a maid open the envelope, and then pass it around.
Shi Chengsong, the governor of Zhongshan County, could never have dreamed that his loyal subordinates would actually send the secret letter to Anyang.
After reading the letter, Xu Ren smiled and said, "Don't underestimate others. Shi Chengsong actually wants to join forces with Zhao Guoshan to join the Second Prince, the current Crown Prince, in exchange for the Crown Prince's support."
Yan Ze'an had a mocking look on his face. "His Majesty has appointed me as the Governor of the East, so we have the right to manage the Eastern Counties. The Second Prince is only the Crown Prince after all, and he has no right to interfere in this matter!"
Beichen Yuqing suddenly asked, "What if the prince intervenes in this matter? In my opinion, if Zhongshan County and Luliang County really express their willingness to surrender to the prince, the current prince is likely to accept it. After all, the current prince is of humble origin, and his mother Yue Zhaohua is only the daughter of a merchant. Yue Zhaohua herself is only a 'beauty', and her status is even lower than that of the queen and the imperial concubine. In comparison, the mother of the eldest prince, that is, the mother of Your Highness the Princess, is the queen; the queen herself is the daughter of the governor of the northwest, and her status is noble. Needless to say, the mother of the third prince, Wang Chuchu, is the emperor's favorite imperial concubine, and she is also the daughter of the Minister of Rites Wang Chuan, and her status is also noble. Moreover, the eldest prince and the third prince have people behind them to support them; only the second prince is alone. If two counties surrender at this time, even if it is fake, the second prince, the current prince, is likely to agree!"
Xu Ren gently waved his feather fan, "If the prince really wants to take over this matter, then we will show our loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor. Hehe..."
"Yes, if this is true, we must uphold your majesty's dignity!" Yan Ze'an's words were more beautiful.
Zhang Pengfei, who was standing below, wanted to cover his ears. What kind of person was this? In comparison, Shi Chengsong, the governor of Zhongshan County, who was irritable and murderous at will, was more like a reckless man!
Finally, everyone noticed Zhang Pengfei who was getting restless. It was Xia Qingqing who asked, "Zhang Pengfei, do you have any relatives in Zhongshan County?"