At night, Gu Huaijiang and his party took a rest in the forest beside the official road.
Except for Yu Fu and Yao Lan who fell asleep in the carriage, everyone else sat around the campfire in the windshield circle surrounded by the carriage.
Gu Shubai glanced at Yufu's carriage, and lowered his voice, "Fortunately, there is a princess ceremonial guard sent to Yufu by His Majesty before his death. Otherwise, she will be traveling day and night, and her body may not be able to bear it."
Since Da Yufu came to Guhou Mansion, he has not been out of the courtyard a few times, and every time he goes out, he travels day and night.
The other ladies at her age are all delicate girls, but she alone already has composure and perseverance beyond her age.
Gu Huaijiang wanted to spoil her like a princess, but in the end he inevitably turned her into a heroine, better than any man in the world.
The bonfire was beating in the darkness, everyone followed his gaze and heard the even breathing in the carriage.
Suddenly, there was a rustling of Lin Shao's leaves, which aroused everyone's vigilance.
"who?"
Not far away is a big sycamore tree, the top of the tree trembles very violently, which is completely different from the rhythm of other trees nearby being blown by the wind. One can tell that someone is lurking above it.
Lao Jin yelled loudly, and the sleeping woman in the carriage was startled awake, rubbing her eyes and opening the curtain.
Gu Shubai quickly backed to the carriage, "Stay in the carriage, don't come out, I'm here to protect you."
Yu Fu nodded obediently, put down the curtain and groped in the compartment, and reinstalled the poisonous needle in his sleeve in case of emergency.
Yao Lan lay on the side of the couch and fell asleep soundly, such a big movement did not affect her sleep at all.
Yufu yawned and pushed her awake, "Yaolan, don't sleep, there might be an assassin!"
"Huh? Assassin?"
Yaolan was half asleep, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, immediately got up and put on her coat, and went to the side of the car curtain to observe the enemy's situation for Yufu.
The archers drew their bows and pointed at the top of the tree. The people on the tree knew that they couldn't escape, so they flew to the ground, "Don't shoot arrows, I'm Kun Yuyang!"
Gu Huaijiang gestured, and the archer put down the arrow, only to see a slender woman coming from under the tree.
When Yu Fu heard Kun Yuyang's name, he hurriedly opened the curtain of the car, looked closely at the woman's figure, she was familiar, she jumped out of the carriage, "Don't do anything, Yuyang, why are you here?"
Kun Yuyang came out of the darkness, and the bonfire saw her in a mess, as if she had come from the imperial capital alone on horseback.
Seeing Yufu, she wept with joy, "Yufu, I finally see you!"
The two girls hugged each other, everyone put away their weapons one after another, Yu Fu looked at her in surprise, "Yu Yang, are you crying?"
Kun Yuyang has never been this kind of delicate temperament, she has the unique extroversion and strength of Xikun women, how can she easily cry in front of everyone
"You came from the imperial capital? Did something happen on the way?"
Kun Yuyang shook his head again and again, "It's not that something happened on the road, it's that something happened to the emperor!"
She looked at Gu Huaijiang, "Master Gu, there is something I have to tell you personally, it's very important, please ask Master Hou to dismiss his subordinates."
With a straight face on her face, Gu Jiuge said: "Are you also here to tell about His Majesty's death?"
"You already know that His Majesty is dead?"
Kun Yuyang was quite surprised, only to see a man in the crowd who was dressed differently from the soldiers of the Gu family army came out, and cupped his hands at her, "This subordinate is ordered by Boss Ji to invite Gu Hou to return to the capital as soon as possible."
Kun Yuyang nodded. She had heard Ning Xuan mentioned the name of Mr. Ji, and he was a rare honest and upright minister in the court.
He must have discovered something strange, so he sent another person to inform Gu Huaijiang.
She trusted Ji Daogong's people, "What I want to say is related to this matter, but it's not exactly the same."
Gu Huaijiang said in a deep voice: "Ma'am, it's okay to say, you don't have to retreat from your subordinates. There won't be a single traitor in my Gu family army. If Madam can tell this Marquis, you can tell my subordinates as much as you want."
Kun Yuyang looked around, Yan Huashi and other subordinates had calm eyes, they had the same aura as Gu Huaijiang.
That probably means cohesion, right
Gu Shubai pointed to a place beside the campfire, "Madam has worked hard all the way, please sit down and talk."
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Kun Yuyang narrated what she had seen and heard verbatim, hearing her voice hoarse, Yu Fu asked Yao Lan to pour tea for her.
Kun Yuyang held the teacup and drank it regardless of his appearance, "That's all I know. By the way, I also brought the iron ring I picked up in the forest."
She untied the pouch on her waist, opened the silk thread, and poured out a metal ring-shaped object from inside.
Such a cherished and close-fitting collection, one can tell that she values it very much at a glance. When Gu Huaijiang took the ring, a point in his memory was immediately touched.
Kun Yu raised his voice, "Master Hou recognizes this thing?"
"I know."
Gu Huaijiang nodded, and handed the metal object to Yan Huashi, "Look, is this the mechanism on the outside of the lotus arrow, the one that falls off automatically after firing?"
Yan Huashi, Lao Jin and others looked together, and saw several clearly-shaped gaps on the metal ring, "These holes and the mechanism inside the arrow are tightly locked together, that's right, this is the arrow on the lotus arrow." Yes! So, it's not that the second prince deliberately murdered His Majesty, but someone gave him this lotus arrow and secretly manipulated the sword to shoot at His Majesty?"
Kun Yuyang couldn't understand what they said, "Master Hou, what exactly is this lotus arrow? Why did the imperial doctors say that His Majesty's heart was completely crushed?"
Gu Shubai and the younger generation were also unaware. Gu Huaijiang said: "This kind of lotus arrow is actually not a new thing. It was developed by skilled craftsmen many years ago. There are exquisite mechanisms hidden in the arrow. If the archer is not accurate, the mechanism can be manipulated." The second prince's archery has advanced by leaps and bounds because of the control of people outside. Moreover, after the arrow is shot into the human body, it will stretch out a lotus hook, instantly crushing the flesh and blood in the human body... "
After he spoke, his voice choked up, "Your Majesty was killed by this kind of thing, no wonder he passed away without even having time to see a doctor. Your Majesty's heart was crushed before he died, how much pain he must have had!"
The pain of gouging out the heart is not as painful as being crushed into mud.
Gu Shubai took the metal object, "Since it's something that existed many years ago, the second prince couldn't see it, so couldn't anyone who went up the mountain together at that time see it?"
Yan Huashi said: "My lord, this is normal. Not many people recognize this kind of lotus arrow, only us old people in the army know a thing or two. It is true that this arrow has a high hit rate and strong lethality, but it is too expensive Design. Making one arrow of this kind is enough to make dozens of ordinary arrows, so this thing has not been popularized and used in the army, and it has been forgotten over time. If you don’t specifically mention it, you put this arrow in front of me now, I can't even remember it!"
It turned out to be like this, no wonder even Gu Shubai and the others couldn't recognize this kind of arrow.
The second prince couldn't recognize him even more.
If he recognized it, he would never be so stupid as to shoot His Majesty in public and turn himself into a paving stone for the First Prince.
The only possibility is that the First Prince needs him as a paving stone, and also needs—His Majesty's death.
Almost instantly, everyone in Gu Hou's mansion thought of the matter of the eldest prince poisoning Emperor Ning at the beginning, Gu Huaijiang was concerned about that matter, and Gu Shubai simply used Xun Chi to cover up the matter.
After that, the eldest prince and concubine Xian did not dare to attack Emperor Ning again. They always thought that the eldest prince would be grateful to Dade for his escape...
His Majesty didn't mention the matter of making the Second Prince the crown prince, why did he suddenly want to kill His Majesty so impatiently
Kun Yuyang looked at Gu Huaijiang's face, then looked at Yu Fu and the others, always feeling that they knew something, but afraid that they still didn't understand what he meant.
She said urgently: "Master Hou, who benefits from framing the second prince, you should know best! When I left the paddock, the imperial army was already obeying the orders of the concubine Xian and the first prince. In the paddock, maybe at that time the eldest prince had already been supported by Prime Minister Yin as the new king!"
The words were too sensitive, and everyone didn't know how to reply to her.
It's not that they don't know, they just didn't say it like she did.
Yu held Kun Yuyang's shoulders to calm her down, "Yuyang, don't get excited. You have to trust the general, he has his own considerations."
Kun Yuyang's tears welled up again, "Can I not be excited? My husband covered me and escaped from the paddock, but once the First Prince and Prime Minister Yin find out the loophole, I am worried that they will attack my husband!"
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Every time I write about Gu Jiajun, I am often moved when I write it myself. Some things look fake to outsiders, but the military culture is really amazing, and it is really possible to achieve this kind of one-hearted one-life.
An army with military spirit and cohesion is really not comparable to stragglers. There are similar prototypes in history. For example, Yue Fei's Yue Family Army has a saying that it is easy to shake the mountains, but it is difficult to shake the Yue Family Army.
I am yearning for this kind of purity~ Even if many contemporary young people think it is brainwashing, haha