In the dark night, Kun Yuyang fell asleep in Yufu's carriage after the wind and frost all the way, and Yufu got down lightly.
Most of the soldiers were resting against tree trunks or rocks, and only a few figures standing guard in the distance were still standing upright.
Gu Huaijiang and Gu Shubai were still sitting by the fire, the father and son were silent, the atmosphere was unprecedentedly rigid.
Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo had already gone to rest, and Gu Shubai didn't know what he could do here, he knew that Gu Huaijiang didn't like to be disturbed when he was thinking, and he also knew his father's love for the king.
A loyal subject, knowing that the king was assassinated but unable to protect him by his side, he must have a lot of self-blame and regret in his heart.
Yu Fu stepped forward silently, sitting on the other side of Gu Huaijiang, a pair of sons and daughters surrounded Gu Huaijiang considerately, trying to transfer some strength to him.
He just looked at the beating flames and recalled the past in his mind.
After a long time, he opened his mouth slowly, "Every autumn hunting, I lead the Gu family army to guard Your Majesty for my father. Although Your Majesty is not proficient in martial arts, he is very accurate in archery. He likes to go to the mountains and forests to hunt those rare beasts. A blind bear, he can be happy for three months and still mention it from time to time."
"At that time, His Majesty was still very young, and his father did not have such a powerful force. All suspicions and speculations have not yet begun."
Listening to the description in his mouth, Yu Fu imagined that His Majesty and the Great General when they were young, a pair of monarchs and ministers who were like brothers, guarding the country of Dongling together, it is worthy of being passed down as a good story.
After the good memories, it was his deep self-blame.
"If His Majesty was poisoned, I would tell His Majesty the suspicion that the First Prince was poisoned, and maybe His Majesty would not die this time. He was diagnosed and treated by the God of Medicine, and he could have lived as long as the first Empress Dowager..."
Yu Fu and Gu Shubai said almost in unison, "Father (General), I can't blame you!"
The two looked at each other, and Yu Fu said: "The last time the First Prince poisoned His Majesty, it was because His Majesty wanted to appoint the Second Prince as Crown Prince and he was so eager to jump over the wall. But this time he had no reason to kill His Majesty at all. Someone must be making trouble, how can the general blame all the problems on himself?"
Gu Shubai said: "What's more, with His Majesty's disposition, when my father said whether His Majesty would believe it or not, even if he believed it, he might not be willing to punish the First Prince. What's more, we don't have evidence in our hands, and it would be foolish to expose the First Prince easily." It caused unrest in the court, and my father did nothing wrong at that time."
What was wrong was the first prince's greed for quick success, and what was wrong was the person who led the first prince to repeat the same mistakes.
Gu Shubai suddenly frowned, "Father, have you noticed a problem, when did Yin Shuo and the eldest prince get on good terms?"
Yin Shuo is the second prince's brother-in-law, according to the relationship by marriage, he should be partial to the second prince.
But he didn't say a word for the second prince after the incident, and his behavior of interrogating Kun Yuyang completely exposed his weirdness. No matter whether the second prince was framed by him or not, his attitude towards the eldest prince is undoubtedly.
Gu Huaijiang looked at him, "You mean, Yin Shuo is the one who got in the way and caused the eldest prince to have evil thoughts again?"
"Yes, it must be him!"
Yufu thought about the past, and instantly confirmed that the person was Yin Shuo, "There is one thing I didn't tell you, Yin Shuo and Princess Danyang were in Darui Palace on the day of their wedding, and Yin Shuo ... showed me his heart. He said The person he wants to marry is me. In order to make him break up, I said that if he dared to regret the marriage in front of His Majesty, I would forgive his previous actions. He actually agreed to me, but finally changed his mind and said a lot of thanks to His Majesty if."
Gu Shubai sneered and said: "He is such a person who is obsessed with power and position, no matter how much he loves you, he will not be willing to offend His Majesty for it. However, according to his temperament, it is impossible to sing praises to His Majesty at that time. It seems that he At that time, I had a plan in mind, so I reluctantly married Princess Danyang to stabilize my position, and then plan for the future."
Yu Fu nodded, "I think so too, plus Yaoyue said that he used Ms. Yin as a trap and intended to destroy the cabinet system, so I am even more sure. General, if Yin Shuo takes risks because of his power being emptied by the cabinet, Is it possible to help the eldest prince to seek rebellion?"
All the insignificant things are connected and strung together into clear lines.
Gu Huaijiang closed his eyes heavily, "It's not possible, it must be him."
The three were silent again, obviously they knew who was the murderer who murdered His Majesty, but they didn't have enough evidence to prove it.
Gu Shubai looked at the undulating mountains in the distance, "We are traveling day and night. If we are lucky, we will arrive at the imperial capital in two days. I don't know what kind of changes have taken place in the imperial capital in the past few days. With the strength of Mr. Ji alone, it may not be their opponents."
Yu Fu turned his head and looked in the carriage, "Big Brother, you said that Uncle Ning Tang will be fine, is it true?"
"it is true."
Gu Shubai comforted: "Ning Xuan is not as incompetent as you imagined. As a son of the clan, he has his own ability. He can protect his wife from leaving, and it is not difficult to save his own life in the imperial capital. What's more, the eldest prince and Yin Yin Shuo is not stupid, Madam has already escaped, so what's the use of them killing Ning Xuan?"
Yu Fu was reasonable, Kun Yuyang came to find them alone, she didn't shed tears because of the difficulties and obstacles on the road, instead she shed tears for Ning Xuan's safety again and again.
She is really married to the right person.
Yu Fu looked at Gu Huaijiang again, "General, what are you going to do after returning to the imperial capital?"
Gu Huaijiang opened his eyes, and the brilliance in his pupils instantly dimmed a lot.
Yu Fu felt sorry for him.
He exhausted all his efforts and tried his best to overcome all opinions to achieve a big victory on the battlefield. He thought that when he returned to the imperial capital this time, there would be at least ten years of peace on the border.
Who would have thought that the border would be peaceful, but a battlefield more terrifying than the border was waiting for him in the imperial capital.
The battlefield of the human heart is sometimes more terrifying than the blade on the battlefield. It is a battle without blood, and it is a death without peace.
Emperor Ning's corpse, I don't know if his eyes are closed...
Gu Shubai looked at his father who was no longer young, what a difficult situation he was in on the battlefield, he did not see such an expression on Gu Huaijiang's face.
He said: "If Mr. Ji can still stabilize the situation and the eldest prince has not yet proclaimed himself emperor, everyone in the imperial capital should be waiting for his father to go back to preside over the overall situation. As long as father doubts the eldest prince, he will not be able to ascend the throne smoothly. If so If the father doesn't express it, then..."
The second prince will surely commit a serious crime of rebellion and be executed, and the first prince who has no rivals will naturally ascend to the throne.
Gu Huaijiang's attitude is especially important.
Seeing the two children accompanying him, worried that he would feel sad, and cautiously afraid that he would not think about it, he finally felt comforted.
"As a father, I am not old-fashioned, so I naturally understand the situation you are talking about. Your Majesty was poisoned and kept quiet because he was finally saved. But now that your majesty is dead, if I, as a minister, let the traitors who killed your majesty board Your Excellency, am I still worthy of the position of Grand General?"
Gu Huaijiang's words were sonorous, and Gu Shubai knew that he was determined to return the truth to the matter.
He cupped his hands sternly and said: "No matter what decision father makes, it is the decision of everyone in my Guhou Mansion, and it is the military order that the Gu family army obeys. My son will help father find out the truth and return justice to His Majesty!"
Yu Fu also said: "I will too, I will do my best, even if it is a small effort."
"Father, and us."
Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo woke up at some point, walked out from behind the tree trunk, and sat beside them silently.
"General, we will also be loyal to His Majesty, at your disposal!"
Yan Huashi, Lao Jin and the others also stood up, and then more lieutenant soldiers stood up, and there were many figures in the darkness, silent and tenacious.
It turned out that everyone was not asleep and was waiting for his decision.
Gu Huaijiang stood up and looked at the crowd, thousands of words turned into silence in front of these brothers who were born and died.
He stretched out his hand, patted Yan Huashi's shoulder vigorously with his left hand, and landed on Lao Jin's shoulder with his right hand, the two veterans suddenly laughed.
The general's hand is still so strong, he is not old yet, he will definitely lead everyone to restore justice to His Majesty, and restore the world to a bright future!
Even if it's not easy.
With Yin Shuo's resourcefulness, he must have deliberately taken advantage of Gu Huaijiang's absence to do such things. When they rushed back to the imperial capital, all the evidence they could find would have been destroyed.
No, they have personal cards—
Gu Huaijiang came back to his senses, there was a woman standing beside Yufu's carriage, her slender back was straight.
"Although this concubine is a woman from Xikun, she has received great favor from His Majesty. If the Marquis has a place to use my concubine, I will not hesitate to do so!"