In the dead of night, the west chamber is lit up like beans.
Yufu sat alone under the window, thinking of the news that there was no Gu Shubai at the border, he didn't know whether it was joy or worry.
The joy is that if his body is not found, he is probably not dead yet, but the worry is that if he really dies, I will not even see his body...
She vaguely heard the clanging of swords and swords coming from the martial arts arena in the spring night, she opened the window and looked in that direction.
Yao Lan walked in yawning, "Miss, still not resting? Is the sound of the martial arts arena disturbing Miss?"
Yu Fu shook his head lightly, "Who is practicing swords in the martial arts field so late? Third Brother?"
Yao Lan said: "No, it's not just the third son. General Yan and General Huo are guarding Gu Hou's mansion day and night and refuse to leave, and the soldiers they brought are also waiting for death. Guarding the Marquis during the day for fear that His Majesty will send someone to come Catch him, and they will practice sword and martial arts at night, like..."
"Like what?"
Yao Lan thought for a while, and finally thought of a suitable word to express her thoughts, "It's like the preparations before the big war."
Yu Fu was awakened by her words to a certain secret emotion in her heart, she casually took a cloak from the rack and tied it on, "I'll go to the martial arts field to have a look."
Yao Lan suddenly woke up, "Miss, what are you doing at the Martial Arts Field so late? No, no, let me go with you!"
As he said that, he ran back to the outside and put on his own clothes, and followed Yufu to the martial arts field with a lantern.
The huge martial arts arena was brightly lit, and the soldiers' unfathomable faith supported them to practice martial arts without sleep, without feeling tired at all.
Yu Fu stood by the door and watched for a while, Yan Zheng was the first to notice her, "Miss, why are you here?"
Yu Fu walked in slowly, and Gu Hanmo also came up to meet her. She smiled slightly, "What are you doing here? Why don't you sleep in the middle of the night, and you want to practice martial arts here?"
I have never seen them work so hard on weekdays. What exactly do they want to do
Yan Zheng lowered his head embarrassingly, and subconsciously looked at Gu Hanmo, Gu Hanmo was not a liar, and the emotion in his eyes could not deceive Yufu.
Yu Fu instantly understood.
"Third brother, how can you hide such a thing from me?"
Gu Hanmo felt a little guilty, "Yufu, you can't participate in this matter. We planned it with the determination to die, but you must not die. I heard that His Majesty gave you the Princess Mansion, and you will move out of Gu Hanmo tomorrow. Hou Mansion, okay?"
During the day, Gu Huaijiang drove her back to Immortal Valley, and at night, Gu Hanmo drove her to the Princess Mansion. Yufu looked at him aggrievedly, "Third Brother, you don't think of me as your sister anymore, do you? You don't want me to participate in the affairs of Guhou Mansion." Is it?"
"No, of course not!"
Gu Hanmo didn't know how to explain it, he just regarded Yufu as his younger sister and wanted her to leave Guhou's mansion just because he wanted to protect her, but this was too cruel for Yufu.
He didn't know what to do for a while, but Yu Fu said: "Third brother, what are you going to do?"
Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short time, and training them tonight means that the time to use them will come soon.
Gu Hanmo knew that she had already guessed it, and he didn't intend to hide it from her, "Your Majesty gave my father ten days to recover from his illness, and he will definitely send someone to arrest him after ten days. —”
He raised the sword in his hand, and drew a cold sword flower in mid-air, and finally pointed the long sword straight to the east.
Yu Fu looked in the direction of his sword, which was the direction of Miyagi.
She was silent for a moment, just when Gu Hanmo thought she would stop her recklessness, she raised her head and said, "How many people are there in the Imperial Capital for the Gu family army?"
Gu Hanmo paused, "Also, there are still 10,000 people."
Yu Fu shook his head, "It's not enough. Even the emperor's army is not under the control of the Gu family's army, at least 10,000 troops, and the Imperial Forest Army has more than 10,000. Although the Gu family army is strong, the general is sick and can't lead the army himself. Discount. In this way, we cannot guarantee a complete victory over all the defenders of the imperial capital. Third brother, you should know what the result will be if you cannot complete the victory."
How could Gu Hanmo not know, he sighed softly, "I know that I may not be able to defeat him, so I said that I have the determination to die, no matter what, I can't let them take my father away!"
Yu Fu frowned lightly, and his voice became three points more serious, "Third brother, you must not have the determination to die, none of us can die! Whether it is the general or you, or every soldier of the Gu family army, everyone must not sacrifice in vain! You are obviously not sure and you want everyone to fight with you, isn't this going to push the Gu family army to death?"
"Miss, we are not afraid! In order to save the general and you, we are not afraid of death! There is no coward in the Gu family army, do you think so?"
Yan Zheng raised his arm and shouted, and the soldiers present echoed in unison, the voice was deafening.
Yu Fu looked at the crowd, "You don't care, I care! Do you think that the general can watch you die for him because he is sick in bed? He is a good general who loves his soldiers like his own sons. If he knows that his life is worth using In exchange for your sacrifices, do you think he will still be alive?!"
Yan Zheng and the others lowered their heads slowly, thinking about what Yu Fu said.
Yu Fu continued: "Whether or not Gu's army colluded with Xikun to collude with the enemy and treason, everyone here knows better than me! But have you ever thought that once you rebel against Gu's army, the stigma of Gu's army will never be cleared away, even if you can Endure, can the loyal general endure?"
"Let him bear the reputation of being unfaithful and unrighteous, he must be more uncomfortable than dying."
Everyone lowered their heads even more, they knew that what Yu Fu said was reasonable, but they didn't know how to resolve the crisis in front of them.
Gu Hanmo bit his lips slightly, "Yu Fu, you must stop us from raising troops, right?"
"No, I won't stop you."
Yu Fu changed the subject abruptly, "What I just said is based on the fact that we don't have enough troops to guarantee victory. If we can get the support of other troops in the imperial capital, we may still be able to fight."
Hearing her sharp words, everyone thought she was determined to prevent them from raising troops, but they didn't expect her to mean that.
"Yes, if we can win over other generals in the imperial capital, wouldn't we be more confident?"
"How to fight? Who should I fight for?"
When everyone was discussing, Gu Hanmo suddenly thought of something, "Yu Fu, have you already been selected?"
Yu Fu thought for a while, then nodded slightly, "There is only one. Perhaps the fourth brother will be more aware of the relationship between people in the mansion. Tomorrow, let the fourth brother sort out the list of generals who have a good relationship with Guhou's mansion and are decent. Let's see who they are. It's up for grabs. As for the guy I'm thinking of..."
She pursed her lips, and a trace of determination flashed in her eyes, "I'll tell it myself."
The person Yu Fu mentioned was none other than Mo Huangsha, the chief general of the Protectorate Army, who was rewarded for his contribution to maintaining law and order in the imperial capital at the beginning of Ning Chengzhi's ascension to the throne.
Ever since he came into contact with Yufu that time, he has been full of reverence and admiration for this young princess, and he often praises Yufu's character with others.
Yu Fu also learned about Mo Huangsha through this contact.
He is a piece of jade in the rough, talented and capable, but he comes from a humble background and is not flattering, so his rank in the court has never been high.
After maintaining the law and order of the imperial capital, he seemed to have been carved, and he shined in the court, and the military power in his hands gradually increased.
This day he was having dinner in the mansion, when suddenly he heard a servant rush in to report, "General, Princess Zhenjiang is here to visit!"
"puff."
Mo Huangsha almost choked on a mouthful of soup, swallowed it with difficulty, and stared at the next person, "Who are you talking about? Princess Zhenjiang?"
What is the identity of the eldest princess of Zhenjiang, how could she condescend to come to his house in person
He suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, but the servant was sure, "It's the eldest princess, she has already entered, the general should hurry up to greet her, or it will be too late!"
Mo Huangsha got up quickly, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and saw Yufu walking in before he walked out the door.
She was wearing a black cloak, the brim of the hat was so low that her face could not be seen clearly, but her demeanor made people clearly aware of her noble status.
Mo Huangsha immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands, "The last general, Mo Huangsha, has met the eldest princess!"
Yu Fu took off his hat, and stepped forward to give him a little help, "You're welcome, General Mo, let's go into the room and talk."
Mo Huangsha hurriedly ordered the best tea to be served. Yufu entered the room and saw dinner on the table, apologetic, "Has General Mo not finished his dinner yet? Why don't I go to the side hall and wait for the general to use it?" Let's talk after dinner!"
After saying that, he walked out, but Mo Huangsha hurriedly stopped him.
"No, no, the princess doesn't have to avoid it, I'm full, I'm full!"
He was so nervous that he didn't know what to do. Sometimes he asked people to serve tea and snacks, and sometimes he asked people to take away his leftovers, and then opened the windows to get some air.
After a while of fuss, he ordered people to leave the main hall, leaving only the two of them and Yao Lan.
Yaolan Chaoyu supported her body, went to the door and guarded it herself to prevent anyone from approaching and eavesdropping.
Looking at this battle, Mo Huangsha thought about the strangeness of Yu Fulou's coming at night, and also thought about the series of recent events in Guhou's mansion, and vaguely guessed Yu Fu's intention in his heart.
She must have come here for the Guhou Mansion.
Thinking about it this way, Mo Huangsha was not as nervous as before, he cupped his hands at Yufu and said, "Princess, please sit down and talk slowly."
Yu Fu was not polite to him either, "General Mo, please sit down, since I am visiting at night, you and I don't have to observe any courtesies."
Mo Huangsha sat down as he said, and then listened to Yu Fu: "General Mo once led the Protectorate Army and fought side by side with the Gu Family Army. I don't know what kind of existence the Gu Family Army is in General Mo's eyes?"
Mo Huangsha said: "The Gu family army has strict military discipline, even if they just stand there doing nothing, they look different from the last general's guard army. The Gu family army has won every battle and is the best and most powerful of Dongling. an army."
Yu Fu smiled, "I've heard too many evaluations of Gu Jiajun. What I want to ask General Mo is not this, but... your evaluation of the general and Gu Jiajun's character. His Majesty suspects that Gu Jiajun colluded with Xikun, How do you feel about this?"
Mo Huangsha was silent for a moment, he needed to be careful with his words when he mentioned the matter of His Majesty today.
He subconsciously glanced outside the door, only to see that there was no one there except Yao Lan, so he confidently expressed his true thoughts, "Eldest Princess, although the general is humble, his eyes are not blind. A discerning person It can be seen that His Majesty is trying to force the eldest princess to marry him by framing Guhou's mansion. Anyone in Dongling may collude with Xikun, except Guhou. Otherwise, this great river and mountain would have been Emperor Kun long ago. It's gone."
It's hard for him to think so clearly and speak so frankly.
Yu Fu nodded gratifiedly, she was more or less sure about the purpose of her visit today.
She said: "Your Majesty only promised to give the general ten days to recuperate. After ten days, he will be arrested and imprisoned at any time. If you want to commit a crime, why is there no excuse? Your Majesty is fatuous and unreasonable, and he treats loyal veterans like this. We can't sit still."
Mo Huangsha's heart trembled, and he immediately understood the purpose of Yufu's visit today.
He jumped up from the seat as if his butt was on fire, "Princess, you... you mean, you want to resist His Majesty?"
Yu Fu seemed to think that he was not scared enough, so he made it clear, "Since ancient times, it has been the right way to punish Wudao and faint kings. If Your Majesty is a wise king, I, Gu Hou's family, will die without complaint. But General Mo Do you really think that a king like His Majesty can give the people a peaceful life?"
Mo Huangsha's heart trembled, "You mean, you want to raise troops... to force the palace?!"
Yu Fu stood up from his seat, "That's right, but the Gu family army's strength in the imperial capital is limited, General Mo would like to help us?"
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At the same time, Gu Hanmo and Gu Wenqing represented the Guhou Mansion and were negotiating with those generals who were inclined to the Guhou Mansion.
They are very cautious in their choices, and they are absolutely unwilling to meet someone who is not sure that the other party will not betray the Guhou Mansion even if they disagree.
In this way, all the people who had a sincere and long talk with them almost did not agree.
In the dead of night, in a remote and dark alley, a woman wearing a cloak walked quickly past, trying to avoid being found.
She knew that Yin Shuo's men were always watching outside Guhou's mansion, once Yin Shuo found out about their intention to raise troops, the consequences would be disastrous.
Outside the gate of Guhou Mansion, a black shadow was crawling on the big tree, and the soldiers of the Gu family army stretched out when they saw that it was almost time, "Well, the general always said that we should keep a low profile and make peace as our goal." Gui. Now that the Guhou Mansion is in such a state of ruin, what's the use of keeping a low profile?"
"yes."
Another soldier came up yawning, waving the dagger vaguely in his hand, "No matter day or night, as long as you stand guard outside the gate, you can always see these ghosts and monsters. It's really disturbing. Tonight... let's have a hard fight." Tone!"
Before he finished speaking, he threw his sword towards the big tree not far away. There was a muffled groan in the dark night, and then a figure fell from the tree.
The people watching were taken aback, they didn't expect their whereabouts to be exposed long ago, they simply kept doing nothing, and got into a fight with the soldiers of Guhou Mansion.
There was the sound of swords and soldiers at the front door, and the corner door in the backyard of Guhou Mansion was quietly opened, Lianbi and the others stood guard there, "Miss, come in quickly!"
Just as Yu Fu was about to enter the door, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the back alley. He was listening carefully, and saw Gu Hanmo and Gu Wenqing, both wearing cloaks, walking through the alley in a low-key manner.
"Three brothers and four brothers!"
Yufu greeted them, "Quick, come in and talk!"
The small door in the backyard was bolted, and Yu Fu asked eagerly, "How is the situation there?"
Gu Hanmo said: "It went smoother than expected. The guards stationed in the paddock and the defenders of the imperial tomb all expressed their willingness to support us. These two armies usually seem insignificant, but the combined number is five thousand."
Gu Wenqing said: "Actually, I think that Meng Fei, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, is also a character that can be won, but it is a bit risky. If we can win him, there will be no concealment around His Majesty..."
Yu Fu thinks back to Meng Fei, he has led the Imperial Forest Army for many years, and under his leadership, the Imperial Forest Army is orderly. Even when the Concubine Xian and the First Prince seized power, the Imperial Forest Army did not do anything selfish.
Gu Huaijiang himself once praised Meng Fei as a very brave and courageous general among his descendants.
Gu Hanmo said: "Meng Fei's matter is a big one. We need to discuss it carefully and don't rush it for a while. By the way, Yufu, how did you go to see Mo Huangsha? Mo Huangsha's Imperial Guard Army controls the imperial capital Half of the lifeline, the key is to win him."
Yu Fu nodded, "Don't worry, Mo Huangsha has already agreed. The next thing we need to do is to integrate the troops we can mobilize in front of us and design a reasonable formation. This third brother should be more experienced than us."
After all, Gu Hanmo is a person who has been on the battlefield, and he is obsessed with martial arts, and he is very proficient in the formation of war.
He nodded, "Don't stand here and talk, come to my yard first, let's sit down and talk slowly."
The three walked side by side, and before they stepped out of the backyard, they saw a tall figure leaning against the door, Gu Huaijiang was leaning on a cane, looking at the three of them steadily.