After Yufu and his party arrived at Zhuguan, they did not continue to come towards the imperial capital.
Chen Jingxing proposed to the guard of Zhuguan to stay for one night, but General Guan was unwilling and unable to drive Beili's envoys out, so he hurriedly found a different courtyard in the city to arrange them to stay.
In the middle of the night, Bei Li's envoy sent someone to report back, saying that he should go to the other courtyard in person.
At that time, General Guan was staring at the map of the border between Dongling and Xikun, which was densely marked with countless dots, black and red in different colors.
Hearing the call from Bei Li's envoy, he instantly became furious.
"What are Beili's envoys looking for with this general? This general is in charge of guarding the city. If they want something to eat and drink, let them go to the mansion! Damn, the body of the major general was not found, and the young lady was also thrown away." Well, I heard that the General and the others have been imprisoned, and I will feel sorry for the General even if I die!"
The soldier bowed his head and stood outside the door, not daring to speak for a moment, he knew what General Guan was living these days.
He hardly sleeps or rests, day and night, he sent people to search for Gu Shubai and Yufu all over the border, because these two are mostly a dead body and a living person, and the scope of the search is also different, so the marks on the map are more and more complex.
It was so complicated that only General Guan could understand it, they could only obey orders, they even searched Zhushan several times, but no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find any trace of Gu Shubai and Yufu's whereabouts.
When the news of the imperial capital Guhou's Mansion came, the soldiers in the army were even more panicked, and the pressure on General Guan to find the two of them was even greater.
He was not in the mood to receive Beili's envoys, who knew that this group of people still insisted on staying in Zhuguan, they could just stay and there were so many things to do, General Guan finally couldn't help but get angry.
The soldier waited for a while, and when General Guan's anger had calmed down, he continued: "General, the Beili envoy who came back this time is not ordinary, he is the prince. What's more, someone came to report that His Highness has something important to do. Tell the general, if the general doesn't listen, he will regret it."
"Hmph, why do you think this general is willing to receive them? If it weren't for the high status of the prince, this general would have driven them to Xiaozhuguan long ago!"
As General Guan said, his expression suddenly changed, "Wait a minute, they are from Xikun, do they know the whereabouts of the Major General and Miss?"
He always suspected that Yufu had gone to Xikun to find Gu Shubai. At that time, Yufu had mentioned it to him, but he didn't agree, and when he came back, Yufu disappeared.
He regretted it so much at the time, he knew that Yufu had made up his mind, he might as well help find a suitable route, it's better than the girls just bumping into each other.
It's a pity that they couldn't go to Xikun territory blatantly. General Guan sent many spies to investigate in turn, but there was no news of Yufu.
Now there is finally a glimmer of hope, he must not miss it!
"Go, go to another courtyard immediately!"
…
"General Guan, wait here for a while, our Highness wants to see you in person."
General Guan was sitting in the side hall of the other courtyard, when an attendant came up to pour tea, he nodded slightly as a signal, but he was dissatisfied with His Highness's attitude in his heart.
Ask him not to sit in the main hall, but actually sit in this small side hall, and let him wait here, isn't that looking down on him
General Guan is not afraid that he will be looked down upon, what he is afraid of is that Gu Jiajun will be looked down upon, and that Dong Ling will be looked down upon by Bei Li, that is the big deal.
After a while, only the sound of light footsteps came from behind, mixed with the sound of something knocking on the ground.
The sound was quite rhythmic. General Guan thought for a while before he realized that it was the sound of a cane.
Could it be that His Royal Highness is injured or in poor health, and needs to walk with a cane? Or is he just crippled...
General Guan was frightened by his own thoughts, when the voice approached, he put down his tea cup and stood up to meet him.
When the bead curtain rang, a familiar face appeared in front of his eyes.
Gu Shubai leaned on a cane in one hand and walked towards him slowly with a slight smile on his face. General Guan was stunned for a moment, and then quickly rushed to help him.
"Major General, are you alive?!"
Gu Shubai nodded, raised his cane and motioned to him, "But I'm still a little weak, don't grab me so hard."
General Guan quickly let go of his hand, knelt down in front of him with a plop, and cried out, "Young General, I'm sorry for you! I lost Miss Yufu!"
The man did not flick his tears lightly, because Gu Shubai seldom saw the soldiers of the Gu family's army cry because he hadn't reached the place where he was sad.
Especially for a person like General Guan who has gone through the battlefield and his mind has been sharpened as a rock, how much suffering has he endured these days before he can't help crying at this moment
The woman's slender hands gently supported General Guan. General Guan raised his head and saw Yu Fu's smiling face.
He froze for a moment, forgetting to shed tears.
Yu Fu smiled and said: "Don't General Guan recognize me? I said that I would find my eldest brother, I didn't break my promise."
General Guan's face turned as red as a pig's liver, and he quickly wiped away the tears on his face, as if those tears would burn people.
Yu Fu lowered his head and held back his laughter, Gu Shubai almost couldn't help laughing, but he tried his best to hold it back.
If they laughed out loud now, General Guan would definitely hate them for the rest of his life!
"Okay, let's all sit down and talk."
Yufu supported Gu Shubai to sit down, General Guan saw that he was leaning on the handcuff only because of his weak body, he felt relieved, "Major General, after you disappeared that night, there was so much blood left in the room. The last general thought... "I thought you were going to die.
Gu Shubai briefly recounted what happened that night, and General Guan glared at him, "What, is that Xiaozhuguan's mansion? I will definitely skin him!"
Gu Shubai waved his hand, "Don't be impulsive. It's Yin Shuo, not Yin Shuo, who really eats inside and out. Yin Shuo promised that Kunwu, the seventh prince of Xikun, would hurt him, and said that he would help him win the heir. That night when Kunwu was injured, he led a sneak attack to cooperate with him."
General Guan said: "So, Yin Shoufu is the one who really colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country. Why is everyone in the Guhou Mansion imprisoned? By the way, Major General, Miss, are you coming back this time to save the General and the others?"
When General Guan said this, his face was excited, Gu Shubai and Yufu looked at each other, and realized something.
Yu Fu said: "General Guan, if we don't come back, are you going to save the General and the others by yourself?"
General Guan said: "It's not me, it's our Gu family army! Although the general is in prison, Lao Yan Lao Jin and the others are still in the imperial capital. Everyone is liaising and planning, and we all want to rescue everyone in Gu Hou's mansion. We have all made up our minds." , there are 300,000 defenders on the border, we can transfer 200,000—”
"No, General Guan, no matter how far you have planned, stop immediately."
Gu Shubai's tone did not allow any room for negotiation, Yu Fu gave him a surprised look, and only heard him continue: "Father can't agree with you to use this method, he has been loyal all his life, even if he dies, he will not agree with you Conspiracy. If you still recognize me as a major general, tell them to stop all deployments immediately."
General Guan hurriedly got up from his seat, cupped his hands and said, "Young General, how can the last general deny you! But the treacherous ministers in the court are in power, and His Majesty is a foolish king who doesn't distinguish between loyal and traitorous, should we just watch the great generals die?" ? The general has always taught us to be loyal to the king and love the people. There is no one in the Gu family army who is unfaithful, but is the king sitting on the dragon chair really worthy of our loyalty?!"
Yu Fu listened quietly at the side, she, Gu Hanmo and the others hadn't thought about the idea of raising troops to rebel, and they had already reached the point of contacting foreign aid, but Gu Huaijiang still rejected it.
For Gu Huaijiang, loyalty is more important than life. Unexpectedly, from Gu Hou's mansion to Gu's army, there is only one Gu Shubai who understands his heart.
No wonder his most important son is Gu Shubai.
"General Guan, we have a better solution now, you can just listen to big brother. I promise to save everyone in Guhou Mansion, do you believe me?"
General Guan couldn't help being confused when he heard Yufu's words, and suddenly thought that this was the other courtyard where Beili's envoy stayed, and asked strangely: "Miss Yufu, where is this Prince Beili? Why are you with him? Could it be that he will help rescue him?" Are they the General?"
He looked outside and lowered his voice, "Major General, miss, are you sure the people from Beili are reliable?"
Yu Fu couldn't hold back his smile anymore, "Okay, General Guan, speak ill of me in front of me, could it be that something happened to Gu Hou's mansion, and you don't think I'm the lady of the mansion?"
General Guan hurriedly said: "The last general has never said anything bad about Miss, what the last general said is clearly—"
He suddenly froze, and turned to look at Gu Shubai, who also smiled and said nothing.
At this moment, he was completely stupefied, and after a while he finally came to his senses, looked at Yu Fu and smirked, "Now the general is saved, the general is saved! Hahaha, I'll tell them to go!"
Now Lao Jin is going to be proud again, the little girl he snatched from outside Immortal Valley not only saved Gu Huaijiang's life, but also became Beili's heir apparent!
It is said that stupid people are blessed with stupidity, it would be a pity that Lao Jin would not go to the casino with his luck.
"Wait."
Yu Fu stopped him, "General Guan, we let you come here alone tonight, just because we don't want everyone to know about it. Think about it, if Yin Shuo can buy Xiaozhuguan's mansion, there may not be any in Zhuguan city." His eyeliner. If Yin Shuo knew that his elder brother was still alive, he would definitely come up with another poisonous trick."
General Guan's laughter stopped abruptly, and he looked respectful, "Yes, miss, oh no, Your Highness, Your Highness is right. Then, the general will quietly tell the other generals about this matter, and let everyone withdraw from the matter of raising troops." Is that so?"
Gu Shubai said: "No, it can't be withdrawn completely."
He leaned into General Guan's ear and whispered a few words. General Guan's expression gradually changed from confusion to understanding, and finally he smiled, "The last general obeys orders, let's do it!"
…
Ever since Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo came out of prison to participate in the martial arts competition, Yin Shuo became more and more wary of Ji Chengfa and felt that he had malicious intentions.
This is obviously not his child's mind. Behind Ji Chengfa, there must be a stronger pusher guiding him to do these things.
That pusher... Could it be Prince Beili
He picked up the letter from the desk, and his brows became more and more frowned, "Chujun Beili and his party arrived at Zhuguan, and they stayed overnight, and then set off again at dawn the next day. Our people followed all the way to Xiaozhuguan, but the other party unexpectedly He didn't even show his face, so we have no way of knowing whether it's a young man or a middle-aged man."
The subordinate said: "Young master, our people have tried their best, but the opponent is really difficult. The carriage is airtight when traveling on weekdays, and the place where we settle down at night is heavily guarded, and it is difficult to insert even a needle. This Prince Bei Li is extremely mysterious, and even the ministers around him, we only found out the surname Chen."
Yin Shuo sneered, "Beili people are really weird, no wonder they sent a child as an envoy. It would be interesting if the prince of Beili is also a child."
The subordinate said: "Our people have studied the rut marks of the bright yellow carriage, but it seems that there are many things on the carriage, and there are more than one person. It is impossible to judge the figure of the prince from the depth of the ruts."
"That's natural. How honorable Prince Beili is, there will naturally be maids and others accompanying him in the car. Since the other party is so impenetrable, you don't have to follow anymore, and there will be no results if you follow. I let you look for Yufu. Woolen cloth?"
The subordinate looked embarrassed, bowed and said: "Last time, my son said that Princess Zhenjiang might have returned to the Immortal Valley. Our people tried to inquire around the Immortal Valley, but they couldn't get close at all. But there is a piece of news that someone saw that Beili's envoy, Ji Chengfa, seems to have come from Immortal Valley."
Yin Shuo suddenly got up, "What? Did Ji Chengfa come from Immortal Valley? Why are you telling me such important news now?"
The subordinate hurriedly lowered his head, "It's not intentional concealment, but the news has always been inaccurate. Until today, the subordinate is only 80% sure, and I can't conclude that he must have come out of the Immortal Valley."
Up to now, it makes no difference to Yin Shuo whether he is 80% or 100% sure.
This news was like the last straw, confirming the suspicion in Yin Shuo's heart, and making him suddenly cheerful—
Ji Chengfa came to save everyone in Guhou's mansion!
His hand unconsciously clenched the letter on the table, and slowly tightened it, crumpling the tough leather paper into a ball. The jagged lines on the paper and the veins on his hand were like the letter of a poisonous snake.
His voice was cold, "Go down and prepare, I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning, and the lives of everyone in Guhou Mansion will not be spared!"
the next day.
The sedan chair of the Prime Minister hurried towards the palace, Yin Jixie went to the upper room to greet Yin Yan, just in time to see the back of Yin Shuo leaving the mansion in a hurry.
She subconsciously felt that something was wrong, what could make Yin Shuo hurry up
It won't be related to Guhou Mansion, right
"Ji Yan, why are you standing here?"
Princess Danyang's voice suddenly sounded, Yin Jixie was taken aback, and turned to look at her, "It's nothing, I just saw that the eldest brother left in a hurry, looking at the direction, it seems that he is entering the palace."
Princess Danyang looked in the direction of the gate of the mansion, and smiled faintly, "Don't worry about the affairs of the court, let your elder brother do it by himself. You are a daughter's family, and the old prime minister mentioned a few days ago that he would choose a son-in-law for you." Things, you are too old, you should pay attention to your words and deeds, don't love someone you shouldn't love like I did back then... "
Yin Jizheng was filled with speculation about Yin Shuo's trip, she didn't listen to Princess Danyang's words seriously, she only reacted after hearing it.
"Why choose a son-in-law? I don't want to marry, so stop helping father with these ideas."
"Are you not married or do you not want to marry someone else?"
Princess Danyang has been with her for so long, and she also understands her thoughts, knowing that she still has Gu Jiuge in her heart, "Ji Yao, I'm from here, so just listen to my advice. Guhou's mansion is in such a state now. In the end, what's the use of liking Gu Jiuge? Are you going to die with him? Don't think that I don't know what you did. I didn't tell your brother, but it doesn't mean I agree with you. "
It was only then that Yin Jiqian realized that Princess Danyang had already known about her visit to Gu Huaijiang and the others in prison a few days ago.
She took Princess Danyang's hand, "Danyang, you know that the people in Guhou's mansion did not collude with the enemy and treason, and did nothing wrong, how can you say such a thing? You and I know exactly what the elder brother is doing. Do you just want to keep pretending to be deaf and dumb?"
Princess Danyang smiled sadly, "If I don't pretend to be deaf and dumb, what else can I do? I have already married him and I am his own. I have no choice."
Yin Jixie held her hand tightly, "Then you just watch the people in Guhou's mansion die unjustly, and watch your elder brother frame Zhongliang Chaozhong? Think about how they helped you back then. They wanted to take you away from the relatives." But you refused the cage of the mansion. If you still have a little conscience, if you still think of yourself as the daughter of the late emperor, you should stand up and protect them for the late emperor!"
She pulled Princess Danyang and walked out, "Let's go, let's go into the palace together and tell His Majesty, we must never let eldest brother frame Guhou's mansion again!"
The person behind her was as solid as a rock, no matter how hard she pulled it, she couldn't move it. Yin Jiyu turned her head and saw Princess Danyang's numb face, "Jiyi, stop making trouble."