At night, Gu Huaijiang and his entourage took a break in the mountains and forests on the edge of the official road.
Except for Yufu and Yaolan who were asleep in the carriage, everyone else was sitting on the ground around the campfire in the windshield circle surrounded by the carriage.
Gu Shubai glanced at Yufu's carriage and lowered her voice, "Fortunately, there is a princess honorary guard sent to Yufu by your majesty before his death. Otherwise, she will be on the road day and night.
Since Da Yufu came to Guhou Mansion, he hasn't been out of the courtyard several times.
The other ladies at her age are all charming little girls, and she alone has the calmness and perseverance beyond her age.
Gu Huaijiang wanted to spoil her as a princess, and in the end inevitably turned her into a heroine, better than a man in the world.
The bonfire was beating in the dark, and everyone followed his gaze and heard the even breathing sound in the carriage.
Suddenly, Lin Shao's leaves made a sound, which aroused everyone's alertness.
"who?"
A big sycamore tree not far away, the top of the tree trembled extremely violently, completely different from the rhythm of the other trees on the side being blown by the wind, and at a glance, someone was lurking on it.
With a loud shout, Lao Jin awakened the sleeping woman in the carriage, rubbing her eyes and uncovering the driving curtain.
Gu Shubai quickly retreated to the carriage, "You stay in the carriage, don't come out, I'm here to protect you."
Yufu nodded honestly, lowered the curtain, fumbled in the compartment, and reinstalled the poisonous needle in his sleeve for emergency.
Yaolan lay down on the couch and fell asleep, such a big movement did not affect her sleep at all.
Yufu yawned and pushed her to wake up, "Yaolan, don't sleep, there may be an assassin!"
"Huh? Assassin?"
Yaolan didn't wake up from a dream, wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth, immediately got up and put on her coat, and went to the car curtain to observe the enemy's situation for Yufu.
The bow and arrow pulled the bow to the top of the tree. The people on the tree knew that they could not escape, so they flew to the ground and said, "Don't shoot arrows, I am Kun Yuyang!"
Gu Huaijiang gestured, the archer lowered the arrow, and saw a slim woman coming from under the tree.
When Yufu heard Kun Yuyang's name, he hurriedly drew the curtains of the car and looked at the figure of the woman. She was really familiar. She jumped out of the carriage and said, "Don't do it, Yuyang, why are you here?"
Kun Yuyang walked out of the darkness, and the bonfire saw her embarrassed, as if she had arrived alone from the imperial capital.
Seeing Yufu, she wept with joy, "Yufu, I finally saw you!"
The two girls hugged each other, and everyone gathered their weapons. Yufu looked at her in surprise, "Yu Yang, are you crying?"
Kun Yuyang has never been such a charming temperament. She has the unique outgoing and strongness of a Xikun woman. How can she easily cry in front of everyone
"You came from the imperial capital? Did something happen on the road?"
Kun Yuyang shook his head repeatedly, "It's not that something happened on the road, it's the emperor!"
She looked at Gu Huaijiang, "Gu Houye, I have to tell you something personally. The matter is important, and I also ask Houye to withdraw from his subordinates."
With a serious expression on her face, Gu Jiuge said, "Are you also talking about your majesty's death?"
"You already know that your majesty is dead?"
Kun Yuyang was quite surprised. He saw a man in the crowd who was dressed differently from the Gu family's generals came out and bowed his hands at her.
Kun Yuyang nodded. She had heard Ning Xuan say the name of Elder Ji, this was a rare and upright veteran in the court.
He must have found something strange, so he sent another person to inform Gu Huaijiang.
She trusted Ji Daogong, "What I want to say is related to this matter, but it's not all the same."
Gu Huaijiang said solemnly: "Madam, it's okay to say that you don't have to withdraw from your subordinates. There won't be a traitor in my Gu family's army. What the madam can say to Benhou can be told to Benhou's subordinates."
Kun Yuyang looked around, Yan Huashi and other subordinates looked calm, they had the same aura as Gu Huaijiang.
That is probably cohesion, right
Gu Shubai pointed to a place by the bonfire, "Madam has worked hard all the way, sit down and talk."
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Kun Yuyang said what she had seen and heard without falling to the ground, hearing her voice slightly muted, Yufu asked Yaolan to pour her tea.
Kun Yuyang held the tea cup and drank it in spite of its image, "That's all I know. By the way, I also brought the iron ring I found in the forest."
She unwrapped the purse on her waist, opened the silk thread, and poured out a metal circular object from inside.
She cherished it personally, and at a glance she knew that she valued it very much. When Gu Huaijiang took the circle, a point in his memory was immediately touched.
Kun Yu raised his voice: "Master Hou recognizes this thing?"
"Recognized."
Gu Huaijiang nodded and handed the metal object to Yan Huashi, "Look at it, is this the mechanism outside the Lotus Arrow, the one that automatically falls off after launching?"
Yan Huashi and Lao Jin and the others leaned together and saw that there were a few distinct gaps in the metal ring. "These openings and the mechanism inside the arrow are tightly stuck together. That's right, this is the lotus arrow. Yes! So, it’s not that the second prince deliberately murdered your majesty, but someone gave him this kind of lotus arrow and secretly manipulated the sword to shoot it at your majesty?"
Kun Yuyang couldn't understand what they were saying, "Master Hou, what exactly is this lotus arrow? Why do the doctors say that your majesty's heart is completely broken?"
Gu Shubai and other younger generations are also unclear. 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 delicate mechanisms hidden in the arrow, and the archer cannot shoot it by manipulating the mechanism. The second prince’s archery skills have advanced by leaps and bounds only when the people of "are controlled outside. Moreover, after the arrow is shot into the human body, it will stretch out the lotus hook and instantly smash the flesh and blood in the human body..."
When he said later, his voice choked, "Your Majesty was killed by this kind of thing. No wonder the soul jade returned to the sky without the time for treatment. Before your majesty died, his heart was crushed, how painful he should be!"
The pain of gouging the heart is less painful than being crushed into mud.
Gu Shubai took the metal object, "Since it was something that existed many years ago, the second prince couldn't see it. Couldn't anyone who went up the mountain together could see it?"
Yan Huashi said: "Lord, this is normal. Not many people recognize this kind of lotus arrow. Only the elderly in the army know one or two. This arrow has a high hit rate and is highly lethal, but it is also too expensive. Design. One such arrow is enough to make dozens of ordinary arrows, so this thing has not been promoted in the military, and it will be forgotten over time. If you don’t mention it, you will put this arrow in front of me now, I can't remember it for a while!"
It turned out to be like this, no wonder even Gu Shubai didn't recognize this kind of arrow.
The second prince was even more unrecognizable.
If he knew it, he wouldn't be so stupid that he shot his Majesty in public and turned himself into a paving stone for the prince.
The only possibility is that the prince needs him as a paving stone, and he also needs the death of his majesty.
Almost for an instant, everyone in Guhou's Mansion thought about the eldest prince poisoning Emperor Ning. Gu Huaijiang was worried about that incident, and Gu Shu Bai simply used the smoked pond to cover up the matter.
After that, the eldest prince and concubine did not dare to attack Emperor Ning. They always thought that the eldest prince would be grateful if he escaped by chance...
His Majesty did not mention the establishment of the second prince as the prince. Why did he suddenly want to kill his majesty
Kun Yuyang looked at Gu Huaijiang's face, and then at Yufu them. He always felt that they knew something, and he was afraid that they hadn't understood what they meant.
She said anxiously: "Hou Ye, you should know who benefits after the second prince was framed! When I left the paddock, the Yulin Army was already following the orders of the concubine Xian and the prince. If it weren't for the old prince, it would have happened. In the paddock, maybe the eldest prince was already supported by Prime Minister Yin as the new emperor at that time!"
This was too sensitive, and everyone didn't know how to reply to her for a while.
It's not that they don't know, but they didn't say it like she did.
Yufu took Kun Yuyang's shoulders and calmed her down, "Yuyang, don't get excited. You have to trust the general, he has his own consideration in his heart."
Kun Yuyang's tears welled up again, "Can I not be excited? My husband covered me and escaped from the paddock smoothly, but once the eldest prince and Prime Minister Yin discover a flaw, I am worried that they will attack my husband!"
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Every time I write about Gu Jiajun, I often feel moved when I write it myself. Some things seem to be fake to outsiders, but the military culture is really amazing. It can really do this one mind and one life.
An army has a spirit and cohesion, and it is really not comparable to stragglers. There are similar archetypes in history. For example, Yue Fei’s Yue Family Army has a saying that it is easy to shake the mountain and difficult to shake the Yue family.
I am longing for this kind of purity~ Even many contemporary young people think this is brainwashing, haha