Guo Linchong was patrolling with people from other squads outside the general's tent, and the lieutenant came to escort himself. Although there was no arrangement from the general, the others still regarded him as the leader of the team, and they all followed his arrangements and carried out the defense work in an orderly manner. Guo Linchong himself didn't mean to be lazy. He and his confidants took turns to guard the middle of the night, and the night was peaceful.
After all, even Xue Ziqin didn't get the information in advance. It can be seen that although the eldest prince came here with the emperor's orders, his whereabouts along the way were not ostentatious. Guo Linchong was relieved. They don't know when the eldest prince will come, so if there are people who want to assassinate the eldest prince, they may not be able to get information.
When it was dawn, Jiang also came out of the tent and stretched out in the cool morning mist. He finally coaxed Cen Lixuan to sleep again, but he was no longer sleepy. The people patrolling outside all seemed to be in good spirits, and Jiang also went out, wanting to wash his face, but happened to see Guo Linchong, who was drowsy, also walking towards him.
It is estimated that he is also here to wash his face, because the water tank is here.
"Deputy General Guo is early."
"Ah, um, early." Guo Linchong only slept for an hour and a half, but he didn't get enough sleep at all, "You got up early."
"It's okay." Jiang Ye replied smoothly, "Lieutenant General Guo is working hard, he must not have slept for a long time."
"Yeah, but there's no other way, it's the duty." Guo Linchong also smiled at the river. The two walked side by side and chatted while wiping the water off their faces.
"I didn't sleep much last night."
"Oh?"
"It's just that I didn't sleep well." Jiang Ye said.
The sky hadn't fully lit up yet, and he could still see the morning star shining faintly in the sky. It was estimated that Cen Lixuan would not get up for a while, so Jiang also followed Guo Linchong to the fire in front of the general's tent and sat.
Guo Linchong actually had a good impression of Jiang. Since Xue Ziqin had to take Jiang to support Qinguan a few years ago for some reason, he and Jiang were quite friendly, and now they are sitting together in front of the general's tent. Wake up, you won't feel anything wrong.
But Jiang didn't think so either.
Compared with Wei Lin, Jiang also has an advantage that is not an advantage - Wei Lin always has a lot of expressions and emotions, but Jiang Ye is mostly cold in front of others. In the past, I only thought that the two had different personalities, but after further investigation, if Wei Lin wanted to hide something, he had to act very hard; but Jiang also only needed to keep his usual indifferent face, and he couldn't make others notice it.
Just like now, Jiang Ye looked indifferent, sitting next to Guo Linchong and gossiping with him, no one could tell that Jiang Ye was actually full of doubts.
"How was last night?" Jiang also asked casually.
"Fortunately," Guo Linchong looked back, and half of the guards were dozing off, "It's not a big deal, the eldest prince went to bed early."
Jiang also glanced in the direction he was looking, not only were the guards outside, but also the servants of the eldest prince were also outside. At this time, a few people had already got up, and it was estimated that they were used to serving, so they had to get up earlier. Jiang Ye then asked, "Don't the eldest prince's entourage sleep in the tent with him?"
"I don't know either, it's probably the first prince's order," Guo Linchong turned back and said, "Anyway, he rested early yesterday, and no one was there to serve him. The entourage was arranged outside, and the first prince would naturally call if he gave any orders. of."
"Too."
The two chatted for a while, and when they were silent, a certain attendant of the eldest prince passed in front of them with a water basin in his hand. Jiang also estimated that he was going to get some washing water for the eldest prince, so he looked in the direction where the man was going. It didn't take long, and as expected, the attendant walked back with a full water basin, all the way to the gate of the general tent.
Jiang also took his eyes away from him, and just wanted to test Guo Linchong about the jade pendant, but before he could say anything, a sharp scream came from the general's tent.
"what-"
Jiang Ye and Guo Linchong looked back at the general's tent at the same time. The tent was tightly closed. After the scream, all the guards around who were still dozing were awakened, and then they saw the attendant who had drawn water hurriedly opened the tent and rushed over. He came out, panting and shouting to whom he did not know: "Someone, something happened! Something happened!"
Before Jiang got up, Guo Linchong got up and walked over there, Jiang Ye followed not far behind him.
Guo Linchong strode to the front of the tent, opened the curtain and glanced inside, his expression immediately became very serious, and he did not go inside, so that Jiang followed behind and saw nothing.
"All the guards, as well as the entourage of the First Prince, gather all together, no one is allowed less!"
"Yes!"
Jiang also looked at the situation, and it was estimated that something major had happened.
After Guo Linchong finished saying this, the cronie who often followed him immediately went to organize a gathering to count the number of people, while Guo Linchong entered the general's tent.
With Jiang Ye's mind, why the eldest prince came to the Northern Army, he could guess the reason with his toes. There is a problem with the eldest prince right now. Although I don't know what the problem is, it is clear that the Xue family is responsible for everything, no matter whether it is a big or a small matter, as long as something goes wrong in the Northern Army. Yupei, if it is what Jiang also thinks, then there is a problem with the eldest prince, and it is very likely that Guo Linchong did it.
Jiang also hesitated for a moment, no one was paying attention to him anyway, so he followed Guo Linchong in to see what happened. One is also because of curiosity, and the other is because Guo Linchong, if there is a ghost, goes in to check it alone, saying that it is not impossible to destroy the evidence.
The two entered the tent with their front and back feet, and when Jiang also entered, Guo Linchong was already squatting on the ground, and next to him was the eldest prince who was crouching on the ground strangely. He didn't think much about it, so he quickly went up to help, and turned people over with Guo Linchong. The first prince's mouth and nose were covered in black blood, his eyes were tightly closed, and his complexion was a strange blue.
Guo Linchong took his hand, probing with three fingers on his wrist for a moment, then shook his head: "Dead."
"There must have been no outsiders here last night?" Jiang also asked.
Guo Linchong thought for a moment with a solemn expression, then shook his head: "Definitely not."
"That is
People who have entered the tent. "Jiang also said, "This must be poisoning, and the investigation starts with the person who sent the food. "
When Jiang Ye said this, he was still quietly observing Guo Linchong's expression. He not only hoped to see some flaws in Guo Linchong's face, but also hoped that Guo Linchong was a traitor in his heart; he also hoped that there was nothing unusual about Guo Linchong.
Either way, he was a comrade-in-arms who had fought together on the battlefield. Jiang also sincerely hoped that he would think more about it.
Guo Linchong put down the eldest prince's hand, stood up by himself, looked at Jiang Ye and said, "Go and call Zhong Yi, everyone who has a chance to attack is outside, I will never let it go!"
"Okay." Jiang also nodded, and the two walked out together.
The person who first discovered the accident with the eldest prince has been taken down by Guo Linchong, and the people outside have been surrounded by Guo Linchong's cronies.
While waiting for Zhong Yi to arrive, more than 30 people were surrounded by 20 people with knives who had just been transferred. No one dared to move or talk. It can be seen from this point that the eldest prince must have had an accident.
Jiang didn't go to Zhong Yi directly, he went back to his tent first. In the tent, Zhao Zhinan and Jia Da were still sleeping, and Jiang also went up one by one, grabbed their arms, and shook them violently: "Wake up! Wake up!"
"Uh-huh?"
"Um… ??"
The two strong men woke up dimly, and were extremely nervous by the sudden interruption, but when they opened their eyes and saw Jiang Ye's face, they instantly relaxed.
"What's wrong..." Jia Da asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Something happened, get up quickly." Jiang Ye said, "Something happened."
"What's the matter?" Zhao Zhinan was unequivocal, and when he heard Jiang say the same, he had already started making it from the bunk, and asked while pulling his clothes.
"This matter is very complicated, Jia Da, you go and ask Zhong Yi to come to the general's tent." Jiang Ye quickly gave the two a task, "Zhao Zhinan, you go to the general... Wait, you go to Lieutenant General Min, you should At Vice-General Zhou's side, let Vice-General Min quickly inform the general that something happened to the eldest prince."
Jiang also finished speaking, turned around and left.
The remaining two big men look at me and I look at you. After watching a breath of time, they immediately began to get dressed, and then went out according to Jiang Ye's instructions.
Jiang also returned to Guo Linchong's place, but this time he did not go there, but found a corner that was not easy to detect and observed it secretly. It didn't take long for Jia Da to bring Zhong Yi over. Guo Linchong didn't say a word of nonsense. He looked really restless. He grabbed Zhong Yi's hand and pulled people into the general's tent. After almost a cup of tea, they both came out.
After Xue Changfeng and Xue Ziqin both left the general's tent, there were very few people who entered the general's tent last night, and all of them were the eldest prince's entourage. During this period, the first prince used a meal, and this meal was sent by Min Qiu and handed over to the first prince's entourage.
Guo Linchong raised his eyes and looked at the group of people in front of him. It was possible that the guards could be bribed to do something harmful to the Xue family, but since the guards had never entered, the suspicion was naturally cleared.
According to Zhong Yi's identification, the eldest prince died last night, and the person who delivered the meal is most likely to start.
Thinking of this, Guo Linchong's eyes suddenly sharpened, staring at the entourage of the eldest prince.
Jiang also watched for a long time, but he did not see any flaws in Guo Linchong's movements and demeanor. If it's not that Guo Linchong is really innocent, then Guo Linchong's acting skills are so outstanding that he is so impeccable.
Guo Linchong thought for a long time, and suddenly said, "You two entered the big tent last night, right?"
He shouted at two of his followers, and when the two heard this, their knees trembled and they knelt down.
One of them said: "Slave, slave is innocent..."
The other person even started to kowtow. Although he didn't speak, his fear could be seen from his trembling movements.
The eldest prince brought a total of six attendants, these two were suspected, and the other four also showed panic.
Jiang also walked a few steps over there, wanting to see how Guo Linchong would deal with it, only to hear Guo Linchong say: "come here, search me, everyone was here last night, no one dared to leave, I believe the evidence will not be destroyed. "
"I'm wronged..." The person who called the injustice repeated these words over and over again. When he heard Guo Linchong's words, he spread his hands, as if he was not afraid of being searched.
The other man was lying on the ground still shaking.
Under Guo Linchong's order, two soldiers stepped forward to search their bodies. Jiang also emerged from the side and said, "Lieutenant General Guo, I'm coming!"
Guo Linchong raised his eyes to see Jiang Ye, and nodded.
Jiang also walked over to the man who was lying on the ground, and reached out his hand to pull him up and search him. As soon as his hand touched the man's shoulder, the man's wonderful shake caused Jiang Ye's hand to slip away. Just when Jiang Ye felt strange and wanted to grab it again, the man grabbed Jiang Ye's hand first.
Jiang also noticed that something was wrong, but it was already a step too late. A strange force came from the palm of his hand, and before he could react, the whole person was lifted up by the hand and threw it out, hitting Guo Linchong's arms.
Then the man flicked his wrist, and a flying claw shot out of his cuff and hung directly on a big tree next to him.
"Give it to me!" Guo Linchong supported Jiang Ye, made him stand still, and shouted at the others.
The person under custody did not dare to move at will, and other people tried to catch this person, but after all, it was slower than others who came prepared, and in an instant, the person had already climbed up the tree with the strength of flying claws.
Guo Linchong pulled a sneer from the corner of his mouth, let go of the hand holding Jiang Ye, and stretched out his hand to blow a loud whistle. Then Jiang Ye heard the neighing of the horse, and the war horse heard the sound, and Guo Linchong rolled over and chased after the horse. The man didn't hesitate for a moment, and with the power of flying claws, he went from tree to tree, obviously fleeing in the direction of Qianyu.
Guo Linchong was chasing after him on the ground.
At this moment, Min Qiu and Zhou Xiao arrived with Xue Ziqin, who was paralyzed from last night's hangover.