He Ruomuti walked back and forth in the tent a little irritably, obviously not in a good mood.
"The eldest prince." The subordinate's voice came from outside the door.
He Ruomuti raised his head and said, "Come in."
A man from Gaoyu opened the curtain of the big tent and walked in. He handed a secret letter to Heruomuti with both hands, "My eldest son, this is a letter from Jianling."
"Why is it so late?" According to the agreement, this letter should have been received at midnight, but now it is almost five o'clock. "What happened to Huang Ying?"
The man shook his head and said: "No, everything is as usual in Jianling City, there is nothing wrong. Maybe there is something delayed?"
He Ruomuti frowned, obviously not satisfied with this explanation.
But at this time, he had nothing to say, so he lowered his head, opened the envelope, and took out the secret letter inside to read.
Seeing the contents of the letter, He Ruomuti's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Immediately invite everyone to come to the big account..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped again and said in a deep voice: "I invite Jamuka to come here alone and do not reveal it to anyone."
"Yes, eldest prince."
Watching the messenger go out, He Ruomuti looked down at the letter in his hand, the expression on his face changing.
"Shesai."
The Gaoyu man who had been standing in the corner of the tent, as quiet as a human-shaped pillar, said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
He Ruomuti waved his hand and said: "Huang Ying said that Jiang Yan killed Jiang Guanmu, do you think this news is credible?"
She Sai was stunned for a moment and said, "The eldest prince suspects that Huang Ying has rebelled?"
He Ruomudi shook his head and said: "No, I believe she will not betray me. But... Jiang Guanmu wanted to seek refuge with the Cao family, but was discovered by Jiang Yan and killed by Jiang Yan during the fight. I just think that this is unavoidable
It’s a bit too coincidental.”
"If the eldest prince is worried, my subordinates are willing to go to the city to investigate the situation." She Sai said.
He Ruomuti smiled, shook his head and said, "Your appearance is too conspicuous. Even if you enter Jianling City, I'm afraid you won't be able to get close to the General's Mansion. You'd better let the people in the city investigate carefully."
"The eldest prince, the last general Jamuka would like to see you."
He Ruomuti's expression perked up and he said with a smile: "General, please come in."
A tall and burly middle-aged man walked in. Before he could stand still, he smiled and said: "The eldest prince is making an urgent move. Are you preparing to attack the city? Don't worry, the eldest prince. The soldiers and horses under the general's command have already been prepared. They will be ready at any time."
You can attack the city!"
He Ruomu said: "General Jamuka, please sit down. Xiao Wang has something to discuss with the general."
Jamukha glanced at He Ruomuti doubtfully, then walked to the side and sat down.
Heruomuti handed the secret letter in his hand to Jamuhe. Jamuhe looked at the unintelligible things on the letter and frowned: "What does this mean, eldest prince?"
He Ruomuti smiled and said: "This is tonight's reply to the letter Xiao Wang arranged in Jianling many years ago. The letter said that civil strife broke out in Jianling City yesterday afternoon and Jiang Guanmu had been secretly killed by Jiang Yan.
"
Hearing this, Zhamuhe was stunned and asked: "Is it a scam?"
He Ruomudi sighed and said: "This is exactly the problem. Although my detailed work is absolutely credible, this matter is too coincidental, and I am still a little undecided."
Zhamu stood up and said, "Whether it's true or not, we were going to attack the city. If it's true, we just pretend we don't know about it. Jianling City is in a hurry, and Jiang Guanmu will always come out. If it's true,
…We can take advantage of this morning to seize Jianling Mausoleum in one fell swoop, wouldn’t it be just right?”
He Ruomuti sighed softly and said: "That being said, but..."
"What worries does Your Highness have?" Jamuka asked puzzledly.
He Ruomu asked: "General, does he know our losses in the past few days?"
Jamukha was silent.
Jianling City was more difficult to attack than they expected. Several consecutive attacks on the city in the past few days had not achieved any results. On the contrary, many people were killed by the defenders on the city tower.
It's just that the number of soldiers who died fighting under Jianling City in the past few days has been two or three times more than the total casualties from the time they entered the customs to the time they arrived at Jianling.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that they were too successful in the early stage.
It's just that the front is too smooth, and suddenly encountering a tough guy like Jian Ling will inevitably affect morale.
After a moment of silence, Jamuhe said: "His Highness is also the leader of the army, so he naturally knows that casualties are unavoidable."
"Of course Xiao Wang understands the truth, but... our enemies are not only the defenders of Jianling, but also the Dasheng reinforcements from the west that may arrive at any time. Also, according to the news we got two days ago, the Qingzhou Cao family is also heading north, so I'm afraid.
I want to plot Yanzhou."
"Man Dasheng wants to break the contract?" Jamukha said solemnly.
They had made an agreement with the Cao family that they would help the Cao family contain the troops in the north, but Yanzhou would be owned by Gao Yu.
He Ruomudi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I'm afraid... Cao Mian is no longer in charge of the Cao family."
The other members of the Cao family may not abide by the agreement they made with Cao Mian.
There had been no news from Cao Mian for such a long time, and He Ruomuti had to guess that something had happened to him.
Zhamuhe looked at Heruomuti and said in a deep voice: "What do you think, the eldest prince?"
He Ruomu said: "If we can capture Jianling without any effort, why do we have to force our Gaoyu soldiers to fight to the death? Our Gaoyu population is not as powerful as Dasheng, so it would be good to sacrifice less soldiers."
The look on Jamuka's face was a little warmer. Although the eldest prince was a bit too merciful, as a subordinate, no one wanted his superiors not to take his life seriously.
Similarly, Jamuka did not want his soldiers to sacrifice too much.
"Please give me your instructions, the eldest prince."
He Ruomu said: "The attack on the city in the early morning is still the same, but it is only a feint attack. I want to try to see what is going on in Jianling City."
"The last general takes orders."
In the early morning, before dawn, the siege horns of the Gaoyu people sounded outside the city again.
The soldier who was sleeping under the wall of the city tower grabbed the weapon beside him and jumped up from the ground.
The man in charge of the night watch on the other side has already beaten the war drum.
The rapid drum beat completely broke the silent night of Jianling City, and seemed to strike everyone's heart.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The originally quiet city tower was filled with people in an instant, and countless soldiers began to take action.
A siege started at dawn and retreated in a hurry half an hour later.
Jiang Yan stood on the tower and watched the enemy troops gradually disappear.
After ordering his soldiers to continue guarding the city, Jiang Yancai turned around and walked down the tower.
"How is it?" Luo Junyao wore men's clothes today and looked like a handsome young man.
She leaned against the wall below the tower and looked at Jiang Yan who was walking down from above and said: "Fake attack, test. It seems that Heruomuti has received news from the city."
Jiang Yan said: "How can you be sure that Jiang Yan will not really attack the city today?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "If everything goes as usual in the city, even if he attacks the city with all his strength today, the outcome will be 50-50, or even lower. Those messages look more like a trap to lure him. If you are not 100% sure, it is
Really, how dare he act rashly? Besides, if you had a chance to defeat the enemy without spending a single soldier, would you still choose to fight head-on? "
Jiang Yan smiled and said: "Of course not."
Luo Junyao said: "So, I don't think He Ruomuti can do it either. Although He Ruomuti is valued by Gaoyu, his status within Gaoyu is embarrassing because of his bloodline. Therefore, this person has developed a character of seeking perfection in everything.
, if he can achieve ten points, he will never be willing to only do nine points."
Jiang Yandao: "That's why he sent people to pretend to attack, firstly to test us, and secondly to buy time to confirm the news?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "That's exactly the case, so we'd better help him add more fire."
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "I have already made preparations."
In the general's mansion in the city
When the girl Ai Ye walked to the entrance of the courtyard, the soldiers of the Zhenguo Army outside the door had already changed.
But no matter what happens, those people still guard the door firmly and don't allow the people inside to take a step beyond the limit.
There was a food box next to the door. When he saw her coming, one of them glanced at her coldly, pointed at the food box and motioned for her to take it away.
Ai Ye didn't say much, just picked up the somewhat heavy food box and left in a hurry.
In the room, Mrs. Han, who had not slept all night, looked haggard.
Seeing Ai Ye come in, he quickly stood up and said, "Ai Ye, how is it outside?"
Ai Ye shook his head at her, put the food box on the table, turned around and closed the door.
Then he came back and opened the food box.
The food box had obviously been tampered with, and even the food inside had been turned over.
Ai Ye didn't care, just took out the food and placed it on the table.
Then she carefully inspected the entire food box, finally picked up the compartment of the food box, opened one of the wooden pieces, and pulled out a very small paper roll from inside.
Mrs. Han watched her do all this in surprise, "Ai Ye, you..."
Ai Ye said: "Madam, don't be afraid, this is the news sent to us by people in the mansion."
How do you know this? Mrs. Han couldn't help but think to herself.
Ai Ye comforted her with a smile, "This slave was specially arranged by the Marquis to take care of you, so she naturally knows something. In the past, we just didn't have the chance. Now that the Marquis is gone, we can only rely on ourselves. Madam, you must trust this slave."
"
Seeing her sincere look, Mrs. Han nodded and said, "I believe you."
Ai Ye smiled and then opened the small paper roll.
The small piece of paper, less than a finger long, was densely covered with handwriting.
Ai Ye looked at it carefully, his eyes flashing slightly.
Is Jiang Guanmu really dead?
In fact, the most important thing in all of this is Jiang Guanmu's life and death.
Although they did see Jiang Guanmu being stabbed to the ground in Jiang Yan's yard yesterday, neither she nor the Han family had the chance to really get close to Jiang Guanmu, so they had to really determine Jiang Guanmu's life or death.
If Jiang Guanmu is really dead, then everything will be easy to say.
Now it seems that she is too suspicious.
"How?" Mrs. Han asked anxiously.
Ai Ye whispered: "The people in the mansion have sneaked into Jiang Yan's yard to check. The body of the Marquis... is still lying in Jiang Yan's yard. Jiang Yan said that the Marquis has important things to do and will leave temporarily.
, he has already mastered the military power of the Yanzhou Army."
"How can the people under the Marquis believe this?" Mrs. Han said.
Ai Ye sighed and said: "Madam, I forgot, this is the general's mansion. Jiang Yan went to the Marquis's study and got the Marquis's military talisman and all the seals. He only needed to tell the people below that the Marquis was to deal with the Gaoyu people and could not reveal his whereabouts.
.Who would doubt the people of the Zhenguo Army?”
"Then what should we do?" Han asked.
Ai Ye said: "We want to send this news out to the people most trusted by the Marquis so that they can know the truth."
Mrs. Han nodded and said, "You are right."
Ai Ye said: "As long as Madam agrees, I will try to send the message out. When the Marquis's confidants receive the news, they will definitely come to rescue us and the two young masters. At that time, Madam can personally avenge the Marquis.
."
"Okay." Mr. Han looked at Ai Ye who was sitting on the side, holding a charcoal pen and writing something that he couldn't understand at all, and couldn't help but said: "Ai Ye, you are so amazing. Compared with you, I am really too weak."
useless."
Ai Ye smiled lightly and said: "A slave is someone who works for the Marquis and his wife. You must have some ability to make the Marquis and his wife feel at ease. As for Madam, you are the beloved of the Marquis and everything will be done for you. Why bother?"
Working hard?"
Han said sadly: "But now, Mr. Hou...is no longer here."
Ai Ye didn't answer, but simply said: "It's getting late, Madam, why don't you eat first, don't arouse suspicion from people outside. I will return the food box later."
Mrs. Han opened her mouth, not knowing what she could say, so she had to lower her head and eat silently.
In Jiang Yan's yard, Jiang Yan and Luo Junyao stood guard over Jiang Guanmu's "corpse" and marveled.
After hearing the report from the soldiers guarding the yard, Jiang Yan turned to Luo Junyao and asked, "The play has been done, and the people who should see it have come to see it. Is it almost done?"
Seeing Jiang Guanmu's appearance, he was really afraid that he would die.
If a marquis or general were killed for the sake of acting, they would all be doomed.
Luo Junyao smiled and stuffed a pill into Jiang Guanmu's mouth. However, after a while, Jiang Guanmu, who was originally pale and bloodless, and who was as stiff and cold as a corpse, gradually began to regain his color.
"It's such a powerful medicine. If you don't take the antidote and throw it out, you will really be buried as a corpse, right?" Jiang Yan said.
Luo Junyao said: "How can it be so powerful? If you really turn a person into a corpse for so long, you will be dead if you don't live. It's just an appearance, so you can't let people get close and touch it, otherwise the secret will still be exposed."
Jiang Yandao: "I can't see the flaw."
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "It's actually very easy. The wound on his heart was faked by us, so it's no problem. As long as you make a cut anywhere on his body, you will know whether he is dead or alive. After all, a person who has been dead for a day and a
The blood of living people is still different. In addition, although the pulse and heartbeat are not obvious, if you check carefully, they are still there."
"That's also very powerful." Jiang Yan said: "Can you give me some?" I've only heard of fake death medicine in novels.
Luo Junyao said: "I only want one. When the medicine comes, you can ask her for it."
Jiang Guanmu, who was lying on the bed and had gradually regained consciousness, opened his eyes helplessly and looked at the two people in front of him who were judging him.
"Ahem, you two, could you please help me up?"
The two looked at each other and quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Guanmu up, "Thank you for your hard work, Marquis Yueyang."
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Marquis."
Jiang Guanmu looked at Luo Junyao and asked calmly: "So, this girl... shouldn't be Miss Gu or General Jiang's cousin, right?"
