Geng Jingzhong was sitting in a pavilion, facing the garden and looking in the direction he was facing.
There are countless exotic flowers and plants over there, competing to bloom and compete for beauty.
However, at this time, Geng Jingzhong had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery in his garden.
It has been almost 20 days since Cai Yaozu went to Guangzhou. Counting the time, it is almost time for him to come back.
During this period of time, Geng Jingzhong has been feeling a little restless, even though he knew that the Ming Dynasty had asked him to fight against the Qing Dynasty together.
Most likely I won’t refuse!
Even if he wants Zhu Hongyu to send troops to Hunan and Guangxi, and coordinates him to raise troops, the problem is probably not big.
But if Cai Yaozu didn't come back for a day and didn't bring him any definite news, his heart just wouldn't settle.
The more he counted the time until it was time for Cai Yaozu to come back, the more Geng Jingzhong became restless.
At this moment, a personal attendant suddenly ran in from outside, knelt down in front of Geng Jingzhong with a bang, and reported loudly.
"Report!"
"Prince Qi... Your Majesty, Mr. Cai is back!"
"..."
Geng Jingzhong's eyes suddenly lit up and he spoke.
"quick!"
"Bring people in quickly!"
However, he seemed to suddenly remember something and spoke.
"No, take them directly to my study!"
…
Not long after, Geng Jingzhong met Cai Yaozu in his study.
Today, Cai Yaozu seems to have lost a little weight compared to before. After twenty days of hard work, the weight loss effect is very obvious.
Geng Jingzhong asked directly.
"Sir, how is the situation?"
"Have the governors of the Ming Dynasty agreed to my king's request, agreed to provide me with money and food assistance, and sent troops to help my king raise an army?"
Cai Yaozu, however, looked unhappy, stared at Geng Jingzhong with bright eyes, and said.
"Your Majesty, the student has some bad news..."
Halfway through Cai Yaozu's words, Geng Jingzhong's expression changed drastically and he couldn't help but ask.
"What's wrong?"
"Did the Ming Dynasty Supervisor refuse to provide me with money and food assistance?"
"Or are you saying that you refused to send troops to encourage me to raise an army?"
"I thought that the Ming thief Jianguo was a great man of his generation, but I never thought that he would be so short-sighted."
Geng Jingzhong said bluntly, thinking that the bad news Cai Yaozu said was that Zhu Hongyu rejected his request.
His face suddenly darkened, and even the name Zhu Hongyu was unconsciously changed from the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty to the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty!
Upon hearing this, Cai Yaozu knew that Geng Jingzhong had misunderstood and quickly explained.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this is not the bad news the student said!"
"The Ming Dynasty Supervisor met with the students. After hearing the students' requests, although he put forward some conditions, he finally agreed."
"The bad news that the students said is that the prince is going to start an uprising. It has been exposed!"
When Geng Jingzhong heard this, a smile broke out on his face, but not long after his smile appeared, there was another news.
"what is going on?"
"How could it be exposed?!"
I don't know if it was the King of Jingnan of the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty. The old man's face was full of disbelief.
Cai Yaozu said.
"It was when the students were in Guangzhou that they were seen by the Qing government's secret agent in Guangzhou."
"Later, although the Ming Dynasty Supervisor ordered the Jin Yiwei to strictly investigate all spies inside and outside Guangzhou."
“But in the end I couldn’t hold on to the message!”
"At the same time that the students came back, the news of the students' meeting with the Ming Dynasty Supervisory Council had probably spread to Guangdong."
"Now that the prince wants to break the situation, the only way is to take advantage of it before the news has reached Fuzhou, so as to take advantage of it and launch an army now."
Hearing this, Geng Jingzhong narrowed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
Cai Yaozu couldn't help but urged.
"My lord, at this moment, you must not hesitate!"
"If the prince continues to delay, the Qing court will definitely be prepared after the news spreads."
"When the time comes that the prince wants to raise an army again, it won't be so easy!"
However, as soon as Cai Yaozu said these words, he noticed Geng Jingzhong's eyes full of murderous intent.
Feeling Geng Jingzhong's gaze, Cai Yaozu's heart suddenly stopped beating.
It suddenly occurred to him that besides striking first and starting the trouble in advance, Geng Jingzhong had another way to suppress the matter temporarily.
That is to kill Cai Yaozu and use his head to appease the Qing court!
Even so, although it could not completely dispel the Qing court's suspicion and suspicion of Geng Jingzhong.
But there is no problem in delaying for a while and buying some time for Geng Jingzhong to start his uprising.
When Cai Yaozu thought of this, big drops of cold sweat broke out from his back, and his scalp became numb.
He had no doubt that Geng Jingzhong had already had such thoughts!
As Geng Jingzhong's trusted advisor, he knew Geng Jingzhong very well. Just by looking at each other, he could understand Geng Jingzhong's thoughts from his eyes.
Cai Yaozu was sweating constantly on his forehead, and his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about ways to save himself.
In just the blink of an eye, Cai Yaozu thought of a way and spoke.
"Your Majesty!"
"Please listen to the students!"
When Geng Jingzhong heard this, the murderous intent in his eyes did not diminish, he just squinted his eyes and asked.
"explain!"
He decided to give Cai Yaozu a chance.
If Cai Yaozu couldn't convince himself, then he would take his head and use it to appease the Qing court.
After all, it was Cai Yaozu, the traitor, who contacted the Ming Dynasty to supervise the country!
What does Geng Jingzhong have to do with him?!
Cai Yaozu took a deep breath and said.
"Your Majesty, the news of this matter has spread!"
"You definitely can't press it down with one of my heads!"
"Even if the prince kills me, it will only be a temporary reprieve, but it will never completely dispel the Qing court's suspicion of the prince."
"Therefore, the raising of troops must not be delayed; it must be decided quickly."
"If this matter is delayed a little, the Qing government may mobilize troops from Hunan, Jiangxi and other places into Fujian and Jiangnan."
"Then the prince will be passive!"
"The more prepared the Qing court is, the more troubles the prince will face when he raises troops, and the greater the difficulties will be."
"If the Qing government pushes heavy troops to Fujian, or even surrounds Fuzhou, will the prince fight to the death, or will he just wait for death?!"
"If the prince wants to achieve results by launching an army, he can only do it when the Qing court is unprepared!"
When Geng Jingzhong heard this, the expression on his face kept changing.
When he looked at Cai Yaozu, the killing intent in his eyes dissipated.
After thinking for a while, he spoke again.
"Tell me, if this king wants to cause trouble, what should I do next?"
When Cai Yaozu heard this, he knew that he was probably in the right position, so he spoke.
"Your Majesty should first..."
…
Geng Jingzhong was assassinated!
He was seriously injured on the spot, to the point where he was unable to function.
So, that night, news came out from the Prince Jingnan's palace that Prince Jingnan was dying.
The Jingnan King's vassal was in a state of panic!
The soldiers under the Jingnan Prince's Mansion mobilized troops to blockade Fuzhou City, took over the city defense, and announced that they wanted to catch the assassin.
When the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the prefect of Fuzhou and other important officials of the Qing court saw this situation, they couldn't help but feel worried, and they accompanied tens of thousands of people to the Jingnan Palace to visit.
The entire city of Fuzhou was blocked by the Eight Banners soldiers of the Jingnan Palace.
The streets are full of cavalry roaring by!
The people in Fuzhou City were panicked when they saw this, and every household closed their doors tightly, wary of military disaster.