When night fell, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi walked out of the small courtyard after dinner, preparing to go to Longshou Mountain to "test the sword."
Walk through the bamboo forest and arrive at the front hall of the inn.
Qin He, who was sitting in the hall enjoying the cool weather, saw the two of them and stood up and asked with a smile:
"Sir, madam, are you going out?"
"Yes, since I've come all the way here, I have to go to the city for a walk."
"In that case, you two might as well go to the West Market. There should be a night market now, and it's quite lively."
"Really? Then let's go take a look and see how the customs and customs of this time are different from those of Dajue."
"Well... Master, how about I go with you?"
"Hahaha, I appreciate the girl's kindness, but tonight we just have a casual look, so we won't bother the girl."
"Okay, the young master and his wife remember to be careful. Now that the Holy Emperor has passed away and the new emperor has not yet been established, there is more or less unrest in Yongding City."
"Thank you for reminding me, girl, we will definitely pay more attention..."
"..."
After standing in the front hall and chatting with Qin He for a few words, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi quickly walked out of the inn and got into an ordinary carriage.
The half-scarred crescent moon hangs diagonally in the eastern corner of the sky. The night is a bit white, and the stars are like broken jade, thin and bright.
"Snapped!"
Zhang San, who was driving, waved his horsewhip, and with a crisp sound, the carriage slowly drove into Yongding City, where thousands of lights were on.
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...
Why did Wei Changtian go to Longshou Mountain tonight?
The reason he had already told Yang Liushi was to prepare a "meeting gift" for Gongsun Yan.
And if nothing else goes wrong, this "meeting gift" should be a few heads.
You must know that although Gongsun Yan is a prince, he is only a merchant with a foreign surname. Some people may not take him seriously, and may even be disdainful of his identity.
Among them, the second prince Lu Yuansong was the one who looked down upon him the most.
As the second prince of the Great Hui Dynasty and a strong contender for the throne, Lu Yuansong not only had the surname Lu, but also had a huge force under his command.
More importantly, he and Gongsun Yan had had many disputes in business before.
Because of this, when Lu Hongji was about to confer Gongsun Yan the title of marquis, Lu Yuansong was the first to come out to oppose him. He almost ruined the matter with a large group of remonstrators.
And this also forced Gongsun Yan to pay a heavy price, so that Lu Hongji could withstand the pressure and not go back on his promise.
In the end, the throne was sealed, and Gongsun Yan got his wish and became the prince.
But the relationship between him and Lu Yuansong was completely forged, and the relationship between the two became more and more hostile after that.
Lu Yuansong even set up a trap to get rid of Gongsun Yan, a thorn in his side.
Although it was not successful in the end, it had already escalated the conflict between the two to a life-or-death level.
Of course, in Lu Yuansong's opinion, he would definitely not be the one who died.
After all, no matter how rich Gongsun Yan is, it is just money, and it is undoubtedly far from power and influence.
For big shots at their level, money is already the most worthless thing.
In fact, Lu Yuansong's confidence was not wrong.
Subsequent facts have repeatedly proved that Gongsun Yan could not gain any advantage in the fight with Lu Yuansong, and could only remain passively beaten and barely save his life.
It wasn't until Lu Hongji died in Xinfeng that Lu Yuansong no longer had time to care about Gongsun Yan's affairs in order to fight for the throne, that the latter finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From this point of view, apart from Lu Yuansong's "direct competitors", Gongsun Yan is undoubtedly the person who least wants to see the former sit on the throne.
In fact, in order to prevent Lu Yuansong from doing this, Gongsun Yan had done a lot of things secretly.
And now, Wei Changtian is ready to help him solve all this once and for all...
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"Sir, we're here."
At the end of the Xu period, on the south side of Longshou Mountain, outside the tall red wall.
The long and tall red wall surrounds the entire Longshou Mountain. There is a neat road outside the wall, but there are not many pedestrians, and the surrounding area is extremely quiet.
It can be seen that the Dahui people are quite afraid of this place.
After all, it is such an important place. If some unreasonable soldiers think that they are the enemy, they will not be able to tell clearly. If they are not sure, their lives will be wasted.
Therefore, unless it is really necessary to pass through here, people will often take a detour.
However, Wei Changtian ignored this and directly ordered Zhang San to drive the carriage to the base of the city wall, and then slowly got out of the carriage with Yang Liushi.
"You go to the West Market and wait for us first."
Glancing at Longshou Mountain, which was lit up with lights in front of him, Wei Changtian waved his hand to Zhang San: "Remember to buy something."
"Yes, I understand."
Zhang San didn't say anything else, he responded and drove away, leaving only Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi standing there.
The two of them did not immediately climb over the wall into the mountain, but first looked around to determine their current location, and then took out a map to compare it.
After roughly figuring out the location of the "Changding Hall" where Lu Yuansong lived on the mountain, Wei Changtian put the map in his arms, looked at each other and Yang Liushi, and each took out a piece of black cloth to cover their faces.
In the moonlight, neither of them spoke, they just nodded to each other.
The next moment, the two figures suddenly disappeared from the spot, leaving only a gust of wind passing by the red wall, and then merged into the vast night.
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Half an hour later.
Dahui Palace, Changding Hall.
It was already dark at this time, but the lights in the main hall were still bright, and six or seven people were discussing matters there.
Half a month has passed since the death of Lu Hongji, and the undercurrent of the struggle for the throne has been surging for half a month, and now it is on the eve of its outbreak.
As a strong contender to be the next emperor, Lu Yuansong certainly had no leisure in recent days and could not even sleep for two hours a day.
However, there was no sign of fatigue on his face, and none of his followers dared to slack off.
After all, everyone knows what this war means.
If you win, everyone will be successful.
If you lose, no one will survive.
To put it bluntly, for these imperial officials, they were betting with their lives that they had chosen the right person.
"Your Highness, the eldest prince left the palace yesterday to go to Lingyun Sect and has not returned yet..."
"Prince Kang has been very close to Mr. Song from the Ministry of Personnel recently. Today, I wanted to see Mr. Song, but he refused on the grounds of physical discomfort..."
"His Majesty's body has not yet been found. I have sent additional manpower to Fengyuan..."
"King Feng still refuses to see our people, and there is no news about how to deal with the 300,000 surrendered troops. He should be still waiting and watching..."
"..."
As the candlelight flickered, the counselors reported to Lu Yuansong one after another the latest situation in various aspects, and at the same time gave their own judgments.
As the battle for the throne progresses, there are two things that will directly affect the final result.
First, who can find Lu Hongji’s body first?
Second, who can reach an agreement with Xin Feng and redeem the 300,000 surrendered troops?
If someone can do these two things, he will undoubtedly have an advantage.
It's a pity that Lu Yuansong has not made any breakthrough in this regard so far.
But fortunately, judging from the current situation, the same goes for everyone else, and none of them have been able to get in touch with Xu Suisui.
The new empress did not meet anyone and did not reveal any relevant information.
It's like waiting for something...
"Fengyuan's side shouldn't have to waste any effort."
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuansong, who was dressed in white, shook his head and said: "Xu Suisui obeyed Wei Changtian's words. It must be the latter who ordered her to do this."
"How's Wei Changtian doing there? Can you see him?"
"Back to Your Highness, our people have already arrived at Shuzhou City, but they have been turned away several times."
A counselor immediately replied: "And Wei Changtian has not shown his face since he returned to Shuzhou City."
"Didn't show up?"
Lu Yuansong frowned and immediately ordered: "Send more people! We must see Wei Changtian first at all costs! My father's body may be in his hands!"
"yes!"
The counselor responded in a deep voice and was about to say something more.
But at this moment, a voice that sounded like a smile but not a smile suddenly came from not far away.