Yu Wenhao naturally knew that, let alone the common people, as long as Princess An and An Zhi were not rescued, it was impossible to take action against Hong Lie. Otherwise, their mother and daughter would definitely die in the hands of spies.
He originally planned to take action after rescuing Princess An, but he had to make a few more preparations. This plan didn't work, and there was still a way out.
Since an ambush is impossible, we still have to follow the original plan, make sure that Princess An can be rescued, and then set up a Hongmen Banquet. There must be a way to force him to attend.
Because this Hongmen banquet is mutual, Hong Lie also wants to contain him and let the fourth brother take action to force the palace.
Among the thousands of threads, Yu Wenhao has figured out a clear context.
The fourth child will definitely take action. If Princess An is rescued, the fourth child will turn against Hong Lie. But if he cannot be rescued, he can only listen to Hong Lie's words and would rather bear the infamy of patricide and regicide for the sake of his wife and daughter.
In order to ensure that the fourth child can proceed smoothly according to his plan, Hong Lie will also ensure that Princess An is not rescued, and will also contain him on the day of the operation.
Forget it, let's stick to this plan, other methods will always be imperfect.
Although this method is not foolproof.
He combed through the whole thing clearly, and there was no trace that could be missed. The words Lao Si said, which kept lingering in his ears, were useless and useless. He must be talking about Zhao Hongfang.
Is he sure that Zhao Hongfang imprisoned Princess An and her child?
Or is it that Zhao Hongfang will not let Princess An go because of revenge?
Or could it be said that Zhao Hongfang is the chief spy in Beijing?
But obviously this is not the case.
The context that had just been sorted out was a little confused again because of this Zhao Hongfang.
He pulled out Zhao Hongfang's information and read it slowly.
Zhao Hongfang joined the army in the 25th year of the Taishang Dynasty. He was promoted because of his military exploits. Later, he made further contributions in suppressing bandits. He rose through the ranks and was awarded the rank of fifth-rank general.
The data contains the marshal's evaluation of him. Among them, the old man of the Hu family once said that although he had a violent temper, he had a sense of justice. Many generals originally had good evaluations of him. How could he go on an expedition that day and drink too much?
nonsense?
In order to investigate clearly, he called General Reckless again and asked General Reckless to ask the sergeant who had been close to him in the past.
Although many years had passed, life in the army was simple, and Zhao Hongfang's incident was truly unforgivable, so there were still many people who remembered it. When I asked around recklessly, I found out some clues.
He told Yu Wenhao that there was another person who went drinking with Zhao Hongfang at that time. That person was now the general of Nanying and was in the army with Zhao Hongfang, named Fang Muyu.
At that time, Fang Muyu was just a soldier and had not yet achieved any military exploits. Because he was ill, he did not participate in the war and was not included in the expedition list.
According to the memories of people who were familiar with them at the time, Fang Muyu invited him to have a drink with him in order to give Zhao Hong a farewell party and wish him a great victory and military exploits upon his return.
No one knows what they said that night, but it is clear that Fang Muyu was not drunk when he returned to the camp, and Zhao Hongfang was very drunk. As a result, when the troops were ordered the next day, he was still drunk and said a lot of things that shook the morale of the troops.
Punishment by King An.
After General Reckless said these objective circumstances, he then said: "Do you still remember Lao Bai?"
"Old Bai?
of course I remember."
Yu Wenhao said, Lao Bai was once his subordinate and went to the battlefield with him several times. How could he not remember?
"Lao Bai told me that he was relatively familiar with Fang Muyu at that time. He said that Fang Muyu had said bad things about Zhao Hongfang in private and was jealous that Zhao Hongfang was promoted to general. However, they enlisted in the army together, but they were only small soldiers. In that war, he went out to fight
It is hopeless and there is absolutely no way to make meritorious deeds.
Lao Bai once heard him say that Zhao Hongfang's good days were coming to an end. Lao Bai asked him what he meant. He smiled and explained that Zhao Hongfang would definitely make meritorious deeds this time. If he made meritorious deeds, he would be promoted again, and he might have to join the army.
If you become an official in the imperial court, you will be busy with government and military affairs, and you will not be able to live a good and free life.
At the time, Lao Bai felt that this explanation was a bit far-fetched, but considering that he and Zhao Hongfang had such a good relationship, he would not have played any tricks behind his back. In fact, after Zhao Hongfang's accident, he also suspected that Fang Muyu was drinking with Zhao Hongfang that night.
Didn't you say something?
This Zhao Hongfang has an upright temperament and speaks directly when he speaks. In fact, our victory in that battle was a fluke. If we really talk about it, what Zhao Hongfang said is correct. It is really dangerous to fight against a large number of people with a small number, but those words should not be said in front of the battle.
It shakes the morale of the army."
After hearing these words, Yu Wenhao thought for a while, "Even if Fang Muyu tried to get along with him, but the fourth child expelled him from the camp, took away his military post, beat him with a stick and imprisoned him, the person he hates is still the fourth child."
General Reckless sighed, "It all depends on what Zhao Hongfang thinks. In fact, he really didn't mean what he said that day. He was about to go to the battlefield. How could he still say such things?
If the morale of the army is shaken, how many brothers will be killed?
If I make such a mistake, I will never forgive myself in this life, let alone hate King An for this, and I will even feel guilty towards him."
Yu Wenhao was startled. In fact, any soldier with a somewhat loyal heart would think so about the idea of recklessness. In fact, he had violated military discipline first, and this was not a small crime. If he really cared about it, he might be sentenced to death for it.
In front of the battle.
Especially after he said something like that, killing him to establish his authority would further boost the morale of the army.
Of course, this depends on what kind of person Zhao Hongfang is and how he will view this matter.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on Zhao Hongfang's information again. If this incident had not happened, based on the generals' evaluation of him and the military achievements he had made, it was very likely that this person would become a general.
After thinking for a moment, he called Xu Yi to come in and said: "Please invite someone from the Lenglang Clan who is good at disguise to come. I want to meet this Zhao Hongfang."
The information that the fourth child told him may not be that simple. Originally, he always thought that Zhao Hongfang was a spy and never thought of it.
The Lenglang Sect was good at disguises and sent two people over, but for about half an hour, Yu Wenhao looked at himself in the bronze mirror and couldn't recognize him.
He has gray hair, a few wrinkles on his forehead, some age spots on his cheeks, something is stuffed in his back, forcing him to stoop slightly when he walks, and his lips are smeared with something unknown, making them look much bigger than before.
, and the corners of his lips are drooped, and at a glance, he looks like a person who is seriously aging.
"Sir, this is what you look like when you get old. You look so ugly."
Xu Yi looked aside for a long time and said in a daze.
I'm so ugly when I get old.
Yu Wenhao glanced at him lightly, "A dog cannot spit out ivory from its mouth."
Xu Yi said with a smile: "No one looks good when they are old, but this disguise technique is so powerful, I can't tell even the slightest bit about it."
Yu Wenhao took another look at himself in the mirror. Is this really how he is getting old?