In the Yan Palace of the third prince Li Xiaoxuan, everyone turned their attention to Gu Yuanzhong and his son.
These two people may have messed up this time, and the losses they have caused to the Third Prince are not small.
Those low-life Jianghu people were attracted by Biyan Toutuo with a large number of benefits and bounties. As a result, the entire army was destroyed in one battle.
They are not looking for trouble for Gu Cheng, they are clearly trying to bring political achievements to Gu Cheng.
Let alone using this point to attack the fourth prince at this time, there is no way that the fourth prince could use this matter to claim credit and say that he has the ability to recognize people and recommend a reliable leader of the four realms to Jingyesi.
The most important thing is that there is the Shenxiao Pili Hall.
Shenxiao Pilitang's coming to the capital was arranged by Gu Yuanzhong and his son. Even they didn't know it. However, Gu Yuanzhong and his son concealed the matter and secretly encouraged Shenxiao Pilitang to find trouble with Gu Cheng. In the end,
It went wrong again, and a grandmaster-level figure who came to support the third prince was smashed in.
"boom!"
The third prince slapped the table, stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "Gu Yuanzhong! Who gave you the courage to make the decision without permission and let the people from Shenxiao Pili Hall take action?"
Some people under the third prince who were present looked at Gu Yuanzhong with a sarcastic expression. It seemed that this man had been promoted too quickly and was a little confused.
They are all subordinates of the Third Prince. As subordinates, the most important thing is to always put their superiors in the most important position.
Was it wrong for Gu Yuanzhong to ask Shenxiao Pilitang to rob and kill Gu Cheng? In fact, it was right.
After all, no one could have imagined that Gu Cheng was so powerful, that he could kill a grandmaster after trapping and killing hundreds of low-level cultivators.
In their opinion, Gu Cheng's strength is a mystery. At least until now, no one can really touch his trump card.
Gu Yuanzhong's real mistake was to make the decision without authorization and not take the third prince seriously.
Not to mention that he is not the third prince's confidant now, even the third prince's confidants Situ Xiao and Bi Yan Tutuo would not dare to do this.
After this was done, the third prince would not punish him, and would even reward him, but in the end he would be completely thrown into the cold palace, and he made a mental note that this person could not be reused.
Moreover, Gu Yuanzhong's matter failed, so don't blame the third prince for being angry.
Gu Yuanzhong's face suddenly turned pale, he knelt on the ground sweating profusely, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, please calm down. I also think that this matter is very sure, so I don't need to trouble Your Highness. Who would have thought that things would turn out to be like this?"
It looks like this.”
Li Xiaoxuan waved his hand and snorted coldly: "Nine times out of ten? I don't even dare to say that I'm sure about anything, but you have such confidence?
The Divine Thunderbolt Hall sent a grandmaster-level being to help out, but I didn’t even see him, so I was destroyed by you!
We both have the same surname of Gu, so why are you so different from Gu Cheng? If Gu Cheng can join me, why would I want you wastes?"
Seeing Li Xiaoxuan furious, Gu Zheng on the side pulled Wang Maoxing's sleeve and cast a pleading look in his eyes.
He was self-aware that his weight in the third prince's heart was limited, and Wang Maoxing's words would be more effective.
After all, he is his junior brother. Wang Maoxing frowned slightly and stood up and said: "Your Highness, everything has happened now, and there is no use in blaming anyone.
My master once said that ascetics should look forward, the future path is the path, and the wrong path taken in the past is not worth looking back on.
Now that the matter has come to this, Your Highness should think about what to do next as soon as possible, as the ancestor worship ceremony will begin in less than a month."
Wang Mao
Just stop your errand!"
After Gu Yuanzhong retreated with sweat profusely, Situ Xiao said: "Your Highness, this time the power in our hands has been exhausted, and all the plans we prepared before can no longer be used, so for now we have to rely on stability.
Lord, try your best to get the back-up position for reading the memorial service.
The battle for the right to inherit the throne has just begun, we don’t have to worry too much about temporary gains and losses. Although we can’t show our faces in front of the world, it’s good to at least stand up and show our face.”
Hearing what Situ Xiao said, Li Xiaoxuan could only nodded gloomily.
He was the first among several princes to take action, but as a result, no one could have imagined that even a single plan had not yet been put into effect, and all of them failed inexplicably.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaoxuan glanced at Gu Yuanzhong with an unkind expression.
Although he had long known that Gu Yuanzhong was just a smart idiot, he had previously felt that Gu Yuanzhong was a lucky general. At least he helped him deepen his relationship with Baiyunguan and brought Shenxiao with him.
Perak Hall's help.
But it turned out that it was because of him that Gu Cheng had a grudge against himself and others. The failure of a series of his plans were directly and indirectly related to Gu Cheng. If you think about it carefully, it was Gu Yuanzhong who was the initiator.
This guy is not a lucky general, he is a disaster star!
Li Xiaoxuan looked unhappy at this time, but Gu Cheng was in a good mood.
After returning to Jingyesi in the Eastern Region, Tie Tianying and others also returned.
Seeing that Gu Cheng came back even later than them, Tie Tianying couldn't help but asked: "Mr. Gu, why did you come back just now? Did you find something that slipped through the net?"
Gu Cheng sneered and said: "I didn't see the fish that slipped through the net, but I met a few guys who wanted to add insult to injury.
Sort out the results of this battle, and I will take them to the commander to ask for credit."
After creating such a big scene and killing so many people, how could we not make some profit?
Only children who cry can be fed milk. This is an eternal truth.
So early the next morning, Gu Cheng took the battle report to the Jingyesi headquarters in the capital to meet Fang Henshui.
In Fang Henshui's separate study room, he took the battle report and watched it carefully with a strange look on his face.
Gu Cheng's description in the battle report was very detailed, and of course he also tampered with part of it.
For example, it was true that Luo Jiao offered a reward to him. He just used this opportunity to trap and kill these people in advance. He also got the formation from Nanyi County.
Of course these are not important, what matters is the results.
Putting down the battle report, Fang Henshui let out a long breath and said, "You know, when the chaos in the Eastern Region first broke out, I actually knew about it."
Gu Cheng nodded and said: "The commander is in charge of the capital, how could he not know about such a big thing?"
Fang Henshui said with a half-smile, "But do you know why I didn't come forward to help you immediately, or even give you a few words of advice?"
Gu Cheng shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I only know that adults naturally have their own ideas. Since they are adults' ideas, they must make sense."
Fang Henshui laughed and said, "You can speak well, actually. I received a letter from Yu Yuanhai a few days ago, asking me to take care of you here in the capital."
With that said, Fang Henshui took out a letter and said: "The power you left for Yu Yuanhai in Nanyi County has made him like a fish in water in Nanyi County, and he has even been able to penetrate his own power into several other surrounding counties to help him.
He has done a lot of help, so he reciprocates the favor. He also wants me to help you in the capital.
I knew from the very beginning that the chaos in the Eastern Territory was caused by the unwillingness of the third prince, so he secretly caused it.
However, the other party is the prince after all. It is okay to beat the other party overtly or covertly, but it is basically impossible to completely convict him. Yasushi never actively participates in the fight for the heir, this is the rule.
So I have been waiting, waiting for you to come to ask for help, and then I took the opportunity to write to the Grand Governor, requesting a thorough sweep of the capital before the ancestor worship ceremony, to wipe out all the snakes, insects, rats, and ants at once, and by the way, I can also solve your problem.
trouble.
Of course, the price is that your reputation as the commander of the Eastern Region will be affected.
The four-domain commanders govern the forty-eight cities in the capital. If everyone is unable to handle matters under his command, he will seek help from others. So what is the point of the four-domain commanders?
In the end, I didn't expect that you could have solved these things by yourself, and solved them so beautifully.
After the first battle, among the 48 squares in the capital, your eastern region is probably the most stable one."
Gu Cheng modestly cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency, you are ridiculous. I also know that there are adults in Jingyesi who can help me with this, so I dare to take risks. It can be said that Your Excellency is my subordinate's confidence."
Seeing Gu Cheng's attitude, Fang Henshui nodded with satisfaction.
Although Gu Cheng has made a lot of noise in less than two months since he took office, he has not suffered any loss or lost his reputation every time, which makes him extremely satisfied.
What satisfied him most was Gu Cheng's attitude.
Young and energetic, I don’t know how many talented and talented young people in Jingyesi have been corrupted by these four words.
The ability and strength that Gu Cheng is showing now is indeed amazing, at least few of the young people of this generation of Jingyesi can match it.
But he was still able to maintain such an attitude of knowing how to advance and retreat, which was rare and very satisfying to Fang Henshui.
Fang Henshui waved his hand and said: "Okay, you don't have to be modest anymore. Although the relationship in Jingyesi is complicated, it is indeed difficult to get ahead, but as long as you have the strength, you don't have to worry about someone above you.
, not to mention you still have me here.
By completely eliminating the troubles in the entire Eastern Region in one battle, you can be regarded as setting an example for the other three regions.
I'll have someone get the battle exploits here to ensure that you and your gang won't suffer.
Now that the ancestor worship ceremony is coming, you just need to keep an eye on this aspect. After the ancestor worship ceremony is over, I can give you a good opportunity to improve your strength and reputation."
Fang Henshui smiled mysteriously, but Gu Cheng didn't ask any more questions, just said goodbye and left obediently.
He is very familiar with the methods of superiors. If I tell you everything, what's the point? You have to leave some suspense.