No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 485 Jiang Guanmu's corpse?

Gao Yujunzhong
He Ruomuti walked back and forth in the big tent a little irritably, obviously not in a good mood.

"Prince." A subordinate's voice came from outside the door.

He Ruomuti raised his head and said, "Come in."

A Gaoyu man opened the curtain of the big tent and walked in, handing a secret letter to He Ruomuti with both hands, "My lord, a letter from Jianling."

"Why is it so late?" According to the agreement, this letter was supposed to be received at midnight, but it is almost five o'clock now. "What happened to Huang Ying?"

The man shook his head and said: "No, everything in Jianling City is as usual, and there is nothing wrong. Maybe there is some delay?"

He Ruomuti frowned, obviously not satisfied with this explanation.

It's just that he didn't have anything to say at this time, he lowered his head to open 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 discuss..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped again, and said in a deep voice, "Zhao Zamuhe came here alone, don't tell anyone."

"Yes, Prince."

Watching the messenger go out, He Ruomuti looked down at the letter in his hand again, the expression on his face fluctuating.

"Shesse."

Standing in the corner of the big tent all the time, the Gao Yu man, who was as quiet as a human-shaped pillar, said respectfully: "Prince, please tell me."

He Ruomuti waved his hands 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 betrayed?"

He Ruomuti shook his head and said: "No, I believe she will not betray me. But... Jiang Guanmu wanted to join the Cao family, but was discovered by Jiang Yan, and was killed by Jiang Yan during the fight. I just think that this is inevitable. Somewhat too coincidental."

"If the eldest prince is worried, the subordinates are willing to go into 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, you may not be able to get close to the General's Mansion. Let the people in the city investigate carefully."

"Eldest Prince, the last general Jamuka asks to see you."

He Ruomuti's expression lifted, and he said with a smile: "General, please come in."

A burly and tall middle-aged man walked in, and before standing still, he smiled and said: "The eldest prince is making an urgent move, is he ready to attack the city? Don't worry, the eldest prince, the soldiers and horses under the general's command have already been prepared. You can attack the city!"

He Ruomu said: "General Zamuhe, please sit down, Xiao Wang has something to discuss with the general."

Jamuka glanced at He Ruomuti suspiciously, then walked to the side and sat down.

He Ruomuti handed the secret letter in his hand to Jamuka, Jamuka looked at the incomprehensible thing on the letter paper, frowned and said: "What does the prince mean?"

He Ruomuti smiled and said: "This is the reply letter tonight from Xiao Wang's secret agent who planted in Jianling many years ago. The letter said that there was a civil strife in Jianling city yesterday afternoon, and Jiang Guanmu had been secretly killed by Jiang Yan. "

Hearing this, Jamuhe was taken aback, and asked, "Is there any fraud?"

He Ruomuti sighed and said: "It is precisely this problem. Although my detailed work is absolutely credible, but this matter is too coincidental, I am still a little undecided."

Jamu took the case together and said, "Whether it's true or not, we were going to attack the city. If it's true, we just pretend we didn't know about it. Jianling City is in an emergency, and Jiang Guanmu will always come out. If it's true ...We can seize Jianling in one fell swoop this morning, isn't it just right?"

He Ruomuti sighed lightly and said, "Although that's the case, but..."

"What else is there to worry about, Your Highness?" Jamuka asked puzzled.

He Ruomut asked: "General, do you know our losses in the past few days?"

Jamuhe remained silent.

Jianling City was more difficult than they had expected. The several consecutive sieges these days failed to achieve any effect. On the contrary, many people were killed by the defenders on the tower.

It's just that the number of soldiers who died in battle under Jianling City in the past few days is two or three times more than all the casualties after they entered the customs and before they arrived at Jianling.

Of course, there is also the reason why they were too smooth in the early stage.

It's just that the front is too smooth, and suddenly encountering Jianling, a hard bone, will inevitably affect morale.

After a moment of silence, Jamuhe said, "His Royal 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 who may arrive from the west at any time, and the news we got two days ago that the Cao family in Qingzhou is also going north. I want to plot against Yanzhou."

"Dasheng people want to break the contract?" Jamuhe said in a deep voice.

They 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 Ruomuti narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I'm afraid...the Cao family is no longer in charge of Cao Mian."

The agreement they made with Cao Mian may not be followed by the rest of the Cao family.

Cao Mian hadn't heard from Cao Mian for such a long time, and He Ruomuti had no choice but to guess what might have happened to him.

Jamuhe looked at He Ruomuti, and said in a deep voice, "What does the eldest prince think?"

He Ruomu said: "If we can take Jianling without any effort, why do we have to fight to the death of our Gaoyu soldiers? Our Gaoyu population and national strength are not as good as Dasheng's. It would be good if we could sacrifice fewer soldiers."

The expression on Jamuka's face became warmer. Although the eldest prince was a little too soft-hearted, as a subordinate, no one hoped that the superior would not take his life seriously.

Similarly, Jamuka did not want his soldiers to sacrifice too much.

"The eldest prince please order."

He Ruomut said: "Siege the city in the early morning, as usual, but 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, when the sky was about to light up, the horns of Gao Yu's siege sounded again outside the city.

The soldier who was sleeping under the wall of the tower grabbed the weapon beside him and jumped up from the ground.

The person in charge of the night watch on the other side has already sounded the drum of war.

The rapid drumbeat completely broke the silent night of Jianling City, as if hitting everyone's hearts.

In an instant, the originally quiet city tower was crowded with people, and countless soldiers began to take action.

A siege battle started at dawn and hurriedly retreated half an hour later.

Jiang Yan stood on the tower, watching the enemy army gradually go away.

After ordering his soldiers to continue defending the city, Jiang Yancai turned around and went down the tower.

"How?" Luo Junyao wore men's clothing today, looking like a handsome young man.

Leaning against the wall below the tower, she looked at Jiang Yan who came down from above and said, "Feint attack, test. It seems that He Ruomuti 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 Jun said with a smile: "If everything in the city is as usual, even if he sieges the city with all his strength today, the outcome will be 100-[-], or even lower. The news looks more like a trap to lure him. If it is not [-]% sure that it is true Yes, how dare he act rashly? Besides, if you had a chance to defeat the enemy without a single soldier, would you still choose to fight head-on?"

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Of course not."

Luo Jun said: "So, I don't think He Ruomuti will either. Although He Ruomuti is valued by Gao Yu, he has an embarrassing status within Gao Yu because of his blood. Therefore, this person has developed a character of seeking perfection in everything. , can achieve ten points, he will never be willing to only do nine points."

Jiang Yandao: "That's why he sent someone to make a false attack, firstly to test us, secondly to buy time to confirm the news?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "Exactly, so, we'd better help him fuel up."

Jiang Yan said with a smile: "I've already had someone prepare it."

General's Mansion in the city
When the girl Ai Ye walked to the gate of the courtyard, the soldiers of the Zhen Guojun outside the gate had already changed.

But no matter what it was replaced with, those people still guarded the gate firmly, not allowing the people inside to take a step further.

There was a food box by the door, and when she saw her coming, one of them gave her a cold look, pointed to the food box, and signaled her to take it away.

Ai Ye didn't say much, just picked up some heavy food boxes and hurried away.

In the room, Mrs. Han, who hadn't slept all night, looked haggard.

Seeing Ai Ye coming in, he quickly got 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 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 inside and put them on the table one by one.

Then she carefully inspected the entire food box, and finally picked up the compartment of the food box and opened one of the wood chips, and pulled out a very small paper roll from inside.

Mrs. Han watched her doing all this in surprise, "Ai Ye, you..."

Ai Ye said: "Ma'am, don't be afraid, this is the news from the people in the mansion."

How do you know this?Mrs. Han couldn't help thinking in her heart.

Ai Ye comforted her with a smile, "Your servant was specially arranged by Lord Hou to take care of you, so she naturally knows something. In the past, I just didn't have a chance. Now that Lord Hou is gone, we can only rely on ourselves. Madam, you must trust your servant. "

Seeing her sincerity, Mrs. Han nodded and said, "I believe in you."

Ai Ye smiled, and opened the small scroll.

The small piece of paper, less than the length of a finger, was densely covered with handwriting.

Ai Ye watched carefully, his eyes flickering slightly.

Is Jiang Guanmu really dead?
In fact, the most crucial thing in all of this is Jiang Guanmu's life and death.

Although they did see Jiang Guanmu 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 Jiang Guanmu's life and death had to be confirmed.

If Jiang Guanmu is really dead, then everything is easy to talk about.

Now it seems that she is too suspicious.

"How?" Madam Han asked anxiously.

Ai Ye whispered: "The people in the mansion have sneaked into Jiang Yan's yard to check, and the body of Lord Hou...is still lying in Jiang Yan's yard. Jiang Yan said to the public that Lord Hou has important things to do, so he will leave temporarily. , he has already mastered the military power of the Yanzhou Army."

"How can the people under Lord Hou believe it?" Mrs. Han asked.

Ai Ye sighed and said: "Madam forgot, this is the General's Mansion. Jiang Yan went to Lord Hou's study to get Lord Hou's military amulet and all the seals. He just needs to tell the people below that Lord Hou is here to deal with Gao Yuren, and he cannot reveal his whereabouts." .Who would doubt the people of Zhen Guojun?"

"Then what should we do?" Han said.

Ai Ye said: "We want to send this news to the most trusted people of Lord Hou, and let them know the truth."

Mrs. Han nodded and said, "You are right."

Ai Ye said: "It's good that Madam agrees, and this servant will try to send a letter. When Hou Ye's confidants receive the news, they will definitely come to save us and the two little masters. At that time, Madam can personally avenge Hou Ye .”

"Okay." Han looked at Ai Ye who was sitting on the side, holding a charcoal pen and writing something she couldn't understand at all, and couldn't help but said: "Ai Ye, you are really amazing. Compared with you, I am too useless."

Ai Ye smiled lightly and said: "The servant is a person who works for Lord Hou and his wife, so you must be able to make them feel at ease. As for your wife, you are Lord Hou's beloved, and someone will do everything for you. Why bother?" Toil?"

Han said sadly: "But now, Master Hou... is gone."

Ai Ye didn't answer, but said indifferently: "It's getting late, Madam, why don't you have dinner first, don't arouse the suspicion of outsiders. The servant will return the food box later."

Han opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say, so she just lowered her head and ate in silence.

In Jiang Yan's yard, Jiang Yan and Luo Junyao guarded Jiang Guanmu's "corpse" in amazement.

After hearing the report from the soldiers guarding the courtyard, Jiang Yan turned to ask Luo Junyao, "The show has been done, and the people who should see it have also seen it, isn't it almost there?"

Looking at Jiang Guanmu's appearance, he was really afraid that he would die.

If a marquis and a general were killed for acting, they would all be finished.

Luo Junyao shoved a pill into Jiang Guanmu's mouth with a grin, but after a while Jiang Guanmu was pale and bloodless, and the person who was as stiff and cold as a corpse gradually began to regain blood color.

"It's such a powerful medicine. If you don't take the antidote and throw it out, you will be buried as a corpse, right?" Jiang Yan said.

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "Where is it so powerful? If you really turn people into corpses for so long, you will die if you don't die. It's just an appearance, so you can't let people get close to touch, otherwise it will still reveal your secrets."

Jiang Yandao: "I can't see any flaws."

Luo Jun smiled and said: "It's actually very easy. The wound on his heart was faked by us, so it's no problem. As long as you cut him anywhere on his body, you will know whether he is dead or alive. After all, people who have been dead for a day and The blood of a living person is still different. In addition, although the pulse and heartbeat are not obvious, but if you check carefully, there are still some."

"That's also very powerful." Jiang Yan said: "Can you give me some?" The fake death medicine and so on are only heard of in the scriptures.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I only want one, and when the medicine comes, you can ask her for it."

Lying on the bed, Jiang Guanmu, who had gradually regained consciousness, opened his eyes helplessly, and looked at the two criticizing people around him.

"Ahem, you two, can you please help me up?"

The two looked at each other, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Jiang Guanmu, "Your Majesty Yueyang has worked hard."

"Your Majesty has worked hard."

Jiang Guanmu looked at Luo Junyao, and asked calmly: "So, this girl...isn't Miss Gu's family or General Jiang's cousin, right?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)