Doting on concubines and destroying wives? I don’t want to be the mistress of the Hou clan anymore.

Chapter 145 The role of bait

Chen Jue's eyes widened and he was about to start asking questions, but Gu Zhao raised his hand to cover his mouth.

Deng Kai smiled, but his expression soon became serious.

The prince shook his head and said, "I won't go."

"But this will be very dangerous for you. These guards outside cannot withstand the army of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and Duke Dingguo."

"If I go to the imperial city, I'm afraid the eldest prince won't take action." The prince said with a smile: "Am I just the bait?"

Deng Kai smiled coquettishly, and couldn't help but think of what Princess Jiacheng said: some things are better said explicitly.

After all, the emperor was seriously ill, and there was still a legitimate prince who could inherit the throne. No matter what, it was not the eldest prince's turn.

But if the prince dies and the emperor dies during the rebellion, then the eldest prince's succession to the throne will be justified.

"You tell the imperial sister that I will protect myself, but my father will have to trouble her."

The prince really didn't believe that the drama of brotherly feuding would happen to him, but after thinking about the Yongyi Duke and his wife who were so loving at the beginning, it was not a problem.

After all, the human heart is invisible, and there are always dark thoughts in its corners.

The people on both sides briefly exchanged information, and Deng Kai left in a hurry, leaving only Dong Xuan behind.

The four people in the room, except for Gu Zhao, who had been on the battlefield and knew how to form troops and defend the city, the other three had never experienced this.

It was a bit cold at the moment.

The prince coughed slightly and said, "What should we do now?"

The question was asked by the other three people, but his eyes fell on Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness. We chose this place because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can contain most of the energy of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division."

Seeing Gu Zhao's confident look, the prince felt relieved. Only Chen Jue was still confused. Dong Xuan had been informed of the situation by Deng Kai on the way here.

He originally wanted to find a chance to go back and tell his father about this matter, but unfortunately there was no chance to pass on the news along the way. Now he is completely tied to the prince's side, and he doesn't even have the chance to defect.

He couldn't help but begin to wonder whether his position as the commander of the Jinwu Guard was deliberately given up by Gu Zhao. After all, he could have something better.

With his current ability to follow the dragon, Gu Zhao will definitely step on him again in the future.

However, Dong Xuan soon noticed something was wrong.

Commander Deng said, Duke Dingguo is also here?

Dong Xuan couldn't help but look at Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao said calmly: "Now that I am about to go to office, I have to ask Mr. Dong to summon his Jinwu Guards and ask them to guard everywhere and take out all the bows and crossbows stored in the warehouse..."

"Since someone has come to assassinate Chen Jue, the eldest prince must have already taken action." Old God Gu Zhao said clearly: "What we have to do is to guard this night."

"Is one night enough?" The prince whispered: "Although this place is strong, the food may not be enough for us to survive for a few days."

"That's enough," Gu Zhao said, "This year the king will return to Beijing to report on his duties. Your Majesty has given him a secret order and brought 20,000 elite troops back to Beijing."

"What else don't I know?" The prince felt a little aggrieved. He didn't know as much about this kind of thing as an outsider.

"Nothing else." Gu Zhao pursed his lips, looked at Dong Xuan who was still a little stunned, and said nothing after all. Dong Xuan hurriedly stood up and said that he was going to check the supplies. A secret guard came out of the darkness and quietly followed Dong Xuan out.

The prince raised his eyebrows at Gu Zhao, who was ashamed and said: "He is not one of our own after all. He was dragged in innocently. The original candidate for the second princess's plan was not him."

"Sister Huang?" The prince was silent and suddenly asked: "Is everything that happened this time expected by Sister Huang?"

Gu Zhao also had this guess, but the second princess did not say it out loud.

It's not easy for him to answer either.

"I'm afraid you have to ask the second princess about this."

"Wait a minute." Chen Jue raised his paw silently beside him and said with some embarrassment: "What on earth are you talking about? Why can't I understand it well?"

The prince looked at Gu Zhao and said helplessly: "Don't talk about him, I don't understand what's going on. It's really..."

"I just made some guesses." Gu Zhao said with a wry smile: "The second princess didn't say anything to me directly, and I'm actually not sure whether what I did was in line with her intentions."

The second princess who was far away in the palace sneezed, wrinkled her nose, and then ate an orange. Her face was not as dead as before. Apart from being a little skinny, she looked quite energetic.

The emperor walked around the palace, looked at her, and said angrily: "You are still in the mood to eat!"

He didn't look like he was seriously ill.

"Father, would you like some? It's so sweet."

"You eat it yourself, I'm on fire, I can't eat anymore!"

Finally, he asked: "How sure are you?"

"Eight points, didn't you tell my father before?"

"Why are you so brave! How dare you provoke such a thing without being completely sure?"

"Am I brave, or is the boss too timid? You are about to abdicate. If you don't clean up these guys, how can you feel at ease when you take the throne for the third time? How about letting them show their true colors now? Not in one step?”

"How many more years do I have to live! Are you just cursing me like this?"

This father and daughter are called a loving father and a filial son when they don't talk about business, but when they talk about business, they are full of anger.

"You have a good idea. The boss is not a fool." The emperor sat down, looked at his beloved daughter and said, "It's fine now. As you wish, the boss has taken action."

"Then tell me, what happened in Xiangshan?"

"It's a test," the second princess kept eating as if she hadn't eaten for a long time. When she heard the emperor's question, she said vaguely: "This is a model for those scholars in the south of the Yangtze River."

"After all, the country has been peaceful and peaceful for so long. Who would have thought that someone would dare to assassinate the emperor. In addition, during this period, he has been involved in the court's decision-making. It is not easy to do anything."

"Using the Xiangshan assassination to test the court's eyes and ears will only result in the loss of a few manpower."

"Eat less." The emperor took the pastry from her hand and glared at her and said, "Be careful for a bloated stomach!"

"I've been hungry for so long, of course I have to eat more." The second princess muttered dissatisfiedly, but did not continue eating.

"If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid the boss plans to wait until some time later, after he is sure to instigate the Duke Ding, before taking action..."