bookrebus Chapter 457: The Perceptive Ye Jintang
Chapter 457: The Perceptive Ye Jintang
Zhou Quankun was always on guard against Princess Longping, especially when he was alone with Yao Zhen.
The two of them often do some relatively private things, and it would be troublesome if they were discovered.
Knowing that Princess Longping would not come, Zhou Quankun became a lot bolder.
"Zhen'er, you've been taking people to the mountains to collect herbs these days. I'm almost suffocating. Please let me have some fun."
"You have a beautiful woman in your arms all day long, how could you miss me so much?"
Yao Zhen laughed softly. Zhou Quankun was a normal man. Even in the princess's mansion, under the nose of Princess Longping, he must have cheated on her many times.
Now she has no ability to protect herself and needs to rely on Zhou Quankun. She can only turn a blind eye to his behavior.
"Princess Longping is so boring, lying on the bed like a corpse, she is nowhere near as charming as you."
As he spoke, Zhou Quankun picked up Yao Zhen and walked into the study, where there was a small room for rest.
"Brother Kun, please hurry up. I can't stay in the study all the time."
"It doesn't matter. Who would doubt that the Yao Ma who serves me is a beauty?"
Under the pretext of copying military books, Zhou Quankun and Yao Zhen spent two days in the study, and he only left after his men had finished copying the books.
As a result, even Princess Longping did not doubt him at all, and even felt that he had worked hard copying the military books.
Zhou Quankun tried every possible means to get the King of Xirong to give him 10 troops to attack the twelve cities of Yunxi. However, the matter was delayed. He copied the military book and asked the high priest to offer it to the sky.
He had already made preparations, waiting for an auspicious sign to appear during the sacrifice to heaven, so that he would have a reason to send troops.
As a result, on the day of the sacrifice, the sun was shining brightly, but not long after the ceremony began, dark clouds suddenly gathered and heavy rain began to fall.
Looking at the heavy rain, Zhou Quankun was completely dumbfounded. What kind of luck was this for him?
A heavy rain came without warning, and Zhou Quankun's plan to send troops was put on hold.
After all this trouble, how could he accept the fact that in the end, all his efforts were in vain? After thinking it over again and again, he decided to give it a try and make the King of Xirong trust him.
"Your Majesty, there have been wars going on in Tianqin. I want to lead a small team into Tianqin. If we can kill Xiao Changming, the entire Tianqin will be leaderless. Then it will be easy for them to capture the twelve cities of Yunxi."
"This is true. Xiao Changming is the emperor of Tianqin at the moment. It is not easy to kill him."
"Besides, he still has an heir. If he dies, his son can still inherit the throne."
"Your Majesty, you don't know that Xiao Changming stole the throne from Xiao Yi. Now I have assassinated him before he can firmly sit on the throne. The capital will immediately be in chaos. At that time, I will use some tricks to make the capital more chaotic for a while, and then we will have an opportunity to take advantage of it."
The King of Xirong was slightly moved by what Zhou Quankun said.
For any country, the emperor directly affects the rise and fall of a country.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. As soon as Xiao Changming dies, I will immediately send 20 troops to attack the Twelve Cities of Yunxi."
The King of Xirong is not only thinking about the Twelve Cities of Yunxi, he wants to divide the world with the Tianqin Kingdom.
"I will not let the king down."
It was unknown when Zhou Quankun would return from his trip to Tianqin State, and Princess Longping was very reluctant to let him go.
"Brother Kun, can you go to Tianqin Kingdom later? I, I want to have a child."
As she said this, Lucy's cheeks turned red with embarrassment.
They had been married for some time, but she had not gotten pregnant yet, and she had no idea how many pills she had taken.
"Lu Ji, wait for me to come back. Not only will I give you several children, I will also give you half of Tian Qin."
"I."
Lu Ji bit her lip, not knowing what to say. In her opinion, they were very happy now and there was no need for Zhou Quankun to work so hard.
"Lu Ji, go and help me pack my luggage. I will set off with my men early tomorrow morning."
Zhou Quankun was so excited that he had long forgotten about Lu Ji. He was determined to return to the capital to see if he could do something big. He no longer looked down on the indecisive King of Xirong.
Zhou Quankun led a team of cavalry and quickly disappeared in the gray morning mist. Princess Longping discovered two days later that Nanny Yao, who served Zhou Quankun, was missing.
She didn't take him seriously as he was just a servant, but she didn't know that Yao Zhen had disguised himself as Zhou Quankun's bodyguard and followed him back to Tianqin Kingdom.
Zhou Quankun originally wanted to go to Ningchuan City to kill Ye Jintang and her two children, but Yao Zhen did not agree.
"Ningchuan City is in a remote location. If we go around it, it will probably delay us. If Xiao Changming really holds military power, it will be difficult for them to assassinate him."
Zhou Quankun thought so too. He couldn't ignore the overall situation just for a small grudge.
"Okay, let's go straight to the capital now."
"Let's go find Empress Dowager Deren first. I always feel that the tiger talisman is in her hands. She is a person who always does things cautiously. Since she wants Emperor Jing to die, she must know the whereabouts of the tiger talisman."
"And Cui Lanwei, she always appears and disappears mysteriously, and her medical skills are extremely powerful. We have to find her too. Keeping her here will only cause trouble."
"Well, let's deal with these people one by one."
Zhou Quankun and Yao Zhen thought they were hiding their tracks, but they didn't know that since they entered the customs, all their movements were under Ye Jintang's surveillance.
In the study, Ye Jintang sat in the seat of honor, with Cai Gong and several other advisers sitting on her left and right.
"I thought Zhou Quankun would go straight to our Ningchuan City, but I didn't expect them to go all the way to the capital. It seems that they also want to participate in the fight for the throne."
Ye Jintang told Cai Gong and a few others the news he had received.
"Your Majesty, Zhou Quankun has no soldiers and can't accomplish anything big. He may be malicious and use some tricks, but it's basically impossible for him to stir up trouble in the capital."
Mr. Cai knew this better than anyone else.
The current situation is a dispute over the throne, not a fight between small families. It is basically impossible for Zhou Quankun to cause trouble without troops.
"That's what we said, but we also need to take precautions in advance. All the men in Ningchuan City must take up arms. During the busy farming season, they are farmers, and when the enemy attacks, they are guards protecting Ningchuan City."
"I'll leave this matter to General Dong."
As he spoke, Ye Jintang looked at Dong Wei.
He used to be Duan Feng's subordinate, but ever since Duan Feng's incident with Mi Qiuyan, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo no longer dared to use him and instead began to promote Dong Wei.
"Yes, I will arrange training for all the men in the city in batches. If the enemy attacks, we will definitely let them taste the power of our bows and arrows."
"Well, in addition to the strong bow, we should also make more thunder bombs. The strong bow combined with thunder bombs is very effective against enemy sieges."
"Yes."
Ye Jintang was not only well-versed in political affairs, but also made many useful suggestions on weapons manufacturing using the knowledge she had gained in her previous life.