Chapter 671; Unusual

Author: Ran Xi Nian

In the capital, Prince Li's Mansion, the nearly 70-year-old Prince Li was leisurely drinking tea and listening to what his servants were reporting.

Suddenly he put down his teacup and stood up.

"Is the information accurate?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Prince Li's two gray eyebrows knitted together.

"Why so fast? Was everything fine up front? Did he discover something?"

He murmured in a low voice, confused, and after a while, he spoke again: "Go find the second young master."

The servants quickly left in response, and not long after, Xiao Cheng, the second son of Prince Li, arrived.

Just as he was about to salute and say hello, he was stopped by Prince Li.

"You go down first."

The servant politely bowed and excused himself.

"Father, what happened?"

Xiao Cheng asked with a frown.

I thought to myself, everything is going well, everything is going well, I haven't heard of anything big happening recently.

"I just got the news that Emperor Hongwen will take action against Duke Zhen in three days."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng's eyes widened. He knew very well what this meant.

"We haven't gotten what we need, so the Duke of Zhen Guo cannot die."

"Yes, but I had someone contact Duke Zhen Guo before. His attitude was very firm and we need to fulfill everything we promised."

They and Zhenguo Gong were able to get together because they had reached cooperation.

And this opportunity for cooperation is the secret of Emperor Hongwen's identity.

And it also provides some things that are not hard evidence.

Just as King Jin analyzed Prince Li, he had always been unwilling to accept the throne.

Now that God has given such an opportunity, he is naturally very happy, so he has taken some follow-up actions at Prince Li's Mansion.

Although it is still very secretive, a person who has been silent for many years cannot be hidden no matter how secretive he is.

However, now that they have obtained the position of commander of the army in the North, they also have some confidence in their hearts, but after all, the North is the hometown of the Duke of Zhen.

In the past few years, Zhen Guogong's northern land was like a piece of iron. How could it be easily taken away?

Even the King of Jin only controlled a small part of it, and the real Northland was still in the hands of Duke Zhen.

As for the cooperation between the two parties, Prince Li's Mansion helped Duke Zhen Guo escape from the capital, and Duke Zhen Guo handed over complete control of the Northland to him.

Although Prince Li's Mansion has now obtained the Northern Territory, it has only obtained the part that Prince Jin had, and it is not even as much as Prince Jin obtained.

After all, first of all, it was part of the power that Duke Zhen Guo had hidden, and then although King Jin gave up the post of commander of the army in the North, who can say that he did not place his own people in the North?

Therefore, although Prince Li's Mansion took over the North Territory, it was only a small part, which was not enough to challenge Emperor Hongwen. It was even said that once some signs were revealed, Emperor Hongwen could take over the North Territory almost instantly.

Therefore, if they want to gain a foothold in the North, they need to obtain the power hidden by the Duke of Zhen. Only in this way can the entire North be controlled by Prince Li's Mansion and become their most powerful backing.

Some people may say, since Zhen Guogong has control of the Northland, why was it taken so lightly in the first place?

That was because the situation at that time was not conducive to the Duke of Zhen, the army mutinied, and the Northern Chu army was pressing down on the border. Many people in the North wanted to fight against the Northern Chu army. He had already incurred public outrage by suppressing it.

If I am too exposed at this time, I'm afraid I won't have any backup options in the future.

At that time, he also relied on Emperor Hongwen's secret affairs to delay time in the hands of King Jin in order to prepare for his future affairs.

So that's what happened next.

However, Prince Li was worried that if the Duke of Zhen got it, the military power in the North they had worked so hard to obtain would become someone else's wedding dress=.

But now that the news came out that Emperor Hongwen planned to deal with Duke Zhen, they had to worry.

Duke Zhen Guo holds in his hands the ironclad evidence that proves that Emperor Hongwen is not the late emperor's biological son. Only by getting this thing can they be justified.

If Lord Zhenguo is dealt with, all their previous efforts will be in vain. Even their recent actions may arouse Emperor Hongwen's suspicion, and even say that Emperor Hongwen already knows their purpose.

Once the things in the hands of the Duke of Zhenguo are gone, their situation will be very passive. Not only will they not be able to seize the throne, but their whole family may even be destroyed.

How can you not be anxious?

"Go and make arrangements, and try to get things done tonight."

Xiao Cheng responded quickly and was about to go out, but he was stopped by Prince Li as soon as he went out.

"When you bring someone here, you must get the things in hand before you can continue to do other things. You understand what I mean."

Xiao Cheng nodded quickly.

What they need most now is the ironclad evidence in the hands of the Duke of Zhen. As long as they get this thing, they can be justified and even respond to everything.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, your Majesty has invited me."

In Chengyuan Villa, a man wearing black armor and a mask suddenly came.

When they saw this attire, King Jin and Lu Yaoyao were startled.

This is the most elite emperor's guard around Emperor Hongwen.

I wouldn't normally appear in front of others, so why did I suddenly go outside the villa to ask for a meeting today?

However, after thinking about it, the two of them understood that there was something urgent and something that needed to be hidden. Otherwise, according to Emperor Hongwen's previous habits, he would have arranged for a chamberlain or asked Wang De to come over in person.

King Jin nodded and stood up, looked at Lu Yaoyao and said, "I will go back to Beijing first."

"good."

Soon King Jin left. As soon as he left, Lu Yaoyao called Gu Jian.

"Let our people secretly keep an eye on Prince Li's Mansion and Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, and don't alert others."

Gu Jian responded and stepped back.

"It seems that the emperor's plan to take action has made them unable to sit still."

While speaking, Lu Yaoyao suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked towards the direction of the imperial palace in the capital.

Emperor Hongwen was really a surprising person.

In the past, Emperor Hongwen was a puppet, so many people somewhat despised him, including Lu Yaoyao, who more or less felt that this emperor had a way of dealing with people's livelihood matters, but lacked strategy and scheming.

But after seeing Duke Zhen and what happened this time, she found that she really couldn't underestimate him at all.

When it came to Zhen Guogong, Emperor Hongwen seemed to be gambling, which was very risky, but the final result was very good.

At that time, Lu Yaoyao thought that he was lucky, but looking at it today, it seems that he had misunderstood.

What happened this time was somewhat similar to what happened last time. In the words of King Jin, Emperor Hongwen was also gambling.

Just now, Lu Yaoyao suddenly thought about it carefully. Emperor Hongwen had made many careful preparations behind his seemingly bet.

First, he decided to lead the army in the North through examinations. Did he really have no candidate in mind?
Chapter completed!