Chapter 322 The emperor is critically ill, and the prince controls the government
Chu Yu did not dare to go into the city with mugwort's face, but changed into another pair of skins, painted black on his hands and neck, and wore gray cloth clothes that were almost torn after washing, transforming into a rough farmer.
As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped to check his identity, "What is your name, where are you from, and why are you in the city?"
Even if the person is replaced, the dressing is not changed, and the interrogation remains the same.
Chu Yu showed his waist card and replied in a low and hoarse voice: "Liu Fugui, from Liujia Village, Gongcheng County, comes to the city to deliver sweet potatoes."
The guard glanced at Chu Yu and then checked his identity badge. Another guard checked the cart of sweet potatoes pulled on the carriage and let him go again without much difficulty.
Chu Yu drove the carriage and passed the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion. The gate of Prince Yu's Mansion was closed tightly, and there was not even a guard.
Things are getting more and more wrong.
He secretly asked Shadow and learned that on the third day after he left, Ai Cao, disguised as him, was taken into the palace again and sent to prison.
Chu Yu did not waste any time and drove the carriage to the gate of the sixth prince. The gate of the sixth prince was guarded by the imperial army.
Tightly defended.
The sixth prince is not at home.
Chu Yu drove the carriage and stopped on the opposite side, pretending to sell sweet potatoes.
During this period, he discovered that there were many suspicious shadows wandering around the gate of the Sixth Prince's Mansion.
Is it the Jin Yiwei in casual clothes, or the people from the secret guard camp behind the scenes?
Until nightfall, when only a few of the carts of sweet potatoes were sold, the sixth prince on horseback came back with a group of forbidden troops behind him.
Chu Yu, who was sitting on the ground, shot the silver needle with cold light in his hand into the butt of the horse holding the carriage.
The horse neighed, pulled the carriage, splashed mud and dust all the way, and rushed out into the crowd in front.
Seeing the situation, a group of forbidden troops guarded the sixth prince who had just jumped off his horse.
One of the forbidden soldiers raised his sword and dropped it. The frightened horse instantly fell to its knees and fell to the ground, and the sweet potatoes on the cart rolled to the ground.
Chu Yu, who was chasing after him, seemed to be greatly frightened. He was stunned, staring at the young man with a stern face, and his eyes slowly fell on the bloody knife in the young man's hand.
After a while he whispered, "Give me my horse back."
The Sixth Prince frowned, and just when he was about to take out a piece of silver and throw it over, he saw the corner of the token quietly revealed in the palm of Chu Yu's hand.
The person in front of me was dressed like a country man, but his eyes were astonishingly bright.
The Sixth Prince collected his money, clasped his hands behind his back, turned around and commanded coldly: "Bring me the man who blocked the street to assassinate, and torture him severely!"
After Chu Yu made two false rebuttals, he was escorted into the mansion.
The Sixth Prince suddenly stared, "Who are you? Why do you have King Yu's token?"
Chu Yu's hands were clasped behind his back, with a knife on his neck. He moved his lips against the bearded man, "It's me, Sixth Brother."
"Chu Yu?" The sixth prince took a step closer and stared at the face to identify it carefully.
Chu Yu's disguise skills were superb. When the Sixth Prince got closer, he saw some clues in the position of his nose. He pulled his beard and tore it off.
There was a sizzling sound.
The skin on Chu Yu's face was pulled up high, and a fake human skin mask fell on the sixth prince's hand.
Chu Yu cursed secretly, "Don't let me go yet!"
The Sixth Prince raised his hand and said, "Come in with me!"
There are still imperial guards guarding the study outside the door.
The Sixth Prince closed the door, "Aren't you in prison? How did you get out?"
Hearing him ask this, Chu Yu already knew that he and Ai Cao had switched identities, and it should not have been discovered yet.
"The one in the prison is not me." Chu Yu poured a cup of tea and moistened his dry throat, "I haven't been in the capital in the past few days. Did something happen in the palace?"
"My father is critically ill, and now the prince is in charge of the government. Yesterday, the prince identified General Lin Quan as the man behind the secret guard camp, and even uncovered several people from the secret guard camp. Lin Quan was taken to jail on the spot."
The Sixth Prince himself could not protect himself, so he naturally put down his hostility for the time being.
"It's not Lin Quan." Chu Yu's eyes darkened, he held the tea cup and gritted his teeth and said, "It's Mo Ruchu."
"Mo Ruchu?" The sixth prince asked doubtfully, "Isn't he dead? Could it be that he faked his death?"
"This is where he is clever. His identity as a royal guard has become a thorn in the prince's side, so he took the opportunity to fake his own death to escape. If I guessed correctly, he should be hiding next to the prince now."
The sixth prince also suddenly understood, "No wonder the prince has been making such big moves recently."
"How is General Shen?"
"The prince is still afraid of the 30,000 soldiers and horses in my hands, and he has not dared to touch Shen Lichuan for the time being." The sixth prince said with a sad face, "However, now that the imperial guard and the Imperial Forest Army have fallen into the hands of the prince, the prince will attack me. It’s just a matter of time.”
Chu Yu put down the teacup, came to the window, and looked at the darkening sky outside, "No matter what, my father cannot let anything happen first."
The prince cannot ascend the throne first, he must drag it until Asxiang takes over the nearest military power in Saibei.
"I can't see my father at all now." The sixth prince punched the table, "I don't even know what's going on in the prison. The entire palace is now under the power of the prince."
"I will go to the palace with you tomorrow and think of a solution." Chu Yu's hand behind his back slowly tightened, and his sharp fingertips dug into his palm.
In the dark sky prison, it was so cold that no sunlight could be seen, and there were dull coughing sounds one after another.
Shen Lichuan, who was next door, dragged his heavy bracelets and anklets over, grabbed the iron railing, and tried his best to look towards the cell next door. He only caught a glimpse of a huddled figure in the corner, "Hey, are you okay?"
That figure is mugwort disguised as Chu Yu.
Under the supervision of the imperial doctor sent by the prince, Ai Cao drank medicine for three days and then was taken into the palace for interrogation.
At that time, the emperor handed over the matter of the Ninth Prince to the Sixth Prince for investigation.
He looked sick, covered his lips and coughed, while throwing in a prepared folding book and handing it over.
The fold was the evidence for King Yu to clear his name, but unexpectedly, he was still imprisoned by the prince.
As soon as I came in, it was another three days.
He could only continue to pretend to be sick.
At this moment, the unshaven mugwort covered his pale lips, ignoring Shen Lichuan next door, and coughed twice more.
In the darkness, there is a man wearing a black cloak, the big brim of his hat covering his face with a cold mask.
He showed the prince's order in his hand, and the imperial guard on the side let him go.
The masked man walks in.
He glanced at Shen Lichuan, ignored it, and walked straight to the cell where "King Yu" was imprisoned.
"For a woman, have you done this to yourself?" The masked man's rough and hoarse voice was somewhat sarcastic. He pulled up "Chu Yu"'s collar and lifted him up.
Ai Cao was afraid that he would expose his target. He lowered his head, covered his disguised face with his messy hair, and struggled to squeeze out a weak voice, "You don't need to worry about it."
He tried to break away, but the masked man's other hand grabbed his throat viciously, forcing him to raise his head.
Now Ai Cao had no way to hide, and directly looked at the masked man at close range.
The masked man stared at this slovenly, pale face that could hardly recognize its original appearance. Suddenly his eyes changed and he ordered: "Come here, bring a basin of water up!"
Ai Cao, who was having difficulty breathing, suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Ignoring the risk of his neck being broken by him, he raised his feet and pushed towards the masked man.
The masked man was stabbed in the vital part, and he let out a cry of pain, and then he was thrown out directly.
Wormwood's whole body hit the wall with a bang, and he fell to the ground with a bruised head and blood.
Chapter completed!