harleyscars Chapter 899: Proud to Face Jiang Youzhen
Chapter 899: Proud to Face Jiang Youzhen
"Sir, that's right! I will pass the message to him later and have his men take the token to find the spy. In this way, even if the plan fails, they are still his men, and he will have nothing to say!"
The more Prince Yuanming thought about it, the more he thought it was feasible. "Mr. Wen is simply the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang!"
"Your Excellency, thank you for your praise!"
"But sir, you really understand Jiang Youzhen and even know his habits." Prince Yuan Ming was surprised.
"Hahaha! I've been looking forward to it for a long time since I knew that Jiang Youzhen was coming to the border! Most strategists are proud to face Jiang Youzhen, and it's my honor to become his opponent!" Mr. Wen laughed.
"Mr. Wen really praised Jiang Youzhen too much! In my eyes, you are the most resourceful!"
The two of them were flattering each other, while Jiang Youzhen and his team were almost at Dingyuan General's Mansion.
"Are you really going to ask that Prince Yuanming for help? I don't think he has any good intentions! And with his abilities, do you think he can really get any information?"
Qin Yandong looked at Jiang Youzhen who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed and resting, but still asked his doubts.
"If he can't, there's someone who can!" Jiang Youzhen opened his eyes and smiled.
"What do you mean?" Qin Yandong asked puzzledly.
"Why do you think he went to the banquet so simply today, with only two guards?"
"Isn't it because he didn't expect Liu Muyun to take action today?" Qin Yandong said.
"He has been guarding the border for many years, how could he be so careless? Of course it is because even if someone wants to catch him, he expects that someone will protect him. And the person who protects him is me, so what do you think he is afraid of?" Jiang Youzhen shook his head.
Qin Yandong nodded, "Now that you put it that way, it's true! Once General Dingyuan dies, he's the only one left at Yuming Pass. If something happens to him again, Yuming Pass will really be in chaos."
"I've discovered that you have so many tricks up your sleeve. They're so convoluted that I'm almost confused." Qin Yandong glanced at Jiang Youzhen and admired him sincerely.
"Then why didn't Prince Yuanming say that General Dingyuan was captured by people from the Northern Ming Kingdom when he first reported to the court? Instead, he waited until I arrived before telling me." Jiang Youzhen asked back.
"This? Maybe it was not found at the beginning, but was only found recently?" Qin Yandong said.
"It's possible." Jiang Youzhen nodded.
"But the most likely possibility is that he was also panicked at the beginning, but he had some small ideas. And his every move afterwards was inconsistent with his previous style. I'm afraid someone was giving him advice.
Regardless of the purpose of that person, it is not good for me. Since he has a capable person around him, let him solve this problem!"
After Jiang Youzhen said this, Qin Yandong suddenly realized something!
"But I think there is one thing we need to pay attention to. What if that person is not trying to target you, but is a spy from another country?"
"Then we'll counter it as it happens! We'll be able to find out what the purpose is later!" Jiang Youzhen smiled.
Qin Yandong nodded, "That's right! That's right! You should be the one to do the brainwork! What should we do next? Should we just wait for news from Prince Yuanming?"
"Of course not! Isn't this just waiting to die? I have my own plans!" Jiang Youzhen shook his head.
Jiang Youzhen lowered his eyes and thought, things had come to this point and the Northern Ming Kingdom had not yet taken any action. They must be waiting for the right opportunity.
What is that opportunity? Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of the half tiger talisman in the emperor's hand! If those people didn't get the tiger talisman in General Dingyuan's hand, they would definitely not dare to act rashly.
Then their target would be the half tiger talisman in the emperor's hand. If the emperor sent a powerful general with the tiger talisman to the border, this powerful general would surely be ambushed along the way. They must be delaying time.
However, she was too late to send the message back to the capital immediately, and it was impossible to send someone to meet her halfway.
This was the first time she felt difficult. She stroked her fingers with her right hand and pondered for a long time.
Qin Yandong, who was standing by, noticed that the carriage suddenly fell silent. He glanced at Jiang Youzhen and found that he was thinking about something, so he stopped disturbing him.
Jiang Youzhen thought that the best way now was to strike first! But she was not a general at the border, and she could not lead troops to fight without the emperor's decree!
She went over the candidates that the emperor would send in her mind, and suddenly realized that there was no suitable candidate.
The former loyal and brave general was reported by the Li family for treason, and the court lost a powerful general. Later, the only one left at Yuming Pass was the most capable General Dingyuan.
Now that General Dingyuan is gone, there is no capable general to take over in such a huge court. It is really sad and lamentable.
Suddenly, Jiang Youzhen thought of someone.
Fang Zhongyi! She immediately shook her head again.
She had already sent Fang Zhongyi to Beiming, so how could she feel at ease letting anyone else go? It could only be Fang Zhongyi!
In the book, Fang Zhongyi's rise happened several years later. Who was guarding the border before that?
Oh! It seems to be Duke Qin? Qin Yandong’s grandfather Qin Haiwei!
She remembered that Duke Qin had returned to Beijing many years ago after he was injured. Was he going to be sent to the border again for the border war?
Jiang Youzhen thought about it and felt that it was very possible. After all, the Dayun Dynasty has been worshipping literature in recent years, and there are not many military generals, and there are only a few capable military generals.
After all, Duke Qin had guarded the border before and was very familiar with it, so the emperor would most likely send him here.
But after all, Duke Qin is not young anymore, and the emperor might select a few capable generals to go to the border to assist.
"Do you have any way to contact your grandfather? The fastest one." Jiang Youzhen suddenly asked.
"Ah? This is the border. Even if we send a letter by carrier pigeon, it won't be able to reach here, right?" Qin Yandong was stunned.
"Why are you asking this for no reason?" Qin Yandong asked puzzledly.
"Who do you think is the most suitable person to take over Yumingguan? The emperor must be suspicious of the eldest princess's lineage now. He will not choose a general from this lineage, let alone let Prince Yuanming directly lead an army of 500,000."
"You mean, the emperor might re-employ my grandfather?" Qin Yandong was surprised, and then felt it was very likely.
Although his grandfather is over fifty years old, he is still in good health.
"That's right! Duke Qin knows Yuming Pass best, and he has also crushed the North Ming Kingdom before. He is a suitable candidate." Jiang Youzhen nodded.
"If that's true, if my grandfather were to come to the border, he would stop in Youzhou." Qin Yandong said after thinking for a long time.
"Why?"
"I've heard my grandfather mention it before. He had a son of an old friend. When he was young, he and his father followed my grandfather to guard Yuming Pass.
Later, my grandfather returned to Beijing, and his father was appointed as the deputy commander of the Youzhou Commandery. He and my grandfather were close friends, and he had saved my grandfather's life before. If my grandfather wanted to come to the border, he would definitely go to Youzhou to meet up with him. "