"There is one more thing that my aunt wants to tell you." Mingyuan added, "Back then, Mr. Chai ignored his own safety and tried his best to preserve the only bloodline of the Gu family."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan knew that she was referring to Gu Jian.
Sure enough, Chai Mu walked to the corner and shouted, "Come in."
Immediately, a young hero in white clothes walked over. His sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes were very heroic, but his brows were filled with sadness, probably because he was bound by the blood feud between the Gu and Chen families.
"He is the only son of your uncle Gu Ruhui and your cousin Gu Jian." Mingyuan introduced.
"Fifth Prince~" Gu Jian bowed and saluted.
"Cousin~" Xiang Nan stepped forward excitedly, hugged him and said, "It's really great to see you."
Gu Jian was stunned. He didn't expect Xiang Nan to be so enthusiastic, which made him very moved.
The entire Gu family was wiped out by Gao Ming, and he had no relatives left in the world. Now he finally has a cousin who gives him a long-lost warmth.
Seeing the friendship and harmony among their brothers, Mingyuan and Chai Mu both nodded.
"Yuyao, I didn't keep my promise and told Cheng Yin all the truth. You won't blame me, right?" Mingyuan looked at Gu Yuyao's portrait and said, "The situation is extremely dangerous now. I don't want him to continue to be kept in the dark and be taken advantage of." , when the time comes, it will be beyond redemption.”
"Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely be cautious, develop quickly, root out traitors, share the worries of my father, and eliminate harm for the dynasty." Xiang Nan said to Mingyuan.
"Good boy." Mingyuan was very satisfied when he heard what he said. "By the way, this is half of the jade pendant left by your mother. Now I can finally give it back to you."
As she spoke, she took out half a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it into Xiang Nan's hand.
Xiang Nan took the jade pendant and then took off the other half from his waist.
I saw that two jade pendants could be combined into one, and the middle of the jade pendant was engraved with the character "Yin", which was his name.
…
After meeting Mingyuan, Xiang Nan left the Xizhou Palace and then went to the West Territory Anhu Mansion.
It only takes about a day to go from Yanzhi City to the Western Territory Anhu Mansion.
He was going to see Gao Xian, the eldest son of Gao Ming, and Pei Zhao, son of the general Pei Kuang, to gain support for himself.
In addition, I also want to see Prince Li Chengji for the last time.
Although Xiang Nan didn't have deep feelings for him, Li Chengyin really regarded him as his elder brother, and he had always been affectionate to Li Chengyin.
It would be inappropriate not to see each other for the last time.
Moreover, it took the King of Xizhou three days to decide on the ownership of the nine princesses, and Xiang Nan would not have time to come back by then.
After a day of hard work, Xiang Nan and others finally arrived at the Western Territory Anhu Mansion.
"Fifth Prince~" Governor Gao Xian, General Pei Zhao and other generals were waiting in front of the door to greet him.
After returning the gift, Xiang Nan first went to the mourning hall to pay homage to Prince Li Chengji.
"Brother, fifth brother is late~" Xiang Nan choked up and said as he looked at Li Chengji lying on the funeral bed, and then tears rolled down his face.
It was so easy for him to cry, as realistic as he wanted.
"My condolences, Fifth Prince~" Gao Xian said from the side.
Li Chengye and Li Min also came over after hearing the sound. They couldn't help but be slightly startled when they saw Xiang Nan crying so emotionally.
…
After Xiang Nan cried, he went back to Baihu Hall with Li Chengye, Li Fu, Gao Xian, Pei Zhao and others to discuss matters.
"Second brother, do you have any clues about the assassination of the emperor's brother?" Xiang Nan asked.
"I have found out that on the day the prince was assassinated, the Danchi people had just plundered Haizhou City, and something happened to the prince nearby." Li Chengye nodded, "I also sent someone to inspect the weapons left at the scene, and they are sure to be Danchi. It is a weapon belonging to the Chi people. Moreover, the fatal wounds on the prince’s body are consistent with the blades of the weapons.”
"These evidences are enough to prove that the assassin who assassinated the prince was from Danchi." Li Yan added at the side.
"If this was really done by the Danchi people, why did they leave such obvious evidence?" Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan frowned and asked, "Why didn't they take the weapons away?"
"Perhaps, they were too late to take away those weapons!" Li Min explained.
"No, the assassin has time to dispose of the body, how could he not have time to take away the weapons?" Yuan Tong, the deputy general next to Gao Xian, said.
"Presumptuous!" Gao Xian glared at him.
Li Chengye and Li Yan also looked a little unnatural.
This was indeed an irreconcilable trouble in their plans.
If you want to frame Dan Chi, you must leave evidence. But the evidence is too obvious and can easily arouse suspicion.
"Besides weapons, is there any other evidence that can prove that the assassin is from Danchi?" Xiang Nan asked again.
Li Chengye and Li Yan were immediately speechless.
Apart from the weapon, they really had no other evidence.
"Fifth brother, don't be anxious! The assassination of the prince is not a trivial matter. Naturally, I will not jump to conclusions easily. I will definitely continue to investigate in detail following the clues.
However, you should not forget the purpose of your Majesty sending me here this time. This king is not alone in investigating the case. He is followed by an army of 100,000 people. "Li Chengye said quietly.
When everyone heard this, they stopped talking.
Although Li Chengye didn't say it explicitly, his meaning was obvious. That is, regardless of whether the prince was killed by Danchi people or not, the emperor had already decided to launch troops against Danchi.
In this case, everyone should stop worrying about who killed the prince.
"It is reported that Dan Chi and Shuo Bo are gathering troops. Doesn't General Gao not know about it?" Li Fu stared at Gao Xian and asked.
"The general has received a tip, so we are monitoring their movements day and night." Gao Xian quickly expressed his position.
"Your Majesty is very concerned about the peace of the northwest, and everyone here must work together to protect it." Li Chengye added.
Everyone nodded.
Hear the meaning behind his words. Since we want to "work together", then don't question the death of the prince anymore and just follow Li Chengye's arrangements.
…
After the meeting, Xiang Nan went to see Gao Xian first.
"Fifth Prince~" Gao Xian bowed and saluted.
"Cousin, please get up quickly~" Xiang Nan stepped forward quickly, supported him and said, "We are a family, there is no need to be so open to outsiders."
Gao Xian smiled slightly, "The etiquette cannot be discarded. After all, the fifth prince is a noble man with golden branches and jade leaves."
Xiang Nan smiled and saw that Gao Xian was an old fox.
"Cousin, before I came, my uncle asked me to bring you a letter." He took out the letter from his sleeve and said.
Gao Xian took it respectfully, opened it and saw that in the letter Gao Ming asked his son to help the fifth prince. Let him accumulate more military merits so that he can compete for the position of prince.
After Gao Xian read it, he put the letter away, then looked at Xiang Nan and said with a smile, "Thank you, Fifth Prince. I already understand your father's thoughts. Don't worry, I will definitely help you."
"Thank you, cousin." Xiang Nan bowed and saluted. "Cheng Yin, please do everything."
Gao Xian nodded.
