Qiao Guanyun received a letter from his father seven days later, saying that the master he invited was already on the way, which reassured him.
Because they were assassinating the young prince, it was inconvenient for these people to show up. They would only show up when the two parties clashed.
Although these were all within Qiao Guanyun's expectations, he still breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the exact letter.
He also discussed with General Tian and planned to walk slower on the road and wait for the experts.
General Tian did not agree with his decision. He frowned and looked at the map in his hand and said:
"Third Young Master, we are still seven or eight days away from Jinzhou. If we delay any longer, the young prince will capture Jinzhou, and I'm afraid the prince will be blamed by then."
Qiao Guanyun shook his head, "General Tian, even if we travel day and night now, I'm afraid we will arrive in Jinzhou later than the young prince.
In this case, it is better to wait for the people sent by the father. When the time comes, we will work together to kill the young prince in one fell swoop. By then, won’t Jinzhou City be ours? "
General Tian knew what he said made sense. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll listen to the Third Young Master."
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong were in the carriage today. They stayed in the space for a long time last night and were now lying in the carriage to catch up on their sleep.
Ye Mingxuan rode over. He coughed lightly outside the carriage, and Li Mingze immediately sat up.
He opened the curtain and asked Ye Mingxuan to get on the carriage, "Brother, what happened?"
"Brother-in-law, spies have come to report that the 200,000 troops led by Prince Pingnan's third son have left the boundaries of Jiangcheng and are about six days away from Jinzhou City."
Li Yunze immediately took out the map and said, "We still have two days before Jinzhou. We should be able to capture Jinzhou City before they arrive."
"Brother, let me know, we will leave half an hour earlier today. Tell my second brother again to let more oil and water be put in the canteen in the past two days. The soldiers have worked hard on the journey, so that everyone can eat better."
"yes."
Ye Yutong lay on the carriage with half-closed eyes, listening to the two men discussing how to attack Jinzhou City.
She didn't interrupt, but she was thinking about something else.
The Yao family should think about it soon, right?
There has been no news for so long. Most of them are waiting and watching to see who is better, Ping An or Li Yunhao.
He is so cunning. It seems that Yao Jingli cannot be spared so easily.
If he is not allowed to shed a few layers of skin, the Yao family will think that Ping An is more tolerant.
When all the major families follow suit, what's the point? I need to think of a way to clean up the Yao family.
"Tongtong is awake? What are you thinking about? So absorbed."
Ye Yutong came back to her senses and saw that her eldest brother had already gone out. She and Li Yunze were the only two people in the carriage.
"I'm thinking that it's a bit arrogant that there has been no news from the Yao family for so long."
She sat up and drank a glass of water, then sneered: "In such a big family, I thought there would always be a few smart people, but I didn't expect to look down on them. Since I don't know what's interesting, there is no need to be polite to him."
Li Yunze smiled faintly, "The eldest man of the Yao family is known as the old fox. He will not act rashly until he can see who has a chance of winning between me and Li Yunhao.
Don't be anxious, just wait. It won't be long. When we take Jinzhou City, the Yao family should appear. "
At this time, the eldest son of the Yao family was also very anxious. Ever since Li Yunze's bodyguard sent the steward who managed the gold mine, he had not had a good night's sleep.
After discussing with the second brother and the third brother who was an official in the capital, they planned to secretly send some gold there to appease the young prince.
But a few days ago, the second younger brother found out that King Pingnan was secretly offering a huge bounty for a master to assassinate the young prince, and asked General Tian to lead an army of more than 200,000 to stop him.
Neither he nor his second brother expected that the young prince would be so powerful that even King Pingnan couldn't deal with him, and even asked people from the Jianghu to assassinate him.
I remembered the 100,000-strong army led by Qiao Guanhua, the son of King Pingnan some time ago.
I heard that as soon as they arrived in Yuncheng, they were all captured by the young prince. He even chopped off Qiao Guanhua's head and had it taken to King Pingnan.
Thinking of this, he was shocked and hurried to the backyard.
Mrs. Yao is already seventy years old this year. She is in good health and has good eyesight and no deafness.
In ancient times when the average age was only over 40 years old, this age was already considered a long life.
She rarely cares about the affairs of the house in the past few years, and rarely goes out. She just grows flowers in her courtyard and chants the Buddha's name.
Seeing her eldest son coming, she smiled and said, "Didn't he just come here this morning? Why are he here again now?"
"Mom, I have nothing to do today. My son is here to talk to you." Mr. Yao smiled and sat down under her.
Mrs. Yao glanced at him and saw that although his face was calm, his eyes were a little flustered.
How could Mrs. Yao not understand her own son?
She knew that something big must have happened in the house, otherwise her eldest son would never come over and disturb her.
Mrs. Yao winked at the nanny beside her, and soon all the servants left, leaving only the mother and son in the hall.
"Tell me, what happened?"
Mr. Yao knelt down in front of her and told her everything he had secretly mined gold in the past few years and was discovered by Li Yunze.
After hearing this, Mrs. Yao was furious and slammed the table, "You brothers are so brave, and our family is not short of money. How could you do such a thing of genocide?"
"Mother, my son knows he was wrong." Mr. Yao lowered his head in shame.
He whispered again: "My son doesn't know what to do now? The little prince found out about this and asked someone to spread the word that he was short of money.
The second brother and the third brother said they would wait and see for a while to see if King Pingnan could defeat the little prince this time.
But I feel that I can't wait any longer. If the young prince wins, then when he takes over, I'm afraid it will be the day when our Yao family loses its head. "
Mrs. Yao did not speak. She closed her eyes and turned the beads in her hand. After a long time, she opened her eyes and solemnly said to her eldest son:
"Calculate the gold you have mined in the past few years, how much there is in total, and send it all to the prince.
Let the second son go in person, and then tell His Highness the Crown Prince that if he needs money in the future, just ask, and our Yao family will definitely help him find a way. "
Mr. Yao hesitated for a moment, "Mother, where is the Emperor Heping Nan Wang..."
Mrs. Yao glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Jing'er, it's too late for you to be neutral now. Do you think His Highness the Crown Prince will still agree to the Yao family being a wallflower?
Didn’t you understand the deep meaning of what he asked someone to bring to you? This time, whether we are willing or not, the Yao family must follow the prince. "
"But the third brother, the eldest son, and the son-in-law are all serving as officials in the capital. If the emperor finds out that the Yao family supports the prince, it will not only ruin their future, but may even cost them their lives." Mr. Yao said worriedly.
He regrets and feels annoyed now, why he was so obsessed with money that he listened to his second brother's words.
If he reported the gold mine to the court when he discovered it, he might even be able to claim credit in front of the emperor. Why was he in such a dilemma now?
It would be good now, if all the gold mined for several years had to be handed over, it might cost the lives of hundreds of members of the Yao family.
Mrs. Yao thought for a moment and then made a decisive decision: "You should immediately write a letter to Lao San and Dalang, telling them that I am dying and asking them to come back quickly.
It has been so long since Prince Li sent you this letter, but our Yao family has yet to express its stance.
If the prince loses patience and thinks that the Yao family doesn't take him seriously, it will definitely be spread that you dedicated the gold mine to him.
When the Emperor and Queen Mother Qiao hear the news, do you think they will spare you?
When both sides are offended by you, then you will really put the Yao family on the fire. "
