"Late Emperor? Plan?"
Hearing Yang Haocai's words, several people in the room showed surprised expressions. They had no idea what other plans the late emperor and the eldest prince had.
"The eldest prince has accomplished a lot in Xijing!" Jin Jing quickly recovered and raised an eyebrow at Yang Haocai, "Is this one of your plans?"
"It's like this. It was discussed before departure." Yang Haocai nodded slightly, "The purpose of the eldest prince coming to Xijing to be a hostage is, firstly, to take refuge, and secondly, to ask for the late emperor's help. The old King Jin and the eldest prince agreed that they alone would It is absolutely impossible to defeat Wanyan Ping with your own strength. When necessary, you need to rely on Daxia's force."
"If I remember correctly, at that time, more than half of the military power of the Jin Kingdom was in the hands of Wanyan Zongcheng's lineage, right?"
"To be precise, it is in the hands of Wanyanping. Speaking of which, I am very ashamed. We have too many civil servants here, but we are far behind in terms of military force. Wanyanping defeated the entire Jin Army at the age of eleven. There are almost no opponents, and we..." Yang Haocai shook his head gently, "If we come together with those who can fight, we can't even get past fifty moves in front of Wanyan Ping."
"Then you are indeed..." Xia Jiu looked at Yang Haocai with squinting eyes, "too weak."
"The eldest prince doesn't seem to have led many troops, right?" Jin Jing looked at Xue Ruitian, "In my memory, there were only two times, right?"
"Well, both times ended in defeat." Xue Ruitian nodded and looked at Yang Haocai, "The eldest prince knew that if force was used, there was absolutely no chance of winning against Wan Yanping, so he ran to Xijing for help. Then do you know how they made the agreement?"
"I'm not particularly clear about the specifics. I just know that Mr. Xue and his wife are the medium to deliver the news. Both parties must communicate and report Wanyanping's movements in a timely manner." Yang Haocai sighed, "Besides, the eldest prince is in Xijing. At that time, he had met Mr. Xue several times and already knew about the engagement. He felt that Mr. Xue was a good match compared to him, and he was happy for the two of them. So..." He looked at Xue Ruitian , "There is no entanglement, jealousy or anything like that. What you know, see, and hear are actually all illusions. A lot of the news was deliberately released by them. Well, I am talking about the old Marquis and his wife. and the eldest prince, and they all reported to the late emperor and the old King Jin."
"Is it all...intentional?"
"Yes." Yang Haocai nodded, "Their plan seems to be very huge, with a lot of people involved, and the layout is very meticulous. Not only one set was designed, but I know of three sets. It is said that this is not all. "Seeing the doubtful looks on the children in front of him, he sighed, "I asked the eldest prince why it was so troublesome. He said that it wasn't just Wanyanping they had to deal with, there should be people behind her. There are also people who set up this trap because the other party concealed it very well and it was difficult to catch the tail."
"Already knew it at that time?"
"It's just a guess. I've seen a few suspicious people following Wan Yanping, but I'm not sure." Yang Haocai looked at Xue Ruitian, "I originally thought that this kind of thing could be solved in our generation, and we wouldn't let you I was involved, but I didn’t expect that an accident happened in the middle, and it turned into what it is now, and it implicated you." He glanced at Hongye thoughtfully, and then fell on Xue Ruitian, "It's not just the big ones. Xia and Jin had that mysterious person, and so did Liao, who had great appetites and even greater ambitions."
Xue Ruitian didn't speak, just sneered. Now that the so-called mysterious man had shown his face, probably the late emperor and the eldest prince had not thought that there was another hand behind the mysterious man.
"Wanyanping acted in advance because someone was helping her. But at that time, you were already at her side and you didn't even notice?"
"What kind of person she is, you should be very clear after having dealt with her many times. She is suspicious by nature. Not to mention that my open betrayal of the Grand Prince's Palace will arouse her suspicion. I grew up with her. As for maids and guards, anything that doesn't suit her will will be paid close attention to by her. Therefore, in the first year when I came to Wanyan Ping's side, I didn't have much contact with them at all. If I tried too hard, She had already dealt with him secretly. As for Wanyan Tongshu, he lurked here after the eldest prince passed away. Moreover, he was a military commander and had won twelve consecutive victories in a row, so he was basically looked down upon by Wanyan Ping. If it’s a treasure, it’s impossible to arouse suspicion.”
"It seems that the eldest prince asked you to ambush Wanyanping for a long-term plan. Once you successfully break into Wanyanping's side, you can deliver valuable news."
"That's what I was thinking at the time. I wanted to find clues about that mysterious person through me, and then catch that mysterious person and destroy them completely. In this way, Daxia, Jin, and even Liao would be safe in the future. An unknown person threatened." Yang Haocai shook his head and said regretfully, "But... the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and I don't know which step went wrong, which caused them to strike first."
"Then you have been lurking around Wanyan Ping for so many years and gradually become her confidant. Haven't you found anything?"
"I found out that the person who helped Wanyanping back then was named Teng. Wanyanping respectfully called her Mrs. Teng. She had some blood relationship with Wanyanping's mother, so she helped her and gave her a lot of ideas. That year she was There was an informant arranged by Wanyanping in the Prince's Mansion. The eldest prince frequently traveled between Yiqing Mansion and Jiaping Pass, which aroused their suspicion, so they passed the news to Wanyanping. Wanyanping heard about the eldest prince from the little prince. The story with Mrs. Xue Hou completely aroused her rage and triggered her potential mania and paranoia, which ultimately led to the tragedy."
"Didn't her staff advise her to be cautious before this tragedy happened?"
"At that time, the people she trusted were arranged by Mrs. Teng. Those people agreed with every move and decision she made, and even contributed to it. I once heard their conversation with myself, Wan Yanping I am still a little hesitant about this, after all, I am not sure how many innocent people will be implicated, but those people said..."
"say what?"
"You are going to hell anyway, so why not drag these people along? Why not let them suffer with you?"
