Yang Zhen didn't say anything. He just sighed. When Chen Dao heard Yang Zhen sigh, he asked,""Now is not the time to sigh. What do you think we should do?”
Yang Zhen rolled his eyes and said,"General, why don't we tell Li Yan about this and see how he will deal with it?”
"Tell Li Yan?" Chen Dao was shocked. What do you think?"
"This is the only plan we have now," said Yang Zhen. General, please believe me. Once we tell Li Yan about this, we'll just have to wait and see what happens between the two of them. This way, we won't have to worry about this anymore.”
"That's the only way." Chen Dian nodded.”
Yang Zhen put on his shoes. Chen Dao was already standing at the door. The two of them left the room together.
Yongan City, Shangshu Manor.
There were three people sitting in the hall. The one in the seat of honor was wearing a loose robe. He was in his forties and had a red face. It was the Imperial Messenger Li Yan. There were two people sitting on the lower seats, Chen Dao on the left and Yang Zhen on the right. There were no servants or slaves in the hall. The three of them did not speak. It was quite quiet. However, the expressions of the three people were different. Li Yan was angry, Chen Dao was nervous, and Yang Zhen was relaxed.
A long time passed. "Where is the secret letter from Kong Ming?" A voice rang out in the hall.”The person who spoke was Li Yan. At this moment, his face was filled with suspicion. When he heard what Chen Dao and Yang Zhen had told him, he could not believe it, but he did not dare to not believe it. Just as he was feeling extremely anxious, he suddenly asked this question.
Yang Zhen took out a letter from his bosom and walked to Li Yan, handing it to him respectfully. Li Yan took the letter. There was no handwriting on the envelope. When he opened it, he saw that there was no title at the beginning and no signature at the end. Li Yan looked up at Yang Zhen and asked,""This letter doesn't have a title or signature, so how can I believe that this letter is genuine?”
"Milord, you should have seen the Prime Minister's handwriting before, right? Milord, you can see if the handwriting in this letter was written by the Prime Minister."”
After Li Yan heard this, he immediately read the letter. He was especially angry, but he suppressed his anger and said calmly,"The handwriting is indeed the Prime Minister's handwriting, but who knows if it is deliberately forged by you to deceive me and achieve the goal of sowing discord between us?”
"Your Excellency, the letter is the truth, and the things written in the letter are also the truth. Believe it or not, it's up to you." As soon as he finished speaking, he walked back and sat in his original seat.
Chen Dao suddenly stood up and shouted,""Milord, I will never do such a despicable thing. What is written in the letter is indeed the Prime Minister's handwriting. Your excellency, please examine yourself. Zi Yuan, let's go!"
Yang Zhen stood up and left the hall with Chen Dao. He had only taken two steps when he heard Li Yan call out,""Wait!"
Chen Dao and Yang Zhen turned around and cupped their hands at the same time."Does Milord have any other instructions?"
Li Yan looked at Yang Zhen and then at Chen Dao. He suddenly laughed and said,""Please sit down, please sit down!"
Chen Dao and Yang Zhen looked at each other, then returned to the hall. They walked to the seats on the same side and sat down next to each other. Li Yan had his own plans. It wasn't that he didn't believe the authenticity of the letter, but he wanted to know why Chen Dao and Yang Zhen told him about it. Li Yan probably knew Zhuge Liang better than he knew himself. How could he not be careful when dealing with such a resourceful person? When he saw Chen Dao and Yang Zhen sit down, he said,""Prime Minister Zhuge asked you to plot against me. Why did you tell me about this?”
"This matter is very simple," Yang Zhen said."We're doing this for our own sake.”
"For yourselves?" Li Yan asked.”
Yang Zhen nodded and said," Sir, you can think about it. The Prime Minister's letter has no title or signature. He only said that he wanted to plot against you. "Daren is a high-ranking official of the imperial court and an important official entrusted to the emperor. His Majesty will definitely investigate his mysterious death. At this time, the Prime Minister will definitely say something about us in order to protect himself. In this way, we will definitely not be able to convince him with just a letter like this. In this way, we will definitely die." If we don't listen to the secret order and disobey the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister will definitely find an excuse to get rid of us in the future. If we do it, we'll die. If we don't, we'll die. Why don't we just take a gamble and tell Daren about this? We'll discuss it together.”
After Li Yan heard this, he couldn't help but look at the young man in front of him in a new light. No wonder he had failed to assassinate him twice. He had long known that Yang Zhen had led his troops to Yong 'an, but he had been unable to do anything along the way. When he arrived at Yong' an, Yang Zhen was nowhere to be seen. Yesterday, Zhuge Liang had sent Ma Su to have a secret discussion. He wanted to unite and get rid of Yang Zhen, allowing him to divide the government equally. Li Yan had already agreed to it in his heart and was prepared to reply to Ma Su tonight. However, Yang Zhen came to him today and told him everything about the conspiracy. He was furious when he heard that Zhuge Liang was so insidious. Li Yan thought to himself," Compared to Zhuge Liang, Yang Zhen's prophecy might not be able to come true. He might be useful in the future."”
Li Yan thought for a while and said slowly,""Give it a long thought? What plan do you have?"
Yang Zhen said," Milord, the capital is very far from here, and the news is not very well-informed. As long as Milord gives the word, say that Milord has been assassinated and is seriously injured. This way, we won't have to assassinate him anymore. The news will only reach the Prime Minister's ears a few days later. When the time comes, the Prime Minister will definitely send someone to sympathize with Daren. Daren will pretend to be seriously injured to confuse the people. When the Prime Minister knows that Daren is really injured, he will be able to put down the burden in his heart and neglect his guard against Daren. From then on, Daren will be in the dark, and the Prime Minister will be in the light. Why not attack and defend differently?”
When Li Yan heard this, he praised in his heart,""This kid, once he came up with a plan, I really looked at him in a new light. If I were to compete with Zhuge Liang in secret now, he could help me. It would not be too late to get rid of him after I take power.”Li Yan thought so, but he didn't say that. He said,""Your plan is indeed not bad. Then this official will act according to your plan. Quickly tell me the details.”
Yang Zhen told Li Yan all the details of the plan, and the three of them finalized the plan in the hall.
When Yang Zhen returned to his room, it was already noon. He did not sleep much last night and was already extremely sleepy. He closed the door and fell asleep. After sleeping for a while, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter what. He muttered silently,"Feng 'er has been gone for a day. I wonder where she is now?”
From the day the sword was forged, Guan Feng, escorted by He Ping and Niu San, returned to Chengdu to present the sword to the Prime Minister. Yang Zhen looked out of the window and said slowly,""I didn't think so when we were together, but now that we're separated, I miss her a lot.”After a while, his eyes began to blur. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
When Yang Zhen woke up, the room was dark. He got out of bed, put on his shoes and clothes, walked to the table, and poured a glass of water. After drinking it, he felt his throat was much more comfortable. He sat down on the stool, his stomach rumbling. He smiled and said,"You're really a sleepyhead. You're so hungry now.”
He stood up, walked to the door, pushed it open, and walked out. He was hungry. He was really hungry. He closed the door and went straight to the kitchen of the Cooks 'Army. He asked the soldiers in the kitchen to make something simple for him to fill his stomach. After he was full, he felt much more comfortable.
He patted his bulging belly, said goodbye to the soldiers in the kitchen, and left. When he returned to his room, he picked up the swimming dragon and sat on the bed, anxiously waiting for night to fall.
When the curtain of the night was drawn down, the entire Yongan City was dead silent. The soldiers on guard duty were tired and began to doze off at this time. Yang Zhen was once a commandant of the Imperial Guards, so he knew the secret of the patrolling and standing soldiers. He stood up from the bed, gently opened the door, and jumped onto the roof using the stairs in the corridor. He began to walk towards the forest from last night.
After walking for more than two hours, Yang Zhen arrived at the forest from last night. There was no one in the forest. Other than the hooting of a few owls, there was no other sound. Yang Zhen looked up at the night sky, calculated the time, and muttered to himself,""The moon is bright and the stars are sparse tonight. Sigh, it's all my fault for coming too early."
He hid behind a tree and did not dare to make a sound. Suddenly, he heard someone's light and fast footsteps behind him. He didn't know who it was, but he turned around and began to retreat behind the tree. When the footsteps approached, the figure of that person appeared under the moonlight. After Yang Zhen saw it, he hurriedly jumped out from behind the tree and jumped in front of the person. He shouted happily,"Master!"
That person was Zhao Yun. She walked to Yang Zhen's side with a smile on her face."Zi Yuan, you're early!”
"I've just arrived, just a little earlier than Master," said Yang Zhen with a smile.”
Zhao Yun patted Yang Zhen's shoulder and said,""Fortunately, there are only the two of us here. Let's find a place to hide first. We must be hidden. Otherwise, if they see us, how can we eavesdrop on their conversation?”
Yang Zhen nodded." Master, let's hide in a tree. It's safer there. Ordinary people won't find us."”
Zhao Yun looked up at the tree beside her and saw that the trunk and branches were bare. The leaves had already fallen, so she said,"The trees are bare, and it's not safe to hide on them. The moon is high in the sky tonight, and its shadow will definitely shine on the ground.”
"Oh, yes, Master is much more meticulous than me." Yang Zhen smiled. Then where should we hide?"
Zhao Yun looked around and saw a pile of weeds not far away. Although the weeds were withered, they were tall enough to cover the two of them. Zhao Yun pulled Yang Zhen and walked over. The two of them buried their heads in the grass, waiting for someone to come. Yang Zhen looked ahead and said indifferently,""Master, I knew that they wouldn't be able to join forces this time even without them.”
When Zhao Yun heard this, she turned her head and hurriedly asked,"How can you be so sure?"
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