Just when Yingdu was conducting a large-scale search for Young Master, our Mr. Xiong actually sneaked out of Yingdu City at some unknown time.

At this time, he was wearing a raincoat, a bamboo hat on his head, leading a tall horse, and carrying a bronze sword on his back. He was like a wandering knight, walking on a trail in the countryside with his companions.

There is a lot of rain in the summer in Jingchu, so this kind of dressing up is very common. There are no people on the country roads, so it is not eye-catching.

"Fortunately, the prince reacted quickly enough. If it weren't for the prince, we might have been imprisoned in Yingdu City." Xiong Zhong's companion said with lingering fear, and immediately showed the joy of surviving the disaster.

"It's not that easy." Xiong Zhong was not as happy as he was, and said with a somewhat solemn tone: "Mo Aoyang is extremely loyal. In order to protect us, he chose to stay and attack the palace to attract Xiong Sheng's attention. And your father..."

He glanced at his companion beside him apologetically.

"Father, he was born as the Ling Yin of the King of Chu, and died as the heroic soul of the Chu State. He died generously to protect His Highness, the Crown Prince. I think he will be very pleased." His tone was obviously a little low.

In the Gongsun Dynasty, Yin, the magistrate of Chu State, was the son of Gongsun Xi.

Gongsun Xi repeatedly organized Bai Gongsheng to attack the state of Zheng, which aroused Bai Gongsheng's dissatisfaction. The first thing Bai Gongsheng did after taking control of the government was to behead his order Yin Gongsun Xi in the street at the entrance of the city.

However, Gongsun Xi has been in government for a long time and is not so easy to deal with. Most of the nobles of the Chu State have private armies, and Gongsun Xi, who is a lingyin, is no exception. Bai Gongsheng sent troops to capture Gongsun Xi several times, but he was always defeated by the private army in Gongsun Xi's mansion.

He fought back and came back.

Moreover, we cannot send large armies to Yingdu City, otherwise the seemingly docile small and medium-sized nobles will definitely rebound.

Although the small and medium-sized nobles are just a mob, it is quite a headache to unite. Bai Gongsheng does not want to get a dilapidated Yingdu.

Therefore, the two sides remained in a stalemate for nearly half a month, until the crown prince Xiong Zhong was about to enter the palace to meet the King of Chu, but was stopped by Qu Xie and Bai Gong Sheng Lian Shou.

In order to cover Gongzi Zhong's departure from Yingdu and rescue the King of Chu who was imprisoned in the palace, Gongsun Xi cooperated with Mo Aoyang. First, he was voluntarily controlled by Bai Gongsheng, and then Mo Aoyang broke into the palace in the name of Gongzi Zhong's eldest son and tried to meet the King of Chu.

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The actions of the two attracted the full attention of Qu Xie and Bai Gongsheng, which allowed Xiong Zhong to leave Yingdu in a relatively safe manner.

"Gongsun Chao..."

Hearing what his companion said, Xiong Zhong felt even more guilty.

"Your Majesty, where are we going next?" Gongsun Chao cheered up and took the lead in breaking the gloomy atmosphere and asked.

"Go and confirm the reason why my father has not been able to come to the morning court for so many days." Xiong Zhong also calmed down and asked, "What kind of rumors did you hear in Yingdu City?"

"I heard it was because of Qu Xie's daughter." Gongsun Chao said with some resentment, "This old man is so shameless, he actually has a daughter who is said to be comparable to Shi Yiguang, and she dedicated it to the king just like that."

"It's similar to what I heard in the aristocratic circle." Xiong Zhong's expression gradually became a little weird, and he looked at Gongsun Chao up and down, "Speaking of which... you seem to be a little too indignant. Do you have anything to do with that little girl?

story?"

"How is it possible? They are big nobles and they belong to a big family. I am the son of Ling Yin. How can we be related?" Gongsun Chao explained with a hint of self-mockery,

"That's not because I heard that although her daughter is only twenty-eight years old, she is as childish and petite. Such a small girl... She has grown so small, so she is dedicated like this..."

He was a little incoherent and his speech was unclear. Finally, he cursed conclusively: "I don't know whether the diaphragm should be answered or not. What a beast!"

Gongsun Chao was talking to himself when he suddenly saw the embarrassed expression of his heir apparent, and then he remembered that he had actually scolded the King of Chu.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't mean that..." Gongsun Chao apologized quickly.

"It's okay, I know." Xiong Zhong waved his hand, "And my father shouldn't be that unbearable. Even if he is really addicted to women, he won't even ignore political affairs. Do you believe that he will not go to court for the sake of women?

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"Of course I don't believe it." Gongsun Chao shook his head quickly.

"I don't believe it either." Xiong Zhong shrugged, "So, we must first find out the reason why my father did not go to court."

"Then how should we check?" Gongsun Chao asked, "You can't go to the palace for sure."

"Go find someone who has met your father." Xiong Zhong replied.

"Isn't that the group of Confucian scholars? They just met the king when they entered the palace a few days ago." Gongsun Chao was a little confused, "But those group of Confucian scholars are now in the academy in Yingdu."

"Of course we won't look for Confucian scholars again. It is estimated that all the academies are controlled by Bai Gongsheng's people. As long as we show up, we will be directly arrested by Bai Gongsheng's army."

Xiong Zhong explained for Gongsun Chao: "Actually, my father met someone more than a month ago, but this person retired and returned to his hometown not long after my father stopped attending court. I always feel that he should know something.

What."

"Who is it?" Gongsun Chao asked curiously.

"The eunuch of the Chu Palace."

"Dahuan? Is it Dahuan Yinmu?" Gongsun Chao said in a strange tone, "Isn't he a eunuch?"

After becoming an important minister, he had an instinctive rejection of eunuchs, and even just mentioning his name made his skin tingle.

"That's right." Xiong Zhong nodded, "As the eunuch of the palace, Yin Mu is also one of the most trusted people around my father. He should basically know everything that happens in the palace."

"Then where is he now?"

"Danyang."

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"Danyang?" Xiong Sheng held a piece of paper in one hand and stroked his beard with the other, frowning, "Isn't that your food?"

Xiong Sheng, also known as Bai Gongsheng, is a middle-aged man in his late fifties. He has a stalwart figure and his face is covered with scars from his early exile. He is a man full of battlefield atmosphere.

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"This is my restaurant. I have sent a messenger to intercept the opponent." Qu Xie kept playing with a jade pendant in his left hand, showing an expression of "everything is under control".

Qu Xie looks like an ordinary rich old man, without any intimidation, and his whole person exudes a kind of "harmony brings wealth" temperament.

But such a rich old man was one of the most powerful people in the entire Chu State. He was worshiped by Sima, and together with Xiong Sheng next to him, he controlled the entire Yingdu, or in other words, controlled half of the Chu State.

As for the other half, it is in the hands of the nobles whose fiefdoms are in the frontiers. These nobles' fiefdoms are not prosperous, but because they have been on the battlefield for many years, they control nearly half of the Chu State.

Combat strength.

They are also the reason why Xiong Sheng dare not directly address him as King of Chu.

"That would be the best." Xiong Sheng nodded, "As long as one of the young masters dies, the surrounding countries will not find excuses to control him. By the way, is your informant really reliable?"

With that said, Xiong Sheng handed the note in his hand back to Qu Xie.

"What? Is there something wrong?" Qu Xie frowned.

He doesn't like the feeling of being questioned.

"I don't mean to question your Excellency." Xiong Sheng explained, "I'm just a little worried, in case he mentioned such a remote place in order to divert our attention..."

"Ye Gong Shen Zhuliang of Yedi once opposed your leadership of the army. You should still remember this matter, right?" Qu Xie did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

"Of course I remember, 'deceitful and chaotic', 'easy to reply, but asking for death, almost selfish', it can be said that the comments are profound." There was a hint of admiration in Xiong Sheng's tone, "I don't even have it myself. I know myself so well.”

"Yes. Moreover, Shen Zhuliang has experienced wars for a long time. When he was young, he participated in many wars against Wu with his father Shen Yinxu. He also repaired water conservancy and developed agriculture in Yedi, making Yedi prosperous even though it cannot be said to be prosperous.

If the prince can win the military support of any nobleman...presumably, only Shen Zhuliang has this strength and loyalty."

Qu Xie analyzed for Xiong Sheng: "And Danyang is on the only way to Ye Di. Even if the real destination of the young master is not to go to Danyang, but a false shot, then as long as he still wants to take back the crown prince, If he wants to get a seat, he only has one option: go to Ye Di."

"What about the Zhao family and the Jing family?" Xiong Sheng glanced at Qu Xie and asked, "The strength of these two clans is not weak, right? Even if they are compared to your family, they can't make more concessions, right?"

"Yes, the Jing family is even slightly stronger than our Qu family in terms of military armaments. But in their eyes, they only have their own clan and no country. They don't care who the King of Chu is."

Qu Xie smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly: "If Yan Ji had not been pregnant, our Qu family would not have easily interfered with such a dangerous matter as the change of royal power."

"It's really a typical aristocratic thought, but this is also the most reassuring thing about you." Xiong Sheng looked at the middle-aged "harmony brings wealth" in front of him and said with emotion,

"That's right. The country of Yue, the home country of Xiong Zhang's mother Yue Ji, is still busy cleaning up the large legacy left by the Wu Kingdom. It has no time to interfere in the politics of other countries. The most it can do is to take in the young master. .

But if we just take him in, by the time the Yue Kingdom comes free, the Chu Kingdom will already be stable. Haha... From this point of view, only Ye Di is his only chance of survival."

Qu Xie nodded: "Yes, so we only need to guard Danyang, and the rest... No matter where you go, you won't be able to make any trouble."

"What should we do about Mo Aoyang who is covering the bears?" Xiong Sheng suddenly asked.

"Do you have any thoughts about him?" Qu Xie looked at Xiong Sheng strangely.

If he was killed directly, Bai Gongsheng would not bother to ask him at all.

"I think he is a warrior and a righteous man. If he can be conquered, he will be a fierce general."
Chapter completed!