Chapter 199: Prince Huai'an Raises an Army
"What?!"
"You said King An has passed away!?"
Jiang Chen looked at the Jinyiwei in front of him with disbelief.
Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't believe it, the Jinyiwei had no choice but to take out the document sent back by the spy planted in Prince An's army.
"My Lord, every word I say is true."
"In order to pass this information back, the people we planted in Prince An's army have died."
In order to pass this information back to the imperial capital, the traitor had already been killed by the Yu Yu brothers.
After hearing this news, Jiang Chen couldn't help but frown.
Although he was shocked by the news of Prince An's sudden death, he was more concerned about the second thing the Jinyiwei said.
This also means that they have lost the source of obtaining internal information about Prince An's army.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a headache.
He had spent a lot of effort to plant an insider in the first place.
Now, the insider who was planted with great difficulty was dead. It was really a tricky matter.
"I understand. You go down first!"
"Yes, sir."
Upon hearing Jiang Chen's order, the Jinyiwei bowed and left the study.
After the Jinyiwei left, Jiang Chen stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Early the next morning, Du Mingyu and Han Zhong were summoned to Jiang Chen's mansion.
"I am honored to meet you, Duke!"
"I am honored to meet you, my lord!"
Du Mingyu and Han Zhong bowed to Jiang Chen respectively.
"Okay, everyone, get up. I called you here to tell you something."
"This matter concerns the safety of the current Xia country."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen threw the document stating Prince An's death on the table.
"As for what it is, you two can see for yourselves!"
Seeing Jiang Chen's serious expression, Du Mingyu and Han Zhong looked at each other.
He picked up the document on the table, opened it and started reading.
"What!?"
"Prince An has passed away!!"
Looking at the contents of the document, Du Mingyu and Han Zhong were stunned.
In their opinion, how could Prince An, who was in his prime, die so easily!
But now, the facts are right before their eyes.
King An, who had guarded the western border of the Xia Kingdom for decades and led an army to fight for the throne, has indeed passed away!
"Okay, I'm going to tell you this news because I want to ask you about it."
"Do you think I should report this news to the Emperor?"
Looking at Du Mingyu and Han Zhong who couldn't calm down for a long time, Jiang Chen asked indifferently.
Hearing this, Du Mingyu and Han Zhong lowered their heads with complicated expressions and thought hard for a while.
"Your Excellency, I feel that this matter cannot be told to the Emperor."
"My lord, I agree with General Du's suggestion."
"If the emperor knew this news, I'm afraid he would mobilize the imperial capital to attack Prince An's army."
"If this happens, I don't know how many people will die."
Han Zhong said this, worried that his words might not be to Jiang Chen's liking.
After listening to what the two said, Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment and then nodded slowly.
"You are right. Enough people have died in the imperial capital. If this continues, I am afraid the people will become chaotic."
In Jiang Chen's heart, he agreed with what Du Mingyu and Han Zhong said.
What he needs to do now is to achieve his goal with King Huai'an.
At the same time, the forces of both Prince An and the Regent were weakened. In this way, it was time for Prince Huai'an to head north!
By then, I'm afraid the imperial capital will be plunged into blood and rain again.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen waved his hand helplessly.
"Okay, you guys go down first. I want to be alone."
"Yes, I will take my leave!"
Du Mingyu and Han Zhong bowed to Jiang Chen together and then retreated.
After the two left, Jiang Chen picked up a pen and paper, wrote a letter, called Zhang Fei, and asked him to send it to Jiangnan overnight.
Three days later, in the Huai'an Palace in Huai'an City, the Huai'an Prince was sitting in his study looking at the information that was delivered to him at the same time as Jiang Chen.
"Oh, my second brother, you left after all..."
When he saw the news that Prince An had passed away, his expression became lonely.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingbei, who was standing by, was also stunned.
"Qingbei."
"Father, I am here."
Hearing King Huai'an calling him, Yu Qingbei quickly raised his head.
"Your second uncle has passed away, and I want to go and see him off."
"We've been preparing for so long, it's time to head north."
After saying this, King Huai'an closed his eyes and stopped talking.
"Father, I understand. I will go and tell the generals to prepare to mobilize the troops!"
"Well, go ahead."
As Yu Qingbei took the order and retreated, King Huai'an opened his eyes and looked towards the direction of the imperial capital.
"Second brother, second brother, are you really dead or faking it..."
The next day, Prince Huai'an raised an army of 60,000 soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River and marched towards the imperial capital under the pretext of "suppressing the rebels and raising the true emperor to the throne."
When this news reached the imperial capital, Regent He Jin suddenly panicked.
"This is impossible!"
"How do they know that the emperor is a fake fourth son of the previous emperor?!"
"I have clearly eliminated those people, how could Yu Huaian know that!"
The Regent He Jin, who was wearing a dragon robe, roared loudly and smashed vases and other decorations in the imperial study.
Listening to the sound of things being thrown and smashed coming from the imperial study, Su Dingxia closed his eyes tightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Meanwhile in the Prime Minister's Mansion, because Prince An's army had not yet invaded the imperial capital, Concubine Shu had gradually lost the desire to support Prince An.
Just then, Prime Minister Xu Tao pushed open his daughter's door and walked in.
"My daughter, the King of Huai'an has raised an army!"
"It is said that he has found the real fourth son of the previous emperor. It seems that the final winner of this battle for the throne will be King Huai'an."
Xu Tao spoke to Concubine Shu with a complicated expression, looking very depressed.
He originally thought that his daughter was the concubine of the previous emperor, but who would have thought that the previous emperor was not of the previous emperor's bloodline!
In this way, his daughter became a fake concubine through and through!
When the ministers of the same dynasty learned the news, they all laughed at Xu Tao with glee.
In their view, Xu Tao had lost both his wife and his army, and had brought trouble upon himself.
Looking at her flustered father, Concubine Shu spoke calmly.
"Father, don't worry. Your daughter has known about this for a long time."
"How can I not be anxious? When the King of Huai'an arrives in the imperial capital, he will surely execute the entire Xu family!"
Looking at his daughter who looked calm, Xu Tao couldn't help but become anxious.
