Chapter 256: Return of prisoners?
After Huo Xiang and his men left, Jiang Chen turned his attention to Xiong Kehui and Xu Mang.
"How is the prince doing?!"
Hearing Jiang Chen asking about Prince Jin's condition, Xiong Kehui quickly replied.
"My Lord, the prince's condition has stabilized."
"That's good. The prince is fine, and I am relieved."
After hearing that Prince Jin's condition had improved, Jiang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, King Jin is still very important to him.
Although the nine counties in the northern border are now under his rule, they were only just handed over to him by the King of Jin.
If something happens to Prince Jin, Jiang Chen can't guarantee that they won't do something about it.
Jiang Chen’s most important task right now is to stabilize the people’s hearts in the North.
We must ensure that officials and forces in the other six counties in the north do not do anything.
Then, slowly and step by step, he replaced these officials with his own people.
However, Jiang Chen used those old ministers to establish his authority today, and he expected that those people would not dare to make any small moves for the time being.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to Yu Lingtian standing beside him.
Seeing Jiang Chen looking at Yu Lingtian, Xiong Kehui on the side hurriedly spoke.
"Don't worry, sir. The prince has said that he will give you an explanation about the prince's affairs!"
As he spoke, Xiong Kehui waved his hand and spoke to the guards he brought with him.
"What are you guys still standing there for? Hurry up and take His Royal Highness back to the palace!"
"Yes, General."
Hearing Xiong Kehui's order, several guards hurriedly walked up to Yu Ling.
Looking at the guards walking towards him, Yu Lingtian did not resist and did not say a word.
He just obediently put his hands behind his back and was escorted out by several guards.
After Yu Lingtian was taken away, Xiong Kehui bowed to Jiang Chen.
"Sir, this is a little gift from the prince."
"The prince said you must accept it!"
After Xiong Kehui finished speaking, he took out a thick stack of silver bills from his arms and handed it to Jiang Chen.
Looking at the banknote Xiong Kehui took out, Jiang Chen reached out and took it.
Seeing Jiang Chen accept the banknote, Xiong Kehui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Prince Jin said that if Jiang Chen accepted the banknote, Yu Lingtian would be in his arms.
But if Jiang Chen didn't accept it, he would have to kill Yu Lingtian directly according to King Jin's wishes.
After accepting the banknote from Prince Jin, Jiang Chen said to Xiong Kehui.
"Okay, General Xiong, go back and tell the prince."
"Your Highness, I will not bother with him this time."
"But if there is a next time, I will not be polite!"
After hearing what Jiang Chen said, Xiong Kehui quickly bowed.
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely pass this message to the prince."
After saying this, Xiong Kehui stood up and walked to Xu Mang.
"Old Xu, the Lord's safety is in your hands. I will go report to the Lord first."
After listening to Xiong Kehui's words, Xu Mang nodded.
After seeing Xu Mang's response to his words, Xiong Kehui hurriedly left the restaurant.
After he left, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to a hidden corner of the hall.
"Okay, everyone's gone, why don't you come out!?"
As Jiang Chen's voice rang out, Xu Mang quickly drew out his sword with a vigilant look on his face and looked towards the corner.
The next second, under Xu Mang's gaze, Gongsun Liang walked out with a smile.
"Haha, I knew the lord had already noticed the light."
After bowing to Jiang Chen, Gongsun Liang turned around and bowed to Gongsun Wuyan beside him.
"Dad, you're here."
"Hmph, you little brat, if I hadn't come, how would you have let the Lord deal with these old foxes alone?!"
Looking at his son, Gongsun Wuyan cursed him angrily.
"Dad, you underestimate me, your son. I have already thought of a solution."
"Tell me, is this right, my lord?"
As he spoke, Gongsun Liang turned around and said to Jiang Chen with a smile.
"Mr. Gongsun, you have wronged the military advisor. He really had thought of a countermeasure a long time ago."
Jiang Chen and Gongsun Liang did not deceive Gongsun Wuyan. They had already thought of a countermeasure against those old ministers of King Jin.
But who could have thought that before they could start implementing it, Gongsun Wuyan stood up.
But it’s a good thing this way, as it saves Jiang Chen and Gongsun Liang a lot of effort.
With the Gongsun family, once the number one family, standing on Jiang Chen's side, those other families did not dare to do anything excessive.
Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't seem to be deceiving him, Gongsun Wuyan finally believed what they said.
"Sir, now that everything has been resolved, I will take my leave now."
After talking with the two for a while, Gongsun Wuyan stood up.
Then, he bowed and clasped his hands towards Jiang Chen.
"It's alright, Master Gongsun, take care. I won't see you off."
"Gongsun Liang, go see your uncle off!"
Seeing Gongsun Wuyan was about to leave, Jiang Chen smiled and gave Gongsun Liang instructions.
"Liang, I obey your command."
Following Jiang Chen's instructions, Gongsun Liang helped his old father out of the restaurant.
Just as Gongsun Wuyan was about to get on the carriage, he suddenly turned around and spoke to Gongsun Liang.
"Liang'er, you must assist the Lord well!"
"The future of our Gongsun family is in your hands."
Faced with his father's worried advice, Gongsun Liang nodded, signaling his father not to worry .
Seeing that Gongsun Liang had taken his words to heart, the old man didn't say anything else.
He turned around and got into the carriage, then left the restaurant.
After seeing his father off, Gongsun Liang returned to Jiang Chen.
"My lord, my father is gone."
"Well, military advisor, what do you think I should do with those two?"
Jiang Chen changed the subject and asked Gongsun Liang another question.
Hearing this question, Gongsun Liang knew without a second thought which two people Jiang Chen was talking about.
"My Lord, Liang thinks that those two..."
Gongsun Liang sat next to Jiang Chen, stroking his chin.
After some thought, Gongsun Liang continued.
"From my perspective, we can't keep those two here any longer!"
"Oh? What do you mean?!"
After hearing Gongsun Liang's answer, Jiang Chen asked with some confusion.
"If we stay here any longer, Qi and Ming will definitely take this as an opportunity to start a war again!"
"Of course, Liang doesn't mean to just put them back without doing anything."
"You mean, let Qi and Ming exchange things?"
Hearing this, Jiang Chen instantly understood what Gongsun Liang meant.
"Of course, if Chang Yuchun and Le Bo are the only ones, it won't be enough to impress the two countries to exchange."
Seeing that Jiang Chen understood what he meant, Gongsun Liang smiled and nodded, then continued.
"We must also return the more than 40,000 Allied prisoners of war we captured!"
