Chapter 224 Chenzhou Prefecture

Chapter 224 Chenzhou Prefecture
Ye Xuan didn't know what to do for a moment, and hesitantly didn't know how to answer.

Zhu Yuanzhang had pushed him into a desperate situation. He thought that the emperor had given him such a big favor, and if he still refused, he would be ungrateful.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was not as domineering as those in the court in private affairs. He seemed to see through Ye Xuan's thoughts, smiled slightly, stroked his beard and said, "I won't force you. Think about it carefully when you go back."

Ye Xuan let out a long sigh and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang then gave some instructions on the details of the Hu Weiyong case, and then asked Ye Xuan to leave with a worried look on his face.

But before leaving, Ye Xuan told Zhu Yuanzhang about Qian'er's decision to turn to the light and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to forgive Qian'er's past sins.

However, Ye Xuan did not talk about the relationship between himself and Qian'er. It was not that he was still thinking about the emperor's eldest daughter, but he was still saying that he missed the old relationship, but found another woman the next second. It was a bit like deceiving the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, stroked his beard and said, "Since she has turned from evil to good, I think she still has a conscience in her heart. She can make up for her crime and make meritorious contributions. I can pardon her sins."

"But you have to be careful too. Don't let Hu Weiyong's spies get close to you."

Zhu Yuanzhang was worthy of being Zhu Yuanzhang. He saw through the hidden danger at a glance.

Ye Xuan nodded and bowed to accept the order.

Back in Xiangyun Lane, Ye Xuan told Qian'er that Zhu Yuanzhang had agreed to pardon Qian'er. Qian'er was so happy that she wanted to jump off the bed.

Ever since Hu Weiyong was sentenced, Qian'er's biggest worry was not that Hu Weiyong would kill people to silence them, but that after Hu Weiyong was executed, she would not be able to see the light of day because she was a member of Hu Weiyong's party, and would not be able to stay with Ye Xuan forever.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang also put forward a prerequisite, that is, she needs to make meritorious contributions while serving her sentence, Qian'er doesn't care.

As long as there is hope of staying with Ye Xuan forever, Qian'er is willing to give everything for it.

After conveying Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude, Ye Xuan immediately asked, "Qian'er, when you were in the Prime Minister's Mansion before, as a killer and spy secretly trained as a guard, did he assign you any tasks related to profit-making?"

Qian'er shook her head and said ashamedly: "Although Qian'er knew that Hu Weiyong wanted to rebel, he often spoke frankly of Your Majesty's name in front of me, but he never told me how he planned it."

Ye Xuan nodded, thinking that was true. Rebellion is a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan. Although Qian'er is a martial arts expert and a smart person, she is a woman after all. Many things are not convenient for her to do as a girl.

However, there is a breakthrough in this matter, that is, Pingliang Hou Fei Ju and Ji'an Hou Lu Zhongheng.

Being able to convince the two men to train secretly was definitely not something that Wang Guangyang could do alone. Hu Weiyong must have played a role in this.

However, Hu Weiyong was a cunning and cautious person by nature, so he handed over the contact with Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng to Wang Guangyang, thus keeping himself out of the matter.

At that time, Fei Ju was the Prime Minister in charge of military affairs in Chenzhou Prefecture, and Lu Zhongheng was also in Henan. The reason why the two were connected was not only because of their previous friendship, but also because of geographical convenience.

It would take more than ten days to travel from Yingtian Prefecture to Chenzhou Prefecture even if a fast horse ran non-stop.

However, it was not difficult for Ye Xuan to see that Zhu Yuanzhang was very urgent about this matter, so Ye Xuan did not delay any longer and immediately went out to instruct Qiuyan and others to pack their luggage and prepare the horses.

While Qiuyan was packing, Ye Xuan came to the Pacification Office and immediately summoned Wang Feihu and Song Zhenshan. Ye Xuan did not directly say that he wanted to investigate Hu Weiyong's rebellion, but Song Zhenshan had read the secret letter, and even if Ye Xuan did not say it, he had some guesses in his mind, only Wang Feihu was confused.

Ye Xuan immediately made arrangements. Wang Feihu led ten people to follow him to Chenzhou Prefecture in disguise, while Song Zhenshan arranged for the remaining ninety people to change their appearance and go to Chenzhou Prefecture in batches to avoid a large number of Jinyiwei being mobilized and alerting the enemy.

The two of them accepted the orders, and then Ye Xuan agreed on the time and place to meet, and then hurried back to Ye Mansion.

When she returned home, Qiuyan had already packed her luggage.

After saying goodbye to Nianwei and others one by one, Ye Xuan was about to leave. Qian'er found a new set of clothes from somewhere and put them on, and asked Ye Xuan to take her with him.

Considering that Qian'er was injured, Ye Xuan didn't want to take her with him, but Qian'er's attitude was very firm, so Ye Xuan had to agree.

The main thing is that although Qian'er was injured, most of them were superficial injuries. As long as she pays attention to recuperation for more than 30 days, she should be almost recovered by the time she arrives at Chenzhou Prefecture.

The most important thing is that Qian'er is a martial arts expert and is good at gathering intelligence, so bringing him along might be helpful.

Soon Ye Xuan and Wang Feihu met outside the north gate and quickly headed towards Chenzhou Prefecture.

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Thirteen days later, Chenzhou Prefecture.

"Ding ding ding, it's the first quarter of the morning, be careful with fire!" A night watchman walked down the street beating a gong.

However, he did not notice at all that when he passed through an alley, more than ten pairs of eyes in the box were watching him vigilantly.

Not until the night watchman had completely walked away and even the sound of the gong could no longer be heard did voices suddenly come from the dark alley.

"Sir, are we just going to pass it directly to the Marquis of Ji'an's Mansion?" The muffled voice came from Wang Feihu.

Then Ye Xuan's voice came: "Yes, we Jinyiwei have the right to act at our own discretion. We can directly arrest Lawrence Lu for interrogation. This is the most efficient way."

"If we were to conduct a secret investigation, we don't know how long it would take, but Your Majesty can no longer wait."

At this time, a clear and pleasant female voice came out: "For such a major case of treason, I am afraid that even if we arrest Lawrence Lu, he will not honestly confess everything."

A chuckle came from the darkness, and Ye Xuan said, “You don’t have to worry about this. As long as Lawrence Lu is in my hands, I am sure that he will tell me what color pants his wife wears.”

A dozen obscene chuckles echoed in the dark alley, and only one female voice shyly said, "Rogue."

"Since you have such great abilities, why don't you go directly to Pingliang Marquis' Mansion to arrest Fei Ju? Fei Ju is the leader between the two of them, and the secret military training is also decided by Fei Ju. Wouldn't it be easier for us to arrest him directly?"

Ye Xuan said softly: "Prime Minister Fei Ju is in charge of Chenzhou's military affairs. There are many elite soldiers in his mansion. It is not easy for a few of us to sneak into Fei Ju's mansion. On the contrary, it is very dangerous."

"It would be better to control Lu Zhongheng first, and then try to get Lu Zhongheng to invite Fei Ju to meet him at his house. This way, it will be much easier to arrest Fei Ju. Otherwise, if we are not careful, it will easily lead to a mutiny, or even make Fei Ju take risks and rebel in advance."

(End of this chapter)