lcionline Chapter 259 Plan
Chapter 259 Plan
Mu Jinghua was in a bad mood. Someone had offended him. Even though he didn't think anything of it, he still called Qiao Jianhong.
"Kill him." Mu Jinghua only said two words.
Qiao Jianhong was stunned, looked at the people who were frozen in place, and frowned: "Why did you provoke him?"
Those people immediately became dissatisfied: "General, we just whispered a few facts. It is said that honest advice is hard to hear. This Mu brother is unreasonable. General, you can't be confused."
"I'm confused?" Qiao Jianhong was so angry when he saw the people who were blaming him that he was not what he thought. He kicked the person who was talking and made him bleed. "I'm confused?"
He repeated it in a low voice, his eyes smoldering with anger: "If I am confused, there will be no sober people in this Dajing Dynasty."
The man who spoke did not expect that just this one sentence would make the general so angry. He immediately got up, knelt down respectfully, and did not dare to breathe.
Qiao Jianhong was only concerned about his words and naturally would not really put them to death.
He briefly asked about what happened, and after understanding that they were gossiping in Mu Jinghua's ear, he directly said, "Each of you will receive fifty lashes of the cane."
Then he looked at Mu Jinghua: "They said..."
Mu Jinghua lowered the curtain of the sedan chair, indicating that she didn't want to listen to him.
Qiao Jianhong was turned down again, but he was already used to it. He just grinned and urged people to set off again.
After the sedan started to sway, Mu Jinghua lifted the curtain again.
Originally, Qiao Jianhong probably wanted to guard against Xu Shu, so he had been taking the bumpy path. But recently, he relaxed his vigilance and started taking the official road.
The road became smoother and the scenery along the road became more prosperous. Most of them were scenes that Mu Jinghua had never seen before. However, he was not interested in them. He only took a few glances before lowering the curtain of the sedan chair.
They had been walking like this for nearly half a month, and they didn't know whether Xu Shu had arrived in the capital.
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Seeing Qiao Wan and Xuan Er showing off their affection again, Xu Shu frowned fiercely. He knocked heavily on the table, interrupting the two people who were acting as if they were alone, and then said, "What did you do when you came to Kyoto early?"
Xu Shu arrived in Beijing this afternoon. As soon as he arrived, he went straight to look for Qiao Wan. It was not difficult to find out where Qiao Wan was, but Xu Shu was too lazy to wait and was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he climbed over the wall and entered the house where they were living now.
Who knew that as soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard these two people...
A hundred days of debauchery, so unbridled.
Naturally, he wanted to make some noise to remind Qiao Wan that he was here, but when Qiao Wan got dressed and came out to meet him, she was still so absent-minded, so Xu Shu naturally became angry.
Qiao Wan could tell Xu Shu was unhappy, so she pursed her lips and sat down obediently: "According to your original plan, you opened a branch of Muyilou first, and the funds have been circulated. You can't recruit soldiers yet, but it's enough to open a blacksmith shop."
At this point, Qiao Wan raised an eyebrow: "But I see you... didn't bring anyone with you. Going to the capital alone?"
At this point, she smiled, and her intention to mock Xu Shu was obvious: "Oh, I forgot, Xu Shu, you are a native Beijinger."
Xu Shu looked at her speechlessly. Wasn't it just interrupting her and Xuan Er's tenderness? Was there such a big malice?
However, he did not argue with Qiao Wan, but explained: "Xu Shi needs to stabilize Yuzhou and cannot get away for the time being."
"Depending on me?" Qiao Wan understood what he meant and couldn't help rolling her eyes. "I work for you, but you don't pay me and you can't guarantee me..."
"Give you shares." Xu Shu said briefly, "How about building momentum?"
"The response was mediocre." Xuan Er said, "Qiao Jianhong has a close relationship with Mu Tonghai, and many people in the court support him. In addition, he has a high reputation among the people. How could anyone believe the news that he intends to rebel?"
Xu Shu also knew this, he sighed: "How is Xiao Ran doing?"
"Of course he was happy to hear that you were coming to the capital." Qiao Wan snorted, "But the martial arts exam is impossible to do in a short time. After all, it is a big event. Just the preparations... will take at least half a year."
Xu Shu sighed again. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the capital, he had to either build up momentum for himself or for his enemies. However, neither of these two approaches could produce immediate results.
Mu Jinghua could come to the capital at any time. Once Qiao Jianhong mentioned Mu Jinghua in front of the emperor, it would be troublesome if he wanted to take him away in the future...
It was rare to see him with such an expression, Qiao Wan was inevitably surprised, and couldn't help but comfort him: "No matter what, Qiao Jianhong will not harm Xiao Mujin."
Xu Shu hummed, but it was unclear whether he heard it or not.
Qiao Wan couldn't help but say a little more about what he knew: "Here is a plot from a book that might help you."
Xu Shu looked at Qiao Wan.
"According to the original book, a month later, the emperor went on a secret visit and encountered robbers on the road. He was frightened and fell into the water. He was then rescued by Mu Ge'er near the City God Temple in the suburbs. From then on, he fell in love with him..."
"Did Qiao Jianhong and Mu Tonghai plan this together?" Xu Shu knew the plot of the story as soon as he heard it. "Mu Tonghai has great influence in the court, so it is not difficult for him to persuade the emperor to go on a secret visit. Qiao Jianhong has many elite soldiers under his command, many of whom are good at assassination, so it is not difficult for him to design a conspiracy to murder the emperor."
"They took this opportunity to force the unaware Mu Jinghua out, and used his gentleness and kindness to win the emperor's favor. Then, he could enter the palace again, and this alone would make the emperor treat him well."
Xu Shu immediately understood the plot, but Qiao Wan couldn't help laughing: "You have a very deep filter for Xiao Mujin."
Xu Shu understood what she meant and said, "Xiao Mujin is alone in the capital and is powerless. It would be wise for her to agree to cooperate with them."
Qiao Wan heard the protectiveness in his words and wanted to continue teasing, but was interrupted by Xu Shu: "Your plot is just average."
Qiao Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Can you do it?"
Xu Shu nodded: "Okay."
Qiao Wan snorted and motioned for him to continue.
Xu Shu took a sip of tea and spoke slowly: "Qiao Jianhong has already brought Mu Jinghua back to Beijing, so their original plan will not change much."
"The only variable is that Mu Jinghua might not cooperate with them to save the emperor, so Qiao Jianhong used me to force Mu Jinghua."
"If my tendons in my hands and feet were cut, I would have to stay in bed for a long time to recuperate, and there would be no means of transportation to help me get to the capital first. Qiao Jianhong's plan can be said to be perfect."
"But I'm here."
Qiao Wan's heart moved, and she immediately understood what Xu Shu meant: "So, you want to save the emperor and replace Mu Jinghua as his white moonlight?"
Xu Shu: ...