Chapter 402 Where are the 3 private soldiers kept?

Chapter 402 Where are the 3 private soldiers kept?

When Zheng Bang heard Yi Ping say that he was going to send him some food, he immediately became happy and clapped his hands and said, "Then I'll write down what I want to eat, and you must remember to prepare it and send it to me in the palace."

Yi Ping nodded and said, "Okay, then you must drink medicine and practice martial arts every day in the palace, and you are not allowed to be lazy."

Zheng Bang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my father said that as long as I get top grades in school after the spring, he will not restrict me from leaving the palace to find you."

To adults, this may seem a little inappropriate, but when it comes from the mouth of a nine-year-old fool, everyone seems to think it is normal.

Yi Ping had no choice but to continue coaxing: "You won the first place, maybe His Majesty will be happy and give you a reward. Then we can use the reward to buy more delicious food."

When Zheng Bang heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Sister Yiping is right. With the silver we can buy more delicious food. I will give you all the silver and you can spend it however you want."

I really admire these two old friends. Their words and actions are just like a young couple, and they act as if they are the only ones around.

I didn't want to bother with Zheng Bang anymore, so I asked Gongsun Wen, "What's going on with those people from the Martial Arts Academy?"

Gongsun Wen said: "They are all traitors who have made detailed plans for rebellion. Who would have thought that they would be wiped out by us on the eve of the rebellion. There are about four or five thousand of these traitors, all of whom are well-trained private soldiers. If they had succeeded in their rebellion, I'm afraid the capital would be a river of blood and corpses would be everywhere."

My heart ached when I heard this. These people deserve to be damned. They are blinded by greed and the common people are the ultimate victims. Even if such a person becomes emperor, he cannot seek benefits for the people, but will only squeeze more benefits from them.

After a long while, I asked, "Can you find out who the mastermind is?"

Gongsun Wen said: "We have captured several leaders, but they would rather commit suicide than confess who the mastermind is. But even if they don't tell us, Your Majesty can guess who is behind it."

I just felt depressed and couldn't help but say angrily: "Since you know, why don't you arrest them all and let them do whatever they want and harm the people?"

The clever Gongsun Wen immediately knew who I was talking about. He looked at me and said, "It's not what you think."

I was so angry that I slammed the table and yelled, "What if it's not what I thought?"

Zheng Bang, who was still writing a recipe, was so frightened by my slap that his pen almost fell onto the table.

Gongsun Wen frowned and said, "This time it's really not like yours. Although there is Gui's handiwork, these private soldiers are really not his."

"Isn't his surname Gui?" I was stunned when I heard it. I always thought that it was Grand Tutor Gui who wanted to rebel, but this time it was not him!

Gongsun Wen said: "Don't ask about this matter. Your Majesty has his own ideas. If you ask too much and it gets out, it will mess up your Majesty's plan."

Thinking back, I was indeed impulsive just now, so I calmed down and said, "Your Majesty clearly has so much evidence that Gui wants to rebel, why don't you arrest him, and let him act arrogantly outside?"

Gongsun Wen glanced at me and said, "I shouldn't have told you this, but I was afraid that you would act impulsively and mess up your majesty's plan. Gui's grandfather was a great general who was famous and his military exploits were no less than those of General Zhao. Unfortunately, by the time of Gui's father's generation, there was no more talent. Gui's grandfather was afraid that the family would decline, so when he handed over the military power, he kept a trick and concealed the 300,000 Gui family soldiers, making them private soldiers. No one knows where these 300,000 private soldiers are kept, but they are like a sharp knife on your majesty's neck, ready to take your life at any time, so your majesty is so indulgent to Gui and dares not turn against him."

I was stunned and murmured, "No wonder Gui was trying so hard to make money. It turns out that he has so many private soldiers. No wonder he has the capital to rebel. Once these 300,000 troops approach the border, they can destroy the capital at any time."

Gongsun Wen sighed and said, "So your majesty must not act rashly. If you are not careful, you will change the dynasty and there will be no recovery."

I nodded and said, "I understand. But what I don't understand is that your Majesty has so many personal soldiers, so many secret guards, and civilian spies all over Dayu, but he can't find where the 300,000 private soldiers surnamed Gui are kept?"

Gongsun Wen shook his head and said, "I have been searching for so many years and still have found nothing."

I lowered my head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised my head, unable to hide the excitement in my eyes and said, "Do you remember the mountain we passed by before we were caught when we were escaping by boat?"

Gongsun Wen said: "Of course I remember, Qingyun Mountain."

I said, "Yes, it was Qingyun Mountain. You said that Qingyun Mountain was the territory of Southern Qin, but at that time the prince led his men to chase us, and we had no choice but to abandon the boat and escape, but we were still caught by the prince. After the prince caught us, he took the land route back to the capital. Do you remember all this?"

Gongsun Wen thought about it and realized that this was the first time he tried to escape with me but was caught. How could he not remember it?

But no matter how much his heart was in turmoil, Gongsun Wen remained calm and said, "Of course I remember."

I clapped my hands and said, "The small village on the shore is full of fishermen. When we were resting, we borrowed water from a fisherman. Did you find anything wrong there?"

Gongsun Wen was smarter than most people. When I reminded him of this, he stood up in shock, looked at me with wide eyes and said, "That fisherman has weapons at home!"

I slapped Gongsun Wen on the arm with excitement and said, "I thought you didn't notice it, but you did. I was only thinking about how to get out of this situation, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Now that you mention it, I think there is something wrong with those fishermen."

Gongsun Wen took a long breath and said, "If we want to hide the 300,000 private soldiers from the court, it is indeed the best way to let them return to the countryside. Moreover, that place is far away from the emperor and no one in the lawless area will find out that those people are different from ordinary people. Ah Man, you really have to make a great contribution this time."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, without waiting for my reply, he walked over, picked up Zheng Bang and left.

Zheng Bang was still holding a pen in his hand, thinking hard about what dishes he wanted to eat, but Gongsun Wen picked him up and frightened him and shouted, "Master Taifu, what are you going to do?"

Gongsun Wen kept walking and said, "I'll take you back to the palace. Time is running out. You'd better shut up."

Zheng Bang was carried away by Gongsun Wen with the pen in his hand.

After Gongsun Wen left, I turned my head to look at Yingchun who had been standing behind me, and asked, "Did you listen carefully to what I just said to Master Gongsun?"

Yingchun was shocked and quickly shook her head and said, "Second Young Master, I didn't hear anything."

I smiled and said, "It's good that you didn't hear it. If the content of the conversation just now gets out, then the entire clan will be executed. Don't get your family involved."