Chapter 484 Feng Quji arrived, this is a test!
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Those who followed us are all our great Qin royal family and some loyal ministers! As long as they can successfully enter the court, they will naturally become your solid backing and support. When that time comes, we will try to let General Wang Ben or General Wang Li obtain a certain amount of military power. In this way, we will have enough capital to compete with others!"
"In the short term, we can temporarily show weakness to Gao Yao so that he will no longer be afraid of us. In secret, we need to continue to accumulate strength and wait for the most appropriate time to launch a coup and take back everything that belongs to us!"
"With this two-pronged approach, we will have a chance to seize control of the southern border. With the current prosperity of the southern border, it is still unknown whether the King of Qin can recreate the prosperity of the previous emperor."
At this time, General Lu did not hesitate and told all his thoughts, waiting for Gongzi Gao's response. Gongzi Gao had never expected that there were so many things behind this surrender, and he was a little shocked for a while.
But after the shock, he was excited, because this was a good plan. The imperial court's 300,000 troops could not defeat Gao Yao, not to mention that there were only 50,000 troops left and they were almost starving. If it could be carried out according to the plan, it would definitely be an opportunity for Gongzi Gao, which was much better than having no chance at all.
"King Qin, Prime Minister Feng has an urgent matter to report!" At this time, a maid outside the door suddenly said loudly. When Gongzi Gao heard this, he was stunned. General Lu on the side also instantly realized who the other party was. It was Feng Quji.
"Well, I'll go there now."
"Brother, please wait a moment. I'll be back soon!" After responding, Gongzi Gao said something to Jiang Lu and hurriedly left the back hall.
Jiang Lu nodded again, but there was a hint of doubt in his eyes. He watched Gongzi Gao leave like this. At this time, a maid came to serve Jiang Lu fruits and snacks. Another maid placed a stack of memorials on the desk beside him, and then bowed and left the back hall.
At first, General Lu didn't pay much attention to it, but when he saw the memorial not far away from him, he couldn't help but have a guess in his mind. The back hall was not big, so General Lu slowly stood up and came to the vicinity of the memorial. After making sure that no one was paying attention and there was no movement, he carefully opened the memorial and began to check it. Just by looking at it, General Lu frowned immediately.
The contents of these memorials were very broad, including suggestions for military reform, taxation, appointment and dismissal of officials, etc. Almost everything was involved. After reading them, Jiang Lu's brows became more solemn.
On the other side, in the main hall, Gongzi Gao also met Feng Quji. Feng Quji had just heard that Gongzi had brought Lu into the city and had personally met Gongzi Gao. As Gao Yao was not there yet, Feng Quji considered the issue more comprehensively. Now Feng Quji suspected that all this was most likely a trap set by Gao Yao for Gongzi Gao.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin, I wonder if General Lu has arrived at your residence?" As soon as they met, Feng Quji asked hurriedly with a worried look on his face.
"Don't worry, sir. Jiang Lu is resting in the back hall at this moment." The King of Qin nodded slightly and replied.
Feng Quji frowned and hurriedly advised: "Your Highness, Prince Qin, you must not have too much contact with General Lu! In my opinion, it is better to send him back to the post station as soon as possible."
The King of Qin looked puzzled and asked, "Why are you so worried, sir? Are you afraid that Gao Yao will interfere?"
"It is precisely because of Gao Yao that we have to be on guard! This meeting is probably a conspiracy deliberately arranged by Gao Yao. And as far as I know, Gao Yao himself can't refuse to come because of illness."
"This matter was originally handled by Gao Yao himself. Sir, I think there is no need to worry too much."
Feng Quji shook his head repeatedly and retorted solemnly: "King Qin, this matter is definitely not as simple as it seems. Have you never considered that this is most likely a trap set by Gao Yao to test our reaction?"
Hearing this, the King of Qin frowned slightly, staring into the distance, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He opened his lips slightly and muttered to himself: "Probing... Sir, you mean that this arrangement was all intentional by Gao Yao? But what is the reason behind this? Is it really as you speculated?"
For a moment, Gongzi Gao's heart was full of doubts and confusion. He found it hard to fully believe what Feng Quji said, but he felt that it made sense.
"King Qin, Gao Yao has been wary of you for a long time and has never stopped for a moment. It's just that the degree of his vigilance varies. Now that the situation has finally shown signs of easing, Gao Yao took the initiative to offer you such an opportunity. And you seized it so quickly without even showing a hint of evasion. How would Gao Yao feel if he saw this?" Feng Quji looked at Master Gao with a serious face and said slowly.
Gongzi Gao, who was standing by, had not thought deeply about this matter. But when he heard Feng Quji's words, it was like a sudden enlightenment. He thought carefully about the meeting with Gao Yao today, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"It is indeed as you said, sir! Today I saw that Gao Yao behaved very decisively, and he seemed not to care about our meeting at all. It even gave me the feeling that he deliberately pushed the matter in front of me and asked me to deal with it. I didn't notice anything unusual before, but after you reminded me of it, I realized that there might be another hidden story." Thinking of this, Gongzi Gao couldn't help but feel worried.
"Sir, what should I do now?" Having just heard Jiang Lu's plan, it would definitely not be a good thing if Gao Yao targeted me at this time, and it would not be conducive to future events.
Moreover, Gongzi Gao did not tell Feng Quji about Lu's idea. At this time, Gongzi Gao had begun to be wary of Feng Quji. After all, Gao wanted to keep using Feng Quji, so Gongzi Gao was naturally a little confused. Moreover, Feng Quji's visits to him began to decrease, which made Gongzi Gao a little suspicious. So he was naturally cautious when speaking.
"Since you have already met, then meet openly. King Qin, please don't act very secretive, otherwise it will only increase suspicion. After all, everyone in the King Qin's Mansion is Gao Yao's eyes and ears. The more you try to hide, the more suspicious Gao Yao will be. Please receive him calmly and just treat it as a greeting between brothers who haven't seen each other for a long time. If you have serious business, then you have to wait until Gao Yao has time and then sit down and talk. This will dispel Gao Yao's doubts."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." After listening to Feng Quji's words, Gongzi Gao had to admit that it made a lot of sense, and immediately stood up to arrange this matter.