Chapter 485 Who is the master of the southern border? General Lu is panicking!

Chapter 485 Who is the master of the southern border? General Lu is panicking!

At this moment, General Lu, who was in the back hall, just glanced at the documents called memorials, but just such a brief and casual browsing made him feel a storm in his heart. The contents of these memorials were extremely complicated, including not only detailed records of the amount of grain and grass harvests, and the analysis of taxation conditions in various places, but also crucial matters such as the promotion and transfer of officials at all levels.

Faced with such complicated information, Jiang Lu's doubts became more serious. Since he stepped into this county city, he has vaguely sensed many unusual things. And the memorials he saw before him were like a puzzle in front of him, which made him puzzled. If Gongzi Gao was really a puppet manipulated by others as rumored by the outside world, then why would such an important memorial concerning the national economy and people's livelihood be handed over to Gongzi Gao for personal review?

This is obviously contrary to common sense! Moreover, judging from the attitude of the servants towards Gongzi Gao, they were extremely respectful to him and did not dare to neglect him at all. However, after entering the city, not only did he fail to meet the powerful Gao Yao, but he was led directly to meet Gongzi Gao.

What is even more strange is that it is said that Gao Yao was ill at this time and was resting at home. But it is hard to say whether Gao Yao was really ill and bedridden. Even if Gao Yao was really ill and could not show up in person, with his scheming and means, couldn't he appoint a trusted confidant to secretly monitor the meeting?

All the things that happened now made Jiang Lu have a very special guess in his mind. He thought to himself: Maybe this Gongzi Gao is not just a puppet at the mercy of others! Maybe everyone has been deceived and deceived. If Gongzi Gao has already controlled the huge power of the Southern Territory at this moment, Jiang Lu suddenly felt a chill running through his body and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

If his bold guess turned out to be true, then the scheming and cunning of this Gongzi Gao was really unfathomable! Compared with his original expectations, it was a world of difference. In this way, his act of surrendering on behalf of Wang Ben and others was likely to become a reckless act of flying into a flame and seeking his own death. If the facts were indeed as he expected, then the one who was truly in a dominant position was Gongzi Gao, and the seemingly glorious Gao Yao was just a cover that was pushed to the front.

Thinking of this, General Lu couldn't help but take a deep breath. After all, they brought the remaining members of the royal family to Gao Yao, just because they knew that Gao Yao would not dare to kill them easily. The reason was simple. As long as Gao Yao dared to kill them, he would immediately become the target of public criticism, and his prestige that he had accumulated with great difficulty would suffer a heavy blow, and might even plummet.

But if it is Gongzi Gao, then it will be a real trouble, because for Gongzi Gao, accepting these royal family members will definitely have a great impact on his position. If there is a question of orthodoxy, Gongzi Gao will be in trouble, especially since Jiang Lu is still the elder brother, which will inevitably become a threat to Gongzi Gao.

By then, it is really possible that he could take action. As long as he kills Jiang Lu and other royal family members, his position as the King of Qin will be unshakable. Then he can also push all the blame onto Gao Yao. With Gao Yao's death, Prince Gao will become a hero, enjoy honor, and own the southern border. Wouldn't he be the one who rushes to the door to solve Prince Gao's hidden dangers?

Just when Lu Ze was thinking about the key point, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the door, beating on his heartstrings like a drum. Lu Ze instantly came to his senses, and quickly sorted out the complicated emotions in his heart. Then he carefully checked the surroundings to make sure there were no unusual traces left, and then quietly retreated to his original position.

Almost at the same time, the tightly closed door in the back hall was slowly pushed open, making a slight creaking sound. Gongzi Gao walked in hurriedly, his figure was like a gust of wind, and he was already in the house in the blink of an eye. Following him were several graceful and pretty maids. They entered one after another, each holding various items in their hands, and entered the room in an orderly manner.

"Brother, I'm really sorry. I have some urgent matters to deal with. I have kept you waiting here for a long time!" As soon as Gongzi Gao entered the room, he bowed to Jiang Lu with an apologetic look on his face.

"The King of Qin is too polite." Jiang Lu smiled and replied, but his eyes had already passed Gongzi Gao and fell on the maids behind him.

At this moment, one of the maids was carefully covering a memorial that she had just taken out with a piece of snow-white silk cloth, and then walked out of the room seemingly casually. Although her movements were gentle and skillful, under Jiang Lu's keen observation, they still seemed a little deliberate and unnatural.

What was even more eye-catching was that the maid happened to walk to the side of Gongzi Gao, and Gongzi Gao seemed to intentionally or unintentionally block Jiang Lu's sight, as if he wanted to half-cover the scene. This move of trying to cover up made Jiang Lu, who was already suspicious, feel even more depressed.

"Brother, how about this? Now all the affairs of the southern border are in the hands of the prime minister. So brother, have your meal in the palace first, and I will go to check on the prime minister later. After the prime minister has no problem, we can discuss this important matter."

"Here"

At this time, General Lu did not have any intention of objecting. In fact, his heart had sunk. All kinds of abnormal behaviors made General Lu worried. If he were in the position of Prince Gao, he would probably do the same thing. This behavior did not matter to Wang Li and Wang Ben. Prince Gao was naturally willing to accept such a general who was loyal to the Qin Dynasty. However, it was very likely that only one out of ten of these so-called royal family members would survive, especially himself, who was almost certain to die.

Although he followed Gongzi Gao to have dinner, Jiang Lu was always nervous and didn't dare to express too much. Gongzi Gao thought this was normal. He thought it was because there were outsiders around. Jiang Lu was deliberately acting very reserved and didn't suspect that it was because of him.

At the same time, in Gao Yao's mansion, Gao Yao and Xiao He sat opposite each other and played Go. In the ancient times when there was a lack of entertainment, Go was indeed a good way to kill time and exercise the brain.