bookrandom Chapter 187: Internal Unrest in Wu
Chapter 187: Internal Unrest in Wu
One day in mid-to-late March, the sun was shining brightly, the weather was exceptionally pleasant, and the sky was clear and cloudless.
Warm sunlight slanted into the house through the window, just shining on the back of Yunzhi's hand placed on the table.
At this moment, Yun Zhi was holding a piece of paper and slowly approaching the burning candlestick.
When the paper came into contact with the high temperature of the candle flame, a few clear words gradually appeared on the originally blank paper.
When I looked closely, I saw it clearly written: "Wang Yi has been released successfully."
After seeing the contents clearly, Yun Zhi moved closer to the candlestick and gently blew out the candle.
Yun Zhi was not surprised by this result.
At that time, when she chose to start with Yang Chenyu, she had already anticipated the current situation.
Yang Chenyu has no other weaknesses except that he values his reputation. He doesn't care about his family, and he only wants enough money to live on. He even doesn't care about his own life.
If he could die by blocking the sword for Xie Chengyun and thus gain praise for his loyalty from future generations, he would even stand in front of Xie Chengyun without hesitation.
To him, nothing else matters, reputation is the most important thing.
If he hadn't known about Yang Chenyu's incident, which was enough to ruin his reputation, he would have been the most difficult person to defeat among the four.
But who let An Guo know about this? Maybe it was just fate.
Yun Zhi looked down at the sunlight reflected on the back of her hand and narrowed her eyes slightly. Now, she just had to wait patiently for the news of the destruction of the Wu Kingdom.
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Wu State.
At this time, in Yang Chenyu's study.
"How could Wang Yi be kidnapped? Who did it? Was it Li He, Wen Mingjing, or that Huang guy?"
Zhao Zicheng paced back and forth in the study, his face full of anxiety, and he mentioned Wang Yi's former subordinates one by one. These were all the people he suspected.
"But weren't they under surveillance by our people? They haven't behaved strangely during this period. Furthermore, they knew where they were being held. How could they have been abducted?"
Looking at the person who kept walking around the room, Zhang Yue had to stop him, "Stop walking back and forth. It makes me dizzy. The most urgent thing now is to think of a solution."
Zhao Zicheng stopped and glared at Zhang Yue, saying, "Solution? How to solve it? Wang Yi has been kidnapped. His Majesty instructed us to kill her on the spot if she was kidnapped. But now she's gone missing and we've only just noticed."
Zhang Yue rubbed his temples and said, "Now that things have come to this, there's no point in complaining. Let's calm down and think about how to find Wang Yi. If we find him, everyone will be happy. If we can't..."
He looked up at the three people present, and his unfinished words spoke for themselves.
Because of his words, the room suddenly became quiet for a moment.
Yang Chenyu glanced at the three people around him and took the initiative to break the silence. "The most urgent task is to determine who kidnapped Wang Yi and where they went."
Zhao Zicheng calmed down by now. He frowned, "Could it be spies from other enemy nations? Now that we've defeated the An and Yue kingdoms, they've kidnapped Wang Yi and are using him to stir up civil unrest in Wu."
Zhang Yue nodded. "It's very likely, but Wang Yi's former subordinates can't be ruled out as suspects either. It's also possible that they've been planning this for a long time and found a loophole in our defense to kidnap the person."
At this moment, Yan Chu, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly spoke up, "How did the people who kidnapped Wang Yi know where he was being held? Did they find out through investigation, or is there something wrong within our ranks?"
"Internal? Absolutely impossible. Those involved in this matter are all our confidants. There is no reason for them to betray us." Zhao Zicheng shook his head.
They didn't notice that when Yan Chu said there was an internal problem, Yang Chenyu's eyes flickered slightly, but soon returned to normal.
Seeing that his words were immediately refuted, Yan Chu felt helpless, "This is just speculation, it doesn't mean that there must be problems within the company."
Without waiting for Zhao Zicheng to speak, he looked at Yang Chenyu and said, "Master Yang, tell me what we should do now."
Facing the gazes of the three men, Yang Chenyu pondered for a moment. "No matter what, we must not let our guard down. Immediately dispatch additional personnel to conduct a thorough search in and around the city. No trace of evidence should be overlooked. If we truly cannot find anything, we will have no choice but to apologize to His Majesty."
The three nodded and were about to take action when a guard hurried in, "Sir, we just received news that Wang Yi's old subordinate Li He disappeared last night."
Everyone was shocked.
Zhang Yue said, "Li He's disappearance is very strange. It is very likely related to Wang Yi's kidnapping."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Yang Chenyu frowned, "Send someone to find Li He's whereabouts immediately. We must find him."
Everyone took the order and left.
However, just as they were busy dealing with the kidnapping of Wang Yi, some incidents, big and small, began to occur in the court, and rumors unfavorable to Xie Chengyun began to spread among the people.
These rumors spread like wildfire, all blaming Xie Chengyun, saying that if he had not taken the initiative to provoke the war for his own selfish reasons, they would not have suffered the pain of war.
For a time, people throughout the Wu State were in panic and the situation became increasingly tense.
While Yang Chenyu and others were tracking down Wang Yi's whereabouts, they also had to deal with the sudden pressure from public opinion.
"It's obvious that someone is manipulating this behind the scenes and deliberately inciting public opinion." Zhao Zicheng said angrily.
Zhang Yue echoed, "They must be spies from the enemy country, hoping to disrupt the morale of the people of Wu. It seems Wang Yi's kidnapping was also the work of the enemy country, designed to plunge Wu into chaos. This chain of events is truly insidious and cunning."
Yang Chenyu's face was solemn as he rubbed his temples, which were aching from not sleeping all night. "No matter what, we must first stabilize the situation. While continuing to search for Wang Yi, we must also send people to appease the people and clarify the rumors."
Just when everyone was busy and exhausted, another piece of bad news came.
Cheng Wangyi appeared a hundred miles away from the capital, seemingly gathering his old subordinates, preparing to take advantage of Xie Chengyun's attack on the front line to rush into the capital and regain the throne.
This news was like thunder, shocking the entire court.
The court was in even greater chaos.
Yang Chenyu gritted his teeth and said, "We absolutely cannot let them succeed. Mobilize the troops immediately and prepare for battle. Also..."
He took a deep breath and said, "Write a letter to inform His Majesty of everything that has happened during this period. Now His Majesty needs to return to deal with this matter."
Hearing this, the faces of several people turned extremely ugly for a moment.
Zhao Zicheng couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty is at the front line fighting fiercely. If you let Your Majesty come back at this time, wouldn't it affect the situation on the front line?"
Zhang Yue also agreed, "Yes, Lord Yang, do you want to reconsider this matter?"
Yang Chenyu's eyes were firm. "If it were just matters at court and rumors among the people, we could still handle it. But this time, Wang Yi is coming with such force. If the capital falls, the consequences will be disastrous. You should be able to distinguish between the important and the unimportant. As for our failure to properly protect Wang Yi this time, we will wait for His Majesty's return to make the final decision."
Several people remained silent. When this matter was over, the consequences they faced would be demotion at best and death at worst.
Now I just hope that I can make amends for my crime and have the punishment be less severe.
After a while, several people dispersed.
On the other side, Yun Zhi received the news that Wang Yi had already started to act, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"The Wu Kingdom is beyond redemption."