Huisheng Pawn, in the inner courtyard house.

Ye Qinghuai and Tao Yuan were sitting on both sides of a tea table. On the table were two cups of freshly brewed hot tea. They were all fine tea leaves, but no one had the leisure to taste them carefully at this moment.

"When will Gu Haiwang arrive in Beijing?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"He suffered some injuries and cannot ride a horse. He can only ride a carriage. It will take about twenty days and he will be able to arrive in Beijing around the first day of next month." Tao Yuan replied.

"Where is he hurt?"

"The Beidi people broke the kneecaps of both his legs to prevent him from escaping." Seeing Ye Qinghuai's surprised look, Tao Yuan added, "Our people carried him out of the enemy camp."

Thinking of the battle report sent back by He Qingchang from the front line, saying how dangerous it was for Lu Yanchen to lead people to rescue people in the enemy camp, Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but ask, "Are your people okay?"

Tao Yuan seemed a little surprised that Ye Qinghuai would ask this first. He was startled for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "My people are all with Lu Yanchen, and everyone in that group is fine."

This time it was Ye Qinghuai's turn to be surprised: "I read in the report that their team only had ten people, but they faced thousands of enemy troops. How could they escape with Gu Haiwang intact?"

A contemptuous sneer flashed across Tao Yuan's lips, and he said: "The rear army is full of veterans who transport food, or they are accountants and cooks. No matter how many these people have, how can they stop Lu Yanchen?"

Ye Qinghuai suddenly remembered the scene in his previous life when Lu Yanchen held Chen Yuansi's head in one hand and a long sword in the other, pushing open the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

That was Lu Yanchen on the battlefield.

Previously, she was worried that Beidi was approaching fiercely this time, and there was a plague on the front line. The vitality of Dajing's army was severely damaged, and Lu Yanchen's life would be lost if he accompanied the army to the north.

That's why he asked him to promise himself that he must save his life and come back well.

Now it seems that at least half of her worries are unnecessary.

It’s hard to say whether he’ll come back or not, but it shouldn’t be a big problem if he’s alive.

In any case, Ye Qinghuai finally felt relieved.

"You are asking He Qingchang to ask for someone. Is he making things difficult for you?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

Tao Yuan's expression changed, and he replied: "Eagle Guard did not hand it over to He Qingchang after rescuing Gu Haiwang from the enemy camp." He paused and then said, "Actually...Eagle Guard went straight to the road after rescuing the man. Back in Beijing, even His Majesty’s handwriting was handed over to He Qingchang by Lu Yanchen.”

Ye Qinghuai was taken aback.

This was a bit beyond her expectation.

Gu Shihai would never sit back and watch his son being captured by the enemy. This time He Qingchang led the army on the expedition, and he was afraid that he not only received secret orders from Ye Qinghuai, but also from Gu Shihai.

Ye Qinghuai also thought of this, so she gave Eagle Guard a secret edict covered with a jade seal.

Although He Qingchang was a direct descendant of Gu Shihai, Ye Qinghuai felt that he was not capable of openly resisting the emperor's orders.

"Why was it handed over by Lu Yanchen?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

Tao Yuan did not answer her, but took out a report and handed it to Ye Qinghuai.

That was a report sent back to Tao Yuan by the frontline Eagle Guards. It described in detail the entire process of the Eagle Guards' rescue of Gu Haiwang.

Ye Qinghuai looked at it carefully, and then she was surprised to find that Eagle Guard had an experience that she had not expected.

After they rescued Gu Haiwang and crossed the Baishui River on a bamboo raft, they were ambushed as soon as they landed on the south bank.

The ambushers were dressed in black and had masks on their faces. They couldn't tell where they were coming from. They didn't kill anyone, their only target was Gu Haiwang.

However, the strength of Lu Yanchen and the two Eagle Guards who were part of his team was obviously far beyond the ambushers' expectations. The person who kidnapped Gu Haiwang kicked the iron plate.In the end, their ambush failed, leaving several lives behind.

According to Eagle Guard's account, these people were all clean and had nothing that could identify their identities. Even their kung fu techniques were a mixture of many, with no trace of their origin.

Lu Yanchen's plan to rescue Gu Haiwang was very secretive, and only He Qingchang in the entire Jing army knew his full plan.

After solving the enemy, Lu Yanchen immediately thought of He Qingchang.

At this time, the Eagle Guard in the team also revealed his identity to him and took out a secret decree stating that he would take Gu Haiwang back to the capital.

Lu Yanchen asked them to take Gu Haiwang on the road immediately, while he took the secret decree to He Qingchang to deliver the message.

Ye Qinghuai slowly put down the report and fell into deep thought.

He Qingchang's move must have been instructed by Gu Shihai.It seemed that Gu Shihai didn't care about his son as much as he showed.After thinking about it, he knew clearly that if Gu Haiwang was escorted back to the capital by the emperor's people, he would probably be sent to jail directly. If he wanted to see Gu Haiwang again, it would be difficult for him to go to heaven.

However, Gu Haiwang was defeated and captured in this battle, and his military career had come to an end no matter what. Even if Gu Shihai could save him for a while, he would not be able to save him forever.Did he go to such great lengths to kidnap people under the emperor's nose just to see him?

"Yingwei's trip back to Beijing is probably not going to be easy," Ye Qinghuai said.

Tao Yuan's expression darkened and he said nothing, acquiescing to Ye Qinghuai's statement.

"Tao Yuan, is there a place in the capital where Eagle Guard can imprison people? It needs to be foolproof." Ye Qinghuai asked.

Tao Yuan raised his head and met Ye Qinghuai's gaze, and immediately understood what she meant.

He looked shocked, wondering: "There are places for ordinary prisoners. But with Mr. Gu Ge's power in the capital and the power of the Jingji Guards, my subordinates dare not say that it is foolproof."

Ye Qinghuai was silent.

That's right, the entire Beijing garrison belongs to Gu Haiwang. Even if the Eagle Guard has the ability to reach the sky, the Gyeonggi Guard will always have an excuse to hunt down the whole city.Even if the people can be guarded by then, I'm afraid the Eagle Guard's existence will be exposed.

It seems that even if Eagle Guard can successfully bring the person back to the capital, it will still be a problem to keep the person firmly in his hands.

Like Beijing, the only place in Shengjing that Gu Shihai couldn't reach was probably the imperial palace.

However, the Shenxing Department and the Forbidden Army Office in the palace only looked after the ministers and concubines and never managed the affairs of the previous dynasty.It was unprecedented for a first-grade general to be imprisoned in the palace.

I'm afraid I'll have to deal with the tearful accusations from a large group of courtiers again.

Just thinking of such a scene gave her a headache.

Ye Qinghuai sighed heavily.

"Tao Yuan, take a few people out of the capital to pick up Gu Haiwang. I'm worried that they will be intercepted and killed when they get near the capital." Ye Qinghuai ordered.

"Yes, my subordinates take orders."

Tao Yuan responded, was silent for a while, and then asked hesitantly: "I have a question, I don't know whether to answer it or not."

"Just tell me." Ye Qinghuai said.

"Why did your majesty suspect that Lu Yanchen had different intentions? If your majesty could tell him something, his subordinates would have a better idea when they stare at him." Tao Yuan asked.

He looked directly at Ye Qinghuai, with a bit of confusion and a hint of anger in his eyes.

He had wanted to ask this question for a long time.


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