Chapter 460 New Discovery

It was late at night. There was no curfew in Sui'an City in the first month of the year, so the lights were still on outside. The common people and dignitaries would appear in the streets to watch the excitement.

But the Xiangfu was very quiet at this moment. In the study, the candles were also lit. Guo Xiang, with his old body that had just recovered, sat for an entire afternoon. Now his back and waist were aching, but he did not intend to rest for a while. Instead, his face became more and more solemn.

Outside, the housekeeper brought the food, and Guo Silang followed him.

He was originally with his wife Xue Niang. The two of them were discussing what gift to send to Gu Xiaolang. Unexpectedly, the housekeeper came to tell him that there was a guest in the study, and his grandfather asked him to go over to entertain him.

Therefore, he followed all the way.

The sound of their knocking on the door pulled the three people out of the files they were immersed in. Gu Shaoyu looked up outside. It was already dark, and there was a voice outside.

"Grandfather, it's time to eat."

"Well, come in."

The door of the study was pushed open, and the housekeeper bowed his head respectfully. When Guo Silang saw Gu Shaoyu and Deputy General Ni, his face was full of surprise.

"Uncle? Why is it you? Deputy General Ni is back too?"

"Well, there are some urgent matters, so I hurried back first."

When he heard this, Guo Silang's face changed slightly. He came here without letting outsiders know that he was here. I think this urgent matter would not be a good thing, so there was some worry in his eyes, and then he said.

"Grandfather, you guys eat first. If there is anything that your grandson can do, just tell him. Uncle and Deputy General Ni should also eat something. You can't figure things out when you are hungry."

His words made Guo Xiang temporarily jump out of those files.

He read it three times in the afternoon without missing a single word, but he still didn't find any flaws, so changing someone might help him think differently, so he handed the file over and said tiredly.

"Okay, then you can take a look, no matter what the requirements are, just tell me what you think is suspicious."

"Okay."

The housekeeper put down the food and left first, and did not forget to close the door when he left. There were special secret guards guarding the yard, so he was not afraid that the news of Gu Shaoyu's presence would leak out.

In the house, the ground dragon was burning warmly, but the hearts of the people present were a little cold.

It was quiet when eating.

Deputy General Ni was really hungry, so he quickly ate the bowl of noodles in front of him. Seeing this, Guo Xiang pushed the bowl he had not touched over and said with a smile.

"I'm old, and I can't eat much at night. If you don't mind, please use this bowl."

"Thank you, Minister Guo."

Ni Yang was not the type to push and pull, so when he heard this, he didn't hesitate and took it and ate it. He ate it very quickly, and some soup splashed out.

Gu Shaoyu next to him didn't have much appetite, and he didn't eat the bowl of noodles.

Liu Xun's whereabouts have been unknown for more than a month. He knew that he was in danger. He wanted to save him, but he didn't know where to start, so he was naturally upset.

Guo Xiang saw him like this, and he could only comfort him.

"Liu Xun is a lucky person. You should use more. If you get news, you will have the strength to save him."

Gu Shaoyu understood what Guo Xiang said, so after taking a deep breath, he stuffed the bowl of noodles in front of him without tasting it. Guo Xiang also forced himself to cheer up and simply drank half a bowl of porridge to deal with the things that came later.

The three were eating when they suddenly heard Guo Silang exclaim "Huh?" They immediately put down their chopsticks and looked over.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"

Gu Shaoyu asked first. He had also looked for an entire afternoon, but he couldn't see anything wrong. The files were detailed and thick for the event personally hosted by Minister Guo, so they couldn't find any problems.

When he heard this, Guo Silang was not sure either, so he spoke slowly.

"Nothing, but I'm a little surprised. The arrest of the former prince should be done by the people of the Capital Division, but why are most of them the people of the City Defense Division?"

A word awakened the dreamer.

Minister Guo slapped his head and said.

"The commander of the Capital Division is from the Wei family, and several places above and below are also the party of the fourth prince, so the prince and I will not let them participate in the matter of the remnants of the former dynasty, but on weekdays, the people of the Wei family will come to take a bite of such a sweet cake. Why didn't they really participate this time when I said they were not allowed to participate?"

So obedient? It is indeed a bit strange.

Gu Shaoyu took the file and picked it up. Soon he saw that Jingjisi had only done some insignificant things in it. Based on his understanding of the Wei family, there was indeed something fishy!

"Has Jingjisi made any major changes in the past two years?"

Gu Shaoyu has been running around in Cezhou or rushing back to Jinling City these days, so he really hasn't known much about Jingjisi.

Hearing this, Guo Silang spoke up.

He also worked in Jingjisi a few days ago, but now he has been transferred to the Imperial Guard, so he knows something. He sorted out his thoughts and said.

"Deputy Commander Wei was promoted to the position of a regular commander, and at the same time he promoted several young generals. The official position is not big, just a sixth-rank lieutenant, but they are all capable. I heard that he cleaned up a lot of troublemakers when he took office."

There is a special thing about the Gyeonggi Department and the City Defense Department, that is, the sons of powerful people from each family will be placed in them. It is said that they are serving Daxing, but in reality they just add a nice name, so it is inevitable There will be some thorns that are difficult to deal with.

Who in Sui'an City doesn't know about this?

But when Gu Shaoyu heard this, he didn't know why he had other thoughts.

"Could it be dark under the light?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Guo Xiang also had a new idea along the same lines.

"When we captured the former prince, he was hiding in a courtyard in the south of the city and was protected by many people. It took a lot of effort and three thousand imperial guards to capture him. There were both casualties and injuries, and the man’s life was indeed very similar to that of the former Emperor Renzhao, so neither the prince nor I had any other thoughts.”

At this point, Gu Shaoyu and Guo looked at each other and understood. This was a trap at all. They deliberately let the fake prince hide and dispatched so many people to protect him. Wasn't it just to make them believe that they were arresting the real master? ?

Such concealment is also dangerous.

But once it succeeds, it means that the real former prince will be safe. (End of chapter)