Chapter 712 Assassinating Prince Zhaonan

Prefect's Mansion!

In the inner courtyard, in the lobby.

The autumn wind was bleak and cold in the courtyard outside the hall.

The warm fire in the hall was burning, illuminating the surroundings.

At this time, in front of Li Beifeng, there was a pink and tender little girl.

She was blinking her slightly curious and excited eyes, looking up and down at Li Beifeng.

"Brother?"

Li Beifeng looked at the cute little girl in front of him, and was also full of emotion, and chuckled: "Yaoyao!"

"Brother? It's really you!"

The little girl's eyes suddenly brightened, and she ran to Li Beifeng with a little excitement, and said coquettishly: "Brother, where have you been? Why haven't you come to see Yaoyao for a long time?"

The pink and lovely little girl in front of him was the little girl that Li Beifeng had treated when he was in Lijia Village.

Later in Chaoyang County, he found out that Yaoyao was poisoned and saved her life again!

In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed!

In more than a year, the little girl has grown up a lot now.

"Brother went to do some important things, so he came back to see you?"

Li Beifeng smiled softly, with a doting look in his eyes.

Perhaps after becoming a father, Li Beifeng's mood has changed a lot. Seeing this cute little girl in front of him, he seemed to foresee what Qi Ling would look like when she grows up.

She should be as cute as Yaoyao, right?

"Yaoyao, don't be rude to your brother!"

Just when Yaoyao was pestering Li Beifeng and asking him to tell her some interesting things outside, a voice came.

Li Beifeng looked up and saw a beautiful young woman slowly approaching, and scolded softly.

"Mother~"

Yaoyao stuck out her cute little tongue and trotted back to her mother.

"Meet the madam!"

Li Beifeng bowed his hands, and the young woman in front of him was Yaoyao's mother.

"Mr. Li, I'm sorry to embarrass you!"

Mrs. Chen sighed softly: "Yaoyao has caused you trouble!"

"Madam, that's not true, Yaoyao is very cute!"

Li Beifeng chuckled: "It would be great if my daughter could be as cute as Yaoyao in the future!"

Mrs. Chen was stunned: "Mr. Li, you already have a daughter?"

"Yes!"

Li Beifeng nodded, his face full of doting.

"Why haven't you heard Mr. Li mention it?"

Mrs. Chen asked in confusion: "When did Mr. Li get married?"

"Not married yet!"

Mrs. Chen was stunned, not married yet?

Having a daughter?

Isn't this...

"It's hard to say!"

Li Beifeng sighed, he already has a child, but he hasn't gotten married yet. If this gets out, he'll probably be thrown into a pig cage.

Mrs. Chen was slightly startled, but then a smile soon appeared on her face again: "So that's the case. When Mr. Li gets married, please inform me so that I can congratulate him?"

Li Beifeng smiled and said, "If there is a chance, I will definitely do it.

The two of them exchanged a few pleasantries, and Mrs. Chen saw that Li Beifeng had something important to do, and then she left with Yaoyao in her arms.

Li Beifeng walked out of the hall and glanced at the backyard not far away.

Soon, Zhao Ying appeared in the backyard.

She walked over slowly and glanced at Li Beifeng.

"What's going on?"

Li Beifeng asked.

"Yeah."

Zhao Ying nodded slightly coldly, with a strange look in her eyes, and walked out the door.

Then, Chen Yannan's figure followed from the backyard.

"Uncle!"

Chen Yannan saw Li Beifeng and showed a strange look on his face.

Li Beifeng asked subconsciously: "Uncle and the princess, have you talked it over? "

A trace of admiration appeared on Chen Yannan's face: "The princess is very intelligent and worthy of the title of both talent and beauty, which makes me admire her very much!"

As if he remembered something, Chen Yannan said excitedly: "With the princess's help, my Dazhao is saved!"

The current war in Nanzhou is Chen Yannan's most troublesome problem. Once Nanzhou is lost, he will become a sinner of Dazhao.

At present, the princess and Li Beifeng arrived, giving Chen Yannan a glimmer of hope!

Li Beifeng said: "Uncle, I still need your help in this matter!"

Whether the assassination of Prince Zhaonan can succeed and whether he can get away unscathed depends on Chen Yannan's assistance.

"Don't worry, I will do my best to assist the princess! "

Chen Yannan's eyes were firm. The princess came to Nanzhou secretly this time to solve the rebellion of Prince Zhaonan. As a minister of Dazhao, he would do his best to cooperate.

"In that case, I will come to discuss the details with uncle later. For now, I will not disturb uncle!"

Li Beifeng bowed and prepared to leave.

Contacting Chen Yannan was a step in Li Beifeng's plan.

He and Chen Yannan were already good friends, and the relationship was not shallow. With the identity of the princess, the plan was naturally smooth. With Chen Yannan's intervention and help, the assassination of Prince Zhaonan had a good chance of success.

But even so, he still had to act carefully.

"Stay!"

At this time, Chen Yannan suddenly called Li Beifeng again.

Li Beifeng stopped: "Uncle, do you have anything else?"

Chen Yannan looked at Li Beifeng quietly, as if thinking of something, and said in a deep voice: "Princess, are you pregnant?"

Li Beifeng was startled, but then nodded: "That's right! "

Now that Zhao Ying's pregnancy is obvious, it's not strange to be noticed.

"The eldest princess is pregnant? !"

When Chen Yannan realized this, he was very surprised, but he had never heard of the eldest princess getting married?

As if realizing something, Chen Yannan's eyes suddenly trembled slightly, and he lowered his voice: "Beifeng, your relationship with the princess... is not ordinary, right?"

Li Beifeng was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Uncle Chen meant.

"Uncle, you misunderstood..."

Li Beifeng spoke softly.

Under the current circumstances, Li Beifeng naturally could not tell the true situation between him and Zhao Ying.

Chen Yannan also guessed that the princess was pregnant before she got married, and now the person accompanying the princess was Li Beifeng, which made him think of something.

Seeing Li Beifeng's denial, he didn't think much about it. He nodded slightly, and then reminded: "In this case, the princess is pregnant, you should take good care of and protect the princess, and don't make any mistakes!"

"Uncle, don't worry, I will take good care of the princess!"

Li Beifeng nodded, and after another greeting, he left the prefectural government.

In the courtyard, Chen Yannan stood in place, silent for a long time.

Behind him, Madam Chen appeared slowly, came to the yard, glanced at him, and said with a little worry: "What's wrong? Are you still worried about the rebels?"

"As long as the rebellion is not quelled, I will be uneasy!"

Chen Yannan sighed for a long time: "Seeing the people of Nanzhou broken up, I am heartbroken but powerless..."

Madam Chen knew that her husband was worried, and sighed lightly: "This is not something you can bear alone. If the court of Dazhao does nothing, what can you do?"

"By the way, why did the princess suddenly come here? Could it be..."

"Madam, don't spread this matter, don't let anyone know!"

Chen Yannan's face was a little gloomy, and he said solemnly: "Whether Dazhao can quell the rebellion depends on this time!"

"..."

Li Beifeng walked out of the prefectural mansion and was about to leave when he saw a white robe standing quietly under the eaves of a tree not far away.

He was startled at first, then smiled and walked closer.

"Are you waiting for me here?"

Looking at Zhao Ying's cold face, what else is she doing here if she's not waiting for him?

Zhao Ying didn't say anything, turned around and left expressionlessly.

Li Beifeng raised his lips slightly, and then followed her footsteps.

The two of them were one body apart, one in front and one behind.

"With the help of Chen Taishou, we can divert the attention of Prince Zhaonan and create an opportunity for you and me to assassinate Prince Zhaonan. This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."

Li Beifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

With this part of the plan, it is basically much safer.

Zhao Ying suddenly stopped, glanced back at him, and then said lightly: "The imperial army was defeated in Nanzhou. Even with the help of Chen Taishou, it is still a question whether they can hold on!"

"I have a way to do this, so you don't have to worry too much!"

Li Beifeng raised his lips slightly, full of a confident smile.

Zhao Ying frowned slightly and looked at him suspiciously: "What method?"

"You will know when the time comes!"

Li Beifeng kept her in suspense and did not tell her.

Zhao Ying was just silent for a moment, said nothing, and continued to move forward.

The two of them walked through the bustling streets, but did not return to the Qintian Division, but came to the city wall of the county city.

Across the city wall, looking at the deserted distance outside Chaoyang County City, Zhao Ying was full of thoughts.

This most prosperous city in Nanzhou now seems to be in trouble.

Whether it can be broken, it is now!

Li Beifeng stood side by side with her, looking into the distance, staring for a long time.

"The war will soon burn over!"

Li Beifeng murmured to himself, turned his head and looked at Zhao Ying's exquisite and flawless profile beside him. The cold wind blew up her black hair on the side of her temples, revealing her fair and flawless pretty face.

At this moment, Zhao Ying, standing on the city wall, was like a lonely and beautiful fairy!

Li Beifeng stared at such a stunning scene for a long time.

After spending a long time with Zhao Ying, he was used to her stunning appearance most of the time. But occasionally, he would still be shocked.

What's more, he could imagine that this beautiful woman with a particularly cold and outstanding temperament would be pregnant with his child?

When he thought of this, for some reason, Li Beifeng suddenly felt an indescribable sense of pride.

As if she noticed Li Beifeng's burning gaze, Zhao Ying turned her head and looked into his eyes.

After a moment, a hint of shame and anger suddenly emerged from her eyes.

"What are you looking at?"

A cold voice.

"Look at you!"

Li Beifeng answered truthfully.

On the flawless white, smooth jade-like skin, a faint crimson luster was faintly revealed.

Zhao Ying turned and walked to the side.

"Where are you going?" Li Beifeng asked.

No answer.

The pretty figure gradually disappeared.

Li Beifeng raised his lips, and then he seemed to think of something, glanced at the distance outside the city, and murmured: "The plan is ready!"

...

In Chaoyang County, many soldiers and generals quietly appeared, without attracting anyone's attention.

Nanzhou was caught in war, and the deployment of troops did not attract anyone's attention.

These soldiers seemed to have received some orders. After staying in Chaoyang County for four or five days, they quietly left the city.

No one knew where they went, and their purpose was unknown.

On the seventh day, an inconspicuous carriage also left the city. Going south along the official road!

The wind in late autumn is getting colder!

In Nanzhou, the atmosphere is becoming more and more tense, shrouded in a shadow, which is chilling.

There was a war ahead, with the imperial army and the rebels confronting each other, and collisions occurring everywhere in Nanzhou.

Gun smoke filled the air, and the smell of blood filled the air.

After a short break, many people were lying in the makeshift tents, their faces covered in blood, their bodies dirty, and they looked dazed and numb.

War is cruel!

Watching the comrades around me lose their lives at unknown times, watching the people around me die one by one... These people who were originally full of fear or expectation for the war gradually began to become numb, like zombies, and became war machines. , until he fell down and died.

The war is still going on and we don’t know when it will stop.

Not far away, the horn of war sounded again!

Suddenly, a new round of war started again.

Behind them, dozens of miles away, is the rebel base camp.

In the camp, Prince Zhaonan stood in front of the sand table, frowning and silent.

"Recently, the Imperial Army suddenly launched a fierce offensive against us. At the same time, several figures of unknown origin appeared in Nanzhou and sneaked into the rear of our army. Their whereabouts have not yet been captured, but I am afraid that their purpose is not simple... …”

Listening to the report from the military advisor on the side, Prince Zhaonan's beautiful eyes were filled with suspicion.

Why did the imperial army, which had been retreating steadily and showing fatigue, suddenly attack violently?

The military advisor said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the public opinion in the world is not favorable to us now. Since they take the initiative this time, shouldn't we speed up?"

"If you continue to delay, things may change!"

Prince Zhaonan remained silent, then shook his head: "No need!"

"The Jokhang court is already empty, and they are just trying to hold on. This counterattack is probably just a test and a deterrent, a bluff. As far as I know, the army at the front of the court is already stretched thin!"

Prince Zhaonan's eyes shone with excitement: "I have the support of all the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as I continue to fight against the imperial court, the imperial court will be completely defeated in less than half a year!"

So what if Emperor Zhao is ‘resurrected’?

Now that he has reached this point, what can he change even if he is still alive?

As long as it continues to be delayed and the war lasts for half a year, or even just a few months, the imperial army will inevitably collapse.

When the military advisor heard this, he frowned slightly.

Judging from the current situation, this is indeed the case. The Jokhang court has an empty internal treasury and can no longer support the war. Coupled with the continuous collection of taxes, it has caused great dissatisfaction among the people.

It would indeed be beneficial for them to continue to delay.

but……

"Do they have any backup plan?"

The military advisor said vaguely uneasily: "Emperor Zhao is not someone who just sits back and waits for death. It has been more than a month since he deposed Zhao Jing, but there has been no response. This is very unusual..."

Prince Zhaonan frowned slightly and fell into deep thought for a moment.

This is indeed what worries him!

He knew his royal brother very well, he was thoughtful and powerful!

Back then, he fell into the hands of the imperial brother.

Now, there can be no second time!

"Dazhao is now in a dead end. Even if he has the Dazhao cavalry, he can't do anything to me!"

Prince Zhaonan's slightly cold eyes said: "He wants to win against me unless..."

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps approaching from outside the door.

"Your Majesty!"

"Chief, the eldest princess is here!"

As soon as these words came out, the expression of the military counselor in the camp changed slightly: "Why is she here again?!"

The light in Prince Zhaonan's eyes flashed and then disappeared.

Sure enough!