Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

But after being happy for a while, Shuiyue was the first to calm down.

After pouring a glass of wine for Zuo Wangfeng, she said puzzledly, "General, I don't understand one thing."

"What's the matter?" Zuo Wangfeng asked.

"I have been with the prince since I was a child, and I know his style of doing things too well. It is not something he would do, such as creating a tragedy to wipe out an entire family and framing Gu Chan." Shuiyue said solemnly.

Based on her understanding of the prince, she simply did not believe that the tragic massacre at the Censorate was something the prince could do.

Zuo Wangfeng frowned and said, "The day before yesterday, I took people to the charity cemetery to check the bodies. The knife wounds on their bodies were all caused by the group of secret guards trained by the prince, so I am sure that this is the prince helping us in secret."

"But……"

"Okay, stop talking about this. You just need to know that people always change. Ever since the Crown Prince forced the Second Prince to death, he is no longer the same Crown Prince." Zuo Wangfeng waved his hand to interrupt Shuiyue.

Shuiyue had no choice but to swallow the words back into her stomach.

Zuo Wangfeng turned and asked, "By the way, how are the preparations going these days?"

"Don't worry, General. I have made the arrangements as you instructed. Once the time limit for the attack and defense is up, I will lead all the soldiers on the Tiancang River to start the first wave of attack." Shuiyue said confidently.

"That's good. Don't take it lightly. Although Gu Chan is in a disadvantageous position right now, that kid is not an ordinary person either. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. You'd better not fall into his trap." Zuo Wangfeng reminded.

Shuiyue nodded affirmatively and kept his words in mind.

After all, she had suffered a loss at the hands of Gu Chan before, so she didn't dare to be so arrogant this time.

After that, the two chatted for a while, and then Shuiyue stood up, took her leave, and went back to her tent to rest.

Time passed quickly, and more than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

The night before the military exercise began, Gu Chan came out of the small courtyard behind the patrol office.

After sitting down in the lobby, Gu Chan stared at Xu Ziguang standing in front of her and asked, "How is it going? It's been almost half a month since I started investigating. Have you found any useful information?"

"Lord, please forgive my incompetence and I cannot find out anything." Xu Ziguang said guiltily with his head down.

Gu Chan was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

At this time, Yan Kuan, wearing armor, walked in from the gate.

Standing in front of Gu Chan, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Lord, I have prepared twenty warships according to your instructions and docked them at Chang's Wharf. Each warship has five cannons and one hundred soldiers, a total of one hundred cannons and two thousand soldiers, waiting for your orders."

"Okay, you go and lead the warships to attack immediately. Park the twenty warships along the river bank at the junction of the Tiancang River and the Jiangnan River. Tomorrow, as long as Zuo Wangfeng's men dare to attack by water, you must fight them as soon as they show their heads and sink all their warships." Gu Chan waved his hand and gave the order.

"Yes, lord." Yan Kuan responded respectfully.

Xu Ziguang stood aside and muttered, "What if the first wave of attack tomorrow does not attack by water but by land?"

"Lord, what Lord Xu said is right. I am also very worried about this issue now." Yan Kuan quickly added.

Gu Chan said with a wicked smile, "You don't have to worry about this. Anyway, you will guard the waterway tomorrow, and Xu Ziguang will be responsible for guarding Jiangnan City. As for the land attack, I have my own way to deal with it."

Xu Ziguang and Yan Kuan looked at each other, and both of them had a look of worry on their faces.

During this period of time, they have been following Gu Chan's orders to make preparations on their side. As for the land side, they have no idea how Gu Chan is preparing.

In addition, Gu Chan has now been isolated by all the Second Prince's party members. Once the offensive and defensive battle begins, these people will definitely not come to help her.

So now they are all worried, fearing that Gu Chan will be defeated, and they will suffer the consequences.

Gu Chan ignored them and just waved her hand and said, "General Yan, go quickly! Don't stand here. I have something to talk to Lord Xu alone."

"Yes, Lord." Yan Kuan agreed and turned away helplessly.

After he left, Gu Chan stared at Xu Ziguang and said, "Master Xu, you were playing tricks on me just now, weren't you?"

"My Lord, what are you talking about? How dare I say that?" Xu Ziguang said with a pale face.

"It's been nearly half a month, and you dare to say that you haven't found any clues about the tragic massacre in the Censorate?" Gu Chan shouted angrily.

Xu Ziguang was so frightened that his knees weakened. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "My Lord, I did find out, but I dare not say it! This matter is of great importance. How dare I speak nonsense?"

"If you don't tell me, are you planning to let me take the blame?" Gu Chan asked coldly.

"The knife wounds on the maids and servants in the Censorate's Mansion were all caused by the long knives in the hands of the secret guards under the Crown Prince. It can be concluded that it was the dozen or so secret guards sent by the Crown Prince to protect Yan Li who did it. Doesn't this directly prove that the tragic case of the Censorate's Mansion was ordered by the Crown Prince? Do I dare to announce this news to the public?" Xu Ziguang said as he reached out to wipe the beads of sweat that were oozing from his forehead.

When he arrested Gu Chan earlier, he thought that this matter might really be related to Gu Chan, but as the investigation deepened, he found that all the blame was directed at the current prince.

Therefore, until now, he has kept his mouth shut and dared not leak the news easily. Otherwise, if it affects the crown prince of a country, he would not be able to chop off heads even if he had tens of thousands of heads.

Gu Chan rolled her eyes and said cunningly, "Well, this news will not be disclosed to the public. You write it in a secret letter and send it to all the members of the Second Prince's faction one by one, telling them the truth about the massacre and clearing my name."

"Then how can we give an explanation to all the people in the Jiangnan area?" Xu Ziguang asked.

"You should issue a public notice tomorrow, saying that Lord Yan's family was assassinated by killers from an enemy country. This massacre was committed by killers from an enemy country. Their purpose is to suppress me and expand the conflict between me and the Crown Prince, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits." Gu Chan said shrewdly.

Xu Ziguang immediately looked up at her, his face full of admiration, and couldn't help but praise her, "You are worthy of being the Lord! This trick is really brilliant. Not only did you conceal the fact and not confront the prince head-on, but you also absolved yourself of the crime and diverted the attention of the people. It can be said that you killed three birds with one stone!"

"Get out! Stop flattering me here. It's because you are useless. If you were smarter, would I have to waste so much time thinking of these excuses?" Gu Chan cursed angrily.

Xu Ziguang smiled awkwardly and lowered his head in shame, but at this time he really admired Gu Chan from the bottom of his heart and began to be convinced by her.