The best ring

Yesterday, after Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan separated, they secretly contacted some officials in the city to stabilize their mentality so that they would not be frightened by Wu Ya's fierce means.

The effect of the conversation was still good. Some officials who were originally in a state of mind stabilized after meeting Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan. They were more determined to break the city with Cai Cheng, and the hesitation in their hearts almost disappeared.

Faced with such a result, Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan were naturally very satisfied. If it was not too late at that time, the two even planned to hold a small banquet to celebrate.

However, the two never expected that the situation would change suddenly.

After waking up, the two found that the sky had changed. All the officials who had promised them before had regretted it. They not only actively cooperated with the defenders in the city to defend the city, but also avoided them.

Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan, who had just learned of this news, were stunned. They knew that something must have happened, otherwise, these people would not have changed their minds overnight.

After asking around, the two got a shocking and frightening news:

Minister of Personnel Qin Wei is back!

When they heard the news, they were struck by lightning.

"How could this happen? Why is Qin Wei back? Didn't Cai Cheng say that he had killed Qin Wei and Zhao Xingnian on the way?"

"You ask me, who should I ask? Cai Cheng is also a waste! He actually failed and let Qin Wei enter the city smoothly, this bastard!"

"Then what should we do now?"

"I don't know!"

Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan were panicked. As ministers, they knew too well the influence of Qin Wei in the court of Nanping State. It can be said that this influence is unmatched by them, not to mention Zhao Xingnian. With Qin Wei's appearance, it is normal for those officials to turn against him.

Before Cai Cheng left Fengyu City, he told Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan that he had sent people to assassinate Zhao Xingnian and Qin Wei, and had succeeded. It was because of this news from Cai Cheng that Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan dared to jump around so much during this period. If Qin Wei or Zhao Xingnian were there, they would not dare to be so rampant.

Now, Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan understand that they were fooled by Cai Cheng. Maybe Cai Cheng did send people to assassinate Zhao Xingnian and Qin Wei, but he did not succeed, or in other words, he did not succeed completely. Qin Wei did not die, and successfully broke through the siege and returned to Fengyu City.

"For now, we can only choose to lie dormant." Jiang Yun was furious, thinking about how to report his life: "We did not personally participate in the previous events. I believe that Wu Ya knew that we were making trouble behind the scenes, but there is no evidence. Moreover, you and I are Shangshu after all. At this critical moment of defending the city, Wu Ya dare not do anything to us. She must be worried about disturbing the morale of the army. If she wants to deal with us, she will get it after the war. Therefore, the two of us will be fine for the time being."

"That's only for the time being!" Jiao Zhiyuan worriedly said: "From Wu Ya's attitude towards the two of us in Zhao Qian's mansion yesterday, it can be seen that she must know these things. There is our shadow behind her. Even if it is not convenient to take action against us now, she will definitely take action against us after the war!"

"Then we can only pray that Cai Cheng can successfully attack the city and win the final victory of this war." Jiang Yun said.

But can Cai Cheng win?

Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan suddenly felt a little uncertain.

At the beginning of this war, Cai Cheng did have a huge advantage, but he was not able to turn this advantage into a winning advantage. Now the defenders in the city are obviously more adapted to this war, and the emotions of the people in the city have gradually stabilized. Cai Cheng's advantage has gradually become very small.

Moreover, they were able to help Cai Cheng in the city before, but now, they are powerless.

Without advantages and without their help, can Cai Cheng really win?

Jiang Yun and Jiao Zhiyuan both expressed doubts, but now, they have no choice but to pin their hopes on Cai Cheng's identity. The two wanted to escape from Fengyu City, but now Fengyu City is heavily guarded and does not give them the opportunity to escape. They can only stay in the city and passively wait for the final result of this war.

With the return of Qin Wei, the court of Nanping State, which was originally in a state of unrest, has become stable, and the pressure on Wu Ya has been reduced a lot.

Shuiyue State, Moonlight City, and the Imperial Palace

The eldest prince, Yelu Honglin, was sitting on a chair in the garden, closing his eyes and enjoying the birdsong and flowers around him. From his slightly raised mouth corners, it can be seen that Yelu Honglin was in a very good mood at this time.

Just now, Yelu Honglin received the news from the assassins he sent to Yangyu Pass in Heishui State to assassinate Yelu Hongfei. It was this news that made Yelu Honglin very happy at this time:

Yelu Hongfei is dead!

When hearing this news, Yelu Honglin felt that the pressure on him disappeared instantly.

All along, although Yelu Hongfei was his younger brother, in terms of succession to the throne, his order was definitely ahead of Yelu Hongfei, and he was now the prince of Shuiyue State. In theory, he should not be too afraid of Yelu Hongfei.

But this is not the case. Yelu Hongfei is deeply loved by Yelu Zong and has a reputation in the army. This puts a lot of pressure on Yelu Honglin. He always feels that his position as prince is not stable enough. , Yelu Hongfei is eyeing this position and may try to take his position at any time.

Therefore, Yelu Honglin has always regarded Yelu Hongfei as his enemy.

However, Yelu Honglin had been patient before. After all, he was now the prince and had the upper hand. As long as he didn't make any big mistakes, his position would be stable. Even if Yelu Hongfei tried to use tricks, it would be useless. He only had to do his best. He could do it by himself, so Yelu Honglin never made a move against Yelu Hongfei.

But recently, Yelu Honglin felt that he couldn't bear it anymore.

Yelu Hongfei has been doing evil things to the people around him. Although Yelu Honglin has no evidence for this, he is very sure that the disappearance of those people around him is related to Yelu Hongfei.

In addition, Shuiyue Kingdom is very likely to use force against Yanfeng Kingdom recently, and Yelu Hongfei has been entrusted with an important task by the Yelu Sect. If Yelu Hongfei really gets great credit in this war against Yanfeng Kingdom, So, even if he, Yelu Honglin, made no mistakes, I'm afraid his position as prince would be shaken.

Therefore, Yelu Honglin felt that he could no longer sit still and wait for death. He had to take action first, otherwise, what awaited him would be an extremely tragic end.