Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 274 Instigating Rebellion
The candlelight on the stone wall illuminated the passage, and suddenly, two shadows appeared on the ground.

A moment later, two people, arm in arm, appeared in the passageway.

Pei Nian tried to let go of Gu Jingnian's hand. Soon, her figure became blurry and disappeared into the stone chamber. After a while, she reappeared, tightly holding Gu Jingnian's hand.

"This is the transmission of images?"

"Focus your attention here, don't look at the carriage."

"it is good."

The two walked forward and saw a tightly closed stone door at the end of the passage.

Gu Jingnian, holding Pei Nian's hand, crashed straight into them.

Logically speaking, teleportation should be able to pass directly through the stone gate, which is something Gu Jingnian has been practicing recently. However, the light here is too weak and it is too dark on the other side of the stone gate, so the teleportation between the two quickly disappeared.

A moment later, the two reappeared in the passageway.

It was Yin Wanqing who saw Gu Jingnian arrive and personally opened the stone door.

"Lord Chengye, it's been a long time." Yin Wanqing said with a smile like that of an old friend, "It seems you had a fruitful trip to the Southwest?"

"My skills are just rudimentary; I hope the princess will forgive my poor performance."

Yin Wanqing lit the candles in the stone chamber and invited Gu Jingnian inside.

Han Youxin was chained to a frame, his eyes were blindfolded, and his hands and feet were shackled with black chains.

“I have already interrogated him,” Yin Wanqing said. “He admitted that he was a spy for the Swiss.”

"How can I deny it?" Han Youxin gave a bitter smile and said, "They betrayed me, so I couldn't hide it anymore. Alas, I felt something was wrong as soon as the Kaiping Division sent me to contact them."

Yin Wanqing said to Gu Jingnian, "The reason I couldn't guess that he was a spy from Rui Kingdom is because both he and his son had served the Dayong Kingdom loyally for decades."

"I am ashamed." Han Youxin had a lot to say, and he couldn't wait to continue, "I was born in Yong, how could I not be loyal to Yong? It's just that the Han family is too deeply involved, and since I was old enough to understand, it's been too late to turn back. If the princess can give this sinful subject another chance, this sinful subject will definitely be loyal to the end!"

Yin Wanqing smiled noncommittally and said, "You should satisfy Marquis Chengye's demands first, then we can talk about other things."

"Yes."

Han Youxin appeared very honest.

Gu Jingnian first asked, "Are you speaking to someone telepathically right now?"

"You brat... Marquis Chengye is joking. There are only the three of you here. Who could I possibly communicate with telepathically?"

How do you contact the Kaiping Division?

"I have a special set of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones in my study," Han Youxin said. "In Ruijing, the commander also has the same set. As long as I write on that paper, the words will appear on the commander's paper."

Gu Jingnian asked, "What instructions has he given you recently?"

"Actually, the commander already knows that you have come out of the boundary. He asked me to tell you that if you want your sister, you should exchange her for Womin."

How can I capture the Womins?

Han Youxin said, "Now that Yingyao has entered the realm, she can easily bring out the Womin."

Gu Jingnian was surprised that he knew so much and asked, "Do you know what a boundary is?"

Han Youxin said, "I don't know, these are the commander's exact words."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingnian pondered for a moment.

The reason the commander of Kaiping Commandery would issue such an order is probably because he believes that Yingyao and he are bound by blood. Therefore, he cannot expose his weakness by revealing that the blood bond has been broken.

He then asked, "If I really succeed, how can I exchange my elder sister for her?"

Han Youxin said, "I will send a message to the commander. As long as it is confirmed that Womin has crossed the line, he can hand Gu Caiwei over to you first."

Pei Nian said, "We can use the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to contact Song Jian directly and tell him that Gu Jingnian has agreed to this condition."

“The handwriting is different,” Han Youxin said. “If you don’t want to alert the enemy, you’d better use me. Otherwise, the Kaiping Division will soon realize that you have betrayed us, and then it will be extremely difficult for you to rescue the hostages.”

It's clear that Han Youxin is trying very hard to survive.

Gu Jingnian asked, "How can I trust you?"

Han Youxin hesitated for a long time before finally speaking: "In order to control me, the Kaiping Division secretly took my two children to Rui Kingdom many years ago..."

Yin Wanqing was somewhat surprised and asked, "What about your two children?"

“It’s fake. They are extraordinary individuals from the Kaiping Division,” Han Youxin said. “In other words, if I betray the Kaiping Division, it will threaten the lives of my children. But if I die, they will only become pawns of the Kaiping Division. If you want me to help you, there is one condition: when you rescue the hostages, you must also help me take my children with you.”

Pei Nian said, "If you're lying to us and then have us hunted down and killed when you return to Rui, so what?"

"Whether you believe me or not is entirely up to you," Han Youxin said, then fell silent. Yin Wanqing, as a princess of Yong, did not directly express her opinion, but instead left the decision to Gu Jingnian.

"Marquis Chengye, what do you intend to do?"

After thinking for a while, Gu Jingnian made a decision and said, "Trust him this time."

"it is good!"

Han Youxin immediately shouted "Good!" and said loudly, "Marquis Chengye is a straightforward man. What harm is there in selling my life to Marquis Chengye? From tonight onwards, I will no longer be your superior in Kaiping Division. I will do my best to help you, and I only ask that we do not betray each other!"

Yin Wanqing snorted coldly, "Well said."

Han Youxin hurriedly said, "Princess, rest assured, I have done a good job. Tonight I will write to Song Jian to inform him that Gu Jingnian has agreed to cooperate, so let's keep him calm for now. After that, I will use the pretext of sending someone to deliver items to my two children to find out where the hostage is."

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It was late at night at Han Youxin's residence.

A carriage stopped in front of the mansion gate. The curtain was lifted, and Han Youxin got out of the carriage.

Soon, a gatekeeper came up to greet him and said, "Master is back."

"Yes, there's a lot going on at the government office, I've been busy until now."

"Sir, a guest has been waiting for you."

The doorman pointed to another carriage parked on the side of the street.

The carriage curtain was lifted slightly, revealing Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian sitting inside.

If someone had been keeping an eye on these two carriages, they would have known that Han Youxin had gone to the government office today and was only returning now.

Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian boarded a carriage at the Chengye Marquis's residence and drove directly to the Han residence, where they had been waiting for a while.

It seems that Gu Jing visited Han Youxin after returning to Yongjing at the beginning of the year, possibly to ask about some questions about the rare treasure, or perhaps to deliver some news to Han Youxin, an official of the Crown Prince's palace, on behalf of Yin Jinggen.

"please."

The three of them didn't exchange pleasantries outside the door, but went straight inside and headed for the study.

Once outside the study, Han Youxin whispered, "Don't worry, you can watch me write. If I make a mistake, you can..."

He suddenly stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.

Then, Gu Jingnian heard a voice transmission.

"There is someone in the study."

The next moment, Han Youxin spoke again, changing the subject, and asked, "What message did His Highness ask Marquis Chengye to convey?"

Gu Jingnian chose to believe him for the time being, saying, "Your Highness cannot allow the Wei family to become Empress..."

As they entered the study, they found no one there.

Han Youxin closed the door and stopped talking about Yin Jinggen's message. Instead, he adopted his superior's tone and said, "Alright, the Yong people can't hear us. The department has assigned you a new task."

At the same time, Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian simultaneously heard a voice transmission: "Cooperate with me."

“The Kaiping Division has repeatedly failed to keep its word, how can I still trust you?” Gu Jingnian said.

Han Youxin smiled kindly and advised, "Don't forget, your elder sister and her daughter are still in the hands of the Kaiping Division. Once this last matter is accomplished, they will be handed over to you."

"What do you want me to do?"

“Simple, have Yingyao bring Womin here.”

"..."

As the three talked, Han Youxin occasionally glanced at a brick made of white jade on the ground, where a shadow seemed to flicker faintly.

Finally, Gu Jingnian said in a cold tone, "I will trust you one last time. I will bring the people of Womin, but if you dare to lie to me, I will raze the Kingdom of Rui to the ground."

After saying that, he took Pei Nian's hand and turned to leave.

After they had gone, Han Youxin shook his head and sighed to himself, "They didn't know their own limitations."

The next moment, a person appeared in the study.

Han Youxin was about to take out his writing implements from the hidden compartment when he suddenly saw this person. He looked surprised and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Marquis Wuding?! What are you doing here?"

Shen Jichi, dressed in a white robe, stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "I'm here to find someone."

(End of this chapter)