The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chu Chengduan came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Fan doubtfully. After opening his mouth, Chu Chengduan gritted his teeth and said, "Brother-in-law, you tell me what to do. I'll listen to you!"

Chu Chengduan was a bit careless, and his personality was similar to Chu Chengxiong. He had seen how powerful Jiang Fan was, so when Jiang Fan said he could destroy the Northern Mongolian cavalry, even though he had doubts in his heart, he decided to trust Jiang Fan once.

"When you go back, tell your brother to do this... and then, do that..." Jiang Fan smiled and told Chu Chengduan his plan.

The specific plan was not explained in detail, but it did tell them how to cooperate.

Chu Chengduan was stunned when he heard this, but he nodded, said goodbye to Jiang Fan quickly, and rushed to Zuoguan impatiently.

Watching Chu Chengduan and Chu Chengren leave, Jiang Fan looked towards the direction of Youguan. If the threat from Beimeng was to be eliminated, the commander of Youguan, Mu Yuntian, would also have to be eliminated.

Jiang Fan vaguely felt that the other party was conspiring with Ji Dongkeyou to do something. This guy wanted to wipe out all the Chu family and Zuoguan troops if he came to Hezhou Pass.

The only place he could go in the end was Youguan. After entering Youguan, if Jiang Fan had not been on guard against Mu Yuntian, he might have died without knowing how.

Jiang Fan believed that Mu Yuntian could find a hundred ways to blame his death on the Beimeng people. Since this guy wanted him dead, why should Jiang Fan keep him alive?

Thinking that this might be a trap set by his four good brothers, Jiang Fan felt a little cold in his heart. He thought of his father and wife in the capital, and wondered how they were doing now.

It took him nearly twenty days to travel from the capital to Hezhou Pass, even though he traveled day and night.

After all, in order to avoid being seen, he took the sparsely populated paths.

Twenty days have passed, and no one knows how far the four princes in the capital have implemented their plans.

Just when Jiang Fan was missing the people in the capital, a major event happened in the palace. Emperor Yan fell ill, and could not even attend the morning court.

Now, the only people who can enter his Taiji Hall, besides the chief eunuch Liu Fu, are Yingzi and his group of shadow guards.

As for the other princes, princesses, and concubines, they were all blocked outside the Taiji Hall by Liu Fu. Even if they wanted to go in to visit Emperor Yan's illness, they could only see him for a quarter of an hour.

Moreover, not everyone can go and see it. If Emperor Yan doesn’t allow you to, you can’t even get through the door.

When the princesses and princes who went in to see the Emperor of Yan came out, they all had faces full of sadness and anxiety. Even several of the Emperor of Yan's favorite concubines came out with faces full of despair after going in to see him.

Soon, rumors spread from the palace that Emperor Yan was seriously ill and almost dying! The moment this news came out, the court officials in the entire court panicked.

Emperor Yan was in good health, but suddenly fell seriously ill. If Emperor Yan died suddenly, the successor would become a problem. At present, it seems that Emperor Yan obviously prefers Jiang Fan.

But when most of the court officials who wanted to rely on Jiang Fan found the Prince of Qin's Mansion, they discovered that the Eighth Prince was also seriously ill and was nowhere to be seen.

Now, those ministers who wanted to attach themselves to the emperor were panicked again. The eighth prince was not sick earlier or later, but he was sick at this time and they couldn't even find him. Isn't this just looking for excitement?

If the Emperor of Yan really died, the throne would probably fall into the hands of the first, third, fifth, and sixth princes.

As for the second, fourth and seventh princes, they have no one to rely on or depend on, so they cannot sit on that position at all.

Although the first, third, fifth, and sixth princes were imprisoned, the problem was that they had someone behind them supporting them! Especially the sixth prince, who was a traitor.

He might be the most powerful contender for the throne among the four princes. He thought that if he didn't make a choice, he might be in trouble.

A group of court officials who wanted to rely on Jiang Fan suddenly became active in their thoughts.

Many of them visited the imprisoned prince, some expressed their attachment, and some were just testing him.

As for the Emperor Yan's confinement order, after he fell ill, it was no longer binding. Almost everyone in the court was in danger and panic.

At the residences of the eldest, third, fifth and sixth princes, the four princes heard the news that Emperor Yan was seriously ill. Except for the sixth prince who had an indifferent expression, the other three princes were filled with joy.

Everyone was playing their own tricks, so the imperial guards in the capital were frequently mobilized. The whole capital was in a state of panic.

In the Taiji Hall of Emperor Yan, Emperor Yan was half leaning on the dragon bed. His face was ruddy and he did not show any signs of illness. He was holding a book in his hand. In front of him was a shadow.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards are now divided into three groups, each of which wants to control a gate. Now, except for the Imperial Guards of Suzaku Gate, which is controlled by your Majesty's trusted generals, the remaining three gates have been controlled by the trusted generals of the three princes! They are the eldest prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince!"

Shadow was reporting intelligence to Emperor Yan. He looked solemn, with worry in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, if they really rebel, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan put down the book in his hand, and a gleam of light welled up in his eyes. His three good sons really spared no effort and actually took control of the three gates.

They have arranged their own people at the Xuanwu, Qinglong and Baihu gates. No matter which gate they enter the palace from and launch a mutiny, even if the guards from the Suzaku Gate come to their rescue, they may not be able to catch up with their rebellion.

"Don't worry, I have my own plans!" Emperor Yan said indifferently with a cold expression. At this point, his eyes moved slightly and asked, "Is there no movement from the Sixth Old Man?"

His words made Shadow stunned for a moment, and Shadow quickly replied: "So far, I haven't found any action taken by the Sixth Prince. I don't know if he has a backup plan, or if he didn't participate."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan frowned, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. His sixth son was the most thoughtful and scheming of his four sons. It was really unreasonable that he did not make any move.

But Emperor Yan always felt that among his four sons, his sixth son was the one who wanted to attack him the most. This was his intuition.

"Pay close attention to their movements and announce to the public that my illness is getting worse. Let's see how long they can wait." Emperor Yan smiled coldly.

In the Qin Palace, Chu Yan'er glanced at Chu Xiaolan in front of her, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes and asked: "Have we arranged our people?"

"Miss, they are always on standby. I have hidden them in several mansions on Suzaku Street. Once there are fireworks released in the palace, they will rush over immediately."

"In addition, we have also deployed personnel at the location of the secret passage. They are the 1,000 white-robed soldiers left by my son-in-law. They will be there to support Your Majesty at any time."

"Well, let them be prepared. Now, they have occupied three gates and may take action at any time. They are waiting for an opportunity. I think that opportunity will come soon!"

Chu Yan'er looked towards the direction of Hezhou Pass, with a feeling of longing in her eyes.