At midnight, the prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture, the back house.

Cui Hui frowned and paced back and forth in the study, he already knew about Liu Feng's arrest, and now he was so anxious that he didn't know how to deal with it, if Li Yuntian took the opportunity to play, he would be unlucky.

With Li Yuntian's current power, Cui Hui is powerless to resist at all, and his power in the capital will definitely abandon him, so he can only find a way to protect himself now.

There was a creak, and just when Cui Hui was in a hurry there, the door of the study was pushed open.

"Didn't the official say it, don't bother the official!" Cui Hui thought that someone was coming, so he couldn't help but turn around and scold.

Immediately, Cui Hui was stunned, with a look of surprise on his face, the person who came in was not a member of the family, but a sturdy middle-aged man with a beard and gray hair.

"Assassin!" Immediately, a thought came to Cui Hui's mind, making his face a little pale, he was the opponent of the sturdy man in front of him.

"Governor Cui, don't be impatient, I came here to help adults this time, and I am a friend not an enemy!" Seeing that Cui Hui was a little nervous, the sturdy middle-aged man said with a smile, and closed the door casually after entering the door.

"Who are you? Why did you break into the official mansion at night? Cui Hui came back to his senses, quickly took down the sword hanging on the wall next to him, and pretended to be calm and pointed at the sturdy middle-aged man and asked.

"Down there, it's the Wind and Thunder General of Dayuan!" The sturdy middle-aged man knew that Cui Hui was hostile to him, so he sat down at the table, poured a glass of water, took a few sips, and identified himself in a deep voice.

"Dayuan's Wind and Thunder General?" Cui Hui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he was taken aback, and looked at the sturdy middle-aged man in disbelief, "You...... You are Gu Chen! ”

"Governor Cui, we have a common enemy, and we should be able to become friends." Gu Chen put down the water cup and looked at Cui Hui with a smile, it was obvious that the enemy of the two was Li Yuntian.

"You are a traitor of the Northern Yuan, how can this official be with you?" Cui Hui naturally knew what Gu Chen meant, and said with a sneer, "Now that the imperial court is looking for you, your coming here now is tantamount to throwing yourself into a net, as long as the official shouts, you will be captured." ”

"In this way, the adults will not be able to speak clearly, and they will be thought by outsiders to be secretly colluding with Zaixia." Gu Chen laughed when he heard this, unmoved by Cui Hui's threat, and looked at Cui Hui meaningfully, "What do you think Li Yuntian will think?" ”

Cui Hui's face changed a few times, and the sword pointing at Gu Chen in his hand slowly fell, Li Yuntian hated him deeply, and would definitely take the opportunity to trouble him.

"Governor Cui, we have all done things under the second son, and we can be regarded as colleagues." Gu Chen saw that Cui Hui was moved, so he struck while the iron was hot and made a friendship with Gu Chen, "If we can join forces to deal with Li Yuantian, then we must get twice the result with half the effort!" ”

Cui Hui's face was cloudy when he heard this, once he cooperated with Cui Hui, then he would belong to the enemy country, which was a big crime, but if he didn't cooperate with Cui Hui, he would not be able to compete with Li Yuntian at all, and Gu Chen would definitely continue to pester him.

"Governor Cui, Li Yuntian's life is a scourge to you and me, as long as you can get rid of everyone else, you can live a good life." Gu Chen knew that Cui Hui was now in a fierce psychological struggle, so he smiled and persuaded, "You can still find a way to deal with Li Yuntian now, but if you wait for Li Yuntian to take off your black yarn, then there is no way at all." ”

"Brother Cui, do you think Liu Feng's matter is a coincidence?" As he spoke, Gu Chen's words turned around, and he said with something in his words, "Why did Li Yuntian meet Liu Feng in the restaurant?" That's a coincidence, isn't it? ”

"Are you saying that Liu Feng is just a substitute for the dead, and Li Yuntian's target for this is his own official?" Cui Hui couldn't help but shudder when he heard this, and looked at Gu Chen in surprise.

"He was not lightly offended by you in Hukou County back then, Li Yuntian is not a person who holds grudges, but he will not let you go no matter what, so he will naturally try his best to put you to death!"

Gu Chen didn't answer Cui Hui's question, but said quietly, "In the past, Li Yuntian was too busy fighting for power and profit in the capital to take care of you, but now that he has become famous and has become the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he has enough time to deal with you." ”

Cui Hui's eyes flashed with a trace of remorse when he heard this, the so-called misstep became a thousand years of hatred, he thought that he had joined the powerful Weiguo Mansion, but unexpectedly, Weiguo Gong later stood on the wrong side and followed the Han King in the Han Rebellion, and was finally defeated by the imperial court, which made him lose his biggest support.

If he knew that the Weiguo Mansion would collapse, if he knew that Li Yuntian would become the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Cui Hui would not have thought of putting Li Yuntian to death no matter what, and would definitely leave a way out.

It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world, Cui Hui now has to live in a panicked life, although he is extremely glamorous outside every day, but he is walking on thin ice in private, for fear that Li Yuntian will attack him.

"Governor Cui, the so-called first strike is stronger, now that you have lost the opportunity, if you keep fighting back, you will become a fish to be slaughtered." From Cui Hui's complicated expression, Gu Chen knew that he must be aware of the danger he was in now, so he said quietly, "Where to go, presumably Governor Cui has already made a decision." ”

"General Gu, this official is now in prison, maybe he will be thrown into prison by Li Yuntian tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you." Cui Hui sighed with a wry smile when he heard this, and sat opposite Gu Chen after inserting the sword back, looking extremely lonely.

"Governor Cui can rest assured, Li Yuntian came this time to do the matter of the sailor going to sea, and he won't move you for a while!"

Hearing that Cui Hui called him "General", a smug smile flashed on Gu Chen's face, it seemed that Cui Hui had been persuaded by him, so he was ready to give him a big gift, and said in an orderly manner, "Governor Cui can use this time to plan an escape." ”

"Is what General Gu said true?" Cui Hui's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, so he saw a glimmer of life, and it was better to fight hard than to sit still.

"The military port in Ningbo is now full of ships of the sailors, who will go to sea to receive the port ceded by Western Chagatai." Gu Chen nodded, looked at Cui Hui and said in a deep voice, "Li Yuntian will preside over the sailor's sailing ceremony this time, and maybe he will have to go around somewhere else, so before he comes back, Governor Cui will have time to arrange a counterattack." ”

"Now that he is a celebrity in front of the Empress Dowager and the emperor's master, how can this official bring him down?" Cui Hui pondered for a moment, his eyes became dim, Li Yuntian was a mountain that was difficult to climb for him.

Moreover, considering that Li Yuntian's existence reconciled the entanglement of interests of the various factions in the capital, the various factions in the capital did not want Li Yuntian to have an accident, otherwise it would inevitably be a scuffle.

"So there's only one way to go." Gu Chen's eyes flashed coldly when he heard this, and he sneered and gestured to Cui Hui with a knife to slash down, "Send him to the Western Heavens!" ”

"However, Li Yuntian's side is heavily guarded, and we have no chance to attack him at all." Cui Hui was stunned when he heard this, murdering the prince is a heinous felony, and then shook his head at Gu Chen with a dejected expression, this idea is not realistic at all.

"It's man-made." Gu Chen smiled slightly, lowered his voice and said, "I can't hide it, I have a batch of explosives in my hand, and it is enough to kill Li Yuntian!" ”

"Dynamite?" A look of surprise appeared on Cui Hui's face, he never expected that Gu Chen had such a powerful firearm in his hand, as far as he knew, gunpowder could only be equipped by the Shenji Battalion and the Xiaowu Firearms Battalion, and if others had it, they would be regarded as rebellion.

The corners of Gu Chen's mouth flashed a smug smile, the explosives in his hand naturally came from the capture of the Northern Yuan in the battle of Heishui City in the Western Regions, when he and Gu Chen led the army to Hetao with the army of the Timurid Empire to prepare for a sneak attack on the Ming Dynasty Beizhili, Tuhuan handed over the remaining explosives to the two of them, hoping to use the explosives to blow up Juyong Pass.

Unfortunately, the combined forces of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan were blocked in the Hetao area, so the gunpowder in their hands did not have time to be used at all.

As the Timurid Empire, the Northern Yuan coalition and the Ming army fell into a confrontation in the Hetao area, Gu Chen quietly transferred the explosives in his hand to avoid the unexpected explosives being taken back by the Ming army.

Later, Wendu went to the Hetao area to order the surrender of the Timurid Empire, and first fled north with Gu Chen, and was chased by Wendu from Monan to Mobei.

Gu Chen knew that it was unlucky to be with Ye Xian, so he discussed with Ye Xian and left the army, leading his henchmen to sneak back to Da Ming quietly, preparing to take revenge on Li Yuntian.

Beiyuan's intelligence network in Daming was basically created by Gu Chen, and with the killer weapon of explosives in his hand, he was full of confidence in revenge.

Gu Chen knew very well that his strength was too small compared to Li Yuntian, so he needed the help of his allies, but there were too few people who dared to cooperate with him, and no one wanted to be accused of betraying the enemy and betraying the country.

In order to secretly develop his power, Gu Chen used Jiangnan as his base, which could not only make it easier to raise funds for activities, but also take advantage of the complex situation in Jiangnan to better hide.

Cui Hui is the first person Gu Chen wants to woo, the reason is very simple, the contradiction between Cui Hui and Li Yuntian is irreconcilable, and Li Yuntian refuses to make peace between him and Cui Hui by others.

It's just that Gu Chen has never had a chance to get close to Cui Hui, after all, Cui Hui has not been forced to a dead end by Li Yuntian now, and he is a wanted criminal by Daming, if he rushes to see Cui Hui, it is likely to make things worse: Cui Hui is not a good person, and if he is not good, he will be used to ask for merit and reward.

Liu Feng's incident made Cui Hui seize the opportunity, so he came to see Cui Hui, because Li Yuntian had already "shot" Cui Hui, so Cui Hui now has no way out, only to cooperate with him.

Of course, the claim that Liu Feng was framed by Li Yuntian was just a lie made up by Liu Feng to deceive Cui Hui, and he used Cui Hui's now suspicious personality to successfully make the promotion association believe this lie, paving the way for the cooperation between the two.

Cui Hui is not only the prefect of Yangzhou, he has been an official in Jiangnan for more than ten years, and his relationship with local forces is intertwined, and getting Cui Hui's help will make Gu Chen's actions in Jiangnan much easier, and he can also better arrange the assassination of Li Yuntian.

Gu Chen now had no other way but to assassinate, this was his only motivation to live, to appease his already numb mind.

"Okay, this official cooperates with you, except for the surname Li!" Cui Hui groaned for a moment after learning the origin of the explosives in Gu Chen's hand, and then nodded heavily to Gu Chen, he seemed to have no other choice but to take risks.

Gu Chen immediately laughed when he heard this, he was waiting for Cui Hui's words, and finally had a reliable ally.