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Chapter 248 Ambition and Layout

While Prince Zi'an and Yangyang were discussing how to deal with Aunt Xi, Yuwen Bo was not idle either. On the one hand, he used Jia Kuizhuo's power to find out the true situation of the Rong Kingdom's palace, and on the other hand, he asked his Qingshang Pavilion to keep an eye on every move of the Dapu Kingdom.

When they learned that Xuanyi had sent people to guard their Changguo Marquis Mansion in Yuzhou tightly, news also came that Crown Prince Yuwen Jin was rushing to Yuzhou.

"According to information obtained, the prince has already investigated the illnesses of officials in other counties near Tong County, and seems to have made new inquiries into the case of the hidden withered grass! I'm afraid his trip to Yuzhou is also for this matter!"

Fang Lan'er sat weakly on the bed, reporting what she had learned while being chased all the way to Rong State.

Fortunately, she was skilled in martial arts and good at disguise, so she escaped from the strict guard and patrol of the Beijing guards. It was a pity that the Wanhua Tower that she had painstakingly built up for so many years was gone, and all the sisters and brothers inside were slaughtered by Xuanyi.

"When the case of hiding the withered grass happened in Tong County, this prince had anticipated that Yuwen Jin would continue to investigate!" Yuwen Bo fanned himself with the fan in his hand, drank cup after cup of cold tea, and looked at Fang Lan'er who was also seriously injured, "How many of our people are left?"

"In Jingwei City, only I survived." Fang Lan'er was obviously very sad when she talked about this. "But the rest of the people in the five states, except for the secret guards in the whole state who were arrested, all other places are safe!"

The so-called five states are the five administrative states under the Dapu Kingdom, namely Yuzhou under the co-administration of Marquis Changguo, Kangzhou under the co-administration of Marquis Ru'an, Quanzhou under the co-administration of Marquis Dingyang, Kaizhou under the co-administration of Marquis Jinbo, and Bozhou under the co-administration of Marquis Lanqing. Each state has seven to ten counties under its jurisdiction.

The Jingwei was not under the jurisdiction of the five states and was independent of the political center. Tong County and three other suburban counties were also directly under the jurisdiction of the Jingwei.

Therefore, Yuwen Bo's people in Qingshang Pavilion had already been distributed in five states, and one can imagine the ambition of his layout.

"The old man, Marquis Dingyang, is now convinced that Tang Yu is very powerful, and he is very strict in coordinating the investigation of Quanzhou. The prince has also lived in the Sand City under his rule for quite some time. It seems that we can't use Quanzhou for the time being."

Yuwen Bo went to Shacheng to meet the prince this time with the intention of winning over Marquis Dingyang, but among the five states, Marquis Dingyang was the most stubborn.

But the key point is that Quanzhou is under the management of Marquis Dingyang. The several counties involved are all passes between Dapu State and Rong State. The military location is very important. Yuwen Bo wants to unite the army and horses of Rong State, but it will be futile if he does not establish a relationship with Marquis Dingyang.

Fang Lan'er knew everything about Qingshang Pavilion, and was loyal to Yuwenbo's career. She had no other concerns, only sincerity. "Young Marquis, if Quanzhou doesn't work, there are still four other states. Ru'an Marquis wants to rely on our old Marquis. Isn't Xuyang under his rule close to Rong State?"

"Xuyang? How come this prince didn't think of that?" Yuwen Bo's gloomy face suddenly broke into a smile, "Have those officials in Xuyang also been taking Tibetan withered grass for a long time?"

"That's right. Xuyang is the smallest and most remote county in our Dapu. No matter how much the prince investigates, he may not be able to control it!"

"Humph! He is a prince without real power, but he is too nosy!" Yuwen Bo said with a proud attitude, "Our Changguo Marquisate and Ru'an Marquis are old friends. The most important thing now is to find out who secretly passed the hidden withered grass to Tong County and other counties through this prince, so that this prince can prescribe the right remedy."

Originally, he wanted to use the Duan family's secret to threaten Xuanyi to step down, but now that the Duan family has been captured, the secret may have been discovered by Xuanyi, otherwise Xuanyi would not have written to him to tell him that if he wanted to keep the entire Changguo Marquis's mansion, he must continue to stay in Rongguo and protect Yangyang.

How could Xuanyi be so kind as to let him protect a princess of Rong? Didn't he call for killing Yangyang before? This must be related to the secret kept by the Duan family.

Therefore, Yuwen Bo no longer counts on the Duan family. Since Xuanyi wants to force him, why not expand his own power and take down the Jingwei directly by force since the Emperor is far away?

"Young Marquis, what do you need me to do for you?" Fang Lan'er weakly lifted the quilt and got off the couch.

Yuwen Bo showed rare concern for her and stepped forward to protect her body. "You should take a good rest for a few days. This prince will definitely use you when he has plans!"

"Young Marquis, I..." Fang Lan'er hadn't finished her words when she heard faint breathing sounds coming from outside the door with her keen hearing. She stopped talking and signaled to Yuwen Bo.

Yuwen Bo understood, and rushed to the door and opened it.

Xue Qingqing stumbled in and looked up to see Yuwenbo's sinister face.

She was flustered and wanted to find an excuse, so she pretended to be calm and got up from the ground, dusting herself off while coquettishly saying, "Young Marquis, I don't know what you have been busy with these days. You haven't come back to Yangyue Restaurant to see me for a long time!"

Yu Wenbo had wanted to strangle her to death last time, and he naturally couldn't bear it this time. "It seems that you didn't learn your lesson last time?", saying, he grabbed her neck.

Fang Lan'er stopped him and said, "Young Master, don't do that. She may be useful if you keep her!"

"it works?"

Fang Lan'er had been a secret guard for so many years that she naturally knew how to make the best use of everything. "Young Marquis, since Miss Xue likes to eavesdrop so much, why not let her listen to something useful to you!"

"Humph!" Yuwen Bo was delighted to hear this, "That's right!"

He loosened his hands that were tightly pinching Xue Qingqing's neck, wiped his palms on her body in disgust, looked at Xue Qingqing with disgust and said, "Anyway, when you had an affair with Helan Gai, it was easy for you to catch him!"

Xue Qingqing's face suddenly changed when she was confronted, but she was now so thick-skinned that no one could break her defense, except Xue Yangyang.

Since she had heard everything she should and shouldn't have heard, she had no choice but to risk her life. She knelt down at Yuwen Bo's feet and raised her head delicately, "Young Marquis, what do you want me to do? I'm willing to do anything!"

"You think clearly!" Yuwen Bo said jokingly. He saw through Xue Qingqing's routines better than anyone else. He couldn't say that he liked her, but he kept her around for so long just because he thought she could be useful occasionally.

Xue Qingqing then said innocently, "I don't ask for much, just the favor of the young marquis. Young marquis, you understand, right?"

"Love?" Yuwen Bo found it funny. What kind of love can a person like him talk about? Who would love him? Even his own parents just wanted to use him.

He lowered his head, looked at Xue Qingqing as if she were an ant, and lifted her chin. "Okay, then you can help me do something!"