My father, Gao Huan, is an invincible prince!

Chapter 37 This is a brilliant strategy of "beating the grass to scare the snake"!

Gao Yue and Gao Longzhi exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with joy.

Before Gao Cheng even arrived in Ye City, the powerful families of Hebei suddenly raised an army, intercepted military supplies, and stirred up trouble. If this was not divine intervention, what else could it be?

Sun Teng then smiled and slowly said, "Gentlemen, this sudden crisis facing the aristocratic families is truly a once-in-a-millennium event."

"The counties of Hebei are in turmoil, military supplies have been seized en route, and internal and external troubles are piling up. Gao Cheng is young and in charge of general affairs; when he arrives in Yedu, he will surely be overwhelmed with problems and unable to save himself."

"That's not all."

Gao Yue immediately responded, his eyes scanning the room with keen insight. He smiled and said, "We can take advantage of this turmoil to capture those who have been lying in wait, spying on our movements, in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, Gao Longzhi was momentarily unable to grasp the deeper meaning and quickly asked, "Why did you force him?"

Gao Yue stroked his beard and calmly explained his plan: "We will take advantage of the situation."

Gao Longzhi was taken aback again: "Taking advantage of the situation?"

"Indeed!"

Gao Yue nodded and slowly said, "Now that the powerful families are causing trouble, Gao Cheng must be burning with anxiety, wishing he could rush to Yecheng to put an end to the situation as soon as possible."

"We must spread rumors that the Jin Yang Ba Mansion has received a joint petition from various factions in Hebei, and that King Gao is furious and has ordered the Crown Prince to set off immediately for Yedu to take charge of suppressing the rebellion."

"Then we will spread the word that we have obtained clues about the spies and that we can locate them within a few days and bring them all to justice. Then those who are hiding will surely reveal their true colors."

Upon hearing this plan, everyone's eyes lit up.

Sun Teng immediately exclaimed in praise, "What a brilliant plan to startle the enemy!"

That's exactly what I meant.

Gao Yue nodded slightly and said, "They have been hiding for a long time, and we have no way to catch them. However, once they hear that we have found a clue, they will be afraid. Once their hearts waver, they will easily make a mistake, and their appearance will be revealed without us having to pursue them closely."

However, Gao Longzhi remained apprehensive after hearing this, and hesitated, saying, "What if that person is stubborn and doesn't believe this rumor, and holds back his troops? What should we do then?"

Even if they do not believe me, I will not be harmed.

Sima Ziru responded at the opportune moment, calmly smiling as he said, "I'm just offering a few words. If they fall into the trap and become confused, then we have won; if they don't move, we'll devise another strategy. In the process of advancing or retreating, we will suffer no harm whatsoever."

"That's quite appropriate!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Teng immediately made a decision and called out, "Someone come here!"

Upon hearing the sound, the servants outside the door quickly stepped inside and bowed to receive the order.

Sun Teng said in a deep voice: "Immediately issue the order to spread two messages throughout the city: First, the King is furious and has ordered the Crown Prince to rush to Yedu immediately to deal with the rebellion of the various gates in Hebei; second, we have obtained traces of the spies and will soon capture them all."

"only!"

Upon hearing this, the attendant immediately obeyed the order and hurriedly turned to leave.

With the plan settled, the four of them did not linger any longer, and bid each other farewell, departing happily!

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The two pieces of news spread like a plague, and with the help of the nobles in Ye, they spread throughout Ye City in just two or three days.

Although Gao Yang was hiding in the shadows, he learned of this matter immediately.

It was still a secluded residence in the south of the city, inside a deep, dark room.

At this moment, Gao Yang sat alone at his desk, holding the secret report that his servant had just presented to him. His expression was gloomy, and he was filled with anxiety.

"My brother hasn't arrived yet, and the powerful families are already launching another attack..."

He rubbed his throbbing temples, which felt like they were about to explode.

He was already anxious because Gao Cheng was late in arriving, and now this incident made him even more irritable.

But no matter how agitated he was, he had to force himself to stay alert and judge the veracity of the news.

After all, if this is true, he would have to leave immediately.

Otherwise, if his identity is exposed and he is captured, all his painstaking planning over the past few days will be in vain in an instant.

But if it's a hoax, his hasty retreat would play right into someone else's hands.

For a moment, he felt completely caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or retreat.

But after struggling for a while, he still felt it was best to play it safe.

After all, it's better to believe something is true than not to believe it is not. Of course, the main reason is that he can't afford the consequences if the news is true.

Thinking of this, he immediately stood up, wanting to order an immediate evacuation, but before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

No, no, no.

If Sun Teng and his group truly possessed solid clues, why didn't they simply deploy troops to surround and arrest them instead of going to the trouble of releasing the news in such a grand manner?

Such actions are tantamount to stirring up trouble and alerting the enemy.

Suddenly realizing the situation, Gao Yang broke out in a cold sweat. He secretly rejoiced that he had managed to calm himself down in time and had not acted rashly.

Otherwise, we might fall into their trap.

Before he could fully calm down, a servant announced from outside the door, "Lord Taiyuan, new news has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang immediately frowned: "Go on."

The attendant hurried inside and reported in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, while I was out investigating, I heard that something unexpected happened when Young Master Duan and Young Master Huli went to the banquet at Sun Teng's residence today."

"misfortune?"

Gao Cheng was taken aback: "What kind of change?"

The attendant reported truthfully: "According to the report, the two pretended to be drunk during the banquet, and argued and became angry in public. Young Master Duan even directly called Sun Teng and the others 'old dogs'...and...and..."

Gao Yang frowned and urged, "Speak freely, why hesitate?"

Upon hearing this, the attendant had no choice but to bite the bullet and report, "And to publicly proclaim that Zhu Xun claims his actions are secretive and unknown to anyone, little does he know that the Crown Prince has already laid a trap and will settle accounts with him within a day or two."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang's expression changed drastically. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, demanding sharply, "Is this true?"

Startled by this sudden outburst of anger, the attendant dared not be negligent and added, "Judging from his words, he is probably right eight or nine times out of ten."

Upon hearing the servant's confirmation, Gao Yang trembled with rage and couldn't help but curse, "Idiots! Two idiots!"

The former officials of Ye City already suspected that someone was secretly investigating and spying on them.

Now that Duan Shao has made such a fuss, isn't he clearly telling them that Gao Cheng did indeed send someone, and that this person is hiding inside Ye City?

Enraged, Gao Yang immediately issued a stern order: "Immediately issue the order: sever all contact between my subordinates and Duan Shao and Hulü Guang, and ensure there is no further involvement!"

The attendant, knowing the gravity of the matter, dared not delay for a moment and quickly withdrew to relay the message.

Even so, Gao Yang's anger was still not appeased, and after thinking it over, he still felt it was not safe enough.

A moment later, he summoned the servant again and angrily shouted, "Go secretly and tell Duan Shao and Huli Guang to be careful to do their jobs and to focus on their duties. Under no circumstances should they make any more irresponsible remarks or disturb the other arrangements."

"We should each act in the open and in the shadows, each going our own way without interfering with each other, and we must not ruin the whole plan because of inappropriate words."

Upon hearing this, the attendant dared not delay and hurriedly left.

Seeing this, Gao Yang calmed down slightly, but his resentment towards the two men for their reckless actions lingered for a long time.

These two brainless idiots, after drinking a little horse piss, don't even know who they are. They're truly fools!

If this matter is exposed because of them, they will be punished to the death.

(P.S.: Bonus chapter on Tuesday, please read on. There will be another chapter later.)