Chapter 506: Unity is the way to go
Just when Yan Xishan was in trouble, Gu Chan slowly walked in from the door.
Since there were many people standing in the courtyard at this time, the short Gu Chan came in and was quickly lost in the crowd. As a result, Yan Xishan, who was sitting in front, did not notice her at all.
"Borrowed, borrowed."
Gu Chan said angrily while pushing forward.
Everyone saw that it was a child and squeezed in, but they didn't pay attention to her at all.
After Gu Chan finally squeezed his way to the front, as soon as Yan Xishan saw her, he stood up as if he had seen a life-saving straw, stared at her and said, "Seventeenth Prince, you are here." Yes, we have been waiting for you for a long time.”
"Ah? He is the seventeenth prince in the rumors?"
"No way! This kid doesn't look like a prince at all!"
"I heard that he is the adopted brother recognized by the Ninth Prince, and it was also reported by the Ninth Prince that the Emperor gave him the title of Seventeenth Prince."
Everyone looked at Gu Chan and was stunned, whispering among themselves.
Indeed, no matter how you look at it, Gu Chan is too frail and does not have the temperament that a prince should have. Moreover, she is fair and clean, like a girl. At first glance, of course, it is difficult to make people look at her. Connect her with the prince.
Bai Jingtian also stood up quickly, waved his hand to calm everyone down and said, "Everyone, this is the real seventeenth prince of Tiancang Kingdom. He is the savior of all of us! Don't be rude."
"I will pay my respects to the seventeenth prince." Upon hearing Bai Jingtian's words, everyone quickly became serious and knelt down, saluting Gu Chan in unison.
Gu Chan waved her hand and said, "Everyone, get up! Don't put this tall hat on my head. I'm almost bored to death now."
Everyone immediately stood up from the ground.
Yan Xishan hurriedly said, "What do you think of what we discussed before?"
"There is no way. The prince has already moved my people in Nancheng. If he controls the Jiangnan area next, he will kill you first, and then he will kill me. So now we all must unite to protect ourselves, otherwise we will I'm afraid even I will die," Gu Chan said helplessly.
"The Crown Prince is so cruel! Sure enough, he calculated correctly. You are the only one who can protect us, so the person who wanted to arrest you first warned you not to interfere!" Yan Xishan was also a rare smart person. The deep meaning behind the prince's move emerged.
When everyone present heard what he said, they were all impatient and filled with fear.
Gu Chan said directly, "Listen to me, now you want to push me to go against the prince for the purpose of protecting yourself, but before that, you must first promise me that the entire Jiangnan area Please help me raise three billion taels of silver and send it to save the border, otherwise the prince will have to offend me sooner or later."
"Don't worry, as long as you are willing to help us save our lives, the money is not a problem." Yan Xishan readily agreed.
Guo Huai also quickly stepped forward and clasped his fists in salute and said, "Seventeenth Prince, it was indeed our fault that we went against you before and forced you out of Jiangnan City. Now that everyone has decided to unite to deal with the prince, then I also apologize to you for what happened before. I hope we can put aside our past grudges and work together to make a living together in the future.”
"I'm not that stingy! Ever since the second prince died tragically in front of me, my mentality has changed. Now it's meaningless for us all to continue fighting. The only way is to unite." Gu Chan said with a smile.
Guo Huai was moved by her magnanimity and bowed deeply to her to express his gratitude. Gu Chan waved his hand and said, "Okay, everyone, please don't gather here. Next, you all go back to raise money. As for the 100,000 soldiers sent by the prince, I will be responsible for blocking them. As long as I am here, I will ensure that these people can't get through." Tiancangjiang, but the premise is that you must listen to my orders and cooperate with me at any time.”
"Yes, the Seventeenth Prince." Everyone said in unison.
"By the way, there's one more thing. You have to explain it clearly to the emperor. Otherwise, I'm afraid that if I take the lead and the emperor doesn't approve it, I'll be in trouble." Gu Chan said.
Yan Xishan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, we have sent the brochure jointly signed by hundreds of officials to Kyoto a long time ago, but the emperor has not given any instructions yet, but I believe that the emperor will definitely consider us recommending you to do it." The lord's proposal."
"Okay then! You go and collect money quickly and send it to the Ninth Prince on the border. I have to go to the Jiangnan Camp to mobilize troops." Gu Chan said.
When everyone heard that she was going to Nan Xingkuang to mobilize troops, their hearts suddenly calmed down.
There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Jiangnan camp. As long as Gu Chan can convince Nan Xingkuang to help her, it will probably be even more difficult for the prince's 100,000 troops to enter the Jiangnan area.
Moreover, there are soldiers from the Tiancang Kingdom on both sides. If they dare to fight, it will be equivalent to civil strife. The emperor will never allow civil strife. Therefore, once Nan Xingkuang sends troops to help, Gu Chan will definitely be able to form a distance battle with the prince. Let’s see who can outlast whom.
Therefore, everyone said no more and immediately followed Gu Chan's instructions. They each left and returned to their own yamen to start collecting silver.
After everyone left, Gu Chan stared at Yan Xishan and the three of them and said, "Let's go! Come with me! Why are you still standing there?"
"Ah? Are we going too?" Yan Xishan said dumbfounded.
"Isn't it a good idea for us to go? We didn't leave a good impression on the general before." Guo Huai said awkwardly.
"Yes! Why don't we go?" Bai Jingtian also shouted.
Gu Chan chuckled and said, "With your head hanging on your neck, why are you afraid of embarrassment? I tell you, the more times like this, the more you have to lower your face and show your sincerity to Nan Xingkuang, otherwise I can just stand by and watch you lose your head, there is no reason why I will help you.”
"That's true. There's nothing we can do about it. We can only shamelessly follow you." Yan Xishan said helplessly.
Then the three of them stopped refusing and immediately left the Censor's Mansion with Gu Chan, riding a carriage to the Jiangnan camp.
However, what the four of them did not expect was that when their carriage came to a stop at the gate of Jiangnan Camp, they were stopped by two soldiers guarding the door as soon as they got off the carriage.
"Shopkeeper Gu, please come back! Our general said that if you come, he will not see you." said the soldier standing on the left.
Gu Chan was stunned on the spot, feeling numb.
Oh shit!
She thought that at this juncture, if she came here, Nan Xingkuang would give her some face to see her!
But judging from the current situation, it seems that she really thinks too much!