Chapter 1344 The Origin of Wu Guang

Cai Cheng was one of the people who did not follow Wu Yuchun!

It's not that Cai Cheng was very loyal to Wu Ya's father. In fact, he only cared about interests. He would support whoever could bring him more benefits.

When Wu Yuchun started the rebellion, Cai Cheng was quite surprised. He didn't expect that this prince who looked extremely mediocre on weekdays would have the courage to rebel.

After being surprised, Cai Cheng began to seriously consider this matter, because he was quite close to Wu Yuchun on weekdays, and after Wu Yuchun announced the rebellion, he also sent someone to contact him secretly, hoping that he would abandon the dark and join the light.

However, after thinking about it, Cai Cheng decided to continue to be loyal to Wu Ya's father instead of following Wu Yuchun.

The reason was that Cai Cheng believed that Wu Yuchun's rebellion would not succeed, even if he, the Minister of War, surrendered to him, the possibility of success was not great.

Cai Cheng thought so because, firstly, he had a lot of contact with Wu Yuchun and knew him better. He was not a man with the temperament of a heroic leader, but just a spoiled prince. With his ability, it was impossible for him to succeed in the rebellion.

Secondly, at that time, Wu Ya's father had a high prestige in Nanping State and had many supporters. Whether in the court or among the people, there were many people who supported Wu Ya's father. He did not lose the support of the people, let alone the support of the officials in the court. In this regard, Wu Yuchun could not be compared with Wu Ya's father at all. In this case, it would undoubtedly be more difficult for Wu Yuchun to succeed in the rebellion.

Thirdly, Wu Yuchun contacted him at the wrong time. If he had contacted Cai Cheng before the official rebellion, Cai Cheng might have joined after some consideration. However, Wu Yuchun contacted Cai Cheng after announcing the rebellion. This gave Cai Cheng the feeling that Wu Yuchun did not value him at all. At this time, recruiting him was more like a charity, not a reliance, which naturally made Cai Cheng quite dissatisfied.

There is one last point. After the news of Wu Yuchun's rebellion came out, Wu Ya's father paid more attention to the army in the court than before. Obviously, Wu Ya's father also knew that if Wu Yuchun got the support of a large number of troops, then his position might be difficult to maintain. Therefore, at this time, even if Cai Cheng was the Minister of War, it would not be easy to mobilize the army.

Speaking of which, this last point was because Wu Yuchun contacted Cai Cheng too late, resulting in Cai Cheng not having much time to prepare. Even if he had a lot of direct lineage in the army, it would be difficult to mobilize at this time.

For these reasons, Cai Cheng decisively rejected Wu Yuchun's recruitment and firmly supported Wu Ya's father. He knew very well that in the face of such a major issue, he must not hesitate and must firmly express his attitude.

And his approach also made Wu Ya's father quite satisfied. After that, he even secured the position of Minister of War. His status in the court was only below Qin Wei and equal to Zhao Xingnian.

As for Wu Yuchun, his fate was not beyond Cai Cheng's expectations. Without sufficient support, Wu Ya's father sent troops to suppress the rebellion without much difficulty.

Rebellion is a serious crime at any time. Even though Wu Ya's father and Wu Yuchun had a very good relationship before, after catching Wu Yuchun, Wu Ya's father did not hesitate to order the killing of Wu Yuchun's entire family.

Cai Cheng had only irony in his heart about Wu Yuchun's rebellion. He even thought that Wu Yuchun made this decision because he got drunk one night and was flattered by people around him.

Otherwise, Cai Cheng really couldn't understand why Wu Yuchun made such a brainless decision: without a reason, without any battle plan, without enough support, and even without preparing food and grass, he just "carelessly" announced the rebellion. It would be unfair if he didn't fail.

Cai Cheng had experienced Wu Yuchun's rebellion, so he was well prepared for his own rebellion this time: the name of the army, the generals and troops in the army, the food and grass were all ready, the battle plan was also well prepared, and he had even thought about how to proceed after conquering Fengyu City.

Therefore, Cai Cheng was full of confidence in his rebellion this time.

And Wu Guang in front of him was one of the keys to his success.

"Sir, when Wu Yuchun's rebellion failed, didn't His Majesty order the execution of his entire family? What happened to him?" The generals in the tent woke up from their shock and looked at Wu Guang with surprise and surprise.

For a rebellion, success is naturally good, but failure will certainly be severely punished by the emperor, even if the rebel is the emperor's brother. There is no exception. After Wu Yuchun's rebellion failed, Wu Ya's father ordered the execution of Wu Yuchun's entire family. If Wu Yuchun was not also a member of the royal family, it would not be as simple as executing the entire family, but would definitely be a series of nine clans.

However, since Wu Yuchun's entire family had been killed, what about this Wu Guang in front of them? How did he survive?

The generals looked at Cai Cheng.

Cai Cheng looked at Wu Guang, still smiling: "At the beginning, the late emperor did want to kill Wu Yuchun's entire family, but Wu Guang was not in Nanping at the time, but went to Yanfeng. He hid after hearing the news. Although the late emperor sent people to hunt down Wu Guang, firstly, it was Yanfeng after all, and the late emperor did not dare to send too many people there. Secondly, the late emperor may still have some feelings for his nephew, so he did not kill him. Therefore, although the late emperor sent people to Yanfeng, he did not take it too seriously. At that time, no one thought that Wu Guang had the ability to avenge his father. After a long time, the matter was left unresolved."

When everyone heard Cai Cheng's words, they suddenly realized.

"In fact, I just heard some news about him by chance some time ago." Cai Cheng looked at Wu Guang and said, "Someone found him before me and brought him back. When I decided to start the rebellion, I took him over."

The "someone" in Cai Cheng's mouth was naturally Zhao Qiushan, the lord of Xingping City.

As for why Cai Cheng brought Wu Guang here, everyone at the scene naturally understood, and it was precisely because they understood Cai Cheng's thoughts that everyone was quite excited.

With Wu Guang, the things that everyone was worried about before were no longer a problem. Wu Guang was a member of the royal family after all. Although his father had rebelled before, it was the royal family's own business. Even if Wu Yuchun rebelled, it could not change the fact that Wu Guang was a member of the royal family of Nanping.

And with this point, it was enough for everyone!