Chapter 2096 Duan Wanming's Thoughts

"Of course!" Duan Wanming emphasized again.

Zhao Xuan's face lit up, which was exactly what he wanted to hear.

Duan Wanming naturally hoped that Zhao Xuan would ascend the throne and become emperor. As Zhao Xuan's father-in-law, he was on the same boat with Zhao Xuan. If Zhao Xuan became emperor, his status would naturally rise. If Zhao Xuan failed, he would inevitably be retaliated, and he would not be spared either.

Therefore, he must hope, or even support Zhao Xuan's ascension to the throne and become emperor.

"Since you have left the imperial capital, you should not go back for the time being. Now it is the center of the vortex." Duan Wanming said: "You should stay here with peace of mind first, and take your time to seize the throne. At this time, you must not make any mistakes."

The seven-member group responsible for handling the government affairs has been formed, and Zhao Xuan has lost this opportunity. Even if he goes back at this time, he cannot enter this small group and cannot interfere in the affairs of the court. Instead, he may be deliberately targeted by the people of the second and third princes.

Therefore, this is not a good time to return to the imperial capital. It is better to stay away from the imperial capital and wait and see.

At the same time, in Duan Wanming's view, Zhao Xuan's absence from the imperial capital can make the second and third princes relax their vigilance, let them fight to the death, and Zhao Xuan can come out at the last moment to reap the benefits.

After listening to his father-in-law's words, Zhao Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Duan Wanming nodded, looking at Zhao Xuan in front of him, some different ideas suddenly popped up in his mind.

At this time, Zhao Xuan was underestimated. The most trusted staff around him disappeared, and he escaped from the imperial capital in a mess. There were not many people around him. Even the decision-making level of the court had no relationship with Zhao Xuan. At this time, Zhao Xuan was the weakest.

And this time is also the time when Zhao Xuan is best controlled!

It is true that Zhao Xuan is Duan Wanming's son-in-law, but he is not Duan Wanming's own son! Duan Wanming has his own son, and he is still very clear about the difference between sons and sons-in-law! Once Zhao Xuan ascended the throne, their status would indeed be improved, but it might not reach the point of overwhelming power. Moreover, many people have always resisted the interference of relatives in politics, so even if Zhao Xuan ascended the throne, the benefits that their Duan family could obtain were limited.

This obviously did not satisfy Duan Wanming.

Originally, if Zhao Xuan was in the palace, he would not have too many ideas, but now Zhao Xuan came to Nanlin City, and he only brought a few people with him, so Duan Wanming had other ideas in his mind.

This Nanlin City is his territory. When Zhao Xuan came here, wouldn't he be under his control? Zhao Xuan now does not have many people around him, and he is his only support. In this case, Zhao Xuan must listen to him?

Thinking of this, Duan Wanming was a little excited and expectant.

At this time, Zhao Xuan did not know that the father-in-law in front of him, who seemed to have been thinking about him, was calculating him in his heart.

Not long after Zhao Xuan arrived in Nanlin City, Hou Zhong also brought people here.

Hou Zhong is a famous person in the court, and he came here to hunt down the eldest prince, so naturally he couldn't let everyone know that he was here. Therefore, Hou Zhong and others entered Nanlin City in disguise, and Duan Wanming and Zhao Xuan didn't know that Hou Zhong had come, and he was here to kill Zhao Xuan.

"The eldest prince must have entered the city lord's mansion." Hou Zhong said to the people around him: "This matter should not be delayed too long, we will go to the city lord's mansion tonight!"

On the way to Nanling City, Hou Zhong had heard about what happened in the imperial capital. He was very disappointed that Yuan Ji and Hou Yi could not fully grasp the situation. He also knew that the new pattern had been formed and their opponents were still there. This was very important, and they couldn't leave the eldest prince behind. Once the eldest prince returned to the imperial capital, he would become their competitor again, so he had to take the opportunity of the eldest prince escaping from the imperial capital to kill him.

Afterwards, Hou Zhong and others found an inn to stay temporarily. It was inconvenient to act during the day because there were too many people and eyes. They needed to wait until night to start.

"Finally, the arrangements are done." Outside Linshui City, Wu Fan looked at the seemingly empty space in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

Then, Wu Fan said to Luo Yue who had been following him, "Let's go back to the city."

"Yes, sir."

When the two returned to Linshui City, Peng Chuan and others had already been fully armed, and all the defenders in the city had already entered their respective positions, concentrating on alert. The whole Linshui City was filled with a solemnity of the coming war.

"Sir." Seeing Wu Fan coming back, Peng Chuan came up to him.

"How long will it take for the Shuiyue Kingdom's army to arrive?" Wu Fan asked Peng Chuan.

"According to the spies, the Shuiyue Kingdom's army will arrive at the outskirts of Linshui City in less than half an hour." Peng Chuan replied.

Peng Chuan had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Shuiyue army, and the spies in the city had been traveling back and forth between the two sides, constantly passing on news of the Shuiyue army.

Wu Fan nodded and asked, "How is the preparation of the Zhuge Crossbow going?"

"Not many have been made. So far, only ten have been made." Peng Chuan replied.

Peng Chuan knew the power of the Zhuge Crossbow, so when Wu Fan gave him the method of making the Zhuge Crossbow, he immediately arranged for the craftsmen in the city to make it.

However, the craftsmen had been busy repairing the city defenses before, which was very tiring. In addition, the Zhuge Crossbow was quite complicated to build, so although he had arranged for the craftsmen in the city to build it as soon as possible, he still could not build too many.

"However, the craftsmen in the city are already familiar with the construction of the Zhuge Crossbow, and the speed of construction will be accelerated later." Peng Chuan added.

"Ten is a little too few, but this is all we can do for now." Wu Fan said.

Wu Fan knew that Peng Chuan attached great importance to the Zhuge Crossbow. If possible, Wu Fan believed that Peng Chuan would be willing to build hundreds of them in the shortest time, but the conditions and time constraints made Peng Chuan only able to do this.

Wu Fan could understand this.

However, Wu Fan was not too worried. He had set up traps outside the city, which was enough to stop the Shuiyue Kingdom's army for a while, and this time could be used to continue to build the Zhuge Crossbow. Moreover, in the early stage, ten Zhuge Crossbows were barely enough.

While the two were talking, a large black shadow appeared in the distance. The black shadow appeared from the distance of vision and slowly came towards Linshui City. This huge black shadow was like a black cloud, which made everyone feel a little depressed.

This black shadow was the army of Shuiyue Country!

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