flstandardbreds Chapter 119: Secret Agent 001
Chapter 119: Secret Agent 001
The fourth prince is the legitimate son. The queen's maternal family is Duke He, and his brother is General He. Now that He Chengfeng has military merits, he has the greatest possibility of succeeding to the throne.
The second is the second prince. Although he is not the legitimate son, he is the eldest son. His mother is Concubine De, and Concubine De’s mother’s family is the current Taifu, so he has the support of the Taifu’s party.
On the other hand, the seventh prince's biological mother died early, his maternal grandfather's family was originally a merchant family, and although his two uncles became officials in the court, their qualifications were mediocre. Over the years, even if the emperor wanted to promote him, he was powerless.
The Seventh Prince does not have as much help as the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince. Even if the Emperor favors him and lets him come to the military camp to gain some experience, so what?
Unless he could win over the other generals in the military camp to his own camp, otherwise, after the emperor deposed, even if he sat on the throne of the crown prince, those who supported the second prince and the fourth prince would not support him to ascend the throne and become emperor!
After listening to Mu Xingchen's story, Ye Ze witnessed more directly the cruelty of the royal succession struggle. In the end, he might even lose his life. So, the reason why the Seventh Prince is so approachable is just an act?
Ye Ze suddenly shuddered all over, his expression gradually becoming serious, "Thank you, Brother Mu, for your frankness."
"We are brothers, there's no need to thank me." Mu Xingchen waved his hand nonchalantly.
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After dinner, Ye Ze returned to the tent. He was still thinking about catching mice as a spy, so he searched his tent, but he didn't find any mice. Instead, he found a mouse hole under his bed.
Ye Ze was dumbfounded.
⊙﹏⊙, so I was sleeping on the same bunk bed with a mouse?!
He thought that the person who came into his tent was just a passing rat, but he didn't expect that it was a permanent resident!
Just as Ye Ze was thinking about how to catch the mouse, a little head popped out of the hole, and two round green bean-sized eyes just met Ye Ze's gaze...
When the mouse saw someone at the entrance of its hole, it did not run away. Instead, it stared at him with a curious look.
The man and the mouse stared at each other.
Ye Ze: Are mice so courageous nowadays?
It's it!
"The system left a mark on him!"
"Received, host, target locked, subdue the pet and deduct ten from the transaction value."
Ye Ze was shocked: "Deduct the transaction value of ten? Are you sure?"
This was the first time the system was so generous that Ye Ze couldn't believe what he heard.
System: "......" Are you sick? !
"Squeak," Master.
The little mouse suddenly came out of the hole and walked towards Ye Ze. The small figure kept getting bigger in front of Ye Ze's eyes. Ye Ze subconsciously wanted to straighten up and stay away from it.
Then he heard a dull thud, and the back of Ye Ze's head hit the edge of the bed hard. Only then did he remember that he was still lying under the bed!
"Hiss, I...ah, it hurts..." Mask of pain!
The little mouse looked at Ye Ze innocently: This master doesn't seem to be very smart.
Ye Ze took a long time to relax, until the pain in the back of his head was no longer so severe, he slowly got up and sat on the bed, looking down at the little thing on the ground. Ye Ze couldn't help but want to laugh. He didn't know if this little mouse could complete the task, so he could only give it a try. Even if it couldn't, it would not be a loss for him.
"Ahem," Ye Ze cleared his throat and said, "Let's give you a name first. How about calling you 001?"
The little mouse was puzzled, what is 001? Humans don't have such a name!
"001 is your code name. From now on, you are my spy. Use all the power you can to help me find out the news from the North Vietnamese Army and then report back to me. Do you understand?"
Ye Ze explained seriously to a mouse. If outsiders saw this, they would probably think he was stupid.
001 seemed to understand what he said. It nodded to him, circled around his feet a few times, and then went back into the cave.
Ye Ze: “…”
Did he overestimate the mouse's abilities?
Forget it, go to sleep!
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late at night,
In a dim corner, the two met again and quietly walked out of the military camp. They finally avoided several waves of patrolling soldiers, but were discovered by the soldiers who got up for the night when they were about to climb over the stakes.
"Who is there!"
The sudden loud shout frightened Song Minghao and Ye Xiaoyong so much that they froze for a moment. When they turned around, they saw a blurry figure not far away swaying towards them.
Ye Xiaoyong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, "What should I do?"
"Hurry up, get out first."
The two men used all their strength to move the stakes that were blocking the road to create a gap, and quickly squeezed out one after the other. Then they ran wildly towards the mountain without even having time to restore the stakes to their original state.
The soldier just now saw this and immediately came to his senses: "Yes, there is a deserter! Someone escaped! Someone escaped..."
The patrolmen rushed over upon hearing the noise and saw the barricade had been removed. Without caring about anything else, they squeezed through the gap one by one and chased in the direction the two men had fled.
Song Minghao looked back and said to Ye Xiaoyong, "Run! Once we get into the mountains, they won't be able to find us again!"
"Okay..." Ye Xiaoyong swallowed nervously and ran desperately behind Song Minghao.
The patrolmen behind desperately chased after them, "Hurry up and stop! Deserting will lead to military punishment. If you stop now, I can plead for you and save you from physical pain!"
"Stop!"
The more the soldiers chasing behind shouted, the faster the two in front ran. Just as they were about to run into the forest, Ye Xiaoyong was not paying attention and was tripped by a stone under his feet. With a 'bang', he fell heavily to the ground.
Song Minghao gritted his teeth and stopped. Looking at the black shadows not far away, he said anxiously, "How are you? Get up! They are catching up with us!"
"Brother Song, I can't do it. I think I sprained my ankle..." As soon as Ye Xiaoyong moved, he felt a sharp pain in his ankle. He definitely couldn't run like this.
Song Minghao glanced at the patrol soldiers who were about to catch up with him, and without saying a word, he turned around and ran. If he didn't run, he would be caught by them, and it would not be so easy to escape then.
"Song, Brother Song..." Ye Xiaoyong lay on the ground and stretched out his hand towards Song Minghao's back with difficulty, "You can't leave me alone! Didn't we agree to go together? I..."
Before Ye Xiaoyong could finish his words, his body was picked up by the patrol soldiers who had caught up with him.
Ye Xiaoyong's face suddenly turned pale, he was finished!
Two patrol soldiers escorted Ye Xiaoyong back, while the others continued to chase Song Minghao.
Before dawn, Captain Qian, no, now Captain Qian, was called out by his soldiers. Outside his tent, Ye Xiaoyong was kneeling on the ground trembling, with patrol soldiers guarding on his left and right.
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