Jiang Zhongxing quickly received the news at the mansion.
Although his ti within the Forbidden Army wasn’t very long, he had cultivated a few steadfast confidants, so naturally, soone reported such major events to him.
After listening to the entire story, Jiang Zhongxing suddenly rembered the four death warriors Jiang Youzhi had asked for a few days ago.
He was startled and thought to himself, "Could it be?"
No matter how he thought about it, he still felt uneasy, so by evening, when Jiang Youzhi returned from the Imperial College, he had soone call him over.
After Jiang Youzhi entered, Jiang Zhongxing remained silent for a long while, rely staring at him.
Jiang Youzhi raised an eyebrow and said, "What, does father not recognize today?"
Jiang Zhongxing contemplated for a mont and directly asked, "What did you do with the four death warriors I gave you?"
"Yesterday, there was an assassination attempt on the Crown Prince. Could it be—"
Jiang Youzhi nodded, "I sent them to do it."
Jiang Zhongxing was horrified, "How could you!"
"I believed you were careful and well-planned, which is why I didn’t ask you what you needed the death warriors for, but you can’t!"
"This is a cri punishable by family execution!"
Jiang Zhongxing was heartbroken, "Son, you are too reckless!"
Jiang Youzhi calmly replied, "I have arranged everything properly, father, rest assured, no one will trace it back to the Duke Mansion."
Jiang Zhongxing angrily said, "Do you think I’m worried about the Duke Mansion getting implicated by you?"
"If this really gets exposed, your father and mother will naturally accompany you to death."
"But you shouldn’t have done this!"
"The Crown Prince is the sovereign, we are his subjects. Although the Crown Prince may not be virtuous, you shouldn’t have the idea of regicide; even if your assassination attempt was just a pretense, what if you failed?"
Jiang Youzhi thought to himself, "If it fails, it fails; just replace the Crown Prince, what’s the difference?"
His original order to those death warriors was to assassinate the Crown Prince and then lead people to those two locations.
It had to be a real assassination attempt, otherwise, if it was too fake, the Crown Prince’s people wouldn’t fall for it.
Jiang Zhongxing sighed, feeling he shouldn’t scold the son he cherished, and softened his tone, "You are a scholar, loyal to the monarch and patriotic; you should know better, never act so recklessly again in the future."
Jiang Youzhi suddenly chuckled, "Father, I was born and raised in Great Chu, and I naturally hope this land prospers and remains peaceful."
"Though I was born in the countryside, I had the fortune of eting an excellent teacher. The teacher once said, ’Acquire the skills of governance and sell them to the ruling family.’"
"It’s like a trade, each takes what they need."
Jiang Zhongxing was stunned, understanding his son’s aning—patriotism is there, as one lives on this land; loyalty to the monarch, well, that’s uncertain.
For a mont, he didn’t know how to refute his son.
Jiang Youzhi slowly said, "If father has no further teachings, your son will take his leave."
Jiang Zhongxing felt bitter and speechless.
Jiang Youzhi bowed and then left.
Jiang Zhongxing sat down dejectedly; he had thought that even in the countryside, his son had grown well. Who knew his son’s thoughts were so unconventional and rebellious.
He really didn’t know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Jiang Youzhi unhurriedly went to Yun Jiao’s courtyard. Yun Jiao’s maidservants and old won were just about to head to the kitchen to fetch a food box, so Jiang Youzhi sent a servant along with them.
He sat down with a smile and whispered to Yun Jiao, "The matter has been taken care of; in a couple of days, when so rumors spread outside, I’ll accompany you to the workshop."
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