Chapter 122: Hu Weiyong Rebels 2

However, there was one oddity about this matter that Zhu Gaoxu could not figure out.

Meat is generally delivered once a day, usually in the morning.

But why was there no incident with the meal at noon?

After all, it seemed that although this poison acted somewhat slowly, it certainly wouldn't take more than an hour; how could the same batch of meat be non-toxic at noon but toxic in the afternoon?

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu called over a cook who was free and asked, "When was this meat delivered today? Why was there no issue at noon?"

At this moment, the cook still had lingering fears; seeing three or four perfectly healthy people die in such a short time, he secretly felt lucky that he hadn't snuck a bite today.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu asking him, he dared not delay and immediately replied, "The meat was delivered in the morning as per the usual practice. This lowly one also doesn't know why there was no issue at noon; we usually take the meat and cook it directly."

As he spoke, the man pointed to a corner of the kitchen.

Zhu Gaoxu took one look and immediately understood.

The meat was piled in the corner of the wall exactly as it had been delivered.

Hu Weiyong only needed to put poison on the bottom layer of meat.

The meat on top was not poisoned and was cooked at noon; by the afternoon, the non-poisoned meat had been used up, and what remained was the poisoned meat.

What a scheme!

As for why Hu Weiyong went to such great lengths, Zhu Gaoxu also guessed it.

If he had poisoned the soldiers to death at noon, he would definitely have heard the news, and by then, Hu Weiyong would have had no way to arrange for people to ambush him.

And looking at the timing, all of this was arranged by Hu Weiyong.

First, having people ambush him, then the Military Camp cooking, poisoning the soldiers in the camp—the timing for all of this was meticulously planned.

It was just that for all of Hu Weiyong's calculations, he did not count on Zhu Gaoxu's combat power being off the charts, driving away the ambushing martial artists ahead of time and then returning in time.

After Zhu Gaoxu figured it out, he had just let out a sigh of relief when his heart suddenly tightened.

No!

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly thought that for Hu Weiyong to set up such a massive trap, it could not be just to take revenge on him.

Otherwise, if Zhu Gaoxu died and these soldiers outside the city died, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely be furious, and this matter would have to have an explanation.

Finding a few scapegoats to take the blame certainly wouldn't work; with Zhu Yuanzhang's iron-blooded methods, he would never stop until the real culprit was found.

And even as Prime Minister, Hu Weiyong would not be able to escape death.

Hu Weiyong is going to rebel!

Combining all the current circumstances, Zhu Gaoxu understood in an instant.

But Zhu Gaoxu was also a bit curious; although he had made Hu Weiyong suffer a significant loss, given Hu Weiyong's temperament, he could not have been forced into rebellion by him alone.

Thinking about it, the reason Hu Weiyong wanted to rebel must be that his life was threatened, or he had planned it long ago.

But these things certainly could not be influenced in any critical way by his, Zhu Gaoxu's, current capabilities.

Something must have happened these past few days that he didn't know about, forcing Hu Weiyong to rebel!

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

It was certainly too late to think about these things now; he could only guess Hu Weiyong's next move.

The fact that Hu Weiyong spent such a great price to kill him first showed that Hu Weiyong regarded him as a major enemy, believing he had the ability to disrupt his plans.

And Zhu Gaoxu's greatest reliance was the two thousand elite soldiers in the camp before him.

Therefore, the most urgent thing now was to keep this small force in his hands.

Having figured this out, Zhu Gaoxu immediately said to Mao Xiang, "Assemble everyone now, be ready to fight at any time, and also send people to keep watch in all directions; report immediately if anyone approaches."

Seeing this, Mao Xiang also understood the severity of the situation; he nodded and, without a word, turned to go prepare.

And Zhu Gaoxu, watching Mao Xiang's departing back, was still thinking about Hu Weiyong's next move.

Why did Hu Weiyong go to such great lengths to wipe out these two thousand people in the Military Camp?

There could be many reasons; for example, if Zhu Gaoxu hadn't been killed in the ambush, he might have died from the poison.

Or perhaps the Military Camp was too much of a threat to him, so it had to be destroyed.

But Zhu Gaoxu suddenly thought of another possibility.

What if Hu Weiyong still wanted to get the Daming Gun in this Military Camp?

After all, if there was anyone who could deeply recognize the power of the Daming Gun.

Then one would probably have to count Hu Weiyong.

There was no other reason; just one Daming Gun had made Hu Weiyong suffer a huge loss!

Not to mention the two thousand warhorses lost for it, he had also lost face.

Therefore, Hu Weiyong must know the power of the Daming Gun; if he had this firearm to assist him, it would certainly increase his success rate significantly.

But now the Daming Gun was strictly monitored and directly under the control of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even Hu Weiyong did not have the authority to mobilize them.

So there were only two ways for Hu Weiyong to obtain the Daming Gun.

Either go to the Divine Weapon Battalion office in the city and seize them by force, or come to his Military Camp and seize them by force.

Logically speaking, the ones in the city would certainly be relatively easier to obtain; after all, at most there would only be a few yamen runners there.

But the fact that Hu Weiyong sent meat to Zhu Gaoxu could be utilized, so Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel there was anything wrong with Hu Weiyong wanting to start from this side.

But the problem would soon follow.

Since he didn't succeed at the Military Camp, Hu Weiyong would likely get the news soon.

By then, if Hu Weiyong still wanted the Daming Gun, there would only be one method left.

Seize the Divine Weapon Battalion office by force!