"If Qining has not been fooled, will tonight's operation fall into the trap they set?"
In the Prince of Shu's palace, Li Hongxin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked a question.
Ximen Hengye seemed surprised that Li Hongxin would ask such a question at such a time, but he still said: "Your Majesty, our goal of attacking in the east and in the west has been achieved. The governor's office did not strengthen its defense today. The guards at the four gates and the Chengdu barracks We have been sending people to keep an eye on the troops and horses. When we took action, those troops and horses still did not move. In other words, even if the governor's office was prepared, they only had the same manpower as the governor's office on weekdays. For tonight's operation, our manpower is far away. Surpassing them is enough to control the situation."
Li Hongxin was thoughtful.
He knew that what Ximen Hengye said was not wrong.
From the beginning of the planned operation, Wei Shutong's available troops in the city have been closely monitored by the King of Shu. If Qining really wants to set a trap this time, it will naturally be expected that the people of the King of Shu will storm the governor's mansion. Then an ambush will definitely be set up in the Governor's Mansion, and in this case, the soldiers and horses in the city will inevitably be used.
However, the available soldiers in the city have not taken any action, which shows that Qi Ning would not have thought that the King of Shu would launch a surprise attack on the Governor's Mansion today, otherwise there would be no action.
But Li Hong always felt a little uneasy in his confidence.
After experiencing countless ups and downs, Li Hongxin had a strong premonition about many things. Although everything was carefully planned, and Wei Shutong's men did not move as expected, but the more so, Li Hongxin became more and more worried. Instead, I felt more uneasy, and even felt a sense of fear deep in my heart.
This feeling has never occurred in many years, but recently it suddenly came to my heart, and as time went by, this feeling became stronger and stronger.
There was deathly silence in the Prince of Shu's Mansion. The guards guarding the Prince of Shu's Mansion had already followed the advance deployment and went directly to the armory in Chengdu. The armory was naturally guarded by officers and soldiers, but the number was never large. The strength of nearly a hundred people was enough to kill the enemy in the shortest possible time. If the arsenal is under internal control, as long as the arsenal is taken, even if there are other forces in the city that support Wei Shutong, they will not be able to pose a threat to the King of Shu without weapons in their hands.
Suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "Report, Your Majesty, someone wants to see you!"
Li Hongxin and Ximen Hengye were both startled. Ximen Hengye said in a deep voice, "Who wants to see you?"
"He said that he is the person that the prince most wants to see." The voice outside the door said: "He also said that the prince must meet him, otherwise it will be difficult for the prince to pass this level tonight."
Li Hongxin was even more surprised. He looked at Ximen Hengye. Ximen Hengye thought for a moment and nodded slightly. Then Li Hongxin said: "Let him in."
"Boom!"
Suddenly there was a thunder from the sky, Li Hongxin's eyes twitched slightly, and he said calmly: "It looks like it's going to rain!"
There were dark clouds hovering in the sky at dusk, but the rain never fell.
Not long after, in the darkness, several figures appeared outside the door. Li Hongxin sat on a chair and did not get up, staring at the door. He saw one person walking to the door first, raising his hand to signal to the people behind him. There was no need to follow him, so he stepped into the hall. When he saw the person coming, Li Hongxin's pupils shrank, and even Ximen Hengye had a look of shock on his face.
The person who came in from the door was none other than Qi Ning.
Dai Ling's purpose of leading people to attack the Governor's Mansion tonight was to kill Qi Ning. How could Li Hongxin have imagined that Qi Ning would appear in front of him at such a time.
In an instant, Li Hongxin's heart sank to the bottom.
Of course he knew at this time that Dai Ling and his entourage would definitely fall into Qi Ning's trap, and that the Prince of Shu's Mansion would also fall completely into Qi Ning's plan. The Prince of Shu's Mansion originally had nearly a hundred guards who were not afraid of death, but these people were very interested in Li Hongxin There is naturally no doubt about their loyalty, and each of them is a warrior carefully selected by Li Hongxin, and each of them is extremely powerful in combat.
If this group of people were in the Shu Palace, even if Dai Ling fell into a trap, the officers and soldiers would have to pay a heavy price if they wanted to break into the Shu Palace.
But the hundred-man guard of the Shu Prince's Mansion was sent out to rob the armory.
The entire protective force of the Shu Palace was already at its weakest since the Shu Palace was built, but it was precisely at this time that Qining led people to the Shu Palace.
Qi Ning walked into the hall slowly, glanced at Ximen Hengye, then turned to Li Hongxin, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty!"
Li Hong was shocked in his confidence, but his face calmed down and he said with a faint smile: "It turns out to be the Protector of the Country. It's so late at night. What's the purpose of coming here?"
"Your Majesty, you always go to bed so late?" Qi Ning asked with a smile. Without waiting for Li Hongxin to speak, he walked over and sat down on the chair next to Li Hongxin. He pulled up his clothes and said with a smile: "Since Your Majesty can't sleep, I If I take the liberty of coming here, I think I won’t disturb the prince’s sweet dream.”
Ximen Hengye's face was ugly, his lips moved but he didn't speak.
"Ximen Changshi is a person that the prince has relied on for many years." Qi Ning glanced at Ximen Hengye and said calmly: "I know that the prince thinks highly of Ximen Changshi. Ximen Changshi must be grateful to the prince for taking care of him for many years. ?”
A slight smile appeared on Ximen Hengye's lips, and he said: "Your Majesty has been so kind to me, so I am naturally grateful to you."
"So if Ximen Changshi wants to risk his life for the sake of the prince, Ximen Changshi will certainly not be reluctant to do so." Qining said: "On the way here, I have already thought of it for you. The best way is probably It's better to drink the poisoned wine. I don't know if there is any poisoned wine in the prince's palace. I can lend it to Ximen Changshi."
Li Hongxin's pupils shrank and he sneered: "I don't understand what the Lord Protector means?"
"The prince rebelled, and the nine clans were implicated." Qining sighed: "In order to save some lives in this incident, the prince needs to tell the world that it was Ximen Changshi who was good at making opinions and planned this rebellion in private. Although the prince also I will be implicated for this, and may even face extremely serious consequences, but I can try to save the prince's life. The prince submitted a surrender to my grandfather, which made the Jinyi Qi family's reputation spread all over the world, and thus allowed the Jinyi Qi family to establish a He has made great achievements, so in the eyes of the Jinyi Qi family, the prince is somewhat kind to our Qi family, and our Jinyi Qi family knows how to repay the kindness. Now that the prince is in danger, I can only try my best to save the prince's life. "
Li Hongxin stood up abruptly, with a gloomy murderous intent on his face.
Qi Ning didn't look at him, leaned on the chair, and said calmly: "After the prince sent the guards out of the palace, the Shu palace has been surrounded. As long as I give a small signal, they will kill like wolves and tigers." Entering the Prince of Shu's Mansion is an opportunity for them to establish meritorious deeds, so the prince must not think that they will be soft-hearted. The prince no longer has any strength to resist me in the Prince of Shu's Mansion. When the prince submitted his surrender, it can be seen that he is a talented man who understands current affairs. , in this case, I hope that the prince can still understand the current affairs today."
"Qining, what a trick!" Li Hongxin laughed angrily: "As expected of a member of the Jinyi Qi family."
Qi Ning said with a smile: "Your Majesty is overly praised. Your Majesty is a man who has seen big winds and waves. I know that Your Majesty's gamble this time is a big one. Now that the results have come out, Your Majesty certainly knows how to bear the results." He raised his finger and pointed at Ximen Hengye and said: " Give me his head, and then the prince and the head of Ximen Changshi will go to the capital together, take the head to plead guilty to the emperor, I believe that the emperor is a kind monarch, and maybe you can really spare your life."
Li Hongxin sighed, sat down slowly, looked at Ximen Hengye, and said with a smile: "Ximen Changshi, the Lord Protector wants me to take your head and go to the capital to plead guilty to Longtai. What do you think?"
"If my subordinate's head is really possible to protect the prince's safety, of course I will offer my head immediately." Ximen Hengye sighed: "It's a pity that the people of Chu are too afraid of the prince. It was not easy to find him this time. To be fair, of course they won’t really treat the prince leniently just because of his subordinate’s head.”
Li Hongxin nodded and said: "I think so too." He looked at Qining and said: "Duke Protector, I am actually very strange about something. I wonder if you can help me answer it?"
Qi Ning raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please speak!"
"I know that you asked me to come to the capital, not because Longtai really gave you any orders." Li Hongxin said: "It's just to force me to take action, so that you can have an excuse to deal with me."
Qi Ning sighed: "I know it is unethical to do this, but the prince is deeply rooted in Xichuan. You will be a threat to the court for as long as you exist. The emperor is a sage with great ambitions. For the sake of the people of the world, , it is inevitable to destroy the Qi Ping Han and finally unify the world, but to achieve this goal, the first thing is that the Chu State itself cannot be in chaos. Looking at the Chu State, there are not many people who can make the court fearful, but the prince is certainly one of them. one."
Li Hongxin nodded slightly, and Qi Ning continued: "Furthermore, the emperor's ambition has begun, and the army is marching north, but the emperor has been worried that there will be problems here in Xichuan, so if there is a way to eliminate the threat from the prince, of course it will be beneficial to the emperor. It is beneficial to the great cause, and in fact it is also beneficial to the people of the world."
"You are young, but your eloquence is quite good." Li Hongxin smiled lightly and said, "When you say this, even I feel like I deserve to die."
Qi Ning said: "If the prince were a fish, Xichuan would be the prince's pond. A fish out of water would definitely die. If the prince leaves Xichuan, there will be no chance for a comeback. Therefore, if we want to force the prince to take action, the only option at present is I really have no other good way to get the prince to leave Xichuan, so please don’t be offended."
Li Hongxin said: "It seems that the king used a substitute to go out of the city to sacrifice his mother, and it has no impact on you?"
"It has an impact." Qi Ning said seriously: "I thought that the prince was going to take the opportunity to leave, and I also thought about whether it was necessary to send people to surround the prince. But with this thought, I suddenly understood that I had such an idea. This is exactly what the prince wants to see. The prince used the substitute to leave the city. He originally wanted to attract my attention and even let me use the soldiers and horses in my hands to deal with the other side. Because of this, I am even more sure that the prince Already ready to take action.”