Qi Yue and the others soon arrived outside the capital, so the First Prince had already been on guard. They pretended to be porters delivering goods to the city and passed through the gate of the city.
Just an ordinary inspection made Qi Yue frown. It's not that there was any trouble, but that the appearance of the soldiers stationed at the city gate was quite different from the past, and Qi Yue couldn't believe it at first glance.
In the past, the soldiers at the city gate were only responsible for entering the city for investigation, but gradually, except for the armor, they almost lost their military temperament, and the serious and fierce spirit was just pretending to scare outsiders who came to the capital for the first time. .
But now the appearance in front of Qi Yue is quite different. These city guards don't say they have eagle eyes, but they are much more serious in terms of their mission execution attitude. The chaotic city gates in the past are in order, blocking the noisy The phase was swept away.
Qi Yue, who thought that Emperor Hongming was under house arrest and the capital where the First Prince was in charge, would be in chaos, was greatly surprised. He raised his head and forgot to take a look inside the city. The city was still prosperous, but the formerly arrogant son of an aristocratic family had restrained himself a lot.
Because Qingyun couldn't understand the entrenched situation of the aristocratic family, he had already started to break up the forces that stood together in groups. These aristocratic family disciples were worried that it was too late for their situation, how could they dare to cause trouble in the capital as usual
Just as he was about to be searched by the officers and soldiers, Qi Yue suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, and turned his head to look over.
Seeing the scene in the distance, the soldiers on the city wall immediately shouted loudly: "The Imperial Forest Army returns to the city, and the idlers wait to stand against the wall!"
The army galloping on horseback on the official road gradually appeared in front of people's eyes, with shiny armor and sophisticated weapons, and a deterrent force came from them, especially the leaders with bright eyes and a fierce spirit.
When they approached the city gate, following the leader's low shout, the entire team stopped in unison and slowly entered the city gate. These soldiers had obviously just returned from training, with a smell of sweat mixed with blood on their bodies.
Although the line was long, it was solemn from beginning to end, and no one showed any slack.
This momentum... This is the Royal Forest Army
Looking at the logo on the armor of this team, Qi Yue and the others frowned involuntarily. Especially Qi Yue, a strange feeling gradually rose in his heart. He hadn't returned to Beijing for a year, so it's possible that the Imperial Forest Army in the capital has transformed into such a sophisticated appearance.
Qi Yue is a general himself, so of course he can see the advantages of this team. Although his body is not bloody and fierce, he already shows the appearance of a tiger and a wolf. What's more special is that these imperial forest troops have an advantage that all the troops that Qi Yue has seen, even the Zhenbei Army under his own command, can't match, that is discipline.
Military discipline is strict, but it is extremely rare to see such an army that has been regulated to such an extent. Qi Yue even noticed that from the beginning to the end, whether it was the cavalry in front or the infantry in the rear, even the posture of holding the gun in the hand and the size of the steps were as if they had been carefully measured. Exactly.
This kind of fine control of one's own body, as well as the unity and cooperation of the entire team, may seem insignificant, but it is definitely a necessary factor for victory in actual combat.
Qi Yue's eyes couldn't help flashing a hint of love for talent. If this team has been tempered many times in actual combat, it will become an unstoppable weapon of war after all!
I don't know who is the current leader of the Yulin Army, who can train such a team
Qi Yue knew that this pair of men and horses had definitely undergone the most rigorous training, but there were two necessary elements to support this training, one was the will of the soldiers, and the other was the absolute dominance of the leader.
Without one of the two, neither could train such a well-disciplined army.
But to ensure the leader's absolute dominance, every soldier must have absolute trust in the leader, and even fanatical worship.
The leader is the one who takes the lead? Qi Yue secretly observed the commander in chief, focusing on the commander's eyes.
No, no, this person does not have such a talent, and although every soldier has the same serious expression on his face, there is a faint fanaticism in his eyes looking at the distant imperial city.
The people who trained this group of troops are definitely members of the royal family. Could it be that they are the First Prince
Waves of doubts arose in Qi Yue's heart. He only met the First Prince when the Empress was still alive in the early years, and he only vaguely felt that he was a shrewd child. After the empress passed away, Qi Yue had already arrived at the border. Occasionally when he returned to Beijing, he only heard that the eldest prince was disabled, and he became gloomy, but he never mentioned that the eldest prince had this ability to lead an army.
The imperial army passed through the city gate in an orderly and fast manner, and walked towards the imperial city. Although they passed through the bustling market, they did not cause any trouble to the people. The surrounding vendors seemed to be familiar with this, and apart from occasionally looking at the Imperial Forest Army with amazed and proud eyes, they did not show any signs of panic. Obviously, it is normal for the Imperial Forest Army to go out for training in the capital.
Watching the Imperial Forest Army walk away slowly, and then at the bustling market again, Qi Yue's eyes became serious for the first time. He thought about the three teams he had brought with him, compared them with the Imperial Forest Army he saw today, frowned and murmured softly: "Mistake."
Qi Yue has always predicted things like a god, and he has never missed anything in the military. This is the first time he has underestimated the enemy so much.
Although Qi Yue's three teams of Zhenbei Army brought by Qi Yue are far from enough to deal with the current Yulin Army, but they still have to carry out their plans after arriving in the capital today.
Several people passed the interrogation by the city gate officers and soldiers and entered the capital.
Qi Yue was already impressed by the prosperity and orderliness of the city just from afar, but the further he walked in, the more surprised he was. Dayan has been prosperous for more than a hundred years. Ever since he went to the border, Qi Yue discovered that this seemingly prosperous dynasty has already shown signs of decline. Many serious problems are hidden under the prosperous appearance. Come disaster.
Emperor Hongming also noticed this problem. Although he was diligent in political affairs, he did not reverse this decline.
But when he returned to the capital again today, Qi Yue found that some corruption and corruption in this bustling city had been stopped, and even some faint vitality had emerged.
The prince seized the heir, the emperor was imprisoned, and the old man Yang Hui returned home. It stands to reason that the capital was the first to be affected by this turbulent situation. Why is the atmosphere in the capital so peaceful and orderly
The more Qi Yue walked inside the capital, the more he frowned. The fact that the capital can show this kind of appearance shows that the current managers have been accepted by the people and even admired by them.
This directly shows that if war breaks out at this time, not to mention how the two armies are fighting, the people in the capital will resist desperately in order to protect their peaceful homeland.
All the way to the inn where he stayed, Qi Yue didn't see any arrest warrants about the third prince in the capital, and the eldest prince didn't take action against the third prince at all, at least on the surface.
Qi Yue's eyes darkened again, he thought it was just an ordinary prince's fight for heir apparent, but he didn't expect the situation to be so complicated.
The emperor was seriously ill, the eldest prince was regent, and he had made a lot of achievements, and he didn't directly compete with the third prince for the throne, which was completely hard to find fault with.
Besides, the First Prince's reputation has already been established in the capital, which is definitely not good for the Third Prince.
After carefully sorting out the information he saw, Qi Yue's brows were frowned into knots, and his eyes were dark and dark. Fortunately, he didn't lead people to attack the city recklessly, otherwise even if the third prince had an imperial decree in his hand, he would Will be labeled as a traitor.
This eldest prince is definitely a very strategic person. But thinking of the news about the situation in the capital that he has received one after another over the years, Qi Yue's eyes flickered.
If the Eldest Prince had such talent, he should have shined brightly to attract Emperor Hongming's attention long ago, and he definitely won't wait until now. Now that the style of acting has changed so much, it should be because of the guidance of staff around him.
After Qi Yue observed in the capital for two days, his subordinates also got in touch with the dark thread he planted in Beijing in the early years.
"General, my subordinates got the news that the eldest prince went out of the palace in micro-clothes and went to Qingyang Tower today. This subordinate thinks... this is a good opportunity." The military adviser reported the news he had received to Qi Yue.
Qi Yue pondered for a moment, and soon hardened his heart. The only thing he has to do with the Great Yan Dynasty is Emperor Hongming. Although the people were happy when the eldest prince was in power, the purpose of his return to Beijing this time is to save Emperor Hongming. If something happens to Emperor Hongming, he will support the third prince to ascend the throne.
Therefore, no matter what, the eldest prince cannot stay.
"Let's go to Qingyang Tower."
Qing Yun was dressed in white, holding a folding fan, and was walking towards Qingyang Tower. He shuttled through the crowd, all his noble aura was hidden in his brows, and he was not displeased by the touch of ordinary people around him.
On the contrary, the eunuch Chen Bing, who was sticking a fake beard on his side, was sweating anxiously, blocking the crowd beside Qing Yun, and helping him from time to time, for fear that the frail prince would fall: "My lord... , you can slow down."
"Get up." Holding a folding fan, Qing Yun pushed Chen Bing's bearded face away a little.
It's not just Chen Bing who is nervous, Wei Lin behind Qing Yun is also full of panic, for fear that Qing Yun will bump into him: "My lord, Chen Gong...cough, you're right, your body is weak, and now you're so weak. Walk, of course, be careful."
The eldest prince has been in power for more than two months, and many ministers have surrendered to his plan. Now the eldest prince who has become the backbone of the entire imperial court is a precious porcelain doll in the eyes of those officials who only care about the people regardless of the candidate for the crown prince. half hurt
Wei Lin, who received medicine from the eldest prince back then, has now completely surrendered to Qing Yun, and even helped him remove most of Yang Hui's power in the court. At this time, Wei Lin's wife had taken the prescription given by Qing Yun, and she was already in good health. Knowing that the medicine was given to her by the eldest prince, she used this to satirize Wei Lin's way of treating a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart.
After all, the reputation of the First Prince Yan Sa is now highly praised in the capital, not to mention word of mouth, and Wei Lin's wife is the number one fan of the First Prince. He punished many corrupt officials for him, and ordinary people who were still tortured by the aristocratic family wanted to say hello.
On the contrary, the third prince, who had a great reputation before, gradually faded away. After all, what the people can remember is the ruler who really made them feel good.
In fact, after witnessing Qing Yun's talents and means, Wei Lin had already decided that even if the eldest prince was physically disabled and couldn't live without a wheelchair, he should be promoted to the throne. After all, the founding emperor of Dayan was also disabled.
But today's first prince gave Wei Lin a big surprise. He didn't expect that the first prince recovered physically. As long as he can walk on the ground, there is nothing to criticize as the prince.
"Sir, you can just call me Xiangfeng. Today we can be regarded as a private visit on Weibo, and we must not reveal our identity." Although Qing Yun said so, in fact, if someone has never seen his real face, he will definitely not recognize him. The identity of his eldest prince.
After all, everyone in the capital knew that the Eldest Prince was physically weak and unable to perform well, but he was extremely diligent in political affairs, and his disability was admirable.
Thinking of this, Qing Yun couldn't help but smile, he also came out to relax today, and he was quite tired after spending all day in the deep palace dealing with affairs.
What makes Qingyun even more anxious is that in other worlds, he usually meets that man very quickly. Now that Qingyun has been in this world for more than two months, he has not seen anyone who might be him.
I just hope that I can see him when I leave the palace today, the corner of Qing Yun's mouth curled up in a slight but pleasant arc.
The few people soon arrived at the destination of this trip. Qing Yun looked up at Qingyang Tower, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth: "If I remember correctly, the owner of this building should be Yang Hui's most promising man." Protégé?"
Wei Lin hesitated for a moment, and persuaded Qing Yun: "Xiangfeng, the literati in the Qingyang Tower have always been bold, they respect literature, and there are no restrictions on political affairs... Why don't you go elsewhere?"
"It's okay, Qingyang Tower is the most famous in the entire capital, how can you miss it?" Qing Yun shook his fan, stepped into Qingyang Tower, and walked upstairs to the private room.
When he turned and stepped up the stairs, an extremely tall but elegant man passed him by, Qing Yun's headband even swept across the man's cheek.
Feeling a gentle brush on his cheek, Qi Yue turned his head subconsciously, but only saw a tall and thin figure like a green bamboo.
The cheeks that had been brushed by the youth's hairband earlier became hot for a while, and this heat strangely burned to the bottom of Qi Yue's heart, making Qi Yue unable to move away from his eyes following the youth's background.
Seeing Qi Yue in a daze, the military adviser beside him immediately went over and asked, "General, what's the matter? Have you found the First Prince?"
Qi Yue, whose thoughts were interrupted, frowned, but when he saw the other two people on the stairs, his eyes immediately turned sharp. If he read correctly, the young man who was with him was obviously the elder Wei Linwei, and the man next to him Man is obviously a eunuch.
Qi Yue has already inquired about the news that Wei Lin has long surrendered to the First Prince, so does that mean that the young man from before is also a member of the First Prince
"I saw Wei Lin." Qi Yue withdrew his gaze and talked with the military adviser.
"But I didn't see anyone in a wheelchair or who is handicapped?" The military adviser was puzzled, but then he said to himself, "Maybe we came late, and the eldest prince is probably already in the private room because of his physical disability." wait."
"It is indeed possible." Qi Yue glanced solemnly at the private room upstairs.
"Then we..." The military division made a hands-on gesture to Qi Yue.
But at the moment Qi Yue's mind is full of the back of the young man in white just now, and for some reason, his heart is as restless as a cat scratching, so he just shook his head and said: "Let's look at the situation first and find out which private room the eldest prince is in."