The situation of Gaomi King in Shanglin Garden is very bad!
I originally thought that after adopting the strategy of having the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army lead the fire attack, although there would be endless troubles, it would be able to be resolved quickly. Who knows, just a few fires were lit in the Hehuan Palace, and the escorting Imperial Army arrived. Not only did they help put out the source of the fire, but they also had the advantage of waiting for work, and almost killed King Gaomi's men out of the Hehuan Palace!
The most terrible thing is that this supporting army is none other than the Chunbo Lake Navy led by Brother Meng Guiyu!
"Gongsun Su! You are my son's sworn brother, and you have saved my son's life!" Upon seeing this, King Gaomi had no choice but to give it a try, and headed towards Gongsun Su and others in front of the turtle island sea beside Brother Meng Guiyu. The bandit yelled, "If this happens tonight, how can I not thank you for saving my son back then?! If you help the Meng family, how can the Meng family and Mi Zhen be at odds with each other and treat you well?!"
However, these words were immediately blocked by Meng Guiyu with righteous words: "Your Majesty, please respect yourself! Although Your Majesty and Prince Mi Zhen are direct biological father and son, not to mention that the Prince is now thousands of miles away, so it is impossible for him to get involved. The rebellion of the prince! Let’s just say that the prince just defeated Ruru not long ago, which shows his loyalty! So the prince will make such a mistake tonight, but it does not mean that the prince will be the same person! Everyone knows that the prince prefers the prince, I am deeply afraid and tired of Prince Mi Zhen. Why is it that now that the prince is unwilling to go to a dead end, he still insists on dragging the prince into trouble!? As a father, don’t you think it is too ruthless and unjust?!”
"Soldiers, you follow such a ruthless and unjust person, and you don't even talk about your future. You just say that when you return home one day, you will be in front of your parents. What more shame can you have?!"
Gongsun Su himself was too lazy to talk to King Gaomi, and raised his sword with an indifferent expression: "The public is public, the private is private, I am now the Chunbo Lake Navy, and I should fulfill my duties loyally! If the prince retreats now, wait and see His Majesty was humbled, so the subordinate naturally sheathed his sword and did not dare to show any disrespect to the prince! But if the prince dares to take a step forward, he will face life and death!"
"Commander, what should we do now?!" King Gaomi saw sweat on his forehead and asked the commander of the imperial army in a low voice, "Can you mobilize other troops and horses to help? Our people have been fighting fiercely all night, and now we can't bear it anymore!"
The commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army looked very ugly: "If there was, would I still not call you here?"
He took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, nothing can be done at this moment... You'd better make a decision early!"
King Gaomi felt awe-struck when he heard this. He had coaxed and frightened the commander-in-chief before, but now his success fell short. He was about to fall into an irreversible situation. If the commander-in-chief lost his temper, he might not be able to wait for the Meng family to have another chance. Emperor Xuan Jing came to settle the score and beheaded him first!
"... The plan for now is to retreat to Chang'an City!" King Gaomi thought for a while and whispered, "Then spread rumors that Xuan Jing is dead and that the person in Shanglin Garden now is just a substitute found by the Meng family! "
He became more and more fluent as he spoke in a hurry, "The reason why you, Gu and I, raised troops to enter Shanglinyuan was because you received the news that His Majesty had passed away long ago, but the Meng family deceived His Majesty into having no children, in order to confuse the bloodline and continue to control the government! Therefore, the mourning was not announced secretly, and the two concubines of the Shu family were ordered to serve as substitutes to pretend that His Majesty is still alive!"
"Otherwise, it is not the time to escape the summer heat. His Majesty has never moved to Shanglin Garden during this month. How could he suddenly have the desire to leave the Imperial City?"
"It's just because His Majesty has been in the Imperial City for a long time, and there are many people in the palace who are familiar with Tianyan, and they are worried that the substitute will be exposed!"
"And since the Meng Guiyu brothers from the fourth room entered the Forbidden Army, relying on the advice of the Shu sisters, they have become their own faction in the Forbidden Army!"
"When the double and the Shu family's second concubine arrived at Shanglin Garden, the imperial army controlled by the Meng family helped to cover them up!"
"There is also good evidence, that is, the Queen Mother took the lead in coming to Shanglin Garden!"
"Because of the old age of the Queen Mother, she has rarely seen the younger members of her family recently. Even the Queen Mother, whom she has always loved, only calls her to talk to her every once in a while. She leaves the palace suddenly at such an old age, saying it is not to cooperate. Who would believe the Meng family’s conspiracy to cover up the secret that His Majesty is no longer alive?!”
"As for the empress who stayed in the palace, it was because Meng had ulterior motives and wanted to conspire with both inside and outside to kill the orphan, so as to hide it from the public eye, so she did not come to Shanglin Garden specifically so that Wu Anbo could support him!"
"Simply, the sky net is not leaking out, and a loyal servant in the palace secretly sent the news, making the truth come out!"
King Gaomi was thinking and said quickly, "Tonight you and I planned to find out the substitute so that we could completely expose the Meng family! Who knew that the Meng family was developing rapidly in the Forbidden Army, so they could only temporarily retreat to Chang'an City to call on the world Let’s fight against the Meng family together!!!”
The Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army was startled for a moment, his brows twitching again and again. After a moment, he said in a hoarse voice: "...But His Majesty is clearly still here!"
"So what?" King Gaomi sneered, "How many years has it been since your Majesty went to court seriously? If it weren't for the Shu family's second concubine who likes luxury and liveliness, they would attend the palace banquets every year. All the officials in the court, even the younger ones, wouldn't be able to attend at all. Don’t you know what His Majesty looks like? Even so, I only see him a few times a year!”
"Lian Gu, a biological brother, is not very familiar with his current situation."
"Not to mention the ministers?!"
"If I say he is a fake, how many people can swear that he is real?"
He took a deep breath, "And I have just sent people to the residence of Zheng Hou and others to kill the Meng family and their gang members! If there are no accidents, except for the Meng Guiyu brothers, eight of the other descendants of the Meng family will Chengdu has already gone down! When Meng Boqin receives this news, he will definitely send his troops south!"
"And that treacherous son Mi Zhen... how can he continue to train troops in Western Xinjiang with all his heart?!"
"Gu and Meng Boqin have a hatred of killing their father, and there is absolutely no room for change between them. However, Gu is Mi Zhen's biological father after all. Even if Mi Zhen is treacherous, he is willing to form an alliance with Meng Boqin and deal with Gu first before discussing the ownership of the throne. Is Meng Boqin willing to believe him?!"
Thinking of something, King Gaomi sneered, "Oh, by the way, Gu's little daughter-in-law, the head of Kangzhao County, is now in Northern Xinjiang, and she is pregnant. Counting the days, she is about to give birth!"
"Suppose she has three advantages and two disadvantages... I'm afraid that Mi Zhen won't even come to Chang'an and will go directly north to fight Meng Boqin to the death!!!"
The commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army's expression changed, and he said: "Are you planning to murder the Princess of Mi Zhen County yourself to frame Meng Boqin?!"
Even if Meng Boqin wanted to take advantage of Sheng Weiqiao's presence in northern Xinjiang to blackmail Rong Suihe, he would definitely not let the princess get into trouble easily. Otherwise, how could she be a hostage if she was already in trouble
King Gaomi's words clearly hinted that he would kill his daughter-in-law.
Although Zhao Shi, the highest representative of the prince in Northern Xinjiang, had taken refuge with Rong Shuihe with his belongings, the battle between King Gaomi and the Meng family in the Northern Xinjiang army was not a day's work. It is impossible that because of Zhao Shi's choice, Gaomi Wang couldn't move anyone in Northern Xinjiang.
What's more, there may be people from King Gaomi who are around Zhao Shi, or who may have direct contact with Sheng Weiqiao.
It's hard to guard against a thief. If the King of Gaomi wants to attack Sheng Weiqiao, it will definitely be easier than Meng Boqin!
Sensing that the commander of the Forbidden Army seemed to disapprove, Gaomi Wang Senran said: "If Meng Boqin and Mi Zhen come to the city, who do you think will win and give us a good harvest?!"
"Then we have to be able to cope with the current situation!" The Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army reminded him, "Both Meng Boqin and Prince Mi Zhen are thousands of miles away now, so they may not know what is happening at this moment! However, we have to do it. The plan is to retreat to Chang’an!”
King Gaomi sneered and said: "That's why I said that I would retreat to Chang'an... This is a big matter and it affects the country. It is said that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. How can there be so many people in Chang'an City, no matter rich or poor, not to help?! "
"Forcing the common people to be the vanguard to counterattack?" The commander of the Forbidden Army saw his purpose at a glance and secretly thought that the royal children are cruel. Ordinary generals may not be able to do such a thing. King Gaomi has never been on the battlefield, but he saw this I thought of it without even blinking.
"It's not just the common people?" However, King Gaomi's plan was more ruthless than he thought. At this moment, he added sullenly, "The guardians of the high-ranking families should also help, right? We have this thing in our hands. With a little manpower, we can’t conquer Hehuan Palace for the time being, so why can’t we reason with those big families?!”
The Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army concentrated for a moment and said: "We have no other choice now. Naturally, we will follow the prince... However, the prince must not forget that the matter is so big that there will be no news in the capital tomorrow! It will be heard by then! There will be no officials organizing young people to serve the king..."
"So your Majesty has passed away a long time ago!" King Gaomi interrupted, "His Majesty is already very old, and he is famous for his romantic nature. Even at such an old age, he still plays and plays with the Shu sisters every day, and even more so when he is still young. Isn’t it natural that this situation suddenly disappears when we add a beautiful dancer to add to the fun in the new year?!”
"Officials in the capital, including ordinary officials in Chang'an, who rashly follow the emperor before they can confirm that the person in Shanglin Garden is the true form of the emperor, who knows whether he will become an accomplice of the rebels?!"
He said contemptuously, "How dare they act rashly?!"
At this time, although King Gaomi was calm on the surface, he was very worried in his heart. Not only was he afraid that the palace would be destroyed if the incident failed, but he was also worried that misfortunes never come singly.
After a while, it was already dark, so he gathered the remaining troops and retreated from Shanglin Garden and retreated to Chang'an City. He was relieved when he saw the intact crown prince Rong Qingzuo and the heads of the three Zhenghou brothers that Rong Qingzui personally presented. , while talking about the next plan in a few words, he asked Huang Wujiu to take charge of spreading rumors, and asked: "It seems that everything is going very well for you? The prince has little experience, but he has worked hard for his family."
Qi Jianxun looked around and whispered: "Your Majesty, I'm not working hard at all. I'm just taking advantage of what's already available!"
"Huh?" King Gaomi heard that this was wrong. He narrowed his eyes, waved his hands to make everyone move away, and then asked, "What do you mean by the in-laws?"
"Gong Huan has taken action!" Qi Jianxun's words made the Gaomi King's pupils shrink suddenly, "When we attacked the Meng family, we had internal agents cooperating with us everywhere. However, the incident happened suddenly and there was no time to identify who the internal agents were. Now we can only imprison them in general. I will interrogate them one by one when I have time... No one else but Duke Huan can do this!"
King Gaomi's expression changed for a moment, and he murmured: "He... why would he do this?!"
Like Qi Jianxun and Huang Wujiu, King Gaomi also felt that when there was already such an outstanding royal disciple as Rong Suihe, it was impossible for Huan Guanlan to be sincere in matters such as the struggle for the throne. I really want to help myself.
It would be great if this imperial master didn't trick himself into clearing the road for Rong Suihe!
When he heard that Huan Guanlan was suspected of helping him, King Gaomi couldn't help but feel extremely confused, "And when did Duke Huan bury so many secrets for the Meng family? How could he let the Meng family do it if he had such a plan in the first place? Has it grown to such power and status over the years?!”
"And I think that what happened in Shanglin Garden has something to do with Duke Huan." Qi Jianxun sighed and said tiredly, "Although Brother Meng Guiyu has the support of the Shu sisters in the Forbidden Army, he is also very powerful. With careful management, these two brothers are incompetent in literature and military affairs, and they simply do not have enough prestige to suppress the situation! In fact, in the past six months, Prince Mi Zhen has forced his way into Gongsun Su and others of the Chunbo Lake Navy through them. With his strength, he has been recognized by some forbidden troops!"
"But even people like Gongsun Su are just recognized, and they are still far from being able to use their hands to control the Forbidden Army!"
"How can those families that have inherited their heritage for many years accept outsiders so easily!"
"Just now, Brother Meng Guiyu was actually able to lead the reinforcements to arrive in time, and even defeated the prince in one go... How do you think this is suspicious!"
Rong Qingzuo next to him asked confusedly: "Gong Huan helped us kill Zheng Hou and other Meng clan members, but he stopped us from attacking Hehuan Palace. This... what on earth did he want to do?!"