In Shanglin Garden, Meng Guihan was ecstatically holding the secret message: "Sixth Brother, this is a lucky time! Let's send troops to Chang'an quickly, shall we?"
Compared to his happy expression, Meng Guiyu frowned: "Is the news credible? Is it true that Ni Wang Rong Jing was poisoned, instead of deliberately doing it to lure us in?"
These words immediately extinguished Meng Guihan's joy, and he began to become suspicious: "The spies swore that Tao Tao went to the prince of Ni Wang Rong Jing to question the countermeasures... However, it is true that Ni Wang Rong Jing was not a fool. How could a good person be poisoned? Or he was knocked down by the cakes made by his granddaughter... His granddaughter is the daughter of Huaiyuan Marquis, and his direct grandfather is the late Huaiyuan Zhuang Marquis. His ancestors are from the Haoying family, not a small family. , Temporarily hired servants are unreliable, and the Yuan family has no shortage of children! How could it be so easy to get someone to trick someone?"
After pondering for a while, Meng Guihan asked worriedly, "Then... Brother Six, let's just stand still?"
"...No, tell our people to be prepared." Meng Guiyu was silent for a while, but shook his head and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Chang'an. After all, it was just a few days ago. Recently, Ruru has violated the border. The news came that the Northern Xinjiang Army was defeated thousands of miles away. Everyone in the big households in Chang'an was in danger. They all wanted to leave Chang'an first and go south to avoid the war! Now they knew that something was wrong with the rebel king Rong Jing, so he must take action! If Rong Jing did this, The poisoning is fake, at most some people can be let go, and not too many wealthy people in Chang'an can be let go; if he is real, then the situation will be in chaos, and it will be easier for us to seize the city!"
Meng Guihan said with great expectation: "It would be great if the reverse king Rong Jing is really poisoned! When the emperor returns to the imperial city, Sixth Brother will be in control, and our room will be truly proud..." He seemed to have thought of something. , the original joyful expression returned to sadness, "It's a pity that Sister Eleven can't see it anymore."
"... Do your job well." Meng Guiyu lowered his eyes and said softly, "Even if everything goes well and the emperor returns to the imperial city, don't forget about Ruru... We still have troubles. This wealth is not that good. take."
In the next two days, Shanglin Garden was heavily armed, and Chang'an's spies were also intensively investigating. It was soon confirmed that King Gaomi was indeed poisoned. The prince Rong Qingzui invited his uncle Zhao Qiu, Tongfang Anshi and Huang Xianyun When they were both in charge, it was not as good as the Gaomi King. People in Chang'an City were panicked for a while.
The most terrible thing is that the imperial army has very little confidence in Rong Qingzui, and they even took advantage of the time of guarding the city wall to abscond with their family members.
After the news spread, the big households in the city took the opportunity to fan the flames and flocked to the city gate to ask for the door to be opened. Although Fang Anshi arrived in time, dispersed the crowd, and threatened several big households, he still showed his embarrassment that he was unable to grasp the overall situation.
"Sixth brother, even if King Rong Jing is just pretending, can the hearts of the people in Chang'an City be used now?" Meng Guihan received the report and came to Meng Guiyu again, "There have been many people who have contacted our people in a roundabout way. What he means is that he wants to provide internal support for us! As long as we can't help them leave after Chang'an is captured!"
Meng Guiyu read the information carefully and thought that his brother's judgment was reasonable. He immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss entering the palace in Chang'an City.
He and Meng Guihan were both amateurs at marching and fighting. Even though they had been working hard for a while since joining the Forbidden Army, firstly, the time was too short, and secondly, their talents were limited. Naturally, they would not force themselves at this critical moment and announced that they would take advantage of the Gaomi King. The opportunity of the poisoned couch made the decision to take back the city of Chang'an, and promised various benefits after the matter was completed. He watched the people below, the generals of the imperial army, make plans, and you and I planned specific action plans.
The discussion lasted until midnight that day, because preparations for the war had started two days ago, and the attack could be launched with a few adjustments, so Meng Guiyu sat in the rear, and ordered his younger brother Meng Guihan to be the vanguard, with two mature and steady generals from the Forbidden Army as his deputies. , determined to attack Chang'an that night, strive to defeat King Gaomi in one fell swoop, and escort Empress Dowager Meng and Emperor Xuanjing back to the imperial city!
After a series of things were arranged, and seeing that it was still a while before night, Meng Guiyu asked everyone to disperse first and prepare individually, leaving his younger brother Meng Guihan to give a few words of advice, asking him to listen to his deputy's reminder: "You I am not a general's son, and I am not good at marching and fighting. I asked you to be a vanguard this time. Firstly, it is for everyone to see, and secondly, I hope you can earn a share of the credit. Therefore, the two deputies I have found for you are both They are sensible people and will not rashly compete with you for credit. You don’t have to be too guarded against them. If you don’t understand or are unsure, feel free to ask them for advice... Safety comes first in everything!"
After the brothers finished talking, Meng Guiyu waved his hand and ordered Meng Guihan to prepare himself. After thinking for a moment, he asked someone to prepare his horse and went to Chengluan Palace to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Meng.
Empress Dowager Meng had vaguely heard about the poisoning of King Gaomi in the past two days, and was planning to summon Meng Guiyu to ask about it. At this moment, she saw that her nephew had come over first. After a brief exchange of greetings, she asked directly: "The Ai family has heard that Ni Wang Rongjing doesn’t seem to be doing well these past two days?”
"Aunt, my nephew is just about to talk to you about this." Meng Guiyu looked happy and said, "God bless the Lord, King Rongjing has gone against the grain, and there will be disaster! News came out in Chang'an City a few days ago that it was the Marquis of Huaiyuan. The snacks that the female Yuan Dong Lai offered to this man were mixed with the juice of the heartbroken grass, causing this man to become bedridden and in a coma to this day!"
"At first, my nephew was worried that it was a trick to lure the enemy, so he didn't dare to act rashly!"
"But after repeated confirmations in the past two days, now that we know that this is a God-given opportunity, we have just made an agreement with my subordinates to launch a night attack on Chang'an City tonight!"
"Now I only hope that the ancestors of the Rong family will protect your majesty, so that your subordinates can make great achievements, and welcome my aunt, your majesty, and the fourteenth younger sister back to the imperial city as soon as possible, and solemnize the imperial court!"
"Okay! Okay!" Empress Dowager Meng has been worried since the Chang'an Incident. Especially these days, Meng Guiyu has not been able to capture the city of Chang'an. Her most beloved nephew Meng Boqin has defected to Ruru again. She can't help but feel a little desperate. , thinking about myself at such an old age, will I never be lucky enough to go back to the imperial city in this life, and will most likely have my bones buried in Shanglin Garden
I didn't expect to hear such good news at this moment. For a moment, my eyes were red with excitement, and I almost choked and said, "The throne of the emperor was passed down by the late emperor. Over the years, of course, because of the two Shu family, Because of the bitch, I was a little slack in political affairs, but in the final analysis, it is always Emperor Mu! The rebel king Rong Jing was so mad that he failed to seize the palace by force, and even slandered the emperor as a substitute. His intentions are sinister and cannot be tolerated by nature! "
"Now God has retribution and caused him to be poisoned. In fact, God wants to help the emperor return to the palace!"
"Auntie, this is a good thing, you should be happy!" Seeing the Queen Mother's tears, Queen Meng next to her quickly comforted her softly, and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "This kind of worrying day... can be regarded as It’s over!”
Meng Guiyu watched from below, and when the queen persuaded the queen mother to calm down, she replied: "Sister Fourteen is right, not only do we no longer have to worry about it from now on, but the Meng family's hatred can also be traced back to Ni. Wang Rongjing, please do the math!"
When it came to revenge, Empress Meng didn't give up. The empress hated the Meng family deeply. The shock far exceeded the grief at the deaths of her parents, brothers, sisters and others. However, Empress Dowager Meng had always cared about her natal family. When she heard this, she immediately said with hatred: "You are against me." Wang Rongjing loves his prince the most, and respects his concubine Zhao Ziye! There is no need to take his life then, and he will torture these two people in front of him, making him regret for killing the Meng family forever, and then send them away Go down and reunite!”
He added, "There is also the secret of Xijiang! Although his relationship with the rebel king Rong Jing is not very good, he is of Rong Jing's blood after all! My descendants of the Meng family are all dead and wounded, and the Ai family also wants Rong Jing to cut off their descendants!!!"
Meng Guiyu cupped his hands and said: "Auntie, please don't worry! Then you can do whatever you want! I just ask my aunt to take care of your body so that your nephew won't worry about it!"
"Good boy, don't worry!" Since Queen Meng returned, she often persuaded Queen Mother Meng to be intimate with Meng Guiyu in private. These two times when her aunt and nephew met, the Queen Mother was indeed much more enthusiastic about Meng Guiyu. At this moment, because she heard Good news, Qi Qi was in a good mood, his attitude became more and more pleasant, and he said softly, "Although the Ai family is old and no longer useful, but the blood feud against the Meng family, how can I wait until I see Rong Jing's family?" Kneel down at the steps and let whatever happens happen!"
At this time, Queen Meng reminded with a smile: "Auntie, Sixth Brother has to take charge of the overall situation in the evening. Now he has come to report to us in person. Should we not delay him first, lest he be too tired and lack energy at night?"
The Queen Mother heard the words and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, the Ai family is really confused as they are getting older... Good boy, you go down and do your work. After the matter is completed, come back and talk to the Ai family in detail!"
Meng Guiyu said a few more greetings before leaving, but after a while, Queen Meng also finished accompanying the Queen Mother. When she turned around to the side hall where she lived, she saw him with his sleeves rolled up, standing quietly on the corridor, staring at the court. of rose bushes.
"Brother Six, do you want to see me if you have something to do?" When the queen saw this scene, she paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly. Yingying stepped forward and asked, "Why didn't you ask someone to come over and notify me quietly earlier? I could have gone there earlier. Auntie, please come and retire."
"These days, my aunt has been depressed." Meng Guiyu looked away after hearing this and said with a smile, "The two rare good news recently are that you are back and the other is that Rong Jing has been poisoned. It's really not that much! I How can I bother to disturb my aunt's interest? Can't I let my aunt talk to you for a while? "
Queen Meng said: "Sixth brother is really a pure filial piety. I can't blame my aunt for always telling me that without you, those of us named Meng would really not know what our situation would be like right now."
The two brothers and sisters chatted for a while, and Meng Guiyu talked about the reason for coming: "Sister Fourteen, the news about Rong Jing's poisoning this time is very reliable. Chang'an City is already in some chaos because of Ruru's invasion, so the night attack , the possibility of success is very high!”
"This is a good thing!" Queen Meng looked puzzled, "Does Sixth Brother have any doubts? Or?"
The queen was thinking rapidly in her heart, had she or the person she brought in exposed a flaw that aroused Meng Guiyu's suspicion
Otherwise, how could this cousin think of talking to me about such military matters
She was on edge when she heard Meng Guiyu say: "No, no, no, Sister Fourteen, have you ever thought about it? If the operation goes well tonight, then my aunt, your majesty, and all of us will move back to Chang'an City , it won’t be too far?”
He exhaled, showing a cautious look, "Then, when the time comes... how should you and I deal with each other?"
Queen Meng was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Sixth Brother... The situation in Shanglinyuan is now entirely in your hands. If you make great achievements again, you will be promoted to Duke of the country in the future, and even be named a king with a different surname. You will have great power." Isn’t it natural to have monopoly?”
"Sister Fourteen, have you forgotten about Concubine Shu?" Meng Guiyu sneered upon hearing this, "Although Concubine Shu is dead, Zhaoyi is still there! These days, she has been accompanying His Majesty in life and death, and she has also been with Peng Baolin and others The fight for favor seems to have forgotten us a long time ago, but if His Majesty returns to the imperial city and the court is at peace... Do you think she will get to the bottom of Concubine Shu's death?"
"Even if there is no such thing as a noble concubine, do you think Shu Zhaoyi would be happy to see us living a good life?!"
"...Sixth brother, you mean General Shu Zhaoyi?" Queen Meng guessed what he was going to say and made a tentative gesture.
Sure enough, Meng Guiyu shook his head and said: "The main reason why His Majesty has not come out to cause trouble for us these days is that Zhaoyi is still with him! If Zhaoyi is gone, with the favor of Peng Baolin and others, it is a comfort He can't do it. At that time, it will be us who have a headache... Moreover, even if there is no Shu Zhaoyi, with my age and qualifications, everyone in the court may not be convinced!"
Empress Meng sneered and said: "Everyone in the court is not convinced? What right do they have to be unconvinced? Where were they these days when we were in Shanglinyuan? A bunch of losers who have no ability to save themselves and want to find fault with others. ?! It would be magnanimous for us not to hold them accountable for taking refuge in the rebel king Rong Jing. Are they still wishing to cause trouble?!"
He said sternly, "Brother Six, we can't tolerate this kind of people! Who dares to talk nonsense then? Just ask your men to kill chickens and monkeys to scare them! Otherwise, you will be mumbling all day long, even if you can't help us, we will be troubled." It’s so annoying! And this kind of people always bully the weak and fear the strong! If you give them a good look, they will often understand and shut up!”
"Sister Fourteen, I understand all this." Meng Guiyu looked at her and said slowly, "But there is one thing that you may not know... Although Hehuan Palace was narrowly defended before and was not captured by the rebel king Rong Jing, Your Majesty... I was also greatly frightened! These days, I have been indulging in wine and sex to escape the stressful situation! It turns out that His Majesty is getting old, and because he has been in the harem for many years, his body is not very good, nor can it be said that he is too strong. Now this meeting I have been using tiger and wolf medicine one after another... I asked the imperial doctor privately, and he said that your majesty... I'm afraid... he won't be able to survive for a few more years!"
The queen bit her lip.
"So, we have to think about the candidate for the crown prince now!" Meng Guiyu said solemnly, "I need your help, Sister Fourteen, on this matter!"