Yuan Hongdao struggled to wake up, with a sharp pain in the back of his head. He didn't know what environment he was in. His life of lurking in hostile forces all year round made him used to silence all the time.
Like Wang Qinian, this Overwatch Council official actually had countless doubts in his heart. His Majesty made the first move against the Eldest Princess half a year ago. Although Yuan Hongdao didn't know the reason, the reason why the Overwatch Council was able to wipe out the apparent influence of the Eldest Princess within half an hour was precisely because of this. The so-called first counselor of Xinyang.
What has puzzled Yuan Hongdao for the past six months is that after that action, he should have left the life of Infernal Affairs and chose a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to retire honorably according to the regulations of the hospital, but after escaping from the other courtyard, In that small courtyard, Yan Ruohai asked him to go back to Xinyang.
Reply to Xinyang!
The eldest princess' Xinyang counselor escaped the Overwatch Council's pursuit by chance, and it stands to reason that he should return to Xinyang. But Yuan Hongdao smelled something else from this order from the Overwatch Council.
If after the thunderstorm that night, the eldest princess was doomed to collapse and be buried forever, then why did Dean Chen call him back to Xinyang
What is the imperial court thinking? What are you going to do when you return to Xinyang? Yuan Hongdao had been thinking about this question for several months, and when the eldest princess conveyed her plan to Xinyang through the guards of the other courtyard with ease, and gradually transferred Xinyang's team to the capital, he finally understood some.
The Overwatch Council knew from the very beginning of the operation that the Eldest Princess could not be completely defeated. In other words, His Majesty was not prepared from the very beginning to make the Eldest Princess unable to recover forever, so he was allowed to return to Xinyang as a nail, waiting Hearing the call of the eldest princess, waiting for that moment to come.
Well, your Majesty has gone to Dadongshan, was assassinated, there is chaos in the capital, the crown prince is about to ascend the throne, and the eldest princess contacted the military to prepare for rebellion... Even if the eldest princess did not let Yuan Hongdao know when she was planning the Dadongshan situation, but Afterwards, Yuan Hongdao personally participated in these matters, as early as the beginning of the eldest princess' strategy, he had already known the news.
It seemed that he should give full play to his skills as the No. 1 spy of the Qing Kingdom, but at this moment, Yuan Hongdao discovered to his horror that he was unable to pass on the information, and could not notify the Overwatch Council!
All the channels failed in an instant, and the bridge of one-way communication was cut off unpredictablely. Yuan Hongdao couldn't contact Yan Ruohai, let alone Chen Pingping. And it is even more impossible for a spy of his level to rush directly into the Overwatch Council and shout.
So his face was calm, but his heart was terrified and uneasy. He didn't know what happened in the Overwatch Council. This uneasy state lasted until Fan Xian finally stormed out of the palace and began to use his force to mop up the opposition in the capital. strength.
Yuan Hongdao secretly cooperated with the actions of the Overwatch Council, causing the imperial court where the eldest princess temporarily lived to be captured. However, he knew that Fan Xian had made a fatal mistake, so at the last moment, he took the risk of attacking the Overwatch Council. The officer yelled out.
He doesn't trust anyone, but in comparison, since Chen Pingping and Yan Ruohai cannot be contacted, in the entire imperial court, the only person he trusts the most is Chen Pingping's successor, the little Lord Fan.
It's a pity that he didn't know what kind of tempered young man Mu Fenger was, so he was beaten down by a punch.
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Yuan Hongdao took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and found that he was in a turret above the imperial city, and in front of him, a handsome young man was looking at him worriedly. He knew the identity of this person , although it is not clear why the other party personally interrogated himself at such a tense moment, he said directly:
"Zhang Fang belongs to the eldest princess."
Fan Xian nodded and didn't say anything. The commander of the thirteen city gates, Zhang Yu, whose name is Deqing, is a morally clear and loyal person who the world thinks is actually the eldest princess. This fact is enough to shock everyone, but it is no longer possible. Adding too much sadness to his already somewhat helpless mood.
Yan Bingyun didn't come back, and neither did the officials in charge of watching the wind. There must be something wrong with the City Gate Division.
Unfortunately, this man named Yuan Hongdao woke up too late.
Fan Xian sighed in his heart. It was almost dawn, the gate of the capital city was lost, and the army of Ye Qin's family did not know when they would enter the city. At this critical juncture, he should not have thought of this man named Yuan Hongdao. Looking at the ministers who were resting in the Taiji Hall, he was full of helplessness, and suddenly thought of the words that his father-in-law once said to himself when he was in Wuzhou.
Lin Ruofu, a traitor of a generation, the three people in the court who are taboo in this life, besides Chen Pingping and Fan Jian, is the leader of the army, Mr. Qin, and this Quan has seriously said to Fan Xian that his protégé's trump card in the court is not I will give it to Fan Xian, lest the tree stand out from the forest and be blown down by the strong wind.
Unless... when the new emperor takes the throne.
Now that Emperor Qing was dead, Fan Xian was in the capital helping the eldest three to fight for the throne, so the officials of the Lin faction in the capital tore off their disguises and stood behind Fan Xian, followed by the two great scholars Hu Shu, Prevent the prince from ascending the throne.
Fan Xian thought in his heart, his father-in-law was very clever, and his timing was really accurate, but he didn't know if he would succeed this time.
However, Lin Xiang's last words have always been clearly remembered by Fan Xian.
"If the capital is really in chaos in the future, maybe Yuan Hongdao can help you."
Lin Ruofu figured out the Dadongshan matter a year ago, and Fan Xian admired his father-in-law's eyes so much, so he didn't forget his trick. When he fell into an inescapable crisis, he immediately thought of the first counselor of Xinyang under the Eldest Princess.
Sure enough, this Mr. Yuan turned out to be the Overwatch Council's nail in Xinyang's side! Fan Xian was shocked by this fact, and immediately became distressed—if he had known about the problem of the City Gate Secretary earlier, why would he and the eldest prince be so passive? After all, it would be too late. How long will it last.
Yuan Hongdao stared into Fan Xian's eyes and said, "Why haven't I been able to contact the courtyard?" Although the words were plain, there was a lot of anger inside, without Mr. Yuan's usual ease and ease. Mr. Yuan felt a little strange about his loyalty to the Qing Kingdom and His Majesty, and became angry.
Fan Xian was silent and didn't know what to say. If possible, he would also like to ask Chen Pingping personally at this time.
The morning breeze blew into the turrets of the high imperial city, and the bloody smell from last night gradually faded away, and the burnt smell in the houses in Kyoto could not be smelled, but those poor people still dare not go out, and closed the doors in horror , hiding in his own bed, praying that the killing game of these big shots would end soon.
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Fan Xian stood beside Yuan Hongdao with a calm expression, and said, "The defenders of the capital will not be able to enter the capital until noon, and the Qin and Ye families will have three more days. If we act quickly, we can still take back the nine city gates."
A trace of astonishment flashed in Yuan Hongdao's eyes, and then a flame of anger was ignited, and he said angrily: "Could it be that there is no one in the courtyard!"
Startled, Fan Xian suddenly turned around and looked at him.
Yuan Hongdao looked at him and said word by word: "The Qin family's army marched in overnight, and it's probably not far from the capital..."
Fan Xian closed his lips tightly, his face turned pale.
The reason why he didn't panic when he heard the news of the Chengmen Division's rebellion was because he believed that he could clearly understand the movements of the old Qin's family. With the lethality, he still has time to regain control of the nine city gates.
The Qin family's army is coming soon
Yan Bingyun and his father are in the Qin family, how could it be possible that the news of the departure of the army did not come back!
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Fan Xian walked to the Eldest Prince's side and said, "Take back the troops and return to the palace, the Qin family's army is coming."
The First Prince's brows were extremely tightly frowned. The Forbidden Army brigade had just driven out of the imperial city, but it was about to withdraw at this time because of a piece of news that he could never believe. But he knew that what he cared most at this moment was the speed of reaction, and he didn't have time to discuss anything with Fan Xian, so he took a deep breath and asked the soldiers beside him to wave the little yellow flag in their hands.
As soon as the yellow flag was flipped, the horn sounded again above the imperial city, woo woo woo... The rhythm gradually picked up and tightened, and the Forbidden Army brigade that was rushing out of the imperial city like a few black dragons suddenly heard the sound of the horn returning to the camp, and at the same time Shrink the team and start to gallop back in the direction of the palace. And the team that had penetrated into the streets and alleys of the houses in the distance also began to move.
Fan Xian gestured to the subordinate beside him. The subordinate nodded, took out the command arrow from his sleeve, and sent it out. A shrill cry was drawn in the air in front of the imperial city.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of arrows piercing through the air sounded from the Privy Council, the Supervisory Yuan Headquarters, the offices of various ministries, and every key street intersection, as a response.
When the arrow fell, nearly 2,000 Overwatch Council secret agents in Kyoto moved after hearing the order and disappeared into the streets and alleys.
In no time, there was no one to be seen on the streets of the entire capital, especially on the Tianhe Avenue that passed through the Privy Council of the Overwatch Council and went straight to the Imperial Palace. The leaves, blown tightly by the autumn wind overnight, fell and rolled on the empty street.
"It doesn't matter how the prince knew the news of the sudden palace escape." Fan Xian stood beside the eldest prince and said, "But the eldest princess is obviously prepared for her departure from the palace. She has already guessed what we will do."
The First Prince frowned very tightly, watching the movement of the entire capital from a high position, and analyzing in his heart if the army entered the capital, from which direction it should enter, and what he should do next.
"All of our forces came in for the sake of breaking out of the palace...but she was commanding the army of Ye Qin's two families, and Shi Shiran came in from the city gate department that we couldn't control." Fan Xian said calmly: "She put The palace was given over to us, and we will surround the palace for fun... Does this count as inviting you into the urn?"
"I wanted to bloom in my belly and set fires on all sides, but I didn't expect that the fire didn't reach her, but instead, she bound my flower with a layer of gauze."
Fan Xian patted the solid bluestone bricks of the imperial city lightly with his palm, and said softly, "After all, we still underestimated this aunt."
The eldest princess knew the advantages of Fan Xian and the Overwatch Council, so she voluntarily withdrew and let Fan Xian break into the palace, seemingly in control of everything.
However, in the palace now there are the Empress Dowager, the Three Princes, Yigui's concubine Ningcairen, countless dignitaries, Hu Shu and two great scholars, and countless civil servants and subordinates who are loyal to Fan Xian.
These people are strength, but they are also a burden. If Fan Xian has a pair of wings, then these people that the eldest princess deliberately left in the palace are like hammers on Fan Xian's wings, preventing him from flying recklessly.
The army besieging the city may not be able to surround a terrifying night-walking master like Fan Xian, but now that you shoulder the inheritance of the Qing Kingdom and the lives and deaths of countless people in the palace, how can you escape Fan Xian? How can you bear to escape
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The eldest prince has been silent all the time, and occasionally issued orders to start preparing for the defense of the imperial city, preparing a set of equipment, and did not have the spare time to chat with Fan Xian at this moment, because he knew what kind of situation he was about to face. terrorist crisis.
Fan Xian looked at everything in the capital blankly, and seemed to see Li Yunrui's extremely beautiful face, looking at him with a timid look, and said softly: "My good son-in-law, I can help you A lot of things have been prepared."
He spat in the palace of the imperial city, as if he wanted to spit on the other party's face, but he had to admit that his mother-in-law was indeed much better than himself in these aspects. However, Fan Xian thought in his heart, if it wasn't for those extremely weird reasons, he wouldn't be trapped in the imperial city at this time.
"How long can it last?" He asked the First Prince for advice.
The eldest prince looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "The imperial city wall is high. If Ye Qin's family raids overnight without carrying large siege equipment, I can defend until the last moment."
As the commander-in-chief of the West Conquest Army, the eldest prince has experienced countless bloody battles in his life, so he didn't panic in the face of the army forcing Beijing. It's just the last moment in this sentence, but it already explains everything.
"Since Li Yunrui has already made this plan, the Ye and Qin families are not unprepared." Fan Xian lowered his head and said, "I only hope that you can hold on for a few more days. Leading the army and fighting, we can only rely on you."
"Support until the messengers notify the garrisons and the six governors to come to help?" The eldest prince glanced at him, and said bluntly: "Give up your heart, those messengers can't be alive."
Fan Xian sighed inwardly, thinking, "I'm not waiting for those people."
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(I had a stomachache last night and tossed and turned in bed. After waking up today, my mind was completely confused.)
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