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Gao Guiying had a special status. She was not only the wife of Li Zicheng and the queen of the Dashun Dynasty, but also a heroine. She could charge into battle on horseback and manage military supplies and logistics in an orderly manner when she was off horseback. She had a high prestige in the original Dashun Army.
More importantly, her younger brother Gao Yigong is very trusted by the current emperor. He is stationed in Qinghai-Tibet with tens of thousands of troops. He is cooperating with Yu Shangyou to implement the policy of conscription in Qinghai-Tibet and gradually change the land system and tighten the flow of people.
At present, Gao Yigong is the person who controls the largest number of troops among the old members of the Dashun Army. If Gao Yigong cooperates, tens of thousands of troops can swoop down from Qinghai-Tibet and immediately seize Guanzhong, which is the base of the Dashun Army.
Therefore, Li Laiheng rushed to find her despite being exposed.
In order to avoid suspicion, Gao Guiying has been keeping out of the world for the past few years, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures every day. Seeing the quietness of Xuanwu Lake, she moved here from her mansion in the city, closed the door to visitors, and lived a secluded life.
She had seen through it. Although it had only been a few short years, the current emperor was a man of great talent and strategy. Not only had he pacified the world and expanded thousands of miles of territory, but he had also implemented continuous good policies. People's livelihood had quickly recovered and the world was at peace. Countless people had taken the initiative to set up longevity tablets for the emperor and burned incense in the morning and evening to bless him.
The rule of the Qin Dynasty has gradually gained popularity among the people, and the emperor's reputation is comparable to that of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Under such circumstances, Gao Guiying, a woman, had long given up her improper thoughts.
Now Li Laiheng suddenly came to her and said he was going to start a riot. She was shocked and suddenly slapped him. Bang! Li Laiheng's face was burning.
"Explain to me clearly why none of the remaining Dashun troops survived. Why did they start a rebellion?"
"Grandmother, you... you don't know, there is news that the emperor is ill. There are undercurrents in the capital right now, and suddenly there are a large number of night watchers outside our house, and there are murderous intentions.
Prime Minister Niu also came. He carefully observed the celestial phenomena and calculated that Qin was destined to have no second emperor, and the world would be in chaos again. He also said, "This is the last chance for Dashun to turn the tables. If we miss this opportunity, the remaining members of Dashun will die without a burial place."
"The emperor is seriously ill? The emperor is seriously ill..." Gao Guiying was stunned. She felt mixed emotions in her heart;
If Qin Mu was safe and sound, with his prestige, Gao Guiying absolutely did not believe that anyone could successfully rebel at this time.
The Qin Dynasty now implemented a garrison rotation system, regularly changing generals so that the soldiers did not know their generals and the generals did not know their soldiers.
Take the original generals of the Dashun Dynasty for example. Although many of them served as generals in the army, they were unable to establish enough prestige in the army to make the soldiers die for them.
Another very important point is that the Qin army's assistant officials, who were in charge of rewards and punishments, were also responsible for political propaganda and education, which was to brainwash the soldiers and promote the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. The effect was very obvious.
Moreover, Qin Mu was a horse emperor. Since he started his army, he often charged into battle himself and was almost invincible. He even invented many advanced weapons. Not only did ordinary soldiers worship him, but even those senior generals were in awe of Qin Mu.
But precisely because of this, the rule of the Qin Dynasty was almost entirely based on the prestige of the emperor alone. If anything happened to him, the powerful Qin Dynasty would inevitably collapse.
"Is the emperor really seriously ill?"
Gao Guiying stared at Li Laiheng closely, her eyes like two daggers piercing Li Laiheng's heart. This question was the key to everything.
"Replying to Grandmother, it should be correct, otherwise there wouldn't be such a sudden storm in the capital."
"What do you mean by should?" Gao Guiying could not help but get angry, pointing at Li Laiheng and cursing, "Niu Jinxing is a disloyal and unrighteous bastard, and you still trust him?"
"Grandmother, listen to me..." Li Laiheng covered his burning cheeks and said anxiously, "Grandmother, the emperor is really seriously ill. Yebushou Commander has secretly sent people to Jiangyin to pick up the prince. The palace has begun to strengthen its vigilance. Qin Zuoming changed guards in advance and entered the Qin Palace to guard.
Li Chen, Liu Meng and other trusted generals of the emperor also began to take charge of the military camp and issued an order that no one could enter or leave the military camp without an imperial decree. The black-clad cavalry that was not recruited at night was dispatched day and night. Grandmother, you don't care about worldly affairs, how could you know how tense the situation in the capital is now.
Grandmother, think about it, if the emperor wasn't seriously ill, why would he be in this state? We didn't believe Niu Jinxing at first, but now all the signs have confirmed what Prime Minister Niu said.
Moreover, our old Dashun Army members have become the focus of Ye Bu Shou's surveillance, so we will definitely be the first to bear the brunt of this storm. Grandmother, if we don't speed up our preparations, we will die without a burial place!"
"Shut up! You are courting death!" Gao Guiying was shocked and angry, and scolded coldly, "As the saying goes, a centipede will die but its body remains stiff. Have you forgotten who the emperor is? Even if he is really seriously ill, as long as he is still alive, don't think of acting rashly, otherwise you will die without a burial place. How stupid! How stupid!"
"But grandma, they have already put the knife to our necks!"
Gao Guiying was so angry that her face turned purple. She could hardly hold back and slapped him again: "Since you know that they have a knife to your neck, you still want to move? Go back now, go back quickly, and ask your adoptive father to drive Niu Jinxing away and immediately close the door to visitors! You too, stay at home and don't go anywhere..."
Just as Gao Guiying said this, there was a strange noise outside. Obviously someone broke in. Gao Guiying and Li Laiheng were startled and hurried out of the small Buddhist hall together.
In the gloomy drizzle, Li Laiheng's follower Lan Tu rushed over despite the obstruction of Gao Guiying's two maids. When he saw Gao Guiying and Li Laiheng, Lan Tu shouted anxiously: "Madam, General, something happened, something serious!"
"Let him come over!" Seeing Lan Tu so panicked, Gao Guiying hurriedly shouted to her two maids.
Li Laiheng, who was already like a frightened bird, could not help but rush forward and ask, "Lan Tu, tell me quickly, what happened? Is it in Beijing..."
"General, it's not the capital, something happened in Jiangyin, the prince was assassinated."
Although this news was serious, Li Laiheng was secretly relieved. He thought something big had happened in the capital and the emperor had ordered their arrest.
"Fortunately, there was no incident in the capital. The assassination of the crown prince can actually reduce our pressure. This may be a good thing for us. By the way, how is the crown prince? Who sent someone to assassinate the crown prince?"
"General, it's not good at all. The assassin committed suicide on the spot, but after a night of undetected spies, we found out that the assassin was the woodcutter who often delivered firewood to our mansion, the man called Lin Da."
"Lin Da? What Lin Da? Ah! You said the assassin was the woodcutter who often supplied firewood to our mansion? How... how is this possible?"
Li Laiheng's face turned pale instantly. A woodcutter who supplied firewood to the Duke's Mansion, although not a member of the Duke's Mansion, could not prove that the assassination of the prince was instigated by the Duke's Mansion. But did such a thing need to be proven
It's over, someone is putting the blame on you, and the method is very clever. If it was clear that the assassin was from the Duke of E's Mansion, you could still make an excuse, but now no one has said that he was from the Duke of E's Mansion. If you make an excuse, you will be suspected of being guilty.
This woodcutter often delivers firewood to the Duke of E's Mansion. If there had been no attempt to assassinate the prince, no one would have thought that this woodcutter had any connection with the Duke of E's Mansion. But now at this critical moment, the prince has been assassinated, so it is inevitable that people feel that this woodcutter has a close relationship with the Duke of E's Mansion... .
There are undercurrents in the capital. If I were the emperor at this moment, as long as I was still alive, I would rather kill ten thousand people by mistake than let a single one go!
Even Gao Guiying was so frightened that her lips slightly opened and trembled. It was over, it was really over. Even if she didn't want to rebel, she was forced to do so.
But if we really want to rebel, can we succeed
"Blueprint, where did you get this information?"
"Madam, this news was spread by the Duke of E. The Duke's Mansion could be besieged at any time. Madam, please come up with a plan!"
"Grandmother, we have no way out now! Not even a single step away!"
"I will write a letter to Yigong right now. You should return to the barracks quickly. You must not return to the capital. Do you have any other way to contact your adoptive father?"
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