In the afternoon, the wind blew, bringing some heat. Several eunuchs cleared the way, and a group of guards guarded the way. The ox cart was dark, and only the prince sat upright.
The Baoyang County magistrate reported King Lu, but he actually arrived a few days earlier and suppressed it himself. Now the Marquis of Jibei has shouted that he must obey King Lu's order before rebelling. This matter has spread all over the world and can no longer be suppressed.
The prince squinted his eyes slightly, suppressing the uneasiness, sadness, and even faint joy. He knew that this joy was wrong, but naturally a trace of it lingered in his heart.
The suppression was for the sake of the overall situation, but the Marquis of Jibei raised King Lu's flag, which forced the court and King Lu to make a choice.
The prince's reputation, national fate, and reputation for brotherhood weighed heavily on the prince's heart and he couldn't breathe. Although he wanted to suppress him, he didn't want to bear the reputation of killing his younger brother.
Moreover, the Marquis of Jibei rebelled and called out King Lu for his instructions. His father ordered him to investigate. This was a good opportunity and a test.
"My father asked me to do it. This is actually a test for me. I can't use mean and unkind people to investigate. What's fine turns into a big deal."
The prince thought about it and gritted his teeth: "You have to invite someone who is neutral and generous."
"My father is here, so I can't do anything to King Lu."
"But there is suspicion. Regardless of whether it is true or not, it is tainted. It is natural and reasonable to take the opportunity to remove the military power from King Lu.
"The prince has one battalion of personal soldiers, which is more than enough. Ten thousand will be the cause of chaos in the country."
The footsteps of the guards could be heard in the car, as well as the sounds of the crowd outside. The prince thought seriously and suppressed the joy.
"Father, you'd better hurry up!"
Prince's Mansion
"Your Majesty, the prince is back." A good eunuch was waiting in the palace, and a eunuch came in to report: "He went directly to the study and did not come out."
The harem cannot be involved in politics, so Liangti ordered: "Is the prince ready for lunch? If not, the dining room is ready. The weather is getting hotter, and the prince will definitely not worry about it today. Let's have a vegetarian soup, which is richer."
"Yes!" Someone immediately went to do it, and came back after a while and said, "The prince hasn't used it yet, but he has used some in a hurry, and he is still busy now."
At night, the prince was still seeing people, and finally heard that everyone had left. Liang Lai finally couldn't bear to go over. At this time, the night was a little dark. The prince was sitting in the palace, with three tall candles illuminating the hall. A small cauldron was burning. Spiced with spices, traces of clear smoke overflow.
"Empress Liangdi has arrived." came the eunuch's voice.
"Come in!"
The lights in the hall were bright, and there were paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls all around, making it look elegant. Liang Di opened the door. The prince looked at Liang Di. The worries just now were all gone, and they were no longer visible on his face. There was a palace maid following behind, holding a plate full of dishes. The prince couldn't help but smile: "It's so late, you are still thinking, there are some discounts here, you will know how to eat after reading them."
Liangti leaned over and said, "You didn't make a good use of it at noon. This time I'd better eat on time. I can't say much about the discount, but you can approve it after you finish the meal."
After saying that, the maid came forward to serve. There were seven or eight kinds of dishes. The prince smiled and used them. According to the rules, he only took a few bites of each dish, no more than three bites, and he was eighty percent full.
"Liang Di, how was today's dance rehearsal?" After finishing, the prince looked at Liang Di and asked. After hearing this, Liang Di walked behind the prince, gently rubbed the prince's temples to relieve the prince's fatigue, and said: " The dance rehearsals have been arranged, all we have to do is wait for the performance.”
"Um"
The prince responded, his whole body gradually relaxed, and he reached out and grabbed Liang Di's hand: "Liang Di, with you by my side, I will be alone for half my life."
As he said that, the two of them got closer and closer, and when they were about to kiss, Liang Di felt a little embarrassed, stretched out her hand and pushed her gently, and said: "Your Highness, please continue to approve the book. I, my concubine, leave."
Liangdi was shy by nature, and the prince knew it, and put a smile on his face. Seeing her go away, he suddenly thought of King Lu, his face became serious, he got up and walked around, looking at the night again.
It has not been easy for him to get to where he is today. Liangdi, his son, and the world will never allow anyone to threaten him, even his own brother.
"Come here!" the prince ordered. A eunuch came in silently and knelt on the ground. The prince looked at him and said, "Send a message to Pei Ziyun and ask him to end the war in Yingzhou as soon as possible before the imperial envoy arrives in Qinzhou."
The eunuch responded and went out to deliver the order.
Yuan'an County
Pei Ziyun led his army towards Yuan'an County, and saw a total force of five thousand people. Although the military was not in good order, in fact it was a myth that anyone was so orderly during the march, but there was still order.
When Pei Ziyun looked through the window in the car, it was almost early summer, and the setting sun refused to sink, reflecting the layers of clouds bright red, and shining the fields like a layer of red gold.
As Pei Ziyun watched, someone whispered: "Master, the prince's destiny has been passed down."
Pei Ziyun was startled when he saw a man from a household coming over. He was soaked in sweat, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, looking capable, and he was handing over a document.
Pei Ziyun smiled, took it, opened it up and looked at it, then laughed: "So that's it, I understand, I ordered to hurry up and rush to meet up."
"Yes!" Baihu responded immediately.
Seeing him walking away, Pei Ziyun remained calm, thought for a moment with a sullen face, and said, "Hey, the big deal has been accomplished. Now it depends on whether King Lu dares to rebel. The prince is becoming more cautious."
"Qixuanmen, Xie Chengdong, you are too entangled, can you still get away?"
Yuan'an County
From time to time, huge rocks roared in the air, hitting Chengheng with a loud bang. Bricks and stones were scattered in all directions, and figures were scattered in the smoke. And below the city, a black tide climbed up under the car, climbing up amid the increasingly rapid drumbeats.
"Shoot!" the city commanded, and suddenly the sky darkened, and raindrops roared down along with stones. A bloody spray appeared on the ladder. From time to time, there was a loud bang, and the ladder collapsed to the ground, overwhelming everyone.
But even so, the city wall can still be seen crumbling.
Pei Ziyun, with five thousand men camped on one side, did not come forward to disrupt the attack. He only took a hundred people with him and rushed to the Chinese army's tent. When he saw the tent, he saw a sand table with a file in the middle and a tiger-skin chair. The gold-medal command arrows and the Emperor's Sword that read "I am here in person" are both there.
As soon as he entered, he felt the majestic and killing force that greeted him.
Pei Ziyun sat down and saw Chen Yong knelt down on one knee and said, "Greetings to the real person. Just now, the general was about to suppress the warlord, but he didn't greet him. Please forgive me for this."
"Get up, everything matters. We are attacking the city now. As a general, you cannot leave lightly. This is the right thing to do!" Pei Ziyun looked around and said with a cold smile: "I just looked at Yuan'an County. It's on the verge of collapse, but it will be captured soon, so you must have done something good."
"But do you blame me for taking your credit?" Pei Ziyun looked at Chen Yong casually.
When Chen Yong heard this, he immediately broke out in sweat and knelt down quickly: "The last general can only have a small amount of work because he relies on the real person to strategize. It is the last general who shares the real person's merit."
Pei Ziyun looked at it and waved: "Don't think too much. I didn't want to come, I just had to come. You will understand after looking at this."
As he spoke, he handed over a document with a melancholy look on his face.
Chen Yong took the Ling Yu, unfolded it and saw that it was the Prince Yu Ling. He quickly knelt down and read it again. After reading it, his expression changed.
Pei Ziyun walked a few steps and looked at the sky. The sky was blue and white clouds were floating by: "The Marquis of Jibei said that the rebellion was the order of King Lu, and the emperor fell ill because of it. The prince meant to end the war in Yingzhou as soon as possible to avoid the situation from expanding. .”
"Yes, Master, I understand." After hearing this, Chen Yong immediately kowtowed heavily. This matter involves the emperor and the prince. If he disobeys even a little bit, he can kill himself with the Emperor's Sword immediately.
Pei Ziyun sneered: "As long as you understand, it's not a big deal, and the prince will not urge us to end the Yingzhou rebellion. From a big point of view, it is to prevent the north and the south from responding. From a small point of view, it is also to block this matter to avoid real trouble. out of hand."
Chen Yong was not stupid. As soon as Pei Ziyun said it, he understood immediately. He also understood the prince's worries and saluted: "Yes, the general understands. He will immediately take Yuan'an County regardless of everything."
Qinzhou
King Lu sat upright, looking at the courtyard with a cold face, refusing to look away for a long time. At this time, a servant brought tea. Looking at King Lu, he shook his body and splashed some water. King Lu's eyes squinted slightly. , the servant trembled, and the tea cup fell to the ground.
"Bang!" With a sound, it fell to pieces on the ground. The servant trembled in fear, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, have mercy on me, Your Highness, have mercy on me."
"Drag him out and beat him to death." King Lu didn't even look at him, he was still alive.
Xie Chengdong frowned when he saw King Lu's appearance.
The servant kept begging for mercy, but two soldiers had already pulled him out. Screams came from outside a little distance away. Xie Chengdong listened and stood up to apologize: "I did something bad, please punish me."
King Lu's face was gloomy, thinking about using this person, and finally sighed and said: "This is the shamelessness of the Marquis of Jibei, and I can't blame you."
Then he looked at the eunuch and asked, "How many people can we control now?"
"Two-thirds can be grasped, but it must be done quickly. If the imperial envoy arrives, it may not be possible. Moreover, I am afraid that there have been summonses from Taoist officials now, and several generals may be on guard."
Hearing these words, King Lu gritted his teeth and smiled ferociously, then turned to look at Xie Chengdong: "What do you think?"
Xie Chengdong was a little melancholy and said: "Your Majesty, although we are not fully prepared, I am afraid we will not have time. This imperial investigation is still a small matter."
"I think unless the imperial envoy is two hundred and fifty, he must investigate carefully. After all, the prince is the emperor's son. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that it will not take place until the Marquis of Jibei is truly defeated before he launches an attack. "
"But if the Marquis of Jibei is really defeated, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers fighting in the south can be transferred to the north, and sufficient food and salary can be provided - the difference between one coming and one going is huge."
"So I believe that even if there are difficulties now, we must start an uprising. We cannot let the imperial court take the initiative and deal with it calmly."
After hearing this, King Lu did not speak. He breathed heavily for a long time. He felt his body became weak. He sat down on the chair. After thinking for a long time, he had made up his mind and showed a ruthless expression: "Yes, I'm afraid the generals are already on guard." , will not give me a chance, but before the imperial envoy comes to stop my authority, I am still a prince and have the right to control the three houses, so I will summon them into the house immediately."
He turned to Xie Chengdong and said, "Mr. Xie, these generals may jump over the wall in a hurry. Send someone to cooperate and catch all the disobedient people."
"Yes!" Xie Chengdong responded, but somehow a dark cloud came over his heart. He thought about it and said, "I will handle it immediately."
(End of chapter)