"In the imperial capital, the combined strength of the imperial guards and soldiers is still far behind the strength of the Seventh Prince. We also don't have reinforcements. Logically speaking, the Seventh Prince's Western Camp should have been established long ago. The only thing is to attack them. But after fighting for so many days, it seems that the number of troops in our city has never been reduced. What's going on?"
Ye Xiudu actually didn't want to tell her about the war, lest she worry about it all the time, not to mention that she was pregnant now.
But she also felt that she was pregnant now, and if some things were not explained clearly to her, she would inevitably have random thoughts, which would not be good for her health at that time.
Therefore, he thought about it briefly before saying, "It's not that our military strength has not decreased, but that our own military strength is almost the same as that of the seventh brother."
Yu Qingluo suddenly raised his head, "What did you just say? We have so many troops? Where do they come from?"
Ye Xiudu smiled, pinched her face, and hugged her tighter. But she was worried about accidentally touching the child in her belly, so she relaxed a little more, and then said, "Well, actually when the Mongolian people encountered a coup, and knowing that my uncle and the others planned all this, I felt that the people in the imperial capital The situation is also very delicate. Concubine Meng knows that her uncle is dead, Meng Po is dead, and after the Mongolian coup fails, she will not wait long before taking action. So on the way back from the Mongolian people, I have already started to mobilize troops. "
Yu Qingluo was stunned. Did you start preparations so early? But…
"You actually have the ability to mobilize troops? At that time, the emperor probably didn't know that the seventh prince was going to rebel. There was no reason for you to mobilize troops."
Ye Xiu chuckled softly, "Oh, actually, my father gave me a permission before. He was very partial to me, and he also felt that Concubine Meng's attitude towards me was different from that towards my seventh brother, but he had no doubts We are mother and son, and we feel that we are biological sons. No matter how bad Concubine Meng is, she will not kill me. But he is also worried that I have no support, and the Mongolian people will not interfere in the politics of other countries. He is worried that I will... be bullied in the future. "
"So, my father secretly handed over the control of a small army to me. Although the number is only tens of thousands, it can still help at critical moments."
Yu Qingluo was shocked. She had always felt that the emperor loved Ye Xiudu. But he knew that Concubine Meng was not good to Ye Xiu Du, but he never thought of warning Concubine Meng to help Ye Xiu Du vent his anger. After all, this love is limited.
But it was not until this moment that she realized that in a royal family where the relationship between father and son was so weak, the emperor's affection for Ye Xiudu was unprecedented and unparalleled.
She looked at the man beside her carefully. It was incredible that this man could make the emperor of a country trust him so much.
Yu Qingluo found it incredible. After all, in her mind, the emperor was suspicious and wary of everyone. But her attitude towards Ye Xiudu refreshed her outlook on life.
No wonder Ye Xiudu couldn't bear it when Concubine Meng attacked the emperor.
Yu Qingluo took a deep breath. She thought that she must do her best to help the emperor and let him live a few more years.
"Then how did your army enter the city? Didn't the Seventh Prince and the others notice it?"
Ye Xiu stroked her hair alone and said with a smile, "They dressed up as businessmen from all walks of life and transported the supplies in as they entered the city. They entered the city not long after we came back. In fact, during that time, A large number of people poured in at the four city gates. But the soldiers guarding the city gates were my people, so they let them go without careful examination."
"As for me, during that time I began to look for the faults of the seventh brother's close ministers. The seventh brother wanted to protect them. I was so worried that I diverted my attention. Naturally, I didn't care about this."
Yu Qingluo was still puzzled, "Then where do they live?"
"I have quite a few property villas in the imperial capital, and they can still accommodate a lot of people. What's more, they come to the city in batches. Many of them came in a day or two before the city gate closed, and they stayed there for a long time. Not much, it’s fine for a short period of time.”
"Of course, not all of them have entered the city, and some are on standby outside the city. Also, my father actually has an army hidden on the outskirts of Beijing. Only my father knows about that army. It has less than 50,000 people. It was founded by the late emperor. , mainly to contain Yufengtang. Yufengtang has grown increasingly strong over the years, and they have the right to support the successor regardless of the emperor's words. The late emperor also secretly trained the army just in case. Haha, in the middle There are many secrets.”
Yu Qingluo was a little shocked when he heard that, in addition to Ye Xiudu's small army, the emperor also had a slightly larger army near the imperial capital.
Tsk tsk, no wonder the seventh prince couldn't attack for a long time. I'm afraid if he knew the reason, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.
"Originally, the seventh brother's plan was to break the city within a few days, but I didn't expect it would take so many days. I originally planned to notify the army outside the city to surround the seventh brother, but I didn't expect that Yufengtang would We had some scruples in helping them, so we haven't taken any action. Now that Concubine Meng Xin is dead, Yufengtang is on our side, and it's time to take them down."
When Ye Xiu said this alone, his eyes lit up.
The war was not what he wanted, and the sacrifice of those soldiers was not what he wanted to see.
Now it's time for the dust to settle.
The following days were exactly as Ye Xiudu said.
Although the Seventh Prince learned that Concubine Meng and Meng Xin were dead, he felt sad and angry, and the attack began to intensify. The fourth prince even gave him a bad idea, asking him to spread the news that Concubine Meng was killed by Ye Xiudu, so that the world would know that Ye Xiudu killed his mother.
But before the plan was formed, the people from Yufengtang who were hiding in the West Camp and waiting for orders shattered their conspiracy.
People from Yufengtang have actually infiltrated into many places, and the soldiers in the West Camp are even more mixed, making it even easier to infiltrate.
Therefore, whenever the Seventh Prince has any offensive plans, Ye Xiudu always knows about them first.
He suddenly discovered that the people at Yufengtang were extremely useful.
The Western Camp was retreating steadily, its morale was gone, and its generals were almost killed.
Ye Xiudu notified the soldiers outside the city, and attacked from both sides, killing everyone in the West Camp.
Seeing that the situation was very unfavorable to him, the Seventh Prince had no chance of winning, so he fled with a pair of guards.
Ye Xiu opened the city gate and Tima chased him out.
The Seventh Prince panicked and didn't choose his route. Many of the soldiers who were escorting him away had fallen off their horses before they could confront Ye Xiudu, and were trampled to death by the horses' hooves.