Lutai Horse Posthouse is located on the main road heading south from Shanhaiwei, and is the only way to go south from Liaoshan. However, during the New Year, Liaodong is freezing cold, so naturally there will be no one on the road, and no one from the south will go north from this official road, so this official road, which used to be frequented by many officials and candidates, is now deserted, and the posthouse should be quiet as well.
But now, this horse post was guarded by layers of defense, as if facing a great enemy. The original postmaster and postmen had long been driven to the most remote courtyard and placed under house arrest, and they themselves wanted to pretend to be quails, begging for mercy and hoping that the soldiers outside would forget about them.
Who could have thought that receiving a group of envoys from the north in such a cold day would turn out to be... a group of rebels holding the second prince hostage
Now, a group of rebels took the second prince and occupied the best house. The soldiers from the capital, who were called the Ruiqi Battalion and the lieutenant general of Shanhai Road, set up camp nearby. They were obviously preparing for a war! If a fight really broke out, would they still be alive
In the outer tents, the Shanhai Guards were under the Shanhai Guards, and the Ruiqi Battalion was under the Ruiqi Battalion. However, the commanders of both sides handed over the command to the eunuch in the tent at the corner. Even though he was just the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Concubine Wan'an Palace, and his position was not legitimate, everyone knew that this former eunuch was the emperor's confidant.
At this time, if we don't throw the responsibility to this person, do we still have to let them take the responsibility? What a joke, they claim that the second prince is being held hostage. If that's true, and they attack and kill or injure people, do they still want to keep their heads on their necks
So, at this moment, the Lieutenant General of Shanhai Road quietly came to the tent of the commander-in-chief of the Ruiqi Battalion and sighed from the bottom of his heart, saying that there was no reason why he did not capture the man on the spot when he was in Shanhaiwei - of course, he didn't know the second prince at all, and he would not be able to recognize him even if he knew him when he was mixed in with them.
The commander-in-chief had to comfort his colleagues who were not related to him at all. After all, they were all tied to the same rope. As they were sighing, they suddenly heard a noise outside. After looking at each other, they jumped up instantly. Sure enough, a voice came from the door the next moment: "General, Eunuch Chu is here."
They had known that Chu Kuan was coming, and the two veterans, who were considered first-class military commanders in the eyes of their subordinates, stood straight. Unlike the civil officials who often showed undisguised disgust when seeing eunuchs, they had no scruples about groveling in front of the other party, especially when the other party could help them shoulder most of the responsibility.
Chu Kuan was certainly not a picky person, and he had no interest in making small talk. He came in and stood there directly, then said word by word: "The Emperor's order."
The lieutenant general of Shanhai Road and the commander of Ruiqi Battalion almost subconsciously held their breath. If it weren't for the fact that this dynasty didn't have the habit of kneeling at every turn, they would have kneeled down to obey the order. But even so, when they heard the second half of Chu Kuan's words clearly, they couldn't help but feel their knees weaken, and they almost fell to the ground.