"Your Highness, this really seems to be a patrolman from the Jinwu Guard!" The Lingwei Army saw clearly after killing the man, and reported to King Jing who was riding on a tall horse in a panic.
"Xiao Changyan" remained calm and said, "I have received news that the assassins who sneaked into Hibiscus Garden were disguised as the Imperial Guards and the Jinwu Guards. These people came so quickly, and I just saw that they looked panicked and evasive, so they must be guilty."
The general who reported the incident thought carefully about the reaction of the Jinwu Guards just now, and it was indeed as Xiao Changyan had described. For a moment, his uneasiness was mostly gone.
Being a military commander, he was a careless person and had no idea that the small group of Jinwu Guards were merely frightened when they saw King Jing coming with a large number of Lingwei troops, and they mistakenly believed that King Jing was planning a rebellion.
Although armies compete secretly with each other and often have conflicts, and even resort to fistfights over a single word, within a system, small matters can be concealed, but big matters cannot be left completely silent.
When did King Jing take charge of the Lingwei Army? Moreover, the Lingwei Army was stationed outside the capital. Calculating the time, even if King Jing could escape underground when the signal was sent, it was impossible for him to have gone to the military camp early to mobilize troops without time
It's even more impossible to get here so quickly!
All of this can only indicate that King Jing knew that someone was going to assassinate the king tonight, and he slipped away to gather his army in the middle of the wedding banquet. How could he appear at this time with so many people
Who could know about the assassination before it happened? Who else could it be except the mastermind
Emperor Youning gave Xiao Changyan convenience, so he could lead his troops into the city through the city gate without any hindrance. Indeed, he left Furong Garden before the wedding banquet was over, and rode out of the city at full speed to assemble the Lingyu Guards.
The leader of the Feather Guard had received the hint long ago, so he was naturally very cooperative and even well prepared.
Therefore, the process of leading the troops here was particularly smooth. However, just when they arrived near Furong Garden, they encountered the patrolling Jinwu Guards. The Jinwu Guards questioned them, and "Xiao Changyan" ordered them to give way on the grounds that rescuing the emperor was urgent. The Jinwu Guards became more suspicious and refused to give way. . .
The Jinwu Guards almost said outright that "Xiao Changyan" was a person with ulterior motives, but "Xiao Changyan" said that they were disguised assassins, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.
"Xiao Changyan's" men killed this team of patrolling Jinwu Guards.
With a wave of his hand, "Xiao Changyan" led his men forward quickly. Just as they were approaching the gate of Furong Garden, no one expected that another group of people would come to stop them.
"Eighth brother, what do you want to do?" The Third Prince Xiao Changzhen and "Xiao Changyan" met on a narrow road.
"Xiao Changyan" narrowed his eyes and looked behind Xiao Changzhen: "Of course it's to save the emperor."
"I think you are planning to assassinate me!" Xiao Changzhen was angry.
The reason why Xiao Changzhen would appear here with a large number of troops and horses all started two days ago when Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong reviewed the entire plan.
"Furong Garden is close to the city gate. Given your majesty's caution, if King Jing leads his troops to Furong Garden, it may be much faster than the Jinwu Guards and the Five Cities Army." Shen Xihe said.
They want to cause the Jinwu Guards and the Lingwei Army to kill each other. If they really want to confront His Majesty with military force, no one in Kyoto has the strength to do so now.
Your Majesty is not a tyrant, on the contrary you are a wise ruler. It is impossible for him to incite several armies to revolt!