Chapter 208 War

Author: Chongyangzi

Chapter 208 War

Ten days passed by in a blink of an eye.

The atmosphere in the imperial capital is extremely dull and solemn.

Everyone was waiting for Emperor Xiaoyuan's anger and waiting for Emperor Xiaoyuan to hold a grand dynasty meeting to discuss the decree of the prince.

Something strange happened.

Emperor Xiaoyuan neither convened a grand dynasty meeting nor made a decision on the decree of the prince.

This matter has been stalemate.

No one can guess what Emperor Xiaoyuan is thinking. What is Emperor Xiaoyuan thinking?

Among the entire imperial capital, the most anxious and irritable one is Concubine Wan.

Since Qingsuo took her handwritten letter to Xu Guanhai, Qingsuo has never come back, and has no news at all, not even knowing life and death.

In Yonghe Palace, it is cold and desolate.

Concubine Wan paced back and forth in the palace, with anxiety and heartbreak on her pretty face.

"Is Qingsuo caught by the Imperial Guard?"

"If I were caught, why did the Imperial Guard have no movement at all? Shouldn't we come to confront me?"

"Or, Qingsuo successfully escaped from the palace, but betrayed me, and did not go to Xu Guanhai, but instead hid it?"

At this moment, a soldier dressed in an imperial guard sneaked into Yonghe Palace.

"Greetings to Empress Wan!"

The soldier knelt on one knee at Concubine Wan.

"Are you?" Concubine Wan looked at the soldier kneeling on one knee, wearing the Imperial Guard uniform, but her temperament did not look like the Imperial Guard.

"You are the chief of Empress Wan, I am the guard under the Marquis. Today I will come to save you!"

Father's person!

Concubine Wan's heart was excited and swept away the previous haze and anxiety.

"Have my father arrived in the imperial capital?" Concubine Wan asked with concern. In her opinion, as long as her father returned to the imperial capital, Emperor Xiaoyuan would not really lock herself in the cold palace for the sake of the monks and the Buddha's face.

However, what the soldiers said next was completely beyond Concubine Wan's expectations, and even scared Concubine Wan very much.

"Empress, the marquis has not arrived in the imperial capital yet."

"Why aren't you in the imperial capital? With my father's strength, I can return to the imperial capital in one day." A hint of curiosity flashed in Concubine Wan's eyes.

"Empress, don't worry, the army is limited in speed. You can only reach the suburbs of the imperial capital tonight as early as tonight."

"As the vanguard, I sneaked into the palace to rescue you!"

A large army?

My father brought the army to the imperial capital!

Concubine Wan's head was stunned for a moment.

What is my father doing?

Rebellion?

Concubine Wan was shocked by the news, and her slender jade hands trembled uncontrollably.

Although she hoped that her father would return to the imperial capital and save her from the cold palace, she never intended to rebel.

How could his father be so radical?

There must be other reasons.

Concubine Wan calmed down, stared at the soldiers with her eyes fixed on her face, and shouted sternly.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"My father is loyal to His Majesty, how could he do anything to commit rebellion?"

The soldier patiently explained to Concubine Wan: "Empress, the marquis did not commit rebellion. We just came to the imperial capital to clear the emperor at the invitation of the prince!"

The prince’s invitation!

Clear your side!

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Concubine Wan took a breath, as if she was shocked by the news.

The prince, this coward, actually has such courage.

Based on Concubine Wan's understanding of the prince, the prince seems to be strong on the outside, but in fact he is a stern person with a weak character on the inside.

He actually wanted to clear the emperor's side, but it seemed that he was forced into a desperate situation by Emperor Xiaoyuan.

"What conditions did the prince use to impress his father?" asked Concubine Wan.

"After the matter is completed, the prince will be the regent and command the five southern counties!" The soldier said with a blushing face.

Concubine Wan tutted her mouth, her pretty face full of surprise, as if she was amazed at the work of the prince, a prodigal son.

Five counties in the south, they can give it as soon as they say they want.

The ancestors of the royal family of Wu Kingdom knew about this, and I wonder if they would be so angry that they could not even hold back the coffin board.

"In addition, the prince also promised that after ascending the throne, he would be appointed as the queen and his mother would be the world!"

"I'll ask you to follow me away from the palace and go to a hidden place so that you won't let the Marquis launch an attack, Emperor Xiaoyuan will take you to attack you!" The soldier urged in a low voice, feeling a little anxious.

"I'll change my clothes and follow you!"

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Concubine Wan took off her palace outfit, put on her eunuch uniform, and followed the soldiers to leave Yonghe Palace.

...

Night falls.

The rustling insects and birds on weekdays all disappeared.

It seems that even these ants and insects felt the solemn atmosphere in the air of the imperial capital.

Twenty miles outside the imperial capital.

An army was moving forward quietly.

It was clearly an army of tens of thousands of people, but there was no sound at all, like ghost soldiers, which made people feel panicked.

This army is the most powerful army in the Wu Kingdom and the State Army.

After agreeing to the request of Prince Qingjun, the Champion Hou used military tactics to secretly cross Chencang and quietly went to the imperial capital with tens of thousands of troops.

Generally speaking, when a large army passes through the border, there will be great movement.

However, the unique skill of secretly crossing Chen Cang can turn decay into magic, and concealing the whereabouts and movements of the army in a short period of time is an excellent military tactic for a surprise attack.

This time, it was also the first time that the champion Hou used the secret crossing of Chen Cang to deal with the country of Wu.

Under the night, Champion Hou looked at the outline of the imperial capital and took a deep breath.

"Stay for a quarter of an hour!"

"At one minute, enter the city to serve the king!"

...

Eastern Palace.

Xu Guanhai, as the second-ranked figure of the Zhenguo Army, did not appear in the Zhenguo Army, but in the East Palace.

Why?

Because Zhenguo Army has the champion Hou Tongshun, there will be no problems.

Xu Guanhai's mission is to enter the imperial capital, help the prince, and eliminate several princes.

The Zhenguo Army secretly returned to the imperial capital, and it would not be concealed for long.

The other troops of the Wu Kingdom will surely come to serve the king soon.

Although Zhenguo Army is strong, it is not wise to resist all the troops of Wu with one's own strength.

Therefore, the champion Hou and the prince had already made plans.

After breaking the city, he killed Emperor Xiaoyuan and other princes who fought for the throne.

Once Emperor Xiaoyuan fell, the prince became the only heir, inheriting the throne of Wu, and then in the name of the new emperor, he ordered the army that served the king to return to the garrison.

In the face of no other target worthy of allegiance, the army of Wu would most likely obey the prince's orders and return to the garrison.

The only thing worthy of vigilance is Vilingbo's Viling Army.

However, with Weilingbo, the champion Hou had already arranged other masters to deal with it, and Xu Guanhai did not need to take action.

Xu Guanhai's goal is to cut off all princes who can influence the prince's inheritance.

As for the farmer's side, the champion Hou also made arrangements and had already sent an envoy to promise Zhou Qingchuan and Zhang Jingzong.

As long as the peasant family is neutral, after the prince ascended the throne, he still believes in the peasant family. The peasant family is in charge of civil servants, and they are in charge of the army and do not violate the rivers.

Xu Guanhai believed that if Zhou Qingchuan and Zhang Jingzong were a little rational, they would not get involved in tonight's incident.
To be continued...