Chapter 53 Everything is ready
After staying in the uri Mansion for three days and after Han Guang's condition stabilized slightly, He Tiancai rushed back to Xizhou with Hong Xiaoyu and Shiyi.
Han Feng stayed in the Gui Mansion, and he would protect Han Guang and go to Zhongzhou.
As soon as He Tian returned to Xizhou, he asked someone to hand in a secret memorial to Zhongzhou, saying that Xizhou had captured the second prince of Nan Xiao and asked His Majesty to decide what to do.
This world has changed a lot because of He Tian’s arrival, so He Tian is not sure whether Liu Zixing will still come to Xizhou to seek help according to the original plot.
But what he could be sure of is that human ambitions would not disappear. If Liu Zixing wants to gain power under the suppression of Zhao Teng and Liu Yuan, he will have to ask for help from the outside world.
He and the emperor had too few chips, and they had to use so few chips to exchange for support from forces that could suppress the situation in Zhongzhou.
If nothing unexpected happens, in their opinion, only King Jinrong of Taiyuan and King Xiao Nanchen of Xizhou were willing to bet for them.
So there is a half chance.
But He Tian is still very sure.
Liu Hui may choose Jin Rong, after all, his queen is Jin Rong's daughter, but Liu Zixing has no choice. If he still has something to do with that throne, he can only choose Xizhou.
Otherwise, once Jin Rong and Liu Hui join forces to clean up Liu Yuan, Zhao Teng, Jin Rong's reputation and power will surely increase greatly. Liu Zixing is a thorn in Jin Rong's side and is a person who may compete with his future nephew for the position of crown prince. Liu Zixing is afraid that he will not die fast enough to dare to go to Taiyuan for help.
He Tian directed and arranged affairs in the mansion, tried his best to make comprehensive arrangements, and waited for Liu Zixing's arrival.
But Xiao Yan came first before him.
On that day, He Tian was reading the clan story in his study and studying the situation of the aristocratic families in Beichen. When he heard his personal soldiers say that Xiao Yan had something to come.
He Tian put down the book and said, "Please come in."
The personal soldiers should have retreated, and soon Xiao Yan walked in with great strides.
Xiao Yan walked to He Tian, knelt down and kowtowed, "Xiao Yan thanked His Highness for saving my son's life!"
He Tian hurriedly walked around the desk, stepped forward and helped him up, and said, "You are both from my Xizhou Army and my friend. It is natural that you should protect your family well."
When Xiao Yan fled Nanxiao, he dismissed everyone in the royal palace and secretly hid a pair of children in a temple where he often went, entrusting an acquaintance to take care of him.
But the result was that the inhumane entrusted to the inhumane, and the acquaintance directly told Emperor Nanxiao about the whereabouts of the couple.
Emperor Nanxiao was very resentful of Xiao Yan's escape and directly ordered someone to kill his children.
He Tian's secret spy hidden in Nanxiao had already received He Tian's secret order, and after 43 lives, he successfully brought the two children to Xizhou.
"Your Highness is so kind and great virtue, Xiao Yan will never forget it."
Xiao Yan had a little fantasy about Emperor Nanxiao in his mind. After all, years of relationships are not gone, but he never expected that he would attack his children.
Thinking that when he first saw his daughter, she was nestled in his arms and sobbing that the emperor was going to kill her, and his son was also looking scared next to him, he no longer had any thoughts about Nan Xiao's "father".
He Tian said, "If you really want to thank you, then you should really thank you more in order to save your 43 spies from your children."
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Okay. Xiao Yan knows that the identities of these spies must be kept secret, so please give half of my salary to these families in the future. If you make meritorious service and receive rewards in the future, I will continue to repay them."
He Tian nodded, hoping that the two children in this life can change Xiao Yan's mind. It would be better not to become a monk. Isn't it happier to play with grandchildren than the ancient Buddha in the green lamp?
"By the way, Xiao Yan, since you are here, I happen to have something to explain to you."
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Please give me instructions."
He Tian took Xiao Yan to the front of a sand table beside the desk, pointed to a small blue flagpole on the sand table and said, "I have passed on the news of your presence in Xizhou to Zhongzhou. If there is no accident, I will send someone to Xizhou to interrogate you. After that, I will lead troops to Zhongzhou in the name of escorting you."
"But you won't really go to Zhongzhou. I have found a person with a body and facial features that are somewhat similar to you. When they are disguised, they will pretend to be you and escorted to Zhongzhou by us. And you need to lead some soldiers and horses to ambush near Taiyuan County. If Zhongzhou is taken down by me, Jin Rong will rebel. You can take the opportunity to act at that time."
Xiao Yan looked at the sand table and pondered for a while, nodded slowly and said, "Since your highness dares to let me lead the troops, I will definitely not disappoint you."
"Well, I have also installed a lot of people in Taiyuan in recent years. At that time, I will ask the military advisor to hand over the list and contact information of these people to you. In addition, you are not familiar with the Xizhou Army after all, and there is no time to get along with each other, so I will send a few apprentices to assist you. With them here, it will be much smoother."
"It seems that Your Highness has been preparing for a long time. If he is so prepared that Xiao Yan can't take down the Taiyuan King, he will never have the face to see His Majesty again."
Xiao Yan didn't mind He Tian's arrangements. Whether it was surveillance or assistance, he just needed to do his own things well.
He has also studied the Taiyuan King and is quite confident that even if he cannot win it in one fell swoop, the Taiyuan King can only hike in Taiyuan City and not move.
He Tian is also very confident in Xiao Yan. After all, he is a person who can compete with the war god Xiao Nanchen in the play without losing his temper. He is still very confident in dealing with a reckless man like the King of Taiyuan.
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A few days after almost everything was arranged, He Tian received news from Zhongzhou.
King Guangling and His Majesty's order came to Xizhou to examine Prince Nan Xiao, and met Shi Yi, the fiancée.
When He Tian heard this news, he was also very nervous. Although he had made many preparations, it was the first time he had done such a big thing and was still a little nervous.
Before King Guangling arrived, He Tian accompanied Shiyi to visit several scenic spots in Xizhou City to relax and relieve the tension and anxiety in his heart.
At the ruins of Afang Palace, He Tian held Shiyi, looked at the pre-Qin relics in front of him, and admired the broken and magnificent beauty...
"Eleventh, King Guangling must have come here to see you. I will tell him that you are sick and the doctor told me that you are not allowed to see outsiders. It would be fine if he delayed this until he left. I will feel wronged for you in those few days, hide in the yard and try not to come out. If you have any trouble, please tell Cheng Xi to come to me."
"Well, I'll listen to the master." Shi Yi replied in He Tian's arms.
Chapter completed!