After Xie Xun led his troops to the east to fight against the Japanese, the courtiers in the court were keenly aware that the atmosphere in Kyoto had become even more tense.
The storm is coming.
On the first day that Xie Xun left, the atmosphere in the palace was solemn. Qian Ertong did not dare to leave Emperor Qi's side for a moment. He and two veterans, including Mr. Lin Ge, guarded Emperor Qi day and night.
Qin Rushuang, who was in Prince Huai's Mansion, guarded Linbao every step of the way.
However, some of the situations Qin Rushuang expected did not happen.
It seems that Xie Yang simply wanted to let Xie Xun lead the troops to fight against the Japanese. After Xie Xun left, he did nothing and didn't even go to the palace.
The third day after Xie Xun left.
Shen Xiaoyang came to Prince Huai's Mansion.
"Brother, how is the situation in the palace?" Qin Rushuang asked impatiently.
Shen Xiaoyang looked a little solemn, "There was silence in the palace, and the fourth prince and the left prime minister did not make any move."
Hearing this, Qin Rushuang's face also darkened.
She did not think that Xie Yang lured Xie Xun away from Kyoto just to leave Emperor Qi unconscious like this.
If he hasn't made any move yet, it can only mean one thing -
Xie Yang is waiting, a certain opportunity has not come yet.
Seeing Qin Rushuang's solemn look, Shen Xiaoyang couldn't help but advise, "You don't have to worry too much. The Imperial City Army is still reliable. If something unexpected happens, won't there still be Imperial City Army? The Fourth Prince will not be left in chaos. Come."
Qin Rushuang shook his head and said, "Brother, you don't understand the fourth prince. If he was still a little afraid before, but now he has taken action against his father. This time the Japanese invaded, and it was so strange, it means that he has left It’s a last resort move. If we don’t try our best, why don’t we wait for Xie Xun to come back and thoroughly investigate his collusion with the Japanese country?”
"He will definitely find a way to deal with the Imperial City Army, but I don't know when he will take action. If he doesn't move, we will be in a passive position. Now I hope he will take action earlier so that I can come up with something Ways to deal with it.”
Qin Rushuang is right to worry.
The fifth day Xie Xun left.
The guards of Huangling came to report that the Huangling was attacked by a group of bandits.
The news that Qin Rushuang got was brought by Shen Xiaoyang. When she heard the news, the fourth prince Xie Yang had already summoned the courtiers and dispatched a team of Zou Yuan's men on the grounds that Emperor Qi was unconscious and unable to deal with the emergency. Ten thousand imperial city troops went to the imperial mausoleum to exterminate the mountain bandits.
Qin Rushuang's eyes darkened when she heard the news.
"Rushuang, let me tell you, you don't have to worry so much. The fourth prince has no troops at all. Even if he uses this trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain and trick General Zou Yuan into taking 10,000 imperial city troops to the imperial mausoleum to suppress the bandits, isn't that a waste of time? Are there any of the imperial army soldiers and horses in Zhu Sha’s hands? Xie Yang doesn’t dare to mess around.”
Qin Rushuang was calmer than ever before, "No, brother, you are thinking too simply. Over the years, the Imperial City Army has rectified military discipline under the leadership of the prince and is invincible. Are there any bandits around Kyoto? And the imperial mausoleum is only half a day away from the palace. The distance is so long, it is impossible for Xiaoshan to do such a meaningless thing, and spend so much time just to deceive them for half a day. I am afraid that if they go this time, they will have no chance to come back."
"What do you mean?"
Qin Rushuang suddenly looked at Shen Xiaoyang: "Brother, I don't have time to explain to you, how many people are available in Dali Temple?"
Shen Xiaoyang didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but he still replied: "Dali Temple is just a place to solve cases. There are only a few hundred people armed with swords to protect you. The number that can be mobilized now is about 300."
Qin Rushuang pondered for a moment and then said, "Brother, there are three hundred people available, the General's Mansion has one thousand soldiers, Prince Huai's Mansion has two thousand soldiers...the total adds up to only three thousand three hundred people."
Shen Xiaoyang didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but he still felt nervous instinctively: "You, what are you counting these people for, and who are we going to fight?"
Qin Rushuang said in a deep voice: "Fourth prince, brother Xie Yang, you should go back to Dali Temple immediately and bring those three hundred people! I will go to the general's palace to mobilize the thousand soldiers, and I must be quick!"
Shen Xiaoyang gritted his teeth, knowing that a very urgent situation must have occurred, otherwise Qin Rushuang would not be so anxious, and immediately said, "Okay! I'll go find someone right now!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Qin Rushuang ordered the nanny in the backyard to take Linbao and prepare to go to the general's mansion.
At the same time, inside the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
"Grandpa's actions really make it more and more difficult for the child to understand. The bandits we sent to disguise were only a few hundred people. Let Zou Yuan lead an army of 10,000 emperors to suppress the bandits. Even if we add troops from Kyoto The journey to the imperial mausoleum is only half a day! Those hundreds of people cannot carry it for two or three hours, and the round trip only takes one day, which is not enough for us to do anything!"
The old god of Xiaoshan took a sip of tea and said, "Who told you that General Zou Yuan went to suppress bandits?"
Xiao Shan raised his head and glanced at Xie Yang lightly: "Your Majesty is unconscious now, the second prince is leading the troops to go on an expedition, the third prince is not interested in court affairs, and you have no soldiers and horses in your hands. Without the second prince in charge, those generals with military power will Isn’t it normal to have thoughts that you shouldn’t have?”
Xie Yang's pupils were shocked: "Grandpa, what do you mean..."
"I have placed a few of our people in Zou Yuan's army. Let's wait and see what happens next. News should come from the Imperial Mausoleum soon."
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Just when Qin Rushuang had assembled all the available troops and horses at hand, a young palace servant stumbled towards Prince Huai's Mansion.
At this time, Qin Rushuang had already mounted her horse and gathered at the gate of Prince Huai's Mansion with 3,300 people.
When the little palace man saw Qin Rushuang, he seemed to have seen a savior and rushed over.
"Princess! Mr. Qian asked me to deliver the message! One of General Zou Yuan's soldiers ran back to the palace, covered in blood, and said that it was a lie that General Zou Yuan suppressed bandits. He brought 10,000 Imperial City troops to counterattack. ,Inverted!"
After hearing the news, Shen Xiaoyang felt extremely ridiculous.
"What are you talking about?! How is this possible! General Zou Yuan has led troops to fight and has been loyal to me for decades, how can he rebel?! Besides, what can he do with only 10,000 troops?"
The young palace man shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. It's just that the soldier brought a letter when he came, saying that the letter was General Zou Yuan's letter to foreign countries and to the Japanese country. The letter states that His Majesty is seriously ill, and the sudden attack by the Japanese country is to distract King Huai, so that General Zou Yuan in Kyoto can lead the imperial army to rebel!"
Qin Rushuang sneered: "It seems that Xie Yang wants to blame Zou Yuan for colluding with the Japanese country."
Shen Xiaoyang was furious after hearing this.
"I have only left the palace for a short time, so why have so many things happened? What did the minister of the DPRK say?"
"When the villain arrived, the fourth prince had already led the remaining 10,000 imperial city soldiers to the imperial mausoleum, saying that he wanted to wipe out all those rebels!"
Shen Xiaoyang reacted immediately.
No wonder, no wonder Qin Rushuang wanted to suddenly integrate all the available soldiers and horses at hand. It turned out that he had figured out the fishy situation a long time ago!
She looked at Qin Rushuang and said: "The fourth prince made this move with sinister intentions, but aren't the remaining 10,000 imperial city soldiers and horses in the hands of General Zhu Sha? If General Zhu Sha refuses to lead the troops, then the fourth prince There’s nothing you can do!”
Until now, Qin Rushuang had sorted out all Xie Yang's thoughts.
"Brother, haven't you understood it yet? Xie Yang doesn't have a single soldier in his hands, so he needs an opportunity, an opportunity to gain command of the Imperial City Army."
"And this "opportunity" is to lure Zou Yuan to the imperial mausoleum, and then accuse him of leading troops in rebellion, so that Xie Yang can logically mobilize the remaining soldiers of the imperial city."
"After all, his current banner is to capture the rebels. If Zhu Sha refuses to lead the troops, doesn't that prove that he is with the rebels? If Zhu Sha really refuses to lead the troops, Xie Yang will be even happier. After all, this way, he can defeat the two generals around Xie Xun at once!"
