After the court meeting, Yang Ming first visited his mother and had lunch before arriving at Xuanwu Gate.
Seeing Yang He's expression at this time, Yang Ming knew something was wrong.
Yang He came over to lead the horse in person. Yang Ming took advantage of the situation and dismounted. Yang He pulled him aside and whispered a few words in a low voice.
After a while, Yang Ming nodded and said, "Just pretend you don't know anything and I'll make the arrangements myself. Now that I know he's prepared, I can adapt to the situation and don't spread the word. Do you understand?"
"Aren't you going to tell your Majesty as well?" Yang He frowned.
Yang Ming said: "If you say it now, I won't be able to deal with it. When the matter is resolved, I will report it to my father."
"Okay, I will listen to you," Yang He said.
Then, Yang Ming called for the two guards who discovered the hiding place, and told Xu Shiji and Hou Junji to wait until night and send someone to check what they had buried, but not to dig it out, so as not to arouse the enemy.
Yang Ming then sent someone to bring news to Song Laosheng in the Qin Prince's Mansion in the city, ordering him to take five hundred Hedong disciples and hide on the outskirts of Xuanwu Gate, making sure not to reveal his whereabouts.
Yang Ming rode horses all the way from Xuanwu Gate to Anning Gate to the north of the East Palace. Don't ride in a carriage at this time, as the target would be too obvious.
Outside the Xuanwu Gate, Pei Xingyan has always brought a group of 300 East Palace guards, responsible for escorting Yang Ming outside the city.
Once Yang Ming leaves the city, this cavalry with only armor and horizontal swords will cover both sides to ensure that the prince is safe.
From Xuanwu Gate to Anning Gate, there is three miles of bare land, and all the trees have been cut down, making it easier for the guards on the city wall to monitor all movements outside the city.
"It is unwise for King Qi to take action outside the city. We may have a back-up plan, so we need to be careful," Li Mi said in a low voice.
His doubts are correct. He expects to ambush a group of people here and wants to deal with the prince. He does not pay attention to the imperial guards in the imperial city. If he wants to succeed, he must use an absolutely superior force and an unlimited number of troops.
Things that will make the guards suspicious will appear and interfere with the actions of the guards in the city.
"That is Yu Wenji," Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice, "Yu Wenji transferred back to Yanshi. Yanshi is in the north. This person is in cahoots with the King of Qi, which may be detrimental to His Highness."
In fact, many people have guessed that the emperor intends to deal with the East Palace, but they cannot say it out.
Anyone who dares to say such things will be evidence of treason and a handle in the future. Yang Ming is surrounded by a bunch of smart people, so he naturally knows what to say.
We are all working together now, but there is no guarantee that we will become enemies in the future, so we need to leave room for ourselves when speaking.
All successful people have one characteristic, that is, they are refined egoists.
If the emperor deals with the prince, he will definitely deal with them, so now they are completely in the same boat with Yang Ming. If this boat sinks, everyone will be done with it.
This is a situation that Yang Ming deliberately created to give his subordinates a sense of crisis and a need to stay alive.
Everyone wants to live, so cohesion will come naturally.
"If Yang Jian wants to attack me, he has to choose the right time. So when do you think he wants the most time?" Yang Ming said in a deep voice.
Xue Shou said: "The Crown Prince is the legitimate grandson of the emperor. If something happens to the Crown Prince, it will be the Crown Prince's turn. So if Yang Jian wants to take action, it will naturally happen when the Crown Prince is with His Highness."
"This is exactly the reason," Li Mi said: "After we are ready, His Highness had better find an excuse to bring the Crown Prince into the palace frequently in the coming days."
Since Yang Rui came back from fighting Yang Ming, he is no longer qualified to attend the court meeting. What is your son going to do if his father is here?
It’s not the time for you to join politics yet, because in ancient times it was important to get married first and then start a career. If you don’t have a wife, what job will you take?
Yang Ming nodded and said: "This is easy to say. You can take the prince to the queen to discuss next year's wedding."
After everyone returned to the East Palace, Chen Shuyi sent her maid over to invite Yang Ming, saying that she had something important to report.
In Chen Shuyi's palace, Yang Ming met Yu Wencong.
This person often follows Yu Wenshu, so Yang Ming knows him. This is what makes Yu Wenshu interesting. Like Director Qi, he will try to arrange the dogs at home.
This Yu Wencong's blood relationship with Yu Wenshu is already very thin, but he is still reused.
"Your Majesty, King Qi's people conveyed His Majesty's decree, asking the family master to prepare for the situation, and said that when the action was taken, a tiger talisman would be sent. The family master guessed that it might be aimed at the prince, and ordered a humble official to come and report the news," Yu Wencong said.
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and stepped forward to help him up: "Huaji is already here? So soon?"
"We are traveling under starry night, so we don't dare to delay," Yu Wencong nodded.
Now Yang Ming finally figured it out. What could prevent the defenders of Xuanwu Gate from intervening when Yang Ming was attacked outside the city? That was the Tiger Talisman.
Because his father would never kill him, but would instead detain him on some charges and imprison him. If Yu Wenhuaji held the tiger talisman and was ordered to take the crown prince, Yang He would definitely not dare to touch him.
But Yang Jian had the idea of killing him, so the place where the weapons were buried outside the city should be Yang Jian's back-up plan.
How can you kill me under the noses of Yu Wenhuaji and Yang He?
Unless Yu Wenhuaji is bribed.
After Yang Ming sat down, he fell into a long silence. This variable happened to Hua Ji.
If this kid leads Zuo Yiwei's army to kill him, the defenders of Xuanwu Gate won't be able to stop him. But if he is bribed, then burying weapons seems to be superfluous. Why is this?
Yang Ming couldn't understand, but on the face of it, he still said to Yu Wencong: "Tell Huaji that I already know it. As long as his heart is devoted to me, I will never let him down."
Yu Wencong also hurriedly said: "The master's loyalty to the prince can be seen in the sun and the moon."
"Go ahead. If something happens, there will be someone in Jiudian Township, twelve miles outside the city, who will contact you," Yang Ming said.
After the others left, Yang Ming asked Pei Sheng to take someone to Jiudian Township to be responsible for contacting the Yuwen family.
Pei Sheng was a disciple of Hedong who followed Xu Shiji to burn Gao Shida's grain and grass.
"Is something big going to happen?" Chen Shuyi asked anxiously.
Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "Don't spread today's affairs to outsiders. Don't tell anyone. Don't let it rot in your stomach and don't show it on your face. It's a very important matter. Don't make any mistakes."
Chen Shuyi nodded quickly.
Yang Ming asked again: "Do you think this person is reliable?"
"I don't know," Chen Shuyi said: "In recent years, I have seen that these brothers have changed a lot compared to before. Of course, their nature is hard to change, and I can't say for sure. To be cautious, it's better not to be gullible."
Yang Ming nodded: "People's hearts are separated from each other, so you should rest early."
After saying that, Yang Ming summoned all his confidants to continue discussing important matters.
The Chongguang Gate in the south of the East Palace was guarded by Han Shi'er. After receiving the news from the prince, he changed into plain clothes and quietly left the city gate. He first went to the Hussar General's Mansion to meet Su Lie.
"The prince ordered that if there is any change in the palace, you must lead people to guard the Five Phoenix Tower and not allow anyone to enter the palace," Han Shi'e said.
Su Lie nodded: "Tell the prince that I will defend this place to the death."
Wufeng Tower is the main entrance of Taiwei City, the imperial city, equivalent to the Zhuque Gate of the capital. Its official name is Zetian Gate. Historically, it was changed to Yingtian Gate to avoid the taboo of Wu Zetian's name.
Because there are five Chonglou towers connected by verandahs and a pavilion on the east and west sides, each shaped like a wild goose's wing, it is commonly known as the Five Phoenix Tower.
Once there is a change in the palace, the outside world will know the news quickly. Even if no one can come out, there will be a beacon signal.
Then the army stationed outside will rush to the imperial city as soon as possible. After all, the people loyal to Yang Guang still account for the majority in the imperial city.
If you want to enter the palace and become King Qin, this is the only way to go.
The structures of Taiwei City and Daxing Palace are completely different. Many palaces here are separated from each other.
From Daxing Palace and Prince East Palace to Daxing Palace, there are roads within the imperial city, but there are no roads here.
Taiwei City is divided into six parts, from west to east: Baocheng, West Gate City, Ziwei Palace, East Palace, and Zuozang Palace.
In addition, there is a barbican city formed by three main gates in the south of the imperial city.
Because Ziwei Palace is the main city, Taiwei City is also called Ziwei City.
Of these six parts, only Ziwei Palace and Wengcheng are connected together. There are no city gates in between the other parts.
And Yang Guang lived in Ziwei Palace. The army in Luoyang City was escorted by King Qin, and he had to pass by the Five Phoenix Tower in Wengcheng.
The current garrison in the Eastern Capital City has seven departments. Su Lie is nominally the commander-in-chief, but in fact he can also manage the three thousand people in the Hussar General's Mansion, that is, the Luoyang Wuhou Guards.
In addition to Su Lie, the seven parts come from six military mansions, namely Li Jing, Yin Shishi, Jing Yuanheng, Shi Xiang, Guo Rong, and Yang Yuanqing.
So Han Shi'er's next step is to meet Li Jing and Yang Yuanqing.
Well, the city defense is nominally in the hands of Mai Tiezhang and Huangfu Wuyi. In fact, the Dugu family can take care of them at any time. So after taking over the city defense, what Dugu Zhuan has to do is to prevent the defenders outside the city from entering the Eastern Capital.
The army outside the city is the most difficult to control. Except for Xuan Zong and Pei Renji who are already prepared, everything else is a variable.
Only by controlling Yang Guang and Luoyang as soon as possible can Yang Ming slowly send people out of the city to pacify the army outside the city.
Of course, this is just his expectation. No one can predict what will happen by then.
On the Tianjin Bridge side, Dugu Bin, one of the six lieutenants, had secretly prepared some kerosene and hid it in a wine shop on the street opposite the tower. If necessary, he would set fire to the bridge.
Dugu Bin is the younger brother of Dugu Ji, the general of the Right Prison Gate, Teng Guogong, and Dugu Ji's position was arranged by Yang Ming, because Dugu Ji's predecessor was Dugu Huaien who was in the Hedong training field. Yang Ming didn't
I hope this position falls into the hands of someone else.
In fact, the two of them had a sister named Dugu Guzu, who was Wei Yuancheng's first wife. Unfortunately, she died too early. She died of illness less than three years after they got married, leaving no heirs for Wei Yuancheng.
Wei Gui's mother, Yang Zhidu, is Wei Yuancheng's second wife.
Or it could be that Wei Yuancheng was so young and his daughter was so young, mainly because his first wife was gone and he was already in his mid-thirties when he married the second one.
The commander of Tianjin Bridge is Yang Zhidu’s younger brother Yang Jin.