Recently, the recruitment and training of troops by Da Gan has not been hidden from anyone, so that everyone knows about it. Especially the cavalry army trained by Protector Lu Zhi. Their military camp is not far south of Daliang City. On the plains, the shouts of killing that are heard every day are almost reaching the city. Who doesn't know what it means? Who doesn't know?
This clearly means that Emperor Qianwen is going to use swords and guns in a big way. He wants to change his previous development trend of being indifferent without making people nervous. But everyone doesn't know who will be struck by the first sword.
The temporary residence of King Qi.
After King Yuan Tailou of Qi came back from the palace, he had a more relaxed expression on his face. During the banquet, he took the initiative to propose a toast to Emperor Qianwen, and the other party agreed with a smile, which made him feel quite good. He even had the illusion that Emperor Qianwen's blade would not be pointed at him this time.
Although he had this feeling, the timid King Qi decided to give some gifts to Emperor Qianwen before leaving. As he occupied the land of the four states, he naturally had no shortage of gold and silver, so he gave some of it to the emperor to buy peace. , no matter how you look at it, it’s worth it.
King Qi, who had just taken off his royal robe and put on his home clothes, had not even finished a cup of tea. The accompanying general Ji Fan came to his side and whispered, "Your Majesty, Your Highness King Xiang is here. Outside the hall."
"What?" King Qi was so shocked that he stood up and even spilled tea all over him without even realizing it. "Why is he here? Who asked him to come?"
King Qi is not afraid of meeting King Xiang, but he must at least get the emperor's consent. If a vassal king like him meets the prince of the dynasty in private, what does that mean? Will it arouse the emperor's wrath?
"Your Majesty, Prince Xiang came here on his own, and he didn't say any hello before, do you think?" Ji Fan stood aside and said with his fists clasped as if asking for instructions.
But before King Qi could answer, the sound of footsteps came from outside the hall, "Uncle, my nephew is here to see you." Listening to this voice, who else could it be if he wasn't King Xiang?
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Outside a high court in the east of Daliang City that looked just like any other, violent knocks on the door rang out quickly.
This place is clearly a residence under the Zongzheng Mansion, but in fact it is where the former Princess Di and her family live. During the day, someone knocked on the door, and the former Princess Di, who was resting in the wing, instinctively got up from her chair. He had just put on his coat when the voice of his most trusted confidant, Lu Kui, sounded outside the door. "Your Highness, it is the Crown Prince Tang Xiu who is here."
"Invite him into the main hall, I will be here soon." In the side room, the voice of the former Princess Di sounded unhurriedly.
In the main hall at this time, the Crown Prince Tang Xiu was pacing back and forth anxiously. It only took a moment, but it made Shen Tuwei and Lu Kui feel dizzy. Fortunately, the former Princess Di finally appeared. Lord, Tang Xiu stepped forward hurriedly and said, "Your Highness, something serious has happened. The emperor is sending golden-armored guards to surround King Qi's temporary residence."
"What's going on? What happened." Compared to Tang Xiu's anxiety, the former Princess Di showed very calmness. This may be related to her experience as a child, bumping around and living in darkness every day. She has already reached the point where she is calm and calm.
Tang Xiu, who was a few years older than the former Princess Di, was a bit unbearable at this moment. Thinking back to the time before, he had the idea of the former Princess Di and wanted to marry her. As long as the former Princess Di agrees, he is willing to divorce his current wife. If Zong Zheng hadn't blocked it, he might have already put forward the idea.
Looking at it now, Jiang is still old and hot. Zong Zheng is right, Tang Xiu's ability cannot conquer the former Princess Di, and in the end he will only be in a subordinate position in such a marriage.
But now is not the time to talk about this. Faced with the former Princess Di's question, Tang Xiu replied: "It was Prince Xiang who went to Prince Jin's Mansion privately, and somehow the emperor found out about it. The Golden Armored Guards should have been dispatched by now.
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"This..." Listening to this answer, the former Princess Di had a look of resentment on her face. The prince at that time was still such an important prince, but without asking the emperor's permission, he secretly met with the vassal who held a heavy army.
King, this is already a serious crime. Doesn’t King Xiang know about such a thing? Why did he do such a stupid thing?
As if he could see the anger in Princess Di's eyes, Tang Xiu explained again: "This should be King Xiang's own intention. It is probably because our dark son Shi Zitong has fallen out of favor."
"Well, things have happened, and it is meaningless to talk about it now. Let's talk, what does Zongzheng need us to do?" The former Princess Di has no time to think about the shitty household affairs of Prince Xiang's Mansion now. What she cares about now is Zongzheng.
What are the countermeasures?
"Oh, my father said that we are facing the Jinjiawei, and it is really difficult for the people of Zongzheng Mansion to come forward. Is Her Royal Highness the Princess taking action to rescue King Qi and King Xiang? At that time, we will arrange for people to rush them out of the city. As long as they are sent back to Qi
Land, I think the emperor would have a huge headache if he wanted to get them." Thinking of what his father said when he came, Tang Xiu said it again word for word.
"That's all it can do." After hearing this, the former Princess Di nodded, and then her eyes fell on Grand Master Shen Tuwei.
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"General Mo, Captain Wu Dong is missing." The golden-armored guards in the palace are gathering, and deputy commander Mo Chengyu is waiting for the preparation of the thousands of golden-armored guards to be completed before leaving the palace. But at this critical moment, the following
Someone came to report that a captain was missing.
"What's going on?" Mo Chengyu asked angrily with wide eyes.
"General Mo, just now Captain Wu Qianfu said he wanted to go to the hut, but then he didn't come out for a long time. Our people went to look for him, but they couldn't find him. We don't know what happened." The person who came to report lowered his head and was very nervous.
As he said that, an important task was right in front of him, but someone ran away first. Needless to say, he was probably sending the news to others.
"Trash, a bunch of trash." Mo Chengyu also thought that this Wu Dong must be very problematic. He didn't expect that there was a traitor in his team. I really wonder if His Majesty will question his ability after knowing it?
"Okay, let's ignore others for now and set off immediately, targeting Prince Qi's Mansion." Mo Chengyu knows the importance of time. If he wants to recover the losses, he must appear in Prince Qi's Mansion as quickly as possible, and will be plotting
King Qi and King Xiang have all been arrested and brought to justice, so maybe they can make up for their mistakes.
A group of golden-armored guards did not stop and ran out of the palace with long strides, heading straight to Prince Qi's residence in Dongcheng District.
In the palace of Prince Qi, Prince Qi was looking at Prince Xiang who appeared in front of him with angrily staring eyes to express his dissatisfaction.
At this time, King Xiang didn't seem to see any of this. He only knew that King Qing was now the Prince of Sanzhu. If his uncle, King Qi, didn't speak up for him, King Qing might become the crown prince. That's true.
If so, there will be no way for him to survive in the future.
Just thinking of these, Prince Xiang did not care and would rather take the risk to appear in Prince Qi's palace. He was lucky enough to think that since he came in disguise this time, no one would know about his arrival. .But how did he know that Ji Fan, who was standing next to his uncle King Qi, was actually a hidden secret of Emperor Qianwen, an insider who was bought at a high price and could be used by him.
The moment King Xiang appeared in Prince Qi's palace, Ji Fan sent his trusted soldiers to report the news to the palace. Of course, he didn't know that the captain named Wu Dong among the golden guards in the palace was also buried by Zongzheng. The hidden child is still the hidden child that has been hidden for many years. This is really a drama that Infernal Affairs has staged again and again.
"Uncle, when you come here this time, you must speak for your nephew. Otherwise, the future Prince Daqian will have no chance to meet your nephew. Once King Qing ascends the throne of Dabao, no one will be able to protect Qidi in the future. ." King Xiang was not stupid, and he also knew how to connect his orders with King Qi's fate, so that the other party had to come to the rescue.
"Yes, King Qi, if you don't ask for help from His Majesty, I'm afraid His Royal Highness King Xiang will lose power, which will be a hundred harms but no good to Qi." Zheng Qi, who came with him, also spoke, He spoke in a persuasive manner.
"That's enough." King Qi shouted angrily and interrupted King Xiang and Zheng Qi. According to his intention, he wanted to scold King Xiang, his nephew. But he thought that the other party was the hope of Qi's future. , he still had to suppress his anger and said: "Your Highness, Prince Xiang, I know about your affairs. Now please go back with peace of mind. I know this matter well and will definitely intercede for you in front of the emperor."
In order to reduce the trouble, King Qi actually agreed, which made King Xiang very happy. "Okay, okay, then I'll leave everything to my uncle. Don't worry, uncle, as long as I become the prince, I will definitely take care of Qi." ,ensure..."
"Okay, okay, this is not the place to talk. You should leave first. If anything happens, I will arrange for someone to talk to you later." The rather impatient King Qi spoke again, and then turned to the side. Ji Fan winked.
"No." Ji Fan agreed. Although he was anxious in his heart as to why the Jinjia Guards hadn't shown up yet, on the surface he looked like he was obeying orders and said to King Xiang: "Your Highness King Xiang, please leave first. ."
"Okay, I will leave now." The goal has been achieved, and Prince Xiang will naturally not stay here. He also knows that this trip is a bit reckless. But when he just turned around, there was a burst of noise outside the courtyard. , and then there was the sound of weapons clashing.
"What's going on?" King Qi's face changed drastically after hearing this, "General Ji, go and see what happened?"
"No." Ji Fan agreed and rushed out of the main hall. When he came to the courtyard, he saw a man in a black scarf being surrounded by a large number of Qi troops.