Chapter 1746 It was a dark night in Gengzi. In the back hall of the governor's mansion, Prince Qing took the tea lid and gently stirred up the tea foam.
"Your Majesty, we have announced to all the ministries that on the day of the sacrifice, each of them will lead three hundred soldiers and horses to the site to participate in the sacrifice." Ye Chaoxuan bowed and was in awe of Li Chengqing, "Within three days, the altar will be completed. Next
The officials also sent people to inform the officials in the city within these two days that they must participate on that day, and it will definitely be very lively."
Prince Qing said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work. Chao Xuan, you are loyal to me. I have accomplished great things, so I will not forget you."
"Xia Guanyuan is willing to go through fire and water for the prince." Ye Chaoxuan said respectfully: "There is news today that Tantai Xuanye sent people to collect grain and grass in Yuzhou and hoarded a lot of grain. Judging from the situation, there should be big moves in the near future.
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King Qing smiled and said: "I am worried that he will not come. Chaoxuan, how is the situation in Yanzhou?"
"Everything is as the prince expected." Ye Chaoxuan said: "Tantai Xuanye was very confident and left two thousand troops to guard Yanzhou. He should have concluded that Xuzhou would not send troops to attack Yanzhou, so Yanzhou's defense was quite
Weak. Although there will be checks in and out of Changyi City, the inspections are not strict, and it is not difficult to sneak into the city."
King Qing nodded with a smile and said: "That's very good. Chao Xuan, you said that when the king personally raises the battle flag of Li and Tang, how will Tantai Xuanye feel when he finds out?" He sighed: "The Tantai family was once a powerful family.
A loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, his father Tantai Qianjun was deeply favored by Emperor Li Tang. If this man can surrender without a fight, he will be a blessing to the world."
"Your Majesty, Tantai Xuanye has colluded with Xiahou Demon Queen." Ye Chaoxuan said seriously.
: "This person can safely go to the front line to command operations, which means that he and Xiahou have reached some kind of agreement. Many frontier generals have been transferred to Kyoto before, especially the generals from Wuchuan Town. After entering the capital, they were placed in important positions
, this also shows that Tantai Xuanye did have control of power before. He once had power and will not let it go easily. I am afraid that he will never be able to truly kneel before the prince and pledge his allegiance."
Prince Qing nodded slightly, but his eyes became sharper, and he sneered: "I still underestimate him. I had a thorough plan at the beginning, but I didn't expect that he would betray him in the face of battle!" After saying this, he glanced at Ye Chaoxuan, but
He didn't continue talking.
Although Ye Chaoxuan had a trace of doubt, he did not dare to ask more. He just said: "But once the prince shows up, Tantai Xuanye will definitely attack Xuzhou with all his strength. In order to get rid of the prince, Kyoto will definitely throw all its strength here.
In this way, the prince's plan can be implemented smoothly, and all the power of Kyoto will be attracted to Xuzhou."
Prince Qing just smiled slightly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty promised Hu Haibiao and others that he would reunite them with their families within half a month." Ye Chaoxuan said: "But I don't know!"
"Are you worried that I can't fulfill my promise?" Prince Qing smiled lightly and said, "You don't have to worry about this. I didn't lie to them. I had already arranged for people to find all the family members of these generals before She Yue arrived in Xuzhou.
In fact, they have been in my hands for a long time, and I can reunite them at any time. However, I am not in a hurry. I want to be kind to them, but I can't let them feel that this matter is too big.
Easy." He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then asked: "Do you know why I promised you half a month?"
Ye Chaoxuan rolled his eyes, realized something, and said cautiously: "Is the prince just waiting for the day of sacrifice?"
"The one who knows me is the king!" King Qing said with a smile: "That's right. The time limit promised by the king happened to be half a month on the day of the sacrifice. If they were reunited with their families that night, they would feel that the king had already
It’s designed.”
Ye Chaoxuan suddenly realized it and whispered: "So, those family members are now in Xuzhou City?"
King Qing just drank tea and said nothing.
Ye Chao
"you say!"
"My previous officials advised me that on the day of the sacrifice, the prince can take the opportunity to proclaim himself the emperor directly." Ye Chaoxuan said: "The prince is the orthodox member of Li Tang Dynasty and is the only person qualified to inherit the throne. Moreover, after proclaiming himself the emperor, he can formally claim the title of emperor."
He directly deposed the pseudo-emperor in Kyoto. But the prince had no such plan, and the officials really didn’t understand. After the prince proclaimed himself emperor and had the title of emperor, it would naturally be more advantageous for him to issue orders to the world."
King Qing put down his tea cup, smiled faintly, and said: "I have endured it for twenty years, can't I endure it a little longer? Now that I am emperor, I can restore Li Tang in name, but I will also give people the power to let the world
Everyone thinks that this king is reviving Li Tang for the sake of the throne." He raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "In addition to reviving Li Tang, the three states in Jiangnan must be indispensable. She Yue has shown favor to Jiangnan, and the officials and families in Jiangnan are loyal to She Yue. If this king
If you proclaim yourself emperor too early, they may not be able to follow suit.
Be loyal to me. At the moment, we still need to make use of Musk Moon’s influence on Jiangnan and let them be used by me.”
Ye Chaoxuan understood and said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and my subordinates admire him very much."
"It's not about foresight." Prince Qing said with a smile: "It's just that you care too much about many things. If you act too hastily, it will be counterproductive. What should be yours will be yours after all, and you can't run away."
Ye Chaoxuan nodded and said: "Your Majesty's teachings, I will keep them in mind."
Suddenly I heard a voice coming from outside: "Report, Your Majesty, Gengzi wants to see you!"
Ye Chaoxuan immediately cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I will resign first!"
"Let's rest early." Prince Qing nodded slightly.
Ye Chaoxuan went over and opened the door. He looked up and saw a person standing outside the door. Although he was dressed as a guard of the Governor's Mansion, he was from Prince Qing.
Prince Qing now lives in the west courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. There are not many guards here, but they are all close friends of Prince Qing. Besides, except for Ye Chaoxuan, no one else is allowed to step into the west courtyard on weekdays.
At this moment, there was a man standing bowed in the courtyard, wearing a bamboo hat and a black robe, with his head lowered. When Ye Chaoxuan came out, the man only slightly cupped his hands and did not raise his head, which was regarded as a sign of courtesy.
Ye Chaoxuan just nodded slightly.
Ye Chaoxuan actually didn't know much about the person in front of him. He only knew that his name was "Gengzi", but this was obviously not his real name and seemed to be just a code name.
Moreover, King Qing had ordered that this person, besides Ye Chaoxuan, was the only person who could directly enter the mansion and enter the west courtyard to have an audience.
Not many people knew that Prince Qing lived in the Governor's Mansion, but Gengzi had come twice in the past few days, and today is the third time.
Every time I come here, it’s always mysterious and mysterious. Ye Chaoxuan has never even seen him before.
across this person's face.
He knew in his heart that there must be other forces under King Qing's hands. Those powers were hidden in the dark and unknown. At least the assassination of Changsun Yuanxin was arranged by King Qing, and the power hidden in the darkness was used.
The two of them passed by each other. Ye Chaoxuan took a few steps and looked back. He saw Gengzi entering the house and even closing the door. Everything happened in an instant. It seemed that Gengzi's skills were not weak, as if he were a ghost.
.
He knew that Gengzi and Prince Qing must have secret discussions, and he was not even qualified to listen to those matters.
In the final analysis, he is just a pawn in the hands of Prince Qing.
After a while, Gengzi came out of the house, still wearing a bamboo hat. After walking out of the west courtyard, he walked towards the side door of the Governor's Mansion on a familiar road. It was smooth along the way. He passed through the courtyard and arrived at the side door. The gatekeeper
Without daring to say anything, he opened the door and Gengzi ducked out.
Outside the side wall is an alley, which is where the governor's office is after all. The alley is very wide, but also very dark.
There was a carriage parked in the alley. Gengzi quickly got on the carriage. The driver was very skilled and urged the horse forward.
The night was cold and quiet, and a curfew had been implemented in the city long ago, so except for the occasional patrol team passing by, the streets were eerily deserted.
Gengzi was sitting in the carriage, his bamboo hat had been taken off, but he was an old man in his late fifties, with a thin face and no trace of beard under his chin.
He closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something, and seemed to be relaxing with his eyes closed.
The carriage suddenly stopped. Gengzi slowly opened his eyes, frowned slightly, opened the curtains, and found that he was still on a remote street. He lowered the window.
He was about to lift the curtain and ask, but at this moment, the carriage continued to move forward.
Gengzi thought for a while, then got up and stepped forward, opened the curtain of the car, and saw the coachman wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat driving the car, so he felt relieved and returned to his seat.
He sat back in the car, still closing his eyes and concentrating.
I don’t know how long it took, but the carriage stopped again. Gengzi got up, stepped forward to lift the curtain, and was about to get out of the car. He found that the driver’s seat was empty. In a short period of time, the driver disappeared.
Gengzi's heart was shuddered. He looked around and found that the carriage had arrived in an unfamiliar yard. Right in front of the horses, two figures stood. In the dimness, he couldn't see each other clearly for a moment.
face.
Knowing that something was wrong, he immediately put down the car curtain, returned to the car, and picked up a knife prepared in the car.
"Now that you've come, let's make peace with you!" A clear voice came from outside: "Are you looking for the coachman?"
Gengzi clenched the knife and took a deep breath, knowing that now that he was here, hiding in the carriage was definitely not an option.
He simply took the knife and walked out of the carriage. This time he saw a man sitting in the coachman's seat, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat. He frowned and said: "Zhang Heng, where is this place? How did you get here?"
But the coachman slowly stood up, turned around, raised his hand and took off his bamboo hat, showing a young face, and said with a smile: "There are wine and food here, but I just want to invite you over for a drink. Don't panic.
.”
When Gengzi saw that face, his color changed with horror, because he could see clearly that this man was not his coachman at all.
"Who are you?" Gengzi asked in surprise: "
What do you want to do?"
The man smiled and said: "I told you that I just wanted to buy you two drinks. My surname is Qin, and my given name is Xiao. May I ask your surname? Yes, it seems that you are my father-in-law who came out of the palace. My father-in-law is not here.
What are you doing here in Xuzhou when you are staying in the palace?"
Gengzi's eyes were even more horrified, he let out a low shout and slashed at Qin Xiao with his knife without hesitation.