On the third day of the emperor's funeral, the ministers persuaded the fourth prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible on the grounds that the throne could not last long. At this time, news came that the fifth prince had returned to Beijing with 200,000 soldiers and horses, saying that the army was about to arrive.
Stationed outside the city gate.
People were panicked for a while.
All the ministers knew that the fourth prince only had one hundred thousand imperial guardsmen in the capital, and with one hundred thousand against two hundred thousand, it was clearly a losing situation.
Even Qingwan couldn't understand the old emperor's arrangement. Since the other party had already intended to pass the throne to the fourth prince, how could it leave him such a big hidden danger?
At that time, in the study room of the palace, Ji Lanjin was listening to the reports from his subordinates.
Qing Wan sat on the couch on one side. After those people retreated, she looked at Ji Lanjin in confusion and said, "What on earth is the old emperor going to do? Is it possible that he has no intention of passing the throne on to the fourth generation?"
Prince?"
Ji Lanjin smiled and said: "You are thinking too much. The emperor's initial choice for the throne was the fourth prince. Otherwise, he would not have done so many things."
Qingwan propped up her chin with one hand, half-lying on the soft couch, with a thoughtful look on her face, "If that's the case, then why did he let the 200,000 soldiers and horses fall into the hands of the fifth prince? He couldn't have known that the fifth prince
His ambition. With those 200,000 soldiers and horses in hand, the Fifth Prince will give it a try no matter what."
Ji Lanjin looked at her lazy posture, her eyes were warm, and she explained with a smile: "It was helpless for him to do that in the first place. The fourth prince was in our hands at that time, and he had no one to use, so he could only use the fifth prince.
After all, facing a powerful enemy, he can only choose to fight against the outside world first and then secure the inside."
Qing Wan curled her lips, changed her posture, and said with a faint smile: "I guess the father and son must hate us to death. But they can only blame themselves. If that day
In Yuncheng, if he didn't think of taking action against you and me, he wouldn't be here today. I'm afraid it won't be that easy for Ji Liushang to get into that position smoothly."
Ji Lanjin said: "Actually, that's not necessarily the case. Since the emperor dared to hand these two hundred thousand soldiers and horses into the hands of the fifth prince, how could he be unprepared? In addition to the one hundred thousand imperial guards in the capital, there were also him and the fourth prince.
The total number of hidden guards trained in private is thousands."
Qing Wan disagreed, "Thousands against a hundred thousand, that's a huge difference."
Ji Lanjin smiled and said: "Don't underestimate those hidden guards. Not only can one fight a hundred, but there is no problem if one fights ten. Just these thousands of people can be worth tens of thousands. In addition,
, the fourth prince also has an ace army that he secretly cultivated, known as the Silver Cavalry. It is a real iron-blooded army. Although the number is not large, everyone is brave and good at fighting. That is where one can fight against a hundred. That is also
The real trump card in his hand. Otherwise, why do you think he is still able to calmly prepare for his enthronement?"
Qing Wan sat up straight, with a rare trace of solemnity on her face, "I thought he was just faking it on the surface."
Ji Lanjin shook his head, "That's because he has long been sure of victory. For him, the fifth prince and the two hundred thousand soldiers are nothing to fear."
Qingwan fell into silence for a while.
Although she doesn't like either the fourth prince or the fifth prince, in comparison, she would rather the fifth prince sit in that position. After all, this person is not so scary, and it will not be as difficult to deal with as the other one.