After Qin Jiyan rode out of the city, he quickly disappeared. Not to mention the unprepared Jin Yiwei, even Eunuch Situ, who was prepared for it, did not follow Qin Jiyan. When his men arrived, they only saw
I saw a lone horse on the roadside, grazing slowly.
Eunuch Situ's men searched for a long time but could not find where Qin Jiyan had gone. They could only send people south while returning to restore Eunuch Situ's life.
After Eunuch Situ received the news, he returned to the palace with a solemn expression. When he saw the old emperor leaning on the bedside with his eyes half-squinted, he knew that the old emperor would not sleep until he heard the news from Qin Jiyan.
Eunuch Situ deliberately made the sound of footsteps louder. Before the person walked in, the old emperor opened his eyes: "How is it?"
"Your Highness is missing."
"What do you mean by missing?" The old emperor's eyes darkened, flashing with a dangerous light.
Eunuch Situ seemed to have not seen it, and whispered: "Our people chased him outside the city, but there was no trace of His Highness. We only saw the horse that His Highness was riding outside."
"You went all the way south and didn't find anyone?" the old emperor asked.
"My servant has sent people to chase him. There is no news yet." Eunuch Situ lowered his head, and no one saw his expression.
The old emperor sighed, "You are being watched, send more people to protect him along the way, don't let him get into trouble in Jiangnan." The old emperor was confident that Jiangnan was under his control, but he still mentioned it.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this servant knows how to do it." Eunuch Situ looked humble. Seeing that the old emperor still had energy, he added, "Your Highness is going to Jiangnan. Do you want to tell others about this matter?"
Qin Jiyan would always be in trouble if he didn't show his face for a long time. If he didn't let outsiders know that he had gone to Jiangnan, he would have to find a reasonable reason for him to not show his face for a long time.
"Just say, I asked him to recuperate outside the city." The old emperor closed his eyes, looking tired.
If people knew that Qin Jiyan ran to the south of the Yangtze River without anyone, Qin Jiyan would be in danger. And this is something the old emperor would not like to see, because Qin Jiyan's status is unusual. If something happens to him, the Great Qin Dynasty
It will take a while.
"My slave understands." Eunuch Situ stepped forward and served the old emperor to rest. He left a weak lamp and walked out with his back hunched. When he saw the bright moon outside the palace, he sighed softly...
It was normal that Eunuch Situ's people couldn't find Qin Jiyan. Qin Jiyan didn't leave the city at all, or he ran around outside the city and came back.
Knowing that there is a problem in Jiangnan and still running there alone is not courage, but stupidity.
What does it matter if the old emperor doesn't give him soldiers? It's not easy for him to get soldiers and horses?
Qin Jiyan threw away the pursuers and immediately returned to the city, and went to Feng Mansion to find General Feng to ask for troops.
"Your Highness, what do you want soldiers for?" General Feng was startled.
Qin Jiyan came to him in the middle of the night to ask for troops. It was definitely not for official business. If it was official business, the old emperor would naturally order him to send troops.
"There is something different in the south of the Yangtze River. The old general transferred 50,000 troops to this palace." There are 150,000 troops stationed in the south of the Yangtze River. He must bring enough troops and horses to avoid making mistakes.
"Five or fifty thousand troops? Your Highness, this is too many people. More than 10,000 troops and horses cannot be mobilized without the Emperor's military talisman. Also, if something strange happens in Jiangnan, why doesn't Your Highness report it to the Emperor? If the Emperor knows
We will send troops to Jiangnan next time." It's not that General Feng doesn't want to help, but the difficulty is actually too high.
Qin Jiyan was not planning a mutiny. If Qin Jiyan wanted to rebel and seize the throne, he would immediately mobilize not only 50,000 but also 500,000 horses.
"You think I didn't report it to the Emperor?" Qin Jiyan asked back with a cold face. General Feng said "Ah" and said in surprise: "Your Highness, Your Majesty doesn't believe you?"
"He trusts his own people and the soldiers in his hands more." Qin Jiyan looked sarcastic. General Feng just pretended not to see it and said solemnly: "Your Majesty...has he forgotten Jing Yan's identity?
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"How could he forget? He just refuses to admit that in Da Qin, there are still people who will help the descendants of Prince Zhaoren. After all, it has been so many years." After being the emperor for so many years, how could the old emperor still remember the influence of Prince Zhaoren.
"Your Majesty..." General Feng sighed heavily and said nothing more.
During the years when the Holy Emperor was in power, no one said a word about Prince Zhaoren, and when the late emperor was in power, no one said anything about Prince Zhaoren, but...
This does not mean that everyone has forgotten Prince Zhaoren. The reason why everyone did not mention it is because they all thought that Prince Zhaoren was dead and believed that the emperor and the late emperor's throne were orthodox, so there was no objection.
If those die-hard factions knew the cause of Prince Zhaoren's death and knew that Prince Zhaoren's descendants were still alive, there would always be a few who would help Jing Yan and help Jing Yan secretly.
Although these people combined may not be able to shake the old emperor's rule, they will cause a lot of trouble.
General Feng never underestimates any opponent. No matter how weak the opponent is on the battlefield, General Feng will try his best to fight against him. General Feng will not underestimate an opponent like Jing Yan.
only……
The old emperor was used to being conceited, and he couldn't listen to this.
"Old General, Grandpa Huang is getting old, so there are some things that he will inevitably not think of." Even if he thought of it, he wouldn't believe it.
If the old emperor wants to believe that Jiangnan has fallen into Jing Yan's hands, doesn't he have to admit his incompetence?
"The emperor's grandpa has said something. After returning from Jiangnan, I will succeed to the throne." Qin Jiyan was telling General Feng that no matter what happens after returning from Jiangnan, he will definitely succeed to the throne. The old emperor will definitely succeed.
Will abdicate whether he wants to or not.
But here comes the problem!
What if Qin Jiyan died in Jiangnan?
Since there are differences in Jiangnan, the possibility of Qin Jiyan's death in Jiangnan is not small. What will General Feng do then?
To mobilize troops privately without His Majesty's will is tantamount to rebellion. When the time comes, it will not only be General Feng who will be unlucky, but also the descendants of the Feng family.
But if we don't lend troops to Qin Jiyan, when Qin Jiyan comes to power, the Feng family will be doomed.
"Alas..." General Feng sighed heavily, "Since His Highness said there is something different in the south of the Yangtze River, I asked Yu Qian to bring 100,000 troops and horses to join His Highness in advance."
Fifty thousand is a gift, and a hundred thousand is also a gift. Since there are 150,000 troops stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, he will send 100,000 troops to His Highness.
General Feng is very confident in the Feng family's army. Although he cannot defeat ten with one, there is still a chance of winning if one hundred thousand defeats 150,000.
"The old general is interested." Qin Jiyan did not refuse, and readily accepted it. In other words, what Qin Jiyan wanted from the beginning was a hundred thousand troops, but he did not say it himself, but asked General Feng to say it.
However, this is not important to General Feng. He has left the right and left troops, and he will bear the consequences no matter what!
Qin Jiyan stood up and saw General Feng looking haggard. He paused in his steps and said, "Old General, don't worry. Even if there is a foreigner in the south of the Yangtze River, you can return to Beijing safely."