The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the road to the palace is completely white.
The second prince held the reins in his hand, trembling with nervousness, and could hardly feel the heat.
"Your Highness." Mr. Hong rode his horse closer and walked side by side with him.
The second prince seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and asked hurriedly: "Sir, are we going in like this?"
Mr. Hong smiled: "Of course not."
"What should we do?"
Mr. Hong said: "We still need someone to write the edict."
The second prince was stunned for a moment, and his brain, which had been idle for a long time, finally started to move.
"You mean, how many prime ministers are there?"
Mr. Hong nodded.
On the surface, he needed someone who seemed to have similar weight to support him and kowtow to him on behalf of his subjects after his successful mutiny, so that the drama of seizing the throne could be played out realistically.
Many times, you cannot see clearly when you are in the middle of the situation.
The second prince knew that he actually did not have much strength.
The emperor still had great power, and most of the officials he made friends with were young officials who had not yet had the right to speak. As for the Forbidden Army, the only ones that could be mobilized were the Xuanwu Battalion.
So we must build momentum.
When others don't understand, you can create a powerful momentum and overwhelm those who are confused and can't see the situation clearly.
Just imagine, he succeeded in seizing the palace. When he sat down in that position, some important ministers shouted long live. Those who were not high enough in official positions had the illusion that he had mastered the world. As long as their knees softened and they knelt down, so famous
That's it.
To put it bluntly, it’s a lie.
But the second prince still had no confidence: "Sir, those guys are too slippery! I have known them for so long, and none of them are willing to come over to me. This..."
Mr. Hong shook his head and smiled: "You are too honest. Do you really want them to take the initiative?"
The second prince was puzzled: "If they don't take the initiative, how can they force..."
Mr. Hong said implicitly: "The person on duty at the Mingguang Palace today is Guo Xu. He wanted to leave the palace earlier and was detained at Yongle Gate."
The second prince said "Ah".
Mr. Hong simply made it clearer: "I believe you know who Mr. Guo is. Before you made friends with them, he was the one with the most ambiguous attitude. Why is he unwilling to offend His Highness? First,
His foundation is not as deep as the other prime ministers. Secondly, he is such a profit-seeking person. He feels that His Highness may ascend to the throne, so he does not want to offend him."
"But he came back from the northwest and is in full swing. He may not pay attention to me now..."
Mr. Hong shook his head: "Your Highness, what I want to talk about is Guo Xu's character. He is greedy for power and profit, and he has a gambler's mentality. We will arrest him and make it clear that he will be killed if he does not obey. You
What would he do? If he doesn’t obey, he will lose nothing if he dies. If he obeys, he may rise to the top and become the Prime Minister. Isn’t this just in line with his personality? I really can’t think of any reason for him to refuse.”
The second prince finally understood: "That's it!"
Mr. Hong explained everything clearly to him, and the second prince's confidence instantly increased.
In this way, he has a high probability of success!
The emperor has gone to the palace, and half of the important ministers have also left. Now the court is empty!
As long as Guo Xu is persuaded, if he takes the lead and kills a few more disobedient people, the remaining officials will definitely not be able to hold on.
Therefore, even if there is only Xuanwu Camp, as long as he grasps the key points, goes straight to Huanglong, and controls the palace, he can become the master of Yunjing.
But in Xiushan, the assassination was successful and the ministers were leaderless. When they came back, they saw that he was already in power. What else could he do but accept his fate?
There is a set of rules for emperor, minister, father and son. If these ministers want to change their emperor, they must find another master.
If he succeeds, King An will die, and the deposed prince and his two younger brothers will not have to live.
They couldn't even find their master, and no matter how unconvinced they were, they could only kneel down to him!
After trying to understand the joints, the second prince finally felt less nervous and even felt energetic.
He remembered what Mr. Hong had said before, and couldn't help but feel proud in his heart.
This is the road to kingship!
...
Horses are galloping, and the camp is looming in the wind and snow.
Di Fan pulled the reins and stopped his mount.
Fu Jin behind him also stopped at the same time.
"Mr. Fu, the Suzaku Camp is ahead." Di Fan gasped.
"Yes." Fu Jin breathed more heavily than him, but he was in good spirits, just like a young man.
Di Fan couldn't help but be convinced. He thought Fu Jin was a scholar and he was too old to endure running in the snow. He didn't expect Fu Jin to be so energetic.
"Mr. Fu, I'll be honest with you. The people I'm familiar with in the Suzaku Camp, namely a few Du Yuhou, and their Du Yuhou, have no friendship with me, so I can't convince them."
Fu Jin smiled and said, "There is no need to convince him."
Di Fan was puzzled: "What should we do?"
Fu Jin glanced over: "You are all waiting, you are the one leading the troops on the front line."
Di Fan was silent for a while and then said a few words: "You are trying to evade him..."
"What do you mean by being isolated?" Fu Jin said softly, "It just takes some effort to ask him to rest for a day."
Seeing that he was not very interested, Fu Jin continued to encourage: "General Di, what we are doing is a good thing. Think about it, rebellious ministers and traitors can be punished by everyone. Some people take advantage of the Holy Spirit's absence to act like monsters. We
To quell the chaos is an act of loyalty to the king. On the contrary, if we sit back and ignore it, we are dishonouring the divine grace."
Di Fan sighed and said, "Mr. Fu, you don't have to say anything. I understand this and I also believe Lord Jiang." After a pause, he said, "Commander, I didn't think much about it. But Lord Chiang and the King of Yue
Your Highness, you are kind to me. When I was in the most difficult time, they were willing to believe in me and work hard for me. If those people really succeeded today, let alone Mr. Jiang, His Highness the King of Yue would probably not be able to save his life, right? For this
, I will also try my best."
Fu Jin laughed: "General Di is so righteous."
Di Fan forced a smile and continued to urge the horse: "Let's go!"
He thought, what Fu Jin said made sense. They, the front-line leaders, claimed to have received holy orders, but the commander-in-chief did not show up. How could the soldiers below doubt it? What's more, when it came to comrades, they were fighting with their subordinates every day.
When a sergeant eats and drinks in one place, he will only become more profound.
The most important thing is that there is no time to convince the capital commander now.
Xuanwu Camp has moved. If you want to stop it, you must send troops immediately!
...
Jiang Wenfeng is also busy.
After Fu Jin took Di Fan away, he immediately sent his men to the homes of princes and important ministers in the name of discussing disaster relief.
Mr. Jiang is still very popular, and at nightfall, half of the people came to the government office one after another.
Those who could understand his intentions were all smart people. When he entered the government office, he saw so many people and became even more uneasy.
When Jiang Wenfeng came in, all the princes and important officials gathered around him.
"Master Jiang, what's going on?" (To be continued)