The lobby was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It took a while before someone said the words: "Master Jiang, do you mean that the second prince wants to seize the palace?"
Jiang Wenfeng nodded.
"Isn't this impossible?" The man couldn't believe it. "What kind of capital does he have? There aren't many of his people in the Forbidden Army. In the court..."
Well, he has bribed quite a few people, but when it comes to rebelling against him, it doesn't mean that much.
Jiang Wenfeng said: "Shi Qun of Xuanwu Camp is his brother-in-law. In addition, there has been heavy snow for days and there is a shortage of manpower. Most of the imperial army has been transferred to fight the disaster." At this point, he added, "Also, don't forget it.
, His people are not many, and King An's people are even less. The Holy Emperor is not here, and the commander is not here, and we have no military symbols. Who can mobilize the imperial army?"
This is quite...
"So, he doesn't need too many men. As long as he is caught off guard, he can hold the imperial city in his hands."
He said it so clearly, how could these people not understand?
An old general came out from the crowd and said in a loud voice: "In that case, I am willing to bring my own soldiers to stop the second prince! We must not let him succeed!"
"I am willing too! Although we have come back to retire, we are still the generals of Daqi! There is no reason to sit idly by when the Holy One is in trouble!"
"The same goes for me, General!"
Jiang Wenfeng nodded happily and said: "Generals, you can learn from your loyalty, but only two hundred personal soldiers can enter the capital. Even if we call the servants, the total number will not exceed one thousand. Go and stop the second prince.
It’s beyond my power!”
The old general shouted: "Who said that? I led thousands of cavalry to chase King Hu all the way to the depths of the desert. This thousand is enough!"
Jiang Wenfeng comforted him warmly: "Don't worry, old general. I don't mean to look down on you, but we have to act with caution. To be honest, as soon as I discovered something was wrong, someone from Jiang had already sent someone to Xingzhou to ask for General Wei Hengwei.
Presumably the army will arrive soon. As for the Forbidden Army, there is also a general who is willing to help and has already rushed back to mobilize his troops. What we have to do now is how to protect each family and prevent the second prince from threatening us and cutting off his rear.
road!"
"That's it!" The old general understood. "You mean, someone has already led troops to the palace to stop the second prince. What we have to do is to prevent him from jumping over the wall?"
"That's right." Jiang Wenfeng straightened his clothes and looked solemn, and bowed deeply to them, "I also ask you all to work together to surround the second prince as soon as he enters the palace. In this way, you can catch the turtle in the jar and wait for the Holy Master to come back and deal with it!"
When everyone thought about it, this was indeed a solution.
They are short of manpower, and the Imperial Guards are well-equipped and well-trained. If they face them head-on, they may not be able to defeat them.
But blocking the back road is much easier.
There are imperial guards in the imperial city. They can't all be bribed by the second prince, right? If they find something is wrong, they will turn around and deal with the second prince.
Even if they can't win for a while, the escape route is blocked, where can the second prince run?
To put it bluntly, even if King An asked him to kill him, the second prince would be cold when the emperor came back.
All in all, this plan is safe and reliable!
The most important thing is, Jiang Wenfeng said, protect their families!
Their family is not threatened, why are they afraid of a ball?
Among these people, there were a few who had close contacts with the second prince, but they couldn't care less about them now.
From what Jiang Wenfeng said, the possibility of the second prince's success is very low. Who would want to follow him and seek death?
Sell it, sell it, it’s important to save your own life!
Everyone quickly came to the same point of view, especially those few who were filled with indignation, as if they were not the ones who had secretly conspired with the second prince before.
...
"Mr. Guo," the second prince forced out a smile, "you have worked really hard to assist your third brother recently."
Guo Xu smiled calmly: "Don't take it seriously. This is the duty of a minister."
The second prince looked at him and guessed the mood behind his smile: "Master Guo, please don't force your smile. Don't I know the temper of my third brother? He has been like this since he was a child. He wants to sleep when he studies. You are like this
I help him every day, I'm afraid he will get sick from anger."
Guo Xu still smiled, neither agreeing nor denying it.
He understood now.
At such a critical moment, the second prince came to see him first, which shows that he is very important in his plan.
Mr. Guo was a little uncharacteristically arrogant.
He is indeed such an important figure! Even if the second prince rebels, he must pay special attention to himself.
Well, my life was saved!
After thinking about it again, Mr. Guo became even more aware of the reason.
He is familiar with history books. It is not clear what kind of preparations are needed for rebellion.
This is to make him stand out!
Also, among the four prime ministers in the Political Affairs Hall who are now staying in the capital, he is the least senior and seems to be the easiest to bully.
Mr. Guo became angrier in his heart and smiled more on his face.
Do you look down on the true character? Then let’s see who bullies whom!
Guo Xu was so calm, which made the second prince feel anxious. He didn't know whether to persuade or to intimidate.
Mr. Hong noticed that it was not good and reminded him: "Your Highness, it's getting late. Please hurry up and ask Mr. Guo to accompany you!"
The second prince came to his senses and said hurriedly: "Mr. Guo, it was not my intention to disturb you. It's just that the matter is coming, so I can only ask Mr. Guo to go first."
"Oh?" Guo Xu smiled, "Where are you going?"
"You'll know when you go there."
Mr. Hong winked, and the heavily armed imperial guards came forward and embraced Guo Xu.
"Master Guo, please!"
Guo Xu looked at their hands on the handles of the knives, smiled, and walked out of the check-in room without asking any more questions.
The second prince felt unsure and went to see Mr. Hong.
Mr. Hong made a gesture and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, time is pressing, let's go!"
The second prince nodded, took a deep breath, and followed with the determination to succeed or succeed.
Night has fallen, but the heavy snow has no tendency to stop. Military boots make a "click-click" sound when stepping on the snow.
Guo Xu followed and walked forward without any intention of complaining.
Mr. Hong looked at his back, thoughtfully. As expected of the youngest Prime Minister of Northern Qi, his ability to remain calm despite changes should not be underestimated. Will he really obey?
As soon as they returned to Yongle Gate, a group of black-armored knights rode in from outside.
Seeing the second prince, the leading general clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, the last general is not too late after all."
The second prince was very happy: "Aqun, it's great to see you."
Guo Xu took a glance and found that it was indeed Shi Qun.
Shi Qun did not dismount and said: "This is an extraordinary time. Please forgive me for being rude. Your Highness, let us act quickly. If we are delayed for a moment, others will know about it."
"good."
The horse was brought over again, and everyone got on the horse again. Even Guo Xu got on a horse surrounded by several sergeants.
Shi Qun raised his hand and shouted: "Let's go!"
Knights in black armor filed into the palace, marching in orderly formation, heavy snow fell one after another, no one made a sound, everything was quiet and solemn.
Not long after, they stopped in front of a row of houses with rolling sheds hanging from the mountain.
Shi Qun winked, and the sergeants rushed in. (To be continued)