?p> After nightfall in Xiyuan, the palace gates were naturally closed, but this could not stop Eunuch Zhao who was in full swing. His subordinates showed his token, and the eunuch guarding the gate obediently let him go. He even sent Zhao Ying off diligently.
The sedan chair came out of the palace gate and said flatteringly: "When will our ancestors come back? I will leave the door open for you, my dear."
"It's time for you, father-in-law. We'll be back in an hour or two." Zhao Ying said this and rushed to Prince Zhao's Mansion. Huang Yan naturally followed behind in a sedan.
In Prince Zhao's Mansion, Zhu Gaosui and others were anxiously waiting for Zhao Ying's arrival. After hearing the announcement, His Royal Highness Prince Zhao went to the door to greet him and said affectionately: "My father-in-law... is here." Prince Zhao's voice paused obviously.
Because he saw Huang Yan still following behind.
"Eunuch Huang said he had something important to report to the prince, so we brought him here with us." Zhao Ying explained expressionlessly.
"What, the prince doesn't welcome the old slave?" Huang Xuan looked at King Zhao with some resentment. King Zhao had been friends with him for many years, and they just changed their posts to worship him. But when he started talking about it, King Zhao seemed not to know him.
His name was the same, let alone offering help, he didn't even ask.
"No, no," King Zhao forced a smile and said, "I just didn't expect that my father-in-law could come with me."
"Our family feels that we are still of some use to the prince, otherwise we wouldn't come here to ask for this disapproval." Huang Yanpi said with a smile.
"Everyone is gathering firewood and the flames are high!" King Zhao had a hearty smile on his face, holding Huang Yan's arm as if he had no grudges at all: "Old Huang, I am so happy that you can come."
"My family is content if the prince still has an old slave in his eyes." Huang Yan went in with a smile. Someone offered his seat to him, so he sat down politely. When he saw everyone looking at him, he cleared his throat and said: "
Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why Eunuch Zheng dares to openly confront you, and why he secretly mobilized the warrior battalion to enter the palace tonight and hide it in the tunnel of the palace?"
"What?" King Zhao was surprised when he heard this and said, "The warrior camp has entered the palace, and I don't know that?"
"That's true." Zhao Ying nodded and confirmed Huang Yan's statement: "Zheng He asked the warrior battalion to wear the uniforms of the Yulin Right Guards, pretending to be a normal defense change, and entered Xiyuan at night. If it weren't for the old slaves, they would be watching from all sides.
If I stay in the bedroom, I'm afraid he will hide it."
"What does Zheng He want to do?! How can a mere grandson be so bold?!" King Zhao gasped, looked at Huang Yan and said, "Please teach me, father-in-law."
Everyone's eyes also turned to Huang Yan, which made Huang Yan feel a long-lost feeling of being respected. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Zheng He doesn't have the guts. It's the emperor who is instructing him!"
"Could it be that the emperor has left a decree for him?" King Zhao's eyes flickered, and he obviously wanted to control the situation, so he declared that Zheng He was perverting his edict...
"I don't know whether the emperor has given any orders to Zheng He." Huang Yan kept it secret until he felt that everyone was about to be choked. Then he said word by word: "I only know that the emperor has woken up."
"What?!" Everyone present was stunned as if they were struck by lightning, and they were so frightened that they forgot to breathe.
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Meng Xian jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, pointed at Huang Ya and cursed: "The emperor can't wake up. This is confirmed by the prince and Eunuch Zhao repeatedly. Could it be that
Can it be fake?!"
"Shut up!" Zhao Ying shouted sharply, not letting Meng Xian continue to make noise. He looked at Huang Yan coldly and said, "Eunuch Huang has not been with the emperor for a long time. How did he know?" He had always been a little suspicious in his heart. If Huang Yan
If what he said is true, then all doubts will be answered.
"So that my godfather knows that my son has been serving the emperor for ten years. Every eunuch and maid in the palace has been carefully selected by my son." Huang Yan looked at King Zhao, withdrew his gaze and said, "So there are some things.
, The child knows that Eunuch Yang may not know." Eunuch Yang is the eunuch Yang who temporarily succeeded Huang Yan.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Ying asked in a cold voice, and everyone from King Zhao to the following also held their breaths, waiting for his answer.
"For example, the emperor has been awake for almost a month, but he still pretends to be unconscious except in front of Zheng He." Huang Yan said slightly complacently: "For example, before the three academicians entered the palace, the emperor asked Eunuch Zheng to
The gold seal was placed in a conspicuous place, and in order for the three of them to steal it, he was asked to open the lid of the box."
"..." Zhao Ying, King Zhao and others were horrified to hear this. If what Huang Yan said was true, then wouldn't the purpose of recruiting the grandson to the capital be the emperor's tacit approval? He and others yelled at Zheng He in front of the emperor's bed.
, wouldn’t it be possible to see everything under the emperor’s eyes?
King Zhao and Zhao Ying were sweating profusely when they heard this. The former asked in a trembling voice: "Eunuch Huang, how did you know these things?"
"So that the prince will know that although Eunuch Zheng stays by the emperor's side, he always has to urinate and sleep, and he cannot serve the emperor alone." Huang Yan said lightly: "So Eunuch Zheng found someone he thought he could trust.
Little eunuch, keep this secret with him, but that little eunuch is our godson."
"This is God's blessing!" King Zhao took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with fear on his face: "If Eunuch Huang hadn't brought this news, we would definitely have made a mistake!"
Zhao Ying nodded and asked Huang Yan, "Did the emperor say anything to his grandson today?"
"This is where the old slave must report to the prince all night -" Huang Yan straightened up and said with a serious expression: "The emperor wants the grandson to take over the throne, and he will announce it after dawn!"
"What?!" King Zhao stood up in shock. Suddenly, the window outside the window was as bright as day, there was a loud crack, and the heavy rain that had been accumulating for a long time finally poured down.
"The emperor wants his grandson to take over the throne, and he will announce it at dawn and early morning!" After the thunder, Huang Yan repeated it again in a deep voice.
King Zhao felt that this news was more frightening than the thunder of nine days. He sat down again and said dejectedly: "Is it possible that this is just a sweet dream?!"
Meng Xian and others were also dumbfounded, shocked and speechless by the news. If Zhu Di had really woken up, drafted his will, and mobilized the army, then no matter how hard our side struggled, they would be destroying themselves with an egg against a stone.
!
That was the Supreme Emperor who had dominated his entire life for twenty years. As long as he opened his eyes, no one would dare to cause trouble, not to mention that he was already prepared...
"What should we do?" Qian Yi lost his voice and said, "It is now the third quarter of Xu, and there are still four hours until the morning court!" Once the morning court announces the decree, nothing can be changed.
Fear spread in everyone's heart. They seemed to have seen the tragic situation they would face after their grandson took the throne and counterattacked...
"What else can we do?!" Zhao Ying, the old eunuch, said with a fierce look on his face: "The only thing we can do is put all our efforts into it and fight tooth and nail. The result is nothing more than winning or losing!" Knowing that Zhu Di had woken up, he felt relieved.
The biggest worry is not knowing the other party’s details. Now that you know the other party’s trump card, there is nothing to worry about!
"Hmm." Seeing the hesitation on King Zhao's face, Huang Yan added another sentence: "Old slave, I still have something to report. I know the mechanism of the secret passage in the palace..." After a pause,
He said quietly: "If the prince and godfather can make up their minds, our family can destroy the mechanism and trap all the three thousand warriors camp inside."
"Oh?!" Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. They never expected that Huang Yan still had such a hand. But it was normal to think about it. He had been wandering around the palace for so many years, and no secrets could be hidden from him!
"Your Majesty!" Meng Xian and others turned to King Zhao as if grasping a life-saving straw, and said with ferocious expressions: "God is really helping me! Let's take action tonight!"
Tomorrow morning, once the decree is announced, everything will be over...
Zhu Gaosui sat down on the chair and subconsciously rubbed his hands on the armrests, showing his extreme inner struggle. The lightning outside the window was accompanied by thunder, which made his face pale!
"Your Majesty! We can't hesitate any longer!" Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Meng Xian said loudly after the thunder: "It's already three quarters to three o'clock, and it will be midnight soon! We have to hurry up!"
"It's too hasty. Our troops haven't been in position yet." Zhu Gaosui said with a solemn expression amidst the patter of rain: "If we act rashly, we may not have a good chance of winning!"
"No one expected that we would take action tonight!" Zhao Ying, the old eunuch, said quietly: "Our two guards troops have not been transferred to the imperial city, and Zheng He's troops are also outside the palace. The emperor can rely on only
The few guards in the palace are nothing more than the camp of three thousand warriors. As long as Huang Yan can really trap them in the secret passage, the chance of success will be greater if we act tonight than tomorrow!"
"What the father-in-law said is true!" Everyone nodded after hearing the words, and looked very excited. Zhao Ying was right. It is already Xu Shi, and everyone believes that they will not take action tonight. Although it is hasty to act at this time, the enemy will be more serious.
Haste. The unexpected effect will be perfect!
"Yes, your lord," Peng Xu said gruffly: "Zheng He only mobilized the warrior battalion in order to cover up others' deception. Now the palace is empty of troops! With my Yulin vanguard and General Meng's Changshan central guard, there are enough troops!"
"Well..." King Zhao nodded, stood up, and walked around with his hands behind his hands, his expression changing very intensely.
"Your Majesty! If you don't stop, you will suffer chaos!"
"My lord, make up your mind quickly, we don't have time!" The generals' faces were anxious, their eyes followed King Zhao back and forth, and they tried to persuade him.
"Crack", after a deafening thunder, King Zhao finally stood still. His handsome face was illuminated by lightning, with a ferocious expression. He gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! Let's do it tonight!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing that he finally made up his mind, everyone was overjoyed.
Time was running out, and King Zhao could no longer take care of everyone's face, so he arbitrarily adjusted the plan and redistributed tasks.
All the generals also knew that whether they would go to heaven or hell in the future would all depend on this night! Naturally, they all obeyed orders without any complaints.