"PS: Just to make up for yesterday's second update. Yesterday, my cervical vertebra hurt so much that I couldn't even lift my head."
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Going back to one day ago, a letter written by Yong Wang Hongyu was sent non-stop to Northern Xinjiang. To be precise, it was delivered to the No. 1 Army Camp in Anyi County, Hedong County, and was handed over to a general named "Cui Xie"
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Cui Xie was the legitimate son of "Cui Family of Jujube". He had an aunt who was married to Concubine Shi's brother Shi Rong. Therefore, Cui Shi's family was a married family. Cui Xie had to call Yong Wang Hongyu's uncle Shi Rong as his uncle.
Therefore, as the name suggests, Cui Xie and the Suizao Cui family behind him are the Yongwang faction.
When Cui Xie received a letter from King Yong Hongyu, it was around midnight. At that time, he heard from his soldiers that someone broke into his camp without permission and was taken down by his soldiers as a spy. At that time, Cui Xie realized that it might be Yong Wang.
Wang Hongyu's messenger arrived.
Why?
Because just one day ago, when Zhou Min was captured by King Huan Zhao Hongxuan and Luo Yao and others, one of Zhou Min's followers escaped from the hands of Zhang Ao, the chief of the imperial guards. Since he could not escape from the military camp, he found Cui Xie.
Cui Xie was shocked at that time, because even he didn't know that Zhou Min was actually the counselor of Yong Wang Hongyu, the object of his allegiance.
Therefore, Cui Xie questioned the attendant carefully and found out that the attendant was actually the son of a servant in his uncle Shi Rong's house.
After verifying his identity, Cui Xie immediately wrote a letter and personally sent someone to send the son of Shi's servant away from the military camp. He also gave the latter two fast horses and asked the person to rush to Daliang without stopping to capture Zhou.
The fact that Min was set up was reported to Yong Wang Hongyu.
At that time, Cui Xie was thinking about what instructions Yong Wang Hongyu might send to him. After all, from Zhou Min's true identity, he realized the key to this person. Of course, he also guessed that Zhou Min was arrested and the evidence he collected was
Luo Yao intercepted, what does this mean to King Yong.
Sure enough, in just one day and two nights, Yong Wang Hongyu quickly sent someone to deliver the letter and delivered it to him.
"Well, let me take a look..."
Cui Xie asked the guards on his left and right to temporarily hide the messenger in the army and pretend to be a soldier. Cui Xie opened the letter sent by Yong Wang Hongyu and looked at it carefully.
But as he read the contents of the letter word by word, a look of horror gradually appeared on his face.
"...provoke a mutiny? Set the camp on fire?"
Cui Xie gasped in surprise. If this letter was not indeed the handwriting of King Yong Hongyu, and the letter was stamped with King Yong's personal seal and palace seal, even the messenger who delivered the letter was indeed from King Yong's palace.
Guard, otherwise he really doubts that this is not a trick from the East Palace.
When Cui Xie gasped, there was his personal guard next to him. After seeing the contents of the letter, this person exclaimed in shock: "Sir, His Highness King Yong, this... is too risky, isn't it?"
As soon as he heard this title, he knew that this personal guard must be the domestic servant of Mr. Suanzao Cui.
Cui Xie pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully: "Sure enough, Zhou Min was arrested and ruined His Highness King Yong's major event... This person did not act secretly and made His Highness Yong fall into a passive state. He deserves to die!"
There was silence in the tent for a moment, and then the guards asked Cui Xiedao cautiously: "Master, what about this matter..."
"Do it!" Cui Xie breathed out fiercely.
Think about it, the Shi family is the maternal uncle of Yongwang Hongyu. Since the Cui family is married to the Shi family, this means that the Suanzao Cui family is the core family of the Yongwang Party. It also means that once Yongwang loses power, their Cui family will
There is no way to escape the end of being liquidated.
But after listening to Cui Xie's words, the guard frowned and said: "Sir, we currently have nearly 5,000 troops, and there are 780,000 to 80,000 Northern Army troops stationed in Anyi County. I'm afraid..."
Hearing this, Cui Xie stretched out his hand to interrupt the guard's words, and said seriously: "I have my own thoughts on this matter. Cui Liang, please invite General Liu Yi here for me. I have important matters to discuss with him...
Remember, don’t make any noise.”
"Yes, sir." Guard Cui Liang clasped his fists, turned around and left the military tent.
The "Liu Yi" in Cui Xie's mouth is Liu Shuyi's cousin. He is a child of the "Zhongyang Liu family" from his natal family. He is similar in age to Cui Xie. Zhao Hongjing, the king of Xiang, calls Liu Yi a cousin.
To put it bluntly, Liu Yi is a member of King Xiang’s party.
After about an hour of burning incense, Cui Liang took Liu Yi to Cui Xie's tent. Cui Xie stood up to greet him.
After a few words of greeting, Cui Xie invited Liu Yi to a small seat in the tent and said to Liu Yi: "Brother Liu, a while ago, the East Palace sent an aide, Zhou Min, to count the war profits of the First Army of the North. This matter
Do you know?"
"I've heard a little bit." Liu Yi nodded.
"This is an opportunity." Cui Xie lowered his voice and said to Liu Yi: "A good opportunity that can make the East Palace very anxious."
Liu Yi frowned slightly when he heard this and asked cautiously: "How do you say this?"
Seeing this, Cui Xie said straight to the point: "I plan to set fire to the camp, attack the Wang family and other people's piles, count the tents with spoils of war, and burn the gold and wealth."
"Are you crazy?" Liu Yi looked at Cui Xie in surprise and lowered his voice and said, "This is rebellion! You will be executed!"
"Then we have to be able to find the reason." Cui Xie said with a smile.
Liu Yi was stunned and asked suspiciously: "Are you planning to put the blame on the Koreans? Do you have so many Korean armors?...Besides, it's useless if you have enough Korean armors.
When the time comes, the soldiers and generals under your command will be clear at a glance."
"Who said I was going to put the blame on the Koreans?" Cui Xie snorted and said in a low voice, "I'm going to kill them directly with my soldiers."
"You..." Liu Yi's eyes widened, he shook his head repeatedly and said, "I have to leave, you just pretend I've never been here."
But just as he was about to stand up, Cui Xie grabbed his wrist.
"Brother Liu, don't worry. Since I decided to do this, I have my reasons... Let's take advantage of the situation and act blindly. Who can tell? If the Wang family accuses us of rebellion, we will have an excuse.
Just say that the East Palace Party does not
I am willing to hand over the proceeds because I have committed theft and put the blame on you and me... Anyway, when the time comes, the camp will be set on fire. Who can tell how much the property is? Well, then Wang and others have no idea.
Even if you take a penny, they can’t explain it!”
"Well..." Liu Yi closed his eyes and thought deeply for a moment. Then, he seemed to suddenly react and asked in surprise: "We? You and me?...Brother Cui, you, don't drag me into the water."
With that said, he pretended to leave again, but unfortunately his wrist was tightly held by Cui Xie, making it difficult to get out.
"Brother Liu." Cui Xie looked at Liu Yi with a frown and said, "During the war, you and I agreed to advance together and retreat together to help each other..."
"But, you are causing trouble!" Liu Yi turned pale with fright and said in a low voice: "Brother Cui, you want to take revenge on the Wang family. I support you. I also deeply hate the tens of thousands of troops under my command. Now,
There are only half of them left, but...you are so self-assertive..."
"Who said I made the decision on my own?" Cui Xie interrupted Liu Yi with a chuckle, then took out the letter written by King Yong Hongyu from his arms, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Yong said in the letter, as long as you
If I succeed in this matter, the East Palace is bound to suffer a big fall this time..."
"Your Highness King Yong?" Liu Yi opened his eyes in surprise and looked at Cui Xie suspiciously.
Seeing this, Cui Xie handed the letter in his hand to Liu Yi and asked him to look at it carefully.
Liu Yi carefully read the letter and carefully checked the seal on the letter. After a while, he gradually calmed down.
Seeing this, Cui Xie took the opportunity to ask, "What do you think of Brother Liu?"
"I..." Liu Yi was at a loss and shook his head repeatedly: "Although it is His Royal Highness King Yong's intention, I have not received His Highness King Xiang's approval and I dare not make any arbitrary decisions..."
After hearing this, Cui Xie stood up, approached Liu Yi, and lowered his voice and said: "Liu Yi, if you can't overthrow the East Palace, His Highness King Yong or His Highness King Xiang will be destined to be controlled by the East Palace in the future.
, how should you, Mrs. Liu, deal with yourself?...You and I each
The two highnesses you have been loyal to have always worked together to deal with Donggong. Now, the God-given opportunity to overthrow Donggong is right in front of you. Do you still want to retreat?... If His Highness King Yong loses power, His Highness King Xiang will again
How should we face Dong Palace alone? Huh?"
"I..." Liu Yi was left speechless, sweating profusely as he pondered hard.
After thinking about it for a cup of tea, he licked his dry lips, looked at Cui Xie with some fear and worry, and asked in a low voice: "Are you...are you sure?"
"Are you sure?" Cui Xie sneered and said contemptuously: "Bei Yi Army's alert? Hey!"
Perhaps he understood what Cui Xie meant, Liu Yi wiped his cold sweat and asked in a low voice: "What exactly do you do?"
Cui Xie pointed to the letter from King Yong Hongyu and whispered: "Follow Zhang Qigong's plan and try to divert Luo Yao's attention first..." As he said, he whispered a few words in Liu Yi's ear.
Liu Yi, who gradually calmed down, nodded slowly: "Okay! I will... risk my life to accompany the gentleman and make a bet with you that the East Palace will not be able to turn around this time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his tone changed and he said calmly: "But I have agreed in advance that if His Highness Prince Xiang asks about it in the future, I will say that you forced me to do this!"
"Of course." Cui Xie didn't mind. He raised his hand and put the letter from King Yong on the candlelight to destroy it. Unexpectedly, Liu Yi grabbed his arm.
"What are you doing?" Liu Yi asked in shock.
"..." Cui Xie felt confused.
What else can he do, of course, is to destroy this letter from Yong Wang Hongyu on the spot. It seems that if this kind of letter falls into the hands of others, what will happen?
"You should keep this letter with you and take it with you. When I go back later, I will immediately send someone to explain the situation to His Highness Prince Xiang. Although I can't make it in time, if nothing unexpected happens, His Highness Prince Xiang will be there tomorrow or the day after.
When the secret messenger arrives, you must show this letter to show that it is King Yong's intention..." Liu Yi said nervously.
"Why is this guy so timid?"
Cui Xie frowned and glanced at Liu Yi, and said with some displeasure: "If you leave this letter for one more day, it will be an additional threat..."
"Cui Xie!" Liu Yi lowered his voice and interrupted: "This is rebellion! ... If His Highness Prince Xiang is implicated, I will not be able to bear it even if I die!"
"..." Cui Xie thought for a while, considering that the only people who knew that he had received the letter from King Yong Hongyu were him, his bodyguard Cui Shi, and Liu Yi in front of him. It was impossible for the East Palace Party to know about it, so he slowed down
He nodded slowly.
"good!"
He folded the letter and took it back into his arms, and then said seriously: "Without further delay, let's do it tonight!"
"……Um!"
Liu Yi, who was still a little worried, nodded heavily after some hesitation.