Seven days later, the main force of the Dragon Bird Army, 5,000 generals, arrived outside Xiangzhou City under the leadership of the deputy capital commander Chen De, the military supervisor Guo Rong, and the chief officer Shen Yang.
At this time, to the north of the gap in Fangcheng, the main force of tens of thousands of Liang troops gathered in Ruzhou was passing through the wilderness and advancing into Caizhou to the east.
Although the Shouzhou Army is currently under the greatest pressure, Deng Xiang's situation is also becoming increasingly tense.
At this time, a small group of Liang Jun also passed through the gap in Fangcheng and entered the interior of Nanyang Basin. Han Qian and the others stood at the head of Xiangzhou City. They could even occasionally see Liang Jun's scouts in black leather armor wandering in the wilderness to the north of Fancheng.
The main force of the Dragon Bird Army was stationed at Niushou Village, which is ten miles east of Xiangzhou City. Chen De, Guo Rong, Shen Yang, Guo Liang, and Gao Chengyuan, surrounded by guards, entered Xiangzhou City to visit the three princes and wait for further information. appointment.
Also entering the city were more than a hundred young men selected by Shen Yang from the army.
Although in the military households organized by the camp military government, only adult males over the age of 16 have the obligation to be drafted into the army, there are still many young people under the age of 16 to replace their fathers and brothers who have not been infected by the epidemic. Go out with the army.
Han Qian sent someone to see Shen Yang and asked Shen Yang to help select a group of young men with innocent backgrounds from the army in the name of Zuo Si following Yang Yuanpu's order to recruit a group of men. He did not tell the truth.
After Shen Yang, Guo Rong, Chen De and others entered the city, they found that the guards inside and outside Jinxing Square were all Zuosi scouts. They could not see the generals from the original guard camp. They reined in their horses one after another in front of the square, puzzled. They looked at Han Qian, who came to greet them on behalf of the third prince.
"Han Qian, what's going on?" Shen Yang stared at Han Qian and asked in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency, you will know after seeing His Highness. Where are you waiting for Zhou and others? Your Highness has summoned them to come to the city to discuss matters!" Han Qian said in a deep voice.
The Longque Army was headed by Li Zhigao, and there were five Du Yuhou. Except for one person who stayed in Taowuji to take charge of the normal training and precautions of the camp, Guo Liang and Gao Chengyuan could be said to be the same as Shen Yang. The real secret of the Xinchanghou Mansion, the attitude at this time can be said to be neutral, and Du Yuhou Zhoushu is one of the leaders of the Xinchanghou Mansion's family soldiers, and he and Gongcao Canjun Zhou Yuannai are direct brothers, and they are the main members of the Xinchanghou Mansion and Wan Honglou came over to take control of one of the direct descendants of the Dragon Bird Army.
Chai Jian, Zhang Ping and others finally chose to surrender and handed over all the generals of the guard camp to Li Zhigao and took them to Jingzikou to garrison. Li Zhigao finally selected more than 30 people from his direct relatives and handed them over to Han Qian, together with some of Zuo Si's elite scouts. , temporarily acting as a bodyguard to ensure that Jinxingfang maintains a superficial calm, so that Du Chongtao and Zifangsi will not find an excuse to intervene forcefully.
Although Han Qian imprisoned Chai Jian, Li Chong, Zhang Ping, and Yao Xishui, Chai Jian and others seemed to have nothing unusual in Xiangzhou City these days. When Shen Yang and the others came into the city, they knew that Chai Jian and the others had not been very honest in the past few days. At least they had sent someone to pass the news to Zhou Shu.
Han Qian guessed that Zhou Shu had not made any other moves. He probably knew that Xiangzhou City was full of troops and there was no chance for him to show off his strength. He was waiting to see the development of Shen Yang, Chen De, Guo Rong and others entering Xiangzhou City. .
"Han Qian, what qualifications do you have to speak on behalf of His Highness? Go and ask Chai Jian to come out to see us!" Chen De, who had always looked down on Han Qian, pressed his hand on the sword on his waist and asked in a deep voice while glaring at him eagerly.
Guo Rong squinted his eyes as he looked at Han Qian and the dozen or so elite scouts around him who were secretly on guard. Anyone with a discerning eye could guess what must have happened in Jinxingfang, and he didn't know if this pair from Anning Palace was a big deal. good news.
However, there were no generals from the guard camp. Only Han Qian and his men stood at the gate of Jinxingfang to greet them. Guo Rong did not dare to enter Jinxingfang easily, for fear that he would be killed if he went in but not alive.
"Master Chen, Master Guo, if you are not brave, then you stay outside first and ask Mr. Shen to follow Han Qian in to see His Highness." Han Qian said calmly.
"You all rest here for a while. I'll go see His Highness first." Shen Yang got off his horse and handed the rope to his family behind him. After thinking carefully about the possibility of Han Qian doing something treasonous, he followed Han Qian alone. Enter Jinxingfang.
When they walked to the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, the guards Shen Yang was on duty were no longer the familiar faces who had accompanied His Highness in and out. His expression became more solemn, he looked sideways at Han Qian and asked: "Is it true that I stepped into this door? Death without life?”
"Mr. Shen is overly worried. Our external statement is that the guard camp was infiltrated by Liang Guo's spies. All the people in the guard camp were ordered to be taken to Jingzikou by the Marquis of Yu, Li Zhigao." Han Qian said with a smile.
"What about the internal explanation?" Shen Yang stared at Han Qian's eyes and asked in a deep voice.
"Mr. Shen, you may not know on the way. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has ordered Zhang Ping, the internal uncle, to replace Guo Rong and take charge of the affairs of the palace. However, Zhang Ping, the internal uncle, has an irreconcilable relationship with Xinchang Hou. His appointment was secretly done by Xinchang Hou. Manipulation. His Highness can't stand the things around him. He is all dictated by the Xinchang Hou Mansion. He wants to ask Mr. Shen to stay with His Highness to take charge." Han Qian said, "I sent someone to see Mr. Shen and asked him to be transferred from the army. More than a hundred young men came here with the intention of being newly recruited into the guard camp..."
"How could Chai Jian agree to this?" Shen Yang asked in shock.
"What can we do if Chai Jian doesn't agree? It's not Chai Jian's turn to dictate at this time. In addition, Li Zhigao, the Marquis of Duyu, and I conducted a very peaceful and friendly lobbying against Chai Jian and Zhang Ping." Han Qian said.
"..." Shen Yang couldn't believe that Li Zhigao would conspire with Han Qian to force Chai Jian to bow his head, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Even three or five years later, Mr. Shen still feels that His Highness's participation in the fight for the right to be the heir is a disaster for the world. It is better for Mr. Shen to stay with His Highness and take charge of matters than to be manipulated by Xin Changhou." Han Qian said, he actually Don't worry that Shen Yang will refuse.
Shen Yang is actually the same type of person as his father. This type of people are easier to persuade as long as they wear the high-level hat of reading for the world.
Of course Shen Yang knew what Han Qian wanted to say.
Marquis Xinchang put all his chips on the third prince. If the third prince wins the battle for the throne, then Xinchang Hou Li Pu may be an ambitious and powerful minister. But if the three princes fail in the battle for the throne, Marquis Xinchang will control the Longque Army. It will become more dangerous, and it is even possible to kidnap the third prince to launch a mutiny.
He stayed with the third prince and built a new guard camp, which could at least ensure that the bad situation of the third prince being kidnapped would not happen.
Thinking of this, Shen Yang couldn't help but sigh, glared at Han Qian, and asked in a low voice: "Can things be as simple as you said?"
No matter how Han Qian explains it, Shen Yang will not believe that the matter is as simple as Han Qian said. He even thinks that the matter has become a mess, which makes him feel extremely difficult.
"Master Han, have Mr. Shen Yang and the others arrived?" Yang Yuanpu asked in the front yard.
"Shen Yang has met His Highness." Shen Yang pushed the door open and saluted Yang Yuanpu with a solemn expression, secretly checking whether Yang Yuanpu had any signs of being coerced by Han Qian.
Yang Yuanpu was extremely excited and excited when he saw Shen Yang, while Chai Jian, Li Chong, and Chen Ping stood in the front yard with ugly faces, waiting for Shen Yang to come over.
From the beginning of the preparations for the establishment of the camp, Shen Yang was not afraid of hardships and dangers of epidemics. It can be said that he was hands-on and dedicated to everything. This also made Shen Yang's influence in the minds of ordinary soldiers far beyond that of others.
At this time, Shen Yang was able to take charge of matters around the third prince and select guards from ordinary soldiers. This meant that no matter how difficult it was for them to directly control the affairs around the third prince, it was better than having everything controlled by Han Qian.
"Whether what I said is true or not, Mr. Shen can ask His Highness, Mr. Chai and Mr. Zhang face to face," Han Qian said, "When Mr. Shen brings in all the young guards to reorganize them and take over the security matters around His Highness, we will also Save yourself a responsibility.”
"Everything is entrusted to Master Shen." Chai Jian and Zhang Ping could only swallow their anger and said at this moment.
"Han Qian, please order Zuo Si's troops to evacuate His Highness's residence immediately."
Since the middle and late period of the previous dynasty, warriors have resorted to fighting and stirring up trouble at every turn, causing frequent chaos in the world and making the people miserable. Shen Yang also hated this deeply.
Shen Yang could naturally guess that the real situation was definitely more complicated than what Han Qian said. At the same time, he did not think that it was appropriate for Han Qian and Li Zhigao to join forces to use force to remove Chai Jian and others from commanding the guard camp.
Since Han Qian and Li Zhigao were determined to ask him to take charge of His Highness' affairs, Shen Yang's first decision was to ask Han Qian to withdraw all his men from the Hou Mansion.
"Mr. Shen, don't be too hasty." Yang Yuanpu didn't want to neglect Han Qian, and felt that Shen Yang was so eager to withdraw Han Qian and Zuo Si's men, which was a bit unkind.
"This is the rule. If His Highness wishes Shen Yang to serve," Shen Yang insisted.
"Your Highness, Mr. Shen Yang's arrangement is the right one." Seeing that Yang Yuanpu wanted to argue on his behalf, Han Qian first advised Yang Yuanpu to respect Shen Yang's arrangement.
At this moment, Han Qian really didn't like Shen Yang, a very smart and ruthless person. He thought to himself that he didn't even think about being able to take charge of power. Who risked losing his head?
However, no matter what, Han Qian knew in his heart that even if Yang Yuanpu trusted him unreservedly, he was not qualified to stay by Yang Yuanpu's side and preside over everything.
Not to mention that the Xinchang Hou Mansion would never sit back and watch this situation happen. Everyone in the court, including Emperor Tianyou, would probably never see that everything about the third prince was arranged by the hands of an unknown child. ?
Even Li Zhigao was not qualified to stay with the third prince and take charge.
Only Shen Yang can barely be regarded as a famous official and a great scholar of the generation, and he himself is the tutor appointed by Emperor Tianyou to the third prince, and he is also the commander of the Longque Army. If one day the third prince wins the battle, he will be the natural assistant. Only when the political minister, Shen Yang, stays with Yang Yuanpu to take charge of matters can things be considered back on track, and only then can it be possible to get things back on track.
