After Gao Quan sent away these eunuchs who were flattering him, he recruited several of his confidant eunuchs. He planned to let these people accompany him out of the capital and go to Jia Ke's camp to deliver the order.
Then Gao Quan returned to his bedroom and began to prepare for action. In about a stick of incense, he returned to the side hall of Qianqing Palace. By this time, Xia Shouzhong had already become impatient.
When Xia Shouzhong saw that Gao Quan was ready, he said to Gao Quan: "Eunuch Gao, I will send two people right now. When the time comes, Eunuch Gao will be able to find Mr. Jia's camp as long as he follows them."
Gao Quan held up his hands and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Then I have to thank Eunuch Xia. I will wait for them outside Qianqing Gate. I hope Eunuch Xia will send them here early and not waste time."
Gao Quan was speaking very confidently now, as if Xia Shouzhong was just his subordinate, even more arrogant than before.
After hearing Gao Quan's high-spirited words, Xia Shouzhong suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a smile on the surface: "Of course, I will gather people right away and ask Eunuch Gao to wait for a moment."
After Xia Shouzhong finished speaking, he bowed his hand in front of Gao Quan and left the side hall of Qianqing Palace. After he left the side hall, he spat fiercely in the direction of Gao Quan and cursed, "If the villain succeeds, I will Let’s see how long you can be happy?”
After Xia Shouzhong finished speaking, he ordered a young eunuch beside him to go to a courtyard outside the palace and select two fans for Gao Quan. He asked them to take Gao Quan to Jia Ke's camp to deliver the order.
However, Xia Shouzhong himself paid no attention to Gao Quan and went back to Ningshou Palace to report the news to the two Supreme Beings.
After Gao Quan got dressed, he led people outside the Qianqing Palace. Now Gao Quan felt refreshed. The oppressive atmosphere in the palace for so many years seemed to have been completely gone.
When Gao Quan was narcissizing there, two secret guards came to him, knelt down on one knee and said: "Young men, please pay your respects to Eunuch Gao. You are here to pay your respects to Eunuch Xia on the orders of Eunuch Xia." My father-in-law brought us here."
Gao Quan took a closer look at these two people. They just looked ordinary and didn't see anything extraordinary about them. However, they were sent to him by Xia Shouzhong, so they must be smart.
After Gao Quan observed these two people, he stretched out his hands to them.
These two guys were a little confused when they saw this situation. What were they doing? Are they asking for a bribe from themselves?
Seeing that these two people were in a daze, Gao Quan said unhappily: "Take out your tokens and let me see. You have been working in the palace for so many years. Don't you know the rules?"
Only now did these two people understand what Gao Quan meant, so they quickly took out the token from their arms and presented it to Gao Quan.
Gao Quan glanced casually and threw the token to the little eunuch who was following him.
Then Gao Quan said nonchalantly: "Now that you're here, do your errands well and don't play any tricks. If Master Jia finds out by then, our family won't be able to save you."
Gao Quan knew what they were doing, so he vaccinated them in advance to prevent them from causing any trouble when they arrived at Jia Ke's camp and messing up what was a good thing.
After listening to Gao Quan's words, these two people knelt there and said they didn't dare.
Seeing that their attitude was so low, Gao Quan didn't take it seriously and said to them: "Get up and follow behind. Let's leave the palace together now."
The two fans also looked at each other. They stepped forward to help Gao Quan and said, "Eunuch Gao, we have prepared the horses, which are just inside the Xihua Gate. We will ride them out of the city in a while."
Gao Quan nodded and let them lead the way to the Xihua Gate of the Forbidden City.
When Gao Quan came here with his people, he found that people from Xia Shouzhong's faction had already prepared horses for them.
Gao Quan nodded, Xia Shouzhong was quite reliable in his work, no wonder the emperor always trusted him.
So the two fans, Gao Quan and three young eunuchs came forward to lead the horses, and everyone left the Xihua Gate together.
As soon as they came out of Xihua Gate, they saw a huge army of soldiers outside, which kept them in check for four weeks. As soon as they came out, dozens of soldiers surrounded them and blocked them back.
"What are you doing? Did you know that the palace has been sealed off?"
Gao Quan knew that he had nothing to argue with these soldiers, so he could only smile and said with cupped hands: "Master Jun, we are here to deliver the order to Mr. Jia on the order of the emperor. I wonder if Mr. Jun can make it easier for him?"
Let’s go out.”
The group of people looked at each other after hearing Gao Quan's words, and one of them appeared to be the leader.
This leader is not an ordinary person. Although he comes from a poor background, he has been trained in Jia Ke's personal army, so he can assume the position of a hundred households so quickly.
He came to Gao Zong, looked him up and down and said: "My father-in-law, we have been ordered to seal the palace to protect the safety of the emperor. No one is allowed in or out. If you have anything important, just wait here. I ordered
I'll go and give you a report and let's see what we adults say."
Although this Baihu originally wanted to drive them all back, when he heard that it was Jia Ke who was delivering the order, he did not dare to make the decision without authorization. He asked them to wait for a while, and then he sent someone to report to Xiao Kun.
Does Gao Quan have any opinions now? He said with a smile on his face: "Then I'll bother you, sir. It doesn't matter if we wait here."
The Baihu nodded, and then whispered a few words to a soldier next to him. The soldier immediately ran away into the distance.
Seeing that the soldier had already gone to deliver a message, Gao Quan could only wait inside Xihua Gate with his men.
After a while, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside. Gao Quan did not dare to neglect the sound. He quickly came to the door and saw Xiao Kun, the deputy general in charge of the imperial army, galloping towards here on horseback with dozens of people.
When Gao Quan saw the real master coming, he hurried forward to greet him. He didn't dare to show any slightness to this person. Normally, he looked a little dull, but he actually controlled 20,000 forbidden troops, especially at this critical moment.
At this moment, it can even be said that the emperor's life is in the hands of this person.
Xiao Kun came to Xihua Gate, got off his horse, walked a few steps forward, and came to the front of Gaofan.
When Gao Quan saw that Xiao Kun had arrived, he quickly stepped forward and gave him a big gift, "My servant Gao Quan, the manager of Qianqing Palace, has met Mr. Xiao."
Xiao Kun really knew this person. When he went to Xuanfu Town to deliver the decree, he was arrogant and domineering, treating the adults in his family as subordinates. He and others looked on with anger. If the adults hadn't stopped him, he would have been killed long ago.
Cleaned them up.
Xiao Kun said expressionlessly: "Eunuch, there is no need to be too polite. I heard that Eunuch Gao was ordered by the emperor to give the order to the commander who came to our house?"
"What Mr. Xiao said is right, our family went to Mr. Jia's military camp to convey the decree to Mr. Jia just on the emperor's order." Gao Quan stood below and said flatteringly.
Xiao Kun stretched out his hand and said, "In that case, bring me the imperial edict and let me take a look."
"Master Xiao, isn't this a little bad? This is an imperial edict for Master Jia, how can you just watch it casually?" Gao Quan was a little unhappy. Although he kept his posture very low, he still felt self-conscious in his heart.
The attitude of being superior to others has not disappeared.
Xiao Kun saw Gao Quan's dissatisfaction, but he didn't take it to heart at all, and continued: "Either show me the imperial edict, or please go back and wait for our commander to come back before making a decision.
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Zhou Quan still wants to say a few words. After all, he and Jia Ke know each other. When he was in Xuanfu Town, Jia Ke had to be respectful to him when he saw him, and even gave him generous gifts. This Jia Ke's subordinates are now like this
His rudeness made him a little angry.
The two fans next to them were a little anxious. When they came out, they were repeatedly told to deliver the decree to Jia Ke as quickly as possible.
Now Gao Quan is so careless about priorities. If he has any dispute with the general who is leading the army, what can he do if he takes a look?
One of the fans stepped forward and came to Gao Quan and said: "Eunuch Gao, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, so just show them, it's okay."
Gao Quan frowned after hearing these words. He knew that this must be someone from the palace. He had given these instructions when he left, so he could only reluctantly open a yellow bag on his back.
The parcel was wrapped in cloth. Then he handed the package to Xiao Kun.
After Xiao Kun took the yellow cloth package and opened it, it turned out to be the imperial edict made by Huang Ling. Xiao Kun didn't have any scruples and unfolded the imperial edict directly.
He took a closer look and found out that it was a decree to appoint their commander-in-chief Jia Ke as the prime minister and general. For a moment, his dull face showed a smile of surprise.
If Jia Ke becomes the prime minister and supervises the general, then their cronies of Jia Ke will also be promoted. At least they will serve as military governors in the local areas and control the local military power for Jia Ke. If he is in the capital, a title will be indispensable.
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For them, it's like reaching the sky in one step, so how can they not be excited?
Gao Quan saw the joy on Xiao Kun's face and felt relieved, so he said: "General Xiao, there is no problem, can you let us go?"
Xiao Kun took the imperial edict and glanced at him, then said: "When we left the capital, we, your lord, handed over everything to the military advisor. Without the military advisor's order, you cannot leave the Forbidden City."
Zhou Quan was a little anxious now, "Ah, I wonder who your military advisor is. Can you take me to pay him a visit?"
Xiao Kun said to him directly: "The military advisor has ordered that all people in the Forbidden City cannot step outside the capital, and you cannot leave the Forbidden City either."
Xiao Kun thought for a while and said to them: "You just wait here, I will take the imperial edict to tell the military advisor. I will see what the military advisor's idea is, and then I will come back to inform you."
After Xiao Kun finished speaking, he ignored Zhou Quan and the others, got on his horse and went directly to the infantry commander's office to report to Fan Kang.
Gao Quan looked helplessly as Xiao Kun walked away. If any general had dared to be so rude to him before, he would have found an excuse to deal with them all.