Chapter 139 Just like a tiger lying on a barren hill
Everyone was sitting in the room, discussing the important matter of seizing the heir, and Gu Que said something, causing everyone to be shocked.
"Tomorrow they will kill the eldest prince, can't we kill the second prince?"
Xiao Gu's color suddenly changed, a terrifying murderous intention flashed in his eyes, and he stood up directly and looked towards Gu Que.
The Sky-Eyed Tiger said blankly: "Boy, are you working so hard?"
Gu Que sneered and said nothing.
Xiao Gu gasped and was silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "It's true that my layout is too small, and I didn't even think of this move! But if both sides succeed, everything will be over!"
Gu Que said calmly: "The eldest prince will leave on time at noon tomorrow. As long as we get back before the eldest prince goes out, everything will be easy."
Xiao Gu said: "To be honest, this has a different meaning. To intercept someone halfway is to fight for the right to inherit the throne, but to intercept someone in the palace is to treason!"
Meijun smiled coldly, sighed, and said with narrowed eyes: "So what if you rebel? Anyway, we are not serving as officials in Chudu. After the matter is done and your goal has been achieved, it's time for us to run away, right?"
Xiao Gu said: "But the Second Prince's East Palace is heavily guarded, with thousands of soldiers. Once someone discovers it, there will be a barrage of arrows! Moreover, the four major city guards will definitely provide support!"
The Sky-Eyed Tiger couldn't help but said: "The four major city guards will also support us? Then we don't have time at all! They will arrive within a few dozen breaths."
Gu Que picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said slowly: "It's now this time, and the eldest prince still doesn't use the imperial guards? This is his only trump card!"
Xiao Gu's figure was suddenly shocked, and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "If we use the imperial guards, it will be a big change. If we can't kill him, the eldest prince will be charged with heinous crimes!"
Gu Que sneered and said: "Don't be ridiculous! Public opinion is controlled by civil servants, and civil servants are your eldest prince's people. In terms of scheming, can those generals compare to you? Crime and merit, it is the civil servants who have the final say! After all,
Emperor Chu is in seclusion and knows nothing!"
Xiao Gu was stunned, silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "You are right!"
"Map!" Gu Que said calmly.
Xiao Gu quickly took out the map from his arms and spread it on the table. He saw that Chudu on the map was lifelike, and every building was drawn exquisitely and clearly. It was obviously something that had been carefully prepared for a long time.
Xiao Gu pointed at the map and said slowly: "The imperial palace is located in the center of the Chu capital, but you have to leave the palace at the Meridian Gate and walk eastward for a full three miles! This is a straight road, very spacious, with restaurants and brothels on both sides, where you can ambush
A lot of people.”
The Sky-Eyed Tiger shouted: "If there are powerful archers ambushing both sides of such a spacious street, wouldn't they be shooting at your eldest prince for fun?"
Xiao Gu said: "So this is a road of death. It is easy to attack but difficult to defend. It is almost impossible to pass! And if the eldest prince wants to lead hundreds of civil servants to complain, he must get off the sedan chair in person and walk slowly."
Gu Que sneered: "That's a living target!"
Xiao Gu sighed, looked at the map again, and couldn't help but say: "Beyond the palace, across the street, is the East Palace of the second prince! If there is a battle and the sound is heard, the four major cities will support."
Gu Que said: "The imperial guards sent out in advance, occupied all the streets, and blocked the army guarding the city, preventing them from coming over! As for the city guards, hold the eldest prince's token and ask them to wait for me!
The general who protects the city is Zhang Cheng, you should have something to do!"
"Yes! Theoretically it's possible, but it won't delay for too long, at most an hour!"
Gu Que said: "That's enough! But will the worshipers in the palace provide support?"
Xiao Gu shook his head and said: "No, their duty is only to protect the palace, not the East Palace! Emperor Chu was fond of martial arts, so he preferred the second prince. The eldest prince has no palace and can only live in the palace."
"This is the opportunity he gave us!"
Gu Que spoke calmly, and when he said this, he suddenly said: "Do you have any spies in the city? Let the word out that the eldest prince will leave the palace at noon tomorrow to vindicate the Xiao family and give the second prince some time to prepare."
"good."
"The information should be kept secret so that it is not easy for the other party to get it, otherwise it will arouse suspicion."
"good."
Gu Que said calmly: "When the other party gets the news, of course they can judge that we must do this and have to do it, so they will naturally send out the most powerful force, disguise themselves as an ambush in advance, and prepare to assassinate!"
Xiao Gu said: "Yes, even if they are suspicious, they don't dare to take the risk! The killers will come out in full force to kill the eldest prince!"
Meijun said: "While they are sending their experts out, we are already on the way to the East Palace!"
Gu Que said: "At that time, all the masters in the East Palace were gone, and only the second prince Chu Ci was left. Ha! It only takes an instant to kill him!"
The Sky-Eyed Tiger said: "In order to prevent that kid from running towards the palace, I have to prepare a formation in advance and intercept the main road from the East Palace to the palace."
"comprehensive!"
Xiao Gu's eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but said: "Here comes the last question, what if there is a tunnel in the East Palace? We can't stop him if he runs away!"
Gu Que sneered and said: "Then set fire to the palace and lure the killer back. Then the eldest prince's action will naturally be successful."
"Okay! Just do as you say!"
The Sky-Eyed Tiger grinned and said, "What about the manpower allocation?"
Gu Que frowned and glanced around. He was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Go as many as possible. This matter is of great importance. We must hit it in one hit. Even if the mission fails, we can get back."
He raised his head and said slowly: "Except for Meijun, everyone else is coming with me!"
Meijun's face suddenly changed, and she frowned and said: "Why do you keep me here? If the other party's master of the life and death realm is still in the East Palace, Wang Dingtian can't stand it!"
"I won't stay in the East Palace."
"Okay! My dear! Don't show favoritism in this kind of thing! I, Meijun, am not a weak girl. If I really make a move, I can beat you to the ground!"
Gu Que immediately shrank his head, glanced at the people next to him, and couldn't help but lower his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "Can you save some face?"
"Pfft" Meijun suddenly laughed, her beautiful face almost eclipsing everything else.
Gu Que coughed twice and said loudly: "Except for the Sky-Eyed Tiger, everyone else is going! Chu Ci must be killed in the East Palace!"
"yes!"
Gu Que narrowed his eyes and said, "But that's tomorrow's business. Today's business still has to be done. You should agree to one of my previous requests!"
Xiao Gu said solemnly: "No problem, I will directly hold the First Prince's military talisman, send three thousand forbidden troops, go out of the city to practice, and drive away all the people on the other side of the Chu River. You can do whatever you want!"
Gu Que said: "Stupid tiger, it's a big deal, please!"
The Sky-Eyed Tiger rolled his eyes at him, curled his lips and said, "I am much better at formation matters than you!"
While Gu Que and others were discussing, in the East Palace and outside the Flower Viewing Tower, three figures seemed to have been standing for a long time.
Chu Ci looked at the beautiful spring scenery in front of him and sighed with emotion: "Miss Sun Ji, this time my eldest brother got the evidence of crime, it's like holding my throat. As long as the emperor's father comes out of confinement and sees the evidence of crime, even if he favors me, even if he is partial to me,
If he doesn't propose to execute me, I will have no chance to stand up."
Sun Ji said calmly: "First of all, Emperor Chu likes you much more than the eldest prince. Even if you see evidence of guilt, you will not die. Secondly, according to the date when Emperor Chu leaves the country, there will be some time. This period of time is enough to do anything."
A lot of things.”
Xiao Bai frowned and said: "But the eldest prince has never come out of the palace, and there is no way to attack him. Can we still break into the palace? Those offerings in the realm of reincarnation are not vegetarian."
Sun Ji smiled softly and couldn't help but said: "He will come out, maybe even tomorrow!"
"Um?"
Chu Ci suddenly became energetic and couldn't help but clasping his fists and bowing: "Miss Sun Ji, please clear up the confusion!"
Sun Ji had no expression on her face and said slowly: "You also said that Emperor Chu is partial to you and will probably not execute you! Is this what they want to see? If they get the evidence of the crime, of course they will kill you, otherwise what will happen?
Are you willing?"
"Put me to death? But I'm afraid the emperor can't bear it."
"If you can't bear it, you still have to kill it. If all the people petition and all officials beat drums, everyone wants you to die? How can Emperor Chu protect you?"
Chu Ci was suddenly shocked and said in shock: "This, how is this possible? Ten thousand people"
Xiao Bai also widened his eyes and laughed dryly: "This sentence is ridiculous, how can the common people participate in the fight for the right to inherit the throne!"
Sun Ji smiled softly and couldn't help but said: "If I have this evidence of crime, I will definitely make it public, arouse the anger of the people, lead hundreds of officials to beat drums to complain about injustice, create public opinion, and make you irrecoverable!"
These words pierced Chu Ci's heart like a knife, causing him to take a breath of cold air and say in horror: "Brother will definitely do this! He will not be lenient!"
Xiao Bai opened his mouth and couldn't help but said: "Then it's probably tomorrow! Because the sooner this happens, the better, so we didn't take precautions! And public opinion still needs time to spread and brew to achieve the best effect!"
Sun Ji smiled and said: "So I said tomorrow!"
The second prince took a deep breath, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but sternly said: "Kill! Send all the masters to kill him for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two plainclothes men suddenly rushed in, clasped their fists and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates met with the second prince and received news that the eldest prince will leave the palace at noon tomorrow and complain all the way to the Meridian Gate."
"What's the grievance?" Xiao Bai blurted out immediately.
Sun Ji rolled her eyes at him, which immediately made him blush. He couldn't help but lower his head. This question was of course nonsense.
The second prince waved his hand and drove the plain clothes away, and couldn't help but said excitedly: "Everything is just as Miss Sun Ji expected. Brother is so cruel that he is going to take action tomorrow! If I don't kill you, how can Chu Ci survive!"
Xiao Bai said loudly: "Send experts to ambush in every corner of the inns, restaurants, brothels, etc. on both sides, and we will definitely take his life!"
"That's right! I am going out in force this time and will definitely kill him on the long street!"
Sun Ji smiled softly when she heard this, and couldn't help but shake her head and said: "If no one complains, someone will definitely be sent to kill him, but if someone complains, he won't be able to kill him!"
"What?"
The two people's bodies suddenly shook, and they couldn't help but look towards Sun Ji. (To be continued)