"Sir, what's going on?" Liu Feng asked Yang Mi in confusion.
Yang Mi asked the guard without showing his expression: "Is this the only sentence? What about others?"
The guard shook his head, "Nothing else!"
Yang Mi sneered, "It seems that you were bribed by Qiu Jingzhong and betrayed His Highness the Crown Prince!"
The guard was shocked, "I didn't, I will never betray His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Whenever you shout, the city gate soldiers will stop the carriage. How could His Highness the Prince be kidnapped? But you didn't say a word and allowed Qiu Jingzhong to kidnap His Highness the Prince. I really can't find any other reason except that you have been bribed by Qiu Jingzhong.
Already."
Liu Feng suddenly woke up and shouted: "How brave! You actually betrayed His Highness the Crown Prince, let me take him down!"
Soldiers from both sides swarmed up and pushed the guard down. The guard was so frightened that he shouted: "His Royal Highness left on his own accord and was not kidnapped!"
"Then why do you say he was kidnapped?"
"It was ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince. He was afraid that the Emperor would deal with his wife and children, so he took this step. He begged the Prime Minister to tell the Emperor that His Highness was kidnapped by Qiu Jingzhong!"
Liu Feng snorted coldly, "Since he is not sincere to me, why should I hide it for him? Do you think I am a fool?"
"Prepare the car, I want to enter the palace!"
The guard shouted in despair: "The Prime Minister must help! Otherwise, my wife and children will be dead."
"Huh! He doesn't care about his wife and children, but he still expects others to dream!"
Liu Feng waved his hand, and his soldiers dragged away the shouting guards.
After all the angry words, Liu Feng really didn't know whether he should report it to Emperor Zhu Si?
"Sir, what should we do now?"
Yang Mi thought for a while and said: "Since the prince has left, the emperor has no way to arrest him and bring him back. This is the opportunity for the prime minister. The prime minister should immediately report to the emperor and clear up the matter!"
"But if the emperor asked me how I knew this, how should I answer?" Liu Feng was not stupid. He was afraid that the more he reported, the more unclear he would become.
Yang Mi smiled and said: "Isn't the prince's bodyguard here? Bring him to the emperor and let the emperor interrogate him. This matter has nothing to do with the prime minister in the first place. The prime minister can just do it openly."
"But I have been in contact with the prince before."
"The emperor must know that the prince came to you for help. Your current actions prove that you are not in the same boat with the prince!"
Liu Feng thought it made sense, nodded and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense, I will make it clear. I sincerely persuade the prince to believe in the emperor. If he himself insists on boarding Qiu Jingzhong's pirate ship, then he can do it with me."
It’s irrelevant!”
"Xiang Guo is absolutely right!"
Yang Mi lowered his voice and said: "If Liu Sigu died suddenly, the emperor would think that Qiu Jingzhong did it."
Liu Feng's eyes lit up, this is a good idea!
"I'll go to the palace first!"
Yang Mi quickly said: "The Prime Minister wants to remind the emperor to be careful of Qiu Jingzhong sending troops to rebel and attack Luoyang!"
Liu Feng was shocked. He quickly ordered his soldiers and guards to follow him into the palace. This was his opportunity to make a contribution, and he didn't want to let it go.
"What?"
When Zhu Si heard that the prince had followed Qiu Jingzhong out of the city, he became furious, "What does he want to do? How dare he leave the capital without my order?"
Liu Feng said quickly: "Wei Chen was confused when he heard the news. How could His Highness the Crown Prince get involved with Qiu Jingzhong? Wei Chen knew that the matter was serious and did not dare to delay for a moment. He immediately came to report to His Majesty."
"Why would he send someone to find you?" Zhu Si was indeed a little suspicious.
"The humble position has nothing to do with this matter. The prince is afraid that his majesty will kill his wife and children, so he sent someone to find Wei Chen and ask him to intercede on his behalf. Wei Chen is the prime minister and the head of all officials. Maybe he thinks
The most appropriate person to find is Wei Chen. Your Majesty, Wei Chen, the bodyguard who reported the news, has also been brought here. If your Majesty does not believe it, you can interrogate him. Everything Wei Chen said is true."
Of course Zhu Si also knew that Liu Feng and Zhu Sui had a good personal relationship, but what Liu Feng said should be true. He had never heard of a relationship between Liu Feng and Qiu Jingzhong.
Zhu Si suddenly frowned, and then he remembered Qiu Jingzhong. Qiu Jingzhong was actually a party with the prince. This was something he had never thought of.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Si quickly said: "Go and summon the military advisor to see me!"
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Liu Feng's eyes. He was clearly standing here, and the emperor did not discuss with him, but wanted to bring Liu Sigu for discussion.
Dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction, but the dissatisfaction in Liu Feng's heart could not be expressed yet. He whispered: "Your Majesty, at this time, the army should be mobilized urgently to protect Luoyang. The minister is very worried that Qiu Jingzhong will lead the Flying Bear Army to launch a military coup!"
Zhu Si's expression changed. He suddenly remembered the 80,000 Flying Bear Guards stationed in Xin'an County. He became a little frightened and hurriedly issued an order: "Summon Xiao Wanding to see me quickly!"
At present, Zhu Si still has nearly 400,000 troops in his hands. In addition to the more than 100,000 scattered troops stationed in various states, the remaining 280,000 troops are the Four Guards guarding Luoyang, including 100,000 Tiger Guards, 80,000 Flying Bear Guards, and 50,000
Leopards and Tao guards, fifty thousand ox guards.
The four guards were led by General Xiao Wanding, General Qiu Jingzhong, General Wang Zhongmou, General Xiang Fei and General Li Ji respectively.
The reason there are five generals is because the Qianniu Guard is divided into 39,000 troops and 20,000 Jinwu troops, led by General Xiang Fei and General Li Ji.
Among them, Xiao Wanding and Xiang Fei are relatives, Qiu Jingzhong is a veteran general, Wang Zhongmou participated in the Jingyuan Mutiny and is considered a veteran general, but he is not as senior as Qiu Jingzhong, but he is highly regarded by Zhu Si. There is also Li Ji, a rising star recommended by Liu Sigu.
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In addition to the 280,000 troops, there were also 8,000 palace guards, led by the eunuch Liu Zhifu and the eunuch Zhang Jing, both of whom were Wang Xianzhong's men.
The thing is so funny. At that time, Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Shi trusted the eunuchs and handed over military power to the eunuchs. In the end, the eunuchs launched a palace coup and he himself died in the hands of the eunuchs. However, Zhu Si did not learn his lesson and still let the eunuchs control the bodyguards.
Not long after, Liu Sigu and Xiao Wanding arrived one after another. Xiao Wanding's Tiger Guards had four camps, one each in the southeast and northwest. Among them, the North Camp was in the forbidden garden to the north of the palace. One hundred thousand Tiger Guards were stationed outside the city, guarding the capital.
In addition to the 10,000 troops guarding Hulao Pass, the Bao Tao Guards also have 40,000 troops in Mengjin.
The news that the prince actually left with Qiu Jingzhong really shocked Liu Sigu. He pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the prince has never had an opinion. He should have been drunk by Qiu Jingzhong before he left in a daze. The really scary thing is Qiu Jingzhong."
, he is a wolf, and he is only now beginning to show his ferocious true colors."
Zhu Si hesitated and said: "Qiu Jingzhong has been with me for more than twenty years. He has always been very loyal. Otherwise, I would not have let him be in charge of the Flying Bear Guard. I can't believe that he would betray me."
Xiao Wanding said calmly: "Your Majesty, people's mentality will change. Take Weichen as an example. Weichen has been a deputy team coach for twenty years and has never thought about working hard to move up. Weichen only
I don’t want anything to happen and live the rest of my life peacefully.
But His Majesty's favor has allowed Wei Chen to rise to the top in one step. Now Wei Chen doesn't want to retire. He is thinking about how to repay His Majesty's trust and favor. He can't wait to work for another twenty years and devote himself to Your Majesty. This is because his position is different and his mentality is different.
It has changed, and so has Qiu Jingzhong. Now that he controls an army of 80,000 people, his mentality has changed, and his ambitions cannot be restrained. He begins to look for opportunities, and the prince becomes his opportunity."
Liu Feng secretly scolded Xiao Wanding for being shameless and flattering him so shamelessly, but he also agreed with Liu Sigu that Qiu Jingzhong was indeed ambitious, but he did not want to agree with Liu Sigu's thoughts. He had his own opinions.
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk about character. Now we have to talk about defense. Are the Tigers and Guards outside the West City ready? Can they withstand the 80,000-strong army coming? There are also the troops in the Forbidden Garden to the north. Will the camp be ready?
Will we be attacked by a sneak attack? Furthermore, we need to send out spies immediately to monitor the whereabouts of the 80,000-strong Flying Bear Guard army and take timely countermeasures."
Zhu Si was also the commander of the army. He felt that Liu Feng was right and immediately said to Xiao Wanding: "The general will go back immediately to prepare for defense and send out spies. Be sure to keep track of the movements of the Flying Bear Guard."
"I obey the order!"
Xiao Wanding bowed and turned around.
"We still need Leopard Tao Guards. What do you two dear ladies think? Should I summon Leopard Tao Guards to the capital?"
Liu Sigu nodded, "In addition to the defenders of Hulao Pass, Meng Jin's 40,000 troops can be summoned to Beijing!"