The oval moon crossed the corner tower of the imperial city, and the red walls and green tiles became a little hazy and dim. Looking at it from a distance, it felt a sense of mystery.
Yang Ruo was talking to his mother, but his servant Deshun came over and bowed: "Young Master... someone is looking for you."
Yang Ruo said "um" and said to Mrs. Yang: "Mother, it's late at night, you go to bed early."
Mrs. Yang looked at her son lovingly and told him: "Mother knows, you should also rest early."
Yang Ruo nodded and smiled, turned around and left Mrs. Yang's bedroom.
My father's death caused too much damage to my mother.
He would sit with his mother for a while every day, afraid that she would think too much, and afraid that he would not be able to think too much.
"Mr. Yang, I have something to say."
The person who came was wearing a short brown, square face, and medium-sized figure, giving people a solid and reliable feeling.
He is Qiu Yu, the head of the Yang family's secret guard. His latest task is to monitor the every move of Yan Liang and Prince Ling Zhu Gaozhi.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Ruo went to his study.
Qiu Yu tried to explain what he saw briefly and clearly, and said, "I saw that the situation was not right, so I came back and told you, and the other brothers are still staring at me."
"You mean, Yan Liang went to the Ling Palace during official business hours..." Yang Ruoruo thought about it.
Qiu Yu should be "yes".
Yang Ruo picked up the teapot and drank tea without saying a word.
Yan Liang is a rigorous person, an old fox, and such an obvious dereliction of duty is not like his style.
Aren't he afraid of the old guys in the Censorate who bit him and refused to let go? These people were not even afraid of the emperor. They felt glorious when they hit the head in the Golden Palace, and they wouldn't be afraid of Yan Liang's position as the chief minister...
"emperor?"
Yang Ruo suddenly remembered that today was the day when Zhu You made Zhu Youdong the crown prince, and Yan Liang happened to go to Prince Ling's Mansion at this time... and then went to the Minister of War's Mansion to find Zhou Rui.
What does he want to do?
A bold idea emerged in his mind. Yang Ruo felt bad intuition and didn't dare to think about it any more.
He didn't care about drinking tea, so he got up and walked out, instructing Qiu Yu: "You go to the Zhang family in Gu'an to find Zhang Juling, and say what I said, and let him rush to Prince Yu's Mansion immediately."
Qiu Yu responded to "yes", bowed his hand and jumped a few times, disappearing into the vast night.
Yang Ruoze and Deshun took a carriage and headed towards the direction of the Marquis' Mansion in Dingyuan.
When Qiu Yu found Zhang Juling, he was accompanying Gu Han on the veranda...
"San Young Master, this person said that he was sent by Lord Yang to find you, so he couldn't stop him."
Shu Ming looked helpless.
Zhang Juling waved his hand, signaled that nothing happened, and asked Qiu Yu: "What's the matter?"
Qiu Yu bowed: "Mr. Zhang, here is Lord Yang's guard. Lord Yang asked you to go to Prince Yu's Mansion."
He usually does not show up, and if he is unexpected, he claims to be his master's guard.
"Now?"
Zhang Juling's handsome eyebrows frowned.
Qiu Yu nodded: "...100,000 is urgent."
Zhang Juling narrowed his starry eyes, stopped asking Qiu Yu what was wrong, and spoke directly: "I understand."
You go and meet Yang Ruo first, and I will arrive later."
He knew what Yang Ruo was. He said he was anxious, and then something really happened.
Qiu Yu should have "yes" and bowed to leave.
Zhang Juling talked to his wife: "Han'er, don't wait for me...you have a good sleep."
His right eyelid twitched twice, and when he remembered what Yang Ruo said to him, he felt a little uneasy: "Don't go out, stay at home... No matter what noise is outside, you just need to stay at home."
Gu Han smiled and dimples first appeared: "Don't worry.
I know."
She also heard what she said just now.
He has something to do, she can understand.
"……good."
Zhang Juling looked at her for a while, lowered her head and kissed her forehead.
Taohong and Taoluo followed the girls who served him, and saw this, they turned their heads and smiled with their lips.
Gu Han blushed when he saw their movements.
Zhang Juling went into the house and changed into regular clothes before leaving. Before leaving, he was worried and asked Ma Liang to keep Lin Ming and Li Hui to guard Qiulan Pavilion.
The palace of Prince Yu is brightly lit.
As soon as Zhang Juling arrived, he was taken to the main hall by the servant.
Prince Yu Zhu Gaodong, Wang Zhiyuan and Yang Ruo are all there.
Zhang Juling bowed to Zhu Gaodong: "Please pay tribute to the prince."
Zhu Gaodong waved his hand and said, "Get up and sit there."
He talked to Zhang Juling, but looked at Yang Ruo: "Mr. Yang, what you said just now... is everything true?"
"I dare to use my life to guarantee it."
"Zhu Gaozhi...he is too brave! He actually wants to rebel?"
Zhu Gaodong stood there in a hurry and stomped his feet, "What should I do?"
"Yan Liang went to the Minister of War overnight and probably would be in trouble tonight."
Yang Ruo no longer had the usual careless style, and his peach blossom eyes narrowed sharply: "It's too unscrupulous."
"The subordinates can only mobilize more than 20,000 wing troops..." Wang Zhiyuan said: "But they are incomparable to the regular guard troops."
The Xiang army maintained order in Kyoto. Without unified military training, it was almost vulnerable to the guards who were good at fighting to kill the enemy.
Zhou Rui, the guards in Kyoto, could almost all be mobilized.
Zhang Juling sat next to Yang Ruo without interrupting. Only then did he understand what was going on.
He followed Wang Zhiyuan's words and said: "Criminal, your wing army does not need to charge in the battle. According to what we have discussed before... You lead them to surround the alley where the Yan family lives, and you cannot release a bird.
Whoever dares to go out will kill him directly.”
He and Yang Ruo went to Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion to talk about this. There was nothing more suitable to intercept Yan Liang's retreat than Wang Zhiyuan... The Yan family and the Wang family had a feud. Wang Zhiyuan led a group of wing troops over, and when everyone was unaware of it, the deterrent effect was much greater than that of a stranger.
They would think that Wang Zhiyuan really wanted to kill all the Yan family... Yan Liang might think it doesn't matter, but rebellion is a matter of defiance.
For the sake of Yan Liang, the whole family and even the whole clan will suffer, so naturally someone will stand up and oppose it.
What is necessary is that the Yan family will start internal conflicts from the inside and outside, so it will naturally be much easier.
Wang Zhiyuan shook his head: "Since Yan Liang is ready to rebel, their Yan family must have surrounded the iron barrel, and it is definitely not easy to attack hard..."
Zhang Juling smiled: "It's not really that you are asking you to attack the Yan family. You just need to pick a few smart people from the wing army, wear the clothes of the Yan family servants, and run over and over to report Yan Liang's message.
I don't believe it, it won't mess with his mind."
“It’s a good idea.”
Zhu Gaodong sat in the main seat and took a sip of hot tea.
Before he could take a breath, Xu Pei ran over in a panic, "Your Highness the Prince... go out and have a look... Prince Ling and Yan Liang led the army straight to the imperial city.
It seems that he will not be good..." He discovered it when he finished drinking from Liuxiang Hutong and drove to Yongkang Marquis' Mansion.
"What?"
Zhu Gaodong accidentally broke the bowl.
Zhang Juling also stood up and made a quick decision: "Your Highness, while Yan Liang and Prince Ling have not arrived at the imperial city, you should find a way to enter the palace immediately and safely hold the emperor and the people in the inner palace."
Zhu Gaodong responded several "yes" in a row, stood up in panic and walked out.
Zhang Juling and others hurriedly followed, and Yang Ruo said: "With the permission of the cabinet, there are too many soldiers and generals that can be mobilized... We are naked and have no way to resist."
"No……"
Zhang Juling's voice was low: "It's definitely not possible to rely on us, we also need to find help."
He turned to Yang Ruo and looked at Yang Ruo: "Yuexi, you can ride a fast horse to the Gu Mansion of Daxing, and let Shangshu Gu go to the Governor's Office of the Five Army to dispatch troops..." The Governor's Office and the Ministry of War are mutually restrained and do not interfere with each other.
Yan Liang went to find Zhou Rui, and it was impossible for him to go to the Governor's Office of the Five Army again.
Zhu Gaodong rarely reacted. He asked his personal guard Tian Feidiao to go to the study to get his golden book and treasure, and said to Yang Ruo: "If you hold them, it is equivalent to me coming in person. The great governors of the Five Army Governor's Office will obey your orders."
Yang Ruo bowed his hand to answer "yes", picked up the package given by the guard, turned around and left the palace.
Wang Zhiyuan left afterwards and acted according to the planned plan.
Zhu Gaodong arranged for the prince's housekeeper Haramaru to lead the guards to guard the princess and his descendants... He stepped on the stool and boarded the carriage, and finally took a look at the gate of the prince's house.
It's a big deal to see whether he can come back when he leaves.
If you don't know, you'll die in the palace.
Zhang Juling and Xu Pei got on the same carriage and followed Zhu Gaodong.
Xu Pei is a very clear person. Since he came to report to Zhu Gaodong, he decided to block it, win the glory and wealth, have high officials and generous salaries... It is amazing to lose, that is, he is just a rich idle person and never take office.
The title of the Yongkang Marquis' Mansion was granted by the Taizu. Even if Zhu Gaozhi finally ascended the throne, he would not dare to seize the title of their family directly.
"Mr. Zhang, do you think we and Yan Liang's... have a chance of winning this battle?"
Xu Pei glanced at Zhang Juling with a calm expression.
"Who knows if you don't give it a try?"
Zhang Juling smiled: "The final outcome is expected too early and it will always be inaccurate."
"……Too."
Xu Pei breathed a sigh of relief and said that he was not nervous was fake.
No matter how good his plan is, if the sword is blind, it will be unlucky if it really dies. If his arms are broken and legs are missing, how can he live in his life...
Zhu Gaodong and the others took the shortcut, and the horse ran very fast again, and finally entered the imperial city before Yan Liang and the others.
Zhu Youwang also got the news, and vomited several mouthfuls of blood in anger, and fainted.
Doctor Wang is taking acupuncture for treatment.
When Zhu Gaodong arrived, the queen and grandmother were waiting in the side hall of Qianqing Palace, their eyes were swollen, and they had been crying for a while.
"Dong'er, you're here..."
When the queen saw her son, tears fell down again.
Zhu Gaodong didn't care about comforting his mother, and he saw Jiang Lei at a glance, "Mr. Jiang, now I ordered you to mobilize all the people in the palace that can be used. No matter what, you cannot let the traitors kill into the palace... From now on, you will obey Zhang Juling's order."
The only thing he can trust now is Zhang Juling, who has been following him.
Jiang Lei bowed: "Subordinate obeys the order."
Soon, the imperial city was deployed in three steps and five steps.
Zhang Juling, Jiang Lei and Xu Pei rode high-headed horses, lined up in front of the Meridian Gate and were waiting for battle... Behind were Jinyiwei and Jinwuwei who were in uniform clothing.
Li Ying, the leader of the Jinwu Guard, led dozens of people to defend the Ganqing Palace.
Xu Pei looked at the team less than 2,000 people behind him, and thought of Yan Liang's tens of thousands of troops. His temples jumped suddenly, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "That's all of us?"
Isn't this a death sentence?
Jiang Lei looked up at him: "There is an emergency, there is only so much for the time being.
I have already informed Shenji Camp that we must hold on before they arrive."
He paused: "The Jinyiwei is a person who is a hundred people, so the little marquis don't have to worry too much."
Zhang Juling listened to them lightly, but reached out to pull out a long sword on the waist of Jinwu Guard and said politely: "Borrow it."
When he was in Jingzhou, he practiced a set of swordsmanship with an escort leader from the escort agency. He hadn't practiced it for a long time and it happened to be useful tonight.
“Yo.”
Jiang Lei looked at Zhang Juling and smiled: "I heard that the top scholar was a civil servant, but I didn't expect that he could still be good at martial arts..."
"Just defend yourself."
Zhang Juling held it in his hand and tried the strength.
It feels a little light.
Xu Pei also took the scimitar of Jinyiwei as usual: "Young Master also wants to show off his hands and feet. If they don't kill them, they will urinate. I don't know how many eyes Mr. Ma has..."
There were sounds of uniform and heavy footsteps in the distance, and torches all over the sky.
Chapter completed!