Chance encounter

The village owner returned to the Forbidden Army's camp cursing along the way. Seeing the village owner's return, Hua Jin hurriedly escaped from the empress dowager's room. Seeing the village owner's dark face, he knew something must have happened. When the village owner went out in the morning With a relaxed face, he said he was going to shout outside the city gate, to let the people in the city know what it means to be majestic, and let their shouts deter the tens of thousands of soldiers in the city.Hua Jin looked at the village master's appearance, obviously they were not just shouting, and it seemed that the purpose of deterring them had not been achieved.

The village owner entered the house, Hua Jin quickly poured water for him, handed it over and said, "Drink some water first to calm down, when you came here you said that this time it was just a post for King An, the real battle is Qin Guan and his Northeast Army Yes, why did you fight against them just after going out today?"

The village master took a sip of water, sighed and said: "Hey, who knew it would happen, I didn't intend to do anything when I went out this morning, I thought I would lead the soldiers out to show off, and in two days it would be up to Qin Guan to fight , I can lead the troops behind him as backup, but I didn't expect Li Jun to be ambushing outside the city, so I should have Qin Guan lead the troops to do this. Fortunately, the casualties were not serious. It was just a surprise attack and then retreated."

While listening, Hua Jin leaned against the village master and stroked his chest with his hands. Before the village master had time to fully immerse himself in Hua Jin's comfort, Zhang Jinbao came.

Just when the Walled Lord clashed with Li Jun outside the city, something happened in the palace.The village owner didn't take it seriously when he heard that there was an accident in the palace. He said: "What else can happen in the palace? Besides, it has nothing to do with me, right? Liu Wuyan asked you to come? Did he want me to send troops or what? It was agreed at the beginning that with Qin Guan around, I would not move my soldiers."

Without waiting for the village master to continue, Zhang Jinbao said, "What happened this time really has something to do with you."

The village owner asked curiously: "Is it related to me? I haven't been to the palace for many years. What can be related to me?"

Zhang Jinbao said: "The little prince is dead. The imperial doctor made a preliminary diagnosis of poisoning, and the guards happened to catch an assassin."

The village owner listened carefully, but he didn't realize that it had anything to do with him. He said, "Why does this have something to do with me? Could it be that the death of a member of the royal family has something to do with me?"

Zhang Jinbao said: "Now the whole capital knows that the assassin was sent by you. You created chaos outside the city gate in the morning just to give the assassin a chance to sneak into the palace and assassinate the little prince."

The village master opened his eyes in surprise after hearing this, and said, "I sent someone to assassinate the prince? What's my purpose?"

Zhang Jinbao continued: "The purpose is to remove the obstacles for you to usurp the throne and proclaim yourself emperor."

The village owner glanced at Hua Jin after listening, Hua Jin also looked surprised, the village owner said: "Then why don't I go and kill the emperor first?"

Zhang Jinbao said: "The assassin was caught in the emperor's bedroom."

After hearing this, the village owner said: "I said at the beginning that I couldn't come here as King Xian. You see, something happened. Jinjin, come back to the village with me, it's safer there."

After hearing this, Zhang Jinbao said: "It's too late for you to go back now. Now that the whole world knows that you have this ambition, Li Yuandao is equivalent to pushing you behind the scenes, making you have to stand up against him. It's just that the world Public opinion is against you."

After hearing this, the village owner said indifferently: "What is beneficial or not? I don't want to really usurp the throne and become the emperor. I think my cottage is better. I don't know how many times bigger than the palace. Do you think so, Jinjin?" .”

Hua Jin nodded heavily after hearing this, and the village owner smiled satisfied when he saw it.

The village owner followed Zhang Jinbao to Linjiazhuang, but Hua Jin didn't want to go with him. She didn't understand those things and didn't want to understand.

The village owner came here this time and felt that the atmosphere was a little different from a few hours ago. His prince and brother were still the same, but Liu Wuyan seemed to be more careful when speaking, and the prime minister, sitting on a chair, looked around at everything in the room. It was because he felt that the prime minister was staring at him with that probing gaze, but when he looked at the prime minister, the prime minister was not looking at him.

The prime minister was a little displeased, even though he knew that the news in the capital was a lie fabricated by Li Yuandao, but he was still worried about this King Xian, and Liu Wuyan who was talking now, he knew what it was just by hearing the name Good man, when he thinks about the relationship between Liu Wuyan and the prince, he has some concerns in his heart. No one knows how strong this temporary alliance is.

Liu Wuyan said: "Otherwise let the imperial concubine go in, she can somewhat represent the late emperor, Li Yuandao should have some scruples."

The prince objected, and he said: "At the beginning, I agreed with my mother's participation in this matter because we didn't expect it to develop into this way. At that time, the emperor was not in a coma, and now even the emperor has been rescued by us. The queen mother doesn't have to go to the palace anymore, Li Yuandao knew that the emperor was replaced by someone, but he didn't say anything about it, we still don't know what his conspiracy is, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't make another fake emperor to be his puppet."

After hearing this, Liu Wuyan said: "But now we are completely passive. The crown prince was originally the most important chess piece in Li Yuandao's hands, but now he has given up on this chess piece."

At this time, the prime minister said: "Li Yuandao's ambition has long been there, he will not give up so easily, I am afraid that in the end he will not care about these things, and maybe he will directly seek to usurp the throne."

The village owner said: "Now we can't be so passive. Don't forget that there are nearly [-] poisoned soldiers in the city who will recover in a few days. At that time, their strength will increase, and it will be more difficult for us to attack the city."

The prime minister said: "In fact, we still have another way. We sent people to burn the granaries and cut off the Qingshui River. They can't last long without food and water."

After hearing this, the prince objected to him and said: "This is not possible. There are not only those soldiers in the city, but also the people. When they rob the people of their food, will they be trapped together with the people in the city?"

The prime minister said with a blank expression: "If this is a necessary sacrifice, then it doesn't matter so much. It is worthwhile to exchange the people in the capital for the whole country."

After hearing this, the prince still objected, and the village owner also objected to doing this. It was too unpopular and unwise to do so.

They didn't discuss any plan this time either. After the village owner left, the prime minister called the prince to a place where no one was around.

The prime minister said to the prince: "Does King An have a plan in mind?"

After hearing this, the prince said: "If I had a plan, I would have said it just now, why did the prime minister ask such a question?"

The prime minister said: "In this situation, King An must think about a plan. Now that Li Yuandao has given up the crown prince, maybe tomorrow will be the emperor."

The prince was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "The emperor is here with us, what can happen?"

The prime minister said: "Only a few of us know that the emperor is here. Everyone in the world thinks that the emperor is still lying in the palace. If Li Yuandao really wants to usurp the throne directly and doesn't care so much, what should we do? Or Said, what should we do if the emperor can't wake up? I'm talking about this plan."

After hearing this, the prince was silent again. It's not that he hadn't thought about these things, but he didn't dare to think about it. Now the prime minister has directly mentioned this matter, which means that the prime minister has already thought about it. The prince looked at the prime minister and said: "Some It's better not to happen, so I didn't think too much about it."

The prime minister said: "You are not only thinking about this matter, King An, but the other two princes probably have also thought about it. Now there are three princes here. King Wei has been a monk for so many years. Even if he has thought about this issue, the possibility of him doing it It's also very small, but King Xian, he brought a hundred thousand soldiers, but he didn't bring more than [-], if King Xian wants to think that way, what will the prince do?"

The prince shook his head after hearing this, and the prime minister went on to say: "So, Wang An, you have to make a plan now. If the emperor can't wake up, after we regain the imperial court and regain the imperial power, you must be the prince who supervises the country and regents. The status of the prince, but after all, he has been a bandit for so many years, I believe that the people who support you, Wang An, will be in the majority."

After hearing this, the prince also fell into deep thought. Could it be that the emperor really won't wake up?Did King Xian really have that thought?But how should I plan? The emperor did tell him back then that if something happened, he would go to some ministers, but now those ministers are being controlled by Li Yuandao and locked up in a secret dungeon. Even if he had that idea, he would There is no such strength.When the prince thought of this, Liu Wuyan happened to pass by, the prince stopped Liu Wuyan, and the prime minister left automatically after seeing Liu Wuyan appear.

After the prince told Liu Wuyan about these things, Liu Wuyan only said: "I can't say well about King Xian, but the emperor will wake up, you have to trust Wuying."

The prince didn't know what to say after hearing this, maybe he and Wu Ying were not familiar to that extent, if Wu Ying really had a way, the emperor would have woken up a long time ago, why bother to wait for the opportunity.

After going back, the village owner hugged Hua Jin and asked softly, "Jin Jin, do you want to be a queen?"

After hearing this, Hua Jin rolled her eyes and said, "Being a queen is not so free, it's better to be a cottage, the cooks in the cottage cook delicious food."

After hearing this, the village owner said: "Silly girl, I just need to call the cook from the cottage to the capital."

Hua Jin said: "It's still not good, the palace is so big, it must be boring."

The village owner stopped talking after hearing this, he just asked, and he felt much better after asking.Hua Jin knew that she would not be able to be a queen, and her status would not even allow her to enter the palace.

That night Qin Guan attacked the city suddenly, but failed.Qin Guan's men crawled close to the city wall. Before they could touch the thick city wall, they were spotted by the guards on the city wall. The archers on the city wall were already ready, waiting for them to appear as living targets. Usually, the arrows ignited and flew down the city wall like raindrops, Qin Guan did not bring back a few of this batch of assault soldiers.

One day later, Qin Guan and the village master came to Linjiazhuang to discuss the plan with them again. While they were discussing, Zhang Jinbao came with another news. Li Yuandao declared that the emperor had passed away, and the news spread rapidly in the capital Here, the emperor's death is still related to King Xian's conspiracy.

After Zhang Jinbao finished speaking, they were all silent, but the prime minister was looking at the village master, as if he wanted to see through him. He has no scruples, is he already sure to deal with the 20 troops outside the city?

In the palace, Li Yuandao and Fu An sat opposite each other, and they sat without saying a word for almost half an hour.In the end, it was Fu An who spoke first: "It seems that I will be ready to serve you, Lord Li soon. I never thought that I could serve three emperors in my life."

Li Yuandao laughed after hearing this, and said, "Eunuch Fu is still too early to say that."

Fu An said: "It's not too early, I already knew there would be such a day. This world has long been in your hands, Mr. Li, and those soldiers outside the city are just trivial matters."

Li Yuandao said: "Things outside the city are indeed just trivial matters. The words I sent people out for a walk earlier have created a gap between them. It is only a matter of time before they split up. That King Xian, I will come again when necessary." Give him a push, and now I am worried about the court."

Fuan said: "Isn't everything under your control now? What concerns do you have?"

Li Yuandao said: "Isn't Mr. Fu pretending to be confused? Those ministers who opposed it were all locked up by me, but half of the ministers who supported this status quo are your people, and these people are important people. "

After hearing this, Fu An said with a smile: "It turns out that Master Li is worried about this. He said that my people are your people. Not all of them are loyal to the court. Those who are loyal to the court will be loyal to the emperor in the future. I am an old man. I have long wanted to leave the palace."

Li Yuandao said: "Eunuch Fu is in a hurry to leave the palace, what are you doing, you live in the palace, I will find someone to serve you."

Fuan said: "I am a slave, how can I let someone serve me?"

Li Yuandao said: "Eunuch Fu is not a slave, but Eunuch Fu is the treasury of the imperial court. Everyone knows this."

Fuan laughed after hearing this, and he said: "The treasury is just a misrepresentation. If I really have that ability, I won't be able to live now."

Li Yuandao was a little angry when he saw that Fu An hadn't told him the truth. He said, "Eunuch Fu should know that the [-] soldiers you mobilized from the Northeast Army are now in Qin Guan's hands, and in the capital, you can rely on them." It's just me."

Fuan said: "I know, I can only rely on you now, and I also know that you are not afraid of 20 soldiers outside the city because you have sent someone to kill General Wang in the Northwest Army, and the [-] troops he brought back are rushing to the capital , and those nomadic tribes in the north, you made a deal with them, they lent you [-] soldiers, and you gave them five cities."

Li Yuandao didn't expect that Fu'an would know this. It seems that those people outside the city will know this soon, so he has to do it quickly. , There will also be an agreement for a truce, anyway, there is nothing of value left in the five cities that have been fighting for many years."

After hearing this, Fu An said: "It seems that I can only cooperate with you with all my strength, otherwise it is not certain whether I will be able to walk out of the palace."

Li Yuandao said: "As long as you hand over the things you took out of the treasury, I will let you go."

Fuan said: "The national treasury has been running short for the past few years, and there is really nothing to take."

Li Yuandao said: "Of course I'm not talking about taking it now. From the very beginning, you can just hand over the things you took from the treasury." Li Yuandao looked at Fu'an's frowning, and then said: "I know that these only account for a small half of your property. If you don't hand over the small half, I'm afraid you won't have the chance to squander the remaining half."

After hearing this, Fu An couldn't bear it anymore, he said angrily: "Li Yuandao, I didn't expect you to check me so carefully, thanks to you for being so considerate."

Li Yuandao said: "We are each other, you are also clear about what I do."

After Li Yuandao left in Fu'an, he finally felt relaxed, as if this time he was really only one step away from his goal.

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