Chapter 373: Candidate for the Prince
On the Lin Garden, Meng Guihan was ecstatic and took the secret letter: "Sixth brother, this is really the right time! Let's send troops to Chang'an quickly, right?"
Compared with his joy, Meng Guiyu frowned: "Is the news credible? Is it really the poisoning of Wang Rongjing, not deliberately to lead us to advance?"
These words immediately extinguished Meng Guihan's joy, and he also began to be suspicious: "The spies swore that Tao Xue had gone to the prince of the anti-Wang Rongjing to question the countermeasures...... However, it is true that Wang Rongjing is not a fool, how could she be poisoned? or was she put down by the pastries made by her granddaughter...... His granddaughter is the daughter of the Marquis of Huaiyuan, his grandfather is the late Marquis of Huaiyuan Zhuang, and his ancestors are the hairpins, not small families, and the subordinates hired temporarily are unreliable, and the Yuan family is not short of children and children! Where is it so easy to ask people to do things?"
After pondering for a while, Meng Guihan asked worriedly, "That'...... Sixth brother, let's just stand still?"
“…… No, tell our people to get ready. Meng Guiyu was silent for a while, but shook his head and said, "Send people to keep an eye on Chang'an, after all, it was okay a few days ago, recently the news that Ruru invaded the territory and the Northern Xinjiang army collapsed for thousands of miles, the big households in Chang'an, everyone is in danger, and they all want to leave Chang'an first and go south to avoid Bingxie! At this time, I know that the reverse king Rongjing has gone wrong, and there must be a move! If Rong Jing's poisoning is pretended, at most some people will be released, and it is impossible to let the Chang'an family go too much; if he is true, then the situation will be chaotic at that time, and it will be more convenient for us to take the city!"
Meng Guihan said with anticipation: "It would be good if the reverse king Rongjing was really poisoned! When the time comes, the sixth brother will return to the imperial city, and the sixth brother will be in power, and our room can be regarded as a real eyebrows raised......" He seemed to think of something, and the original eyebrows flew back to sadness, "It's a pity that the eleventh sister can't see it." ”
“…… Let's do a good job. Meng Guiyu lowered his eyes and said softly, "Even if everything goes well, the royal car returns to the imperial city, don't say anything else, don't forget Ruru...... We still have to worry about it, this wealth is not so easy to get. ”
In the next two days, Shanglin Yuan was full of soldiers, and the spies in Chang'an were also in full swing, and soon confirmed that King Gaomi was indeed poisoned.
The most terrible thing is that the forbidden army's confidence in Rong Qingchu is very insufficient, and there is a matter of absconding with his family while guarding the city wall.
After the news spread, the big families in the city took the opportunity to fan the flames and flocked to the city gate to ask for the door to be released.
"Sixth brother, even if the rebel Wang Rongjing is pretending, now in Chang'an City, there are also people's hearts?" Meng Guihan received the notice and came to Meng Guiyu again, "There are already many people who are in contact with our people in a roundabout way, and the meaning of the words is to make an internal response for us! As long as Chang'an is defeated, they can't help but leave!"
Meng Guiyu carefully read the information and thought that his younger brother's judgment was very reasonable, so he immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter of entering the palace Chang'an City.
He and Meng Guihan are both laymen in marching and fighting, even if they have made up for a period of evil since entering the forbidden army, one is too short, and the other is limited talent, at this critical juncture, naturally they will not be reluctant, announcing the decision to take advantage of the poisoning of King Gaomi to recapture Chang'an City, promising all kinds of benefits after the fact, just watch the people below make plans for the generals of the forbidden army, and you plan a specific plan of action for a word.
The discussion was held until midnight, because the preparations for the war began two days ago, and the attack could be made with a slight adjustment, so Meng Guiyu sat in the rear by himself, and made his brother Meng Guihan the vanguard, with two old and serious generals in the forbidden army as his deputy, and decided to attack Chang'an at night that night, and strive to defeat King Gaomi in one fell swoop, and escort Empress Dowager Meng and Emperor Xuanjing back to the imperial city!
After a series of things were arranged, seeing that the time was still a while away from the night, Meng Guiyu asked everyone to disperse first, and each of them prepared, leaving his younger brother Meng Guihan to tell him a few words, asking him to listen to the deputy's reminder: "You and I are not the disciples of the generals, and we are not good at fighting on the march, so I asked you to be a pioneer this time, firstly, to show everyone, and secondly, I also hope that you will earn a credit." That's why the two deputies I found for you are both sensible people and will not rush to compete with you. You don't have to be too wary of them, if you don't understand or are not sure, just ask them for advice...... It's all about safety!"
After the brothers finished talking, Meng Guiyu waved his hand and ordered Meng Guihan to prepare, thinking for a moment, but asked someone to prepare a horse and go to Chengluan Palace to say goodbye to Empress Dowager Meng.
Empress Dowager Meng also vaguely heard about the poisoning of King Gaomi in the past two days, and was about to summon Meng Guiyu to come over to inquire about the matter, but at this moment, seeing that her nephew came over first, she greeted her for a while, and asked bluntly: "The mourning family heard that the reverse king Rongjing seems to be not very good in the past two days?"
"Auntie, my nephew was about to talk to you about this. Meng Guiyu made a happy smile and said, "God bless the Ming Lord, the reverse king Rongjing is perverse, and there will be a disaster! A few days ago, there was news in Chang'an City, that the Tao was Yuan Donglai, the daughter of the Marquis of Huaiyuan, who was mixed with the juice of the broken intestines, causing this person to be bedridden and still in a coma!"
"At first, my nephew was worried that it was a trick to lure the enemy, so he didn't dare to make a move!"
"But after repeated confirmation in the past two days, knowing that this is a godsend, I have agreed with my subordinates that we will start tonight and attack Chang'an City at night!"
"Now I only hope that the ancestors of the Rong clan will protect Your Majesty, so that your subordinates will make contributions in one fell swoop, and welcome your aunt, Your Majesty and your fourteenth sister back to the imperial city as soon as possible, and correct the dynasty!"
"Good! good!" Empress Dowager Meng has been worried since the change in Chang'an, especially in these many days, I haven't seen Meng Guiyu be able to take Chang'an City, and her favorite nephew Meng Boqin has defected to Ruru again, she can't help but feel a little desperate in her heart, thinking that she is so old, is it that she has no luck in this life to go back to the imperial city, and she will bury her bones in Shanglin Yuan?
I didn't expect to hear such good news at this time, and my eyes were red with excitement for a while, and I almost choked up, "The emperor's throne was passed down by the first emperor, and over the years, although because of the two sluts of the Shu family, there have been some slackness in political affairs, but in the final analysis, it is always the son of Mu Tianzi!
"Now that God has retribution, it is poisoned, and God wants to help the emperor return to the palace!"
"Auntie, this is a good thing, you should be happy!" Seeing the Queen Mother's tears, Queen Meng next to her hurriedly comforted her softly, and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "This kind of worrying day...... It's almost over!"
Meng Guiyu watched from below, and waited for the queen to persuade the queen mother to calm down, and replied: "What the fourteenth sister said is right, not only do we no longer have to worry about it from now on, but also, Meng's enmity can also be counted with the anti-king Rongjing!"
When it comes to revenge, Queen Meng also repaid, the queen hated the Meng family, and the shock far exceeded the grief for the death of his parents, brothers and sisters, but the Empress Dowager Meng has always taken care of her mother's family, and immediately hated when she heard the words: "The reverse king Rongjing loves his son the most, and he also respects his concubine Zhao Ziye! At that time, there is no need to take his life, and these two people will be tortured in front of him, so that he will regret slaughtering the Meng family for eternity and eternity, and then send them down to reunite!"
He also said, "There is also Mizhen in the Western Frontier! Although he does not have a good relationship with the rebel king Rong Jing, but in the end, it is Rong Jing's bloodline! My Meng heir has been killed and injured, and the mourning family must also let Rong Jing cut off his children and grandchildren!!
Meng Guiyu arched his hand and said: "Auntie, please rest assured! At that time, you will do whatever you say! I only ask my aunt to take care of the phoenix body, so as not to worry about my nephew!"
"Good boy, don't worry!" Since the return of Empress Meng, she often persuaded Empress Dowager Meng to be close to Meng Guiyu in private, these two aunts and nephews met, the Empress Dowager was really much more enthusiastic about Meng Guiyu, at this moment, because of the good news, especially the good mood, the attitude became more and more pleasant, and said softly, "Although the mourning family is old and useless, but against the blood of the Meng family, how can it be held up at this time to watch Rong Jing's family kneel down the steps, and let it be disposed of!"
At this time, Empress Meng reminded with a smile: "Auntie, the sixth brother has to preside over the overall situation at night, and he will personally report to us at this time, should we not delay him first, lest he be too tired and have no energy at night?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, it's because the mourning family is old and really confused...... Good boy, go down and do your job, and after the matter is done, come and talk to the mourning family in detail!"
Meng Guiyu said a few more greetings before leaving, but after a while, Queen Meng accompanied the Queen Mother to an end, and when she turned around the side hall where she lived, she saw him holding his sleeves and standing quietly under the corridor, staring at a cluster of roses in the court.
"Sixth brother, do you have something to look for me?" Seeing this scene, the queen paused slightly, then smiled, and Ying Ying stepped forward to ask, "Why didn't you call someone to come over and inform me quietly?" ”
"These days, my aunt has been depressed. When Meng Guiyu heard this, he retracted his gaze and said with a smile, "There are two rare good news recently, one is that you have returned, and the other is that Rong Jing has been poisoned." It's not much! Why am I willing to disturb my aunt's interest? Can't you let her talk to you a little longer?"
Empress Meng said: "The sixth brother is really pure filial piety, and I can't complain that my aunt often tells me, if it weren't for you, we surnamed Meng, I really don't know what the situation will be at this time?"
The two brothers and sisters exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Meng Guiyu said what he meant: "Fourteenth sister, the news of Rong Jing's poisoning this time is very reliable, in Chang'an City, because of Ruru's attack, there is already some chaos, so the night attack at night has a great chance of success!"
"This is a good thing!" Empress Meng's face was puzzled, "Does the sixth brother have any suspicions?"
The queen quickly thought in her heart, did she or the person she brought in reveal a flaw, which caused Meng Guiyu to be suspicious?
Otherwise, how could this cousin think of such a military thing and talk to himself?
She was going up and down when she heard Meng Guiyu say: "No, no, no, fourteenth sister, have you ever thought that if the action goes well tonight, then my aunt and Your Majesty, as well as our people, will not be too far away to move back to Chang'an City?"
He exhaled, a look of caution, "And then, when the time comes...... How are you and I going to deal with ourselves?"
Empress Meng was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a while, and then said, "Sixth brother...... At this time, the situation in Shanglin Yuan is fully entrusted to you. Isn't it natural for you to make great contributions and be promoted to the prince of the country in the future, or even to be crowned a king with a different surname, and monopolize power?"
"Fourteenth sister, have you forgotten about Concubine Shu?" Meng Guiyu sneered when she heard this, "Although the concubine is dead, Zhaoyi is still there...... Do you think she will find out about Concubine Shu's death?"
"Even if there is no such thing as a concubine, do you think Shu Zhaoyi will be happy to see us live a good life?!"
“…… Sixth brother is you talking about, will Shu Zhaoyi also?" Empress Meng guessed what he was going to say, and tentatively made a sharp gesture.
Sure enough, Meng Guiyu shook his head and said: "The reason why Your Majesty hasn't come out to cause trouble for us these days is mainly because there is still a Zhaoyi with him! If Zhaoyi is gone, with Peng Baolin's degree of favor, he will not be appeased." At that time, we will still have a headache...... Moreover, even if there is no Shu Zhaoyi, with my age and qualifications, the court may not be convinced!"
Empress Meng sneered and said, "The court is not convinced? What qualifications do they have to be unconvinced? Where are they in these days when we have been in Lin Yuan? A bunch of waste, they have no ability to save themselves, and they still want to pick on other people's thorns?
Just said, "Sixth brother, this kind of person can't be tolerated! When the time comes, whoever dares to talk nonsense, you just have to ask your subordinates to kill chickens and monkeys and give them enough deterrence! Otherwise, they will mumble all day long, even if they can't help us, they will be annoyed to death! Moreover, this kind of person is always bullying the weak and afraid of the hard! If you show them enough color, they will often be interested and know to shut up!"
"Fourteenth sister, I understand all this. Meng Guiyu looked at her and said slowly, "But there is one thing that you may not know...... Although the Hehuan Palace was held dangerously before, it was never captured by the rebel king Rongjing, but His Majesty was also greatly frightened! These days, he has been indulging in alcohol to escape the anxious situation! Originally, His Majesty was old, because he had been in the harem for many years, and the royal body was not too strong, not to mention that he was not safe. At this time, the medicine of the tiger and wolf was used one after another...... I asked the Imperial Physician privately and said that Your Majesty ...... I'm afraid it's ...... I can't last a few years!"
The queen bit her lip.
"So, the candidate for the prince, we have to think about it now!" Meng Guiyu said in a deep voice, "I need your help from the fourteenth sister in this matter!"