Chapter 272: Go and Return
"In fact, after the Meng family decided to come down, they sent someone to inform the queen to cooperate, and the queen said that she was under house arrest in the palace, and such a big thing may not be done, and she must have the elders of the family to personally come out to control her. The corners of Gongsun Xi's mouth twitched, revealing a wry smile, "The queen thought that she was just framing Wu Anbo for having an affair with the palace concubine, who knew that King Gaomi wanted his son Jackie Chan to be heartfelt, not only brought the prince into the palace to 'catch the adulterer', but also ordered the prince to kill Wu Anbo in public!"
"The queen was in a dangerous and awkward situation, and I tried to persuade her to join the king...... However, after saying a few words through the hall window, I suddenly thought of one thing: that is, the prince of Gaomi has always had a reputation for mediocrity, and he is not outstanding in terms of literary talent or martial arts, but when he cut off Wu Anbo's head, it was very easy, which is really a bit abnormal!"
Gongsun Xi frowned, "I didn't have time to explain to the queen, so I went to the main hall to re-examine Wu Anbo's body, and sure enough, I found a flaw: Wu Anbo's corpse separation was as smooth as a mirror, and it was obviously cut off by a divine weapon." This is the reason why the prince of Gaomi is easy and neat!"
"The problem is, according to what I saw in the dark, the prince of Gaomi took out his saber from the waist of a forbidden soldier next to him seemingly casually and killed Wu Anbo!"
"How can an ordinary forbidden army have such a weapon that is regarded as a treasure by such a famous general?!"
"It must be to let the prince of Gaomi perform in public, and he is specially matched!"
"Therefore, I suspect that King Gaomi's entry into the palace to 'catch the adulterer' this time is definitely not as simple as Eunuch Ge said, the struggle to make a plan is as simple as the plan, but ...... Get ready to force the palace!"
"The first emperor left him a follow-up hand in the forbidden army, but I'm afraid that eighty percent of them are already being launched!"
"After all, according to King Gaomi's favor and maintenance of the prince, if he wasn't quite sure, he wouldn't let the prince come out like this at all!"
"After that, I caught up with the father and son of King Gaomi who had not yet left the palace, and found that King Gaomi and the commander of the forbidden army were standing alone and talking, the surroundings were very empty, I didn't dare to approach, I could only find a place to read my lips from a distance, and then speculated that their conversation was the experience of King Gaomi's former general Ouyang Arc, the general of Zuo Weiwei, and persuaded the commander of the forbidden army to fall to himself and help force the palace!"
"After I got the news, I didn't have time to hear it, so I immediately went to find the Meng Guiyu brothers and left the imperial city together...... After leaving the palace, their brothers found their way to Shanglin Yuan to report the news, and I came to find the Hou Ye at the suggestion of Meng Guiyu. ”
Gongsun Xi finished speaking in one breath, stood with his hands in his hands, and waited for Xu Zijing to make a decision.
"Their brothers don't even want you to escort them into Shanglin Yuan?" Xu Zijing thought for a while and said, "In this way, they are not in vain in the forbidden army these days, and they have some foundations...... Well, it seems that they want to compete with King Gaomi, who can hold His Majesty in their hands first!"
"Master Hou, what are we going to do then?" Gongsun Xi asked anxiously, "The matter is big, once King Gaomi practices Zuo......"
Xu Zijing was calm: "Even if King Gaomi practices Zuo, it is not so easy to sit in that position! Don't forget, even if Wu Anbo dies in the hands of the prince of Gaomi, King Gaomi may now turn over and kill Zheng Hou and Cheng Yangbo, but Meng Boqin, the mainstay of the second generation of the Meng family, is now far away in the north and still holds military power!"
"Don't look at the forbidden army's supplies, armor, blades, and so on, the treatment is the best, and you don't want to think about it, how many years has Chang'an not had soldiers? This kind of army that has never seen blood at all, even if it is rigorously trained in peacetime, its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the Northern Xinjiang army that fights with Ruru in Northern Xinjiang all day long!"
"Except for the soldiers, even if the generals of the forbidden army have a family background, they have never seen a real war!"
"So even if King Gaomi succeeds in ascending the throne at this time, Zheng Hou and the others may not dare to kill him!"
"He dared to kill Zheng Hou, Meng Boqin was no longer involved, and he could move south at any time and fight a decisive battle in Chang'an!"
"At that time, the king of the county can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and reap the benefits of the fisherman!"
"Then if King Gaomi doesn't kill Zheng Hou and the others, the Meng clan has been all over the court and the opposition for many years, how can he be willing to submit to him? !
"According to Hou Ye's words, even if King Gaomi succeeds in forcing the palace this time, the future is slim?" Gongsun Xi asked in surprise, "Then why did he do this?"
Xu Zijing said: "It has never been convenient for me to inquire about these news, so I don't know much about the situation of this prince, and this is speculation out of thin air, which may not be true." However, in my opinion, after King Gaomi succeeds in forcing the palace, the best choice is to quickly slaughter the Meng family, and it is best to kill even the queen mother, and then, as the new monarch, immediately promulgate a holy decree and appoint the king of the county as the prince!"
"In this way, not only does he assign the county king to his side in terms of name, but also strengthens his momentum, but also restricts the county king, so that the county king can't, at least on the surface, he can't deal with him!"
"At the same time, it is also a tactful coercion to deal with Meng Boqin for him!"
When Gongsun Xi heard this, his eyes sank, and his voice was a little cold: "Then, after the county king helps him deal with Meng Boqin, he should deal with the county king, right?"
"He is the biological father of the county king. Xu Zijing said calmly, "The county king can take advantage of this advantage and pry Zhao Shi away from him, of course he can also use this relationship to calculate the county king...... Since there is no family affection in the heavenly family, especially between father and son, what means cannot be used in order to compete for the position? ”
“…… Then let's just watch the county king being calculated?" Gongsun Xi rubbed the dagger on his waist a little impetuously, "And the Meng Guiyu brothers are cunning, if they make achievements after entering Shanglin Yuan, then?"
Xu Zijing said: "It's not to watch Mizhen being calculated, but we shouldn't mess around at this time: King Gaomi is the beloved son of the first emperor, and the first emperor left him a back hand in the forbidden army, and now he has persuaded the commander of the forbidden army; Now that they have gathered in the Shanglin Garden, it is okay to fight the male and female, what are the identities of you and me? Without being summoned, we can't even step into the Shanglin Garden openly!"
"Now the news of King Gaomi's rebellion has not yet spread, and there has never been an edict to escort the driver in Shanglin Yuan, so he acted rashly, not to mention whether anyone will pay attention to us, just say that the world knows our relationship with the king of the county, maybe I still think that the king of Gaomi is forcing the palace this time, and the king of the county also has a share!
He groaned and said, "So for the sake of today, it's waiting!"
"If King Gaomi wins, he should know that the forbidden army alone can't stop Meng Boqin, so it is very likely that the king of the county will be the crown prince against his will!"
"By that time ......"
Xu Zijing sneered, "As the rightful lord of the East Palace, as long as the King of Gaomi dies with the prince, he will naturally practice Zuo and ascend the throne!
"What are we going to do, do we need to say?"
Gongsun Xi comprehended, and said in a deep voice: "I have nothing else to do, but the way of assassination, and I still have some experience!"
"I don't have to ask you to go. Xu Zijing shook his head and said, "You have had too much contact with Eunuch Ge, and you have attacked the concubine again this time, and your identity and skills have been exposed too much." When I retreated from Northern Xinjiang before, in order to prevent accidents, I left a few people at the bottom of the box in the dark, planning to protect my family if something happened after returning to Chang'an. Although they have not been useful all these years, their skills have not been left behind, and when they are really needed, they are ready-made!"
He also said, "If King Gaomi is stubborn to the end after he wins, and refuses to appoint the county king as the prince, then he kills Zheng Hou and others, and we will secretly save the children of the Meng clan who are suitable for guise, and use their banner to gather the power of the Meng clan, as well as those in the forbidden army who are unwilling to support the king of Gaomi, and prepare for the county king's rebellion!"
"If King Gaomi doesn't kill Zheng Hou and them, then let's help him kill them!" Gongsun Xi nodded and said, "If those two old guys don't die, the people of the Meng clan will have the backbone and will not be used by us!"
He muttered, "But if King Gaomi fails......"
Xu Zijing sighed and said, "Then we have to change our strategy and change it to protect him!"
"If you fail to force the palace, if you want to keep him, you are afraid that it will be extremely difficult?" Gongsun Xi actually wanted to say that this was unlikely, because Emperor Xuanjing was addicted to wine again, and in the face of a brother who wanted to kill himself and replace him, would he be embarrassed to give him another chance?
In particular, there was no deep brotherly relationship between Emperor Xuanjing and King Gaomi: when they were young, one was the eldest son of the first emperor who wanted to kill with his own hands, and the other was the son of the favorite concubine of the first emperor...... With the attitude of the first emperor, how could the brothers be sincere?
Not to mention, the Meng clan will definitely not let go of this opportunity to eradicate the Gaomi King faction!
Xu Zijing narrowed his eyes: "So, let's not take care of Lin Yuan now, we should pay attention to Zhenghou Mansion and Chengyang Bo first!"
"Wu Anbo has died in the palace, as long as these two are also dead, even if King Gaomi can't save it...... Everyone is leaderless on Chang'an's side, isn't it?"
Gongsun Xi got up suddenly: "I'll go to Zhenghou Mansion!"
"You don't have to worry too much when you go. Xu Zijing said, "I guess you and Brother Meng Guiyu got out of the imperial city so easily, not because the commander of the forbidden army reacted too slowly and gave you an opportunity to take advantage of, but because King Gaomi and Eunuch Ge didn't plan to keep you in the palace!"
"What does Master Hou mean by this?" Gongsun was slightly stunned.
Xu Zijing sneered: "Naturally, it is to borrow a knife to kill people...... You see, aren't we planning to eradicate Zheng Hou and Cheng Yangbo first no matter what? You also said that your assassination skills are very good, and you are from Tortoiseshell Island, and you have extremely rich experience in actual combat, but I am afraid that under the command of King Gaomi, there is no talent like you, after all, he has fought with the Meng clan all these years, and the imperial court has played a lot of tricks, and the number of killers who disagree with him is small!"
"Trying to let you take action on your behalf in this way, firstly, I have a greater grasp, and secondly, I will also lead Meng Boqin's hatred to the county king, so as not to form an alliance with Meng Boqin, kill him first and then fight the winner!"
"So when you go to assassinate Zheng Hou, King Gaomi will not only not stop you, but may also help you!"
"But after your assassination is completed, when you retreat, eighty percent of him will unload the mill and kill the donkey!"
Gongsun Xi raised his eyebrows and said: "The three thousand elites of Northern Xinjiang that Meng Boqin gave to Meng Jiaqian can't stop me, let alone the forbidden soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army who are far inferior to what Hou Ye said?!"
Xu Zijing was born in the army, and he was used to doing things neatly, so he didn't say much at the moment, and directly called the son Xu Baomo, and asked Xu Baomo to take off the soft sword on his waist and hand it to Gongsun Xi: "I don't have a good dagger here, this soft sword is the best blade in the house, you bring it, just in case!"
After Gongsun Xi hugged his fists and left abruptly, Xu Baomo, who was confused, asked: "Dad, is that Ah Xi? Isn't he in Northern Xinjiang? Why did he suddenly come to our house? You also asked the child to give him the soft sword...... What's going on?"
Xu Zijing ignored his son's series of inquiries, and only briefly ordered: "You go back to Mo Caixuan immediately, take your daughter-in-law and your two sisters, go to the Sheng Mansion to call the three children of the Sheng family, and go to the north of the city quickly! As for where to go, I will let the housekeeper show you the way later!"
"What's wrong?" Xu Baomo's heart jumped, and he immediately said, "How can that child leave you and your mother? and grandparents ......?"
"Without you juniors in the way, Lao Tzu doesn't know how neat he is!" Xu Zijing slapped him impatiently, "Not to mention that this is just a precaution, our old Xu family has not fallen to the point of raiding the house, okay?!You talk nonsense again, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will beat you to death?!"
Xu Baomo was about to argue, but at this time, someone rushed in, and said with a strange expression: "Master Hou, the prince, the one is back again!"