CHAPTER XXXV
If the matter of the forbidden army is not suitable to face the confrontation directly, there is only one way left, transfer the tiger away from the mountain, transfer the forbidden army guarding the emperor's side, and restrain the emperor in a short period of time, even if the forbidden army finds out that something is wrong, it is too late to rush back, and the emperor is in hand, and the forbidden army does not dare to act rashly.
As for the excuse of diverting the tiger from the mountain, he advocated that the assassins would infiltrate the palace to create chaos, saying that there would be no loss of one or two manpower, and it was best for the assassins to show their faces in front of the emperor, so that everyone could believe that there was really an assassin who wanted to assassinate the emperor, and the forbidden army would be transferred to arrest the assassin as he wished.
Mu Rong disagreed after hearing this, he thought that it was feasible to let his father see that the assassins could be transferred out of the forbidden army, but one thing should not be forgotten, the assassins were going for the emperor, and the safety of the emperor was particularly important, so that the forbidden army to protect the emperor would not only not decrease, but could also increase, which was the most lethal to the proposed calculation.
Mu Rong's idea is not unreasonable, Chen Yan was silent for a while, and how to solve this problem is imminent.
Mu Rongti yƬ plan is the same, the assassin does not need to show his face in front of his father, he only needs to let the patrolling forbidden army see, the assassin goes directly to the harem, and there are many concubines in the harem, and the father will send someone to protect it for the sake of face, and then Concubine Chen, who is the mother concubine, will be able to show her strengths, and it is best to drag her father and emperor, and if she can't, she will have enough time to do it.
Chen Yanzhi nodded after hearing this, although it is not ideal, it is better than nothing, and the forbidden army will not mention it in advance.
The second prince Mu Rong and Chen Yanzhi planned all night, Mu Rong didn't dare to stay for fear of being seen, and the dignified prince was not in the prince's mansion in the middle of the night, but stayed elsewhere, and he was poked out, and he really couldn't justify himself.
Mu Rong took advantage of the faint light of the sky and no one on the street hurriedly returned to the prince's mansion, pretending to be still in the mansion, and woke up at the same hour as usual.
In order to be able to draw up a detailed plan with Chen Yanzhi, Mu Rong would go to Chen's Mansion every two or three days to discuss at night.
Mu Rong eagerly wanted to do his best to act according to the plan, but he knew that this matter was not in a hurry, and with the reminders from time to time during the performance, his original impetuous heart calmed down.
The original plan was to start at the deer banquet after the end of the spring season. After thinking about it carefully, you will find that it is not completely certain that the emperor will stay until the end of the banquet, and it is difficult to control the time differences.
There is not much time left before the spring festival, and there are too many things that need to be carefully analyzed, and I am afraid that there will be a shortage of manpower and use. It is also a factor that cannot be ignored on the side of the eldest prince, in case the eldest prince sees something, by arresting the rebel minister, he may be able to pick up the emperor's trust, which is not good news for the second prince.
"How many people are left with eyeliner around the eldest prince?" Chen Yanzhi needs to grasp the whereabouts of the eldest prince, and he will not ignore this one in a hurry when that day comes.
"Two more." Speaking of this, Mu Rongqi didn't fight anywhere, he planted six eyeliners next to Mu Zhao, Gu was sent to Mu Zhao since he was a child, these six people should be the most difficult to find, but now that he has lost four people, how can he not let himself be angry.
After investigation, it was discovered that one of them actually betrayed him. At the same time, in order to show his loyalty, he revealed to Mu Zhao the list of eyeliner that was planted, but fortunately, the eyeliner entered the Great Prince's Mansion in two batches, and that person didn't know much, so he only provided four of the same group.
The fate of the eyeliner is sad, and you have to live under the nose of the person being watched every day. And this person being monitored has an extraordinary identity, and under such pressure for a long time, his shortcomings will be revealed, which will weaken the ability of his eyes to bear it in his heart, so that he will be exposed, and what awaits them will be torture to extract confessions until they take their last breath.
The betrayer is because he can't bear such mental torture, and at the same time, he has selfish intentions. Why can you only ruin your life as an eyeliner, why can't you have a decent identity and enjoy endless glory and wealth like others.
In the comparison between obeying the master's orders to the wealth that is within reach, which one will you choose, whether to be a cow and a horse for the master, willing to sacrifice your life, or a guarantee, and live the rest of your life in peace and joy.
Even the most tempting thing is poisoned honey. I know that I will die if I eat it, but I am not willing to give up tasting its beauty.
The human heart is the most fickle, even if the previous time was loyal to the master, once there are irresistible interests in front of him, he will make a judgment that is most beneficial to himself.
But then again, betray the old master and switch to the new one. Such a person gives people a sense of treachery and deceit, and it is impossible to get the trust they deserve, no matter how much you do for the new master, it can be said that you can't change your status and value in the eyes of others.
As the saying goes, if there is one, there will be two, that is, if you can betray the old master for many years, why can't you turn your back on the new master for other interests, people will be suspicious, especially this point will be infinitely magnified, and people in the royal family just have such a suspicious problem.
The tragedy that followed can be imagined, and the fate of the betrayer has not been able to achieve a good death throughout the ages.
Mu Rong couldn't help but sigh when he was angry, fortunately, the eyeliner was not all lost, which was enough, and it was not beautiful to ask for too much.
"There is only one person who can get close to Mu Zhao's side." Mu Rong said that the remaining eyeliner was working in the prince's mansion.
Chen Yanzhi frowned and said, "This person only needs to pay attention to the movements of the eldest prince, and there is no need to do anything else." "The more you do, the more you make mistakes, and Chen Yanzhi will not make such common sense mistakes.
Mu Rong nodded and didn't say anything.
"With a full schedule of time and manpower, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult." Chen Yanzhi's expression was solemn: "If we can postpone it for a while, even if it is an extra half a month, it will be enough for us to plan almost perfectly." ā
"You're right, but it's too difficult to delay the Spring Festival." Mu Rong didn't think he could do it.
"Your concerns are also mine, but unfortunately there is no better way." Chen Yan's heart thought that the second prince was unwilling to delay the plan, so he had to find another way.
"Only the Emperor can issue an order to postpone the Spring Festival." Mu Rong whispered to himself.
"What kind of event can be enough to postpone the Spring Festival?" Chen Yan's face was pensive, and for a while, the study was quiet and unusually pins could be heard.
"There was an accident on the part of the student who took the exam." Mu Rong suddenly thought of such a cruel method.
"The human life lawsuit is somewhat feasible, but it still can't be postponed." Chen Yanzhi refuted Mu Rong's mentions.
"It's a big deal." Only when things get out of control, the emperor is furious, maybe he will vigorously investigate and chase the culprit, and the spring is imminent, in order to prevent the candidates from being restless and affecting the big exam due to murder, it will be slightly adjusted considering a variety of factors.
"Where's the big picture?" Chen Yanzhi disagreed, "I can't control the development of the situation." It is very likely that our plan will be affected, take 10,000 steps back, and if the emperor discovers our changes during a thorough investigation, will he take the opportunity to chase the culprit to give us a thorough settlement. It's not good for us. ā
Although there is no evidence to prove the truth of what he said, it is better to think about some things in advance than to be careless in the end and lose his life.
After hearing this, Mu Rong felt that what Chen Yanzhi said was reasonable, so that things returned to the original point, and he couldn't find a clue.
"This is not something that can be solved overnight, and there is enough time for us to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds." Chen Yanzhi didn't know if he was comforting himself or Mu Rong.
Changing the topic, Chen Yanzhi talked about some other details that needed to be considered, and the two discussed for another half an hour.
After a few more days, Mu Rong was confused about the time being tight but there was no way to make it happen, where was there any way to get the best of both worlds? Chen Yanzhi won't be delaying time, is it retreating? This is questionable.
Compared with the second prince's secret movements, the eldest prince is really confusing, too peaceful in the eyes of others must have something inside, in fact, the eldest prince really did not plan anything in secret, so it is necessary to be suspicious.
The eldest prince did not plan to deal with the second prince first. As long as the second prince doesn't move his crooked brains to his head, whatever the second prince does, what he has to do now is to keep to himself in order to win the favor of his father, so as to take power again, and he has no heart to fight with the second prince, and it will be difficult to hurt his nerves.
The eldest prince rested and did not want to compete with the second prince again, and the second prince could also put less effort on the eldest prince. Single-mindedly plotting his own plan to seize the throne.
Mu Rong was drinking tea one day, and suddenly thought of something, stood up and hurriedly walked into the study, wrote down something that suddenly passed through his mind on the paper with a pen and ink, and immediately sent it to Chenfu Chenyan's hand after writing.
Both of them have drilled the horns, and there is no good way to delay the spring at the moment. This trapped the thoughts of the two of them, and they have been focusing on the matter of Chunqiu, but they forgot that the border pass is a more important thing, as long as there is an abnormal movement at the border pass, it happens to be when the spring is approaching. Then there is no need for them to make much action, and the emperor will be unintentional because of the changes in the border pass, which will solve the urgent need at hand.
Mu Rong wrote on the paper is this matter, I believe that Chen Yanzhi will be more comprehensive than he thought after watching it, and now the matter can be solved, a big stone in his heart fell to the ground, sat down again and added a cup of tea for himself, and tasted the fragrance of the tea.
"Your Majesty, the fish has entered the net." Li Desheng is clear about the development of things.
"Oh? It's fast enough to be anxious. Mu Haoyu raised his eyebrows slightly, and his fingertips tapped lightly on the edge of the table, as if he was thinking of something else.
"How did Mu Rong convince Chen Yanzhi?" It was an old fox who didn't see a rabbit and didn't scatter an eagle, Mu Haoyu was very curious in his heart, just with Mu Rong's brain, what had he promised.
"After all, it's just an ethereal thing like a feudal lord." Li Desheng took over the conversation and said: "Chen Yanzhi wants to be the hero of the new master. ā
"I don't know if Mu Rong promised the throne to the emperor of Chenyan?" Mu Haoyu's eyes were cold, and it was not impossible for Chen Yanzhi's ambition to act.
"The second prince is not smart and will not let others peep into the throne, and after calculating for so long, where will he make a wedding dress for others, even if it is his own grandfather." Li Desheng said with great certainty, although he didn't know much about the second prince's personality, he knew that what the second prince was trying to do was not that position.
"I hope so." Mu Haoyu is not really worried about this, he has always been not optimistic about this second son, as for the ending, it has been set a long time ago, and no one wants to change it.
"Is spring going to be postponed?" Li Desheng asked, in order to buy more time, the second prince must not be able to take action soon.
"Chunfu?" Mu Haoyu counted the days, and there were not many days left.
After thinking for a moment, Mu Haoyu spoke: "Postponing the Spring Festival is not only beneficial to Mu Rong, but also beneficial to my calculations, with enough time, the plan should be more perfect." ā
"Yes." Li Desheng thought so, and asked, "What is the reason?" "There needs to be a reasonable reason so that not only the students who participated in the festival but also the ministers of the DPRK and China will not feel weird, and at the same time, it will be easier for some people who have used their crooked brains to save effort.
"Let's just say that I feel unwell, and I don't even have the strength to go to court." Mu Haoyu thought of the reason for stimulating Concubine Chen's party again, and he wanted to take a good look at how respectful Concubine Chen would be after hearing it.
"Is this too sudden?" Li Desheng felt that the emperor's method was not safe, and the emperor had never expressed any physical discomfort, and his complexion had not changed, and the sudden claim of illness would arouse the suspicion of some ministers.
"It doesn't matter." What Mu Haoyu wants is for the entire court to be in chaos, to see who wants to fish in troubled waters.
Li Desheng knew that the emperor had his own plans, so there was no need to ask too much, so he asked about other things.
"Do you need a secret ward at the border gate?" Li Desheng knows the importance of the border pass, and he is afraid that the second prince will not hesitate to pay a price in order to gain power.
"There are people at the border pass that I planted in my early years, and Chao'er will also rush to the border gate in the near future." Mu Haoyu paused and said, "Most of Mu Rong's manpower is in the east, so don't be afraid. "There is a natural danger barrier at the eastern border pass, which can block the invasion of foreign tribes for a while, as long as things do not make trouble, the big border pass is not easy to lose.
"Your Highness, if you get the news, you may rush back." Li Desheng boldly mentioned yƬ.
"Chao'er?" A doting light appeared in Mu Haoyu's eyes, "It's good that she can come back." ā
The emperor is looking forward to the return of His Royal Highness, Li Desheng can see the emperor's mood at the moment at a glance, and he is also looking forward to the return of His Royal Highness to the palace as soon as possible.
"Your Royal Highness is the most filial." Li Desheng said this with a smile.
"Yes." Mu Haoyu smiled, as long as he thought that his little daughter was going to return to him, the whole person felt extremely relaxed.
Chen Yanzhi got the reminder of the second prince, and suddenly became enlightened, and immediately began to arrange, and quickly sent the letter to the border gate.