Chapter 247: Murder
On the road to Mount Tai in the future, the four princes and Yan Yuheng were disgraced, although they also thought that there would be many murders along the way, but they never expected to live in such a fierce way.
They didn't dare to ride a horse at all, even if they were disguised as a horse, they would be arrested if they were about to be arrested, and the person behind them would rather kill by mistake than let go.
It's just that the carriage was changed, as long as it was found to be suspicious, or if it didn't want to be inspected, the next second, the carriage was also shot into a hornet's nest.
What made the faces of the four princes and Yan Yuheng dark was that from the capital to Langfang, Hebei, through Tianjin, Cangzhou, Dezhou, Jinan, and Tai'an, there were people in ambush on every section of the road, and there were quite a few people. It's already like this on the way there, not to mention on the way back, plus I haven't arrived at Mount Tai yet, and I don't know how many people are ambushed there on Mount Tai.
The people behind the scenes have all made a bloody investment, and the secret guards, dead soldiers, killers, Jianghu people, and even assassins have all been sent out, this is not to take the lives of the four princes, and they will not give up.
"I'm tired of letting you follow me." In the cave, the fourth prince smiled.
"The minister is also on the emperor's order to protect His Royal Highness King Ning." Yan Yuheng said seriously.
The fourth prince looked at Yan Yuheng and smiled, patted Yan Yuheng on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to be polite to me, there is no relationship with Qing'er, you are also my cousin." ”
This is true, Yan Yuheng did not refute it, but although their relationship is not bad, it is not the best kind. Even Yan Yuheng knew that the four princes were interested in Baili Yanqing, and he was wary in his heart, even if Baili Yanqing was married to him, Yan Yuheng was still wary of the four princes in his heart.
"Cousin, we have arrived in Tai'an, and Mount Tai is also close at hand, what are your plans?" Yan Yuheng changed the subject.
The four princes squinted slightly, Taishan was indeed close at hand, but there were many people in ambush, and the general soldiers of Tai'an did not appear. The face of the fourth prince sank. It stands to reason that the general soldier of Tai'an should be Emperor Xia Hui's people, but if he doesn't appear for a long time, either something happened or he was a traitor.
"Master, there are indeed a lot of people in ambush around Mount Tai, and even the entire Tai'an City has been controlled." Soon, a figure flashed into the cave.
This is the fourth prince's own person, he frowned slightly, and asked: "What is the situation with the chief soldier Hu Yanling and the prefect Meng Dong?" ”
"Back to the master, the chief soldier Hu Yanling is training. As for the prefect's backyard on fire, he is now dealing with family affairs. "The secret guard reported the situation of the chief soldier and the prefect to the four princes respectively.
Training, the four princes and Yan Yuheng glanced at each other, they mainly figured out which side Hu Yanling and Meng Dong were on, although Emperor Xia Hui told them that Hu Yanling and Meng Dong were his people, but the four princes and Yan Yuheng did not dare to believe it.
In addition, Emperor Xia Hui is not without traitors, if he passes casually, but Hu Yanling or Meng Dong are enemy parties, then he will not fall into the net.
And the four princes don't want to startle the snake now. At that moment, let the secret guard go to check the chief soldier Hu Yanling, as well as Tai'an Taishou, and test it.
Hu Yanling's side is the chief soldier of Tai'an, and he guards Mount Tai. There are 150,000 troops in hand, and if these 150,000 troops can be mobilized, it will definitely be beneficial to the four princes.
But we also have to guard against one point, that is, the prestige of the Wei family and the Shen family in the army now. If someone is bought by the Wei family or the Shen family, it is not good.
There is also the matter of sacrificing to the sky, and the prefect will also come forward to arrange it. After all, Mount Tai is the foundation of the Great Xia Kingdom and the starting place of Taizu, so the Tai'an general army and the prefect must be the people who the emperor is sure of.
And Tai'an is also here, the ancestral mausoleum of the Great Xia Kingdom, the royal cemetery, and the emperors of the Great Xia Dynasty are buried in Tai'an, which is now called Tailing.
After the four princes go to the top of Mount Tai to worship the sky, they also have to go to the ancestral tomb to worship, which is also important for Lu to say that the matter of sacrificing to the sky is related to the matter of the prince.
If you can go to Mount Tai to worship the sky, Tai'an worships the ancestors, after everything goes well, unless the emperor is unwilling, or has no ability, otherwise it is a sure candidate for the prince.
People have arrived near Mount Tai, and the four princes are not in a hurry to worship the heavens or ancestors, so they do a good job of saving their lives first.
The secret guard left quickly, the four princes and Yan Yuheng were still waiting for news in the cave, they followed the large army when they came, but when they fell Langfang, they could say that they encountered a big ambush as soon as they left Beijing, and the four princes and Yan Yuheng were smoothly separated from Shen Shizi and Wei Fuma.
When the four princes set off, Tang Guifei said a lot to the four princes, asking the four princes to guard against the Shen family, the Wei family, and the Cui family.
Now except for Yan Yuheng, no one in the four princes believes it, and now the two arrived in Tai'an earlier than the large army, and they did not immediately go to see the prefect and the general army of Tai'an, but let people inquire first.
At this time, I got the news that the general soldiers of Tai'an had defected and detained the prefect's family.
The fourth prince stood up immediately, and the general army of Tai'an rebelled, which was not good news for him. If you want to borrow troops from nearby, you can't catch up in time, not to mention, who can guarantee that the nearby troops will be safe.
The four princes were very wary of the Wei family and the Shen family at this time, and after the decline of the Tang family, the Wei family and the Shen family were stubborn, especially the Wei family, under the deliberate connivance of Emperor Xia Hui, they already had the ability to bite the master.
Now how many governors, commanders, and other officers of the Great Xia Kingdom are from the Wei family or the Shen family, and the four princes don't know what to do, and Emperor Xia Hui did not let the four princes participate in the affairs of the court.
And after the four princes recovered from their stupid illness, many things were explored by themselves, and they were also taught by the military advisors behind the scenes. Although the four princes are now the definitive candidates for the prince in everyone's eyes, the four princes have no power and power, and they have the title of King Ning, but they have no position.
Although after the four princes were cured of their stupid illness, there were still many officials who defected to the four princes, but the foundation of the four princes was still too shallow.
"The team has arrived in Tai'an." The fourth prince asked, the team he was talking about was the last team, the sixth team, this was not the fourth prince himself, but a stand-in, he asked the secret guard to do it stupidly.
Of the six covering teams, five have been lost, but the fourth prince is already very satisfied.
"Go back to your master, I'll be here early tomorrow morning."
"Well, the news will come out early tomorrow morning, this king wants to see how this Hu Zongbing and Meng Zhifu choose, well, the family members of Meng Zhifu must not be rescued by this king. Hu Zongbing's family members were detained by the king. "The four princes are arranged.
Yan Yuheng listened on the side, and still felt that the fourth prince was very smart, and he had sorted out a lot of things so quickly. He didn't say much, what the four princes did, he just watched from the side, unless the four princes asked him, he wouldn't say, and his task was to protect the safety of the four princes.
But at this time, Yan Yuheng thought of a question, "Tailing and Mount Tai always have to make people look at it." If something goes wrong, it will have a great impact on my cousin. ”
Yan Yuheng thought of the night before departure, Baili Yanqing chatted with him, visions, heavenly opportunities, etc., at this time, he was also in his heart, if this matter was used, it would be very troublesome, after all, most of the people believed in him.
Before they set off, there were also people spreading false news. Tai'an moved, and the most difficult thing was confirmed, but someone panicked to report the news.
Just because it's over doesn't mean it won't happen. It wouldn't be good if someone did make something of it.
The fourth prince nodded, he had also thought about this matter, Zuling and Taishan must not have problems.
Early the next morning, news came out from Tai'an. His Royal Highness King Ning was ordered to come to Mount Tai to worship the sky.
This matter does not need to be suppressed by the general army of Tai'an, and it has been spread throughout Tai'an. Even people outside of it know the truth. Originally, the Four Princes and Yan Yuheng were separated from the large army, and everyone felt that the Four Princes were missing, and even reported to Emperor Xia Hui in Beijing.
But I don't want to, the four princes also have secret guards from Emperor Xia Hui by their side, and they are also secretly in contact with Emperor Xia Hui.
Now when the sixth team arrived at the gate of Tai'an, they wanted to enter the city with great fanfare, but they had not yet entered the city, but the people inside and outside the city had already learned about it.
When the Tai'an General Soldier and the Prefect came out to greet the Four Princes, Shen Shizi and Wei Fuma were not by the side of the Sixth Annex, but by the side of the Tai'an General Soldier and the Prefect.
The four princes who were hiding in the shadows with Yan Yuheng looked at Shen Shizi and Wei Fuma, squinting their eyes slightly, and being able to live to Tai'an can be regarded as capable. And whether they reached some kind of agreement remains to be considered, no matter what, he will not let the Shen family join forces with the Wei family.
"The minister greets His Royal Highness King Ning, His Royal Highness King Ning is a thousand years old." With the Tai'an general army and the prefect and Shen Shizi and Wei Fuma bowed down, the people at the city gate who watched the excitement also knelt on the ground, and everyone knew that His Royal Highness King Ning came over, and they all came out to witness the dignity of His Royal Highness King Ning.
A hint of gloom flashed in General Hu Bing's eyes, if the fourth prince did not go to Tai'an, but died outside, it would be none of his business. But the four princes have arrived in Tai'an, as long as the four princes have any accidents in Tai'an, it must be counted on his head.
General Hu glanced at the six attached horses and Shen Shizi, and when he faced the fake four princes, he put on a smiling face and invited the four princes to the general soldier's mansion.
Yan Yuheng and the four princes mixed in with the soldiers, this general military mansion is really heavily guarded, General Hu has been operating here for more than ten years, even the Meng Governor's Mansion has to look at General Hu's face to do things.
The fourth prince deeply felt that it was necessary for him to react to Lu Shang, and Hu Zongbing seemed to be hooked up with the Wei family.
After a dinner party, the general soldier's mansion in the middle of the night was silent and terrible, and the sound of the trees was so clear and clear.
The fourth prince and Yan Yuheng had already gone to see the Meng prefect in private, and in a secret room of General Hu Bing, Wei Liu's attached horse was talking with General Hu about things, and Shen Shizi went to the fake fourth prince to confess his feelings.
"We have already said that the four princes can't have an accident in Tai'an." Hu Zongbing said.
The six attached horses didn't mind General Hu's caution, and whispered: "What if it's providence." ”——
(To be continued......)
PS: Recommend Yu Xiyan's new book "Sister Yan", introduction: The sixth lady of the Yongning Hou Mansion is white-skinned and beautiful, and she is a fighter in Bai Fumei.
But she was a cannon fodder sister in the history of the struggle of the concubine, who was frail and sick, died early and lived a short life, and was replaced by the cousin.
As cannon fodder, she is so low-key that she doesn't tune in, why does the heroine still want to kill her in seconds?
Stumble! Can the sisters still have a good time?!
- Although cannon fodder is easy, it is difficult to counterattack, and you can do it and ascend the throne!