"The Queen Mother's Festival."

The prince gritted his teeth, repeated it a few times, and said: "At the Queen Mother's ceremony, there really won't be many guards, but when the time comes, how should we do it?" ”

The young strategist said: "Your Highness, do you know who are the guards at the Queen Mother's ceremony?" ”

"Every year, the king will participate in the festival, so he naturally knows." The crown prince looked at him and said, "At the festival, there will be three hundred forbidden troops responsible for security and order, but these three hundred forbidden troops are not the king's private army. ”

"But these three hundred people are not the guards of the City Patrol Division or the Xinwang Mansion." The young strategist looked at him and said: "The Empress Dowager's festival is in the Cihuai Temple outside the city, and the king will definitely go out of the city at that time, and it is impossible to bring too many guards with him, but these three hundred forbidden troops are loyal to His Majesty, as long as His Highness ......."

The young strategist looked at the prince, and before he finished speaking, the prince already understood, his expression moved, and he said: "If this king can control these forbidden armies, when the time comes, won't the king of faith be the fish and meat on the chopping board of this king?" ”

He paced around the hall and said, "Prepare the car, this king is going to go to the Taifu Lord to discuss the ......, and in addition, just in case, send someone to the post station and summon the second prince of those barbarians." ”

……

Post.

As it got dark, the second prince got out of the carriage and walked into the inn.

The middle-aged woman stepped forward and asked, "The prince is in such a hurry to find His Highness, what is the matter?" ”

The second prince walked into the room and said slowly: "The prince is finally going to make a move, as soon as King Xin dies, as long as the Chu State is controlled by him, my department will no longer have to worry about the future." ”

Wan Yan Yan asked suspiciously: "Second brother, you won't marry that county lord?" ”

The second prince said: "Asking to marry the lord of Changning is just a way to confuse the eyes, although she is proficient in civil and military affairs, but it is impossible for us to use, the purpose of this trip is only two, to destroy the Chen Chu alliance and get rid of King Xin......"

"There's one more." Wan Yan Yan looked at him and added: "It's best to catch that surnamed Tang back, let him give us advice, and if he cheats and cheats, we will whip his ass......"

The middle-aged woman looked at her and asked, "What does the prince want us to do?" ”

"At that time, before the prince makes a move, he will let the forbidden army in the city close the city gate and prevent the soldiers of the city patrol department from rescuing him, so that the three hundred forbidden troops of Cihuai Temple will be enough to take down King Xin." The second prince sat down at the table and said, "These three hundred people are all the power that the prince could use that day, just in case, he asked our people to respond outside to make sure nothing went wrong." ”

His eyes were slightly cold, and he said: "When the time comes, if King Xin dies, the prince's side is not damaged, it can be regarded as the icing on the cake, in exchange for ten years of peace with the Chu State, unify the departments in one fell swoop, if both sides are defeated, the prince of the Chu State will also be eliminated, and when the time comes, the Chu State will be chaotic, the Chu State will take care of itself, and naturally it will not take care of the alliance with the Chen State, and the deadlock on the grassland can also ......be resolved."

Wan Yan Yan clenched the little whip and said, "It would be nice if it really went so well......

Splendid Palace.

In Tang Ning's room, Lu Teng and Chen Zhou were both there.

Lu Teng's face was solemn, he looked at Tang Ning, and asked: "My lord, the prince of Chu is going to make a move on King Xin, is this news true or false, we are far away in Chu State, if we make a wrong step, the princess will be in danger." ”

Tang Ning said: "Don't worry about the princess, I have already sent the princess out secretly." ”

Lu Teng was shocked: "When did the adults send the princess out, why don't I know?" ”

"That's not the point." Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "The point is that the Chu State is now experiencing great changes, what should we do to preserve the mission." ”

After Lu Teng calmed down, he thought for a while and said: "I think that we just need to do our own thing, and there is no need to intervene in the dispute between the king and the prince, after all, the prince and the princess still have a marriage, if the prince wins, it will be beneficial to us, but if the king ascends the throne, won't this marriage be null and void?" ”

"Ahem! Cough! ”

Chen Zhou covered his mouth and coughed twice, looked at Lu Teng, and said: "Commander Lu, I think Lord Tang is right, we have been in the Chu State for so long, and Commander Lu should already know what the prince's character is, if the Chu State falls into his hands, it will be finished sooner or later, it is better to help the king, maybe he can end up in a big ......, besides, what kind of identity is the princess, how can the waste prince of the Chu State be worthy of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Lord Tang, do you say?" ”

Lu Teng thought for a while, looked at Tang Ning, and said, "I listen to Lord Tang's arrangement." ”

Along the way, many events have shown that there will be nothing wrong with listening to Tang Ning, and before he came, he didn't expect that the situation in Chu was so complicated that he couldn't make a choice.

At this time, listening to smart people is obviously the best choice.

Tang Ning nodded and said: "The Empress Dowager's festival is in the Cihuai Temple outside the city, three days later, King Xin and the prince will go out of the city, this is the best opportunity for the prince, he will definitely let people block the city gate after leaving the city, prevent the rescue of the city patrol division, and the three hundred forbidden troops responsible for the safety of the festival, once they are mastered by the prince, King Xin can only be captured." ”

Lu Teng said with a solemn face: "What can we do?" ”

Tang Ning looked at him and said: "The princess I have been sent to a safe place, I need you to transfer our eight hundred guards out of the city in these three days, and place them around the nearest Cihuai Temple, if there is an accident during the festival, I will rescue King Xin from the hands of the crown prince......"

Lu Teng pondered for a moment, arched his hand, and said, "Take the order!" ”

……

Jihuai Temple is located on a hill more than ten miles outside of Kyoto, and the incense in the temple is not vigorous, but Jihuai Temple is extremely famous in Kyoto.

Just because this Cihuai Temple was built by the first emperor to commemorate the queen, that is, the late queen mother.

Since Her Majesty's accession to the throne, the Son of Heaven and King Shin will personally go to the Cihuai Temple to worship at every Queen Mother's ceremony.

If the dragon is in bad shape today, this year's Queen Mother's Festival will be in charge of King Xin, and the prince, as the prince, will also go out of the city to worship together.

The procession departed from Kyoto at the beginning of the day, and the festival officially began at noon.

The prince sat in the carriage at the front, his fists clenched, his forehead dripping with fine sweat, and asked in a deep voice, "Haven't you arrived at Cihuai Temple yet?" ”

A person outside the carriage said: "Go back to Your Highness, and then go further to Xu Lu." ”

"Hongu knows." In the carriage, the prince wiped the sweat in his palms with a clean handkerchief, and an abnormal red tide appeared on his face.

The distance is far away, and it is almost here, and the abbot of Cihuai Temple has already led the monks to wait outside the temple, stepped forward and called a Buddha number, and said: "The abbot of Cihuai Temple is empty, I have seen the prince, I have seen the prince." ”

The prince glanced at the abbot with a somewhat unpleasant face, in the Chu State, the prince is under one person, above ten thousand, this old monk has seen the prince first, and then the prince, obviously he did not put him in his eyes.

However, compared to the big things he was going to do next, he didn't care about these little things.

"The master is exempt." King Shin clasped his hands together and asked, "How are the preparations for the festival?" ”

The old monk clasped his hands together and said, "Everything is ready, Lord Wang, please." ”

King Xin looked at the prince and said, "Prince, please." ”

The crown prince had a smile on his face and said, "Uncle Wang, please first." ”

King Shin was the first to step into the temple gate, and the prince and the leader of the forbidden army glanced at each other, and also stepped forward.

The ceremony of the Queen Mother has always been supervised by the Ministry of Rites, and in addition to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, some important ministers of the court must also accompany the ceremony.

In a large hall in the temple.

King Shin and the crown prince stood at the forefront, followed by more than a dozen important ministers of the court.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu stepped forward, looked at King Xin, and arched his hand: "Lord, the auspicious time has arrived, and you can start." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Uncle Wang, my stomach in this palace is suddenly a little uncomfortable, you can start first......

Before he finished speaking, he took a few steps back, and when he retreated to the door, his face showed a look of ecstasy, and he said loudly, "Do it!" ”