(a)

When I was in a painful delivery in the emperor's bedroom in the Qingliang Mountain Palace, Liu Shen and the crown prince led the army of King Qin mobilized by Chen Shouye to rush to the hunting ground of Qingliang Mountain under the stars. King Qin's army unfurled Liu Shen's Emperor Ming Yellow Dragon Banner and the Crown Prince's Light Yellow Qilin Banner, all the way to the location of the rebel army.

Yang Biao's army was shocked when they saw the blackened soldiers and horses on the horizon and the appearance of the emperor's dragon banner from a distance. The team in the dark wondered: Isn't the emperor in our central palace, why is there a dragon flag in the Han army opposite? The crown prince was not ordered to stay in Yunjing to supervise the country, why did he also come to participate in the hunt? And the team that participated in the rebellion was also very surprised: Didn't we already kidnap Liu Shen and imprison him in the palace? Who is this emperor from the other side?! Could it be that the news of Liu Shen's detention has leaked out? Was the army on the opposite side mobilized to suppress the rebels?

For a while, the army's heart was shaken, the formation was chaotic, and the generals of the front battalion urgently reported to Yang Biao and Zhou Daiyue.

Li Guozhong, who was already well aware of the situation, was secretly happy in his heart, and secretly ordered the troops to prepare for the internal and external cooperation, and cooperate with Liu Shen to fight and capture the thief. At the same time, he personally wrote several secret letters, sending loyal and reliable people to inform the brother generals in the paddock troops that he felt he could trust the news of Yang Biao's rebellion, hoping that everyone would meet and hold back, wait for Liu Shen's army to launch an attack, cooperate with the emperor, and strike a counterattack, so as to disintegrate Yang Biao's military ability in a short time.

(b)

When Yang Biao saw me, he knew that the matter had been revealed. It is impossible to get Liu Shen to sign the edict of abdication and launch a surprise attack on Yunjing without the hundred officials noticing. I must have informed the officials, the army, and the crown prince of what I knew before I came. I risked my life to come here, firstly, to increase the burden of his conscience and prevent him from killing or torturing Liu Shen; second, to inform him that his plot had been revealed at the beginning and that he had no chance of success; The third is to persuade him to turn back, give up the rebellion, surrender to Liu Shen and ask for guilt, and there is still room for redemption.

He carefully deliberated on the process of action along the way, from Liu Shen summoned him alone and promised to come to the parade, to Liu Shen entering the barracks to complete the parade, to the monarch and ministers going to the hunting ground together, and then to launching a sneak attack on the Imperial Forest Guards, successfully hijacking Liu Shen, and passing through the sieve one by one, convinced that every link was tightly linked, not leaking, and there was no possibility of leakage. As a result, he concluded that the leak could only be done before action. Thinking that I came in pretending to be a maid in his house, I passed through the camp along the way, and I must check the waist card, since I can pass the inspection, I must have the waist card of the Yang Mansion on my body. Thinking of this, he felt a pain in his heart, it turned out that the traitor was in his own house!

He thought bitterly: Could it be that my wife betrayed me and took refuge in the emperor and empress? No way! She is usually with me in everything, and besides, she is a woman, and she must not be able to think of so many ideas, nor can she arrange so many things. Not a lady, then a slave?

He examined the servants who knew the inside story one by one in his heart, and suddenly, his heart lit up and locked the housekeeper in the house.

Ah! He slapped himself on the thigh hard: How did I forget to guard against this person?! Although this person has always been loyal and reliable, his in-laws are Fu Tianliang's subordinates after all, and he has a very good relationship with his in-laws. Although he was not directly involved in the matter, he had a share in many arrangements, and the government had been plotting this matter for a while, and he had also assigned a lot of errands, as long as he was a little clever and had an eye on it, it was not difficult to guess what Yang Biao and his comrades wanted to do. It must have been that he was aware of Yang Biao's actions, inquired in private, and after understanding the situation, he told Fu Tianliang the secret, so the queen would know about it so quickly! Yang Biao couldn't help but sigh: These days have been spent on the outside, and he can't imagine that he has neglected the precautions at home, and the loopholes are in the people around him.

He gritted his teeth with hatred for the housekeeper in his heart. After the smoke was struck, he sat down and wrote a letter to his wife, ordering her to arrest the housekeeper and his family at once, and to interrogate him clearly, and if there was indeed a snitch, the housekeeper would immediately be executed and buried secretly, and his family members would be secretly imprisoned, and he would be punished when he returned after the matter was completed.

After the letter was sent, he summoned Zhou Daiyue and other confidant generals to inform them that the news had leaked, and the crown prince would definitely mobilize troops to come to King Qin, and asked all his troops to be ready for battle. When Zhou Daiyue and the others heard that the rumors had leaked out, and they were about to face the army of King Qin, they couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Yang Biao said: "Don't be afraid. Liu Shen is still in our hands now. Even if the crown prince comes, he must throw a mouse taboo, and dare not take the risk of killing the fish and breaking the net to attack forcibly, if Liu Shen is killed because of this, the crown prince will be charged with great unfilial piety, and he will not be able to face the subjects of the world without shame, and he will not be able to clear his suspicion of being eager to ascend the throne and killing people with a knife. He can only surround Qingliang Mountain and negotiate with us. If we have Liu Shen's edict in our hands, we are not afraid that the crown prince will not obey the order. If he resists the decree and does not respect it, then we will attack the prince and become famous. It is he who rebels, not us. In case Liu Shen's edict cannot be obtained, or the fake edict is discovered, you can also use negotiation to drag the crown prince, or take advantage of the opportunity of negotiation to launch a surprise attack, defeat the crown prince's troops in one fell swoop, capture the crown prince, and change the dynasty can be realized. ”

Yang Biao knew very well that the most suitable candidate for the crown prince to turn to the military elders for help was Chen Shouye. Although he and Chen Shouye have not confronted each other, they have been officials in the same dynasty for many years and know his combat style very well. Chen Shouye's use of troops lies in stability and step by step, which is very similar to the style of Lei Shicheng of the Southern Han Dynasty back then. When Yang Biao thought that he was promoted to a general because of his military merits, Chen Shouye was just a thousand-commander, and when Jinfengzhai met the alliance, he was just a middle-level officer. When the two armies meet, he will definitely be able to find Chen Shouye's flaws and hit them with one blow, so that Chen Shouye's troops will be defeated. As for the crown prince, although he has already had some experience in political and military affairs, after all, he is not fledgling and has not directly participated in large-scale battles, so there is no need to worry.

He explained this to his subordinates one by one and encouraged them in their faith. Then he agreed with Zhou Daiyue that without further ado, Liu Shen and his wife could not be given another whole night. If they meet and discuss with each other, and refuse to write an abdication edict at midnight, they can only quickly cut through the mess and send Liu Shen to the west, and the queen will let her die in the palace with the child in her belly.

(c)

Just when he and Zhou Daiyue were plotting, the guards of the emperor's bedroom came to report, saying that the queen was in unbearable pain and was about to give birth. Yang Biao sneered, sure enough, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and at this time, what else did he want! The soldier asked for instructions on how to deal with it, and Yang Biao said coldly: "Don't care about her, don't give anything, let her give birth by herself." If she can't be born, it's her life, it's none of my business. ”

The guards who came to report listened to Yang Biao's decision and hesitated for a while. Zhou Daiyue stared at his face viciously and said, "What? Didn't you hear the general's orders clearly? Do you pity that woman? If so, you can all go with her! ”

When the soldier heard this, he lowered his head, no longer hesitated, and kowtowed yes, indicating that he would ignore the request of the emperor and empress and strictly guard it.

After the soldier turned to leave, Yang Biao's thoughts had not yet turned back from this matter, when he heard a burst of trumpets outside, and the teacups on the table were shaken and jumped.

He and Zhou Daiyue glanced at each other, and said in their hearts: Could it be that King Qin's army is coming? It's so fast!

He said to Zhou Daiyue: "Things have been done like this, and it is useless to be afraid, only to lay down a heart and survive in death." Let's go to the front and see how it goes. (To be continued.) )