Chapter 5 The prince returns to the palace

When the Praetorian Cavalry went out of the city, the matter of the prince's imminent return to the palace has spread throughout the royal city, under the leadership of Zhou Bo and Shizi, all the civil and military officials of Guxi County went out of the city to greet each other, and outside the royal city, the hundred officials knelt down and shouted a thousand years old; But Zhou De didn't let them get up when he returned to the city, but just asked Zhou Bo and a few other old ministers to walk towards the city; Leaving the prince and his party kneeling in place, they didn't dare to get up.

"Shizi, what does this prince mean?"

"Is he going to do something to us?"

The people who stayed behind were all henchmen, and they were punished for no reason, and they were naturally worried in their hearts; The most disturbing of these people is Aguche; During the prince's departure from the palace, he fought against Zhou Bo everywhere, and even drew his sword against each other; The black-clothed killers who assassinated the prince were all sent by themselves, and if they had to track it down, they would bear the brunt of it. "What are you panicking about? I am the only son of my father, and he will not do anything to me, who will inherit the throne after killing this son? You don't have to worry about it, as long as this son is alive, you will be fine." Zhou Yi's analysis made everyone feel a lot more at ease, but Aguche was still worried that the prince had been chased and killed by the man in black many times but could still escape death, what does this mean? Who sent them, I'm afraid that the prince already knows, the prince is the only son of the prince, he is naturally fine, but he is in danger.

Guxi Wangcheng is the administrative center of dozens of counties in Guxi County, with the outer city, the inner city, the palace, the outer city is generally guarded by the county government of Guxi County, the general county seat has only 1,000 defenders, but Guxi County has 4,000, guarding the four gates of the outer city, the outer city is also the residence of the people of Guxi County, which is no different from the ordinary county seat. The outer city is the inner city, the inner city is not allowed to trespass on the people, it is the residence of the civil and military officials of Guxi County, guarded by the forbidden army of the four ya, the forbidden army of each city gate has as many as 5,000, plus the city wall is extremely thick, and there is a moat as wide as three zhang as a barrier, it can be described as impregnable.

Inside the inner city is the royal palace, although the palace does not have a city wall, but no one dares to trespass, the people who live here are all members of the royal family, except for the Yulin army, only the eunuchs can live in.

"Child, how about you live in this Chengqian Hall in the future?" At this time, the prince is no longer the sloppy old man, wearing a dragon-patterned gold crown, wearing a purple and gold robe, his whole body exudes a special aristocratic atmosphere, and a pair of big eyes are blazing on his face that seems to be smiling, and he is not angry and arrogant. "Lord Wang, didn't you say that this Chengqian Palace is where you live, how dare the grass people trespass." As soon as he entered the inner city, Wang Xu was led by Zhou Bo to bathe and change clothes, at this time Wang Xu had already taken off the 21st century clothes and put on ancient costumes, Wang Xu was quite tall, 1.80 meters, that is, an eight-foot body, after changing into a white Confucian robe, Yu was tall and straight, but his body looked slightly thin.

"Child, during the period when this king left the palace, you saved this king from danger many times, and this king is ready to make you a general, a reward of 1,000 taels, what do you think?" Everyone walked into the Chengqian Palace, King Guxi sat on the throne, looked down, and finally stopped at Wang Xu, and said warmly. Wang Xu didn't have much heart to ask for a reward at this time, the 100,000 army was still stationed outside, the man in black was extremely dangerous at the moment, if he let the prince know that it was the man in black who betrayed him, the consequences would be unimaginable; That is, they are entrusted by others, and they should be loyal to others.

"Lord, this is not the time to reward meritorious deeds, Ah Da did not hesitate to betray the son of the world in order to save the prince, his current situation is very dangerous, I don't know how the prince will arrange it?" "You don't care about the affairs of the man in black, this king immediately sent someone to send an order to transfer troops" Zhou De looked at Wang Xu at the moment, it can be said that the more he looks at it, the more he likes it, wealth can't move his heart, Jue Lu can't change his will, keep his promise, and be affectionate and righteous.

"Wang Xu listens to the seal".

"The king left the palace and was robbed, but fortunately Wang Xu helped him to save the king from danger; Today, he is named General Jingliao, with a bounty of 1,000 taels".

"Thank you for the reward". In fact, Wang Xu doesn't want to be a general, have you ever seen a general without soldiers? It's just a false title; Have you ever seen a general who doesn't know martial arts? Isn't it looking for death when you go to the battlefield? The last thousand gold is still a little useful, the gold in the Hongzhou Continent is very valuable, one tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver, one tael of silver is equal to a thousand copper plates, and one copper plate is equal to one thousand dollars; And three dollars can buy a steamed bun. That's a lot of money for a thousand taels of gold.

"Zhou Bo listened to the order, and Wang Fu immediately went to the military camp outside the city to give an order, and the army was stationed in the city from now on."

As soon as Zhou De's voice fell, everyone was shocked; In addition to the 1,000 defenders in each county, Guxi County also had a large army of 180,000, of which 80,000 were in the hands of the Guxi King himself, including 3,000 Yulin Army, 4,000 Outer City Guards, 20,000 Siya Forbidden Army, and 50,000 stationed on the border of Guxi County; The remaining 100,000 were to be under the command of the Son, and Aguche was at the helm of the army.

"Lord, don't let the army outside the city enter the city, the prince has long had the intention of usurping the throne, if you let the 100,000 army enter the city, wouldn't it lead the wolf into the house." "Yes, please think twice, my Guxi County has been safe and sound for many years, and thanks to this, the walls of Guxi Wangcheng are thick, and the prince has no certainty of victory, and there are 50,000 troops at the border pass, so the prince did not do anything." Zhou De frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he resolutely said: "The 100,000 troops outside the city must be transferred into the royal city, how to prevent the prince from usurping the throne, the secretaries should pay attention." "This".

"Hey".

"Lord, Wang Xu has a word, I don't know if the prince can hear it" Above the hall, the ministers had different opinions, so that Wang Xu had a preliminary understanding of Guxi County, and also made a clear judgment on the situation first, in the final analysis, this transfer of troops is nothing more than to save the life of the man in black, if no one goes to the barracks to order the killing of the man in black, then what danger are they?

"Tell me."

"This one, at the same time as mobilizing the 100,000 troops back to the city, the 50,000 troops stationed on the border can also be transferred back to the royal city, and they will be stationed on the flanks of the 100,000 army, and the prince will never dare to move." "Second, you can find any crime at will, put the prince in prison or house arrest first, and then release the prince after they are safe; What does the prince think? ”

Recalling the relationship with Wang Xu in the past half a month, in Zhou De's eyes, Wang Xu is just an ignorant teenager who is a little smart; Looking at the delicate and immature young man above this hall, he analyzed the situation so thoroughly and talked eloquently; It really surprised Zhou De, and he had a new understanding of Wang Xu.

"Okay, immediately put the prince and the general of the Chinese army, Aguche, into prison for the crime of treason, Zhou Bo, this matter will be handled by you."

"No". Zhou Bo ordered to turn around and leave. After Zhou Bo left, the ministers were also sent away by Zhou De, got up and came to Wang Xu's side, and said softly: "As for the affairs of the man in black, I will leave it to you, thank them for me, you tell them that they only have three days, and the prince can be closed, but not for a long time; More than half of the 100,000 generals outside the city were close associates of the prince, and if the prince could not be released for a long time, it was likely to provoke a mutiny. ”

"Yes, Lord Wang".