Outside the gate of the Handan Governor's Mansion, Xue Li was bidding farewell to an official, and the official turned around immediately after leaving. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The sound of horses' hooves came, and Zhao Wuming slapped the war horse alone, galloping towards this side with a silk book.

Xue Li immediately turned his head to look at the voice when he heard the voice, then showed a smile, and bowed in the direction of Zhao Wuming: "The fourth prince came so fast."

"Why wasn't the captain half surprised?". Zhao Wuming turned over and dismounted, and when he saw the smile on Xue Li's face, he was not surprised, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

Xue Li shook his head slightly, and then pointed to the mansion: "Although the time is urgent, it is not that there is no time to enter the mansion and sit."

"It is better to be respectful than to obey orders". Seeing Xue Li's expression like this, Zhao Wuming naturally knew that he had learned the news that Zhao Chong was critically ill, and immediately bowed.

The two walked to the house and sat down in the study, but because the time was urgent, they didn't say much to sit down.

Xue Li didn't wait for Zhao Wuming to speak, and immediately asked: "The prince is here, but it's because the king is critically ill."

"But this is the case, and now the commander of the forbidden army is Shen Tuxiu, and the king is critically ill. I'm afraid that the eldest brother and the queen will be in danger in the palace." Zhao Wuming directly explained his intentions.

Xue Li gradually fell into thought, and said to Zhao Wuming for a while: "It stands to reason that the forbidden army cannot enter the inner palace, but there is no absolute. Once the king is critically ill, there is no guard in the inner palace. Shen Tuxiu has been the commander of the forbidden army for many years, and he does have many henchmen. If they give it a go, they can easily enter the inner palace. It's a pity that although Lao Chen controls the Handan garrison, he can't let them do this, after all, this is a big crime to exterminate the clan. Therefore, after the old minister received the news, it was expected that the fourth prince would definitely come. Let the old minister let the soldiers of the four princes enter the city and attack the palace. Therefore, Fang Cai was not the slightest surprised. It's just that if the fourth prince really wants to enter the city, the old minister will never stop him, but the old minister wants the prince to think carefully, and I am afraid that the fourth prince's soldiers alone will not be able to take the palace."

"Thank you for the reminder, but why did this son storm the palace?" Zhao Wuming asked Xue Li rhetorically.

Xue Li was immediately stunned, and looked at Zhao Wuming in confusion: "If Gongzi's army doesn't attack the palace, how can it get in?"

"Although the defenders of Handan will not attack the palace, how can Shen Tuxiu not defend against it?" Zhao Wuming replied to the question of the national lieutenant Xue Li.

Xue Li was a little confused, and his eyes were full of doubts: "The old minister deduces that if Shen Tuxiu wants to protect the second prince on the throne, he will definitely use his power to control the palace inside and outside the palace. Since he wants to control, then he naturally has to guard against the old minister's Handan defenders. At most, it is just to send back the 100,000 forbidden troops outside the city. Of course, the old minister can also give some convenience to Gongzi, and use his power to preemptively transfer all the Handan defenders outside the city back, so as to close the four gates and block all the forbidden soldiers and horses. Forgive the old minister's words, even if the prince faces the 50,000 forbidden troops in the palace, it may be difficult to win."

"The words of the national captain, this son has also considered it, so this son plans to outwit it." I didn't expect Xue Li to take the initiative to transfer back to Handan to close the four city gates, so as to save some tongues.

Xue Li thought that Zhao Wuming would persuade him to send troops to help, but Zhao Wuming never exited. Looking at him, he seemed to be really sure, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "Forgive the old minister for being stupid, the disparity in strength between the two sides is too huge, and Shen Tuxiu still occupies a favorable position." It's really hard for the old minister to come up with those clever plans."

"If Shen Tuxiu wants to transfer the forbidden soldiers and horses from the military camp outside the city to the palace. Judging from the situation at this time, is it possible for Shen Tu Xiu to leave the palace? “。 Zhao Wuming asked Xue Li rhetorically.

Xue Li shook his head slightly, and replied without thinking: "Now that the situation in the palace is changing rapidly, if the old minister is Shen Tuxiu, he will naturally not leave the palace at this time."

"Dare to ask the national captain, if Shen Tuxiu can't leave, then how will he transfer soldiers and horses outside the city?" Zhao Wuming continued to ask Xue Li.

Xue Li was stunned for a moment, and reacted instantly. But he immediately thought of something, and then shook his head: "It's useless, even if Gongzi sent troops to kill the envoy who went to transfer troops to Shen Tuxiu, and got the military order in the messenger's hand, he couldn't open the palace gate with that military order."

"If you let a team of soldiers go to the forbidden army barracks outside the city with that military order. Gather the Praetorian generals and put them under house arrest while seizing the Waist Card. Are you using the waist cards of the generals of the forbidden army to open the gates of the palace? “。 Zhao Wuming briefly said to Xue Li that he had been planning with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping in Hancheng these days.

Xue Li couldn't help but admire, but after admiring, he still shook his head: "If Gongzi's subordinates, there is really such a fierce general, who dares to lead a team of soldiers to carry out this plan in the forbidden army's army tent with military orders, but he can also get the waist card to open the palace." But I don't know if Gongzi has thought about it, Shen Tuxiu can defend against the defenders of Handan, how can he not guard against Gongzi's soldiers and horses? Ruoshen Tuxiu has been inspecting the four palace gates of the outer palace, but he only sent his henchmen to the inner palace. Even if the son holds the waist card in his hand, how can he get in? “。

"Since Shen Tu Xiu is wary of this son, what if this son goes to the palace first?" Zhao Wuming threw out a blockbuster, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping could come up with such a strategy, how could they let the strategy have such a big omission.

Xue Li was speechless in surprise, and only after a while did he speak: "The son is so bold, the old minister is ashamed of himself, and the slightest mistake in such a dangerous place will be doomed." If the prince enters the palace, Shen Tuxiu will no longer have any doubts, and he will enter the inner palace with the prince at that time. It's just that Childe really believes that the generals you sent out can get the waist card smoothly? If the speed is a little slower, I'm afraid Childe will fall to the ground."

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger, and the enmity between this son and Shen Tu Xiu is not the same as the sky, what if you can kill Shen Tu Xiu, what about the risk?" Zhao Wuming replied without thinking.

Xue Li seemed to have made a difficult decision: "Since the prince has such courage, how can the old minister be willing to stay behind." Although Lao Chen could not order 150,000 Handan defenders to attack the palace, he was not without one or two henchmen over the years. The old minister is willing to send 20,000 troops to help Gongzi succeed."

"It's naturally good to have a national lieutenant to help, but there is still a big enemy, but you can't guard against it." Zhao Wuming did not refuse directly, but instead diverted the topic.

Xue Li looked at Zhao Wuming suspiciously, his eyes full of puzzlement: "Isn't the biggest enemy the 150,000 forbidden army soldiers and horses in Shen Tuxiu's hands?"

"Don't forget Zhao Wei, the national captain." Zhao Wuming prompted Xue Li.

Xue Li thought about it and shook his head slightly: "Although the second prince is indeed a big enemy, it is time for a short-handed battle at this time. The second son has no soldiers and horses in his hands, how can he be called a great enemy? “。

"Could it be that the national lieutenant forgot Anyang? Anyang can have 200,000 soldiers and horses." Zhao Wuming continued to prompt Xue Li.

Xue Li smiled in disbelief: "How can Yuanshui save the near fire."

"What if the soldiers of Anyang are outside Handan City?" Zhao Wuming asked directly at Xue Li.

Xue Li was shocked and blurted out: "Impossible, there are many hurdles on the way from Anyang to Handan." If you want to reach Handan as quickly as possible, you need to pass through the territory of Wei. If it is a detour, then the checkpoints are even more unknown, and it is impossible for the old minister not to know."

"The captain of this thing knows at a glance that now the soldiers of Anyang are close at hand." After Zhao Wuming finished speaking, he handed the silk book in his hand directly to Xue Li.

Xue Li hurriedly took the silk book, and was about to open it when the sound of hurried footsteps came.

A military general was covered with sweat and saw Xue Li. Ignoring the rest of the people on the side, he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "I just visited the Malay report, and there is an army under the banner of Anyang, which is galloping over. The general calculated the speed, and in four hours at most, he would be able to attack the city."

"The soldiers of Anyang?". Originally, someone broke in, and Xue Li was annoyed. At this time, when he heard this incredible military situation, he immediately stood up and was furious: "Bastard, the 200,000 Anyang soldiers are huge, why did you only learn the news at this time."

"The lieutenant doesn't know all these years. The second son made a generous move, and had already bought off officials along the way with a large amount of wealth. Therefore, we didn't know until these soldiers and horses were about to enter the range of Handan." The military general hurriedly replied, silently bearing Xue Li's anger.

Xue Li instantly thought of something and asked the general: "What about the second son, Zhao Yan?" There can be a record of the second son, Zhao Yan, going out of the city."

"After the last general learned the news, he specially checked it, and the second son went out of the city not long ago." After the military general finished speaking, he lowered his head very low, obviously extremely frightened in his heart.

Xue Li wanted to be angry first, but was interrupted by Zhao Wuming: "The national lieutenant is angry, the top priority is how to defend Handan." Zhao Wei is the second son, who can stop him if he wants to go out of the city."

"What a deep scheming, such a clever means. It took ten years to smash a passage with money, which makes people have to admire." After speaking, Xue Li's eyes looked at the general, and he commanded: "You, go to my son's mansion immediately, and let him go to the military camp to gather soldiers to defend Handan."

"Yes". The general hurriedly stood up to receive the order, turned around and ran out as fast as he could.

Xue Li saw the generals walking away, opened the silk book that Zhao Wuming handed him, glanced at it hurriedly, and immediately threw it to the ground: "It seems that we have underestimated the determination and courage of the second son."

"150,000 Handan defenders, defending the city, are not afraid of 200,000 Anyang soldiers, as long as the forbidden army does not participate in it, they can be calmly cleaned up." Zhao Wuming persuaded Xue Li.

After all, Xue Li had a lot of experience, and he thought of how to act almost instantly, and looked at Zhao Wuming: "The plan for today is to subdue the forbidden army before the Anyang soldiers arrive, but the Handan defenders cannot be mobilized before the big war is imminent." The old minister supported Gongzi's 20,000 soldiers and horses and waited outside the palace. Regardless of whether the generals sent by Gongzi can successfully obtain the waist card, they should immediately wave their troops and storm the palace, so that there is a chance to live."

"The words of the national captain are reasonable". Zhao Wuming immediately agreed.

At this time, the sound of footsteps came, followed by a knock on the door: "Master Qiqi, there is a messenger from the palace, come by the will of the queen."

"Emissary?". Xue Li was in a dilemma in his heart, to go or not to go? If you go to the current situation, who can preside over the overall situation outside, and if you don't go to Shen Tuxiu, will you have any doubts?

Zhao Wuming saw Xue Li pondering, and persuaded him: "The national captain must not go to the palace."

"Gongzi wants to use the waist card of the general of the forbidden army to open the palace gate, but he can only do so in the absence of Shen Tuxiu. Shen Tuxiu is jealous of the son, but he is not afraid of the old minister. Once one of you and I doesn't arrive, I'm afraid something will happen. In order to take down Shen Tu Xiu as quickly as possible, you and I can only go at this time." Xue Li said this, thinking for a while: "The old minister will make arrangements first, and then go to the palace." It is best for the prince to arrive a little later than the old minister, so as not to make Shen Tuxiu suspicious. Now that there is my son Xue Qian outside, there will be no major events for a while, please rest assured."

After speaking, without waiting for Zhao Wuming to agree, he immediately walked outside.

(To be continued.) )