Since the fourth child knows the changes in Tianjin and the situation in the capital, with his character, he will not be willing to be a wall-watcher, and he will not just spread rumors to stir up the situation.

Li Guangdi was silent for a long time before asking, "What does the fourteenth master think of the prince's shrinking of his forces and strictly guarding the inner city?" ”

Yinzhen was calculating how many days it would take for the fourth child to rush back to the capital, and Li Guangdi, who listened to it, couldn't help but pause, thought a little, and said: "The prince is short of troops, and he strives to consolidate the defense of the inner city to stabilize his position, what is the reason for the prince to change his strategy in just one day when he enters Beijing?" But it is not known. ”

"If the expectation is good, the crown prince should have seen through our purpose of trying to rescue the hostage of the ministers and clansmen." Li Guangdi said in a deep voice: "In this way, it will inevitably be more difficult to rescue the hostages. ”

"Now the rumors about the emperor's death in the capital are obviously spread by the prince, and as time goes by, everyone will be happy." Zhang Pengxi groaned: "In addition, there is also the minister of the upper study in Beijing, Wang, he has always been a supporter of the prince, if he helps lobby, the prince will soon be able to regather a group of officials and relatives, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable we are." ”

Yinzhen nodded slightly, the prince really can't afford to drag it here, it seems that he can't wait for the fourth child, he thought for a while, and then he said: "Can't let the prince be so comfortable, let's take down Fuchengmen or Xizhimen, how about it?" ”

Occupy an inner city gate, enter can be attacked, retreat can be defended, rescue officials are also very convenient, and the most important thing is that it can make the prince sleep, let a group of officials and relatives see hope, let the soldiers and horses in the capital panic, and force the prince not to dare to ascend the throne.

When the two of them heard this, they were all overjoyed, and Li Guangdi bowed his head and said: "This idea is very good, occupy a gate, and the prince will be like a fish in his throat, restless, but, whether this casualty will be too great, all the city gates are easy to defend and difficult to attack." ”

"The casualties won't be too big." Yinzhen said confidently, and immediately went out to gather Long Keduo, Yande, Eighth Elder Brother Yin and others to discuss how to attack Fuchengmen or Xizhimen.

Looking at Tongzhou from afar, Ma Gaoming, the minister of the firearms battalion palm print, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because the post road from Tianjin to Beijing was destroyed by the prince's men and horses all the way, and the forbidden army of the battalions behind the prince can be said to have suffered enough.

After setting up camp in Tongzhou, Ma Gaoming not only became worried again, but the cavalry would arrive in the capital early tomorrow morning, but Kangxi still had no news, and what position should he take when his 8,000-strong army arrived in the capital? The situation in the capital, including the rumors, is clear to him, and he is entangled in the tripartite forces of the prince, the eighth master, and the fourteenth master, how should he stand in line?

It's been six days and nights, Kangxi still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, he is inclined to Kangxi's death, otherwise with the sand that Kangxi can't rub in his eyes, how can he sit back and watch the prince be so disobedient? But at the moment in the capital, the crown prince has an absolute advantage, but he is not sure that the prince will be able to have the last laugh, the eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother are not easy people, both of them are stationed in the Fengtai camp, and a situation has been formed to join forces to deal with the prince, God knows who has a greater chance of winning.

And his firearms battalion of 8,000 people, as soon as he shows up in the capital, a few elder brothers will immediately come to woo him, will he continue to watch? Once the brother divides the winner and loser, he will not have his good fruit to eat, and he can't help but feel sad.

The other thousands of soldiers and horses who arrived in Tongzhou one after another The generals of the forbidden army are also sad faces, the same troubles as Ma Gaoming, this is not an ordinary standing line, it is not good to stand in exile, and even the catastrophe of the death of the clan, although the generals are bottomless, but no one thought of going to someone to discuss, or to discuss in a group, the most taboo of the generals of the forbidden army has always been to discuss in private. …,

At dusk, the crown prince Yin put on the guard of honor, with great fanfare, and drove to Dongcheng District, Xitangzi Hutong, and the minister of the study room Song Zhu heard the news, immediately opened the middle door, and led the people of Hefu to the door to greet him.

Seeing this situation, Yin was overjoyed, this Song Zhu seems to be a person who does not eat the ancients, if he is brought over, he will have the support of the two ministers of the upper study, and it will be much easier to win over other officials. Moreover, this Song Zhu has served as the commander and commander of the military battalion, the squire of the military department, the commander of the Yellow Banner Han Army, the general of Guangzhou, the general of Fengtian, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

As soon as he saw Yin get off the sedan chair, Songzhu took the lead in kneeling down and said: "Slave Songzhu, welcome the crown prince." ”

Yin came this time, in order to attract people's hearts, in order to appease the courtiers and relatives, naturally he would not put the crown prince's score, immediately stepped forward a few steps, helped Song Zhu, and said: "Song Zhongtang, please get up quickly." ”

After welcoming Yin into the main hall and sitting down to serve tea, Yin first withdrew his entourage, Song Zhu was naturally interested, and also retreated, and then bowed down and said: "I don't know what the prince is coming, what is the purpose?" ”

Seeing that he put on a business-like appearance, Yin couldn't help but smile and said: "This time I came here purely to visit and comfort, and I have no other intentions." ”

≡ Zhu is only fifty or six this year, he was born in the army, and he has dealt with Qiu Ba for most of his life, and he has long practiced slippery hands, so he immediately said: "The crown prince came to the cold house in person, and the slave is very honored." Then he was silent.

Yin secretly scolded a slippery sentence, he had to run a few clansmen at night, but there was no time to delay, so he immediately said straight to the point: "Right now, it has been six days since the emperor fell into the water in Tianjin, although there is still no exact news about the emperor, but from the fourteenth brother who led three thousand navies to Beijing, you can get a glimpse of one or two." ”

"The slave is foolish, and I ask the prince to make it clear." Song Zhu said with a confused face.

"The emperor has died." Yin's face sank, and he said lightly: "I don't know if Songzhongtang can continue to serve the imperial court loyally?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Song Zhu immediately knelt down and said: "If the emperor dies, the crown prince inherits the unification, it is the destiny of heaven, and the slave is a minister of the Qing Dynasty, how dare he violate the ancestral national law?" ”

Hearing this, Yin's face unconsciously softened, and said: "This is very good, on the day of accession to the throne, I will crown you with the title of prince and concubine, and give you a son." ”

The prince is already a very popular minister, and he also has a son, this is a generous reward, Song Zhu secretly said that the prince is not small, and he hurriedly thanked: "Thank you for the prince's grace." After getting up, he asked again: "If the emperor has not died, what should the prince do?" ”

This soldier has no intention of staying any longer, and said with a smile: "A few days later, there will be news coming, Song Zhongtang will wait and see, don't forget today's words at that time." "Min