Thinking that Kangxi might have died, Yin Deng was anxious, even if he rushed to the capital in five days, what could he do? He is now a lonely minister, with no soldiers in his hands and no support from courtiers and relatives, so is it difficult to rush back to congratulate the new monarch on his accession to the throne?

Wu Sidao glanced at the restless Yin, and said in a deep voice: "The fourth master doesn't need to be anxious, even if the emperor dies and the princes compete for the throne, it will not be clear in a short time." ”

"At present, the only ones who have the strength to compete for the throne are the prince, the third child, and the eighth child." Yin frowned and said: "The third child is indecisive, looking forward and backward in case of trouble, and it is difficult to succeed, but the prince and the eighth child are both decisive and decisive people, I am afraid that it will not take a few days to distinguish the high and low." ”

"Not necessarily." Wu Sidao said calmly: "The crown prince has no strength at present, the eighth master has no military power in his hands, and it is difficult to succeed without the support of the army, and besides, those who compete for the throne should add the fourteenth master." ”

"Old Fourteen?" Yin said in surprise: "The old fourteen and the emperor fell into the water, their whereabouts are unknown, life and death are unknown, why do they have a share in the fight for the throne?" Moreover, the navy's bombardment of the emperor is really a great rebellion, and he has long been notorious, even if he is safe and sound, it is impossible to fight for the throne again. ”

"The fourth master might as well think about it quietly, since the fourteenth master fell into the water with the emperor, then he should be by the emperor's side, the naval exercise, the fourteenth master should also be by the emperor's side, shelling the emperor, isn't the fourteenth master in the same danger?" Wu Sidao said: "It can be seen from this that the navy rebellion, another person instigated, the emperor was bombarded in front, the wall collapsed and fell into the water, and life and death are still unknown, then the shelling should be missed, the wall collapsed into the water, it should be a moat, but how big can the moat be, why is it missing?"

The moat of Tianjin is connected to the Haihe River, and the fourth master should know, Sidao speculated that the collapse of the earth caused the moat to be connected to the Haihe River, and the emperor and the fourteenth master should be involved in the Haihe River, so that their whereabouts are unknown and they don't know whether they live or die.

Whether the emperor is good at swimming, I don't know, but the fourteenth master trained the navy in Shanghai and eliminated many clan children, the most important of which is that he is not good at swimming.

The Haihe River is wide, the water flow is not turbulent, the fourteenth master is a good swimmer, it must be unharmed, and the navy has heavy troops in Tianjin, in this case, how can the fourteenth master not fight for the throne? In this way, the prince, the eighth master, and the fourteenth master will be intertwined, and it will be difficult to distinguish the winner in the short term. ”

Yin listened to the secret nodded, if the three parties competed, the capital would inevitably rush back to the capital in chaos, and there would be a chance to fish in troubled waters, although he had no soldiers and no one, but he had a 'sticky pole,' the more chaotic the situation, the more it could play a role.

"The fourth master wants to rush back to the capital?" Wu Sidao took a sip of tea and asked in a deep voice.

Yin nodded and said: "The current situation is complicated, the situation is unclear, if the emperor dies, won't years of hard work be in vain?" Whether I have the opportunity or not, I have to go back to Beijing to try it, otherwise, once there is a change, I will regret it for the rest of my life. ”

"It's time to go back to Beijing, even if it's worth taking some risks. Wu Sidao nodded and said, "But it's best to hide the traces first, in addition, it must also be properly arranged, leaving a way out, in case the emperor survives, he will not be passive." ”

Yin Deng calmed down, Kangxi's death was not confirmed, he should indeed reserve a way to retreat, be careful, glanced at Wu Sidao, and then he said, "What advice does Mr. have?" ”

Wu Sidao groaned: "First of all, the accompanying Qincha must be sent to Guangdong first, and the second government must be appointed to measure the land first. Secondly, the secret of the flying pigeon book cannot be revealed, in case the emperor survives, this matter, the fourth master cannot explain it clearly.

In addition, it is necessary to prevent the fourteenth master and the eighth master from joining forces to suppress the prince, in that case, the winner will be quickly divided, and even if the fourth master rushes back to the capital in time, it will be useless. ..., thinking about it, if the emperor is unharmed, he must be rescued by the fourteenth master, and he may be in the navy

The fourth master might as well spread the news that the emperor is safe and is held hostage in the navy by the fourteenth master in the capital, so that the prince can be suppressed and the fourteenth master can be isolated, which can not only receive the effect of suspicious soldiers, but also make the capital more chaotic, at least it can delay for time. ”

Rumors again! Yin couldn't help laughing secretly, Wu Sidao has a soft spot for spreading rumors, but this method is really good, once the rumor of the old fourteen holding the emperor hostage spreads, the eighth will definitely not join forces with him, and the eighth and the prince do not share the same sky, it is impossible to join forces, so, the three parties can only fight separately, and the blow to the prince is not small, Kangxi is still alive, and the prince wants to ascend the throne as the crown prince, there will also be great resistance.

"It's a great idea." Yin nodded, and said with a little deep thought: "I will hurry back to the capital, and Mr. will take the carriage and then change the horses all the way, and I will prepare people." ”

Chaoyang Gate is a traffic artery, has always been prosperous, there are countless cars and horses entering and leaving every day, but since yesterday after the city gate was closed, it has been deserted. Early in the morning, the successor of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion Vest Suo Wuman rushed to hand over, but he only saw the door army of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, which was menacing yesterday, and none of the heavily guarded infantry battalion sergeants had ever seen him, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "What about those turtle sons in the infantry battalion?" Why is there no one to see? ”

"I withdrew just after dawn, and the devil knows why." Ma Changsheng, who was on duty, complained softly: "It's really fucking moldy, it only takes one shift in five days, and it's so bad." ”

Each city gate of the Xiaocai Battalion Gate Army is assigned to 30 people from each banner, and there are also patrol battalion sergeants from the Yamen of the Infantry Army, there are hundreds of people at a city gate, and it takes five days to take the turn to be on duty at the city gate, and the city gate guard is the most oily and watery, and a class down, you can get a tael of silver at will, and when the city gate is closed, Ma Changsheng naturally has a lot of losses.

Suo Wuman also felt the same way, but he looked at it openly, and said with a smile: "Look at this posture, I'm afraid it's going to be messed up for a while, and you're not the only one who is moldy." ”

"Hey, one." Ma Changchang sighed and said, "I still expect this silver to pay off the debt, damn, this money should roll up again." ”

The two of them were chatting about each other, but they heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, turned their heads to look, but saw Fu Anning, the captain of the city gate of the Xiao cavalry camp, galloping quickly, until the two of them, they pulled the reins of the horse and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate!" Open the gates! ”

As soon as I heard the city gate opened, the gate army immediately came to the spirit, and when they boarded, they raised their voices and shouted, and immediately heard the sound of the winch, and the jack gate was slowly twisted.

Suo Wuman stepped forward and grabbed the reins of the horse diligently, and asked with a smile: "Master Fu, why did the people in the military camp withdraw overnight?" ”

"Don't talk to me about those bastards." Fu Anning said angrily: "The group of eggless ones left us and ran away." ”

Ran away? Suo Wuman is full of a line, yesterday was still a strict posture, how can he run quietly today? This is not an invasion by a foreign enemy, and it is necessary to abandon the city and flee? Is it difficult for a few elder brothers to fight for the throne? Thinking of this, he was very nervous and asked worriedly, "We're going to be fine, right?" ”

Fu Anning said disdainfully: "It's a matter of fart, isn't it that the prince leads the troops back to Beijing, and whoever is the emperor has to guard the city gate, right?" Tell everyone to cheer up and welcome the prince back to Beijing. ”

Chaoyang Gate is extremely deserted, but the opposite Fuchengmen is crowded, with the news that Prince Yin held the ministers and clan relatives hostage, led an army of 10,000 to return to Beijing today, a group of clan relatives and nobles who have been close to the Eighth Party and the Fourteenth Party, large and small officials have brought their families and children to follow the large group of soldiers and horses and slowly went out from Fuchengmen, or went to Fengtai, or went to the countryside to hide. ..., most of the hostage ministers and clan relatives only sent one or two excellent children just in case of accidents, and they all knew very well in their hearts that if the family went out of the city, it would inevitably anger the prince, and it would harm the lives of their relatives. Many neutral officials and clans who did not intervene in the party dispute were not worried, and stayed with peace of mind.

Seeing the soldiers and horses of the brigade slowly driving out of the city, the people inside and outside the capital breathed a sigh of relief, and they all relaxed their hearts, as long as they did not start a war in the city, whoever became the emperor had nothing to do with them.

At four o'clock in the morning, the prince forward, Feng Changgui, the commander of the guard battalion, led three thousand guards and soldiers to arrive at Chaoyang Gate, and saw the city gate open, but he was quite surprised, and ordered the team to enter the city to try, and after being sure that there was no ambush, he ordered people to take over the city tower, arrow tower and other defense points, and sent people back to report the news, while the whole team entered the city.

Long Keduo actually abandoned the city and left, the prince Yin heard the news, and couldn't help but be surprised, this person is obviously not the eighth person, and he doesn't want to take refuge in himself, is he the old fourteenth person? Thinking that he had ordered the blockade of Tianjin to the capital, and that the news that Lao 14 had led 3,000 navies to the capital might not have reached the capital, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

If Long Keduo is really the old fourteenth's person, it is not surprising that he has such a move, but he didn't expect that the old fourteen secretly colluded with Long Keduo, no wonder he dared to come to grab the throne with three thousand navies, it turned out that there was also a secret son, but unfortunately he was a step behind, and he didn't calculate the news that he blocked Tianjin to the capital.

Thinking of this, Yin secretly complacent, led the army into the capital, and marched to Chongwen Gate, Feng Changgui, the head of the military camp, came to report, "Lord Prince, the infantry camp and the three patrol battalions have all been evacuated from the capital, and the nine and seven outside the capital, and the sixteen city gates are currently only guarded by the 4,000 soldiers of the Xiaocai Battalion. ”

Yin groaned slightly, and then said: "Go to the Yamen of the infantry army commander and discuss again." ”

After everyone saluted and sat down, Yin glanced at everyone before saying, "What is the current situation in the capital?" ”

Feng Changgui bowed down and said: "Back to the crown prince, in the two cities inside and outside the Beijing Division, except for the 4,000 troops of the Xiaocai Battalion and the 4,000 soldiers and horses of the Three Banners of the Internal Affairs Office stationed in Changchun Garden, there are no other troops. ”

The Minister of the Guard, Erji, also bowed down and said: "There are only 4,000 people left in the four gates of the Imperial City and the four gates of the Forbidden City, of which 3,000 are the soldiers and horses of the Three Banners of the Internal Affairs Office, and the remaining 1,000 are the Blue Feather guards, the clan guards and the guards and the guards. "Min