Chapter 407: Both Unexpected and Expected
The next day, in the Horse Mansion, after a night of blind date and love, Huang Xu's decadent mood had already been swept away, and he looked radiant, and his two wives were not afraid to let them go, and they were more radiant.
Hong Zhengyan's two personal female officials, Xiaoqian and Xiaoqing, served the two princesses on the side to change clothes, and then served the three masters to have breakfast together.
The two ladies looked at their father-in-law, and remembered the beautiful scenery last night, only to feel that their little faces were red, and then they were silent, and Huang Xu was hehe laughing, laughing so much that the two little girls next to him touched their heads, the more they looked at it, the more confused they became, the more they felt that their master was not only more energetic, better-looking, but also became a little bit of that, just stupid. Of course, the two only dare to say it in their hearts, how dare they really say it.
After this joyful breakfast was finished, someone came to report, Zhao Xiaofeng and Zeng Guofan came.
Zhao Xiaofeng and Zeng Guofan came to the Horse Mansion early in the morning, it must not be an ordinary thing, it stands to reason that Huang Xu will also go to the court to discuss matters after a while, if there is anything, it can be said in the court, but the two of them are now coming to his house to talk to him privately, it must be something important, Huang Xu's heart tightened, and he instructed his subordinates to invite the two to the side hall to talk.
"Master Pony, something is wrong." As soon as they met, Zhao Xiaofeng whispered.
The anxiety on Zhao Xiaofeng's face made Huang Xu a little shocked. What kind of person Zhao Xiaofeng is, Huang Xu knows very well in his heart, and now even he is so anxious, it must be a great deal.
"Mr. Zhao, don't worry, sit down and talk slowly." Huang Xu waved his hand and asked Zhao Xiaofeng to sit down and speak slowly.
The more at this time, the more calm you must be, don't mess up, he is reminding Zhao Xiaofeng, and he is reminding himself.
Zhao Xiaofeng looked at Huang Xu, who was as calm as a mountain, and his heart, which had been flustered, slowly began to settle down. He calmed down his excited mood for a while, sorted out his somewhat disordered thoughts again, and then said to Huang Xu: "Master Horse, something happened to the Heavenly King."
'What?' Huang Xu was shocked.
Rao is thought that something big had happened in his heart, but when Zhao Xiaofeng spit these words out of his mouth, Huang Xu was still taken aback.
"Master Pony, the situation is urgent, please take care of the matter." Zeng Guofan also said on the side.
Huang Xu woke up after the initial shock, he nodded and asked, "What's the matter, tell me in detail."
"Master Horse, the situation is like this, before dawn today, General Li Xiucheng, the chief of affairs of the Ouchi, ran to the mansion of his subordinates and asked his subordinates to quickly inform Lord Horse that something had happened to the king." Zhao Xiaofeng remembered Li Xiucheng's nervous look when he told him about this, that is, now, his heart was still pounding, this is not a trivial matter, but a big thing.
After Zhao Xiaofeng learned of this, he hurriedly went to find Zeng Guofan, and the two didn't say a word, and immediately came to the Horse Mansion to find Huang Xu, intending to discuss the countermeasures together.
"Didn't Li Xiucheng say anything else?" Huang Xu frowned and asked.
"No, it seems that he doesn't know the details very clearly, he just told his subordinates about the situation, and then left in a hurry, he has the heavy responsibility of the security of the inner palace, presumably he is also eager to enter the palace to understand the situation." Zhao Xiaofeng guessed.
"Well, that's what it should be." Huang Xu nodded and said.
After speaking, Huang Xu fell into deep thought, and Zhao Xiaofeng and Zeng Guofan were inconvenient to disturb, waiting for Huang Xu to show them on the side.
After a long while, Huang Xu raised his head, looked into the distance, and said lightly: "Mr. Zhao, what do you think about this matter?"
"This matter should be obvious, the wine hurts the body, the king must be too drunk and the body is damaged, this kind of thing, once it appears, it will be a big problem." Zhao Xiaofeng sighed and said.
The king of heaven is addicted to wine, and everyone knows that this will be the result, but he did not expect that this day will come so quickly.
"Dashuai, what do you see?" Huang Xu asked Zeng Guofan again.
"Master Ma, I agree with Mr. Zhao's opinion, and I think so too." Zeng Guofan deeply agreed with Zhao Xiaofeng's opinion.
Huang Xu saw that both of them said this, and it seemed that they were not far from ten.
"Is there any other possibility?" Huang Xu still has to think about things in more detail, and there must not be even a little mistake in this matter.
"After careful speculation and analysis by the subordinates and the marshal, the probability of other possibilities is very small, but it cannot be ruled out." From Zhao Xiaofeng's meaning, it is not difficult to hear that other possibilities have basically been ruled out.
"Okay, let's go into the palace to find out the details later, maybe things are not as bad as we thought, and we will make a conclusion after meeting the Heavenly King himself." Huang Xu finally came to a conclusion.
"Yes, Master Pony." Zhao Xiaofeng and Zeng Guofan received the order.
"Oh, by the way, how was the contingency plan that you two prepared last time?" Huang Xu asked again.
In the last internal meeting, what Huang Xu handed over to Zhao Xiaofeng and Zeng Guofan to prepare was how Huang Xu would smoothly take over the scepter of the kingdom of heaven once Hong Xiuquan had an accident, and now something really happened, that is to say, this preparation is going to come in handy.
"Master Horse, it has basically been completed, and there are still many details that still need to be scrutinized, but now that the situation is urgent, I hope that Master Horse will show me whether to implement it." Zhao Xiaofeng was a little ashamed.
Huang Xu entrusted him with carte blanche Zhao Xiaofeng and Zeng Guofan, and said that he believed them completely, but he never thought that such a thing would happen in a blink of an eye, and their plan was not 100% complete, so Zhao Xiaofeng felt a little ashamed.
"Tell me about it." HUANG Xudao.
This matter is not to blame Zhao Xiaofeng and the others for not doing their best, it is too sudden, Huang Xu is an understanding person, he will not blame the two of them for this.
"Yes, Master Pony." Zhao Xiaofeng hugged his fist at Huang Xu, and then said: "After discussing with the commander, I think that we need to divide this matter into three steps, the first step is to lead the army to be stationed outside Tianjing City, once there is something in the city, that is, lead the army into the city to stabilize the situation, but, according to the current situation, the probability of such a situation is very small, but we also have to prepare, the second step, General Li Xiucheng, the chief of affairs of the Ouchi and the commander of the Nine Gates, led the army to personally stabilize the situation in Tianjing City, and Lu Bo, Yu Zhendong, The three of Guan Tang led the forbidden army to guard the safety of the palace, and in the third step, the subordinates and the marshal came forward to convene the ministers of the court and the central government, and announced that the master of the horse would officially take over the throne."
After Zhao Xiaofeng finished speaking, he stepped aside and waited for Huang Xu to show him further.
"Well, the two of you are thoughtful, and it can be described as seamless." Huang Xu praised.
The two immediately thanked them.
In fact, the ministers and generals who now hold real power in the DPRK are either Huang Xu's cronies or Huang Xu's confidants, and Huang Xu is Hong Xiuquan's successor, which has long been decided, besides, whether it is on fame, status, or contributions to the kingdom of heaven, now, Huang Xu is not the best candidate to take over the throne, so, if there is no particularly big accident, Huang Xu's succession will be a sure thing, however, not afraid of 10,000, just in case, this is also the reason why Huang Xu agreed to formulate this preparatory plan.
Besides, even if it is a normal pick-up, you also have to make some preparations, so it is also necessary to prepare for it.
It's just that they don't know the specific situation of Hong Xiuquan now, if they make a big move, make chickens and dogs jump, and in the end Hong Xiuquan is fine, then, aren't they suspected of plotting to usurp the throne.
They have to be careful about this.
"We are making such a big fanfare, what if the King of Heaven is okay?" Huang Xu voiced his worries.
"yes, that's a problem." Zeng Guofan also frowned, and said.
"Either way, Master Horse, the subordinates will immediately enter the palace now, learn the details from General Li Xiucheng, and then make a decision, but, after the subordinates enter the palace, please send an order to Zuo Zongtang immediately, let him get ready, the soldiers and horses outside the capital will be mobilized first, and it is expected that there will not be too much panic, and they can also deal with emergencies." Zhao Xiaofeng's brain is good, and in a moment, the plan has been decided.
"Okay, that's it, there's Mr. Lao Zhao." Huang Xu took the case and said.
"Yes, my subordinates are commanded." Zhao Xiaofeng bowed down to answer the order, then turned around and hurriedly entered the palace to inquire about the situation.
Huang Xu looked at the back of Zhao Xiaofeng who was hurrying away, and said to Zeng Guofan: "Dashuai, please send an order to Zong Tang and ask him to prepare."
Zeng Guofan was ordered, and he also hurried away.
After Zeng Guofan left, Huang Xu stood up, walked outside the door, took a deep breath, and his heart suddenly swelled with pride.
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