In the second half of the night, more than a dozen black shadows slowly approached Fuchengmen, walked lightly, and soon came to the side of the ropes that were hanging down, and after holding the ropes, they first fell down three times, and then pulled them three times in succession to the left and right, and suddenly let go of their hands.

At this moment, the rope jumped up and down three times, and the black shadow moved, and then a voice sounded: "Dugonggong, you can climb." ”

Although there was no response, nearly twenty black shadows divided into two groups, and soon came to the city wall, and landed on the aisle one after another.

At this time, Cao Huachun and Cao Huacheng were standing next to a dim torch, and when they saw Du Xun, the two hurriedly stepped forward and excitedly said in unison: "Du's father-in-law, you are finally here~!" ”

"Shh~"

Du Xun made a silent gesture, looked around left and right, with the help of the flickering firelight, although he couldn't see the situation on the city wall clearly, but he saw that there was no one nearby, and no one noticed here, so he was a little relieved, and responded softly: "Two fathers-in-law, this is not a place to talk, should we find a hidden place, let's talk in detail?" ”

"Yes, it's still Du's thoughtfulness!" Cao Huachun nodded heavily and responded representatively.

The group departed, and a short time later a group of soldiers appeared at the head of the city, and after putting away the ropes, began to stand lazily and stood, or rather, to sit and doze off.

In a small room in the city gate tower, Cao Huachun, Cao Huacheng and Du Xun sat opposite each other, the eyes of the first two were full of fiery meaning, full of expectation, although they already had the answer in their hearts, but Cao Huachun still couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice: "Dugong Gonggong, did King Li Chuang agree to the attachment of us and others?" ”

"Father-in-law Cao, didn't you ask knowingly?" Du Xun smiled reluctantly, and after asking a rhetorical question, he seemed to be uneasy, glanced back at the direction of the door of the house, and immediately heard Cao Huacheng's reassuring words.

"Dugong Du, although rest assured, although this place is on the gate tower of Fuchengmen, it is absolutely safe, and no one will disturb you." Seeing that Du Xun was still a little uneasy, Cao Huacheng further added: "Not only are there people guarding the door of this house, but even there are many people placed near this house, and once someone approaches, they will be rewarded immediately." ”

Hearing this, Du Xun was much more relieved, in order to hide the embarrassment of being too timid, he smiled brightly, and then said: "Two fathers-in-law, King Chuang has agreed, welcome all fathers-in-law to join the Li family's army." Of course, there are other fathers-in-law. However, King Li Chuang said that he hoped that the two fathers-in-law could express their feelings and help the Li family army enter the city. ”

Obviously, the two Cao were stunned, neither of them thought that Du Xun would say so directly, they couldn't help but glance at each other, at this moment, they both saw a trace of determination in the eyes of the other party, nodded at the same time as a tacit understanding, looked back at Du Xun, or responded by Cao Huachun as a representative.

"Dugonggong, this is simple, when the sky is bright, our family will take turns to Guangning Gate, responsible for the city defense there, when the time comes, I will open the city gate, welcome Liu Zongmin's troops of the Li family army into the city, take the outer city in one fell swoop, and then you can attack Xuanwu Gate, Zhengyang Gate and Chongwen Gate."

Du Xun was also stunned, not only because the two agreed so happily, but also because the city gate that was unexpectedly offered was actually the Guangning Gate in the outer city of Beijing.

However, Du Xun was relieved to think about it, Beijing City is divided into inner and outer cities, one south and one north, the two are closely connected, and the inner city is inward in turn, including the Imperial City and the Forbidden City.

The two first dedicated the outer city to Li Jiajun, showing their sincerity, and obviously testing King Chuang's sincerity and whether he kept his promise.

Du Xun was completely able to understand what the two of them were doing, and believed that Li Zicheng would agree, so he agreed.

"Okay, Gonggong Cao, since this is the case, then quickly send someone to the camp of the Li family army and inform King Li Chuang."

At this time, Du Xun suddenly showed hesitation, hesitated, and thought of Li Zicheng's instructions to give him the first task, gritted his teeth, and had to bite the bullet and said: "Two fathers-in-law, before leaving, King Li Chuang also gave the next task, try to persuade the emperor, I hope the two of you can do a favor." ”

"Du's father-in-law, this is simple, if you want to enter the palace to see the emperor, it's not a matter of words." Cao Huachun interjected, with a relaxed expression on his face, and he didn't think too much about it.

However, Cao Huacheng frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something, and asked puzzledly: "Dugong Du, with your prestige in the palace in the past, even if there is no greeting from the two of us, you should be able to enter the palace easily, and when you see the emperor, why do you say this?" ”

"Hey..."

Du Xun sighed helplessly, with a sad face, and responded in a deep voice: "Two fathers-in-law, if it is just a matter of entering the palace, I still have some confidence in the next generation, and I can easily see the emperor and leave the palace alive." ”

"However, it is difficult to keep the matter of my entry into the capital secret at such a sensitive time. Once those civilians, military generals, get the news, there will always be some people who will trouble me. Moreover, King Chuang also wanted me to stay in the capital for a while, create all kinds of chaos, and create a powerful atmosphere for the army to enter the city. ”

In an instant, Er Cao showed a sudden look, Cao Huachun nodded, and said thoughtfully: "In this way, there is indeed some trouble, once those officials and generals get the news of your entry into the city, they will inevitably jointly report to the emperor, refer to you, and ask for a capital crime." Otherwise, it will not be enough to quell the anger of the masses. When the time comes, even if the emperor is biased and remembers the friendship between the monarchs and ministers in the past, he will have to conform to the will of the people. Otherwise, it will not be possible to block the mouth of the people, and the city will be in chaos. ”

"Grandpa Du, this is simple."

Cao Huachun's abrupt words immediately attracted the attention of the two, and Du Xun was even more happy when he heard it, and asked excitedly: "Gonggong Cao, do you have any good strategies that can make me avoid worries." ”

"Dugong Du, you may not know that at this time, not only most of the gates of the inner and outer cities are in the hands of our eunuchs, but also the palace gates of the imperial city and the Forbidden City are in the hands of our eunuchs. As long as they say hello to the other fathers-in-law, those officials and generals will not be able to see the emperor at all, and they will not be able to force the palace. ”

As soon as these words came out, the two of them suddenly woke up, and when a trace of realization flashed in Du Xun's mind, Cao Huachun immediately said: "Yes, as long as those people can't see the emperor and don't have a holy decree in their hands, they can't mobilize troops to search for Dugong you in the whole city." ”

At this moment, Du Xun was already much more relieved, and the risks of this trip were also reduced, so he got up, gave a salute to the second Cao Chang, and said respectfully: "I hope that the two fathers-in-law will help each other and help contact the other fathers-in-law to facilitate this matter!" ”