The prince took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the mania in his heart, and instructed the eunuchs beside him: "Those two, tell them to pack up their things and get out of the East Palace." ”

"Your Highness......" the eunuch called out in embarrassment.

The prince has almost overwhelmed his staff during this time. Now I have encountered such a big thing, but no one has helped me come up with an idea, but how can I be good?

The thoughts of the princes, Xiao Qi naturally guessed. These people can even use the safety of the 100,000 soldiers at the border and the entire Great Jin Dynasty as a weight to fight for power and profit, and it is not uncommon to kill a Zhang Changshen on the road.

Since he sent people out, he naturally couldn't ignore them.

He called Zhang Changshen into the palace, called the four imperial guards, and said to Zhang Changshen: "These four will protect you closely, and the other four secret guards will protect you secretly." It's hard and dangerous, take care of Aiqing. ”

Zhang Changshen thanked him and led the four imperial guards out of the palace, Xiao Lingpu, Xiao Lingyan, and Fu Yunlang were already waiting for him at the palace gate.

"Lord Zhang, please go to King An's Mansion for a while." Xiao Lingpu arched his hand at him.

Zhang Changshen has never been close to the prince. But he now has no choice.

In the matter of the border pass, except for the second and fifth princes, the other princes are all suspicious. He has also become the target of those princes who have ghosts in their hearts. At this time, he didn't choose to stand with the second or fifth princes, there was only a dead end.

He didn't think that the eight imperial guards given to him by the emperor would keep him safe.

When Xiao Lingpu went out of the palace to build a mansion, he was named King An. King An's Mansion is his residence outside the palace.

The group went to King An's Mansion and greeted him politely, Fu Yunlang also gave Zhang Changshen a big gift, asking him to deliver the grain and grass on time, find out the truth, and return the innocence of his father and brother.

"The two highnesses and the second prince Fu can rest assured. In the next food king's lu, loyal to the king's order, naturally listen to the emperor's dispatch. ”

Zhang Changshen said, looking at Xiao Lingyan with a smile: "I heard that the fifth prince recommended it to the emperor. ”

Xiao Lingyan hurriedly apologized, and said, "I proposed to my father, in addition to knowing the integrity and ability of adults, it is because I can ensure the safety of adults. ”

As he spoke, he made a gesture, and ten gray-clothed people came in outside the door, saluting Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan.

"This is a dead man, who will secretly protect the safety of adults. The food of the adults is also under their supervision. Xiao Lingyan said.

Xiao Lingpu slapped his hands twice, and two more people came in outside the door, and they were martial arts masters at a glance.

He said to Zhang Changshen: "This is my guard, who has been with me all the year round." The two of them put it on the bright side, and together with the imperial guards sent to you by your father, they protect your safety, and also play a role in supervising each other. ”

As soon as the two sets of guards and dead soldiers were sent, Zhang Changshen's uneasy heart finally let go.

He knew that there might be other factions' hidden chess pieces in the imperial guards sent by the emperor, but the guards and dead soldiers sent by Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan did not have the slightest dissent. These should all be their own carefully cultivated subordinates.

In this world, apart from his family, the last person who wants to see him have an accident is probably the two princes and the second prince Fu in front of him.

"I'm not presumptuous. So thank you to the two princes. He stood up.

Fu Yunlang only said at this time: "Lord Zhang is running around for my father and brother, if our Fu family doesn't express it, wouldn't it have no conscience?" But the Fu family did not have a higher martial arts than the two princes, so they could only make some modest contributions. ”

He beckoned outside, and four sergeants walked in.

He said to Zhang Changshen: "These four people are very familiar with the terrain of the border pass, can speak various local languages of the border pass, and are familiar with the customs and habits of various ethnic groups in the local area. If something happens, and the adults want to hide in the homes of the people at the border gates, they only need to give them an order, and they will cover the adults to get out of the brigade and the dangerous situation. ”

Zhang Changshen once again sincerely thanks.

These guards and sergeants sent to him by the two princes and Fu Yunlang were really practical. With these people, he believed that he would come back alive and safe.

After Zhang Changshen left the palace, he was taken into King An's mansion, and came out soon after, with six more guards around him. The two of them often follow the second prince; The other four, looking at their temperament and dress, look like people in Fu Dayong's army, who were sent to the capital to protect their families.

This situation was soon reported to the ears of the Imperial Palace, other princes, and ministers in Beijing.

Xiao Yu heard that the second and fifth princes and the Pingnanhou Mansion had sent guards to Zhang Changshen, and he was very relieved.

He was also watching Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan's reactions.

If the two didn't say anything to Zhang Changshen, or said that it was only on the lips, then he would naturally be disappointed in these two sons. Now it looks fine.

He instructed the imperial guards: "Go and check and see how the other princes react when they hear the news." ”

The imperial guard listened to the order and left, and came back two hours later to report: "There is no reaction from the Third Highness; His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know if it was because of this, so he directly smashed his favorite set of tea sets. ”

He paused: "When His Royal Highness heard the news, he hurriedly came out of King Qian's mansion and seemed to want to enter the palace. But when he walked to the gate of the palace, he changed his mind again, turned around and went back to King Qian's mansion. ”

Xiao Linghan, the fourth prince, was named King Qian after leaving the palace and building a mansion.

Xiao Qi sighed and said, "My prince is completely abolished. The four princes are not of great use. ”

The imperial guards and Gonggong Xie and Gonggong Zhang, who were standing next to them, did not dare to answer.

……

It's not that the third prince is unresponsive, he is gathering his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?" The staff of the Third Prince's staff asked, "Is it still going according to the original plan?" ”

Their original plan was to let Guo Jitong cause some trouble before leaving, so that the grain and grass could not be raised on time, let alone set off on time.

But now that the emperor has sent Zhang Changshen out, he is obviously suspicious of several princes. If they continue to act according to the original plan, their deeds may be exposed in front of the emperor. Although the matter will not involve the three princes, it is also very distressing to abolish a chess piece that has been buried for many years.

The third prince looked up at the other staff: "What do you think?" ”

"Your Highness, we have been planning for many years, and now is the time to blame the crown prince and remove the arms of the second and fifth princes. The minister thinks that it is worth abolishing a chess piece. ”

The rest of the staff agreed.

The third prince nodded: "Cheng, then do it." ”

Providing 100,000 soldiers with a month's worth of food and grass is not a small amount. In the past few days, the household officials have been busy calculating the amount of grain needed, weighing the forage needed by the horses before the grain stored in the treasury; The military department is responsible for arranging the vehicles and personnel for transporting grain and grass.

Seeing that the grain and grass were ready to be loaded, they finally found that they were short of two catties, and eight of the vehicles sent by the military headquarters were empty, and the amount of grain and grass was wrong.