Concubine Zhuang means that if you don't go to the summer palace now, if the Empress Dowager Jiang really dies, she doesn't know that she will be able to travel in the Year of the Monkey.

So Emperor Yongsheng did not wait until the hottest time in summer to go to the summer palace, he was ready to take a group of ministers and their families to the summer palace in Xuanyang City in advance, and went to the local hunting ground to play and hunt.

Wang Jibao's request to stay in Yongdu with the Jiang family to take care of the Empress Dowager Jiang was rejected by Emperor Yongsheng.

In his opinion, this is a rare opportunity for his sons to make friends with Zhu Linxi. Emperor Yongsheng hoped to take this opportunity to let his sons get along with Zhu Linxi, which would only be more beneficial to the pattern of the Hongwu Continent in the future.

So in the end, he only agreed that the Jiang family would stay in Yongdu to take care of the Empress Dowager Jiang, and planned to leave the crown prince Xia Lixuan in Yongdu to supervise the country. He took his wife and some high-ranking ministers and their families to pack their bags and go to the summer palace to play.

Because the old marquis Wang and the Li couple are old, in addition to Wang Jibao and Zhu Linxi, only Wang Ziyi and Wang Yuxun are left in the invitation list of the Marquis Mansion this time.

At the critical juncture of Empress Dowager Jiang's serious illness, Emperor Yongsheng's plan to go to the summer palace had to make Wang Jibao, Zhu Linxi and everyone in the Hou Mansion suspicious.

As a result, several important figures in the Hou Mansion urgently convened an important meeting to discuss countermeasures.

"Outsiders may not know, but we all know how serious Empress Dowager Jiang's illness is now. I'm afraid I won't survive this summer at all. At this time, Concubine Zhuang encouraged the emperor to go to the summer palace, there must be a problem. Old Marquis Wang touched the gray beard on his chin and spoke first.

Wang Yuxun added: "This palace was originally planned to be completed in the summer, but now it is ahead of schedule, and it looks like nothing on the surface, but now it seems to be a little intriguing." ”

Wang Ziyi said: "Regardless of whether those people have the intention of making a move, let's make some preparations." ”

When they heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

Wang Jibao's head has also been constantly searching for some situations similar to this situation that she has seen on TV and on the past in the past.

If at this time, the bad guys want to do something, what will they do?

The emperor must be the opponent's number one target. The second must be the crown prince and others. Every time this kind of usurpation is involved, some nobles will also be the target of their siege.

Often, a rebellion ends with rivers of blood.

The Marquis of Heshun is now neutral on the surface, but relatively speaking, it still takes the route of pure ministers. That is to say, if Emperor Yongsheng supports the crown prince, they will support the crown prince, and if Emperor Yongsheng intends to change people, they will also support Emperor Yongsheng's new person.

This attitude has already been made clear to Emperor Yongsheng early.

But for Xia Liyu, the third prince who was the first target of suspicion this time, Heshun Houfu belonged to the opposite side of them. Therefore, they certainly belong to the party that has been liquidated.

Perhaps considering Zhu Linxi's relationship, they may be merciful to their family. But if they want to make their husbands and wives submit, and let Wang Ziyi and Wang Yuxun and others bow down to them, then the people who are with Shunhou must have hostages in their hands.

Therefore, at this important moment, it is necessary to ensure that all the people in the province are safe, and no one of them falls into the hands of the other party, so that they will not be grasped.

As for how they are to behave, this will need to be discussed again. But everything is changing, and the palace is definitely one of their most important targets.

And the Empress Dowager Jiang in the palace will also become an important person in the Heshun Marquis Mansion.

After thinking about this, Wang Jibao said: "No matter whether the other party will do anything rebellious, and whether they will do it this time, I think it is the key to protect the personal safety of the people of our Hou Mansion and my aunt and grandmother first." ”

"Then should we strengthen the guards of the Hou Mansion? In addition, during your departure from Yongdu, our Hou Mansion will close its doors to thank guests. Old Marquis Wang proposed.

Zhu Linxi interjected: "Grandfather, this is not appropriate. "As an elderly person, they are reluctant to go home, and all they think about is how to protect their home when there is danger. But now, it's definitely not going to work. At that time, even if the big mansion of the Hou Mansion is saved, I don't know how many people will be injured by then. What's more, if the other party really wants to attack, it's hard to say whether this big house can be saved.

He remembered what Wang Jibao had said when he proposed to train an army with special functions: The so-called victory is not about injuring 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of yourself. The real victory is to ensure that none of our people lose, or to lose as little as possible.

If you encounter the strength of the other party is really strong, even if you temporarily show weakness, you must not go to the hard one. That's just foolishness. The first thing we need to make sure is to protect our own people.

Even if you have to lose some financial and material resources for this, you will not hesitate to do so. People are actually the greatest wealth.

As long as there are people, any financial and material resources can be earned.

These words were said by Zhu Linxi when the Treasure Guard Army was formed, and the impact it had was of great significance.

Everyone in the Treasure Guards realizes that they are the most important one in the hearts of their masters, not just a pawn in their hands. Therefore, it is more extraordinarily hard to train and perform tasks. At the same time, they are also extremely desperate for their lives.

Now Zhu Linxi remembered this sentence, so he put forward more firmly: "The people of Heshun Marquis Mansion must be evacuated one after another in the past few days and hidden." We can't give each other any chance. ”

"So, what about here?" The old marquis Wang was still a little reluctant. This is the result of the efforts of several generations and the people of the Shunhou Mansion to have the scale that it is today. This is the root of their old Wang family.

"Grandfather, you better listen to Lin Xi's suggestion." Wang Jibao helped persuade each other: "First of all, we don't know whether the other party will do it." Now we're just going to get ready. Secondly, what we finally gave up was just the big mansion of the Hou Mansion. This is just an empty shell for our Hou Mansion. Third, even if we don't have this big mansion, as long as our personnel are complete, then wherever we go, we can call it Heshun Marquis Mansion. ”

After Wang Jibao said this, he didn't forget to say obediently: "If there is really any loss, it's a big deal to ask the second brother to take out some silver, and let's build a bigger and better house here again." Speaking of this, she looked up at Wang Yupu again and did not forget to quip: "I like the two-story style, even if I may not have the opportunity to live in the future, I will build a more magnificent one." And you are absolutely not allowed to cut corners! ”

Wang Yupu hurriedly said: "Grandfather, you will listen to Baomei this time." Your grandson knows that you can't bear to give up a single plant or tree here. But the personal safety of the people in the Hou Mansion is much more valuable than these dead things. ”

Wang Ziyi also has a very deep affection for this place, but what Bao Mei said is indeed very reasonable. What's more, it's not necessarily how the other party wants to do it.

So he also agreed: "Dad, you have to give up, you have to give to get it." If you just give up a Hou Mansion mansion, but you can get everyone's safety, the son feels that it is worth it. He paused again and said, "My son knows that you regard this place as our roots. But in fact, the roots of our old Wang family are in Wang County. ”

Wang Ziyi's last words completely woke up the old marquis. That's right, the roots of their old Wang family are not here, but in Wang County.

So the old marquis happily agreed to leave a few guards in the whole mansion to pretend to be a façade, and the rest of the people all evacuated in a planned way.

But with so many people and in such a short period of time, where to evacuate at once is also crucial.

With so many people evacuating at the same time, they will definitely be noticed by the other party. If the other party knows their movements, it makes no difference from withdrawing or not evacuating.

Zhu Linxi already had a plan for this matter: "Grandfather, evacuate everyone from the Hou Mansion to the house where I and Bao Mei got married." ”

"There?" Old Marquis Wang looked at Zhu Linxi and saw that he didn't mean to joke at all, so he asked, "Won't people be targeted there?" ”

Zhu Linxi explained: "There is also a passage that leads to an ordinary Sanjin house. If the other party really wants to make a move, it must adopt a strategy of quick victory. It is usually only done to individual families. So, they won't do it to ordinary people unless they have to. I think it's just right there. ”

Wang Xibao thinks this advice is excellent. If they send people to the suburbs of Zhuangzi, what is the difference between staying in Heshunhou Mansion? Maybe it's safer here. Relatively speaking, there are still plenty of places to hide.

The so-called big hidden in the city, hiding these people quietly among the ordinary people, this practice is undoubtedly the best way at present.

When the rest of the people heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

Finally, everyone was discussing how to evacuate.

In fact, the old marquis Wang was reluctant to be here, of course, because the mansions of every famous family were not as direct as they appeared on the surface. The secret passages under the house have been gradually perfected after several generations. Now is the time to activate some of the secret passages.

Among them, there is a secret passage at the exit very close to Wang Xibao and Zhu Linxi's house. Therefore, the secret passage was chosen as the first choice for this evacuation.

From this, it can be seen that the heritage of the famous family is not only the obvious things such as real estate, land and money. How to save your life at a critical moment is also one of the most important points. Just like the original Lu family.

The Heshun Marquis Mansion was in a highly tense evacuation stage, but the ministers outside did not know the news that the Empress Dowager Jiang was seriously ill. Therefore, as soon as they heard that the summer palace was completed, the families of those people began to happily prepare the supplies for this trip.

It is also true that such a large army travels to a place for one of the few times for this dynasty.