Xiao Huli's condition is getting more and more serious, after all, he can't wait for the arrival of Sannongcao, Master Deadwood has given Xiao Huli's life an ultimatum, and the atmosphere in Chencheng gradually became weird, Lu Chongzong took over the defense of the entire Chencheng under Xiao Huli's authorization, including the defense inside and outside the palace, but even if Lu Chongzong tried hard, he couldn't stop the undercurrent of Chencheng.

Xiao Huli is now lying on the dragon bed with a withered expression, bloodless, panting heavily, as if it will be over if he can't get up in one breath, Zhong Rou Ning sat beside the bed with tears on his face, and the maid on the side kept comforting the crying prince in his arms, Lu Chongzong stood at the bottom of the steps with a sword and looked nervous, and his right hand held the hilt of the sword tightly.

"Haisheng, have you all arrived?" Xiao Huli said with great effort.

Lu Chongzong heard Xiao Huli's call and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Cangshu has not arrived yet, and everyone else is waiting outside the hall. ”

After waiting for a while, I heard Xiao Huli's faint dying voice, "Let them in." ”

After receiving the order, Lu Chongzong immediately looked at the guards at the gate of the palace, and after a while, he heard the guards say loudly: "The emperor has an order!" Remove your armor! Remove the sword! Enter the temple! ”

After everyone stood up for the shift, Lu Chongzong went up the stairs and whispered to Xiao Huli, only to see Xiao Huli take out the edict from the pillow with difficulty, and refused Zhong Rouning's help, and it took a lot of effort to hand the edict to Lu Chongzong, and then signaled Zhong Rouning to help him up.

Lu Chongzong held the edict in both hands and respectfully sent it to Geng Xuan, Geng solemnly took the edict and glanced at Xiao Huli, at this moment Xiao Huli half leaned on Zhong Rouning and slowly raised his hand to signal Geng Xuan to read it.

Geng Yu cleared his throat, took a deep breath, opened the edict and read: "I promise the mandate of heaven to be the emperor, and the virtue is the beginning, and now China has not been determined. Now the prince is young, has not yet governed things, I hope that everyone will take care of the new monarch, the new monarch will set the world, the queen Zhong praised me for opening the country, it is difficult to take care of the court in the inner palace, with Cang Shuliang as the prince, and the queen to teach the prince to govern directly. Geng Xuan, Xiao Yu, Zhong Jue, Meng Yan, Lu Chongzong, Chongqi, and Xiahou Ming were appointed as auxiliary ministers, and Yi and others were all old and important ministers, and I entrusted them with my heart. He is reluctant to be loyal, Bao Yi Chong Lord, and adjudicate government affairs. The proclamation is known to the Chinese and foreign, and the salty envoy knows about it. ”

After everyone shouted three times, Geng Xuan read out the second decree of the knighthood, and the interesting thing is that only the titles of three people were promoted, namely Xiao Yujin, the king of Yuzhang, was named the king of Wu, Meng Yan was the king of Jincheng County, Geng was the prince of Min Guo, and the rest of the important ministers were not promoted.

Then Xiao Huli asked the ministers to retreat, leaving only Cang Shuliang and the seven auxiliary ministers, the queen Zhong Rouning, who also let her go to the harem.

Lu Chongzong helped Xiao Huli to sit up, and said that it was not an exaggeration to say that his current appearance was that he had run out of oil and dried up, and he strongly arranged the direction of the future battle, and tried his best to appease the emotions of Xiao Yu and others, which was the only thing he could do in the end.

No one had a seizure at this time, because everyone was waiting for Xiao Huli's last message, Xiao Yu had already smashed all the porcelain in the mansion, and his chest was undulating, "I didn't expect my uncle to be so ruthless!" ”

"Your Highness, are you going to prepare?" Gan Ming said coldly.

"Tell everyone to move, I want to see the results in five days!" Xiao Yu said with determination.

Gan Ming hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Highness, the news from the two yas said that Zhengxi Mansion and Andong Mansion have moved, and our people have seen Nie Huan in Shaonanguan, and Hengyang Jiedu has made Yu Geng's army also tilt to the south, and the Andong Mansion is also tilting to the south, forming a posture of pincer attack on my Jiujiang. ”

"Humph! It seems that my brother and sister have already made arrangements, telling everyone not to care about the people of the two provinces, Meng Yan and Sanniang are still in Chencheng, and they will not make much moves. Xiao Yu waved his hand and said.

After Gan Ming withdrew, Xiahou Ming slowly walked out of the back hall, and said with a gloomy face: "Your Highness, Lu Chongzong, how do you plan to solve it, there are still 100,000 of his subordinates in this Chen City, no matter what, you can't get around him." ”

"I have reached an agreement with Chongqi, Chongqi will return to Yongzhou tonight, and then he will immediately start the expedition against South Vietnam, and Lu Chongzong can stay for two days at most."

"Chongqi? He should hate you to the core, right? He actually worked with you? Xiahou Ming was surprised.

"I just exchanged interests with him, he helped me transfer Lu Chongzong out, leaving me a clean Chencheng, and I will help him take the four states of Yueshan and North after I succeed." Xiao Yu twisted his fingers and said.

"What does Your Highness plan to do with the crown prince and the mother?" Xiahou Ming was eager to get Xiao Yu's more detailed plan.

Xiao Yu's eyes became sharp, he stood up and said coldly: "Father-in-law, the prince is the new king, so naturally he respects the new king, as for the mother-in-law, she can continue to be her queen mother if she cooperates, otherwise... ”

Although Xiao Yu didn't say it, Xiahou Ming felt a strong killing intent, and he didn't approve of making a move on Zhong Rouning, after all, she was the queen and possessed the righteousness, but looking at the wild aura emanating from Xiao Yu's body, he still endured it.

Zhong Rou Ning in the palace city is quite stable, Xiao Huli's arrangement is beneficial to her, but looking at Zhong Rou Lan with a solemn face, she still can't help but ask, "What is Sanniang worried about?" ”

"Second sister, the day before yesterday, Cangshu Haoyue asked me to get together with Xiahou Ying, although she didn't mention it, but what she meant in her words was that Zhengxi Mansion didn't want to get involved, and Xiao Yu was obviously dissatisfied with His Majesty's arrangements today." Zhong Roulan said worriedly.

"What does Sanniang want to say?" Zhong Rouning suddenly felt a dangerous smell.

"Xiao Yu may make some moves after His Majesty's funeral, I have made some arrangements before coming to Chencheng, but if Xiao Yu initiates a ruthless attack, my arrangements will have little impact on him." The more Zhong Roulan thought about it, the more scared she became, but the more she thought about it, the more she didn't understand.

"Sanniang means that Xiao Yu will rebel?!" Zhong Rouning was nervous, but after thinking about it, she quickly calmed down and said: "Sanniang, are you thinking too much, Chencheng has Lu Chongzong's 100,000 army, and Xiao Yu's recent army is also stationed in Ganzhou, what kind of flowers can he turn up?" ”

Zhong Roulan shook her head and looked at Zhong Jue, who had been silent, Zhong Rouning's eyes also turned to Zhong Jue's body, and after a while, Zhong Jue spoke: "Sanniang's suspicions are not unreasonable, you two sisters still remember the last Wuyang Change, right?" How did you turn over that day? What role does Xiao Yu play in it? You two should know it very well. ”

Suddenly mentioning the "Five Sheep Change", Zhong Rouning suddenly became nervous again, his father was right, at that time, the Chongsheng army also had absolute strength in Wuyang City, and the final result was known to everyone in the world, and the establishment of the Chen Dynasty also began at that time.

"Your Majesty's meaning is very clear, and it can be regarded as well-intentioned, you are listening to the government, Cang Shuliang is Taifu is to contain you, he doesn't want you to be big, or even that he doesn't want our Zhong family to be big, and the seven auxiliary ministers are more interesting, Geng Yu is the first assistant, Xiao Yu is second, and Xiahou Ming is at the bottom, obviously intending to suppress Xiao Yu." Zhong Jue analyzed.

"Father, Xiao Yu has never been willing to live under people, respect for His Majesty is just a fetter of family affection, His Majesty is not in his heart, the tiger will definitely break out of the cage, this is why I confirm that he will move, but now I don't know where his confidence is?" Zhong Roulan said.

"Meng Yan is neutral, Lu Chongzong is loyal to His Majesty, Xiao Yu can only use Xiahou Ming's people, unless Lu Chongzong sits idly by, otherwise it will be difficult to turn flowers in Chencheng with Xiahou's little strength, Sanniang is right, where is Xiao Yu's confidence is the key." Zhong Jue said approvingly.

Zhong Rouning stepped forward and grabbed Zhong Jue's arm and said pleadingly: "Father, I will never let Xiao Yu succeed, no matter what the price is, I will want Bo'er to sit on the throne!" ”

Seeing this, Zhong Jue gave Zhong Roulan a meaningful look, and then reassured: "Ning'er rest assured, for the father, you will ensure the safety of your mother and son in one day, for the sake of insurance, you can open an opening for Sanniang and let go of Nangang!" ”

Zhong Rouning suddenly let go of her hand, looked at her father and Zhong Roulan suspiciously, and suddenly calmed down and said a little indifferently: "Father, let go of Nangang?" Do you mean to let the soldiers and horses of Dongfu enter Chencheng? ”

"Ning'er! It's the safest way to go, and I'm doing it for your good. Zhong Jue flashed a nervous look and quickly explained.

"Huh! Father also said just now that Meng Yan maintains a neutral attitude, if I go to him and tell him that I will open all Shaonan Pass and Yinqing Road to him, do you think he will be moved? Zhong Rou Ning smelled the conspiracy, and what made her chill was that the conspiracy actually came from her father and sister.

"He won't be moved, Meng Yan has always liked to keep a hand, he had already arranged people in Shaonanguan when he set off to return to Beijing, there are not many people, but it is enough to ensure the safety of him and his family, second sister, you can only choose to believe me now." Zhong Roulan suddenly became indifferent, originally she didn't want to embarrass her sister, but her sister lifted her veil, and it didn't make sense to deny it.

"Why?" Zhong Rouning heard Zhong Roulan's words, and confirmed that her and her father's purpose was not pure.

"No why? I just want to do something for the women of the world. Zhong Roulan replied calmly.

"It's getting late, and the palace is tired," Zhong Rou condensed the order to evict the guests, and then said: "Nangang will not be opened, and Shaonanguan and Yinqing Dao will not be opened, so the county lord will leave for Huizhou tomorrow." ”

"Second sister, you can only rely on me and my father, are you willing to let Xiao Yu control it?" Zhong Roulan was not reconciled.

"Then don't worry about Sanniang, whether it's dancing with wolves or seeking skin with tigers, I'm the queen of Chenguo, no matter what the outcome is, I'll just bear it myself, and I won't worry about the Zhong family." Zhong Rouning's attitude was very resolute.

Zhong Jue and Zhong Roulan were speechless all the way until they left the palace, and Zhong Jue spoke first: "Sanniang, why are you persecuting your second sister at this time?" ”

"At this time, show your attitude, there is still a trace of family affection in the future, if we wait until we control the court, our Zhong clan and the second sister can only break up." Zhong Roulan said helplessly.

Zhong Jue nodded appreciatively, and then said, "Have you arranged it over there in Nangang?" ”

"Twenty-seven troop carriers have arrived in the waters of Nangang in the name of deployment, and Changsun Ziyang's side has done a good job of camouflage, as long as our side is fast enough, we can return before the Donghai people react." Zhong Roulan said confidently.

"Lan'er, you have taken some risks this time, as far as the elite of Dongfu is exhausted, if Xiao Yu invades us, we will have no power to resist." Zhong Jue said worriedly.

"I'm betting, as long as Meng Yan doesn't mix, the worst result will be the exchange of the two mansions, but at least the court and righteousness are in our hands, isn't this what Your Majesty wants?" Zhong Rouning exhaled a long breath.

"Since you have decided, let's do it, Lan'er, your layout is good, put the eldest grandson and Xiao Yu in, the variables in this layout can only be on Meng Yan, as long as he doesn't break his word."