Yanwang's Mansion, back garden.

There is a vast artificial lake in the park, with pavilions and water pavilions in the center of the lake, and the layout is exquisite and elegant, full of charm and poetry.

Recently, every day at dusk, King Yan would gather some people to the pavilion in the middle of the lake, arrange the wine and food, hang the candlestick, and a group of people would talk in the pavilion, imitating the legacy of the Wei and Jin madmen, often all night long, until the guests and hosts were happy.

King Yan summoned his friends to gather in the palace, but he did not hide it, and many of the prince's vassals, and even the eyeliner laid by the imperial city secretary were all in their eyes.

Zhao Zhen heard the report of the Imperial City Division, and he was also quite pleased with King Yan's knowledge.

He has already made up his mind to make King Yong the crown prince, but he has not yet made a decree.

It's just that after King Yong inherited the throne, how to place King Yan has always been a headache for Zhao Zhen.

Now King Yan's idleness shows that he is admitting defeat to King Yong,

In Zhao Zhen's view, this is because King Yan knows that the throne is hopeless, and his will is depressed, so he is ready to let go of his heart to seize the throne and be a free prince in peace.

Zhao Zhen is naturally happy to see it.

He didn't want to see King Yong and King Yan fight to the death, and specially summoned the two into the palace to persuade them with brotherly affection.

First, let King Yan swear not to rebel for the rest of his life, and then let King Yong swear that he would never treat King Yan harshly and ensure his glory and wealth throughout his life.

Under the witness of Zhao Zhen, King Yan and King Yong made an oath successively, and then hugged their heads and cried, choked up, and never mentioned what they had done against each other in the past.

Seeing the harmonious appearance of the two brothers, friends and brothers, Zhao Zhenzi was very happy, but he didn't know how many tea bowls he broke after King Yan returned to his house that day.

The content of the oath made by Zhao Zhen to make King Yong and King Yan actually explain his choice: he wants to make King Yong the crown prince.

This also means that King Yan has been completely forced into a dead end, and King Yan will not believe that King Yong will treat himself as promised in front of Zhao Zhen, with King Yong's hatred for himself, after King Yong ascends the throne, it will be good not to break his bones and fly away.

After this day, the last glimmer of hope in King Yan's heart was completely disillusioned, and correspondingly, King Yan invited people into the Huxin Pavilion in the back garden to talk about the past and the present more and more frequently.

It seems that they are talking about the past and the present in the gazebo in the middle of the lake, reciting poetry, but in fact they are deliberately transmitting their voices so that the secret eyeliner can hear them.

Most of the time, King Yan and the others were whispering and plotting great rebellion.

It was Yanwang's idea to choose a pavilion in the middle of the lake, and the pavilion was surrounded by water, which could prevent the possibility of eavesdropping to the greatest extent.

All the irrelevant people in the pavilion were all retired, and those who were left behind were the henchmen whose net worth depended on King Yan's body, these people had already been named in King Yong, and if King Yan really fell, they would not end well.

At this time, it was approaching autumn, and the cold wind at night was a little cold, but everyone in the pavilion was not aware of it at all, except for a few people who were responsible for covering on the periphery, the rest of the people were solemn, with King Yan as the center, quietly discussing major matters.

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A white-faced scribe lowered his voice and whispered like a gnat: "The minister has already bribed the two commanders of the army and the commanders of the six battalions, and when the minister met with them secretly last night, they promised to die for His Highness." ”

When King Yan heard the report from his staff, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he was excited about the good news.

"How many soldiers and horses can these generals mobilize?" Yan Wang tried to suppress his excitement and asked in a low voice.

The white-faced scribe hesitated for a moment: "If the soldiers and horses under these generals are combined with the soldiers in the palace, there will be about three thousand. ”

"Only three thousand?"

King Yan's gaze darkened unconsciously.

With only 3,000 soldiers and horses, for the hundreds of thousands of garrison troops stationed around Bianjing, they were as vulnerable as moths to a fire.

At this time, another emaciated middle-aged scribe with a sickly face next to him said slowly: "On the side of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, the ministers have also tried it, and they all commanded Dou Laoxi to be an old stubborn man full of loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, and he can't buy it.

However, Wu Mou, the deputy commander of the capital, accepted the gold and silver treasures sent by the minister, and Wu Mou said that if he saw that our people had captured the imperial city, he would fan his troops to set fire to the city of Bianjing, create a riot, and strengthen our momentum. ”

King Yan still frowned deeply, this Wu Mu is obviously a wall-to-wall grass, and he can't be counted on at all at a critical time, so he still has to rely on himself.

Seeing King Yan's sad face, the white-faced scribe who spoke at the beginning smiled softly and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the minister thinks that if you want to do great things, you must say that you must move a member of the army to vote in the future, if this person is willing to serve His Highness, then the big thing will be done!" ”

King Yan stiffened his body and said urgently, "Who is this person?" ”

"The deputy commander of the front division of the palace, Rong Xian."

The white-faced scribe shook the feather fan lightly, and said with confidence: "Rong Xian, this person is mediocre and incompetent, from a humble background, and it is all because of his sister Concubine Rong who is favored that he has today's scenery."

Such a favorite concubine as Concubine Rong, if there is no rootless duckweed, she relies on the favor of the official family, and she always dominates the official family and refuses to let go. Because of this, Concubine Rong is bound to be disliked by the queen.

After the funeral of the official family Longyu, the new monarch ascended the throne, and then the queen will become the queen mother, and Concubine Rong can be sent to the funeral with a word, and without Concubine Rong, the high-rise building of the Rong family will also collapse completely. ”

When King Yan heard this, he frowned and interrupted: "In this case, in order to maintain his powerful position, Rong Xian should go to the new monarch, how can he come to burn this king's cold stove?" ”

The white-faced scribe smiled slightly: "I heard that the Rong family has a young daughter, named Rong Feiyan, Concubine Rong and Rong Xian's brothers and sisters regard it as the pearl of the palm, if you can get rid of this girl without a trace, and make the Rong family think that it was done by King Yong, then the Rong family and King Yong will inevitably have a grudge, and then send a clever and eloquent person to ...... Rong Xianxiao."

"If it is really as Mr. said, then Rong Xian will come to vote for this king!"

King Yan's eyes shone brightly, and he rubbed his hands excitedly: "Rong Xian is the commander of the deputy commander of the front division of the palace, in charge of the locks and keys inside and outside the imperial city, if he can get his help, the inside and the outside should be combined, and the palace gate will be opened, and the king can lead the army commander to drive straight into the palace of the Son of Heaven." As long as you hold the Son of Heaven, why worry about big things! ”

King Yan looked at the white-faced scribe and praised him sincerely: "Sir's clever plan, but it can be peaceful in the world, and it is really the son of this king!" ”

The white-faced scribe could not hide his smugness, and kept brushing a few short whiskers under his chin. In order to come up with this clever plan, he didn't sleep for three days and three nights in a row, and now he finally saw the results.

King Yan held the hands of the white-faced scribe tightly, and said with an earnest gaze: "This is a big matter, this king will all please sir!" ”

After a pause in his tone, King Yan hurriedly added: "Sir, rest assured, after the matter is completed, this king will not forget Mr. today's strategizing, and will make Mr. the king the prince, a supreme minister, and the gentleman's family can also maintain glory and wealth forever." ”

When the white-faced scribe heard this, he couldn't help but be moved, but his face was still silent, maintaining his superior demeanor.

He immediately bowed down to King Yan and said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Your Highness!" ”