The news of King Yi's entry into Beijing was like a storm, blowing through all the prefectures and counties through which he passed, and reaching the capital unimpeded. All the forces in the court did not expect that a feudal king who usually only knew pleasure would resolutely participate in the battle for the throne at this moment, disrupting the chessboard that had already been laid out. Like a dark arrow off the string, flying out of the dark bushes.

In the entire capital, only the emperor lived in the ninefold and knew nothing about the outside world. And none of the courtiers dared to play, mainly because of one person's face - that is, King Xu back then, and now the crown prince.

"Lan waiter, Ye Yongjia's recital, is it handed over or not?"

The crown prince sat under the extinguished candle and pushed the song in front of Lan Yuan on the opposite side.

Lan Yuan took a long breath: "Looking at it now, it's better to hand it in first." Although it can be delayed for a few days and grasp the initiative, once King Yi enters Beijing, the situation will inevitably change drastically, and if one or two handles are left as a result, the gains outweigh the losses. It's better to inform the emperor as soon as possible, so as not to attract suspicion, this kind of thing will let the foreign ministers of the Chen Party fight for it, they are not afraid, you don't want to get involved. By the way, let's also bring the matter of King Yi together. ”

The prince made a bitter face, groaned slightly, and stood up with his chair: "The emperor doesn't like my son, and would rather listen to Ye Yongjia, who is not a relative, than believe my heartfelt words...... What's more, this King Yi is still his own son, and when he sees that guy, he can't chop off my head and feed it to the fish? ”

"King Yi is also hateful, what kind of open-minded and heroic pretend to be usual, isn't it still greedy, and his eyes are only staring at my position? I can see it so clearly, how can the world not notice it! For this trivial matter, officials from all over the country seemed to have seen a saint, and sent it to Beijing every day as good news! With that, he angrily slammed the notebook.

"There are too many shameless literati now, and King Yi has enveloped them, won't he be able to deceive the world? It is precisely because of its great momentum that it cannot be confronted head-on, and its edge must be avoided. Lan Yuan hurriedly admonished.

"No way!" The crown prince, who had always been obedient to Lan Yuanyan, actually had an opinion, "My father has always wanted to find an opportunity to abolish me, if I honestly let him come, wouldn't it be to lure the wolf into the house?" I have made up my mind, and I will keep it out of the gates. Lan Waiter, you can think of a foolproof plan again! ”

Lan Yuan was nervous in his heart: "Your Highness, this time King Yi and the Ye Thief should be together, like a tiger with wings, it is very different from the previous time, if you conceal the monarch and obstruct it privately, I am afraid it will shake your position as the prince even more!" It is still up to Chen colleagues to control the overall situation, which is the safest! ”

The prince turned around and said angrily: "The left is a Chen comrade, and the right is a Chen comrade, everything has to be thrown to the Chen party, what, I am a prince of the country, and I have to rely on the courtiers to support us, what kind of system is this!" This king is going to make a desperate bet, fight to the death with him, and I will give way when I retreat, what's so terrible? Lan Waiter, you quickly come up with an idea! ”

Lan Yuan knew that he was persuaded not to move, so he answered 'yes' again and again, and after calming his anger, he racked his brains to think of countermeasures. He tilted his head and supported his forehead for a while, pinched his chin for a while, knocked on the table for a while, and his posture never settled. Suddenly, at a certain moment, he had a flash of inspiration, and immediately looked at the prince: "The villain has come up with a plan." When the king of Nayi comes here, he must rest through the Beijing Shibei Station, and if he can take advantage of this effort, he will secretly make a trip, or it will work. ”

"What stumbling block can you give him?" The prince was quite curious, his ears came to him, and after receiving a secret word from him, he suddenly brightened up, and laughed: "Lan Shiyu is really worthy of being the mastermind!" If you need to send troops, there is only one person who can be trusted, and you should first send someone to him. ”

Lan Yuan shook his head again and again: "No." Cun Zhao is still guilty now, if he is allowed to leave Beijing with troops alone, no one will agree, let alone the emperor's suspicious character. It would be reasonable to ask Shi Xiushen to be a companion. ”

"Shi Xiushen?" The crown prince frowned, "Although this person is independent of the court and never participates in party disputes, after all, he has been friendly with Ye Yongjia and went together, which is inconvenient." ”

Lan Yuan said with a smile: "Although Your Highness has a hundred thousand hearts, this person is very honest and only loyal to the community, why bother to disrupt your plans?" Except for those few thieves with bad intentions, no one wants to make the court restless and make themselves panic. ”

The prince reluctantly accepted his persuasion, and the two of them carefully planned again before leaving.

The prince held the stack of books, entered the dormitory to face the saint, and did not say a word about the future of King Yi, only praised Ye Yongjia a few good words against his will, and then said, "If you want to reopen the new policy and recover Xuanhua in one fell swoop, you must first temper the military horses; The forbidden army has not fought for many days, and the force has been sparse, so please order Cunzhao and Shi Xiushen to lead the troops to the north, inspect the mountains and rivers of the border passes, and check the truth of the captives, so as to help the military prestige. ’

The emperor did not sniff out the conspiracy this time, but only regarded it as a normal arrangement, readily agreed to the prince's proposal, and immediately ordered the eunuchs with him to draft a holy decree and deliver it to the two eunuchs.

How dare the second division be lazy, hurriedly ordered the soldiers and horses, and set off with the edict. Cunzhao also took the opportunity to meet the prince, who invited him to have a secret talk, told him the reason for the plan, and told him that 'King Yi must follow his temperament and not be negligent in the slightest', before patting him on the shoulder and letting him go.

When King Yi arrived at Jingbeiyi, it was already the evening of the next day. In front of the post station is an open and flat road, the post man who opens the door can see the huge team of King Yi from afar, all the soldiers are holding torches, illuminating all sides brightly, like daylight, and also reflecting the red flag of the palace, which has a big 'Yi' character written on it, fluttering in the air.

"Appeal ......"

A number of tall horses stopped not far in front of the inn, and a dozen or so guards jumped off their horses and made a 'please' gesture behind them, and saw the procession spread out in both directions, and in the middle came a general on a black horse—it was King Yi.

King Yi slowly grabbed the horse, smiled and touched its dark neck, then stepped off the horse and waved to the post man: "I am King Yi." Please take us in and feed the horses fodder, for the soldiers have been on their way for a day, and they need to rest. ”

"Yo, Lord Yi has finally arrived!"

The old guard of the post station was about to reply, when he suddenly heard a hearty laugh behind him, and Shi Xiushen came out with Cunzhao.

"Who are the two?"

"This is Lord Si Ban Shi Xiushen," Cun Zhao introduced, "I am the emperor's nephew Cun Zhao, and my official position is the same as his. We are on the orders of the emperor to receive the prince! ”