Chapter 257: Involved in the Dispute (1)
Shu Yan was startled, he didn't expect that the old king of Lan Yu would die at this time. Judging from his physical condition, the death is not unexpected, and Shu Yan is worried that his death may have variables on the matter that has already been decided.
If nothing else, after the death of the old king, the eldest prince will definitely inherit the throne of the king. Judging from the attitude of the eldest prince towards himself, there should be no mistake. Shu Yan decided to enter the palace once, one to mourn King Lanyu, and the other to observe the situation.
The next day, Shu Yan dressed up and rode into the palace with Zhao Shun. Before coming to the mourning hall of King Lanyu, Zhao Shun was just an entourage, so there was no need to go in to mourn like Shu Yan, so he waited outside the mourning hall. Shu Yan entered the mourning hall and saw that the eldest prince and the second prince were present, as well as many civil and military personnel. These people all looked solemn, and they all seemed to be preoccupied, and it was not as simple as mourning the old king.
Just listen to what the eldest prince and the second prince are arguing about. The second prince's rhetoric was particularly fierce, and his subordinates also raised their eyebrows one by one. Seeing that Shu Yan was coming, the quarrel became even more fierce. They all spoke Dawan language, and Shu Yan basically didn't understand it. Suddenly, the second prince shouted, and his subordinates immediately mutinied, and more than a dozen armored samurai swarmed up, restraining the eldest prince and several ministers who supported the eldest prince.
Shu Yan was suddenly startled, although he couldn't understand what they were shouting, but he knew that there must be a coup d'Γ©tat when he looked at this posture. But before he could figure out the situation, he saw four or five samurai coming, and without saying anything, he tied himself up.
At this time, Zhao Shun was waiting outside the mourning hall, and when he heard a quarrel inside, he didn't understand it anyway, so he didn't care. Later, when he suddenly saw a mutiny inside, he became alert, and then saw that his master was also bound, and knew that things were not good, so he quickly took advantage of the chaos and quietly slipped out of the palace gate, and when he reached the palace gate, he rode on a fast horse and ran.
The incident happened suddenly, and the second prince also made a temporary decision, focusing his attention on the mourning hall, and did not notice the existence of Zhao Shun, a small person, outside the mourning hall, so Zhao Shun was fortunate to escape.
Zhao Shun rode his horse and thought as he ran, in this foreign land thousands of miles away, let alone relatives and friends, there was no one who could even communicate and speak, and the only thing he could count on was that merchant Tuge. He returned to the party hall first, quickly packed up his important things, and was about to go out. When the official of the party hall saw it, he asked him what he was doing. Zhao Shun used a method to confuse the other party, pointed in the direction of the outside of the city, and then vaguely responded with two sentences, meaning to go out of the city.
The people in the party hall still don't know that something has happened in the palace, and of course they just ask Zhao Shun casually, and they don't care where he really wants to go, and of course they won't stop him.
Tuge's home is a large house, and Zhao Shun can easily find it from memory. When he entered the door, he saw Tug and recounted what had happened. Tuge also realized that something was wrong, panicked, and immediately called his daughter and Xiao Mo to discuss.
"It seems that this is a coup d'Γ©tat by the second prince. Since he has already done this, he must not do it twice, not just controlling the eldest prince. Tug analyzed.
"And what will he do next?" Xiao Mo learned that Zhao Shun was coming, and he still appeared as Huawa.
"Of course, I want to abolish the eldest prince and become the king of Dawan by myself."
"Then he arrested me Shu-" Xiao Mo was in a hurry, and almost said the words "Brother Shu", "The two princes made a coup d'Γ©tat by themselves, what are they doing arresting the envoys of the Great Jin Dynasty surnamed Shu?" β
"The two princes originally had opposite attitudes towards the Great Jin. At this juncture, the old king is gone, and Shu Lang, as an envoy of the Great Jin Dynasty, is difficult not to be implicated. β
"What then? Somehow had to be found to rescue him. Xiao Mo was anxious.
"Of course, it is best to be saved, but the question is how to save? How easy is that? Turge was helpless. He kept pacing up and down.
In contrast, only Luo Wa was calmer than the others, and she thought for a moment and said, "You should know yourself and your opponent in everything." We only know that there was a coup d'Γ©tat, but what happened to the eldest prince and Brother Shu now? What measures did the second prince take? None of this is known. It is useless for us to be in a hurry here, and we should find a way to find out the specific situation in order to make a real plan. β
A word reminded her father. Tug was not just an ordinary businessman, he was a friend of some ministers in the court, and he had always been in contact, so he immediately sent his confidants to the palace to inquire about the news.
The henchman didn't return until noon and told Tug what he had heard. It turned out that the second prince was worried about having a bad reputation for rebelling because of the imprisonment of the eldest prince, so in order to hide people's eyes, the eldest prince and Shu Yan were imprisoned in a Buddhist temple behind the palace. In addition, I also learned that as soon as Zhao Shun left the party hall on the front foot, the second prince's people chased him down. But Zhao Shun's method of striking east and west succeeded in confusing them, and they chased them in the direction of the outside of the city.
"Are they going to kill people?" Xiao Mo asked worriedly.
"Before they found Zhao Shun, they didn't dare to do anything to the eldest prince, especially Shu Lang. Because he was afraid that he would return to the Western Regions Governor's Mansion to report the news. With the Tianwei of the Great Jin Dynasty, if the envoy Shu Lang is killed, the Western Regions Changshi Mansion will definitely not give up. The second prince will definitely do his best to find Zhao Shun first, and it will be much safer to kill them all at that time. Kill this master and servant, even if the Western Regions Governor Shifu sent someone to ask, saying that he had never seen the envoys of the Great Jin Dynasty come to Dawan, no one could do anything. After all, thousands of miles of desert, no one dares to guarantee that the two of them will be able to successfully reach Dawan, and it is not impossible to die on the road. Tuge paused, and then continued, "The second prince has a lot of eyeliner, and he must know about our relationship with Shu Lang. If the people chasing out of the city can't catch Zhao Shun, it won't be long before they will definitely find me from home. β
"Huh? So what to do! Luo Wa was also anxious.
Xiao Mo saw that Tuge was only pacing with his head down, but did not speak, so he gritted his teeth and said hurriedly: "I can't watch people being killed, I want to save them." β
Zhao Shun couldn't imagine that this Hua Wa was actually more anxious than himself, which was very strange, but since someone was so actively advocating, of course he had to respond, "Go, I will also save my general." β
Luo Wa pressed Xiao Mo on the couch and sat down, comforting, "What are you two going to do?" Think calmly about everything. Since they have put people under house arrest, they will definitely send people to take strict precautions, and if you are so reckless, won't you just send them to death? β
"Isn't it!" Tug still paced, "You must realize that what we are facing now is not a personal vendetta, but a contest for royal power involving most of the people in the court. If you want to save people, you must look at the big picture. β
Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy, and a few young people just know that they are in a hurry, but they don't analyze this.
Zhao Shun arched in the ground and said: "The villain doesn't understand and doesn't want to participate in the state affairs of Dawan Kingdom, but my general is trapped, and he is at a loss here, and he is very anxious." The old gentleman is thoughtful, and he asks the old gentleman to call the shots in everything, and thinks of a foolproof plan to rescue my general. There is only one brute force below, and he is at the command of the old gentleman. β
Tuge hurriedly helped Zhao Shun up and said: "Now your general and Dawan state affairs are inseparable, especially with the eldest prince. It's not just your general......" Speaking of this, a trace of panic and gloom appeared on his face, "If the old man is involved, even the life of the old man's whole family will be tied together." β
"I'm not afraid. Brother Shu has saved the lives of more than a dozen people in the entire camel team, and we should repay him. Father, let's think about it. β
Hearing his daughter Luowa's firm words, Tuge's only trace of concern was dispelled. "Well, I've got a plan, now I'll tell you. If we want to save people and contain the second prince, we must find a force equal to him. Otherwise, even if we can rescue people quietly, we will definitely not be able to escape from the hands of the second prince. Who can compete with the power of the second prince? Only the Great Prince. Although the eldest prince is now in prison, the forces that support him are still there. And the power of the eldest prince is even greater than that of the second prince, but after he was placed under house arrest, his supporters were leaderless, and no one was willing to act rashly, and they were all holding a wait-and-see attitude. Therefore, we only have to contact the ministers of the eldest prince's party at the moment, and use them as backing to rescue the eldest prince and General Shu. As long as the eldest prince is rescued and raises his arms, his supporters will stand up and respond, and then the second prince will not be afraid. β
After listening to Tuge's words, several people felt justified and strongly agreed.
"Things have reached the level of a coup d'Γ©tat, and no matter how powerful the civil servants are, they must find a military general with soldiers and horses. There is a general of the Protector, who is my family friend and a member of the party of the Great Prince. Although this man was not in a very high position, he was in charge of the palace guards, and it was most appropriate for him to plot this matter. β
When Xiao Mo heard that there was hope, he became energetic: "Then when will we go to him?" β
Tuge said: "The rebels of the second prince can't catch Zhao Shun outside the city, and they will find this place immediately." Without further ado, we'll go to the Protector right away. β
Everyone agreed, and immediately prepared for action. Luo Wa also prepared like Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo stopped her and said, "This kind of thing is done by a brave man, what can you do as a weak woman?" β
"And how do you get there?"
"Me?" Xiao Mo was asked by Luo Wa, and it was difficult to say anything else in front of Zhao Shun, so he paused, and only said, "I'm not a weak woman, don't you know?" β
Luo Wa knew that Xiao Mo was a man with a temperament, and he was eccentric, and he always carried a sword on his body, although he was not a master, but he could deal with anything he encountered, so he stopped talking.
"Huawa has a lot of means, you can't compare with her, you go to add chaos, and you have to be distracted to take care of you. To tell you the truth, there are too many variables in such a big event, and we are not very sure that we are going to save people. It's okay to succeed, but once we fail, all of us will definitely not be able to come back. Tug looked at his daughter for a long and calm look, "But you have to live!" β
"Yes, you're an outsider, so there's no need to get in with one more. If you are not directly involved in this matter, the second prince may pardon you. For such a life-and-death ending, Xiao Mo is very calm.
"If he kills you all, what does it mean for me to live!"
"No, you're going to live. Silly daughter, you're still young. When Tug said this, he glanced at Xiao Mo, then turned his head and said to his daughter seriously, "Life and death are big things, you don't need to be obsessed with someone like others." Don't care about how your father ends, if the second prince doesn't care about the previous suspicions, you will obey him. β
Luo Wa's eyes were filled with tears: "What did my father say! The revenge of killing your father is not shared, it is better to die with you than to end up like that! As she spoke, she went out again.
Tuge's words aroused his daughter's persistence even more, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet.
Xiao Mo suddenly had an idea, changed the block to a reverse incentive, and comforted: "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." If we really lose and get caught, as long as you are there, there is still a possibility of being rescued, isn't it? β
This sentence really kept Luo Wa.
Some people died, but not completely......