Chapter 94: Chaos
After separating from Shen Lingxi, Lin Feng took Shen Ziyan back to the Prime Minister's Mansion together, as one of Prime Minister Li Cheng's most trusted guests, Lin Feng's status in the Prime Minister's Mansion is still quite high, so it is not a big problem for Shen Ziyan to live in the Prime Minister's Mansion now.
Of course, the other people in the Prime Minister's Mansion still had some discussions about Lin Feng bringing back a good woman, but most of them still took it for granted, after all, Lin Feng's age was not young.
Prime Minister Li Cheng didn't care much about Lin Feng bringing back a woman, and now Prime Minister Li Cheng had already smelled something unusual from Shen Lingxi's words when he entered the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor that day.
So Li Cheng, the prime minister who was not very calm in his heart and always felt that something was going to happen, decided to find a few trustworthy doormen to discuss countermeasures after thinking about it for a while in the study.
Lin Feng was soon informed by his subordinates that the prime minister was invited in the study.
After saying a few words to Shen Ziyan, Lin Feng walked out of the courtyard where he lived, and followed the subordinate to the study where Prime Minister Li Cheng was.
After the subordinates went into the study to report, Lin Feng walked into the study.
"Oh, Lin Feng, you're here! Recently, that righteous son from the Pingbei General Mansion came to Jianye, and that foolish emperor naively asked that righteous son to ask Pingbei General Tuoba Jun to withdraw from the army. What I didn't expect was that the righteous son of the Pingbei General's Mansion actually agreed. Do you think there's something wrong with that?"
Prime Minister Li Cheng has always felt that something is wrong when he thinks about it these days, so today he called Lin Feng, the most important doorman, to discuss.
Of course, Lin Feng knew Shen Lingxi's plans, but now was not the time for a showdown with Prime Minister Li Cheng, so he pretended to think and didn't speak for a long time.
Prime Minister Li Cheng saw that Lin Feng was thinking about something, and he was not in a hurry, so he took a sip of tea on the desk.
After another moment, Lin Feng thought about his tone and said: "Prime Minister, this time Your Majesty rashly asked the Pingbei General Mansion to withdraw its troops, this is indeed a bit inappropriate, but Your Majesty has already said it, let's see what the reaction of the Pingbei General Mansion is." ”
Prime Minister Li Cheng frowned and said: "If we don't do anything, just let Your Majesty come?" If the general of Pingbei, Tuoba Jun, really retreats and transfers the army back to Jianye in accordance with this will, won't we be very passive in this Jianye City?"
Although Prime Minister Li Cheng controls the court of Xuanwu Kingdom, he does not have a lot of military power in his hands, and at most he can only control all the forbidden troops in the entire Jianye City.
Therefore, if Pingbei General Tuoba Jun really transferred hundreds of thousands of troops back to Jianye, then the pressure on him, the prime minister, would also be great.
"But His Majesty has already told the righteous son of the Pingbei General Mansion to let Tuoba Jun retire from the army, and now I am afraid that this will has reached the Pingbei General Tuoba Jun. If Tuoba Jun really obeys this will and transfers troops back to Jianye, our Prime Minister's Mansion is helpless now! Could it be that we will force Your Majesty to let Pingbei General Tuoba Jun withdraw his troops but not move his troops?"
It is not impossible to let His Majesty make an order again to let Tuoba Jun stay still, but it is obvious that Tuoba Jun, the general of Pingbei, will not listen to it at all.
After all, His Majesty is just a puppet, and his will will Tuoba Jun will only pick what is beneficial to him to carry out.
Prime Minister Li Cheng is very sober about this, so Prime Minister Li Cheng fully understands Lin Feng's words.
"Your Majesty, that fool, didn't consult with Prime Minister Ben before making an order, and now that such a big thing has come out, and he wants me to wipe his ass. Really, sooner or later he should be abolished, lest he get into trouble for me again!"
Prime Minister Li Cheng gritted his teeth with hatred, and he became more and more impatient with this puppet emperor.
"Prime Minister, Your Majesty is Your Majesty after all. Don't say anything about it, today Your Majesty has made a mistake, and we as courtiers can help him correct it. I'll see if I'm still waiting to see the reaction of General Tuoba Jun of Pingbei. If Tuoba Jun really transfers all the 100,000 troops back to Jianye, then we will close his doors and close his doors. ”
Lin Feng knew that Prime Minister Li Cheng was not sure that Pingbei General Tuoba Jun would take this opportunity to rebel, so he boldly said that Jianye City would be locked up and the 100,000 troops would not be allowed to enter the city.
Prime Minister Li Cheng was a little depressed, but now what is the general of Pingbei Tuobajun going to do, he is really powerless as the prime minister, so Lin Feng's suggestion is a good way.
"Well, it seems that our Prime Minister's Mansion can only respond to all changes with the same. ”
Prime Minister Li Cheng also knew that things had not yet reached the worst, so there was no best way now, so he discussed some other possibilities with Lin Feng and sent Lin Feng out.
Lin Feng walked out of Prime Minister Li Cheng's study, and then let out a long breath.
"The old fox still smelled some danger, but in order to make them lose both, it was not time to tell him the truth. Wait!"
Lin Feng thought so in his heart, and returned to his other courtyard.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Shen Ziyan walked out quickly and asked, "How is it, what did the prime minister say, did he have any suspicions about you?"
Lin Feng smiled and pulled Shen Ziyan back to the room.
"How can I find anything, General Tuoba Jun of Pingbei has not made any moves there, and besides, my whereabouts have always been very cautious, and the prime minister will not suspect us. Next, we just need to wait, wait for the Pingbei general Tuoba Junbing to come to the city, and then tell the truth to Prime Minister Li Cheng at that time, so that the possibility of them fighting and losing both is the greatest. We will be able to implement our plan smoothly. ”
Shen Ziyan frowned tightly, and only nodded slightly after a while.
And Tuoba Jun, the general of Pingbei who is hundreds of miles away, has already received a letter from Shen Lingxi and the housekeeper Tuoba Hao.
"What, Your Majesty actually agreed to me to return the army to Jianye. Sure enough, haha...... This is really a godsend, if I seize this opportunity this time, my Pingbei General Tuoba Jun will be able to become the real emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom. Haha......"
Tuoba Jun laughed loudly in his Chinese army camp, making the soldiers outside the camp a little confused, not knowing what the general was happy about.
Tuoba Jun took a good look at the plan in Shen Lingxi's letter, and felt that Shen Lingxi, the righteous son, could always surprise him, so he was in a good mood and asked people to call some wine and food to drink in the camp.
The next day, Tuoba Jun, who had calmed down a little, began to think about a specific strategy for retreating.
After all, the 100,000 Xuanwu soldiers want to withdraw from Jianye immediately, this is not just a retreat, these already laid territories still need soldiers to garrison, but this time back to Jianye City is to usurp the throne, and the troops transferred back cannot be too small.
Thinking about it, he still felt that he had to mobilize at least 80,000 troops to return to Jianye.
So he ordered 20,000 Xuanwu soldiers to be stationed in Donghua County and some counties occupied by Feng State, and during this time, they did not have a conflict with Feng State, they only needed to hold these cities.
Then he arranged the grain and grass and the like to set off to Jianye first, and the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and the general of Pingbei, Tuoba Jun, arranged all the things that the army needed to pay attention to, and then ordered the more than 80,000 troops stationed in various places to withdraw troops to Jianye.
The soldiers thought that they were just retiring and returning to Jianye, so they were very happy and happily packed up their things and prepared to go home.
It's just that these soldiers didn't expect that when they returned to Jianye this time, they actually seized the throne for their Pingbei general Tuoba Jun.
So under the order of General Tuoba of Pingbei, the army that was confronting Fengguo on the entire border of Xuanwu State took action, leaving a small number of soldiers, and most of the soldiers gathered to prepare to retreat to Jianye.
At least Pingbei's general Tuoba Jun's order was to retreat, so some low-level generals had no doubts and commanded the army to prepare to retreat.
Shen Lingxi was waiting for Tuoba Jun's reply in Jianye's Pingbei General's Mansion, this time she wanted to play a good role in the cooperation between the inside and the outside, of course, this is the case for the Pingbei General's Mansion.
"Butler, is there a reply from my father-in-law?"
Shen Lingxi couldn't wait, so he asked the housekeeper Tuoba Hao to ask.
"The general should have received a letter from us, and I believe that the general also knows that this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I believe that soon the 100,000 army will return to Jianye City. In this way, it is more likely that our Pingbei General's Mansion will seize the throne, and the total number of forbidden troops in this Jianye City is only 50,000, and the Prime Minister Li Cheng can mobilize it, I am afraid that there are only 30,000 people when it is full. As for the remaining 20,000 people, they were in the hands of relatives in the hands of the queen. ”
The housekeeper Tuoba Hao also told Shen Lingxi about the situation of the forbidden army, so that Shen Lingxi knew even more.
"Oh, is it? In this way, Prime Minister Li Cheng can only mobilize 30,000 troops, and the queen only has 20,000 troops in her hands. Is it possible for the two of them to unite against our Pingbei General Mansion?"
Butler Tuoba Hao thought for a while and said: "This may be there, but it shouldn't be too early to unite, because the two factions don't know that our Pingbei General's Mansion is going to usurp the throne this time." Of course, if they know the truth, it is certain that they will unite to deal with our Pingbei General Mansion. ”
Shen Lingxi deliberately frowned and said, "Then we have to find a way to make them unable to unite, do you think there is any good way?"
Shen Lingxi just didn't think the matter was big enough, so he wanted the housekeeper Tuoba Hao to do something.
From Shen Lingxi's point of view, in fact, she hopes that the construction industry of the capital of Xuanwu Kingdom will be messed up as much as possible.
The housekeeper Tuoba Hao really thought for a while, and then said: "Maybe the young master can try to get close to the forces on the queen's side, if he can get their trust, it would be the best, so that Prime Minister Li Cheng will be isolated here, and when the time comes, once the army of the General Mansion of Pingbei returns to Jianye, this throne is not within reach." ”
It was obvious that this butler Tuoba Hao had been a little excited about the upcoming throne, and judging from the attitude of the housekeeper Tuoba Hao, Shen Lingxi felt that this person did not regard himself as a young master.
With the possibility of Tuoba Jun, the general of Pingbei, becoming the emperor, this guy with the same surname Tuoba is becoming more and more restless.
However, Shen Lingxi felt that such a housekeeper was a good housekeeper, and it was best that this housekeeper could jump out and clean up Tuoba Jun at that time, so as not to do it himself.
After all, the throne, the surname Tuoba is not moved! At least Shen Lingxi feels that he is only the righteous son of the general Tuoba Jun of Pingbei, even if Tuoba Jun, the general of Pingbei becomes the emperor, the throne of this Xuanwu country will not be passed on to his righteous son.
What's more, Shen Lingxi is a fake Yuwenlong after all, so Shen Lingxi feels that he should not think about the matter of the throne of Xuanwu Kingdom.
So for the fact that the housekeeper Tuoba Hao also has ambitions, Shen Lingxi is now a laissez-faire attitude.
deliberately didn't care about the disrespect in the butler Tuoba Hao's words, but Shen Lingxi nodded with satisfaction.
"The housekeeper said that this method is not bad, but I don't know if it is possible to implement it. I think I can go to the queen and give it a try. If you can gain the trust of the queen, then this time the father-in-law will be fully sure of seizing the throne when he returns. Haha......"
Shen Lingxi conspired with the housekeeper Tuoba Hao for a while, and then he really went out to contact the power of the queen.
Shen Lingxi went out, of course he knew that it was impossible to meet the queen directly, even if he could enter the palace, he couldn't do it in front of the queen alone, so he simply went to the mansion of the servant.
This official servant Luo Luxing is the queen's own brother, so as long as the official servant Luo Luxing is opened here, there will be basically no problems with the queen.
explained his identity to the subordinates of the Ministry of Servants' Mansion, and was led by the housekeeper to the main hall.
Luo Luxing, the servant of the ministry, quickly came out of the back hall, and was also very surprised to see Shen Lingxi.
"Isn't this the major general of the Pingbei General's Mansion? Why do you have time to come to my minister's mansion today?"
Shen Lingxi hurriedly got up and bowed: "Junior Yu Wenlong, I have seen Lord Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, I came to your mansion today mainly because of my father-in-law, and he told my junior to make good friends." ”
"Oh! Did you Pingbei General Tuoba Jun really let you make friends with the lower officials? This is really the sun coming out of the west, haha, it seems that Pingbei General is really polite!"
Luo Luxing laughed loudly, feeling that this usually high-ranking Pingbei general Tuoba Jun actually took the initiative to befriend him one day, which really surprised him.
"Yes, my father-in-law said that Lord Luo is the biggest person who should be befriended in this Jianye City. In the future, we hope to advance and retreat with the Ministry of Officials' Mansion, and drive the Prime Minister Li Cheng out of the court. ”
Shen Lingxi came as soon as he opened his mouth, and directly took out Luo Luxing's nemesis and blamed him, which was very amazing, Luo Luxing ate this very much, and soon smiled.
"Prime Minister Li Cheng, that guy has never taken His Majesty in his eyes, it seems that Pingbei General Tuoba Jun can't stand this Prime Minister Li Cheng now, since Pingbei General's Mansion is interested, then this time we can join forces with the General's Mansion, and we will directly defeat Prime Minister Li Cheng's faction!"