The last time Qi Tian came to the palace, Wang Shouren entertained him with four dishes and one soup, and this time he only added three vegetarian dishes.

Huang Youcai glanced at him, "Alas, I should have listened to you if I knew it, and sent Huang Xiaoxue to Yunhai City as soon as possible, now Zhang Zhong has put the four city gates under martial law, and he has also ordered martial law for three days, something big will definitely happen." ”

Li Tongwei also sighed: "I thought that without Liu Liheng, I could eat fragrant food and drink spicy food every day, save a pension and return to my hometown, but I didn't expect to encounter such a big change again, and I don't know if I have the life to return to my hometown." ”

Ma Dusheng poured himself a small drink, but his face was depressed, but he betrayed the sorrow in his heart.

Only Wang Shouren looked relaxed, "Hehe, didn't you see the smile on Brother Qi's face, you didn't even think anything about the person concerned, but you were worried, you really worried about eating radishes." ”

Qi Tian looked at Wang Shouren with a smile.

At this table, the one who knows him best is still Wang Shouren.

"Hmm, what does martial law in the Imperial Capital City have to do with Brother Qi?" asked Li Tongwei.

Huang Youcai was also puzzled.

They still don't know about the prince's transfer of the Changyang Army and Uncle Lei Guo's arrival in the imperial capital, and they don't know that the prince is ready to raise troops on the "Qingjun side".

"Eat first, and while eating, I'm afraid that after a while, you won't be able to eat. Qi Tian smiled.

He looked at Wang Shouren, "Brother Wang, tonight, two third-level officials and two fourth-level officials of the imperial court came to eat with you, why are you still so clear and watery." ”

There is a green oil on the dinner table, although there are two meat dishes, but the shredded meat is "hidden" very well, and it is difficult to find it without a snack...

But Wang Shouren didn't have the slightest embarrassment on his face, and smiled "haha", "One of you is the Minister of Finance, the other is in charge of court procurement, and they are all departments that can slip on foot, and I, a military staff officer, can only live on that meager salary every month, of course I can't compare with you." ”

He looked at Huang Youcai again: "Old Huang, I heard that everyone in your family has big fish and meat every day, and I don't know how to come to help my brother." And your good wine, it's easy to evaporate after a long time, so send me some in advance. ”

Huang Youcai glanced at him, picked up a green bamboo shoot, and did not speak.

Li Tongwei is righteous: "I'll ask someone to send you ten jars of daughter red tomorrow." ”

Wang Shouren quipped: "Haha, it's still more generous to spend money than to manage money!"

Qi Tian was amused by these old guys.

After the three rounds of drinking, Li Tongwei couldn't help it, and took the lead in asking: "Brother Qi, what is going to happen in the imperial capital? Why is it still related to you?"

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people put down their chopsticks and looked at Qi Tian with blank eyes.

Qi Tian glanced around at a few people, put down his chopsticks, thought for a while, and then said bluntly: "The prince rebelled, and I, as the general who protected the country, led the army to quell the rebellion." ”

After he finished speaking, he quietly looked at a few people.

The expressions of the four of them suddenly froze, as if they were frozen, and they looked at Qi Tian in a daze...

After a long time, the four of them showed shock at the same time...

Then, invariably, they all showed a look of fear...

Qi Tian looked at the four old men who were over half a hundred years old, their expressions were constantly changing, and they were very funny in their hearts.

It is said that thirty is standing, forty is not confused, fifty knows the destiny of heaven, they should all be people who see through life and death, and now it is just a war for the heir, why are they still shocked like this...

"You... Are you telling the truth?" Li Tongwei is a little stumbling when he speaks now.

Qi Tian smiled slightly, took out the imperial edict and imperial token from his arms, and put them on the table.

Suddenly, all four of them focused their eyes on the table, stood up at the same time, tidied up their clothes, and then knelt respectfully on the ground...

Qi Tian was stunned, "Uh... It's just an imperial token..."

Wang Shouren said: "Seeing the emperor's token is like seeing the emperor himself, see Qi Lao... Lord Qi. ”

They kowtowed, but remained on their knees.

Qi Tian frowned, not knowing what they meant by continuing to kneel.

Wang Shouren also felt that Qi Tian hadn't moved for a long time, and looked at it curiously.

I saw this big and small, one sitting and the other kneeling, all looking at each other curiously.

"You..."

"You..."

The two of them are talking at the same time...

"Brother Wang, let's talk first. Qi Tianli gave way.

Wang Shouren looked stunned, "You don't know imperial etiquette?"

Qi Tian shook his head blankly.

Wang Shouren's face darkened, and he said, "Let your old brothers be flat!"

Qi Tian was stunned, and hurriedly pretended to say: "Oh, you guys are flat..."

It seems that formalism is still very important in many cases.

Only then did the four of them stand up and return to their seats.

Qi Tian also knew at this time that all officials had to kneel when they saw the emperor token, and the token holder did not shout flat, and no one could get up without permission.

"Can I take a look at this Emperor Token?" Wang Shouren had an eager expression.

Qi Tian smiled slightly, "Yes, it's just a bronze medal." ”

Wang Shouren didn't say a word, he directly picked up the emperor token on the table, groped repeatedly in his hand, and kept making a "tsk" sound on his mouth.

Huang Youcai also looked at the emperor token greedily, and said slowly: "This emperor token is not an ordinary bronze medal, it is cast from the copper in the copper mine, although the appearance looks the same, but the weight, texture, including the degree of antioxidation, can be very different." Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, for nearly a thousand years, there have only been three pieces. ”

Qi Tian had probably heard the eldest princess talk about the scarcity of this imperial token before, but he didn't expect it to have been passed down for nearly a thousand years.

A piece of copper can be preserved for nearly a thousand years without being oxidized, which is indeed a treasure.

Li Tongwei picked up the edict on the table at this time, and muttered while reading it: "Does the prince want to make it so big..."

It seems that they were attracted by the imperial token and the imperial edict, and everyone temporarily forgot about the prince's rebellion and his own order to quell the rebellion, but circulated them one by one.

"Okay, the tokens are about to be damaged by you!" Qi Tian snatched the Emperor Token from Wang Shouren's hand.

Wang Shouren laughed dryly, "I only saw this imperial token when the emperor ascended the throne, and this is an item that symbolizes the highest power of the empire. ”

Qi Tian let out an "oh" and directly put the emperor token in his arms, and then rolled up the edict and put it in his arms.

Next, he still has something to discuss with a few people in the room.

"Four brothers, I'm going to put down the rebellion next, I don't know if you have any good suggestions?"

All four fell silent.

Li Tongwei has always been managing procurement, and he doesn't know anything about wars and the like.

Huang Youcai has always dealt with money, and he has never fought.

At the moment, those who can help Qi Tian are Wang Shouren and Ma Dusheng.

The former is a staff officer, and the latter is a general who leads troops to war.

"There are 100,000 guards in the city, how many people have been prepared?" asked Wang Shouren.

Qi Tian shook his head, "The Guards are not 100,000, but 150,000, and I only have 6,000 people. ”

Five thousand Qimen Legions, and one thousand Black Flag Legions.

Wang Shouren exclaimed: "There is such a huge disparity in strength, how can this battle be fought?"

"The soldiers are fine, but there are no more, I need a geographical advantage, so that the Guards simply cannot develop the advantage of troops, and kill the prince as quickly as possible after the prince rebelled. Qi Tian said lightly.

Wang Shouren thought for a while, and then spoke: "The crown prince will raise an army to make a rebellion, he will definitely discount the name of 'Qingjun side', the purpose is to hold the emperor hostage and kill the eldest princess." So his ultimate goal must be the palace, although the palace has four gates, but since the emperor indulged in the harem, in order to prevent someone from entering the palace, the east and west gates have been sealed, and now there are north gates and main gates open. ”

Huang Youcai continued: "Since the crown prince raised troops in the name of the Qing monarch, in order to prove that he is doing the business of the bright road, he will definitely enter through the gate of the palace." ”

Wang Shouren nodded, "So the best way is to wait for the crown prince to enter the palace, and then your army will come out to cut off the connection between the prince and the guards, and take this opportunity for you to seize the crown prince." ”

Ma Dusheng said at this time: "The main gate of the palace is divided into two gates, yin and yang, which are a hundred meters together, and it will take thousands of people just to guard the gate, and the prince will never be the first to enter the palace, because there are Ouchi guards inside the palace, and the prince will definitely send thousands of people to clear the Ouchi guards first, and then enter the palace after it is safe." ”

"Ouchi guards, why haven't I seen these people?" Qi Tian had been to the palace several times, and every time he saw the guards, he had never seen the so-called Ouchi guards.

Ma Dusheng said: "This is also normal, after the emperor ignored the government, the palace was basically divided into three parts: front, middle and back. The emperor is in the middle, and those top Ouchi guards are also gathered in the middle and rear, and we are in the front part of the morning dynasty on weekdays, so you can rarely see those Ouchi guards. ”

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Qi Tian's mind, but he was not sure.

"There is another question, I know Zhang Zhong a little bit, he is a very well-planned person, they occupy the advantage of troops, and they will definitely send troops to attack the back gate of the palace, all of them, and the entire palace will be surrounded by the guards. Wang Shouren said.

The dining room fell silent.

At the moment, it seems that the plan to cut off the crown prince from the palace seems to be difficult to realize.

And the prince's troops are too many to resist face to face. Qi Tian wanted to use 6,000 people to resist the 150,000 army of the Guards, and he was still in the imperial capital city that the Guards were familiar with, it was like an egg hitting a stone, and there was no chance of victory.

"Brother Qi, is there a way to make peace with the prince?" Li Tongwei said.

Qi Tian shook his head and looked at Li Tongwei with a smile, "This is not an ordinary war, but a political war, in this kind of war, there are only winners and losers, and there is absolutely no possibility of peace." ”

Wang Shouren sighed heavily, "Moreover, this battle is not only about who can succeed between the crown prince and the eldest princess, but also about our future fate, you know, we openly support Brother Qi, and the prince has not done anything to us, that is waiting for the autumn queen to settle accounts." Once the crown prince seizes power, you and I will not be able to protect our official positions, and it is likely that we will be convicted of a crime and then die in prison. ”

Huang Youcai, Li Tongwei and others, their expressions became solemn again, as if tomorrow would be the end of the world.

Qi Tian suddenly felt a burst of guilt in his heart, if he didn't have himself, even if these old brothers couldn't be promoted and made a fortune smoothly, they would have the ability to protect themselves, let alone get involved in this battle of life and death.

"You don't have to worry, since I have accepted the emperor's will, I must have the ability to suppress the crown prince's rebellion, I need two things now, one is the map in the imperial capital, and the other is the map in the palace. Qi Tian said.

Wang Shouren glanced at him, got up and walked outside.

"I was in charge of guarding the palace for a while when I first came to the Imperial Capital, and I can draw one for you. Ma Dusheng said.

Qi Tian only knew at this time why Ma Dusheng knew about the Ouchi guards, it turned out that he was in charge of the security in the palace before.

Wang Shouren soon returned, still holding a scroll in his hand.

"This is the map of the Imperial Capital City, the last time the Lion Legion came to attack, I had carefully observed the defense of the Imperial Capital City, and I also marked it on the map, I hope it can give you some reference value. Wang Shouren opened the white scroll.

Qi Tian looked at the map with white paper and black lines, and there were many small characters on it that marked the characteristics of different streets, private houses, and advantageous terrain such as street battles.

It seems that when the Lion Legion soldiers came to the city before, Wang Shouren was ready to fight in the streets.

"Great! This is what I need most right now!" Qi Tian was a little excited.

With this map, he can divide his troops and prepare for guerrilla warfare and street fighting.

In the case of a disadvantage in the number of troops, controlling the terrain advantage is definitely a big help.

"The map of the palace is top secret, and it is not allowed to be taken out of the palace, so I will draw it for you now. Ma Dusheng said.

Next, he began to draw a map of the palace for Qi Tian.

Wang Shouren, Li Tongwei and Huang Youcai also watched curiously as Ma Dusheng drew a map.

Although they were Imperial Ministers, they had not yet entered the hinterland of the Imperial Palace.

The palace is the residence of the emperor's family, only the palace maids, eunuchs and Ouchi guards can be inside, and others, even if you are the three powerful ministers, cannot enter the hinterland of the palace at will.

"Entering the gate of the palace, it is the court hall where we go to the morning court every day, and the palace of the prince and the eldest princess is walking inside, the palace of the prince and the eldest princess in the east, and the palace of the eldest princess in the west, until here, it still belongs to the front of the palace.

Walking inside, it belongs to the middle of the palace, there are five huge palaces, the middle is the largest palace, and the other four palaces are in the four corners of the south, east, west, and north. Passing through this palace, there are four gardens..."Ma Dusheng painted as he explained to Qi Tian.

Qi Tian looked at the map, although the buildings on paper were not large, he could imagine that these palaces were absolutely majestic and luxurious.

An emperor who likes pleasure does not build a few luxurious palaces, and he is simply sorry for his three thousand beauties.

After a long time, the map in the palace was finally drawn, and Qi Tian looked stunned.

Ma Dusheng didn't put down his pen, continued to mark something on the map, and muttered in his mouth: "This is the Song and Dance Palace, a place where the emperor listens to music and watches dances." This is the Anle Palace, where the emperor and his concubines rested, the prince sent troops to occupy the palace, and the first battle should be the Song and Dance Palace, where there were guards from the beginning. ”

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PS: In the past few days, Beijing has suddenly cooled down, which made me have a little cold, and I was taken to the community for inspection in the morning, and finally cleared the suspicion of "pneumonia", or I can only see you in half a month... So the update is late, please forgive me, brothers.