Finally, after the map of the interior of the palace was also fully marked, Qi Tian took the two maps and walked first.

Now that the war is imminent, he has no more time to eat and drink, and he has a few drinks with a few old brothers just now, which can be regarded as a pre-war relaxation.

Wang Shouren and the four of them looked at Qi Tian's departing back, and suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of sadness in their hearts.

"Brother Wang, I'll go back first, it's so late, and I don't know if Xiaoxue has come back. Huang Youcai got up and said goodbye.

"Now that Brother Huang is gone, I won't stay longer, my mother-in-law is still waiting, after so many years, I suddenly found that I have very little time to accompany her. Li Tongwei also stood up.

Wang Shouren arched his hand, and without saying a word, he watched the two brothers leave.

When he sat down again, he glanced at Ma Dusheng, who was drinking alone, and sighed, "It seems that I can only drink with you." ”

After Ma Dusheng drank the wine glass in his hand, his expression changed suddenly, and he actually had a bit of a murderous aura.

Wang Shouren glanced at him, and he had never seen such a big anger on him.

"What, you want to be involved too?"

"Do you remember why we came to the Imperial Capital City in the first place?" Ma Dusheng suddenly asked.

Wang Shouren stroked his slightly longer beard, "Of course I remember, the Lion Empire invaded the Imperial Capital, and the imperial court ordered me to be transferred to the Imperial Capital City as a military staff officer, and I recommended you to come to the Imperial Capital City as a vanguard general." ”

Ma Dusheng suddenly smiled, but this smile made people feel a little distressed.

"At that time, the lion army attacked in a big way, and more than 200,000 soldiers in the north were beaten to the point of being powerless, so I took the initiative to ask Ying to lead 30,000 guards to support, but the prince didn't trust me, Xie Jin squeezed me out, and finally transferred me to the palace as a watchdog. ”

He poured himself another glass and drank it down, slamming it down on the table.

Wang Shouren saw the anger in Ma Dusheng's heart and wanted to open his mouth to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say.

The officialdom of the empire was full of miasma, and every official was selfish and corrupt.

When they become powerful people who can stand alone, they convert the power in their hands into money, take bribes from their subordinates, appoint them against their will, and then accumulate more money to buy bigger officials.

He personally poured a glass of wine for Ma Dusheng, "We are just a grain of sand in this current, we can neither stop this torrent nor let it divert its course, all we can do is to take care of ourselves and not follow the trend." ”

Who knows, Ma Dusheng's expression suddenly became excited, "No! we are not the sand of the tide, but the spark that can start the prairie fire!"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Shouren looked stunned, and his old eyes brightened a little.

"Seeing the problem but not solving it, but choosing to protect himself with wisdom, this is undoubtedly conniving at those villains who disturb the court. Let them pollute our country with more peace of mind! There is a way that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, since there is an opportunity to revive the dynasty now, and there are heroes and heroes who have taken the lead, I have decided to spill blood with him for the Qingming country, even if I die in battle, it doesn't matter!" Ma Dusheng's eyes were red, and his face was full of blood.

Wang Shouren's hand holding the wine glass also trembled slightly, and he was touched by Ma Dusheng's passionate words.

"Brother Ma, you can see more and see through than my old brother!" Wang Shouren said, "I now have twenty families in my house, and tomorrow I will find some good friends, and it will not be a problem to make a death squad of 100 people, although there are not many of these people, they can be regarded as doing their part for the empire." Wang Shouren drank it all.

"Okay! There are also some righteous people in the Guards who are dissatisfied with the corruption of the princelings, and I will start contacting them tonight, even if they are broken!" Ma Dusheng stood up, bowed deeply to Wang Shouren, and walked towards the door.

Wang Shouren was left alone in the dining room.

He reached out and touched his chest, muttering to himself, "My heart is beating extra fast today." ”

At this time, a little maid walked in, "Master, do you need to clean up?"

Wang Shouren looked over, "Wait a minute, I want to have a few more drinks." ”

The little maid was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise: "Does the master want to drink it himself?"

Wang Shouren nodded.

The little maid reminded, "Master, last time the doctor said that you have a bad heart, you should drink less alcohol." “

Wang Shouren smiled, "I don't know if there will be a chance to drink after tomorrow." ”

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The Prince's Palace.

The prince sat alone in the study, staring blankly at the precious mahogany desk in front of him.

Ever since he decided to raise troops on the "Qingjun side", he has been uneasy, he doesn't know if this is because he is not sure about seizing power, or if he feels that he is a little sorry for his father by doing so.

He has rarely seen his father since he was born, because his father not only has one son, but also an older sister above him, and a dozen younger brothers and sisters below.

Later, by virtue of his status as the eldest son, he became the crown prince of the empire.

Just when he thought that although his father rarely came to see him, he still loved him the most, the eldest princess suddenly walked out of the boudoir, and his father even divided the power in his hands into two with an edict.

It was also since then that he never saw his father who lived in seclusion in the harem.

At the beginning, he could still convince himself to let his sister control half of the power, which was to share the hardships for himself, or to let himself have more training.

Until a few days ago, Gao Yuchen and many other officials saw or heard that his father summoned the eldest sister late at night, intending to wear the imperial throne to the eldest sister.

He finally knew that in his father's heart, he was an abandoned child.

He didn't know why his father did this, and he didn't know why he let his eldest sister take over the throne with a woman.

But he won't let this happen, he's going to stop it, he's going to take the throne!

"Bell, bell!"

While the prince was pondering, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in. The prince said lightly.

At this time, the only person who dared to come to him was Zhongbo, and there must be something urgent.

"Prince. Zhongbo walked in quickly. "Prince, the spies have come to report that there are a large number of troops outside the south city gate. ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "What kind of army?"

Uncle Zhong groaned for a while, and said slowly: "It should be the army of Yunhai City, they are wearing the uniforms of the city guards, and half of them are burly and tall, obviously they are natives of the empire, they should be people from the Northern Lion Empire, and those who have such an army are only Yunhai City." ”

The prince was shocked, he knew the lion army, those barbarians who were ten with one as ten!

Last time, the 150,000 Guards could not withstand the attack of 15,000 men of the Lion Legion.

"How many of them are there?"

"Less than twenty thousand, about ten thousand Imperial soldiers, about five thousand northern soldiers. ”

The prince's tense expression relaxed a little, "That's okay, it's only five thousand." ”

Uncle Zhong saw the prince's worries, "Your Royal Highness the prince, we don't need to worry, General Pang Hai of the Changyang Army has already led his troops back to the imperial capital, and he will be able to reach the imperial capital early the day after tomorrow." Now there are a total of 330,000 troops inside and outside the city, even if it is a real lion empire attack, we don't have to be afraid. ”

The prince's hanging heart was finally completely let go.

He smiled at Uncle Zhong, "Uncle Zhong, it's good to have you, or this prince..."

Uncle Zhong arched his hand and said: "It is a blessing to be able to serve His Royal Highness the Prince, I am already a person buried in the loess to my neck, and I can see the prince ascend the throne and become the emperor in my lifetime, and I can be regarded as dying without regrets." ”

"Uncle Zhong, don't say that you can't die, it's too unlucky. The prince said. "How's it going in the city?"

"Prince, please rest assured, the gates of each city have been martial law tonight, no one is allowed to enter or leave the imperial capital, even if Qi Tian's reinforcements want to save him, it will never be possible to step into the imperial capital city half a step, and when General Pang Hai arrives, we should work together to annihilate Qi Tian's gang of bandits in one fell swoop, and then lead the army to take Yunhai City, and the prince will be able to sit firmly in the future. Zhongbo said.

The last bit of gloom in the prince's heart also completely dissipated, and his eyes rolled, "By the way, let's arrest Qi Tian now, as long as he is in our hands, the army of Yunhai City will definitely not dare to move." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will see that tomorrow morning, the old man will order someone to catch Qi Tian in front of the palace gate, and then give him a crime casually. ”

They are about to rise up and seize power, and they don't care about anything else.

The prince smiled and nodded, and then he asked again, "Is there any movement on the eldest sister's side?"

Uncle Zhong shook his head, "The spies said that the eldest princess also invited the most famous opera troupe in the imperial capital city to sing for her tonight, which was very lively. ”

A look of contempt flashed on the prince's face, "I don't know if I'm dying." ”

"At present, there are guards stationed on all the main roads in the city, around the palace, and in the private residence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Tomorrow, there are six shifts on duty to patrol every hour. Zhang Zhong continued.

"Well, that's good, is the location of tomorrow's uprising set?" asked the prince.

"It's decided, the army will be assembled from the private residence of His Royal Highness the Prince, except for the 50,000 soldiers of the city defense, the 100,000 soldiers will be divided into two roads, 50,000 people will follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the south main gate, and the remaining 50,000 people will go to the back door of the north, flank on both sides, clear the Ouchi guards in one fell swoop, and then kill the eldest princess and force the emperor to abdicate, and the prince can raise his arms and shout and become the new emperor. Zhang Zhong said.

"How did the other ministers react?" the prince continued.

"It has already been informed, and when the emperor announces the abdication edict, they will ask the prince to become the new emperor three times. Zhang Zhong said.

From ancient times to the present, the most eager to be the emperor is the crown prince, and the most incapable of showing it is the crown prince, so the ministers need to ask the prince to come out and ascend the throne three times.

"Okay, when this prince becomes the emperor, you will be the first hero, and you will replace Gao Yuchen and become the new prime minister!" the prince promised.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, for your great kindness. Uncle Zhong bowed his hand and thanked him.

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Grand Princess Palace.

Princess Celestia was lying on her comfortable bench, the table was full of fruit and wine, and in the center of the palace there was a large group of singing and dancing singers.

Her eyes behind the golden curtain looked at the warbler Yanyan in the center of the palace with some fascination, she was very happy tonight, even in the past thirty years, there was not a day as happy as today!

Ever since the crown prince issued the lockdown order, she couldn't wait to celebrate.

It was really not easy for her to get to where she is today, no one saw the bitterness and forbearance behind her, but soon, everything she gave will be rewarded!

At this moment, a palace maid walked quickly in front of her.

"Your Royal Highness Celestial Princess, the dogs outside the door have retreated. ”

The eldest princess raised her head and chuckled, "Hehe, that naïve brother in the palace has not yet become the emperor, so he withdrew his subordinates, I really don't know whether to call him stupid or naïve." ”

"Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess, don't we really need to make some preparations?" the palace maid was a little worried.

The eldest princess sat up slowly, "What preparations?

"You bet your future on Qi Tian, he only has tens of thousands of horses..."

"Saucer, you're a little bit less aura than Fluttershy, but your down-to-earth personality is a lot better than Fluttershy's. Princess Celestia laughed.

The album was a little puzzled, and she didn't understand why the eldest princess suddenly talked about the difference between herself and her sister.

"Okay, you can step down, this palace will be drunk tonight!"

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After Qi Tian returned to the private house, he lit more than a dozen candles and looked at the map carefully.

He devised several schemes, but all of them were quickly rejected.

Because the Imperial Capital City is too big and too complicated.

After all, the Imperial Capital City was the capital of the Sunny Empire, several times larger than any other city within the empire, and eight times larger than Yunhai City.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

Since the crown prince wants to raise an army, it is impossible to raise an army in front of the palace gate, but first find a place to gather a large army, and then set off for the palace. ’

With a goal, he immediately looked at several avenues leading to the palace.

Suddenly, a mansion with a good location and a particularly large area caught his attention.

He had an idea and drew a red circle at this location on the map.

Early the next morning.

Qi Tian drove to the palace as usual, it was still Lin Guodong who drove, and Bing Feng was sent to check the mansion with the red circle yesterday.

In the streets, he found that there were several times more guards on the streets than in the past, and a few streets away from the palace, he could see the guards patrolling the streets.

Moreover, once a suspicious person is found, he will rudely go up and check it, turning over the contents of the baggage and the flat burden all over the floor.

Their brutal actions frightened passers-by into retreating, for fear of getting into trouble.

Qi Tian frowned, and said secretly in his heart, "This is the atrocity under the feudal imperial power, it's too lawless!"

When the carriage slowly stopped in front of the palace gate, he stepped out of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and a sense of danger appeared in his heart.

He slowly stopped, and looked at the soldiers and passers-by in front of the palace with a wary gaze.

There seemed to be a lot more people in front of the palace than in previous days.

In addition to the soldiers, there were also a large number of civilians in civilian clothes.

Qi Tian frowned, if there were more soldiers, it would have been said in the past, after all, the imperial capital city was under martial law.

But inexplicably it is not normal for so many people to have so many people, after all, the palace is a heavy land, and few people are willing to go here.

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