Things are going as smoothly as expected. The day after the decision was made, Huang Yuanwu left the Dongwang Mansion with his personal guards and the unconscious Huang Yuchen and went straight to Pingjin City.

There was no word all the way, and when I arrived at Pingjin City, it was the early morning of the next day.

Xiao Yibo and Yu Sheng greeted Huang Yuanwu's arrival at the city gate, the ceremony was not grand, and Huang Yuanwu didn't care about it.

In the future, Pingjin City has changed a lot.

Standing at the city gate and looking into the distance, you can see a majestic city wall, which is under construction, has begun to take shape, and with the current progress, in about half a year, the city wall that protects the lifeblood of the East Wangfu can be completed.

Inside the city wall, there is a very large area of the camp, there is the camp of the officers and soldiers stationed in Pingjin City, the original recruit camp responsible for training recruits was included in it, and now the entire Pingjin City is nearby, with the soldiers and generals of the East Wangfu, about 250,000 or more. These sergeants include newly recruited recruits, veterans who have previously retired from the East Palace, soldiers from enclaves, and elite soldiers from the original East Palace.

After gathering so many troops in a few months, Xiao Yibo made a great contribution, and now Pingjin City has more troops than Huang Yuanwu expected. Huang Yuanwu didn't ask too much about this matter, he knew what Xiao Yibo was thinking in his heart, if he wasn't allowed to do this, this old man would probably be sick.

After seeing Huang Yuanwu, Xiao Yibo smiled and saluted him slightly, without the arrogant and domineering appearance before, it can be regarded as giving Huang Yuanwu enough face, after all, the person in charge of the East Wangfu is Huang Yuanwu now, and Xiao Yibo can't always pretend to be an elder and scold Huang Yuanwu.

There are not many members of the personal guard team led by Huang Yuanwu, only more than 100 people, but these people are the absolute elite of the Eastern Wangfu army, and their combat power is superb.

Yu Sheng silently glanced at the carriage behind Huang Yuanwu, didn't say anything, turned around and welcomed Huang Yuanwu and his party into Pingjin City.

After settling Huang Yuchen, the three of them sat down in the front hall of the Pingjin City City Lord's Mansion and retired all the servants.

The morning sun shines through the window, but the atmosphere inside the whole house is a little dreary.

Huang Yuanwu sat on the first seat, holding the teacup in his hand, and drank tea gently. Yu Sheng's face was a little heavy, and he sat motionless in his seat, while Xiao Yibo kept looking at Huang Yuanwu without saying a word.

Regarding the matter of Huang Yuanwu leading the army to the imperial capital, Xiao Yibo absolutely agreed, he had prepared for so long, trained so many new troops, and gathered many retired veterans of the palace, for this time. This time to kill God, we must avenge the old prince. Xiao Yibo only has this one wish now, and in order to achieve this wish, he is willing to do whatever he wants.

However, in the order issued by Huang Yuanwu, there was no mention of letting Xiao Yibo go with him, and this time Huang Yuanwu arrived, Xiao Yibo must ask this matter clearly.

After a long time of dull atmosphere, Huang Yuanwu slowly drank the tea from the teacup in his hand, and then raised his head, met Xiao Yibo's gaze, he smiled slightly, and asked, "Uncle Xiao, why have you been watching me?"

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yibo heard Huang Yuanwu speak, immediately glared at him, and said, "You kid now know how to speak? ”

"What Uncle Xiao said, this is not a long journey, why do you want me to drink saliva. Huang Yuanwu smiled, put the teacup in his hand on the table, then looked at Xiao Yibo, and asked, "You are looking for me, what is there?"

Things?"

"Don't pretend to be confused for me!" Xiao Yibo frowned, his heart was on fire, but he didn't explode immediately, he glared at Huang Yuanwu and asked, "You say, do you want me to go to the imperial capital this time?"

When Huang Yuanwu heard this, he smiled slightly, but he didn't answer directly, but picked up the teapot and continued to refill his cup. His understatement really made Xiao angry.

"Yuanwu boy, don't think that you are useful as a dumb person, if you don't let Lao Tzu be the vanguard, Lao Tzu will go by himself, for so long, Lao Tzu has been waiting for this day, afraid of causing trouble to the palace, he has been enduring it, and now it is easy to wait for the opportunity to send troops, but you are pretending to be stupid to Lao Tzu?"

"Uncle Xiao is not impatient. Yu Sheng on the side saw that Xiao Yibo seemed to be really angry, and hurriedly got up and comforted: "Isn't this little prince still undecided, what are you doing so angry now." ”

Xiao Yibo glared at Huang Yuanwu, and sat on the chair angrily, as if he had a fire in his chest.

Huang Yuanwu brought himself a cup of tea, picked it up and took a sip, and then said: "Uncle Xiao, this time you go to the imperial capital, it is very likely that you will not be able to slash the enemy, if such a thing happens, what are you going to do?"

"What?" Xiao immediately widened his eyes when he heard this, and said, "Then Yang Qin is still some kind of demon, he can't kill it?"

"I'm sure you've heard about the current situation in the imperial capital. Huang Yuanwu put down the teacup, withdrew the smile on his face, and said solemnly: "The news will come back as quickly as possible, and it will take five days, what I got is already the situation six days ago, and the memo emperor Zhengchu annihilated the king of the south, and is asking the imperial capital to open the door, once he enters the imperial capital, needless to say, you also know the things in your heart." ”

"Huang Zhengchu, this rabbit cub! Could it be that Lao Tzu is still afraid of him? Why, I'm going to report Brother Wen's revenge, even if he wants to be the emperor, dare not make friends?" Xiao Yibo was obviously not in a very good mood, and he spoke very angrily.

"I don't know what else will happen. Huang Yuanwu said in a deep voice: "If Huang Zhengchu really has any collusion with that Yang Qin, then the biggest obstacle in front of them is our Dongwangfu, and they will definitely do everything possible to put Dongwangfu to death." Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, although he is not the heir of the first emperor, he is indeed the brother of his mother's compatriots, and it is also justified, if we forcibly take revenge now, and the new emperor hangs a rebellious hat, when the time comes, the world will rise up and attack, how will we deal with ourselves?"

"What? You mean, your father's feud is just that, let that dog thief Yang Qin stay in the imperial capital like this, and live for a long time?" Xiao Yibo glared at Huang Yuanwu, and they were quite unkind.

"Naturally not. Huang Yuanwu shook his head and said: "This time I want to lead the army to the imperial capital, in order to probe the tone of Huang Zhengchu and Yang Qin, and at the same time to observe what the relationship between the two is, only by understanding this, can the rest of the things be done." Huang Zhengchu's purpose is to take the throne, and our purpose is to kill Yang Qin, as for whether Huang Zhengchu can get the throne, it is not something we need to care about now. ”

Yu Sheng listened to Huang Yuanwu's words, he did frown slightly, he looked at Huang Yuanwu, and asked softly: "What does the little prince mean...... Are we going to divide the territory later?"

"If Huang Zhengchu really obtains the throne of Qitian, the first force he will have to deal with is the Dongwang Mansion, there is no doubt about it. Huang Yuanwu Zhengse said: "The Eastern Wangfu is strong and strong, located at the border pass, the people of the twenty cities are enough for us to be self-sufficient, and the southern territory is vast enough for future development." Brother Yu, if you were the emperor, wouldn't you be afraid?"

When Yu Sheng heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter.

Of course, he knew what had happened in the imperial capital recently, and according to Huang Yuanwu's previous arrangement, he had already vaguely guessed the direction of possible development in the future. In the struggle for imperial power, if you don't have enough strength, there is only one way out of disaster, which he knows very well. It's just that the timing is quite delicate now, Yu Sheng looked at Huang Yuanwu, and he was a little suspicious in his heart, he felt that Huang Yuanwu was likely to have a trace of interest in praying for the throne.

This is also something that will inevitably happen, the situation has developed to this point, and it has been made by Huang Yuanwu himself, and now there are only two ways in front of Dongwangfu. First, obey the imperial capital and respect the new emperor. This also means that the East Wangfu recognized the status of the new emperor promoted by Yang Qin, and from then on, the East Wangfu was still a subordinate of Qitian, but for Yang Qin's hatred, he could only endure it, afraid that there would never be a day of revenge. Regarding this point, let alone Huang Yuanwu, even if it is an ordinary general of the Eastern Prince's Mansion, it is absolutely unacceptable.

Second, secession, self-establishment as king, break free from the shackles of the Qitian Empire, recuperate, confront the empire from then on, find an opportunity to subvert the empire, and slash Yang Qin.

In this direction, it is rebellion. No matter how the new emperor ascended the throne, who elected him, and what means he used. For the people of the empire, this new emperor is the emperor who has rightfully ascended the throne, if the East Mansion openly rebels against the empire, everyone in the empire will forget the previous exploits of the East Palace, treat the East Mansion as a thief, and deal with it quickly.

These two directions are all thorns all the way, and he is not willing to go for the rest of his life, he looked at Huang Yuanwu and knew that in his heart, he also thought so.

"Huang Zhengchu wants to get the throne of the empire, it is not so easy. Huang Yuanwu continued to say in a deep voice, "The new emperor has not long ascended the throne, and he is completely Yang Qin's puppet, Yang Qin holds the emperor in his hand, and he will also bargain with Huang Zhengchu. There is only one way for him to justifiably become the emperor of the empire, and that is the new emperor Chan Rang, but to do this, Yang Qin is the key. Therefore, this time we go to the imperial capital, we will definitely not get the opportunity to kill Yang Qin, if we make this request, Huang Zhengchu will definitely stand on Yang Qin's side and call on the people of the world to conquer the East Palace. ”

After Huang Yuanwu's words ended, Xiao Yibo also fell into silence.

In Xiao Yibo's heart, there is nothing more important than avenging his eldest brother, he doesn't understand politics, and he doesn't want to study what others think, but now that he hears Huang Yuanwu's analysis, in this context, if Dongwangfu acts rashly, it is really possible to fall into a brisk situation from which there will be no return.

"In that case, why did you decide to lead the army to the imperial capital?" Xiao Yibo looked at Huang Yuanwu and said the question in his heart.

"I have my purpose. Huang Yuanwu said softly: "Since my father's accident, the affairs of the palace have been continuous, the empire has changed, and we have not been involved. Only before Huang Zhengchu and Yang Qin reach a consensus, can we express the position and strength of the Eastern Palace, and in the future process, we can occupy a favorable position. ”

Saying that, Huang Yuanwu sighed softly and said: "At that time, my father's choice was correct, he sacrificed himself to protect the entire Dongwang Mansion, and what we need to do is to avenge our father while preserving the foundation of the palace." ”

Yu Sheng and Xiao Yibo were silent at the same time, Huang Yuanwu was not obliged to explain anything to himself, but he said so much, which is enough to prove that in Huang Yuanwu's heart, he may not know how things will develop.