Chapter 162: Counting is Counting and Counting is Imminent
In the palace, Empress Mu and Zhang Hong were discussing how to properly settle the 100,000 troops returning to Beijing at the border, because Li An was ready to move at this time, and Ouyang Feilong was watching from the side, so Queen Mu at this time discussed the current situation with Prime Minister Zhang Hong.
"Niangniang, Marshal Chen Xiaodong has also sent 100,000 iron cavalry troops to the court, and he will enter Beijing in a few days. Prime Minister Zhang Hong replied to Queen Mu in front of him.
"The stakes are high at this time, and we must not be careless, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. When Queen Mu heard Zhang Hong's words, she hurriedly admonished.
Indeed, now in order to facilitate his own actions, Li An has transferred his 40,000 Li family troops outside the imperial capital, ready to attack the palace at any time, but there is no excuse, so he has been waiting for the opportunity. Now that the imperial court has transferred back 100,000 iron horsemen from the frontier for no reason, it is obvious that they are coming for Li An, so Li An is likely to strike first. "What's going on with Ang Lee?" asked Queen Mu about Zhang Hong, then got up and lingered in front of Zhang Hong's eyes.
"Back to the queen's mother, our spies recently found that Ang Lee's army is approaching Kyoto step by step, they push the camp to Kyoto more than a hundred steps every day, although it is not much, but after a month, it has advanced two miles, and now the distance between them and Kyoto has been reduced by half, once there is a mutiny in front, Ang Lee's cavalry can hit outside Kyoto in a snap of a finger. The old fox finally made a move. When Empress Mu heard Zhang Hong's words, she suddenly stopped her pace, and then said to Zhang Hong: "What a cunning old fox, you are so despicable, tomorrow morning, when you are in the court, you will select some elite soldiers, and then ambush them in the court, wait for my instructions, and then capture them." ”
"Niangniang, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, what if the Li family army outside the palace rebels? When Zhang Hong heard Queen Mu's words, he nodded again and again, and then spoke to her.
"What are you afraid of? Let's put Li An under house arrest first, so that we can at least contain the Li family army outside, the master is in our hands, will they act rashly? In addition, as soon as Chen Xiaodong's 100,000 iron cavalry arrives, they will attack him unprepared, so what's wrong?" Seeing Zhang Hong shaking her head, Queen Mu explained to Zhang Hong. When Zhang Hong heard Queen Mu's words, he first nodded again and again, and praised Queen Mu.
"Then what about Ouyang Feilong?" Zhang Hong continued. "Although Ouyang Feilong is a wolf, he lives in the southern country all the year round, and his troops are insufficient, he is just waiting for us to fight with Li An, so he can profit from it. Therefore, this can be left alone for the time being, and after Li An is solved, he will wave his army south and kill the old thief Ouyang. When Queen Mu heard Zhang Hong's words, she took a sip of water, and then said slowly.
"Okay, my subordinates will do it right away. Zhang Hong accepted the order, and then Shi saluted the Queen Mu and walked towards the outside of the house.
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In the palace, the lights were bright, and Li An was sitting in the lobby, when the butler walked in.
"How's the investigation?" Li An heard the sound of footsteps, so he opened his eyes slightly and glanced at it, only to see that it was the housekeeper who walked in, and then asked the housekeeper in the audience.
"Lord Wang, I have sent someone to investigate, and it is true that Chen Xiaodong has transferred back 100,000 troops at the border pass, and now he has rushed to Xiaoyao Town, which is two hundred miles away from Kyoto, and will enter Beijing in a few days. When the housekeeper saw Ang Lee's inquiry, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said to Ang Lee.
"What? so fast!" Hearing the butler's words, Li An, who was originally sleepy, suddenly became much more energetic, and then got up, then crossed his hands behind his back, and walked hesitantly.
"Lord Wang, we must also plan early, otherwise, the situation will become more and more unfavorable for us. Once the 100,000-strong army enters Kyoto, if we want to attack Kyoto again, I am afraid it will be whimsical. In addition, Queen Mu now knows our intentions, and she will definitely not raise tigers to cause trouble, Lord Wang, it is better to uncover the rod!" The housekeeper saw that Li An was at a loss, so he analyzed the situation with Li An, and then persuaded him.
"Although the words are reasonable, but it is not the time, if we act now, we will only be said that we are chaotic ministers and thieves, and will be tolerated by the people of the world. When Li An heard the butler's words, he first nodded again and again, and then told him the stakes during the period. The butler nodded again and again after hearing this, and then Li An asked about the way to go.
"Tomorrow morning, everything will be decided. Li An smiled slightly, then stroked his beard and said to the housekeeper in front of him.
"Lord, this matter must not be done, today I heard the spies in the Imperial Forest Army say that today Zhang Hong has selected more than a dozen elite soldiers, I don't know what the so-called thing is? Since Queen Mu already knows about our affairs, he will definitely cut the grass and eradicate the roots, they are likely to set a trap tomorrow, if you go tomorrow, won't you be a wolf in the mouth of the tiger? Please also ask the prince to think twice. When the housekeeper heard Ang Lee's words, he didn't feel surprised for a while, so he explained to Ang Lee.
"I know, Queen Mu just wants me to go to the early dynasty tomorrow, and then design a trap for me to jump, he thinks that as long as he catches me, our Li Jiajun will not act rashly, then we will plan it, and I will let him arrest me, so that we can say that Queen Mu abused her power and killed the emperor's uncle, and we can just rise up." In addition, I have learned the Northern Darkness Sword Technique, how can it be difficult for me to live in a mere prison Li An?" Hahahaha..."
"Lord Wang, what should we do?" the butler heard Li An's words, thought for a while, then nodded, and continued to inquire.
"After I am captured tomorrow, you will take my tiger talisman to transfer troops, and then attack the palace directly, remember, you must be fast, you must take the entire palace before Chen Xiaodong's 100,000 army rushes back, and then leave 20,000 horses on the outer wall of the capital to prepare for battle, so as to prevent the 100,000 army from entering Kyoto. Once the palace is successful, and the people outside are not stupid, they will naturally surrender. The world will be mine then. Hahahaha..." Li An said to the butler, handed a piece of tiger talisman to the butler, and laughed.
"Then congratulations in advance to the prince for becoming a hegemon, no, congratulations to the emperor for his great cause and early success, long live my emperor, long live long live. The housekeeper hurriedly knelt on the ground and said to Li An in front of him, Li An heard it and laughed.
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On this side, the 100,000 troops sent by Chen Xiaodong have rushed to Xiaoyao Town, and the border barbarians have been about to move recently, so Chen Xiaodong did not come back, but sent the deputy general Liu Jinjun to come, because of the rush for several days, the army was a little unbearable, so, after arriving at Xiaoyao Town, Liu Jinjun ordered the troops to camp and rest first, and then rush to the road at dawn tomorrow, and several people led by Liu Jinjun were discussing matters in the big tent.
"Vice Marshal, is there something wrong with the sudden dispatch of us back from Kyoto this time? I have been seeing you frowning all the way, what's wrong?" a general asked Liu Jinjun.
I saw Liu Jinjun holding a sword, his face full of sadness, and then said to a few people: "Yes, there was another political turmoil in the court, alas, it was the common people who suffered." Saying that, Liu Jinjun shook his head, lowered his head and sighed long.
"Deputy Marshal, who of you is going to rebel?" the general on the side asked Liu Jinjun.
"Who do you think is the most powerful to confront the imperial court near Kyoto?" Liu Jinjun asked the general, who took out a military map, and then saw that the vicinity of the capital was marked 'Li Jiajun'.
"General, do you mean the Li family army? This Li family army is the royal army, with the prince Li An in charge, could it be that the prince is worried about the position of the little nephew and wants to replace him?" Several people heard the general's words, and they didn't feel a burst of laughter.
After Liu Jinjun heard this, not only did he not laugh, but nodded.
"Over the years, others don't know the inside story of the court, aren't the brothers still unclear, let alone nephews, even if it's a pro-Laozi. Forget it, let's go back to bed early, there are still many things waiting for you to do tomorrow. I saw Liu Jinjun say to a few people, and then walked out of the room.
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After Xie Huan'er left, Bai Ruyu came to Ouyang Mansion, preparing to wait until Murong Yuxuan's injury improved, then bid farewell to Ouyang Mansion with Duan Tian and Li Shishi and his party, and went to the Central Plains Martial Arts to find Xie Huan'er.
But at this time, Bai Ruyu didn't know that Ouyang Feilong saw that Queen Mu and Li An had taken action, so he was ready to keep Bai Ruyu and Duan Tian for his own use.
A table of banquets was prepared for this, and Ouyang Feilong found someone to invite Bai Ruyu and Duan Tian, ready to talk to the two of them about this matter, what is his attitude.