While Li Shan swam across the Jinshui River, crossed the East China Sea, and soaked in the water to get rid of the smell of blood, Chai Shao didn't feel anything strange in the imperial city.
Although it is already dark, the imperial city will not be closed immediately. It will take about an hour or so before the keys will be locked. Chai Shao sat lazily in the Beiya Forbidden Army Office, still thinking about the past two days. It is said that the daughter who couldn't stop vomiting didn't know whether the imperial doctor she sent for was of any use.
Wang Junhao was chatting with Wang Junkuo outside. The latter's words were full of compliments, but there was also a hint of jealousy that Wang Junhao could not detect.
Naturally jealous, Wang Junkuo became famous around the same time as Wang Junhao's uncle Wang Fubao. However, in recent years, he has been criticized a lot for betraying the Tang Dynasty first and joining Wagang, and then rebelling against Wagang and returning to the Tang Dynasty. The inside of the pulse is not heavy either.
Wang Junhaokong was brave and brave, but he was just a reckless man, but he jumped up because he climbed up to the King of Wei. Even though Wang Junkuo was a prince and Wang Junhao was just a county prince, it is hard to say how much weight the two of them had in the mind of the King of Qin. Whoever is lighter is heavier.
What made Wang Junkuo most dissatisfied was that Wang Junhao married a daughter of the Liu family in Jie County, Hedong. Wang Junkuo lost his wife in his early years, and later proposed marriage one after another, but was rejected... Among them was the Liu family in Jie County.
"Qu Silang is here too." Wang Junkuo smiled and greeted Qu Silang who came over, "His Royal Highness Wei Siwang hasn't left the palace yet. It's already dark. Let's eat here first."
Regardless of Qu Silang's refusal, Wang Junkuo had already arranged for someone to pick up the food. At this time, Fan Tu faintly noticed that something was wrong. In three quarters of an hour, the palace gate would be locked, and in less than an hour, Chang'an would be under curfew. But as soon as Alang entered the palace, there was no news.
In the small room, Wang Junkuo greeted Chai Shao with a smile and invited Chai Shao over. Several generals ate some wheat lunch boxes and side dishes.
Chai Shao had a cautious temperament. Seeing that several generals from the Beiya Imperial Army were here, he felt something was wrong. He was about to arrange for Qu Silang to inspect the imperial city, but Wang Junkuo held Qu Silang down and volunteered.
Fan Tu suddenly whispered: "It's too late. The keys to the imperial city have not yet been handed over. Let the guards leave the city and return to the village to inform them that Alang may not return to the village tonight..."
"That's right." Wang Junkuo nodded, "Remember that His Highness King Wei Si has a house in the city?"
"In Yanshoufang." Chai Shao also calculated the time, "I'm afraid it's really too late. If not, I'll have to spend the night here."
Chai Shao knew what he was thinking. Today, His Majesty issued a series of edicts and mobilized troops from Liangzhou to the north. This was because he was afraid of changes in Longyou Road... He was afraid that Huairen would be reactivated.
Wang Junkuo watched with a smile as Fan Tu called a personal guard. He watched the personal guard quickly leave the city, then stood up and said: "Huo Guogong, I will go to inspect the imperial city first."
Fan Tu pushed Qu Silang and said, "Peng Guogong, let Qu Silang go with you..."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Junkuo, who had already reached the door, paused and then quickened his pace. Dozens of soldiers with crossbows suddenly appeared at the door and at the windows.
"Wang Junkuo!" Chai Shao shouted sharply.
The next moment, accompanied by the sound of the string, a crossbow arrow flew past Chai Shao's nose with a shrill sound, and slammed into the wooden wall.
Although Wang Junhao was not good at leading troops, he was extremely brave. He immediately grabbed the table and held it in front of his chest before rushing out. Naturally, everyone would not carry weapons while eating.
But Wang Junkuo had naturally made arrangements for such a dangerous undertaking. Under the threat of dozens of crossbows, dozens of big men rushed towards him without raising their swords, just with their bare hands... After all, the house was so small, no matter how brave they were, they couldn't use it. open.
After a while, Wang Junhao, Chai Shao, Fan Tu and Qu Silang were all subdued. Wang Junkuo wiped the cold sweat from his temples and turned his head to look. A guard came closer and whispered: "Three or four are injured, tie them all up." ”
"And what Wang Junhao brought?"
"Yes." The guard nodded affirmatively.
Chai Shao was ordered to control the Beiya Imperial Army, so he naturally had manpower in hand, but because of his inconvenience, he basically left it to his subordinates Zhang Cong, Li Keshi, Ma Sanbao, and Qu Silang who had just been transferred.
Zhang Cong and Li Keshi accompanied the army on the expedition, and also recruited generals from the Beiya Forbidden Army. Therefore, Chai Shao relied heavily on Ma Sanbao and Qu Silang. The former had served in the Beiya Forbidden Army for a long time, and the latter was Li Huairen's personal guard. Many of the Yamen imperial troops were old troops who had accompanied the army in the expedition to Jingzhou and Yuanzhou last year.
While Wang Junkuo restrained Chai Shao, Qu Silang and others, he asked his men to sneak attack Ma Sanbao... This guy was still sleeping soundly. He was going to replace Qu Silang in the middle of the night.
After controlling all the senior generals of the Beiya Imperial Army except himself, and holding Wang Junhao and more than ten personal guards at the same time, Wang Junkuo was still uneasy and tied up all the personal guards around Chai Shao.
"Send them all to the back." Wang Junhao confessed, thinking that his adventure this time was really not his intention, but he was helpless and could only follow the prince to fight to the death... But fortunately, His Majesty has been placed under house arrest. Well, there is no news about King Wei Si so far, he should have been executed.
As long as he can withstand after dawn... as long as he can withstand four or five hours, that's enough. Wang Junkuo took a deep breath. He deliberately did not use weapons. It was not because he kept his hands, but because he used weapons. The sound is easy to detect. You must know that the East Palace only controls the harem of Taiji Palace so far. There are still Qianniu Guards on the left and right in the long distance from Ganlu Gate to Chengtian Gate.
Moreover, Wang Junkuo only controlled the Ganlu Gate. The left and right gate guards stationed at Chengtian Gate, Yong'an Gate, and Changle Gate were kept in the dark and had no idea that a palace coup had occurred in the harem of Taiji Palace.
However, due to Chai Shao's limited mobility, he seldom personally took care of things during this period. Wang Junkuo actually took on most of the duties of inspecting the imperial city and controlling the palace. Even Ma Sanbao did not interfere much... The reason is very simple. Wang Junkuo is now Beiya The only general under the command of the King of Qin who remained in Chang'an was the Forbidden Army.
After thinking it over several times, Wang Junkuo felt that there were no loopholes. It didn't matter if Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao didn't show up tomorrow. The only two loopholes... one was that Princess Pingyang might have an audience.
However, Chai Shao has been living in the imperial city these days, so Princess Pingyang will not be surprised. Moreover, her daughter is sick now and is unlikely to see her in person.
The other one is Li Huairen, the heir of Wei... He hasn't returned home all night, so it's impossible for the Sun Moon Lake side to remain indifferent.
It's possible that Su Dingfang or Cui Xin, Li Huairen's father-in-law, came to inquire and send the person directly to Ganlu Hall... Just detain him. It won't take long. If there are no accidents, King Qin should arrive in Chang'an tomorrow.
The most important thing is that Wang Junkuo received Pei Shiju's guarantee that there would be no action at Sun Moon Lake.
At this time, in the Linhu Palace, Er Zhuhuan was describing something to Prince Li Jiancheng in a low voice, shaking his head from time to time.
"Didn't find it?" Wei Ting asked in a low voice.
"I did go to Anlimen, but found that it was heavily guarded and escaped again." Li Jiancheng said bitterly: "Er Zhuhuan, as you said, I sent guards from the East Palace to investigate, but they can't make any noise."
Er Zhuhuan lowered his head and responded.
(End of chapter)
