In the next few days, while patrolling, Cheng Qiao gradually discovered that the atmosphere in Jiangdu Palace seemed to be different.
First, the Imperial Guards no longer looked for trouble with them as arrogantly as in the past. This certainly made their daily work much smoother, but the second thing that surprised him was that these Imperial Guard soldiers often gathered together. They were talking secretly together, their expressions seemed to be talking about important things, and each of them had an angry look on their face, but as soon as they got closer, they immediately dispersed.
Cheng Qiao was slightly uneasy.
He informed the commander of the Left Palace Army about his uneasiness, but the reply he received was: "We have finally managed to get along peacefully, so we should not cause any more trouble. What the Imperial Guards want to do is their business, so don't interfere."
Hearing such words, Cheng Qiao felt even more uneasy, and even felt a dark cloud above his head, covering the entire Jiangdu Palace.
That night, after he led his men on another patrol, he closed the palace door on time.
When closing the Guangming Door, he couldn't help but take a look inside and saw Fu Jiang, General of the Imperial Guard, and Ge Yuanchong, General of Huben Lang, sneaking towards the row of houses on one side. Know what they are going for.
Cheng Qiao sighed, turned and left.
But the deputy general and Ge Yuanchong avoided the crowd, each carried some food and wine and found a quiet place to drink. Drinking was a serious sin when staying in the army, but these days, everyone's minds were no longer on business. In addition, since the emperor has not been in court in recent months, everyone has become unruly and unruly.
The two of them sat down and started pushing cups and changing cups.
After drinking for a while, it got dark.
Fu Jiang poured another cup of wine for Ge Yuanchong, and then said with a smile: "We have not been so relaxed some days. I heard that brothers have been leading troops to suppress the rebellion in the city these days. Have you gained anything?"
"Hey, what a harvest,"
Ge Yuanchong sneered: "It's just a group of poor people who dare to rebel with sticks at home because they can't afford food. Killing them will not work."
"Why didn't you succeed?"
"Now, not only has His Majesty not been in court for more than a month, but he has not even listened to the news from the outside. Who dares to mention rebellion to him? The traitor has not been killed yet, and the person who mentioned it was killed first. It is said that it is a sin of misleading the public. .”
"this--"
"If this continues, the traitor will have to rush in front of him before he can believe it."
Fu Jiang said: "Brother, be careful what you say, be careful what you say."
Ge Yuanchong was originally an upright and hot-tempered person. After drinking some wine at this time, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He waved his hand and said: "Be careful what you say, our life has been like this. Can you?" You know, there has been no fresh vegetables in the army for half a month, everyone’s teeth are bleeding, and some of them can’t even poop. They say it’s the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, the beautiful scenery, but the scenery that can kill people.”
A cold light flashed in Fu Jiang's eyes, and he sighed and said, "Yeah, it's better for us to stay in Luoyang. After all, the house is ours and our home is ours."
"..."
"Now that we are here in Jiangdu, if something unexpected happens, we will be a lonely ghost if we die here."
When Ge Yuanchong heard this, he became even more angry. He put the wine glass in his hand on the table with a snap, and the wine immediately splashed. He said viciously: "Rather than us die, it would be better -"...
Fu Jiang looked at him with wide eyes: "Brother, what do you want to say?"
At this time, Ge Yuanchong's voice dropped. He came closer to Fu Jiang and said softly: "To tell you the truth, everyone has been dissatisfied with this southern tour for a long time, but they just dared to be angry and dare not speak out. But. This time, His Majesty actually killed the Imperial Guards just because of a woman’s words. We don’t know what to do with us in the future. What everyone is thinking is, why not—”
As soon as the word "anti" came out of his mouth, the door was suddenly pushed open with a bang.
Both of them were startled, and turned around hurriedly, only to see two familiar figures standing at the door. Standing in front was none other than General Wang Shaoji of Youtun Guard, and most of the face behind him was hidden. In the night, what looked extremely ghostly was his brother, the young prisoner Wang Shaoqiu.
Ge Yuanchong was startled, but before he could react, he saw Wang Shaoji pointing at him and saying, "Okay, you two are so brave, you are actually conspiring to rebel here! I will report it to the emperor right now!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Ge Yuanchong was so frightened that the wine he drank turned into a cold sweat. He jumped up in a hurry, took three steps at a time and rushed to catch him. However, Wang Shaoqiu, who was standing behind Wang Shaoji, lost no time in stopping his brother. He said: "Brother, please don't be impulsive first, let others finish what they say."
Wang Shaoji said angrily: "What else is there to say?"
Ge Yuanchong rushed to him and said in a deep voice: "General Wang, I admit that what I just said - but am I the only one who has this intention? Go and ask Jiangdu Palace, ask you Which of his subordinates doesn’t want to rebel?”
Wang Shaoji was shocked and turned pale. He looked at Wang Shaoqiu and then at Fu Jiang, as if asking them for confirmation.
Both of them were silent and nodded slightly.
When Wang Shaoji heard this, he stamped his feet angrily: "You are so brave!"
Ge Yuanchong said: "General Wang, in fact, I have wanted to tell you for a long time. Your Majesty no longer trusts you as much as before. When we go to the south, there will naturally be gentry from the south to take our place. Rather than being taken away by that time, In terms of military power, it is better to take advantage of the troops and horses in hand to do a big thing. If the big thing can be achieved, your brother will be famous forever; if it cannot be achieved, at least you can give it a try and live up to the reputation of your ancestors!"
"this--"
Wang Shaoji still looked hesitant, and Wang Shaoqiu on the side coughed slightly, as if to indicate something. Wang Shaoji looked at him, and then said: "What you said makes sense."
Ge Yuanchong was overjoyed and said: "General Wang is indeed courageous!"
After saying that, he directly reached out and pulled the two brothers Wang Shaoji and Wang Shaoqiu into the room, and took out two more wine glasses, and the four of them drank together.
This time, although they drank, the four of them became more and more sober.
Fu Jiang said: "Although we have agreed, it is not so easy to convey the matter. Moreover, if we really need to mobilize troops - what if someone dares not to leak the news?"
Several people subconsciously turned their heads to look at Wang Shaoqiu.
Although three of them are soldiers, the combined brains of the three of them are not as good as that of Wang Shaoqiu. At this moment, they can only place their hopes on him.
Wang Shaoqiu slowly put the wine glass on the table and said, "Who said that what we are conveying is the news of rebellion?"
Several people were stunned: "That's——"
Wang Shaoqiu said: "The message we want to convey is that the emperor should be on his side and the evil and treacherous should be punished."
Ge Yuanchong said subconsciously: "Who is Xie Cheng?"
There was a cold light in Wang Shaoqiu's eyes: "Whoever makes the people of the Imperial Guard suffer is a sycophant."
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