When Zhu Cihong and his party walked near Wenzhao Pavilion, Tian Shuying suddenly arrived and claimed that Zhou Hou wanted to see him.
When Zhu Cihong saw that Tian Shuying and a dozen people behind her were all in military uniform, he knew that it was Empress Zhou who knew about the Meridian Gate and was worried about his safety, so he made an excuse to let him go back.
While he was grateful, he also admired Zhou Hou's methods even more.
Because Empress Zhou summoned him at this moment, it not only maintained his brave and responsible image, but also protected him from danger.
You must know that his previous performance in Duanben Palace was indeed brilliant, but things are unpredictable, especially Liu Chang and others who came prepared.
If he is in danger at the Meridian Gate, or even if he is not in danger, he just responds improperly, it will also damage his image as a prince.
But now there are edicts from the Zhou Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has always advocated Confucianism, and filial piety is a top priority.
So when he returns now, everyone can only say that he is filial, but they will never dare to say that he is cowardly.
And Zhou Houying also thought that he might refuse, so he asked Tian Shuying to come.
Because Tian Shuying is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also quite scheming.
In addition, she had been promoted to Concubine Shu not long ago, and she could also be regarded as Zhu Cixiang's elder.
If he insists on disobeying, Tian Shuying can take him back by force.
Zhu Cixiang thought of this, and although he felt that this method was beneficial to him, it would also easily increase the arrogance of Liu Chang and others.
At the same time, I also knew that if Tian Shuying could not be persuaded, I might not be able to go to the Meridian Gate today.
He pondered for a while, then stepped forward and whispered: "My Lady Shu, I know that you and your mother have good intentions."
"But don't worry, I have made arrangements..."
"Are you talking about the 10,000 troops?"
Tian Shuying interrupted before he could finish his words: "If that is what you rely on, I advise you to give up this idea."
"Because your ten thousand people have been ambushed fifty miles away from the capital. I heard that there are heavy casualties, and there are powerful enemies spying on you. It is impossible to reach the capital in a short time..."
Zhu Cixiang was shocked when he heard this, but when he saw Liu Chang looking this way, he forcibly regained his composure.
When he stabilized his mind and thought about how to persuade Tian Shuying, he heard the other party's soft voice saying: "Prince, I know that while your father gives you strength, he also puts a lot of pressure on you."
"But your father has been in power for more than ten years, and he received guidance from Taizu in a dream. You know what kind of person Taizu is. He is a genius who conquered the world with just a broken bowl."
"In these thousands of years of history, only Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty can barely compete with Taizu. So it is good for you to follow your father as an example, but you should not put too much pressure on yourself."
"You must know that you have not yet reached the crown, and you have a long time to come. Moreover, your performance in Duanben Palace today was already very good. Your mother and I were very happy when we found out..."
Zhu Cixiang was deeply moved when he saw Tian Shuying, who had always been cold and stern, suddenly speaking softly to persuade her.
But he felt that he had grown up and did not want to put all the burden on Zhou Hou. In addition, he was confident that his ability was enough to deal with the Meridian Gate incident, so he insisted: "Ms. Shufei, Lang'er understands what you said. !」
"But don't worry, Mr. Shen and I have already considered the ambush, and the ones coming back with me this time are Jin Xuan and Wu Laoliu. They..."
"Prince, you think things are too simple!"
Seeing that Zhu Cixiang was still insisting, Tian Shuying couldn't help but change her expression and said, "Do you know who is attacking your troops this time?"...
Seeing Tian Shuying change her title again, Zhu Cihong knew that Tian Shuying was angry.
However, he still said respectfully and calmly: "If Lang'er guessed correctly, it must be a wolf soldier!"
Tian Shuying shook her head and said: "Not only the wolf soldiers, but also Jin Shenghuan's soldiers and horses!"
"The other person who directed this sneak attack is Song Xiance. You should know that Song Xiance was Li Zicheng's military advisor."
"Although many officials in the court looked down upon him, that was just self-deception. You should know that Li Zicheng rarely suffered defeats since he received help from Song Xiance."
"If he hadn't had an affair with Jin Shenghuan this time,
So He He, your troops have been wiped out long ago, how can you still have a chance to talk..."
Zhu Cixiang was shocked again after hearing Tian Shuying's story.
You should know that although he and Shen Zhan had expected that someone would attack them secretly, they did not expect that Song Xiance and Jin Shenghuan would get involved.
At this moment, seeing Tian Shuying speaking so clearly, she was a little surprised and said: "My Lady, Concubine Shu, you have been in the palace all this time, how come you know so clearly?"
When Tian Shuying heard this, a flash of admiration suddenly flashed in her eyes, and she said calmly: "Your mother told me these, and your mother has planned everything. You must not be like me..."
It turned out that after Zhu Cihong led his army to leave Beijing, Liu Chang and others behaved quite domineeringly.
However, because they were wary of Zhou Hou, they kept using palace officials to test her.
Especially after Shen Zhanran's defeat, they behaved even more unscrupulously.
Although Tian Shuying was a little dissatisfied with this, because after the death of Concubine Tian, except for Zhou Hou who helped her, most of the people in the palace did not give her a good look, so she ignored it.
Unexpectedly, Liu Chang and others would extend their poisonous hands to Zhu Cizheng. If she hadn't discovered it in time, Zhu Cizheng would have died long ago.
Tian Shuying was originally cold on the outside and hot on the inside. After this incident, she knew that if she didn't give Liu Chang some color, the other party would harm Zhu Cizheng.
So relying on her strong martial arts skills, she prepared to assassinate Liu Chang, firstly to take revenge, and secondly to suppress the arrogance of the other party.
Unexpectedly, after she lurked into the Liu Mansion, she was surrounded by people before she even found Liu Chang's bedroom.
When Tian Shuying saw this, she knew she had fallen into the opponent's plan.
In order not to implicate Zhu Cizheng, she originally wanted to disfigure herself and commit suicide. Unexpectedly, a team of people suddenly came out, rescued her, and brought her to Kunning Palace.
After Zhou Hou saw her, he first scolded her severely.
After she realized her mistake, she comforted her politely and told her the whole plan.
It turns out that Zhou Hou was not helpless against Liu Chang and others. In fact, she had already ordered Jin Yiwei to secretly collect evidence of Liu Chang's collaboration with the enemy, and asked Wang Jiayan to contact available people in the army. When everyone could no longer stand Liu Chang and others, she would Destroy them in one fell swoop.
The reason why Hou Zhou had stood still before was because he was deliberately showing weakness.
Firstly, I wanted to use this to check the attitude of the courtiers, so as to identify loyal women and prepare for the future.
Furthermore, because Liu Chang seemed to have the support of the army, if he took action rashly, it would easily lead to internal fighting, so he used this to paralyze them.
But she didn't expect Tian Shuying to assassinate Liu Chang.
Fortunately, Jinyiwei's spies informed her of the matter in time. Otherwise, if Tian Shuying was captured, Chongzhen would most likely be charged with indiscriminately killing loyal ministers, and the situation would be difficult to deal with.
Tian Shuying was frightened after hearing Zhou Hou's story and hurriedly knelt down to apologize.
After Zhou Hou kindly helped her up, she told her that Jin Yiwei's appearance last night was too timely, Liu Chang and others would be suspicious, and the time to eradicate him would be delayed, so she must be patient.
After she agreed, Zhou Hou gave her a team of royal guards left by Zhu Cixiang and asked her to protect the safety of Wang Jiayan and others.
Although Tian Shuying was grateful to Zhou Hou, she felt that he was exaggerating.
Unexpectedly, she received news the next day that Wang Jiayan and the generals who were friends with him were assassinated.
Except for Wang Jiayan, who luckily survived because Jin Yiwei arrived in time, everyone else died.
After Zhou Hou learned about this, in order to avoid causing confusion, he concealed the matter on the grounds that Wang Jiayan occasionally felt cold and others went out of the city to assist Zhu Cihong.
Later, in order to stabilize Liu Chang and others, they were summoned by Yi Zhi. After the other party refused, they pretended to be sick...
After listening to Tian Shuying's story, Zhu Cihong strengthened his determination to go to the Meridian Gate. Just when he was about to speak, a guard in golden uniforms hurried over to report that the soldiers who were attacking the Meridian Gate had left.
When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other in surprise.
