After hearing what Lu Zuo said, the Queen Mother lowered her head and thought, then waved her hand to Lu Zuo to go down. Lu Zuo bowed and left the wine shop alone.
Du Zongting saw that Lu Zuo had left, but the Queen Mother still lowered her head and said nothing, and she gradually lost her patience, so she mustered up the courage to ask: "The Queen Mother, what should I do next?"
After the Queen Mother pondered for a moment, she sighed: "Hey! Let him go!"
The twilight was deep, and the sunset on the other side was like a cassock wrapped by the setting sun. On a century-old camphor tree in the courtyard of Prince Wei's Mansion, several crows were chattering up and down. The sound was heard, making King Wei, who was already in a difficult mood, even more worried. Restless. He paced back and forth in the bedroom, waiting for news from outside. His freedom is now restricted, and he can't go anywhere except Prince Wei's Mansion. He has been thinking about a question repeatedly throughout the day, will his father deal with him? Will he take away his throne? Will he put himself in jail? Will he even be executed if he is found guilty?
At this time, outside the courtyard wall of Prince Wei's palace, two men wearing black night clothes were hesitating in the corner outside the palace wall. One of the tall men jumped up the wall, then leaned over and stretched out his right hand, signaling to the people below to grab him. Hold your hands. Another short and fat man carefully stood on a big rock and was able to barely hold the right hand of the man on the wall. Then he struggled to climb up to the edge of the wall. The tall man jumped. It stopped neatly on the grass in the courtyard. The fat man hesitated for a moment and followed suit, but unexpectedly fell down.
Liu Xu was waiting anxiously in the bedroom when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. He was immediately awakened and Liu Xu reflexively asked: "Who?"
A figure outside the door deliberately lowered his voice for fear of being heard, "It's me!"
Liu Xu recognized the man's voice and quickly stood up and went out to open the door. The person knocking on the door was indeed Du Zongting, the imperial censor, but there was another person following him, it was Jinwu Guard General Hu Dayou. After the two of them entered the house, Liu Xu poked his head outside to see if anyone was following them. After ensuring safety, Liu Xu carefully closed the door.
After the three people sat down, Liu Xu couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Du, how did the Queen Mother go to ask today? What did Mr. Lu say?"
Du Zongting shook his head in disappointment, "It's useless. I didn't expect Lu Zuo to have the same idea as the Queen Mother."
Liu Xu was struck by thunder at this time, and his heart was extremely desperate. He never thought that even Lu Zuo could not do anything.
Du Zongting couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether I should say or not?"
"That's it for now, let's talk!" Liu Xu looked helpless.
"I think what Lu Zuo and the Queen Mother said is reasonable. Otherwise, let's wait and see. Once the news has passed and the Holy Lord's anger has subsided, we can slowly figure it out."
Liu Xu frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "I know this too, but do you think the Crown Prince and Prince Ning will wait for us?"
Du Zongting was left speechless by the rhetorical question.
Liu Xu then asked Du Zongting: "What should we do? Did the Queen Mother say anything at the end?"
"The Queen Mother reluctantly said to you, 'Let him go,' and went back directly."
After hearing this, Liu Xu was greatly disappointed. It seemed that the Queen Mother had no choice this time. Thinking of this, Liu Xu felt sore and bitter, and secretly gritted his teeth.
Hu Dayou, who had been silent for a long time, slapped the table and said angrily: "My lord, if you are afraid of what he will do, at worst we can force the emperor to abdicate the throne to you with a wave of our sword."
Du Zongting glanced at Hu Dayou and said, "General Hu, these words..."
When Du Zongting was about to continue, he was interrupted by Liu Xu: "General Hu's words are very good, and they are exactly what I want. For the current plan, it seems that the only option is to force the palace."
"As long as you say so, Your Majesty, I will definitely go through fire and water, no matter what!" Hu Dayou echoed.
When Du Zongting saw that King Wei and Hu Dayou were already furious, he didn't know what to say. He just felt that in this situation, it was not easy to force the palace.
King Wei gritted his molar teeth and seemed to have made up his mind. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, he might as well give it a try, "General Hu, please analyze the situation of Jinwu Guard and the current situation."
Hu Dayou thought for a moment and said: "There are three guards in the imperial city. Among them, the Yulin Guards are responsible for guarding the palace. There are 25,000 soldiers in total. They are divided into ten battalions, and each battalion is divided into five battalions in turn. The guard is led by General Hou Zhigui of the Yulin Guard. The Longhu Guard responsible for the safety of the Holy Lord has a total of 30,000 people and is also divided into ten battalions. It is led by the Longhu Guard General Sun Chongwei. The Jinwu Guard, commanded by the lower official, has a total of 30,000 people. Twenty-eight thousand people, divided into ten battalions, are responsible for the security of the capital, and they are also on duty during the day and night. So if we want to hold the emperor hostage, we must first find a way to avoid the Yulin Guards and the Longhu Guards."
Liu Xu felt a little headache after listening to these difficult figures. How could such an airtight guard be deceived and how could he hold the Holy Lord hostage? Among them, General Sun Chongwei of the Dragon and Tiger Guards was his father's confidant. He had been following his father for more than thirty years. He could be said to be loyal and conscientious. It was not easy to bribe him. And the general of the Yulin Guard, Hou Zhigui, was a member of Ning Wang Liu Xun. It was impossible to bribe Hou Zhigui, so he then asked Du Zongting: "Is there anything Mr. Du can do?"
Du Zongting was wandering in the sky when he was suddenly asked by the King of Wei. After reacting for a while, he hesitated and said: "This... the imperial city is heavily guarded from the inside to the outside, and even the lower officials can't do anything..."
"Yes!" Hu Dayou said excitedly, "Xiaguan has a plan, please see if it works, my lord!"
Liu Xu listened excitedly, "Say it quickly!"
"The Jinwu Guards have always been responsible for patrolling Kyoto. We just need to pretend that a group of assassins broke into the palace, and then use this name to lead the troops into the palace, then go straight to the emperor's palace, and finally kidnap the emperor and state that the assassins are The prince secretly sent him to harm the Holy Emperor, and then asked him to depose the prince and Prince Ning, and make you the crown prince of the Han Dynasty! How about it?" Hu Dayou said proudly.
Liu Xu couldn't help but nodded, "Yeah! Very good, and this group of assassins must be real, and they must be caught by us in the royal father's palace. Then they must be identified on the spot as the prince's instigator. At that time, our The army surrounded my father's palace heavily, so he couldn't help but write an edict."
"Okay! I'll find a few confidants and let them pretend to be the prince's assassins!" A hint of cunning appeared in the corner of Hu Dayou's eyes.
Wei Wang Liu Xu then asked: "Is it reliable?"
Hu Dayou nodded, "Your Majesty, don't worry, these are all soldiers who have been carefully trained by the lower officials. There will be no mistakes."
Du Zongting was silent on the sidelines, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. If such a risky action failed, it would be a serious crime of being executed. However, King Wei's current behavior is understandable. After all, with the prince's nature, it is really difficult to tolerate him, not to mention that he has the support of the Queen Mother behind him, so it is easy for him to make a comeback. It is a pity that the Queen Mother's words " "Let him go" made King Wei feel isolated and helpless, so he urgently needed to make the Holy Emperor change his mind, and even made a trick to force the palace to abdicate.
Liu Xu slapped the table with satisfaction, "Okay! Then I will leave this matter to you, General Hu. When the time comes, Mr. Du, you will command two thousand sergeants of General Hu's Jinwu Guard and station them at the Jinwu Guard's office. General Hu Once the matter is successful, fire three cannons immediately as a signal. Mr. Du, when you see the signal, come to the prince's house to pick me up immediately. At that time, we will go to the prince's house together and execute the prince immediately in the name of "Qing Jun Side". The time is just It’s set at three o’clock tomorrow! What do you two adults think?”
