Liu Xun vaguely felt that something was fishy, and asked suspiciously: "Why can't you get in? Where is Changsun Chongwei?"
Yang Youxian shrugged, "There is always no one around. It seems that there are a lot of strengthened defenses on the tower."
Liu Xun frowned, and instantly realized something was wrong, and muttered repeatedly: "There is fraud, there is fraud..."
When Liu Xingzhi saw his father panicking, he couldn't help but feel confused, "Has the palace been controlled by them? Father, what should we do now?"
Just as he was talking, Hou Zhigui also led a group of people to rush over. Without waiting for Liu to ask questions, he reported: "Your Majesty, according to reliable information, the eldest grandson Chongwei has defected to the prince. Now the palace gate It’s also under their control.”
Liu Xun and his son's faces turned livid for a moment. King Ning Liu Xunqiang calmed himself and said: "Where is the emperor? Where is his old man?"
"No news yet."
Liu Xingzhi's eyebrows stood up and he was furious, "It seems that Grandpa Huang may be under house arrest by the Crown Prince and the others."
Liu Xun continued to greet Zhigui: "Where is Gao Yun? Is there any news?"
"He also went to meet the saint, and was rejected at the palace gate. He later said that he sneaked into the palace to investigate."
After hearing this, Liu Xingzhi was already a little disappointed, "Father, let's gather our troops now and break through the palace gate. As long as we concentrate our forces, we may be able to capture the palace. We may still have a chance at that time."
Liu Xun was wavering in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said: "No, the most terrifying thing now is that we are in the open and the enemy is in the dark. We can neither figure out whether the emperor is in the palace, nor how the prince arranges the arrangements. Soldiers. If we forcefully break into the palace gate without authorization, it will turn out to be an empty gate. It is a trap arranged by the prince and others, and we will definitely be annihilated in the end."
Liu Xingzhi said unwillingly: "But if the prince gets the upper hand, shouldn't we sit back and wait for death?"
Liu Xun began to be in a dilemma, "Let's wait for the news from Gao Yun first!"
At this moment, Liu Xun and his son both thought of Lu Zuo in unison. If he were here at this moment, perhaps this situation would not have happened. Liu Xun's team was clearly on the street, and it had attracted the attention of many people, who were all wondering why these teams were so motionless here. When Liu Xingzhi saw this, he quickly asked his men to drive away the people watching the excitement.
"Drive..." A white horse galloped over, and the rider on it was officially Gao Yun.
Liu Xun calmed down a little and urged his horse forward. Gao Yun and Liu Xun were riding opposite each other. Liu Xun hurriedly asked: "Marshal Gao, do you have any news from the palace?"
Gao Jun's face was gloomy and he replied in a low voice: "The Emperor seems to have been controlled by the Xuanzheng Palace. The guards in the palace are guarded five steps apart, making it almost airtight. I also learned from the guards that the prince's side had actually made preparations for a long time. , their original action was on the day of the Flower Festival. They heard that Lu Zuo left you a letter and felt that you already knew about their action, so they decided to take action in advance."
"What?" Liu Xun himself felt confused, "Lu Zuo left me a letter? What's the big deal?" Liu Xun thought about it carefully and said angrily, "Did Lu Zuo guess that the prince had done something, so he Escaped from the capital?"
Liu Xingzhi was also on the side at this time, clapping his fists, "There is absolutely no mistake. Lu Zuo is a double-dealer. He must have known about the prince's actions and knew that we would be defeated, so he used the excuse of mourning to escape."
After hearing this, Gao Jun did not express his position, but just advised: "My lord, please gather your troops and escape from the south gate immediately, and run all the way south. Maybe there will be a chance to turn around."
Seeing that his father was deep in thought and silent, Liu Xingzhi immediately objected: "No, since Grandpa Huang is being detained by the Crown Prince, as long as we rush into the palace and rescue Grandpa Huang, we will be able to stabilize the situation."
"The prince's people have laid a dragnet in the palace a long time ago, just to wait for you to rush in, and then charge you with forcing the palace, and then kill you all." Gao Yun said disapprovingly.
Liu Xingzhi was so angry that he cursed angrily: "This damn old man, Changsun Chongwei, even he can betray Grandpa Huang."
Liu Xun's empty eyes were like the cloudy weather at this time, and two questions kept swirling in his mind, should we advance or retreat? What should I do? What if we retreat? It's a pity that when the prince was in trouble, he was not eliminated as soon as possible, so that he had a chance to breathe later.
Yang Youxian stepped forward and offered his advice: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, it is meaningless for us to attack the palace. Even if we are to welcome the Holy Emperor, it will probably be of no use. It is better to follow Marshal Gao's words and let us go south to defect to other countries. At that time, the prince's ambition was too wolfish. , everyone..."
"No!" Liu Xun suddenly refused flatly, raising his eyebrows, "I can't wait any longer to enter the palace. Waiting any longer will only make Liu Yan more aggressive, and most of the prince's main army remains in the palace. After going down to the palace, the other troops in his hands will be defeated, so we must fight into the palace. Today, either the fish will die or the net will be broken."
Gao Jun's face darkened. With his keen military insight, if he broke into the palace, he would have almost no chance of winning. However, he had no choice but to advise: "If the prince insists on entering the palace, I have one word of advice: do not divide your troops." To attack the palace gate, we should concentrate our forces to attack the west gate of the palace."
Hou Zhigui said in confusion: "Marshal Gao, don't you know that there are the largest number of guards there? There are not many guards at the east gate. In my opinion, it is most suitable to attack the east gate, and attacking the east gate is closest to the Xuanzheng Hall!"
"I have carefully observed the situation on the city. Although there are many guards at the west gate, most of them are old and weak. I think the prince and others also thought that the prince would attack the east gate, so they set up a suspicious formation at the east gate. They must have ambushed many heavy soldiers at the east gate. . As long as we capture the west gate before their reinforcements arrive, the morale of the army will be greatly boosted. Even if the opponent's reinforcements come to intercept them again, Your Majesty, you will have a great chance of defeating them."
At the west gate of the palace, the city tower was indeed lined with flags and heavily guarded. But if you look closely, you can see that they are all old and weak soldiers.
The leader of the city's defense seemed to be already old. Seeing King Ning leading his men and horses in a menacing manner, he obviously became nervous. Then he looked at the Dragon and Tiger Guards around him. They were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and all the main forces were not here. , the extra guards standing on the city tower looked majestic and heavily guarded, but in fact a fight would only cause chaos, but he still shouted towards the city with clasped fists: "Qian Xi, the deputy general of the Longhu Guard, pays your respects to the prince."
Ning Wang Liu Xun raised his head and glanced at Qian Xi. He did not answer, but winked at his son Liu Xingzhi beside him. After understanding this, Liu Xingzhi rode his horse, leading the way, pointing to the city tower and shouting: "Listen, people in the city, the emperor is under house arrest by the prince. We are here to rescue him according to the emperor's secret order. If you know what's going on, open the city gate as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be punished as treason."
