Autumn rain and sorrow all the way.
Li Chenan was also very worried.
He got on Shang Di's carriage, and the entire team put on horses left over from the battlefield in Huaishan County.
A team of more than 300 people ran wildly in the autumn rain.
What Li Chenan is worried about is the current situation in Kyoto.
It's not who wins or who loses, but Zhongli Ruoshui's safety!
If Xi Wei wants to take down Yujing City, he will inevitably face the Shenwu Army of Dingguo Hou Mansion.
Dingguohoufu is the guardian of Ningguo, so Dingguohoufu will not have any other choice in its position.
Xi Wei can only realize his illusory ideal by destroying the Shenwu Army in Dingguo Hou Mansion.
If it were a head-on battle, Li Chenan wouldn't be too worried. After all, there was old lady Fan Taohua.
But for a scheming person like Xi Wei, he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals!
Li Chenan was worried that he was playing dirty tricks.
For example, seizing the weak spot of the Dingguo Hou Mansion - Zhongli Ruoshui or other descendants of the Zhongli family, and using it to blackmail Fan Taohua.
So in these years, Mrs. Fan arranged her layout in Shuzhou, originally thinking that she was leaving a way out for Zhongli Mansion, but during the incident in Kyoto, she did not send the people from Zhongli Mansion to Shuzhou... What was her intention? Woolen cloth?
Just for the soldiers of Shuzhou?
This thought just flashed through Li Chenan's mind, and he didn't think about it because the team had already arrived at Tai'an City.
The city gate is open, also in the air.
The team marched through the city unimpeded.
Just over ten miles outside the city, the team's speed suddenly slowed down. He opened the car curtain and what he saw was... a pile of corpses!
There are corpses of Shenwu soldiers wearing black armor.
There were also corpses of Red Flame Army soldiers with red tassels tied on their helmets.
The battle here has ended, and we don't know the outcome because no one is alive.
The team moved on.
Wang Zheng Jinzhong, who was exploring the road ahead, has returned on horseback.
He came to Li Chenan's carriage and whispered:
"Master Xiao Li, the gates of Kyoto have been closed, and the city...the city is extremely chaotic!"
"The imperial palace has been surrounded. Most of them are Kyoto people, mixed with unknown soldiers."
"According to people from the Sixth Division, it is very likely that they are the 10,000 dead soldiers in Qishan Mountain!"
"The palace is guarded by the Shenwu Army. There is no sign of attacking the palace yet. The two sides seem to be in a stalemate, or maybe they are waiting for something."
"Jitai's whole family was killed. Miss Ruoshui was not in Meiyuan. I heard that she had already gone to Yunji Villa."
Li Chenan pondered for a moment and was not surprised by Ji Tai's murder.
Because Ji Tai is a chess piece in Xi Wei's hand, now is the best time to sacrifice this chess piece to show justice and mobilize the emotions of the people of Kyoto.
"Change the route and go to Yunji Bieyeye!"
The team turned around and headed towards Yunji Biye.
At this moment, Fan Taohua, who was seriously injured, had just arrived at Yunji Bieye!
She's not here to recuperate.
But... a guest she never expected came to Yunji Biye!
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"At this time of national crisis, I would like to ask the old lady to go back to Yunji Biye. I really have something to say and want to have a good chat with the old lady!"
In an elegant small building gathered in other fields.
The Duke Huai Pingshan, who had long been forgotten by everyone in Kyoto, was sitting in front of Fan Taohua.
He was still wearing blue linen clothes, but his face was more rosy than before.
Fan Taohua took out her handkerchief and covered her mouth, coughed a few times, looked at Duke Huai meaningfully, and made a pot of tea.
As she put the handkerchief in her arms, she glanced down.
Blood!
Dark red blood!
"Old Duke, Dingguohou Mansion welcomes old Duke to visit us at any time."
"In the past ten years or so, the old Duke has almost stayed behind closed doors. I am careless and have never even visited your Duke's house."
"I am very happy that you are here today, but..."
Mrs. Fan raised her eyes and looked at Huaiding Mountain, frowning slightly, "It's just that you led so many soldiers to block the outside of Shuiyun Mountain... Xi Wei's people have already entered Yujing City, so you don't have to worry about the prince. His safety?"
"Does this mean that I, Fan Taohua, am more dangerous than Xi Wei?"
"Or are you going to propose something that I, Fan Taohua, must agree to?!"
Huai Pingshan smiled slightly: "Old Madam, you are worrying too much!"
"I don't hide it from the old lady. Those soldiers are indeed the soldiers trained by Duke Huaiguo over the years. However, I have no intention of threatening the old lady. I just want to take the old lady to Kyoto!"
"The overall situation in Kyoto still needs the old lady to be in charge!"
Huai Pingshan spoke sincerely, so he cupped his hand and said, "Thank you so much to the Dingguo Marquis Mansion for taking care of and protecting His Royal Highness over the years."
"Although I have stopped caring about world affairs, the prince will occasionally visit me."
"The prince said that if it were not for Dingguo Houfu, Cheng Guogong Qi Guogong and others, he would have been deposed from the position of prince by the emperor and driven out of the East Palace."
"There has been a storm in Kyoto a few days ago. I feel that this matter... may not end well."
"After all, this Ning country belongs to the Ning family. Since the prince is in the East Palace, this country will belong to him in the future."
"The Dingguo Marquis' Mansion and the Cheng Guo Gong's Qi Guo's Mansion are dealing with this storm. If I, Mrs. Huai, are still standing by and watching, it means that I am an old guy who is ignorant. Therefore, I have gathered all the hard-earned savings over the years. I want to leave my family fortune to the old lady to put an end to the chaos in Kyoto!"
After a pause, Huai Pingshan leaned over and whispered again: "According to reliable information, the news came from Changle Palace, the emperor..."
Fan Taohua was startled, "What's wrong with the Emperor?"
"The Emperor has passed away!"
Fan Taohua's hand holding the teapot was fixed in the air. After a few breaths, she put the teapot down. Instead of pouring the tea, she asked very seriously:
"really?"
"How dare I talk nonsense about this kind of thing! It was Xi Wei who made the move, because the emperor knew about Xi Wei's ambition and intended to fight back, but he was killed by Xi Wei!"
"The body is still on the dragon bed in Changle Palace, and no one has taken care of it yet!"
Fan Taohua took a deep breath and frowned, "Do you have ears in Changle Palace?"
"In the early years, when the prince's mother and queen were still alive, a young eunuch beside the emperor was sent to the emperor by me. He happened to be selected by the emperor and took him to Changle Palace... It's just that it's extremely difficult to spread news about that place. come out."
"By what means did Xi Wei control the emperor?"
"Just a pill!"
Fan Taohua was startled: "What kind of elixir?"
"Aphrodisiac!"
"It is extremely rare. It is said that it was obtained from the Dali Kingdom. Inhaling it makes people excited and makes people feel ecstatic... It is said that this is the effect of the emperor's Taoism."
"But this thing is addictive. The emperor has been taking it for a long time and has been unable to quit. He can only rely on Xi Wei to provide it every day. If you stop it for a while, you will be in pain, and you will be blackmailed by Xi Wei."
Fan Taohua lowered her eyebrows, seeming to silently accept the fact that the emperor had passed away.
She pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised her eyes to look at Huaiding Mountain and said: "The shortcomings of today's government cannot be solved without kindness."
When Huai Dingshan heard this, he understood the meaning of this sentence. He was slightly startled, "Then who is the old lady's candidate...?"
"wait!"
"What are you waiting for?"
"Waiting for the return of the eldest son of the emperor!"
Huai Dingshan sat up straight and asked after a moment: "Is the eldest son of the emperor really still alive? Or maybe the old lady has news about the whereabouts of the eldest son of the emperor?"
Fan Taohua picked up the teapot and filled Huaidingshan with a cup of tea.
The tea is full to see off guests.
"I still have a lot of things to do!"
Huai Dingshan stood up, "The prince has never been favored by you?"
"No, the prince is very good, we all like him, but... he is suitable to live a lifetime as an idle prince."
"He, he can't bear the burden of Ning Guo!"
"Just the eldest son of the emperor who doesn't know where he is yet?"
"Maybe, or wait until we find the eldest son of the emperor before making a decision."
Huai Dingshan raised his head and said, "The prince has ascended the throne and become the emperor, and the prince's palace in Baoding will enjoy wealth forever!"
"This is not a matter of wealth."
"What's the problem?"
"It is a question of the survival of Ningguo!"
"The State of Yue has sent troops to the State of Ning, the State of Xiye is gathering at the border, and the State of Dahuang has whetted its appetite. The State of Wu is adding insult to injury and is sending envoys to Kyoto with the intention of incorporating Wuya Pass into the territory of the State of Wu!"
"Ning Guo's current situation is the most dangerous in the past three hundred years!"
"Does the old prince think that the prince has the ability to turn the tide?!"
"...How will you know if you don't try?"
"How can you try this on a matter of great importance to the country?"
Huaidingshan didn't say anything more. He turned around and stepped out of the small pavilion.
In a moment, tens of thousands of soldiers rushed toward Yunjibieye.
Huaidingshan stood outside the gathering crowd, with his hands behind his back, looking up at Qiu Yu, and whispered:
"This is the prince's kingdom!"
"You all go to hell!"
