Xiao Yu was sitting on the chariot and was carried along at a fast pace. Zhou Neiguan always stood beside the chariot and urged the accompanying honor guards not to slow down from time to time.
Xiao Yu was shaken to his core. This feeling was worse than seasickness, but he couldn't say anything and could only grit his teeth and persist.
The team was moving faster and faster, and Xiao Yu was a little dizzy with the places he passed in front of him. He couldn't remember which road he had walked and which palace gate he had passed. He just felt like he was in a huge maze. Walking through the maze, it is not clear where the end of the maze is.
I don’t know how long I ran, but a palace door appeared in front of me. The palace was open, the lights were brightly lit inside and outside, and a group of Forbidden Soldiers guarded the door.
And many organized troops were dispatched inside and outside the palace, which was complicated but not out of order.
When these troops saw Xiao Yu's honor guard, they all gave way automatically. The gatekeepers also lined up on both sides of the palace gate and watched the honor guard team enter with a marching salute.
When the team had completely passed, the gatekeeper officer gave an order, and the gate was slowly closed.
At this time, Xiao Yu couldn't help but glance back, and a look of uneasiness flashed across his face. He looked at both sides of the road again. Some Forbidden Army soldiers were gathering, and some were resting in place.
Most of these people didn't seem to know what happened tonight, and they looked at Xiao Yu and his group with a dazed look.
Xiao Yu couldn't help but glance at Zhou Neiguan again.
Zhou Neiguan seemed to have eyes on his head and whispered: "Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, please say it."
"Is this your Majesty's palace?"
"Is it still early? We have just entered the palace. Jiankang Palace is huge. It will take at least two sticks of incense to get to Hanzhang Palace."
Xiao Yu took a deep breath. He originally thought that he had been imprisoned in Jiankang Palace, but it seemed that was not the case. Maybe the place where he was imprisoned before was really a prison.
"Hanzhang Palace..."
Zhou Neiguan explained: "That is His Majesty's bedroom, the place where His Majesty lives his daily life."
Xiao Yu nodded thoughtfully.
Zhou Neiguan seemed to see some clues in his words, and continued: "Your Majesty, there is no need to panic, these are the imperial guards who are here to protect the safety of the palace."
"I'm not scared, but they look like they're facing a formidable enemy."
"Assembling in the middle of the night, they must be able to feel that something is happening, but they will not know what is going on. It is reasonable to be a little uneasy. But His Royal Highness does not need to worry... the period between the death of the old emperor and the accession of the new emperor This is the time when the empire is at its most vulnerable, and anyone who knows the inside story will be uneasy, but the Crown Prince must be magnanimous and calm, which will give confidence to those who support you."
"confidence?"
Zhou Naiguan smiled and said: "Your Highness should be like this. No matter what you see or hear, you must be calm and composed, and don't be impatient. Many things may seem complicated and changeable, but they are actually just routine."
"Routine?" Xiao Yu didn't understand at all.
"The Crown Prince may not understand that if the Crown Prince really succeeds in becoming a great treasure, I will talk to him about those conventions..."
Xiao Yu nodded. He didn't ask any more questions, and Zhou Neiguan didn't say any more answers.
The group of people continued to move forward quickly, walking through the palace under the night.
By the light of the torch, Xiao Yu quietly glanced at Zhou Neiguan, who was already out of breath. He felt that there seemed to be an indescribable excitement on the middle-aged eunuch's face, and his eyes were shining with enthusiasm and excitement.
This expression was like a sheep about to pounce into a pack of wolves, which made Xiao Yu feel a little afraid in his heart.
He even thought that if he could really inherit the throne and become the emperor, he would not reuse this person, but would be even more wary.
Xiao Yu had time to think, and the entire team turned back and forth through several gates. The imperial guards who stayed in the Wei Palace gradually lost their traces, and almost no one was seen along the way.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the team passed a palace wall, and at the end of the road ahead was another palace gate.
However, the palace gate here is tightly closed, and more than a hundred soldiers wearing bright armor of the Forbidden Army, holding torches and spears, are waiting here.
Seeing a group of people arriving, the leading general rode forward and shouted: "Who is guarding the front?"
A young Huangmen who was walking at the front took two steps forward, cleared his throat and said: "The Crown Prince of Jiangxia, I have been ordered to enter the palace to meet you! Why don't you give way!"
"Is there an imperial edict from His Majesty?" the leading general asked again.
Xiao Huangmen turned around and looked at Zhou Neiguan.
Zhou Neiguan's eyes narrowed slightly. He seemed to have seen something and quickly ordered: "Quick, turn around and go through Wanchun Gate!"
The group of people immediately turned around and walked towards another road, while the gatekeeper sergeant behind them still stood there, watching them leave.
The group of people walked for a while, and then Xiao Yu asked: "What happened just now?"
"The guards have been changed, and they are not the same group of people I met when I came out." Zhou Neiguan said with a serious expression: "We can't go that way, we have to take another way."
Xiao Yu was a little stunned. He didn't know much about the palace ban, but he heard that Zhou Nei's official words contained murderous intent.
In this situation, he had no choice but to follow these people, and he seemed to feel vaguely like a puppet.
But Zhou Neiguan never explained too much to him. He only thought about how to enter the palace.
After about two sticks of incense, another palace appeared in the sight of the group. The palace door was still closed. There were still more than a hundred guardsmen holding torches standing outside the palace door, also led by a group of people. A general on horseback controlled the situation.
This time, Zhou Neiguan had already arrived at the front of the team in advance, and he stepped forward to talk to the goalkeeper general.
Xiao Yu sat on the chariot and watched the whole process take place. He remembered what Zhou Neiguan said just now. Many of them were routine. He had to be as steady as a mountain to make his supporters more confident.
But for some reason, he clearly felt the impatience of Zhou Neiguan, and he even argued loudly with the guarding officer.
The opponent was arrogant and arrogant, even making moves to draw a sword.
Zhou Neiguan came back angrily. This time he did not order the team to change the route. He did not look at Xiao Yu. He just stood in front of Xiao Yu and lowered his eyebrows in thought.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Naiguan's eyes were gloomy and he whispered: "Someone is causing trouble in secret and doesn't want the crown prince to enter the palace."
The sigh that Xiao Yu had been holding in his chest suddenly relaxed. Although he felt a little regretful and disappointed that he had not tasted the feeling of being an emperor, he also felt calm in his heart.
"If you can't enter the palace, you can't enter the palace! I don't think it's troublesome. Send me back. It's best to go back to the palace."
Zhou Neiguan frowned and looked at Xiao Yu with a suspicious look.
"What the prince said are all jokes!"
"It's not a joke."
Zhou Neiguan became anxious again when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, do you know that you entered the palace under an imperial edict. If you disobey the order and show disrespect, that would be a serious crime of disrespect!"
"It's disrespectful, don't think so!"
"This is just one of them." Zhou Neiguan paused and continued, "Second, there is a conspiracy to prevent you from entering the palace. Prince, think about it, why he doesn't allow you to enter the palace."
"Of course you are afraid that I will see Your Majesty."
"Why are you afraid of seeing His Majesty?"
Xiao Yu glanced at Zhou Neiguan: "I know what my father-in-law means. Are you saying that someone has entered the palace earlier than me? With his status, he will also be the successor to the throne. If he wants to be emperor, just let him sit there." !”
"Your Highness, does he know who the man who wants to be the emperor is?" Zhou Neiguan stared at Xiao Yu seriously.
Xiao Yu shook his head.
"People who don't know him think that he is smart, smart, broad-minded and courteous. But he is not like that. In fact, he is a narrow-minded villain who is determined to retaliate! Your Majesty, that man secretly communicates with the courtiers. He is... There should be many supporters in the DPRK. Think about it, if one day he ascends to the throne, how will he treat his competitors? He will definitely kill you to eliminate the threat."
"Eunuch Zhou, to be honest, with my current status as a prisoner, what threat can I pose to him?"
"The ministers may not think so, and...as His Highness, there are still people behind you, but you don't know it. All of this is a major hidden danger for him, so it is better to eliminate the root cause."
Xiao Yu smiled helplessly: "Why doesn't Mr. Zhou talk about his selfishness?"
Zhou Naiguan smiled slyly and hypocritically: "I have selfish motives, but only after I help His Highness accomplish something and accept the surrender letter, can I dare to talk to His Highness. To win a new king, I will do it with my life and property." Bet, but if the prince does not have the courage and is unwilling to take the gamble this time, then the only thing waiting for His Highness may be his head. Because of this... the slave and the young prince are still grasshoppers tied to the same rope."
Xiao Yu curled his lips. He really didn't like this kind of intrigue, but he didn't know that this kind of power game also made him excited and excited again. He had the urge to get ready to try.
"Eunuch Zhou, what should we do next?"
