Xiao Yu's attention was focused on the knight galloping towards this side.
Under the palace wall, Liu Xian, who was wearing heavy armor, stood up with difficulty. A soldier wanted to come forward to help him, but he pushed him away with one hand. He took two steps forward and shouted at the palace door. Shouted: "Open the palace gate, open the palace gate!"
The soldiers outside the palace gate all looked hesitant and stood there without daring to move, but inside the palace walls there was also silence and no one answered.
Liu Xian seemed restless. At first he refused to open the door to let the king of Jiangxia enter the palace. Now he was yelling and scolding people to open the door. At this time, no one seemed more anxious to open the door than him.
Xiao Yu stood there calmly, paying attention to the changes in the situation around him.
Zhou Neiguan was very confused when he saw this scene. He walked to Xiao Yu and asked in a low voice: "Little prince, how did you do it?"
"I didn't say anything." Xiao Yu smiled innocently. He glanced at Zhou Neiguan, and then turned his eyes back to the knights who were becoming clearer. "I just said, Your Majesty is waiting for me to come with you tonight." Late night snack.”
Zhou Neiguan's face was livid, and when he looked at Liu Xian, who was working extremely hard, he understood that there was clearly something wrong with this man, but he was not too clear about Ouchi's situation.
Someone should have promised him a huge profit, but he was wavering in his heart and had a wait-and-see attitude of doubting the truth of what the promiser said.
At the slightest sign of trouble, this kind of person will be in panic and everything will be on guard. He really has to admire Xiao Yu's courage and insight.
Liu Xian had nothing to fear, he just waited for him to convince his men to open the palace door.
Following Xiao Yu's gaze, Zhou Neiguan also turned his attention to the knights riding towards this side.
It didn't matter at first glance. When the figures of the knights were close in front of him, Zhou Neiguan couldn't help but be surprised. The person leading them turned out to be General Wei Rui.
Unexpectedly, on this destined to be unusual night, "Wei Hu" also came back. I heard that he went to Caishiji to inspect the defense of the Yangtze River a few days ago, but he didn't expect that he would come back in such a timely manner.
It seems that the news that the emperor is seriously ill has been brought outside Beijing, which is not necessarily a good thing.
Only a lowly person like Liu Xian stayed under Taicheng and didn't know much about confidential matters. That fool was still banging on the door, but his subordinates behind the palace door didn't seem to be very obedient.
Zhou Naiguan saw everything clearly, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, the palace gatekeeper won't open the door. This shows that there are two hearts inside and outside the courtyard wall. The person sitting inside the gate must have a higher position than Liu Xian." .”
Zhou Neiguan is very measured, he will not point out anything, he will just point it out and let Xiao Yu guess by himself.
Xiao Yu did not follow Zhou Neiguan's thoughts. He did not know many people in the palace, and his attention was still among the knights.
"Eunuch Zhou, do you recognize them?"
"The leader is Wei Hu." Zhou Neiguan said, "Your Highness, noble man is here. General Wei has a great reputation. He may be able to help His Highness open the door that we cannot open."
While the two were talking, five knights also came to the palace gate.
The leader was wearing a sky-blue short robe with narrow sleeves, a Xiaoyao scarf on his head, and a sword hanging from his waist. The eyes on Qingjun's thin face were very bright, but if you look closely, this man seemed to be sick.
If it weren't for the four officers wearing Mingguang armor who escorted him, he would have looked more like a weak teacher. This made it difficult for Xiao Yu to associate him with the famous General "Wei Hu" Wei Rui. look.
Wei Rui glanced at the closed city gate and saw the palace gatekeeper knocking on the door. He then looked at Xiao Yu and Zhou Neiguan with doubts on their faces.
Zhou Neiguan took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "The general is back."
Wei Rui replied: "After receiving the news, I didn't dare to delay on the way. I hurried back at starry night."
He looked at the palace gate again and asked Zhou Neiguan: "What's going on?"
Zhou Naiguan snorted coldly: "Someone has other agendas in the palace and has blocked the palace to prevent people from entering or exiting. The general can see that the prince of Jiangxia and our family are blocked from the palace like this."
"Prince Jiangxia?"
Wei Rui couldn't help but look at Xiao Yu a few more times, got off his horse, walked closer, looked at it carefully, and said sadly, "The image does have a bit of a resemblance to Prince Jiang Xia."
"Bob Weber, long time no see!"
"It's been a long time. The last time I saw the young prince, hehe... the young prince is not as tall as a humble minister!" Wei Rui said, looking at the palace door, his tone was a little more serious, "Why, they refused to let the young prince Entering the palace?"
Xiao Yu nodded. His previous words "Long time no see" were all misunderstood, but he was sure that with his life experience, he couldn't have never seen Wei Rui. He must have seen him, but he was young at the time and had no memory.
But obviously Wei Rui didn't care about this. Instead, he was complacent about the "Webber" that had brought the relationship closer.
This relationship was formed in this way. If Wei Rui had nothing to do with Huainan King Xiao Wei, he must be on his side, at least that's what Xiao Yu thought in his heart.
Wei Rui patted Xiao Yu's shoulder and said, "Little prince, please be patient. Uncle Wei has his own way."
Wei Rui walked unhurriedly to the palace gate. In front of him, the soldiers of the Imperial Guard saluted and retreated to both sides.
Liu Xian, the palace gatekeeper, still didn't realize it and kept banging on the door and shouting, which made him lose face here.
"Liu Xian, don't smash it, get out of the way." Wei Rui's voice was not loud, but it was very dignified.
When Liu Xian heard the voice of the general, he quickly turned around and saluted.
Although Wei Rui was very strict in managing the army, he was very kind to others. He waved his hand and told Liu Xian to retreat.
I saw him knocking gently on the city gate: "I am Wei Rui. Your Majesty has summoned me back. Please open the city gate."
Someone had already seen Wei Rui on the palace wall. Wei Rui had a high prestige in the military, and everyone didn't believe what he said.
There was a delay in opening the palace within the courtyard wall. On the one hand, there were indeed generals who did not dare to open the door for some reason, but most of the soldiers were unsure because of the palace gatekeeper's hesitation.
Wei Rui's kind words moved a junior colonel guarding the palace gate, and it was he who ordered the palace gate to be opened.
The thick palace door slowly opened, and the only way to the peak of power opened.
Xiao Yu held his nephew's hand in his hand and thanked Wei Rui. Wei Rui hurriedly helped him up and told him that he couldn't bear it.
"Uncle Wei will enter the palace with me?" Xiao Yu said.
Wei Rui shook his head and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness entered the palace together with the general in charge, for fear of being speculated by the ministers, I will tell you the truth. It is not good for the young prince and Wei Rui. The young prince entered the palace first, and Wei Rui has some private matters that have not yet been resolved." Yes, I will meet you at Zhanghan Hall later."
Xiao Yu smiled apologetically: "Xiao Yu didn't think so much, it was too abrupt."
"The young prince is young, so it is understandable that he does not think things through when things happen. There is no need to blame yourself, haha... The young prince has important things to do, so don't waste time here. The situation in the palace is complicated. I hope the young prince will think twice before acting. Be careful!"
"Xiao Yu has learned a lesson."
After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he returned to his chariot, and the group of ceremonial guards set off again and walked towards the palace gate.
This time the pace of the ceremony was much more leisurely, and there was no longer the feeling of racing against time as before.
Thinking about what Wei Rui had just said to him, Xiao Yu felt an indescribable warmth in his heart, and a pleasant smile appeared on his face.
At this moment, Zhou Neiguan beside him suddenly spoke again.
"Your Highness, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Just say what you have to say!"
"If King Huainan is blocked from the door, General Wei will take the initiative to knock on the door for him."
Zhou Neiguan's words were like cold water poured on Xiao Yu's head.
"Ministers are ministers. They are only loyal to the person sitting on the throne, no matter who is sitting on it. And they will not be loyal to a certain prince or prince. These are the best ministers. The same is true for Wei Rui, and the same is true for other ministers. So, young prince, don’t have any illusions about them..."
Xiao Yu nodded thoughtfully. The prospect was not yet known, but Zhou Neiguan seemed to have taught him a lot.
