At night, He Yeqi tossed and turned in bed, recalling what her sister said over and over again. Lonely Huaien and Yuan Junbao are planning to rebel. This is a huge secret, but it is also a ladder to advance. He is already in his thirties this year. He has worked hard for many years and is still only a minor official from the seventh rank. God favors him, is his fortune turning? If he went to the Yamen to report, once it was verified, wouldn't it be a first-time success? Although Yuan Junbao is his brother-in-law, since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Besides, for the sake of my own bright future, I can’t care so much. Thinking of this, he calmed down and fell asleep soon.
The next morning, He Yeqi did not go to the Yamen to order Mao. Instead, he came to Yongzhou Mansion and told the soldiers guarding the Yamen that he wanted to find Mr. Chang Shi. The soldier asked: "Who are you? What do you want from Mr. Chang Shi?"
"I am the one who records the affairs of the province. I have something important to report to Mr. Changshi. There should be no delay."
Seeing that he was serious, the soldier did not dare to neglect him. He asked him to wait and said that he would go in and report. After a while, the soldier came out and asked him to go in and wait in the lobby. He Yeqi walked into the lobby, and as soon as his butt touched the bench, he heard someone say: "Who is looking for me?" He quickly stood up, stepped forward and saluted: "He Yeqi, the provincial recorder, pays homage to Mr. Chang Shi. "
Chief Shi Mokunming glanced at him, nodded, and asked the other party to sit down. He then sat down on the main seat, looked at him and said, "He Lu Shi, what's the matter?"
He Yeqi then repeated exactly what his sister had overheard. When Mo Kunming heard this, he took a deep breath, widened his eyes and said, "Is this serious?"
"It's absolutely true! I would never dare to lie about such a big matter!"
Mo Kunming pondered for a moment, then called a yamen servant and asked him to call Captain Iron over. After a while, Tie Yuan walked in, and Mo Kunming asked He Yeqi to repeat the original words. Then, the two discussed privately and decided to go to see the King of Chu immediately.
Mo Kunming ordered the carriage to be hitched, and then, together with Captain Tie, he took He Yeqi with him and rode the carriage to the Prince of Chu's Mansion. Li Zhiyun went to work in the arsenal, and Wei Xiaobao received them. Mo Kunming said that he had something important to meet with the King of Chu, so Wei Xiaobao asked his servant to go to the arsenal to call Li Zhiyun back.
Li Zhiyun returned to Prince Chu's Mansion, took off his work clothes, put on loose casual clothes, and then walked into the front hall. When the three people saw each other, they immediately came forward to greet him. After Li Zhiyun returned the gift, he looked at He Yeqi and said, "Who is this?..." He Yeqi quickly introduced himself: "He Yeqi, who is under the official's command and is recording affairs in the province. I have important matters to report to the King of Chu..." Then, he told what he had heard from his sister. The words were repeated again.
After listening, Li Zhiyun frowned. At this time, Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu walked in. Zhang Zheng came to his side and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, the two guests went to Lonely Wynn's mansion yesterday." Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun frowned even more. He thought quickly. According to the information provided by He Yeqi, Lonely Wynn and Yuan Junbao were undoubtedly planning to rebel. Captain Hu made no further moves, indicating that they did not plan to attack Chang'an yet. So, what exactly is their plan of action?
Li Zhiyun suddenly thought that he heard yesterday that his father was going to Pufan to surrender today. So, will this gang take action halfway? Thinking of this, he turned to Zhang Zheng and asked: "Has my father set off?" Zhang Zheng nodded and said: "The emperor's chariot has left Chang'an at the beginning of the year." When Li Zhiyun heard this, he said to Wei Xiaobao: "Go quickly, take it. Bring me the map near Chang'an!" Wei Xiaobao quickly walked out of the house and ordered his servant to go to the study to get the map.
After a while, the map was laid out on the table in front of Li Zhiyun. He found the location of Chang'an and slowly moved his finger in the direction of Pufan. Just a dozen miles out of Chang'an, there was a mountain called Yulong Mountain, and the official road happened to pass through the valley of this mountain. He pointed twice with his finger and said, "It's right here."
Immediately, he took off the jade pendant from his body and handed it to Wei Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, go to the East Palace to find my elder brother quickly, tell him the situation, and ask him to mobilize the Shence Army to reinforce my father." The emperor went on a tour, and the prince supervised the country. , only the eldest brother has the right to mobilize the Shence Army. Wei Xiaobao took the jade pendant, said yes, turned around and left in a hurry.
Li Zhiyun said to Cai Hu again: "Take people to the inn and arrest those two guests!" Cai Hu clasped his fists and said he obeyed, turned around and left. Finally, he said to Zhang Zheng: "You immediately mobilize all the cavalry in the palace and follow me to chase my father!" After Zhang Zheng left, Captain Tie stepped forward and clasped his fists: "King Chu, I will also go back to mobilize the cavalry, follow You go together!" Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Okay, let's meet at Yanxing Gate."
Only Mo Kunming and He Yeqi were left in the room. Li Zhiyun walked up to He Yeqi, patted his shoulder and said: "If my father can escape this time, I will guarantee that you will be promoted to the third level in a row." Hearing this, He Yeqi held his hands in gratitude and said: "Thank you, King Chu!" Li Zhiyun He nodded and said to Mo Kunming: "Mo Changshi, please take him back."
Li Zhiyun didn't bother to change his clothes and hurried to the door of the palace. Zhang Zheng has mobilized twenty or thirty cavalry. He took the reins of the horse, mounted it, and led the crowd out of the Prince of Chu's Mansion. They arrived at Yanxing Gate, where Captain Tie had gathered dozens of cavalry waiting there. After the two groups of men and horses met, they rushed out of the city gate and rushed towards the wilderness.
Li Zhiyun took the lead and led everyone on the official road. Since the first time he rode a horse when he attacked Wugong County, he knew the importance of riding skills in ancient times. Later, he practiced diligently whenever he had the opportunity. Now, he is able to control the horse with great skill. Although the horse was flying and the scenery on both sides flashed backwards, he kept whipping the horse. It had been more than an hour since Abba's chariot left Chang'an. He didn't know whether the team was marching fast or slow, and he didn't know whether he could catch up with Abba before he entered Yulong Mountain. He only knew that Abba only brought two thousand guardsmen with him on this patrol. If they were ambushed in the valley, it would be difficult to escape. Therefore, he must chase desperately.
After the horse galloped for about two sticks of incense, he finally saw the long queue in front of him, as well as the huge jade chariot and yellow flags in the middle of the queue. He breathed a long sigh of relief. Only then did he notice that the horse he was riding was foaming at the mouth, and he quickly relaxed the reins a little, otherwise, the horse might fall to the ground and die at any time.
Li Zhiyun chased to the side of the jade chariot and shouted to the accompanying eunuch manager: "Stop quickly, I want to see my father and I have something important to report!" Upon hearing this, the manager quickly ordered the car to stop, then boarded the jade chariot and said: " Your Majesty, the King of Chu has asked to see you, saying that he has something important to report to your Majesty."
Abba stepped off the jade chariot, and Li Zhiyun quickly stepped forward and knelt down. After he stood up, his father looked at him and said, "What's the matter?" Li Zhiyun cupped his hands and said, "Abba, He Yeqi, the provincial secretary, is the wife and brother of General Wei Junbao of the left guard. He accused Wei Junbao and my cousin Lonely Huai'en of plotting evil. In addition, Erchen found out that Wei Junbao, Lonely Huai'en and the two spies sent to Chang'an by Liu Wuzhou were related. Erchen guessed that Lonely Huai'en and others might have set up an ambush in the Yulong Mountain ahead to harm my father. Erchen sincerely requested my father. Dad is driving back to the palace, and it won’t be too late to go out on patrol after finding out the truth.”
After hearing this, Abba nodded, and asked the general of the Shence Army to escort him, and whispered: "Find two people, disguise themselves as villagers, and go to the Yulong Mountain ahead to explore to see if there is an army ambush." The general clasped his fists and said he obeyed the order, then turned around and made arrangements.
After Abba reboarded the jade chariot, the rear team of the royal driver became the front team and turned back to Chang'an.
In Yulong Mountain, in a forest, Lonely Huai'en, Yuan Junbao and Xie Rong were waiting anxiously. At this time, a scout ran over and clasped his fists and said: "For the record, General, the emperor's chariot was three or four miles away from here and suddenly turned around and went back." Upon hearing this, Lonely Wynn looked at his two subordinates in horror: " What's going on? Have our actions been discovered?"
"I don't know." The two of them were also at a loss.
Wei Junbao thought for a moment and said, "Let's catch up quickly and surround them and annihilate them all!" Xie Rong also looked at Lonely Wynn. Lonely Wynn pondered for a moment and said: "No, this is too close to Chang'an. Although they only have two thousand people, they are well-equipped guards. Even if we surround them, we can't annihilate them in a short time." , once Chang'an's army comes for reinforcements, we will be passive."
"What should we do?"
"Let's go back to the barracks first."
After Lonely Wynn led his army back to the barracks, he ordered his two subordinates: "Today's affairs must be kept secret. No one in the barracks is allowed to go out, not even a fly is allowed to fly out. We will set off early tomorrow morning Go and attack Xia County."
"yes!"
However, in the evening, a messenger came from Chang'an and announced the emperor's imperial edict, ordering Gu Guhuai'en, Wei Junbao and Xie Rong to return to Chang'an as soon as possible to see him. After the envoy left, Lonely Huaien brought his two confidants to discuss whether to go to Chang'an or not. Yuan Junbao insisted not to go, but Xie Rong said: "If you don't obey the decree, it will be an open rebellion, and the court will definitely send troops to surround us." After the two argued, they both turned their attention to Lonely Huai'en, waiting for him to take the last idea.
Lonely Huai'en pondered for a long time and said: "According to what you two have seen, is our previous plan known to the court?" Yuan Junbao shook his head and said: "Probably not. We act in such a secret, how could the court know about it?"
"Then why did Li Yuan suddenly return to Chang'an?"
"Maybe something happened in the palace? Or something happened on the front line?"
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The three people discussed it over and over again, and finally set off to Chang'an overnight with a sense of luck. However, as soon as they entered Tonghua Gate, they were captured and put into prison. Abba handed the three people to the Ministry of Punishment. After a joint trial between the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, the three people were undoubtedly guilty of treason. Abba issued an order to kill Lonely Wynn and his buddies, and confiscate all his property.
