I saw Li Hao say: "There is a change in the palace. Zhao Zongquan is already gathering troops and preparing to launch a palace change."
Ouyang Xiu was shocked after hearing this and asked, "Where did you get this news? Is it true?"
Li Hao replied: "This is absolutely true. I originally asked Gu Tingye to keep an eye on Zhao Zongquan and the others, but it turned out that Zhao Zongquan had close contacts with some people in the western suburbs camp.
Just the day before yesterday, Zhao Zongquan's people contacted them again, and then they began to gather troops at the western suburbs camp.
In addition, it was the same in the palace. Bi Zhongyou also recalled the soldiers who were out. All signs showed that he was ready to take action. "
After listening to Li Hao's words, Ouyang Xiu agreed with Li Hao's judgment and stood up immediately to leave.
Li Hao was confused when he saw this. He didn't understand what Ouyang Xiu was causing. He hurriedly took two steps and grabbed Ouyang Xiu and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Ouyang Xiu said: "Hurry up and inform the officials so that they can make preparations as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "You are so anxious, and you don't even think about why Zhao Zongquan would give it a try if there was nothing going on with the officials.
In other words, the palace is probably not at peace for a long time now, but the news has not been spread.
And now that Bi Zhongyou has made preparations, it is estimated that Queen Cao should also know the news.
Now the palace is just a pile of gunpowder. It only takes a spark to explode. What's the use of going to the palace now? "
These words made Ouyang Xiu calm down, and then he sat back on the chair and asked, "Since you knew about the abnormality the day before yesterday, it's impossible that you haven't prepared anything at the end of the day. Let's talk about it."
Li Hao replied: "Of course I have made preparations. Gu Tingye has already contacted the Gu family's old subordinates. Yang Wenyuan has also tried to find a way to contact the palace and recruit old subordinates. Zhang Wenwen and Yuan Wenshao have also gone to prepare their troops.
But the time is too short, and I am afraid that it may not be effective in a short period of time, so I thought it would be better to avoid the edge for the time being.
My family has just left Bianjing City. Now I came here just to inform my uncle and arrange a temporary escape out of the city as soon as possible. "
After a moment of silence, Ouyang Xiucai said, "That's true."
Then he got up and went to the door, called Mrs. Xue over, and said, "Now order someone to hitch the car, then quickly pack some belongings and take Fa'er, his wife and Yi'er out of the city to live."
When Mrs. Xue heard this, she suddenly realized that things might be really dangerous this time, and she even needed to go outside the city to escape the disaster.
Just when he wanted to call someone, he realized that something was wrong with Ouyang Xiu's words, so he asked, "Why am I taking them there, and you won't come with us?"
Ouyang Xiu said: "I am the Prime Minister. At this critical moment, how can I escape from the battlefield?
Moreover, by being in the city, I can also attract other people's attention, making it easier for you to leave. "
Li Hao also advised at this time: "Uncle, let's go together. After all, the city is still a bit dangerous.
And after leaving the city, when we think of ways to bring order to the chaos, we will need my uncle to take charge of the overall situation. "
Ouyang Xiu refused: "It's okay, I am Zaifu after all. No matter who wins, if they want to really stand firm, they will not be charged with killing Zaifu without permission.
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I am safe in Bianjing City alone, so you should leave as soon as possible. "
Although Ouyang Xiu's words did make sense, Mrs. Xue still didn't want Ouyang Xiu to stay alone.
After all, if you really want to kill someone, what if someone gets impulsive?
But no matter how Mrs. Xue and Li Hao persuaded her, Ouyang Xiu was determined.
There was no other way, Mrs. Xue could only prepare the things first and let Li Hao keep them before persuading her.
Facing Mrs. Xue, although Ouyang Xiu was firm in attitude, his tone was much more tactful.
Now that Mrs. Xue had left, Li Hao was ruthlessly interrupted by Ouyang Xiu as soon as he opened his mouth.
He said directly: "Okay, don't say so much. After the eldest lady and Fa'er leave the city,
Just help take care of it. "
This double-standard attitude made Li Hao couldn't help but say in his heart, you are awesome.
After that, Ouyang Xiu gave Li Haosheng another explanation. Of course, it was mainly about family matters.
For the time being, official matters can only be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, and Ouyang Xiu cannot predict in advance.
When Mrs. Xue came back after arranging things, she asked with her eyes how Li Hao's persuasion was going.
Li Hao could only shake his head, indicating that he had not finished the conversation, and then stood up and left, leaving space for the two of them.
Of course, Li Hao didn't go far. After all, his identity couldn't be exposed, so he found a secluded place in the yard to stay.
I don’t know what they talked about specifically, but Mrs. Xue was already convinced after she came out of the room.
Seeing Li Hao, Mrs. Xue asked, "Do you want to go out of the city with us?"
Li Hao replied: "I still have some things to do in Bianjing City, so you can just leave the city first."
Mrs. Xue nodded, then went back to do a final inspection. If there is no problem, you can leave.
After the others left, Ouyang Xiu said to Li Hao: "I will leave the house later and walk around to attract attention and let everyone know that I am still in the city.
Then the eldest lady and the others will leave. Then you can join the team and leave the house, and then leave the team. "
Li Hao nodded and said, "Okay, just do what uncle said. Next, I need to be more careful."
Ouyang Xiu didn't answer, maybe because he didn't know what to say. He just waved his hand and asked Li Hao to go find Mrs. Xue.
After that, according to Ouyang Xiu's words, Li Hao left Ouyang Xiu's mansion smoothly without attracting anyone's attention.
After Li Hao left the team, he planned to find his father-in-law's old subordinates. Yesterday, Li Hao also communicated with the British princess about the specific situation to know which people were more trustworthy.
But before Li Hao arrived, he suddenly noticed a firework exploding over the palace.
This made Li Hao very angry. He didn't know why the palace started fighting so quickly.
According to Li Hao's idea, Empress Cao and Bi Zhongyou should put on a show and test each other out.
Moreover, both parties know the details of the other party, so how can this play be performed for a while? Who would have thought that these people's acting skills are too poor.
At this time, Li Hao didn't care about contacting others, and hurriedly ran towards the nearest city gate. On the way, he also kindly asked someone to borrow a horse.
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When Li Hao arrived near the city gate, he let the horse go first. After all, he didn't look like he had a horse in his clothes.
The guards at the city gate had not received the news at this time, so they searched for people leaving the city very casually.
For someone like Li Hao who was empty-handed, the guards just glanced at him a few times and let him pass without even asking questions.
After leaving the city, Li Hao did not go directly to the western suburbs camp. After all, Zhao Zongquan's people would definitely rush into the city after getting the news.
If he bumps into me on the road, there are many people in the western suburbs camp who have seen him. Don't overturn the boat in the gutter, it will be a pretty scene.
So Li Hao first found the right direction and strode towards a village he had arranged in advance. There was a change of clothes for Li Hao and there were horses for use.
The most important thing is that the people in Zhuangzi don't know who Li Hao is. They just think that Zhuangzi was bought by a wealthy businessman and is very safe.
After Li Hao went there to pack up, he saw that the sky was getting dark, and he estimated that Zhao Zongquan's people should have left, so he rode towards the western suburbs camp.
While Li Hao was on his way, a fight was going on in the palace.
Originally, the situation in the palace was just as Li Hao thought. After Cao Jingxiu learned that Bi Zhongyou was gathering people, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
Because Cao Jingxiu knew very well that Queen Cao had never given Bi Zhongyou this order.
So he immediately entered the palace, informed Empress Cao of the situation, and suggested: "I didn't expect that Bi Zhongyou turned out to be a member of Zhao Zongquan. Let's quickly get Zeng
Chaosheng came and asked him to mobilize manpower.
Before Bi Zhongyou knows that we know his identity, we will find a way to deceive him and capture him directly. "
Unexpectedly, Empress Cao shook her head and said: "Since Bi Zhongyou has summoned everyone back, the day to take action must be within these two days.
At this time, I don’t know how wary he is of us. It would be difficult for him to come here alone. "
Seeing that Queen Cao did not agree with his opinion, Cao Jingxiu immediately said: "What should we do? We must find a way."
Seeing Cao Jingxiu's unsatisfied look, Queen Cao lectured him: "Whenever important matters arise, you must remain calm. What's the use of just being anxious? Sit down and talk."
[In view of the general environment,
Cao Jingxiu didn't dare to talk back, so he had to sit down obediently.
At this time, Empress Cao replied: "The top priority now is to stabilize Bi Zhongyou first and buy time for Zeng Chaosheng.
It was not good to ask Zeng Chaosheng to come directly at this time, so as not to alert Bi Zhongyou.
It's up to you to go there and let him find a way to gather people, but remember to do it in a normal way and don't leave too many traces like Bi Zhongyou. "
After talking about what happened in the palace, Empress Cao paused for a moment and then said: "However, the troops of the Imperial City Division and the Palace Front Division are not much different inside the palace, so if we want to safely capture Bi Zhongyou, we still need to use external forces."
Cao Jingxiu asked: "External forces, but at this time, who else can we turn to for help?"
Empress Cao said: "After you go to see Zeng Chaosheng, go out of the palace, and then find a way to contact Gu Tingye.
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Gu Yankai left enough people for Gu Tingye, and I can mobilize some troops if I wish.
In fact, if there are military symbols, it will be much easier to mobilize troops, but I don't know where the officials have hidden him, and I haven't found it these days. "
Cao Jingxiu didn't care about Queen Cao's feelings. After all, if Queen Cao couldn't find anything in the palace, Cao Jingxiu didn't think he could find it.
However, Cao Jingxiu added something to Queen Cao's previous words: "Actually, should I go find Li Hao? The British Duke's connections are better than those of Ning Yuanhou after all.
Moreover, people like Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan had always been on good terms with him. If Li Hao came forward, maybe things would go smoother. "
Empress Cao naturally understood this truth, but Li Hao's face-to-face rejection last time made Empress Cao very unhappy.
Naturally, she was unwilling to take the initiative to ask for cooperation at this time. After all, Queen Cao did not realize that she would not just face these people in the palace next.
So Empress Cao said, "Okay, I naturally have my own ideas about your matter, just do as I say."
After finishing speaking, Queen Cao asked Cao Jingxiu to inform Cao Jingxiu quickly without wasting time.
Based on his trust in his sister, Cao Jingxiu left to find Zeng Chaosheng without saying any more.
Zeng Chaosheng was really shocked when he heard Cao Jingxiu's words. He didn't expect that Bi Zhongyou, who had known him for so long, would be an undercover agent. After repeated confirmation, he really believed it.
Dang even asked: "Then I will lead people to capture him now while he is not paying attention."
Cao Jingxiu shook his head and said, "Don't be impulsive. Now that they have gathered their troops and are ready to take action, they must be on guard.
If you go over at this time, you will only alert the enemy. If you don't do it right, you will get yourself trapped there. "
After listening to Cao Jingxiu's words, Zeng Chaosheng asked: "Okay, let him live for a few more days. What should we do next?"
Cao Jingxiu replied: "We don't know when Bi Zhongyou will take action, so you also need to gather the manpower as soon as possible.
But the movement should not be too big to avoid attracting Bi Zhongyou's attention, because based on the current situation, the later he attacks, the better for us, which is what the Queen wants. "
Zeng Chaosheng promised: "Okay, I will definitely do it according to the Queen's wishes."
After Cao Jingxiu's words were brought to him, he immediately
After leaving the palace, I planned to find Gu Tingye.
But before he even walked out of Yu Street, Cao Jingxiu realized something was wrong. Someone was following him.
At the moment, Cao Jingxiu was worried that this was Zhao Zongquan's person. He was afraid that if he went to Gu Tingye's place, he would irritate Zhao Zongquan and lead him to take action in advance.
So he changed his destination to Fanlou, and planned to wait until night to secretly go to Ningyuan Houfu. Then he would directly mobilize people from the Imperial City Department to help, and his privacy would be guaranteed.
It is true that Cao Jingxiu finally met Gu Tingye at night without alerting anyone else.
At that time, Gu Tingye had finished with Li Hao and had just returned home when he heard the news of Cao Jingxiu's visit.
At this time, Gu Tingye had already placed Minglan and his sister-in-law outside the city, and the guards in the mansion were also led out by Shitou.
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In order to prevent Cao Jingxiu from discovering the problem, Gu Tingye had always been quite perfunctory about Cao Jingxiu's words and wanted to send him away as soon as possible.
So when Cao Jingxiu said that he wanted to recruit Gu Tingye to join the group and promised a generous salary.
Gu Tingye agreed wholeheartedly. It was agreed to help Zhao Zonghan anyway, so it would be better if Empress Cao took the initiative to cooperate.
Seeing that the purpose of this trip was accomplished so easily, Cao Jingxiu was really happy and was just thinking about making friends with Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye said, "Originally, I should have kept you in the house for a while, but the situation is special now. If others find out that you are here, things will not go well.
After things calm down, I will definitely invite you to my house for a drink. "
What Gu Tingye said was reasonable, so Cao Jingxiu said goodbye to Gu Tingye without thinking too much and left.
On Zeng Chaosheng's side, after Cao Jingxiu left, he followed Empress Cao's wishes and was not in a hurry to recall people from outside the palace.
Instead, he first found a way to integrate the people in the Imperial City Division and divide the people he could absolutely trust into two parts.
Some of them stayed behind to guard Funing Hall to ensure that it would never be breached.
The other part was dispersed and placed in various capitals.
In this way, once a war does begin, with these own people leading the way, more people can be coerced into it, ensuring that no one will stand by and watch when the war begins.
As for their attitude towards Bi Zhongyou, they still maintained a superficial closeness. In addition, Bi Zhongyou had been deliberately keeping a distance recently, so everyone was at peace with each other for a while.
Originally, in the eyes of both parties, the peace could last for a few days, but suddenly the restrained harmony was broken because of the troubles caused by Cheng Zhu and a few people.
Speaking of which, the emergence of this shit-stirring stick is still Li Hao's fault.
Because people like Cheng Zhu were Li Hao's former subordinates, they had always been in contact with Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan.
Then they learned about the specific situation in the palace from Yang Wenyuan. Yang Wenyuan originally told them to be careful and try not to spread the word.
After all, they were in the palace, and if their identities were exposed, they would be killed.
But these lake ghosts were lax, or they had other intentions and wanted to gather a group of people, so after they returned, they told the situation to people they thought they could trust.
Then somehow, Bi Zhongyou found out about this news.
Knowing that his identity was exposed, Bi Zhongyou didn't care so much anymore and directly led people to arrest them.
But the Dianqian Secretary was not monolithic after all, and the news that Bi Zhongyou led the arrest reached Cheng Zhu's ears again.
Cheng Zhu naturally refused to surrender, so he simply gathered his own people and directly confronted Bi Zhongyou.
But after all, there were few people on his side, so Cheng Zhu thought of dragging Empress Cao into trouble, since they were not in the same group anyway.
So he asked people to take the initiative to directly attack the people of the Imperial City Division. Now Zeng Chaosheng thought that Bi Zhongyou was going to take action, so he naturally used countermeasures.
Then Bi Zhongyou saw people from the Imperial City Division attacking him, thinking that Queen Cao knew his true identity and was going to attack him.
Can't care about it for a while
Cheng Zhu and them left some people to surround the place, then turned around and led people to deal with Zeng Chaosheng, and fired fireworks representing a signal to notify Zhao Zongquan.
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