auspicious time has come

After Zhao Qinming changed his clothes, he pretended to be an ordinary cavalry, and entered the palace with the team that entered the city every three days to change defenses. A servant immediately took him into the Ganlu Hall through the side door.

After hearing his report, Princess Yongyang behind the bead curtain couldn't help laughing: "There are such interesting things... It's really beyond my expectation."

"Then Yan Ming only thought that he was a cavalry and refused to send troops. He was hesitant to wait and see. He was afraid that it would be thankless in the end, so he didn't dare to act rashly..." Zhao Qinming said with a smile: "That's why I thought I was smart and approached my subordinates. It is a lure, and I want my subordinates to support the King of Xiang as the new king, and use the horse to attack His Highness."

Little did he know that the real master behind Zhao Qinming was Princess Yongyang.

It is no accident that he was able to sit on the position of General Qiqi.

After a long period of overcast rain, the sunny day hung high again, and he was already a little bored. The person behind the curtain shook the round fan gently, and said softly with a smile: "I knew this child would not be quiet and obedient. His brother caused some trouble..."

Zhao Qinming did not understand this sentence, but he always knew that some questions should not be asked too much.

"His temperament has been extreme since he was a child. He and his elder brother have always been two completely different types of people. His elder brother is too stubborn, so the two of them will inevitably have differences..." Princess Yongyang closed her eyes and shook her fan. , the corner of his mouth curled up: "Alright, since he is in a hurry and wants to send military supplies to show his filial piety, I can't refuse it... just promise him."

"Then... do you want to 'welcome' King Xiang back?" Zhao Qinming asked for instructions.

"Just welcome back." Princess Yongyang said nonchalantly: "If it is too early for him to notice something is wrong, it will be boring...If you want to make a show, do it real."

"Yes." Zhao Qinming said after deliberation: "Then the subordinate ordered someone to rob the King of Xiang secretly first and hide somewhere? If he greets him head-on with great fanfare and lets the King of Xiang appear in front of people, if he gets too popular, he will be sent by the Jiang family." If you use it, I'm afraid it will really cause trouble for His Highness... On Yan Ming's side, his subordinates used the excuse of 'this matter needs to be carefully planned, and it is not appropriate to startle the snake too early', and it would not make him suspicious."

Princess Yongyang nodded lightly, and looked at Zhao Qinming with a smile through the bead curtain: "You are very careful in your actions, and you are the best at sharing my worries."

"My subordinates have come all this way, all thanks to His Highness's appreciation and support. Without Your Highness, this subordinate would not be today. Helping Your Highness achieve great things for thousands of years is also my long-standing vision..." Zhao Qinming bowed slightly, and said: "This Today, Your Highness has been waiting for too many years, and so has your subordinates."

Princess Yongyang sighed, "Yes, it's been too many years."

Over the years, she has recuperated in the capital on the surface, but secretly she has not stopped making arrangements for a single day.

Everything is proceeding according to her plan, although some disobedient children will occasionally bring about small changes in the middle, but it is not enough to affect her grand plan.

After Zhao Qinming retreated, Princess Yongyang leaned on the couch and said: "It is false to support the king of Xiang, and it is true to want to use the horse to deal with my palace, disrupt the situation, pave the way for Jingzhi, and force Jingzhi to proclaim himself emperor in disguise...A Jin this Child, since he was a child, he has always wanted to bring all the best things in the world to his elder brother, regardless of whether he likes it or not."

As he said that, he couldn't help chuckling again: "Since he met Jingzhi, I thought he was about to give up this chess game, but I didn't expect him to come to the door by himself, and it's not in vain for me. The care and support given to him over the years... After the internal strife is quelled by the palace, there will still be wars to be fought, but his Yan's firm is indispensable."

Qi Zhen lowered her eyes.

His Highness, who has not held a knife for many years, is still as active and even belligerent as before.

If such a Highness really occupies the throne...

"Speaking of which, Li Ping's life is tough." Princess Yongyang sighed: "I heard from the medical officer that his breath is still hanging."

Hearing this, Qi Zhen silently tightened her fingers in her sleeves.

"It's okay, the left and right can't hinder my affairs anymore." Princess Yongyang yawned and sat up straight. Seeing this, Qi Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to help him up from the couch.

"It's getting late, Your Highness should rest early."

"There are still many military newspapers that have not been read." The Princess Yongyang walked towards the book case, and said casually: "All parties are eyeing each other, and now there is not much time left for this palace. Make a plan early, some people can no longer stay..."

As the sky darkened, lamps were lit in various parts of the palace.

The glazed lights are bright, as if silently confronting the night.

……

Two days later, three hundred miles away from the capital, there were few stars at night.

A group of sergeants escorting exiled felons sat around the fire.

A captured hare was roasting above the fire, exuding a tempting aroma.

Not far away, on the prison cart guarded by several officials, Xiang Wang Li Cheng, who was shackled and shackles, with messy hair and dirty face, couldn't help swallowing.

The sound of swallowing saliva was too undisguised, causing several people who were drinking not far away to laugh: "It seems that our 'Prince' is greedy!"

"I think so, it's different from us vulgar people, how can the lord, who is rich in gold and jade, have ever suffered from the pain of starving and swallowing rotten food!"

One of them tore off a rabbit's leg, walked towards the prison car, and shook the rabbit's leg in front of Li Cheng: "Does the prince smell the fragrance?"

The boy's eyes were flooded, he stared at the rabbit's leg, and replied sincerely: "... Fragrant!"

"Does the prince want to try it?" the man asked with a smile.

The young man nodded hastily, his chin hit the shackles around his neck, and he said gratefully, "Wait... I will clear up my grievances in the future, and I will repay you a hundred times and a thousand times!"

"Why do you need to talk about things that you can't see and can't touch?" The middle-aged man said with a smile: "If you want to eat this rabbit leg, you just need to call me Grandpa!"

All around burst into laughter.

Exile is hard work, the journey is long and hard, and one always needs to find someone to vent one or two things on—the former high-ranking members of the royal family are now trampled under their feet, which is most suitable.

The boy's complexion changed, he straightened his lips, and turned his head away.

"Yo, is your lord mad? Don't you want to eat the rabbit's leg?" The man jokingly put the rabbit's leg to the boy's mouth, seeing the boy avoid it, he stuffed it again.

After repeating this, Li Cheng's eyes turned red with annoyance.

Seeing this, the man got more and more excited. He reached into the prison car and knocked on the boy's head with one hand, and forced the rabbit's leg into the boy's mouth with the other hand: "The mother has a lot of backbone! I'll eat it for you, but you don't want to eat it!" ate!"

The laughter all around became more and more wanton.

Amidst the laughter, the expression on the face of the middle-aged man who stuffed rabbit meat into the boy's mouth suddenly froze, as if he had noticed something and turned his head to look——

"thump!"

An official next to the prison car suddenly fell to the ground, with a sharp arrow sticking out of his back.

The man's eyes changed drastically, and he didn't care about teasing Li Cheng any longer, and immediately drew out the long knife at his waist: "No, someone wants to rob the prisoner!"

Everyone immediately got up and drew their swords.

In the darkness, a group of men in black appeared.

Not far away, another line of men in black hiding behind the bushes saw the fighting between the two sides, and asked in a low voice, "Lieutenant General, when shall we do it?"

"What's the hurry, let them fight for a while."

"Yes."

When they came, they noticed that there was another group of people nearby, so that they did not act in a hurry, but listened to Lieutenant General Yin's instructions and waited for the change in the dark. of.