Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 186 The Change of Renshou Palace ([-])
The vanguard led by Yang Ming and Guo Siben's miscellaneous soldiers were stationed in the village for the time being.

The food and drink are also looted from the homes of the common people, so that every household is as messy as if it had been ransacked.

The situation is special, Yang Ming can't control so much at this time.

Li Yuan's follow-up troops arrived soon, and Yang Ming didn't explain anything to him at all, but just told him to camp and rest.

Li Yuan was a smart man, and he also realized that Yang Ming was hiding something from him, and it was not a trivial matter. Now that he was so close to Renshou Palace, and he brought a large team, he could guess that something happened to Renshou Palace.

So he is very panicked in his heart now.

The supreme being is in Renshou Palace right now, and the prince's family is also there. What happened there that caused Yang Ming to rush to Renshou Palace so desperately?
And Yang Ming told himself at the beginning that they came out this time to recover the abducted Prince Yong.

Did it take so many people to recover Yang Yong?
Li Yuan was so worried that he was going to die. He had vaguely guessed that he was involved in a huge turmoil, he was in a dilemma, it was wrong to leave, and it was wrong to stay.

Just as he was returning to the main army, he was stopped by Yang Ming's guard Chen Kui on the way:
"Tang Guogong, His Highness has something important to discuss."

Li Yuan didn't know why, so he followed Chen Kui back.

In fact, it was Yang Ming who suddenly realized that he was afraid that Li Yuan would do something bad, so he quickly asked Chen Kui to call him back.

Among the follow-up troops brought back by Li Yuan, there are more than 4000 soldiers from the Zuowei Mansion. Yang Ming is not good at commanding, and Li Yuan is an unstable factor, so Yang Ming can only keep Li Yuan by his side to control the Zuowei Mansion. .

Now he can only wait for Pei Ju to lead the army to arrive, and then think of a way.

They can't go any further, once they are discovered by the left and right Habayashi guards near Renshou Palace, they will be in danger immediately.

So Yang Ming ordered Pang Ben to send out spies to the north to closely monitor the movements on the small roads and official roads.
The village where he lives also arranges guards to patrol in turns to avoid accidents.

Fortunately, Yang Yong was in his hands, so Liu Shu didn't dare to mess around for the time being.

Yu Wenshu is a general in command of the army. He followed Wei Xiaokuan and participated in the suppression of the Yuchijiong rebellion. He also participated in the battle against Chen in the Sui Dynasty.

Right now, the 1000 people in his hands are divided into four groups. One group is led by Guo Yan and goes straight to Yong County, the capital of Fufeng County. Yong County is located in the southwest of Renshou Palace, 45 miles away.

Led by Zhang Heng, they took a shortcut and went straight to Xinping County in Beidi County, which is located due north of Renshou Palace.

As for himself, he led 1 people from the left and right guards of the Eastern Palace, took the official route, and went straight to Qishan County, south of Renshou Palace.

Renshou Palace is located in Fufeng County. There are six military mansions around it, which belong to different guards. Because it is an important place for Jingzhao, except for the sergeants who are on duty in the capital, the rest of the garrison are in the camp. Pei Ju and Shi Wansui only bring Five hundred personal soldiers were appointed to be in charge of contacting the six military mansions, and those who could be transferred would be transferred, and those who could not be transferred would be appeased.

The four groups of people, each doing their own thing, began to encircle Renshou Palace with the fastest marching speed.

However, the left and right Habayashi guards are not vegetarians either.

Renshou Palace is an important part of the imperial city, and scattered cavalry have been distributed in the surrounding counties, who are responsible for patrolling the surrounding areas.

Dou Min, the prefect of Fufeng County, sensed something was wrong early on, and hurriedly sent someone to inform Renshou Palace.

After Cai Wang Yang Zhiji got the news, he hurriedly reported to the Hall of Renshou that he was in charge of serving the supreme servant Yuan Yan, the servant of Huangmen, and passed down the decree from generation to generation, so that Yang Zhiji immediately made arrangements to guard the palace.

For nearly half a year, it was Liu Shu and Yuan Yan who delivered the imperial decree, so Yang Zhiji didn't think too much, and immediately ordered his general Guo Lei, who commanded [-] elite Zuo Yulin guards, to leave Renshou Palace and head towards Yang Ming's direction.

Not far ahead of Yang Ming, there is a township where the gate of Renshou Palace is located. Yang Zhiji's plan is to station in Pushui Town and guard this gate.

In the village, Yang Ming received news from the spies that there was a large army stationed in Pushui Town ahead.

This time he led the army to the Renshou Palace, leaving the army unknown, so as not to cause disturbance among the soldiers below, he could only order to go down immediately, and if he found the other party riding a horse, he would shoot and kill them.

The purpose of doing this is to avoid news that is not good for him. The Renshou Palace troops are the emperor's personal guards. They have no valid reason on their side and dare not confront them head-on.

Once there is a conflict, Yang Ming will be in chaos.

He had never had any experience in commanding troops, so he didn't dare to act rashly. Pushui Town ahead was five miles away from him. Once the opponent marched in his direction, Yang Ming would have to retreat.

In his hands now, there are only 500 members of the Prince's Mansion, and nearly [-] soldiers of the Zuowei Mansion, plus Guo Siben's [-] miscellaneous soldiers.

Such a patchwork army is not easy to command, not to mention Yang Ming doesn't know how to command.

Next, another spies came to report that the garrison in Pushui Town, judging by the banners, was probably between 1 and [-] people.

In this way, Yang Ming didn't dare to move around anymore.

In Renshou Palace, Cai Wang Yang Zhiji secretly sent someone to contact Dou Kang in private, and the two met in a remote corner of the palace city.

Yang Zhiji said: "The news from Dou Min, the prefect of Fufeng, said that the army from the south of Yong County rushed under the banner of the East Palace. What's the situation?"

Dou Kang and Yang Zhiji were leading orders separately and doing their own things, so he didn't know that Yang Zhiji was holding Yang Su, and Yang Zhiji didn't know that he was holding Yang Guang.

The two control the left and right Habayashi guards separately, and they were originally restraining each other, so Yang Jian has always forbidden the two of them to have any contact in private.

If they had a relationship, then Yang Jian would have to change people, otherwise the left and right Habayashi guards would become a monolith, and the safety of the emperor would not be safe.

Hearing what the other party said, Dou Kang was shocked for a moment, thinking of holding the crown prince in his hand, he immediately realized,

"The situation is not good. I was ordered to protect the prince's family, so I was already suspicious. Hearing what you said, something may have happened in the palace."

Yang Zhiji was taken aback for a moment, and said, "I have also obeyed the order to guard the Duke of Yue."

The two looked at each other and yelled that it was not good.

Could it be that the Supreme is going to clean up the prince?

It was Dou Kang who came to his senses first, and hurriedly asked: "Who gave you the edict?"

Yang Zhiji said: "It's Yuan Yan. After the Supreme Master came to Renshou Palace this time, my will will be handed down by Yuan Yan."

Dou Kangmeng gritted his teeth: "My side is Mrs. Xuanhua, I haven't seen the Supreme for three days."

"Me too!" Yang Zhiji was shocked and said in his heart: "Something must have happened. Recently, King Wei suddenly fell ill. I haven't seen anyone for a long time. I feel something is wrong. I suddenly received news from Dou Min today, and I realized it." Something must have happened."

It's not a special situation, these two people dare not meet in private at all, Dou Kang also feels that something is wrong recently, his subordinate Guo Yilang suddenly ordered Liu Ju to leave the palace, it is very strange.

As a general, he only found out about Liu Ju's departure after the fact.

The two conspired in private, Yang Zhiji was in charge of finding a way to negotiate with the prince's army in Yong County, while Dou Kang rushed to the residence of Wei Wang Yang Shuang to check the situation.

As a result, he didn't even see Yang Shuang's face when he went there. The guards of the imperial family's mansion said that several servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were ordered to take the imperial doctor to treat King Wei, and no one was allowed to visit.

He didn't stay long, but rushed to the Hall of Renshou, thinking if he could find a chance to meet the supreme one.

"Your Majesty is resting, what's up with General Dou?" Liu Shu smiled and stood outside the palace gate.

Dou Kang said: "It's nothing, I haven't seen the Supreme Holy Face for a long time, I'm just worried."

"It's a bit late today, General Dou will come again when the Supreme One wakes up tomorrow." After speaking, Liu Shu turned around and left on his own, looking no different from usual, very normal.

Dou Kang withdrew his gaze and looked in the direction of the palace gate. He couldn't help but want to go in to find out for a few times, but he was afraid of shocking Sheng Jia.

The guards on the outside of Renshou Hall are the imperial guards of the clan mansion. If he dares to barge in, someone will immediately draw a knife and cut him. Besides, there are female relatives inside, so he is not allowed to call, so he dare not enter.

I will stay here tonight, the Supreme One will wake up once, and it will not be too late to see him again, Dou Kang made up his mind to stick to it.

Yang Zhiji also received news from the rangers that there was also a large army stationed in a village east of Pushui Town, fighting under the banner of the King of Hedong.

What the hell is going on?Yong County is the prince's army, and Pushui Town is the King of Hedong. What do they want to do?
Force the palace?Impossible, the crown prince is already the crown prince, so there is no need to do this. King Hedong is the most beloved grandson of the second sage, and he will not be detrimental to the Supreme.

"Yang Cheng, take someone to Pushui Town immediately. You must meet the King of Hedong and ask him why he led the army to Renshou Palace."

Yang Cheng is Yang Zhiji's nephew and a member of the clan. He used to guard the Yong'an Palace and met Yang Ming.

In fact, most of the guards around Habayashi knew Yang Ming.

After Yang Cheng took the order, he left the palace at night and rushed to Pushui Town.

The next day, the sun had just risen, and Yang Ming received the news that there was a cavalry team of 20 people running towards the village along the official road with white flags on the opposite side.

After Yang Ming thought for a while, he immediately took Chen Kui with him and led 300 people to meet him.

Since the white flag was flying, it was for discussion. Yang Ming had to meet him in person, and he couldn't let others meet with him.

Flying the white flag is usually a truce negotiation or surrender, mainly based on the situation at the time. In the current situation, people definitely don't want to surrender.

After the two parties came into contact, they dispersed separately. Only Yang Cheng walked forward alone, cupped his hands at Yang Ming and said:

"The humble official was ordered to see His Highness, dare to ask His Highness what is the purpose of leading the army here?"

Yang Ming knew the young general in front of him, and said, "Whose orders are you taking?"

Yang Cheng replied: "I am humbled by King Cai's password."

Yang Ming said: "This king asks you, have you seen the face of the Supreme recently?"

Yang Cheng honestly replied: "It's been three days since I saw you."

When it's over, something must have happened to my grandfather, Yang Ming was instantly furious:
"You bastard! Now return to Renshou Palace immediately and inform Yang Zhiji that the Supreme One may be in danger. No matter what method he uses, he will immediately face the Holy Guardian."

Hearing this, Yang Cheng was completely dumbfounded. It was about Yang Jian's safety, so he didn't dare to neglect:

"The humble officer will go back now, and please stand still, Your Highness."

"Hurry up, tell Yang Zhiji, if something happens, arrest the traitor Liu Shu first," Yang Ming urged the other party loudly.

Yang Cheng didn't even bother to reply, so he turned around and left.

Cai Wang Yang Zhiji is the son of Yang Jian's younger brother Yang Zheng. He is absolutely loyal to Yang Jian and is definitely not in the same league as Liu Shu.

In fact, Dou Kang of You Yu Linwei will never be used by Liu Shu.

As long as either of these two people is suspicious and goes to check on Yang Jian's situation, the disturbance in Renshou Palace will be eliminated.

At first, Yang Ming was really afraid that, as recorded in the history books, Yang Guang would hook up with Mrs. Xuan Hua and be discovered by Yang Jian, so he wanted to abolish the crown prince.

But right now, it seems that grandfather Yang Jian may have passed away.

If the emperor didn't show up for three days, everyone would be suspicious. Now that Yang Zhiji is willing to send someone to contact him, he might be suspicious too.
(End of this chapter)