Yecheng.
There was deathly silence outside the city at the moment.
The common people no longer dared to travel. On the official road outside Yecheng, knights kept running back and forth.
Twenty miles outside the city, troops gathered near the school grounds.
Gao Rui, Gao Xiaoyu, Lou Rui, Hu Changren, Zhao Yanshen, He Baren and other ministers from outside the clan, including civil and military ministers, all gathered here.
The knights were galloping back and forth, while the soldiers were guarding various places.
Gao Rui frowned, looking unwilling.
"How can you run away? How can you leave Jinyang?"
"If I were by your Majesty's side, I would persuade him to stay even if I died! Yang Zhong raided the hinterland, how could he have any idea of ​​breaking the city and occupying it? Besides, their reinforcements were blocked in Pingyang, how could they abandon the city?"
Every time Gao Rui thinks of this incident, he gets so angry that he wants to slap himself.
What happened to those people in Jinyang??
Under such circumstances, Your Majesty was made to run away??
Gao Xiaoyu frowned and glanced at Gao Rui beside him. He could see it more clearly than Gao Rui.
His Majesty went to Jinyang clearly to get rid of them, so why did he take us there with him?
When they arrived in Jinyang, they also drove all the generals who could fight to other places. Seriously, Gao Xiaoyu didn't know what to say.
Hu Changren narrowed his eyes at this moment. Before the emperor left, he and several brothers from his family would command the army in Yecheng.
Speaking of which, it seems that he is the one with the largest army in Yecheng?
Lou Rui looked sad and said nothing.
The Queen Mother's condition is getting worse and worse, and now she is in a coma. She is afraid that she will not be able to survive this month.
Lou Rui was not in the mood to pay attention to these shabby things at the moment. He just hoped that his aunt would get better.
He Baren swallowed, feeling extremely nervous. His nephew's matter put him in an awkward situation. Those close to the emperor thought he was Liu Taozi's man, and those close to Liu Taozi thought he was the emperor's man.
He Bacheng immediately turned him into a lonely minister, with no allies around him. He was eager to find someone to join forces with, but could not find a suitable candidate at all.
Even the emperor no longer trusts himself.
Zhao Yan closed his eyes deeply and rested his mind. He looked very old and seemed to know nothing.
The ministers had different thoughts and expressions.
While waiting anxiously, a group of people slowly appeared in the distance.
Seeing this group of troops, Gao Rui breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly came forward with many ministers to pay their respects.
Gao Jun rode forward, accompanied by two clan members.
Gao Rui and others were quite surprised and hurried forward to worship him.
Gao Jun looked at everyone calmly and said, "Your Majesty is safe and well. He is just suffering from an occasional illness and needs to return to the palace to rest as soon as possible."
"This is His Majesty's edict, appointing me as the Prime Minister Zuo to take charge of the affairs of the world."
Gao Rui frowned and looked at the carriage in the distance.
"Your Majesty, we want to see your Majesty."
"When you return to the palace, Your Majesty will summon all the ministers."
Gao Jun immediately ordered the officers and men to return to Yecheng in batches, and ordered his ministers to clear the way ahead and walk in the direction of Yecheng.
Gao Xiaoyu didn't know when he appeared next to Gao Rui. He frowned and said, "Shang Shuling, something is wrong."
"You mean that edict?"
"No, think about it, isn't this thing very strange?"
"None of us knew about the siege of Jinyang at the beginning, but King Pengcheng suddenly went out and brought my brother, King Rencheng, and hundreds of guards with him. We went to ask, and he said he was going to inspect the place.
Root out corrupt officials."
Gao Rui nodded.
Gao Xiaoyu continued: "Then we learned that Jinyang was besieged. At the same time, we also learned that King Pengcheng led troops to rescue the emperor and return to Yecheng."
"How far is it from Yecheng to Jinyang?"
"The army returning to Luo is in Jinglin Mountain."
"If King Pengcheng learns the news in Qingdu and rushes to Jinglin Mountain as quickly as possible, how long will it take to rush from Jinglin to Jinyang??"
"Besides, how does he know where the army returning to Luo is?"
Facing many inquiries from Gao Xiaoyu, Gao Rui suddenly realized that before, he had only paid attention to the news of Jinyang being attacked and was so worried that he had not thought about it. Now that he thought about it, there was something wrong with it.
Gao Rui's eyes widened, "What do you mean?"
Gao Xiaoyu said coldly: "There is only one explanation. King Pengcheng knew that Yang Zhong would attack Jinyang very early and also knew the exact location of Huiluo. This way he could gather Huiluo's army in advance and rush to the vicinity of Jinyang until things changed.
, take action immediately.”
Gao Rui suddenly remembered what Gao Jun had said to him before, and at this moment, his face turned pale.
It is unlikely that Gao Jun would know the news about Yang Zhong in advance, and he would not collude with Yang Zhong. The explanation Gao Rui can think of is that Gao Jun originally wanted to lead Luo's troops to attack Jinyang and plot a rebellion, but happened to meet Yang Zhong.
He was loyal and captured the emperor easily.
The edict is false and the emperor has been held hostage.
The reason why we had to wait until the palace before summoning the ministers was probably because we had to wait until the ministers were separated from the army before launching an attack.
Gao Rui looked at Gao Xiaoyu again.
The relationship between the two people was actually very bad. Gao Rui looked down on Gao Xiaoyu's habit of having fun and repeatedly accused him of extravagance and indulgence in drinking and sex. Gao Xiaoyu looked down on Gao Rui's background. Gao Rui's father, Gao Chen, had a relationship with Gao Rui.
He was beaten to death for having an affair in Huan's harem.
Yes, Gao Rui's father is Gao Huan's younger brother. Gao Rui is Gao Xun's cousin.
It's just because of his father's relationship that his clan's identity is different from other clans.
But at this moment, the two of them temporarily put aside their differences. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Gao Xiaoyu also sighed helplessly.
Although Gao Zhan had a good relationship with him, Gao Yong had a good relationship with him. Gao Yong was a good person. He had no choice but to say: "I hope things haven't deteriorated to this point. I'll go find Yanzong and ask about the situation."
, please don’t act rashly.”
Gao Xiaoyu took advantage of the time when no one was around and quietly followed the little fat man.
The little fat man's eyes lit up, "Brother!!"
Gao Xiaoyu's relationship with Little Fatty was very good, but her relationship with Gao Changgong was average.
Gao Xiaoyu looked at the armored brother in front of him with a smile, "He seems to have some looks."
"Practice a little more and become stronger."
Gao Yanzong raised his head, "Brother, I am different now than before. I practice hard every day. If brother doesn't believe it, we can try to fight against each other."
Gao Xiaoyu laughed heartily, and the two brothers chatted for a while. Gao Xiaoyu suddenly asked: "Where did you meet His Majesty?"
"Ah, I forgot which mountain it is on. Anyway, it's just a mountain pass."
"How is your Majesty's condition? Is he okay?"
"Not very good."
Gao Yanzong laughed and said, "We shot the warrior to death!"
"Brother, I personally took the lead and shot him in the lower body with an arrow. My shots are getting more and more accurate! Hahaha~~"
Gao Xiaoyu's eyes widened, "Heshi is dead??"
"Yeah, what's so strange about this?"
"Where is your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty is just crying and sad, as if your father is dead!"
"nonsense!"
Gao Xiaoyu glared at him, and Gao Yanzong immediately shut his mouth. Gao Xiaoyu looked worriedly in the direction of the carriage. Gao Yanzong couldn't help but said: "Brother, He Shikai is a villain. If he dies, he will die!"
"Of course it's a good thing that the warrior died."
"But I'm worried."
"You don't know, I now suspect that King Pengcheng colluded with foreign ministers, gathered some people, and did something that shouldn't be done, or there is some conspiracy!"
Gao Xiaoyu whispered: "I'm afraid he will attack His Majesty!"
Gao Yanzong narrowed his eyes, "Brother, don't worry, as long as your majesty doesn't act stupid, he won't die."
Gao Xiaoyu was about to answer, but suddenly reacted.
He widened his eyes and looked at the little fat man in front of him in astonishment, as if he had met his biological brother for the first time.
He was at a loss for a long time.
"Are you also involved??"
"Brother, this beast is going to kill us sooner or later. Do you know that he sent poisoned wine to King Pingyang? Do you know that he wanted to murder King Pengcheng?"
"Also, he even secretly arranged for He Shikai to prepare poisonous wine and prepare to attack several of our brothers at the prince's wedding."
"What did you say?!"
Gao Xiaoyu's eyes widened and he shook his head, "Impossible! His Majesty wouldn't want to kill a few of us. Who did you listen to?!"
"Don't ask me who told me this. Anyway, it's true!!"
"I know that my eldest brother has a good relationship with my uncle. I also mistakenly thought that he was a good person before."
"But look at what he did!"
"He wants to kill us all!"
"Kill a few uncles, kill a few of our brothers, and the rest of the ministers and generals will be dismissed!"
"Is this killing someone? This is killing Da Qi!"
"Brother, I hope you can understand that everything we do is for Daqi."
Gao Xiaoyu frowned, "You are rebelling against the laws of nature."
"Fuck God forbid."
"If you run away when you see a foreign enemy and only want to harm your own family, that is not allowed by nature."
"Brother, if you want to deal with King Pengcheng for such a person, I can only fight with you. Either you kill me, or you pretend you don't know anything."
Gao Xiaoyu looked at Gao Yanzong in astonishment, took off his belt directly, and hit Gao Yanzong a few times. Gao Yanzong's momentum was gone, and he hurriedly avoided and almost fell down.
"You've just gained some skills and you dare to threaten me?!"
"Come on, get off your horse and let me see how you fight me!"
Gao Yanzong was born with supernatural power, but Gao Xiaoyu was also tall and strong, and he was suppressed by his brother who had been beaten since childhood. Gao Yanzong did not dare to fight back. He was stunned for a few times and then shouted: "Big brother has always taught me to help the world!"
Why are you beating me today because I help the world?!"
Gao Xiaoyu had no choice but to put away his belt.
He sighed and said, "Please don't get involved in this matter."
"Even if brother beats me to death, I will still participate. I really didn't lie to you. They are really planning to kill us!"
"Brother, don't you want to believe me?!"
Gao Yanzong's eyes widened.
Gao Xiaoyu looked at his younger brother again. He believed in this younger brother, but he just didn't quite believe in his younger brother's IQ. This stupid younger brother was too easy to be deceived. He would believe whatever others said.
At this moment, the look he looked at Gao Jun became a little fierce.
Dare you use my brother to do something??
"Brother, can you just believe me once? If you don't believe me, you can believe Fourth Brother!"
"Fourth brother did it too!"
Gao Xiaoyu's vision went dark and he almost spewed blood.
I came here to check for the rebels, and it turned out that the rebels were all from my family??
With a dark face, he asked coldly: "He was also involved? Who else?!"
In the spirit of not being able to take a beating alone, Gao Yanzong quickly sold out the main force of his camp, "There is also the third brother."
"And second brother."
Gao Xiaoyu's eyes widened and his lips trembled involuntarily.
"Okay, very good, very good."
"The second child, the third child, the fourth child, and you, the fifth child, why didn't you bring the sixth child with you?!?"
"He is still a child"
Gao Xiaoyu trembled all over and suddenly relaxed.
It's over.
Four of his six brothers boarded the pirate ship, so what can he, the boss, do?
And the saddest thing is that these people didn't even tell themselves that they were rebelling.
Looking at his lost brother, Gao Yanzong hurriedly said: "Brother, we are all here for you."
"He Shikai and Gao Zhan planned a murder plan for several of us, including the eldest brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother. He wanted to poison the eldest brother, kill the second brother with a stick, and finally punish the fourth brother for rebelling by disobeying military orders.
, take the whole family down together."
"I saw the letter that recorded the conspiracy between He Shikai and his subordinates. Every word they said was recorded. I have no doubt that He Shikai could do such a thing."
"Brother, please believe it."
Gao Xiaoyu waved his hand casually, "As long as it doesn't harm His Majesty's life, you can do it."
He ignored it and rode away.
Gao Rui waited for a long time but couldn't wait for Gao Xiaoyu to come back, so he had to send someone to inquire. As a result, the person he appointed came back and said that Gao Xiaoyu was suddenly ill.
Gao Rui was immediately stunned and cursed loudly.
Everyone entered Yecheng like this. Gao Jun led his troops all the way to the palace, while the ministers stayed outside, waiting for the emperor's summons.
Taking advantage of this moment, Gao Rui and Hu Changren were already standing together, and the two of them were chatting in low voices.
Hu Changren nodded, turned and left here.
Several ministers also saw it, but did not dare to say anything.
Gao Yuanhai was frightened at this moment. He trembled and walked to Gao Rui's side with a flattering look on his face, "Prince Zhao, is nothing wrong?"
"No problem."
Gao Rui said coldly, he didn't like this guy who wore a cassock and played as a prostitute all day long.
He Baren stood in the crowd, looking around, at a loss. He knew that something big was happening at this moment, and he also knew that the ministers were dividing their camps. Sadly, he could not join any party. Thinking of this, he wanted to kill his nephew.
The son was strangled to death.
What a piece of shit!! How could you harm me like this!!
After much deliberation, He Baren finally plucked up the courage to come to the side of Gao Mi, the king of Rencheng.
After King Pengcheng entered the palace, he left him outside, seemingly staring at the officials.
"Your Majesty."
He Baren saluted and then asked with a smile: "I wonder when we can see your Majesty?"
Gao Min didn't ignore him at all. He answered whatever he asked, but he refused to tell the truth or form a clear camp.
While everyone was in a panic and doing their own business, Gao Jun was sitting in a separate hall. He was sitting in the upper position. Gao Yanzong and Shedi Shenglie were sitting on both sides of him. There was also a scribe sitting on Gao Jun's seat.
directly opposite.
And this scribe was none other than Zu Jue, who had disappeared for a long time.
Zu Jue looked at Gao Jun with a smile, "Your Majesty, so far, most of the things have been successful."
Gao Jun looked at him indifferently.
More than ten days ago, Zu Jue suddenly appeared in Yecheng and came to see Gao Jun.
He brought several pieces of news. The first piece of news was that He Shikai believed the spies' words easily, leaving Jinyang's door wide open, and Yang Zhong might take the opportunity to attack.
The second piece of news was the letters provided by Zheng Daoqian about Gao Zhan's plans to murder those important clan members.
Gao Zhan was extremely fond of He Shikai and wanted to leave everything to him. Almost all the murder plans against the clan were handed over to He Shikai, and He Shikai also had great trust in Zheng Daoqian and others.
The tray came out immediately.
Ever since, these things appeared in front of the clan members who were about to become victims.
Gao Yanzong, Gao Changgong, and even Gao Xiaowan and others on the list quickly decided to help.
Zu Jue asked Gao Jun to leave Yecheng and take over Luo's army. This army had no commander, so it was a good time to take over. Then he led them to Jinyang quickly. Zu Jue's original idea was to rescue them.
The name suddenly took action and controlled the emperor. Unexpectedly, the emperor himself ran over and was hit.
Only then did Gao Rui and others see very strange developments.
Zu Jue looked at the people in front of him, but he still felt a little pity in his heart.
It would be better if Gao Zhan died directly on the front line. If he died, the follow-up things might be smoother, but he is still alive now, and there are many idiots in the court. The emperor is obviously going to kill them, but they are still
Thinking of being loyal to the emperor.
It is much more difficult to kill Gao Zhan now.
Gao Jun asked softly: "What should we do next?"
Zu Jue said calmly: "It's very simple. There is only one most important thing at the moment."
"Prime Minister, please give the order immediately."
"The general of Anxi, Liu Taozi, was enthroned as the general of the guard. He was appointed as the governor of the six prefectures of Shuo, Heng, Yan, An, You, and Ying. He immediately led the troops.
The thieves who attacked Jinyang."
Gao Jun's brows couldn't help but jump.
Gao Yanzong was stunned.
Gao Yanzong shook his head, "I know you like General Anxi very much, and I do too, but it's not time to reward merits yet. I just returned to the palace and things haven't been settled yet. How can we reward them? It's still so huge.
reward?"
"You first deal with the thieves outside, and then we'll discuss this matter."
Zu Jue raised his head and said, "Prime Minister, although you now have elites and helpers inside and outside the palace, the army is not under your jurisdiction. Most of the troops in Yecheng have been handed over to relatives of the Hu family. They dare not leave without help."
They are loyal to His Majesty. If His Majesty is dismissed, they will completely lose power. Besides, with such die-hard loyalists like Gao Rui, the Queen Mother's faction will not watch you rule."
"Therefore, only General Anxi can scare them and make all parties bow their heads."
"You rewarded me like this. Everyone knows who the outsider you are colluding with is. With him stationed at the border, you don't even have a single soldier, and they don't dare to take action easily!!"
"Therefore, awarding a reward to General Anxi is the best way to deal with it! The best solution!!"
"I'm definitely not seeking credit for General Anxi, it's all for the sake of the world!!"
Chapter completed!