12dz Chapter 625 Take the initiative and give out gold medals!
Chapter 625 Take the initiative and give out gold medals!
The heavy rain continued all night long.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
The emperor, wearing a purple cloak, stood at the entrance of the palace, with a solemn look in his eyes.
The rain is so heavy that it won’t stop any time.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night and cold, you should rest first. The shadow guards are keeping an eye on the situation outside the city." Zhao Ming bowed and reminded.
The emperor looked at the falling rain with a blank expression on his face. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Why do you think even the heavens are helping Chu Ning?"
"This……"
Zhao Ming laughed awkwardly: "Your Majesty, this is just a coincidence."
"Coincidence?"
The emperor's expression suddenly changed, and he sneered, "However, I think even if there was no heavy rain today, Chu Ning would not let Zhou Lecheng lead his troops into the city."
The emperor was too familiar with Chu Ning.
That is a person who uses every means to his advantage.
Even if it didn't rain today, Chu Ning would find other reasons to stop Zhou Lecheng.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ming quickly lowered his head and did not dare to respond.
The emperor glanced at him, shook his head, and said helplessly: "You are always so cautious."
"Forget it, I'm going to go rest first. If there is any news, you must inform me immediately."
After he finished speaking, the emperor shook his shoulders and his cloak fell down. Zhao Ming immediately stepped forward to catch it.
Chu Ning has already started. As long as the rain stops, he will let the Sizhou troops enter the city. The emperor is not in a hurry.
Everything will be clear after the rain stops.
If Chu Ning really had ulterior motives and continued to cause trouble for Zhou Lecheng, it would prove that Chu Ning wanted to rebel.
By then, he would have a reason to take action against Chu Ning.
Now Chu Ning’s power is too great, and with one move, he can force the ten princes to return to the city.
It is most likely that the plan to go to Zhao State's fiefdom will not work.
Now we can only wait for the Sizhou troops to enter the city and see if there is a chance to capture Chu Ning.
But what the emperor didn't know was that at this moment in a big house in the city, someone had already seen through his thoughts.
Inside the secret room.
It was pitch dark, and no matter how heavy the rain outside was, it seemed unable to affect the mood of the people inside.
The two people sitting opposite each other were silent, as if they were waiting for the other to speak.
After a long while, a calm voice sounded: "You came at the wrong time."
Then, a rough voice sneered: "Whether it is the right time or not, the brothers can't wait any longer!"
The room fell silent again.
After a moment, the man who spoke first sighed and said, "You know this is the emperor's plan. He has guessed our identities."
The rough voice snorted coldly: "So what if it is his plan, do we have to do what he wants?
Besides, isn't this our chance? As long as we take the opportunity to disrupt Kyoto City, the other princes will definitely take the opportunity to take action.
That will be our chance. As for the emperor's plan, huh, it's just a joke!"
It can be seen that this person is very confident in his plan.
The indifferent man sighed and said, "The troops of the ten princes are trapped in the Ministry of Justice and cannot get out. Even if we disrupt the situation, they can't do anything."
"Really? What about the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince?"
The rough man sneered: "Will they miss this opportunity? As long as any one of them takes action, the whole city of Kyoto will be in chaos.
Besides, do you think the other princes only have that many people? They all have private soldiers outside the city!
Once they have the chance, this group of people will definitely enter the city!"
These words completely silenced the indifferent person.
Although I don't want to admit it, what the other party said does make sense. Although it is risky, it is indeed an opportunity.
The situation is like this now. They have no choice but to give it a try. They have no other chance.
"You've got to think about it. Once we do this, we won't have any way out."
"Humph, do we have any other way out now? Instead of waiting to die, we might as well take the initiative to attack."
"Well, in that case, I will fully cooperate with you. If we succeed, we will have the merit of following the dragon. If we fail, we will die without a complete corpse!"
"Hahahaha, it has been like this since ancient times!"
The two reached an agreement, and the rough voice disappeared into the house.
The moment the door was opened, a gust of cold wind rushed in through the crack and blew on the people in the house, making them bone-chilled!
"Ah~"
There was a long sigh, and then the room fell completely silent.
The next day.
After the rain, the sky cleared up, the sun broke through the sky, the sunlight shone on the muddy road, and the clear waves were reflected.
At the city gate, soldiers from Liangzhou opened the gate.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers rushed out of the city, trampling the ground and making the dirt fly, and headed straight out of the city.
Outside the city, there is the Sizhou military camp.
Zhao Ming's sharp voice rang out: "Deputy General Zhou Lecheng of Sizhou Camp, listen to my orders!"
Upon receiving the news, Zhou Lecheng brought a group of captains to the front of the camp and bowed.
"Order Zhou Lecheng to lead the Sizhou troops into the city. Once inside, take over the city defense camp. Anyone who obstructs will be killed without mercy!"
"The general will obey the order!"
Zhou Lecheng showed excitement on his face. He stood up and walked to Zhao Ming, whispering, "Thank you for your hard work, Manager Zhao."
As he spoke, he took out a bag of silver and handed it over calmly, sighing:
"I heard that the city defense camp was taken over by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu. If I go there now, I'm afraid it will cause a conflict. Please ask Chief Steward Zhao to report this to His Majesty."
Zhao Ming chuckled: "What is General Zhou doing? I am not that kind of person."
As he spoke, he had already taken the bag of silver.
He coughed dryly, looked around, and saw that others pretended not to see it, so he whispered:
"His Majesty does not want His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to take charge of the City Defense Camp, so he asked you to take over. This is His Majesty's token!"
After saying that, Zhao Ming took out a gold medal and handed it over.
Zhou Lecheng's eyes lit up, and he reached out to take the token: "With this token in hand, I believe no one will dare to stop me from taking over the city defense camp."
It is impossible to ask Chu Ning to hand over the city defense camp with just one sentence.
But with this gold medal, if Chu Ning doesn’t hand it over, he would be disobeying the imperial order!
It will be justifiable to take action then.
But Zhao Ming frowned and kindly reminded: "General Zhou, be careful of Ran Ming. He is an unreasonable person. I'm afraid it won't be smooth sailing when he takes over the city defense camp this time."
Zhou Lecheng laughed loudly: "Don't worry, Chief Steward Zhao, I will be ready. After the matter is completed, I will immediately go to the palace to meet the emperor."
"I'm waiting for good news from General Zhou in the palace." Zhao Ming saluted, rode his horse and left with his men.
Zhou Lecheng looked at Zhao Ming's departing back, with a hint of amusement on his face.
He weighed the gold medal in his hand, and then his eyes turned cold, and murderous intent surged all over his body!
"All officers and men obey orders!"
Everyone stood up in unison.
"Archers in front, shieldmen in the middle, infantry at the end. After entering the city, head straight for the city defense camp!"
Zhou Lecheng said coldly: "This time, I am ordered by the emperor to take over the city defense camp. Anyone who obstructs me will be killed without mercy!"
The humiliation I suffered yesterday must be avenged today!