Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 400: This King Has No Retreat
Shence Mansion, Council Hall.

Li Zhiyun knelt and sat on the main seat, and on the case table were the imperial edicts issued by the imperial court to Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang.Behind him, a map of mountains and rivers hangs on a wooden screen.

Below it, on the left and right sides, were Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Xue Yuanjing, Wei Zheng, Duan Zhixuan, and Xie Shufang sitting on their knees.

It was already dark outside, but everyone in the hall did not feel sleepy at all.

Because not long ago, King Qi just had a deep talk with King Chu for two hours before leaving.And what they talked about surprised all the counselors in the Shence Mansion.

"Your Highness, is what King Qi said credible?" Xue Yuanjing asked.

Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "I'm afraid it's true. Donggong first transferred Zhixuan and Shufang, and Wang Gui and others later suggested that Chang Shi and Sima be transferred to the south as officials. Earlier, this king thought that Donggong was preparing to weaken the gods." Cefu, I didn't expect that the crown prince was going to kill me."

Having said that, his tone was a bit weird.

Although the crown prince wanted to kill him, it was unexpected, but it was reasonable. After all, the crown prince was not a fool. The threat from the Shence Mansion had gradually emerged. There was no psychological barrier for him to kill his fellow brothers, let alone himself as a concubine brother.

But the problem is, this is what Li Yuanji told him.

The most important thing is that after Li Yuanji finished speaking, he told himself that he was going to use his tricks and kill the prince.

This is nothing, after all, Li Yuanji had planned for it a long time ago.

More importantly, Li Zhiyun himself was going to kill the two of them.

So, who has the highest number of layers?
What's even more coincidental is that the place where the crown prince and King Qi chose to fight was in Wannian.Perhaps, this is not a coincidence, because only when the sage leaves Chang'an, the chances of the soldier becoming a hand will be greater.

Although I haven't received any news from Xue Deyin yet, I can't judge whether what King Qi said is true or not, and I don't know whether the prince really has murderous intentions.But judging from Donggong's actions, there is a high probability that this news is true.

Du Ruhui said: "The crown prince promised King Qi that after the matter is completed, King Qi will be appointed as the emperor's younger brother. I'm afraid the crown prince will also have murderous intentions for King Qi."

Xue Shou sneered, "King Qi himself intends to mutiny, it doesn't matter whether the crown prince has any intention of killing him."

Li Zhiyun had already told everyone present that Li Yuanji wanted to seize the heir, so everyone was not surprised by Xue Shou's words.

"Your Highness, I think this is an excellent opportunity." Wei Zheng clasped his fists and said, "Before, I was still thinking about how to get rid of the crown prince. This time, the crown prince came to the door by himself, and with the help of King Qi, His Highness will definitely succeed."

Xue Yuanjing glanced at Wei Zheng, and said: "Although King Qi told His Royal Highness that the crown prince planned the death of King Qin, he may have participated in it himself, and he also approached His Highness to ask His Highness to support him in seizing the heir. Unpredictable."

"Then kill them together." Wei Zheng said fiercely.He didn't care about that, he only knew that his highness was planning to seize the heir apparent, and if that was the case, he would kill anyone who threatened him.

Except for Li Zhiyun, everyone else couldn't help being surprised by Wei Zheng's ruthless determination.

Du Ruhui and Xue Shou looked at each other, very satisfied with Wei Zheng's performance.The two of them knew all of Li Zhiyun's plans best, so they didn't have many surprises about killing the prince and King Qi.

Li Zhiyun was not surprised, mainly because Wei Zheng said it once before.And combined with history, when Wei Zheng was loyal to the prince, he also suggested that the prince kill the king of Qin.It's just that at that time Li Jiancheng felt that he could control the situation and didn't need to take dangerous moves.

In fact, until the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Jiancheng had an advantage over Li Shimin and even had a winning potential. Otherwise, why would Li Shimin launch a mutiny and forcibly ascend the throne.As the eldest son, Li Jiancheng was raised as an heir since he was a child, and he is by no means a pussy waste.

The reason why we have come to this point today is mainly because of the appearance of Li Zhiyun, which has changed history beyond recognition.

"The last general swears to follow His Highness to the death!" Duan Zhixuan clasped his fists.

Xie Shufang said: "Since the Crown Prince and the King of Qi have no good intentions, the general is willing to use the sword in His Highness's hand to cut off the danger!"

"Your Highness, you missed the opportunity and regretted it through the ages, so you can't hesitate!" Du Ruhui remonstrated.

"I am willing to die for His Highness!" Xue clasped his fists together.

Xue Yuanjing clasped his fists, "Your Highness, give the order!"

Seeing everyone expressing their opinions one after another, Li Zhiyun sighed, "This king has no way to retreat."

Immediately afterwards, he got up and bowed to everyone, "Zhiyun will never let you down with your help."

Kill the prince, kill the king of Qi.Li Zhiyun originally planned to find an opportunity to reveal his heart, but now there is no need.

It's a matter of course.

In other words, he really has no way out and can only fight desperately.

If it is said that he used to take the initiative to fight to the death and seize the throne.Then after the prince showed his murderous intentions, he just passively fought to the death in front of everyone.

Originally, he was still worried about his image in the hearts of the martial arts under his command, but now he didn't have to. The villain was not Li Zhiyun, but the prince who made the first move.

He is self-defense!

In the past, he was going to use the excuse that King Qi's mutiny killed the crown prince, and that he could not protect himself, to reveal his intention of seizing the heir to the civil and military personnel of the Shence Mansion.

But now, the prince wants to kill him, isn't it reasonable for him to fight back.By the way, even some things don't need to be explained.

Duan Zhixuan said: "Since Your Highness has decided to take action, the imperial decree will not be accepted."

"I don't want it either." Xie Shufang continued.

"No." Wei Zheng strongly objected.

"Why?"

"If you don't leave, the sage will definitely suspect that the civil and military forces of the Shence Mansion are only loyal to His Highness and not to the sage. The East Palace will also become suspicious, and there will be changes." Wei Zheng explained.

Duan Zhixuan said: "Now that the knife rests on my neck, how can you let me leave the king? If I leave, who will fight for the king. Is it possible that you, Wei Zheng, are going to fight for your life?"

Wei Zheng paused.

This is indeed a problem. The mutiny must be dominated by generals.

Xue Yuanjing said: "We still have Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong, General Duan don't need to panic."

"No." Duan Zhixuan said: "Who knows what Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong are thinking, what if they are afraid of not helping His Highness, or even making a secret report!"

Hearing this, everyone frowned.

This is indeed a problem.

Li Zhiyun was also a little hesitant. The reason why he didn't want to let Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang go was mainly because Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang were his absolute confidants who followed him in the Jinyang army and could be trusted.

As for Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, Li Zhiyun has not had a heart-to-heart talk with them yet.

Du Ruhui said: "General Duan, if you don't leave, if you don't conform to the court system, the sage will suspect it."

"I know all of this." Duan Zhixuan said, "Please tell me, Chang Shi, if General Xie and I leave Chang'an, who will help His Highness then?"

Hearing this, Du Ruhui pursed his lips and said, "Your Highness, now is the time to explain the situation to everyone."

Li Zhiyun exhaled lightly and nodded heavily.

Now Daoming's preparations for seizing the heir apparent will not appear to be cruel and ruthless in killing his brothers, but also can achieve his own goals.

Just when Li Zhiyun was about to give an order, Li Qiang suddenly came to report.

"Your Highness, General Yuchi and General Qin have something to see."

"It's just in time." Xie Shufang said, "Just in time to ask them what their attitude is."

Li Zhiyun coughed and said, "Two generals, please come in."

"Yes."

Not long after, Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong walked into the meeting hall one after another.

"See Your Highness."

"The two generals are exempt from courtesy." Li Zhiyun raised his hands and asked, "The two generals came here late at night, do you have something important to do?"

"Yes." Yu Chigong looked around and joked, "It's a coincidence tonight, you all know I have something important to do."

Du Ruhui and the others didn't speak, but just looked at him silently.

This weird atmosphere made Yu Chigong a little uncomfortable, so he withdrew his joke and said solemnly: "Your Highness, the Eastern Palace has sent a large amount of gold and silver to the general in the past few days, and the general has returned all the property because he doesn't know what to do. Go back and come here to report to Your Highness."

Qin Qiong said: "The same is true for the general. Wei Ting, an official of the East Palace, invited the general to the East Palace for a talk, saying that the crown prince really wants to talk to the general."

"Hehe." Li Zhiyun sneered and sighed, "My big brother."

After speaking, he closed his eyes and remained silent.

Now that he has no news from Xue Deyin's side, he still has a slight doubt in his heart whether the prince really wants to do something, after all, he doesn't trust King Qi.Taking ten thousand steps back, it is not impossible for King Qi to lie to him.

However, what happened to Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong made Li Zhiyun certain that what King Qi said was not wrong, the crown prince really wanted to kill him.

Seeing this, Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong were confused.

At this time, Du Ruhui stood up and explained to them, and by the way, told them all about the Prince's plan to kill the King of Chu.

As for King Chu's long-ago plan to seize the throne, including the undercover matter, Du Ruhui directly omitted it.Some things don't need to be said because they don't have to.

(End of this chapter)