Descendants of Pangu in the Great Desolation

Chapter 95 The Eve of the Great War

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. Brother Sihuang actually contacted so many ministers to overthrow me. I'm really mad at the lonely king." After reading the part of the roster that Tian Shaowei got from Dong Liang, Liu Yuan casually threw the roster on the ground , I was so angry that I couldn't speak a word.Situ Rui hurried forward, picked up the roster and put it on the table and said, "Your Majesty, don't be so angry. Now that we have obtained part of the roster, we can turn passive into active. Now King Chang has been arrested." When they wake up, they must be very panicked, and they will definitely contact other people to discuss countermeasures. As long as His Majesty sends a small number of trusted experts to lie in ambush near these people, listen to their movements, and grasp all the personnel involved in this time That's enough. But we just stand still and wait for King Chang to revolt. As long as they move troops, we will catch a turtle in the urn, beat them helplessly, and completely wipe out King Chang's power. The only thing we don't know now is How many troops do they have? I don't know if His Majesty's troops can compete with them. If not, we must first think of a way, how to transfer the troops into the city without disturbing King Chang's power."

"That's a problem. There are about [-] great internal experts and [-] imperial guards in the palace, and the [-] imperial guards in the Ministry of War. These are the only troops that the lonely king can mobilize in front of him." Liu Yuan said after thinking for a long time.Situ Rui asked again: "Your Majesty, how many troops will King Chang have?" Tian Shaowei interjected, "King Chang only has about one thousand guards, but General Mei has about forty thousand troops stationed there. In Qingquan Town, three hundred miles outside the city."

"[-] vs. [-] is too challenging?" Situ Rui said, frowning.Liu Yuan sighed and said: "Gu Wang also knows that this is very difficult, but there is nothing he can do now. It would be great if Li Liang was here. He has [-] elite soldiers in his hand, which is just right for Mei Qimie's [-] soldiers." , but he is still at the border." Situ Rui hurriedly asked: "Who is Li Liang?" Liu Yuan said: "Li Liang is the second son of the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he has been with the lonely king since he was six years old. Also a playmate, he is the most trusted and trustworthy person in the imperial court. A year ago, due to the border wars caused by the bandits, the lonely king ordered Li Liang to take his elite soldiers to go for reinforcements. After the war at the border was quelled, the bandits When there was another disturbance, Li Liang was stationed there and did not return to court."

Situ Rui thought for a long time and said: "Why don't we do this, Your Majesty repairs a letter as soon as possible and sends someone to send it to General Li, how about asking him to move back to the court as soon as possible?" Liu Yuan shook his head and said: "It's not that the lonely king has never thought Send someone to deliver a letter to Li Liang, but the border is more than 3000 miles away, so I’m afraid it’s too late.” Situ Rui also found it difficult to hear what Liu Yuan said, even if he traveled day and night to reach the border, it would take four or five days. When the rescuers rushed back, the original dynasty had already changed hands, so what should we do?Thinking about it, Situ Rui suddenly had a flash of inspiration, patted his forehead and said to himself: "How did I forget him? Your Majesty has a solution." Liu Yuan hurriedly asked: "Brother Rui, can you come up with a solution?" What's the good idea?" Situ Rui smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty will write a letter to General Li as soon as possible, and I guarantee that it will be delivered to General Li within three days. When that time comes, General Li will go back day and night. I think it will take seven days." But hurry back. Now as long as we can keep the King Chang and his party steady and drag him with static brakes, as long as we drag General Li back to the court, we won’t be afraid of him.”

As soon as Liu Yuan heard it, he said, "Good idea, but how can we stabilize King Chang, and not start a rebellion now?" Situ Rui narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "It depends on your Majesty's ability, don't forget Concubine Mei is one of them, as long as His Majesty let go of her mouth, are you afraid that King Chang will not know? This king thought that King Chang must be scruples about raising troops now, if he heard that His Majesty showed signs of letting go, he would still take such a risk After all, rebellion is the crime of beheading, maybe he and General Mei fought it out, but can other ministers put their wealth and lives on them? I don't think so." Liu Yuan nodded heavily Said: "That's good, let's do it like this. It's better to fight than to wait for death. The lonely king will go all out this time. Brother Rui, the lonely king will write a letter to Li Liang, and send your people to send it out immediately." Situ Rui responded, then walked to the case and helped Liu Yuan sharpen his ink.A quarter of an hour later, Liu Yuan solemnly handed over the written letter to Situ Rui, looked at Situ Rui intently and said: "My dear brother Rui, this is the only way out for the lonely king. Be careful in everything, and don't be caught by someone." People found out that it ruined our major event." Situ Rui took the letter, put it in his arms, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you just wait for the good news from me. I will take my leave, Your Majesty remembers that everything must be handled calmly, and you must not act too hastily, lest everything will be ruined." After Situ Rui finished speaking, he turned and left Yongfu Palace, and walked towards Qingfeng Pavilion.

When Situ Rui walked away, Tian Shaowei was slightly worried and asked: "Your Majesty, do you really trust the Second Highness so much that you entrust him with such an important matter?" Liu Yuan waved his hand to Tian Shaowei and said, "Don't you Thinking that he is the prince of the Yun Dynasty will be bad for us, but the fact is just the opposite. He knows in his heart that only with the support of the lonely king can he become the crown prince of the Yun Dynasty, or even the king of the Yun Dynasty. If he does not want to try How could he have the nerve to propose to Gu Wang his idea of ​​supporting him to help the Gu Wang solve the immediate difficulties? But then again, this Situ Rui is quite capable of governing the country. If he wasn't the prince of the Yun Dynasty, Gu Wang would definitely Will reuse him, he is much better than those old pedants who were afraid of wolves and tigers."

Situ Rui carefully returned to Qingfeng Pavilion with the letter in his arms, and while Yu Xin was taking a nap, he hung a small bell as a token of contact between him and Meng Si'er outside the window.After hanging up, seeing Yu Xin sleeping soundly, she took off her shoes and lay beside Yu Xin for a while.After dinner, Yu Xin dragged Situ Rui around the Imperial Garden, and happened to meet Concubine Mei who was bored here, so Yu Xin and Concubine Mei went to Dongyang Palace to chat.Situ Rui wondered whether Meng Si'er had seen the token outside the window. As soon as Yu Xin and Concubine Mei left, he went back to Qingfeng Pavilion, opened the door and saw that Meng Si'er was sitting inside waiting for him.Seeing Situ Rui returning to the room, Meng Si'er hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Highness. I wonder what your Highness is looking for?" Situ Rui came to the table, waved his hand to signal Meng Si'er to stand up and sit down, took out the letter in his arms and said: "I came to you this time to send a letter. This is the key to the future of this king. I wonder if you can do it?" Seeing that there was nothing written on the envelope, Meng Si'er hurriedly asked, "I don't know, Your Highness. Where do you want the little one to send this letter?"

Situ Rui tapped the letter lightly and said: "This is a letter to move troops. You also know that Liu Shu, the king of Chang, is now being imprisoned by the emperor Liu Yuan. This king is afraid that Liu Shu will jump over the wall and rebel. Once Liu Shu succeeds, I will If you lose the support of the Yuan Dynasty, all the hard work these days will be in vain, so this time I must help Liu Yuan take down Liu Shu. I don’t trust anyone with this matter, I can only leave it to you Meng Si'er." Meng Si'er agreed without saying a word, and asked: "Then, where should this letter be sent, Your Highness?" Situ Rui continued: "This letter will be sent to Liuzhen, who is stationed at the border gate." Li Liang of the town, but the situation is urgent, I wonder if you can deliver the letter within three days, if you are late, you may lose everything." Meng Si'er picked up the letter on the table and punched it heavily on his chest. He thumped twice and said: "Let's leave this matter to the younger one. The younger one promises to deliver it within three days. It's just that we don't know each other. How can we convince him that I was sent by the original emperor?" Situ Rui Seeing that Meng Si'er agreed, he breathed a sigh of relief, reached into his bosom and took out a jade pendant that Liu Yuan gave him before he left, and said: "Put this jade on, it is the personal jade pendant of the emperor Liu Yuan , you can show it to Li Liang and you will know, remember that you have to tell Li Liang that this matter is extremely urgent, if you can leave as soon as possible, you should leave as soon as possible, otherwise the original court may change hands if it is a step too late."

Meng Si'er put the letter and jade pendant into his bosom, and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the younger one will definitely deliver the letter. During the few days when the younger one is away, His Highness must take good care of his health. If Liu Shuai rebels in advance, His Highness You must take the concubine to escape the palace, Your Highness's life is the most important thing." Situ Rui's heart was warmed by Meng Sier's words, and he patted Meng Sier's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Meng Sier, I will definitely do as you say." Meng Si'er nodded, turned around and opened the door, leaving Qingfeng Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)