Fortunate Young Gentleman

"The Queen Mother's Ceremony."

The prince gritted his teeth and repeated it several times before saying, "There will indeed not be many guards at the Queen Mother's Ceremony, but how will we do it then?"

The young counselor said: "Your Highness, do you know who the guards at the Queen Mother's Ceremony are?"

"I will participate in the festival every year, so I naturally know it." The prince looked at him and said: "At the festival, there will be three hundred forbidden troops responsible for security and order, but these three hundred forbidden troops are not my private army. "

"But these three hundred people are not the city patrol officers or the guards of Prince Xin's palace." The young counselor looked at him and said: "The Queen Mother's ceremony will be held at Cihuai Temple outside the city. King Xin will definitely leave the city by then, and it is impossible to bring the Queen Mother with him. There are many guards, but these three hundred forbidden troops are loyal to His Majesty, as long as His Majesty..."

The young counselor looked at the prince. Before he finished speaking, the prince had already understood. His expression moved and he said: "If I can control these forbidden troops, then won't King Xin be the fish on my chopping board?"

He walked around the hall and said, "Prepare the carriage. I am going to go find the Grand Tutor to discuss the matter... In addition, just in case, I will send someone to the inn to summon the second prince of those barbarians."

…

Station.

As the sky grew dark, the second prince got off the carriage and walked into the inn.

The middle-aged woman stepped forward and asked, "Why is the prince so anxious to find His Highness?"

The second prince walked into the room and said slowly: "The prince is finally going to take action. Once King Xin dies, as long as the Chu Kingdom is under his control, our army will have no worries."

Wan Yanyan asked doubtfully: "Second brother, you won't marry that princess?"

The second prince said: "Asking to marry Princess Changning is just a way to deceive and blind people. Although she is proficient in civil and military affairs, she can never be used by us. There are only two purposes for this trip, to destroy the Chen-Chu alliance and get rid of King Xin... "

"There's another one." Wan Yanyan looked at him and added: "It's best to take that man named Tang back and let him give us advice. If he cheats, we'll whip his ass with a whip..."

The middle-aged woman looked at her and asked, "What does the prince want us to do?"

"Before the prince takes action, he will ask the imperial guards in the city to close the city gate and prevent the soldiers from the city patrol department from rescuing. In this way, the three hundred forbidden troops from Cihuai Temple will be enough to capture King Xin." The second prince said at the table He sat down in front of us and said, "These three hundred people are all the power the prince can use that day. Just in case, he asked our people to support him outside to ensure nothing goes wrong."

His eyes were slightly sharp and he said: "At that time, if King Xin dies and the prince's side is not harmed, it will be considered as the icing on the cake. It can be exchanged for ten years of peace with the Chu State and unify all the ministries in one fell swoop. If both sides suffer losses, the prince of the Chu State will be killed." Also get rid of it easily. By then, Chu State will be in chaos. Chu State will be too busy to take care of itself. Naturally, it will not care about the alliance with Chen State. The deadlock on the grassland can also be resolved..."

Wan Yanyan tightened her grip on the small whip and said, "It would be great if it really goes that well..."

Splendid Palace.

In Tang Ning's room, both Lu Teng and Chen Zhou were present.

Lu Teng looked at Tang Ning with a solemn expression and asked, "Sir, the crown prince of Chu is going to attack King Xin. Is this news true or false? We are far away in Chu. If we make a wrong move, the princess will be in danger." ”

Tangning said: "Don't worry about the princess, I have secretly sent her away."

Lu Teng was shocked and said: "When did you send the princess away? How come I didn't know?"

"This is not the point." Tangning waved her hand and said, "The point is that the Chu Kingdom is undergoing great changes. What should we do to preserve the mission?"

After Lu Teng calmed down, he thought for a while and said, "I think we just need to do our own thing well. There is no need to interfere in the dispute between King Xin and the prince. After all, the prince and the princess are still married. If the prince wins, It’s good for us, but if King Xin ascends the throne, wouldn’t this marriage be invalidated?”

"Cough! Cough!"

Chen Zhou covered his mouth and coughed twice, looked at Lu Teng and said, "Commander Lu, I think Master Tang is right. We have been in Chu for so long, Commander Lu should already know what the prince's character is like. If Chu is If it falls into his hands, it will end sooner or later. It is better to help King Xin and maybe get a favor... Besides, what is the status of the princess? How can the good-for-nothing prince of Chu State be worthy of the princess? Mr. Tang, you Say so?"

Lu Teng thought for a while, looked at Tang Ning, and said, "I will listen to Mr. Tang's arrangements."

Along the way, many incidents showed that Tang Ning was right. Before coming, he did not expect that the situation in Chu State would be so complicated that he would not be able to make a choice.

At this time, listening to smart people is obviously the best choice.

Tangning nodded and said, "The Queen Mother's ceremony will be held at Cihuai Temple outside the city. In three days, King Xin and the Crown Prince will leave the city. This is the Crown Prince's best opportunity. He will definitely have people block the city gate after leaving the city. Once the three hundred forbidden troops who prevent the city patrol department from rescuing and are responsible for the safety of the festival are captured by the prince, King Xin will have no choice but to capture them. "

Lu Teng looked solemn and said, "What can we do?"

Tangning looked at him and said, "Princess, I have sent her to a safe place. I need you to move our eight hundred guards out of the city in these three days and place them nearby Cihuai Temple. If something goes wrong during the ceremony, we will Rescue King Xin from the hands of the prince..."

Lu Teng pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Take your orders!"

…

Jihuai Temple is located on a hill more than ten miles outside of Kyoto. The temple is not very popular, but it is very famous in Kyoto.

This is because the previous emperor built this temple to commemorate the empress, the late empress dowager.

The current emperor and His Royal Highness Prince Xin, who is in the high position of regent, are both born to the empress dowager. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the emperor and Prince Xin would personally go to the Cihuai Temple to worship at every empress dowager's festival.

Now that the emperor is seriously ill, Prince Xin will be in charge of this year's empress dowager's festival. The prince, as the crown prince, will also go out of the city to worship.

The mighty team set out from Kyoto at the hour of Si, and the festival officially began at noon.

The prince sat in the front carriage, clenched his fists, sweat dripped from his forehead, and asked in a deep voice: "Haven't we reached Cihuai Temple yet?"

A man outside the carriage said: "Your Highness, it's just a few miles ahead."

"I know." Inside the carriage, the prince wiped the sweat from his palms with a clean handkerchief, and an abnormal blush appeared on his face.

It was a distance of several miles, but it was reached in a flash. The abbot of Cihuai Temple had already led the monks to wait outside the temple. He stepped forward and called out a Buddhist name, and said: "Cihuai Temple Abbot Kongming greets the prince and the prince."

The prince looked at the abbot with a somewhat unpleasant expression. In the State of Chu, the prince was second only to one person and above ten thousand people. This old monk first met the prince and then the prince, and it was clear that he did not take him, the crown prince, seriously.

However, compared with the big things he was going to do next, he didn't care about this little thing.

"Master, please don't bow." Prince Xin held his hands together and asked, "How are the preparations for the ceremony going?"

The old monk put his hands together and said, "Everything is ready. Please come in, Your Majesty."

Prince Xin looked at the prince and said, "Please come in, Prince."

The prince smiled and said, "Uncle, please come in first."

Prince Xin was the first to step into the temple gate. The prince and the leader of the imperial guards looked at each other and also stepped in.

The Queen Mother's ceremony has always been supervised by the Ministry of Rites. In addition to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, some important officials in the court also have to accompany the ceremony.

In a hall in the temple.

Prince Xin and the prince stood in the front, followed by more than ten important officials in the court.

The Minister of Rites stepped forward, looked at Prince Xin, and said with a bow: "Your Highness, the auspicious time has arrived, we can start."

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince suddenly covered his stomach and said: "Uncle, I suddenly feel uncomfortable in my stomach, you guys start first..."

Before he finished speaking, he quickly stepped back. When he retreated to the door, he showed ecstasy on his face and shouted: "Let's do it!"

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