Chapter 262 Everyone is waiting and looking for

The emperor asked Mu Xiaoyao many questions carefully, and was particularly concerned about the news Mu Xiaoyao found along the way. Mu Xiaoyao marked the military fields he passed through from the map, and there were no less than four or five of them. Even if Li Yuanshan hid ten thousand people in each military field, this was already a big number.

The emperor looked at the place marked on the map and sighed slightly: "It is the responsibility of the Immortal Office to supervise the military farming and garrisons in various places... In order to hide it from me, Li Yuanshan naturally wanted to bribe Hou Wenji. From this point of view, it would not be a short time since Hou Wenji had a strange intention towards me."

Fang Jie said: "Maybe, at the beginning, Li Yuanshan only said something about the important land in the northwest, and the few right guards were difficult to pacify, so he privately expanded some troops. Although this was a serious crime, it was indeed understandable. So Hou Wenji took the advantage and hid it for him. But later, even if Hou Wenji discovered Li Yuanshan's real purpose, he would not dare to tell His Majesty again, because it was equivalent to collaborative conspiracy."

The emperor nodded.

"You can stay in Tai Chi Palace tonight, and you will follow me out of the palace tomorrow morning."

At Su Buwei's reminder, the emperor realized that Ye was already deep. He waved his hand and ordered, indicating that Fang Jie and they could leave. Fang Jie retreated, and when he walked to the door, he stopped again: "Your Majesty... I am not at ease."

The emperor glanced at him and asked, "What's going on tomorrow?"

Fang Jie nodded.

The emperor said: "If you just follow me tomorrow, you won't be able to do anything you can do. If you can use it, you can follow me and explain it."

Fang Jie responded and withdrew from the East Nuan Pavilion, thinking to himself, what is the emperor relying on? Why does it seem that he is not worried about tomorrow's affairs at all?

Mu San led them to the arranged room, chatted for a few words and then said goodbye. Fang Jie stuffed a silver note with a large denomination in his hand, but Mu San just refused to accept it. Fang Jie laughed and said that it was not easy to handle the money in the palace, so he just thought I had lent it to you. Mu San then put it away and thanked him.

Although Fang Jie and Chen Qing and Xiaoyao lived in the same room, it was not easy to do anything in the palace. The three of them chatted for a long time, and only after midnight before they lay down to rest. After packing up a quilt, Fang Jie slept alone in the outer room. He laid the mattress on the ground and lay down for a long time without falling asleep.

He was thinking about tomorrow's events and constantly speculating on what methods Prince Yi had. He knew that Prince Yi must have mastered part of the army, but the most worrying thing was that he didn't know which guard was bribed by him. It was because he didn't know that he couldn't defend himself.

He planned to persuade the emperor to bring the eight hundred elite troops who were rumored to be sharp in the world when he left the palace early tomorrow morning. As long as these eight hundred people were protected, the emperor would not have any trouble.

There must be many masters on Prince Yi's side. Fang Jie's most worried about is why the people in Wudang Mountain came. If those Taoists were Prince Yi's people, and the great cultivators raised by Prince Yi, the situation tomorrow would definitely be very difficult. Fortunately, there is also a recognized number one master of the Sui Dynasty in the Martial Arts Academy, Zhou Banchuan, and there is also a leader of the Taoist sect in Qingfeng Temple. In the palace, there must be many people with high cultivation.

Thinking of this, Fang Jie understood why Zhenren and the angry people had never left Chang'an City. The emperor must have been worried about Prince Yi's rebellion, so he left Zhenren and the others in Chang'an for emergencies. Zhenren Xiao was already familiar with His Majesty before he ascended the throne, and His Majesty must have given him something.

Fang Jie's concern was precisely because of his lack of understanding of Prince Yi. He could not guess how strong Prince Yi was, especially his control over the military. Moreover, he was also worried about the empress dowager in the harem, the old lady, who is said to love Prince Yi the most. If the emperor loses, the old lady must stand on Prince Yi's side. The emperor is a filial person, so it is difficult to say how to face the empress dowager.

He couldn't sleep, and I don't know how many people couldn't sleep this night.

Prince Yi's Mansion

Qin Liuqi looked at the hundreds of men in black standing neatly in front of him, with a solemn expression. These people were snake guards that Prince Yi had not formed for too long, but these people were good at killing. Many of them were soldiers who were so unsatisfied that they were confused, and the rest were tourists from the world. Most of them were killing people without blinking.

"Did you remember all your tasks?"

Qin Liuqi said coldly: "As soon as the prince is activated tomorrow, you will be a group of ten people to assassinate those who target the prince in Chang'an City. I have given you the list. Remember, the few people at the top of the list must die. If this is done, you will all have the merit of following the dragon. No matter what your previous origin was, after tomorrow, you will all become nobles!"

"Understood!"

The snake guards responded.

"There is only one opportunity. If you seize it, you will reach the sky in one step. If you fail to seize it, you will be doomed."

Qin Liuqi said: "Fate has never been constant. Others can have rich clothes and food, and you can do the same. Don't you all envy those aristocratic families? Then, you can create a aristocratic family that belongs to you. The prince has given you the opportunity, and it depends on your own next!"

The Great Inner Guard Office

Luo Weiran put two lists on the table and said, "These people must be kept a close eye, and no one is allowed to leave."

He pointed to another one: "Although these people are not in the court, they are all nobles. If Prince Yi wants to accomplish something, he will either win over these people to help him or get rid of these people... I will protect them strictly tomorrow and never have any accidents!"

"Here!"

The deputy commander Meng Wudi and four thousand households responded neatly. Because of Hou Wenji's affairs, three of the eight thousand households of the thousand households were removed and secretly executed.

"If we can't do things tomorrow."

Luo Weiran stood up straight and breathed a sigh of relief: "The Great Inner Guard may be destroyed by your and me."

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northwest

Wolf Mist Mountain

In a dense forest, the Sui army of about a thousand people sat listlessly on the ground, and there was no way to see the appearance of the mighty and powerful army of the Great Sui army. This place is very secret, with a large forest under the cliffs. Although Langru Mountain does not look very tall and majestic, the mountains are extremely large. It is not too difficult for a team of more than a thousand people in the mountains to hide and not be found.

On the stone beside a small stream, the gloomy-faced Prince Xu Yang Kai looked at the soldiers sitting on the ground resting in a mess and couldn't help but sigh. Just a few months ago, these soldiers were still proud elites of the Great Sui Dynasty, but now, there was no fighting spirit in them.

After hiding in the mountains for a few months, the cavalry of the Mongol Yuan was not easy to go up the mountain to find it. Li Yuanshan's rebels were anxious to control the cities in the northwest, leaving only 20,000 troops to guard the foot of the mountain. Fortunately, there was water source and a lot of prey in the mountain. If it was the same as Banyue Mountain in the north of Chang'an City, they would starve to death without the rebels chasing them.

A young man beside him with teeth and armored armor also looked very bad. He squatted by the stream and took some water and handed it to Yang Kai: "Prince, take a little water."

Yang Kai took the kettle and was silent for a while and said, "Li Xiaozong... Why didn't you rebel with Li Yuanshan?"

Li Xiaozong was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly: "The prince still doesn't believe in humble duties?"

Yang Kai shook his head.

Li Xiaozong was silent for a while and said, "Bizhi was indeed very painful at that time. If Li Yuanshan had not colluded with the Mongol Yuan people, maybe Beizhi would have followed him on the wrong path. But... he shouldn't have stood with the Mongol Yuan people and massacred my Great Sui people. He had forgotten what kind of blood was flowing in his body."

Yang Kai nodded: "It's not that I don't trust you, I'm just curious... If you hadn't been hiding in the wolf's slut mountain in the past few months, these people wouldn't be able to keep them."

Li Xiaozong said: "I firmly believe that there are still many people who survived. Although the 700,000 army was defeated, it is not so easy for the Mongols to kill all our people. I have sent people to search in the Wolf Rushan Mountains and can definitely find others. As long as we gather some people, we can take advantage of the empty back of Li Yuanshan... If the 20,000 rebels at the foot of the mountain can be destroyed and some supplies from Fangu City can be snatched up and recruited brave people. The people will definitely have resistance to the rebels. The prince only needs to climb a high place and shout, and a large number of people will follow him."

Yang Kai nodded: "I also believe that there are still many people living, but they are broken up and don't know where to hide. The Zuo Xiaogu General Jin Shixiong has never heard of his death. At that time, he should have broken out with his men and horses. He has more than 10,000 cavalry under his command, so it should not be difficult to fight out."

As he was speaking, a man in the lieutenant's costume walked quickly.

"Your Majesty, I've found it!"

This man has a tall figure and a firm face. His skin turned out to be very white, and it has become a wheat-like color after only half a year of fighting.

It was Cui Lue Shang.

"What have you found?"

Yang Kai stood up and asked.

Cui Lue Shang looked happy on his face: "Prince, Bei Zhi led his scouts to search north for 150 miles, and found traces of someone's movement. He chased him all the way, but he was found by Bei Zhi, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and Jin Shixiong. There were no less than 5,000 people, and were planning to detour north, enter the 100,000 mountains from the north, walk the territory of the Northern Liao people and return to the Great Sui."

"Northern Liao people?"

Yang Kai's face changed, and he suddenly smiled and said, "Why did I forget them? Cui Lue Shang, did you see General Jin Shixiong?"

"See!"

Cui Lue Shang said: "Bizhi brought a few people back first. The other scouts stayed at General Jin to lead the way and were rushing here to meet up."

"Five thousand men, Jin Shixiong actually saved so many soldiers."

Yang Kai couldn't help but sigh.

"It was all gathered along the way. If the Mongols and Yuan cavalry had not searched back and forth on the grassland, they might have gathered more."

Cui Lue-shang replied.

Yang Kai handed the kettle to Cui Lue Shang and said, "Let's take a break, let's set off to welcome Jin Shixiong. In addition, I have a plan... If it succeeds, I might catch the Mongols off guard!"

"Northern Liao people?"

Li Xiaozong asked subconsciously.

Yang Kai nodded: "The people of Northern Liao had long been determined to surrender to the Great Sui Dynasty. As long as we persuade them to send troops, we can rob some places. As long as we keep a steady step, we can wait until the reinforcements mobilized by His Majesty arrive. At that time, the rebels will be defeated by attacking each other on both sides."
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