Chapter 229: The Storm of Kyoto (Eight)

Arranging a soldier is actually a psychological hint, not just to mobilize an army to the back of the Taimiao and let it go. There are also techniques here. The opportunity Li Weizheng gave Qi Tai was eight words: raise it high and put it down gently. Qi Tai understood the meaning of these eight words, and after asking the emperor for instructions, he began to act.

From the afternoon, troops entered the city, creating an atmosphere of panic in the capital. Then the city gate was closed and no one was allowed to go out, but there was no curfew. Then nothing happened. After dark, someone found an army secretly entering the city near the imperial city, with a total of 20,000 people. The army entered the city very secretly, and pedestrians were not allowed to travel around the streets, but they were still seen by nearby residents.

The next day, when the sky was dawn, the soldiers stationed in the imperial city changed their guards. They brought a terrifying news that the place where 20,000 troops went to was Taimiao last night. Then Zongzheng Temple sent people to inform the kings to go to the ancestral temple to worship the former emperor, and each king could not have more than ten followers.

One day off, today will be the day when the vassal kings officially worship the former emperor. After more than ten days of preparation, all kinds of rituals and objects have been arranged in the ancestral temple. The clouds are low and the cold wind is bleak. The imperial city is filled with a solemn atmosphere.

According to the established worship ceremony, the kings will gather at the Chengtian Gate at the hour of Mao, and then line up to enter the Taimiao. Chen is right, and the worship begins. But now it is over Mao, and the front of Chengtian Gate is still deserted and there are only three vassal kings waiting. In addition to Qin, there are also King An and King Tang. King An and King Tang are both very young, about seventeen or eighteen years old. They are all wearing filial piety clothes and expressions are sad. They whisper from time to time, and a trace of doubt and worry slowly arises in their eyes. Not every vassal king knows what happened last night, but these two princes don’t know that they came to Chengtian Gate on time to wait, but after Mao, none of the other brothers came, which really makes them uneasy.

"Don't worry, two little brothers. Everyone must be on the way to come. It's coming soon, haha!" The King of Qin turned his head and laughed at them a few times, his face became gloomy again. For today's worship, he was so excited that he had not slept all night last night. He imagined the moment when he sat on the Golden Throne. He also knew that there was an army mobilization, but his mind was completely filled with what was about to happen today, and he did not consider other possibilities at all. He was very proud of his seamless plan. He first lured Zhu Yunwen into the Taimiao, and then forced him to apologize in front of the spirit of the late emperor. No matter what, he, as an emperor, could not continue.

Zhu Lu even thought about all the possibilities of asking Zhu Yunwen and how Zhu Yunwen answering. He didn't expect that the kings would come. Everyone hoped that Zhu Yunwen would step down, so why would they not come? But the fact is that only two insignificant vassal kings have come. Zhu Lu was really worried. He couldn't help but remember that Shao Wenda advised him the day before yesterday to be careful of the vassal king's temporary rebellion. At that time, he was furious and scolded him fiercely. But now, the situation was hit by Shao Wenda.

Zhu Ren stretched his neck and looked at Qianbulang. How long he wanted a large group of energetic vassal kings to appear! But his neck was sore, and it was still deserted in the distance, and there was no one. At this time, it was already the hour of Mao, and the time for the vassal kings to gather, but there were still only three of them in front of Chengtian Gate.

"Your Highness, the time is here, should you go in first?" an official from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer!" Zhu Ren felt like he was burning. What was going on?

Suddenly, a figure swayed from afar, as if more than a dozen people were coming. Zhu Chuang was ecstatic. He dragged his fat body to meet him. The prince was the vassal king and the old San Jin king, but he was the only one, and the ten people behind him were his followers. A deep disappointment poured into Zhu Chuang's heart. He asked bitterly: "Why are the third brother here now?"

"If I hadn't thought that my second brother would have been waiting here, I wouldn't have come today."

Zhu Chuang was stunned, "Why?"

Zhu Gang looked at him strangely and said, "Does the second brother really know nothing?"

"What do you know, tell me!" Zhu Ren was so anxious that he yelled out.

Zhu Gang looked at both sides, lowered his voice and attached himself to his ears, "Last night, Zhu Yunwen mobilized 20,000 elite soldiers overnight to ambush the Taimiao. I heard from the soldiers guarding the palace city that the back of the Taimiao was covered by cloth, and the murderous aura was soaring to the sky."

Zhu Chuang was shocked, "What's going on?"

Zhu Gang snorted coldly and said, "It goes without saying that this must be someone in the vassal kings who reported it, and Zhu Yunwen had murderous intentions."

Zhu Ren was so scared that he took two steps back. He asked in a trembling voice: "Who told the secret?"

"Do you still need to ask? My second brother said who it would be?"

Zhu Ei understood that this must be a good thing King Yan did. He felt a sense of hatred in his heart and gritted his teeth and said, "Where is he now? Do he dare not come to worship his father?"

"Second brother, they are smarter than us. I heard that he went to Xiaoling to worship his father early in the morning. King Ning, King Liao, and King Zhou followed him. They didn't come to Taimiao, but no one could say that they were unfilial." Zhu Gang sighed in frustration.

"Second brother, let's go back soon! We will go to Xiaoling to worship our father tomorrow and ignore the arrangements of the court."

Zhu Ren looked at the sky blankly, and he almost yelled, "Why is it always him who is injured?"

"Your Majesty is here!" The guards' shouts came faintly from the Chengtian Gate.

"Let's go!" Zhu Ci stomped his feet, ignoring King An and King Tang, and quickly left the imperial city surrounded by his followers. There were 300 elite soldiers waiting for him outside the imperial city.

As soon as Zhu Chuang returned to the palace, one of his confidant guards immediately stepped forward and knelt down and presented an arrow with a letter with both hands, "Your Highness, this is someone shooting from the south of the palace this morning."

Zhu Ren was surprised and pulled the letter and opened it. He saw four words written inside: "The King of Zhou tells the story."

'King of Zhou!' Zhu Ren suddenly pinched the letter into a ball, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "This bastard, I'm going to peel him."

He rushed to the study angrily, and when he was halfway through, he ordered: "Let Mr. Shao come to see me immediately."

From yesterday to today, Shao Wenda was extremely low-key and locked himself in the house all day long. It was obvious that he was in a bad mood. It was no wonder that last night he received a secret order from Li Weizheng and the King of Yan at the same time, which made him both scared and worried. He had realized that he was going to face a choice.

For a long time, he has been playing the role of a three-faced man, both as an aide to the King of Qin and a spy of King Yan and Li Weizheng. However, Li Weizheng seemed to be a little smarter and knew about King Yan, but the King of Yan did not know him. Therefore, Shao Wenda was more inclined toward Li Weizheng, or both sides helped.

But this time he could not please both sides. King Yan and Li Weizheng actually found him for the same thing, both for the King of Zhou. King Yan ordered him to persuade the King of Qin to send assassins to assassinate the King of Zhou, but Li Weizheng turned around and ordered him to persuade the King of Qin to form an alliance with the King of Zhou.

One demands assassination and the other demands an alliance. What should he do?

Just as Shao Wenda was thinking about both ways, someone outside the door said, "Mr. Shao, the King of Qin urgently ordered you to go to the study room to see him immediately."

Shao Wenda hadn't figured out a solution yet! He had to sigh helplessly and responded: "I understand, let's go now."

Shao Wenda stood up and headed towards the Qin King's study. He was not surprised that the Qin King came back so early. With King Yan and Li Wei looking at each other, it would be strange that the Qin King could succeed today!

When he walked to the door of the study, he calmed down and pushed the door open and went in, "Your Highness, are you looking for me?"

In the study, Zhu Chuang reopened the letter he had just formed into a ball. He was studying the handwriting on it. Who wrote the letter to him. When he saw Shao come in, Zhu Chuang pointed to the chair next to him and said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Shao, please sit down!"

Of course he would not admit his mistake to Shao Wenda. This gentle tone already represents his apology. When Shao Wenda sat down, he slowly said: "Today I planned it perfectly, but I was reported by someone, so I failed. Do you know who reported the secret?"

Shao Wenda shook his head, "I don't know."

"Guess, sir."

Shao Wenda thought for a while and said, "I guess it's King Yan."

"It's not him, it's someone you can't even imagine." Zhu Ren snorted coldly and handed over the letter, "Sir, take a look!"

Shao Wenda glanced at him and was stunned, "The King of Zhou told the story."

The four words "The King of Zhou's Notice" are like a rope, which instantly strings up the fragments of Shao Wenda's mind, forming a complete map of the struggle between forces. He suddenly understood everything.

That's right, this must be the King of Yan instructing the King of Zhou to go and sue the King of Zhou, and then betrayed the King of Zhou to the King of Qin, with the purpose of causing Qin and Zhou to become enemies, so the King of Zhou could only form an alliance with him. The King of Yan was attracted by the army in the hands of King of Zhou, so he ordered himself to persuade the King of Qin to send someone to assassinate the King of Zhou. This was another bargaining chip on the basis of betraying the King of Zhou. He wanted the King of Zhou to know that the King of Qin had planned to kill him, and two bargaining chips could tie the King of Zhou firmly to his chariot. The strategy was not unreasonable.

But there was another situation where the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole was behind. The oriole was Li Weizheng. He had seen through the layout of the King of Yan, so he ordered himself to persuade the King of Qin to form an alliance with the King of Zhou and rebel against the King of Yan's army. From this point of view, Li Weizheng was obviously superior to the King of Yan.

At this moment, Shao Wenda realized that the King of Zhou would be the key figure in the entire situation, and it was very likely that the fuse of the two Kings of Qin and Yan broke out in the war.

"What do you think about this matter sir?" King Qin stared at Shao Wenda's eyes with bright eyes.

Shao Wenda suddenly felt a sense of sadness. He would actually assist the fool, the idiot Qin, who was played with by others. It was a huge joke that he could be called emperor. Shao Wenda had already had a sense of enlightenment that the world could only fall in Peking or Liaodong.

He took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, Duke Huan of Qi did not care about Guan Zhong's previous grudges and used his wise men, and eventually became the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. Emperor Taizong of Tang did not accept his words because Wei Zheng had helped build it, and finally obtained the rule of Zhenguan. Although the King of Zhou reported to the court this time, his subordinates believed that this was because he was the younger brother of the King of Yan, and not his original intention. If Your Highness could make good friends with him with a generous heart, the King of Zhou would feel your highness' sincerity and form an alliance with Your Highness, so that your Highness would finally gain the Central Plains, thus forming a siege of Peking. Your Highness took a step back and the sky was wide open. Why not do this?"

Shao Wenda's words made King Zhu Chuang nodded repeatedly, but he was still a little confused and asked: "The only thing I worry about is that King Zhou is the younger brother of King Yan. What if he doesn't help me if he thinks about family affection?"

Shao Wenda sneered and said, "Will there still be family affection in the battle for the throne? The King of Yan wants to dominate the world, but His Highness is willing to reign with King Jin to transform into a river. Which is more important, which is more important, which is gained and which is lost? I think the King of Zhou knows better than anyone else."

"Okay, I'll listen to what I said."

That night, the King of Qin visited the Zhou Palace at night with Shao Wenda's company and handed the letter of shooting into the Qin Palace to the King of Zhou.
Chapter completed!