Late at night, Princess Taiping's Mansion.

In the bedroom of the main house, Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er lay down together, lighting a lamp, head to shoulder to shoulder, looking at a document full of names and whispering.

"Your Highness, yesterday Li Duozuo was demoted out of the capital. Right now, it's really not good. At present, the power of the soldiers and horses in the capital is almost in the hands of the Wu family's sons and nephews. Shangguan Wan'er pointed to the scroll and whispered.

"It's a big problem." Princess Taiping's eyebrows tightened, "I really didn't expect that they could even bring down Li Duozuo." You must know that Li Duozuo is a general cultivated by Pei Xingjian back then, and his military achievements are extremely prestigious. If you talk about seniority according to the tradition of the army, Xue Lang is still his junior. ”

"Li Duozuo has commanded the Imperial Forest soldiers and horses for many years, and he is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and he has never made any mistakes." Shangguan Wan'er added, "Rao is like this, he was still impeached by the imperial history, accusing him of a crime of resisting the decree. The reason turned out to be that after the Battle of Nuozhenshui that year, Li Duozuo stayed in Fengzhou for a long time, and did not lead the army back to the court on time within the time limit given by the imperial court. ”

"I remember that Li Duozuo was seriously injured at that time and stayed in Fengzhou to recuperate?" Princess Taiping asked.

"Indeed, it is healing. In that battle, he almost lost his life. Shangguan Wan'er sighed, "However, if you want to add to the crime, you can't say anything?" ”

"Hateful! ......" Princess Taiping gritted her teeth with hatred, "It seems that Yu Linwei, who we had the greatest hope before, is difficult to count on." ”

"Not really." Shangguan Wan'er pointed to the lists on the scroll and said, "Your Highness, please see, although the two former generals of Yu Linwei, Li Duozuo and Lou Shide, are no longer in the capital, there are still two generals we can hope to fight for - Cao Renshi, the general of the left Yu Lin Wei, and Fan Yunxian, the general of the right Yu Lin Wei!" ”

"I'm afraid Cao Renshi can't." Princess Taiping shook her head, "Although he followed Xue Lang to fight the Battle of Tubo, and the relationship has been close since then, he was once Wang Xiaojie's descendant after all. We can't take this risk. It's this Fan Yunxian, he was framed by the cool officials back then, and we rescued him. ”

Shangguan Wan'er wrinkled her eyebrows and pondered for a moment, then shook her head, "I'm afraid it won't work." ”

"Why?"

Shangguan Wan'er said: "Since they even brought down Li Duozuo, how could they let go of Fan Yunxian, the old ministry of the husband?" I thought that Fan Yunxian was afraid that he would not have a few good days to live. Even if they don't move Fan Yunxian for the time being, it is estimated that they will keep an eye on Fan Yunxian very closely. As long as Fan Yunxian makes the slightest move, I am afraid that he will fall into the trap they have already arranged. ”

"Makes sense...... I'm afraid that as soon as we come into contact with Fan Yunxian, we will harm him. Princess Taiping nodded very sadly, "Zhou Jitong, isn't it a lesson from the past?" ”

Speaking of Zhou Jitong, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but sigh, "Come to think of it, we were indeed too reckless at that time. ”

"It's just that they are ruthless!" Princess Taiping's tone added a hint of anger, "Counting Zhou Jitong is also a relative of the emperor, the birthday of this palace, what's wrong with inviting him and his wife to a banquet?" Is it worth killing him? ”

Shangguan Wan'er did not answer. Because she heard it, the "they" in Princess Taiping's mouth included His Majesty the Emperor.

"Don't talk about it." Princess Taiping waved her hand in annoyance, "Today's Thousand Horsemen ......"

"Zhao Yijie?!" Shangguan Wan'er's voice revealed a hint of surprise.

"This person, are you familiar?"

"Not familiar." Shangguan Wan'er said, "However, I remember that he was driven out of Beijing by his husband and exiled from Beijing. Later, for some reason, he took refuge in the Anxi Tiger Division. After the Battle of Nuo Zhenshui, he returned to the capital to return to the Imperial Forest Army, and achieved the high position of deputy envoy of a thousand cavalry. After Zhou Jitong was killed, he was promoted to a thousand horsemen. ”

"Anxi Tiger Division?" Princess Taiping asked, "Could it be that he is also Wang Xiaojie's person?" ”

"Not necessarily." Shangguan Wan'er said, "The Battle of Nuo Zhenshui is a battle of life and death fought by the husband himself. If Zhao Yijie is really Wang Xiaojie's person, coupled with the previous festivals, it is impossible for the husband to really reuse Zhao Yijie, and after returning to the dynasty, he will show his merits and let him be promoted to the throne. ”

"You mean, he is Wang Xiaojie's descendant on the surface, and Xue Lang's enemy. In fact, it is possible that Xue Lang was a henchman who was planted in the Imperial Forest Army early? Princess Taiping asked curiously.

"I'm not sure. After all, we don't know much about things in the army. Shangguan Wan'er said, "But we might as well calculate it like this: when the husband returned from the Northern Expedition with an army of 200,000, on behalf of the military, he supported His Majesty to change the dynasty and ascend the throne as the emperor, which is incomparable to the dragon's achievements." With Fujun's energy in the army at that time and his influence on the court situation, who else could make Zhao Yijie return to the imperial forest and rise to prominence except himself? ”

"Makes sense!" Princess Taiping still had doubts, "But why, Zhao Yijie has never had any intersection with us over the years." Otherwise, how could I know nothing about him? ”

"Perhaps, this is the tacit understanding and secret agreement between him and his husband?" Shangguan Wan'er said, "After all, His Royal Highness also said that Zhao Yijie is the old department of the Anxi Tiger Division on the surface, and he was also the enemy of the husband?" ”

"Very likely......" Princess Taiping's expression added a hint of joy, and pointed at the scroll with her finger, "Then, focus on this person - Zhao Yijie!" ”

"Good!" Shangguan Wan'er nodded, and pointed to the other two names, "These two people can't be ignored." ”

"Tang Zhen, Pan Yi?" Princess Taiping frowned, "You write the names of the two of them here, what can the little Yulin Weilang General do?" ”

"Your Highness, don't underestimate General Lang." Shangguan Wan'er said, "The general is in charge of the overall situation, and the general is responsible for specific affairs. General Lang is the one who directly leads the troops to train the troops. And, because they are inconspicuous, it is more convenient to act. ”

"That's right." Princess Taiping nodded, "I've heard of these two people. However, not too impressive. ”

"Tang Zhen and Pan Yi, His Royal Highness may not have much impression of them, but Wan'er knows very well."

"How?" Princess Taiping asked.

Shangguan Wan'er said: "I remember a long time ago, when the husband had just joined the office and worked in Fengchenwei, Tang Zhen and Pan Yi were the husband's personal entourage. Later, the husband left Xiazhou, Tang Zhen, Pan Yi and others stayed in the Imperial Forest Army to continue to serve, and there was not much interaction since then. But when Nuo Zhenshui fought, the two of them followed Li Duozuo to participate in the battle. After returning to the dynasty, he was promoted to the general of Wupinlang for his military merits. ”

"Wan'er, it's been so long, you remember it so clearly?" Princess Taiping was curious.

Shangguan Wan'er's face turned slightly red, "At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was still the Empress Dowager of the Tang Dynasty, and she ordered me to go to Fengchenwei several times to pass on the word and give gifts, so I ......"

"Oh, I see!" Princess Taiping made a sudden realization, and her expression seemed to say, when you and Xue Lang secretly fell in love, you must have used Tang Zhen and Pan Yi as a cover-up, right?

"Your Highness, in fact, the most crucial person is still him!" Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly diverted the topic.

"Hey-the current General of the Right Feather Lin Wei, the big red man in front of His Majesty, the chief general who commands the Imperial City Imperial Forest Army, on Gong Ren!" Princess Taiping sighed, "We don't even dare to touch Fan Yunxian, where did we get the magic power to talk about Gong Ren's idea?" Besides, you can see the momentum he had when he suppressed the Right Guard rebellion last time, and it was clear that only His Majesty the Emperor was the first to look at him, and no one recognized him except her. Such a ruthless role, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to win it. ”

Shangguan Wan'er gritted her teeth, "If you can't fight for it, you must try to get rid of it." ”

"I'm afraid it's harder." Princess Taiping shook her head, "In order to make Gong Ren stand out, the emperor did not hesitate to abandon Li Duozuo, who had been used for many years. Now he is the emperor's most trusted general, and he is very hot with heavy power, and even Zong Chuke has to give three points when he sees him. It is said that he does not leave the palace at all now, and often carries hundreds of elite armor with him, often personally guarding His Majesty's left and right, and even wearing armor and holding a steel knife when he sleeps. ”

"That's why I said, on Gongren, it's either our biggest help or our biggest trouble." Shangguan Wan'er said, "If we can overcome this level, we can achieve great things!" ”

Princess Taiping's brows furrowed, and she nodded with a stern expression.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, "Your Highness, urgent report!" ”

It was the Ban Jian maid who came back, and Princess Taiping hurriedly said, "Come in and talk!" ”

A sword maid pushed the door in, leaned down and whispered something quickly beside Princess Taiping.

Princess Taiping's face changed suddenly!

Shangguan Wan'er was startled, "Your Highness, what's wrong?!" ”

"Something's wrong." Princess Taiping took a deep breath, "Something is wrong!" ”

"What the hell is going on?!" Shangguan Wan'er asked in surprise.

Princess Taiping took a deep breath, "Xue Lang's brother, Xue Yi, has been secretly arrested and imprisoned!" ”

"Huh?" Shangguan Wan'er's face also changed, "It's so severe, it's unexpected!" ……”

"It seems that their shots are far faster and more ruthless than we imagined!" Princess Taiping gritted her teeth, "Time is running out. We can't wait any longer! ”

"But Your Highness, the time is far from ripe! Our preparation is not adequate at all! Shangguan Wan'er said hurriedly.

"I know." Princess Taiping's tone was also eager, "But have you thought about it, once Xue Yi has three longs and two shorts, what kind of consequences will it be?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er thought quickly, blinked her eyes, and said, "If Xue Yi is lost, the entire Xue clan may not be able to protect it, and even His Highness and we will definitely be affected." In this way, the husband will inevitably turn against the court...... Everything, out of control! ”

"That's right." Princess Taiping took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and said hatefully: "Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to die and break the net!" ”

"I didn't expect things to come this way!" Shangguan Wan'er also gritted her teeth and was heartbroken, "Your Highness is right, instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to give it a go!" ”

Princess Taiping's eyes lit up, "Wan'er, can you be assertive?" ”

"Wan'er thinks that although the current situation is very unfavorable for me, we still can't mess up ourselves. At the very least, we can't point the finger at ...... too soon Where it shouldn't be! Shangguan Wan'er said, "The top priority is to save Xue Yi's life first!" That's the key to that! ”

"I agree." Princess Taiping nodded decisively, "Judging from their approach this time, it is difficult to hope for a solution to the problem through conventional means such as the court and the law." So, I had to make a decision! ”

"Your Highness is saying? ......" Shangguan Wan'er asked after being puzzled for a moment.

"A thousand days of nourishment, used for a while." Princess Taiping said leisurely, "It's time for those heroes who fly the eaves and walk the wall to do some things for us!" ”

"Wan'er understands!" Shangguan Wan'er nodded, "I'll send someone to contact the hall masters of Hongmen, Zhao Qi and Fan Zheng!" ”

"Nope." Princess Taiping said, "This kind of thing, knowing that the fewer people, the safer." You just need to go to the backyard and call Feng Chenggang over. ”

"Feng Chenggang?" Shangguan Wan'er was stunned for a long time, and wondered, "Didn't he give His Highness the way to drive, what?" ……”

Princess Taiping smiled slightly, "In addition to being the handlebar type in the house, he is also the master of the Eighteen Ospreys of Hongmen, and the only commander who obeys orders!" ”