Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 173 The Beginning of the Chang'an Incident

It seemed that Chu Shixu wanted to launch a coup on a spur of the moment basis, but as soon as he opened his mouth, most of the people in the East Palace Party actually approved of it.

One emperor and one courtier.

The more Emperor Yongjin values ​​Prince of Jin, the more dangerous the situation becomes for the Eastern Palace Party. Who knows what Prince of Jin's attitude will be when he becomes the emperor?

However, Chu Shixu's attitude towards them is definitely one of protection.

After Emperor Yongjin passed away, only Chu Shixu could succeed to the throne and they could have good things. Now that Prince Jin has succeeded to the throne, it is hard to say what the East Palace Party can actually get.

And Chu Shixu dared to say this, obviously he had the support of the Queen.

This was not surprising to anyone. After all, Chu Shixu was Queen Wang's eldest son. His mother, Chu Shizhao, had passed away many years ago, and he was not close to Queen Wang. Even if they were close, they were not her biological son.

The interests of the Wang family behind Queen Wang are highly tied to the Eastern Palace. Such a rebellious idea is not so much Chu Shixu's, but rather the result of the manipulation of Queen Wang behind the scenes, or even the ambition of the entire Wang family's in-laws.

Wang Huai was also aware of this.

Therefore, Wang Huai really wanted to know who in the Wang family was involved, and what were the chances of him reporting it to Emperor Yongjin and secretly doing something for Prince Jin.

And Wang Huai obviously would not put all his eggs in one basket.

He wanted to make sure he was in a safe situation and act quietly.

More importantly, according to Wang Huai's judgment, after Chu Shixu opened his mouth, he would launch a coup at the latest tonight.

For things like this, the fewer people who know about it, the better. The fact that Chu Shixu dared to say such words showed that he had already made up his mind before the people of the Donggong Party knew about it.

Things will change over time. At this time, Chu Shixu was cunning in dragging other ministers of the Eastern Palace into the water before they could waver.

Wang Huai just felt that time was passing too fast.

Too urgent.

He rushed back to the Wang family ancestral temple as soon as possible, and as soon as he entered the door he wanted to ask his elder brother whether he had interfered in the affairs of the Eastern Palace.

He has four older brothers in the clan, but he is the only one who has risen rapidly in officialdom.

At first, Wang Huai believed that it was Queen Wang and his aunt who played a big role. Although his ability was not very good, he could still get things done. This made him a leading figure in the Wang family's officialdom and able to gain a foothold in the Ministry of War.

Now Wang Huai feels that Emperor Yongjin in the deep palace is confusing and difficult to guess.

Why was it that his brothers, with the same qualifications, abilities, and connections, were not promoted, while he was the only one who was promoted?

Is it really because he is aware of the current affairs and knows the thoughts of Emperor Yongjin well enough that he is favored?

Wang Song, who was in the clan, saw Wang Huai asking anxiously. He glanced at him, was silent for a moment and said, "Has the East Palace told you all his ideas?"

Wang Huai's heart suddenly turned cold.

As expected, before Chu Shixu and the East Palace Party issued the idea of ​​a coup, he had already discussed it with others. They had already made preparations and decisions for the real power core of the East Palace, and the order issued to the East Palace Party at a lower level was actually the second step.

In other words, he was excluded from the core of power of Donggong Chu Shixu.

The real coup makers were definitely the group of powerful ministers at the core of Chu Shixu's power. They, the vassals of the East Palace Party, were the kind of people who cheered and waved the flags.

"The prince has already told our Donggong party." Wang Huai's expression remained unchanged. He pondered and said, "Why don't you discuss such an important matter with me?"

Wang Song just said calmly: "For such an important matter, the fewer people who know about it, the better."

"As the head of the Wang family, it is sufficient for me to discuss this with Your Highness. Keeping it a secret from you is also to prevent the news from leaking out." "Now that Your Highness has dared to speak frankly, it seems that it is time to take action."

Wang Huai took a deep breath and asked again: "Does Your Highness have a chance of winning? Chang'an is still under the control of Your Majesty."

"Yes." Wang Song could now tell Wang Huai the whole plan, because even if he told Wang Huai, it would be very difficult for the court to suppress it temporarily.

“Lu En, the Minister of War, was dismissed for giving good advice, but his son Lu Yi once served as a military governor in Daning Prefecture and also had a certain amount of power in Fanyang.”

"The East Palace has decided to mobilize the border troops in Fanyang to enter Chang'an."

"Fanyang Jiedushi Ma Su'an and Governor General Lu Yi both have intentions to help the Eastern Palace."

"Five days ago, this army was on its way to clear out the wrath of the emperor. If things go well, they will arrive tonight."

Wang Huai's heart tightened.

Emperor Yongjin sent troops to the southeast to quell the rebellion, and Huan Sheng was escorted back to the capital with an army, but it was too late to return to Chang'an.

Now there are only Huangfu Jian's 5,000 Liangzhou troops stationed in the entire Chang'an, and Wang Huai cannot guarantee that Huangfu Jian can defend Chang'an.

Assuming that Chu Shixu had made full preparations and ordered the garrison stationed in Chang'an to open the city gates as soon as the border troops from Fan Yang arrived, the situation would be completely in Chu Shixu's hands.

Wang Huai’s only advantage now is that he is on the dark side, and the East Palace does not know that he has formed a secret political alliance with Chu Shizhao.

This benefit is particularly great.

The Eastern Palace had no idea that Chu Shizhao was their man, so even if Chu Shixu became the emperor, Wang Huai still had room to jump back to the Eastern Palace.

Moreover, during this process, Wang Huai can also try to trip Chu Shizhao up secretly to buy space for him. If Chu Shizhao kills him counterattackly, he will still be a hero and will not lose anyway.

The current difficulty is how Wang Huai can buy time for Chu Shizhao.

If the border troops from Fanyang were allowed to enter Chang'an, Chu Shizhao would not be able to catch up even if he rode a horse. Only by shaking Chang'an's defenses and preventing the border troops from Fanyang from entering the city so quickly could he have a chance to prevent the coup.

Information is the greatest advantage.

He had to inform Emperor Yongjin and ask him to withdraw the defense of Chang'an in advance in order to stop the Fanyang border troops from entering the capital.

But as a dark side, he didn't know how to pass this information on.

The most convenient way, of course, is to say it directly.

But if the truth came to light and Emperor Yongjin lost, Wang Huai would be the first to be sacrificed.

"Your Majesty has been in office for more than 30 years, and the roots are still there, so there are ways to counterattack. The rebellion of the Eastern Palace was actually forced by a few powerful families who controlled the government, and it was not the idea of ​​all ministers. In the end, it is still unknown who will win."

"If you want to accomplish something, you will never achieve it if you are afraid."

Wang Huai gritted his teeth, looked at Wang Song and said, "Since you want to clear the emperor's entourage, I will be in charge of the military. Even if those people are not loyal to the East Palace, I cannot let them help Your Majesty."

Wang Song originally wanted to keep Wang Huai and didn't want him to act alone, but then he changed his mind and thought that his Wang family was Dong Gong's maternal family. If Wang Huai helped Dong Gong, he would be helping himself, so nothing should go wrong.

As soon as Wang Huai walked out of the clan, he hurried towards the palace. He didn't even dare to carry the sedan chair or call any followers to go with him.

He rushed towards the palace alone, not daring to delay for a moment.

"Your Majesty, Chang'an is in danger!!!"

(End of this chapter)