Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 185: Lu Yi's head falls, Fanyang's army approaches the imperial city
Looking at the weapons scattered all over the ground and the dejected soldiers, Ma Suan let out a long sigh.

"Hey, why bother?"

Huangfu Jian walked up to Ma Su'an, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Master Ma, you have made a great contribution this time!"

Ma Suan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I just did what I should do."

"No matter what, you are a hero."

Huangfu Jian said seriously, "I will report the truth to the emperor."

Ma Suan nodded and said nothing more.

"What are you going to do next?" Ma Suan asked.

"Of course, we will return to the capital and deal with those villains in the Eastern Palace." Huangfu Jian said with a smile.

Huangfu Jian looked at the devastated battlefield, and then looked at Lu Yi who was tied up and cursing.

He turned to Ma Su'an and said, "Master Ma, Lu Yi is from the same hometown as you. What do you think about this matter..."

Huangfu Jian did not continue speaking, but patted Ma Su'an's shoulder meaningfully.

Ma Suan naturally understood what Huangfu Jian meant.

Lu Yi is now a prisoner. Whether he will be killed or cut into pieces depends entirely on Huangfu Jian's words.

But Huangfu Jian threw this problem to himself just to do him a favor and let him have full authority to handle the matter.

After all, both of them were officials of Fan Yang, and perhaps they have some affection for each other. Today, you, Ma Su'an, are a meritorious official, and you can deal with him however you want. Even if you release Lu Yi, Huangfu Jian will not say a word against it.

After all, it was indeed Ma Suan, the two-faced man, who gave him the surprise today.

Ma Su'an sneered in his heart. This Huangfu Jian was really an old fox. On the surface, he was giving him face, but in fact, he wanted to put him on the fire.

If he was soft-hearted and let Lu Yi go, he would lose his position in front of the Fourth Prince.

If I kill Lu Yi, I will inevitably be accused of being ungrateful and harming my colleagues in the future.

It's a problem either way.

But now that I have made my position clear, there is nothing to hesitate about.

There is nothing you can do even if you are scolded or despised by others.

Ma Su'an cupped his hands and pretended to be thoughtful, "General Huangfu, Lu Yi's crimes are extremely serious and he should be executed according to the law, but..."

As Ma Su'an was talking, he looked up at Huangfu Jian and Hengyi.

He showed an attitude of being reluctant.

"But I have known him for many years, and I feel very uncomfortable about having to deal with him personally."

Ma Suan sighed.

This scene made Lu Yi, who was being held captive, feel sick.

Lu Yi now wished he could skin Ma Su'an alive.

If it weren't for this old fox who kept deceiving me, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

"You bastard! Stop pretending. You've been wanting to use them to get rid of me for a long time, and now you're still pretending to be a good person?! Ugh!"

Lu Yi was almost going crazy.

If he could do it again, he would poke ten thousand holes in Ma Suan's body without hesitation to vent his anger!
Upon hearing this, the young general at the side stuffed a cloth into Lu Yi's mouth.

Hengyi looked at this scene and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

She probably had guessed what Ma Suan was thinking.

Hengyi has already guessed the result, but he is still cooperating with Ma Suan.

Heng Yi said, "Master Ma, don't be embarrassed. No matter what you do today, we will not say no."

Huangfu Jian didn't give in either.

After all, the current situation is almost on their side.

The entire Fanyang Army has defected, so why would they still care about a mere Lu Yi?
Even if he was released, what would be the harm? Could it be that after Lu Yi left, he could bring another Fanyang army with him?

Therefore, even if Ma Su released Lu Yi, Huangfu Jian didn't care.

He is now thinking about what to do next.

Now, the Fanyang Army is on their side, and the Liangzhou Army and the Jinyang Army are about to arrive. He is worried that once the news reaches the East Palace, Chu Shixu will be desperate and rush into the palace before them and capture the emperor.

at this time.

Ma Suan took a deep breath and walked towards Lu Yi.

"General Huangfu, General Heng, no need to say more, let me handle this matter."

After saying that, he walked up to Lu Yi and drew the sword from his waist.

With a flash of the knife, Lu Yi's head rolled to the ground, and blood gushed out, splashing all over Ma Su'an.

This scene happened so fast that Huangfu Jian was completely stunned.

He didn't expect Ma Su'an to be so decisive and kill Lu Yi without hesitation.

Lu Yi's eyes were wide open, as if he couldn't believe until his death that he would die at the hands of Ma Su'an.

Until his death, he could not understand why Ma Suan was so decisive.

In just a few seconds, Lu Yi's head fell on the ground he had just stepped on.

Blood splattered all over the floor.

Huangfu Jian stood a little closer to the front, his face even stained with blood.

Hengyi, on the other hand, didn't seem surprised at all, as if he had expected this scene.

Huangfu Jian couldn't help but look at Heng Yi, "General Heng, you don't seem surprised at all?"

Huangfu Jian was curious about how Hengyi could remain so calm.

I thought to myself, could it be that after being with the Fourth Prince for so long, I have acquired such a calmness?

Heng Yi smiled slightly, "What's so surprising about this? I just understand human nature better than General Huangfu."

The moment Lu Yi was captured, Hengyi had already predicted his fate.

Because Hengyi knew that although the Fanyang Army had been dealt with now, no one knew whether the Eastern Palace had any backup plans.

What if the Eastern Palace has a backup plan and the Crown Prince finally gains power? Does Ma Su'an have to keep Lu Yi around to gossip to the Crown Prince?

Ma Suan, a two-faced person, always leaves himself some leeway when doing anything.

It is precisely because he has to take all possible consequences into account that he can leave himself a way out.

Therefore, in his eyes, Lu Yi was doomed to die.

Ma Suan wiped the blood off the knife expressionlessly, then put the knife back into the sheath.

He turned around, bowed to Huangfu Jian and Heng Yi, and said calmly: "Two generals, are you satisfied now?"

Huangfu Jian looked at Ma Suan, still finding it hard to believe.

He originally thought that Ma Su'an would take their old friendship into consideration and show mercy to Lu Yi's men, but he did not expect him to be so cruel.

Ma Suan clapped his hands, "I killed Lu Yi today to show you my position. From now on, I, Ma Suan, will only be loyal to the Fourth Prince, and I will never have any second thoughts!"

Ma Suan knew that Hengyi was the fourth prince's woman.

But Huangfu Jian was a man loyal to the court.

Someone loyal to Emperor Yongjin.

But at this moment, in front of the two of them, he expressed his loyalty to the Fourth Prince, which made Huangfu Jian a little puzzled.

Ma Suan knew that this action of his had completely cut off his retreat.

But he did not regret it, because he knew that only in this way could he completely win the trust of the Fourth Prince and be invincible in future power struggles.

The reason why Ma Su'an was so determined to show in front of Huangfu Jian that he supported the Fourth Prince was because

Its viciousness is self-evident.

He wanted to see a rift between Hengyi and Huangfu Jian, or in other words, he wanted to see the struggle between the Fourth Prince and Prince Yongjin.

As soon as he finished speaking, the expression on Huangfu Jian's face suddenly became awkward.

Emperor Yongjin hasn't passed away yet, and you're already supporting the Fourth Prince? What do you mean?
But at this critical moment, Huangfu Jian didn't want to argue with him about this.

After all, what is more troublesome now is the group of people in the East Palace.

Let’s get rid of those guys first and then do anything else.

……

And at this time.

In the Eastern Palace, Chu Shixu was still anxiously waiting for the support of the Fanyang army to arrive in the imperial city.

"Your Highness, please don't worry. These 100,000 troops may have been delayed on the way..."

This man is a middle-aged official with a mustache.

He carefully comforted her by saying that his name was Zhao Pu and that he was the Crown Princess's distant uncle. Relying on this relationship, he had managed to get a sinecure in the Eastern Palace.

"Delay? Humph, I think I was fooled by that old fox Ma Suan!"

Chu Shixu kicked over the coffee table in front of him.

The fine purple clay teapot was smashed to pieces, and the tea splashed all over Zhao Pu, but he didn't even dare to wipe it, but just lowered his head submissively.

In fact, when there was no news for a long time, Chu Shixu began to make all kinds of speculations.

He knew that Lu Yi would never betray the Eastern Palace.

I'm just afraid that Ma Suan will cause trouble.

Zhao Pu was so frightened that he turned pale and trembled, unable to speak.

Wang Huai stood aside, looking at the panicked look of this group of people, and he felt a little relieved in his heart.

Wang Huai knew that Ma Suan was a complete double-dealer, and he secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that this guy really just temporarily took sides?
You know, Ma Su'an has great power in the Fanyang Army. If he temporarily takes sides and chooses who to support, then the Fanyang Army may really turn from the Eastern Palace supported by Lu Yi to the imperial court.

"Your Highness, in my opinion, we can't wait any longer!"

Wei Yan, a military officer from the Eastern Palace, frowned in thought and spoke slowly.

At this moment, all the guys in the East Palace looked heavy.

"The Fanyang Army has not arrived yet, I am afraid that it is very dangerous. We should act decisively now, lead the East Palace Guards, charge into the palace, and control the emperor, so that we can turn the tide!"

"Break into the palace?"

"This, this is treason! All nine generations of your clan will be killed!"

Someone in the crowd said this.

Wei Yan cut his neck with a single blow.

At this point, you are still talking about killing nine generations of your clan.

Since these people in the Eastern Palace have decided to rebel, they have no way out.

"At this point, I can't care about so much!"

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. As long as we control the emperor, who would dare to accuse us of treason?"

Some people also said that it is still unclear whether Fanyang Army was really in trouble, which means they can wait a little longer.

But Chu Shixu couldn't sit still anymore.

He was anxious because the Fanyang Army was his biggest trump card.

"Enough! General Wei is right, we can't wait any longer! Send down the order to gather all the East Palace guards and prepare to attack the palace!"

At this point, he knew that he had no way out and could only go all out and give it a try!
Wang Huai looked at the scene in front of him and felt secretly anxious.

He must pass this message on as soon as possible, otherwise once the prince takes control of the palace, everything will be over.

Wang Huai pretended to step forward and expressed his opinion, "Yes, Your Highness is right! This is a critical moment, we can't hesitate any longer, otherwise, the longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us!"

Members of the Wang family also expressed their support for rushing in to defend the king.

At this point, we can only use the emperor to control the princes.

While people were talking, Wang Huai took a few steps back without saying a word.

He planned to sneak out and take the opportunity to send a letter to the palace.

Tell Dou Li in the palace to make preparations in advance.

As a result, just as he retreated to the door, Wang Chong suddenly shouted.

"Wang Huai, where are you going?"

This time, everyone looked at him.

Wang Huai opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain for a moment.

Just then, a figure flashed by not far from the door.

Wang Huai pointed at the man and said, "Look, there's a scout coming to deliver a letter. I'm in a hurry, so I went to the door to take a look!"

The words fell to the ground.

Sure enough, a scout ran in hurriedly.

Everyone watched the newcomer with bated breath.

The palace, which was noisy just now, became quiet in an instant, for fear of missing out on any crucial information.

The scout knelt on one knee and clasped his fists, saying, "Report! The Fanyang Army has arrived fifty miles outside the city. General Lu, please give instructions to Your Highness!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally silent hall suddenly exploded.

The tension was also swept away.

"Fifty miles! That's great. Hahaha. I told you that Lu Yi is a reliable guy!"

Wei Yan slapped his thigh, his rough face full of joy.

"That's what I said. Why would the Fanyang Army fail at this time? This is just a false alarm!"

"Your Highness, let's prepare to have people open the city gates and welcome the Fanyang Army! Hahahaha!"

These people, who had all looked sad just now, are now all smiling and looking excited.

Chu Shixu's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

His face was full of smiles.

"Okay, okay! Once this is successful, I will definitely reward Governor Lu handsomely!"

Chu Shixu said three good words in a row to express his excitement at the moment.

"It seems that I am still too impatient."

Chu Shixu smiled self-deprecatingly, then glanced at everyone with a sharp gaze.

He said in a deep voice: "Pass the order down, tell the soldiers to wait until the Fanyang army reaches the city gate, and then open the city gate!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Wang Huai stood in the crowd.

He forced a smile on his face.

An official next to Wang Huai saw that he looked strange and couldn't help but ask.

Wang Huai quickly collected his thoughts and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just feel that we are so lucky this time. If the Fanyang Army had arrived a step later, the consequences would have been disastrous!"

The official nodded approvingly.

He sighed, "Yes, yes, thanks to General Lu's planning, we were able to escape danger!"

Wang Huai laughed dryly twice and said nothing more.

In fact, Wang Huai always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Indeed, according to the normal speed of marching, and considering that it is a critical moment, the Fan Yang army will inevitably increase its speed several times than before.

It is absolutely impossible that they have delayed for so long and have only just arrived fifty miles outside the city.

(End of this chapter)