Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 188 Hengyi Beware of Ma Suan

Hengyi looked at Huangfu Jian who looked anxious.

He sighed helplessly.

Huangfu Jian is good in every way except that he has poor patience and cannot keep his cool.

It's easy to get anxious, but things tend to go wrong when you're anxious.

Hengyi explained patiently.

"General Huangfu, although the East Palace seems to be isolated and helpless now, there are still tens of thousands of defenders in the city, and there are sufficient food and grass. If we attack rashly, we will pay a heavy price."

"What are you afraid of? We have a Fanyang army of 100,000 strong and brave soldiers. Are we afraid of them?"

Huangfu Jian disagreed.

Hengyi was speechless.

She had expected Huangfu Jian to have this reaction.

Huangfu Jian led the Liangzhou Army, and his style of leading troops was to charge directly into battle, so their Liangzhou Army had the reputation of being invincible.

But not all battles can be won by sheer strength and bravery.

It also depends on the time.

In this situation, Hengyi dare not take it lightly.

Especially in such an ambiguous situation.

But now, they are in Ma Suan's camp.

Ma Suan is an unstable element.

Hengyi didn't dare to put all his bets on Ma Suan.

What if Ma Su'an arrived at the foot of the Imperial City and suddenly changed his mind and stood on the side of the Eastern Palace? Wouldn't they become a joke?

But at this time, Hengyi didn't dare to tell Huangfu Jian about these thoughts.

I was afraid that Huangfu Jian would accidentally let it slip.

If Ma Suan finds out, it will be troublesome if he is forced to turn against us.

What if Ma Su'an was still hesitating, but then found out that they were suspicious of him and just rebelled?

Hengyi has to take all these factors into consideration.

Even now, Hengyi didn't want to tell Huangfu Jian his thoughts.

But there was no way. Huangfu Jian asked me in person, and I couldn't just say nothing.

Hengyi shook his head: "What I am worried about is not the East Palace guards, but..."

She paused and looked outside the tent.

There, Ma Suan was discussing something with several generals.

"It's Ma Su'an and his 100,000 Fanyang troops."

Huangfu Jian followed Hengyi's gaze and immediately understood.

Huangfu Jian is just a little rough, but that doesn't mean he is stupid.

To be honest, if I didn't have brains, I wouldn't be in this position today.

After Hengyi said this, Huangfu Jian immediately understood.

Ma Su'an is a two-faced person and a fence-sitter. This time he led his troops to support the court, and no one can guarantee whether he is truly loyal.

If he turned against his allies at the critical moment, the consequences would be disastrous.

After all, when he came, he was in the same group with Lu Yi, but in the end, didn't he turn against them halfway and kill Lu Yi with his own hands?

"Are you worried that Ma Suan will rebel?"

Huangfu Jian lowered his voice.

Hengyi nodded.

"In times of emergency, we must be on guard. Only when General Huangfu Chong arrives with the Liangzhou border troops can we be completely relieved."

"But, if the Liangzhou Border Army and Jinyang Army are late, will we just waste time here?"

Huangfu Jian asked worriedly.

This is a good question. Even if they can continue to consume, is Ma Suan a fool?

After a long time, can't he see it?
Hengyi sighed helplessly.

"I don't have a perfect plan, I can only take it one step at a time. Now, we can only delay time as much as possible and wait for the arrival of reinforcements."

Just then, Ma Suan walked towards the two of them.

"How is it? Have the two generals come to an agreement? Can we set off now?"

Hengyi and Huangfu Jian exchanged glances.

Heng Yi spoke slowly: "General Ma, please be patient, this matter still needs to be considered carefully."

"Long-term planning? What else is there to plan for?"

Ma Suan's eyebrows stood up when he heard this. "The East Palace doesn't know yet that the Fanyang Army has turned against us. If the news leaks out and the East Palace is prepared, it will be troublesome!"

In fact, Ma Suan is amiable and intelligent. The reason why he seems to be so pushy is that he is actually very Buddhist in his heart.

For a two-faced person like him, you must always keep the best option for yourself.

From the current perspective, he has expressed his support for Prince Jin in front of Huangfu Jian and Hengyi.

The East Palace didn't know about this.

If the Prince of Jin was defeated and the court was defeated, he could just continue to stand on the side of the Eastern Palace.

Either way, you won't suffer any loss.

But the reason why he pretended to be anxious now was actually to show it to Huangfu Jian and Hengyi.

What I mean is, you see, you guys from King Jin are not in a hurry, but I am the one who is so concerned and urging you.

It feels like the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is.

For Ma Su'an, as long as he gets things done well, that's all that matters.

When it comes to acting, you naturally have to act to your full potential.

The most important thing is to convince others.

But he didn't know that Hengyi had never completely trusted him.

Heng Yi nodded calmly: "General Ma is right, so we must act more cautiously."

Ma Suan didn't quite understand.

The more Hengyi behaved like this, the more he suspected people like Hengyi and the more he didn't trust him at all.

The other side must be waiting for the Liangzhou border troops and the Jinyang troops.

After all, Hengyi would only feel relieved when her mother's army arrived.

Ma Su paused and frowned.

"This... General Heng, General Huangfu, do you mean that we should continue to rest here? But I'm worried that if we don't hurry up, the East Palace will get suspicious."

What Ma Suan said is right.

How could it be that the reinforcements were about to arrive, but the entire army was motionless and stayed dozens of miles outside the city?
Anyone would be suspicious of this.

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Jian immediately looked at Hengyi.

"That's right, General Ma is right. If the East Palace becomes suspicious, our plan will fail."

Hengyi still felt uneasy.

She thought for a moment and continued.

"How about this, we first send a small team to investigate the movements of the Liangzhou Border Army and the Jinyang Army near the capital."

"See where the Liangzhou Border Army and Jinyang Army have arrived?"

Ma Suan could tell that Hengyi was avoiding the question.

Aren’t their 100,000 Fanyang troops enough to deal with the troops from the Eastern Palace?
Do we need to wait for the Jinyang Army and the Liangzhou Border Army to arrive before taking action?
Ma Suan looked at Huangfu Jian in confusion.

At this time, Huangfu Jian naturally still stood on Hengyi's side.

He agreed with Hengyi and said, "That's right, the Eastern Palace is cunning, we have to be fully prepared." Hengyi's eyes rolled and he immediately had an idea.

"If General Ma is worried that the Eastern Palace will become suspicious if we delay the march, then we might as well send someone to the Eastern Palace and tell them that the Fanyang army is about to arrive, so that the Eastern Palace can be prepared and open the city gates to welcome them at any time."

"this……

"Ma Suan was confused. "What does this mean?"

Heng Yi explained: "By doing this, firstly, we can paralyze the East Palace and let them relax their vigilance; secondly, we can also test the reaction of the East Palace to see if they have noticed anything."

After hearing this, Ma Suan frowned even more tightly: "Is it necessary to go through so much trouble? Why don't we just kill them directly?"

"Even if the East Palace is prepared, it can't withstand our 100,000-man army! If it doesn't work, we can just attack directly. Are you afraid that we can't get in?"

Ma Su'an's words really touched Huangfu Jian's heart.

Huangfu Jian had exactly this intention.

But he couldn't say anything and had to follow Hengyi's idea.

He also knew that Hengyi's worries were not unreasonable.

Although they seem stable at the moment, we still need to be cautious.

Ma Suan continued.

"Besides, we still have Lu Yi's head! We can disguise ourselves and pretend that Lu Yi is still alive. We can look down from the city wall. We will be able to fool him from such a long distance!"

Seeing that Ma Suan was almost losing his patience.

Hengyi still refused to give in.

After a moment's silence, he said, "We should hold our ground and wait for the scouts to come back. If the Liangzhou border troops and the Jinyang troops are too far away, we won't wait and will set off directly when the time comes!"

Hengyi has said so much.

Ma Suan had nothing more to say.

You can only follow Hengyi’s method first.

But the more I looked at Hengyi, the more unhappy I felt.

How can a woman have so many ideas?

Ma Su'an thought, even if you are on guard against me, you should also consider the overall situation, right?

Ma Suan turned and walked out.

He immediately called a subordinate.

He ordered, "Go to the East Palace and say that everything is normal and proceeding according to plan. When the Fanyang army arrives at the imperial city, just open the city gates."

The subordinate took the order and rode towards the East Palace.

Ma Su'an immediately went to reorganize his troops and was too lazy to listen to Heng Yi's nagging.

He knew that no matter how much he nagged, this woman Hengyi would not agree to let their Fanyang army take the lead.

Of course, Ma Suan didn’t care. No matter who won or lost in the end, he would not suffer any loss.

However, Ma Su'an also thought about which side would benefit him the most.

His idea is similar to Wang Huai's.

Both are smart people.

After thinking about it carefully, Ma Su'an felt that if the Eastern Palace gained power this time, although the Prince of Jin was in the south, he already had his own power and his own followers, and would definitely become a stumbling block for Chu Shixu in the future.

Judging from the current situation, the Eastern Palace is plotting a rebellion. If Emperor Yongjin can survive, he will definitely not let him go this time.

Looking at the support that Prince Jin enjoys among the people, he is more popular than Chu Shixu.

As the saying goes, the people's will supports the Prince of Jin, and it seems that the Prince's foundation is more solid than that of the one in the East Palace.

On the side of Prince Jin, there are more loyal generals, while on the side of Chu Shixu, there are those lackeys of the East Palace, all of whom are vested interests. They will smell the scent and go to whichever dog bowl has more food, and they may betray at any time.

In this kind of camp, it seems that King Jin is more reliable.

On the East Palace side, Chu Shixu was just about to send someone out to check out what was going on with the Fanyang army and why they were staying fifty miles away without moving.

What does this mean?

Do we have to wait for the troops of Liangzhou and Jinyang armies to arrive and then have a big fight with them?

Isn't that a case of shit in the brain?

Chu Shixu paced back and forth in the East Palace bedroom, rubbing his hands anxiously.

The Fanyang army was stationed fifty miles outside the city and did not take any action, which made him suspicious.

He wanted to send someone to find out the truth, but he was worried about alerting the enemy and exposing his anxiety.

Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall, and a guard came hurriedly to report.

"Your Highness, a guard from the Fanyang Army wants to see you. He said he is under the order of General Ma and has something important to report."

Chu Shixu was delighted and said quickly, "Hurry up and announce it!"

A moment later, a guard dressed in the uniform of the Fanyang Army walked quickly into the hall.

He knelt on one knee and saluted with his fists: "Greetings, Your Highness!"

"No gift!"

Chu Shixu suppressed his inner excitement and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want, General Ma?"

The guard looked up at Chu Shixu and answered respectfully.

"Reporting to Your Highness, General Ma ordered me to come and report that the Fanyang army has set up camp fifty miles outside the city. They will take a short rest. Once the army is done resting, they will march to the city. All we have to do is wait for Your Highness to open the city gates and welcome the army into the city!"

Chu Shixu's tense nerves relaxed a little after hearing this.

My heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down a little.

But he was suspicious by nature and still had concerns, so he asked tentatively: "Is General Lu Yi okay?"

When the guard heard this question, his heart skipped a beat.

He knew very well that Lu Yi had already been beheaded by Ma Su'an and gone to hell.

But if you are not careful about this issue, it will be exposed.

Fortunately, Ma Suan had already explained it, so he thought about it for a moment and then answered immediately.

"Reporting to Your Highness, General Lu is doing well. He is currently discussing with General Ma how to respond after the Liangzhou and Jinyang armies arrive to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

When Chu Shixu heard these words, all his doubts were completely dispelled.

Suddenly he beamed with joy.

He said repeatedly: "Good, good, good! The two generals have worked hard! You go back and report to General Ma quickly, and tell him that I have already known about it. Once the Fanyang army arrives at the city, I will open the city gates and welcome the army into the city!"

The Fanyang Army was Chu Shixu's most important trump card. He was anxious because he was worried that something unexpected might happen to the Fanyang Army.

Now that he had the message from the guard, he could finally put his mind at ease.

The guard felt relieved and quickly stood up and left.

He walked quickly out of the East Palace, fearing that Chu Shixu would suddenly change his mind and detain him.

He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he mounted his horse and galloped out of the city gate.

The guard just left.

Chu Shixu ordered the counselors around him to suspend the plan of rushing into the palace.

Wang Huai sat in the last row, silently listening to the conversation between these traitors in the Eastern Palace.

I was feeling very nervous.

These old guys in the East Palace are still very scheming.

Some people said that they could not trust the Fan Yang army based solely on the message from a small guard.

The fact that the Fanyang army is still not arriving makes people very suspicious.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Shixu said impatiently that you people are too cautious.

If a man wants to accomplish great things, how can he be so hesitant and afraid of this and that?

Several key members of the Wang family stepped forward to offer advice, saying that to be on the safe side, they should take the initiative, rush into the palace first, and capture the emperor first.

At that time, no matter whether it is the Fanyang Army or the Liangzhou Army, when they arrive, they will directly force the emperor to announce his abdication in public.

(End of this chapter)