Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Because Shen Xiaoniang was still angry, after returning to the capital, she went straight back to Wang's house without saying hello to Li Yu. Her attitude was completely different from when she left the city in the morning.

Li Yu didn't care about her, so she didn't take it seriously at all. After returning home and having a simple lunch, she sat in the house with a book, reading while waiting for news.

By the evening, Mr. Bai, the boss next door, finally sent a letter - their plan was half successful.

The guards protecting Shen Xiaoniang and the imperial guards selected by Mr. Xiang told Wang Liantang about the unknown private soldiers outside the city. Wang Liantang didn't believe it at first, but since both of them said so, he sent a few men he trusted to confirm it. As a result, the replies from these men were the same as those of the two men, so Wang Liantang believed it and took it seriously.

"Boss Li, do you think Wang Liantang will launch a sneak attack tonight?" Boss Bai asked.

Li Yu shook his head: "I don't know, but as long as the people arranged by the prince are always prepared, it doesn't matter when he goes."

Boss Bai: "That's right. I hope he goes there soon. The sooner he goes, the faster this matter can be resolved, and we don't have to worry about it all the time."

*

At night, Wang Mansion.

The lights in Wang Liantang's study were on. Three officials and five men dressed as imperial guards sat on both sides, arguing fiercely about the unknown private soldiers outside the city.

The Imperial Guards intend to attack those private soldiers and catch them by surprise.

The officials suggested reporting the news to Emperor Tianyuan, who would make the final decision.

As the two parties could not reach a consensus, after half an hour, not only did they fail to reach a satisfactory result, but the argument became more and more intense.

Seeing that it would be a waste of time to continue arguing, Wang Liantang coughed heavily a few times, and then made the final decision: "We will launch a surprise attack tomorrow night."

"Commander Wang." An official named Mu was frightened by these words and stood up suddenly. "The identities of those private soldiers have not been verified yet. If we rush in rashly, what if we accidentally injure them?"

Wang Liantang glanced at the person who was speaking, "Master Mu, do you remember what we are going to do next?"

The official surnamed Mu was stunned. Of course, the next step for them to start an uprising was to follow Prince Hui. But what did this have to do with the unknown private soldiers?

Before Wang Liantang could say anything, one of his imperial guards slammed the table and stood up, saying word by word: "There is no distinction between official soldiers and private soldiers in the capital, only between our soldiers and other people's soldiers. Although the master behind the unknown private soldiers has not been found out, we don't need to care about this matter. As long as they have nothing to do with us, they are our enemies and a threat to us, so we don't need to keep them!"

Official surnamed Mu: “…”

Wang Liantang looked at his men with admiration: "You are right. The situation in the capital is tense now. If we continue to do things the same as before, it won't work. Lord Mu, you have to learn from my people."

The official surnamed Mu smiled awkwardly and sat down slowly.

The official sitting next to the official named Mu was named Liu. Seeing that Wang Liantang had made up his mind, he decided to flatter him a little.

"Commander Wang, you are right. These unknown private soldiers must indeed be dealt with. Moreover, they may be the prince's soldiers."

The official surnamed Mu could not help but retort: ​​"The prince has always been poor, how can he afford so many soldiers?"

The official surnamed Liu rolled his eyes and said, "The prince doesn't have much money, but Lord Mu, don't forget that the princess has her own family, and there are many officials in the prince's party. If each family contributes some money, it may not be impossible to support them."

After saying this, he looked at Wang Liantang flatteringly: "Commander Wang, you agree, right?"

"You are right." Wang Liantang put his hand on the chair and tapped the armrest with his right middle finger. "Although the prince is poor, he is not without any property. In short, no matter whether those soldiers belong to the prince or others, just kill them."

"You really won't report it to His Majesty? Raising private soldiers is a big deal. His Majesty will definitely punish you if he knows about it." The official surnamed Mu could not control his mouth and always wanted to retort.

Wang Liantang snorted coldly: "Our emperor is very strict about rules. If he really knows about this, he will definitely arrange for someone to investigate first. If he keeps investigating, it will take a lot of time."

When Prince Hui starts an uprising and attacks the capital, these unknown private soldiers will definitely be pulled out to resist Prince Hui.

Rather than letting them become our opponents later, it is better to deal with them now.

The official surnamed Mu finally came to his senses and shut up completely.

*

Wang Liantang planned to work with Prince Hui to deal with the prince's private soldiers. Because the imperial guards were responsible for guarding the imperial city, they could not send too many out at once, otherwise they would be easily discovered, so they had to ask Prince Hui to send people.

There happened to be a mountain road from the imperial mausoleum to the capital, so Prince Hui's private soldiers could go there without any problem.

In order to save time, Wang Liantang wrote a letter and sent it to the imperial mausoleum overnight.

According to the rules of the capital city, after 10:00 p.m., the outer gates of the capital city cannot be opened unless there is a major incident. However, the gatekeeper of the west gate was Wang Liantang's man, so the messenger was able to get out smoothly.

The next day, Wang Liantang selected a hundred or so imperial guards with high martial arts skills. In the evening, these imperial guards went out in batches from different city gates. Wang Liantang was among the group that went out through the south gate.

*

It was already after dinner when Li Yu got the exact news.

She was about to wash up and rest.

After getting the reminder from Boss Bai, her sleepiness was swept away and she became extremely energetic.

Seeing that she was still standing in the yard, Han Zheng put down his brush and went to the yard to talk to her.

There is no moon tonight, but there are many stars.

Unlike modern metropolises, the stars in the capital are very bright, just like the ones she saw when she was a child.

Han Zheng watched for a while and said, "Second sister-in-law, do you think the prince can succeed tonight?"

Li Yu tilted her head to look at him and smiled slightly: "It should be possible. After all, the East Palace has made a lot of preparations. According to Mr. Xiang, it seems that General Xiao Liang and Qin Ci were used this time."

Speaking of Qin Ci, Li Yu has been in the capital for so many years, but in order to reduce trouble, she has not visited their general's mansion yet. The seal that Qin Ci left when he went to Qingshui Village to pick up Qi Yue is still kept by her.

In addition, she did not visit the Dingguo Mansion where Qi Yue was. However, Qi Yue would secretly send her gifts every New Year and other festivals in recent years. He would occasionally eat at the hot pot restaurant, pretending not to know Li Yu in front of outsiders, and calling her Sister Li in the private room.

Li Yu thought that once Prince Hui fell completely, they would be able to interact freely. The Duke Dingguo Mansion and the General Mansion were obviously on the side of the Crown Prince. As long as the Crown Prince succeeded, there would be no problem for the two families.

*

Outside the capital.

Wang Liantang led the imperial guards to find the station of the prince's private soldiers.

It was a valley with twenty or thirty tents set up there. As it was already night, many of the tents had no lights on. Only in the middle tent was there a human figure.

Outside all the tents, there was a soldier standing every ten or so steps.

Wang Liantang looked around and frowned, "Didn't they say there were thousands of people? Why are there only so few tents?"