Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Where is Uncle? Why isn't he here?"

Later that evening, Fang Jie returned to his residence from the army and was surprised not to see Fang Hou, as Fang Hou was usually at home.

"Uncle went to the palace."

The one who answered him was Su Jinniang. Su Jinniang had been captured by Fang Jie and forced to marry him under his pressure.

However, Fang Jie did do a good job in matters of the heart. After marrying Su Jinniang, he cherished her and took good care of her. Although the forced marriage did not conform to Su Jinniang's ideal of marriage, she believed that a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes. Since she was already married, she should live a good life with him.

Moreover, Fang Jie is handsome, skilled in martial arts, and holds a prestigious position in the Ming Dynasty. He is also good to his brother. Marrying him as his principal wife would not be a bad deal for her.

After figuring this out, Su Jinniang no longer rejected Fang Jie. Instead, she took the initiative to get closer to him, which made Fang Jie even more pleased. With military power in hand and a beautiful woman in his arms, who wouldn't like that?

"What is he going to the palace for?"

Fang Jie found it strange, as his uncle wasn't the type to go to the palace to talk to people when he had nothing better to do.

"Uncle didn't go into details, he just said he was going to see the Emperor."

Su Jinniang thought about it, and Fang Hou really didn't say anything.

"Look at the Emperor? Oh, I think he mentioned him."

Fang Jie thought about it. His uncle seemed to have said before that he should visit the palace more often to see the emperor, so that he could show his filial piety. After all, Fang Tianding only had filial piety now. As long as this layer of skin was peeled off, he would have nothing left!

"When did Uncle go?"

"It should be close to the hour of You (5-7 PM), I remember it was quite late."

"Is it almost 7 PM?"

Fang Jie was sitting in a chair taking off his combat boots, one of which was already on the ground. After hearing Su Jinniang's words, his movements suddenly stopped.

He came back late today, it was already 9 PM. If Uncle went to the palace at 5 PM or 7 PM, he should be back by now.

"No, he's been gone for so long, there must be something wrong."

Fang Jie not only stopped what he was doing, but he even put his military boots back on!

"My lord, what's wrong?"

Su Jinniang was somewhat surprised. What was going on?

"Something's not right. How could Uncle have been in the palace for so long?"

"Could it be that the Emperor ordered Uncle..."

Su Jinniang originally wanted to say that it must have been the Emperor who asked Uncle to stay, but she quickly realized that the Emperor was still unconscious, so how could he stay?

"Jinniang, you've already thought of it, haven't you? With the Emperor in a coma, who can keep Uncle alive? Only Fang Tianding!"

"What on earth is he going to do?"

Fang Jie was already sweating profusely, but he didn't stop moving and quickly put his armor back on!

"My lord, where are you going?"

As Su Jinniang watched Fang Jie put his armor back on, she instinctively felt that something big was about to happen.

"Jinniang, I need to go to the military camp and lead men into the city!"

Fang Jie was still sharp; he immediately thought of leading troops.

"You shall take command of all the guards in the manor, protect the residence, and be ready to support me at any time."

"it is good!"

Now that she and Fang Jie were husband and wife, Su Jinniang was naturally of one mind with him. However, as Fang Jie was leaving, she added:

"My husband, come back alive!"

"Don't worry! Fang Tianding can't stop me! By the way, spread the word that Uncle Zhang is preparing a night attack, and I'm going to defend against it."

Fang Jie answered confidently, picked up his halberd, and led three or five men on horseback, heading straight out of the city!

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royal palace.

Inside the dimly lit hall, the candlelight still flickered. The floor was a mess, with splattered blood on the floor, windows, and pillars. There was a wooden stick broken in two and an axe with a dulled blade lying on the floor.

"Someone, clean this place up! Quickly!"

Fang Tianding's clothes were a little wrinkled, and his face looked rather unwell. He walked out of the main hall with his hands behind his back. Although no one had seen what had just happened inside the hall, the candlelight reflected everything on the window paper. When the axe chopped down on one of the figures, it showed absolutely no mercy!

"Somebody come!"

Fang Tianding took a deep breath, using the cold night air to calm his heart a little.

"His Royal Highness."

Fang Tianding's trusted confidant stepped forward.

"Immediately deploy defenses in the imperial city, and replace the other gates of the capital with our personnel!"

"Yes!"

Fang Tianding's confidants had long been prepared for this moment. They knew that their Crown Prince was going to seize power by force!

"Report!! Your Highness! News has come from the city gate that Fang Jie just led his men out of the city, and they seem to be heading towards the military camp!"

Another soldier rushed over with news.

"What's he doing at the military camp? Has Zhang Shuye attacked?"

Fang Tianding was a little puzzled, because Fang Hou had come today, and no one knew what had happened in the main hall just now. It was unlikely that Fang Jie was looking for someone to deal with him at this time.

So leaving the city so late at night could only be to guard against Zhang Shuye.

"Yes, the message came from Fang Jie's residence that Zhang Shuye is preparing a night attack, so he is going to the military camp to defend it overnight."

The soldiers naturally received information from Fang Jie's residence. After all, it was late at night, the city gates were closed, and they didn't know the situation outside the city. They could only listen to the news from Fang Jie's residence.

"Zhang Shuye, why did you have to launch a night attack now of all times?"

Fang Tianding frowned. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"What happened to his household after he left the city?"

"Fang Jie's residence? The gate is tightly closed, but something feels off because the lights are still on."

"He's gone out, the door is closed, and the lights are on?"

Fang Tianding's expression was uncertain. After thinking for a few minutes, he issued several orders in succession.

"Men, take a squad of soldiers to Fang Jie's residence and surround it! Don't let a single person out!"

"Yes!"

"Everyone else, especially the guards at the four gates of the imperial city, be on your guard! No one is to enter or leave without my order!"

"Yes!"

"Which gate is closest to Fang Jie's military camp?"

After making several arrangements, Fang Tianding suddenly thought of something.

"Your Highness, this is the Donghua Gate."

The soldiers around him responded.

"Donghua Gate... How many soldiers are guarding Donghua Gate? Who is the commanding general?"

Fang Tianding suddenly realized that he didn't really know how many soldiers were guarding each city gate.

"Your Highness, there are 1,200 troops stationed at Donghua Gate, and the general in charge is under the command of the Prince of Shezhou."

"This is bad! Men! Take some men to Donghua Gate! Fang Jie is definitely up to something! He wants Donghua Gate!"

Fang Tianding realized that the King of Shezhou was Fang Hou. If the people at Donghua Gate were all Fang Hou's men, then it would be very easy for Fang Jie to enter the city through Donghua Gate!

"Your Highness, do you mean Zhang Shuye hasn't attacked?"

"There's no such thing as Uncle Zhang! It's all just rumors spread by Fang Jie!"

Fang Tianding gritted his teeth. "Fang Jie, you're something else! I underestimated you!"

"Hurry up! Donghuamen must not fall into Fang Jie's hands!"

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