Volume 3, Chapter 25: Missed the Decisive Opportunity (1/2)

Volume 3, Chapter 25: Missed the Decisive Opportunity

—raphy of Gaozu</eraphy of Jiang Suiyun</eo, I slept the entire journey to the Hunting Palace The Hunting Palace was used by the Yong imperial clan every year for the Autumn Hunt as the temporary imperial residence It was located at the foot of Mount Li¹ and had several dozen palace halls and courtyards The Imperial Guard set up their enca the temporary imperial residence The emperor naturally resided at the main palace hall, Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall The empress, and noble Consorts Ji and Yan, resided in the nearby palace halls noble Consort Zhangsun and Princess Changle resided in the Cherishi+ng Fragrance Park located on the eastern side of the Hunting Palace There were chrysanthe to le had been experiencing these last several days The crown prince took up residence at the Jade Qilin Palace Hall on the eastern side, while the Prince of Yong took up residence at the Elegant Peace Pavilion located on the western side The Prince of Qi took up residence in the Announcing Magnificence Park on the west side

Knowing that I could not bear to be constantly on the move, I specially took medication so that I was in a deep sleep the entire journey Only after we had settled down in the Hunting Palace did I finally awaken

Xiaoshunzi informedthat due to the fatigue from the journey, he excused all of the princes andto pay their respects It would be sufficient for everyone to pay their respects to of the Autuence about the Crown Prince or the Fengyi Sect?”

“Nothing yet,” replied Xiaoshunzi, “Aside fro General Qin to personally set up the defenses, there isn’t anything else abnor the deployment map fro of his reputation as a fah i the euardsmen fro the eastern side of the Hunting Palace was Co of the Southern Barracks of the I Palace was Commander Pei Yun of the Northern Barracks of the Imperial Guard Responsible for the palace itself was Supervisor Leng Chuan of the Ie fro Palace to the center of the palace required one to pass through the Moonlight Gate, while passage fro Palace required one to pass through the Concentrated asseates were strictly controlled by the Eastern Barracks of the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Palace Guard It would be extremely difficult to rise in revolt

However, I smiled wryly Grand General Qin was still too partial to his son With these arrange was under his control, Grand General Qin was also giving his son the opportunity to perfor were to happen

In the dead of night, the Prince of Yong and I sampled tea and discussed the current state of affairs I was a bit uneasy, while the Prince of Yong was actually quite calm and steady He had experienced a countless number of risks and would not be overly vexed by such events As the first watch of evening passed, Sihness, Wei daren</e and I were both left du it over, this wasn’t surprising This ti Wei Ying to help draft edicts for hi Further, in recent years, Wei Ying was greatly favored by and always acco had drafted for the e did not find this the least bit strange If his Iated an edict, it would naturally be Wei Ying ould co and walked to thethere in a set of purple robes with a ribbon He was elegant and had a graceful bearing Seeing the Prince of Yong, Wei Ying shness, this subject has come with His Imperial Majesty’s oral directive to issue His Ihness please ko to accept the edict?”

After glancing atkoed I swiftly followed behind hilared at Wei Ying like a tiger stalking its prey With the present situation, no one dared to be slack Wei Ying did not react at all to the tense situation, only stating, “The E, Li Zhi, to an audience with the Emperor at Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall”

Li Zhi voiced his acceptance of the e to his feet, he smiled and inquired, “Wei daren, does Imperial Father have any instructions? Earlier today, didn’t Imperial Father tell all of us that there was no need to pay our respects?”

Wei Ying responded, “Originally, the E, his vigor was restored The Eht now, jointly sipping tea and chatting Just now, the E and decided to sule to attend a faone to issue the edict to the Crown Prince and Princess Changle Now, I’ a bit reassured, the Prince of Yong replied, “Wei o i the edict, Wei Ying saluted and departed With a s has the talent to be a prime minister In the future, he can be placed in an iree, I could feel a chill fall over ’s performance could be said to have been perfect However, why did I feel like so was inappropriate? In my subconscious mind, I had bent th At this ant Peace Pavilion Just then, I heard the sound of his breathing relax Afterwards, I heard a soft laugh That was a laugh filled with satisfaction²

I suddenly began to think of s Why was the neutral Wei fayi Sect used all of its strength to entice the Qin fah it could be because the Qin family had control of a section of the military, this should not mean that they would make no moves towards the Wei family I then remembered that after the fire in the Eastern Palace, the crown prince’s i before the I had clearly and definitely denounced the crown prince Soon afterwards, he was nearly assassinated at the Ver’an, the ones who attacked the Prince of Qing’s subordinates and atte were both ood This was so one discussion The ht, the more I felt that we had fallen into a trap What would happen if Wei Ying or even the Wei fayi Sect?

I resolutely issued a coo take a look outside and see if there is an ambush Reand corew cold and his figure disappeared into the night After a short while, he returned His complexion souardsht Gate There are Fengyi Sect disciples present everywhere I et any closer”

The Prince of Yong’s complexion rapidly paled It was soyi Sect”

During this short period of tirew distant and calhtly fanned myself with my fan I placidly replied, “This was ’s statusPalace will take his words as the Eh the Fengyi Sect’s plan They used the Prince of Qi’s army to draw our attention, while their real plan is to use the Imperial Guard”

Li Zhi’s bladelike eyebrows rose and he asked, “How could the Ihness and I bothwryly “If they cannot obtain control over the Ie them into rebellion The only ones that can control the I At present, I know full well that Qin Qing cannot possibly exercise control over the entirety of the Imperial Guard and so overlooked one detail There is another individual who can control the Imperial Guard … that individual is the E Chi cried out in alar thehter-in-law of the Qin family, if Li Hanyou were to carry the Eranted control over the Imperial Guard, what do you all think will happen?”

Everyone shi+vered I continued, “Li Hanyou is already quite influential in the I could not command the entirety of the Imperial Guard, at the very least, the Eastern Barracks rested in his direct control Li Hanyou, as an Iuardsuardsmen are the Qin fathe Emperor to draft edicts The Crown Prince is also the heir apparent As long as they take control of Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall, they will prevent the E transhness will becohness’s army is over a hundred li away We are at the tenderChi, and co coolly observed, “Since Suiyun has already seen through the arrangeyi Sect, presu, I responded, “Sure enough, Your Ihness knoell the mind of this subject The only flaw in their plan is that they absolutely cannot arouse our suspicions As a result, they have not dared to eliminate General Pei beforehand At present, the only path before Your Ihness is there This is also why they have faked an edict, suhness to Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall They intend to a Your Ihness with one blow If that time comes, General Pei can only bend his head and follow orders After all, General Pei is responsible for the lives of his entire faood fortune, this subject was able to see through their plan As a result, we have an opportunity ahead of us Your Ihness, please follow this subject’s instructions to proceed”

“Suiyun, this Prince trusts that you have a way,” replied Li Zhi serenely “At present, this Prince’s life is in your hands Issue the co, I said, “This subject’s failure to detect the enerief This subject is already quite fortunate that Your Iin this subject’s judge, “Would Suiyun please not worry excessively? Today’s danger is also a result of this Prince prohibiting Suiyun access to so on Suiyun, please issue your commands This Prince will definitely obey orders”

I straightened my back and detailed my plan, “If that is the case, then this subject will exceed my place and take matters into hnessout, Your Ihness must rendezvous with General Pei This subject believes that General Pei is still safe and sound According to the Fengyi Sect Master’s conduct, she will not inadvertently alert us to the danger that we face General Pei’s ood and he has the trust and support of his iuardshness would likely becoht now, Xiaoshunzi will io to see Pei Yun, so that he can rendezvous with Your I forces to break out of the encircleyi Sect hidden by General Pei’s side Xiaoshunzi must ensure General Pei’s safety, otherwise there will be no hope for Your Iht now, the fake edict should not yet have been issued to the entire Imperial Guard As such, there shouldn’t be any problehness to escape However, before rendezvousing with General Pei, Your Iuard and the experts frohu The decision of the rendezvous location should be Your I at the deployment map, Li Zhi stated, “At present, we can only break out from the southwestern corner Xiaoshunzi, inform General Pei that ill rendezvous here A bonfire will be the signal for action”

Nodding his head, Xiaoshunzi once again disappeared into the night I spoke again, “After Your Ihness escapes, deliver this ite This iteinally prepared by this subject for the worst⁵ I did not expect that it would co will not attack Your I walked in and reported, “Your Ihness, we are all ready It is only that …” He looked at

With a faint shness, this subject will not be able to accohness and escape”