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Chapter 172: Keeping the green hills without worrying about having no firewood

City defense.

In the Weisuo Yamen.

A young figure walked back and forth, his face a little restless.

This young figure is none other than King Zhou Zhi of Shu.

"Your Majesty."

At this time, Ji Wusheng walked in with a solemn look.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Ji Wusheng come in, Zhou Zhi asked impatiently.

"It must have failed."

"I'm afraid all those who entered the palace were wiped out."

"Now the Forbidden Army and Dongchang are arresting people everywhere and wiping out the power of the three major families in Luoyang."

Ji Wusheng shook his head and said solemnly.

What?

Failed?

When Zhou Zhi heard this, his expression immediately changed.

"How could it fail?"

"With so many masters from the three major families, as well as my own manpower, plus the ancestor of the Yuan family, how could it possibly fail?"

"Even if ancestor Zhou Rushan and some people from the royal family take action, they will never be able to stop the many masters from the three major families!"

"Could it be Lu Bu or Cao Zhengchun who secretly returned to Luoyang?"

Zhou Zhi looked ugly.

He had been preparing for today's plan for a long time.

Whether it's the masters from the Prince of Shu's palace or the background of the three major aristocratic families, they basically came out in full force.

The purpose is to be foolproof and to decide the outcome in one battle.

But I didn't expect that now, the situation was not settled, and instead I heard the news of such a failure.

This made Zhou Zhi a little hard to accept for a while.

Ji Wusheng shook his head and said, "We don't know the specific situation yet."

"The imperial troops in the palace have been dispatched, and Cao Shaoqin has also left the palace."

"So, I guess Sande and the others must have failed, and may have been completely wiped out."

"Otherwise, it would be impossible for the imperial guards and Cao Shaoqin in the palace to leave the palace."

Ji Wusheng said speculatively.

They don't know what exactly happened in the palace.

But they can speculate on the results inside the palace based on the information currently received from outside.

If San De and the others succeeded, it would be impossible for the imperial army to leave the palace and wipe out the power of the three great families.

It is impossible for Cao Shaoqin to be alive.

Now, not only was Cao Shaoqin alive, but he also left the palace in a big way. The imperial army also left the palace to wipe out the power of the three major families.

This clearly shows that San De and the others failed and did not succeed.

After hearing Ji Wusheng's words, Zhou Zhi sat on the chair with a blank expression.

Feeling heavy.

Fortunately, Ji Wusheng gave him some advice and changed his previous chance, allowing San De to pretend to be him, the King of Shu, and enter the palace.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him, the King of Shu, to be sitting here safe and sound now.

"How is the situation at the Prince of Shu's Mansion?"

"Nothing happened to my mother!"

Zhou Zhi asked again.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has returned to the palace."

"Your Majesty sent the Eight Wise Kings to lead the imperial army to the Prince of Shu's Mansion. The Prime Minister and the others were unable to resist, and they were all captured by the Eight Wise Kings."

Ji Wusheng told the story of what happened in Prince Shu's Mansion.

After Zhou Zhi heard the news from Ji Wusheng, he fell silent.

After a while.

"Ji Wusheng, you have planned all these things. Fortunately, you are here."

"Otherwise, according to the previous plan, I might be a ghost under the sword now."

Zhou Zhi looked at Ji Wusheng and said.

To be honest, if it weren't for Ji Wusheng's plan, Zhou Zhi would have lost everything now.

But now, even if San De and the others fail, Zhou Zhi still has a backup plan.

Zhou Zhi has been operating in Shu for many years, and he is not just a short-term king.

Zhou Zhi had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Shu.

Now, Zhou Zhi is waiting for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Shu.

As long as hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Shu arrive, Zhou Zhi can still lead his troops into the palace to usurp the throne.

This is also Ji Wusheng's backup plan for Zhou Zhi.

As soon as Zhou Zhi finished speaking, a dark shadow quietly appeared in front of Zhou Zhi.

"Your Majesty, urgent news from Shu."

As soon as this black shadow appeared, a message in his hand was delivered to Zhou Zhi.

"oh!"

Zhou Zhi was startled and immediately took the message from the black shadow's hand, opened it and glanced at it.

It was this glance that made Zhou Zhi's face suddenly turn pale and weak.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"Did something happen in Shu?"

Ji Wusheng saw Zhou Zhi's face pale and weak after reading the news about Shu.

Ji Wusheng's heart couldn't help but tighten, and he asked directly.

He was wondering in his heart what urgent news had come from Shu, which made Zhou Zhi look so pale and helpless.

"See for yourself!"

Zhou Zhi handed the message in his hand to Ji Wusheng, with a trace of decadence on his face.

Ji Wusheng also realized that something might have happened in Shu, so he quickly took the news from Zhou Zhi and glanced at it.

What?

Lu Bu took three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry to Shu?

And intercepted the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Shu secretly heading to Luoyang on the way?

Seeing the contents of the urgent message from Shu, Ji Wusheng's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Ji Wusheng never expected that the urgent news coming from Shu would be such bad news.

Originally, they were waiting for the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Shu to make a comeback.

Unexpectedly, the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Shu had been intercepted by Lu Bu.

Moreover, Lu Bu led 3,000 Bingzhou wolf cavalry to directly defeat the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Shu, and drove them all back to Shu.

The Shu region was also undergoing a massive purge by the imperial court.

"Ji Wusheng, you also read the urgent news from Shu."

"Tell me, what should we do next?"

Zhou Zhi's brain is a little confused now.

Shu is his home base where he has been operating for many years, and the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers are also his biggest support.

Originally, Zhou Zhi was waiting for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of elite troops from Shu to make a comeback!

But now, his lair has been purged, and the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers have also been suppressed.

It can be said that Zhou Zhi now has nothing.

What to do next.

Zhou Zhi looked at Ji Wusheng.

Ji Wusheng's face was also extremely solemn. After pondering for a moment, he said, "My lord, I will leave the green hills without worrying about having firewood."

"Now, the elite soldiers from Shu can no longer come to Luoyang, and our backup plan has come to nothing."

"We can only get out of the city first and save our lives."

"The situation of the city's defense cannot be hidden for a long time. If San De pretends to be the prince, he probably won't be able to hide it from His Majesty."

"If we don't leave the city quickly and wait until the city's defense situation is discovered, it will be too late for us to leave."

Ji Wusheng looked at Zhou Zhi solemnly.

Zhou Zhi understood what Ji Wusheng meant, but he finally took control of the city's defense temporarily, and was really unwilling to escape like this.

Besides, even if he escapes from Luoyang City, where can he go?

His lair in Shu has been cleared by the imperial court.

It can be said that in this vast world, there is no place for him.

"Your Majesty, don't hesitate."

"We only used some means to defend this city and temporarily controlled part of it, but we did not have complete control."

"The factory guards will soon discover something is wrong with the city's defense."

"By then, it will be too late for us to leave."

Ji Wusheng said with a cautious expression.

At this time, it is no longer realistic to think about usurping the throne.

Their plan basically failed completely.

The most important thing is to save your life first.

"Walk."

Zhou Zhi's expression changed, he stood up and walked outside.

Zhou Zhi felt that Ji Wusheng was right, it was important to save his life first.

Keeping the green hills, you don’t have to worry about running out of firewood.

As long as there is life, everything is possible.

Ji Wusheng and the black shadow also followed Zhou Zhi and left the city defense.

…

Not long after Zhou Zhi left the city defense, Cao Shaoqin led the factory guards to the city defense yamen.

"Stop, what do you want to do in Dongchang?"

"This is city defense. Even your Dongchang cannot break in at will."

Outside the gate, the city defense guard directly stopped Cao Shaoqin and the others from saying.

"Humph, I want to see Li Shangshu."

"Go and report quickly."

Cao Shaoqin did not force his way in.

Without reasonable reasons, even Dongchang cannot break into these yamen at will.

What's more, it's a military yamen like city defense.

When the guard heard this, he didn't hesitate, turned around and ran out to report it.

soon.

A city defense general wearing armor came out.

"Governor Cao, Li Shangshu is not here."

"What's the matter with your Dongchang coming to defend our city?"

The city defense general came out, glanced at Cao Shaoqin and asked.

whats the matter?

"Your Majesty has decreed that your city defense will assist in tracking down the traitors. Why hasn't a single soldier of your city defense been dispatched yet?"

"Li Shangshu has been ordered to guard your city. Where are Li Shangshu's people?"

"Why not defend the city?"

Cao Shaoqin looked at the city defense general with a feminine look.

The Minister of War is in charge of city defense and clears out the generals who have made any changes in the city's defense.

Then, cooperate with them to eliminate the rebels in the city.

This is the order Zhou Chen gave to the Minister of War before.

But now, not a single soldier of the city defense has been dispatched.

This made Cao Shaoqin very confused.

Cao Shaoqin did not believe that the Minister of War had the courage to disobey the will.

Something must have gone wrong.

Therefore, Cao Shaoqin took the factory guards to the city defense directly to find out what was going on.

"this……"

The city defense general looked hesitant.

When Cao Shaoqin saw this, his figure disappeared instantly and came to the front of the general.

Cao Shaoqin grabbed the general's neck and said coldly: "You dare to deceive this governor, you are really looking for death."

"explain."

"Where is Mr. Li Shangshu?"

Who was Cao Shaoqin? He could see the lies of this city defense general at a glance.

"Li...Li Shangshu has been imprisoned."

The city defense general's face turned red, he had difficulty breathing, and he spoke intermittently.

What?

Li Shangshu was imprisoned?

When Cao Shaoqin heard this, he frowned and immediately realized that there was an unexpected situation in the city's defense.

"Arrest him first, the governor."

Cao Shaoqin casually threw the city defense general to the ground and led the factory guards directly into the city defense.

When the guards at the gate heard that the Minister of War had been locked up, they did not dare to stop Cao Shaoqin anymore and allowed Cao Shaoqin to lead the factory guards into the city defense office.

…

City defense, Yamen lobby.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War raised his hands to Cao Shaoqin with an ugly look on his face and said, "Thank you very much, Governor Cao this time. If Governor Cao hadn't come here, I might still be in jail."

Cao Shaoqin glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of War softly and said: "Li Shangshu, now is not the time to talk about this. Li Shangshu should first mobilize the city defense to hunt down the traitors who may have been missed in the city!"

"I, the Governor, must return to the palace immediately to report to His Majesty."

"The King of Shu has escaped from Luoyang. This matter is not easy to explain."

Cao Shaoqin's face was also a little gloomy.

Such an unexpected situation occurred in the city defense, but Dongchang was not aware of it at all.

This is a dereliction of duty.

The most important thing is that Zhou Zhi, the king of Shu, actually temporarily controlled part of the city defense and now fled Luoyang.

The Minister of War has a responsibility that he cannot shirk.

He Dongchang also cannot escape prosecution.

After Cao Shaoqin finished speaking, he stood up and left the city defense yamen.

After Cao Shaoqin left, the Minister of War had a gloomy face and directly arrested many people in the city's defense.

At the same time, he also ordered all the soldiers and horses of the city defense to be dispatched to search for the rebels.

…

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne, looking at Cao Shaoqin kneeling on the ground below, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"It seems that my ninth brother has an expert by his side!"

"Being able to hide from you Dongchang, destroy part of my city defense arrangements, defeat my army, and quietly control part of the city defense is not something ordinary people can do."

After Zhou Chen listened to Cao Shaoqin's report, he said deeply.

Judging from the arrangement of Li Daitao Jiang, who was pretended to be Zhou Zhi by San De, Zhou Chen guessed that Zhou Zhi might have a strategist with a high level of strategy.

Now, after looking at the series of events involving city defense, Zhou Chen is more certain of this guess in his mind.

"Your Majesty, the King of Shu was able to control part of the city defense so quietly because of the help of nobles and relatives, including Uncle Zhang Guo."

Cao Shaoqin said.

Uncle Zhang Guo?

Zhou Chen's eyes flashed for a moment and he remained silent.

Of course Zhou Chen knew who Cao Shaoqin was talking about, Uncle Zhang Guo.

Who else could it be besides the Queen Mother’s brother?

Zhou Chen didn't expect that his ninth brother would eventually drag the Queen Mother's brother into trouble.

After a moment of silence.

Zhou Chen looked at Cao Shaoqin and said, "Send an order to the Minister of War. No matter who it is, anyone involved in this matter will be arrested by me."

"Uncle Zhang Guo is no exception."

Zhou Chen's eyes flashed with a cold light.

Since his uncle dared to get involved in this matter, then don't blame his nephew Zhou Chen for being rude.

Cao Shaoqin immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"besides."

"Cao Shaoqin, you personally lead the factory guards to hunt down the King of Shu."

"If the King of Shu escapes, then you won't have to come back to see me."

"I don't think I need to teach you how to do it!"

Zhou Chen looked at Cao Shaoqin who was kneeling on the ground and said calmly.

Cao Shaoqin immediately understood what Zhou Chen meant; "Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand."

"I will definitely not let the King of Shu escape." Cao Shaoqin bowed his head and said.

"Go for it!"

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

Cao Shaoqin stood up and exited the Yangxin Hall.

After Cao Shaoqin left, Zhou Chen stood up and looked in the direction of Cining Palace and murmured to himself: "Mother, don't blame me. I am the emperor, and there are some things that cannot be personal."

First it was the ninth brother, and now there is an uncle.

When the queen mother finds out, she wonders if she won't be able to bear it.

Zhou Chen thought secretly in his heart.

(End of chapter)