The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"The City Defense Battalion and the City Patrol Department should raise the alert level immediately!" Sheng Xiangya happened to be on duty at the Jiucheng Military Department when he received the secret letter. So the moment he saw the contents of the secret letter, he called two of his subordinates and ordered them to arrange the actions according to the original rehearsal.

"Commander, as far as I know, recently the five armies have been patrolling around Kyoto in the name of exercises. Should I inform them of the heightened alert this time?"

Sheng Xiangya had some understanding of his niece Sheng Yuan's arrangements, but he waved his hand without hesitation: "Let them guess! However, the actions of the Nine Cities Army are valid for everyone, even if they are from the Five Armies, they must abide by the rules!"

Upon hearing this, the subordinates looked at each other and immediately responded loudly.

Sheng Xiangya made the arrangements, thought for a moment, and asked his men to move out some of the troops to accompany him to the Shengguo Mansion.

"Assign people to keep a close eye on the mansion. Except for necessary shopping, family members and servants are not allowed to enter or leave the mansion at will! Also teach the servants to do patrols and make sure they are in good working order at all times." Sheng Xiangya returned to the mansion, and after instructing his wife and children, he called the housekeeper and gave him detailed instructions.

Compared with the personnel that Jiucheng Bingmasi could mobilize, he naturally trusted the troops trained by the Duke's Mansion more. However, at this time, if he put his own troops openly outside, he was afraid of attracting criticism. Therefore, he ordered his own troops to hide in the dark and asked the people from Jiucheng Bingmasi to take turns patrolling and checking outside the Duke's Mansion.

After arranging the personnel, Sheng Xiangya ignored the panicked looks in the Duke's Mansion and led his men to the Yongxing Marquis' Mansion.

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"What did you say?!" Sheng Xiangxun stood up suddenly and accidentally dropped the fruit plate next to him.

Instantly, the broken pieces of the white porcelain plate and various fruits scattered all over the floor. Sheng Xiangya pursed his lips and looked at his frightened brother, and said slowly: "The situation in the palace is unclear. It is said that the emperor is not in good condition, and the queen seems to be unable to get up... The cabinet plans to send someone to welcome Prince Sui'an to Beijing to inherit the throne."

Sheng Xiangxun turned a deaf ear to everything else he said, his mind full of the safety of his eldest daughter.

"Go to the palace! Lingniang and I want to go to the palace to see Sister Ran!" Sheng Xiangxun became more and more scared the more he thought about it. He was afraid that if he was a little late, he would not be able to see his eldest daughter.

Sheng Xiangya didn't expect that his younger brother usually acted like the boss and the third in command, but when something happened he was so confused and at a loss what to do. He was really useless.

"Stupid! Didn't you hear me? The cabinet intends to welcome Prince Sui'an to the capital!"

Sheng Xiangya shouted angrily, holding Sheng Xiangxun's shoulder, and said to him quickly: "Don't you understand their intention?! They are already on guard against relatives by marriage, fearing that if they are a step slower, the throne will fall into the hands of others! If I hadn't made arrangements in advance, I'm afraid they would have taken the person in and we wouldn't have known about it! Under such circumstances, do you think you can enter the palace if you want? Don't forget that their cabinet has the right to dispatch the guards stationed in the imperial city to resist those who break into the palace!"

"..." Sheng Xiangxun shook his head, and suddenly nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! We can't get in just by ourselves... Yuan, Yuan Jie'er! Go find Yuan Jie'er, she is the commander of the Five Military Command Office. If we go to the palace to protect the king, we will definitely be able to enter!"

The more Sheng Xiangxun spoke, the brighter his eyes became. It looked like he actually wanted to go find his little daughter in person.

Sheng Xiangya didn't expect that at this time, when he was standing in front of him, his good brother didn't think of relying on him, but instead wanted to go find the troublesome Sheng Yuan. He immediately became annoyed. (End of this chapter)