The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 762: Arrangement
Zhang Yunyi, who had rushed to the camp not far from the Hot Spring Villa after hearing the news, said with great emotion: "I am helpless about the court's decision. Your Majesty is seriously ill. As a minister, how can I cause trouble for Your Majesty at this time?"

At this point, he changed the subject: "However, if anyone dares to take advantage of your majesty's serious illness to suppress the meritorious officials, this Duke will definitely speak up for the soldiers even if it means sacrificing his position as Duke!"

The main reason why he moved out of the city in advance was to prevent this. Unexpectedly, what he feared really came true.

Don’t be fooled by Zhang Yun逸’s passionate and emotional voice, or even his subtle hints.

But in fact, I feel quite frustrated that I am being forced to do something I am not prepared for.

In fact, breaking up this group of people and placing them in the Beijing camp was exactly what Zhang Yun逸 wanted.

Although it seemed that he had temporarily lost a troop, there was no shortage of people in the Beijing camp who were willing to stay close to him.

Jia Yucun was also the Minister of War. He just had to wait until the emperor passed away and then promote these people to suitable positions.

Instead, he will have a blessing in disguise.

However, things went against their wishes and not only did it almost cause a mutiny, but now the camp has been moved to the vicinity of the hot spring villa.

There was yellow mud on his crotch and it couldn't be washed clean.

Faced with the current situation, Zhang Yun逸 was overwhelmed.

On the one hand, he was deeply relieved that people's hearts were useful.

On the other hand, this also put him in a difficult position.

Not to mention that the team going to Beijing to receive rewards could not have carried too many supplies. There were more than 40,000 soldiers in the eight guards of the Beijing Camp alone.

If they continue to attack one after another, even if there are still railway guards available, once they are surrounded, they will be exhausted sooner or later.

However, he was still reluctant to give up the results of his years of hard work.

After all, there are so many people in Tiangong Academy and Xianxue. Even if he just raises his hand and calls for help, they will all follow him. He still has to consider whether he can transfer so many people with families.

In addition, although Tianjin and the south have made some preparations, Tiangong Institute’s main production is still in the vicinity of Beijing.

Once we give up this place, it means that we will have to live off our savings in a short period of time.

Therefore, Zhang Yun逸 did not choose to act rashly. Instead, he asked Yunshan to control the Beijing-Tianjin Railway while secretly making preparations to evacuate at any time.

At the same time, he was also gambling that, given the emperor's current physical condition and the momentum shown by the soldiers in Guangzhou, they might not dare to risk the fall of the capital and the loss of their country and fight to the death with him.

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Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall.

Zhang Yun逸 was overwhelmed, and the emperor, after listening to Xia Shouzhong's report, also had a bitter look on his face.

He had considered the possibility that Zhang Yun逸 might use his troops to gain power.

However, he never expected that Zhang Yun逸, who had always been good at strange and lewd skills and economics and had always been in the capital, would have such a reputation in Tianjin's escort fleet.

Zhang Yun逸 was not present to incite the soldiers, so they waved flags and shouted from the bottom of their hearts, almost mutinying.

What if...

Emperor Wanlong didn't dare to think about it, let alone gamble.

Although the Eight Guards of the Capital City are several times larger than the Escort Army, their battle records in Guangdong and Guangxi are there.

In addition, if the escort fleet, which was formed not long ago, has such combat capability, then what about the railway guard force, which was formed earlier and has always been near the capital?
Now, the two forces have joined forces, but the prince is still in his infancy, and his health may not be able to survive this year.

People's hearts are unstable, and once something unfavorable happens, they may affect the entire body.

Fortunately, he had made sufficient preparations before this, and the replacement of firearms was already on the agenda, and Zhang Yun逸 did not raise any objections.

The soldiers who were rewarded finally understood the order. As long as they could hold out until the weapons were replaced, the situation would surely be reversed.

However, although Zhang Yun逸 appears to be submissive and does not dare to risk the wrath of the world, he may not be able to wait until that time.

Thinking of this, Emperor Wanlong hurriedly called out, "Shouzhong, hurry up, help me up, I want to issue a secret decree!"

"Your Majesty, the dragon's body is the most important! This old servant..."

"This is a secret decree, and also a will. I cannot allow anyone to find any fault with it. I have to write it myself."

"Yes!"

After struggling to get up from the dragon bed, Emperor Wanlong did not bother to put on his clothes. He put on a cloak and, with the support of Xia Shouzhong, staggered to the table.

After taking a sip of ginseng soup and pondering for a moment, he forced himself to concentrate and picked up the pen.

After finishing writing the secret edict, Emperor Wanlong looked at the edict whose ink had not yet dried, hesitated for a moment, and then ordered: "Come again!"

Zhang Yun逸 once said that the triangular structure is the most stable, and Emperor Wanlong also listened to him.

Because the prince was young, in order to prevent one family from dominating, Emperor Wanlong thought carefully and decided to let Zhou Xianzu, who was a relative by marriage, Zhang Yunyi, who was a Taoist scholar, and the civil officials in the court check and balance each other.

There is nothing wrong with this idea.

However, if Zhang Yunyi is missing, this stable relationship will no longer exist.

It just so happened that Zhou Xianzu also came from a scholarly family, Gu Dashou was already old, and he was also the queen's brother.

If he controls the government for a long time, I am afraid that his son will not be able to rule the country himself, but will become a puppet of the Zhou family.

Therefore, he added another secret decree targeting the Zhou family.

After the ink on the two secret edicts dried, Emperor Wanlong put them away, glanced at Xia Shouzhong, and said after a moment of hesitation, "Go and invite Concubine Wu over."

"This..." Xia Shouzhong was stunned. He secretly glanced at the long-lost color on the emperor's face and misunderstood it for a moment.

Emperor Wanlong did not see Xia Shouzhong's expression, and explained to himself: "It's not that I don't trust you, but a new emperor chooses new ministers. Although I hope you can stay with the prince, the prince is young. Once I am gone, even if the queen can tolerate you, Zhou Xianzu may not tolerate you."

Xia Shouzhong immediately knelt on the ground, crying, "Your Majesty! I will die..."

"Get up quickly!"

Emperor Wanlong looked at him with deep eyes and said, "I know you are loyal, but these two edicts must not be lost, and the timing of their use cannot be wrong at all... Once you are driven away from the capital, even if you hold the secret edict, I am afraid it will delay the timing. It is better to wait until these two edicts are exposed, and then come forward to provide evidence."

"But I am afraid that the imperial concubine..." Xia Shouzhong hesitated to speak.

"Yes, I just want to take advantage of her selfishness."

Emperor Wanlong nodded and said, "The Imperial Concubine has been fighting with the Queen for so many years. As long as we make the pros and cons clear to her, she will definitely seize the opportunity. She has no children, so by then it will be perfectly legitimate for her to raise a prince as her own.

The Wu family has no one in the court, and as a relative of the emperor, they will inevitably be excluded by the court officials. Even for her own sake, she will definitely do her best to help the emperor to rule the country."

"Your Majesty is far-sighted..." Xia Shouzhong flattered him subconsciously.

Unexpectedly, this flattery backfired. Emperor Wanlong lost interest and interrupted directly, "Okay! If you really have a long-term plan, why would you..."

Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to say anything more and helped the emperor lie back on the dragon bed.

Fang trotted out of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

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(End of this chapter)