Chapter 639: Internal and External Cooperation
At the same time, in the study of the Second Prince's Mansion.
Liu Xiang sat opposite a man in black clothes. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, he had a beard and looked ferocious.
"Second Prince, my people stationed outside the capital have already assembled. They are just waiting for your order to cooperate with the Western Jin soldiers in the capital to assist the commander of the Beijing Guards in controlling the capital. The only thing left is the palace. I wonder if you have it under control?"
The speaker was a general of the Western Jin Dynasty, whose surname was Lu.
He was also the person who cooperated with Chu Chengli. After the success, he ascended the throne and promised to give five cities near the border of Western Jin Dynasty to Western Jin Dynasty in order to repay the great kindness of the emperor of Western Jin Dynasty who sent people to help him.
Chu Chengli and Liu looked at each other, and then said, "Don't worry, General Lu, the palace is under control of my people."
Upon hearing this, General Lu stroked his beard and smiled with satisfaction.
The Wei army is strong and powerful, and several of its generals are brave and good at fighting. It is not easy to seize their cities by war. It would be easier to do it like this.
Once we get those five cities, maybe we can take advantage of their internal strife and the instability in the court to launch an attack, and at least get another half of Wei.
General Lu asked again, "Duke Anguo's Mansion, are the Shen family members keeping a close eye on them? Are they sure no one leaves?"
The Song family father and son and the Shen family father and son are now the most troublesome people. If we ask even one of them to leave quietly, there will be endless trouble.
Liu Xin smiled solemnly, "Of course, their families are being held hostage by the Queen Mother in the palace, so they dare not act rashly."
These two families had extremely high reputations in the army, but could not be used by the Second Prince, so they were the first to be trapped.
As long as the Song and Chen families are under control, the situation will be basically stable, and no one else will be able to pose a threat at all.
What’s more, the army is thousands of miles away, and they act quietly. Distant water cannot put out a nearby fire.
Chu Chengli picked up the wine jug and poured three glasses of wine.
"I wish us a successful start." He raised his wine glass, a determined smile appearing on the corners of his handsome mouth.
Prime Minister Liu and General Lu each raised their wine glasses, and the three of them clinked their glasses lightly.
"I will wait for your signal outside the palace and take over the palace in one fell swoop." General Lu drank the wine in one gulp and laughed, as if everything was already in their pocket.
The three of them left the study and went their separate ways.
Prime Minister Liu was sitting outside the palace.
Chu Chengli, along with the commander of the Beijing camp guards and a group of soldiers, rode all the way to the palace.
As night falls, a crescent moon casts silver light, the lake is clear and the breeze blows, everything seems distant and quiet.
However, in the brightly candlelit imperial garden, there were clearly people moving around, but there was an eerie atmosphere.
The palace maids carried dishes and walked around the table, but no one made a sound.
Sitting at the head of the group, the queen mother held the wine glass until her eyes were blurry from drinking, but her cloudy eyes shone with a captivating brilliance.
Everyone sat at their own seats, eating with chopsticks but unable to taste the food, and they were almost scared to death.
The timid young lady hid behind her mother and sobbed softly, feeling that her life was in danger.
At this point, Chu Ying'er stood up and slowly walked to the side of the Queen Mother. Her bright-eyed face raised a flattering yet cautious smile: "Grandmother, you must be tired from all the socializing. Would Ying'er help you back to the Cining Palace?"
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and looked at Chu Ying'er sharply.
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