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? Chapter 1652

In fact, the Fifth Prince was quite curious about the old man next to the First Prince. To be able to push Wang Chong to such an extent and make him treat him so seriously would definitely not be an ordinary person.

This kind of character must have a lot of background.

"Let's go, get out of here first."

...

At the same time, on the other side, at another place far away from the Tianxing Temple, the First Prince who was walking at the front suddenly stopped.

"This matter, I have done everything according to what you said, what do you say now?"

The eldest prince turned his back to the ghost king, and suddenly spoke, with a hint of anger in his voice. This time when dealing with Wang Chong, he lured the enemy step by step and led him into the trap step by step. He thought that he could give him a fatal blow and completely defeat this opponent. But now it seems that this operation has undoubtedly failed.

The ghost king's so-called foolproof plan was actually seen through by Wang Chong from the very beginning.

"Your Highness is angry?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing the words, the ghost king just smiled lightly, unmoved at all.

"you!"

Hearing the ghost king's words, the eldest prince's expression froze, and he couldn't say a word. Obviously, the ghost king was right.

"That bastard, actually dared to contradict me to my face, saying that he wanted to compete with Ben Gong for the throne, how brave he is!"

The First Prince was furious.

"Hehe, isn't this a good thing?"

The ghost king smiled lightly and said:

"If the Fifth Prince doesn't fight and is still timid as before, how will His Highness deal with him? After all, the matter of Concubine Xiao Yu must be one and the same, isn't it?"

The eldest prince was startled when he heard that. This time, his first reaction was to be furious, but after careful consideration, the ghost king's words were not unreasonable. An angry Li Heng, a Li Heng who wants to compete with him for the throne, will inevitably take many actions, and as long as he starts to act, he will inevitably leave many loopholes for him to use.

From this point of view,

This is indeed a good thing.

Thinking about this, the First Prince thought for a while, and immediately stopped talking.

"However, with Wang Chong making such a fuss, isn't our work all this time in vain? We've made such a fuss, but we've gained nothing?"

The eldest prince always felt a little uneasy.

"How is it possible to get nothing?"

As if he had long expected that the eldest prince would ask this question, the Ghost King stroked his beard lightly, and between his eyes opened and closed, a gleam of wisdom flashed in an instant.

"Although the bait we left behind was deliberately used to deal with foreign kings, if it weren't for the many eyes and ears in the palace, how could it be possible to find these inconspicuous clues. Based on the clues tonight, the entire palace The imperial guards, eunuchs, and maids of the palace should be cleaned up once, and it should be possible to clean up the eyes and ears of the foreign king in the palace."

"If these people don't clean up, even though His Highness is in the deep palace, every move he makes is in the eyes and ears of the foreign king, so how can he continue his subsequent actions. From this point of view, how can His Highness get nothing?"

Hearing these words, the eldest prince was stunned. Looking back at the ghost king behind him, he saw that the latter's eyes were like lightning, and his smile was half a smile. Obviously, he had expected everything.

"It turns out that you have already prepared!"

The eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief, and instantly understood. In this campaign to encircle and suppress the alien king, he only thought that the ghost king was defeated and was no match for Wang Chong. But now it seems that everything is not beyond his control.

"Since that's the case, I'll leave everything behind to you!"

After leaving these words, the eldest prince flicked his sleeves and left quickly, feeling much more relaxed.

At the same time, on the other side, with the sound of wings vibrating, a carrier pigeon quickly soared into the sky. Outside the palace wall, an arm stretched out, and Zhang Que quickly received Wang Chong's carrier pigeon.

"Zhang Que, what did the prince say?"

A voice came from behind, Xu Keyi stood behind Zhang Que and asked.

"The prince replied, let us withdraw all the spies in the palace as soon as possible, including sect warriors who are deaf and dumb, and leave the palace as soon as possible. There is no accident, and the eldest prince will take action soon. , Clear up our spies in the palace."

Zhang Que said, after saying a word, a pair of sword eyebrows could not help but wrinkle deeply. Obviously, this order was something they hadn't expected in the first place. But no one would question Wang Chong's decision.

Folding the letter paper in his hand and putting it away, Wang Chong's order was quickly conveyed through Zhang Que, and the entire deep palace moved accordingly.

...

Time passed by, and although the battle in the deep palace was quite loud and disturbed countless imperial troops, it did not cause any ripples outside the palace walls.

After the palace gate was opened, Wang Chong quickly returned to the foreign palace.

Everything was as Wang Chong expected. After the incident ended, a cleansing operation was launched in the palace. However, Wang Chong had already prepared everything in advance, so it didn't cause too much trouble.

As for Li Jingzhong and Yang Zhao, although the eldest prince knew it well, he didn't have a good way to deal with them. After all, the fifth prince and Concubine Taizhen stood behind them.

On the contrary, Bian Lingcheng and Zhao Fengchen had a little trouble.

But the facts proved that those who can stand tall in the palace and make people like Gao Xianzhi suffer are definitely not ordinary people.

I don't know how Bian Lingcheng did it. After getting the news from Wang Chong, he easily wiped himself clean without leaving any flaws. Even the East Palace couldn't find him and himself. contact.

Even Wang Chong admired this kind of means of survival in the deep palace.

As for Zhao Fengchen, as the commander of the imperial army, and one of the high-ranking commanders, and with his achievements in the Battle of Talas, even the eldest prince, without obvious evidence, it would be difficult to take him down.

But in comparison, Wang Chong was most concerned about another thing.

In the study room, Wang Chong sat upright behind a sandalwood table. His eyes were slightly closed and his expression was calm, but his mind was full of thoughts.

In the deep palace, all aspects of the relationship with the ghost king, bit by bit, every detail clearly appeared in his mind.

"No one can appear out of thin air. Such a character cannot possibly be an unknown person!"

Countless thoughts flashed through Wang Chong's mind.

Regardless of past life or present life, this master hidden behind the Three Kings Rebellion is an extremely mysterious existence. He is like a deep and dark mist, no matter before or after the Three Kings Rebellion, no one knows his origin.

The same is true of his existence and disappearance.

Knowing yourself and the enemy can win every battle. Everything about Wang Chong is exposed in the open, and the other party should have collected it in great detail. On the contrary, Wang Chong didn't know anything about that person.

The enemy is dark and we are clear, this is by no means the way of the art of war.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong's mind flashed, and he suddenly remembered a jade pendant that was inadvertently revealed when the Ghost King turned to leave when his robe trembled.

It was an ancient jade more than eight inches long, with a simple shape and crystal clear jade, but there was a slight hint of light yellow on the edge, which was obviously only found in old ancient jade.

Of course, what Wang Chong cared about was not just this, but some patterns and characters on this jade pendant.

A gentleman wears jade, which is a metaphor for a gentleman's temperament like jade. In the capital, almost all nobles and aristocratic families wear jade around their waists. This has become a habit. Even the children of those small aristocratic families will find some jade pendants, hang silk tassels and pin them around their waists.

Wang Chong was born in a family of generals, so he is very familiar with this kind of thing. But even those top nobles and aristocratic families in the capital, the jade pendants they wear are much inferior compared to them.

That kind of ancient jade is definitely not something ordinary people can have.

"Come on!"

I don't know how long it took, Wang Chong suddenly opened his eyes with a thought, and gave an order:

"Give me all the jade masters who are aged and over seventy in the capital, and tell them that I want them to check something for me!"

Before the voice fell, Wang Chong suddenly grabbed the brush on the pen holder, quickly spread out a piece of rice paper, and the pen quickly drew the image of the ancient jade in his mind on the paper, then waved his finger and flicked it lightly out.

"take it."

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

A Jinwu guard took the drawing paper on the table, turned around and left quickly. Soon, the drawing paper of this ancient jade spread among the jade masters in the capital. However, unexpectedly, among so many jade masters, none of them knew the origin of this ancient jade.

Upon receiving this news, Wang Chong couldn't help but frown, feeling astonished.

And when Wang Chong's investigation came to a standstill, a few days later, a Jin Wuwei guard with a long halberd suddenly rushed into the main hall of the foreign prince's palace.

"It's not good, my lord, something serious happened!"

As soon as the Jinwu Guard appeared, he immediately lowered his head and knelt on the ground on one knee:

"Just received the news that the imperial court suddenly passed a resolution to transfer Anxi's governor, Gao Xianzhi, together with several generals such as Cheng Qianli and Feng Changqing, to the capital. The imperial court will appoint other candidates for follow-up!"

"What?!"

In the main hall, Wang Chong was drinking tea while checking the letterhead on the table. When he heard these words, he suddenly raised his head, and his expression suddenly changed.

Sudden!

too suddenly!

Gao Xianzhi guards Anxi and controls the entire northwestern gate of the Tang Dynasty. This point has never changed in more than ten years. And the Anxi Protectorate also has a pivotal position in the territory of the empire.

Under Gao Xianzhi's rule, the entire Western Region was well-organized and prosperous. As the barrier in the northwest of Datang, Gao Xianzhi has repeatedly defeated Dashi's direct or indirect probing attacks.

For the stability of the Western Regions, Gao Xianzhi played a vital role.

Even during the reign of the Holy Emperor, he never thought of transferring Gao Xianzhi away. Instead, he devoted all his troops and even built a huge armory in Qixi to support him with all his strength.

Wang Chong never expected that the imperial court would abolish Gao Xianzhi at this time and withdraw the Anxi God of War from the territory.

To the west of Congling Ridge, the Dashi Empire, located in the far west, has always been eyeing the Tang Empire. In the last battle of Talas and Khorasan, although Wang Chong had won many battles and even killed millions of Dashi cavalry, the whole Dashi was terrified.

But for this wild and unruly empire, which was full of tyranny and killing from its bones, just one or two defeats could not make it completely submit.

This empire's tradition of advocating force made it possible to retrain a large and combat-ready army after a short period of cultivation no matter how much it suffered.

Without Gao Xianzhi, the entire Western Regions would face the danger of being wiped out once the Dashi broke out!