The shadow of the country

Now it is the time of Zi, and the Weiyang Palace has been protected layer by layer by a thousand imperial guards, as tight as an impenetrable shield.Yi Lan stood outside these more than 1000 people, looking in the direction of Kunhe Palace with cold eyes. "Have all those people been found?" He asked suddenly.

"After receiving the list, my subordinates hurriedly sent someone to look for it, but only found [-] households. Please forgive me, master." The former commander of the Imperial Forest Army knelt down in the tunnel.

When Yi Lan saw it, she immediately turned around and helped him up, "Time is running short, and it is not easy to find [-] households in one day. Thank you for your hard work."

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers led by the crown prince arrived in a hurry.Seeing the hard-to-break encirclement outside Weiyang Palace and Yilan in armor, she was startled: "Why are you here?!"

After hearing this, Yi Lan smiled lightly and said slowly, "Then, why is His Royal Highness here?"

"The prince is here to catch the assassin." The prince replied.Before this, the empress had told him that if anyone asked why he brought so many soldiers, he would say that it was to capture the assassin. "What about you? Your soldiers and horses have surrounded your father's Weiyang Palace like this. Could it be that you have some evil intentions?" The prince's facial features showed a sarcasm, and his tone was quite difficult.

"I'm afraid it's not me who has evil intentions." Yi Lan's deep eyes stared straight at the prince, staring directly at the prince's back. "Bring them here." He turned his head and ordered lightly.

After finishing speaking, someone brought up those 600 people, some of them were old and young, one could tell from the uniforms that they were all ordinary people.When they were first brought here, they were still terrified by so many soldiers and horses and the terrifying atmosphere, but when they saw the army of the prince's side, their eyes suddenly changed from fear to surprise.When the prince's army saw this group of people, they also became a lot more excited - those people were their family members whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

The prince naturally didn't notice this, he just raised his eyebrows and said: "Who are they? You brought at least five hundred of them. As a prince, don't you know that outsiders are not allowed to enter the palace?"

"Where are they outsiders? They are criminals who are going to be wanted by the court soon." Yi Lan said lightly, with a hint of ironic smile on her face.

"What?" the prince asked puzzled.

"Conspiracy to usurp the throne, according to the law, you should be Ling Chi and punish the nine clans. If you are a prince, you may be able to avoid death, but these people are the family members of your soldiers. Then, are they not the most wanted criminals by the court or what?" Yi Lan asked rhetorically.His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear clearly.The soldiers on the prince's side and the group of people were instantly shocked by Yi Lan's words, and some female relatives among the people were so frightened that they began to sob.

Hearing what he said, the prince unconsciously clenched his hands into fists, and the joints creaked. It turned out that Su Yilan knew that he was going to make trouble tonight, so it was useless to refute and deny it after thinking about it, but he still Somewhat surprised, I don't know how Su Yilan found out.

At this moment, Yi Lan looked at the soldiers on the prince's side, all of them glared angrily, but she could only suppress her anger, for fear that if she was not careful, her family members would be killed.In fact, their reaction was just as Yi Lan expected.He glanced at the soldiers who dared not speak out, "I don't want them to die, do you? In the past, you were your own masters, and it was not your fault. Now it is too late to look back. If you don't help others to rebel, your decisions in the past I don't look into the past, and your family will let you go immediately."

Time stood still for a moment, and there seemed to be a chill in the air.There was no sound in front of Weiyang Palace, but Yilan could tell that the soldiers on the Prince's side were obviously shaken.

"Send them out of the palace." Yi Lan turned her head to look at the panic-stricken people and ordered her subordinates.

After hearing this, the former commander of the Imperial Forest Army seemed very panicked: "Fifth Prince, these people are our only bargaining chips..."

"I know." Yi Lan said calmly. "Each household will give another ten taels of silver, and send it out of the palace to settle down."

"But……"

"Needless to say, I've made up my mind, let him go." Before the subordinate could finish speaking, Yi Lan interrupted him.He knows that if he wants to be convincing, he must first show some sincerity.He was betting, but let go of all his chips.He knew that his troops were not as many as the prince's, and what he was betting on was a little repayment of kindness in human nature.He not only bet on 6000 taels of silver, but also bet on the success or failure of this time.If he wins, he must win a big victory; if he loses, he will lose everything, not only 6000 taels of silver, but also the lives of his father and himself.

When the families of those soldiers were sent away, the prince was slightly relieved.Su Yilan is really stupid, he let go of those people with his own hands, then he has nothing in his hands that can threaten his soldiers, not to mention that his soldiers and horses are not as many as his own, so what qualifications do he have? Compete with him?The prince firmly believed that as long as tonight passed, the person sitting on the dragon chair would definitely be him.But the following facts told him how wrong this idea was.The qualification that Yi Lan can compete with him is the military spirit that he does not have.A strong man never makes an unsure bet, but Su Yilan is such a strong man.

At this time, the soldiers on the prince's side became a little restless. They thought that the fifth prince would threaten them with their family members, but they never expected that they would be sent back unscathed.Ten taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for two years.How could they not know that seeking power and usurping the throne is a matter of disloyalty and unrighteousness?Helping others to usurp the throne, is it what they want?It's just for the family to have a better life.Now that the fifth prince has made such a generous move, he has kept the family safe for two years with a single sentence, and they are naturally grateful.

"Your Highness Fifth, there is nothing you can do to repay your great kindness and virtue. Now I would like to cast aside the darkness and turn to the light, and swear to be loyal to the fifth prince!" A moment later, a soldier on the prince's side came out first and clasped his fists at Yi Lan.

At this time, a smile appeared in Yi Lan's eyes.He has been waiting, waiting for the first soldier to turn to him to appear.Because as long as the first one appears, there will definitely be a second one, and a third one... Giving favors to others is often easier to make people work hard than holding others.

Soon, nearly a thousand soldiers from the prince's side came out one after another, even far exceeding the 600 who received favors.Seeing that nearly [-]% of the soldiers on his side went to the enemy's side, the prince immediately gritted his teeth with hatred: "What do you want?!" He shouted at Yi Lan, his eyes were bloodthirsty scarlet.

After listening to his words, Yi Lan seemed to smile a little, then stared directly at the prince with deep eyes, and said, "Is it what I want or what is your Highness thinking? Seeking power and usurping the throne, such an unfaithful, unrighteous and unfilial person Things can be done. If this matter is recorded in the annals of history, how will future generations of the people judge you? You are already the prince, what do you want?!"

It is rare for the crown prince to see Yi Lan so sharp, and he can't help but feel a little guilty when he speaks in such a tone, but he still tries his best to maintain a firm attitude: "Since I am already the crown prince, I will be the future emperor! Instead of waiting for the father to drive It would be better to ascend the throne earlier! What's more, if I don't ascend the throne now, I don't know who will take the throne! Su Yilan, do you dare to say that you have never coveted me as the crown prince?!"

Yi Lan didn't expect the crown prince to say such disrespectful words, but he didn't argue much, just stood in front of the Weiyang Palace gate with a heroic air.He admitted that he had coveted it, but what he coveted was not the crown prince, what he wanted was the throne.Only by sitting in a supreme position can the people who care about not be harmed.How could Yilan not know that her mother and concubine were killed by the queen?Therefore, for the last words of his mother and concubine, and to avenge her, he must also sit on the throne!

Seeing that Yilan was silent, the prince immediately lost his patience, and said ruthlessly to the subordinates behind him: "What are you still doing in a daze?! Let the prince arrest him! Whoever breaks through the siege first and enters Weiyang Palace will be rewarded!"

As soon as these words came out, thousands of soldiers rushed up immediately, and the front of Weiyang Palace was surrounded by the prince's soldiers.In fact, before this, the prince still set up formations for his own army and explained the tactics, but he was confused by Yilan's words. Besides, there were nearly 1000 people missing in the team at once, and no matter how sophisticated and simple the formation was, it would not be enough. put out.Yilanbu's encirclement circle looks simple on the outside, but it is actually extremely strong and difficult to break.In addition, the prince's thousands of soldiers were scattered to pieces, unable to form a team, and could not find a fixed breakthrough point, so naturally they were defeated.Now, who wins and who loses is a foregone conclusion.

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