The prince took a deep breath, suppressed the manic emotions in his heart, and ordered the eunuchs beside him: "Those two people, tell them to pack their things and get out of the East Palace."

"Your Highness..." the eunuch called out in embarrassment.

The prince has almost driven out his staff during this period. Now that he is encountering such a big thing, no one can help him come up with ideas. How can this be a good thing?

Xiao Ge could naturally guess what the princes were thinking. These people could even use the safety of a hundred thousand border soldiers and the entire Jin Dynasty as weights in their struggle for power. It was not unusual for them to kill Zhang Changshen on the road.

Since he sent people out, he naturally couldn't ignore them.

He called Zhang Changshen into the palace, summoned the four imperial guards, and said to Zhang Changshen: "These four will protect you personally, and there are four more secret guards who will protect you secretly. It's a hard and dangerous journey, so please take care of yourself."

When Zhang Changshen thanked him and led the four imperial guards out of the palace, Xiao Lingpu, Xiao Lingyan, and Fu Yunlang were already waiting for him at the palace gate.

"Master Zhang, please come to Prince An's Mansion to have a talk." Xiao Lingpu raised his hand to him.

Zhang Changshen has never been close to the prince. But now he has no choice.

Except for the second and fifth princes, all the other princes are suspected of border issues. He has also become the target of death for those princes who have evil intentions. If he doesn't choose to stand with the second and fifth princes at this time, he will only die.

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He did not think that the eight guards given to him by the emperor could keep him safe.

When Xiao Lingpu left the palace to build a palace, he was named Prince An. Prince An's Palace was his residence outside the palace.

The group went to Prince An's Mansion and exchanged polite greetings. Fu Yunlang also gave Zhang Changshen a big gift and asked him to deliver the food and grass on time, find out the truth, and clear his father and brother's innocence.

"Your Highnesses and Second Young Master Fu, don't worry. I am loyal to your Majesty and loyal to your Majesty's orders. I will naturally obey the Emperor's orders."

Zhang Changshen said, looking at Xiao Lingyan with a faint smile: "I heard that it was the fifth prince who recommended me to the emperor."

Xiao Lingyan quickly apologized and said: "I proposed to my father, not only because I know your integrity and ability, but also because I can ensure your safety."

As he said this, he made a gesture, and ten men in gray clothes came in from the door and saluted Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan.

"These are death warriors who will secretly protect your safety. Your food is also under their supervision," Xiao Lingyan said.

Xiao Lingpu slapped his palms twice, and two more people came in from the door. At first glance, they were martial arts masters.

He said to Zhang Changshen: "This is my bodyguard, who has been with me all year round. The two of them are on the bright side, protecting your safety together with the bodyguard sent by your father, and also supervising each other.

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With the two groups of guards, one in the dark and the other in the dark, and the delivery of dead men, Zhang Changshen's uneasy heart was finally relieved.

He knew that there might be hidden chess pieces from other factions among the guards sent by the emperor, but the guards and dead soldiers sent by Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan had no ulterior motives. They should all be their subordinates who had been carefully trained by themselves.

In this world, apart from his family, the people who least want to see anything happen to him are probably the two princes and Second Young Master Fu in front of him.

"I won't refuse in vain. So I would like to thank the two princes." He stood up and said.

It was only then that Fu Yunlang said: "Master Zhang is working hard for my father and brother. If our Fu family doesn't express it, wouldn't it be heartless? But the Fu family does not have anyone with higher martial arts skills than the two princes, so we can only contribute a little.

Power."

He waved outside, and four sergeants walked in.

He said to Zhang Changshen: "These four people are very familiar with the terrain of the border pass. They can speak various dialects of the border pass and are familiar with the customs and habits of the local ethnic groups. If something happens and you want to hide in the homes of the people at the border pass, you only need to give them an order.

I will protect you from the group and dangerous situations."

Zhang Changshen once again sincerely thanks you.

The guards and sergeants given to him by the two princes and Fu Yunlang were extremely practical. With these people, he believed that he would be able to come back safely and alive.

After Zhang Changshen left the palace, he was taken into Prince An's Mansion by Prince An. Soon after, he came out with six more guards. Two of them were often with the second prince; the other four, judging by their temperament and dress, looked like Fu Dayong's army.

The person he sent to the capital to protect his family.

This situation was quickly reported to the palace, to the ears of other princes and ministers in the capital.

Xiao Ge felt very relieved when he heard that the second and fifth princes and Ping Nanhou Mansion had sent guards to Zhang Changshen.

He was also watching the reactions of Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan.

If the two of them didn't express anything to Zhang Changshen, or if they expressed it only in words, then he would naturally be disappointed with these two sons. It seems fine now.

He ordered the imperial guard: "Go and check and see how the other princes reacted after hearing the news."

The imperial guard left after hearing the order, and came back two hours later to report: "There was no reaction from His Highness the Third Prince. I don't know if His Highness the Crown Prince was angry because of this, but directly smashed his most beloved tea set."

He paused: "When His Royal Highnesses heard the news, they hurriedly came out of Prince Qian's Mansion and seemed to want to enter the palace. But when they reached the palace gate, they changed their minds and turned back to Prince Qian's Mansion."

The fourth prince, Xiao Linghan, was named King Qian after he left the palace and built a palace.

Xiao Ge sighed: "My prince is completely useless. The fourth prince is no longer useful."

The imperial guards and Eunuch Xie and Eunuch Zhang who were standing nearby did not dare to answer the question.

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It's not that there was no response from the third prince, he was gathering his men to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?" the third prince's staff asked, "Should we proceed as planned?"

Their original plan was to have Guo Jitong create some trouble before departure, so that they would not be able to collect food and grass on time, let alone set off on time.

But now that the emperor has sent Zhang Changshen out, he has obviously made several princes suspicious. If they continue to act according to the original plan, their whereabouts may be exposed in front of the emperor. Although the matter will not involve the third prince, but abolish

A chess piece that has been buried for many years is also very distressing.

The third prince raised his head and looked at the other staff: "What do you think?"

"Your Highness, we have been planning for many years, and now is the time to put the blame on the crown prince and remove the arms of the second and fifth princes. I feel that it is worthwhile to destroy even one chess piece."

Other staff members agreed.

The third prince nodded: "Sure, let's do it."

Providing one hundred thousand soldiers with food and fodder for a month is not a small sum. In the past few days, officials from the Ministry of Revenue have been busy calculating the amount of food needed and weighing the fodder that the horses will need before the food is stored in the treasury. The Ministry of War is responsible for arranging the transportation of food and grass.

vehicles and personnel.
Chapter completed!