All Li Jinglong's plans went smoothly, but something unexpected happened today.
He wanted to ask Liu Wenxue to invite other ministers to discuss the matter of city dedication after the morning court, but he did not expect to hear that the emperor was about to run away.
Li Jinglong never thought that such a situation would arise. The emperor was going to abandon the capital? This is too nonsense. What did his stupid nephew Li Qing think?
Because he didn't expect it at all, this incident caught him off guard.
Of course he didn't want the emperor to run away. If the emperor ran away, wouldn't his contribution to the dedication of the city be less? A capital with an emperor attached, or a capital without an emperor, which one do you think has the greater credit?
And he also knew what the emperor was thinking about him now, and he didn't want the emperor to really escape and ascend to heaven. Later, when the emperor knew that he had sacrificed the city by the way, he would probably hate him more than Li Ying.
If the emperor really escapes, he may not even be able to sleep well in the future.
Of course, this matter was discussed with several ministers nearby, and it was unanimously approved immediately. Everyone knew that the emperor would retaliate, and if he ran away, there would be endless troubles, so he must stop the other party from running away.
However, when asked how to prevent this matter, a minister suddenly said: "Why not inform King Cheng of this matter first and let him make a decision?"
As he said that, everyone looked directly at Li Jinglong, which made Li Jinglong feel dizzy. Obviously, everyone meant to let him contact Li Ying. After all, he claimed to be a middleman and someone from Li Ying's side. But the problem was that he didn't know what he was doing.
There is no way to contact Li Ying. Now Li Ying doesn't even know that he is from her side.
"Asshole! With the current situation, how can you contact the prince at will? What if something happens to scare the snake?" Li Jinglong said quickly.
Seeing everyone's obviously inquiring eyes, Li Jinglong was of course a little panicked, but he quickly thought of an explanation: "This matter is actually not a big deal, and it does not hinder our original plan."
"Oh? The general already has a solution?" asked a minister next to him.
"That's natural." Li Jinglong said confidently. He actually had a way, and the way was very simple, that is, procrastination.
Li Jinglong naturally knew where Li Ying's army was. The enemy's troops were almost here, so he would at least hold off for a while, waiting for the army to surround the capital. Naturally, the emperor would not be able to escape.
As for how to delay, he really has a way. And this method can not only delay Li Qing, but also make the other party so anxious that they have no time to care about them, and it can also make their next step smoother. It is simply a way to kill three birds with one stone.
In the final analysis, this method is very simple, that is, to directly announce that the emperor is running away.
The emperor's plan to run away naturally had to be carried out in secret. Of course, the only people who knew about it now were the ministers who attended the morning court. Moreover, the emperor did not decide to run away on the spot. He didn't think about it after he said it.
I decided to do this on the spot.
This is also certain. Even if the emperor really wanted to run away, he would not be able to announce it on the spot. He would definitely make preparations first, and then suddenly announce and run away, which would only inform some people.
What Li Jinglong has to do now is to announce this matter. If all the dignitaries and ordinary people in the capital know about it, the entire capital will be in chaos immediately.
When so many people are watching, if the emperor really starts to prepare, how can everyone stop talking about it? It is estimated that the emperor will be overwhelmed trying to deal with this matter.
If the emperor is too busy to take care of himself, will he still have time to take care of what they are preparing? He doesn't have the energy to take care of it if he wants to.
More importantly, their next plan is to open the city gate. And the city gate is currently guarded by guards, so it is not easy to persuade them to defect.
The natural reason why Li Jinglong was worried about so many ministers was because of this, because these ministers were somewhat related. Although the emperor was always on guard against relationships between civil servants and military generals, the problem was that they were officials in the same dynasty, so this was not related at all.
Does it matter?
Everyone was just trying to avoid suspicion. If it really didn't matter, how did Li Jinglong bribe the civil servants to speak to him?
Originally, Li Jinglong wanted to rely on the connections of this group of people to convince some people, and then they would also send some people here to control the city gate internally and externally. After all, as long as one city gate is controlled, this matter can still be done.
It will work, and Li Jinglong is a little confident.
But now, this matter has become easier to handle.
Because the emperor is about to run away. You said that if the emperor insisted on defending the city, the soldiers would naturally be inclined to obey the orders. But now that the emperor himself is about to run away, will these soldiers continue to work desperately?
So this undoubtedly made Li Jinglong's persuasion easier.
This matter was done as soon as possible, because it could not be delayed. Since the ministers had already discussed it, they immediately started to take action. Immediately, some people began to spread rumors in the capital, saying that the emperor was going to run away.
Normally no one would believe this kind of message, but now it is not an ordinary situation. Everyone knows that King Cheng Li Ying's army of hundreds of thousands has now come towards the capital, and it will be here soon. In this case,
Of course the emperor might run away.
This is also an important matter related to the interests of all the people, so the rumors spread at an incredible speed. In less than a day, the entire capital, both officials, businessmen and people, knew that the emperor was running away.
Someone with a clear eye has already decided on this matter.
Li Qing was stunned when he heard this. He was still hesitating. Why did the people below decide this matter?
He knew this because a group of students from Taiyuan College started a riot. A group of students went directly to the palace and expressed their indignation, making the emperor promise not to run away.
This matter really made Li Qing explode. Who made the decision for him? He didn't even say he wanted to run away. Besides, what does it have to do with these students whether he ran away or not?
Although he does want to run away now, these people are holding him up, making him seem like a sinner and a coward if he runs away. It seems that running away is like giving up the throne on his own initiative, and he is not worthy of continuing to be the emperor. This means
Li Qing was so disgusted that he didn't even know how to speak.
And just when the capital was already in a commotion, Linton and his troops, who had no idea that the arrangements ahead had been made, had also appeared near the capital.
This chapter has been completed!