In the secret room, Shi Miyuan looked seriously at Li Zhixiao, Liang Chengda, Mo Ze, Xue Ji, Nie Zishu and other close confidants, and said: "The officials are arrogant, disobeying the Queen Mother, and persecuting the ministers below. They can be described as cold and unrighteous. In fact,
It is not the choice of a benevolent king. I will establish a new king. What do you think?"
Liang Chengda and others felt suddenly after hearing this. They did not expect that Shi Miyuan would have such a bold idea and even wanted to abolish Li Li!
This is no joke. If it succeeds, they will not be able to make the king or prime minister, because he, Shi Miyuan, is still in charge of the government and it will not be their turn.
But if you fail, you will die with your body and your family. Compared with this comparison, your motivation will inevitably be insufficient and your will will inevitably be weak.
Only Li Zhixiao, who was forcibly resigned, looked excited. He encouraged: "What are you waiting for? Zhao Yun is a foolish king. Xianggong Shi pushed him to the throne, but did he have any respect for Xianggong? I
Li Zhixiao was loyal to him, but he humiliated me in front of the civil and military officials of the court. When did the Song Dynasty have such an official family?"
"He did this to me today, and he will do this to you tomorrow."
Li Zhixiao no longer had any respect for Zhao Yun, because Zhao Yun gave him a nickname, "Li Sanwu". He was ignorant, talentless and incompetent. You can imagine how he felt.
Liang Chengda, Mo Ze and others relied on Shi Miyuan to make their fortunes. They had low moral character and little sense of loyalty. Now that Li Zhixiao was advocating it, they were naturally a little tempted, fearing that they would become Li Zhixiao's second best.
Shi Miyuan stared at them with sharp eyes. Finally, he took out a letter from his sleeve and said: "I never fight an uncertain battle. The Queen Mother has agreed to this matter, but it is just a matter of following a procedure."
After saying that, Shi Miyuan clasped his hands together and three people walked out from the side door of the secret room. They were Xia Zhen, the commander of the capital in front of the palace, Hou Yong, the commander of the infantry army, and Li Jinfang, the commander of the horse army.
These three people were in charge of all the troops stationed in Lin'an, including the troops guarding the imperial palace.
Shi Miyuan said slowly but without losing his dignity: "If you are willing, just sign. If you are not willing, I will not force you to do so."
Shi Miyuan threw the letter on the desk. No need to ask, what was written on it was about joining forces to depose and establish Zhao Yun. The purpose was of course to make the people involved have no way out, and the road would go to the dark side, and no one would want to regret it halfway.
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Li Zhixiao was the first to walk over, unfold the letter, and write his name on it, looking eager to try.
At this time, the scene of how Zhao Yun was deposed and committed suicide had already flashed through Li Zhixiao's mind hundreds of times.
Xia Zhen, Hou Yong, and Li Jinfang also stepped forward and wrote their names on it.
"Liang Chengda, Mo Ze, Nie Zishu, Xue Ji, Zhao Rushu, Hu Jie, will you sign?"
Liang Chengda and other six people were called by Shi Miyuan one by one. They knew that it would be impossible not to express their stance today.
They weighed it for a while and felt that Shi Miyuan was such a powerful force and that the army and the Queen Mother supported him. Under such circumstances, deposing a puppet emperor was indeed just a joke. In the end, they did not hesitate too much and signed one by one.
Put your name on it.
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Let us say that Xia Zhen left Shi Miyuan's mansion and was discovered by Xia Gui, who was sent to monitor Shi Miyuan.
Xia Zhen was wondering, why did his uncle come out of the palace to attend the banquet so late?
Xia Gui was thinking about it, but Xia Zhen had already noticed him. Xia Zhen waved to him quietly, and Xia Gui had no choice but to follow him quietly.
It turns out that Xia Gui's every move has always been under Xia Zhen's control. Xia Gui monitored Shi Miyuan, and he himself was also monitored by Xia Zhen.
As they were far away from Shi Miyuan's mansion, Xia Zhen said to Xia Gui very seriously: "Xia Gui, go and report to the officials immediately, saying that Shi Miyuan will depose and establish him at tomorrow's court meeting. Time is urgent, so go quickly.
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Xia Gui's head buzzed, and all he felt was a blank, "Uncle, does that thief Shi Miyuan really dare to do such a treasonous thing?"
Xia Zhen's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Go quickly, we don't have time."
Xia Gui did not dare to neglect and immediately went to Prince Rong's Mansion.
Xia Gui came to Prince Rong's Mansion and reported the emergency situation to Zhao Yun. Although Zhao Yun had been prepared, he still felt surrounded by an inexplicable pressure that made it difficult for him to breathe.
Forced to calm down, Zhao Yun said to Xia Gui: "How did you know this news? Who told you?"
Xia Gui replied: "My uncle told me this from his own mouth. There is no lie. Please ask His Majesty to judge."
Zhao Yun's mind was spinning rapidly, and he finally said: "Xia Gui, you go to Han Hong immediately and ask him to act according to the plan. Remember, you must convey it to Han Hong in person."
"Yes, I will go right now."
Xia Gui took the order and left.
Zhao Yun picked up his pen again and hurriedly wrote down a short code word. The meaning of the code message was to ask Zheng Qingzhi to go to Yang Shi overnight and persuade Yang Shi to switch sides and support him.
"Zhang Tong, this secret letter is related to my life and the national destiny of the entire Song Dynasty. You must deliver it to Zheng Qingzhi personally without being discovered. Please."
The channel used by Zhao Yun to communicate with Zheng Qingzhi before was slower because there were four people in between. Now that time was urgent, Zhao Yun couldn't wait at all, so he had to do something special.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Don't worry, Your Majesty. Even if I lose my head, I won't lose my letter."
Zhang Tong hid the letter, avoiding outside eyes and ears, and carefully left Prince Rong's Mansion.
Zhao Yun was excited, his chest heaved violently, he felt both tremendous pressure and excitement. This feeling was amazing.
"The decisive battle is tonight." Zhao Yun murmured.
Let us say that when Xia Zhen returned to the palace, he began to follow Shi Miyuan's arrangements and replace all the guards who had previously guarded the palace gate, Chui Gong Hall, Cining Hall, Funing Hall and other important places.
At the same time, the Infantry Army Division and the Horse Army Division also began to change their defenses. They mobilized 50,000 troops overnight to enter Lin'an City and replaced all the people at each city gate.
They also stepped up patrols at night, with groups of soldiers patrolling back and forth on the streets. However, because there had been such night patrols in previous major assassinations, they did not attract any special attention.
It was already late at night and the silence was overwhelming. Shi Miyuan did not sleep, but sat upright with his eyes closed, quietly waiting for news.
Soon, Li Zhixiao, Liang Chengda, Nie Zishu and others came to report that Xia Zhen, Hou Yong, and Li Jinfang had successfully completed the defense change of the palace and Lin'an City in accordance with the order, and that all the manpower everywhere had been replaced by their own.
People, the overall situation has been firmly grasped.
After hearing this, Shi Miyuan opened his eyes and sneered, and said: "The decisive battle will be tomorrow. Zhao Yun, what are you going to fight with me for?"