Yu Fuguo and Lu Ji immediately stood up and followed the bartender to the backyard.
Long Chen was sitting under the eaves of the backyard. The two of them immediately came forward to pay their respects: "I pay my respects to you, sir."
Long Chen smiled and said: "How is it? How did things go?"
Both Yu Fuguo and Lu Ji looked confused and were embarrassed to answer.
"It seems that things are not easy to handle. Let's go into the house and talk."
Long Chen stood up, and Yu Fuguo took Long Chen to the room on the second floor.
After closing the door, the three of them sat down.
Yu Fuguo reported the recent situation in detail, and Long Chen listened while thinking of countermeasures.
After meeting Li Zhaoliang last time, he agreed to proclaim himself emperor.
But Li Zhaoliang has no one available, and there are only more than 40 people from the Imperial City Division in Yufu State.
According to the original plan, Yufuguo planned to recruit some people to join, but the current status of the Imperial City Secretary was not suitable for public appearances.
As for the Forbidden Army, Yufu State has also made plans to send people to infiltrate them and recruit the Forbidden Army to rebel together.
Later, it was discovered that it was not feasible because the Imperial Army was afraid of ghost fetuses and they did not dare to do so.
"So, so far, we have just established a connection with Li Zhaoliang, that's all."
After listening to this, Long Chen finally understood the current situation.
Yu Fuguo nodded helplessly: "That's it."
Long Chen thought for a while and said: "The matter is indeed difficult to handle. Although Jinling City is empty, there are still more than 10,000 forbidden troops guarding it. Including the people in the yamen, there are about 30,000 officers and soldiers. It is not easy to deal with it."
Lu Ji said: "The city is very strictly controlled. The government would rather kill anyone by mistake than let go of anyone suspicious."
"Some officers and soldiers even took the opportunity to kill people indiscriminately, and everyone was afraid."
Long Chen nodded slightly and said: "We need to increase our manpower. Just dozens of us are not enough. I want to think about how to start."
At this time, the bartender knocked on the door and said: "Shopkeeper, the prince has come to buy drinks. He said he wants good drinks."
Yu Fuguo immediately said: "Li Zhaoliang sent someone here."
Long Chen nodded, Yu Fuguo opened the door and said to the bartender: "Bring this person up."
The bartender went down to take the people, and Long Chen immediately changed his clothes and said, "From now on, I am from the Imperial City Division."
Yu Fuguo and Lu Ji nodded.
Soon, a slightly fat man walked in. This man was Li Zhaoliang's personal eunuch Liao Houqi.
Liao Houqi entered the door, and Lu Ji quickly closed the door.
"Eunuch Liao, please sit down."
Lu Ji asked Liao Houqi to sit down, Yu Fuguo immediately poured tea, and Long Chen stood beside him.
Liao Houqi sat down and asked: "Mr. Yu, the prince asked me to come over and ask how things are going?"
In fact, Li Zhaoliang really wanted to be the emperor.
When Li Chengdao was still here, he didn't dare to have this idea.
After Yu Fuguo talked about proclaiming himself emperor, Li Zhaoliang thought about it day and night, and often asked Yufu Guo how things were progressing.
Lu Ji said: "Eunuch Liao, don't be anxious. This is a major matter that will change for another day. Don't be too hasty."
Yu Fuguo also consoled him: "My father-in-law went back and told the prince that things are being arranged. Please be patient and don't be impatient. Don't be impatient about this matter, otherwise things will change if you are impatient."
Liao Houqi also knew that things should not be rushed. If the rebels and proclaimed emperor were exposed, everyone would die.
"In this case, I will go back and report to the prince."
Liao Houqi stood up and happened to see Long Chen standing next to him.
Long Chen's equipment was extraordinary. Liao Houqi was stunned for a moment and asked: "This is..."
Yu Fuguo immediately said: "This is someone from our company whom my father-in-law has seen."
Liao Houqi looked at Long Chen carefully, nodded slightly and said, "Oh, I don't remember."
After sending Liao Houqi out, Yu Fuguo returned upstairs and waited for Long Chen's instructions.
Long Chen thought for a while and said: "If you want to achieve great things, you must first win the hearts and minds of the people. This is how we should handle this matter."
Yu Fuguo and Lu Ji listened to Long Chen's instructions.
...
Liao Houqi came out of Qijia Liquor Store and carefully got on the carriage.
The clerk in the store carried several jars of wine to the carriage, and it looked like he was here to buy wine.
The carriage slowly drove out of Yong'an Lane, and on the road, imperial troops and officers and soldiers could be seen everywhere.
These soldiers had no one to control them and became lawless. They ate and drank in public without being paid, and even robbed things in the street.
The people in Jinling City dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
The carriage drove into the palace, and the servants came to carry the wine down. Liao Houqi hurried into Li Zhaoliang's secret room.
After closing the door, Li Zhaoliang asked: "How? What did Yu Fuguo say?"
Liao Houqi shook his head slightly and said: "Yu Fuguo still said not to rush. It seems that there is no progress."
Liao Houqi was not stupid, he could see that Yu Fuguo was helpless.
Li Zhaoliang was a little unhappy and said: "The emperor entrusted such an important matter to Yu Fuguo, but he is so incompetent. How can the country of Daliang be preserved?"
Liao Houqi echoed: "I am also worried that the Yufu Kingdom will not be able to achieve great things. The battles on the front line have repeatedly failed. If we don't hurry up, things will change later."
Li Zhaoliang was worried about a huge defeat on the front line, and Guitei took Li Chengdao back to Jinling City. At that time, he had no chance to become emperor.
Li Zhaoliang was upset and said: "If you wait a little longer, if Yu Fuguo cannot succeed, I will have to make plans myself."
Liao Houqi was worried that the matter would be exposed and implicate himself, so he quickly advised: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious, just wait."
Li Zhaoliang nodded slightly and had to wait patiently.
...
The next morning.
Shops on the streets of Jinling City opened their doors, residents came out with toilets in their hands, and there were excrement trucks collecting excrement along the way.
After the dung truck passed by, smoke was burning from the shops, and various breakfast shops were already open for business.
The city gates everywhere were opened, business travelers came in and out, and the whole city was once again a lively scene.
A few soldiers sat down at a bun shop, slapped the table and shouted: "Shopkeeper, please bring two baskets of buns!"
The shopkeeper recognized these people and cursed a bunch of vicious dogs in his heart, but he walked over with a cheerful face carrying two cages of steaming buns.
"Master Jun, please."
While the shopkeeper kept smiling, the soldier cursed impatiently: "Get out!"
The shopkeeper will go down to work immediately.
When other guests saw Bing Youzi, they didn't dare to offend him and left immediately after eating.
"Brother, do you think life is easy or difficult now?"
A veteran picked up a bun and took a bite. Oil and water flowed down his beard.
Another soldier said: "We are better off, as long as we don't go to the battlefield. Of those who go, not many are alive."
"I heard that Commander Yan's body could not be found, Commander Wu was beheaded by the formation, and all the brothers who went to the Imperial Army are gone."
Several soldiers were eating steamed buns and talking about the war on the front line. They were glad that they did not die.
"That Long Chen is really powerful. I didn't think he was so powerful when I was at the Long Family."
A veteran looked back on those days and felt very surprised.
At that time, Long Chen was also very powerful, but his martial arts skills were a little higher, that's all.
Now Long Chen, the gods and ghosts can retreat and can even stop crying.
"Hmph, what you said happened in the year of the monkey. Now Long Chen is King Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Who is his opponent?"
A soldier was eating steamed buns and shaking his head helplessly.
At this time, a group of children ran past on the street, holding buns and toys in their hands, singing:
The saint is not a saint, the king is not a king, the scorching sun is shining, and the beams of revival are rising.
