Long Chen said: "Jinling City is in a mess. Everyone actually has opinions in their hearts. I just expressed my thoughts for them."
The evil spirit went against the grain and Li Chengdao was willing to be a vassal. The unlucky people were the people.
The able-bodied were dragged to the battlefield, their family property was used as military rations, and the people felt resentment in their hearts.
Lu Ji asked: "Sir, what should we do now?"
Long Chen said: "Don't move for now, let the people continue to discuss, and then take action when the time is right."
Let public opinion continue to ferment. Only after sufficient preparation for public opinion can we do the follow-up work.
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Wu'an Prince's Mansion.
A carriage quietly entered from the side door, and a young man stepped out of the carriage. This man was Huairen, the son of Huaiyi, the Qing of Dali Temple.
Huai Yi was killed because he refused to accept the ghost fetus. Huairen has always wanted revenge and has been preparing secretly.
But before, everyone was afraid of ghost fetuses. Huairen contacted everywhere and only found 23 like-minded people.
Such a small number of people is simply not enough.
After the nursery rhyme spread, many people began to turn their attention to Li Zhaoliang. Huairen persuaded him intentionally or unintentionally, and many people expressed their willingness to join the team.
Today, Huairen came to the palace again and wanted to discuss the matter with Li Zhaoliang in detail. ⑧①ZW.????m
"Master Huai, please come inside."
When Liao Houqi saw Huairen get out of the car, he immediately greeted him and entered the secret room.
"Is the prince here?"
Huairen asked anxiously.
Liao Houqi said: "Wait a moment, I'll be here soon."
Soon, Li Zhaoliang walked in, and Liao Houqi was guarding the door.
"Your Majesty."
"Master Huai, please sit down."
The two sat down and Huairen began to say: "There is a nursery rhyme circulating in Jinling City today. Your Majesty must already know it."
Li Zhaoliang nodded slightly. Of course he knew the nursery rhyme. He also guessed that this nursery rhyme was released by Yu Fuguo.
Huairen said happily: "Your Majesty, this is God's will."
Before that, Huairen's plan was to contact people with lofty ideals to resist the ghosts and ask Li Zhaoliang to be the leader, that's all.
Things are different now. After hearing the nursery rhymes, Huairen wanted to elect Li Zhaoliang as emperor, replace Li Chengdao, and establish a new court.
Li Zhaoliang looked at Huairen with a worried look on his face and said, "Master Huai also thinks that this king should ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?"
Huairen nodded solemnly and said: "This is what I think. I contacted the officials in the court and 98 people were willing to support the prince."
Huairen took out a list from his personal clothes, with names written on it and bloody handprints.
Li Zhaoliang read the list and was secretly happy. He didn't expect so many officials to support him.
"This is seeking power and usurping the throne, which is treacherous and treasonous."
Li Zhaoliang tested Huairen, and Huairen said firmly: "The prince's move is only to preserve the 400-year-old foundation of Daliang, not to tamper with us."
"Ghosts are raging, the DPRK is full of chaos, the current emperor is like a puppet, and Daliang exists in name only. If this continues, Daliang will surely perish."
"As a member of the royal family of Daliang, how can you sit back and watch the destruction of Daliang?"
The more Huairen talked, the more excited he became. Li Zhaoliang patted Huairen on the shoulder and said, "I already know Lord Huai's mood."
"I want to tell you something, Master Huai, don't panic."
Huairen felt strange. He was about to usurp the throne and ascend to the throne. What else could make people panic?
"My royal brother has issued a secret edict, ordering me to ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor."
Li Zhaoliang finally revealed this huge secret.
Huairen looked shocked, thinking he had heard wrongly.
Li Chengdao actually ordered Li Zhaoliang to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. This is incredible.
"Sir Huai, it's hard to believe that this king knows this. I didn't believe it at the beginning."
"Brother Huang said that the ghost fetus has controlled the country and it should be difficult for him to escape, so he allowed me to proclaim himself emperor."
Huairen finally came to his senses, and said with surprise and surprise: "In this case, what the prince did was in accordance with the order, why should the prince hesitate?"
Huairen was very happy. With Li Chengdao's secret edict, it was a matter of course for him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. He was not plotting rebellion and treason, and the guilt in his heart was gone.
Li Zhaoliang said: "Master Huai, don't be excited. Although there is a secret edict from the emperor, this matter must be kept secret."
"The key to this matter is not the emperor, but the ghost. His power and minions are still there, so we must guard against it."
Huairen nodded and said: "Xiaoguan knows how powerful it is. With the emperor's secret edict, I can go ahead and do it."
Li Zhaoliang said: "Sir Huai, the emperor not only gave you a secret edict, but also sent someone to this king."
Huairen said in surprise: "Who is it?"
There is a shortage of manpower for the matter of proclaiming the emperor, and Huairen is looking forward to it.
Li Zhaoliang said in a deep voice: "Yu Fu Guo."
Huairen was taken aback and said, "Didn't Yufu Kingdom surrender to the enemy? The Imperial City Directorate has rebelled!"
The Yufu Kingdom defected to Long Chen, the Imperial City Division exterminated all nine tribes, and Jinling City experienced a catastrophe. Everyone knew about this.
Li Zhaoliang suddenly said that Yu Fuguo was a helper sent by Li Chengdao, which Huairen found unacceptable.
"Master Huai, this is the emperor's clever plan. If we don't do this, Yufu Country will never be able to escape the control of Gui Fei."
"He pretended to surrender to the enemy, then returned to Jinling City, and secretly helped me become emperor."
It took Huairen a long time to accept that Yu Fuguo pretended to surrender to the enemy but really served the country.
"I didn't expect... the Imperial City Secretary could actually pay so much for Daliang."
Huairen was shocked.
Because they pretended to surrender to the enemy, all the people in the Imperial City Division were exterminated, and tens of thousands of people were killed in Jinling City.
The Imperial City Secretary became a traitor in everyone's eyes.
I never expected that all this was arranged by Li Chengdao.
"Where is Mr. Yu now? Is he already in Jinling City?"
Huairen wanted to see Yu Fuguo.
Li Zhaoliang said: "It has been some time, and I want you to meet me."
"We are weak and need to concentrate all our efforts to achieve success."
Huairen nodded and said: "Your Majesty will arrange a time for your subordinates to summon all the colleagues who have joined the gang and discuss it together."
Li Zhaoliang nodded and said: "Okay, that's it for today, you go back first."
Huairen got up happily, left the secret room, and took the carriage out the side door to go back.
After Huairen left, Li Zhaoliang thought for a while and said, "Go to Qijia Liquor Shop to find Yu Fuguo and tell him that I want to meet him."
Now that the matter has come to a head, we must discuss it face to face.
Liao Houqi immediately went out to Qijia Liquor Shop.
When we arrived at the store, the bartender greeted us warmly: "Eunuch Liao, you haven't been here for a while. What kind of drink would you like this time?"
Liao Houqi said: "The wine last time was good, I will go to your winery to have a look."
The bartender took Liao Houqi to the backyard, where there was a wine shop.
After entering the wine shop and sitting down, Liao Houqi waited for Yu Fuguo to come over.
Upstairs, Yu Fuguo was discussing with Long Chen.
"Now there are 10,000 forbidden troops in Jinling City, 20,000 officers in the garrison, and the surrounding barracks are all empty, so there are 30,000 people."
There was a map of Jinling City spread on the table. Yu Fuguo pointed to the Yamen next to the palace and said.
The garrison mansion is the yamen that governs Jinling City, similar to the Jingzhao mansion in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
The soldiers and horses in the hands of the garrison were used to manage Jinling City and several surrounding places. The chief officer was the garrison eunuch, appointed by Li Chengdao.
This garrison eunuch was only responsible for the administration of the imperial city and did not participate in the government affairs. In order to stay away from the government affairs, he was only loyal to Li Chengdao.
Yu Fuguo once served as a garrison officer, but later resigned, and is now held by the eunuch Xiang Ji.
