After a series of cover-ups, when Li Tong arrived at the garden of Lip Tak Fang, where the secret meeting was arranged, it was already evening.

"Lord Lang, the two guests have been waiting in the garden for a short time."

Su Sanyou, who had been waiting at the door, saw Li Tong get out of the car, and hurriedly greeted him.

"Good work!"

Li Tong nodded after hearing this, and said curiously: "What is the atmosphere when these two meet?" ”

"It's just that each of them was a little surprised, but they didn't say anything to each other."

Hearing Su Sanyou's answer, Li Tong felt a little clear in his heart, and at the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and walked towards the small pavilion in the depths of the garden.

Su Sanyou stayed outside the park, first inspected the secret posts arranged around the park, and then went to the Xintan wharf to ensure that the retreat arranged there could be used at any time.

When the two people in the small pavilion heard the footsteps, they each stood up vigilantly and looked out the door.

When Li Tong walked in, he saw that the two faces had different degrees of nervousness, and he was also happy in his heart, feeling that his life had finally reached a new height, these two people were first-class ministers, and they had both served as prime ministers, but now life and death were in their own hands.

If he took into account the attitude of these old ministers of the Tang family who ignored him in previous years, he could directly kill them here today, of course, there is no need for this at the moment.

Seeing that the two of them bowed their hands, Li Tong quickly walked into the pavilion and waved his hand and said, "Here and now, it is not calm enough. Gossip, there is no need to say more, after seeing the two, Xiao Wang will enter the palace. Today's adventurous gathering is just to talk about what you think and be honest with each other. ”

Hearing the king say this, the two of them sat down again, and they both stopped talking, but after glancing at each other, they continued to remain silent.

Li Tong took this scene in his eyes, and he was also happy in his heart, he didn't mind that the two of them were suspicious. If you come in and see these two people getting together and chatting happily, you should think carefully about whether you should do something with them.

As for now, whether these two people really can't be honest with each other, or whether they deliberately put on such a posture, Li Tong doesn't care. Even if it is disguised, at least it shows that they are now facing themselves squarely enough, even if they have their own ideas, without Li Tong's participation, there is no possibility of realizing it.

"This time, the conspiracy is due to Di Gong's transmission of the letter and the righteous statement, which makes me vigilant. But he felt that people were soft-spoken, and it was difficult to take on a big matter, so he asked someone to invite Li Xianggong back to preside over the situation. ”

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Li Tong spoke first and briefly explained the reason why they were together here.

Hearing this, Li Zhaode glanced at Di Renjie, and said "admiration" to Di Renjie with a twinkle in his eyes.

Seeing this, Di Renjie couldn't help but flash a trace of discomfort on his face, and bowed slightly and said: "Although I have no deep friendship with His Highness, I have a good understanding of everything His Highness has done since he entered the matter. Especially at the beginning of the year, the local officials were organized, and His Royal Highness's envoys took over, so that the households could settle down quickly, have a livelihood, and control chaos, Renjie was ashamed of himself. Now the demonic atmosphere in Jinai is even hotter, and all things are evil, and those who can help the right path and sweep away the demonic atmosphere are none other than His Highness. Dare to send a book, thanks to His Royal Highness's refusal to give up, major events, only donate yourself to serve, and die without regrets! ”

After saying this, Di Renjie glanced at Li Zhaode again and continued: "Big things are not two or three sincerity, Li Xianggong can get into the matter, and it will be more certain that it will be done!" ”

This means that Li Zhaode doesn't have to say that kind of yin and yang language, you don't have to run back when you hear this, and your legs and feet are faster than anyone else.

The corners of Li Zhaode's mouth grinned, and he didn't say anything more, and directly took out a drawing from his bosom and spread it out, which was the defense map of the entire Shendu City.

This is not a confidential picture book that he stolen, but a redrawing from memory. The accuracy may not be as accurate as the drawings drawn by the company after the survey, but through Li Zhaode's narration, many details that cannot be expressed in the drawings can be treasured and marked on this sketch.

For example, on the position of more than 20 zhang to the west of the north gate of Hanjiacheng, there is a sandwich wall city road that can lead directly to the east city, which was originally used to transport wood and stone materials to the east city, and can avoid the vast majority of palace guards.

Hearing Li Zhaode talk about this, Li Tong couldn't help but secretly smack his tongue, this area was within the range of a thousand cavalry, and he didn't even know that there was such a secret passage.

As for Li Zhaode knowing this, it is not surprising. Because today's Luoyang City Wall and Dongcheng Shangshudu Provincial Government were themselves built by Li Zhaode.

Before Li Zhaode entered the political hall as the prime minister, he also served as a summer official in the military department, and the city defense system still in use in Shendu City today was reorganized and arranged by his people.

The details may have been adjusted, but on the whole, there are not a few plans, coupled with the strength of the Shendu Forbidden Army deduced by Li Tong, it is basically possible to roughly analyze the deployment of the military strength of the Nanya Zhuwei.

At this point of discussion, Li Tong couldn't help but secretly sigh that a rebellion involving the prime minister was really unguardable.

The information provided by Li Zhaode directly fleshed out most of his mutiny plan, and this is still the time that Li Zhaode has left office and has been away from the government hall for several months before leaving office. If Li Zhaode was still in the political affairs hall, a piece of paper might not even need to see blood, and he would be able to directly control the entire imperial city.

Of course, if Li Zhaode is still in the political hall, Li Tong will not be able to win over his people to do things at all, such as Zhang Khanzhi's is still a minority after all.

As everyone knows, when he sighed here, Li Zhaode was also secretly amazed in his heart, and he only felt that it was definitely not a day or two to plan this matter on behalf of the king. Because the questions raised by others are all specific to the key points, which are clearly questions that can only be raised after a long period of thinking and summarizing.

As for Di Renjie, he didn't talk much at this time, mainly listening to the acting king and Li Zhaode discuss specific plans. One is that he is not in a hurry to show himself, and the other is that he really doesn't know much about this aspect.

But this does not mean that Di Renjie's participation is meaningless, after all, the mutiny is only a prerequisite for the success of the whole coup, not the whole thing.

When the specific mutiny idea has been sorted out, the next step is the demonstration of strength.

Seeing that everyone was in no hurry to speak, Li Tong simply proposed to write down all the powers that they could call on paper, and then show and select the part of the core power that they all agreed with.

Li Tong is very simple to write, the power that he can use on the table is nothing more than a thousand horsemen and the three thousand Suyue army athletes, and then expand outward, it is the right Jin Wuwei Tang Xianxuan and his second brother Dugu clan. I didn't need to think about it in detail, I just put pen to paper.

It's just that when he finished writing, he raised his eyes to look at Li Zhaode and Di Renjie again, either frowning and pondering, or sitting on the desk and slowing down the book, and he didn't put down the pen in his hand for a long time. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, and in order to show that he was also very talented, he simply wrote out the several ordnance warehouses that had just been moved to Hanjia City.

But even after writing this, the two are still not finished. These two people are both ministers of the country who have deep prestige and have been in the court for a long time, and of course they will not be unable to find the object of conspiracy, and the reason why they are like this is that there are still too many choices and need to be carefully weighed.

Seeing that the two of them did not stop writing for a long time, Li Tong could only comfort himself in his heart, what is the use of you finding so many comrades, in the end, Xuanwumen can only be defeated by Lao Tzu!

After another quarter of an hour, Li Zhaode and Di Renjie stopped writing one after another. Comparatively speaking, the list provided by Li Zhaode is longer, with more than 20 people, all of whom he feels credible and can be brought into the matter.

Li Tong is not surprised by this, after all, Li Zhaode has not been removed from office for a long time, and some personnel relations have not been completely diluted. There is also a more important point, Li Zhaode was born in the Li family in Longxi, and his relationship with Guan Longxungui also coincided. And this time he was ousted, which is also related to the preservation of a part of the Guanlong family, and the cause and effect of each other is very deep.

One of the more important reasons why Li Tong brought Li Zhaode back to Shendu was that he planned to let Li Zhaode replace Doulu Qinwang when things progressed to a certain extent. He didn't lie to his aunt either, he did have the idea of eliminating Doulu Qinwang in his heart, and it didn't matter what Doulu Qinwang's position was.

Of course, there is another more obscure reason why Li Zhaode has attracted so many candidates, that is, to ensure his right to speak in this matter.

No matter how majestic he was before, now he is just a criminal who was exiled and secretly sneaked back to the divine capital, and it is no longer beneficial to the position, so it must reflect that Lao Tzu can still shake people.

As for the relatively simple one provided by Di Renjie, there are only three people serving in the two yas, but there are more than a dozen candidates in Prefecture. This is the embodiment of Di Renjie's value, being able to quickly pacify the area around Shendu after the mutiny, prevent the riots from continuing to spread outward, and ensure that the situation can be fixed in the court.

Di Renjie's role is very complementary to Li Tong. His current relationship with other states is only Yao Xuan in Bianzhou and Li Element in Huaizhou, and these two are not very reliable. Before Wang Fangqing persuaded him to go to Guangzhou, he must have discussed it with Yao Xuan. As for Li Yuan, he just stared at him and wanted to step on him to return to the dynasty.

Each handed over a group of personnel, and the next step was to choose. Only those who agree with all three can be brought in for the next round of planning.

At this time, Li Tong also said in a timely manner that he had persecuted Doulu Qinwang through Lai Junchen, and after listening to it, the two of them nodded in agreement. Regarding Doulu Qinwang's pivotal position in the current situation, these two people have a much deeper understanding than the acting king.

After some ticking and crossing, five people were finally selected for the next step. They are Tang Xianxue and Quan Nansan provided by Li Tong, Xue Ne, the general of the right guard Zhonglang provided by Li Zhaode, and Li Daoguang, the general of the right guard, and Cui Xuanwei, the person of the Fengge House provided by Di Renjie.

Among these five people, Tang Xianxuan served as the general of the Right Jin Wuwei and was an important candidate to control the order in the city. Quan Nanchan was the leader of the remnants of Goguryeo, and Li Tong planned to arrange him in the Zuo Yulin army, but he still did not reveal to the two about Koji Chongyu.

Xue Ne of the right guard doesn't need to say much, if it weren't for Li Zhaode's ability to top this time, he would have been dragged into the case by his cousin Xue Jichang's matter, and it would be even more difficult to stay in Nanya. This was originally the candidate that Li Tong wanted to woo, but after the Wangchengyi murder case, Li Tong was limited in what he could do, and he did not have further contact with Xue Ne.

Li Daoguang, the doorman of the right prison, is also an old Guan Long, and the comparison with Dugu Yuanli, the doorman of the left prison, recommended by Li Tong, is very interesting.

The Dugu family was originally a branch of the Li family in Longxi, and was given the surname Dugu because he followed the Dugu letter of the Great Pillar State of the Western Wei Dynasty. As for Li Daoguang's family lineage, he was given the surname Li after Gaozu Li Yuan entered Guanzhong for his meritorious service. The confusion in the relationship between Li Kui and Li Ghost and Guan Longxun's circle can be seen.

The left prison guard judged it, and the right prison guard judged it in, and when doing things, it was obviously more important to go in than to come out. Now that Li Zhaode has provided a more suitable candidate, Li Tong will no longer fight and decide to develop Li Daoguang into the downline.

As for Cui Xuanwei provided by Di Renjie, although he is not the general of the two ya, his position is also very important because he lives in Fengge.

This mutiny was a joint action of multiple departments across the Wei Government, and there must be a person who coordinates in the center to issue an order, so that we can cooperate and act in a coordinated manner, and at the same time suppress the other southern armies and not act rashly.

In fact, the higher the position and prestige, the better. For example, in the Shenlong Revolution, the person responsible for controlling the armies in Nanya was the prime minister Li Dan, and the prime minister Zhang Khan Zhi and others were all fighting on the front line.

Li Tong and their small gang, of course, the configuration is not so high. The highest status of him is that he needs to fight on the front line and seize the Xuanwu Gate to control Ouchi.

As for Di Renjie and Li Zhaode, although they will also need to enter the Southern Province and even the political hall at that time, it is obviously not suitable to issue orders. Shi Dou Lu Qin in the Feng Pavilion looked at that old guy, and no one expected him to be responsible, so he needed a person who was on the job to issue orders.

In fact, Li Tong also has a similar candidate, that is, Lu Jingchu's father Lu Yuanfang, who also served as a member of the Fengge Pavilion in Fengge, and has the power to write edicts. But Lu Yuan was born in the south, and he may not be able to have much appeal at the critical moment. And Li Tong deliberately left this person not to write, but also to test the true thoughts of the two.

Although the three of them have now largely finalized the plan and candidates, there is a key question that has been tacitly avoided and has been tacitly avoided, that is, what kind of situation they want to achieve in this coup.

As far as Li Tong is concerned, of course, he hopes that he can do it in one step and succeed in rushing to the class. But he himself understands that this idea is more or less frivolous, and the possibility of being realized is very small.

This was also reflected in the discussion just now. Li Zhaode and Di Renjie are actively making suggestions to ensure their right to speak in this coup.

That's the problem, it's clear that what the two of them are trying to do is not a dragon's work.

is like Di Renjie's biography of Li Tong, which is about returning to the Li family. This kind of thing is said, if you really want to assist Li Tong to ascend to the throne, then why not say it more bluntly and accurately. Believe it or not is another matter, you have a big problem if you say it or not.

Li Tong's message to Li Zhaode was only an action to "eliminate all martial arts", and did not mention much purpose.

The kings of the Wu clan are the common enemies of him and Li Zhaode, if Li Tong blows nonsense and rambles about other things, Li Zhaode may not come back so simply, even if he is forcibly lured back, the degree of cooperation is definitely not so high.

Finally, the three of them are still relatively mature and forbearing, and they don't say that they have to do what I said as soon as they meet, otherwise Lao Tzu will not do it. Reach a certain tacit understanding first, at least kill Zhu Wu is the consensus that has been reached at the moment, as for what to do next, then continue to discuss on this basis.

This topic was first spoken by Di Renjie: "The most important thing is to control the ban as soon as possible, ask the imperial heir to make the book on his behalf, let Li Xianggong return to the court to resume the matter, and supervise the two offices on behalf of His Royal Highness the king, and there will be no major trouble in Jinnei." ”

As soon as he said this, not only Li Tong's expression became subtle, but Li Zhaode's eyes also flickered: "The Holy Emperor is in charge of the national industry, and he has received the Emperor's last orders. This time, the reason why the soldiers are admonished is to expel the kings of the Wu clan. If you ask the emperor to make an order first, where will the Holy Emperor be placed? It is absolutely inappropriate to use the son to resentment the mother, and to pursue short-term interests and harm the righteousness! ”

Hearing Li Zhaode's statement, Li Tong also spoke: "His Majesty the Holy Emperor is my favor, and the emperor's heir can be ordered, and he must not act on his behalf!" This time, the purpose of this work is to cleanse the evil spirits, and it is by no means an evil act that goes against grace and annihilates morality! ”

Even if no matter who will be in charge next, Di Renjie's words are simply nonsense.

It seems that the power of the two government soldiers will be divided to Li Tong, and the power will be given to Prime Minister Li Zhaode, but the problem is that the current imperial heir is not worthy at all. If they take over the order from the imperial heir, they will completely bind themselves to the imperial heir, and give up the righteousness.

Of course, Di Renjie also understood that his proposal was not reliable, and when he heard that both of them were opposed, he continued to say: "It's because I'm so narrow and greedy for short-term success. However, the emperor's heir has been banned for a long time, and people don't know his safety, so in order to stabilize people's hearts as soon as possible, it is better to ask the emperor's heir to be on standby in the southern province. ”

After saying this, Li Zhaode nodded and said: "Di Gong is indeed stable in this view, if the emperor is all in the middle of the ban, the foreign dynasty will be frightened and uncertain." ”

As he spoke, he and Di Renjie looked at the acting king together.

Li Tong had foreseen this, and after hearing this, he just bowed his head and said nothing, and after a while, he said again: "Only sincerity and faith, righteousness and bravery." The Emperor's Residence, I don't dare to get involved lightly, and I will ask the second duke to take care of this matter at that time. King Wei, I will get rid of it! After entering the palace arch from the Holy Emperor, he must not leave. ”

Hearing Li Tong say this, both of them raised their hands and clenched their fists, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is still righteous and brave, and it is really a blessing for the clan and the country!" ”

After Li Tong heard this, he sneered, and then said: "His Majesty the Holy Emperor has given me prudence, and I feel from the bottom of my heart, and I dare not be greedy for vanity and arrogance. Only the family and the country are important, and the second prince should not be so praised. Rather than being weak and superior, it is better to be innocent than the branches.

Today, I am talking about the sacrifice of my life with the second duke, and I don't think about my life, I really have no happiness in my life. If you insist on acting excessively, today's love will be gone, and I am afraid that the second prince will gradually become Pei Yan's story! ”

When the two of them heard this, they looked embarrassed for a while, but they finally believed that the acting king was not a lie, and he should be quite sincere.

Li Tong has a grudge against Xuanwumen for not a day or two, but he also knows very well where his limit is. Like his grandfather, who ascended to the throne by normal means, he had to abolish Wang Liwu and a series of other means to touch the real power.

It is not impossible for him to rise to power through this coup d'état, but the situation he will face after taking office, even if he is not a puppet, will not be much better.

At least Li Zhaode and Di Renjie in front of them are not people who are willing to do volunteer work, how much power should be given to them so that they can be willing to use it for themselves? And these two people do not represent the whole world.

The reason why he chose this point in time to start the incident was because he couldn't stand the endless power struggle of his grandmother in power. But if a young monarch with such prestige and insufficient qualifications as himself ascends to the throne, the intensity of the power struggle will be even higher.

At the moment, the little power he has in his hands is okay to rush into the Xuanwu Sect, and if he wants to deter the entire empire, it is purely too much. Right now, these two comrades-in-arms, he is enough to suppress them.

Not to mention that they don't plan to take the position at all, even if they really serve themselves wholeheartedly, Li Tong has to think about which force to use to enter the game to balance or even kill them, the answer is no.

At least if he is in power now, he must rely on a few old ministers to pacify all parts of the state, and this reliance will definitely not be small. Because now he basically has no tricks at all, he wants no people, and he has no prestige.

Of course, Li Tong is even less of a volunteer worker. Instead of being a puppet for a few years, it is better to take a step back and gain more room for growth.

The revolution returns to the Tang Dynasty, and the world is decided, which can only be a dream.

The situation after the Shenlong Revolution is a proof, a group of old ministers of the Tang family finally kept the clouds open and saw the moon, of course, to share the fruits of victory, to whom to give a little more, to whom to give a little less, it is an accident if it is not good.

His fourth uncle, in terms of power and prestige, is not the same as his grandmother, and it will be more difficult to strike a balance between them. said the simplest, back to Xijing, his fourth uncle can't go back.

For Di Renjie and other ministers, Lao Tzu worked hard to protect you from birth and death several times, but in the end they had to return to Xijing to let the Guanlong family pick peaches, what do you treat us as? If you really want to go back to Xijing, they will be what the five kings of the dragon are!

Moreover, Li Tong has another reliance, that is, his grandmother Wu Zetian. Even if it is promoted to return to the Li clan this time, the influence of Wu Zetian's decades in power cannot be erased.

Li Zhaode, Di Renjie, including Wei Yuanzhong, these veteran ministers, although they have the side of returning to the Tang Dynasty, if they completely deny Wu Zetian, it is equivalent to denying their past.

As for the relationship between Li Tong and his grandmother, it may change because of this coup, but no matter what the considerations, Li Tong must unswervingly maintain his grandmother's status.

Wu Zetian wants to maintain the situation of Rongyang, and Li Tong, her grandson, is also her biggest dependence. If the situation can enter the next step, the relationship between their grandparents and grandchildren can become a little purer, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they depend on each other.

Therefore, Li Tong's idea of this coup d'état is simply summed up, that is, as Li Zhaode said, "eliminate all martial arts", as for returning to Li Tang, he will not interfere or express his position.

After his fourth uncle was reinstated, while Shendu City was still competing and digesting the fruits of victory, he quickly withdrew and went to Xijing to occupy the ancestral land of their Li family.

In order to achieve this situation, his plan in Shendu City was only a part, and he didn't even think about pulling Xijing personnel back to Shendu. For Li Zhaode, Di Renjie and others, after the coup d'état in Shendu, the situation was quickly stabilized, and the emperor's heir returned to the throne and returned to Li Tang, which was all about their coup.

But for Li Tong, the Shendu Mutiny followed by the Xijing Mutiny, killing the old Guanlong clan, and it was not until he led his troops to Guanzhong to settle the rebellion that the coup was basically completed.

At the same time, Liu Youqiu, who was far away in Longshang, Li Tong had already sent a message to him, and he went to the Heyuan Army to see the black tooth Changzhi, and the life-saving grace was repaid at this time. As long as the black tooth Changzhi can stand still, Guanzhong is Li Tong's bag!