A group of armor soldiers quietly ambushed in the yamen of the southern army, Xie Zhige was still sitting in the yamen drinking tea and reading books as in the past, feeling that there was something unusual outside, and was about to send someone out to see what was happening, when he saw a familiar person appear in front of him.

"Vice General Dong, why are you here?" Xie Zhige asked after taking a sip of tea.

"The last general has come to ask for something from your lordship."

Xie Zhige still said nonchalantly: "Vice General Dong has taken a fancy to me."

The person who was called Deputy General Dong raised his head and said with a straight look: "Come and ask for your head."

Xie Zhige was just about to get up when he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he wanted to call his own soldiers to come, but he found that his mouth was covered and he could only make a whining sound. Vice General Dong looked at Xie Zhige, who was gradually losing his strength, leaned over and whispered, "General Xie, you can rest first."

After saying that, he let go of his hands, Xie Zhige's body fell heavily to the ground, and the curtain came to an end for a generation of veteran Xie Zhige. Along with Xie Zhige's downfall, Xie Zhige's own soldiers were also killed, these elite soldiers were killed by their own people in a sneak attack without warning. A small number of soldiers resisted, but were subsequently beheaded one by one.

The originally peaceful Southern Army Yamen returned to calm after a simple hustle and bustle, and the owner of the Southern Army Yamen at this moment had been replaced by Deputy General Dong, and the soldiers who followed Deputy General Dong quickly changed into the original guards' clothes.

"Now go and notify all the officers of more than 1,000 households to come to the government office to discuss the matter." Vice General Dong, who was wearing armor, showed a calm expression as if he was holding the victory.

Lu Zhan, who was in the barracks of the Northern Army, was called into the account by Wen Qianhu, and after Lu Zhan saluted in a proper manner, he stood in front of Wen Qianhu and didn't know what was the matter with coming to him.

"There is news from the Southern Army Administration, saying that Xie Zhige has summoned all the officers of more than 1,000 households in the capital to discuss the matter, and you can follow me to see what tricks the Southern Army is playing."

"But the Southern Army and our Northern Army are not in the same command system, Xie Zhige is afraid that it is not in accordance with the rules to call our Northern Army to go, right? What does the Southern Army have to do with our Northern Army, I am afraid that this matter will be deceitful. Lu Zhan asked rhetorically with a hint of vigilance.

"What you said is indeed reasonable, I'm going to discuss it with the other thousands of households in the Northern Army." After that, he called a few personal soldiers and asked them to go and inform them quickly. After a while, all the thousand households of the Northern Army gathered in Wen Qianhu's barracks, and the expressions of these generals who held military power were a little uneasy.

"General Xie sent someone to call me to come to discuss matters, I don't know where General Xie is now?" A man dressed as a thousand households in the Southern Army said anxiously.

At this moment, a person wearing the uniform of a general of the Southern Army walked out of the screen of the council hall, and everyone looked at the original Vice General Dong. Seeing this scene, all the officers in the hall felt that something was wrong.

"Vice General Dong, why did you put on the general's armor?" A man dressed up in a thousand households said.

"That's right, where is General Xie now."

"I'm here to thank General Xie."

Looking at the chaotic crowd in the hall like a vegetable market, Vice General Dong suddenly realized that not a single officer dressed as an officer of the Northern Army had come. It's just that now it's ready to be fired.

With a snap, Vice General Dong slapped the table and said to everyone in the hall: "The traitor Xie Zhige colluded with the Qin State to attempt a rebellion, and now I have killed him, and now I ask you to hand over your military power in this hall first."

Hearing Vice General Dong's words, everyone in the hall boiled like live fish thrown into a frying pot.

"General Xie is loyal to the country, how can he be a thief, I think you want to rebel." With that, he instinctively tried to pull the blade from his waist, but found that the weapon had already been surrendered before entering the council hall.

After Vice General Dong clapped his hands, a large number of armored warriors appeared from everywhere and surrounded everyone in the hall, and these armored warriors drew their swords and aimed at everyone in the hall.

"If you want to live, hand over the military power, and if you want to die, you can try it now." Vice General Dong said to everyone in the hall with a cold face.

Although they were all born in the army, they only dared to be angry and did not dare to speak out when they had no blades in their hands, and after one took the lead in handing over the military power, the rest of the people followed suit. After seeing that he had gained control of the Southern Army, Vice General Dong smiled and ordered someone to take over the various departments of the Southern Army. The officers were transferred to the rooms of the government office and held in solitary confinement.

The thousands of households in the Northern Army have been waiting for news from the Southern Army Administration, and they heard that all the departments of the Southern Army have been taken over, and the officers in charge of each department have not come out of the Southern Army Administration.

Wen Qianhu took the lead in breaking the embarrassment: "If we had gone at that time, I'm afraid that we would have disappeared like those officers of the Southern Army now."

The rest of the thousands of households were also speculating about what was going on on the southern army's side, when suddenly a subordinate dressed as a scout entered the tent and said to everyone: "The nine gates of the capital have now been closed by the southern army, and another one who claims to be the new general of the southern army has sent someone to pass the word."

Hearing the news from the scouts, everyone present was shocked.

"Wen Qianhu, when did this Xie Zhige step down as the general of the Southern Army, why haven't I heard of it." It was Xu Hao who spoke, and he also came to discuss with his thousands of households.

"Xu Gongzi, don't be in a hurry, and the messenger who claims to be the new general of the Southern Army comes over first." Wen Qianhu said as if sitting on the Diaoyu Tai.

It didn't take long for the messenger to arrive, and when he saw the full room of the Northern Army officers, he already had a plan in mind.

"The villain came on the orders of the new General Dong Cunren, the new general of the Southern Army. Since everyone in charge of the Northern Army is here, there is no need for villains to visit one by one. The man lowered his posture.

"That general wants to know what happened to your original General Xie Zhi Gosie? Why did the Southern Army close the Nine Gates. ”

Hearing Wen Qianhu ask this key question, the messenger still said without humility or arrogance: "Xie Zhige's collusion with foreign enemies has now been captured and killed, and General Dong Da closed the Nine Gates in order to arrest the rebels. General Dong also hoped that the generals of the Northern Army would not interfere in the affairs of Beijing and China. ”

"Hmph, isn't it just that the Southern Army now has more people than us? Then let me ask you, why are there no news of the officers of the Southern Army with more than 1,000 households? Xu Hao said in a provocative tone.

"Those adults with more than 1,000 households are all guests at General Dong's place, so as to prevent Xie Zhige's remnants from taking the opportunity to make trouble again."

Everyone present realized the gravity of the matter, and after the messenger was sent away, everyone present fell silent.

And at this moment, the Son of Heaven in the imperial city learned that the southern army was surrounding the palace and learned the news that Xie Zhige was killed, a mouthful of blood rushed out of his throat, vomited blood in front of the ministers, and fainted.

At this moment, in the courtyard of the Tang family's house, Tang Liyi gently shook the feather fan and said to the housekeeper beside him: "The first step has been successful, you can start the next step."