Following Park Seung-jong's order, Lee Hou-pei, Lee Hou-won's brothers, and several other officials who attended the banquet held by the two tonight were arrested and put into the robbery hall.

Faced with the questioning of the officials of the Arrest and Theft Department, Li Houpei and the others, who were flustered in their hearts, naturally denied it, how could they admit to rebellion, which was a big crime of beheading.

However, the general of the Raiding Agency had already received instructions from Park Seung-jong, and it was impossible to let them go easily, so when he saw that they denied the rebellion, he was punished.

Although the Li brothers survived and insisted that they had been framed by others, the officials they had invited could not bear it and confessed in front of the torture in the arrest hall, and the things they confessed were consistent with what Li Eryu said.

After getting the confessions of those officials, the general of the Arrest and Robbery Department was taken aback, and hurriedly rushed to report to Park Seungjong, he also thought that the Li brothers and others had been framed, but he never expected that the rebellion would be true.

At the same time, Li Xingli, who had no idea, came to Park Seungjong's house, feeling a little apprehensive, and secretly guessed Li Xingli's intention to summon him late at night along the way.

Since Li Liang set the time of the rebellion in the early morning when the army's defense in the city was the weakest, Li Xingli stayed in the training capital at night and arranged the action in the early morning in full swing.

Regarding Park Seungjong's sudden summons, Li Xingli's heart naturally felt uneasy, after all, he participated in Li Jung's rebellion plan, and once it was leaked, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, Li Xingli believes that since Li Ju dares to plot this matter, he will definitely keep it strictly secret, and once the news is leaked, it will be doomed.

When he arrived at Park Chengzong's mansion, Li Xingli was keenly aware that the atmosphere in Park Chengzong's mansion was a little tense and depressing, and there were many guards with knives gathered in the courtyard, which made him feel an ominous premonition in his heart, and vaguely felt that something big had happened.

"I've seen Zuo Xiang."

After entering the living room, Li Xingli glanced at Kim Jeon-guk, Li Wei-sheng and Li Er-pardon who were sitting on one side with some surprise, and quietly saluted Park Seung-jong who was sitting on the upper seat, feeling very strange that Kim Jeon-kook, Li Wei-sung, and Li Eryu's uncle and nephew appeared here late at night.

"Xingli, I received a report that Li Gui, the envoy of Pingshan Mansion, and Jin Yuan, the envoy of the former Jiangjie Mansion, are going to plot a counterattack to attack the palace tonight, are you involved?" Park Seung-jong put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Li Xingli and asked in a deep voice.

Li Xingli's eyes flashed with a frightened look when he heard this, and his mind went blank for a moment, he never expected that the rebellion would really be revealed, and his heartbeat suddenly increased.

Although he felt extremely shocked and nervous in his heart, after all, Li Xingli had been in the officialdom for nearly twenty years, so after the initial panic, he quickly calmed down, and from Park Chengzong's words, he realized that Park Chengzong did not seem to have conclusive evidence of his participation in the rebellion, after all, there was only him and Li Liang in the toilet at that time, and there was no third person present.

"Zuo Xiang, I am deeply favored by Zuo Xiang, how can I do such a thing that is inferior to pigs and dogs?"

Therefore, Li Xingli decided to deny it, anyway, there was no written evidence left between him and Li Liang, so he bowed his hand to Park Chengzong, who was staring at him, and said loudly, "Prime Minister Zuo, there must be someone who slanders the lower officials, and I hope that the Left Prime Minister will call the shots for the lower officials." ”

"Judge Li, if you think about it carefully, have Li Houpei and the others mentioned evidence of General Li's participation in the rebellion?"

Park Seungzong immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he naturally believed Li Xingli, thinking that Li Xingli could not do such a stupid thing, and then asked Li Eryu.

Naturally, he did not want to look for evidence of Li Xingli's crimes, but to "wash away" Li Xingli's grievances.

"Back to the left minister, the lower official just heard the Li brothers mention this matter, and there is no other evidence." Li Eryu shook his head when he heard this, glanced at Li Xingli and said, "Maybe this is just a bluff by them under the guise of General Li's name." ”

Li Eryu is not a fool, so he can naturally see that Park Seungjong is protective of Li Xingli, so he took the opportunity to curry favor with Li Xingli and leave a way out for the future meeting between the two parties.

Moreover, even if Lee Heung-ri really participated in the rebellion, as long as he did not take action, then even if there is evidence of guilt, Park Seung-jong will keep him, no matter how much Lee Heung-ri is Park Seung-jong's person, if something happens, Park Seung-jong will inevitably be implicated.

What is particularly important is that Li Eryu believes that Li Xingli will never leave any evidence, after all, rebellion is a big crime of raiding the family and destroying the clan, and he will definitely leave a way out for himself, and the possibility of a verbal agreement is very large.

"This official also thinks so, General Li is loyal to His Royal Highness and the DPRK, how can he do such a rebellious thing?"

Park Seungjong nodded when he heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, in fact, he didn't care about Jin Yuan and Li Gui's rebellion now, but some rabble was not to be feared.

What worries Park Seung-jong is that Li Xingli is involved in this matter, once the matter breaks out, then he will inevitably be implicated, you must know that the officialdom is sinister, and I don't know how many people are staring at his position in the left council.

Li Xingli secretly glanced at Li Erpar coldly, knowing that this person was an informant, and hated him in his heart, and he couldn't wait to cut Li Erpardon with a knife.

"Prime Minister Zuo, since Jin Yuan and Li Gui and his gang want to rebel, then Prime Minister Zuo can report to His Royal Highness to encircle and suppress."

Subsequently, Li Xingli pondered for a while and said, he did this not only to eliminate his suspicions, but also to find out the next response plan of Li Hui and the Gubei Party.

"The prime minister is waiting for the report from the arrest and robbery department, if they get the incriminating evidence, then the prime minister will go to the prime minister to discuss countermeasures." Park Chengzong frowned slightly when he heard this, and said to Li Xingli in a deep voice, "Xingli, you can rest assured, no one can move you if you have your true appearance." ”

"Thank you." Li Xingli suddenly turned ashamed when he heard this, he didn't expect Park Chengzong to defend himself so much, so he bowed down and thanked him.

"Zuo Xiang, Li Houpei and Li Houyuan were stubborn and refused to confess to death, but those people who participated in the banquet were recruited, and their confessions were consistent, so it can be determined that Jin Yuan, Li Gui and others really want to rebel."

As soon as Park Seung-jong's words fell, the general of the Robbery Department hurriedly entered the door with a few confessions, and handed them to him out of breath.

"Xingli, you immediately go back to the training capital prison and wait for the order of His Royal Highness the Lord."

After flipping through the confessions in his hand, Park Seung-jong told Park Seung-jong with a serious expression that except for the "Zhongzong Anyway" a hundred years ago, Seoul had never had a rebellion against the king of Joseon, which was really too bad.

The so-called "Zhongzong Anyway" refers to a coup d'état in Seoul a hundred years ago, when the king of Joseon was Li Long, who was once named Yansanjun, but was forced to step down because of his tyrannical personality, and then was killed by the new king of Joseon.

"The subordinate obeys." When Li Xingli saw Park Chengzong let him go, he was suddenly overjoyed in his heart, and replied after bowing his hand to Park Chengzong.

Where does Park Seung-jong have time to pay attention to Li Xingli's affairs now, and hurriedly took those confessions and Li Weisheng and Li Eryu's uncle and nephew to meet Zheng Inhong, the leader of the council, although Jin Yuan and Li Gui and others are just some rabble, but this is a big case of rebellion after all, so he must inform Zheng Renhong.

After Li Xingli left Park Chengzong's mansion, he realized that his back had been wet with cold sweat, and he exhaled with palpitations, fortunately, the informant was looking for Park Chengzong, if he directly looked for Zheng Renhong, then he would be in big trouble, Zheng Renhong would put him under house arrest even if he didn't arrest him for the sake of Park Chengzong's face, so he would be passive.

On the way back to the training prison, Li Xingli's brows furrowed tightly, and now there are two ways in front of him, one is not to participate in the rebellion of Li Liang and others, in that case, Li Liang and others, who are not strong enough troops, will definitely fail in this rebellion, and the other is to meet the rebels according to the plan and take the palace in one go.

Li Xingli was quite hesitant about which path to choose, he was not only worried about the failure of Li Liang and others, but also wanted to have the power of the dragon, which can be described as a dilemma, and he was in a dilemma.

After some fierce weighing and consideration, Li Xingli, who was close to the training camp of the capital prison, made up his mind and asked a confidant to go and inform Jinyuan in the city that someone had informed, so that he could prepare early, because soon the people from the government would go to arrest him.

Li Xingli decided to take a risk, although Li Liang and the others now seemed to be at a disadvantage, but from Park Chengzong's attitude, he felt that Park Chengzong was very contemptuous of the power of Li Liang and others, and did not think that it could bring any big trouble, after all, the soldiers and horses in Seoul were controlled by the Westerners who were loyal to Li Hui.

Since Park Seung-jong looked down on the rebellious Jin Yuan, Li Gui and others, then Zheng Renhong and Li Hui should not be very concerned, after all, the strength of the two sides is very different, so they will not mobilize troops in the city to strengthen their vigilance, but wait for dawn to make plans.

This invisibly gave the Westerners who had already been exposed a chance, Li Xingli decided to gamble, he had gambled his future and his life, once Li Kun succeeded, then he would have made a great contribution, and he would definitely be reused by Li Kun.

Li Xingli guessed correctly, although Zheng Renhong was taken aback when he learned that Jin Yuan and Li Gui and others had rebelled, he didn't feel that the matter was so urgent, because with the strength of Jin Yuan and others, it was impossible to attack Seoul at all, and even if he was lucky enough to enter Seoul, he would be wiped out by the defenders in the city.

Therefore, Zheng Inhong only ordered the mobilization of troops from the Imperial Office to strengthen the defense of the gate of Seoul, and sent people to arrest Jin Yuan and others in the city.

It is worth mentioning that the army of Seoul has five major parts, called the "five military camps", namely the training capital prison, the guard office, the imperial camp hall, the janissary camp and the general garrison hall, which are the main force of the Korean army.

In Zheng Renhong's opinion, to deal with Jin Yuan and Li Gui, a rabble of improvised and pitiful troops, it is enough to use the troops of the Imperial Palace, and if it is really not possible, there are four other armies controlled by the Gubei Party that can be mobilized.

Subsequently, Zheng Renhong sent someone to report this matter to Li Hui in the palace, wanting to see what Li Hui's instructions were.

After Li Hui learned of this, he made the biggest mistake in his life, believing that the city defense of Seoul was impregnable and there were a large number of troops stationed, so Jin Yuan, Li Gui and others were not afraid, and did not mobilize troops to impose martial law in the whole city, but handed over the matter to Zheng Renhong with full responsibility.

But what is wrong is that there is no regret medicine in the world, and Li Hui's wrong decision has caused earth-shattering changes in the political situation in North Korea, and a storm of changing the dynasty is coming.

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