In the palace, the heavy and oppressive atmosphere pressed on everyone's hearts like a mountain, and Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian sat face to face again. The bright sunshine did not illuminate everyone's hearts in the slightest, and the faces of the two were equally solemn. Zhang Bai's transfer of troops to King Qin did not make the two of them so nervous, but this time the two of them really felt the atmosphere of tension. The sunlight outside the window was in stark contrast to the hearts of the two, and even the guards standing guard outside the window could feel the heavy atmosphere in the house.

At first, the two talked slowly, but later they became more and more emotional, and the two became more and more unable to control their tempers, and began to argue loudly. Wei Zhongxian and Zhao Gao's facial expressions were equally hideous, and they were both trying to persuade the other to accept their methods. The guards subconsciously shrunk their necks, trying to let themselves forget what they heard, such things are no longer something they can hear, and people like them who are not even ghosts can only try to keep themselves away from them when they fight.

The sky gradually darkened, and the argument between the two was still not over, and the eunuchs who delivered the food did not dare to go inside. The murderous aura exuded by the two of them was very terrifying, and this pressure made those little eunuchs hide far away. The personal guards of the two blocked the surroundings, and the sudden change in the situation in the imperial capital caught both of them a little off guard. Wei Zhongxian and Zhao Gao finally stopped arguing, and soon several little eunuchs hurriedly walked out of the palace, and a few fast horses walked out of the gate of the imperial capital and headed straight for the military camp outside the city.

After Bai Qi and Zhang Wuji got Zhao Gao's letter, they immediately rushed to the palace with a few personal guards, and at the same time instructed their lieutenants to gather the army immediately. Zhang Wuji's face changed when he received Zhao Gao's letter. None of them expected the form to change so quickly. Zhang Bai received the support of the Eight Great Imperial Merchants. It had an immeasurable impact on the entire coup. The Fanzi of Dongchang and the Ruishi of the Black Ice Platform were immediately recruited back from all over the country, and they now continue all the liliang to change the current situation. Zhang Wuji also hurriedly came to the palace with his personal guards.

After the four of them met, their faces were very solemn, and there was no extra greeting after meeting, and they directly asked their respective guards to block the surroundings and closely monitor the spies around. What they discussed today would not only determine their own fate, but might even determine the life and death of the entire Shenwu Army. Now they are ready to fly, and all actions are being prepared, but the major events that have happened at this time cannot but make them cautious.

"Let's do it!" Bai Qi clenched his fists tightly and said to the other three, "As long as we do it first." Kill Zhang Bai and Zhang Rang, expel Shili of the Eight Great Imperial Merchants from the Imperial Capital, and rely on the strong city of the Imperial Capital to defend it, so that the two major corps of Yuzhou can drag the army of the Eight Great Imperial Merchants, I think the lord will also carry the army of Yizhou to the north after getting our information, as long as we can defeat all the way, we still have a chance. ”

"It's not impossible to do it now, it's just that our army hasn't been deployed yet, and you can only control three legions now, while the other two corps of the Guards are still stationed in Hanoi and Luoyang. It takes a month to drive to the imperial capital. Originally, I wanted to control two corps, but now it seems that I can't do it. We can only rely on the forces in our hands to confront the Eight Great Emperor Merchants. Zhao Gao looked at Bai Qi with a solemn face and said, once the army moves, they will have no turning back, their current Liliang is still very weak, but if they don't do it, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for them.

Zhang Wuji also agreed to act immediately, and said to the three of them in a firm tone: "Now we can control at least one million 1.1 million troops in our hands, counting the troops in my hands, the Jin Wuwei and the dragoon army in the palace, as long as we control the imperial capital, the grain and grass equipment in the imperial capital can allow us to easily pull up an army of no less than one million." And we still have a liliang that we don't use, as long as they agree to cooperate with us, we can easily get a million elite divisions. ”

"Are you talking about those nobles in the court?" Wei Zhongxian's face turned heavy, and Zhang Wuji nodded heavily. Now the most important nobles who remain in the court are the two kings, but the two kings have been clearly invested in Zhang Rang's command in the previous coup, and it is not easy to get their support.

"I'm most worried about the people behind the scenes, I find that almost everything that happens now seems to be pushed by a big hand behind the back, whether it is Zhang Rang's upper position or my upper position, it seems that there is an invisible big hand controlling all this. Zhao Gao's brows were furrowed, and the other three were also frowning, they all knew that there was a powerful shili standing behind Zhang Rang, but no matter how the three of them investigated, they could not find this shili's shadow. Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian knew better about the strength of this shili than Zhang Wuji and Bai Qi, and they seemed to be pushed by the other party intentionally or unintentionally in the process of stepping into this position.

Bai Qi nodded heavily and said, "Yes, but the current form is no longer enough for us to hesitate." If we don't do it anymore, we'll be fish on the knife board, and they can cut whatever they want. Although our military strength is insufficient, as long as we can win the support of those nobles in the DPRK and China, we will be able to have enough troops and material resources to confront the other side. No matter how the other party hides, after Zhang Rang is killed by us, if they still want to continue to control the imperial capital and control the empire, they must come to the front from behind, as long as they dare to come out, there is no need for us to be afraid of them. ”

"The nobles of the court must find a way to get their support, and if we can't get their support, we must at least ensure that they remain neutral in this matter. Bai Qi said to Wei Zhongxian and Zhao Gao: "Their Liliang is definitely not to be underestimated, although they have not been involved in the army, but their influence in the army is absolutely unimaginable, as long as they can support us, or remain neutral, Zhang Bai and the army of the Eight Great Emperor Shang near the imperial capital will definitely be affected by them." We don't even need them to help us control these armies, as long as we can drag it out for this time, I have a way to solve our current predicament. ”

"There are nearly 10 million people in the Imperial City, and the martial style of the empire allows us to easily pull up an army of millions. Furthermore. These nobles had a large number of private soldiers in their homes. Counting the eunuchs in the palace and so on. In addition, there is abundant food and grass in the capital of God, we do not have any difficulties in holding the imperial capital, three months, only three months we will be able to change the current situation, and even if the Liangzhou army cooperates with the army of the eight imperial merchants, I will be able to defeat them, and the Liangzhou army is here, Yue Fei of the Shenwu army, Wang Qian. Le Yi, Lian Po, and Li Musuo's troops can also go north to attack Qingzhou, as long as they occupy the land of Qingzhou and cut off the retreat of the Liangzhou army, they are bound to have no fighting spirit and no will to fight, and that time is our opportunity. ”

Bai Qi knew that it would not be easy to win the support of these nobles, and that this matter had to be solved by Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian, and that political problems had never been their strong point. Zhang Bai has a lot of hole cards in his hand. If a coup d'état were to be staged now, he would still be able to control at least five legions. And Zhang Wuji's heroic army must not be able to count on it. Winning the support of the nobles, their identities will definitely be exposed, except for a group of henchmen, Zhang Wuji's subordinates must not have many people willing to work for him, and the real ones who can rely on are the Jin Wuwei and the Dragoon Army that they have just controlled. And Jin Wuwei and the Dragoon Army have just been controlled by Zhao Gao, and it will take at least a month to exert their combat effectiveness.

Wei Zhongxian and Zhao Gao also had solemn expressions, and the deeper they penetrated into the enemy's interior, the more they understood what kind of difficulties Liu Fan was facing. The assassination team of Dongchang and the Ruishi of the Black Ice Platform in their hands are all masters recruited from the rivers and lakes, if their identities are really exposed, their assassination team and some of the Ruishi of the Black Ice Platform are likely to defect, and what the two are really worried about is those people in the rivers and lakes who gathered in the imperial capital. Although Jin Wuwei and the Dragoons have the participation of these Jianghu people, but these worlds are favored by the emperor, and it is obviously unlikely that they want to rebel. Once these people in the rivers and lakes make a fuss in the imperial capital, the imperial capital may be really chaotic.

If you can get the support of those nobles in the imperial court, there are many worship masters in each of their families, you must know that these people are not the heroes of the army and the assassination team and the people of the Rui Shi Battalion, and they have been worshiped by these nobles and have little to do with the rivers and lakes, even if they know that the object they want to be loyal to is Liu Fan, they can not care. Although there are rivers and lakes where there are people, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are vendettas, but these people live in the mansions of the major nobles all the year round, except for using the resources of the mansion to cultivate, it can be said that they have no enmity with anyone on the rivers and lakes, and they also poke their noses at the Jianghu chase and kill order, that thing only works for the people of the rivers and lakes, we are the people of the rivers and lakes, but the rules of the rivers and lakes do not apply anymore.

"Wei Zhongxian and I will deal with this matter, and we will fight for the support of those nobles. What I'm most worried about now is that the Eight Great Imperial Merchants are the first to make a move, and the resources in their hands are far from being comparable to us. Brother Wuji, how many people can you control?" Zhao Gao's face was very solemn, just as everyone was worried, what he was most worried about now was the rebellion of those people in the rivers and lakes under him, once these people made a fuss in the imperial capital, the entire imperial capital might be chaotic. At that time, no matter how many troops they have, they will not be able to suppress them, and the only way seems to be to enlist the support of those nobles.

"I can't guarantee it, but I can guarantee that I can come up with a pair of the most elite centaurs, and the guards who have been with me from the beginning will never defect. However, I still want to try to convince Zhang Ying, if we can persuade her to join us, we can at least ensure that half of the strength of the Haojie army will not mutiny, plus the sharp soldiers and assassination team in your hands, we can suppress those who defected in the imperial capital. Zhang Wuji said to everyone with a solemn face, but when he said Zhang Ying, his complexion changed slightly, Zhang Ying and Zhang Bai have a very close relationship, and it is not easy to persuade Zhang Ying.

"You Brother Zhang, you try to do this, Dongchang and Heibingtai will try their best to cooperate with your actions, once this operation starts, some of my Dongchang and Heibingtai will definitely mutiny, your subordinates must kill these people in the fastest time, and they must not let the imperial capital be in chaos." I will let my henchmen observe these personnel for the next few days, and if anyone dares to show the slightest hint, they will be killed immediately, and they must not be allowed to disturb the imperial capital. ”

Zhang Wuji nodded heavily, and after several people carefully discussed this topic, they decided on the whole action. Zhang Bai suddenly had the support of the Eight Great Emperor Merchants. Let the two shili suddenly form a huge gap. Now the action of Jihua is not very mature. But I had to do it. If Zhang Bai does not make a move, once he makes the first move, they will not even have a chance to turn the tables.

"Okay, now that we're ready to fly, tonight I'll get all the shili from Heibingtai and Dongchang to go out and wipe out the officials who finally let Zhang Rang. Zhao Gao said to everyone with a solemn face: "I will let the men and horses of the Five Cities Terracotta Division also control all the main roads in the imperial capital, Brother Bai, you immediately bring the army into the city, tomorrow will be our Zuihou moment, life or death." It's up to us tomorrow to act. ”

"I see, I've asked my lieutenant general to secretly assemble the army, and tonight I'll enter the city with three legions to take over the defense. Brother Zhang, you must let your soldiers control the palace, and the men and horses of the Jin Wuwei and the Dragoons must be guarded in a centralized manner, and after our operation tomorrow, I will secretly mobilize a large army to surround them, as long as they dare to have the slightest misdeeds, they will be eradicated immediately, and they must not leave any troubles for themselves. ”

"Okay, I'm going to visit King Pingnan. Wei Zhongxian, you go to visit the king of Pingbei, as long as you can win the support of the two kings. We can easily get the support of all the nobles. It's just that our biggest difficulty at the moment is that time is too tight, and if we can't get the support of the two kings and the nobles tonight, tomorrow when we take action, it will be the time of chaos in the imperial capital. "Zhao Gao also made up his mind, they are like this, since you want me to die, I will definitely not let you live.

"Brother Zhang, you immediately return to the Haojie Army, if you can convince Zhang Ying that it is best, if you can't at least not let the Haojie Army fight against us, if possible, we can hand over Zhang Rang's family to him, but Zhang Bai We must not hand it over. Wei Zhongxian's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said to Zhang Wuji, Zhang Wuji's face sank and he suddenly understood. Zhang Bai can get at least the Eight Great Emperor Merchants, if Zhang Bai walks out of the Imperial Capital alive, it will be a huge threat to them, but Zhang Rang is different. Zhang Rang is already seriously ill and bedridden, and if he wants to be completely cured, I am afraid it is completely impossible without effort.

"I understand, don't worry, I won't let Zhang Bai get out of the imperial capital alive!" Zhang Wuji said to everyone with a solemn face, Zhang Bai couldn't get out of the imperial capital alive no matter what. The mobilization of the Liangzhou army and the support of the Eight Great Emperor Merchants all stood behind Zhang Bai's shadow, Zhang Bai can be said to be the heir of the Eight Great Emperor Merchants to choose Haode Zhang Rang, this Zhang Bai is definitely a huge threat to them. Zhang Bai must not live, and Zhang Bai's life is also an important trick used by Zhang Wuji to persuade Zhang Ying, as long as Zhang Ying leaves the imperial capital with her people, that is, when Zhang Bai will die.

"Okay, without further ado, let's each start preparing what we need to do. Whether we can control the imperial capital and whether we can make a shocking contribution to the Lord and the government depends on our actions this time. Zhao Gao's eyes flashed with a glimmer of essence, if he could really control the imperial capital like them, his status would far exceed that of many generals in the army, but everything depends on the actions of tonight and tomorrow, and their life and death will be tomorrow.

Everyone deliberated until midnight, and at ten o'clock, they all returned to their respective destinations under the cover of night. Dongchang and Heibingtai were dispatched overnight, and the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities Terracotta Division were also patrolling the city, so that every household was not allowed to go out, and a curfew was enforced. And all this unusualness has been covered up by the night, and all the main roads have been blocked, and although the people in the net have received the news, there is no way to send it out. The thousand-year-old Luo Net also seemed a little helpless at this moment, after all, the opponent they had to face was the person who knew the net best, and the East Factory and the Black Ice Terrace were both formed on the basis of the East Factory, and all their means The two spy organizations knew it clearly. Of course, they don't know about many secret channels, but it takes a lot of time to activate the secret channels, and the curfew has been enforced by the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the guards guarding the imperial capital, which makes it even more difficult to pass on the situation of the net.

The dispatch of Dongchang and Heibingtai is not just as simple as it seems, some die-hard officials of Zhang Rang, who were not invited to tea by Dongchang, were pulled out of the bed by Dongchang and Heibingtai, and were immediately brought to Dongchang with black hoods, and the Wucheng Soldiers and Guards immediately controlled the families of these officials, forcing the guards of these officials not to dare to act rashly. The night was full of action Dongchang's fanzi and Heibingtai people's Ruishi, and soon Dongchang's small prison was filled with captured officials, and they had to borrow the emperor's prison to use it.

After Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian rushed to the palace to deploy the operation, they immediately rushed to the mansion of King Pingnan and King Pingbei with their henchmen, and at this time they had to win the support of these nobles. Once the imperial capital is in chaos, the liliang in their hands is insufficient, and the support of the nobles definitely plays an irreplaceable role in stabilizing the imperial capital. (To be continued......)