Chapter 0105 Preparing for a counter-coup d'état
When Emperor Wu heard Wu Chenghe's words of intent to rebel, he was furious, "Bold Xiong Xuan, you must know that framing the current Zuo Xiang is an unforgivable felony, you have to weigh the weight!"
"Returning to Your Majesty, Xiong Hao understands! Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wu Zuo has been exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes in various places, enriching his own pockets, illegally amassing money by privately setting up money banks, recruiting killers from all walks of life, and recruiting troops in an attempt to wait for the opportunity to raise an army to rebel! All those who disobey among the courtiers will be killed by him!" Xiong Cheng said righteously.
"You, what evidence do you have?"
"Your Majesty, this is the current accounts of Haozhen Qianzhuang and some secret letters from Wu Chenghe!"
Emperor Wu stretched out a hand from the tent to take the evidence presented by Xiong Xuan.
After Long Yan read it, there was silence in the tent, and Xiong Yan, who was calm on the surface, was actually anxiously waiting for Emperor Wu's reply.
After waiting for a long time, the cloth tent was opened slightly, Emperor Wu walked out of bed in a white nightgown, and Xiong Hao immediately took over, "Your Majesty!"
There was only a subtle expression on his face, and he really couldn't guess what Emperor Wu's decision was, even though Xiong Yan had made all the evidence, but after all, this involved many important ministers of the court, and Wu Chenghei was her favorite nephew.
Emperor Wu had been hesitating and pacing back and forth, Xiong Hao considered that if he did not take action against Wu Chenghe's henchmen, once the news was revealed, the traitors and thieves would jump over the wall in a hurry, and it would be a bad thing to raise troops and use the Imperial Forest Army in the capital to control the palace.
Xiong Hao plucked up the courage to try his best to persuade Emperor Wu to make up his mind, "Your Majesty, the expedition is imminent, if you don't take the opportunity to eradicate the traitors, you will completely destroy the opportunity for the conspiracy henchmen to commit rebellion." General Zhang led his troops to resist the enemy, the imperial city was guarded empty, and most of the Imperial Forest Army was controlled by them, so how can we turn defeat into victory? Now that the evidence is conclusive, please ask the emperor to take the Jiangshan Sheji as the priority and arrest the rebellious ministers and thieves led by Wu Chenghe!"
The serious and helpless Martial Emperor made a pause gesture, "You don't need to say it, I understand what you mean." I will let you personally pass on the secret decree, and if the Imperial Forest Army is unreliable, then take your trusted soldiers to force the secret decree into the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, and control all the people in the mansion to be temporarily imprisoned for disposal!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I wonder when you will summon the envoys of the various festivals to Beijing?" Xiong Hao asked.
"Hmm...... As soon as the arrest of Zuo Xiang takes action, it will inevitably be known to the whole world that there is no way to hide the news, not to mention that this palace still has their eyeliner. And...... Although the envoys of each section are not very far from the capital, it is impossible to gather in the capital in advance when the army goes out. General Xiong, what can you do? ”
"I'm afraid we're going to have to do something illegal. ”
Xiong Yan's words shocked her, "Illegal means......? However, extraordinary measures in extraordinary times can be understood, tell me, what kind of illegal means are they?" asked Emperor Wu.
"Capture the thief and capture the king first, and send a batch of masters to infiltrate the mansions of the various knots to control the knots envoys, even if they have tens of thousands of soldiers, they can't do anything. Then read the holy decree and escort him into Beijing, and the people under his hands did not dare to do anything. Those masters are not fighting hard in a group fight, and they can get out and escape at any time! Your Majesty, I don't know what you think?"
"Good way, I will leave this matter to you, and the eunuch in the palace who announced the decree, I will issue a decree for you to deploy and implement it at will. You also immediately inform General Zhenguo to support the palace at any time, and be ready to respond to a coup d'état at any time, and act tonight to avoid long nights and dreams!" Emperor Wu decisively decided.
"The emperor is shengming! Weichen will do it immediately!"
Exiting the Daming Palace, Xiong Hao immediately sent a message to inform Longyue Villa, and hurried to his mansion, dispatched all his cronies to guard it, and dispatched reliable cronies from the military camp to rush into Beijing to protect the safety of Emperor Wu.
On the one hand, after Longyue Villa received the summons, Tang Yande gathered the masters of the martial arts in the rivers and lakes and sent the envoys from all over the country to act overnight. On the other hand, Zhang Jinkai mobilized 20,000 horses and horses to be stationed at Xuanwu Gate with the military talisman he carried with him to control the main road in and out of Daming Palace.
"Minister Zhang Jinkai see the emperor!"
Hearing the sound outside the palace gate, Emperor Wu hurriedly asked the maid to open the palace gate to greet him.
"General Zhenguo, you're finally here. Wen Youge Lao Di Renjie, Wu has your Zhenguo general Zhang Jinkai, my country can be stable! I can't live without you!" Emperor Wu burst into tears with excitement.
Zhang Jinkai hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Emperor Xie favors the ministers, Jinkai will do his best and swear allegiance to the emperor and the court!"
"Zhang Qing's family, please hurry up!"
"Your Majesty, Di Xiang is waiting outside the Daming Palace to be summoned!"
"Well, please come in!"
Di Renjie walked into Daming Palace and saw Zhang Jinkai eyebrows at each other.
"Di Renjie, see His Majesty Emperor Wu, long live, long live, long live!"
"The elder of the pavilion is exempt. You see, General Zhenguo is also here, and I have finally gathered my right hand and right hand again. Emperor Wu was very pleased.
The personal eunuch next to him hurriedly echoed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, you have finally got your wish, and the world is saved!"
"Hehehe, General Zhang has been absent for a long time, and we are finally working together to assist Your Majesty again!" Di Renjie looked at Zhang Jinkai who was wearing civilian clothes.
"Haha, I'm fortunate to be able to work with Di Ge Lao again!"
"I know the whole story of the Zhenguo General's Mansion extermination case, although he is my own nephew, but his heinous crime law cannot be punished! Don't worry, Zhang Qing's family, I will definitely give you justice!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At the signal of Emperor Wu, the personal eunuch withdrew from the palace and closed the palace gate, and the three of them sat in the Daming Palace all night to command the overall situation of Chang'an.