Looking at the corpse of the Wusun king on the ground, the Right Chancellor's face revealed undisguised excitement and joy, barely managing to suppress a laugh.
"Guards, hang this tyrant's corpse at the palace gate and post the proclamation on the palace wall so everyone can see the fate of this tyrant!"
"yes!!"
Several men agreed and then dragged the body of the Wusun king away.
After the body of the Wusun king was dragged away, the right-hand man ordered the soldiers around him, "Immediately conduct a thorough search of the palace. Do not leave a single remnant of the Wusun royal family alive!"
"yes!!"
The soldiers responded in unison, then dispersed and began a thorough search of the palace.
During the search, many soldiers couldn't resist looting various valuables inside the palace.
The concubines and palace maids in the palace also suffered at the hands of those soldiers, and screams and wails rose and fell.
In an instant, the palace became a lawless zone, with looting, rape, and arson occurring everywhere...
The chaos in the palace lasted all night and only gradually subsided the following morning.
The four sons and three daughters of the Wusun king were also found, their heads were cut off, and hung next to the king's body.
The rest of the royal family were also all slaughtered without exception.
Thus, the Wusun royal family, which had lasted for hundreds of years, was completely wiped out.
Looking at his regrouped subordinates, the Right Chancellor ordered, "Send word to summon all nobles and officials in the capital to the palace for a meeting!"
"yes!"
Everyone agreed and then quickly ran outside.
Then, the Right Chancellor turned to the officers at the city gate and said, "You should also immediately take your men and guard the four city gates. No one is allowed to enter or leave."
Also, be extremely vigilant against the Xianbei people outside the city; under no circumstances should they be allowed into the city!
Although the Right Chancellor had previously advised the King of Wusun that the Xianbei people outside the city meant no harm, that was only what the young Han envoy had told him.
In reality, the Right Chancellor was still very wary of this Xianbei cavalry.
Especially now that he has launched a coup and killed the Wusun king and a group of royal family members, what if the Xianbei suddenly enter the city and use this as an excuse to control Wusun? Wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?
Therefore, before he ascended the throne and took control of Wusun, the Right Chancellor did not intend to let the Xianbei people into the city.
"yes!"
The gatekeeper and his generals responded in unison, and then led their respective men out of the palace.
The Right Chancellor, accompanied by some of his subordinates, arrived at the royal council hall.
Looking at the throne in the center of the north side of the hall, located on the nine-tiered platform, the Right Chancellor couldn't help but feel his heart race as he walked step by step toward the throne.
"Master, something terrible has happened..."
Just as the Right Chancellor excitedly stepped onto the first step, the steward of the mansion suddenly ran over in a panic.
His excitement was shattered, and the Right Chancellor's face immediately darkened. He turned to the steward who had run over and said coldly, "What happened that caused you to lose your composure like this?"
"Master...Master, all the nobles and officials in the city are dead..."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the Right Chancellor's expression immediately changed, and he quickly turned around and jumped down from the steps.
"What exactly happened?"
"Master, I was ordered to lead men to summon the nobles and officials in the city, but when we arrived at their homes, we found that they had all died from poisoning!"
The Right Chancellor's expression changed: "Everyone's dead?"
"Yes, Master, everyone..."
"How could this happen? Who did this? How could they poison everyone in one night?"
The Right Chancellor's face turned deathly pale, and his voice trembled slightly as he spoke. He simply couldn't imagine how this had been done.
The most terrifying thing is that now, in the entire royal city, apart from himself, all the nobles and officials, including the King of Wusun, are dead.
Anyone would relate to this incident to themselves.
Once word gets out, I'll not only lose my chance to ascend the throne, but I might not even have a place to stand.
In particular, there is a Left Chancellor in Gaochang. If the enemy takes the opportunity to launch an attack, he will be defeated immediately.
After all, the reputation of poisoning all the nobles and officials was too tarnished, and no one would be willing to risk their life for such a vicious person.
Moreover, the Han people, who have always valued integrity, will no longer support him.
Thinking of this, the Right Chancellor felt a sudden dizziness, and his body became unsteady as he fell backward.
"Owner!"
Seeing this, the butler quickly stepped forward to help him up.
The Right Chancellor, who had been helped up, said in a trembling voice, "Quickly...quickly go to the mansion and invite the Han envoy over..."
Furthermore, this matter must be kept strictly confidential. Seal off the residences of all nobles and officials; absolutely no information may leak out.
In his view, the only one who could protect him was the Han envoy. As long as the Han envoy was willing to speak on his behalf, he would be safe and sound.
"Yes, Master!!"
The steward agreed, quickly helped the Right Chancellor sit on the steps, and then ran out.
"Who on earth did this? How could they have such power?"
Sitting on the steps, the Right Chancellor, who was muttering to himself, suddenly felt a chill run through his body. He felt as if he had fallen into a trap he could not have imagined.
Meanwhile, twenty miles east of the city, the sound of horns echoed throughout the Xianbei camp.
The Xianbei camps of today, following the model of the Han army, consisted of 10,000 men as a unit, a unit as ten sections, each section as ten garrisons, and each garrison as ten squads. Each squad leader was in charge of ten soldiers in a tent.
The moment the bugle sounded, the commanders and platoon leaders at all levels rushed to their respective camps.
"Emergency assembly!!"
The lower-ranking officers were also shouting loudly, trying to gather their subordinates.
The soldiers inside the tents also jumped off their beds as if by reflex, and began to dress and tidy their bedding. In a short while, the tents were tidied up, and then the soldiers followed the team leaders in charge of the tent affairs out of the tents and ran towards their respective officers.
"Report your numbers!!"
Seeing the soldiers gathering, the officers began to count the number of soldiers.
Soon, after confirming the number of people, the junior and middle-ranking officers led their men toward the camp's drill ground.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the 30,000 troops in the camp were neatly arrayed in the center of the training ground, organized into units of various divisions.
On the command platform, Li Ru, dressed in a blue robe, glanced at the soldiers and then waved his hand: "The entire army, march forth and besiege the capital of Wusun!"
"Here you go!!"
The soldiers responded in unison, and then orderly set off from the camp toward the Wusun capital.
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