"After Zhao Jingzhou gained recognition for saving the emperor and gradually became a new noble, especially after he took charge of Zhenbei Pass, Du Luming and Shi Qinghe devised this plan. Du Luming found a random child, approached Zhao Jingzhou, lied that he was dying, and entrusted the child to him."
"Zhao Jingzhou kicked Du Luming out because he was trying to curry favor with the Duke of Yingguo. He already felt guilty, and coupled with the regret of not getting what he wanted in his youth, Zhao Jingzhou didn't investigate further and believed Du Luming. After Du Luming faked his death and disappeared, Zhao Jingzhou took advantage of Han Yuehua's feelings for Shi Qinghe, found Shi Qinghe, and asked him to go to Han Yuehua to entrust his son to her."
"Foolish Han Yuehua believed it and voluntarily abandoned her own son for this, using it as an excuse to exchange Zhao Chenhan for admission to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."
"Since then, Zhao Chenhan has taken root in Daqi."
"Du Luming and his men planned to wait until Zhao Chenhan became a high-ranking official before coming forward to acknowledge him, reveal the truth, and make him a spy for Beidi."
"Good, very good."
Emperor Chengping was so angry that he laughed: "I never thought that my most trusted general would be so stupid, so stupid that a woman could play him around."
Zhu Zhongyan was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
If Zhao Lin hadn't appeared and affected Zhao Chenhan's future, and if he hadn't been able to find Du Luming and Shi Qinghe, with Zhao Jingzhou's power, Zhao Chenhan would have definitely become a senior cabinet official in the future. If such a person became a traitor in Beidi, what future would Daqi have?
However, Zhao Lin felt it was extremely absurd.
Just because of two outsiders, Zhao Jingzhou and his wife designed to abandon their biological son.
Worse than pigs and dogs!
"Zhao Chenhan, damn it!"
"Zhao Jingzhou, you deserve to die too!"
Zhao Lin said coldly.
"They all deserve to die!" Zhu Zhongyan echoed.
A dark aura flashed across Emperor Chengping's face.
In order to usurp the throne, these traitors not only colluded with each other and attempted to kill the king, but also colluded with foreign tribes. The nine Tiele clans were making trouble in the northwest, the Beidi were making trouble in the north, and the Nanzhao was also restless. More pirates appeared on the coast that had just been cleared by Zhao Lin.
For a time, Daqi was plagued by internal and external troubles, and it seemed to be in a precarious situation.
This was unbearable for Emperor Chengping, who always cared about his reputation.
"I can't wait any longer. I have to take action first." Emperor Chengping gritted his teeth.
"Absolutely not!"
Zhao Lin and Zhu Zhongyan gave their advice at the same time.
Zhao Lin said: "Although it is better to strike first, we cannot catch them all at once. It is best to let them all jump out before taking action."
"Yes, wait until those traitors jump out and we can put an end to them once and for all." Zhu Zhongyan echoed.
"Alright." Emperor Chengping said unwillingly, "I'll just endure it a little longer."
"Your Majesty, please relax and don't be patient for long." Zhao Lin said.
It really doesn’t take long.
It was only twelve days from Zhao Chenhan's wedding to New Year's Eve.
For twelve days, everyone was busy preparing.
Until New Year's Eve.
According to the rules, when Emperor Chengping held a banquet in the palace, officials of the fifth rank and above were allowed to bring their families in.
Zhao Lin took Fu Liqing and Yun Zhiyi with him.
Fu Chengwang, Fu Wenqi, Fu Wencheng, Li Xingye and others all made excuses for not bringing their families.
They are all closely related to Zhao Lin. In case someone uses them as a threat after failure, it is better to hide them for the time being.
Sure enough, when the banquet was halfway through, there were sudden shouts and cries of killing outside, and everyone attending the banquet changed color.
No one was allowed to speak loudly in the palace. Everyone knew what the shouting and killing meant.
"Who dares to be so presumptuous?" Emperor Chengping shouted angrily, "Kill them all!"
The closer he got to his death, the more tyrannical Emperor Chengping became.
Several guards stumbled over, covered in blood, and fell to the ground, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, Prince Yu has rebelled! Prince Yu has rebelled!"
"Prince Yu is rebelling!"
This news was like a thunderclap, shocking everyone present.
"Where's Prince Yu?"
Everyone hurriedly searched and found that the place where Prince Yu had originally sat was empty, with only a few concubines left.
Except for Prince Yu, Zhao Jingzhou, Pang Zhuo, Xiong Ying and their families were not there.
"Damn it, it's true!"
Everyone's heart sank.
Who could have thought that Prince Yu would rebel?
The shouts and cries of killing continued to ring out, getting closer and closer, and everyone's face changed slightly.
Li Chengqian stood up and advised, "The situation is critical. Your Majesty, please step aside for a while. Once we have suppressed the rebels, we will invite Your Majesty to come out and take charge of the situation."
Emperor Chengping stared coldly at Li Chengqian: "If I leave, will there be a chance for me to come back and take charge of the situation?"
Li Chengqian was shocked and didn't understand what Emperor Chengping meant.
Did they discover that the prince also intended to rebel, or did they not believe that they could suppress the rebellion?
Shao Yutang stood up and said, "Prince Yu's rebellion is nothing more than a desire to become the crown prince. As long as Your Majesty issues an order to make Prince Yu the crown prince, he will definitely withdraw his troops. Then Your Majesty and your son can negotiate peace, thus avoiding the need for violence."
"Ridiculous! If you were Prince Yu, would you withdraw your troops just for the position of crown prince?" Li Chengqian glanced at Shao Yutang.
Shao Yutang said calmly, "Does Lord Li hope that Your Majesty and his son will fight each other and cause great suffering to the people?"
Li Chengqian said calmly: "If Prince Yu dares to rebel, he must die!"
Seeing the two men arguing, Emperor Chengping slammed the table and said, "Shut up! Li Jingzhong dares to rebel. I will skin his entire family alive. Zhu Zhongyan!"
Zhu Zhongyan quickly said, "The servant is here!"
"Send the governors of the nine gates to seal the city gates. Instruct the twelve guards: no one is allowed to move without my order. Those who disobey will be treated as traitors. Instruct the palace gate guards not to retreat a single step, otherwise they will be punished as rebels. Send the imperial guards to each palace gate to assist in the defense."
Emperor Chengping gave orders one by one.
This is a plan that has been prepared long ago.
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