Sudi asked: "Should we kill them all, or..."
Zhao Lin knew what Sudi meant and didn't hide it. "I'm still hesitant. Emperor Chengping has treated me well, and killing all the royal family members is a bit excessive. Besides, Li Xingye is also a member of the royal family, so it's inevitable that he will be disappointed. But I can't accept not seizing such a good opportunity and letting someone else become emperor, handing my life and property into their hands. I'm unwilling to do that."
Sudi thought about it and said, "No matter who wins between Prince Yu and the Crown Prince, they will not let Emperor Chengping survive. Wait until they kill the king first, then you step in."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "These are all minor matters. The main thing is how to deal with the aftermath."
Killing is easy, but what is difficult is what happens after killing.
Zhao Lin killed Prince Yu and the Crown Prince at the same time, and someone had to become the emperor.
Who should be in charge?
Zhao Lin definitely wouldn't want to let someone else take on the role.
But once he came to power, he couldn't suppress so many people for the time being.
Again, time is running out.
"Forget it, I will first become a powerful official, control the military power, and then learn from Zhao Kuangyin." Zhao Lin thought.
Zhao Lin began to make arrangements.
Song Huaian personally led the most elite 10,000 soldiers and horses, disguised as grain delivery troops, and came directly from the river. After arriving in the capital, they either used the rivers around the capital to sneak in, or disguised themselves as people delivering gifts to Zhao Chenhan's wedding and walked into the city gate openly, or entered the capital under various identities under Zhao Lin's arrangement.
These ten thousand people will be Zhao Lin’s trump card.
Chen Qifeng led 3,000 Qingzhou troops and, under the arrangement of Zhu Zhongyan, entered the capital and hid in a prepared house.
Yang Nantian led the 3,000 men assigned to him and arrived in the capital ahead of schedule.
These were Zhu Zhongyan's own men, whom he brought into the palace in advance as the last line of defense.
When Emperor Chengping learned that Prince Yu was planning a rebellion, he was so furious that he almost fainted. He immediately mobilized his troops and prepared to catch Prince Yu in a trap.
The Xiong family, the Zhenbei Army and other troops were also secretly mobilized.
Time passes by little by little.
December 18th soon arrived.
This day is Zhao Chenhan’s wedding day.
The Duke of Weiguo and the Marquis of Zhenbei were getting married, and many local officials came to give gifts.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, almost all forces brought in their own people.
There were more murderous and strong men in the mansions of the ministers.
The entire capital city was shrouded in a tense atmosphere.
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