Duke Wang was delighted after the conversation.
He had also agreed to marry Zhao Er to Na Yan after the annual sacrifice.
When Na Yan ascended to the throne, Zhao Er would be the queen.
The fortune teller's divination came true.
Zhao Er would make his life a success!
In the next few days, Na Yan was busy with the annual sacrifice, while Marquis Pingyang began to plot a rebellion.
The matter of rebellion must be carried out properly.
Marquis Pingyang summoned Li Qiao to the room to plot.
"The annual sacrifice will be held in ten days. You must quickly replace the king's guards and arrange for our own people. It will be much more convenient."
Li Qiao said, "I understand. I have already arranged it in secret. It will be easy to replace a group of guards. Although the king is seriously ill, he is still conscious. To avoid detection, we can only do it slowly."
"Anyway, be careful. You must not miss this opportunity."
"Yes."
Marquis Pingyang said, "And the most important thing is to make the palace a mess on the night of the annual sacrifice."
"A mess?" "That night, the sacrificial platform will be brightly lit and fireworks will be released. You must find a way to set a fire halfway through the annual sacrifice. If there is a sudden fire, the sacrificial platform will be in chaos. Then, use the chaos to have your people bring the king from the sacrificial platform to the Zhi Hall.
I'll be waiting in advance in Zhi Hall. The edict of abdication has also been prepared. As long as Your Majesty stamps it and makes him bedridden, it will be a success. "Marquis Pingyang had a victorious smile on his face.
It was as if he could see the grand plan!
Now that the plan was complete, the forces had succeeded!
But Li Qiao asked, "What should we do with the second prince?"
Marquis Pingyang's eyes turned cold. "He cannot be left alive!"
"Kill?"
"Since there is chaos, make it a complete mess. You should know what to do."
Of course Li Qiao knew!
If rebels from the previous dynasty appeared on the night of the annual sacrifice and set fire to the palace, and the second prince died, no one would be suspicious!
Marquis Pingyang looked at him and patted his arm. "You must not be soft-hearted at this time. We can only be above others by eliminating those who stand in our way."
Hmm?
Li Qiao vaguely felt that there was a hidden meaning in these words. "Above others? Father, what do you mean? "" Don't ask so many questions, just follow the plan. Now that the Third Marquis has placed all his men under my command, everything is under my control! As for you, you need to arrange for our troops to secretly enter Gaoding City as soon as possible and wait for the annual sacrifice.
That night, we'll close the city gates. At that time, Gaoding City and the palace will be filled with our men! "
"To close the city gate, we need Ah Cheng's cooperation."
"That's right! That's why A Cheng was arranged to take over the City Sector. Wasn't it precisely for the sake of making it convenient for the army to enter the city today?! "
But —
Li Qiao said awkwardly, "I'm afraid it'll be hard to convince Ah Cheng."
Marquis Pingyang said, "There's no need to convince him! Because of what happened to Shi Lin, he still has a grudge against us, so we can't let him know about this, lest we ruin things! "
"Then what should we do?"
"You have to think of a way to make him temporarily hand over the authority of the city department to you."
Li Qiao understood.
He didn't want to waste any more time. He knew that Li Cheng should still be in the city department, so he went to look for him.
Marquis Pingyang sat in his chair, a sinister smile on his face.
He picked up the cup of hot tea and took a sip.
The aroma of the tea overflowed.
It was sweet in his mouth.
He put down the cup.
The bottom of the cup fell on the table, making a crisp sound.
He said, "No one is willing to be a vassal for life!"
City Sector.
Since Song Zhi was trapped in the Second Prince's residence, Li Cheng had been searching for their whereabouts for the past few days.
However, the guards at the city gates said that they hadn't seen them leave the city.
A lowly official came to report again, "Lord Li, Teacher Ji really hasn't left the city. If she did, we would have known."
He felt helpless.
This was because he had been asked this question many times already.
Li Cheng sat on the pear blossom chair and leaned against the table in front of him. There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes. "So, they are still in the city?"
"According to your instructions, we've searched everywhere in the city. We've gone to all the major inns, but there's nothing. We've even gone to their previous residence every few hours, but there's nothing."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Cheng slammed the table. "How could a perfectly fine person just disappear like that? You must have missed something. "
"Lord, we have searched carefully. You … don't make things difficult for us." The lowly official's voice became softer and softer.
Li Cheng glared at him.
He was very displeased.
No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure out where the white man had gone.
Could it be that … something happened?
Thinking of this, he was deeply worried.
At this time, someone came to the door.
"Ah Cheng!"
It was Li Qiao.
He was dressed in an official's robe and looked majestic.
It was obvious that he wasn't here to discuss private matters.
The lowly official quickly saluted. "Lord Li."
Li Qiao waved his hand. "You can leave first."
"Yes."
The lowly official couldn't wait to leave so that Li Cheng wouldn't force him to search all over the city again.
If he couldn't find them, he would be scolded.
Li Cheng was at odds with Li Qiao because of Gong Shilin.
He turned around. "What are you doing here?"
Then he turned to look at the back of Li Qiao's head.
Li Qiao entered the door and said, "It's almost the end of the year. You are responsible for the safety of the city, so I'm here to remind you to increase the number of people at the city gate."
Hmph!
"Of course I know. I don't need you to remind me."
"You have always been reckless! When the Second Duke was ambushed at the lantern festival, you were slow to realize it. When I came over just now, I heard them say that you were looking for someone. This is the City Revenue Department, not the Ministry of Revenue! "
Li Cheng frowned and turned to look at Li Qiao, who had a serious expression on his face. He said, "A straightforward person doesn't need to beat around the bush. What is it?"
They were brothers after all!
He could still sense what his elder brother was thinking. Li Qiao said directly, "New Year's Eve is also the annual sacrifice in the palace. I don't think there can be any problems, but look at you now. You're absent-minded all day. I don't know what you're doing. If something really happens in the city, no one will be responsible.
If you can't afford it, even Father and I can't protect you! I don't want to see you get into trouble, so it's safer for me to send someone to keep an eye on things at Gaoding City Gate. After the annual sacrifice, I will return the real power to you. "
He revealed his true intention!
Li Cheng listened and thought for a while.
But this person in front of him was his elder brother. He wouldn't harm him.
He should help him!
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