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The coachman drove the carriage to a stop outside the government office, Wan Dugui was still wearing armor at this time, he stood under the eaves to greet him.

"The Central Cao Supervisor came to visit, and I will welcome you far away, forgive me!" Wan Dugui clasped his fists with a smile.

Zong Ai hurriedly got out of the car and cupped his hands: "Zong Ai came to disturb the general late at night, please don't blame the general!"

"Don't blame, don't blame, please come in and sit down!"

The two entered the room together and sat down separately.

Over the past few years, the relationship between Zong Ai and Wan Dugui has been handled very harmoniously. At the beginning Wan Dugui served as the town general in Suiyang, Zong Ai was under his rule, and his father was also a subordinate county magistrate of Wan Dugui. With fellowship, the two unknowingly came together in this turbulent court.

Wan Dugui picked up the teacup as a signal, and asked: "The Central Cao Supervisor came here late at night, presumably there is something important to do?"

Zong Ai looked left and right at the soldiers in the lobby but remained silent.

Seeing this, Wan Dugui knew that he had a secret to tell, so he waved his hands: "You all go down!"

After all the soldiers had retreated, Zong Ai said in a low voice: "General, do you want to go one step further, even conferring titles and kings?"

Wan Dugui couldn't help laughing and said: "The Central Cao Supervisor is joking, how is this possible?"

Zong Ai said seriously: "Zong Ai is absolutely true!"

Wan Dugui pointed at Zong Ai and said with a smile: "You're here to lie to me again, and you're not the emperor, so how can you be the one who decides the title of king?"

Zong Ai said: "Although our family is not an emperor, we can establish an emperor!"

Wan Dugui's face changed, and his expression was extremely serious: "Cao Jian, this joke is not allowed, this is something that will kill your head!"

Zong Ai got up and walked to the door to have a look, only to see two soldiers standing in the distance, and there was no one around, so he turned around and whispered to Wan Dugui: "Our family just got the top-secret news that the emperor is besieging Dragon City battle

He died during the incident, and together with a dozen ministers accompanying the army, none of them survived! "

Wan Dugui stood up suddenly in shock, and didn't recover for a while.

"... Is this news true?" Wan Dugui asked with difficulty.

"There are people from our family by the emperor's side. This news was sent by Zhao Junsheng to Youzhou with [-] miles of fast horses, and then brought back by our people stationed in Youzhou. Our family dares to use the head as a guarantee. All the news sent by people have been intercepted in Youzhou, except for you and me, no one knows the news now!"

Wan Dugui had no choice but to accept this reality due to Zong Ai's swearing assurance and seriousness.

Wan Dugui suddenly remembered what Zong Ai said just now, he swallowed, "Do you want to take the lead in establishing a new emperor before the news reaches Pingcheng? But the clan and court ministers will listen to you?"

Zong Ai looked at Wan Dugui and said: "So our family came here to find you, you are the general of the left guard army, and you have more than [-] soldiers in your hands. Now there are only more than [-] soldiers in and around Pingcheng. You account for one-third, as long as you stand on our side, we have half the chance of winning!"

Wan Dugui was silent for a few seconds, and asked, "Who do you plan to make the new emperor?"

Zong Ai said: "The new emperor must be convenient for us to control. If the emperor is too assertive, you and I will be kicked away sooner or later, and even decapitated! Therefore, our family thinks that Tuoba Ren, the son of the late emperor, is suitable to inherit the great rule." ,What do you think?"

Wan Dugui frowned: "It's too young, that child is only four years old. Besides, if you make such a child the new emperor, how many brothers of the former emperor can agree? Especially Tuoba Fan and Tuoba Chong And Tuoba Jun, how could they be willing? Can the clans agree?"

Zong Ai laughed and said: "The general is too worried, young age is the best way to control, if any one of Tuoba Fan, Tuoba Chong and Tuoba Jun succeeds to the throne, will life be easier for you and me? We have nothing to do with them!"

"Among the three princes, only Tuoba Fan makes us fearful. This man is a general of Xiaoqi, who has military power in his hands. We can find a way to get rid of him. As for Tuoba Chong and Tuoba Jun, If they submit, that's fine, give them a way to survive, if they want to turn the world upside down, kill them!" Zong Ai's face was full of murderous intent.

Chapter 548

After Zong Ai finished speaking, seeing Wan Du Gui not expressing his opinion for a long time, he felt a little anxious, "General, this is a golden opportunity, if you miss this village, there will be no such shop!"

Wan Dugui finally said: "It's just you and me? The strength is too weak, right?"

Zong Ai smiled and said: "Of course it's not just you and me, our family has people inside and outside the palace, and there are many allies among the courtiers, and there are also generals in border towns and officials in border towns who support us in various places. The Wei and Xiao cavalry, the clan and court ministers will be dealt with by our family!"

"Some people want an official, we give him a promotion; some people want a title, we give them a title; some people want money, we give them money, it's nothing more than giving up some benefits. What's a petty profit?"

Wan Dugui weighed for a long time and said, "Who have you contacted?"

Zong Ai said: "If the general agrees, our family will naturally tell the general who has joined, and it will be convenient for everyone to cooperate and take care of each other."

Wan Dugui was a little hesitant, and said, "Although the emperor passed away, we still don't know the development of subsequent events in Liaodong, and we don't know whether the emperor left a will..."

"General, do you think that under such circumstances, the first emperor has a chance to make a will? All the ministers accompanying the army are dead. Our family does not know the follow-up development of the matter, but we dare to say that it is absolutely not optimistic. Now only we know The news has the upper hand, once the news is known to all parties in the DPRK and China, what advantage do we have?"

"General, my family will tell you something from the bottom of my heart. You and I are both Han Chinese. The general should understand the situation of the Han people in the court. The Xianbei people have never regarded us as their own family. Now the court has no master and the throne is vacant. , once the various forces in Pingcheng get the news, there will be a bloodbath. At that time, it is not that you can be safe and sound if you want to be wise and safe. Does the general not know the truth of "people sit at home, and disasters come from heaven"? Instead of waiting for other people to make troubles, make a decision Your future, life and death, should be decided by us, what does the general think?"

Wan Dugui is not very old, but he has already experienced three dynasties. How can he not understand that during the power transition period, no one in the court can really stay out of the matter. As the saying goes, one dynasty is the emperor and one courtier. Now he is the general of the left guard, even if he does not Any action, as long as someone wants to be the emperor, it is absolutely impossible to ignore his existence, and he will definitely become the object of competition or calculation by all parties.

"Okay, this matter is about to be done!" Wan Dugui finally ordered to make a statement, "What are your plans?"

Seeing that Wan Dugui agreed, Zong Ai immediately told him about her plan. ---- Fast update, no anti-theft ---

The two discussed for a long time before Zong Ai took his leave.

Afterwards, Zong Ai entered the palace at night. According to the rules of the palace, once the palace door is closed at night, you cannot open it casually, but who is Zong Ai?How could such a small matter fail him?

After entering the palace, Zong Ai told Jia Zhou while walking: "Send someone to call Bu Liugu Li to see our family!"

"Yes!" Jia Zhou agreed, nodding to a little eunuch behind him.

A few years ago, when Tuoba Jian returned from the battle in Mobei, he competed with Tuoba Pi for the throne. Bu Liuguli's father, Bu Liuguli, was beheaded by his family during the battle at Wuzhou Pass. In order to appease the hero, Tuobajian promoted him, but he lost his father as a backer and was squeezed out by his colleagues. Life was very difficult, so he went to Zong Ai, who was very popular at the time, in a fit of anger. The emperor's trusted eunuch.

With Zong Ai's care, Bu Liuguli's life is easy, and Zong Ai recommended him to the emperor many times to serve as the general of the guard in the palace, and now he is the general of Sanlang Zhuang.

Although Sanlang Zhuangjiang is only a Zhuangjiang, it is the commander of Neisanlang, the emperor's left and right servants.

From the military attache to the general, its weight is not comparable to that of ordinary generals.

When Zong Ai returned to his residence in the palace, he drank a sip of tea brought by the little eunuch, and then Bu Liuguli walked in fully clothed and clasped his fists to him and said, "The last general pays his respects to the chief supervisor. What is the order of the last general?"

Zong Ai said: "Yili, our chance to take power has come!"

Bu Liuguli was stunned, "What does the supervisor mean by this? Why can't the general understand?"

Zong Ai immediately told the news that the emperor died under the Dragon City during the conquest of the Yan Kingdom, and then said to Bu Liuguli: "Now only we know the news, we must seize the time to establish a new emperor before we can live in the city." In the future, the imperial court will control the right to speak, if others take the lead, I am afraid it will be a disaster for you and me!"

Although Bu Liuguli is young, she is a decisive person. He immediately clasped his fists and said: "Yili will follow the lead of the superintendent!"

"Very good!" Zong Ai was in a happy mood, and he immediately said to Bu Liuguli: "Later, our family will go to see Concubine Yi and discuss with her about supporting Prince Ren to ascend the throne. Ren is her son, and she will definitely be willing." , but it is such a big deal to establish a new emperor. Prince Ren is still young, and his uncles must covet the throne, and there will definitely be opposition from the clan, especially Yanpu, the general of the inner capital, who has always been at odds with our family. , when the time comes, he will definitely object..."

General Neidu is the direct superior of General Sanlang. Apart from General Sanlang, his subordinates also have General Xishe, who is in command of Neixishe, all of whom are brave and good at riding and arching among the noble disciples of Xianbei. serve as.

Bu Liuguli's eyes shone coldly, she cupped her fists and said, "Don't worry, Chief Supervisor, I will know what to do when the time comes!"

"Okay, go back and contact your subordinate generals secretly, and wait for our family's orders!"

"Yes, I will leave!" Bu Liugu Li clasped her fists in agreement and retreated.

Zong Ai got up and squinted his eyes, thinking about his plan in his mind. With a firm expression on his face, he told Jia Zhou: "Go, let's go see the Empress Dowager Bao!"