That night, under the anxious urging of Emperor Zhao Gou, the two parties reached an agreement, with a total of five articles.
1. Chen Qing was promoted to the title of King Yong, granted the title of Grand Master, the title of General of the Hussars, and the founding of the Three Divisions of the Imperial Palace.
Second, the two sides reached a compromise on the Sichuan Road. In order to combat the proliferation of illegal salt and the collusion between local powerful forces and the government, the imperial court transferred the power of appointing county officials to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Department, retaining the power of appointing state-level officials, and in addition, all states passed the judge
Appointed by the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Department, and reported to the Ministry of Personnel for record.
Third, in order to combat the increasingly rampant bandits and water thieves around Dongting Lake, the imperial court agreed to transfer the jurisdiction of Jiangling Prefecture, Lizhou, Dingzhou, Yuezhou, and Tanzhou to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Department and the officials of the five states.
Appointed by the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Department, and reported to the Ministry of Personnel for record.
Fourth, in order to solve the shortage of military expenditure of the Western Army, the imperial court agreed that the Western Army could conduct overseas trade, transferred the jurisdiction of Quanzhou to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Department, and allowed Quanzhou to form militia groups and rural soldiers to defend against pirates.
5. The imperial court approved the publication of "Beijing News" in Lin'an.
Of course, the emperor's court had made so many concessions, and Chen Qing had to show the greatest sincerity. The next morning, when Zhao Gou and the Political Affairs Hall approved the agreement signed by both parties, the emperor Zhao Gou got his wish and got the abdication edict of the late emperor Zhao Huan.
Only after receiving this edict can Zhao Gou's throne be truly legitimate.
Zhao Gou was overjoyed and immediately issued an edict, officially canonizing Chen Qing as King Yong, canonizing his wife Lu as Princess Yong, and also granted rewards to his family members.
The night was dark, but the lights in the hall of the uncle's house were brightly lit. Wei Tong was making final arrangements. After Chen Qing paid homage to the Supreme Emperor tomorrow, he would leave Lin'an the day after tomorrow. In other words, they had the only chance tomorrow.
Then Wei Tong won't cancel the operation and take the risk?
If you don't take revenge, then you won't be called Wei Tong. He endured his humiliation in the Jin Kingdom and worked as a humble boy for ten years. After returning to Lin'an, he suddenly became wealthy and was named a county king. His mentality has been distorted.
In Lin'an, Wei Tong had a nickname, called the King of Hell in the middle of the night, which meant that if you offended him, you would not wait until dawn the next day, and your family would be destroyed in the middle of the night. With the protection of the emperor and the queen mother, who would dare to offend this uncle?
?This made his mentality become more and more inflated, not only that he couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, but he couldn't even blow a little wind.
Wei Tong basically didn't suffer any losses, but on Sichuan Road, he stumbled into a big mistake. All his men were executed, all property was confiscated, several years of hard work were wasted, and tens of millions of dollars were lost.
It was the most painful loss in Wei Tong's life.
If Chen Qing had not come to Lin'an, he would have sent assassins to Jingzhao.
But Chen Qing came to Lin'an, just a stone's throw away from him. How could he not avenge this bloody feud?
What's more, Wan Yanchang and Qin Hui were behind him, adding fuel to the fire. He was completely immersed in hatred and couldn't help himself.
In the lobby, Jia Yingfang, on behalf of the county magistrate Wang Bo, explained the process of tomorrow's worship in front of the map.
"The time for worshiping is at midnight in the morning. Chen Qing will enter the Yonggu Mausoleum Mountain Road from the side door."
Jia Yingfang pointed at the side door with a wooden pole and said: "The county lieutenant and the guards will intercept in front of the side door. According to regulations, in order not to disturb the mausoleum, the number of guards who go up the mountain cannot exceed thirty people. In other words, Chen Qing's bodyguards can only have thirty people at most.
, the distance from the side door to the mausoleum is about three hundred and twenty steps, and then another three hundred and twenty steps back, here is our opportunity."
Wei Tong nodded and asked Huo Liansheng, "What's Mr. Huo's opinion?"
Huo Liansheng pondered for a moment and said: "I'm not worried about anything else. I'm just worried about his inner guards. I have to find a way to transfer the inner guards."
The warrior commander Zhang Bowu smiled and said: "It's simple. One more assassination of Zhou Kuan. The time will be around Si hour, and Chen Qing's inner guards will be transferred over."
Jia Yingfang thought for a while and said: "It is best not to use assassination. It will make Chen Qing feel unsafe and he will temporarily cancel the plan to pay homage to the mausoleum."
Wei Tong stroked his beard and said: "It makes sense. We can't take the risk of assassination. It's better to set a fire in the VIP hotel. Just treat it as an accidental fire. It can also attract the internal guards."
At this time, Huo Liansheng said: "Let's repeat it again to see if there are any loopholes. The most important thing is the samurai posing as guards. There are a total of one hundred and seventy-five people. Each one must be implemented in place."
The next morning, three thousand soldiers escorted Chen Qing and his concubine Zhao Yingluo to the side gate of Yonggu Mausoleum. At this time, Zhong Huan hurriedly came to report, "Qi Junwang, I just got the news that there was a fire in the noble hotel in the city. The fire
Quite big.”
Chen Qing frowned and asked, "Is Counselor Zhou at your hotel?"
"He went to the political hall to submit the edict of abdication. He was not at the VIP hotel. There were no casualties among his entourage."
"Then don't worry about it. Did you find an ambush ahead?"
"There are three hundred guards on the way to the mausoleum, but I estimate that most of them are dressed as assassins."
Chen Qing nodded, "Follow the plan!"
"Yes!" Zhong Huan quickly left.
Chen Qing said apologetically to Zhao Yingluo: "I'm afraid I won't be able to worship today. I'll add a memorial tablet to your father in the ancestral hall later, and you and Qiaoyun can worship together."
Zhao Yingluo said: "It doesn't matter to me. It's the same for worshiping at the foot of the mountain. It's just that it's too dangerous for my husband to go up the mountain."
Chen Qing chuckled, "The people in this world who can kill me haven't been born yet! Besides, the armor your husband is wearing can't even be pierced by a spear, so I'm afraid they won't come."
Chen Qing's strong confidence gave Zhao Yingluo a little comfort. She also knew that she could not change the decision made by her husband, so she said: "I will wait for my husband at the foot of the mountain!"
At this time, the team arrived at the side gate, and a dispute broke out. A soldier reported to Chen Qing: "Report to the prince, the other party does not allow the army to enter, saying that there are only thirty guards."
Chen Qing smiled lightly and said: "Don't embarrass them, just follow the rules!"
Chen Qing got out of the car, and a female bodyguard with strong martial arts, wearing the same dress as Zhao Yingluo, followed Chen Qing. Chen Qing wore a purple robe, a leather belt around his waist, and a golden helmet.
Wearing a special armor weighing more than twenty kilograms.
This armor was obtained from Wanyan Nianhan. It was specially made by the top craftsmen of the Song Dynasty for Emperor Zhao Ji. After the Jin Dynasty Emperor Wanyan Sheng obtained it, he gave it to Wanyan Nianhan, and finally fell into the hands of Chen Qing.
This armor is densely woven with gold threads. It is impenetrable to arrows. There is a dense layer of gold rings on the outside, making it even more invulnerable. It hangs down to just below the knees and weighs twenty-two kilograms. In addition,
Chen Qing wears a neck helmet, and the exposed part is his face.
The female guard next to Chen Qing also wore a rare silver inner armor, which was also impenetrable to arrows, but if the opponent stabbed her with a spear, she might not be able to withstand it.
Thirty guards followed Chen Qing. They were all tall, wearing iron armor and iron helmets, holding spears and large shields. These thirty guards could be called the elite among the elite. They were highly skilled in martial arts and had extremely rich combat experience.
Block ten, and on the outside, Chen Qing also deployed five thousand people, like a big net, which would catch all the assassins in one go.
Chen Qing walked up the mountain path paved with stone steps. The female guard next to him, wearing a bamboo hat and a gauze covering her face, followed closely beside Chen Qing.
There are still figures of guards appearing in the woods on both sides. They are secret guards. There are dozens of guards standing guard in front of the mausoleum above.
When he reached two hundred steps, a shot of a thunderbolt fired at Chen Qing from the woods, making a sharp sound.
'call out--'
Chen Qing unsheathed his long sword and knocked the cold arrow away with one arrow. The sound of the thunder was the signal, and dozens of arrows from both sides were shot at Chen Qing.
His men were well prepared, and when the chime rang out, they took the lead and raised their large shields to tightly surround Chen Qing and the female guard, and all their arrows hit the shields.
Someone shouted, "Attack everyone, kill him!"
Nearly two hundred assassins came from all directions.
