In the Beiting Protector's Mansion, Jianning King Li Yan took Cao Lingzhong's hand and said: "Cao Protector, the lonely king will hand over this Tingzhou to you."
Cao Lingzhong looked at Li Yan very gratefully. He thought that when he brought his troops back this time, King Jianning would definitely take the opportunity to revoke his official position and use his own people to control the Beiting Protectorate.
Unexpectedly, King Jianning personally greeted him outside the city. After entering Tingzhou, King Jianning seriously asked Cao Lingzhong about the virtues and talents of the generals and officers of the Beiting Protectorate.
King Jianning immediately followed Cao Lingzhong's suggestion and kept all military officers, generals and officials with good moral character in their posts, and conducted assessments on those without real talents and knowledge, and dismissed all those who failed.
Although the appointment from the imperial court had not been made, King Jianning still worshiped Cao Lingzhong as the Protector of Beiting, taking charge of the military and administration of the Protectorate of Beiting.
Cao Lingzhong was also a smart man. He also fully accepted King Jianning's request to establish a general staff. At the same time, he also gave up the civil affairs of Tingzhou and handed them over to the officials sent by King Jianning.
Li Yan pulled Cao Lingzhong and made a show of saying farewell to the ministers. The subordinates present also showed "touched" expressions. In short, under Li Yan's low profile, King Jianning took control of the Beiting Protectorate.
The process went very smoothly.
After handling the affairs of the Beiting Protectorate, King Jianning finally went south to Gaochang City.
In Gaochang City, Dong Chong was sitting in the secret room of Donghou's Mansion. Here were the heads of the eight old nobles of Gaochang City.
Although it was a beheading business, the several family heads discussed it enthusiastically. Dong Chong was in the top position and felt full of pride.
All of this was suggested by the housekeeper Dong, who asked Dong Zhong a very pointed question, "What will Gaochang City do after the assassination of King Jianning is successful?"
Dong Hou was also stunned. Originally, he assassinated King Jianning because he wanted to give the prince a certificate so that his son could have a place in the prince's shogunate.
He had never thought about what he would do after killing King Jianning.
When Dong Zhong was asked this question, Dong Zhong couldn't answer the question.
At this time, the director came up with a set of rhetoric that Shu Saburo had instilled in him:
"Master Marquis, you are a noble relative of the old Gaochang Kingdom. Have you never thought about rebuilding the Gaochang Kingdom?"
After saying this, Dong Zhong's breathing became rapid.
Rebuilding the Gaochang Kingdom?
The lineage of Ju Shi, the leader of the Gaochang Kingdom, was moved to Xijing by Taizong after the destruction of the Gaochang Kingdom. Now this lineage has been lost to the Tang Dynasty.
Among the old aristocrats of Gaochang Kingdom, the Dong family has always been an auxiliary family that is intermarriage with the king of the country, and its status is also the highest.
This is also the reason why Hou Dong acted like the leader among the old nobles of Gaochang.
If Gaochang is restored to the country, can I be the leader of the country?
Thinking of this, Dong Chong's long-dormant ambition finally expanded. Yes, why not rebuild the Gaochang Kingdom?
Is it better to be the ruler of Gaochang than to be a noble in name only in Gaochang City?
Under the instigation of the steward Dong Yuan, the original plan to assassinate King Jianning turned into a plan to connect with other old nobles in Gaochang City and rebuild the Gaochang Kingdom.
Today's secret meeting is to rebuild the Gaochang Kingdom. Today's meeting is attended by eight other old nobles in Gaochang City. They are all big families with deep roots in Gaochang City.
These big families had slave soldiers in their families, and their disciples were everywhere in Gaochang City. When they heard that Gaochang Kingdom was to be rebuilt, they all ignited the flame of ambition, and turned to Dong Chong's command one after another.
Dong Chong was very proud. Everyone had concluded the discussion. As long as King Jianning died, they would take action immediately and quickly control the Xizhou Governor's Mansion and Gaochang City.
Next, they launched the banner of restoration of Gaochang and quickly separatized Longyou.
In the hearts of these old nobles, it seems that as long as they raise the flag of the old Gaochang Kingdom high, they can immediately rebuild the Gaochang Kingdom, and the people of Xizhou will gather in response.
Even Yang Bin, the inner-guard player who formulated this plan to lure the snake out of the cave, did not expect that these old nobles in Gaochang City were so stupid and actually wanted to launch a Gaochang Restoration Movement.
You must know that the Gaochang Kingdom has been destroyed for more than a hundred years, and Gaochang has been the Western State of the Tang Dynasty for more than fifty years. These old nobles are not only stupid, but they want to rebuild Gaochang with just the few slave soldiers in their hands.
country?
Not to mention this assassination plan that was full of loopholes, even if King Jianning was really dead, did they think that the Tang army in Tingzhou in the north was just a loser?
This kind of political and military naivety made Yang Bin sigh that the IQs of these old aristocrats were really low.
Since the other party is going to die, it would be too polite not to catch them all!
Yang Bin has been appointed as the leader of Xizhou's [Inner Guards]. He has sent out tasks to all the inner guard players in Xizhou to collect evidence of rebellion by these old Gaochang nobles.
While collecting evidence, Yang Bin is also speeding up the collection of evidence of the Dong family's rebellion.
Under Yang Bin's strong request, Dong Hou reluctantly agreed. The day before the plan was implemented, Donghou would personally meet with Yang Bin.
Tomorrow King Jianning will enter Gaochang City, and the assassination plan will be carried out tomorrow morning, so today Member Dong brought Yang Bin to the residence of Marquis Dong.
Donghou Mansion, Donghou Mansion is brightly lit tonight, and even the latest oil lamps are hung in the corridors.
Walking in Donghou Mansion, Yang Bin felt like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He finally knew what it meant to be rich and wealthy.
With its huge mansion and labyrinth-like corridors, Donghou's Mansion is even bigger than the Governor's Mansion in Gaochang City.
In addition to being large, the decoration of Donghou Mansion is also very luxurious.
The window paper has been replaced with the most popular glass in Gaochang City. This new material, which can isolate dust and mosquitoes and allow for lighting, is very expensive in Gaochang City. Currently, only players' workshops can produce it.
In addition to the glass windows, a stained glass mosaic statue is also being built in the garden of Donghou Mansion.
It has to be said that Dong Hou's artistic attainments are quite good. After the glass workshop in Gaochang City fired the colored glass, they only made a sculpture of colored mosaic glass and placed it at the entrance of the workshop as a sign.
Hou Dong was able to appreciate the new art of stained glass sculptures and spent a lot of money to build the same sculptures in his garden.
Yang Bin thought to himself: "I guess the people who least want Dong Hou to fall are these businessmen and players. There won't be many scapegoats like this in Gaochang City in the future."
Finally, Yang Bin, led by Member Dong, came to Dong Hou's study and met Dong Hou.
Dong Chong had been well-dressed and well-fed for a long time, and his appearance and temperament were quite good.
His slender figure, fair skin, and slightly yellowed beard and hair illustrate his foreign ancestry, but this is normal in Longyou where Hu and Han live together.
Yang Bin paid homage to Hou Dong and said, "I have seen Hou Dong and the future Lord of Gaochang!"
This flattery struck a deep chord in Dong Chong's heart. He originally looked down on low-class people like Yang Bin, but when he saw that Fulefang's clothes were clean and tidy, and his appearance was extraordinary, he no longer had the previous contempt in his heart.
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However, it was impossible for a marquis like Dong Zhong, who was well-dressed and well-fed, to act like a courteous and virtuous corporal. Director Dong asked Yang Bin to sit down at the bottom, but he was extremely nervous inside.
He enriched his own pockets by working as an intermediary in the assassination plan to earn the difference. If he accidentally matched up with someone else, he would be in trouble.
Therefore, the housekeeper and director have always been very nervous. Whenever the two parties talk about remuneration, he will immediately interrupt.
Fortunately, the two parties only exchanged brief greetings and did not continue to talk about the reward. Dong Zhong just explained that tomorrow's assassination plan must be cautious, and if the assassination fails, the Donghou Mansion cannot be revealed, and so on, and then sent Yang Bin away.
The only thing that made Dong Zhong a little dissatisfied was that Yang Bin shamelessly asked him to sign a handwritten letter promising to give preferential treatment to the gang members of Fulefang after the matter was completed.
Although Dong Zhong was dissatisfied with Yang Bin's unreasonable request, seeing Yang Bin's righteous attitude made him feel more at ease with Yang Bin.
Dong Chong encouraged Yang Bin and said, "I will support your subordinates" and sent Yang Bin away.
However, Yang Bin was already satisfied. The evidence that Dong Houfu ordered him to assassinate King Jianning had been recorded, and Dong Chong's handwriting had been obtained, so the "assassination" plan could be launched.
In the early morning of the next day, Dong Chong spent the night drunk and dreaming at his residence. He feasted all night long until dawn, and almost missed the time to pick up King Jianning.
These old nobles in Gaochang City just asked the stewards to gather slave soldiers as soon as possible. Once King Jianning was assassinated, they immediately launched the slogan of Gaochang's restoration and attacked the governor's mansion.
Most of the plans for this coup, which was as childish as a child's play, were suggested by Yang Bin.
The second boss of Fulefang, Shu Sanlang, holds a feather fan every day and dresses up like Zhuge Liang from the most popular "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in Gaochang City. He personally commands hundreds of gang members of Fulefang and also lurks in Fulefang.
Prepare to attack the governor's mansion with the Gaochang old tribe.
Three poles higher in the sun, King Jianning's carriage appeared on the horizon.
Dong Zhong, who was hungover from yesterday, watched nervously as two riders wearing Mingguang armor appeared in front of him. The knights were holding banners high, followed by two more riders, who were holding high the banner of King Jianning.
King Jianning was the prefecture king who opened his palace and founded the Ya family. The double banners and double festivals given by the emperor were a symbol of King Jianning's power.
Since Cui Tao took over Xizhou, Li Xiuzhang, the governor of Xizhou, who had been worshiping Buddha at home, stood at the front of the team.
Side by side with Li Xiuzhang is Cui Tao, the overlord Sima who actually controls the government affairs of Xizhou. Behind them are the officials of various departments in the governor's office.
Dong Chong and other old nobles in Gaochang City stood at the back of the team.
At this time, Dong Chong's mood became tense. Yang Bin lurked under the mound in front, waiting for King Jianning's carriage to pass by before jumping out to assassinate him.
We were almost close! Dong Chong's heart was in his throat when he saw a man in black rushing out from under the mound and kneeling in front of King Jianning's carriage.
"Young man Yang Bin, report that Marquis Dong of Gaochang City hired someone to assassinate His Highness!"