Early the next morning, at the Taibai Restaurant in Pingkangfang, Li Zhen secretly met with Pugu Huai'en, who had come to Chang'an specially.
Pugu Huai'en indeed sent out 10,000 troops, preparing to support Li Zhen in launching a coup and supporting the Supreme Emperor to restore his throne. He was betting on this. If he won, he would have the power to support Li Zhen and get everything he wanted.
If he loses, he still holds the military power, and the court does not dare to do anything to him. This is his wishful thinking, he can only win but not lose.
Of course, Pugu Huai'en sent troops out of resentment against the injustice of the court. The rebels enjoyed high officials and generous salaries, but the loyal ones received nothing.
Pugu Huai'en had an army of 50,000 in his hands, which gave him the confidence to challenge the imperial court. He had long wanted to send troops to Chang'an, but could not find an opportunity. This time, in the name of supporting the restoration of the Supreme Emperor, he became more confident.
If the court is unfair, he will use the army to make the court understand what fairness means.
"You have to be decisive about this kind of thing. When the time is right, you have to take action. You can't delay it, otherwise you will be in trouble if you are reported. Your Highness didn't reveal my details!"
Li Zhen quickly waved her hand and said: "I am the only one who knows the details about you, and I have not told anyone. Please reassure you, but you are right, this matter cannot be delayed. We are almost ready. Today
I just want to finalize the final time with Shijun."
Pugu Huai'en nodded, "The night is long and the night is full of dreams. Then at midnight the day after tomorrow, my army will arrive at the left Yintai Gate of the Daming Palace, and His Highness's army will attack the Yinhan Gate!"
Li Zhen said quickly: "I still have an army in the city, about a thousand people. We will enter Daming Palace from Taiji Palace and cut off the channel for the Shenwu Army to support Daming Palace."
At this time, the leader of Pugu Huaien's soldiers came in and said: "Commander, you must go!"
Pugu Huaien did not dare to stay in Chang'an for a long time. He stood up and told Li Zhen: "Don't make too thorough a plan. It's better to change the plan. The best way is to adapt to changes. Seize Li Heng as soon as possible and force him to abdicate!"
"To reassure you, we have made three plans to ensure that everything is foolproof. Then we have decided that we will start an incident at Haishi in the evening!"
At noon, Li Fuguo received the investigation results from Ba Shang. Sure enough, there was an army of ten thousand people of unknown origin stationed in the seventh military camp.
This news made Li Fuguo immediately nervous. He knew very well that the army's garrison in Bashang was a precursor to a mutiny. Once a mutiny occurred, the eunuchs would be the first to suffer.
Especially for powerful eunuchs like them, the other party will definitely not let them go.
Li Fuguo rushed to the harem and woke up Li Heng who was taking a nap.
Li Heng was woken up from his nap, and he was really dissatisfied. He said angrily to Li Fuguo: "I have to disturb you at this time, even if I want to take a nap for a while."
Li Fuguo knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, someone is going to launch a coup and it is imminent!"
Li Heng was startled, "Who wants a coup?"
"Your Majesty, this is the King of Wei Li Zhen. He has dozens of party members. I heard that Li Zhen has also been canonized by the Supreme Emperor, and Pugu Huai'en. He has sent 10,000 troops and has stationed troops in Ba Shang, ready to support the restoration of the Supreme Emperor."
Li Heng was a little confused, "Please tell me clearly, does the Supreme Emperor want to be restored to power, or does Li Zhen want to rebel?"
"The Supreme Emperor wants to be reset. He controls Li Zhen and other party members to carry out a coup. He has been planning it for a long time and will take action in the next two days."
Li Heng's face turned pale with shock, and his voice trembled, "When did you know this? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Your Majesty, I only found out today that Pugu Huai'en has sent 10,000 troops and has stationed in Bashang. We don't know that. There must be some insider support in the imperial court."
"Don't worry about it for now, what should I do now?"
"Your Majesty, first gather the troops to defend the Daming Palace, and then arrest them all. The 10,000 people on the Bashang side, I suggest, be handed over to the Shence Army."
Li Heng calmed down and asked, "Is there a roster?"
Li Fuguo handed the roster to Li Heng. Li Heng looked at the roster and snorted heavily, "It turns out that demanding money is a cover-up!"
"Your Majesty clearly shows you!"
Li Heng then ordered: "Go and bring Yu Chaoen to see me immediately!"
Not long after, Yu Chaoen hurried over, bowed and said, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
"Li Sima, tell the military commander about the rebellion!"
Li Fuguo told Yu Chaoen in detail about the rebellion. When Yu Chaoen heard that the foreign aid turned out to be Pugu Huaien, he was so frightened that he knelt down to apologize.
"Wei Chen doesn't know people well, and he doesn't know that Pugu Huai'en has such ulterior motives. Wei Chen is guilty and is willing to be severely punished by Your Majesty!"
Li Heng waved his hand, "This matter has nothing to do with you, but I need the Shence Army to dispatch to surround and annihilate the 10,000 rebels in Ba. We will take action tonight!"
"I obey the order!"
Li Heng ordered Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen to discuss sending troops. He also ordered people to invite Dugu Lie, Yuan Yuan and Changsun Nanfang. At this critical moment, he still had to rely on the Guanlong nobles to take charge of the overall situation for him.
Because Li Fuguo had a personal grudge with the Dugu family, Li Heng did not want them to discuss it together.
Not long after, three veteran ministers arrived almost at the same time and saluted Emperor Li Heng together, "See you, Your Majesty!"
Li Heng handed the roster to the three of them and told them that Li Zhen and Pugu Huai'en were going to join forces to rebel.
Well, the problem is serious.
"Your Majesty, we must first eradicate the Ba Shang army, and then deal with Li Zhen and his gang!"
"I have handed over the task of eradicating the Bashang army to the Shence Army. I have summoned the three beloved ministers to discuss how to deal with the gangsters in the city."
Dugu Lie bowed and said: "Thank you for your majesty's trust in us. I have an idea to break through from within them and arrest an important person first. He will convene people for us to discuss. The army will ambush his house and arrest him together."
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Li Heng nodded, "This is a good idea. Who and where does Dugu Aiqing think we can break through?"
"Weichen suggested that we should make a breakthrough from King Xue Li Sui. Weichen understands him. He wants to do big things all day long, but he is extremely timid. Weichen scares him and ensures that he will cooperate honestly."
Li Heng said happily: "This method is good, is there anything else to add?"
Yuan Yuan said from the side: "Wei Chen looked at the roster. There are many generals in it, including Youwu Guard General Dou Ruping, Youyu Lin Army General Liu Congjian, Youwei General Hu Lie, and Youwu Guards Cao Canjun Jiao Zirong.
And Zuo Jinwu Guard General Xing Ji and so on. The most dangerous person here is Zuo Jinwu Guard General Xing Ji. He has thousands of soldiers under his command. The others do not have actual troops, so I suggest that Xing Ji be controlled first."
Li Heng nodded, "That makes sense. Does General Changsun have anything to add?"
Changsun Nanfang said: "Wei Chen believes that there should be private armies hidden in their farms, and they usually attack the Daming Palace at night. Wei Chen suggested that after asking for confessions, 30,000 divine warriors should immediately besiege each manor and annihilate the private armies!"
"That all makes sense. The first step is to ask General Dugu to secretly arrest King Xue Li Can and break through Li Can."