Chapter 1358 Who is more ruthless?

Listening to Xu Shifu's words, Yun Li couldn't help but fall into silence.

Yes!

My father is so thoughtful!

I was fooled by him for several years, but I was still grateful to him.

It's not like he didn't suspect Tang Shu and Xiao Wanchou, but both of them dispelled his suspicions through various means.

He even used Tang tactics to restrain Xu Shifu at one point.

Thinking about it now, he felt so stupid.

He was being manipulated by Emperor Wen without realizing it.

If he had realized Emperor Wen's intention earlier, and directly taken control of the court while Emperor Wen was inspecting the Northwest Protectorate or going to Jishan to offer sacrifices to the gods, perhaps he would not be in such a passive situation now.

Snapped!

Yun Li slapped himself without any warning.

Xu Shifu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly tried to comfort him: "It's useless for Your Highness to regret now!"

"Moreover, His Majesty's methods are too powerful, we cannot compare to them!"

"The most urgent task is to formulate countermeasures as soon as possible."

"I'm afraid we don't have much time left..."

Now, Emperor Wen has sent all the navy to Yun Zheng!

Moreover, Emperor Wen returned to the throne!

This is already a sign of a showdown with them!

If they don't fight back, they will just sit there and wait for death.

"I know."

Yun Li nodded gently: "I have secretly ordered Gu Xiu to contact our people. As long as I discuss the detailed countermeasures with my uncle, I will directly launch a coup to kill Xiao Wanchou, Tang Shu and others, and put my father under house arrest!"

Xiao Wanchou and Tang Shu must die!

Xiao Wanchou is the Minister of War. As long as he is not dead, the military power cannot be concentrated in his hands.

Tang Shu was the Minister of Personnel.

As long as Tang Shu is alive, his disciples and former officials will always follow him and cheer for him!

Xu Shifu's eyes flashed coldly, "Your Highness, have you ever thought about directly..."

Xu Shifu did not say the rest.

But Yun Li understood what he meant.

"Father can only be placed under house arrest, he cannot die!"

Yun Li shook his head slightly and analyzed the reasons with Xu Shifu.

No matter how Emperor Wen died, even if he died of illness, as long as the news of Emperor Wen's death was known, Yun Zheng would definitely launch a large-scale attack.

They are no match for Yun Zheng now.

Moreover, if Yun Zheng alone raised his army, a large number of troops from the imperial court would definitely surrender without a fight.

By then, they would be in a situation of complete defeat.

"Your Highness, do you think that the court can conceal the news of His Majesty's death?"

Xu Shifu asked in a low voice.

"Hide it? How to hide it?"

Yun Li frowned: "There are so many ministers in the court and so many people in the palace. If anything happens to my father, the news will spread!"

"Yes, I can't hide it."

Xu Shifu sighed: "Since we can't conceal the news of His Majesty's death, how can we conceal the news that His Majesty is under house arrest? Once the news of His Majesty's house arrest spreads, Yun Zheng will be truly clearing the court of emperors..."

Put the current emperor under house arrest!

If this gets out, they will be considered traitors!

By then, they will probably be even more passive.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to send Emperor Wen to heaven directly!

It was announced to the outside world that Emperor Wen died of illness.

Anyway, all the civil and military officials in the court knew that Emperor Wen was in poor health.

Only in this way can they completely control the court and increase their chances of winning.

Listening to Xu Shifu's words, Yun Li couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Send my father to heaven directly?

It seems...it's not impossible!

Anyway, no matter whether Emperor Wen was under house arrest or had passed away, the truth could not be concealed!

Instead of doing this, it’s better to give it a try!

Yun Li pondered silently for a while, then asked in a deep voice: "Did Tang Shu and Xiao Wanchou rebel and kill my father? Or did my father die of a heart attack after learning of their rebellion?"

"Correct!"

Xu Shifu nodded heavily: "In this way, we can also kill Tang Shu and Xiao Wanchou's party and completely control the court!"

Now it’s almost time to reveal the real purpose!

They must take decisive action and not procrastinate any longer.

Indecisiveness leads to disaster!

"But now the Yulin Guard and the Left and Right Cavalry Guards are all in the hands of Xiao Wanchou. Although Yun Gong leads the Shenwu Army, he cannot mobilize a single soldier to cooperate with us..."

Yun Li was worried.

It only takes a few words to send them all off.

But it would be difficult to do it.

It’s possible that they would be killed before they even take any action.

"The six guards of the imperial city, including the left and right guards, can't be relied upon!"

Xu Shifu's face was solemn. "The only ones we can count on now are probably the Crown Prince's left and right guards and those secretly trained assassins! However, I am worried that the Crown Prince's left and right guards may have His Majesty's men!"

In the past, they had often placed their own people in the six guards of the imperial city.

However, Xiao Wanchou directly replaced the five guards generals except the Shenwu Army.

The current situation is that soldiers do not recognize their generals, and generals cannot command their soldiers.

All their arrangements were shattered by Xiao Wanchou's simple move.

Since Emperor Wen was using the crown prince, it was entirely possible that he had placed spies among the crown prince's left and right guards.

Moreover, based on his understanding of Emperor Wen, he would almost certainly do so.

"And Yuan Cong and his son!"

Yun Li said in a deep voice: "Yuan Cong and his son are mortal enemies with Lao Liu. When Lao Liu ascends the throne, they will definitely be liquidated! Yes, Zhou Daogong as well!"

"We can count on Yuan Cong and his son, but don't count on Zhou Daogong for now." Xu Shifu said seriously, "Zhou Daogong needs to cooperate with Zhao Ji to contain the troops in Fuzhou!"

Including Zhao Ji, no one can move now.

Zhao Ji's army is used to stabilize the situation in the imperial city!

If things are not going well, Zhao Ji is one of their fallbacks.

There was no need to use Zhao Ji before Emperor Wen died.

Once Emperor Wen passes away, there will definitely be chaos among the six guards of the imperial city.

That was the time for Zhao Ji to take action.

If their action failed, they would have no choice but to find a way to escape to Suizhou to find Zhao Ji, and then flee to Xiqu with Zhao Ji's troops, and join forces with Xiqu to fight against Yun Zheng and Emperor Wen!

If Emperor Wen wanted to mobilize Zhao Ji's army now, he would most likely see through their intentions in advance.

Yun Li didn't say anything, just thought quietly.

Of course he knew how risky this matter was.

But now he has no way out and can only give it a try.

No matter how great the risk is, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will do his best.

After thinking quietly for a long time, Yun Li slowly raised his head with cold eyes.

"The emperor has completed the consecration ceremony at Jishan. In a few days, he will also offer sacrifices to the heavens at the altar in the imperial city, praying for good weather and good harvests this year. We can take action directly then. What do you think, uncle?"

He was not very confident of success if he took action in the palace.

He had no idea how many people Emperor Wen had hidden in the palace.

If they fail to kill Emperor Wen quickly, the Yulin Guards will arrive soon.

Taking sudden action during the sacrifice to heaven may be the best option.

Once Emperor Wen passed away, Xiao Wanchou and Tang Shu wanted to kill him and his son together in one fell swoop. However, he saved his life with the desperate protection of his cronies and killed Tang and Xiao!

"Your Highness, don't forget Qin Liugan!"

Xu Shifu's eyes flashed coldly, "When they offer sacrifice to the heaven, it will be the time to kill Qin Liugan!"

Qin Liugan is definitely a die-hard fan of Emperor Wen!

If Qin Liugan didn't die, even if they killed Emperor Wen and Tang and Xiao, Qin Liugan would lead his army to kill them all regardless of the consequences.

"Correct!"

Yun Li nodded heavily, with murderous intent in his eyes: "And there is Xiao Dingwu from Yunzhou!"