Wang Ling paced for a moment, seemed to have made up his mind, and said in a deep voice,
"We can't wait any longer, we're going to take action right away! Go quickly and invite His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the Governor of Yuzhou, Wei Xi, the regular servant of Sanqi, and others!"
Nephew Linghuyu did not hesitate and immediately took the order and left.
Not long after, Linghuyu turned back, followed by King Cao Biao of Chu, Jia Kui, the governor of Yuzhou, Wei Xi, the regular servant of Sanqi, and others.
As soon as he entered the lobby, Cao Biao said gloomily,
"Thieve Yang returned to Luoyang today. It's so late. Governor Wang invited us here. Why?"
Although the rest of the people did not speak, the expressions on their faces were quite dissatisfied!
You must know that conspiring to remove Yang Ling and overthrow Cao Yuan is a treasonous act that affects the lives and fortunes of everyone present!
If it weren't for Linghuyu's resolute attitude, they would not be willing to come to discuss at this juncture.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu and everyone, please be patient!"
Wang Ling reassured everyone, and then said slowly,
"I just received news that Yang Ling called Cao Xiu and others into the palace to discuss how to burn a stick of incense."
"But there is no way of knowing what was discussed specifically!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone who was originally dissatisfied fell silent!
After a while, King Cao Biao of Chu said angrily,
"I told you back then that Cao Xiu and the others were unreliable, but you just didn't listen and went to call them over!"
When Wang Ling hosted a banquet for Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Xia Houshang, Cao Biao also attended the banquet.
That's why he acts so impatient.
After hearing what Cao Biao said, Wang Ling was speechless and couldn't help but roll his eyes!
The reason why you wanted to find Cao Xiu and others in the first place was because you took the initiative and said that after Yang Ling was removed, someone must take control of the army!
Cao Xiu and others are members of the clan and have prestige in the army, so they are the most suitable!
Why are you blaming me now?
Wang Ling's original plan was to support Cao Biao in power after overthrowing Cao Yuan.
But seeing how much Cao Biao liked to blame others, Wang Ling couldn't help but feel a little regretful!
But the matter has come to this, there is no use regretting it, we can only bite the bullet and continue!
"Your Highness King Chu, calm down! We don't know exactly what Yang Thief discussed with Cao Xiu and the others. Maybe we are just overly worried. We must not mess up our position!"
Wei Xi chuckled.
He is quite resourceful, eloquent and good at confusing people's hearts.
Historically, it was he who persuaded Wang Can's second son, Zhang Xiu's son and others to attack Yecheng, the capital of Wei!
It was only because of Yang Ling's appearance that the historical process changed.
He had no good opportunities until he met Wang Ling. After testing, he found that Wang Ling was also quite dissatisfied with Yang Ling.
So Wei Xi used his sharp tongue and successfully persuaded Wang Ling!
After hearing Wei Xi's comfort, Cao Biao snorted and said nothing more.
"No matter whether Cao Xiu reports us to Thief Yang, we can't wait any longer! We must take action tomorrow!"
Wang Ling said in a deep voice.
"Would it be too hasty to start tomorrow?"
"Yeah, we're not even ready!"
After hearing Wang Ling's words, everyone couldn't help but commotion!
"Time waits for us not. If we continue to delay, we will only have long nights and endless dreams!"
Wang Ling's sharp eyes scanned the crowd and said solemnly,
"If you are unwilling to do it, I will do it myself!"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. King of Chu, Cao Biao, must make up his mind first.
"Since Governor Wang is so determined, then I will listen to you!"
"Okay, listen to Governor Wang!"
"Let's start tomorrow!"
Seeing that everyone agreed to his proposal, Wang Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then let's take action tomorrow when the sun rises and we mourn Emperor Wen!"
Although Cao Zhi's death was sudden and the funeral was simple, after all, as the king of a country, he also needs to abide by etiquette.
His coffin needs to be kept in the palace for three days and buried on an auspicious day.
In these three days, all officials in Luoyang, regardless of their official position, must go to the palace to express their condolences every day!
At that time, except for the imperial guards in the palace, everyone must wear linen and mourn, and cannot wear armor.
This just gave Wang Ling and the others the opportunity to take action!
After some discussion, after confirming the details of the operation, Wang Ling and others left!
A speechless night!
In the early morning of the next day, Wang Ling said goodbye to his family in a tragic mood and took his nephew Linghuyu (corrected) on the road to the palace.
Along the way, courtiers could be seen everywhere, heading towards the palace in twos and threes.
Their purpose was the same as Wang Ling's, to express condolences for Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Zhi.
Before entering the palace, Wang Ling and other officials were subject to body searches by the imperial army.
A Forbidden Army soldier came over and pretended to search Wang Ling and Linghuyu, but in fact, he quietly stuffed two daggers into their sleeves.
"Captain Changshui is fully prepared. As long as the Governor Wang raises his arms and shouts, he will respond!"
Wang Ling felt happy, but on the surface he nodded calmly.
The person who now serves as the captain of Changshui is Deng Zhan, who had a good relationship with Cao Pi.
This person specializes in martial arts and is good at using various weapons, and he can also use them with bare hands.
He once used sugar cane as weapons with Cao Pi and fought against each other, but was ultimately defeated by Cao Pi.
Wang Ling and Linghu Yu followed the flow of people entering the palace and slowly walked towards Tai Chi Hall.
Speaking of which, the imperial palace in Luoyang City was built by Cao Pi. It is the largest main palace in Chinese history.
It's a pity that Cao Pi didn't enjoy it for long before he was kicked out by Yang Ling.
Wang Ling looked at the majestic Tai Chi Hall, feeling sorry for Cao Pi and resenting what Yang Ling had done!
After all the courtiers arrived at Taiji Hall, not long after, they heard the eunuch shout loudly,
"The Emperor and His Highness Prince Qi have arrived!"
Everyone turned their attention to him.
As the emperor, Cao Yuan was seen walking in the front, Yang Ling was following him, and behind him were Dian Wei, Xu Chu and other palace guards!
At this moment, Chu King Cao Biao, Wei Xi, Jia Kui and others also quietly approached Wang Ling!
They didn't speak, just nodded towards Wang Ling.
The meaning is very clear, as long as Wang Ling takes action, they will follow immediately!
Wang Ling took a deep breath, looked around, and saw Deng Zhan's figure at a glance.
At this time, Deng Zhan was leading a team of palace guards to guard the surroundings of Tai Chi Hall.
Feeling Wang Ling's gaze, he also looked over.
The two looked at each other, and Deng Zhan nodded slightly!
Only then did Wang Ling calm down and quietly wait for the right opportunity!
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Everyone bowed and saluted Cao Yuan.
"My beloved, please forgive me and come with me to express my condolences to the late emperor!"
Cao Yuan said, walking up to the ministers with Yang Ling and others!
They turned around and saluted solemnly towards Cao Zhi's coffin.
Naturally, all officials followed suit.
After kneeling three times and bowing nine times, before Cao Yuan and Yang Ling could stand up, they heard Wang Ling yell:
"Thieve Yang, come and accept your fate!"
