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During the days when Li Zong was away, the gates of the Yong’an Palace remained shut. Li Fengqi and Ye Yunting didn't step out of the palace once, spending their days brewing horse milk wine and watching the snow fall day by day.

On occasion, when they brewed too much wine to finish, they'd bottle it up and send Zhu Lie to deliver it to several nobles' manors one by one.

This made the observing officials even more anxious. Prince Yong’an was contacting these old ministers far more often than usual. It was clear that he was getting ready to take action!

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 Following Li Fengqi's instructions, Zhu Lie swiftly spread the false news that Li Zong was critically injured and dying.

Spreading information required skill and strategy. Directly broadcasting the news would be a poor choice. Anyone with half a brain would think twice upon hearing it, and wonder if it might be a trap set by the Prince Yong'an.

People would often only believe what they "saw" for themselves.

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 Min County.

An army thirty thousand strong galloped from Zaohe River toward Shangjing. Two thousand soldiers cleared the way ahead, while five thousand escorted Emperor Li Zong's personal entourage. The remaining troops were split into several groups, following close behind as escort.

At the center of the army, the emperor's massive yellow carriage stood out. Pulled by twenty-four docile horses, it resembled a giant moving house.