Jin Shanshan had already entered the warehouse and immediately came to Li Rushan, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Your Highness, since you went on a diplomatic mission to Tianyue Country, so many things have happened in the palace, and I have been looking forward to your return.
Later, His Highness Li Ruhai succeeded to the throne, and I thought that Your Highness would never come back.
Miss Xue brought you news earlier, and I was so excited about it. Knowing that you wanted to take back the throne, I immediately joined the plan.
Miss Xue asked me to spread rumors that the late emperor was not dead and was still alive. I have used my own connections to spread them throughout the Tang Kingdom, and even the palace has heard the news.
I think these rumors should give His Majesty... Li Ruhai a headache."
Hearing Jin Shanshan's words, Li Rushan smiled and said, "He will definitely have a headache. He is suspicious by nature and he killed my father, so he must have something to hide.
I bet he didn't get a good night's sleep after hearing these rumors.
We have been preparing for so long, and today is the day we will take the final step. We are going to attack the palace and take down Li Ruhai by force."
Hearing Li Rushan's words, Jin Shanshan nodded and said, "Your Highness, I have already anticipated your plan, so I have also brought some of my trusted subordinates here today, five Spiritual Warriors at the Divine Phase Stage. They should be able to help you and help you grow your strength."
While Jin Shanshan was speaking, he called out to the back, and immediately five spiritual warriors in the Divine Appearance Stage came over and saluted Li Rushan.
Upon hearing that five masters of the Divine Appearance Stage had joined, Li Rushan's face showed joy. He would never think that any more of this kind of high-end combat power was too much.
A group of people gathered in the warehouse, and after a short rest, they began to plan the next actions.
As they were talking, someone knocked on the warehouse door suddenly. The group immediately stood up vigilantly and looked towards the warehouse door.
Jin Shanshan was stunned for a moment, as if he suddenly remembered something. He quickly slapped his forehead and walked to the door to open the warehouse. At this time, a slightly plump old man with white hair appeared outside the warehouse.
He looked into the warehouse with a puzzled look on his face, and only showed a look of joy when he saw Li Rushan.
"Second Prince, it is indeed the Second Prince, you are back!!!"
The old man pushed Jin Shanshan away, ran to Li Rushan in two steps, and then knelt down.
Li Rushan was stunned for a moment, and quickly stood up and helped the old man up, saying: "Teacher, you... why are you here!!!"
The person who came was Li Rushan’s childhood teacher, Zhen Youdao, the unparalleled national scholar of the Tang Dynasty.
Although he does not hold any official position and does not have any real power, he still possesses enormous influence because many high-ranking officials in the government were once his students.
Basically, all those who oppose Li Ruhai nowadays are his students, which means they are Li Rushan’s fellow disciples.
Led by Zhen Youdao, this group of people have been restraining Li Ruhai from holding power, making it difficult for him to easily concentrate power in his hands.
"Your Highness, I was the one who called Master Zhen. After Miss Xue contacted me and told me your plan, I found Master Zhen.
My ability alone is really limited, and I cannot complete so many plans for you. It is also thanks to the help of Mr. Zhen Guoshi that our plan can proceed smoothly. "
Jin Shanshan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Li Rushan immediately looked at Zhen Youdao with gratitude.
"Teacher...you..."
Before he could even say his words of gratitude, Zhen Youdao stopped him with a wave of his hand and said, "Second Prince, there is no need to say anything more. The reason I did this is not only because I have a private relationship with you, but also because I know that Li Ruhai is the murderer who killed the late emperor."
Everyone was stunned when they heard his words. Li Rushan asked, "Teacher, did you see Li Ruhai move his hands?"
Zhen Youdao shook his head and said, "No, I didn't see him do it, and in fact, it's impossible for him to do it himself.
However, one day when I went to the palace to meet the emperor, I accidentally saw Li Ruhai handing a porcelain bottle to an internal affairs officer who was in charge of His Majesty's food.
At that time, I never thought that Li Ruhai would have the intention to kill his father and the king, so I didn't pay much attention to it.
It was not until His Majesty's death that I realized that the thing Li Ruhai gave to the eunuch must have been highly poisonous.
It's a pity that I didn't show up to stop it, otherwise the late emperor wouldn't have been killed by the poison."
Hearing his words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Li Rushan said, "It turns out that Li Ruhai has already reached out to the internal affairs officer. No wonder he was able to poison my father! Honestly, is that internal affairs officer still here?"
Zhen Youdao shook his head upon hearing this and said, "No, he has disappeared a long time ago.
After His Majesty's sudden death, I reacted immediately and wanted to look for the eunuch. However, according to other eunuchs, the eunuch had left the palace two days in advance and asked for leave to return home because of family matters.
But I sent people to look for him, and it turned out he had disappeared. I guess Li Ruhai must have killed him a long time ago!
From the moment I learned about this incident, I realized that Li Ruhai was an extremely vicious and power-hungry person, and he would definitely not be a good emperor for the Tang Dynasty.
I have no reason to support a man who killed his father and his king to become the emperor of Tang and take charge of the fate of Tang for the next few decades.
Originally, I was planning to try to collect evidence to see if I could directly expose Li Ruhai’s previous evil deeds. However, after a thorough investigation, I couldn’t find any clues at all.
And at this time, Boss Jin came to me and told me about your story.
When I heard this, I was overjoyed, because I realized that there was no need to look for evidence of Li Ruhai's evil deeds anymore.
Because I can definitely find a way to directly support you as the new emperor and pull him off the throne.
Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of reputation. This time, it was with this reputation that I was able to mobilize many officials to help me. I created trouble for Li Ruhai from all aspects, and kept his attention on solving the troubles, so that he had no time to pay attention to other things. "
Li Rushan was moved by Zhen Youdao's words and said, "Thanks to you, my teacher, who is devoted to the country, I didn't let the Tang Kingdom fall completely into Li Ruhai's hands."
Zhen Youdao nodded upon hearing this, but his expression immediately changed, and he patted his forehead and said, "I am really old, and I almost forgot about the important things.
There was a sudden personnel change today among the guards at the inner city gates. I came here to inform you after hearing about this.
The previous guard officer is our man and part of our plan. He will be responsible for eliminating the other guards at the inner city gates tonight.
But now he has been replaced by Li Rushan's trusted men, and our plan to enter the city can no longer be implemented."