Although the doctors drove away Erqing, they did not have the strength and did not dare to destroy the calamitous Gao and Guo clans, so they set up Gao Zhang's brother Gao Fa and Guoxia's son Guoshu as the patriarch.

Chen Qi continued to advance towards the goal of seizing the power of the monarch, and the next step was to abolish An Ruzi and establish Yang Sheng as the king. At that time, Bao Mu's status was higher than Chen Qi, and Chen Qi hoped to get Bao Mu's support, but he was not sure, so he quietly tested Bao Mu; He was disappointed to find that he had no intention of doing the same, and was opposed to changing the status quo - he had now shared the power of the monarchy equally with Chen Qi, and no matter which monarch Chen Qi appointed, his power would not increase even more.

Therefore, Chen Qi had to put aside Bao Mu and start working alone, but his actions tore a crack in the unbreakable "Chen Bao as one" relationship, and the gap became bigger and bigger, so that he even killed Bao Mu without mercy.

Chen Qi secretly contacted Yang Sheng and asked him to return to China to inherit the throne.

Yangsheng had already joined Ji Kangzi's door at this time and became Ji Kangzi's brother-in-law; He received Chen Qi's invitation, but his heart was full of distrust. It turned out that Yang Sheng had sent someone to meet Chen Qi, but the feedback he received was very cold (Chen Qi knew Yang Sheng very well, and knew that as long as any news was obtained by that famous loudspeaker, it would become known to everyone within a day, so he didn't dare to leak the plan to him too early).

Yang Sheng couldn't make up his mind, so he drove a carriage to meet his brother Gongzi Yu, who had settled in Nanguo, Qufu. He said to Jiyu: "I have given Ji Sun two horses, but I feel that he is not very satisfied, so I want to give him two more." He pointed to the horses driving and said, "These are the two." Please help me check if they will be satisfactory. ”

And Yu jumped into the carriage, and Yang Sheng drove him to the suburbs. Yang Sheng saw that there was no one in the wilderness, so he revealed the situation to him and expressed his doubts.

And Yu said: "Jing Gong is not sensitive, abolishes the elder and the young, and puts the country in danger; The State of Qi needs an old man with experience in governing the country to take charge of national affairs. The opportunity must not be lost, and the elder brother should immediately return to China to take charge. But Chen begged to recruit his brother not for the sake of the office, he was just like Cui and Qing in order to grab more power from it, so the future of the brother will be very sad. Chen is not dead, and Qi is in trouble. Brother, do it yourself! ”

Yang Sheng was excited and burst into tears, he took his brother's hand and begged: "Then please return to Linzi with me to work together for the great cause of the country!" ”

And Yu seemed a little hesitant, of course he knew the meaning of Yang Sheng's words, but he was unwilling to participate in the brutal political struggle, so he asked Yang Sheng to give himself a little time to think about it.

When the two returned to Qufu, they met Yangsheng's room boss Kan Zhi at the city gate. This bright-headed fellow had the truth from the mouth of the secret envoy, and as soon as he got the information, he went out of the city to meet his master. Kan Zhi bowed his hand to Yangsheng and said, "When the master returns to China, please be sure to bring the ministers." ”

Yangsheng said: "It is still unknown whether the matter can be completed, you and Ren (Yangsheng's son) will stay in Qufu first, and then come to summon you back to China after the matter is completed." ”

Early the next morning, Yangsheng left Qufu and returned to China accompanied by Yu. Although the two tried their best to cover up their whereabouts all the way, they were still discovered by a few Qi people who were driving the car before entering the city gate at dusk.

The Chinese said: "The sons can't hide the city defense team from this dress, so let's change your clothes and follow us!" The two changed into coarse cloth clothes given to them by the Chinese, mixed in the team and entered Linzi, and hid in Chen Qi's mansion that night.

At this time, it was already mid-September, and Chen Qi bought Wang Jia and Jiang Shuo, the eunuch leaders beside An Ruzi, to recall some exiled palace people who had served Yangsheng and relocated them in the palace.

On the evening of the 24th day of the winter month, the hustle and bustle of Linzi City had calmed down, and Chen Qi and his henchmen suddenly led the clan armor to swarm out and go straight to the palace. The exiled palace people, as internal responses, have already controlled An Ruzi and others, and they opened the palace gate to welcome the rebels.

After Chen Qi confirmed that the situation was under control, he changed into court clothes with the doctors and hugged Yangsheng into the Taimiao. As soon as the coronation ceremony began, Bao Mu suddenly staggered in, followed by his personal guard Bao Dian. Bao Mu exuded the smell of wine, his eyes were blurred, and he couldn't even stand steadily; When he saw what he saw, he was so shocked that he couldn't say a word.

Bao Dian frowned and asked, "Do you know what you're doing?" Whose orders did you receive? ”

Chen Qi pointed at Bao Mu and replied loudly: "Of course it was the master's order!" Otherwise, who would dare to change the new monarch? ”

Yang Sheng and all the doctors brushed their eyes on Bao Mu's face.

Bao Mu held back for a while before he uttered a complete sentence: "What nonsense!" How did I not know I had said such a thing? Have you forgotten that Jing Gong knocked out his front teeth for the sake of his son and cow? How dare you betray your loyalty to your ancestors? ”

Everyone turned their eyes to Chen Qi's face again, and Chen Qi was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer; Bao Dian's hand was already gripping the hilt of the sword.

At the critical moment, Yang Sheng suddenly knelt down and said to Bao Muji: "Master! Please decide my fate with righteousness! If I think I can, I will not complain about any doctor when I ascend the throne; If you don't approve of it, you don't have to resent me, I will go into exile in the Qin state in Hexi. But if you advance, or you will retreat, how dare I not obey the orders of the master? I just hope that there will be no bloodshed in the abolition and the establishment. ”

The doctors turned their attention to Bao Mu again.

Bao Mu turned his head left and right, and saw that everyone's faces were not good, and they had already revealed a strong murderous intent, only then did he find that the situation had become very dangerous. He knew that he had lost his words just now, so he walked over quickly to help Yang Sheng and said, "Who is not the son of the first monarch?" Since Childe said so, how dare I disobey your orders? He joined the coronation. Yangsheng ascended the throne to mourn the Duke of Qi.

At this time, An Ruzi and her mother Fu Ji have been placed under house arrest separately. Early the next morning, Qi Mourning Gong ordered Jing Gong's favorite concubine Hu Ji to take An Ruzi to Laicheng, and then expelled the concubine. Qi Mourning Gong originally did not intend to kill, but Wang Jia, who lost his mind, clamored to "fight" with him, and was executed on the charge of "rebellion"; Jiang said that the other ministers were more knowledgeable about current affairs, so they were only imprisoned.

Qi Mourning's "usurpation" was widely supported by the doctors and the people, and it didn't take much effort to secure the monarch's position.

Qi Mourning Gong is a person who is unsympathetic and suspicious, although he let An Ruzi go, but he is still worried: once the doctors are dissatisfied with themselves (in that era when the struggle for power and profit between monarchs and ministers reached a white-hot level, no one can do it without being resented by others), they will switch the status of themselves and An Ruzi again.

"'The earth is against the demons, and the people are against the virtues of chaos.'" He thought: "Everyone knows that Xiaoerjun is easier to control than adults, but Chen Qi did the opposite, abolishing the young and growing up, and then there will be demons!" And Yu also urged him to act quickly, so when the political situation stabilized, Qi Miangong began to eliminate the Chen family.

Zhu Mao, the doctor sent by the Qi Mourning Prince, saw Chen Qi and said: "Without the full support of the master, the widow will definitely not be able to get to today's position." But the monarch is different from the utensils, and cannot be discarded casually. If there are more utensils, I don't know which one to play, and if there are too many monarchs, it will cause chaos. What is the Master's plan for this? ”

Chen Qi couldn't help crying bitterly, he choked up and said, "The prince still doesn't trust the doctors!" Qi has strong enemies outside the country and harsh politics inside, and it is already very difficult. Afflictions are born, and sorrows come. The young monarch was not allowed to take on major responsibilities, so the doctors sought an adult monarch from abroad. The doctors hope that the society is stable, and they think that the prince is broad-minded, so they support you as the prince. Otherwise, what sin would the child have committed that would have been stripped of his throne? ”

Zhu Mao returned to the palace to restore his life, and Qi Mourning Gong was moved by Chen Qi's words again, and he suddenly felt deep self-blame for his narrow heart, and then felt ashamed.

Zhu Mao said: "The prince's concerns are right. But since you want to keep Chen Zi, you can only find a way from An Ruzi! ”

Qi Mourning Gong then ordered Zhu Mao to move An Ruzi to Xiaocheng, and Zhu Mao brutally killed the innocent and happy little boy who didn't know what power was on the way. This youngest son of Qi Jinggong's favorite only lived one year longer than his father.