Streams of black smoke poured out from the Ningyin Palace, several old and weak eunuchs and palace people knelt on the flat ground under the stone steps and wept, they all lived in this deep palace for too long, the glory and glory of the Tang Dynasty have never felt the slightest, the decline but really have a personal experience, from the frequent mutinies to the foreign enemy repeatedly under the city, and now even the country of the Tang Dynasty has been taken away by the Tibetan people.

"The Emperor's ......"

They had no choice but to whisper to the Emperor over and over again. After about a quarter of an hour or so, several young eunuchs rushed over when they heard the cries for help, and some were already carrying buckets to fetch water to put out the fire.

"Don't move, this fire, this fire can't be saved!"

An old voice surprised everyone, if the fire is not put out immediately, the Emperor Taishang will be buried in the fire, how can such a big rebellion be said? They did not escape, after all, they still have a trace of thoughts and feelings for the Tang Dynasty, can they still watch the Emperor Taishang being burned to death?

It was an old eunuch with a white beard who stopped everyone from fighting the fire, and I saw him trembling and straightening up, and there seemed to be tear stains in his dry eye sockets.

"Fire, fire was put by the Emperor himself......"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, they all thought that someone was going to take the opportunity to fall into the well and burn the emperor to death, but who knew that this was the result.

Someone recognized it, this old eunuch is Zhen Shiyi, who is responsible for sprinkling and sweeping in the Ningyin Palace, after Empress Zhang moved the Emperor Taishang here, Zhen Shiyi naturally served the life of the Emperor.

"Zhen Shiyi, you can't talk nonsense, long live the Emperor Qianqiu, how could he take the initiative to ask for death?"

Zhen Shiyi stomped his feet tremblingly, and said tremblingly:

"Only in this way can the Emperor Taishang keep the dignity of our Datang!"

At that time, the outside of the Ningyin Hall was silent, and the palace eunuchs were silent, and they also knew very well that the Emperor Taishang had been the Prince of Peace for more than 40 years, expanding the territory and achieving a prosperous generation, what a glorious thing it was?

Choosing to die is not only the last resort for the Emperor Taishang to maintain his dignity, but also the last thing he can do for the Tang Dynasty.

There were more and more palace eunuchs gathered outside the Ning Yin Palace, and after listening to Zhen Shiyi's words of peace, they couldn't help but cry bitterly.

These people did not flee for their lives in times of crisis, first, they had lived in the deep palace for a long time and had an instinctive fear of the outside world, and secondly, they thought in their bones that the Tang Dynasty would not be defeated, and soon there would be soldiers and horses from all over the country to drive away these Hu generals who entered the city.

However, at this time, when he suddenly saw the Emperor Taishang raising fire*, it was obvious that he had no hope for the current situation, and the palace eunuchs also felt extremely desperate, and they collapsed on the ground weakly, wanting to cry without tears.

Seeing that flames were rising from the billowing black smoke, knowing that the fire had reached such a point that even Da Luo Jinxian could not save it, Zhen Shiyi wiped his confused old eyes and shouted:

"The Emperor will go slowly, and the old slave will have to serve the Emperor ......"

Shouting in his mouth, Zhen Shiyi suddenly ran wildly, rushing straight towards the smoke and flames, and by the time everyone reacted, they couldn't stop it.

Soon, the old eunuch with a white beard disappeared and disappeared into the smoke and fire.

Zhen Shiyi's act of throwing himself into the fire obviously touched some people who were already desperate, and they also threw themselves into the increasingly fierce fire.

The forbidden army in charge of guarding had already surrendered with Yu Chaoen, but they just watched coldly, did not put out the fire, and did not interfere with the actions of the people of the eunuch palace who threw fire one after another. It wasn't until Shang Xijie broke into the Taiji Palace with the Tubo soldiers that they began to disperse the eunuchs kneeling outside the Ningyin Hall under the reprimand, and carried water to prepare to put out the fire.

Shang Xijie looked at the Ning Yin Hall wrapped in smoke and flames, and gasped in his heart, knowing that this kind of fire would not be extinguished no matter what, he did not regret the death of a Tang Dynasty emperor, but he regretted that the great minister's plan was probably going to fail.

In the Ning Yin Palace, the fire first spread from the southwest corner, Li Longji was choked and unable to breathe, coupled with the high temperature, he clearly felt that death was only one step away from him. Seventy-three years are too long to forget the fantasies of youth. No, that's not a fantasy, since the day he ascended the throne, Li Longji has been determined to be an emperor of the ages like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizongwen, so that the sun and the moon shine and the rivers can become the concubines of the Tang Dynasty.

In order to dream like this, he enabled a group of virtuous ministers such as Song Jing and Yao Chong, suspended the army, and made great efforts to govern the country.

As the physical pain intensified, Li Longji's consciousness turned from vague to clear, as if his entire body was fluttering, as if it was about to float, but it was pitch black in front of him, and he couldn't see anything.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"

Suddenly, he vaguely felt that an extremely familiar voice was calling out to him one after another. Soon, many familiar voices rang out one after another.

Li Longji finally remembered that the most resounding was Wang Zhongsi, as well as Li Linfu, Zhang Shuo, Zhang Jiuling, and Yao Chong......

These Kaiyuan ministers have achieved unprecedented prosperity with him, but it's a pity that they all died too early, otherwise why would the Tang Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji fall to this?

As soon as he thought of this, Li Longji's eyes were hot and his nose was sore, and he wanted to cry bitterly, but suddenly a dazzling flame of light lit up in front of him, it was a fire, and the raging fire finally came over fiercely. In an instant, he seemed to see the red flames burning on the frozen old man on the couch, his hair and clothes were on fire, and the jumping flames seemed to be performing the final deadly dance.

The next moment, Li Longji suddenly woke up, wasn't this old man who was being devoured by flames himself?

Is it finally coming to an end? In the thousands of days and nights since the first year of Zhide, Li Longji has fantasized about his ending countless times, but none of them are in such a situation as they are now.

However, he didn't feel sad, because he could finally get rid of this endless loneliness and coldness, and he used his last energy and courage to die, which would definitely arouse the hatred of the soldiers and people of the Tang Dynasty.

Today, he died in the fire, and the flame of his revenge will definitely burn back to Chang'an City and burn to the plateau, so that those who dare to challenge Datang will get the punishment they deserve.

If before this, Li Longji's heart was discouraged and helpless, but once he died, he seemed to have become the heavenly khan full of confidence and strength......

With a bang, the beams and pillars of the Ning Yin Hall couldn't help the burning of the fire, and collapsed one after another, completely engulfing Li Longji.

……

Shang Xijie looked at the fire and sighed, and Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie also quickly rushed over, unwillingly urging everyone to join in extinguishing the fire. However, with the collapse of the main beam of the Ning Yin Palace, the flames rushed out, and he was also desperate, knowing that even if the fire was extinguished at this time, Li Longji would definitely not survive.

"The water dragon is coming, the water dragon is coming......"

The surrendered forbidden army finally found the water dragon used to fight the fire from the palace treasury, and under the pounce regardless of manpower, the fire in the Ning Yin Hall began to slowly become smaller, and after about half an hour, there was no open flame in sight, only billowing black smoke was still rising from the ruins of the Ning Yin Palace.

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie stared at the billowing black smoke with an expressionless face, as if he wanted to see through everything in it, and finally only said lightly:

"After extinguishing the fire, find the bones of the Emperor Taishang of the Tang Dynasty and bury him with the emperor's gift!"

In the shortest possible time, the Tibetan prime minister had accepted the fact that Li Longji* had died. Although Li Longji has become a dead man, it is also valuable to him.

Returning to Xingqing Palace, Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie immediately issued a gag order, not allowing anyone to spread the news of Li Longji*, and then he summoned Yu Chaoen and a group of Tang officials who surrendered with him, and asked them to draft and issue a proclamation informing the world that the palace where the Tang Emperor lived was burned due to the eunuchs' duties.

The officials present were all shocked and inexplicable, and they didn't dare to say a word, for fear of angering this Tibetan prime minister, and if they provoked a catastrophe, it would be worth the loss.

It's just that what shocked them was not only this, Ma Xiangzhong Bajie said to the Tang Dynasty ministers in a serious way:

"Emperor Taishang had a brief meeting with me before his death, and he intended to establish King Guangwu as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you are all important ministers of Emperor Taishang, but you must unswervingly carry out your will!"

Like the important ministers, Yu Chaoen was also inexplicably horrified in his heart, he believed that the death of the Emperor Taishang must have something else, and the last life of King Guangwu as the emperor was even more nonsense. Li Chenghong, the king of Guangwu, is just a side branch of the clan, hundreds of descendants of the Emperor Taishang, which one can't be established, do you have to set up a side branch of the clan?

Although he thought so in his heart, a flattering smile immediately bloomed on his face.

"The prime minister is wrong, that's not a testament, it should be an edict!"

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie was stunned and immediately understood.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's a testament!"

The difference between one word will have different interpretations, and the word "edict" was said from the mouth of Yu Chaoen, isn't it paving the way for Li Chenghong, that is, the emperor?

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie threw an appreciative glance at Yu Chaoen, although his face was still indifferent, but he also sighed in his heart.

"Although there are people in the Tibetan government and the opposition who see opportunities, none of them can match the eunuch in front of them. It's no wonder that these Han people broke their heads and wanted to compete for the position of emperor, and once they sat on the throne, there were countless fish to serve left and right......"

When the ministers saw that Yu Chaoen was the first to say the words of "edict", they all knelt down one after another, expressing their willingness to serve the edict and ask Li Chenghong, the king of Guangwu, to be the crown prince.

According to the rules, Li Chenghong cannot directly inherit the throne, and must go through the entire process to officially become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty......