Yu Chaoen's horse team arrived at Tongguan only half an hour later, and he did not go to the barracks to meet Gao Xianzhi, who was also the generalissimo of Zhongshu Ling, but went straight to Tongguan Guancheng.

However, when Yu Chaoen reported his name, the response he received was a cold refusal.

"Imperial court military law, after sunset, you are not allowed to open the city gate without permission, please come back at sunrise!"

"Presumptuous! The bastard in the city listened, this is the envoy of the Guanjun and came with the edict of the Son of Heaven, how many lives do you dare to block the angel?"

The guards in the city sneered: "Tongguan is the former enemy pass, and there is an army of hundreds of thousands of traitors outside, not to mention the angels now, even if the Son of Heaven himself comes, he must also obey the military law of the sunrise to open the city!"

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around......"

The entourage was choked and couldn't speak, but Yu Chaoen couldn't scold like the entourage.

"General, Yu is carrying the edict of the Son of Heaven, there must not be a moment's delay, otherwise the military plane will be ......"

The defender of the city was actually a sharp-tongued character, and without waiting for Yu Chaoen to finish speaking, he retorted:

"Inside and outside Tongguan, strict prevention of traitors is the biggest military aircraft, and the military law that the city cannot be opened at sunset has never been violated since the time when the old minister of Geshu was there, and now the high minister is the commander, and the ban will not be broken!"

At this point, Yu Chaoen understood that the guards in the city must be Ge Shuhan's old cronies, and it was inevitable that he would be so difficult for himself. He didn't believe that Tongguan Guancheng would always strictly enforce the military law that the city should not be opened at sunset. But what the other party said was strict, and he had no way to refute it for a while.

The reason why Yu Chaoen was in such a hurry was that he was afraid that after Bian Lingcheng heard the wind, he would fight the trapped beast. After all, this old guy has been in Anxi for many years, and has participated in several battles to destroy the country, and he has experience in commanding troops, and his popularity is higher than him. If this old guy suddenly sneaks up and comes up with some trick that will end up together, won't he be a moth to the fire?

Yu Chaoen, who has always been meticulous, boasts that he has always had no last resort, and today he doesn't want to be blocked under Tongguan City.

Knowing that it was impossible to open the city gate, Yu Chaoen went straight to see Gao Xianzhi in order to prevent a long delay, and asked him to personally order the city guard of Tongguan Pass to open the city gate.

However, what made Yu Chaoen extremely depressed was that his treatment outside the barracks was actually the same as that under Tongguan Pass, the only difference was that the attitude of the defenders of Yuanmen was worse than that of Tongguan Pass, and even unscrupulous insults appeared repeatedly in the dark night.

Obviously, the hatred of the old Hexi army in the barracks towards Yu Chaoen has reached an uncontrollable level.

Yu Chaoen knew that he would never see Gao Xianzhi before sunrise, so in order to prevent someone in the old army in Hexi from releasing cold arrows, he had to retreat to a safe place to rest and wait for dawn.

Suddenly, someone pointed to the east and shouted:

"Fire, fire!"

Yu Chaoen was startled, turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw a dark red fire rising in the eastern sky.

"It's Tongguan!"

The fire began at Tongguan, but they were blocked out by a wall, and they had to watch the fire in the eastern sky grow brighter and brighter, until dawn was about to break, and the belly of the fish turned white, and the blazing fire and smoke obscured half of the sky.

The fire in Tongguan was not extinguished overnight, what was the fire in the city, man-made or natural disasters, Yu Chaoen was very curious.

"It's dawn, let's go, let's go into the city and have a look!"

That night, Yu Chaoen's sentry did not find any sign of Gao Xianzhi coming out of the barracks and entering the city. The anger he received from the Hexi Army had gradually shifted to Gao Xianzhi, and he wanted to see what this generalissimo had to say. When you go back to Chang'an, you must sue him in front of the Son of Heaven.

After arriving at Tongguan, he saw that the city gate was still closed.

Yu Chaoen's anger can no longer be suppressed, saying that it is the sunrise to open the city, and now the city gate is still closed, isn't it really aimed at himself?

The entourage stepped forward to call the door, and as expected, the person in charge of answering in the city was no longer the same person last night, but a brigade leader.

"There was a strange fire in the city last night, in order to prevent spies from entering and leaving, Gao Xianggong ordered the four gates to be closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave until the fire was extinguished!"

Yu Chaoen couldn't help but say angrily: "Lie! Yu Mou was near the left side of the barracks last night, and he never saw anyone coming to Tongguan, so how can he talk about the fate of the public?"

The brigade leader in the city spread his hands and said with a smile: "The last general doesn't know the situation of the angels, but Gao Xianggong did rush to Tongguan City when the fire broke out last night. ”

"What, you entered the city last night?"

Yu Chaoen was frightened, and he didn't believe it. What he brought was the elite of the Divine Army, no matter how bad it was, it was impossible not to even touch a trace of Gao Xianzhi, right?

"Are you sure that Gao Xianggong has entered the city?"

"Why bother to deceive the angels, if you don't believe it, when the fire is extinguished, go into the city and find out!"

However, this time, Yu Chaoen had no patience to wait, and he asked the brigade to personally go to the central district of the city to deliver a letter to Gao Xianzhi, and asked to enter the city immediately.

The brigade in the city did not refuse, and happily agreed, but it still took nearly an hour to open the city gate for Yu Chaoen.

After entering the city, Yu Chaoen didn't care about settling accounts with those who were difficult for him, so he only asked angrily:

"Where is Bian Lingcheng, hurry up for him to see this envoy!"

However, the brigade leader's face changed, and he replied with a sad cry: "I'm afraid the angel won't be able to see General Bian!"

Yu Chaoen was even more angry from his heart, everything was not going well in Tongguan this time, compared to the time when he killed Ge Shuge, it can be said that there is a world of difference. If he was so unlucky when he killed Ge Shuhan, I am afraid that it may not be who is killed.

He had an extra heart, and he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he said in a loud voice: "General Bian has the edict of the Son of Heaven! Why can't I see it?"

"The angel doesn't know that last night's fire started from General Bian's mansion, and now, I'm afraid that it has burned to carbon slag!"

Died?Bian Lingcheng died like this?Although there was still deep suspicion, Yu Chaoen still had a feeling of punching the air.

After arriving at the fire site, he saw that the entire street had been burned into ruins, and the ruins were filled with thick black smoke, among which there were flames from time to time.

Gao Xianzhi had indeed arrived in the city a long time ago, and at this time, his face was like frost, and he never imagined that Bian Lingcheng would use such a vicious strategy to get out. A fire spread across the street, killing many people. Do you have to do this to be safe?

The first thing Gao Xianzhi did after arriving at Tongguan was to remove the defenders of all the gates in the city, and strictly ordered that no one was allowed to enter and leave at will without his warrant. He didn't believe that Bian Lingcheng would die **, and he also had deep doubts about whether he was still in the city, but as long as there was a possibility, he couldn't let it go. I want to find out this person and ask him, don't you feel guilty for killing so many innocent people in order to disappear?

Gao Xianzhi's anger Yu Chaoen is unknown, and Yu Chaoen has only one idea at this time, that is, Gao Xianzhi and Yu Chaoen jointly planned this fire.

"Gao Xianggong, the fire has suffered heavy losses, it is clearly visible from miles away, and the rebels must be able to see it...... I'm afraid that Yu is going to play the Son of Heaven truthfully!"

"Gao's responsibility for negligence will never be shirked!"

The expected plea did not occur, Gao Xianzhi was still very tough at this time, and Yu Chaoen was indignant.

After a whole day, the fire was completely extinguished, and the search for those who died in the fire began. Finally, a corpse was pulled out of the ruins before the lamp was held, like Bian Lingcheng.

After hearing that Bian Lingcheng's body was dug up, Gao Xianzhi and Yu Chaoen were both taken aback, could it be that this guy really died in an accidental fire?

Gao Xian Zhirong Ma had been up and down in the sea for half his life, and he had long since believed in this coincidence, so he wanted to personally identify whether it was Bian Lingcheng who dug up.

The charred remains were carried up. The jade ornaments and gold ornaments found on his body are all commonly used by Bian Lingcheng, and after being identified by many familiar Bian Lingcheng's personal companions, they are undoubtedly confirmed. But whether the remains are Bian Lingcheng or not, because they have been burned beyond recognition, no one dares to confirm.

Yu Chaoen had been under Bian Lingcheng for many years, and he circled around the charred remains several times, but he couldn't see any clue. It's just that there is no evil thought in my heart: If Bian Lingcheng really dies in the fire, the pain of torture is ten times worse than beheading.

Gao Xianzhi suddenly thought that when Bian Lingcheng first arrived in Anxi, he had fallen off his horse and broken his left calf. If this body belonged to Bian Lingcheng, then there would inevitably be an old wound on the left calf. So, he ordered someone to find a servant from the local county court, and after explaining the characteristics of the test, he waited for the confirmed results.

He was a man with many years of experience, and with just a cup of tea, the leg bone of the left calf of the remains was unloaded and presented in front of Gao Xianzhi and Yu Chaoen.

"After the humble examination, the left calf of the remains does have an old injury after being broken and healed, there is no doubt that it is General Bian!"

Gao Xianzhi was stunned, he thought that Bacheng would not have the characteristics of fractures, and stepped forward to carefully check the leg bone, and saw that there were traces of breakage, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and confused, could it be that Bian Lingcheng really died in the fire?

Of course, even if it is confirmed that the remains had an old injury such as a fracture of the left lower leg, it is not 100% enough to prove that its identity is Bian Lingcheng. However, at this point, there must always be a conclusion, whether it is or is it not?

Feng Yijun County governs Tongzhou City, Qin Jin has just received news from Tongguan, Gu Qi Bihe said, the day before yesterday, Tongguan caught fire, burning Bian Lingcheng to death. Yu Chaoen came overnight with the edict of death, but it was empty.

No matter which side it is, it is full of incomprehensible weirdness, and it is unknown what is hidden in it.

Bian Lingcheng's "death" was very happy, although there were many doubts behind it, but Qin Jin knew that no matter what the life and death of this person were, his political life had been completely over. Of course, it is not ruled out that this person did not die and voted for An Lushan again.

Either way, the possibility of this person doing evil within the Tang Dynasty has been reduced to ashes with a fire.