Chapter 243: Like in a Fallen Dream

"Chen Wei Boyu is safe to see His Majesty the Emperor!"

Wei Boyu pulled the saddle and dismounted, regardless of the burden of iron armor on his body, and bent down to defeat. Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, did not give grace and forgiveness as before, but looked straight at this fierce general from Zhaozhou, Longxi, and then bowed three times before laughing loudly.

"No courtesy, flat!"

The generals of the Shenwu Army standing beside Li Longji looked at each other, not knowing what the Son of Heaven was thinking in his heart, Wei Boyu also brought a heavy army to the King of the Yuan Daoqin, but the attitude of the Son of Heaven seemed to be a little cold.

Pei Jing also secretly wondered, the Son of Heaven showed a trace of excitement a moment ago, but now his face is so cold that it can drip into ice, although he laughed loudly, but how could there be half a smile in that laughter?

"The minister brought 30,000 gods this time, and the escort is late, please forgive the saint!"

"Okay, the army is stationed in the west of the mulberry forest, listen to the military order!"

"The ministers respectfully obey the edict of His Majesty the Emperor!"

Wei Boyu did not leave before and after arriving at the Son of Heaven, but only ordered his cronies to return and pass the order, and the army did not attack Chang'an for the time being, and stationed in the west of the mulberry forest in the north of the city, waiting for the edict of the Son of Heaven.

In this regard, Pei Jing quickly had his own judgment. Could it be that the Son of Heaven is on guard against Wei Boyu?

This thought made him feel a chill in his back, this Wei Boyu was obviously in a hurry to march to King Qin, but he didn't expect the suspicion of the Son of Heaven to be so serious. Before that, he was still worried that if the Son of Heaven arrived in the Shence Army, it would be very unfavorable to the Shenwu Army and Qin Jin.

To put it mildly, after all, the only bargaining chip that the Shence Army relies on to grasp the overall advantage is the Son of Heaven, if it loses the "bargaining chip" of the Son of Heaven, what qualifications does the Shence Army have to gain a foothold in Chang'an?

However, if the Son of Heaven proposed to go to the Shence army at this moment, he would not be able to stop it without Qin Jin's military order, so he could only watch.

Since the Son of Heaven also has deep doubts about King Bailiqin's Shence Army, although it makes people feel cold, it is not a good thing for the Shenwu Army.

"Sage, Yu Chaoen, Yu Chaoen is back!"

It wasn't until Wei Boyu retired for a long time that Yu Chaoen, who was sent to move troops, came to beat the horse. At this time, Li Longji's stiff body seemed to ease somewhat.

A moment later, a sloppy and embarrassed beardless man rolled off the horse, and in a strange posture, he walked and jumped in front of Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty.

"Slave Yu Chaoen, fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life, and invited the teacher of King Qin!"

Li Longji laughed heartily.

"Good, good ......"

After saying four or five "very good" in a row, Li Longji suppressed his smile, turned his head and said to Pei Jing:

"The Shence army is about to arrive, my heart will be at ease, the people of Chang'an can avoid a disaster of swords, and the prince will soon send someone to ask for guilt!"

Pei Jing Daqi, the Son of Heaven is not a person who predicts the future, how can he know that the prince will not fight the trapped beasts? But if he doubts this kind of questioning, he will not be stupid enough to question it in person.

"The saint is wise!"

Unexpectedly, Li Longji seemed to be in a good mood, and he actually said to himself: "You must not believe my words, you must be thinking that the prince will fight the trapped beasts." ”

Seeing through his thoughts, Pei Jing lowered his head, not daring to touch the gaze of the Son of Heaven who suddenly became sharp.

"Minister, minister......"

"How about I make a bet with you?"

……

When I opened my eyes, the world gradually became clear from blur, and the first thing that appeared in front of me was a familiar face that could not be more familiar.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

Li Mi's thinking was still in stagnation, but as soon as "His Royal Highness the Prince" came out, the whole person was suddenly struck by lightning, and his body suddenly bounced up from the couch.

"Your Highness, Your Highness didn't go to the East Palace, it's really Heavenly Help, Your Highness, hurry, hurry, the minister escorts His Highness out of the city!"

However, before he finished speaking, Li Mi discovered the abnormality of the crown prince Li Heng, his expression was full of despair, and the corners of his eyes were even full of tears, as long as he blinked lightly, the big ones would roll down.

"Sir, don't work hard, it's good to recuperate from your injuries, and when your injuries are healed, you'll talk about ......"

In a hurry, Li Mi didn't have time to think about it, grabbed the hands of the crown prince Li Heng, and clenched them tightly.

"Your Highness, the Long Wu Army has changed, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave!"

Finally, the crown prince Li Heng couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Sir, this is the ...... of Yeonjeongmen"

Hearing the words of the prince, Li Yujin was instantly petrified, and his whole person froze, and even his breathing had disappeared. He clearly remembered that he was still directing the battle outside the Taiji Palace before he passed out, how could he wake up and be in Yanzhengmen?

Yanzheng Gate is the city wall connecting Chang'an and Daming Palace, and the station of the Longwu Army before the start of the war was also here.

"What about Chen Qianli, it must be this shaft who betrayed His Highness!"

With Li Mi's mind, after the initial shock, he immediately figured out the key to Long Wujun's defection.

It must be that Er Chen heard the news, not only did the Son of Heaven not die, but also transferred 30,000 elite divisions from Longyou Zhaozhou.

"Rebels and thieves are hateful!"

After saying this, Li Mi fell back to the couch weakly, and in an instant he was already desperate. If Chen Xuanli and Chen Qianli join forces, even if the crown prince announces his ascension to the throne as emperor, it will be absolutely difficult to mobilize a single soldier, and he and the prince only have one way to choose now, that is, wait.

Waiting for the death penalty, or waiting for the living sin!

Based on Li Mi's understanding of the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven has always punished the rebels severely, but this time it failed, and I don't know how many families will be implicated. Perhaps the dead man was able to dye the soup red, but it is not known.

Compared to the crown prince, he also expected this imminent tragic fate, and there was undisguised despair on his face. However, after all, Li Heng is a person who has been the crown prince for many years, and his words and deeds have restraint that is different from ordinary people.

"Sir doesn't have to be too careful, peace of mind to heal the injury is ......"

After saying this, Li Heng covered the quilt on Li Mi's body, and then turned to leave.

Looking at the slightly stumbling back of the crown prince Li Heng, Li Yu wanted to cry without tears.

"General Long Wu has arrived!"

A shout from afar pierced Li Mi's heart like a sharp sword. Chen Xuanli, a sanctimonious villain, turned his face faster than a book, easily betrayed the Son of Heaven, who had more than 50 years of friendship between monarchs and ministers, and now easily betrayed the prince.

Prior to this, Chen Xuanli's impression of the courtiers was by no means the same. Whether it is the Son of Heaven or the hundred officials, they all regard him as loyal, presumably the Son of Heaven is also suffering from his own eyes, if it were not for Chen Xuanli's repeated defections left and right, the Son of Heaven would not have fallen into a Jedi from which almost no one can recover. Naturally, the prince will not be betrayed by this villain!

But now it's too late to say anything, and it is with this ability to repeat left and right that Chen Xuanli survived the most difficult moment of this mutiny. Although from now on, he will also lose his military power and the favor of the Son of Heaven, but saving his life and family is not a victory.

And Li Mi, from now on, will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever, and will be scolded and trampled on by future generations. He is the only one who deserves the fate of a rebellious minister!

Chen Xuanli is not an arrogant and domineering person, even if the crown prince once seized his military power, and even if the prince has lost power now, he is about to face the unpredictable fire of anger from the Son of Heaven. But he still maintained the most basic respect for the prince, and after saluting, he politely invited the prince to return to the residence prepared for him!

The so-called residence is actually a prison cell under house arrest, and the location is the Anguo Temple where the prince imprisoned Yang Guozhong and his party.

It's really feng shui in turns, but in one day, the status is very different.

The crown prince Li Heng and several other key henchmen such as Li Yu were all transferred from the Longwu army to Anguo Temple. Of course, Chen Xuanli would not make the mistake of the prince and neglect to supervise him. Before the crown prince Li Heng entered Anguo Temple, he had already transferred 2,000 people to surround the entire Anguo Temple, and even Changle Fang, not to mention cats and dogs, even a mouse would not want to escape easily.

After Chen Xuanli personally arranged the custody of the crown prince and other henchmen, he ordered that Yang Guozhong, who had escaped before, must be found in the city.

The prince's people did not know much about the defense of Chang'an, but he knew very well as the head of the three armies of the Northern Ya. Under the strict blockade, there are patrolling soldiers everywhere, and Yang Guozhong and the others want to escape, and the chance of even escaping far away is zero. Then, the only possibility is that Yang Guozhong found a place to hide after escaping from Anguo Temple and Changle Fang.

Then the problem is simple, Yang Guozhong only needs to send people to search in a few neighborhoods near Changle Fang.

In fact, Chen Xuanli's guess was indeed correct, Long Wujun caught a group of beggars in less than an hour.

It is a group of beggars who hide in the temple, who receive alms from the monks all day long, who are not productive and have no permanent income, like silverfish that only know how to suck blood. The dignified former prime minister mingled in the middle of it, disguised as a beggar.

But even so, Yang Guozhong's behavior betrayed him, and the captain of the forbidden army who was ordered to search saw through it at a glance.

At this time, Yang Guozhong didn't know that the Son of Heaven had regained control of the overall situation, and only thought that he would inevitably die after being caught. He wept bitterly and begged the lieutenant to let him go, and at the same time promised money.

When the captain heard this, he didn't even say anything, but only sneered twice.

"Xianggong himself is still difficult to protect at this time, so how can he redeem himself?"

One sentence turned Yang Guozhong's face red. He tried to explain, but eventually swallowed it back weakly. The other party is right, he is now just a fugitive who is in a panic, and he is still unable to protect himself, and the money and land that once belonged to him no longer belong to him at this time.

Yang Guozhong soon found out that this was just a false alarm. When Chen Xuanli appeared in front of him with a smile, and personally pulled his arm, shocking him, he was a little like a dream for a while.

"General, isn't Yang dreaming, saint, saint has really calmed down the situation?"