The heavy night sky suddenly revealed a red color, this is surrounded by countless torches, the fire of hunting will reflect the entire small hill into blood, the rain does not extinguish the torches, and it can not extinguish the anger in the hearts of the soldiers, they marched thousands of miles to defeat the rebels and keep the Tang Dynasty, but in exchange for such an ending, when the son wants to kill their commander today.

There is no roar, only silence, silence in the night, only the grim smile of death in the cold eyes, just an order, Ma Weiyi will be razed to the ground, Li Qing stood on the horse, his eyes were calmly staring at the door, this day he had waited for a long time, and now it has finally arrived, but when it really came, he was not excited, only calm and even a little sad.

Waited for half an hour and no one came out, whether it was frightened or in the nervous discussion, maybe both, finally, the door of Ma Weiyi dragged out two long figures, someone was about to come out, the shadows were reflected on the ground, one step and two turns, hesitating, hesitating, and even pushing each other.

"Brother Li! I'm your big brother Yang, Yang Zhao! Do you remember? Back then, we sold slush and ice water together! The voice trembled and cried, the pot-bellied Yang Guozhong finally came out, he bent over, and the whole face was followed by Wei Fangjin, the imperial doctor, he looked taller and stronger than Yang Guozhong, and at this moment the power had given way to the power of the body, although he was behind, but he was just as afraid, rack.

Li Qing calmly looked at this 'Brother Yang' who had been entangled with him for more than ten years, and suddenly smiled slightly. For Yang Guozhong, this smile was like a ray of sunshine in the harsh winter, giving him hope of life, and he also laughed, and smiled extremely flatteringly, but when his smile was not closed, Li Qing's hand was already gently waved in the smile, and hundreds of crossbow arrows shot in the wind and rain, and immediately filled the bodies of Yang Guozhong and Wei Fangjin, like two porcupines. Slowly fell to the ground, without even a scream, and the generation of power died in the night rain of Ma Weipo, with a flattery on his face that had not yet disappeared.

Li Longji sat alone in the room waiting for Yang Guozhong's results, there was no light in the room, and his expression could not be seen, but from his gloomy eyes, it could be inferred that his mood at the moment was also gloomy. Things have happened, regretting his life, he has never been so afraid of death as he is today, launching Yang Guozhong is just a temptation, but also a punching bag, if Li Qing doesn't kill him, it's even a word. Then his life may be saved.

"Your Majesty, it's not good!" A guard stumbled to the door and shouted with a crying voice: "Yang Xiangguo has been killed by random arrows, and his head has been provoked to show the public!" ”

"What!" Li Longji seemed to be falling in the sky, his eyes were dark, and he was about to fall, but at this moment, a low exclamation came from the inner room: 'Ah! This is Yang Guifei's voice. There was endless horror in his voice.

It was this exclamation that made Li Longji suddenly sober up, and the dignity of the emperor for more than 40 years came like a tide, making his head up, making his waist straight, and this dignity finally overcame his fear of death, and he gradually calmed down and began to think about the situation and countermeasures in front of him.

Li Qing did not rush in. Still surrounded on the outside. It shows that he probably had no intention of killing himself. Otherwise, why would he besiege and not attack, just kill people and leave. His killing of Yang Guozhong should have been just a warning, he was waiting for someone he trusted to negotiate with him.

Thinking of this, Li Longji calmed down slightly, and immediately ordered: "Let Gao Lishi come to see me!" ”

In a moment, Gao Lishi staggered over, and after only a few hours of imprisonment, he seemed to be ten years old, his slightly hunched back was more bent in the past, he knelt tremblingly in front of Li Longji, and the energetic Gao Nei servant in the past was completely gone.

Although Li Longji imprisoned him, but the loyalty formed over the decades made him still have no resentment towards Li Longji in his heart, Gao Lishi looked up at him, the emperor's haggard face made him feel sour, kowtowed, and softly comforted him: "Please Your Majesty be relieved, the old slave knows in his heart, Li Qing will not really do it!" ”

"How do you know?"

Li Longji's tone was cold, as if he was asking casually, he still couldn't forgive Gao Lishi, he smiled mockingly, and added: "Whether he kills me or not, of course you know very well." ”

Gao Lishi listened to his mean tone, and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart, he had served him for decades, knowing that he was an extremely stubborn person in his bones, and it was almost difficult to turn back on the right things, and now he decided that he had betrayed him, and his life would be sad in the future, and after a long time, he secretly sighed and whispered: "Your Majesty!" Li Qing has completely annihilated the rebels of An Lushan, Chang'an knows it, and then he set off to find His Majesty, if he uses the excuse that His Majesty was killed by the rebels, who will believe it? The old slave knows him very well, and with his mind, he will never do such a thing that is not unique to the world, so he is just besieging but not attacking now, and the old slave estimates that he is waiting for His Majesty to interview him! ”

"Wait for me to interview him! Hum! Does he have the qualifications? ”

Perhaps realizing that Li Qing would not kill him, Li Longji gradually regained the coldness that he should have as an emperor, "You go and ask him, what does he mean by surrounding me?" What the hell is he trying to do! ”

"The old slave obeys!"

Gao Lishi stood up with difficulty, and under Li Longji's gloomy gaze, he slowly walked towards the gate, there were only a few guards standing inside the gate, holding knives, looking out nervously, Gao Lishi waved his hand slightly, "What's the point of standing here?" All go to the emperor's side. ”

Several guards ran back to the inner courtyard

A few windows moved, silence returned to the courtyard, and with a sense of sadness, Colliers raised his head and strode out the door.

Outside the gate, the fire was still shining, and a thousand soldiers stood motionless in the rain like stone sculptures, although the arrows had been wound, although the swords had been unsheathed, but no one dared to move without the commander's order, and Gao Lishi looked up at the head hanging from a tree, and a lightning bolt struck. The sky suddenly turned white, and Yang Guozhong's head with a flattering smile was extremely hideous, he held back the fear in his heart, and continued to walk forward, the soldier got out of the way, and in the distance, he suddenly saw a white tent being erected in the pine forest, and his heart was relieved, at least this was a hint. Negotiations are about to begin.

"General, you've gone too far!"

Gao Lishi looked coldly at Li Qing, who was smiling gently, turned his head and pointed to Yang Guozhong's head hanging on the tree, and said angrily: "The emperor is already a seventy-year-old man, and those princes and grandsons have all grown up in the deep palace, where have they seen this, you threaten them like this." Don't you think it's too cruel? ”

Li Qing's gentle smile gradually disappeared, he snorted heavily, took Li Longji's secret decree from his arms, shook it in front of Gao Lishi, and then said sharply: "Gao Weng knows what this is?" It was the emperor who ordered Chen Xuanli to kill my secret decree, the axeman. If I hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have the luck to hang on the tree, Li Qing just came to seek justice! ”

Colliers was speechless for a moment, and a sense of powerlessness suddenly arose in his heart, how many things did he not know last night?

"But no matter what, you can't kill Xiangguo and threaten the emperor!"

Gao Lishi's tone was already weak, since Li Qing dared to surround the post house, what else could he not do? The king wants his ministers to die. The minister had to die, but he actually wanted to find the king to seek justice, how could there be any king or emperor in his eyes, Gao Lishi's lips moved, and finally he muttered: "General, read the emperor's old feelings for you, be more tolerant!" ”

Li Qing nodded slightly. "Gao Weng is someone I respect. I'm going to give this face. He glanced back. Immediately, a personal soldier ran to relieve Yang Guozhong's head, and Gao Lishi saw Li Qing and talked about him left and right. I couldn't help but smile bitterly, and followed him into the tent.

"Does the general still insist on the emperor's abdication? Isn't there a room for negotiation? Colliers sat down and asked bluntly.

"Negotiable?"

Li Qing sneered and said, "Did he ask you to come to discuss with me?" His abdication is inevitable, this is not up to him, I just read for the sake of the old monarch and minister, give him a decent step, I have already taken this step, is there a way out? ”

Gao Lishi thought about it for an afternoon, and he already had a plan in his heart, and he smiled slightly: "The general has actually already arranged a retreat, hasn't he?" ”

Li Qing's eyes gradually narrowed, he stared at Gao Lishi and said, "What does Gao Weng mean?" ”

Gao Lishi took two steps behind his back, shook his head lightly and said: "If you want to win people's knowledge, unless you don't do anything, what is your real purpose for immigrating to the stone country?" What does it mean that in the name of what militia group recruited the army privately, but did not file it with the Ministry of War? Li Qing, there have been several officials who have been put on the show, and they have all been detained by me, what is this not your back road? ”

Speaking of this, Gao Lishi said sincerely: "Let's make a deal, the emperor will make the king of Chu the prince, and he will not abdicate first, and I will persuade the emperor to make you the king of Shiguo, do you think this is good?" ”

"Absolutely not!" Li Qing categorically refused, he walked up to Gao Lishi and said in a loud voice: "Gao Weng, do you think I let the emperor abdicate for my own selfishness?" Since Tianbao was in charge of the salt administration for five years, how much has the imperial court's taxes increased over the years, but how much has been used on the community, the government has been corrupted, the land has been arbitrarily annexed, and the powerful have become slaves, has he considered these? No! He only knows how to be greedy for pleasure, and you know better than anyone how much the annual palace expenses are, and in the end, because of his mediocrity, An Lushan rebelled, but he slapped his ass and ran away, throwing the people of Guanzhong to the rebels, shouldn't he be held responsible for this? ”

Every word hit Gao Lishi's heart, he couldn't say a word in a daze, and he whispered after a while: "Then I can persuade the emperor to make an edict and apologize to the world!" ”

"No! I have already said that there is no room for negotiation in this matter. ”

Li Qingyi turned around, stared at Gao Lishi and said loudly: "Establish a new monarch, make every effort to govern the country, rectify the dynasty, exterminate An Lushan, and then clean up the Tang Dynasty from the beginning, this is the desire of the people of the Tang Dynasty, he is already a dying man, and the Tang Dynasty must not sink with him!" ”

"Alright! I went to tell the emperor that he was old and should abdicate. Gao Lishi whispered a few words, walked to the door of the tent, he suddenly turned back and said: "Li Qing, it is my luck to have you in the Tang Dynasty, maybe it will be difficult for us to meet again in the future, I will finally send you six words, 'Flying birds.' Good bow hidden! 'Do it yourself!' ”

After that, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "I can't help myself, what can I do!" "Step by step, slowly and slowly.

Li Qing looked at his back, shook his head slowly, and said to himself in a low voice: "Gao Weng, just wait and see!" ”.

"Do you want me to abdicate? No way! No! Li Longji pointed at Gao Lishi's nose with a blushing face and roared: "I asked you to talk to him, will you talk about this result?" Do you want me to abdicate too? Isn't it! ”

"Your Majesty!" Colliers' plop! He knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the ground again and again, and said with tears in his eyes: "The old slave is loyal to His Majesty, and has no second intentions, please understand Your Majesty's good intentions." ”

Is hard work just to let me abdicate? Tell you, as long as I'm here, I won't give it to anyone else! If he's going to kill me. Just let him kill it. ”

Li Longji was so angry that he trembled, "Someone! He shouted, and the two guards immediately walked in and waited, Li Longji pointed outside, and ordered sharply: "Go!" Go and summon Li Qing to see me! ”

The two guards looked at each other, and their eyes showed horror, but they didn't dare not go. You pushed me and went in fear.

About a quarter of an hour later, there was a sudden sound of hurried and orderly footsteps in the courtyard, and Li Longji looked through the window, and there were more than 300 fierce sergeants embracing Li Qing and striding into the courtyard, and more than a dozen guards were crowded at the door, staring nervously at this group of fierce men.

"Your Majesty! Li Qing came to see you. Li Qing's voice came from the courtyard.

Li Longji pushed open the window and saw Li Qing standing tall with a sword. He couldn't help but sneer: "Li Qing, do you still have the face to call me Your Majesty?" ”

Li Qing smiled and replied calmly: "If Your Majesty is willing to abdicate, the minister can be renamed Emperor Taishang!" ”

"What if I don't want to abdicate?"

Li Qing's eyes narrowed, stared at him and said, "If Your Majesty is unwilling to listen to the persuasion of the ministers, then stop blaming the ministers for not keeping the courtesies of the monarch and the ministers!" ”

"Someone!" He pointed back to the Buddha Hall, "Take the concubine Niangniang and all the princes and grandchildren away for me!" ”

Immediately, several sergeants rushed into the temple. Pulled out the knife and forced Yang Guifei out. More than 100 people rushed into the front wing. only heard a burst of crying and begging for mercy, and a group of princes and grandsons were pulled out of the post house.

Then. Yang Guifei was already frightened, and under the threat of Xueliang's war knife, she retreated towards the gate step by step, and when she was about to withdraw from the courtyard, she couldn't help crying, "San Lang! Save the concubine, the concubine doesn't want to die! ”

Li Longji saw that his concubine was crying like a tearful person, his heart was like a knife, and he yelled: "Li Qing, you stop!" ”

Li Qing stopped, but did not turn around, but turned his back to him, quietly waiting for his reply.

"I decreed that the king of Chu should be appointed as the prince, and let him ascend the throne after a hundred years!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Qing had already stepped out of the courtyard, and waved his hand: "Take it away!" ”

"Your Majesty save me! Saburo save me! Yang Guifei's crying gradually faded away, Li Longji closed his eyes in pain, and he slammed his fist on the window frame, "Li Qing, you are so vicious!" ”.

Yang Guifei was taken to the big tent, Li Qing casually pulled up the curtain of the tent, silently stared at this peerless beauty, for a moment, Li Qing calmly said to her: "Niangniang was kind to Li Qing in the past, I will never hurt Niangniang, please wait in the tent with peace of mind, no matter what you hear, don't be afraid!" ”

Yang Guifei glanced at Li Qing in surprise, she couldn't believe her ears, Li Qing still remembered her kindness, she was a little moved in her heart, so she nodded to him slightly, bowed her head and walked into the camp tent, and finally heard Li Qing order the sergeant behind her: "Give me strict protection, if anyone dares to trespass into the camp tent, military law will be involved!" ”.

Li Longji sat at the table with his head in his hands and was silent, his attachment to the throne and his concern for his concubine were like two sharp swords fighting in his heart, while Gao Lishi stood aside and looked at the tortured old man with pity.

Suddenly, there was a rhythmic roar outside, "Kill the Yang family and harm the national thief!" Execute Yang Yuhuan! This is the sound of thousands of people roaring in unison, like a wave surging to Li Longji's ears, and in the roar there is a faint scream of someone being killed, including the voice of a woman.

Li Longji suddenly stood up in fright, his eyes were full of horror, his legs trembled terribly, and he only heard a guard running to the door and shouting: "Your Majesty, Yang Xuan, the head of the household, and Mrs. Han have been killed!" ”

"Kill the Yang family and harm the national thief! Execute Yang Yuhuan! The roar was followed by several screams.

"Your Majesty! King Ying and several of his little princes were killed! ”

Li Longji couldn't support it anymore, in the face of a powerful psychological offensive, he almost collapsed, he turned around and pulled Gao Lishi and said in a wail: "Inner servant, what can I do?" ”

Gao Lishi knelt down again and persuaded hard: "Your Majesty, the old slave now suspects that this is the instruction of the King of Chu, even if Niangniang dies, in the end, the King of Chu will still force His Majesty to abdicate, so why bother, Your Majesty, you can save Niangniang!" ”

Li Longji finally let out a long sigh, he sat down dejectedly, and said extremely weakly: "Go! Go and get my beloved concubine back, and I just promise to abdicate. ”.

On June 13, the twelfth year of Tianbao, Li Qing launched a mutiny in Ma Weiyi, killing Yang Guozhong's father and son and his wife in Korea, Li Longji was forced to be helpless, and then issued an edict to abdicate, and ordered Li Yu, the king of Chu, to take over the throne, Li Qing immediately ordered his own soldiers to send Li Longji and his party to Xingping County under house arrest, he rushed back to Chang'an overnight, and read Li Longji's abdication edict to the hundred officials.

On June 15, Li Yu, the king of Chu, under the escort of three thousand Anxi Jiashi, ascended the throne in the Hanyuan Hall of Daming Palace, changed the name of the year to Zhide, respected the first emperor Li Longji as the emperor, and took back to Xingqing Palace for the elderly.

A new era began.