It is not enough to have the support of Qian Chengli, Li Hongji needs more manpower, during this period of time, he has contacted many generals who have known him in the army before, of course, this is only a preliminary contact, if you want to clear the monarch's side, the person who does the matter must be reliable, and this secret must not be leaked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhu Lingyun has already contacted his subordinates, and several generals under his command, Yu Hou, are all friends with each other, and after Zhu Lingyun said vaguely, they all told Zhu Lingyun that they were willing to follow Zhu Lingyun and serve King Yan together.

Zhou Ye and Zhou Hongzuo brothers also contacted a group of dead soldiers, the two have been in the army for many years, know many people, and are Li Hongji's biggest helpers. Chen Dongshen contacted Chen Keyan, speaking of which, Chen Keyan's position is the most important, although he is only a commander, but as a general of the Praetorian Guard, he can enter and exit the imperial city, and knows the deployment of some troops in the imperial city.

On a hot summer afternoon, Li Hongji specially invited a group of familiar generals such as Zhu Lingyun, Zhou Ye, Zhou Hongzuo brothers, Chen Dongshen, and Chen Keyan to set up a banquet in the Yanwang Mansion.

The banquet was very simple, Li Hongji himself was also a drunkard, and Li Hongji was about to leave Beijing and could not meet with everyone in the future, and most of the generals who received Li Hongji's invitation came. Even if he loses power, Li Hongji is still the king of Yan, and his status in Datang is still there.

The banquet was very richly prepared, the roasted whole lamb exuded an attractive aroma, and after a few jars of fine wine were opened, the fragrance was even more tangy.

Li Hongji greeted everyone cordially, and everyone behaved differently.

After waiting for a while, the food was served, and the mutton was cut into large pieces and placed on a plate, steaming hot.

Li Hongji sat on the main seat, stood up, arched his hand at everyone, and said: "Generals, I am alone on the orders of the Son of Heaven, and I will rush to Jizhou in the near future. ”

Regarding the recent will of the Son of Heaven, not many people know about it, except for a few people such as Chen Dongshen and Zhu Lingyun, they don't know that the Son of Heaven secretly gave Li Hongji this order. When Zhou Ye and Zhou Hongzuo heard this, they stood up.

Zhou Ye said: "King Yan, the last general will pay tribute to King Yan with a cup." ”

"Good!" Li Hongji smiled, stood up, and drank a glass of wine without hesitation.

Subsequently, Zhou Hongzuo, Chen Keyan, Chen Dongshen and others also got up to toast, Li Hongji drank a lot of wine, drank more than a dozen glasses, and there was no trace of drunkenness, drank wine, began to eat meat, everyone had their own thoughts, even Li Hongji was no exception.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, some people drank too much wine and began to talk nonsense.

"King Yan, I don't feel worthy of your humble position. King Yan is the dignity of the dignified prince, and the place in Jizhou is warm and humid, not suitable for living. Zhu Lingyun drank too much wine, staggered to his feet, and said.

On the side, Chen Dongshen pulled him and said, "General Zhu, you drank too much." ”

"No, I didn't drink too much!" Zhu Lingyun looked at everyone, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.

"King Yan is the eldest son, according to common sense, he should be the one who inherits the throne, but someone secretly makes trouble, causing King Yan to be killed by traitors, and now although he is nominally going to Jizhou, but in fact, what is the difference between being degraded and being demoted?" Zhu Lingyun said.

Li Hongji glanced at the people in the courtyard and carefully observed everyone's expressions.

Chen Dongshen stepped forward and pulled Zhu Lingyun's sleeve and said, "General Zhu, you really drank too much." ”

"No, I didn't!" Zhu Lingyun struggled to shake off Chen Dongshen's pull, suddenly sneered, and said: "Now that the court is in the middle, traitors are in charge, if we can't remove the filth for the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid that this Jinling will no longer have a foothold for us in the future!" ”

Li Hongji said lightly: "General Zhu, you really drank too much." ”

"I, no, no!" Zhu Lingyun said, took a step forward, but tripped over something and fell to the ground, Zhu Lingyun rolled on the ground twice, actually turned over, fell asleep, and soon there was a snoring sound.

Li and the others looked at each other, and Zhu Lingyun was really drunk.

"Everyone!" Li Hongji applauded, attracted everyone's attention, coughed, and said, "General Zhu is drunk, come here, carry General Zhu down and let him rest and rest." Ladies and gentlemen, we will continue to drink. ”

"King Yan, I think General Zhu's words are very reasonable." Zhou Hongzuo walked out and said loudly, and at the same time, he glanced around and saw that everyone was staring at him, and couldn't help nodding.

"King Yan, ladies and gentlemen, I have been in the army for many years, and most of them are just commanders, but in this court, there are people who have become dignified marquis in just a few years. Of course, he served the country and made some contributions, but he can't be a marquis. Zhou Hongzuo said loudly.

"Not bad!" Someone knew who Zhou Hongzuo was talking about, and immediately stood up and spoke to express his approval of Zhou Hongzuo's statement. Yang Lian has become a hot courtier in the Tang Dynasty in just a few years, and he even married a princess, which naturally made many courtiers in the court blush.

Of course, some of them belong to the Yanwang party, and now that they see Yang Lian gaining power, they naturally don't have a good face for Yang Lian.

"King Yan, Yang Lian is just relying on King Qi, and he has risen step by step, and he can actually become a Hou Ye, this is really ridiculous!" Someone else said.

Chen Keyan listened on the side, glanced at Chen Dongshen lightly, saw him nodding at himself, walked out slowly, and said: "King Yan, Yang Lian and King Qi are in cahoots, and now they have controlled most of Datang, if they continue to continue, Datang will probably have to change their surname." ”

Li Hongji was stunned and said, "How is this possible?" ”

"King Yan, King Qi is now named the emperor's younger brother, and he will be the first heir to the throne in the future, but King Qi has no son, only one daughter, once a hundred years later, this flower and country will probably fall into the hands of Yang Lian." Chen Keyan said.

"This ......," Li Hongji hesitated.

Chen Dong nodded cautiously to Li Hongji, took over Chen Keyan's words, and said: "King Yan, what General Chen said is very reasonable, now that His Majesty is still in power, King Qi and Yang Lian have begun to eliminate dissidents, if they wait for King Qi to ascend the throne, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Li family to have a foothold." ”

Li Hongji understood that what Chen Dongshen said was that the Li family mainly referred to his father, Li Jing, and he thought that the king of Qi himself would not deal with him, and if he ascended the throne, it would be expected to exclude dissidents.

"King Yan, the current situation is very obvious, we must not back down again, let King Qi and Yang Lian slaughter, otherwise it will be too late to regret it." Zhou Hongzuo said again.

Li Hongji hesitated, and at this time, many generals took over the conversation and spoke one after another, saying that King Yan must make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise it will be dangerous.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!" Li Hongji raised his hand and motioned for everyone to calm down, and then glanced at everyone and observed their expressions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation is also very clear to this king, but after all, the king of Qi is the Li family, even if a hundred years later, the Tang dynasty will only be taken over by the Li family, where does Yang Lian have any chance?" Li Hongji said.

"King Yan, Yang Lian has won the trust of His Majesty. Especially he is the son-in-law of King Qi, once King Qi ascends the throne, he will definitely be rewarded lavishly, at that time, I am afraid that Yang Lian will not only be a mere marquis. If he is allowed to grasp the power, I am afraid it is difficult to say the situation in this world. Chen Dongshen said.

Li Hongji couldn't help but fall into silence, how did the Li family get it, Li Hongji knew very well. If it weren't for Yang Xingmi who took in Liezu back then, would Datang have appeared? Li Hongji was not sure, but he knew that it was Yang Xingmi's acceptance that gave Liezu a chance to live.

Even if Li Hongji didn't want to think about it, he knew that these things existed. If it weren't for the successive adoptions of Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen, even if Liezu would establish another Tang Dynasty, it would definitely not be so easy. In the final analysis, the Tang Dynasty inherited Yang Wu, and the ancestor of the year started as a minister, gradually established his own power, set aside Yang Wu, and drove away Xu Wen's sons, so as to grasp the power and establish the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, once the rights of Datang fall into the hands of Yang Lian, something may happen.

When Li Hongji thought so, others also thought so, and Chen Dongshen's words and even his heart-wrenching words couldn't help but think about it.

"King Yan, now in front of Your Majesty, traitors are in charge, bullying the royal family, if it continues, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty will not be protected. King Yan is the eldest son of the Son of Heaven, and he has the responsibility of protecting his family and defending the country. Zhou Hongzuo said that he and Yang Lian also have a lot of contradictions, of course, most of this contradiction is because of red eyes. When Yang Lian enlisted in the army, he used to be his subordinate, but now that a few years have passed, Yang Lian is already a marquis, and he is still a commander, how can he not be depressed?

"King Yan, what General Zhou said is right, we are willing to serve King Yan, serve the Tang Dynasty, and remove the filth!" Someone else said, his voice was very high-pitched.

Li Hongji fixed his eyes, but it was Chen Keyan, and couldn't help but look at Chen Dongshen, seeing him nodding, knowing that Chen Dongshen had persuaded Chen Keyan.

With one or two people making a statement, three or four people made a statement, and the rest were still waiting, but the atmosphere at this time was getting more and more intense, and some people couldn't help but be deeply infected, and they also made a loud statement, causing more people to make a statement.

When everyone shouted loudly, Zhu Lingyun didn't know where he came from, squeezed into the crowd, and suddenly raised his arms and shouted, "I am willing to help King Yan and create a great cause together!" ”

The crowd then shouted in a rambling voice.

Li Hongji's eyes were still searching for everyone, and most of them expressed their positions, especially Chen Keyan and Zhou Hongzuo were the hardest-working. Li Hongji slowly raised his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"The good intentions of the generals have been understood, but if you want to kill Yang Lian, how easy is it for the Qing Jun to talk about it, have you all thought about it?" Li Hongji said.

"I've figured it out." Everyone said in a gossipy voice, and the voice was very noisy.

Li Hongji waited until everyone finished speaking, then he glanced at everyone lightly, and said: "This matter is a very important matter, once you want to do it, you will open the bow and have no turning back, won't you regret it?" ”

"I will follow King Yan to the death, and I will never regret it!" Chen Dongshen said first.

The rest of the crowd shouted loudly.

Li Attack pursed his lips, glanced at everyone majestically, and said, "Everyone, if anyone is unwilling, you can stand up." ”

The scene was quiet, who would stand up at this time? Standing up is equivalent to sending them to death, they are martial artists, they may not know how to read, but they are definitely not stupid.

Even if Li Hongji didn't want to think about it, he knew that these things existed. If it weren't for the successive adoptions of Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen, even if Liezu would establish another Tang Dynasty, it would definitely not be so easy. In the final analysis, the Tang Dynasty inherited Yang Wu, and the ancestor of the year started as a minister, gradually established his own power, set aside Yang Wu, and drove away Xu Wen's sons, so as to grasp the power and establish the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, once the rights of Datang fall into the hands of Yang Lian, something may happen.

When Li Hongji thought so, others also thought so, and Chen Dongshen's words and even his heart-wrenching words couldn't help but think about it.

"King Yan, now in front of Your Majesty, traitors are in charge, bullying the royal family, if it continues, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty will not be protected. King Yan is the eldest son of the Son of Heaven, and he has the responsibility of protecting his family and defending the country. Zhou Hongzuo said that he and Yang Lian also have a lot of contradictions, of course, most of this contradiction is because of red eyes. When Yang Lian enlisted in the army, he used to be his subordinate, but now that a few years have passed, Yang Lian is already a marquis, and he is still a commander, how can he not be depressed?

"King Yan, what General Zhou said is right, we are willing to serve King Yan, serve the Tang Dynasty, and remove the filth!" Someone else said, his voice was very high-pitched.

Li Hongji fixed his eyes, but it was Chen Keyan, and couldn't help but look at Chen Dongshen, seeing him nodding, knowing that Chen Dongshen had persuaded Chen Keyan.

With one or two people making a statement, three or four people made a statement, and the rest were still waiting, but the atmosphere at this time was getting more and more intense, and some people couldn't help but be deeply infected, and they also made a loud statement, causing more people to make a statement.

When everyone shouted loudly, Zhu Lingyun didn't know where he came from, squeezed into the crowd, and suddenly raised his arms and shouted, "I am willing to help King Yan and create a great cause together!" ”

The crowd then shouted in a rambling voice.

Li Hongji's eyes were still searching for everyone, and most of them expressed their positions, especially Chen Keyan and Zhou Hongzuo were the hardest-working. Li Hongji slowly raised his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"The good intentions of the generals have been understood, but if you want to kill Yang Lian, how easy is it for the Qing Jun to talk about it, have you all thought about it?" Li Hongji said.

"I've figured it out." Everyone said in a gossipy voice, and the voice was very noisy.

Li Hongji waited until everyone finished speaking, then he glanced at everyone lightly, and said: "This matter is a very important matter, once you want to do it, you will open the bow and have no turning back, won't you regret it?" ”

"I will follow King Yan to the death, and I will never regret it!" Chen Dongshen said first.

The rest of the crowd shouted loudly.

Li Attack pursed his lips, glanced at everyone majestically, and said, "Everyone, if anyone is unwilling, you can stand up." ”

The scene was quiet, who would stand up at this time? Standing up is equivalent to sending them to death, they are martial artists, they may not know how to read, but they are definitely not stupid.