Guo Rong and Li Hongji discussed for two hours, finalized the details of many things, the matter was almost discussed, and the two of them were hungry, Li Hongji asked people to make a table of good dishes, and continued to chat while eating. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Guo Rong is very happy, the plan looks perfect, as long as the goal can be achieved, he can escape from Jinling, Li Hongji is not bad, but with his ability to govern the Tang Dynasty, it is still weaker, militarily he has a little ability, but politically it is not successful, especially after this turmoil, the Tang Dynasty must be in civil strife frequently, and the Great Zhou can take the opportunity to seize Yanzhou, Yunzhou and other old places of the Zhou State, and the troops will reach Lianghuai.

As for the Khitans, Guo Rong is not worried, Yelu Xiyin is an ambitious person, even if he helps him seize the throne of the Khitan, he is also anxious to stabilize the domestic situation, and it is impossible to go south to Hebei Zhuzhou County, so Guo Rong is very relieved about this.

Li Hongji is also relieved, the two are now tied together, and only by winning this battle first will the contradiction between the two be highlighted, so Li Hongji is not in a hurry.

The two were eating and drinking, saying compliments to each other, and after three rounds of drinking, suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the door.

Chang Mengxi walked in quickly, and when he saw King Yan and Guo Rong eating and drinking, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said, "King Yan, a great event, a great event." ”

Li Hongji didn't speak, but Guo Rong spoke first and asked, "What is the big event?" ”

"King Yan, according to the informant, Yang Lian's old department, which guards Yanzhou and Yunzhou in the north, has recently been frequently mobilized with soldiers and horses, and even ordinary people have been organized. I don't know exactly what the purpose is. Chang Mengxi said.

"Where did this news come from?" Li Hongji was stunned for a moment, and then asked happily, this is good news.

"It was an excerpt sent by General Liu, who was guarding Suzhou, and it was unintentionally seen by me." Chang Mengxi said, with a smile on his face.

"Yay!" Li Hongji stood up, which was an excellent opportunity for him. Regardless of whether Yang Lian has objections or not, this news is indeed exciting.

Guo Rong nodded, put down his chopsticks, bowed to Li Hongji, and said, "King Yan, this is a good opportunity." ”

Li Hongji laughed a few times and said, "Chang Qing, this matter depends on you, and you must let your father see this excerpt." ”

Chang Mengxi said: "King Yan, even if Your Majesty sees this fold, with his trust in Yang Lian, I'm afraid he won't be able to make any big waves." ”

"Just do it." Li Hongji instructed that he didn't want Chang Mengxi to know too much.

Chang Mengxi hesitated for a moment and said, "King Yan, is that thing true?" ”

"What's the matter?" Li Hongji asked.

Chang Mengxi glanced at Guo Rong and said, "In private, there are rumors that King Yan wants to clear the king's side. ”

Li Hongji and Guo Rong glanced at each other, Guo Rong nodded slightly, Li Hongji had a number in his heart, and said: "Chang Qing, this matter is indeed there, but I have never found a good opportunity." Now it seems that Liu Renzhan's news is too timely. ”

"Where do you start?" Chang Mengxi was puzzled, did King Yan and Guo Rong have any secrets?

Li Hongji groaned slightly, and said: "Chang Qing, this matter is not trivial, if you still don't know, so as not to be seen by your father, afterwards, this king will definitely explain to you." ”

Chang Mengxi saw that King Yan insisted on refusing to speak, and he was quite helpless, so he had to give up his hand and leave.

"King Yan, this news is good news, with this news, it will be more convenient to kill Yang Lian." Guo Rong laughed.

Li Hongji was able to guess Guo Rong's thoughts, and asked tentatively: "You mean, if this happens, my father will summon Yang Lian into the palace?" ”

"Yes, if there are still people who cooperate and involve this matter on Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, the two of them will definitely enter the palace, as long as they meet the killers in ambush and kill them in one fell swoop, the rest of the things will be much easier." Guo Rong said.

Li Hongji laughed, there was no major change in the whole plan, however, the possibility of Yang Lian entering the imperial city was greatly increased, and there was no need to order the two of them to enter the palace in Qiao Zhao, after all, such an order was easy to arouse the suspicion of the two. Li Hongji thought of a person, and he left this matter to him.

Although he was worried and worried about King Yan's matter, Li Jing calmed down and slowly flipped through the folds. Now that the midsummer has passed, the weather is still hot, and the government offices around the country have relatively many excerpts after more than half a year of busyness.

Li Jing is most concerned about the situation in the border areas, in addition, the situation in the old land of Wuyue is also the top priority, Li Jing hopes that the production of the old land of Wuyue can be restored, so that the Tang Dynasty will have enough food. When Li Jing was flipping through the folds, a fold fell, and Li Jing was about to bend down to pick it up, but Gao Ze had already stepped forward and picked it up.

Gao Ze handed the excerpt to Li Jing, but inadvertently, he found that it was an excerpt from Suzhou in the north.

Li Jing also saw it, he felt a little strange, so he opened it and looked at it, and after reading it, he couldn't help but gasp. Yanzhou, Yunzhou and other places, although Liu Chengyou is nominally hanging, but in fact, Li Jing has regarded these places as his own territory, and most of the people guarding these places are also generals who have been transferred from the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jing knows that Liu Renzhan does not participate in party struggles, so the credibility of his excerpts is very high. However, Yanzhou, Yunzhou and other places have frequent troop movements, could it be that something happened? Was it a Zhou invasion? It's impossible, if that's the case, I'd have already received a report from the north.

Could it be that Yang Lian has taken action? Li Jing pondered for a while, and then thought of King Yan's attempt to rebel, he felt that it was very likely that King Yan wanted to rebel, Yang Lian got the news and was uneasy, so he actively prepared for war in Yunzhou, Yanzhou and other places.

However, this doesn't make sense, what exactly does Yang Lian want to do?

At this time, someone outside the door spoke and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen asks to see you." ”

Li Jing heard that it was Han Xizai's voice, so he nodded and said, "Han Qingjia, come in." ”

"Wechen has seen Your Majesty." Han Xi came in and gave a salute, and when he saw Li Jing holding a book of folds, he looked puzzled, and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, why is it difficult?" ”

Li Jing put away his things, and after a little muttering, he said, "Han Qing's family, what rumors have you heard recently?" ”

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Han Xizai was puzzled.

Li Jing slowly stood up, stared at him, and asked slowly but forcefully, "Recently, I got a message that King Yan wanted to rebel, is there such a thing?" ”

Han Xizai was so frightened that he knelt down with a "poof" and said, "Your Majesty, how is this possible?" King Yan is the eldest son of His Majesty, and it is impossible for him to do such a thing. ”

Li Jing looked at Han Xizai coldly, and when he saw that he was sweating profusely, he couldn't help but snort heavily, Han Xizai hurriedly fell to the ground, kowtowed again and again, and kept talking.

"Your Majesty, King Yan has always been filial, and it is absolutely impossible for such a situation to occur, and I hope Your Majesty will see it." Han Xizai kowtowed again and again, and his voice was crisp.

"Well, you stand up and speak." Li Jing waved his hand.

When Han Xizai stood up, there was already blood on his forehead, Li Jing frowned, and motioned for Han Xizai to retreat first.

Han Xizai left with a thousand thanks, Li Jing was pacing in the imperial study, he was a little confused, what is going on now? The news that King Yan was going to rebel was passed in by Yang Lian, and it was Liu Renzhan who said that Yang Lian's subordinates had any changes, what is the connection between them? Could it be that King Yan didn't have the intention of rebelling? So who has the heart to rebel?

Li Jing paced in the room and thought for a long time, then slowly raised his head, looked at Gao Ze, and asked, "Gao Ze, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty is talking about the transfer of troops and horses in the north?" Gao Ze asked.

"The mobilization of troops and horses, is it the attack of the Zhou State, or is Wu Hou ill-intentioned? This makes it very difficult for me. Li Jing said, his brows furrowed again, he believed Yang Lian, but what was the situation in the north?

"Your Majesty, this matter is also easy to do, as long as you summon Yang Lian, you can understand what is going on." Gao Ze smiled.

Li Jing patted his head and said, "Hey, Gao Ze, what you say is reasonable." I'm too busy and confused, so I'll know if I ask about this kind of thing. After Li Jing finished speaking, he fell into deep thought again.

Obviously, if you want to summon Yang Lian into the palace, you must summon King Qi into the palace, otherwise the situation may be difficult to control. Li Jing believes that if Yang Lian really has an attempt, then King Qi may not be able to escape from it, and maybe it is the King of Qi who instigates it. Li Jing sighed, it is true that King Qi is the emperor's younger brother, and the Tang Empire will be handed over to him in the future, but he will have to wait until he is willing. The age difference between Li Jing and Li Jingsui is only four years, the difference is not big, could it be that he feels that he can't wait, so he is in a hurry to rebel?

Li Jing thought for a while, then sent the order down, and asked Gao Ze to call Liu Yanzhen and Chen Keyan up.

"Weichen Liu Yanzhen (Chen Keyan) has seen Your Majesty!" When the two entered, they clasped their fists and saluted.

Li Jing narrowed his eyes, looked at the two of them, and after a long while, he motioned to the little eunuch beside him to send a tray over. On the tray, there are two glasses of wine, smelling from afar, and the aroma is overflowing.

"Your Majesty, what is this?" Liu Yanzhen was stunned.

"The two Aiqing are responsible for the security of the project, and these days, they have worked hard and made great achievements, and I have prepared two glasses of water and wine, and the two Aiqing have tasted it." Li Jing laughed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Keyan said, first picking up one of the cups.

Liu Yanzhen also picked up another cup and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The two of them picked up the wine glasses, brought them to their lips, and were about to swallow them in one gulp, when Li Jing suddenly spoke.

"Wait!" Li Jing shouted.

Liu Yanzhen and Chen Keyan looked at each other, not knowing what His Majesty was going to do?

"Two Aiqing, if there is poison in this cup, do you dare to drink it?" Li Jing asked, although the language was soft, the murderous intent contained in it was infinite.

Liu Yanzhen swallowed her saliva and said with great difficulty: "Your Majesty, this wine is poisonous? ”

Chen Keyan said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is just a pawn, and he has to be promoted by His Majesty. Now the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. As he spoke, Chen Keyan craned his neck and drank the wine.

"You ......" Li Jing couldn't imagine that Chen Keyan would drink as soon as he said it, and he didn't have time to stop it, but in his heart, he was extremely happy, Chen Keyan was a loyal minister!

Liu Yanzhen saw that Chen Keyan drank it, and he was not far behind, he was old and refined, and he had already guessed some clues, and he also drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and said: "Yes, the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, as long as it is His Majesty's order, Liu Yanzhen will definitely carry it out." ”

Li Jing looked at the two of them, after all, they were emperors, and there was a majesty on them, and both of them lowered their heads, not daring to look at Li Jing.

"Haha, haha!" Li Jing suddenly laughed.

Chen Keyan was wearing armor, and it was inconvenient to kneel, so he had to salute and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a pity for Weichen to die, but please spare Weichen's wife and children." ”

Liu Yanzhen also immediately expressed himself.

Seeing the two of them like this, Li Jing couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, two Aiqing, get up, the wine just now is not poisonous." It's just for you to be amused. ”

"Your Majesty, what is this?" Liu Yanzhen was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Hmph, two Aiqing, I have reliable news, someone wants to rebel, I have planned, I will summon them into the palace tomorrow, if there is really rebellion, I must make an example, look at the world, who else dares to rebel?" Li Jing said that although there is a bit of a crepe appearance, the murderous aura is getting heavier and heavier.

Whether it is Li Hongji, the king of Yan, or Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, and Yang Lian, the marquis of Wu, Li Jing consciously treats them well, Li Hongji is his own son, Li Jingsui is his own brother, not to mention these two, if they rebel, they really have no conscience, and if they die in the future, it will also matter to the eighteen layers of hell.

As for Yang Lian, Li Jing asked himself if he treated him well, Yang Lian was able to become the power-leaning Wu Hou from a cloth cloth, and he couldn't do without Li Jing's appreciation, if Yang Lian really had bad intentions, Li Jing felt that everything he did was really fed to the dog.

"Your Majesty, who would dare to rebel? Weichen should have killed his whole family! Liu Yanzhen immediately said that Chen Keyan had taken the lead the first few times just now, so he immediately expressed his merits.

Regarding this matter, Li Jing is reluctant to say more, after all, if this matter is true, it will be the pain of his life. Li Jing had already thought of a plan, this was originally Yang Lian's plan, Li Jing felt that this plan was good, as long as it was slightly changed, it could be used to quell the rebellion.

Li Jing whispered, he asked Chen Keyan and Liu Yanzhen to secretly mobilize troops and horses to guard the palace passes, and in addition, Chen Keyan took a hundred armor soldiers and ambushed them in the shadows, waiting to catch the traitor.

When the two of them got the order, they said hello in unison, and then, Li Jing told them to be careful.

After Chen Keyan and Liu Yanzhen agreed in unison, they withdrew. Walking outside the door, the two glanced at each other, and they were a little afraid in their hearts, if the wine just now was poisonous, this little life would be lost. Chen Keyan was silent for a while, and then said: "General Liu, this matter is very important, and we must act in secret, and we must not leak half a point." ”

"This is natural, we have been favored by the country many times, and we naturally want to serve the country, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, we will not hesitate!" Liu Yanzhen's righteous words are upright.

Chen Keyan nodded, and the two left quickly, and a moment later, from behind a huge plane tree, a eunuch poked his head out, and saw that the two were far away, so he hurriedly returned to the imperial study.