Chapter 36: There is no way out

When Li Hongji heard this, he stopped, squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and couldn't help laughing: "It turned out to be the third brother." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"King Yan, please open the door, my father and I have brought a family to help King Yan!" Qian Chengli shouted loudly, hoping to enter the imperial city.

Han Xizai stepped aside and said: "King Yan, Qian Chengli's soldiers are all family members, and their armor is insufficient, so they must not have good combat effectiveness, so let them enter the city, the effect is not great, but it makes the generals unable to distinguish between them, and the situation will be even more chaotic." might as well let him be outside the city and catch the thieves in the Qi Wangfu and Wuhou Mansion. ”

Li Hongji also had this intention, Guo Rong's behavior made him vigilant, it seemed that the Qian father and son had to guard against it, Han Xizai's words were very much in line with his heart, and Li Hongji gave the order.

Qian Chengli got the news and immediately told Qian Wenfeng, Qian Wenfeng knew that Li Hongji was on guard against him, thought about it, and was about to make a decision, at this time, fires broke out in many places in the west and south of the city, and the fire was extremely fierce.

The firelight attracted Li Hongji, who was about to leave the city, and he looked back, his eyes uncertain.

Han Xizai stopped, squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and said, "King Yan, is this His Highness's arrangement?" ”

Li Hongji shook his head and said, "No." ”

Han Xizai said: "In this way, someone is taking the opportunity to make trouble in the city, King Yan, this group of people has ill intentions, and the purpose is to profit from it." No matter who these people are, it is most important to stabilize the situation in the Imperial City as soon as possible. ”

Li Hongji nodded, gave another advice, carried Yang Lian's head, and ordered his henchmen to escort Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, Zeng Yiling, Princess Huairou and others, towards the palace.

At this time, the sun had risen very high, and as Li Hongji's henchmen entered the imperial city, most of the imperial city was firmly controlled by him, and only a few places had not been touched by Li Hongji's subordinates. Along the way, Li Hongji saw his subordinates patrolling back and forth, and couldn't help but feel proud, he had successfully controlled the imperial city, Yang Lian was dead, King Qi, Zeng Yiling, Princess Huairou and others were caught by him again, this time the victory can be described as bloodless.

The group quickly arrived at the imperial study, at this time, Li Jing was still trapped in the imperial study, Gao Ze moved a chair for him to sit down, Li Jing looked at the ministers who forced the palace angrily, and only hated that he did not have the ability of the master of the Sanqing Ancestor, and he scattered beans into soldiers and destroyed this group of traitorous thieves.

"Your Majesty, things have come to this point, what else does Your Majesty have to consider?" Xiao Yan said, today has offended the Son of Heaven anyway, so it is better to do it more simply.

"I will never compromise with traitors!" Li Jing said, and couldn't help clenching his fists.

Xiao Yan laughed and was about to speak again, when Li Hongji escorted Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, Zeng Yiling, Princess Huairou and others.

Li Jingsui saw the imperial brother and lost his voice: "Imperial brother, are you okay?" ”

"King Qi, you were also caught by him?" Li Jing was taken aback, originally he still pinned his hopes on the King of Qi, hoping that the King of Qi would be able to wave his troops to attack the imperial city, but with his capture, his hope was dashed. The last glimmer of light in Li Jing's eyes dimmed, and he didn't know what to do.

Chen Dongshen and other generals who stayed here saw that King Yan had instructed them to go out, so they brought Li Jingsui, Princess Huairou and a woman who didn't know what their identity was, and they couldn't help but whisper.

Li Jingsui refused to look too cowardly in front of his daughter, his eyes swept over everyone, sneered, and said, "You all follow Li Hongji to rebel?" ”

"King Qi is wrong, this is not a rebellion, but the side of the Qing monarch, it is to set things right." Xiao Yan smiled and stood up.

"It's you!?" Almost at the same time, Zeng Yiling and Princess Huairou shouted in surprise.

Xiao Yan stroked his beard and said, "Yes, it's me." ”

Zeng Yiling gritted his teeth and said, "I know you when you turn to ashes, if you hadn't given Wu Hou that list, how could Wu Hou be fooled?" ”

"He can only be blamed for being greedy." Li Hongji walked out slowly, glanced at Zeng Yiling, and said, "Don't think that this king doesn't know your identity." ”

Chen Keyan was on the side and asked curiously: "King Yan, she is Yang Lian's wife." ”

"This king naturally knows, but he has another identity. Father, you must not know that her real surname is Xu. Li Hongji said.

"Surname Xu?" Li Jing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly, his eyes widened, and he said, "This, how is it possible?" ”

"What's impossible, Yang Lian is a descendant of Yang Xingmi, and her surname is Xu, so it's not unusual." Li Hongji looked at Zeng Yiling fixedly and said, "Don't you want to admit it?" ”

Zeng Yiling laughed out loud and said, "Now that this situation has been reached, it seems that it is not possible to admit it." Okay, since you said my surname is Xu, that's my surname Xu. ”

"No, what this king needs is not to be passively recognized. This king wants you to tell the original story about your relationship with Yang Lian. Li Hongji said, now that the victory is in hand, what he needs is to grasp the righteousness.

Zeng Yiling shook his head and said, "Since you know, you might as well say it directly." ”

"Dare to do it and dare not admit it, what kind of manly man is it?" Li Hongji sneered, and suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was a woman, not a husband at all, and suddenly became a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan coughed and said, "Your Majesty, this woman has already admitted her identity just now, so it seems that she colluded with Yang Lian to subvert the Tang Dynasty." Wechen proposed that she be beheaded immediately as an example. ”

Li Jing slowly stood up from the chair and said, "King Yan, you are really bold. ”

"Father, the son has said it, but it's just the side of the Qingjun." Li Hongji looked at Li Jingsui, waved his hand, and said, "Come on, detain them." Since the father wants evidence, this king will naturally come up with evidence. ”

Han Xizai had mixed emotions and didn't speak, he felt that Li Hongji's method was very inappropriate, and at this time, he made a decision immediately and killed King Qi was the right way. History is written by the victors, and once King Yan ascends the throne as emperor, who else dares to say what is happening today?

Zhou Hongzuo said "Woo", took a few steps forward, kicked Li Jingsui, and said, "Don't leave yet?" ”

Li Jingsui's eyes were almost bursting with fire, but the current situation was unfavorable, so he could only swallow his anger.

Zhou Hongzuo took away King Qi and Princess Huairou, originally he wanted to escort Zeng Yiling away, but was stopped by Li Hongji, for him, King Qi and Princess Huairou still have use value, and Zeng Yiling's value is not much, after all, Yang Lian is dead.

The huge imperial study suddenly became a lot empty, Xiao Yan approached Li Hongji and whispered, Li Hongji was silent for a moment. He waved his hand and motioned for the ministers to leave the study, he had something to say to his father.

Han Xizai, Chang Mengxi, Zhou Hongzuo and others retreated, Chen Keyan beckoned, and the armor soldiers who were in ambush also came out. At this moment, Li Jing was completely desperate, these armor soldiers were Chen Keyan's henchmen, and only listening to Chen Keyan's words meant that there would be no one to protect him.

Li Jing glanced at the bookcase with his spare eyes, there was a switch there, leading to the secret room where Xu Wei was imprisoned, I am afraid that he could only choose to escape to the secret room first, and it would last for a while.

Li Hongji didn't notice Li Jing's movements, and when only his father, Zeng Yiling, and himself and a few henchmen were left in the imperial study, he glanced at Zeng Yiling lightly and laughed.

"Miss Zeng, do you know why I want to keep you?" Li Hongji said.

Zeng Yiling looked at him unhurriedly and said, "Oh? Why? ”

Li Hongji said: "I have wanted to kill you for a long time, and today is the best opportunity." ”

"Kill me, what's in it for you?" Zeng Yiling asked.

Li Hongji laughed out loud and said, "Naturally, there are a lot of benefits. As he spoke, Li Hongji waved his hand, and Chen Dongshen and Chen Keyan stood on both sides of Li Hongji, one left and one right.

Several crossbowmen stood in front of Li Hongji and raised their crossbows, these are military-made bows and crossbows, which are very sophisticated, with a range of more than 200 steps. Although the imperial study is large, it is only more than thirty steps, and the bow and crossbow are enough to cover it, in other words, as long as Li Hongji gives an order, the people in the imperial study will become a hornet's nest.

"Looks like I've got no way out." Zeng Yiling said,

"In such a situation, you can still escape, and this king will write his name upside down." Li Hongji is very confident.

Li Jing looked at the shining arrow clusters, and said in a hoarse voice: "King Yan, you dare to kill the king?" ”

"Father, as long as you accept the conditions of your son, kill the Qi family, and make me the crown prince, then your father will still be your father. Of course, from today on, my father is the emperor who is high, after all, my father is old, and it is very inconvenient to deal with the country's major affairs, so let the sons and daughters do it for you! Li Hongji laughed.

"Delusional!" Li Jing shouted loudly, his chest rising and falling rapidly.

"Then, don't blame the retainers for being rude." Li Hongji said with a smile, no longer paying attention to Li Jing, but looked at Zeng Yiling, and said: "Miss Zeng, you are a woman, this king has 10,000 ways to let you die, I don't know which one you want?" ”

"Ten thousand? I would like to hear about it. Zeng Yiling said.

Li Hongji snorted coldly, thinking that this woman really didn't shed tears when she saw the coffin. He looked at her lightly, and said, "This king knows that although you are from a brothel, you are all selling your art, not your body, which shows that you care very much about your reputation." And if this king gives thee to these soldiers, a thousand on horseback, and ten thousand cross, I do not know what shall be done? ”

Zeng Yiling was stunned and said, "You dare!" ”

Although it was only two words, Zeng Yiling said it loudly, but it was also iron-clad, Li Hongji glanced at her in surprise, laughed, and said, "Why don't you dare?" Now that your hands are firmly tied, do you have any tricks you can't do? ”

Zeng Yiling said: "Dog thief, if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself." ”

"Haha!" Li Hongji laughed twice, he had already made a decision, since his father refused to order him to be crowned the crown prince and refused to pass on the throne to him, then he only had one step to go.

"Raise your crossbow!" Li Hongji ordered.

"Whoa!" The henchmen brought by Li Hongji raised their crossbow arrows and shot them at any time, Zeng Yiling's threat was the greatest, so the shining arrow clusters were aimed at Zeng Yiling.

At this moment, Li Jing suddenly moved, ran behind the bookcase at an incredible speed, pressed the mechanism behind him, only to hear a soft sound, a secret door appeared, and Li Jing twisted his fat body and rushed in. The incident happened suddenly, Li Hongji didn't react, and when he found out that something was wrong, Gao Ze also quickly ran towards the secret door.

Although Gao Ze's speed is fast, it is not as good as Zeng Yiling, in fact, Zeng Yiling has been secretly observing Li Jing for a long time, and found that his actions are a little different, so he was prepared, when Li Jing turned around and fled, Zeng Yiling found out, and she immediately ran towards the secret door, and entered before Gao Ze entered the secret door.

Li Hongji reacted and shouted: "Shoot!" ”

The soldiers were dumbfounded, and after receiving the order, they shot with all hands and feet, and the arrows flew around in the imperial study, and Gao Ze was very unlucky to be hit by an arrow, and his arm was pierced, and he almost fainted in pain.

"Chase, chase!" Li Hongji drank heavily, he usually came to the imperial study, but he didn't know that there was a secret room here. He didn't know where this secret room led, and if he let his father escape, it would be dangerous.

Originally, Li Hongji's guilt for Li Jing disappeared without a trace at this time, and there was only one thing he thought in his heart, that is, his father had fled, he would definitely die, in order not to die, so he could only do one thing, even if it was a big rebellion and the anger of heaven and man.

Chen Keyan was the first to react, and immediately rushed towards the secret door, and after Chen Dongshen was stunned for a moment, he immediately followed.

After Li Jing fled in, he immediately started to close the door, but Zeng Yiling's speed was too fast, so he didn't have time to close the door, and in a panic, he chose to flee forward, hoping that Xu Wei could save his life.

Zeng Yiling saw Li Jing fleeing, so he chased after him tightly, this is a good opportunity for revenge, kill Li Jing first, at least there is no regret.

"Your Majesty, go!" Gao Ze shouted as he tried to close the mechanism, however, he was injured and moved a little slower, Chen Dong was quick and threw the sharp blade in his hand to prevent Gao Ze from closing the door.

Hearing the sound of the wind, Gao Ze dodged away, and although he was not stabbed by the blade, his feet slipped and he fell.

"Eunuch, die!" Chen Dongshen shouted, quickened his pace and ran over.

Gao Ze saw that the situation was not good, and he didn't have time to close the door, so he quickly got up, covered the arm on his hand, and hurriedly fled forward.

Chen Dongshen got into the secret door and couldn't help laughing, there is only one way here, it is very convenient to find them, and there should be no ambush in this place. Chen Dongshen chased after him boldly with confidence.

Chen Keyan saw Chen Dongshen chasing in front of him, and he also crashed into it, but he seemed much more cautious, not as hurried as Chen Dongshen.

The other soldiers also chased in, Li Hongji hesitated outside the door for a moment, thought about it carefully, and made a decision, not to catch up, he didn't know how things had developed to that point, he was not at ease.

This road is not long, and soon, Li Hongji felt that he had come to an end, because he saw that Chen Keyan, Chen Dongshen and others had stopped, and the crossbowmen were holding crossbow arrows, staring at the front, it was obvious that this was a dead end, and they had no way to escape.

Thinking of this, Li Hongji's mood became much happier, and he walked over slowly and shouted: "Run, you run again!" ”