Chapter 178: Alone?
Ling'er was full of tears, and when she heard Li Bao's scream, she hurriedly let go of her hugging jade arm. ⊥ nodded in the novel, and said apologetically: "Lang Jun is fine, the concubine is too excited, I don't know that Lang Jun is injured, Lang Jun is injured, let the concubine take a look!" ”
Li Bao stopped the anxious and flustered Ling'er, grabbed her jade hand and said softly: "Ling'er, I don't have to worry about it, I just write about skin injuries." I'm relieved that you're all right. Alright, you go down the mountain and rest, I still have something to do. ”
Ling'er knew that now that the war was over, everything needed to be handled by Lang Jun, so she reluctantly left Li Bao, and then followed Li Ying and others down the mountain first.
After Zhang Qingping, Yang Yinyue and Li Bao said hello, they were escorted down the mountain by soldiers. It wasn't until the people on the mountain were separated and resettled that Li Baofang remembered that he hadn't dealt with the Fengxiang rebels who had surrendered.
So Li Bao summoned Ding Badao and asked him to report the details.
"King Rongyu, a certain party has already arranged for his men to go to the mountains to search for the fleeing rebels, and the number of Fengxiang Town rebels who surrendered here at the scene is not large. There were less than 200 people, dozens of people fled, and more than 200 people died in battle. ”
"Oh, did the leader catch it?" Li Bao asked.
Ding Badao scratched his head, and then said gloomily: "The person who led the way is among the dozens of people who fled. According to the surrendered soldiers, this Xu Yuhou who led them was named Xu Guanlin, but this Xu Guanlin was not the only leader, there was also one person. ”
"What's that person's name? Does anyone know where he came from? Li Bao said urgently.
"I don't know, no one knows him, that person has always carried a hat, I only know that Xu Guanlin calls him Steward Li."
"Steward Lee? Who is that? Li Bao repeated the name a few times, and then shook his head blankly. The favored people in front of Tian Lingzi rarely heard of someone surnamed Li.
However, this matter is not in a hurry, he can basically determine that Tian Lingzi instructed these rebels. However, how to deal with Tian Lingzi, Li Bao was a little difficult. If he kills that guy, the emperor will definitely not forgive himself. But not fighting back will only make him even more carried away.
When Li Bao was hesitating, Ding Badao came to report that Weiyangzi had arrived.
As soon as he heard that Weiyangzi was coming, Li Bao was extremely excited, this Weiyangzi was his chief strategist and the most powerful subordinate, and the current predicament was just to discuss with him.
Weiyangzi hurried to the mountain and saluted Li Bao first, "Immeasurable Tianzun, the king has suffered, and the poor road is late, please forgive the king!" ”
Li Bao hurriedly stepped forward to help Weiyangzi and said to him, "Why did the Taoist chief say this? Today's incident is all because of my arrogance and stupidity, and I didn't expect that someone in this suburb of Beijing would come to attack and kill. It's a mistake of Bao, no wonder the Tao is long. ”
Wei Yangzi continued: "A certain has already come with the Flying Dragon Army, and the Yang Feilong Envoy has also come. ”
"Oh, Yang Siqi is also here, he really hurts him, where is he?" Li Bao said with a smile.
"Yang Yuanjun is discussing with Ding Badao about the handover of defense, and he can't come over to meet the king for a while."
Li Bao heard this, so he slowly walked down the mountain with Weiyangzi, and when he arrived at the Hall of Eternal Life, Li Bao proposed to go to the palace to rest together.
So the two of them went to the Hall of Eternal Life together to do it, and about today's events, Li Bao told Weiyangzi his thoughts and wanted to hear his opinion.
After hearing this, Weiyangzi twisted his beard before saying, "King, let's ignore the matter of Tian Lingzi for now." He is just a eunuch who relies on the throne of the official family to gain power, and it is not worth any kind of trouble.
What really needs us to discuss is another thing, now that the king has been assassinated, the defense of Chang'an City is empty, we can seize this excellent opportunity, as long as we control Chang'an City, then we can force the official family to take the throne, and the king will ascend the throne by this. ”
Li Bao listened to Weiyangzi's words, and was immediately speechless in shock, this Taoist who regarded himself as a monk all day long, in this bloody night, quietly said another even bloodier plan.
Li Bao looked at the kind-looking Taoist priest in the moonlight, but the scar on his cheek faintly revealed a bloody light, and this blood light was so beautiful that Li Bao couldn't bear to look at it.
"Take Chang'an City, force Emperor Li Yi to abdicate, and then let the Great King ascend the throne as emperor." This sentence seemed to impact Li Bao's heart, and Li Bao's heart couldn't help beating a few times.
Li Bao swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva with difficulty, and then said in a low voice: "The Shence Army in the city, what should I do?" What about the other courtiers? ”
"The Shence Army is now just a group of rich people full of troops, and there is no combat power at all, as long as the king holds our palm thunder and stops in the Shence military camp, he will be able to deter them.
Besides, it has been rumored in the Shence Army that the king is the reincarnation of the thunder god, and this rumor has already been spread to the gods, and the king doesn't know it yet, right? ”
Weiyangzi's words were like a heavy weight on the balance in Li Bao's heart, and a voice in Li Bao's heart was persuading him: At this time, your wings have been completed, and it is not a very bad thing for you to be the emperor at this time.
Li Bao seemed to have seen that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military knelt down in front of him, and the sense of superiority above everyone and the heroism of looking down on the world made his heart greatly satisfied and stimulated.
But there is another voice whispering in his heart: Before becoming the emperor, there is another thing that you can't handle, so don't think about it.
When Li Bao thought of this, his heart was cold, and the enthusiasm and passion that he had just been full of faded with that voice. Yes, he can't.
Wei Yangzi noticed that Li Bao's expression suddenly became calm, which puzzled him, and he thought that Li Bao was worried about the courtier's reaction. So he continued: "The courtiers don't have to worry, the official family has long lost the hearts of the people in the court, and the reputation of the great king and the virtuous has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the courtiers. It's just ...... then."
"Alright, don't say it. Don't mention this matter anymore, I'm a little tired. And today's events are only known to you and me, and must not be passed on to the ears of third people! ”
Li Bao's tone was very heavy, and he didn't wait for Weiyangzi's reply after speaking, he walked down the mountain first, leaving Weiyangzi alone in the Hall of Eternal Life.
Weiyangzi's face was stunned, he didn't understand why this King Ji suddenly seemed to be a different person in an instant, what the hell was this?
Li Bao didn't want to share the secret of his future man with Weiyangzi, let alone tell him that the capital of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the Tang Empire, would disappear in the military disaster in the near future.
Even if they can succeed, it will only be a temporary gain of Chang'an City, and they will not be able to change the fate of Chang'an City's imminent destruction. The glory of the Tang Empire will eventually pass, and it will be crushed into dust and lost in the dust of history.
Li Bao walked out of the Hall of Eternal Life and looked at the Huaqing Palace under the mountain, the current Huaqing Palace is like a beauty who has been ravaged/ravaged, and there is no longer the charm and quiet elegance when they first came. He thought that Chang'an City was the same as Huaqing Palace, and he suddenly felt that it was blocked, and it was very sad.
Li Bao is very distressed, distressed in this era of many disasters and difficulties, and even more distressed for the people who are suffering in this land, but what should he do to avoid the disaster of this nation?
Li Bao once helplessly told himself in his heart: You can't do it, Datang has accumulated a lot of difficulties when he arrives here, and the feudal towns, party strife and eunuchs have become chronic diseases in Datang's body, which cannot be cured.
Li Bao wanted to convince himself that he was the savior, but he couldn't. What does Chang'an City, which lacks money and people, rely on to suppress the feudal towns? What do you rely on to exterminate the Yellow Nest rebels who are ravaging the world? What do you rely on to cure the stubborn tumor of the Tang Dynasty's party strife and emasculation?
Li Bao can't figure it out, all he can do now is to protect his own safety and the safety of the people around him, these are the perseverance and creed of his **silk otaku in troubled times. Since you can't help the world at the same time, it's better to be alone.
Li Bao returned to the Flying Frost Palace, this Flying Frost Hall did not suffer much damage in the rebellion, and it was not burned, so this place is still used as Li Bao's dormitory, but the palace people who serve are missing. Li Bao waved his hand to rebuke the palace people in the palace, took Ling'er's jade hand, and sat on the couch.
Ling'er saw Li Bao's depressed face, and she was worried, she didn't know that the young prince who was still full of spirit just now suddenly became like this in a short time.
Ling'er leaned quietly beside Li Bao, smelling the strange smell of sweat, herbs, and earthy smell on his body, but the feeling of tranquility and peace filled her heart.
Ling'er stretched out her hands, slowly wrapped her arms around Li Bao's arms, and said softly: "What's wrong with Lang Jun, do you have something on your mind?" ”
Li Bao turned his head, looked at Ling'er's pretty face, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, Weiyangzi told me something, which made me hesitate so I was a little hesitant." ”
"Oh, what is it, can you tell the concubine?" Ling'er looked at Li Baodao eagerly.
"Well, it's a big thing, I can't make up my mind, and since I've done it, I can't change the outcome of it. So I ......"
"Can't change the outcome of things? Are you sure. And what does Lang Jun think in his heart, will Lang Jun be willing? Besides, Lang Jun hasn't tried it yet, how do you know that you can't change it? ”
Ling'er's series of words were like a big stick knocking on Li Bao's heart, yes, how do you know that the result can't be changed if you don't do it? You'll only know if you've tried it.
People in later generations often say that if you do it, there is half hope, and if you don't do it, there is zero hope, don't you want to make some changes if you are a descendant who has wasted thousands of years of wisdom and the opportunity to be a human being in two lifetimes?
Li Bao's mentality was re-energized by Ling'er's words, he was full of pride, which made his fighting spirit rekindled, he hugged Ling'er's cheek and kissed it fiercely, and then stood up and walked out.
Ling'er looked at the high-spirited Li Bao, and her heart was full of pride and sweetness.