readx; The next day just dawned, the defenders of Mingdemen found that the situation was abnormal, Chang'an City appeared five miles away, there were tens of thousands of people, magnificent, the flag was overwhelming, on a purple flag, embroidered with two big black characters 'Anxi', this is the arrival of the Anxi army, the defenders of Mingdemen did not dare to open the door, rushed to report to the commander of the Southern Army, Meng Yunyu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Meng Yun hurriedly went up to the city tower to visit, he saw that the Anxi army was all cavalry, black armor halberd, swords and arrows like a forest, in the field outside the city murderous galloping, he was afraid of a chill in his heart, when he betrayed Li Qing'an, his heart has been panicked, and now Li Qing'an led the army to arrive, which reminded him of Li Qing'an's order at the beginning, taking other people's heads in exchange for Anxi's troops, which made him even more afraid, he immediately ordered: "Without my order, no one is allowed to open the city gate!" ”

He then rushed down to the city and reported to Li Heng.

At this time, not only the Anxi army outside the city arrived, but also there was a grand scene in Chang'an City, a procession composed of 8,000 Tai students swept out on the Suzaku Street, and at the front were more than 100 courtiers, led by Zhang Yun, the former head of the household department, including the Guozi priest Jiuyan Zhenqing, Taichang Temple Qing Zhang Yan, and the Ministry of Rites Wei Jiansu and other important ministers, they were in good order, and the procession slowly drove towards the direction of Suzaku Gate.

At the front of the procession, a five-foot-tall banner read, 'Champion the Crown Prince!' This is Yan Zhenqing's handwriting.

This news caused a sensation in Chang'an City, and countless people ran out to watch, Zhang Yun raised his arms and shouted: "Oppose the enthronement of the Emperor Taishang and support the crown prince!" ”

Nearly 10,000 scholars shouted in unison: "Oppose the emperor's accession to the throne and support the crown prince!" ”

The momentum is extremely huge, in the middle, the current household department Shangshu Pei Min, the crown prince Zhan Shidu Gu Haoran, Jingzhao Shaoyin Cui Guangyuan and other more than 20 officials, as well as retired Pei Kuan, Zhang Jieran, Gai Jiayun and other old ministers also joined the team, under the leadership of Zhang Yun and Pei Min two important ministers of the Tang Dynasty, there are constantly middle and lower-level officials, officials in Beijing from other places have also joined the team, halfway through the trip, thousands of officials have appeared in the team, they are all the same slogan: oppose the emperor ascending the throne, support the crown prince!

In the team, a huge joint brocade book requesting the establishment of the crown prince was constantly transmitted in the team, the first signature was Yuxiang County Gong Zhang Yun, followed by the household department Shangshu Pei Min, and under the two big names, there were dense small names.

The parade of students and officials caused a sensation in Chang'an City, which made Wang Heng and other officials put forward the proposal of the Emperor Taishang to ascend the throne appear weak and pale, at this time, the Yulin Army and the Wancai Battalion, which had been silent, under the leadership of the general An Baoyu of the Wancai Battalion, closed the palace and the imperial city, and did not allow the southern army to enter the palace.

The situation changed abruptly the next day, and Li Heng, who was originally full of confidence, was silent in the face of the surging public opinion and official will, especially outside the city of Chang'an, where Li Heng did not dare to act rashly, let alone forcibly suppress and drive away the students who were marching.

In the palace of King Yong, Li Heng paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, his heart was full of frustration and regret, he got up before dawn, and looked forward to the arrival of that moment with excitement, but he did not wait for Wang Heng and other ministers to ask for the throne for the second time, but waited until the soldiers of the Anxi army came to the city, and the march of 10,000 people, which made Li Heng's ambition suffer a great setback.

A subordinate reported at the door: "Lord Wang, Mr. Linghu has arrived!" ”

Li Heng hurriedly said, "Hurry up and invite him in." ”

Li Heng was deeply impressed by Ling Hufei, his strategy and insight were obviously better than Wang Heng, and when the situation changed suddenly today, Li Heng did not think of Wang Hui, but this Ling Hufei.

Ling Hu Fei can be said to be the most unqualified person in the political hall, he was originally a Jinshi who did not pass the official examination, and has been working as a staff member in Shu, obscure, and later Xian Yu Zhongtong introduced him to the unlucky Yang Guozhong, Yang Guozhong got his assistance, so he climbed up step by step, and finally climbed to the position of the right Xiangguo, and in return, Yang Guozhong also vigorously promoted Ling Hufei, and became a household servant, perhaps Li Longji also wanted to find a capable assistant for Yang Guozhong, He was exceptionally promoted to Ling Hufei to be the servant of the Ministry of Officials, and he was in the same book as the Minister, and he was among the political affairs halls.

Li Heng has never paid much attention to this person, but since Yang Guozhong successfully persuaded Li Chenghong's brother last time, Li Heng has begun to look at Ling Hufei with admiration, and he has begun to realize that this is an extremely rare strategic talent, and he is determined to take this person as his cronies.

After a while, Ling Hufei hurriedly walked into Li Heng's study under the leadership of a family member, Ling Hufei took two steps forward, bowed and saluted: "See the Emperor Taishang for his humble duties." ”

"Linghu envoy is welcome, please take a seat!"

Li Heng invited him to sit down affectionately, and ordered someone to serve good tea, although Li Heng was anxious, he was still calm on the surface, and he couldn't see the slightest anxious look, so that Ling Hufei couldn't help but secretly admire, sure enough, Jiang is old and spicy, and he can hold his breath!

"I don't know if the Emperor Taishang let him come over, is it the chaos in Chang'an?" Ling Hufei couldn't help but ask first.

Li Heng nodded, sighed and said, "The situation in Chang'an has changed suddenly, and I am also a little at a loss, so I invited the envoy to discuss the current situation and countermeasures." ”

Ling Hufei smiled slightly: "I looked at Suzaku Street for a while today and found some interesting phenomena, you might as well tell the Emperor Taishang." ”

Li Heng knew that Ling Hufei must have something to say, so he immediately said: "Please speak!" ”

Ling Hufei picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and then pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "The parade started from Anyifang near Mingdemen, at the beginning it was led by Zhang Yun, and all the officials who participated were basically Zhang Dang, Zhang Yun is the leader of the Tang Dynasty literary circle, and he is the former Guozi priest wine, and he is very prestigious among the Tai students, so he can easily gather 8,000 Tai students, as for the Guozi Priest Jiu Yan Zhenqing, I think he is a little forced to come, I am afraid that the Tai students will make too much trouble, starting from Anyi Fang, this is obviously a deliberate starting point, But when he was in Lanlingfang, Pei Min led a large group of officials and retired ministers to participate in the team, what did the Emperor Taishang think? ”

"You mean Pei Min?" Li Heng was stunned, "Isn't he under house arrest?" How did it come out? ”

"The Emperor doesn't know yet? I heard that Pei Min was rescued last night and killed more than 20 soldiers of the Southern Army, and the ** of the ten was done by Li Qingan's spies. ”

Li Heng really didn't know about this matter, Meng Yun didn't report it to him at all, Li Heng was annoyed in his heart, did this Meng Yun start to deceive him now?

Ling Hu Fei saw that he was a little off-topic, and he hurriedly said: "Emperor Taishang, in fact, it is not important that Pei Min escaped, the important thing is that he participated in Zhang Yun's parade, which is the key to the problem." ”

Li Heng groaned slightly, and then said, "Could it be that they colluded in advance?" ”

Ling Hufei said with a smile: "That's right, Zhang Yun has always supported the King of Shu and the first emperor, but today he suddenly changed his surname and actually supported the prince, isn't he afraid that the first emperor will blame him for being a grass on the wall?" ”

"Zhang Yun has always been a wall grass, what's so strange about this."

"Nope! Not exactly. ”

Ling Hufei explained: "If there is no profit, if there is no real benefit, will Zhang Yun not hesitate to offend the first emperor and the king of Shu for a young prince?" ”

This sentence suddenly woke Li Heng up, and he thought of Pei Min joining the team halfway, so he suddenly realized, and said, "Could it be that Zhang Yun and Li Qingan have secretly reached the conditions?" ”

Ling Hufei nodded, "It should be like this, otherwise, Li Qingan would not be so reckless in stationing troops five miles outside Chang'an City, he was obviously fighting for Zhang Yun." ”

Speaking of this, Ling Hufei smiled again: "There is another interesting situation, when the team arrived at Chongye Fang, I saw that Lang Jiwen, the right attendant of the military department, also joined the team, and An Lushan actually supported the prince's accession to the throne, which is obviously a bit of a reference to the imperial court." ”

Li Heng's heart was in turmoil, he didn't know what he should do at the moment, he sighed slightly, and said: "I'm very confused now, I really want to know what to do next, I hope Mr. can provide me with a useful advice." ”

Ling Hufei also obviously felt Li Heng's reliance on him, he also knew that this was an opportunity for himself, Yang Guozhong had decayed and was not worthy of his trust, so Li Heng's big tree was very likely to be his future reliance, this opportunity, he had to seize it no matter what, Ling Hufei pondered for a moment, and then said: "If the Emperor Taishang retreats and becomes the regent of the prison country, I don't know if the Emperor Taishang can accept it?" ”

Li Heng was helpless, so he had to hate and say: "Of course I don't want to back down, if I have to back down, then I can't help it." ”

Ling Hufei smiled bitterly and said: "It's not a question of whether the Emperor Taishang is willing or not, in the current situation, the Emperor Taishang can only give in, and as soon as possible, once Li Qingan proposes that there is no need to supervise the country, with the political hall as the auxiliary, and the Queen Mother temporarily takes over the state affairs, the Emperor Taishang may not even be able to get the position of supervising the country, and the minister heard that Guo Ziyi also has the intention of supporting the prince's accession to the throne, and if he really fights, does the Emperor Taishang think that with the army of Ge Shuhan and Meng Yun, he can defeat the combined army of Li Qingan and Guo Ziyi?" And there is also the Jiannan Army in Hanzhong, if it is taken advantage of by the Jiannan Army, Li Qingan can return to Anxi, Guo Ziyi can return to Shuofang, then where can the Emperor Taishang retreat? ”

A sentence woke up the person in the dream, Li Heng then remembered that there was also his father Li Longji waiting for an opportunity on the side, if he and Li Qingan were both defeated, it would really be cheaper for his father, strong public opinion and Li Qing'an's high pressure finally made Li Heng realize that it was indeed unrealistic for him to ascend the throne as emperor, and he was finally forced to give in.

"Oh well! No, I agreed to be the regent of the prison country. ”

"Returning to the Emperor Taishang, it's not enough to just make verbal concessions, I think that the key to this is still in the hands of Li Qing'an, and Li Qing'an's willingness to let the Emperor Taishang be the regent of the prison country is still a variable, so I suggest that before the Emperor Taishang makes concessions, it is best to talk to Li Qing'an in person."

"You mean, let me go and talk to Li Qingan in person?"

"Yes! Some things are better to sit down and talk about them face-to-face, maybe it is much better than mutual suspicion, after all, Li Qingan is not willing to ascend the throne first, this is what you have in common, the emperor himself goes, the effect will be much better. ”

Li Heng took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and he finally nodded, "Okay! I'll go talk to him, and ask my husband to come with me. ”

(To be continued)