—— Li Longji was frightened again, and Yang Yuhuan, who was sitting next to Li Longji, was also frightened. The ministers in the palace, except for Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other officials who had served in the army, were also frightened. No one could have imagined that the crown prince Li Heng was so ruthless, and after the assassination of Yang Guozhong was revealed, he immediately launched a mutiny and commanded the sixth rate of the East Palace and a part of the forbidden army to attack the Xingqing Palace where the emperor lived.

However, most people also "understood" Li Heng's move, and everyone knew that after this matter was revealed, Li Heng's crown prince should not be kept. Don't say that the crown prince is not guaranteed, he will not have any glory in the future, and it is even possible to be killed by the angry Li Longji. Li Heng commanded the moving men and horses he could command, attacked Xingqing Palace, forced Emperor Li Longji to abdicate, and became emperor himself, which was his only means of self-preservation, otherwise he could only obediently wait for death. Dogs will jump off the wall when they are in a hurry, not to mention Li Heng, who has been the prince for many years.

It's actually quite understandable to make such a ruinous move.

Seeing that Li Longji was full of anger and panic that could not be hidden, Yang Xi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't panic, the minister has already made arrangements and arranged eyeliner near the East Palace, I believe that after receiving the report, the Zuo Long Wu Army is already in action, they will definitely be able to resist the attack of the Sixth Rate of the East Palace and a small part of the forbidden army, and the rebels will not be able to enter the Xingqing Palace!" The minister immediately went to command the soldiers of the forbidden army to defend against the attack of the rebels. ”

He is the supreme commander of Zuolong Wuwei, and if there is a rebellion, it is an unshirkable responsibility to command men and horses to meet the battle.

At this time, Guo Ziyi also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, the ministers will leave the palace immediately, and command the men and horses to fight back against the attack of the rebels, and they will definitely keep Your Majesty and Niangniang safe!" Guo Ziyi said, he didn't care about anything, and immediately walked quickly to the outside of the palace with Yang Xi.

"Your Majesty, the minister will definitely find a way to repel the attack of the rebels!"

Li Guangbi also hurriedly stood up, and followed Guo Ziyi and Yang Xi out after the performance.

Wei Jiansu and Fang Xuan stepped forward to comfort Li Longji: "Your Majesty, don't worry, with Guo Xianggong, Marshal Yang and General Li here, the rebellion of thousands of soldiers and horses will not be successful." The prince's rebellion will surely be put down soon. The ministers and others will also go to the outside of the palace to have a look, please don't worry. Yang Xi directly called the men and horses commanded by Li Heng rebels, Guo Ziyi also said the same, and the other ministers could only say the same.

Li Longji did not deny that Li Heng's behavior was a rebellion. All means can be used to deal with the rebels.

"Order Yang Xi to be responsible for commanding the soldiers of the forbidden army and quelling this rebellion!" Li Longji gave the order without a little majesty.

After Guo Ziyi, Yang Xi, Li Guangbi, Gao Shi and others went out of the hall, there was a lot of movement outside.

A group of soldiers of the forbidden army came from a distance and guarded outside the palace gate where Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan were staying. The sound of swords colliding and slashing made people sound a little scary, and Li Longji, who had not experienced this scene for a long time, was also a little at a loss, and his face was panicked that could not be hidden.

Li Longji, the soldier and horse in the palace, is not saying that he has not experienced it, when he was young, he heard and witnessed a lot of chaos in the palace. In the fourth year of Jinglong, Li Longji launched a mutiny, killed Empress Wei, Shangguan Wan'er and others, and finally gained power through a series of means.

But after he became emperor, the situation in the palace was relatively stable, and there was no chaos, let alone a mutiny. The sword and sword shadow in the palace had long since disappeared, and it was almost absent in Li Longji's mind, but he didn't expect that in his twilight years, after a wide-ranging rebellion was quelled, there was chaos in the palace again. His own son, who wants to follow the example of his ancestors, wants to seek ** by mutiny, and the soldiers and horses have already killed in the direction of the palace. He felt scared, the urge to get up and run away.

He no longer has the bravery and sharpness of his youth, and when he encounters such chaos, his instinctive reaction is to avoid suffering from it.

But just when Li Longji was panicked, a warm hand grabbed him, and then Yang Yuhuan's soft voice came, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, the prince's men and horses can't attack the palace, with Shiro and Guo Xianggong here, nothing will happen!"

Unexpectedly, at a critical time, a woman turned out to be calmer than him, Li Longji felt a little ashamed, turned his head and smiled awkwardly at Yang Yuhuan, and also sat up straight, waiting for the news outside.

There were shouts and screams in the distance, but the sound was not very loud, and then the sound seemed to fade away, and the soldiers of the forbidden army guarding outside the hall did not make any movement, but guarded them tightly......

Seeing this situation, Yang Yuhuan, who pretended to be calm, also put down his heart.

Originally, she was very scared, but Yang Xi's calm and calm eyes when she left comforted her, she felt that Yang Xi had the ability to quell Li Heng's rebellion and would not lead the war to the Xingqing Palace. The shouting and killing outside was far away, which meant that the place of the battle was slowly moving away from Xingqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Shiro can command thousands of men and horses to repel the attacks of hundreds of thousands of rebels, and now he will definitely be able to command the soldiers of the forbidden army to eliminate the prince's rebellion!"

Li Longji patted Yang Yuhuan and grabbed his hand, looked blankly in the direction outside the hall, and did not speak.

The other ministers in the hall who were standing with them were also frightened, they didn't dare to say anything, they just looked outside from time to time, hoping not to see Li Heng's rebels kill in.

After a while, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside, and then he heard the sound of steady footsteps running in the direction of the hall, which suddenly lifted everyone's hearts again, and Li Longji couldn't help but hold Yang Yuhuan's hand tightly.

The male lord of the old twilight generation, at this time, his heart is already fragile and he doesn't know what to become.

In the midst of everyone's fear, a forbidden sergeant quickly ran into the hall, saluted and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, the Prince's rebels have been repulsed!" Marshal Yang, Marshal Guo, General Li, and General Pang are leading the army to clear out the prince's rebels!"

"Huh......" and "Huh......" Several people were obviously relieved, and their exhalations could be heard clearly, including Li Longji's.

Li Longji put his hand holding Yang Yuhuan, and his body straightened. The danger was gone, and his fear was less.

Soon, another sergeant quickly entered the hall and reported the latest battle situation to Li Longji.

Li Heng's six leaders of the East Palace and a forbidden army soldiers, in the process of attacking Xingqing Palace, encountered a sneak attack by the special task force and suffered great casualties, and then Pang Zhong's men and horses rushed out from several directions. Yang Xi, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other military generals with high prestige in the army appeared one after another, and the morale of the forbidden army generals who were originally superior in numbers was even stronger, and they rushed towards Li Heng's rebels with overwhelming momentum.

The number of men and horses led by Li Heng was only about 5,000 people, and they were scattered in many directions, Pang Zhong's Left Dragon Martial Army had 6,000 people, plus another Yulin Army, the Right Dragon Martial Army and other guards, the total number of people was more than 10,000. Li Heng's men and horses were originally lacking in confidence, and in the end, their actions were considered rebellion, and many people still had a lot of scruples in their hearts, especially the officers and men in the army. After being blocked and attacked by Zuo Longwu's army, there was a rout immediately, some men and horses scattered and fled, and some generals defected after figuring out the situation, and finally joined the attack on the camp of the six leaders of the East Palace led by Li Heng himself.

Hearing the sergeant's rumor, after Li Heng's men and horses were defeated, Li Longji's worries were completely dispelled.

Subsequently, more news came to Li Longji.

Li Heng's rebellion, the forbidden army in the palace, including the right dragon Wu army and the left and right Yulin army, each had a part of the men and horses to participate in the rebellion, they and the people loyal to the emperor Li Longji fought in the Xingqing Palace, but because there were not many people and horses participating in the rebellion, they were disadvantaged in terms of troops, and they were quickly disarmed or eliminated, and the battle in the palace soon stopped.

About an hour after the rebellion, Guo Ziyi and Wei Jiansu were the first to return to the temple.

As soon as he saw Guo Ziyi and Wei Jiansu coming in, Li Longji didn't wait for them to approach and salute, and immediately asked: "Guo Aiqing, Wei Aiqing, how is the war going?" ”

"Your Majesty, the prince's rebellion has been basically quelled, the battle is almost over, and Marshal Yang is leading the army to pursue the remnants of the rebels!" Wei Jiansu rushed in front of Guo Ziyi and reported: "The prince's men and horses are fleeing in the direction of the East Palace, Marshal Yang, General Li, and General Pang are leading the men and horses to pursue, Your Majesty should not have any worries, I believe that the prince and other ministers involved in the rebellion will be captured soon." ”

"Great. Immediately send an edict to reward Yang Xi and other soldiers for their meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, and order the crown prince and his followers to surrender, and if they surrender, I will give them leniency!" Li Longji said, immediately dipped his pen in ink, wrote an edict with a wave of the word, covered it with the emperor's jade seal, and handed it to Gao Lishi, "Gao Aiqing, you immediately take this edict from me to the East Palace and order the prince to surrender!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Lishi, who was as panicked and scared as Li Longji just now, but still loyally guarded Li Longji's side, immediately stepped forward, took the edict in Li Longji's hand, and walked out of the palace quickly with a few small eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that those who participate in the rebellion should be severely punished, and there can be no appeasement!" After Gao Lishi left the palace, Guo Ziyi hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and said: "An Lushan's rebellion has just been quelled, and the prince led the army to rebel again, and also attacked the Xingqing Palace where His Majesty lives. ”

Li Longji was silent when he listened.

Seeing this, Wei Jiansu immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, Guo Xianggong is right, those who participate in the rebellion must not be appeased, they must be severely punished, and there can be no softness." ”

Li Longji opened his mouth when he heard this, wanting to explain the reason for his actions, but finally he still didn't say it.

At this time, Fang Xuan also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what Guo Xianggong and Wei Xianggong said is reasonable, those who participate in the rebellion must be strictly recruited, and must not be tolerated and accommodated!"

"Okay, Guo Aiqing will go to spread my will, and order Yang Xi to capture the East Palace as soon as possible, if there is a rebel, there will be no forgiveness!"

"Again, pass on my will, remove the crown prince Li Heng, and demote him to the common people......" (To be continued.) )