"What? do you regret it?" asked the emperor, squeezing out a smile and leaning forward.

At that time, An Lushan dog thieves wanted to kill Yang Guozhong under the banner of worrying about the danger of the country, and the soldiers also believed in it, and the army was discouraged, if the old minister did not act, I am afraid—" Chen Xuanli did not finish his words, and then paused.

"I'm afraid that at that time, the crown prince and the emperor will be in trouble, right! I'm afraid that the Tang Dynasty will completely change hands at that moment, right?" In the emperor's words, I couldn't tell whether it was reproach or boasting.

"The minister didn't dare to think like this, and he never thought like this!"

"I have said that I know your loyalty. But at that time, when Li Fuguo went to find you and discussed with you how to get rid of Yang Guozhong and Yang Yuhuan, you promised to come down, I once misunderstood your loyalty, and I thought that after the incident, you would leave with me!"

As soon as the emperor's words were finished, Gao Lishi's body couldn't help but shudder.

At that time, in Ma Weiyi, Chen Xuanli killed Yang Guozhong, and Gao Lishi was suspicious, which was not Chen Xuanli's usual style. Although, he adopted a supportive attitude towards Yang Guozhong's approach in desperation, and later contributed to the emperor's death of Yang Yuhuan. But he knew that Chen Xuanli should not be the kind of person who would overstep his authority and cause chaos.

He always thought that if Chen Xuanli had something, he would tell him sooner or later, but he never waited for this old friend to confide in him.

Unexpectedly, the hidden truth was said by the emperor in person today. He didn't think about this at all.

Later, Chen Xuanli still followed Xuanzong to Bashu, and Xuanzong never mentioned the events at that time, let alone blamed Chen Xuanli.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have a negative grace!" Chen Xuanli kowtowed again.

"No, you have lived up to the grace of God. I don't blame you, it's just that since I am an emperor, I should always be like an emperor. ”

Even Guo Xuan, who is not familiar with officialdom, can understand this, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country. Chen Xuanli is Xuanzong's minister of the humerus, and in order to truly establish his imperial power, he must remove the wings from the old emperor's side.

It's just that under this thin shell, there is still such a fire of greed for power, which makes Guo Yu can't help but be surprised.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has nothing to say!" Chen Xuanli bowed his head.

"Hey, that's it, even Gao Qing's family is here today, I always have to give this face!"

"The old minister is frightened, the old minister thanks the lord Longen!" Gao Lishi knelt down and bowed down, and he couldn't bow down!

"When I was still the crown prince, I was reminded by you many times, so that I would not be poisoned by Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong's traitors. It's just that there are some things, I'm afraid, I really can't satisfy you!" The emperor has something to say, it's okay to let Chen Xuanli go, and the old emperor who has long since retired to Xingqing Palace must fight to the end.

"Your Majesty—" Gao Lishi and Chen Xuanli shouted almost as if they were crying.

"Excuse me. Chen Xuanlige went to the post of General Longwu and the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and temporarily detained the prison of the Criminal Department! Gao Lishi, you should send someone to arrest the murderer and recover Bian Lingcheng for a period of three days. Let's talk about Chen Xuanli's life and death!"

Chen Xuanli ushered in a glimmer of life, and the military power was abolished, and Emperor Xuanzong lost a very important chess piece. In this game of chess between the two emperors, I am afraid that the winner will be decided.

"Your Majesty—" Finally, Gao Lishi and Chen Xuanli cried, not because of themselves, but because of the day when they had foreseen it for a long time and didn't want to really see it was coming.

"Go down, Golis, don't forget to arrest the murderer!" the emperor finished the last sentence, picked up a scroll beside him, bowed his head, and began to read.

It turned out that in Ma Weiyi, Chen Xuanli once secretly communicated with Li Fuguo, killed Yang Guozhong in the army, and stood in the team of the crown prince Li Heng and others, forcing the old emperor to kill Yang Yuhuan.

Later, Chen Xuanli still followed the old emperor to Xishu, which shows that his loyalty is not for his own glory, but for the safety of the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps, this is the reason why the old emperor did not ask Chen Xuanli about it later, but continued to reuse it.

In today's situation, the emperor did this, even if he really wanted to compete for power with the old emperor, but he would inevitably fall into a narrow-minded mouth.

Li Fuguo gave Helan Shou a look and sent someone to put Chen Xuanli in the prison of the Criminal Department.

Gao Lishi knelt for a while, got up and walked out of the hall, his expression was indifferent, his steps were faltering, and he forgot to thank the emperor. He looked much older.

Now that this power contest between the two emperors has broken the balance so dramatically, I don't know if the old emperor in Xingqing Palace knows about it, and whether he can resist this sudden change, perhaps, he has already looked down on it.

However, the city gate caught fire, and the fish in the pond were affected. Chen Xuanli, Gao Lishi, what about the fate of the two old loyal ministers?

Guo Yu pondered for a while, and then remembered that Xian Yuyan and King Guangping were still waiting for their news in the Shuai Mansion.

He sneaked all the way back to the palace of the King of Quang Binh in the imperial city.

When Guo Hua arrived at the Shuaifu, it was almost noon. King Guangping set up a banquet in the side hall, and was having dinner with Xian Yuyan and a cadre. King Guangping heard that Xiaowei came to report that Guo Hua was back, and he did not stick to the number of courtesies, and beckoned Guo Hua to come to the table and eat and drink together.

Just when Guo Yu sneaked to the palace, Xian Yuyan had already told King Guangping about last night's incident.

After a few glasses of wine, Guo Yu also slowly told King Guangping about what happened in the palace, and said that the emperor and Li Fuguo wanted Gao Lishi to recover Bian Lingcheng, so that Chen Xuanli could have a glimmer of life, otherwise his life would be difficult to protect.

That's all, and I didn't say much about the topics that involved the current emperor and the gap between the emperor.

Because the generals were all there, King Guangping didn't ask in detail, but he already understood everything in his heart, and saw that his eye sockets and cheeks suddenly collapsed, and the whole person seemed to have lost a lot of weight in an instant, and his expression was very gloomy.

He knew in his heart that the dispute between the two emperors would come to an end today, even if he recovered Bian Lingcheng and kept Chen Xuanli, it would be difficult to restore the balance of the past.

In these days, King Guangping also deeply felt that his father's biggest heart problem was not the rebels, but the emperor in Xingqing Palace.

The dreary atmosphere at the banquet was stalemate for a moment. King Guangping cleaned up his thoughts before he said slowly: "No matter what, Bian Lingcheng wants to recover it, not only because of the law of the country, but also because it can save General Chen's life." ”

"Yes, we will do our best to hunt down the thieves who robbed the prison and recover Bian Lingcheng!"

"According to the Zuo Street Envoy, the thief who was hiding in the underground river is very likely to be the one who rescued Bian Lingcheng!" After King Guangping finished speaking, he looked at Guo Xuan.

It seems that Xian Yuyan has already said a lot to King Guangping about the recent events.

"Well, judging from the inspection, it is indeed a great possibility. Of course, even if Bian Lingcheng is not in their hands, for the sake of the Tang Society, they must get rid of that gang of thieves as soon as possible!" Guo Xuanlang said.

"Well, Guo Xian's nephew can see this layer, this king is very relieved!" King Guangping did show a relieved smile when he heard Guo Hua finish speaking, in today's troubled times, it is indeed rare for someone to think about Datang Sheji from the bottom of his heart.

Whether it is Bian Lingcheng or Chen Xuanli, for King Guangping, they are just chess pieces on the chessboard, and Datang Sheji is the overall situation.

"It's just that the dark road we walked through before is very rugged and difficult, and the other party has many strange things and martial arts. It is impossible to send troops on a large scale, and it is difficult to gather more masters for a while, and the matter of exterminating thieves has to be considered in the long run!" Guo Hua did not hide the worries in his heart.

"It's just that this ——, Dark River crypt is rugged and difficult to walk, if the thieves who came that night are really in line with them, I'm afraid that the nine-tailed monster is also among them, if there is no strange person to help, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, it will be in vain!"

"Yes. Moreover, in order to save people at that time, we only entered one of the dark rivers, and there was a broader dark river, which seemed to be more mysterious. In addition to summoning masters and dispatching troops, I'm afraid I have to go forward to inquire before I can raise troops to fight against thieves!"

"Senior Brother Hui Lin, it seems that this time I also intend to involve Hongchen, I can ask him for help again, and then explore the Dark River Ancient Road. ”

"Oops. I actually forgot the high feet of the non-empty Vajra, if there is the help of the gods and monks sitting down in the non-empty Sanzang, this matter is easy, easy. As soon as King Guangping was reminded by Guo Hua, his face showed rare joy.

"Master, his old man has always been concerned about the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty, if it is a matter related to the safety of the society, his old man will not stand idly by, even if he does not come forward in person, he will also order a few senior brothers to help. ”

The king of Guangping knew that Guo Hua's words were true, and when Chang'an City was occupied by An Lushan's rebels, Bukong Sanzang had been secretly sending disciples to deliver letters, contact the Son of Heaven and the emperor, and inform the situation in the city. Even the people who led the army to recapture Chang'an and did not empty Sanzang also contributed a lot.

"Alas, just a thief, no need to work and no empty holy monk, I believe that there are no empty disciples and monks to assist, enough, enough. "Not empty King Kong, is already a holy monk in the first class of the Immortal Buddha, Guangping Wang respects the Buddha's faith, and is naturally sincere reverence.

"The prince's love for the family teacher, the villain has a heart, and he will tell the family teacher in the coming day to remember the kindness of the court. In this way, I went back to Ximing Temple with Xian Yuyan to discuss with Senior Brother Hui Lin, to be a pioneer and explore the way, so as to remove obstacles for the army to be pulled. ”

"This is very good, good nephew and go, remember to take care of your own safety, and do not act rashly. This king will dispatch troops and generals, just waiting for the news you are waiting for!"

King Guangping has a good nephew for Guo Yao, in addition to liking Guo Hua from the bottom of his heart, it also shows his reliance on the Guo family.

While everyone was discussing in one place, Colliers came, and the king of Guangping asked for it, and he walked in.

"Hey, seeing that everyone is here, it must be for General Chen's affairs, the old slave has thanked the prince and the generals here. ”

Gao Lishi, I don't know about the underground river, and I think that everyone is talking about Bian Lingcheng and Chen Xuanli.

The king of Guangping beckoned Gao Lishi to sit down and eat, and he sat down unceremoniously, and ate first.

Guo Hua looked at Gao Lishi in front of him, and remembered that in the Calyx Building that day, this old man who had been in the calyx building for a long time was still young and strong, but now he looked old and unbearable, and he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.

The distance from Hanyuan Hall to here is not close, and perhaps for an old man, it can be regarded as very far. But he walked too slowly, as if this journey had exhausted the time of his life.

Colliers ate a steamed bun unhurriedly, drank a few glasses of wine, and regained some warmth and rosiness on his face.

He pretended to smile, bowed his head to King Guangping, and said slowly: "Thank you for your hospitality, Chen Xuanli's matter, please also ask the prince to bother." ”

"What did Mr. Gao say? His own courtiers, how can this king sit idly by, this king knows General Chen's loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. ”

"It's just that these thieves come from an extraordinary way, I don't know how many princes and how many, but they have eyebrows?"

King Guangping briefly said some of the things reported by Guo Yu and Xian Yuyan.

"Oh, I can't imagine that you can see so much, you doll, it's not easy!" Gao Lishi looked at Guo Xuan, and his declining eyes showed a rare light of appreciation.

"Well, that's a mistake. Listening to what Gao Gonggong meant, it seems that there is something else hidden?" Guo Wu observed the words and found that Gao Lishi's words revealed a lot of extraordinary information, so he simply asked directly.

"The existence of crows has been around since the time of Emperor Gaozong!" Gao Lishi's headless words shocked everyone.

Just now, when King Guangping talked about the underground dark river, he did not mention the word "crow".

Gao Lishi only concluded from a few words of King Guangping that the gang of thieves was a crow organization, and bluntly said that this organization was established since the time of Gaozong, and it seems that he knows far more inside information than everyone else, and this organization must be extraordinary.

Gao Lishi slowly swept over everyone with his gaze, smiled slightly, and continued: "You don't have to be surprised, haven't you been peaceful for more than 100 years, the existence of crows, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty also know it, and the old slave also got the news from the emperor." ”

Everyone was even more puzzled and silent, waiting for Colliers to continue.

"They are all remnants of Goguryeo, the crow, in them is a symbol of ancestors and royal power, a three-legged golden crow, and in the era of the flood, a symbol of the sun. Not only Yidi, but even my Yanhuang clan, all dynasties, the Son of Heaven also has the coat of arms of the Golden Crow on the uniform, representing the power and merits of the Son of Heaven.

During the reign of Taizong and Gaozong, the Tang Dynasty used troops to conquer Goguryeo several times, and finally subjugated that nation, and since then has become a subject of the Tang Dynasty.

Because the totem they worship is in conflict with the obedience of the Son of Heaven, they gradually begin to call themselves crows, of course, there must be unwillingness after self-deprecation.

The Goguryeo people were brave and good at fighting, and formed many warrior groups in the Tang Dynasty, especially represented by Yingzhou and the Western Regions.

It is rumored that Gao Sheji and Gao Xianzhi father and son are the remnants of the royal family of Goguryeo, but they themselves deny it.

Not only that, but there was also a foreign people among the Goguryeo people, who are said not to be from the Goguryeo ethnic group, and in the early days of the founding of the Goguryeo king, they came from afar to help the Goguryeo king establish a great cause, so they achieved a very high status in the kingdom.

It is said that when those foreigners first visited Goguryeo, they wore naked hair and were dressed only in animal skins and leaves, but they were brave and good at war, proficient in witchcraft, and were able to transform into huge beasts, pythons, and goshawks to help the king of Goguryeo fight, so the king of Goguryeo won many battles and unified the kingdom.

Judging from the appearance of the nine-tailed monster last night, the aliens who once integrated into the Goguryeo clan are still mixed in.