Xiao Jiangyuan quietly returned to Li Longji's side, and saw him sitting on a big stone outside the palace gate with the support of the prince. Finding that the people around him only looked at him and didn't dare to speak, he smiled slightly and began to take the initiative to talk.

When Li Longji was young, he was arrogant and talkative, so he won the favor of the heroes of the forbidden army and laid a solid foundation for his future rebellion against the Wei Shu people. Later, his identity changed, and he gradually had no chance to use this ability, but now he picked it up again, and he was not unfamiliar at all.

The people didn't expect the emperor to be so approachable, so they gradually became bolder, and one of the old men named "Guo Congjin" also gave Li Longji a sincere admonition. His advice is not uncommon to Li Longji, it is nothing more than An Lushan harboring evil intentions for many years, but he always does not believe it, ignores the words of loyalty, and closes his own words. Guo Congjin sighed, if it weren't for An Lushan's army, which gave Li Longji such an opportunity, he would have been full of good words, how could he have such an opportunity to listen to Li Longji?

Li Longji didn't expect that an old man in the countryside could see that An Lushan was wrong, but he had been confused for so many years, which was both ridiculous and pathetic. Since An Lushan's rebellion, Li Longji showed his shame in front of everyone for the first time: "What the old man said is very true, this is a mistake that I don't know, and I can't regret it." ”

Seeing the middle-aged man standing beside Li Longji, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, a noble bearing, but his hair was as white as Li Longji's, Guo Congjin hesitated and asked, "This ...... Is it His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

Li Longji turned his head and glanced at it, with an unpredictable expression: "...... Be. ”

"Although there is a national crisis now, the saint must not be discouraged, the subjects of the world will eventually be loyal to the saint. And the country is still there, the country will not end, and there is still hope for the future of Datang. ”

Guo Congjin's voice fell, and the people around him all looked at the prince.

As the sun sets, the lights are lit up all around. The red haze is about to completely disappear into the sky, but the prince who is dressed in bright yellow is like a round of rising sun, becoming more and more eye-catching, as if he is constantly shining.

The crown prince ignored everything around him, and only crossed his hands to greet Li Longji and Guo Congjin with a humble face.

Although Li Longji was nodding slowly on the surface, he was quite uncomfortable in his heart.

Along the way, the prince was very silent and obedient, and Li Longji said whatever he wanted. This is clearly no different from usual, Li Longji saw it in his eyes, but he was still uneasy in his heart.

Compared with trusted courtiers, the disobedience and betrayal of his own son are more common in Li Longji's memories. Now Li Longji is the outlaw who has brought disaster to the society and abandoned the temple, and he is in his last years, but the prince has always been clean and in his prime.

In this life, Li Longji has never envied anyone, but along the way, he always thinks how good it would be if he was the prince at this time.

If he were the crown prince, he would definitely take the opportunity to do something, like when he was young, fight for his life and give it a go, instead of cowering and hesitating like the prince is now.

Whether it is to seize the throne or seize power, the troubled times are not to give people all kinds of opportunities, as long as they succeed, they will always be famous.

Xiao Jiangyuan's eyes kept flowing, and finally stopped on the prince's respectfully crossed hands. She approached the crown prince and said with a light smile: "Li Neishou has always been by His Royal Highness's side, why don't you see him today?" ”

The prince thought that Xiao Jiangyuan was here to get back to Li Longji, but he didn't want her to talk to him first, but it was Li Fuguo who was talking. He was surprised, but he still had a faint smile on his face. He seemed to have just found out that Li Fuguo was not there, so he glanced around before saying, "It's probably time to change clothes, Ah Weng is looking for him?" ”

"The old slave is just worried about whether he eats, after all, he has been a master and apprentice for so many years, and he is better than a father and son, and there is always some affection and kindness."

The prince always felt that Xiao Jiangyuan had accentuated the words "father and son" and "kindness", but she said it really lightly, making it impossible for the prince to be sure whether his feelings were accurate.

Li Longji retracted his gaze and smiled.

On the morning of the next day, Li Longji and his entourage arrived at Ma Weiyi.

Ma Weiyi is more than 100 miles away from Chang'an, and everyone rushed for a day and night, and only rested in Jincheng County for only two hours on the way, all of them were tired. On this day, it was an early morning and there was no food available, and the civil officials were generally old, so they could not support it, even though the female dependents had been in the car, their hands and feet were weak, and the children were perhaps so hungry that they had no strength to cry, but the strong soldiers still had some strength.

The soldiers rested in the open space outside the post house, and some people couldn't help but start complaining, and the violent ones directly scolded, and the softer ones wiped away their tears.

The escape was so sudden that they didn't have time to inform their families in Chang'an. Once upon a time, they were separated from their families by only one palace wall, but goodbye was likely to be life and death.

The high-ranking Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, although he only took away the princes and nobles who lived in the palace, did not forget the concubine and the two aunts, and those high-ranking officials already knew that they would flee that day, and entered the Daming Palace with their families in advance, but when it was their turn, they did not even have the right to inform their families to go together, and they had to accompany the guards.

The nobles rode either on horseback or in a chariot, and they had to walk; The nobles could rest well at night, but they had to patrol alternately, and they could not sleep well; When there is food, it is also for the nobles to eat first, if it weren't for the prince's side Li Nei still thinking about them, they were afraid that they wouldn't even be able to eat enough last night.

Ma Weiyi is not a city, just a very inconspicuous post station, even if there are people living here, it is more than half less than near Jincheng County, even if the emperor can still pull down his face to beg for food, he can't ask for much. When the time comes, won't they continue to starve?

These dragon guards were all selected and trained by Chen Xuanli, just like his own sons, seeing them embarrassed, Chen Xuanli felt the most uncomfortable. For decades, he also knew best what terrible consequences would happen if the soldiers were to be so indignant.

After hesitating again and again, Chen Xuanli finally gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "Today's collapse and ten thousand times are all due to Yang Guozhong's cutting and stripping, which caused the government and the opposition to complain!" If you don't punish the world and thank the world, why stop the resentment of the four seas?! ”

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately shouted: "We have wanted to kill him for a long time!" Even if we put our lives on the line, we are willing! ”

"This matter must be considered in the long run, you wait for my orders."

"Yes!"

After Chen Xuanli finished speaking, he stood up, turned around and walked into the post station. He bypassed the main house where Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan lived, and went directly to the east chamber where the prince currently lived, but on the corridor leading to the east chamber, he suddenly saw a person.

The man, dressed in half-worn and wrinkled purple clothes, walked nonchalantly into the corridor and stood in front of him as he marched forward violently.

“…… General Xiao? ”

"You're going to find the prince?" Xiao Jiangyuan smiled faintly, "Want to kill Yang Guozhong?" ”

Chen Xuanli's expression was grim, and he immediately pressed the handle of the knife on his waist.

Xiao Jiangyuan just glanced at it, then took out a water bag from behind him, opened the lid and handed it to Chen Xuanli.

Chen Xuanli sniffed and knew: "This is ...... Wine? ”

"It's still the kind we drank more than forty years ago, the day before we and the saints overthrew the Wei Shu people."

Chen Xuanli was silent, let go of the water bag, raised his head and took a sip: "In this case, I won't hide it from you." The soldiers complained, and if they continued like this, they were afraid that they would mutiny, and if they really waited until that time, I could not even guarantee the safety of the saints. Killing Yang Guozhong is not only our wish, but also the way to lead the water to the east. ”

"Then why don't you go to the saint to explain the matter, but go to the crown prince?"

"If the saint really wanted to kill Yang Guozhong, he would have done it as early as a few days after An Lushan raised his army, why did he have today?"

"If Yang Guozhong is just Yang Guozhong, he will be killed if he kills him, but to this day he is still the prime minister of a country, the head of a hundred officials, and the envoy of Jiannan Festival."

"So what?"

"The dignified son of the Tang Dynasty, the king of a country, how can he be coerced by traitors? The so-called 'Qingjun side' is just an excuse, just for this, the saint wants to kill the prime minister of a country, how cowardly and shameful is this? Once such a head is made, how will the saints control the generals in the future? Whoever has soldiers in his hands will listen to whom, and the world is not chaotic? ”

"The world is in chaos! Now only by killing Yang Guozhong can we gather the hearts of the army! ”

"What about after killing Yang Guozhong?"

Xiao Jiangyuan clearly still had a shallow smile on her face, but Chen Xuanli inexplicably felt that she was angry. He didn't understand where her anger came from, and he didn't understand what she meant by this: "After all, the saint was mistaken by the traitor, and once the traitor was eliminated, he naturally ......."

"Those who are mistaken by traitors can also be faint kings who are punished by everyone in troubled times." Xiao Jiangyuan smiled to the fullest, "General Chen, with your knowledge, you really haven't thought about the irreparable impact of the mutiny on the saints?" ”

"Could it be that the face of a saint is more important than the heart of the soldiers to serve the country?"

"The hearts of the people are insufficient, and what will happen to the soldiers once they find out that the mutiny can coerce the saints to make the decisions they want? The prestige of the saint is tough enough to stabilize the Quartet, otherwise it will ......" Xiao Jiangyuan sighed, "General Chen, what did you mean, or did someone say something to you?" ”

Without waiting for Chen Xuanli to refute, Xiao Jiangyuan immediately said, "Did the soldiers eat well last night?" ”

Only then did Chen Xuanli realize that Xiao Jiangyuan not only knew what he and the soldiers were thinking, but also knew the meeting between him and Li Fuguo yesterday: "Yesterday, I just went to thank Li Neisquire for bringing food to the soldiers, but he did say something disrespectful to me. As for today...... How do I not know that Yang Guozhong is still the prime minister? It is a great crime to kill the prime minister, and I must always think for my soldiers, and if the prince is his guarantor, the crime can fall on me alone, and they will not be guilty. ”

"What about the conditions?"

“…… I helped the crown prince, and after killing Yang Guozhong, I forced the saint to pass on to the prince. ”

"So, is General Chen the sage's courtier, or the prince's retainer? Do you want to punish the evil or do you want to ...... Conspiracy? ”

"Do you think I'm going to follow the prince and betray the saint?"

"Or else?" Seeing that Chen Xuanli was about to be angry, Xiao Jiangyuan suddenly thought of something, "Is this condition from the prince telling you, or is it from Li Fuguo's mouth?" ”

“…… Is there a difference? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan thought for a while and said, "General Chen, go and go to the prince himself to discuss this matter and see what the prince has to say." ”

Although Chen Xuanli was puzzled, he still listened to Xiao Jiangyuan's words. He soon returned, looking a little dazed: "Prince...... He didn't say anything, but he didn't allow me to mention it again. ”

When Xiao Jiangyuan heard this, he picked up Chen Xuanli and walked outside the post station: "Come back with me!" ”

"What's wrong?"

"I thought it would be ...... The prince would have objected. There was a sneer on Xiao Jiangyuan's lips: "I neither agreed nor objected, how similar it was to Emperor Zhongzong during the Shenlong Coup/État." ”

"You mean, the prince actually agreed?"

"Just don't object, it's enough, and leave yourself a way back. But some people may be worried that the prince will not agree, or they may be worried that you will not understand the meaning of the prince, and they may take advantage of your absence to coerce the hearts of the army. ”

"Don't worry, I've asked them to wait for my orders."

"The sage is also relieved of An Lushan, but what is the result? In this matter, I don't even worry about the Inner Flying Dragon Soldiers! I originally thought that after arriving in Chengdu, I would let the sage kill Yang Guozhong in the name of the Son of Heaven, and I was not in a hurry at this time, but some people were in a hurry. ”

"You mean Li Fuguo?"

“…… It could also be the crown prince. ”

As soon as Xiao Jiangyuan and Chen Xuanli arrived at the gate of the post station, they heard someone shouting: "Yang Guozhong colluded with Hu Lu to rebel!" Kill"

At the same time, an arrow suddenly shot out, hitting Yang Guozhong's vest!

Since someone had already taken the lead, no matter how intolerant the soldiers were, regardless of the general's orders, they rushed directly towards Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong's body was instantly decomposed into several pieces of wreckage. The soldiers still felt that they were not enough, and one wave of them rushed to the houses of Mrs. Han and Mrs. Qiuguo, and another wave went to slaughter Yang Guozhong's sons. Doctor Yu Shi only made an accusation, and was regarded by the soldiers as Yang Guozhong's party, and was immediately beheaded. Zuo Xiang Wei Jiansu heard the sound and came out to find out, but he was also punched and kicked, but fortunately, a soldier recognized that he was not Yang Guozhong's party, and he was able to save his life.

Outside the post house, a river of blood flowed in an instant, like purgatory on earth.

I don't know who suddenly shouted: "The adulterous minister is dead, and there is a faint king!" ”

Some of the soldiers really heard the news and rushed to the post house. Xiao Jiangyuan immediately ordered the Inner Flying Dragon Soldiers to surround the main room where Li Longji was, and Chen Xuanli said sharply: "What are you doing here?" We are loyal teachers, not traitors! ”

The red-eyed soldiers woke up at this time, and they didn't feel palpitations when they thought that they wanted to kill the king just now, but this resentment still couldn't be relieved.

At this time, Li Longji also noticed the movement and walked out of the main room: "What happened?" ”

Forty years of Son Ji Wei is still there, and the scene has finally calmed down.

Xiao Jiangyuan immediately returned to Li Longji's side, and saw that the crown prince and Li Fuguo also rushed over.

Under the leadership of Chen Xuanli, the soldiers stood neatly in the courtyard of the post house, and listened to Li Longji not only did not blame, but also praised them for their courage in killing treacherous evil.

Li Longji found that his kind words did not work this time, and these soldiers refused to retreat, and his heart sank: "You guys are going to ...... Forced palace? ”

The crown prince immediately knelt down, and Li Fuguo also knelt down, and looked at Chen Xuanli at the same time.

Chen Xuanli led all the soldiers to kneel down together, hugged his fists and said: "Don't dare!" It's just that Yang Guozhong was punished for rebellion, and the concubine is no longer suitable to serve on the side of the saint, and she hopes that the saint will cut the grace and correct the law! ”

All the soldiers followed in unison and said, "Cut the grace and correct the law!" Cut grace and correct the Dharma! ”

Li Longji suddenly shook his body, and was supported by the prince and Xiao Jiangyuan left and right. He looked at the bloody soldiers in front of him with a pale face, and for a moment he felt that the world was spinning. It was a long time before he was able to speak: "This matter...... I'm at my disposal. ”

After speaking, Li Longji wanted to turn around and go back to the room, but was hugged by Wei Jiansu, the son of Zuo Xiang Wei Jiansu, Jingzhao Silu Wei Ge:

"Now that the public is angry, the safety is only in an instant, I hope the saint will make a quick decision!"

Li Longji only felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he gasped for several breaths before he suppressed it: "The noble concubine often lives in the deep palace, and I know that Yang Guozhong will rebel?" ”

Hearing that there was already a faint commotion among the soldiers, Xiao Jiangyuan closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Of course the concubine is not guilty, but since the soldiers have killed Yang Guozhong, if you see that the concubine is still around everyone, how can you be at ease?" Please think twice, and if you are safe, you will be safe. ”

Li Longji looked at Xiao Jiangyuan in disbelief: "She treats you so well, you want to kill her?" ”

Before Xiao Jiangyuan could speak, the prince had already persuaded: "Ah Weng is just talking about things......

Li Longji immediately shook off the prince's hand, then pointed at Xiao Jiangyuan tremblingly, then at the soldiers, and finally at the prince: "You...... Very good......"

The prince hurriedly knelt down: "Father, don't misunderstand!" ”

Li Longji sneered, reached out and grabbed the prince's collar, and lowered his head: "If you want to kill Yuhuan, you will kill me first." I don't want this country, this emperor, you do it! I only need to leave Yuhuan for one life, son, can I? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan immediately turned his head to look at Li Longji. The deliberate composure and calmness on her face disappeared in an instant, and as soon as the shock, panic and disbelief were revealed, they were suppressed, leaving only a calm lake like an icy lake.