In the first year of Zhide, at the beginning of November, when Li Siye, Guo Ziyi and Wang Sili and other generals led the army to pursue and besiege the remnants of the rebels in Guanzhong, Li Yu, the king of Guangping, had already led the army in front of the Jinguang Gate in Chang'an, and the most glorious moment of his life was coming.

The people knelt in front of the city gates, holding the bread made of the only remaining rice in their homes, and their eyes were full of tears, welcoming the hero who had rescued them from the rebels.

Since Li Yu rode his horse into the door, the shouts of long live on both sides of the street have been endless, and the people all over the city have knelt on the ground and crossed their hands.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live King Quang Binh!"

He was a little cramped before he entered the city, but now he has enjoyed this feeling very much, and the kindness of the Son of Heaven has inspired the world, and when he inherits the throne in the future, he will also be able to gain a lot from today's honor.

When he passed the arch bridge of Yong'an Canal, the people on both sides were already bustling, and they held food to the soldiers entering the city, and the ladies deliberately changed into wide-sleeved Luo skirts, waving their sleeves like clusters of blooming flowers. Chang'an, which was devastated by war in the past, has regained the color of spring in this cold winter. They no longer cared about reserve and etiquette, and threw the handkerchief in their hands and the hairpin flower on their heads towards the soldiers in the ranks.

Li Yu turned over and dismounted at the bridgehead, and helped up the elders of the Du clan and the Wei clan who knelt at the bridgehead, and the two old men were hoarse and grateful: "Counting from the day the rebels broke the city, it has been a full nine months to today, we are living like a year, looking forward to the new emperor retaking Chang'an as soon as possible, and returning the people to stability, the sky will finally live up to the expectations of the people, and my Datang is still there!"

The surrounding people and soldiers wept when they heard this.

Li Yu also said excitedly: "My Li family has the father and elder of Guanzhong, and also the people of Chang'an, causing the thieves to rebel and Chang'an to fall, this king assures you today that Chang'an will never be broken again in the hands of our father and son!"

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the King of Quang Binh!" The people knelt on the ground again and crossed their hands to express their gratitude.

……

The news of the recovery of Chang'an reached Fengxiang's exiled court, Li Heng was so excited that he cried when he heard it, and the hundred officials also cried and ran to tell each other, at this moment the tears could not describe their feelings, and they fled for nine months, and finally robbed their home back.

Li Heng should be most grateful to Li Siye, because according to the original historical trajectory, he still needs to wait another year to be able to return to Chang'an. If it had been by then, the entire three major areas would have been emptied according to the urine nature of the rebels.

He couldn't wait to gather hundreds of officials, organize Luanjia, and ordered Li Chongyun's Long Xiang army to be the escort, and returned to Chang'an from Fengxiang in a mighty way, and was also greeted by the people when he entered the city.

What is the first thing to do when returning to Chang'an, it is natural to reward the heroes and liquidate the defectors. Li Heng and his son reversed the order of these two events.

When Li Longji fled Chang'an, he left behind many court officials, clansmen, and concubines, some of whom were killed by the rebels, and some of whom were coerced into becoming officials of the puppet Yan State. The ceremonial envoy Cui Qi played the emperor, and suggested that all the officials in Chang'an who accepted the pseudo-position should be imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison, and after the recovery of Luoyang in the future, the officials who accepted the position of the pseudo-Yan court would be arrested together.

Li Mi hurriedly stepped forward to stop the emperor, saying that after the rebels invaded Chang'an, even the clan could not protect itself, let alone the courtiers. Although they were coerced into becoming officials, they were ultimately thinking of the court and could not be beaten to death with a stick. When the water is clear, there are no fish, you can't ask everyone to be like Uncle Qi Boyi and not eat Zhou Su, as long as they are not willing to work for Pseudo Yan, they can not blame the past.

Li Heng agreed with Li Yu's opinion, divided the sins into three, six, nine and so on, and forgave most people. But there are still some things that Li Mi has no way of knowing and not being able to participate in. Those eunuchs who served the rebels, as well as the clan ladies and concubines who were out of order to accompany the rebel generals, were secretly executed by Li Fuguo. This has also become a secret between Li Fuguo and Li Heng that will never be leaked.

After Cui Guangyuan, who was left behind in Xijing, sent his son to welcome the rebels into the city, he later recruited a group of like-minded people to escape from Chang'an City and go to Lingwu to join Li Heng. Li Heng awarded him the title of Imperial Doctor, which was tantamount to preserving his official position and honor. Bian Lingcheng, who was in charge of the palace key, was not as lucky as him, he dedicated the palace key to An Lushan, and personally instructed the rebels to rob the inner library, and the Tang army was imprisoned after entering the city.

After Li Heng entered Chang'an, he ordered Li Fuguo to give him death in prison, Li Fuguo sent a small eunuch to execute, who knew that Bian Lingcheng would die if he refused, and shouted in his mouth: "I have a secret to tell the Duke of Youguo!" I beg the Duke of Yu to see me!"

The little eunuch had no choice but to go back and tell Li Fuguo what he had said.

Li Fuguo put on a cloak and entered the Dali Temple Prison, he stood outside the prison, with a shriveled face to Bian Lingcheng, who was wearing a flail and a hair in the prison, and asked coldly: "If you don't want to die obediently, do you still expect us to spare your life?"

Bian Lingcheng hurriedly knelt forward, holding the cell door with both hands and looking up and pleading: "Brother, no, godfather, I have a big secret to report."

"What a secret"

Bian Lingcheng was about to speak, but he swallowed it again and asked hesitantly: "If I say it, can my godfather spare my life?"

"Hmph, you dare to bargain with us, I don't listen to your secret!" Li Fuguo turned around and left, and Bian Lingcheng hurriedly banged on the cell door: "Don't go, I said!" I say!"

Li Fuguo turned around and looked down, and Bian Lingcheng raised his head miserably, with a flattering and pitiful look.

Gong Yu Guo smiled proudly: "Look at your pitiful appearance, okay, I promise you, as long as this secret is big enough, I can spare your life."

"Thank you, godfather! Thank you godfather!" Bian Lingcheng was ecstatic.

In fact, his actual age is three years older than Li Fuguo, but at present, he is worried about his life, let alone calling him godfather, even calling him godfather.

He turned his head and looked vigilantly behind Li Fuguo, who waved to the little eunuchs behind him: "You all retreat outside."

The eunuchs retreated in response, and Bian Lingcheng was relieved to whisper: "Godfather, this military squire and general of the Longxiang Army next to Your Majesty, Li Chongyun, is not Li Siye's own son at all. Li Siye only has his youngest son Li Zuoguo as his biological son, and the other two sons and one daughter have been adopted at home since they were babies. ”

"What!" Li Fuguo was taken aback, lowered his head and asked angrily, "Where did you learn about it?"

"Godfather, you forgot that before the child returned to the Inner Service Province, he had been a supervisor under the command of the Anxi Jiedu Envoy for seven years, and I knew the two Anxi Jiedu Envoys Gao Xianzhi and Li Siye."

Li Fuguo took off his cloak and hat, nodded and said, "It's good to know the roots, it's good to know the roots."

Bian Lingcheng knelt and raised his head and said with a flattering smile: "I'm of great use to my godfather, can you spare my life?"

"Bian Lingcheng's sin is extremely heinous and unforgivable."

His face turned pale in an instant, but Li Fuguo shook his head again and said: "But you can live, I will find a death row prisoner from Dali Temple Prison to replace you, you don't have to use the name Bian Lingcheng anymore." I have been secretly ordered by His Majesty to supervise the hundred officials and generals, and set up a "prosecutor's office", which is full of nameless and loyal people, and I think you can also go in and help me do things. ”

Bian Lingcheng excitedly crossed his hands and said, "Thank you godfather for trusting me!" Ling Cheng should repay him with death!"

……

Li Heng sat in the warm pavilion of the Zichen Palace, holding a good news in front of him, which said that Zhang Tongru was killed in the chaotic army, Sun Xiaozhe was escorted to Chang'an, and it was expected that within half a month, 100,000 rebels would be wiped out in Guanzhong. The 200,000 Youyan Liaodong soldiers that An Lushan relied on have now been wiped out by half, which is really great news for the emperor, but Li Heng is not happy. There are such and such worries in his heart, after experiencing the turbulence and displacement, he feels like a blind man, the eyes can see, and the people around him can make him feel at ease, as for the outside of the Daming Palace, and even outside the entire court and the opposition, it is like a dark pool of water for him, just like the hearts of those who have unpredictable hearts.

Thinking of this, he coughed violently, and the queen came in with a bowl of medicinal tea, and hurriedly stepped forward to caress his back: "Your Majesty, don't work too hard, you should rest more."

Li Fuguo walked into the hall, stood sideways beside the pillar and lowered his eyes, and said, "Everyone."

"You're here," the emperor beckoned to him, and Li Fuguo quickly stepped forward and bowed his hands: "Everyone is well, the queen is well."

He and the queen exchanged glances quickly, and Empress Zhang frowned and smiled: "The concubine retired first."

Li Heng nodded, and Li Fuguo turned around and crossed his hands: "Congratulations to the queen."

The queen dragged her skirt to the end of the inner sanctum, turned to look at it again, a smile overflowing from the corner of her mouth, and then walked away.

Li Heng asked Li Fuguo: "What should we do with the rebel general Sun Xiaozhe sent by Li Siye?"

"Death should be carried out secretly by torture, not in public in the city."

Li Heng nodded approvingly, this Sun Xiaozhe involved the greatest shame of the royal family, of course, he could not be killed publicly. In case the people explore the roots, it may be rumored that he killed the clan and raped the noble concubine, which makes the Tang Li family lose face

"Everyone, there's one more thing." Li Fuguo lowered his body and quietly told the secret of Li Siye's family.