Chapter XXII: Pardon
The ministers saw Li Longji, and they were all happy.
The court of the Tang Dynasty was finally on the right track again, and in the face of countless rebels, there was finally a little sign of recovery.
After all, in the hearts of countless old ministers, Li Longji's status is really supreme, and his previous glorious deeds have long been deeply ingrained in the hearts of these courtiers.
Moreover, Li Longji, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty for decades, has been gracious to his subordinates for a long time, coupled with an imperial advantage that has accumulated over time, he suddenly gained the upper hand in an instant.
Although it is inevitable that the crown prince Li Heng ascended the throne in advance, since Li Longji can rush back at such a time to stabilize the situation, he naturally falls to Li Longji's side.
In any case, the current Tang Dynasty court is still Li Longji's world, and he is the undisputed son of heaven.
It was precisely because he could not get the edict of Li Longji's Zen throne that the crown prince Li Heng took the risk and wanted to forcibly claim the emperor.
However, Guo Ziyi's non-conformity made his plan go awry.
That's the most important part of that.
Everyone knows that the elite soldiers under Guo Ziyi can be regarded as the strongest troops under Li Heng, although there are less than 100,000 people, but the elite level of Guo's army can even compete with the vanguard of the Tang Dynasty.
Once Guo Ziyi is willing to support himself, then the general trend is in his control, and then everything about ascending the throne can be done naturally.
Even a master in the middle of the transformation realm like Gao Xianzhi was afraid of Guo Ziyi's martial arts.
If Li Heng had gotten Guo Ziyi's approval in advance, maybe even if Li Longji arrived, he would have died under the knife of Wang Sili and others.
Of course, Li Longji's martial arts are too strong, and he has the Yitian Sword in his hand, so it is very difficult to really want to take his life.
If he escapes with his life, it is likely that the outcome will be a father-son rivalry. Before they had time to deal with the rebellion of An Lushan and the Tang Dynasty, they rebelled first.
This is clearly the worst-case scenario.
It is precisely because of this that when Li Longji held Gao Xianzhi's hand, he felt so excited.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all my ministers of the Tang Dynasty, Li Heng's rebellion has been quelled, how to deal with him, I still want to listen to your opinions?"
Wang Sili and Yu Chaoen unconsciously stood behind Li Heng at this time, they knew that if Li Longji really wanted to kill the prince, then he would definitely fight to the death.
Li Heng knelt on the ground, did not stand up for a long time, the frustration and regret in his heart were really indescribable.
What he regrets most now is that Guo Ziyi didn't really help him, at such a critical juncture.
He married his daughter Jinzhi County Lord to Guo Ai, in order to win over the Guo family and make it truly work for him, but he didn't expect to meet him so again. Guo Ziyi didn't appreciate it, but she pretended to have a stomachache at the critical moment.
At this time, he was like a defeated rooster, and he was really at a loss.
Of course, he didn't dare to stand up, trembling all over.
Li Longji saw his cowardice, and a kind of hatred surged in his heart, this was the first time he hated his son so much. In the past, he had always been graceful and generous, and he was generous to his subordinates, even if he had several princes and brothers, he did not kill them, but closely monitored them, and then treated them politely and let them enjoy glory and wealth.
But in these days, Li Heng has written again and again to ask for early accession, which makes him very angry. This guy, who has always been mediocre, dares to really rebel against himself, and leaves no room for it.
This is the last thing he can tolerate.
is as close as father and son, even if he wants to ascend the throne in advance, he should not hurt his life, but this guy's previous words have deeply stung Li Longji.
Be quiet.
The tent was silent again, and no one was willing to speak, which was very similar to when Li Heng asked these people before.
Li Longji's face showed a painful look: "It's my godson who has no way, since you don't speak, then pass on my will, immediately drag it down, behead it, and execute it secretly." ”
When he said this, his eyes shone with a very sad light.
"Father, my son has something to say." Li Heng trembled, but pounced like a wild dog and hugged Li Longji's feet, "Father, the child is sorry for you, but are you worthy of me?" ”
At such a time, he seemed to care about nothing, and in the midst of crying, he said in a hoarse voice: "Father, have you forgotten that Yang Yuhuan was originally my woman?" Have you forgotten that when you fled to Chengdu in a hurry, it was me who fought desperately on the front line? Have you forgotten the reason why I could have become emperor sooner, but I didn't launch it for a long time? ”
When the ministers heard this, their eyes showed pity.
Indeed, Li Heng has no evil deeds, and he is very filial, during this time on the Lingwu front, as the generalissimo of the heavenly soldiers and horses, he is even more sloppy, and he does not dare to slack off.
Although he repeatedly asked Li Longji to give in, after all, the etiquette was thorough, and he was a father and son, and it was only when Li Longji had already arrived at the Lingwu front line that he was hot-headed for a while and wanted to temporarily enthrone him.
If he was the emperor from the beginning, maybe Li Longji would be forced to be unable to do so, and he would have to retreat in the Sword Gate Pass by himself. It is indeed very difficult for him to do this.
Of course, Li Longji knew in his heart that what he was most sorry for him was the woman Yang Yuhuan.
"Your Majesty, Weichen has a word, I don't know if I should say it or not?"
Wei Jian bowed deeply at this time and spoke to Li Longji.
"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it."
"The crown prince plotted to ascend the throne ahead of schedule, and his crime should be punished. But the lower officials thought that it was a very good time, An Lushan was watching in Xuzhou, and the Tang Dynasty brought troops to come, when the enemy was attacked on both sides, if he killed the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses first, it would be disadvantageous to the army, and he was afraid that he would be laughed at by the enemy, so it was better to pardon him for the death penalty? ”
As soon as these words came out, many generals began to nod: "Not bad, not bad." ”
Anyway, these courtiers were still courtiers to Li Heng just now, after all, they have a little sense of closeness.
Li Longji's original intention, of course, was to kill this kid who didn't know the height of the sky, but after thinking about it carefully, what he said, as well as Wei Jian's words, were not unreasonable, and seeing that the ministers echoed Wei Jian's intentions, he immediately said: "In this case, I can't go against the will of the ministers, first take Li Heng down and detain him in the prison, and when I calm down this chaos, it is not too late to punish him." ”
"Don't let me go down yet!"
Niu Monk and Yu understood and ordered his soldiers to escort Li Heng down and focus on guarding.
Indeed, at such a dangerous moment of life and death, it is really inappropriate to kill Li Heng again, let alone abolish his position as crown prince.
In fact, Li Longji's greatest wish since An Lushan and the Tang Dynasty rebelled was to lead his troops to regain the world, and then he could even immediately pass the throne to Li Heng.
It's a pity that this kid is so powerful that he doesn't believe his own words, which is why he has today's result.
He is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the world has been lost from him, and it must be recaptured from him, which is his goal.
When he fled to Jiannan, he was indeed very timid, which is undeniable, which made the ministers look down on him, and even many generals like Guo Ziyi abandoned him, because he lost Chang'an at the beginning, he was depressed, and he broke his arm, which made him naturally afraid of death.
But now he, especially after being driven away from Jianmen Pass by the Tang Dynasty, has aroused his temperament, and he swears to compete with the Tang Dynasty and others.
Li Longji's eyes immediately looked at Yu Chaoen and Wang Sili, there was no killing intent in his eyes, but he looked very appreciative: "Two generals, at this time, are you still unwilling to kowtow to me?" I tell you that I understand your ideals and ambitions, and that I want to make a difference in these troubled times, and that is not wrong. It's me who is wrong, I shouldn't have avoided Shuzhong in the first place, I should have fought against rebellion in this Central Plains. You abandoned me at the beginning, and you also helped my Li family, I will never blame you, and I will pardon you for your innocence! ”
The two glanced at each other, finally put away their swords and returned them to their sheaths, and kowtowed to Li Longji to make amends.
Li Longji's kindness, of course, they know, and it is of course the most appropriate choice to give them such a step.
In this way, a bloody storm actually resolved Li Longji invisibly, and the means were indeed very clever, even Guo Ziyi, when he got the news, he was very excited, and said to his son Guo Ai next to him: "Li Heng is very terrible, although our family has received his great favor, but when the emperor is abolished, we must keep silent, but no matter which side we stand on, Li Heng openly killed his father and ascended the throne, but it is very undesirable, go, our father and son will ask Your Majesty for guilt!" ”
When Guo Ziyi saw Li Longji, he bowed three times and bowed nine times, and he was very pious.
Li Longji was overjoyed, comforted him with kind words, and thanked him repeatedly.
Of course he knew that no matter what Guo Ziyi did to him, he couldn't complain at all. Because when he was in Chang'an, if there was no Guo Ziyi, he would have died under the sword of the Tang Dynasty.
And this time, it was Guo Ziyi who relieved himself of the crisis, why didn't he be in awe?
"Your Majesty. The reason why Weichen is like this, in addition to his loyalty to His Majesty and the crown prince, is that he hopes that Lingwu's army will not kill each other. In the current situation, our troops and cavalry, etc., are not as good as the rebels, if there is no internal discord, then they are doomed to be vulnerable, which is the real reason why Wechen helped His Majesty. ”
"Aiqing is really fast-talking, especially this heart for the country and the people, I Li Longji wrote it down." At this time, the Tang Dynasty had already led Princess Qiushui back to the barracks.
After lingering with this beautiful and gentle princess who melted a man a few times, the Tang Dynasty at this time can be said to be high-spirited, full of ambition, and wanted to attack aggressively.