Chapter Seventy-One: Rising to the Challenge

【】, free to read without pop-ups.

Outside Chang'an City, the Yanmen Army camp.

Li Keyong was entertaining the generals and feasting.

Now that the war in Guanzhong has ended, the rewards of the imperial court have been completed, and Li Keyong has also obtained the title of the king of the county, and he has been transferred from the Yanmen Festival to the Hedong Festival Envoy, which can be described as a spring breeze. It is inevitable that there will be meritorious generals in the army at the banquet. It's just that in the face of the constant toasting of the generals, although Li Keyong was full of smiles, the bitterness in his eyes never dissipated.

After the feast, Li Keyong returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, where there was no one, even the scribes were opened by him. Li Keyong sat behind the handsome case, fell into a long silence, looked at the empty tent, and didn't know what he was thinking.

For a long time, the two generals came together to ask for a meeting, one of them was the number one henchman An Cunxiao of Li Keyong, but at the moment the other party is not called An Cunxiao, but Li Cunxiao.

This time, the imperial court rewarded him very heavily, and Li Keyong's henchmen and generals also received the gift of the surname Li. The other person is sharp and introverted, although his face is rough, but no one will think that he is brave and unscrupulous, and that is also Li Keyong's henchman general, called Li Siyuan.

Because of Li Ke's alliance with Tian Lingzi, although he did not have too eye-catching exploits in the process of quelling the Huangchao Rebellion, he also reaped a lot of benefits, and the "Bayi'er" under his command were all given the surname Li.

The so-called "Bayi'er" is the most brave and warlike general under Li Ke's command, and he is in charge of the most elite troops. They performed well in this battle and were well known to other feudal towns, and such generals, Li Keyong naturally wanted to show his closeness, so he adopted them all as his sons

Speaking of which, Li Keyong is not yet thirty years old, although "Bayier" are all young generals, but they will not be much younger than him, for example, Li Cunxiao is two years younger than Li Keyong. However, it is a popular trend nowadays to accept righteous children, which is understandable.

"Master Huiming really fell into Li Ye's hands?" Li Keyong asked with a low voice.

It was Li Siyuan who answered him, and he said, "Indeed." This time, Li Ye traveled west to Fengxiang and made an earth-shattering disturbance, and the eighteen King Kongs, thirty-six Arhats, and eight hundred monks and soldiers of the Liberation Gate were all killed. The power of Shimen has plummeted, not only in the high-level combat power of the Tang Dynasty, but also in the Western Regions has lost the ability to deter the heroes, I am afraid that it will be difficult to relieve my breath in 20 years. ”

Li Ke was silent, Shimen had always been his arm, and now that Shimen had suffered a major blow, the strength of the monks under his command had dropped a lot. On that day, he fought with Shang Rang at Lingkou, and if there was no help from Shimen, he would not have been able to stop Shang Rang's soldiers.

"Your Highness, what should we do next?" asked Li Cunxiao, Li Keyong was canonized as the king of the county, and he could be called His Royal Highness.

Li Ke was silent for longer this time.

From time to time, his wife Liu Yun walked out of the inner tent, came to Li Keyong and sat down, stroked his hand, looked at him with concern, and said in a low voice: "King An is powerful, he can no longer be an enemy with him, the husband can bend and stretch, why don't you go and meet King An to see if there is any possibility of releasing the previous suspicions?"

Li Keyong's face was ugly, and he sighed for a long time, "I have too deep a gap with King An, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet and laugh at each other......"

When it came to this, he couldn't say any more. Now that Li Ye's power is unmatched, and the soldiers and horses in the world are under his control, even if Li Keyong thinks very highly of himself, he also knows that he can't wrestle with Li Ye right now. He has the heart to settle his suspicions with Li Yebing, but many things can be done without wanting to.

Liu Yun could naturally understand Li Keyong's difficulties, she couldn't bear to see that the other party was so difficult to choose, so she said: "Since you can't befriend King An, then there is only one way left, Tian Lingzi." Tian Lingzi's envoy has already arrived, would you like to see your Highness?"

Li Keyong frowned: "At this time, what are Tian Lingzi's people doing?"

Liu Yun stared at Li Keyong and said word for word: "He has a plan." ”

In King An's mansion, Li Ye was sitting and drinking tea with Yang Fuguang.

The two have been talking for half an hour, and they have been talking about this time about the battle to quell the chaos. Yang Fuguang's face was full of red light, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy. He was so happy, naturally not because Li Ye gave him any benefits, but because Li Ye was willing to chat with him for so long. This honor made him feel that his face was bright.

Yang Fuguang thought proudly in his heart: The heroes of the Manchu Dynasty, the heroes of the world, how many people want to see King An but can't get it, but our family can see King An chatting for so long, if you let others know in the future, who will not be polite when you see our family?

Li Ye put down the tea bowl and said with a smile: "The privy envoy seems to have encountered a lot of trouble these days?"

Yang Fuguang has been appointed as a privy envoy because of his meritorious service, and the so-called eunuch Sigui is the lieutenant left and right of the Shence Army, and the chief and deputy privy envoy of the Privy Council. Although Yang Fuguang's status is not as good as Tian Lingzi's, it cannot be underestimated.

"This is thanks to His Royal Highness King An. If it weren't for the secret help of the Tsing Yi Yamen, our family would have died several times. Speaking of this, Yang Fuguang's face changed, and he immediately sighed, "I don't know who wants our worthless head." ”

Li Ye asked with a smile: "The privy envoy really doesn't know?"

Yang Fuguang was slightly stunned, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness is a clear-eyed person, so he naturally knows the twists and turns in this. It's just that our family has no intention of competing with him for anything, after all, he is in a high position now, so there is nothing we can do about our family. ”

Li Ye said slowly: "I have a way. ”

Yang Fuguang's eyes lit up: "Does King An want it?"

He didn't say it very thoroughly, because there was no need to say it thoroughly, Li Ye killed Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue back then, but the world knew about it.

Li Ye was noncommittal, his eyes were deep, and it was impossible to understand his true thoughts in his heart: "For no reason, it is naturally difficult to do it, this needs an opportunity." The privy counsellor does not need to be in a hurry, he just needs to wait for the time to come. ”

He took a sip of tea, meaning inexplicably: "There are always some people who will be more anxious than us." ”

After Yang Fuguang left, Li Ye planned to rest. At this time, Su Emei and Song Jiao came together and had important matters to discuss with Li Ye. These two people are usually quite wrong, and they didn't expect to appear together this time.

"What's the matter?" Li Ye sat down casually at the round table, motioning for Su Emei and Song Jiao to sit too.

"Pinlo is in trouble. The two spoke in unison, and after speaking, they glanced at each other, Song Jiaoliu raised her eyebrows, and Su Emei looked indifferent, and smiled slightly: "It's better for Commander Song to say." ”

Song Jiao didn't give in, she looked at Li Ye, her eyes were full of murder, and she said word for word: "Pinglu appeared...... Demon!"

This time it was Li Ye's turn to be stunned: "Demon?"

Song Jiao said in a deep voice: "The intelligence of the Tsing Yi Yamen will not be wrong. A large group of monsters appeared out of thin air in Pinglu, and they harmed many villages for the sake of Zhou County. When they meet people, they say, you are their demon king, and now that you are the master of Pinglu, they will devour all the creatures of Pinglu and enhance their cultivation. ”

Li Ye sneered: "It's rare to be so mad." ”

Su Emei saw that Li Ye didn't care, so she took the initiative to speak: "The so-called demon is the mountain and wild scattered cultivation. In ancient times, immortals lived together, there were many cultivation systems, and everyone could become an immortal. After the Daomen grew, in order to dominate the family, they crowded out all parties and finally dominated the immortal court. The scattered cultivation of the mountains and fields, including demons, spirits, and monsters, will have no future. ”

"The Immortal Court is the best Cave Heaven Blessed Land, and it gathers the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and the best cultivation resources between Heaven and Earth are all in the Immortal Court. Monks live here and can live for a long time. If the mortal monks can't go to the immortal court, no matter how high their cultivation is, they will be wiped out. Therefore, the mountains and fields have always hated the Daomen Immortal Court very much, and they are incompatible, but this time, for some reason, they are willing to be the minions of the Immortal Court. ”

Li Ye was silent, he hadn't heard of this, because there were no goblins and ghosts on the earth, and they were not allowed to become elves after the founding of the country, "What is the origin of this demon who caused chaos in Pinglu?"

Su Emei pondered for a moment, "I don't know for the time being." However, since the other party has appeared, it is better for us to rush back as soon as possible, if we really let them let go of their hands and feet, I am afraid that Pinglu will be in chaos. ”

Li Ye pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Since this is the case, then order the army to be divided." There are not many things in Chang'an, and I have arranged everything that should be arranged. ”

Song Jiao and Su E nodded, they naturally knew about some of Li Ye's plans.

On the same day, the Pinglu army division, Li Yan personally led hundreds of civil and military officials out of Chang'an City to see them off.

Prior to this, the feudal army near Chang'an had all returned to the town one after another. Speaking of which, the Pinglu Army was the last to go. The Huangchao Rebellion has passed, and Gyeonggi Chang'an has naturally returned to its previous order.

The Shang Rang Army, which attacked Chenzhou, had been defeated by joining forces with Gao Biao after Zhu Wenchi's reinforcements were in place.

"Brother Ye, you just leave like this, and I will be the only one left in Chang'an in the future. If you have something to worry about, no one will come to worry about me, why don't you want to stay in Chang'an?" Li Yan pulled Li Ye and sighed.

Li Ye said with relief: "Your Majesty has the assistance of the princes to share the worries, even if the ministers are not there, it will not be too sad." If His Majesty has an edict, the minister will come back at any time. ”

Li Yan was still unhappy, but when he heard Li Ye's last words, he finally felt better. With Li Ye's current cultivation, he can indeed return to Chang'an at any time, and it will take half a day to go back and forth, "I heard that there was a mess in Pinglu, and I didn't force me to stay, Brother Ye take care." ”

Li Ye clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty take care." ”

Seeing Li Ye riding his horse to catch up with the people of the Pinglu Army Brigade, Tian Lingzi, who was standing next to Li Yan, was so smiling that his eyes were already narrowed. Of course, this is a silent laugh, and no one will notice.

Back at the palace, Tian Lingzi immediately brought Yang Fugong over, and the two lived in a secret room to discuss important matters: "King An has left, now, our plan will be implemented immediately!"

Yang Fu bowed down to receive the order.

Tian Lingzi's plan is very simple, the Shence Army controls the defense of Chang'an City, which will not change at any time, and as a lieutenant of the Shence Army, he naturally has the qualifications to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes! It's just that in the past, Tian Lingzi was not willing to tear his face.

A few days later.

Li Yan was resting in the dormitory, Tian Lingzi did not make a report, and went straight in, leaning on the low collapse Li Yan, when he saw Tian Lingzi enter the door, he was surprised: "Why are you here? ”

Tian Lingzi strode forward, came to Li Yan, and looked down at him coldly: "From today onwards, our family does not need Your Majesty to declare, when will our family meet Your Majesty, we will be able to meet." ”

Li Yan was stunned, suddenly realized something, his face changed greatly, he jumped up, and roared angrily: "Tian Lingzi! You dare to change the palace?! You dare to hold me hostage?"

Tian Lingzi's face was not red and his heart was not beating, he was calm, but his eyes were extremely cold: "What did Your Majesty say." I just want Your Majesty to understand that in Chang'an City, there is nothing that the Shence Army can't do, and there is nothing that I, Tian Lingzi, can't do!"

After saying that, Tian Lingzi waved his hand, and a group of eunuchs immediately poured in, and he lightly ordered: "From today on, Your Majesty's diet and daily life, you must take care of it, if something goes wrong, you all know what the end will be." ”

The eunuchs immediately bowed down and agreed.

Li Yan was trembling with anger, Tian Lingzi's meaning was very clear, from now on, he would put Li Yan under house arrest, "Tian Lingzi, you dog slave, you dare?! You are not afraid that King An will take your head?!"

"King An, he's gone. Moreover, Your Majesty can rest assured that our family is careful and people outside the palace will not notice it. Anyway, before the Huangchao Rebellion, His Majesty didn't care about political affairs, and those ministers couldn't see His Majesty, and no one would say anything now. ”

Tian Lingzi laughed: "Before, our family was soft-hearted, and from now on, our family will no longer be so polite to Your Majesty." ”

"What about the masters left by King An?"

"Master, our family has broken in, and they haven't moved, why is this, can't Your Majesty think of it?"

Tian Lingzi's eyes widened, "Speaking of which, although the cultivation of the masters left by King An is not low, they are almost as big as the masters." After all, King An, as a courtier, left to His Majesty's people, can never be better than His Majesty's own people. And this just gives our family a chance. ”

"You...... Even so, that's a lot of masters, how could your people kill them quietly?!"

"Our family has its own nobles to help, so Your Majesty doesn't need to ask more. ”

After saying this, Tian Lingzi didn't stop anymore and walked directly to the outside of the hall.

When he arrived at the door, he stopped and did not turn around, but only turned back slightly: "Your Majesty, look at what you have ruined the society, and the lessons of the Huangchao Rebellion are not painful enough? Since you don't like to manage politics and don't have the ability to manage it, then leave these things to our family to do well." Wouldn't it be right for you to continue to be your emperor and have fun?"

The sunlight shone in through the temple door and fell on Tian Lingzi, and the half of his face turned back was in the shadows, looking particularly deep and terrifying.

After saying these words, Tian Lingzi strode out of the door, and only the aftermath came: "Come on, tell Zhongshu Province, tell Prime Minister Chen Jingxuan, from today onwards, all the folds will be sent to our house!"

"Yes!"

"Let the privy envoy Yang Fuguang come to see our family!"

"Yes!"

Li Yan looked at the empty hall in despair, only to feel that the strength of his body was suddenly emptied, and he could no longer stand, and sat down on the ground.

Mobile phone reading [] better reading experience.