Chapter 363 Mawei Slope (Sixth)

The rain began to get heavier again. The room in the inner courtyard was quiet and full of the fragrance of medicine. Gao Lishi had not returned yet. There was only a small eunuch and the imperial physician taking care of Li Longji who was sleeping. Suddenly, a low and sharp quarrel came from the Buddhist temple next door. Several palace maids serving Yang Guifei ran to the yard in horror in the rain and squeezed under the eaves. The little eunuch tiptoed into the yard and looked into the room through the crack of the door. He was shocked. He saw Mrs. Han, Mrs. Guoguo and his right prime minister were arguing about something around the imperial concubine, while the imperial concubine lowered her head and said nothing.

At this time, the imperial doctor ran out in a panic and greeted the little eunuch, "Come on, come, Your Majesty is awake."

Sharp low voices are often more penetrating than bright high notes. Li Longji was awakened by the noise. He moved his body and sat up with difficulty on his hands on the bed, feeling a splitting headache.

"Eunuch! Eunuch!" He shouted softly, but did not hear Gao Lishi's answer. Only a little eunuch ran in panic and sat down. "I deserve to die, I'm going to see the situation next door."

"Where are you, General Manager Gao! Where have others gone?" Li Longji pinched his forehead and felt that the headache was healed.

The little eunuch did not dare to speak nonsense, so he replied tremblingly: "The chief general has gone out and he will leave his servants to serve the emperor."

"Go out?" Li Longji was puzzled. Where would he go if he had such heavy rain? At this time, Yang Guozhong's voice suddenly became louder, and a vague sentence from him came from the rain and fog, "Empress, you are confused!"

Li Longji's thoughts turned to his eyes again and asked in surprise: "Who is clamoring next door!"

"It's Mrs. Han, Mrs. Guo, and the uncle. They seem to be arguing with the concubine?"

"Hurry me and take a look!" Li Longji stood up with difficulty and helped the little eunuch walk towards the door. At this time, he heard Yang Huahua's voice again: "Fourth sister, third brother is right. This is related to the future glory and wealth of our Yang family, so don't be stubborn."

Li Longji suddenly had an idea. He no longer walked towards the door, but slowly walked to the window, which was separated from the next wall by a wall, and the sound was extremely clear.

"Sister Four, you are too stubborn. Who can you rely on without children in the future after the emperor's hundred years? You have to rely on us brothers and sisters. If we are all dealt with, who can protect you? Fourth sister, even if you don't think about us, you have to think about yourself! You are almost forty years old now, why are you still so confused!" This was Yang Guozhong. His tone was a little anxious, and there was a hint of threat in his words.

Perhaps the three words "forty years old" stimulated Yang Yuhuan. At this time, she had been silent all the time and suddenly spoke. Her voice was soft, but her tone was stern, "Second sister, third sister, don't force me. No matter who is appointed as the crown prince, it is not something I should ask about. And you, third brother, you are a dignified prime minister. Since you want to establish King Yong, then go directly to discuss with the emperor. As long as you have sufficient reasons and convincing people, the emperor will listen. Why do you always ask me to say that I don't want to do such a thing? Do you know?"

"Sister Four, how can the emperor listen to me? If it works, I would like to ask you to do what else!" Yang Guozhong felt a little angry when he saw that it was useless to persuade him repeatedly.

In fact, when Yang Guozhong is trying to persuade Li Longji to establish King Yong, Li Longji may not be disobedient. Although Li Longji has always planned to establish King Chu, An Lushan's rebellion suddenly broke out, which made Li Longji worry about Li Yu's ability and prestige. With a mentality of seeking stability, he wavered against Li Yu, otherwise he would not have left Li Yu alone in Chang'an. This is actually a hint that he gave up Li Yu. King Yong Li Lin saw this and seized the opportunity to find Yang Guozhong, but Yang Guozhong did not react and still followed the old routine to ask Yang Yuhuan, but unexpectedly he was rejected coldly.

Perhaps because he felt that he had lost his composure, Yang Guozhong quickly slowed down and said, "Of course I have to talk too, but you should persuade the emperor first and then I will talk, so that it will be effective. Otherwise, if I just talk alone, I am afraid the emperor will really not listen to me."

Yang Yuhuan's voice was still soft, but his tone became more and more severe. "Your Majesty doesn't listen to you, then you should examine yourself. How many prime ministers have you heard in the past? Why do you listen to others' words but don't listen to you? Third brother, what have you done in the past few years as prime minister? An Lushan rebelled and put forward the slogan of Qingjun. I heard it in the palace. Isn't Qingjun just talking about you? You obviously don't have the ability to be prime minister, but you insist on showing off and finally make things messy. I think you will kill our Yang family in the future!"

Yang Yuhuan became more and more angry as she spoke. She seemed to stand up and said angrily: "I'll go and see if the emperor has woken up. If he wakes up, I will advise him to stop your prime minister."

Next to him was Han. Mrs. Guo Er immediately grabbed her and repeatedly advised: "Sit down quickly and calm down first. The emperor is already sick. If you are angry again, what will happen!"

At this time, Li Longji had already fully understood that Yang Guozhong wanted to support Prince Yong as the crown prince, but she didn't dare to say so, so she instigated Yuhuan to blow the wind beside her pillow, but was rejected. Li Longji nodded secretly. This was an important reason why she liked Yang Yuhuan. Her indifference in politics was at most pleaded for Yang Guozhong, which was completely different from the power desire of Wu Huifei back then.

However, Yang Guozhong's words reminded him from one side that the situation is in chaos now. If the prince is not decided early, it will most likely cause internal conflicts among his sons. No matter who killed whom, it will be a human tragedy. He no longer listened to them, but slowly walked back to the bed and lay down. He fell into deep thought and fell asleep again without realizing it.

When she woke up, it was already dark, and the rain was drizzling. Before she stopped, Gao Lishi had already come back. After sleeping for an afternoon, Li Longji was much better. However, when she was having dinner, Yang Yuhuan said nothing. Although she tried her best to have a relaxed smile on her face, it was obvious from the redness and swollen eyes that she had cried. Li Longji sighed secretly in her heart. Yang Guozhong was right. She had no children and should consider her future.

After dinner, Yang Yuhuan went to the Buddhist temple again. Looking at her lonely back, Li Longji pondered for a moment, finally made up his mind and turned around and said to Gao Lishi: "Go! Call King Yong for me."

Gao Lishi also noticed that the atmosphere was different. He happened to be away when the Yang brothers and sisters quarreled. After he came back, the little eunuch stepped down. No one told him what had happened. But now there was no time for him to investigate slowly, so he had to go there nervously. After a moment, Li Lin arrived hurriedly. He was extremely nervous. Needless to say, he could guess what the emperor summoned him for. Yang Guozhong was indeed righteous and accomplished this matter so quickly.

Li Lin knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times respectfully, "Son Master, please see your father!"

Li Longji looked at him silently. He wanted to make him the crown prince many years ago, but later he was left alone because Li Heng was shot in the arrow. He was the most silent among the scholars. Although he was not good at appearance, he had clear ideas and was quite capable in doing things, but he was scheming, which made him dislike this. However, the country in the Tang Dynasty is now in danger, but he is just needed a scheming, courageous, and capable person to correct the situation. A gentle and generous person like Li Yu is not suitable.

Thinking of this, Li Longji smiled gently and said, "Lin'er, get up and talk!"

"Yes!" Li Lin stood up and stood respectfully with his hands down.

Li Longji lay down slowly, Gao Lishi hurriedly asked to tidy up his mattress for him, but Li Longji gently pushed him away and straightened his mattress. He glanced at Gao Lishi, and then slowly said to Li Lin: "I believe you understand the current situation. I will ask you, if Chang'an is occupied by the rebels, how should we deal with it?"

Gao Lishi hit a nail and was surprised when he suddenly heard Li Longji say this. He was shocked. He thought that Li Longji summoned King Yong to make him comfort Li Qing on his behalf. After all, he was not feeling well, but now his words meant to entrust a big deal. Gao Lishi was stunned. What happened this afternoon?

Li Lin was ecstatic. He did not ask Li Yu who stayed in Chang'an, but asked himself, which means that he would use Li Yu and use him. However, ecstasy was ecstatic, but he could not express his face. Li Lin lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then said carefully: "Although An Lushan attacked Guanzhong, his troops were insufficient. Now Li Qing has arrived at the elite Anxi army, and it is unknown who will die in the end. Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi won a great victory in Hedong and Hebei, which is enough to make up for the regrets of Chang'an. In addition, Yizhou has a fertile field of thousands of miles and a large population. It is completely possible to train an army. In addition, Henan and Jianghuai rebels echo. My son thought that it would not take long to An Lushan would become a trapped beast and destroy the rebels.

While saying that, Li Lin secretly observed his father's face. He thought that his father was so desolate now, and his heart was imaginable, so what he needed most now was comfort. As long as he listed all the favorable aspects at present and let him comfort, the subsequent things would be much easier.

Unexpectedly, Li Longji did not show a look of comfort because of his words, but his brows frowned slightly. Although Li Lin's words sounded nice, they had no meaning at all. It can be said that no problem was solved. More importantly, he did not grasp the most important thing. That is, how Li Qing's Anxi army firmly grasped this new force in his hands is the most important thing.

However, Li Lin's vision was quite comprehensive, which made Li Longji find some praises. He nodded and said, "I originally wanted to make Changsun the crown prince, but he was still young and had a little lack of experience in doing things. There were too many people who opposed him and really couldn't bear this burden. I just wanted to ask you, would you like to make you the Eastern Palace?"

Before Li Lin knelt down and thanked him, Gao Lishi was shocked. He no longer cared about the obedience that the internal officials should have. He immediately knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, no!"

Li Longji and Li Lin's faces changed drastically at the same time, and they both glared at Gao Lishi. The atmosphere in the room was extremely depressing. After a while, Li Longji waved his hand and said to Li Lin: "Lin'er, I will talk to you about this in the future."

Li Lin's face turned extremely blue. His vicious eyes could almost tear Gao Lishi to pieces. He was helpless and had to grit his teeth secretly and retreat with regret.

Li Longji didn't say anything, and ignored Gao Lishi kneeling on the ground. He stared straight out the window, and the drizzle of rain hit the eaves, which seemed particularly harsh in this dull night. After a long time, he spoke: "You said, where have you been in the afternoon? Don't tell me that you have gone for a walk in the rain."

"I've gone to Li Qing's place." Gao Lishi closed his eyes slightly and whispered.

"Very good! You didn't hide it from me, this is very good!" Li Longji sneered, "I believe in you, I will give you the General of the Cavalry, and I will criticize all the memorials for you, and even obey your words. Even the prince wants to call you brother. I don't care about these things, just because you have been with me for fifty years, but how did you repay me? I went to contact the general privately without hiding it from me, and I don't know what you discussed. Now I dare to stab me in person. I am really blind and I will actually believe you!"

Gao Lishi's tears had already flowed, and he was trembling all over. Li Longji's last words shocked his whole body. He could no longer control the pain in his heart. He took out a note from his arms, gritted his teeth and presented it with his hands, "Your Majesty! Things are not as simple as you think."

Li Longji looked at him suspiciously, grabbed the note, and spread it out on the table. The names were densely marked, with nearly a thousand people. He browsed it up and down, and his face turned pale in an instant. This was actually a signature that supported the King of Chu as the crown prince, and the ink was fresh.

"When did this happen? Where did you come from?" Li Longji's lips trembled, and he couldn't even explain clearly.

Gao Lishi kowtowed three times on the ground, "Your Majesty, this is what Li Qing gave me in the afternoon, and it was the name everyone just signed in the morning."

"What!" Li Longji stood up. He couldn't believe his ears and stared at Gao Lishi tightly and said, "You say it again, do you mean that Li Qing came from Chang'an? What about the rebels! Didn't they enter Chang'an?"

Gao Lishi's chest was fluctuating violently, and the accumulated grief finally burst out. He shouted sadly: "Your Majesty is confused! Can't you guess that Li Qing has actually defeated the rebels? Otherwise, why would he come here suddenly!"

Li Longji suddenly felt dark in front of him and his legs were weak. He instinctively grabbed back, but he didn't catch anything. He suddenly collapsed on the bed, with sparse beards shaking. He looked at the shadow on the roof in a daze, his heart was already in chaos, and he had no joy of victory. On the contrary, a sense of fear that he had never felt before broke through one line of defense and came to the deepest part of his heart.

"Your Majesty! Li Qing has a serious crime for deceiving the monarch, and he deserves to die!" At some point, Yang Guozhong appeared at the door. He was begging Yang Yuhuan for help and decided to convince Li Longji himself. Unexpectedly, Gao Lishi's sad cry was heard. If Li Linfu's greatest desire in his life was to overthrow Li Heng, then Yang Guozhong's greatest dream in his life was to kill Li Qing. If a person is influenced by his extreme emotions, he often loses his mind. Yang Guozhong is like this. He did not consider any danger, but instead gave birth to a ecstasy that could finally kill Li Qing.

Without waiting for Li Longji to summon him in, he stepped into the room and knelt down to Li Longji and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Yang Guozhong's stern voice made Li Longji struggle out of his fear all of a sudden. Yes! He rushed desperately for a day and night, sick, hungry, and humiliated by the desolate mountains and rivers. Now it seemed like a monkey's trick. People in Chang'an were watching his jokes. A kind of fooled resentment deeply hurt his emperor's self-esteem. He sat up suddenly, picked up a teacup, and smashed it hard on Gao Lishi's face. With a "bang!", the teacup bloomed on Gao Lishi's face, blood flowing, Gao Lishi shook his body and fainted on the ground.

"Come here!" Li Longji shouted loudly, and Wei Yingwu immediately led two guards to rush in, and was stunned when he saw this.

Li Longji pointed at Gao Lishi and said to them evilly: "Drag him out for me and imprison him!"

Wei Yingwu didn't dare to say much, and immediately carried Gao Lishi out with two guards. Li Longji kept watching them go away, and then looked back at Yang Guozhong and said, "What do you have to say!"

Yang Guozhong immediately kowtowed and pointed to his heart and said, "Your Majesty, although I am stupid, I am loyal to Your Majesty and have no other intentions. Although Li Qing is very capable, he has a strange intention once he takes power. This kind of person is even more terrible than An Lushan. I am surprised today. He shouldn't have walked this way from Fengxiang to Chang'an. Now I understand that he is coming to chase Your Majesty, and he only brings a thousand troops. Don't Your Majesty find it strange?"

Li Longji seemed to understand something. He bent down and stared at Yang Guozhong coldly and said, "What do you mean, let me know clearly!"

Yang Guozhong looked at both sides. He knelt and crawled forward two steps, approached Li Longji and lowered his voice, "I suspect that he wanted to dress up as a rebel and attack His Majesty in this deserted place."

"Is this possible?" Li Longji gasped. Although what Yang Guozhong said sounded absurd, after thinking about it carefully, there is indeed this possibility, especially the book of a thousand people in front of him. If he dies, wouldn't Li Yu succeed in ascending the position?

"What should I do?" Li Longji's heart was once again absorbed by fear. He had just felt an inexplicable fear, but now the fear has been refined and concrete, and he is placed in front of him.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to take action first. Kill Li Qing first to eliminate future troubles!" Finally, I had the opportunity to say what I wanted to say most in my life in front of the emperor. Yang Guozhong felt much more relaxed in his heart, and his thinking was extremely active on this matter. A series of tricks emerged from his mind. But when he saw Li Longji hesitating, he held back his plan and untied his heart for him and said, "Your Majesty, Li Qing has only been in charge of An Lushan for only a few years, and he is far from being controlled by An Lushan.

The degree of the Hebei army was controlled by Wang Tao, the former judge of Anxi, said that Li Qing used tricks to drive Gao Xianzhi away, and many people were dissatisfied with each other. Generals like Bi Sichen, Kang Huaishun, and Chen Fengzhong all believed him on the surface, but were dissatisfied with him. In addition, Li Siye was extremely prestige in the army. His Majesty issued an edict to him, and he would definitely stand on His Majesty's side. Therefore, His Majesty did not have to worry about the Anxi army rebelling after Li Qing's death, and there was a great opportunity now."

"What opportunity?" Before he knew it, Li Longji had been held by Yang Guozhong's nose. He was confused and only heard Yang Guozhong say in his ears: "He only brought a thousand troops, but His Majesty's Yulin Army has 1,500 people. If he doesn't seize this opportunity, it will be difficult to kill Li Qing in the future."

"No! No!" Li Longji shook his head repeatedly, "How can I defeat Anxi Army with these 1,500 people? Your method is too risky."

"Your Majesty, if you can't be able to defeat him, can't you be smart?" Yang Guozhong saw that Li Longji had the intention to kill Li Qing, so he forced his ecstasy and said carefully: "Have you not met him today? Now call him here and take the opportunity to kill him, and reward his generals heavily. They and Li Qing just want to have a future. With His Majesty's reward, I think they will not be moved."

Seeing that Li Longji was still pondering, Yang Guozhong said again: "I have another safer way, which is to order Chen Xuanli to trick Li Qing into the military camp to kill him on the pretext of receiving military power. In this way, Li Qing's personal soldiers and entourage would not harm the emperor."

Li Longji was upset and could not make up his mind for a long time. He waved to Yang Guozhong and said, "You go first! Let me think about this matter."

Seeing that he could not make up his mind, Yang Guozhong had to retreat slowly. When he arrived at the door, he said unwillingly: "Li Qing is likely to take action in the second half of the night. Your Majesty must make up his mind early."

Li Longji slowly walked to the window, and he was almost furious, just like many little mice chewing, and like a fire burning. He wanted to break everything, but wanted to rush into the rain to run around.

At this moment, he had already believed Yang Guozhong's words. Li Qing was here to kill him. Whether he wanted a seal throne himself or Li Yu, if it were him, Li Longji, he would have done the same. This is the battle for the throne, cruel and ruthless. When he was chasing Princess Taiping, wasn't that the killer that way?

The only thing he was worried about now was that the risk was too great, but if Li Qing was not killed, he would still come to kill himself, but it had nothing to do with the risk. At this moment, Yang Guifei's low cough came from the Buddhist temple. Although the sound was small, it rolled past Li Longji's ears and suddenly woke him up. What's wrong with him? He hesitated so much. If Li Qing took action first, not only would he die, but also his beloved concubine, what should she do if she was defiled by the rioters?

Li Longji finally made up his mind and admitted it even if he was going to take risks. He immediately walked to the side of the case, hurriedly wrote a secret order, read it again, put it in an envelope and sealed it. He walked to the door and whispered: "Come here!"

Wei Yingwu hurried forward, half-kneeled and obeyed the order. Li Longji handed him the secret decree and whispered: "Go and find General Chen quickly, give him my will, and order him to act according to my will."

"Yes!" Wei Yingwu took the secret order, put it away closely, turned around and stride away, and disappeared in the vast night for a moment. Li Longji looked at the dark rainy night, his heart full of anxiety.

Let’s talk about Wei Yingwu coming out of the inn, and he walked along the path for dozens of steps and entered the Black Pine Forest. Mawei Post is located on a small hill, surrounded by woods and cannot garrison troops. Therefore, except for hundreds of people on duty to protect around the inn, the Yulin Army’s large squadrons were stationed under the hills, guarding Li Qing’s army one east and one west, one escorting the two wings.

Wei Yingwu walked nearly a hundred steps along the muddy mountain road and found a secluded place. He carefully used a sharp knife to open the letter skin, took out the secret order inside, and hurriedly looked at it with the torch in his hand. He couldn't help but be surprised and fell to the ground. Yang Guozhong actually gave the emperor such an idea. It was really a crime. Once the soldiers were in chaos, it would kill the emperor. He thought for a long time, and suddenly stomped out the torch in his hand. When he turned around, Li Qing's camp walked away.

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Under the light, Li Qing pulled out the secret decree and looked at it, his face changed. After a while, he sneered slightly, then put the secret decree back into the envelope, and handed it to Wei Yingwu and said, "Thank you, you still give this secret decree to Chen Xuanli."

Wei Yingwu did not move. He suddenly knelt down, kowtowed to Li Qing, and said with tears in his eyes: "This is all Yang Guozhong instigating the emperor. Please let the emperor and the imperial concubine go for the sake of the emperor's good deeds in the past!"

Li Qing glanced at him sideways and smiled coldly, "Since you are facing the emperor, why did you send me a secret letter? Wouldn't it be enough to let Chen Xuanli kill me?"

Wei Yingwu straightened his body, and he shook his head and said, "The Yulin Army has fled from 20,000 people to more than 1,000 people now. The morale of the army has long been dissipated. In addition, he ran away for one night and was rained for more than two hours. It was not until this afternoon that each of them drank a bowl of porridge. Everyone was dissatisfied. Not to mention that the general had personal guards to go, even if the general was alone, they might not be willing to take action. It is a pity that Yang Guozhong came up with such a bad idea. Isn't this going to kill the emperor?"

Speaking of this, Wei Yingwu kowtowed to Li Qing again and begged mercilessly: "Speaking of this, I am still a subordinate of the general. I should not have made these inappropriate requests, but the emperor is close to his old age and cannot live long. Although the imperial concubine is from the Yang family, she is completely different from Yang Guozhong and others. She is generous and kind, and never interferes in politics. I really can't bear to be implicated by Yang Guozhong, so I come to ask the general to spare her life."

Li Qing nodded silently, "I know your feelings, I will consider it. Now you go quickly! Staying here for a long time will arouse people's doubts."

Seeing that Li Qing refused to reply directly, Wei Yingwu sighed in his heart and had to go. As soon as Wei Yingwu left, Li Fei Yuanli next to him immediately said in a rough voice: "General, you can't listen to him, the emperor can't forgive him, and there is also the concubine woman, she is a demon, and she can't keep it!"

Li Qing glanced at him and snorted, "You reckless man, you know how to kill. I have a long-term plan for this matter. Don't talk too much!"

Speaking of Chen Xuanli's secret order, he walked around the tent with his hands behind his back, feeling extremely uneasy. The emperor actually ordered him to kill Li Qing. What was going on in the middle? Although he was suspicious, he did not dare to disobey the imperial edict and had to do so. He had sent someone to ask Li Qing to handle the transfer of command. He secretly ambushed a hundred personal soldiers under the tent, just waiting for Li Qing to cut him over when he entered the tent.

Poor Chen Xuanli didn't know that Li Qing came from Chang'an, otherwise he would not dare to take this risk if he was killed. He just thought that the emperor wanted to take the opportunity to seize Li Qing's military power, just like killing the Shuofang Jiedushi Zhang Qiqiu. Moreover, Chen Xuanli himself also had selfish thoughts. Once Li Qing was killed, the Anxi Army would most likely be handed over to him.

Now as long as he has soldiers in his hands, he can get the wind and get the rain. Chen Xuanli couldn't help laughing when he thought of the proud part.

After about half an hour, the personal soldiers came to report that Li Qing came and brought 300 cavalrymen to accompany him. Chen Xuanli hurriedly went out of the tent. He saw Li Qing walking quickly in armor from afar. Chen Xuanli bowed and smiled, "General, when he was in Nanzhao, I said that your future was limitless. Now it seems that it is really good. He became the Prince of Anxi in his thirties, which is much better than that of Brother Shuhan."

Li Qingyi stopped and bowed to him and smiled, "Elder General Chen has a deep experience in the army. It is probably because I handed over power to the old general. How can I turn it around and make Li Qing uneasy? I will explain this to the emperor tomorrow and hand over power to the old general again."

Chen Xuanli raised his head and laughed, "I'll talk about tomorrow tomorrow, come! Come! Come! General, please follow me to discuss in detail."

As he said that, he took Li Qing's arm intimately and walked towards the big tent, but when he took a step, Li Qing did not move at all. Chen Xuanli was shocked and looked at Li Qing anxiously. He saw that he seemed to be smiling and his eyes were full of sarcasm. Chen Xuanli immediately understood. He was shocked and threw Li Qing down and rushed into the big tent. However, it was too late. Li Qing grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him hard, dragging him to the ground, then stepped on his head and said, "Tie it for me!" Several personal soldiers rushed up next to him and tied Chen Xuanli tightly.

Li Qing found a secret order from his arms and sneered at him: "You want to kill me without even understanding the matter. It's really stupid!"
Chapter completed!