Chapter 384: Family, Country, World (IV)

It gradually came to dusk, and the blood-red sunset shone on the huge cliffs and rugged mountains, as if the entire Qinling Mountains were shrouded in a sea of ​​fire. This is Huayin County and the place where Cui Ganyou was annihilated by the entire army.

On the official road, a large group of cavalrymen with about 2,000 people flew past like lightning. The strong wind they brought blew the bare trees on both sides bent down. The people who were in front looked grim and had a strong and decisive look in their eyes. He was Li Qing who rushed back from thousands of miles away.

He was two days earlier than Li Longji had expected. The large group of people had arrived at Tongguan and stationed. Li Qing led two thousand personal guards back to Chang'an overnight. The situation in Chang'an was about to break out, and it was very good tonight.

It takes a long time for ordinary merchants to walk from Huayin County to Chang'an. If a horse rider is a horse, it can be reached in two hours. However, Li Qing's two thousand iron guards are all Arab horses. These horses are tall, tall, strong, powerful, well-proportioned, neat fur, shiny, and long tails flying in the wind. They run in a strong manner and can reach Chang'an in just one hour.

As soon as the sky was dark, the majestic Chang'an walls had already come into Li Qing's eyes from afar. He raised his hand and the cavalry brigade was running at high speed. In the distance, a gray-black mist enveloped the world's largest city. The majestic outline of the Daming Palace was vaguely visible. Li Qing stared at this familiar and unfamiliar city. I wonder what was happening there at this time?

From dusk, Jingzhao Yin Guo Xuji ordered the closing of the city gates and the gates of each yard, and the merchants in Xishi and Dongshi, Pingkang and Yanshoufang were ordered to close the doors.

The streets and alleys were covered with notices. A group of An Lushan's wandering rebels were found in Chang'an City. Now the government is trying its best to capture them. If anyone provides clues, he will be rewarded.

Guo Xuji asked Li Fei Yuanli and Xin Yunjing for help at the same time, hoping that they could send some Yulin troops to help him. Xin Yunjing ignored him, but Li Fei Yuanli happily sent 300 people to assist him in searching.

As dusk fell, Chunming Street and Zhuque Street were already empty, and only the yamen runners with their waists were seen patrolling back and forth on the street. An unknown sense of fear quietly hit everyone's hearts. People looked up at the sky. The dark clouds had closed and were about to change the sky.

The house of the Ten Kings, the door of the Yongwang's mansion is closed, and the leaves of the old locust tree near the wall are withered, like a dry palm with long fingers spreading open, rustling in the cold wind, which is very desolate. Everyone passing by here will involuntarily say that this is a declining royal palace, just like this dead old locust tree, with no hope.

But in fact? If anyone's eyes could penetrate the high walls, he would immediately find another scene. Hundreds of soldiers in neatly armored arms were arranged in the courtyard. Their eyes were cold and the breath of death. No one moved. Liu Si also changed into military uniforms. They were no longer humble to the servants, but were majestic and decisive in every move, and their temperament was already revealed.

On the steps, King Yong Li Lin looked at Dongfang nervously, his ears raised high, and his expression was focused, as if he had been imposed on a fixed technique. Although Li Longji had deprived all his hopes of being an emperor and a crown prince, how could he have worked hard for more than ten years of hard work in vain? Especially with an elite and powerful army, his ambition quickly expanded in Li Lin's heart, and he remembered an ancient proverb: The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

And he is this oriole.

The trees swayed, and a black shadow suddenly appeared on the wall, and then fell down like a light swallow. He took two steps, and his rough face appeared in front of King Yong through the faint light coming out of the house. He was Liu Wu who went out to inquire about the news.

"Your Highness, I have found the Supreme Emperor's army. It is in the schoolyard north of Xingqing Palace, ready to go."

"Beautiful job!" Li Lin nodded excitedly. Now the city gates are closed. All signs indicate that the situation is different. He guessed it well. His father really wanted to do something tonight and sneak into the Daming Palace without realizing it. He should also discover the defensive loopholes of the Yulin Army. He will be a team that suddenly breaks out, which will catch everyone off guard.

"Wait a little longer and wait for the best opportunity!" Thinking of this, Li Lin said to Liu Si: "Let everyone rest on the spot and listen to my orders!"

Liu Si followed the order and gave a wink at the commander Lin, who was leading the troops. Commander Lin waved his hand gently and said "Brush!", and the team sat down almost at the same time, without any more noise.

Li Lin was extremely satisfied. With this army, he was worried about the big things. In the hazy, he seemed to see the moment he ascended the throne, the magnificent hall, the solemn and serious ministers, and the picturesque country.

"Your Highness, I'll go out to find out the situation again and report it at any time!" Liu Wu's volunteer interrupted his short dream. Li Lin immediately nodded and responded: "Mainly focus on Xingqing Palace. Once there is empty, I will notify me immediately."

At the last moment when the sun sets, Li Mi finally persuaded Li Fei Yuanli to put Bian Lingcheng's army in from Chongxuan Gate. He then explained to Li Qing, but if something happened to the emperor, he would not be able to bear it. Perhaps the atmosphere today is indeed a bit strange, perhaps because Li Fei Yuanli's mind was swollen for a moment. Not only did he agree happily, he also offered to say that he had few troops and would concentrate on defending the imperial city and give him the defense of the Ming Palace.

Li Fei Yuanli's arrogance at first and then respectful at the same time made Li Mi sneer. This must have been arranged by Li Qing in the morning, which was to let them kill each other and further weaken the power of the royal family. But even if he knew that Li Qing did it on purpose, Li Mi had no choice. This was an open conspiracy. Everything had already been set, and the chess player had to play chess according to the route arranged by the layouter.

It is true that Li Longji wants to overthrow Li Yu and restore it again, but why doesn’t Li Yu want to use this opportunity to eradicate all those who threaten his throne?

The night became even darker. Outside Chongxuan Gate was a large pine forest, with fog filled with fog. The entire Chongxuan Gate was shrouded in hazy fog. Bian Lingcheng led three thousand troops to hide in the pine forest since the afternoon. At this moment, he leaned against a pine tree waiting for news from the Daming Palace. He was chewing a straw pole in his mouth and looked at the soldiers sitting all over the ground from time to time.

These soldiers were all farmers recruited from both sides of the Wei River in the name of the emperor by Bianlingcheng. They scattered Li Heng's property and promised to exchange their rich money and land for their enthusiastic registration.

The morale is still strong, but unfortunately the training time is too short, and they don’t know that they are about to face bloody battles. Bian Lingcheng is a soldier-knowingly, he knew in his heart that these three thousand people could only be the top scene. If they meet the elite of the Anxi Army, they may not be able to compete with even 300 people.

Just as Bian Lingcheng was thinking about it, the fire on Chongxuan Gate lit up three times, and then the iron gate creaked open. Bian Lingcheng was excited. This was a sign of an appointment. He whispered a few words, and the soldiers immediately lined up and entered the Daming Palace one by one.

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In the imperial study room, Li Mi and Li Yu were conducting final planning. They already knew the movements in the city. It was obvious that Li Longji was going to do something tonight.

A sketch of the Daming Palace was laid on the imperial desk. Li Mi carefully searched for every subtle point. Li Longji did not know that he had reached a compromise with Li Fei Yuanli, so he would not come in from Danfeng Gate, nor would he go through Xuanwu Gate to the Yulin Army. The headquarters of Xi Neiyuan came in. Gradually, Li Mi's attention fell on Xuande Gate, which was a gate connecting the East Palace and the Daming Palace. The Prince Li Shi lived in the outer palace of the Daming Palace. The East Palace was idle for a long time and no one should guard it here.

Li Mi's index finger joint knocked heavily on the sketch and said to himself: "It's here! His army must be planning to come in from Xuande Gate."

When Li Mi discovered this channel, he immediately picked up his pen and marked it on it, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, as long as you guard the Xuande Gate, you can give them a headache!"

After stopping, he suddenly felt that Li Yu was silent behind him, and he couldn't help but look back in surprise. There was no one behind him. Li Mi quickly stood up and saw that Li Yu was walking to the window and staring at the night sky with his hands behind his back.

Li Mi suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart, and he asked slowly: "Does Your Majesty think something is wrong?"

"Master, you told me at noon that it would be better for us to take the initiative. I have considered it for an afternoon. Since he wanted to take advantage of Li Qing's absence to overthrow me, why don't I use this opportunity to get rid of him instead!"

"Does Your Majesty still mean to take the initiative?" Li Mi understood a little.

"good!"

Li Yu suddenly turned around, with a vicious look in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "He himself will definitely not come with the army, but will hide in Xingqing Palace to listen to the news. We only need to use one or two hundred people to defend Xuande Gate, and other teams will go out from Danfeng Gate to counterattack his Xingqing Palace. He will simply use this opportunity to kill him and then remove his princes. Master, do you agree?"

Li Mi looked at him silently. At this moment, he found that Li Yu's mentality had finally matured. He nodded gently, "I'll discuss with Li Fei Yuanli and ask him to re-garrison the Daming Palace!"

In Xingqing Palace, dozens of important officials have been summoned to the palace by Li Longji. Tonight, they will witness the revival of an old emperor and the restart of an era. Li Longji stood vigorously on the steps in front of Qinzheng Hall. He was actually wearing Tang army armor, with a bow on his back, a quiver hanging on his waist, and a horizontal knife in his hand. His old body exuded three murderous aura, as if he had returned to the young heroic general in his youth.

Behind him, dozens of black shadows were vaguely sitting in the empty and cold Qinzheng Hall. They were the high-ranking officials of the court who were invited to prove Li Yu's abdication, Wei Jiansu, Fang Guan, Pei Mian, Zhang Hao, Cui Huan, etc. Everyone had a serious face, and the anxiety in their eyes was revealed. Li Longji was a little crazy. At this moment, he could no longer see the calmness and rationality that a person who did big things should have. He was more like a desperate gambler.

"Your Majesty! The guys have finished their clothes and can set off at any time!" Chen Xuanli reported loudly that since Li Longji was determined, he had also given up his promise.

Li Longji was extremely excited. He looked into the direction of the Yeting Palace from afar. Waiting for the last moment, suddenly, he saw that there was a sudden roll of smoke coming out of the Yeting Palace, and then the fire light rushed up. This was the signal of action. He grinned and laughed unscrupulously. At this moment, no one could stop him anymore.

"Set out!" Li Longji waved his hand heavily. Chen Xuanli got the order and ran out of Daming Palace with two flag bearers. After a moment, a large group of black people rushed out of the school grounds in the north of Xingqing Palace. The bow was erected and the knife was unsheathed, and rushed towards Yanxi Gate, which was closest to the Eastern Palace in chaos and excitement.

Yanxi Gate is located in the northeast corner of the imperial city, next to Yongchun Gate in the East Palace. The guards of Yongchun Gate are fifty soldiers under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Yin. Since the wall pushing incident occurred in Xuanyangfang, Li Qing has allocated 500 soldiers to Jingzhao Yin to assist in guarding the city gates and patrolling the security of each yard. After Li Qing's eastern expedition, the Yulin Army was insufficient. Li Fei Yuanli handed over several gates entering and leaving the imperial city to Jingzhao Yin to defend. Gu, Guo Xuji's role is extremely important, which is the main reason why Li Longji tried every means to win him over.

At this time, the Yeting Palace suddenly caught fire, and the Yulin troops patrolling the imperial city rushed towards the Yeting Palace. The entire imperial city was silent and there was no one to be seen. The soldiers stationed at Yanxi Gate had already received the order. Seeing that the agreed lights outside the gate were shining, they immediately opened the city gate. Chen Xuanli led thousands of people to enter. This was just the first pass, and the second pass was Yongchun Gate of the East Palace. Li Longji had already sent people to investigate. The prince Li Shi did not live in the East Palace. There was no one here. The gate was closed tightly. The soldiers set up ladders and climbed up the city tower. For a moment, the Yongchun Gate was wide open, and the passage to the Daming Palace had been opened. Chen Xuanli was full of heroism. He waved his sword and shouted: "Kill in and seize the Xuande Gate!"

Li Qing led two thousand iron cavalry to stand quietly on a Gaogang two miles away from Mingde Gate. He had already seen the thick smoke soaring over the Yeting Palace and the flames mixed in the smoke, but he did not move. He was still waiting for the last signal to light up.

There was already chaos in Chang'an City. Almost all the people knew that something big had happened, but no one dared to go out to the streets and closed the doors tightly. Even some of the gossips who were wandering on the streets in Chang'an did not dare to show up. This was not an ordinary turmoil. This was a palace coup, and it was involved that it would be exterminated.

But the most chaotic place happened in Yongfufang, which is the location of the Ten Kings' House and the place where the royal family is most concentrated. This house is experiencing a tragic massacre. The source of the disaster comes from the Yongwang's mansion. Just when the fire in the Yeting Palace started, the Yongwang's mansion seemed to be like cockroaches that exploded in a nest, and countless men in black were pouring out. They held sharp swords in their hands and rushed towards the mansion of Li Yu's brother, Zhao Wang Li, and Zhao Wang Li. In just a moment, they killed nearly 200 men, women, young and old, and then rushed to Baisunyuan and killed Li Yu's sons, Zheng Wang Li Miao, Han Wang Li Jiong, Chen Wang Li Yu, and Chen Wang Li Yu. Only in the firelight could the ferocious laughter of King Yong Li Lin.

But after the killing, his army began to be crazy. King Guang Li Ju, King Yi Li Ju, and King Sheng Li Qi were all affected, and Li Lin could not stop drinking. These people seemed to be a very professional killing machine, and they instantly washed away blood. In just one hour, the Baisun Courtyard and the Prince's Mansion were all massacred. Even more than a dozen families of the heir kings who had just moved to Yongfufang were wiped out.

Li Lin was already stunned. His original intention was to kill Li Yu's brother and son, but he didn't expect to make such a big mess. He began to feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell where it was wrong?

Liu Si, covered in blood, knelt in front of Li Lin and explained: "Your Highness! Your brothers have not seen so many wealthy families. They are already jealous of killing. They can't tell which ones should be killed and which ones should not be killed, so they can only kill them all."

Li Lin was in a state of confusion. He sat on the steps and trembled all over, and could not say a word. Liu Si saw the uneasiness in his heart and whispered to him: "Your Highness, since ancient times, the throne is the most unwilling tolerant. There is only one throne, but everyone wants to be a throne. Since Your Highness has done it, just be more ruthless. In the future, will it be enough to order the historian to change this matter?"

At this time, Liu Wu suddenly appeared, and he half-kneeled to Li Lin and said, "Your Highness, Xingqing Palace was besieged by thousands of people. The troops attacking the Daming Palace rushed back to rescue, and the two armies were fighting together."

Li Lin was stunned. He didn't know what Bian Lingcheng was doing, so he didn't understand where the thousands of people besieged Xingqing Palace came from? Liu Si gave his brother a wink, and Liu Wu immediately said: "According to his subordinates, some of these people are Yulin Army, and the other part seems to be Li Yu's new recruits. They are all shouting the slogan of killing thieves as emperors!"

Liu Si immediately took the slogan and said, "Your Highness, have you seen that the emperor and the Supreme Emperor competed for the throne, but they shouted the slogan of killing the thief. It can be seen that there is no family affection for the throne. Since your Highness wants to get the throne, why should he be merciful?"

Seeing that things had come to this point, Li Lin had to nod his head slightly, as if he had recognized the soldiers' misconduct. He sighed and said, "Then you must listen to my orders in the future and do not act recklessly anymore!"

"Don't worry, your highness, your brothers are already full and will not kill them indiscriminately!"

The sudden emergence of Bian Lingcheng's army disrupted Li Lin's plan. He held his head and said nothing, and could not think of what to do next. Liu Si suddenly had an undetectable sinister smile on the corner of his mouth, and he whispered to him: "Your Highness, I have a good suggestion."

Li Lin was excited and asked hurriedly: "Speak quickly! What's the best way?"

"Since both teams are fighting fiercely in Xingqing Palace and the Yulin Army is also going to participate in the battle, then the Ming Palace will inevitably be empty. Why don't Your Highness...?"
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