Ma Li walked out of the hall proudly. He came to Cheng Yuanzhen, who was kneeling in front of the steps, and gave him a cold and contemptuous look. Cheng Yuanzhen felt goosebumps when he stared at him, and his heart became more and more frightened.
After a while, the guard came to him and said expressionlessly: "My lord, please come in."
Cheng Yuanzhen felt uneasy. The two people just stood up and refused to surrender. One was killed and the other was let go. As a surrender minister who had made great contributions, he should be rewarded, but Li Siye was a very treacherous person. Change, who knows what is going on in his head right now? Is he going to kill the donkey, or is he going to be reused?
He dragged his heavy legs into the palace, without even daring to raise his head, and knelt down on the ground with a plop: "I am here to see the king of Xiliang, no, I am here to see the saint."
Li Siye raised his hand and asked him to stand up. There was no expression on his face. He just said in a relaxed and friendly manner: "General Cheng's ability to turn from darkness to light is a great contribution to the country, and it also makes me very fond of you. Please don't make any mistakes in the future. You and I are both ministers of the Tang Dynasty, how can we do such treason?"
After hearing this, Cheng Yuanzhen broke out in a cold sweat. Was what this guy just said his true thoughts in his heart, or was he testing him? He must not take such a risk, otherwise his own death would be in front of him.
"You have great martial arts and should be the master of the world. The current emperor Li Heng has failed in his conduct. The Tang Dynasty has long since exhausted its strength. It is the time for you to ascend to the throne."
Li Siye shook his head: "Don't be like other people who are busy trying to persuade you to join us. But even if I can't be justified, I can still give you an official title and reward. But before that, we have to find a qualified emperor for the Tang Dynasty. .”
After hearing this, Yuan Zhen was able to confirm that Li Siye really had no intention of becoming emperor, so he would definitely find a puppet to control him next.
He asked respectfully and piously: "I wonder who the King of Xiliang would like to elect as emperor?"
"You have got the point right. Prince Heng Li, the twenty-fourth son of the Supreme Emperor, has always been kind, stable, gentle and honest, which is what a ruler of the country should be like. I will leave this matter to you. As long as you have By establishing King Heng Li Yi as emperor, you will have the merit of supporting him, and when he ascends the throne, I will ask him to make you the Duke of the country."
Cheng Yuanzhen quickly kowtowed to the ground and said, "Thank you so much, my lord! Thank you so much, my lord. I will definitely be very embarrassed. I will take good care of the emperor for you."
Li Siye nodded and smiled with satisfaction. It was easy to talk to such smart people. He could understand with just a few hints. If this eunuch could always understand his position, he might not die in peace in the future.
"Okay, I will make the new emperor ascend the throne within a month and announce it to the world, so you have to speed up to convince Heng Wang Li Yi."
"So fast?" Cheng Yuanzhen was startled. He didn't expect Li Siye to be so anxious to stabilize the situation. Would he have any backup plans in the future?
"Of course this kind of thing must be done quickly and urgently. If the enthronement ceremony can be simplified, just simplify it. I have only one request. I can't let the new emperor cause any trouble for me. As long as you succeed in persuading Li Zhen to sit on that chair It is a great achievement. And I will personally select the Royal Guards for the Emperor to ensure His Majesty's safety."
"Well, I'll take my leave." Cheng Yuanzhen broke out in a cold sweat, suppressed some of his deepest thoughts, and slowly exited the hall with his hands crossed.
When Li Siye was stationed in Chang'an, he reorganized the structures of the surrendered local vassal armies, the surrendered Yan army, and the surrendered Longwu army, all of which were intertwined and disrupted to prevent them from uniting with the party and causing instability in the army.
In addition, he also selected officers from the Hexi, Beiting, and Anxi armies to form a Central Guards Army with Longyou officers as the branches and the rest of the armies as green leaves. This army was ostensibly the emperor's guard army.
In fact, he used it to control the capital and the armed forces of the imperial court.
Regarding the candidates for the left and right imperial forest generals, Li Siye, after careful consideration, finally selected the person he was most comfortable with. He appointed Yan Xiaosi as the left imperial forest general and his youngest son Li Xu as the right imperial forest general. This way, even if he led his army out,
Fighting can also ensure that there will be no fire in Chang'an's backyard.
For this reason, he wrote a special letter and sent someone to recall Yan Xiaosi from Tongguan to Chang'an.
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After receiving Li Siye's instructions, Cheng Yuanzhen returned to his mansion and prepared a gift to visit Prince Heng's mansion. However, Prince Heng was no longer in the mansion, but hid in a corner of Chang'an.
When the world is in chaos, the most pitiable thing is that they, the descendants of the clan, will inevitably be treated as a thorn in the flesh by the later usurpers, and even their lineage will be completely cut off. After An Lushan invaded Chang'an, his righteousness
His descendant Xiaozhe once massacred the clan members left in Chang'an. In order to prevent Li Siye from doing the same, they had to hide to ensure their own safety.
Li Siye chose to let Cheng Yuanzhen handle this matter because of two considerations. First, Cheng Yuanzhen was a figure who had mixed up in the palace of Chang'an. He knew all aspects of Chang'an well, and there was really no one like him around him. Second, Cheng Yuanzhen
Although he led the crowd to surrender, this person is suspected of being a speculator. As long as someone incites him a little, he may turn to Li Heng. Let him do this to cut off his retreat and even attract Li Heng.
Firepower, as long as Cheng Yuanzhen follows him and does this, he will completely cut off the possibility of returning to the imperial court, which has far exceeded the bottom line of Li Heng's tolerance.
Although Heng Wang Li Yi has disappeared, there are still traces. Cheng Yuanzhen interrogated the whereabouts of Li Yi through the servants of the former Heng Prince's mansion. He immediately ordered people to prepare many gifts and went to Heng Wang Li ceremoniously.
Qi's hiding place euphemistically indicated his purpose.
Li Yao neither nodded in agreement nor refused, which gave Cheng Yuanzhen hope. Who in the world doesn't like to be an emperor? Even a puppet emperor is beyond the reach of countless people.
When he returned, he immediately prepared to move Li Ai into the Tai Chi Palace. By then, it would be too late for him to regret it. However, Cheng Yuanzhen never expected that as soon as he left Li Ao's temporary refuge, he would commit suicide. He almost committed suicide.
He was not given any chance to save.
Cheng Yuanzhen hurriedly went to see Li Siye and asked him what he should do now. Li Siye was also very shocked and angrily cursed Cheng Yuanzhen bloody.
"I asked you to persuade him to become emperor, not to force him to death. You can't even do this. This is how you worked under Li Heng before!"
Cheng Yuanzhen kowtowed repeatedly and said: "I know my sin, but I was careless. He had promised well, but he couldn't have imagined it. Now that he is dead, I ask the king to find a way to make amends."
"Repair, how to remedy, how to save the person when he is gone?" He said a few words of anger and suddenly his eyes lit up. He turned to ask Cheng Yuanzhen: "Does King Heng Li Yi have a son?"
"Yes, yes, yes, he has two sons, one named Li Jixuan and the other named Li Zhuixuan. However, Li Zhen once practiced Taoism and has not been around women for a long time, so his two sons are quite young.
One is only fourteen years old and the other is only twelve years old."
He said that all the princes of the Li family did not have many children and many wives and concubines. Li Qi was not prosperous due to his own fault.
Li Siye nodded affirmatively: "It's good to be younger. Children don't have so many complicated thoughts in their heads."
"It's just," Cheng Yuanzhen said hesitantly: "Not only are they young, they have not yet had a title. Even if they are hereditary kings, they must be demoted every generation. The two sons can only inherit the title of county king. According to the "Six Codes" etiquette,
A county prince cannot inherit the throne. The emperor must first make him a prince before he can ascend the throne."