Chapter 422 Complete Break

The news that An Lushan's army crossed the Yellow River made Li Yu extremely shocked. If there was a natural danger in Hedong to prevent An Lushan from entering Guanzhong, then once he crossed the Yellow River, he could go south from the states in Guanzhong, which was like a wolf entering a house and adding another fire to the chaotic situation in Guanzhong.

Li Yu was anxious and looked back at Li Mi. Li Mi had been pondering and silent. He did not act as surprised as Li Yu. An Lushan crossed the Yellow River as expected. Although the army guarding Tongguan was weak, as long as they were in seclusion and did not fight, no matter how many elite soldiers An Lushan had, it would be difficult for him to enter the pass. But once An Lushan crossed the Yellow River, the problem would be troublesome. There were no soldiers in the Shuofang, and all the troops gathered in Guanzhong. The inner road of the Guanzhong was empty. If An Lushan occupied the north of the Guanzhong Road, then Guanzhong would undoubtedly be like Mount Tai to the top of Chang'an, and the court was in danger.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to drive An Lushan back to the east of the Yellow River. You can ask Li Qing'an for help and ask him to block An Lushan's troops."

"Li Qing'an, will he do it?"

"Yes! It's definitely true. As long as he still thinks he is a royal family and King Zhao, he will definitely deal with An Lushan. One mountain cannot withstand two tigers. In fact, if His Majesty does not require His Majesty to issue an order, he will definitely send troops. However, His Majesty's order is more legitimate, but if He tied him to His Majesty, if Xingqing Palace preempts the order, it would be troublesome."

Li Yu nodded, "I understand, I will issue an order immediately."

Li Yu immediately issued an order, granting Li Qing'an the North Road Pacification Envoy to inspect the states within the pass. This was actually an order for him to lead his army to fight against An Lushan, and also granting Pei Min, the Minister of Revenue, as the Censor of the Ministry of Revenue, to go to Li Qing'an's army to issue an order.

But making this decision was not enough. In order to prevent An Lushan from publicly rebelling while taking advantage of the chaos in Guanzhong, Li Yu decided to negotiate peace with his emperor's grandfather and find a compromise that both sides could accept, so as to concentrate their forces against An Lushan.

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In Xingqing Palace, these Li Longji were also in a state of anxiety and tension. He got the news that the King of Shu Li Mai had arrived at the front army camp, but it was precisely because of his appearance that Gao Xianzhi, who had a rapid offensive momentum, suddenly slowed down the offensive. He stationed in Baoji Mountain south of Chencang, and refused to move troops easily. This made Li Longji feel so angry that his teeth were itchy. He knew that his thirteenth son was not actually cautious in using troops, but was unwilling to work hard for him. In order to preserve his strength, Li Mao from Hanzhong also fought a battle like a symbol, and he stopped it after a brief taste, and also to preserve his strength.

Li Longji felt angry in his heart, but it was hard to say it. He could only sigh and said to Gao Lishi: "My two sons lack the courage to do big things, especially Shisanlang, who only has a hundred thousand troops, but he is afraid of his hands and feet and cannot accomplish big things!"

"Your Majesty, why not discuss peace with the emperor's grandson!" Gao Lishi suggested carefully.

"Party discussion?" Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi vigilantly and said unhappily: "How to discuss peace agreement? Is he willing to give way to me? I see that you are getting more and more confused as you get older, and you don't even have the minimum judgment."

Gao Lishi knew that Li Longji was paranoid. Although he was not as stupid and stubborn as he was when he was sick, he was not the same as the young emperor who followed the advice and was full of enthusiasm in the Kaiyuan period. It was extremely difficult to persuade him, but Gao Lishi still wanted to try it.

"But the Emperor, after all, he is your grandson. His throne is the continuation of the Tang Dynasty's country. But if the country is stolen by An Lushan and others, it will be the misfortune of my Tang Dynasty. Emperor, we cannot fight internally to benefit foreign thieves!"

"You're thinking too much. An Lushan is just a clown. You don't have to take him seriously. If you have to worry, it's just that he will consider it. I just say that if he doesn't step down, I will never give up."

Seeing that Li Longji was obsessed with it, Gao Lishi had to sigh and said, "Your Majesty, go out for a walk! Being in the room for a long time is not good for health. The old slave accompanied the Youth to the back garden to take a walk."

"Okay! I want to bask in the sun, so you can accompany me!"

As soon as they finished speaking, they heard a faint cry from outside. Li Longji frowned and said to the eunuch beside him: "Go and see, what's wrong?"

The eunuch ran out and came back for a moment and said anxiously: "The emperor, it is the emperor who is here, right outside the hall, and he asked to see the emperor."

"What is he here to do? No see!"

Li Longji suddenly became angry and shouted to his left and right: "Go! drive him away, I don't have such a grandson."

Gao Lishi hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, please see me! He will definitely have something big to do when he comes at this time. It's better to listen to what he wants to say and then make a decision."

Li Longji sneered repeatedly: "Hmph! He sent troops to surround me, no longer caring about my grandparents and grandchildren. Why did I give in? I would rather die in Xingqing Palace than see him again and tell him to get out!"

"The Emperor of the Supreme Being angry, maybe he is here to give in. The Emperor of the Supreme Being will first hear what he says, and then drive him away."

Li Longji's face cleared a little, and he said to Gao Lishi: "Then go and hear what he said! I won't see him again. Tell him, I'm ashamed to see someone like him who bullies the clan."

"Okay! I'll take a look first."

Gao Lishi had no choice but to walk out of the palace quickly.

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In the square in front of Xingqing Hall, Li Yu knelt in front of the steps, his waist straightened, and said loudly over and over again: "Please see the grandfather of the emperor and grandson, and discuss something big!"

Several eunuchs next to him were frightened and wanted to help him several times, but he pushed him away. In any case, he must persuade the emperor's grandfather to stop internal struggles and to unanimously go against the outside world. If the emperor's grandfather could launch a new emperor that he could accept, then he could give up the throne. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty's country, Changzhi Yong'an, and to completely solve the problem of land annexation that caused constant turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, he would rather give up the throne than let the emperor's grandfather know that he was thinking about the country he had built, rather than lingering in the throne.

"Please ask the emperor and grandfather to meet the grandson and discuss something big!"

At this time, Gao Lishi walked out quickly, and he heard Li Yu's cry from a distance. He sighed in his heart. Such a good grandson and such a good emperor, Li Longji was determined to rush him to step down, saying that it was because he had violated the interests of the clan, but in fact, the word "power!" was still a rumor. Li Longji was about to enter the country, but he couldn't see through the word "power". He wanted to sit on the throne until his death, but he didn't care about the flood behind him.

Gao Lishi hurried forward and wanted to help Li Yu up, "Master, get up!"

Li Yu shook his head stubbornly and said, "Mr. Gao, I want to have an interview with the emperor's grandfather and talk about the fate of the Tang Dynasty. If he doesn't come to see me, I will never get up."

Gao Lishi sighed again and said, "Your emperor's grandfather is old and he is tired. If you have anything, tell me, I will tell him and persuade him."

"Gao Weng, the Tang Dynasty's country has reached a time of life and death, and internal and external troubles are intimidating. As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I have a great responsibility. If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty thinks I am incompetent, then we can discuss and jointly elect a virtuous clan and select a new emperor who can lead the Tang Dynasty out of difficulties. Then I can abdicate. Gao Weng, I am here today to talk about these things with the Emperor's grandfather, and ask the Emperor's grandfather to consider the country."

"Okay! I'll tell your emperor grandfather, but don't kneel down, stand up!"

"No! I must wait for him to see me, this is my sincerity."

Gao Lishi shook his head and had to enter the palace again. As soon as he entered the palace, Li Longji asked coldly: "Did he agree to abdicate?"

"The Emperor, the Emperor said he would like to have an interview with you. The situation is worrying now. I hope you can give up the differences for the time being, and then sit down and talk together to jointly recommend a new emperor that you can accept. The Emperor, the Emperor is very sincere!"

"Sincerity? Humph!" Li Longji looked down on Li Yu's sincerity and said, "I have been in power for more than 40 years. I don't understand his tricks. I first coax me to give in, and then regret it after he achieves his goal. Do he think I am really confused? Saying a few good words is sincerity? Tell him that if he is really sincere, he will return the confiscated land to the royal family, return all the stolen property and food, and then publicly issue a self-criticism edict to the world. In this way, I believe in his sincerity, otherwise, I have nothing to say to him."

Gao Lishi's eyes showed a look of pain. He really couldn't understand why Li Longji became so stubborn and put forward the conditions that Li Yu could not agree to, asking him to withdraw his land, return his food, and go back on his word. This would lose all the hearts of the world. Li Longji was not sincere.

Gao Lishi had no choice but to walk out of the palace and came to Li Yu's side. He squatted down and advised: "Master, listen to my word! Go back and deal with the difficult things first. It's hard for you to convince him by your emperor grandfather, so let's forget it!"

"What did my emperor's grandfather say?" Li Yu asked stubbornly.

"Your emperor's grandfather has issued a condition to ask you to withdraw your land, money, food, return all the things you took from the royal family, and issue a self-criticism to the world. He can forgive you, but he will talk to you about the new emperor again."

Li Yu lowered his head, feeling extremely painful. He did not expect that the emperor's grandfather would put forward such harsh conditions, which he could not accept at all. He finally gritted his teeth and said, "As long as the emperor's grandfather accepts the restructuring of my land, I can make another compromise and he will designate the new emperor. But I will give me a year to completely reverse the annexation of land and return it to the farmers. One year, I only need one year, and then I will return the throne to him."

"His Majesty!"

"Mr. Gao! Please tell the emperor's grandfather."

"Okay! You're waiting."

Gao Lishi returned to the hall again. Li Longji had already stood up and, with Wu Ruiniang's support, was about to go back to the inner palace to rest. Seeing Gao Lishi coming in, he sneered: "Have he left?"

"No, he is willing to make another compromise. The emperor appointed the new emperor, but he will have to give him a year to solve the problem of land annexation."

"No!" Li Longji flatly refused, "Tell him, don't want to use procrastination tactics to deceive me. He doesn't need him to worry about land. I will solve it myself. If he doesn't want to go back on his word and does not want to issue a self-criticism, okay! I don't need him to issue a self-criticism. I will do it for him, but the premise is that he must abdicate tomorrow. This is my bottom line and cannot be given up."

After saying that, Li Longji helped Wu Ruiniang into the inner hall, never looking back again. Gao Lishi stared at him disappearing in a daze, finally sighed and walked out of the hall with a frustration.

He walked up to Li Yu, helped him up, and shook his head, "Your grandfather wants you to abdicate tomorrow, and he will do other things for you. Master, your conflict is irreversible."

Li Yu stood in a daze, his mind was blank. He was almost taken out of Xingqing Palace by Gao Lishi and walked out of Xingqing Palace. Li Yu then raised his head and looked at the sky and breathed a long sigh. His last hope of reconciliation was also cut off.

After walking out of Xingqing Palace, Gao Lishi saw that there were no other eunuchs on both sides, so he lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion that I can get your Majesty out of the predicament."

Li Yu was refreshed and Gao Lishi was not an ordinary eunuch. His political vision and far-sightedness were not comparable to ordinary people. Li Yu immediately said: "Please give me advice!"

"Since Your Majesty is considering the Tang Dynasty, then you should boldly trust Li Qing'an and make him your Majesty the strongest foreign aid. Your Majesty should not avoid his identity. You should use his power to eradicate An Lushan and eliminate the vassal kings and divide the feudal kings. Then you sit down and talk to find a solution that both of you can accept. In this way, you can keep a little foundation for the revival of the Tang Dynasty. I sincerely advise you, please be careful."

After saying that, Gao Lishi hurried back to Xingqing Palace.

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Thousands of imperial guards escorted Li Yu's dragon chariot slowly on the street. Li Yu was thinking about Gao Lishi's suggestions. In fact, this suggestion was similar to that of his master Li Mi. They all said that Li Qing'an is the only force to unify the Tang Dynasty. When the night was late, he thought, so he simply gave the throne to Li Qing'an, and took his wife and children to seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain. He went to that carefree pastoral life, no worries about state affairs, and no worries about military chaos. But Li Yu also knew that this was just an unrealistic fantasy. History had long told him that any emperor was not natural, and all blood flowed into a river, and he gave the throne to Li Qing'an. Li Qing'an would definitely kill all his family. Even Gao Lishi's suggestions would not work. Once Li Qing'an wiped out the foreign vassals, it would mean that he had completely controlled the Tang Dynasty and that he could escape unstoppable.

At this time, he thought of the harsh conditions that the emperor's grandfather had put forward, which was nothing more than to make his royal family admit his mistakes and restore land annexation. How could it be possible! Li Yu then remembered what Li Yan advised him, and had confiscated Princess Huo's land and property. Since he had already taken this step, don't expect the royal family to forgive him. Li Yan was right. Since he had done it, he would just ruthlessly, seize as much food and money as possible, and recruit soldiers for himself.

At this moment, Li Yu made a decision that as long as he had an army of 500,000 and was commanded by veterans such as Guo Ziyi, why did Li Qing'an need? Any An Lushan, Shu King, Jing King, and Wu King could be wiped out.

Li Yu suddenly realized his heart. He wanted to go back to the Daming Palace. When he was about to arrive at the Daming Palace, a guard reported outside the dragon chariot: "Your Majesty, the left prime minister Wang Gong has urgent matters to ask for a meeting!"
Chapter completed!