Gao Lishi went to bed early. He was suddenly woken up by a push. His son Feng Quanong said nervously: "Father, I got the news. It seems that there was a mutiny in the palace!"
"What!"
Gao Lishi was shocked, "Who mutinied?"
"The child doesn't know either, the situation is unknown."
Gao Lishi hurriedly got up, put on his clothes, washed his face casually, got on the carriage and rushed to the palace.
As soon as the carriage left the gate, someone shouted: "Wait a minute, Sir!"
"parking!"
Gao Lishi heard the other party's voice. He opened the window and saw a tall young man standing opposite. It was indeed Li Ye.
"General Li, why are you in Chang'an?"
"I heard that An Lushan was withdrawing his troops, and I knew something would happen to the court, so I came here to check the situation, and sure enough, I encountered a mutiny tonight."
Gao Lishi was stunned for a moment, "Are you coming out of the palace?"
Li Ye nodded, "The mutiny has been stopped. I'm here to tell Gao Weng."
"Who started the mutiny?" Gao Lishi asked anxiously.
"King Rong and the Flying Dragon!"
Gao Lishi sighed, "It is indeed them. I have warned the emperor a long time ago, but he didn't listen and focused on staring at the prince."
"Could it be that you stopped the flying dragon?"
Li Ye nodded, "Feilong threatened the emperor to abdicate in the Xianju Palace. I arrived in time and killed Feilong."
"The flying dragon is dead!" Gao Lishi was shocked.
Li Ye turned around and waved, "Bring it up!" One of his men carried a corpse. Li Ye pointed at the corpse and said, "Feilong's corpse is here. Gao Weng might as well come and check it out."
Gao Lishi got out of the carriage and took a closer look at the body. He was so surprised that he took two steps back. Sure enough, it was Feilong. He stepped forward to examine the body carefully and found that Feilong had indeed died and could not come back to life.
"General Li, tell me the truth, is he really the emperor?"
Li Ye shook his head, "Liefeng told me before he died that Feilong was a wild Taoist priest who had practiced in Wutingchuan for many years. His soul failed to ascend and was unwilling to die, so he took the Supreme Emperor's body and put on the Supreme Emperor's skin.
In fact, he is a demon, he is over ninety years old, and he can still fight with me, but my heart was cut off with a knife, and he was completely unable to ascend and become ashes."
Gao Lishi sighed, "The emperor has long suspected that he is a demon, but hey! What are you going to do with his body?"
"Before he died, he asked me to cremate him in Wutingchuan. I agreed. I will take him to Wutingchuan to burn him now and scatter his ashes in the river."
"still coming back?"
Li Ye shook his head, "I'm going back to Xiangyang directly."
After speaking, Li Ye bowed to Gao Weng, picked up Feilong's body, and left with two of his men.
Gao Lishi watched his back walking away and couldn't help but sigh lowly. This child has already gone his own way. Li Linfu really has someone to succeed him!
The mutiny had subsided, more than 4,000 of the 10,000 rebels were killed, and the rest knelt down and surrendered. They sat in the square between Xuanwu Gate and Chongxuan, waiting for their fate.
The leader of the palace guards, Yang Zaisong, and the deputy leader, Ma Zhen, were ordered to be executed by Emperor Li Longji. At the critical moment, the guards all ran to guard the Xuanwu Gate. As a result, a big loophole appeared in the south defense. Not only did Feilong rush into the Xianju Palace, but Li Ye
They also rushed in, and no one stopped them.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Yuan Siyi, but the two of them can no longer explain it, and Yuan Siyi will not intercede on their behalf. If they die, they will be silenced.
Gao Lishi and Yuan Siyi were both standing behind Li Longji. Li Longji was yelling at his son Li Wan. Li Wan was caught by Dugu Raoyang and tied up to see the emperor. He knelt on the ground, his expression extremely depressed, and there was nothing but regret in his heart.
"I don't have such a son, take him down and give him a glass of wine!"
Li Wan burst into tears, "Father, please spare my life! I know my mistake, please spare my life!"
"Hmph! You are not willing to spare my life, yet you expect me to spare you and take you down to give you poisonous wine!"
Li Longji's heart was as hard as iron. No matter how Li Wan begged for mercy, he would never soften.
Li Wan was dragged down, and Chen Xuanli stepped forward to plead guilty, "The humble minister failed to rescue him, and his majesty was frightened!"
Li Longji sighed and said: "You are worthy of following me for many years. At critical moments, you have to rely on the old general!"
Chen Xuanli was completely relieved, this level was over.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what to do with the captured rebels?"
"Leave no one alive, kill them all!"
"I obey the order!" Chen Xuanli stood up and went to deal with the prisoners of war.
At this time, Prince Li Heng hurried over and knelt down to plead guilty, "I am guilty of being late to save you!"
Immediately afterwards, a large group of princes, princes, grandsons, Yang Guozhong, Wei Jiansu and other important ministers came to plead guilty.
All Li Longji's hatred for Prince Li Heng disappeared at this time. He believed Feilong's lies and thought that the prince was going to mutiny, but it turned out that Feilong and King Rong launched a mutiny. Alas, I was so confused!
Li Longji nodded, "Yesterday I sent Huanger a warning, and I have decided to cancel it."
Li Heng's nose felt sore, and infinite grievances surged into his heart. He couldn't help but burst into tears.
Li Longji touched his head and said, "Chi'er, I understand your pain, don't cry!"
Li Heng nodded, forced a smile, and held back his tears.
Li Longji said to everyone again: "I'm really a little tired. Let's all go back! I'll consider the praise that should be given tomorrow."
Everyone resigned and left. Li Longji also sent Yuan Siyi away. Li Longji returned to his dormitory. Concubine Yang no longer dared to live in the Xianju Palace and moved to Jiyun Pavilion where she usually lived.
Li Longji sighed and said to Gao Lishi: "Aunt Gongsun said that Feilong was dead, and the imperial concubine also witnessed Feilong being killed by Li Ye, but I am still a little worried, fearing that he will resurrect after death."
Gao Lishi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I personally examined his body and found that Feilong is really dead."
Li Longji was startled, "When did Gao Weng conduct the autopsy?"
"When the old minister went out to enter the palace, he met Li Ye on the way. He was waiting for the old minister. The old minister saw Feilong's body. His heart was cut off by Li Ye with a knife. All his souls were wiped out. Before Feilong died,
I asked Li Ye to burn his body in Wutingchuan, and Li Ye agreed."
"What is the origin of Feilong, and what is its relationship with Wutingchuan?" Li Longji frowned.
"Li Ye told the old minister that Lie Feng revealed the secret before his death. Feilong was a wild Taoist priest in Wutingchuan. He had practiced for many years, but failed to ascend and his soul took away the Supreme Emperor. He is actually an out-and-out Taoist demon."
Li Longji gritted his teeth with hatred and said: "I know that no one can live to be over ninety years old and still be so energetic. It can only be a demon. As long as he is completely wiped out, I will be relieved. But why did he choose Li Ye as his successor?"
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"Your Majesty, choosing Li Ye as his successor is just a cover-up to divert our attention. Just like His Majesty thought Li Yu and Li Cong were his successors before, it was all smoke released by him. The person he really chose is Li Wan."
"You're right, we won't be able to see his truth until the last moment."
Li Longji added: "This Li Ye makes me hate and be grateful at the same time. He broke into the inner palace without permission, but at the critical moment he killed the flying dragon and saved the lives of me and the imperial concubine. I really don't know what to do with him?"
Gao Lishi advised: "Your Majesty, put Li Huan somewhere else! Li Ye defeated the rebels, saved the Jingxiang and Jianghan passages, and also kept the southern part of the Tang Dynasty intact. The veteran feels that this is the most important thing
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Li Longji nodded, "Forget it, let's change Li Huan to the title of King of Huai, let him resist the rebels' southern invasion in the Jianghuai area, announce Li Dai's move to the capital, and change him to be the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. He will make peace with Zhongshu's family, replacing Xian Yu Zhongtong.
As Prime Minister, Li Ye also serves as the observer of Shannan East Road."