A knife in love

Chapter 3268

When Li Zongyang said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "It's just that although some people are in doubt, the Prince's Mansion and Qi Wang's Mansion are gone. Those ministers and generals are not fools. They know that if they are slightly dissatisfied at this time, they will be killed. All the people in the palace of the Qin Dynasty who were blindfolded realized that a catastrophe must be imminent. Therefore, after Emperor Gaozu finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers from the upper and lower walls of the Xuanwumen City, and some treacherous villains rushed to Emperor Taizong's horse. , One after another knelt down and kowtowed to congratulate Emperor Taizong.

"Emperor Taizong was able to kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, force Emperor Gaozu to confer him the crown prince, and finally give up the throne to him. The biggest contributors were Changsun Wuji and Yu Chigong. The planners, Changsun Wuji, also charged into battle for him , the pioneer who murdered and established power was Yu Chigong. Later, Emperor Taizong built Lingyan Pavilion, on which were hung portraits of 24 heroes. The first one was Changsun Wuji. Among the generals, Li Xiaogong, as a royal family, It's not surprising that he ranks first. The military general behind him is Yu Chigong, who ranks seventh. In terms of military exploits, Yu Chigong's reputation among the founding generals of the Tang Dynasty is not obvious, far inferior to Li Jing and others. Qin Qiong is also quite inferior, but he shined in the Xuanwumen Change, was appreciated by Emperor Taizong, and has been favored by Emperor Taizong ever since. Yang Guozhong said that Prince Li Heng compared Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to his Yuchi Jingde. Emperor Taizong himself. In this way, Li Longji became Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan. If he went to Shuofang, the overall situation would be controlled by Prince Li Heng. At that time, I am afraid that Li Longji could only follow the example of Emperor Gaozu and abdicate the throne to Li Heng."

When Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan heard what Li Zongyang said, they both thought in their hearts, this man is really long-winded.Just now he just wanted to say that Yang Guozhong was playing power, but he changed the topic and talked for a long time.I don't know how many hours it will take for this person to explain things clearly.

When the two were thinking about it, Li Zongyang went on to say: "Li Longji was shocked when he heard Yang Guozhong say this, shook his head and said, you are right, we can't go to Shuofang. Yang Guozhong was overjoyed when he heard the words, kowtowed and said, Your Majesty Shengming. I think that the terrain in the middle of Shu is steep and the army is sufficient. Your majesty might as well move to Chengdu and close the Jiange for self-defense. At that time, your majesty will sit in the middle of Shu and mobilize the king of soldiers and horses from all over the world. When the army gathers in Guanzhong, it will be like catching a turtle in a urn to secure a thief. It must be bound with hands tied, and the world can be settled.

"The traitor Yang Guozhong acted like this because he had never been on good terms with the crown prince, Li Heng. He was afraid that after arriving in Shuofang, he would be killed by the crown prince when he arrived at the crown prince's territory. And Yang Guozhong's best friend, Xianyu Zhongtong, served as Jiannan Jiedu envoy. In Shuzhong for many years, Yang Guozhong himself once led Jiannan Jiedushi, so Shuzhong is Yang Guozhong's territory. If Li Longji moves to Shuzhong, he will definitely fall under Yang Guozhong's control. At that time, Yang Guozhong Just like Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period, but Li Longji became Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Yang Guozhong can coerce the emperor to command the princes. When the time is right, he can compile the Tang Dynasty and stand on his own. Li Longji defended day and night, but unexpectedly There was a treacherous official who was rarely seen in ancient and modern times. After hearing Yang Guozhong's idea, he was overjoyed and immediately asked Yang Guozhong to plan how to escape to Shuzhong.

"Yang Guozhong is extremely treacherous. After returning to the mansion, he immediately summoned his cronies and best friends to one place, and asked them to gather their cronies and escort the emperor to leave the capital as soon as possible. As for the royal family, except for the crown prince and a few mediocre and incompetent princes, All the others were left in Chang'an City and ignored. As for the court ministers, only Yang Guozhong's henchmen were brought along, and the rest of the officials were left to fend for themselves.

"Yang Guozhong's idea is extremely vicious. He brought the prince Li Heng with him because he was worried that he would ruin his own affairs by fleeing to Shuofang. It is not difficult to keep the prince by his side and kill him on the way to escape. Even if he cannot be killed on the way, After arriving in the middle of Sichuan, the crown prince could not escape from his grasp. It would not be harmful to bring a few mediocre princes such as the longevity king Li Mao with him, and Li Longji would not suspect that he had other plans. But those with outstanding talents The prince can't take it away, otherwise he will make things difficult for him when he arrives in the middle of Shu, and he will inevitably cause trouble. Keep these people in Chang'an City, and after the rebels break through the city, they will definitely kill them all. In this way, if you borrow a knife to kill someone, Li Longji would not doubt himself, and the officials and common people would not complain about him. As for those court officials who were abandoned in Chang'an City, they were all Yang Guozhong's political enemies. Let them stay in Chang'an City and let the rebels kill them It is clean and does not require Yang Guozhong to do it, which saves a lot of energy and will not damage Yang Guozhong's reputation.

"Early the next morning, under the escort of Prime Minister Yang Guozhong and Habayashi Army General Chen Xuanli, Li Longji escaped from Chang'an City and headed straight for the middle of Sichuan. My own children and grandchildren, but still thinking about the sisters of the Yang family during their busy schedules, can be said to be extremely despicable and shameless. After Li Longji and others escaped, the abandoned princes, grandsons and emperor's concubines knew that the situation was not good. It's just that these people have always been accustomed to rich clothes and rich food, and they don't know how to avoid disasters in a hurry. However, the local ruffians and defeated soldiers in Chang'an knew that the emperor had fled, and immediately made trouble. Poor Li family's princes and grandchildren lost Habayashi They were either killed or injured by the evil servants at home, or killed by local rogues and street hooligans. Some people were lucky enough not to be killed and were about to escape from the city. They caught them all, sent them to Luoyang, and handed them over to An Lushan for disposal.

"When Li Longji favored An Lushan, he married the daughter of the clan's daughter, Princess Rongyi, to the eldest son of An Lushan, An Qingzhong, and built a son-in-law mansion for An Qingzhong in Chang'an City, allowing An Qingzhong and his wife to live in the mansion. After An Lushan rebelled, Li Longji beheaded An Qingzhong. Therefore, when An Lushan saw the prince and grandson of the Li family who were escorted to Luoyang, and thought of the eldest son An Qingzhong who died in Chang'an, he was really furious and ordered Execute all these royal family members Ling Chi to avenge An Qingzhong's murder. It is a pity that these princes and grandchildren who are well-clothed and well-fed, because Li Longji, a fatuous and unscrupulous emperor, ended up in such a miserable end. Even the ghost will not let go of Li Longji, a foolish king!"

When Li Zongyang said this, under the light of the fire, his face was distorted, his eyes were fierce, and his expression was very terrifying.Seeing his appearance, Li Qiufeng's heart moved, thinking that when this person mentioned Tang Gaozu and Tang Taizong, his tone was quite respectful, but whenever Tang Xuanzong was mentioned, he would definitely call him by his name directly, and the contempt was obvious at a glance. It seems that he has a blood feud with Li Longji.Since his surname is Li, and he is quite familiar with the old affairs of Li Tang, could it be that this person is a descendant of the Li royal family, and his ancestors suffered misfortune during the Anshi Rebellion?

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