Tibet

Chapter 960 Heartfelt words

Li Lin took a boat to retreat south and took away a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, copper coins and other property, but he brought very little food and basically no other supplies.

Li Ye paid homage to the coffin of the Supreme Emperor Li Longji in Laojun Hall of Qingyang Palace, and also met Gao Lishi, who became a Taoist priest here.

Gao Lishi smiled bitterly and said: "Li Lin originally wanted to take away the coffin of the Supreme Emperor, but everyone advised him to give up. I also told him that disturbing the coffin of the Supreme Emperor would make the Emperor uneasy under the Nine Springs, so he gave up."

Li Ye nodded, "But I still want to send the Supreme Emperor's coffin to Chang'an."

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "These are two different things. Sending the coffin back to his hometown will only make the Supreme Emperor more peaceful under the Nine Springs."

Li Ye pondered for a moment and then said: "There is a Taoist temple in Jincheng County. Gao Weng should also go to Longyou! His family is also in Longyou."

Gao Lishi shook his head, "I want to keep vigil for the Supreme Emperor and die for the rest of my life. This is my last and only wish. Your Highness, please stop trying to persuade me."

Li Ye nodded and said no more.

Gao Lishi stood up and said with a smile: "Your Highness, please sit here!"

The two came to sit down under the eaves of the side hall. Gao Lishi poured a cup of tea for Li Ye and said slowly: "His Highness just mentioned the coffin of the Supreme Emperor, which reminded me of one thing. His Highness occupied Bashu and thought of giving it to the court. How do you explain it? Or just fall out with the court directly."

Gao Lishi smiled slightly and said: "In that case, Your Highness can use the coffin and jade seal of the Supreme Emperor to make a deal with the emperor."

Li Ye nodded silently, and every word Gao Lishi said touched his heart.

Gao Lishi pondered for a while and said: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty lost the world because of his two major political moves of moving the capital to Luoyang and taking the imperial examination, which made him offend the Guanlong nobles who controlled the military power and the northern gentry who controlled the civil power. However, the Tang Dynasty won the world in balance. All interests and all the glossy reasons are false, interests are real. If all interests are balanced by His Highness, who would want to support a mediocre and incompetent descendant of Li Heng? Your Highness, Li Heng It’s not about longevity, he won’t be in power for too long, I believe we will meet again in Chang’an.”

Li Ye shook his head, "If I want to attack Chang'an, I can completely capture Guanzhong within a month, but this is not what I want. Gao Weng should know what I want?"

"That's right. If His Highness wants to be recognized by the world's scholars, he must have great achievements. What are the shortcomings of the imperial court that make the world's scholars disappointed and even hate them? The treacherous eunuchs and dictatorship of Li Fuguo and others, the warlords' separatist rule of the three towns in Hebei, Li Zhengji's Shandong separatist regime, Liang Chongyi's Jingxiang separatist regime, and it is said that Li Xilie, the deputy envoy of Huaixi Jiedu, has also begun to take power. If His Highness wipes out the traitors, wipes out the separatist forces in the world, reunifies the Tang Dynasty, and puts the Tang Dynasty on the road to rejuvenation. track, then besides His Highness, who else can sit in the position of the Supreme Ninth Five?"

"What Your Highness wants is this kind of eccentricity!"

"But there will certainly be strong opposition from courtiers and the political hall."

Li Ye nodded, "The Jade Seal is only superficially legal, but the land territory of the Tang Dynasty is the deep-seated legality that all scholars recognize in their hearts."

Gao Lishi smiled slightly again and said: "Before I say goodbye, I will give you a few words from the bottom of my heart!"

"Gao Weng, please speak!"

Gao Lishi smiled slightly and said: "If His Highness temporarily stores some of the property in Li Fuguo's private warehouse, this matter will basically be done. Not only will His Highness get Bashu, but it will also deepen the divisions in the court."

On the Minjiang River, a fleet of 300 large ships was sailing down the river. Li Lin stood on the bow of the ship with his hands behind his hands, looking at the fertile land on both sides of the river. His eyes were full of anxiety. He never thought that he The main army was defeated in the first battle. The 70,000 to 80,000 troops were almost completely lost, and now only more than 9,000 people are left.

Li Lin almost fled Chengdu. He didn't know where he could go.

At this time, Li Taiqing, an aide, advised: "I am from Huzhou. Your Majesty can go to Hangzhou and Yue, including Suzhou and Huzhou. These are prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River. Your Majesty occupies the south of the Yangtze River and is beyond the reach of the imperial court. Since the three towns in Hebei can be separated, , Jingxiang can be separatist, and Jiangnan can be the same. As long as the prince works hard in Jiangnan and accumulates strength, there will be opportunities in the future!"

Li Lin smiled bitterly, "Will there still be a chance?" "Your Majesty, now that the traitors are in power in the court, there will be great chaos in the future. At that time, the prince will raise his arms to the world, lead an army to serve the king, and restore the court's order. This is the prince's opportunity. "

Li Lin sighed, "If there is such an opportunity, I'm afraid Li Ye will get it!"

Li Taiqing curled his lips and said disapprovingly: "Who is Li Ye? He is just a descendant of Li Shuliang. How can a side branch be compared with the prince's orthodox direct lineage? He will not be the emperor."

Li Lin didn't want to say any more, so she turned around and asked, "Where are you now?"

The guard said from behind: "Reporting to the prince, we have passed Meizhou and just entered Jiazhou. In front of us is Longyou County."

Li Lin nodded, "It's a bit cold, I'll go back to the cabin first."

On the official road more than ten miles away from the Minjiang River, a cavalry of 20,000 people was heading south parallel to the fleet. Bai Xiaode's troops were divided into two groups and had already rushed to the front, preparing to intercept the enemy at the narrow place on the river before the fleet entered the Yangtze River. Military fleet.

Of course, Bai Xiaode was not very worried. Even if his interception failed, Wang Xiaoru's Jingzhou navy would intercept the enemy on the river in Yiling County, and Li Lin was destined to be unable to escape.

At this moment, a group of scout cavalry came towards Bai Xiaode and whispered a few words. Bai Xiaode's eyes lit up and he asked urgently: "Where are they?"

"We have entered Jiazhou from the south!"

Bai Xiaode immediately said: "Go and inform Governor Wang immediately to intercept them in Yujin County. Our cavalry will fully cooperate with them. In addition, we must remind him that His Highness is not allowed to kill Li Lin and his descendants."

A group of scout cavalry turned their horses and galloped away. Bai Xiaode immediately ordered the team to assemble and line up to move slowly.

Longyou County is today's Leshan, where the Dadu River flows into the Minjiang River. The water volume becomes larger and the river surface becomes wider, but the water surface also becomes very gentle.

At night, Li Lin's fleet slowed down and sailed slowly on the river. All ships hung lanterns to prevent collisions at night. Generally, the fleet had to dock to rest at night, but Li Lin did not allow it. He was worried that There are pursuers on the shore. If you rest on the shore, you will be attacked by the pursuers.

At this moment, the fleet suddenly stopped. Li Lin was awakened by a loud shouting while she was sleeping. Suddenly, the ship swayed and stopped.

He quickly put on his clothes and asked, "What happened?"

A eunuch reported outside: "Your Majesty, wait a moment, we are also asking for news!"

Li Lin felt really uneasy. What's going on? Could it be that he encountered pursuers?

At this time, there were rushing footsteps, and a guard reported urgently outside the cabin: "Your Majesty, there are ships intercepting the river ahead. I heard there are many, and they are all military ships!"

Li Lin's face turned pale with fright.

(End of this chapter)