Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 207 The Two Dragons Meet
"The saint has arrived at the Xuanwu Gate. Please ask General Zhang Lingxin of the Youlongwu Army to open the city gate and welcome the saint into the camp!"

Outside Xuanwu Gate, Fang Youde shouted to the city with a loud voice.Behind him are a group of Jinwu guards wearing red military uniforms.

Different people have different fates, and Wu Zhiyi couldn't open the Xuanwu Gate. Fang Youde said the word "sage", and Zhang Lingxin ordered people to open the city without hesitation, and personally greeted him with Li Linfu.

The large Xuanwu door was opened with a tooth-gripping sound.

Youlong Wujun General Zhang Lingxin and Right Prime Minister Li Linfu appeared in front of the exhausted Li Longji, and then knelt down and saluted: "Welcome the saint to the camp!"

"Well, get up, no need to be polite."

Brother Ji waved his hands calmly. After Zhang Lingxin and Li Linfu stood up, Li Linfu reported to Li Longji:

"The traitor Li Heng has been captured by us and is being detained in the military camp at the moment. Li Heng's family members have also been captured by us. Please forgive them, saint."

Li Linfu's classic words did not mention where Li Heng was arrested.

It's a pity that while he and Zhang Lingxin hurriedly asked for credit, Li Longji shook his head without interest and said, "I'm tired, let's go to Xiyuan first."

Li Linfu suddenly felt his heart sinking. He had never seen Brother Ji so cold, and he secretly complained in his heart.

Everyone entered the main hall of the West Neiyuan. After taking their seats, Li Longji told Fang Youde beside him: "Quan Zhong, you can handle the rest of the matter. I'm waiting for your good news."

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.Especially Zhang Lingxin, he thought he would take care of the situation himself, but he didn't expect that Li Longji actually entrusted someone to come out of nowhere.

Realizing that many people in the hall had inappropriate attitudes, Brother Ji coldly snorted:

"I now appoint Fang Youde as the general of the Longwu Army to command the left and right armies. The other Nanya Imperial Army will obey his deployment to assist in suppressing the rebellion and arresting Li Heng's accomplices.

I have made up my mind, no need to say more. "

Li Longji directly said it to death!

This rebellion exposed a major problem with the security of the Chang'an Forbidden Army, namely: the lack of a core personal garrison that is capable and efficient, small in scale but quick to respond, capable of one against ten, and extremely loyal and will not be bribed.

In a terrain like Chang'an, this army does not need to have many people. A battalion of [-] soldiers is enough.At the critical moment, it was enough to protect Li Longji from entering the Beiya Forbidden Army Station.

In the process of building the army, the Longwu Army continued to expand its establishment. On the contrary, the backbone was continuously diluted, and some nepotistic households with low combat power were mixed in.These people are useless in fighting, and they keep doing nonsense one after another.

When Li Longji gave the order at this moment, he was also thinking about how to reform the establishment of the Forbidden Army.

The main thing is how to improve the security around him.

"We will follow the saint's order!"

Everyone in the hall said in unison.

"Quan Zhong, it's up to you."

Li Longji patted Fang Youde's arm beside him and said earnestly.

"Please rest assured, saint, General Mo will go and clean up the situation."

Fang Youde took Li Longji's personal seal, bowed and said goodbye, and strode out of the Xiyuan Hall.In fact, at this moment, he had already stirred up a storm in his heart, but now there were too many people waiting around him, so it was difficult to express it.

Li Heng actually rebelled, and Li Heng was not named crown prince!
What went wrong?
Fang Youde found that his original plan could not keep up with the changes in the current situation.Since Zhang Xun committed suicide against Yang Yuhuan, the entire history has been completely different from what he remembered!

This made him feel a bone-chilling chill. The trump card he was so proud of had become completely useless at some point!
"Let's clean up the mess first."

Fang Youde sighed, no matter what, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty must be maintained.Since the old road is dead, I have to try a new road.

……

"Splash him with water to wake him up!"

There was a splash, and the cold and biting water fell on his head, touching the painful wound.

Li Heng slowly opened his eyes, and then saw his "good father" Li Longji sitting on a high chair, looking at him with a playful look.

"Before we go on the road, I want to ask you why you want to rebel."

Li Longji looked at Li Heng and said solemnly.

"Didn't Prince Shou say everything? I have nothing else to say."

Li Heng said with sarcasm and disdain on his face.

"You guys really chill me."

Li Longji shook his head slowly and said with a cold expression.

"Chilling? Father, you really know how to speak!"

At this moment, the anger in Li Heng's heart was ignited.

"Speaking of chilling, what other father can chill us children like you!

King Shou's two concubines, one was occupied by you, and the other was forced to death by you.My biggest mistake was that I didn’t expect King Shou not to kill you!
I hate it so much!I hate myself for not seeing clearly how deep King Shou’s hatred is. He can hate you, a beast, to such an extent!
If King Shou had killed you at that time, I would have been sitting on the dragon throne and become the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty!

You ask me what I did wrong?Well, let me tell you, I just miscalculated this step!

Father, hurry up and do it. I killed three in one day back then. I think if I don’t kill ten today, I’m afraid it will be difficult to calm you down.

I went down first and waited. Anyway, Huangquan Road was very busy and there were many companions. "

Li Heng yelled at Li Longji!

He was shaking like crazy, laughing and crying, and combined with his beaten and bruised face, he looked like a demon from hell.

"You bastard! Shut up!"

Li Heng's words directly let Li Longji break the defense!Even when he was about to die, this "good old man" didn't even feel that he had done anything wrong in rebelling. He just regretted that some details of the rebellion were not done well, which led to the failure!
It just doesn't make sense!
Li Longji rushed up and grabbed Li Heng's bloody shirt on his chest, raised his hand and slapped him twice.

Snapped!Snapped!
After these two slaps, Li Heng didn't know whether it hurt or not. Anyway, Brother Ji felt that his hand hurt.

"Come here! This traitorous son of mine..."

Li Longji was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Li Heng and gave Zhang Lingxin half a sentence, then suddenly stopped.

"Take him down and put him in a prison where he will be well served. After I go to court, I will transfer him to Dali Temple Prison."

Brother Ji took a deep breath and said while suppressing his anger.

"Hahahahaha! It's already this time, and you're still trying to save face! Father, you are so useless!"

Li Heng seemed to be disappointed that Li Longji did not order his execution on the spot, and continued to make provocations.It's a pity that Brother Ji is now as cold as iron and doesn't want to hear Li Heng continue to make noises.

After Li Heng was taken down, Li Longji closed his eyes in pain.

One Li Heng fell, but among the remaining princes, how many "Li Hengs" are still hidden?
Send Li Heng's family to Huangquan Road and kill them.But with so many princes, can Li Longji kill them all?

If you kill the prince and eradicate the roots, then the emperor's grandson will naturally also be killed.

It would be like a river of blood!

Li Longji instantly suppressed the thought of killing all the princes participating in King Shou's "wedding banquet".

If you don't accept it, if these unscrupulous people are really killed, then either the Li Tang Dynasty will collapse, or there will be a drama of "the merging of small sects and large sects".

This is the case with King Xue's lineage who also participated in the rebellion this time.

Li Longji understood very well that if his heirs did not prosper, it would be a matter of course for his brothers' heirs to fight for royal legitimacy.

"Li Chen, you are so cruel. I underestimated you."

Brother Ji murmured to himself, feeling a little regretful, wondering if he had gone too far.

The longevity king Li Xuan had a very cowardly character, which he could see clearly.Brother Ji thought that he was a weak character anyway, so it didn't matter how he was bullied.

Unexpectedly, it was his ruthless oppression that forced Li Xuan, who was originally like a sheep, into a forbearing vicious dog.A biting dog doesn't bark. This bite from Li Chen was really painful!

"Sage, the ventilation here is not good. Please move to the Xiyuan wing to rest."

Zhang Lingxin had already sent someone to "settle" Li Heng. When he returned, he saw Li Longji in a daze, so he reminded him in a low voice.

"Well, let's go."

Li Longji stood up and nodded numbly.At this moment, he looked like a dying old man.

……

In the autumn of the fifth year of Tianbao, the loyal king Li Heng rebelled and joined forces with Wu Zhiyi, the general of the Zuolong Wu Army, Li Xue, the king of Xue, Wei Jian, the censor Zhongcheng, and others, and almost forced the emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty into a desperate situation.

Fortunately, the Lingnan economic envoy Fang Youde returned to Beijing to report on his duties. He temporarily seized the military power of the Nanya Imperial Army and led the troops to clear up the filth in Chang'an. The saint turned the danger into safety.

As for Fang Chongyong who protected Li Longji from danger, Zhang Lingxin and Li Linfu who stood still and stabilized the Longwu Army, Zheng Shuqing who failed to mobilize the Nanya Imperial Army into the city, and Li Yi, the king of Xin'an who was on top at the critical moment, there was not a single word in the official document issued by the government. carry.

It would be even more impossible to mention such a scandal as King Shou holding Brother Ji hostage at the wedding banquet.

On the surface, Li Longji just decreed that all the men of the loyal king Li Heng's lineage should be put to death, and the female family members should be assigned to the Jiaofang Secretary.The other kings in the Ten Kings' House, including the Shou King Li Xuan, did not receive any substantial punishment.

Even in King Xue's lineage, Brother Ji just ordered Li Xuan to commit suicide. The other members of the clan in King Xue's house thought about their faults and were not allowed to leave King Xue's house for a year.

But in fact, Li Heng has a very wide network of contacts, and the power under the water cannot be underestimated. The people implicated in this case are very serious.

Wu Zhiyi, the "criminal leader" of the rebellion, had died in the conflict and was beheaded by a general named He Qichang.Wei Jian and others cooperated with Li Heng to cause rebellion, and the whole family was exiled to Lingnan.

This kind of punishment, according to the past "rules", is really not worth mentioning.Therefore, we can only conservatively believe that before Li Longji's big move came, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was probably still thinking about who should be killed, who should be dismissed from office and exiled, and who should be promoted.

After these things are completed, it will not affect the operation of government affairs.

However, these things have nothing to do with Fang Chongyong already having a penny.He, the halberd man of the Longwu Army, has once again returned to his salty status. He clocks in at work every day, comes home from get off work, and plays with his wife at night.

As for Fang Chongyong's "rescuing the driver" this time, Brother Ji seemed to have forgotten it. Not only him, but even Zhang Guangsheng, who ran errands all over the place and sent many key letters, did not receive any reward at all.As a result, Zhang Guangsheng would go to Fang Chongyong's residence to drink with him every day after get off work and complain, saying that Li Longji was "mean and unkind".

As for Fang Youde, although Fang Chongyong knew that his father had returned to Chang'an, he didn't even have a chance to talk to him.

On this day, Fang Chongyong dragged his tired body to the door of his home in Yongjiafang. Through the courtyard door, he heard a woman's laughter coming from inside.

After calling the courtyard door open, he found that not only Fang Dafu and Fang Laique were back, but there was also a tall and thin middle-aged man chatting with Wang Yunxiu in the lobby. Anaye was waiting attentively to make tea. He was smiling and chatting with that person, looking very comfortable.

For a moment, Fang Chongyong thought he was in the wrong place!

"Since everyone is living at home, why can't the wedding be held?"

As soon as the man saw Fang Chongyong, he asked fiercely.

"Father, aren't you busy..."

Fang Chongyong answered cautiously.

He recognized him as soon as he entered. This was Fang Youde who pretended not to see him every time he entered Xingqing Palace!What a cheap scumbag with your own body!

"Nonsense! How can marriage be a piece of cake?

The wedding will be held in three days. Well, just keep it low-key. Don’t make it public and don’t invite saints.

You know whether your life is good or not, you don't do it for others to see. "

Fang Youde said thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong was relieved. He was really afraid of inviting Brother Ji here.

"And this concubine of yours, you have to treat her well, do you understand?"

Fang Youde pointed at Anaye and said.

"Understood father."

Fang Zhongyong nodded numbly.

"Then come with me to the study. I have something important to discuss with you."

Fang Youde stood up and walked towards the study. He turned around and saw that Fang Chongyong had not followed him. He frowned slightly and asked, "What are you doing standing there? You haven't come over yet!"

Fang Chongyong's heart was pounding, so he could only slowly follow him into the study.

After the two sat down, Fang Youde seemed to be reminiscing about something and remained silent.

"You have been stupid since you were a child, and you still can't speak at the age of five. I think troubled times may come, and you will not be able to protect yourself then.

And what I want to do is destined to end my descendants, so I set up a trap back then to get rid of you with Zheng Shuqing's hands to prevent you from suffering in the world, alas! "

Fang Youde sighed with emotion.

"Father is really cruel."

Fang Chongyong said expressionlessly. In fact, he had already noticed that Fang Youde was subconsciously avoiding his only son.

"It's not too cruel. After all, you fell into a coma after falling into the water. But when you woke up, you were as powerful as a child prodigy.

So I knew that my stupid son had died a long time ago, and what was in front of me now was just a monster wearing my son's body. "

Fang Youde looked at Fang Chongyong and said with burning eyes.

"You say I'm a monster, so why isn't my father a monster?"

Fang Chongyong looked at him without showing any weakness and retorted.

"Hahahahahaha! Okay! Well said! Well scolded! We are a monster father and son!"

Fang Youde patted the desk and laughed, laughing so hard that tears came out.

"Huang Liang Yi Meng, back then I watched the Tang Dynasty collapse with my own eyes and was helpless, so I lived and died with the Tang Dynasty.

When I woke up, I was half-buried in a cave in Dunhuang. He must have been a slave who was buried.After leaving the cave, it was the prosperous Tang Dynasty. God was not kind to me.

Did you know that a hundred years later, there will be a man named Zhu Wen who will destroy the Tang Dynasty and conquer the world?

Because his abbreviation is Quanzhong, a certain person uses Quanzhong as his abbreviation for self-examination.

In this life, a certain person will make the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty never lose its splendor! "

Fang Youde had a sick smile on his face, as if Datang was his biological son.

"Zhu Wen?"

Fang Chongyong asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Yes, he comes from a small family and is unknown. You would never have thought that a person like that could destroy the Tang Dynasty."

Fang Youde said with regret, he had been holding back these words for many years, and he was really happy to finally have someone to talk to today.

"This version of yours is a bit old."

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but complained in a low voice.

"Ok?"

Fang Youde, who was caught in the excitement, didn't hear clearly what Fang Chongyong just said and snorted in confusion.

"I mean, things are really unpredictable."

(End of this chapter)