Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 283 The choice between the country and the beauty
Not only Prince Li Heng, Longwu General Chen Xuanli and the generals of the Forbidden Army, but also a group of soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were full of murderous looks behind them.

Seeing Tang Xuanzong coming out with the support of Gao Lishi, Prince Li Heng, Chen Xuanli and others bowed down.

"Father, Yang Guozhong conspired with the Tubo people to rebel, and has been killed by his ministers and the imperial army, and his party and the three wives of the country have also been killed together!" Li Heng said expressionlessly.

"Guozhong rebelled?" Tang Xuanzong was so shocked that his voice trembled.

The crown prince and the forbidden army not only killed Yang Guozhong, but also killed Yuhuan's three sisters, and perhaps many others, all because of Yang Guozhong's rebellion?

Tang Xuanzong was not a fool, he was once a wise emperor who created an unprecedented prosperity.

In any case, he did not believe that Yang Guozhong would rebel, dare to rebel!

You know, the rebel An Lushan rebelled under the banner of killing Yang Guozhong, that is to say, the rebels must kill Yang Guozhong, and they fled all the way from Chang'an. Tang Xuanzong also occasionally heard people calling for the beheading of Yang Guozhong .

It can be said that not only the rebels wanted to kill Yang Guozhong, but the people and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty also wanted to kill Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong has no support from the people, no generals and soldiers, people everywhere want to kill him, only under the protection of Tang Xuanzong, there is life, no one in the world dares to rebel against Tang Xuanzong, except Yang Guozhong, so Tang Xuanzong absolutely does not believe in the prince words.

However, now it is not a question of Tang Xuanzong's belief or not, but that Yang Guozhong has been killed and the matter has been settled.

Tang Xuanzong's face twitched. As an emperor, he still has some cities. It is impossible to argue with the prince and the soldiers of the Imperial Army under such circumstances. He even showed his disbelief.

"Since Yang Guozhong conspired against him, he should be killed. I am very relieved that he was killed well!" Tang Xuanzong walked down with the support of Gao Lishi. The prince and other generals of the imperial army automatically moved out of the way. Tang Xuanzong looked around at the imperial army The soldiers spoke, as if they were really praising the soldiers of the Imperial Army.

"Since Yang Guozhong has been killed, the rebellion is settled. I will reward you for your merits later, so let's disperse first." In order to appease the soldiers of the imperial army, Tang Xuanzong even personally promised to reward them for their merits.

After speaking, Tang Xuanzong waited for the soldiers of the Imperial Army to disperse.

It's a pity that the soldiers of the forbidden army around him were not moved at all, but instead looked at Tang Xuanzong covetously.

With a haggard look and no trace of the emperor's prestige, Tang Xuanzong could no longer deter the angry soldiers of the Forbidden Army. Moreover, when the soldiers of the Forbidden Army launched a mutiny, they also knew that they could not continue to listen to Tang Xuanzong's words. The prince was their hope.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Forbidden Army were indifferent and still staring at him covetously, Tang Xuanzong panicked, for the Forbidden Army had stopped listening to him.

"Is the prince going to kill me together?" Tang Xuanzong suddenly looked at the prince Li Heng sadly.

"Father, my subjects will never dare to hurt Father!" Li Heng immediately knelt down. In this era of filial piety, no matter what Li Heng thought in his heart, he would never be in front of so many people. Hurt his father in the face.

"Your Majesty, the source of the disaster is still there, so the soldiers refused to retreat!" Chen Xuanli and other soldiers of the Forbidden Army also knelt down, and one of the generals of the Forbidden Army said.

"Your Majesty, the prime minister has rebelled against the Yang family. The prime minister and the rest of the Yang family have been killed. It is not appropriate for the noble concubine to continue serving your majesty. Please cut your love and punish the noble concubine!" Chen Xuanli, as the general, finally put the last The purpose is stated.

The so-called 'cause of disaster' is that Concubine Yang is the root of all disasters. Without Concubine Yang being favored, there would be no Yang Guozhong and the Yang family today. Yang Guozhong, the elder brother, was killed, and Concubine Yang's other three sisters were also killed. Of course, Concubine Yang Gui, who is a younger sister, can't continue to keep her.

Hearing Chen Xuanli's straightforward words, Tang Xuanzong staggered back a step as if he had been given a blow, and seemed to have aged several years for a moment, and stood there in a daze, silent for a long time.

Out of the last trace of respect for Tang Xuanzong, the crown prince, Chen Xuanli and other officers and soldiers of the imperial army did not urge them, but just waited silently for Tang Xuanzong to speak.

After nearly half an hour, Tang Xuanzong still couldn't make a final decision.

"Let's go away first, I will deal with this matter myself." Tang Xuanzong begged with a trembling voice, and he didn't even dare to look at the surrounding princes and imperial guards, turned around and returned to the station .

Looking at Tang Xuanzong's back, the officers and men of the Forbidden Army looked at each other in blank dismay. Is there no result?
Of course, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army could not accept such an endless result, and they were all angry.

"The demon concubine is a disaster for the country, and confuses your majesty. I hope that your majesty will kill the demon concubine!" A soldier of the Imperial Army shouted out first.

"The demon concubine will bring disaster to the country, kill the demon concubine!"
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The other officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army also shouted angrily, and tens of thousands of voices gathered together, it was really deafening, and the entire post station could hear it within a radius of ten miles.

"Don't be impatient, all officers and men. His Majesty will give everyone a satisfactory explanation. Wei Xianggong will go in with me to persuade His Majesty." Gao Lishi said to Wei Er, the son of Duke Pengcheng.

Wei Er nodded, and entered the station together with Gao Lishi.

In the post station, Tang Xuanzong listened to the deafening shouts of the soldiers of the Imperial Army, and felt that the world was spinning, and he couldn't even stand still. He sat down on a chair, feeling extremely weak.He had tears in his old eyes and was speechless for a long time.

Gao Lishi and Weier waited for a long time.

Seeing that Tang Xuanzong was still undecided for a long time, Wei Er was so anxious in his heart that he immediately ignored other things, and stepped forward and knelt down in front of Tang Xuanzong.

"Your Majesty, public outrage is hard to come by now. If you don't make a decision, if the imperial army rushes in, the situation will really be out of control. At that time, not only will your majesty not be able to keep the noble concubine, but your majesty's own safety may not be guaranteed. Your majesty will make a quick decision." Let's go!" After finishing speaking, Wei Er pointed Tang Xuanzong's forehead, in order to force Tang Xuanzong to make a decision as soon as possible, Wei Er's head was bleeding.

"The noble concubine lives in the palace all the year round, and has nothing to do with the world. Even if Yang Guozhong rebels, the noble concubine will never know about it. Besides, the noble concubine and Yang Guozhong are not brothers and sisters. There are four or five generations, and the nine clans can't punish the noble concubine. go up."

Concubine Yang Guifei has been with Tang Xuanzong for more than ten years, and she has already walked into Tang Xuanzong's heart. Tang Xuanzong really loves Concubine Yang, and he really cannot make the decision to kill Concubine Yang. He wants to defend Concubine Yang and try his best Exonerate Concubine Yang.

"Your Majesty, it is not whether the imperial concubine is guilty or not, but the officers and soldiers of the imperial army are so angry that they have killed Prime Minister Yang Guozhong and even the three sisters of the imperial concubine. If the imperial concubine is still serving you, the officers and soldiers of the imperial army cannot feel at ease , this matter can’t end.” Gao Lishi also persuaded Tang Xuanzong from the side.

"Besides, looking at the current situation, the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army must kill the imperial concubine today. If you make a decision, at least the imperial concubine can die with a little dignity. , Your Majesty is not safe!" Gao Lishi knew Tang Xuanzong best, and his words hit Tang Xuanzong's heart directly, making Tang Xuanzong unable to say anything to defend Concubine Yang.

"Since that's the case, for the sake of your concubine's well-being, I will give her a death sentence!" Tang Xuanzong burst into tears, and finally sighed. Enduring deep reluctance, he still made the decision to bestow the death of Concubine Yang.

In fact, as early as when he turned around and entered the post station, he knew clearly that when things had developed to this point, only by sacrificing Concubine Yang Gui could calm the anger of the Forbidden Army officers and soldiers, and only after they were appeased could they continue to defend the Tang Dynasty.

He just hopes to get an excuse from others that he can only kill Concubine Yang, so that he can live in his own heart. It's not that he doesn't want to keep Concubine Yang, but that he can't.

As an emperor, he can love Concubine Yang, and he can concentrate all the three thousand favors in the harem on Concubine Yang, but when it comes to the choice between Jiangshan and the beauty, he is more inclined to Jiangshan anyway.
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(End of this chapter)