Tiantang

Chapter 103 Hongmen Banquet (End)
Chapter 110 Hongmen Banquet (End)

"Your Majesty is here, and King Rong will meet you!"

Huo Qing's expression changed suddenly, while Xiao Shisanlang swiftly withdrew his sword and returned his body, his movements were smooth and coherent, that is to say, he returned behind Zhang Xuan with dazzling kung fu.

Huo Qing stomped his feet resentfully, then glanced at Shisanlang Xiao with some fear, and walked back to his seat in embarrassment.He had no doubt that if the stalemate continued, that cold sword would mercilessly pierce his throat.

Li Wan was taken aback, and Li Wan couldn't help but everyone present couldn't help being startled when they heard the news that the emperor had arrived.Li Wan made it clear that he had to do something, and these people followed Li Wan—naturally they had ghosts in their hearts, and the one they were most afraid of seeing at this moment was the emperor.

Li Heng was also very surprised, subconsciously turned his head to look.

I saw the emperor striding in with a gloomy face and only one Gao Lishi behind him.

Li Heng took the lead in bowing down, "My son Li Heng pays respects to Father Emperor!"

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, followed behind Li Heng and fell to the ground, "Minister Zhang Xuan pays homage to the emperor!"

Li Wan hesitated for a moment, then immediately got up and shouted loudly, "My son, King Rong Li Wan, pay homage to my father, long live my emperor!"

Sheng Wang Li Qi and Princess Xianyi fell to the ground in a little panic, shouting long live.

An Lushan, An Sishun, Gao Xianzhi, and Pei Dunfu also bowed silently, and a large group of people knelt down.

The corner of Li Longji's mouth twitched, and his cold and sharp gaze passed over Li Heng, Li Wan and others in turn, and finally landed on An Lushan, and said calmly, "Everyone is flattened. come and see."

Li Heng got up slowly and retreated to the side, and then his heart slowly settled down.As soon as the emperor came, he felt that his own safety was guaranteed, and all the anxiety and anxiety that had floated up and down his body just now gradually dissipated.

Li Wan also got up and said with a smile, "Welcome to the emperor's seat."

Li Longji stared deeply at Li Wan, with a trace of extremely obscure anger projected in his eyes, he was silent for a moment, but waved his hands and said indifferently, "Just sit down... I have something to say to the prince and King Rong. Wait and get back first."

"Zhang Xuan'er stay."

Seeing that Zhang Xuan was also going to retreat with the crowd, Li Longji suddenly said loudly.

"Yes, I obey the order."

"Your servants will retire, long live my emperor!" Everyone knelt down and bowed to the ground again.

Li Longji turned around slowly, staring at the backs of a group of princes, princesses and ministers who were gradually receding, raised his hands and said, "For King Rong's banquet, most of the court's ministers have arrived, which is almost equivalent to A small court meeting shows the high prestige of King Rong. Prince, on this point, I have to learn from King Rong. Don't always be bored in the East Palace, and you will be obedient when you see me... If so, how can I rest assured that the Tang Dynasty will be Is the community handed over to you?"

Li Heng's heart skipped a beat, and he said respectfully, "Yes, I would like to obey my father's imperial edict."

"King Rong——" Li Longji turned his head to look at Li Wan, and smiled softly, "I disrupted your banquet, so you can complain about my meddling?"

"I dare not." Li Wan respectfully stepped forward and bowed.

"Don't dare? Is there anything you dare not do?! Huh?" Li Longji's voice suddenly rose an octave, his face flushed, and he raised his finger to Li Wan in excitement and reprimanded, "You formed a clique for private interests, and Kui Ye conspired, What is the picture, I don't know?"

Li Wan's mind was concentrated, he took a step back slightly, and said in a low voice, "I don't understand what my father said, and I always abide by the law..."

"Forget it, shut up!" Li Longji interrupted Li Wan with a light reprimand, glared at Li Wan and said in a deep voice, "I know everything you did. But I always feel that no matter if it is the prince, Or King Rong, they are all my sons. No matter who I hand over my country, it is related to the inheritance of Li Tang's country... This is not a matter of me alone, it is a matter of everyone!"

"My will has been decided on the position of the prince. The prince is generous and suitable for a Mingjun in a prosperous age. Although he is not aggressive enough, he is enough to be successful." Li Longji glanced at Li Heng.

Li Heng wept and kowtowed to the ground with gratitude, "I thank my father, Emperor Long En, and I am ashamed of my sincerity and fear!"

Li Wan's heart sank, his heart suddenly became angry, and his face darkened. He smiled coldly, took another step back, bowed down, and remained silent.

"You are brothers, close relatives of flesh and blood, and you must not fight against each other, do some unbearable things, shame the royal family, and make jokes for the people of the Tang Dynasty." Li Longji stared at Li Wan coldly, "I will tell you what I said today. I said this in advance—I don’t care whether you have dissatisfaction, resentment, or excuses in your heart... But from now on, if anyone causes trouble again, I will never forgive you lightly and punish you severely!"

"Prince, you are an elder brother, you have to act like an elder brother. King Rong... do you have any dissatisfaction with my words?" Li Longji's voice became deeper and deeper.

The corners of Li Wan's mouth twitched slightly, and he replied respectfully with a gloomy face, "I dare not go back to my father. I will obey my father's oracle. From now on, I will love each other with the prince and elder brother and serve the great Tang society. Bow down and die!"

Li Longji was silent for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand, "Okay, very good. Since you are willing to listen to me, I am very relieved."

"I hope you can put your ancestors' society as the most important thing... Li Heng, follow me back to the palace. Zhang Xuan, you come too, I have a few words to tell you."

Li Longji went first, followed by Li Heng.

Zhang Xuan had been standing silently behind Li Heng with his head bowed, when suddenly he heard the emperor mention his name, he couldn't help but look up at Gao Lishi, seeing Gao Lishi nodding silently to him, he hesitated for a moment, and also chased after him.

"Your servant respectfully sends father and emperor back to the palace!" Li Wan bowed and bowed generously, but the moment he raised his head, his gaze became as fierce as a knife.

Li Wan still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, thinking that Li Longji would still choose herself in the end.But now after listening to Li Longji's statement, he knew that his last hope had also been lost.Li Longji must have realized something when he came out of the palace overnight to beat him, and he did not hesitate to come forward to help Li Heng stabilize the situation.

"Since you would rather pass the throne to that trash than give me a chance, then don't blame me for being ruthless. The emperor's seat..." Li Wan smiled coldly, "Let's see who has the last laugh !"

Li Wan waved his hand, and a man in black appeared from the shadow of the corner of the palace, and bowed to Li Wan, "My lord!"

"Li Er, are you guys ready?" Li Wan asked coldly.

"If you return to the lord, brothers are always ready to die for the lord!" The man in black said hoarsely and extremely deep.

"Okay. Go pass on the king's order and invite the people on this list to the king. If anyone refuses to come... Li Er, do you know what to do?" Li Wan looked up at the stars in the dark night Little by little, let out a long mouthful of turbid air in his chest.

"No, I understand, my lord, don't worry." The man in black bowed to accept the order, and immediately disappeared into the pitch-black night.

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Zhang Xuan followed the emperor's ceremonial car all the way into Xingqing Palace.The emperor didn't say to let the prince follow, Li Heng had no choice but to retreat halfway back to the East Palace, while Zhang Xuan continued to follow.

When they arrived at Xingqing Palace, they drove straight to Concubine Yang's bedroom.

Yang Yuhuan brought a few court ladies to welcome the emperor and his party into the palace. Seeing that Zhang Xuan was following him, he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. He secretly cast a glance at Zhang Xuan after hearing the news, and Zhang Xuan shook his head silently.

The emperor's visit to Li Wan's mansion was naturally the result of his secret promotion.But the emperor's performance was beyond Zhang Xuan's expectation.

After entering the hall, the emperor sat down, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Give me a banquet."

Yang Yuhuan didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly told the maids and eunuchs to be busy with the banquet.When the banquet was set, Li Longji waved his hands again with a gloomy face.

Yang Yuhuan was secretly suspicious, but waved away the eunuchs and maids.In the empty hall, only Gao Lishi, Yang Yuhuan, Li Longji and Zhang Xuan were left, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

Li Longji remained silent.He directly picked up the crystal clear jade wine cup and drank it down in one gulp.Then slowly raised his head to look at Zhang Xuan, and said calmly, "Zhang Xuan, do you know why I brought you back to the palace?"

"I don't know, please enlighten me, Your Majesty." Zhang Xuan stood up and bowed.

Li Longji leaned back slowly, leaned on the brocade pier, stared wearily at Zhang Xuan, and said, "You are so bold. You know that there are murderous intentions in Prince Rong's mansion, but you dare to persuade the prince to go to this Hongmen banquet. If it weren't for me Arriving suddenly, do you think you can escape safely from Prince Rong's Mansion?"

As soon as Li Longji said this, except Gao Lishi's expression remained unchanged, the expressions of Yang Yuhuan and Zhang Xuan suddenly changed.

Zhang Xuan's heart was agitated: Could it be that the emperor has felt something or detected something?If this is the case, then his plan obviously needs to be adjusted again.

"Sanlang, is it King Rong..." Yang Yuhuan whispered softly.

"The King of Rong must rebel, and it will only be in these three or two days." Li Longji let out a long breath, and his cloudy eyes suddenly became radiant and cold, "It's not surprising that he wants to force the palace. But he unexpectedly Dare to be so unscrupulous, I am a little surprised..."

"This is bullying me, I'm getting old..." Li Longji slammed the table suddenly, his face flushed, and he said sharply, "I'm raising tigers, and Li Zi is so rebellious, it really makes me hate him!"

"I received a secret report that King Rong has controlled 8000 troops of the Habayashi Guard, and has raised [-] bandit soldiers outside the city... Now this imperial city is already in danger."

"The crisis has come suddenly. I thought again and again, but there is no one available. Yang Guozhong is more than cunning, lacks ability, and cannot be relied on. And the old ministers in the court, either the royal party or the incompetent and mediocre... How can this make me feel embarrassed?"

Yang Yuhuan's face was pale, and she covered her mouth and let out an exclamation.

"It seems that Concubine Mei's pawn is useless." Zhang Xuan listened silently, his thoughts flashed, and he read a trace of extremely strong murderous intent from Li Longji's awe-inspiring eyes.

"As long as I live in this world, I will be the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the supreme Heavenly Khan, who would dare to deceive me?" On the temples and slightly rickety body, old age and lack of energy and blood can't be covered up even if one tries to cover it up.

(End of this chapter)