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Chapter 476
Chapter 478
Of course, the fact that Yang Guozhong and Yang Qi joined forces to enter the palace could not be concealed, and soon, the news spread from the court to the public.It is said that Yang Guozhong wants to support the little prince Zhang Qian to become the emperor, and he himself will be the Minister of Guming, replacing Chen Xilie and Guo Ziyi.

But the queen Cui Ying and other emperor's women in the palace agreed or disagreed, and no news came out.

However, this news made Li Tan, who was secretly connecting together, feel a little impatient.

Under Cheng Qianli's behind-the-scenes planning and guidance, Li Tan connected with many old ministers of Li and Tang, preparing to jointly write a letter announcing Li and Tang's restoration of the country and supporting Li Tan as emperor.But the reason why Li Tan didn't dare to act rashly was because he knew that Yan Zhenqing was there, even if he drew all the courtiers over, it would not help.

Besides, it is impossible for him to win over too many people.Among the people he wooed, with Cheng Qianli's disciples and old officials as the backbone, there were also some who were related to Li Tang's royal family and wanted to fish in troubled waters.These people are actually not reliable.

What Li Tan really wants to rely on is Fan Yang's Zhang Tong.

Different from other courtiers, Zhang Tong is a genuine prince under the emperor's bid. He has a heavy army and occupies the land of Fan Yang, and even the land of Bohai Sea and the sea are under his jurisdiction.If Zhang Tongken fell to the royal family of Li and Tang, most of his plans for restoring the country would be lost.

Even if he is defeated in the capital, he can calmly retreat to Fanyang, and Xu Tuchang will proclaim himself emperor in Fanyang and return to Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Li Tan's delay in mobilizing was because he was anxiously waiting for news from Zhang Tong.

For Zhang Tong, Li Tan still has some confidence.

Because the current Zhang family took the initiative to reconnect with Li Tang's royal family, Zhang Liangdi, who had broken with Li Heng and had become a monk, returned to Li Heng's side.This represents the attitude of the Zhang family.

The Zhang family held a grudge against the emperor, because the decline of the Zhang family was basically arranged by the emperor Zhang Xuan.

And once the Zhang family clan and Li Tan were tied together, as a member of the Zhang family, Zhang Tong could only be passively boarded by Li Tan's thief ship.In the secret letter to Zhang Tong, Li Tan solemnly promised that as long as Li Tang restores the country and he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will definitely make Zhang Tong the king and take charge of the world's military and horse power, and will make Zhang Liangdi the empress dowager. Zhang Tong's daughter, Zhang Xuan's concubine Zhang Ying, was named queen.

Tang Palace.

Li Heng still had feasts and pleasures every day, but turned a blind eye to Zhang Liangdi who had returned to Tang Palace.Li Tan was a little annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.Of course Li Tan understands that his father, who seems to be confused but is actually too shrewd, is declaring a clear line with himself in this way, so as not to be implicated in the future.

Seeing Li Tan's movements getting bigger and bigger, Li Heng was panicked.He simply took a few maidservants and entourages out of Zhongjing City, and retired to seclusion in a mountain village on the outskirts of Beijing under the banner of recuperating from illness.Li Heng has to look again, if Li Tan takes the risk, he will directly change the name of this Zhuangzi to the Taoist temple, and then put on a Taoist robe himself, in order to become a monk.

Li Heng's doing this is actually a sure-fire deal.If Li Tan succeeds, he is the ready-made Supreme Emperor; if Li Tan loses his reputation, he can escape to protect himself.

Li Tan doesn't care about Li Heng either.He has embarked on a road of no return, and there is no turning back.

Li Tan was very anxious.There is still no news from Zhang Tong, and there is not much time left for him.

Cheng Qianli sat silently in the hall, looking at Li Tan quietly.

Li Tan pondered for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "Cheng Shuai, what should we do now? Yang Guozhong and others are preparing to support Zhang Qianxiaoer as emperor. Once Yang Guozhong succeeds, our plan will be ruined. "

Cheng Qianli smiled calmly, "Your Highness, you can't be in a hurry. You have to wait for Zhang Tong's reply. Otherwise, once I take this step, there will be no turning back. I can't ignore my wealth and life!"

"But... I got the news that Guo Ziyi has rushed to Hexi, and I am afraid that in ten days or so, he will be able to enter Guanzhong. When Guo Ziyi returns to Beijing, we will never have a chance to turn around." Li Tan stomped his feet irritably.

Cheng Qianli sighed, "That's helpless. However, His Highness need not be anxious. Not only His Highness is anxious to get angry, but Yang Guozhong and others are also very anxious. Guo Ziyi will return to Beijing, and Yang Guozhong will still not be able to sing, so he is more anxious than us."

Li Tan stared at Cheng Qianli, his expression unchanged, but he couldn't stop cursing the old fox in his heart.

Cheng Qianli is indeed an old fox.Although he secretly agreed to help Li Tan restore the country, but if he is not fully sure, he will not show up.Although he is guilty, but the crime does not entail death, let alone bring harm to the clan.But if he failed to help Li Tan restore the Tang Dynasty, it would be a serious crime of killing everyone, how could he be careless.

The two faced each other face to face, but each had their own thoughts.

When the two were plotting against Yang Guozhong, unexpectedly, Yang Guozhong, who was more sinister, hooligan, and bachelor than them, had already brandished a dagger to force him over.

There are dozens of people in Li Tang's old party gathered by Li Tan, most of whom are middle and low-level bureaucrats in the court and army.Li Tan personally wrote an article accusing Zhang Xuan of usurping the country and proclaiming the emperor. It is time for Li Tang to restore the country. proclaim oneself emperor.

However, among these people was Zhang Xianzhe, the head of the Ministry of Officials. Although he was a distant relative of the Zhang family, he was also an informer bought by Yang Guozhong before.

Yang Guozhong went to the palace to persuade Cui Ying to support the prince Zhang Qian to proclaim himself emperor, but he decided to set a fire secretly, forcing Li Tan to revolt, and then put pressure on Cui Ying.

Under Yang Guozhong's instruction, Zhang Xianzhe made Li Tan's party call public.

A stone stirs up a thousand waves.There was a commotion in the capital city.

The news of the emperor's death has not yet been confirmed, and Li Tang's conspiracy to restore the country is about to be staged again. In Zhongjing, even the traffickers and soldiers know that a big storm is about to kick off.

Tang Palace.

Cheng Qianli hurried over with a gloomy expression, followed by his son Cheng Huoer.

Li Tan came out in a hurry, and Cheng Qianli asked in a deep voice, "Your Highness, how did you do this? Well done, a big hole was made!"

Li Tan also felt very sudden and angry at this moment. He had already sent guards to look for Zhang Xianzhe who leaked the news, but unfortunately his whereabouts were unknown.Li Tan already understood that he was played by someone once, and the opponent was probably Yang Guozhong.

But Cheng Qianli's disrespectful attitude made him even more upset and annoyed.In any case, he is the master, and you Cheng Qianli is a courtier. Even if you fail to restore the Tang Dynasty, you follow Lao Tzu's ass to make trouble, and you are just a helper, why are you arrogant?Is there no distinction between master and slave?

But at this moment, Li Tan didn't dare to turn against Cheng Qianli.If he turned his face, the number of people shouting from him would be reduced by half.

Li Tan gritted his teeth, ignored Cheng Qianli's disrespectful attitude, sighed and said hastily, "Cheng Shuai, I was looking for you. This matter is unpredictable, and someone must be behind the scenes. However, what is our top priority now?" In the end, it's not about blaming each other."

Cheng Qianli stomped his feet fiercely, and said in a low voice with some impatience, "For being forced to this point, I have no choice but to take risks."

"Your Highness, we immediately pack up our family members and salute, and prepare to leave Zhongjing City at any time; then we will hold a court meeting with everyone and announce that we will bring back the thieves and restore the country."

Cheng Qianli said again, "Yan Zhenqing's army and horses are very well-prepared—to be on the safe side, we should first smuggle the family out of Beijing and arrange a way out!"

"Where are you going?" Li Tan let out a long breath.

"Fan Yang! I'll go to Fan Yang, and I'll just keep doing nothing. I'll put Zhang Tong's name on the joint certificate, and I'll work with Zhang Tong, and see if he agrees or not!"

"Okay, let's do it like this. Brother Cheng, you are responsible for arranging our retreat. There are 2000 people in the imperial guards of the capital who belong to me. This is my jade pendant. You can take it to the general Gu Zhun; Cheng Shuai, You and I immediately contact everyone and enter the palace to start an incident!"

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Evening sunset.It is the early spring of the fourth year of Yongning, the temperature is still very low, the northwest wind is blowing heartlessly, and the streets in the capital are sparsely populated. Li Tan and Cheng Qianli led 56 party members and courtiers, under the guard of [-] soldiers and horses. , rushed to the imperial city at the fastest speed.

Their family members and belongings have been sneaked out of the capital. If the capital fails, they will immediately evacuate and run to Fan Yang.

They want to enter the palace, hold a grand court meeting in the palace, and then, with lightning speed, support Li Tan as emperor, announce Li Tang's restoration of the country, and make it known to the world.If Yan Zhenqing's troops attacked, they would withdraw accordingly; of course, if Yan Zhenqing, Chen Xilie and others acquiesced to the reality and recognized Li Tang's restoration of the country, then everyone would be happy.

2000 soldiers and horses came in a surprise attack, and the soldiers came to the door of Zhonghua.

The imperial guards guarding the Zhonghua Gate were caught off guard and immediately captured by Li Tan's men.

When Li Tan and others broke into the palace, it was like entering the land of no one.

Outside the Zhonghua Palace, Li Tan was about to lead his people into the palace, when suddenly there were loud footsteps and the sound of weapons colliding from the path in front of the palace, and two teams of sturdy soldiers came around from both sides with knives and guns in hand, and soon surrounded the Zhonghua Palace. Surrounded and blocked the way of Li Tan's men and horses.

There were also the sound of galloping horseshoes and soldiers' orders coming from far away. Cheng Qianli was a military commander, so he immediately judged that this was Yan Zhenqing's soldiers, not the forbidden army in the palace, but the government soldiers of Gyeonggi Province. And there are many people, at least thousands of people.

Cheng Qianli's face changed suddenly, and he said in a deep voice, "No, Your Highness, Yan Zhenqing has already prepared, it seems that a cage has been set up, waiting for me to be caught!"

"Evacuate, evacuate immediately!" Li Tan's expression changed drastically as he shouted the order.

But Cheng Qianli grabbed his arm and said in a hurry, "This is the end of the matter, we can't give up halfway. Your Highness, the matter is in a hurry. We are here to publicly announce the call for thieves, submit a letter of persuasion, and support Your Majesty." As the emperor, declare to the world that the Tang Dynasty will be restored!"

Li Tan nodded with a gloomy face.

Cheng Qianli waved his hand immediately, ordering the soldiers to guard their surroundings, forming a confrontation with the opposing soldiers.Then Cheng Qianli led 56 courtiers to bow down hastily to the ground, and Cheng Huoer began to loudly announce the so-called call for thieves and urging him to enter the table.

It is nothing more than to say that Zhang Xuan stole the world of Li and Tang, and he is actually a national thief, and the whole world will punish him.Today, people are angry and resentful. They are people with the upper body and the heart of heaven, supporting Li Tan as the emperor, and restoring the Tang Dynasty, and so on.

Such persuasion was like a farce, so that the generals and soldiers under Yan Zhenqing were dumbfounded.

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