At this point, the battle came to an end.
Yuan Tiangang had already stopped at another place at this time, but fortunately there was no fighting there.
Although Yuan Tiangang's name has been silent for decades, his title as a former Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty is still easy to use.
Not to mention that he is still a bad commander and is directly under the imperial power. He has also put down his words. It is still too late to retreat at this time to ensure that they are safe.
Of course, many of them objected, but they were all deterred back by Yuan Tiangang's strong tactics.
However, the Yue King Li Zhen and his family failed to raise their troops and dispersed all their wealth. Fortunately, the remaining wives, children, and children all survived.
....
Li Yunxiao rode alone and rushed all the way to Luoyang Palace.
There were many intercepting soldiers and horses along the way, but after seeing Li Yunxiao holding the token of Emperor Tang's master, they all silently gave way.
They were here to protect Wu Meiniang. Wu Meiniang wouldn't let outsiders in, but she didn't say she wouldn't let the emperor's master.
He dismounted and walked slowly towards the main hall. There was silence and no one around.
Apparently, the servants and maids were driven away.
In the main hall, Wu Meiniang seemed to have known that Li Yunxiao would come and stood at the door of the main hall early.
Li Yunxiao looked at Wu Meiniang and connected the things bit by bit.
Nowadays, the great Tang Dynasty is not weak. Although wars are raging outside, there is nothing we can do about it. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Li Shimin hurt those people when he beat him, and Li Yunxiao did things secretly. The world has been peaceful for decades. Year.
Li Yunxiao had a plan, a way to subdue and instill fear in them without making the people miserable.
He couldn't tell anyone about this plan. Even Yuan Tiangang didn't know what he was going to do specifically.
It's a pity that before the plan was fully implemented, the family was in chaos.
He also determined that this matter was closely related to Li Xian. Perhaps in Li Xian's eyes, war was just a child's play.
After so many years of rest and recuperation, I have made concessions in order to accumulate strength.
Fighting is easy to say, but who will die and what will it cost?
If the savings are not enough, do we have to be like Da Qin and use up all our savings at once?
If there is a counterattack later, there is still room for a comeback. If there is no savings, won't it turn into a feudal feudal system in the end?
But precisely because of more than ten years of stability, Li Zhenhui's rebellion was destined to fail.
First of all, even if Li Tang was kind to the world, Wu Meiniang was not innocent.
To those bureaucrats, she could be described as ruthless, willing to take revenge, and even cruel!
But for the people, it is kind.
When Li Zhi was in power, she persuaded the world to amnesty. Even though the main reason was to let her nephew Wu Chengsi in, the world still remembered her and Li Zhi's kindness.
Although many actions have been criticized, have they not brought benefits to the poorer people?
Didn't the decisive killing have the effect of preventing officials from oppressing the people?
In the eyes of many officials, this was the tigress, Empress Dowager Wu, who controlled the government and imprisoned Li Xian.
In the eyes of the people, she was a gentle and charitable woman.
Along her journey, she seemed to be pushed along from the time she took charge of the harem. What she cares about now is not to completely seize power, but to abolish the old order and create a new order based on the Yongzhen Ceremony. !
It doesn't matter what the officials say, as long as it is Wu Meiniang who wins the hearts of the people now.
With the foundation laid over so many years, how can we succeed just because we want to revolt?
Secondly, Li Yunxiao also understands that freezing three feet is far from freezing in one day.
Datang's policies and laws have been improving, but there are still problems, which will not be resolved in a short time.
On the first day when the Cao Dynasty was established, a reincarnation of fate had already occurred.
Brothers fight for power, fighting for the crown prince with swords and swords.
Under this system, clan relatives had power and would inevitably form groups where noble families gathered.
In the final analysis, the competition for power, financial resources, and human resources is inseparable from the word profit.
The Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty and the internecine fighting between the Southern and Northern Dynasties. This problem has existed since ancient times and is even getting worse!
Yu Wenhu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty killed his king one after another, and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, none of his five sons died well.
Let's talk about the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Shimin was forced by his brothers and nearly died many times. In the end, he had no choice but to kill his brother and his brother.
Li Chengqian, Li You, Li Yuanchang, Li Ke, Li Yuanjing, Li Xian, and now Li Xian...
Even though Li Yunxiao changed the direction of many things, in the end, they still appeared in another way and repeated these things.
Of course, just talking about this matter, everything is inseparable from the mysterious luck.
If Li Ai hadn't tipped off and Li Chong had been reckless, and if all the clan members had communicated properly, the situation would have been very different.
Even if it fails, it will not be a quick defeat, at least there is a possibility of escape.
Thinking deeply, Li Yunxiao was now standing less than two meters away from Wu Meiniang.
"Your life..."
Li Yunxiao couldn't help but think of the scene when he met Wu Meiniang in Taiji Palace before Taizong's death decades ago.
At that time, he also wanted to give Wu Meiniang a chance to become a Xiaolou boss with peace of mind.
But Wu Meiniang refused at that time, saying that everything was her life.
Now it seems that maybe it is true, and it was not Li Yunxiao who lost, but Wu Meiniang who was changed by him!
Wu Meiniang had a flash of doubt, wondering what Li Yunxiao meant when he said her life.
"I have asked Li Zhen to take their family away."
"I know."
"Then you must also know who the mastermind is."
"Yes, I believe the Emperor Master also knows it in his heart."
“How are you going to respond to those who have not been attacked by the uprising?”
Wu Meiniang smiled lightly and said: "Without you, the Ai family would naturally be prepared to kill them all. As for now, the crime of leading troops to revolt is not a small crime. If there is no punishment, why will the people in the world fear the laws of the Tang Dynasty?"
"I have already thought about it. If they are exiled, they will be treated like Li Zhen's family. What does the Emperor think?"
Li Yunxiao nodded: "Okay."
"I want to trouble you with something."
"But it doesn't matter."
"Send people to bury the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle, and allocate some silver coins from the treasury to appease them."
"Can."
Li Yunxiao raised his head and stared at Wu Meiniang. Wu Meiniang also looked directly at Li Yunxiao, staring blankly.
After a while, Li Yunxiao suddenly asked: "Do you want to be emperor?"
Wu Meiniang said calmly: "It depends on whether some people are willing."
"I look glamorous on the outside, but who doesn't know that your appeal, Li Yunxiao, is far greater than that of me and Xian'er?"
"Furthermore, are you willing to let me proclaim myself emperor?"
Li Yunxiao flashed Yuan Tiangang's face in his mind and slowly shook his head.
Wu Meiniang took a deep breath, passed by Li Yunxiao, and looked at the empty courtyard of the main hall.
"Li Yunxiao, you and I have been pretending to be stupid for decades, why don't we tell the truth now? I know that I have a destiny. If I die, women will cause trouble. That's why you warn me everywhere and let me be a good person in power. What?"
Li Yunxiao didn't speak, and Wu Meiniang continued: "The emperor has endless power, but he also has endless calculations. They only saw the glory of the emperor, but they didn't know how many nights I would have to stay on that cold bed every day after I took over the power. Go to sleep."
"When Zhinu was alive, I was looking forward to having power in my hands every day. But after he died, I suddenly realized that this thing was just like that, with nothing to pursue."
"At that time, I was thinking that I might as well delegate power directly. As a queen mother, I can eat, drink, and play whatever I want. Who dares to stop me?"
"But it's a pity..." A flash of self-mockery flashed in Wu Meiniang's eyes, and she murmured: "That's what I mean, but Xian'er is worried."
"It's still my fault. The fight for power with the child slaves was so real to the children that they all knew that I, Wu Mei Niang, was a ruthless villain."
"There are even rumors that I poisoned Hong'er. Do you think I am a failure as a mother?"
Li Yunxiao finally understood what Wu Meiniang meant, and then turned around and left as if her body was heavy.
"What are you going to do with him?"
Li Yunxiao said lightly: "It's not important to you."
"In return, can I ask you a question?"
Li Yunxiao tilted his head slightly: "Ask."
"I once heard from Zhinu that Yuan Tiangang once refined the immortality pill for Taizong. Now that he appears, he must be over a hundred years old, but has he taken the pill?"
Li Yunxiao nodded, slowly turned around and walked towards Wu Meiniang. As he walked, cold air began to slowly appear on his left hand.
"The refining was indeed successful. There are two pills, one for my brother Yuan and one for me."
Wu Meiniang's eyes were shining, but she was stunned when she saw the blood stains suddenly appeared on Li Yunxiao's face!
"This elixir of immortality is lacking, and no one can complete it. Do you want to live forever? If you do, you will become like me!"
Li Yunxiao seemed to be in a frenzy, forcing out the remaining medicinal power of the snow lotus, and blood kept falling from his cheeks.
Wu Meiniang was stunned, her eyes widened, and she was forced back by Li Yunxiao step by step, leaning against the door.
"Ah, immortality..." Li Yunxiao laughed at himself: "This is the price of immortality, tasteless food, mixed with the pain of corruption."
After the words fell, Li Yunxiao pulled off a piece of clothing to cover his face, turned around and left.
Wu Meiniang couldn't help adjusting her breathing. She knew that Li Yunxiao didn't lie to her. Since he dared to say it and forced out some coldness, it must be caused by the medicine.
But who knows how long this medicine will last, and how much?
The most important thing is that there are two immortality pills in total, and he and Yuan Tiangang have eaten them, which means that they are gone now!
"Eternal Life Pill..."
Wu Meiniang looked at Li Yunxiao's leaving figure and murmured to herself, with that bloody face in her mind.
At this moment, Wu Meiniang suddenly no longer wanted the Immortality Pill.
