"Tap tap tap—!"
A few days later, a group of hundreds of light cavalry appeared on the streets of Chang'an City, led by a man wearing armor and extremely heroic.
When they saw the man's appearance clearly, many people on the street couldn't help but change their expressions violently, because it was clear that the person who came was not Wang Zhongsi who came from the border.
"It's Wang Zhongsi."
"It looks like something big is going to happen again."
"No, I heard that the prince has been imprisoned again."
"It's a troubled time. Nowadays, natural disasters occur frequently in the world, and the current situation is turbulent. Now again"
"Hush, be careful when talking about state affairs."
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Tap tap tap!
The sound of rapid horse hooves resounded on the street. Wang Zhongsi, dressed in military uniform, looked at the scene of Chang'an City on both sides of the street, feeling slightly in a trance.
He has not been back to Chang'an City for many years since he took up the post of Jiedushi to guard the frontier.
Now that he returns to his old capital, he can't help but feel some thoughts and feelings in his heart. Just like when he left, Chang'an is still prosperous and prosperous now, like a beautiful scene.
But thinking of what he saw on the way back from the border, Wang Zhongsi's eyes became firm again.
Chang'an in front of us is still beautiful and prosperous, but the world outside is already in dire straits for the people, if it continues like this.
The overthrow of the Tang Dynasty is not far away.
Wang Zhongsi absolutely does not want to see such a day.
Therefore, he would rather take the risk and go to Beijing to remonstrate this time, hoping to change this situation.
A trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and then Wang Zhongsi led hundreds of cavalry soldiers behind him towards the imperial city.
Wang Zhongsi has entered the city!
With the arrival of Wang Zhongsi, the news instantly spread throughout Chang'an City like a hurricane.
In the East Palace, Prince Li Heng couldn't help but tremble with excitement after hearing the news.
coming.
Wang Zhongsi finally arrived.
The day when Li Heng ascended the throne as Dabao finally came.
In Tiance Mansion, Bai Yuxian, who was practicing in Zhulin Pavilion, also quickly received the news.
"Is it finally here?"
Bai Yuxian's expression changed slightly.
To be honest, Bai Yuxian was quite curious about Wang Zhongsi and wanted to meet him.
After all, the current top general of the Tang Dynasty can suppress Gao Xianzhi and other famous generals. He is also the military governor of three towns and has countless military exploits. It can be seen that Wang Zhongsi's ability is absolutely beyond doubt.
In parallel time and space, Wang Zhongsi was implicated by Prince Li Heng and disappeared.
Otherwise, if Wang Zhongsi was still there when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, it is still unknown whether An Lushan would dare to rebel.
Soon, Bai Yuxian got another news.
Wang Zhongsi went to the gate of the imperial city and wanted to enter the palace to have an audience, but failed. The emperor refused Wang Zhongsi's audience because he was not feeling well today.
Then Wang Zhongsi asked to see Prince Li Heng again, but this time the emperor did not refuse.
Wang Zhongsi therefore changed his route and went to the East Palace.
Not long after Wang Zhongsi went to the East Palace, Bai Yuxian quickly received an edict from the palace in Tiance Mansion. Li Longji asked him to attend the morning court tomorrow.
Needless to say, it must be because of Wang Zhongsi.
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East Palace.
Prince Li Heng happily looked at Wang Zhongsi who was arriving in front of him, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with a look of surprise on his face.
"Brother, you are finally here!"
Wang Zhongsi is the adopted son of Li Longji since he was a child. He grew up with Li Heng in the palace when he was a child. The two have a close relationship as brothers, and Wang Zhongsi is several years older than Li Heng, so Li Heng has always been secretly interested in Wang Zhongsi. Treating him as an elder brother is also to better win over Wang Zhongsi.
Seeing Li Heng, Wang Zhongsi couldn't help but smile a little. He was a very emotional person, and he had always regarded Prince Li Heng as a brother.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince."
Wang Zhongsi bowed to Li Heng.
"Brother, please get up quickly. You and I, brothers, don't need to be so polite in private." Li Heng hurriedly stepped forward to help Wang Zhongsi up: "Brother, it's been a hard journey, let's sit down and talk first."
After saying that, Li Heng pulled Wang Zhongsi into the hall and sat down, and then ordered people to prepare wine and food.
Although Li Heng is now imprisoned again, his freedom and all aspects of life in the East Palace are not restricted.
In this East Palace, Li Heng is still the prince.
Soon the wine passed three rounds and the food passed the five flavors.
"What's the specific situation in the capital's court now?" Wang Zhongsi took the initiative to ask Li Heng.
Although Li Heng has been communicating with him in secret letters over the past three years to tell him about the situation in the capital, it is difficult to provide detailed information on the secret letters. Wang Zhongsi also wanted to know more about the current situation in detail before he met Li Heng and Li Longji. The specific situation here in the capital, and then we can make specific decisions based on the situation.
Li Heng naturally didn't hesitate at all when he heard Wang Zhongsi's question.
He was not afraid that Wang Zhongsi would ask, but he was afraid that Wang Zhongsi would not ask.
Moreover, Li Heng knew Wang Zhongsi's character. With Wang Zhongsi's character, as long as he knew the specific situation of the capital now, Wang Zhongsi would definitely be unable to sit still and give advice without even needing him to add fuel to the fire.
"In today's court, my father is obsessed with beauty and pleasure all day long. He has long ignored the affairs of the court. All affairs, big and small, are in charge of Li Linfu. Li Linfu is a man of words, a sword, a sword, and an authoritative man. Those who are close to him will be promoted by him, and those who are not close to him will be promoted by him. People will be suppressed by it. Now many people in the capital say that today's court has long been Li Linfu's one-word hall."
"In addition, Li Linfu also has a powerful ally, and that is Bai Yuxian, the general of the imperial army who is in charge of the Tiance Army. Bai Yuxian is also a sweet-talking person like Li Linfu. On the surface, he is loyal to his father. He won the favor and trust of his father, but in fact he secretly colluded with Li Linfu and acted in collusion."
"In this way, the two men colluded with each other in both civil and military affairs. The entire capital was controlled and suppressed by these two men, and there were countless members of the party who surrendered to the two men."
Li Heng told Wang Zhongsi exactly what he thought was the situation in the capital.
"In this way, the disaster in the court today mainly lies with Li Linfu and Bai Yuxian."
Wang Zhongsi looked thoughtfully.
"No, there is one more person."
"who?"
"Yang Guifei Yang Yuhuan."
Wang Zhongsi's expression changed again.
Naturally, he was no stranger to the name Yang Yuhuan, and even didn't want to mention it, because as an adopted son, he felt embarrassed and unspeakable about what Li Longji had done.
I kidnapped my son's daughter-in-law, and even Wang Zhongsi felt ashamed when he told me about it.
Li Heng continued.
"Since Yang Yuhuan entered the palace four years ago, my father has begun to indulge in pleasure and ignore government affairs, so he has the opportunity to give Li Linfu exclusive power. And for Yang Yuhuan, my father even ordered the construction of a special road from Lingnan three years ago at the expense of people and money. The purpose of the thousands of miles of tribute road to the capital was just because Yang Yuhuan liked to eat lychees. In order to please Yang Yuhuan and let Yang Yuhuan eat fresh lychees, my father did not hesitate to open this tribute road."
"Furthermore, Yang Yuhuan is also close to Bai Yuxian, the general of the Forbidden Army. His father once allowed Bai Yuxian to come to the palace once a month to teach Yang Yuhuan how to paint. Bai Yuxian can easily gain trust in his father's heart, and Yang Yuhuan must also take credit. Zhiwei must have helped a lot."
"I even suspect that Li Linfu, Bai Yuxian, and Yang Yuhuan have already reached an alliance of interests in private. The three of them together just cover the three aspects of the capital's culture, martial arts, and harem. In this way, as long as there are three people around, there will be no one around the emperor at all. Might be able to listen to what other people are saying.”
"Yang Yuhuan will definitely bring disaster to the country and the people. If we want to eliminate Li Linfu and Bai Yuxian, Yang Yuhuan must also be eliminated."
Speaking of this, Li Heng couldn't help but show a gloomy look on his face.
In the past three years, Li Heng has privately reviewed Huangfu Weiming's military advice three years ago and the reasons for his failure more than once.
Now, he somewhat figured it out.
The main reason for his failure must be Li Linfu, Bai Yuxian and Yang Yuhuan.
Most of these three people have reached an alliance of interests, and the combined power and influence are almost impossible for anyone to compete with.
After all, Li Linfu was in charge of the court as the head of the civil service.
Bai Yuxian is the general of the Forbidden Army and commands 50,000 Tiance troops. In the capital, except for Chen Xuanli, no one can compete with him in terms of military power and strength.
And now Yang Yuhuan is loved by thousands of people in the harem and is deeply loved by Li Longji.
With these three people united, who can resist in the capital?
To put it bluntly, it would be easy for these three people to oust the emperor.
Wang Zhongsi's face instantly became serious, realizing the difficulty involved.
If things are really as Li Heng said, then it may be impossible for him to resolve the matter simply through an audience.
"Three years ago, Brother Wei Ming proposed to my father to impeach Li Linfu and Bai Yuxian because he was aware of this matter, but he did not want to be framed by them."
"Brother Wei Ming was forced to choose a dangerous strategy. He originally wanted to get rid of Li Linfu and Bai Yuxian through military admonition and then persuade his father, but he didn't want to fail in the end."
Li Heng said again, and when he said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Wang Zhongsi also felt bad when he heard this. Huangfu Weiming also had a good relationship with him and was one of his closest friends, but he ended up being killed by the three clans.
"I know that my brother's intention in coming to Beijing this time is that he can convince his father by admonishing me. But in my opinion, this is probably not possible. My brother needs to be prepared."
"This time when my brother comes to Beijing, Li Linfu, Bai Yuxian and others will definitely not sit still and wait for death. They will definitely frame and alienate me around my father and make my father suspicious of us. The fact that I am imprisoned again is the best proof."
"Brother, if you want to eliminate Chaogang, I'm afraid you can only use force."
Wang Zhongsi nodded.
He knew that Li Heng was telling the truth, and he really thought so, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until now to enter Beijing.
What he wanted to do when he came to Beijing this time was to personally overcome the tribulation and achieve magical powers in martial arts in front of Li Longji, so as to use force to coerce Li Longji to directly eliminate Chaogang and get rid of Li Linfu and other treacherous ministers and rebels.
Seeing Wang Zhongsi nod, Li Heng couldn't help but flash a hint of joy in his eyes, and then he spoke again.
"Actually, there is something I have always wanted to say to my brother."
"Father, you are already old."
Uh-huh!
Wang Zhongsi suddenly looked at Li Heng, unable to discern the meaning of Li Heng's words.
old.
Then naturally it is time to abdicate.
(End of chapter)
